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Sun CN, Chen HS, Chen CS. [Analysis on early predictors of respiratory depression in patients with glufosinate poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2024; 42:21-25. [PMID: 38311945 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20221008-00462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Objective: To investigate the early predictors of respiratory depression in patients with glufosinate poisoning, and provide reference for clinicians to make decisions. Methods: In March 2022, the clinical data of patients with glufosinate poisoning admitted to the intensive care unit of the Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from March 2018 to January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into respiratory depression group and non-respiratory depression group according to the occurrence of respiratory depression during hospitalization. The clinical data such as age, gender, past history, intake, initial treatment and laboratory examination were compared between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the predictors of respiratory depression in patients with glufosinate poisoning, and its predictive value was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: A total of 34 patients with glufosinate poisoning were enrolled, including 13 patients in non-respiratory depression group and 21 patients in respiratory depression group. There were significant differences in intake, blood amylase and bicarbonate radical in arterial blood gas between the two groups (P<0.05). Respiratory depression occurred at 6.5-48.0 h after ingestion, with a median of 15.0 (9.5, 24.0) h. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the intake of glufosinate (OR=1.440, 95%CI: 1.033-2.009, P=0.032) and bicarbonate radical in arterial blood gas (OR=0.199, 95%CI: 0.040-0.994, P=0.049) were predictors of respiratory depression in patients with glufosinate poisoning, and the area under the curve (AUC) of ROC curves were 0.936 and 0.842. The optimal cut-off values were 15.0 g (sensitivity=95.2%, specificity=76.9%) and 17.6 mmol/L (sensitivity=71.4%, specificity=84.6%), respectively. Conclusion: The intake of glufosinate and bicarbonate radical in arterial blood gas have good prediction effects on the occurrence of respiratory depression in patients with glufosinate poisoning.
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- C N Sun
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Xiangshan 315700, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Xiangshan 315700, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Xiangshan 315700, China
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Huang ZY, Chen CS. [Progress in IgA-dominant infection-related glomerulonephritis]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:1507-1510. [PMID: 38044082 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20221217-00937] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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- Z Y Huang
- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Cong JC, Zhang H, Chen CS. [Clinical significance of intersphincteric resection related anatomy effect on surgical safety]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 26:562-566. [PMID: 37583010 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20230308-00069] [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: 08/17/2023]
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The anatomical studies of intersphincteric resection (ISR) have made remarkable progress in recent years. The anatomy of internal, external sphincter and hiatal ligament has been further understood. In this paper, the generation and functional mechanism of ISR related anatomy are described from the embryonic development process, and then the influence of hiatal ligament and internal sphincter on ISR surgery is analyzed respectively according to the anatomical characteristics. Finally, the correlation analysis of anatomical factors on the common problems of mucosal bleeding and instrument anastomosis in ISR is carried out. The objective of this paper is to improve the safety of ISR surgery by providing detailed anatomical explanations.
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- J C Cong
- Ward of Colorectal Tumor, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Ward of Colorectal Tumor, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Ward of Colorectal Tumor, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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Mehta PP, Oh Y, Cordova M, Chen CS, Halpern A, Harris U, Kentley J, Kurtansky NR, Kose K, Lee EH, Marchetti MA, Marghoob A, Markova A, Navarrete-Dechent C, Nehal K, Rajadhyaksha M, Rossi A, Sahu A, Sun M, Jain M, Rotemberg V. Patterns of the use of reflectance confocal microscopy at a tertiary referral dermatology clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol 2022; 87:882-884. [PMID: 34875302 PMCID: PMC9166163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Paras P Mehta
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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Cong JC, Cui MM, Liu DS, Zhang H, Chen CS. [Evaluation of anorectal function after transanal total mesorectal excision and discussion of related problems]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:1024-1027. [PMID: 34823304 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20200824-00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cong JC, Chen CS, Zhang H. [Recognition of surgical anatomy for intersphincteric resection]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:598-603. [PMID: 34289544 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20201102-00585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Intersphincteric resection (ISR) involves the anatomy of hiatal ligament, internal and external sphincter and conjoined longitudinal muscle. The hiatal ligament is actually a branch of the longitudinal muscle of rectum, shown as an uneven ring attached to the levator ani muscle. The internal sphincter is the end of the circular muscle of rectum which begins at the level of hiatal ligament formation. The distance from the upper boundary of internal sphincter to dentate line is significantly different among individuals. Although there is adipose tissue in the space between the internal and external sphincters, no evidence of mesentery structure in the anal canal is found as in the rectum. The conjoined longitudinal muscle is the remaining branch of the longitudinal muscle, whose return passes through the external sphincter and ends at the anococcygeal ligament/coccyx after reaching the anal margin. The synergistic action of conjoined longitudinal muscle and the hiatal ligament participates in the defecation process. The individualized difference of ISR-related anatomy affects the operation, especially the anastomosis.
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- J C Cong
- Colorectal Tumor Surgical Ward, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Colorectal Tumor Surgical Ward, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Colorectal Tumor Surgical Ward, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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Lin PC, Zeng JH, Su SS, Zhou Y, Chen JJ, Chen CS, Li YP. [The diagnostic performance of galactomannan detection in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with severe and critically ill influenza]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:1050-1056. [PMID: 33878831 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200811-02337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the diagnostic performance of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) galactomannan (GM) test in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis(IPA) with severe and critically ill influenza. Methods: A retrospective study was performed for 157 patients with severe and critically ill influenza admitted to the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from December 2017 to April 2019.Clinical characteristics and serum and BALF GM values were collected. The patients were divided into an IPA group (n=18) and a non-IPA group (n=139). The definition of IPA modified from AspICU algorithm taken as the gold standard (The corresponding clinical manifestations, imaging manifestations and microbiological diagnostic criteria should be met simultaneously), the performance of serum and BALF GM test and their combination to IPA with influenza were analyzed respectively and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was drawn. Results: A total of 157 cases were enrolled, 95 were critically ill, and the mortality of IPA with influenza was 55.6%(10/18). The APACHE Ⅱ score, PSI score, urea nitrogen, influenza severity (Percentage of critically ill influenza) and invasive ventilator in IPA group were (16±6), (110±31), 10.7 (8.4, 17.8) mmol/L, 88.9% and 66.7%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in non-IPA group [(10±5), (83±30), 5.2 (3.6, 7.6) mmol/L, 56.8% and 24.5%, P<0.05]. All patients received serum GM test and 32 patients performed BALF GM test at the same time. When the cut-off valve of serum GM test was 0.5 μg/L, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were 66.7% (12/18), 95.0% (132/139), 63.2% (12/19) and 95.7% (132/138) respectively. When the cut-off value of BALF GM test was 1.0 μg/L, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 80%(8/10),86.4%(19/22),72.7%(8/11)and 90.5%(19/21)respectively. The BALF GM cut-off value of 0.88 μg/L showed the highest diagnostic efficacy for IPA, for which the sensitivity and specificity were 90%(9/10) and 86.4%(19/22). The areas under the ROC curve of serum GM, BALF GM, and the combination of them were 0.81, 0.85, and 0.94 respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) and the combined diagnosis efficiency was higher. Conclusions: Critically ill influenza patients should be alert for IPA. The sensitivity of serum GM test in the diagnosis of IPA with influenza was low, while the NPV was high. The optimum BALF GM cut-off value was 0.88 μg/L. The combination with BALF and serum GM test can improve the diagnostic performance.
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- P C Lin
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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Lian J, Chen CS, Fang JJ, Chen LW, Cai WC, Zhao GJ, Hong GL, Lu ZQ. [Role of Orai 1-mediated store-operated calcium entry in the immune function of CD4 + T cells in septic mice]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:504-510. [PMID: 33631896 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200616-01863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the role of Orai1-mediated store-operated calcium entry in the immune damage of CD4+ T cells in septic mice. Methods: Sepsis mouse model was established by cecal ligation and puncture(CLP). Balb/c mice of clean grade were sacrificed 1, 3, and 5 days after operation. Spleen samples were harvested at given intervals. Splenic CD4+ T cells were selected by immunomagnetic beads and the expression of Orai1 protein was detected by western blotting, the storage operated calcium entry (SOCE) was detected by flow cytometry, the apoptosis of CD4+ T cells was detected by flow cytometry, the proliferation of CD4+ T cells was detected by CCK-8, and the IFN-γ and IL-4 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Then the expression of Orai1 protein was regulated to further detect the SOCE and immune function of splenic CD4+ T cells in mice. The experiment was divided into 4 groups, sham group, CLP3 group, Orai1 down group (Orai1-down group) and Orai1 up regulation group (Orai1-up group). Results: The relative expression of Orai1 protein in splenic CD4+ T cells in sham group was 1.03±0.16. Compared with sham group, Orai1 protein levels in CLP Group were all significantly lower (F=19.64, P=0.000 5). The increased value of splenic CD4+ T cells fluorescence intensity in sham group was 494±41. Compared with sham group, the levels of SOCE in CLP Group were all lower (F=30.01, P=0.001). The ratio of early and late apoptosis of CD4+ T cells in sham group was 8.7%±1.5%. Compared with sham group, the early and late apoptosis rates of CLP Group were significantly higher (F=32.29, P=0.000 1). The OD of sham group was 0.81±0.10 at 450 nm. Compared with sham group, the proliferation ability of splenic CD4+ T cells in CLP Group were significantly decreased (F=7.26, P=0.001 8). Compared with sham group, the secretion of IFN-γ and IL-4 by CD4+ T cells and the ratio of IFN-γ/IL-4 in CLP Group were all significantly decreased (F=19.690, 6.183, 11.230, all P<0.05). Compared with CLP3 group, the increased value of fluorescence intensity of CD4+ T cells was significantly decreased, the early and late apoptosis ratio of CD4+ T cells was significantly increased, the OD450 nm value of CD4+ T cells was decreased, the multiplication capacity of splenic CD4+ T cells were decreased, the level of IFN-γ and IL-4 secreted by T cells were decreased, and the value of IFN-γ/IL-4 in orai1-down group was decreased (t=4.819, 7.952, 2.988, 28.760, 3.140, 7.670, all P<0.05). However, Orail-up group showed the opposite trend. Conclusion: Orai1-mediated store-operated calcium entry can alleviate the immune dysfunction of CD4+ T cells in septic mice.
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- J Lian
- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Xiangshan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo 315700, China
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- Xiangshan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo 315700, China
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- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Emergency Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Park S, Jeong B, Shin JH, Kim JH, Kim JW, Gwon DI, Ko GY, Chen CS. Interventional treatment of arterial injury during blind central venous catheterisation in the upper thorax: experience from two centres. Clin Radiol 2019; 75:158.e1-158.e7. [PMID: 31711638 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.10.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of interventional treatment for arterial injury during blind, central venous catheterisation in the upper thorax at two tertiary medical centres. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen consecutive patients (37-81 years; M:F=8:10) who underwent interventional treatment for the arterial injuries that occurred during central venous catheterisation without any imaging guidance between November 2007 and December 2018 were included. Clinical data, angiographic findings, detailed interventional procedures, and technical and clinical outcomes were analysed retrospectively. RESULTS Arterial injury sites were the subclavian artery/branches (n=12), axillary artery/branches (n=2), and common carotid artery (n=4). The target vein was not correlated with the corresponding artery/branches in eight patients (44.4%); internal jugular vein to subclavian artery branches. Angiographic findings were pseudoaneurysm (66.7%, 12/18), contrast medium extravasation (22.2%, 4/18), or both (11.1%, n=2). A stent graft was inserted for the main trunk injuries in nine patients, with (n=2) or without (n=7) prior arterial branch embolisation to prevent potential endoleak, while embolisation for the arterial branch injuries was performed in nine patients. Direct percutaneous access with thrombin injection to the pseudoaneurysm or residual arteriovenous fistula was utilised in two. The technical and clinical success rate was 94.4% (17/18) each. There were no procedure-related complications. In one patient without immediate clinical success, there was a persistent pseudoaneurysm after stent graft placement, which was treated with in-stent balloon dilation. CONCLUSION Interventional treatment serves as a safe and effective treatment modality for inadvertent arterial injury related to blind, central venous access catheterisation in the upper thorax.
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- S Park
- Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Centre, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Centre, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe E Rd, Erqi Qu, Zhengzhou Shi, Henan Sheng, PR China
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Hsiung YC, Lin PC, Chen CS, Tung YC, Yang WS, Chen PL, Su TC. Identification of a novel LDLR disease-causing variant using capture-based next-generation sequencing screening of familial hypercholesterolemia patients in Taiwan. Atherosclerosis 2019; 277:440-447. [PMID: 30270083 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder with paramount health impacts. However, less than 1% FH patients in Taiwan were formally diagnosed, partly due to the lack of reliable cost-effective genetic testing. We aimed at using a next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform as the clinical genetic testing method for FH. METHODS We designed probes to capture the whole LDLR gene and all coding sequences of APOB and PCSK9, and then sequenced with Illumina MiSeq platform (2 × 300 bps). The entire pipeline was tested on 13 DNA samples with known causative variants (including 3 large duplications and 2 large deletions). Then we enrolled a new cohort of 28 unrelated FH patients with Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score ≥5. Relatives were included in the cascade screening. RESULTS From the 13 DNA samples, we correctly identify all the variants, including big duplications and deletions. From the new cohort, we identified the causative variants in 21 of the 28 unrelated probands; five of them carrying a novel splice site variant c.1186+2T>G in LDLR. Among the family members, the concentration of LDL cholesterol was 7.82 ± 2.13 mmol/l in LDLR c.1186+2T>G carrier group (n = 26), and was significantly higher than 3.18 ± 1.36 mmol/l in the non-carrier group (n = 25). CONCLUSIONS This is the first capture-based NGS testing for FH to cover the whole LDLR genomic region, and therefore making reliable structural variation detection. This panel can comprehensively detect disease-causing variants in LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 for FH patients.
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- Yun-Chieh Hsiung
- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Lin CH, Chen PL, Tai CH, Lin HI, Chen CS, Chen ML, Wu RM. A clinical and genetic study of early-onset and familial parkinsonism in taiwan: An integrated approach combining gene dosage analysis and next-generation sequencing. Mov Disord 2019; 34:506-515. [PMID: 30788857 PMCID: PMC6594087 DOI: 10.1002/mds.27633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [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: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Recent genetic progress has allowed for the molecular diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. However, genetic causes of PD vary widely in different ethnicities. Mutational frequencies and clinical phenotypes of genes associated with PD in Asian populations are largely unknown. The objective of this study was to identify the mutational frequencies and clinical spectrums of multiple PD‐causative genes in a Taiwanese PD cohort. Methods A total of 571 participants including 324 patients with early‐onset parkinsonism (onset age, <50 years) and 247 parkinsonism pedigrees were recruited at a tertiary referral center in Taiwan from 2002 to 2017. Genetic causes were identified by an integrated approach including gene dosage analysis, a targeted next‐generation sequencing panel containing 40 known PD‐causative genes, repeat‐primed polymerase chain reaction, and whole‐exome sequencing analysis. Results Thirty of the 324 patients with early‐onset parkinsonism (9.3%) were found to carry mutations in Parkin, PINK1, or PLA2G6 or had increased trinucleotide repeats in SCA8. Twenty‐nine of 109 probands with autosomal‐recessive inheritance of parkinsonism (26.6%) were found to carry mutations in Parkin, PINK1, GBA, or HTRA2. The genetic causes for the 138 probands with an autosomal‐dominant inheritance pattern of parkinsonism were more heterogeneous. Seventeen probands (12.3%) carried pathogenic mutations in LRRK2, VPS35, MAPT, GBA, DNAJC13, C9orf72, SCA3, or SCA17. A novel missense mutation in the UQCRC1 gene was found in a family with autosomal‐dominant inheritance parkinsonism via whole‐exome sequencing analysis. Conclusions Our findings provide a better understanding of the genetic architecture of PD in eastern Asia and broaden the clinical spectrum of PD‐causing mutations. © 2019 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Chin-Hsien Lin
- Department of Neurology, Centre of Parkinson and Movement Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Centre of Parkinson and Movement Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Centre of Parkinson and Movement Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Centre of Parkinson and Movement Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Centre of Parkinson and Movement Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Xu HY, Zhang DQ, Ye JR, Su SS, Xie YP, Chen CS, Li YP. [Diagnostic performance of T-SPOT.TB on peripheral blood in combination with adenosine deaminase on pleural fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy within different age group]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018. [PMID: 28648009 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.24.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the performance of T cell enzyme-linked immuno-spot assay (T-SPOT) on peripheral blood in combination with adenosine deaminase (ADA) on pleural fluid for diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleurisy within different age groups. Methods: The data of patients with pleural effusion from the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from April 2012 to November 2016 were retrospectively analyzed, and the diagnoses of these patients were histopathologically confirmed through medical thoracoscopy. The cases who had confirmed diagnosis, in the same time, received peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB were enrolled. The performance of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB in combination with pleural fluid ADA on diagnosing TB pleurisy in the younger patients (16-59 years old) and elderly patients (≥60 years old) were analyzed respectively. The sensitivity, specificity and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were adopted for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 448 cases were finally enrolled, 341(76.1%) confirmed with TB pleurisy, 224 males, 117 females, (47±19) years old; and 107 (23.9%) classified as non-TB pleurisy, 65 males, 42 females, (61±14) years old. There were 285 cases who were classified as younger group, and the other 163 cases were classified as elderly group. The sensitivity and specificity of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB were 85.4% (204/239) and 71.7% (33/46) in the younger patients, 76.5% (78/102) and 59.0% (36/61) respectively in the elderly patients. The sensitivity of peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB in the younger patients was significantly higher than that in the elderly patients (P=0.047). The sensitivity and specificity were 99.2% and 95.7% in combination with peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB and pleural fluid ADA respectively in the younger patients. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of T-SPOT.TB in the younger patients was 0.833, AUC of T-SPOT.TB combined with ADA was 0.911. The combination test of 2 tests had the sensitivity of 96.1% and the specificity of 90.2% respectively in the elderly patients. The AUC of T-SPOT.TB in the elderly patients was 0.747, AUC of T-SPOT.TB combined with ADA was 0.911. Conclusion: Peripheral blood T-SPOT.TB combined with pleural fluid ADA can improve the diagnostic performance for TB pleurisy with different ages, especially for elderly patients who can't tolerate pleural biopsy.
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- H Y Xu
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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Jhou JP, Yu IS, Hwai H, Chen CS, Chen PL, Tzeng SJ. The Lupus-Associated Fcγ Receptor IIb-I232T Polymorphism Results in Impairment in the Negative Selection of Low-Affinity Germinal Center B Cells Via c-Abl in Mice. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018; 70:1866-1878. [PMID: 29774664 PMCID: PMC6221021 DOI: 10.1002/art.40555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective Fcγ receptor IIb (FcγRIIb) is an essential negative regulator of B cells that blocks B cell receptor (BCR) signaling and triggers c‐Abl–dependent apoptosis of B cells. FcγRIIb‐deficient mice display splenomegaly with expansion of B cells, leading to lupus. FcγRIIb‐I232T is a hypofunctional polymorphism associated with lupus susceptibility in humans, an autoimmune disease linked to diminished deletion of autoreactive B cells. In the context of the FcγRIIb‐I232T polymorphism, we investigated the role of FcγRIIb in the deletion of low‐affinity germinal center (GC) B cells, an important mechanism for preventing autoimmunity. Methods We generated FcγRIIb232T/T mice to mimic human FcγRIIb‐I232T carriers and immunized mice with chicken gamma globulin (CGG)–conjugated NP, a T cell–dependent antigen, to examine the response of GC B cells. Results Compared to wild‐type (WT) mice, FcγRIIb232T/T mice showed increased numbers of low‐affinity NP‐specific IgG and NP‐specific B cells and plasma cells; additionally, the expression of a somatic mutation (W33L) in their VH186.2 genes encoding high‐affinity BCR was reduced. Notably, FcγRIIb232T/T mice had a higher number of GC light zone B cells and showed less apoptosis than WT mice, despite having equivalent follicular helper T cell numbers and function. Moreover, phosphorylation of c‐Abl was reduced in FcγRIIb232T/T mice, and treatment of WT mice with the c‐Abl inhibitor nilotinib during the peak of GC response resulted in reduced affinity maturation reminiscent of FcγRIIb232T/T mice. Conclusion Our findings provide evidence of a critical role of FcγRIIb/c‐Abl in the negative selection of GC B cells in FcγRIIb232T/T mice. Importantly, our findings indicate potential benefits of up‐regulating FcγRIIb expression in B cells for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin PC, Lai QQ, Zhou Y, Ye JR, Wu Q, Chen CS, Li YP. [The diagnostic performance of galactomannan detection for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in non-neutropenic hosts]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2017; 39:929-933. [PMID: 27938542 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of galactomannan(GM)detection in serum and BALF for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in non-neutropenic hosts. Methods: A pospective study was performed for 1 356 non-neutropenic hosts admitted to the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from September 2014 to October 2015. Serum GM test was performed for all, and BALF GM test for a proportion of the patients. The patients were divided into an IPA group and a non-IPA group. SPSS 20.0 was adopted for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 1 361 cases were enrolled, aging 18-96 years, with an average age of (64±15) years. There were 879 male and 477 female patients. Thirty-nine cases were diagnosed as IPA, accounting for 2.9%. For serum GM test, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 43.6%(17/39), 94.1%(1 239/1 317), 17.9%(17/95)and 98.3%(1 239/1 261)respectively. Ninety-six cases received serum and BALF GM tests at the same time. If the cut-off value of BALF GM test was 0.8, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 86.7%(13/15), 60.5%(49/81), 28.9%(13/45), 96.1%(49/51)respectively, but if the value was 1.0, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 86.7%(13/15), 74.1%(60/81), 38.2%(13/34), 96.8%(60/62)respectively. The ROC curve area of BALF GM, serum GM and the combined serum and BALF GM was 0.87, 0.75 and 0.90, respectively. Conclusions: The sensitivity of serum GM test in non-neutropenic hosts was low, but it had a high negative predictive value.The best BALF GM cut-off value was 1.0. The combined serum and BALF GM tests improved the diagnostic performance.
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- P C Lin
- *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
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Hwang YS, Liu CH, Huang YC, Chen CS, Chen TL, Wang NK, Chen YP, Chen KJ, Lai CC, Wu WC. Systemic effects after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in new born rabbit eyes. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2017; 37:41-51. [PMID: 28614955 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2017.1331356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the systemic impact of intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB), an anti-vascular endothelium growth factor antibody, in newborn rabbits. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used four groups of rabbits. Group 1 rabbits received a single injection of IVB starting from the age of 6 weeks. Group 2 rabbits received a single injection of balanced salt solution (BSS, 0.025 ml) and served as controls for group 1. Group 3 rabbits received two consecutive injections of IVB at the ages of 6 and 10 weeks. Group 4 rabbits received two consecutive injections of BSS at the ages of 6 and 10 weeks and served as controls for group 3. During the experiment, a complete blood count (CBC), clinical biochemistry, weight gain, food intake, body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and mortality were measured in the animals. Two months after IVB injection, the animals were sacrificed, and histology of the major organs was checked. Immunohistochemistry was assessed to explore the neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). RESULTS We found there were no morphological or functional changes in the eyes following IVB injection. Furthermore, there were no differences in CBC, biochemistry, or other measured parameters among the four groups of animals. We checked the histology of the major organs and neurons in the CNS and they did not reveal significant differences among the four groups of animals. CONCLUSIONS Conclusively, IVB of either one or two injections (0.625 mg) in newborn rabbit eyes is well tolerated and does not cause noticeable systemic organ pathology.
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- Yih-Shiou Hwang
- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- c Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,d Department of Neurosurgery , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- e Laboratory Animal Center , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.,b College of Medicine , Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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Arterial bypass grafts remain the gold standard for the treatment of end-stage ischaemic disease. Yet patients unable to tolerate the cardiovascular stress of arterial surgery or those with unreconstructable disease would benefit from grafts that are able to induce therapeutic angiogenesis. Here, we introduce an approach whereby implantation of 3D-printed grafts containing endothelial-cell-lined lumens induces spontaneous, geometrically guided generation of collateral circulation in ischaemic settings. In rodent models of hind-limb ischaemia and myocardial infarction, we demonstrate that the vascular patches rescue perfusion of distal tissues, preventing capillary loss, muscle atrophy and loss of function. Inhibiting anastomoses between the construct and the host’s local capillary beds, or implanting constructs with unpatterned endothelial cells, abrogates reperfusion. Our 3D-printed grafts constitute an efficient and scalable approach to engineer vascular patches able to guide rapid therapeutic angiogenesis and perfusion for the treatment of ischaemic diseases.
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- T Mirabella
- Department of Bioengineering and the Biological Design Center, Boston University; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Bioengineering and the Biological Design Center, Boston University; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Innolign Biomedical, Boston, MA
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- Department of Bioengineering and the Biological Design Center, Boston University; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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Yang J, Chen CS, Chen SH, Ding P, Fan ZY, Lu YW, Yu LP, Lin HD. Population genetic structure of critically endangered salamander (Hynobius amjiensis) in China: recommendations for conservation. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7733. [PMID: 27323156 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15027733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Amji's salamander (Hynobius amjiensis) is a critically endangered species (IUCN Red List), which is endemic to mainland China. In the present study, five haplotypes were genotyped for the mtDNA cyt b gene in 45 specimens from three populations. Relatively low levels of haplotype diversity (h = 0.524) and nucleotide diversity (π = 0.00532) were detected. Analyses of the phylogenic structure of H. amjiensis showed no evidence of major geographic partitions or substantial barriers to historical gene flow throughout the species' range. Two major phylogenetic haplotype groups were revealed, and were estimated to have diverged about 1.262 million years ago. Mismatch distribution analysis, neutrality tests, and Bayesian skyline plots revealed no evidence of dramatic changes in the effective population size. According to the SAMOVA and STRUCTURE analyses, H. amjiensis should be regarded as two different management units.
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- J Yang
- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Administration Bureau of Longwangshan Natural Reserve, Anji, Zhejiang, China
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- The Affiliated School of National Tainan First Senior High School, Tainan, Taiwan
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Lai LP, Lee MT, Chen CS, Yu B, Lee TT. Effects of co-fermented Pleurotus eryngii stalk residues and soybean hulls by Aureobasidium pullulans on performance and intestinal morphology in broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2015; 94:2959-69. [PMID: 26467005 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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Soybean hulls are a by-product of soybean processing for oil and meal production; Pleurotus eryngii stalk residues (PESR) are by-products of the edible portion of the fruiting body enriched in bioactive metabolites. This study evaluated the effects of co-fermented PESR and soybean hulls with Aureobasidium pullulans on performance and intestinal morphology in broiler chickens. The in vitro experimental results showed that xylananse and mannanase activity of solid-state fermented soybean hulls (100% SBH) and soybean hulls partially replaced with PESR (75:25, SHP) reached peak at day 12; solid-state fermentation (SSF) enhanced the total phenolic content and trolox equivalency in both products as well. Additionally, FSHP had higher xylotriose and mannobiose levels than fermented FSBH did. A total of 400 broilers (Ross 308) were assigned randomly into four groups receiving the basal diet (control) or the basal diet supplemented with 0.5% fermented SBH (0.5% FSBH), 0.5% fermented SBHP (0.5% FSHP) and 1.0% fermented SBHP (1.0% FSHP) until 35 d of age, respectively. Results demonstrated that 0.5% FSHP addition increased body weight gain as compared with corresponding normal diet fed control in birds during entire experimental period. Compared with the control group, 0.5% FSHP group significantly increased the ratio of lactic acid bacteria to Clostridium perfringens in ceca as well as ileum villus height and jejunum villus height/crypt depth ratio of 35 d old birds. In conclusion, 0.5% FSHP supplementation in the diet could obtain not only improved body weight gain, but optimal intestinal morphology by exerting its bioactive metabolite properties when fed to broilers.
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- L P Lai
- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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Huang CW, Sun MK, Chen BT, Shieh J, Chen CS, Chen WS. Simulation of thermal ablation by high-intensity focused ultrasound with temperature-dependent properties. Ultrason Sonochem 2015; 27:456-465. [PMID: 26186867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An integrated computational framework was developed in this study for modeling high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) thermal ablation. The temperature field was obtained by solving the bioheat transfer equation (BHTE) through the finite element method; while, the thermal lesion was considered as a denatured material experiencing phase transformation and modeled with the latent heat. An equivalent attenuation coefficient, which considers the temperature-dependent properties of the target material and the ultrasound diffraction due to bubbles, was proposed in the nonlinear thermal transient analysis. Finally, a modified thermal dose formulation was proposed to predict the lesion size, shape and location. In-vitro thermal ablation experiments on transparent tissue phantoms at different energy levels were carried out to validate this computational framework. The temperature histories and lesion areas from the proposed model show good correlation with those from the in-vitro experiments.
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- C W Huang
- Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Medical Engineering Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
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Galie PA, van Oosten A, Chen CS, Janmey PA. Application of multiple levels of fluid shear stress to endothelial cells plated on polyacrylamide gels. Lab Chip 2015; 15:1205-12. [PMID: 25573790 PMCID: PMC4500630 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc01236d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Measurements of endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress have previously been performed on unphysiologically rigid substrates. We describe the design and implementation of a microfluidic device that applies discrete levels of shear stress to cells plated on hydrogel-based substrates of physiologically-relevant stiffness. The setup allows for measurements of cell morphology and inflammatory response to the combined stimuli, and identifies mechanisms by which vascular stiffening leads to pathological responses to blood flow. We found that the magnitude of shear stress required to affect endothelial cell morphology and inflammatory response depended on substrate stiffness. Endothelial cells on 100 Pa substrates demonstrate a greater increase in cell area and cortical stiffness and decrease in NF-κB nuclear translocation in response to TNF-α treatment compared to controls than cells plated on 10 kPa substrates. The response of endothelial cells on soft substrates to shear stress depends on the presence of hyaluronan (HA). These results emphasize the importance of substrate stiffness on endothelial function, and elucidate a means by which vascular stiffening in aging and disease can impact the endothelium.
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- P A Galie
- Dept of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Chen CS, Lai YT, Chen TC, Chen CH, Lee JF, Hsu CW, Kao HM. Synthesis and characterization of Pt nanoparticles with different morphologies in mesoporous silica SBA-15 for methanol oxidation reaction. Nanoscale 2014; 6:12644-12654. [PMID: 25198619 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03624g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Mesoporous SBA-15 silica materials functionalized with and without carboxylic acid groups were used to effectively control the morphology of Pt crystals, and the materials thus obtained were applied to methanol oxidation reactions. The Pt particles aggregated to form long spheroids inside the channels in pure SBA-15. When carboxylic acid groups were utilized, the SBA-15(-COOH) material facilitated the formation of higher Pt surface area, smaller Pt nanoparticles and nearly spherical shape due to the strong interaction between Pt(4+) ions and carboxylic acid on SBA-15. The Pt(4+) ions on the SBA-15(-COOH) material can be directly transformed to reduced Pt particles during calcination. The methanol oxidation activity on a Pt surface is strongly dependent on the shape of Pt particles. The near-spherical Pt nanoparticles on the SBA-15(-COOH) exhibited higher catalytic activity during methanol oxidation than Pt catalysts on unmodified SBA-15. The near-spherical Pt particles on the SBA-15(-COOH) contained large numbers of terrace sites on their surfaces, which led to high efficiency during methanol oxidation.
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- C S Chen
- Center for General Education, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan 333, Republic of China.
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- D Varma
- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Cong JC, Chen CS, Ma MX, Xia ZX, Liu DS, Zhang FY. Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: comparison of stapled and manual coloanal anastomosis. Colorectal Dis 2014; 16:353-8. [PMID: 24460588 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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AIM The study aim was to analyse the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic intersphincteric resection with stapled coloanal anastomosis for low rectal cancer. METHOD Between March 2009 and August 2010, 22 patients underwent laparoscopic intersphincteric resection with a stapled coloanal anastomosis without a diverting ileostomy. The results were compared retrospectively with hand-sewn coloanal anastomoses performed between January 2001 and May 2009, which included 55 open and 38 laparoscopic intersphincteric resections. The morbidity comparison only included data relevant to the anastomosis. Function was compared using the Saito function questionnaire and the Wexner score and only involved data relevant to the laparoscopy. RESULTS The anastomotic complication rates were similar for fistula, bleeding and neorectal mucosal prolapse (P = 0.526, P = 0.653 and P = 0.411, respectively). Anastomotic leakage and stricture formation of the stapled coloanal anastomosis were significantly lower than those of the hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis (P = 0.037 and P = 0.028, respectively). There were no significant differences in the Saito function questionnaire and the Wexner score between the stapled and hand-sewn coloanal anastomotic groups (all P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection with a stapled coloanal anastomosis is technically feasible and is less likely to result in anastomotic leakage and stricture formation than a hand-sewn anastomosis.
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- J C Cong
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Xu SC, Man BY, Jiang SZ, Feng DJ, Gao SB, Chen CS, Liu M, Yang C, Zhang C, Bi D, Liu FY, Meng X. Sapphire-based graphene saturable absorber for long-time working femtosecond lasers. Opt Lett 2014; 39:2707-2710. [PMID: 24784083 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.002707] [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: 06/03/2023]
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We report a long-time working femtosecond laser using metal-free sapphire-based graphene as a saturable absorber (SA). The sapphire-based graphene yielded excellent nonlinear saturable absorption properties and was demonstrated to be suitable as an SA for an ultrafast solid-state laser. Stable mode-locked pulses of 325 fs were obtained at a central wavelength of 1032 nm with a repetition rate of 66.3 MHz. At pump power of 8.23 W the average output power was 1.78 W and the highest pulse energy reached 26.8 nJ with a peak power of 72.6 kW. Our work opens up a facile route for making reliable graphene SA in the mode-locking technique and also displays an exciting prospect in making low-cost and ultrafast lasers.
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Dreischarf M, Zander T, Shirazi-Adl A, Puttlitz CM, Adam CJ, Chen CS, Goel VK, Kiapour A, Kim YH, Labus KM, Little JP, Park WM, Wang YH, Wilke HJ, Rohlmann A, Schmidt H. Comparison of eight published static finite element models of the intact lumbar spine: predictive power of models improves when combined together. J Biomech 2014; 47:1757-66. [PMID: 24767702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [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: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Finite element (FE) model studies have made important contributions to our understanding of functional biomechanics of the lumbar spine. However, if a model is used to answer clinical and biomechanical questions over a certain population, their inherently large inter-subject variability has to be considered. Current FE model studies, however, generally account only for a single distinct spinal geometry with one set of material properties. This raises questions concerning their predictive power, their range of results and on their agreement with in vitro and in vivo values. Eight well-established FE models of the lumbar spine (L1-5) of different research centers around the globe were subjected to pure and combined loading modes and compared to in vitro and in vivo measurements for intervertebral rotations, disc pressures and facet joint forces. Under pure moment loading, the predicted L1-5 rotations of almost all models fell within the reported in vitro ranges, and their median values differed on average by only 2° for flexion-extension, 1° for lateral bending and 5° for axial rotation. Predicted median facet joint forces and disc pressures were also in good agreement with published median in vitro values. However, the ranges of predictions were larger and exceeded those reported in vitro, especially for the facet joint forces. For all combined loading modes, except for flexion, predicted median segmental intervertebral rotations and disc pressures were in good agreement with measured in vivo values. In light of high inter-subject variability, the generalization of results of a single model to a population remains a concern. This study demonstrated that the pooled median of individual model results, similar to a probabilistic approach, can be used as an improved predictive tool in order to estimate the response of the lumbar spine.
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- M Dreischarf
- Julius Wolff Institute, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Colorado State University, USA
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- Paediatric Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, University of Toledo, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, University of Toledo, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Colorado State University, USA
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- Paediatric Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm, Germany
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van Spreeuwel ACC, Bax NAM, Bastiaens AJ, Foolen J, Loerakker S, Borochin M, van der Schaft DWJ, Chen CS, Baaijens FPT, Bouten CVC. The influence of matrix (an)isotropy on cardiomyocyte contraction in engineered cardiac microtissues. Integr Biol (Camb) 2014; 6:422-9. [PMID: 24549279 DOI: 10.1039/c3ib40219c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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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In the cardiac microenvironment, cardiomyocytes (CMs) are embedded in an aligned and structured extracellular matrix (ECM) to maintain the coordinated contractile function of the heart. The cardiac fibroblast (cFB) is the main cell type responsible for producing and remodeling this matrix. In cardiac diseases, however, adverse remodeling and CM death may lead to deterioration of the aligned myocardial structure. Here, we present an in vitro cardiac model system with uniaxial and biaxial constraints to induce (an)isotropy in 3D microtissues, thereby mimicking 'healthy' aligned and 'diseased' disorganized cardiac matrices. A mixture of neonatal mouse CMs and cFBs was resuspended in a collagen-matrigel hydrogel and seeded to form microtissues to recapitulate the in vivo cellular composition. Matrix disarray led to a stellate cell shape and a disorganized sarcomere organization, while CMs in aligned matrices were more elongated and had aligned sarcomeres. Although matrix disarray has no detrimental effect on the force generated by the CMs, it did have a negative effect on the homogeneity of contraction force distribution. Furthermore, proliferation of the cFBs affected microtissue contraction as indicated by the negative correlation between the percentage of cFBs in the microtissues and their beating frequency. These results suggest that in regeneration of the diseased heart, reorganization of the disorganized matrix will contribute to recover the coordinated contraction but restoring the ratio in cellular composition (CMs and cFBs) is also a prerequisite to completely regain tissue function.
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- A C C van Spreeuwel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Zhang C, Man BY, Yang C, Jiang SZ, Liu M, Chen CS, Xu SC, Sun ZC, Gao XG, Chen XJ. Facile synthesis of graphene on dielectric surfaces using a two-temperature reactor CVD system. Nanotechnology 2013; 24:395603. [PMID: 24013529 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/39/395603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Direct deposition of graphene on a dielectric substrate is demonstrated using a chemical vapor deposition system with a two-temperature reactor. The two-temperature reactor is utilized to offer sufficient, well-proportioned floating Cu atoms and to provide a temperature gradient for facile synthesis of graphene on dielectric surfaces. The evaporated Cu atoms catalyze the reaction in the presented method. C atoms and Cu atoms respectively act as the nuclei for forming graphene film in the low-temperature zone and the zones close to the high-temperature zones. A uniform and high-quality graphene film is formed in an atmosphere of sufficient and well-proportioned floating Cu atoms. Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy confirm the presence of uniform and high-quality graphene.
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- C Zhang
- College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, People's Republic of China
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- A W Lee
- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, South Australia, Australia
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Varma DD, Cugati S, Lee AW, Chen CS. A review of central retinal artery occlusion: clinical presentation and management. Eye (Lond) 2013; 27:688-97. [PMID: 23470793 PMCID: PMC3682348 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmic emergency and the ocular analogue of cerebral stroke. Best evidence reflects that over three-quarters of patients suffer profound acute visual loss with a visual acuity of 20/400 or worse. This results in a reduced functional capacity and quality of life. There is also an increased risk of subsequent cerebral stroke and ischaemic heart disease. There are no current guideline-endorsed therapies, although the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been investigated in two randomized controlled trials. This review will describe the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical features of CRAO, and discuss current and future treatments, including the use of tPA in further clinical trials.
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- D D Varma
- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Stevens KR, Ungrin MD, Schwartz RE, Ng S, Carvalho B, Christine KS, Chaturvedi RR, Li CY, Zandstra PW, Chen CS, Bhatia SN. InVERT molding for scalable control of tissue microarchitecture. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1847. [PMID: 23673632 PMCID: PMC3660041 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [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: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Complex tissues contain multiple cell types that are hierarchically organized within morphologically and functionally distinct compartments. Construction of engineered tissues with optimized tissue architecture has been limited by tissue fabrication techniques, which do not enable versatile microscale organization of multiple cell types in tissues of size adequate for physiological studies and tissue therapies. Here we present an 'Intaglio-Void/Embed-Relief Topographic molding' method for microscale organization of many cell types, including induced pluripotent stem cell-derived progeny, within a variety of synthetic and natural extracellular matrices and across tissues of sizes appropriate for in vitro, pre-clinical, and clinical studies. We demonstrate that compartmental placement of non-parenchymal cells relative to primary or induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes, compartment microstructure, and cellular composition modulate hepatic functions. Configurations found to sustain physiological function in vitro also result in survival and function in mice for at least 4 weeks, demonstrating the importance of architectural optimization before implantation.
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- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Division of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Chen CL, Nguyen QB, Chen CS, Lii KH. Mixed-Valence Uranium Germanate and Silicate: Csx(UVO)(UIV/VO)2(Ge2O7)2 (x = 3.18) and Cs4(UVO)(UIV/VO)2(Si2O7)2. Inorg Chem 2012; 51:7463-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ic301091f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Chun-Liang Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhongli,
Taiwan 320, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhongli,
Taiwan 320, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhongli,
Taiwan 320, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhongli,
Taiwan 320, Republic of China
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115,
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Cong JC, Chen CS, Zhang H, Qiao L, Liu EQ. Partial longitudinal resection of the anorectum and sphincter for very low rectal adenocarcinoma: a surgical approach to avoid permanent colostomy. Colorectal Dis 2012; 14:697-704. [PMID: 21689354 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02686.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Abdominoperineal resection has been the standard procedure for low rectal cancer. The present study details a new technique, partial longitudinal resection of the anorectum and sphincter, and assesses the oncological and functional outcomes. METHOD Between January 2004 and April 2008, 12 patients underwent partial longitudinal resection of the anorectum and sphincter for low rectal cancer. All patients underwent a diverting ileostomy and received biofeedback training before stoma closure. Functional results were assessed by vector manometry, Wexner constipation score and Wexner incontinence score. The quality of life (QoL) was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). RESULTS There was no postoperative mortality and a R0 curative resection was confirmed in every case. Morbidity included anastomotic leakage in three patients, one of whom underwent reoperation, and stenosis in 11, which was successfully managed with dilatation. The patient who underwent reoperation was not included in the functional analysis. The 11 successful patients received biofeedback training for 1-4 months, and underwent ileostomy closure 6-12 months after surgery. No patient had severe faecal incontinence after stoma closure. The EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status and QoL scores at 12 months after stoma closure were 50.4 ± 24.3, similar to preoperation scores of 52.3 ± 25.6 (P = 0.927), and not significantly different to scores for the healthy control population of 63.4 ± 23.5 (P = 0.539). No patients developed local recurrence during the median observation period (35.5 months). One patient had distant metastases at 24 months, and underwent resection of the left liver. CONCLUSION Curability and acceptable anal function can be obtained by partial longitudinal resection of the anorectum and sphincter in patients with very low rectal cancers. This technique is recommended as an alternative to abdominoperineal resection in patients with external sphincter muscle invasion or tumours located below the dentate line.
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- J C Cong
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Ko CH, Yen JY, Yen CF, Chen CS, Chen CC. The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: a review of the literature. Eur Psychiatry 2011; 27:1-8. [PMID: 22153731 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 419] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Revised: 04/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Internet addiction is a newly emergent disorder. It has been found to be associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders. Information about such coexisting psychiatric disorders is essential to understand the mechanism of Internet addiction. In this review, we have recruited articles mentioning coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction from the PubMed database as at November 3, 2009. We describe the updated results for such disorders of Internet addiction, which include substance use disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, hostility, and social anxiety disorder. We also provide discussion for possible mechanisms accounting for the coexistence of psychiatric disorders and Internet addiction. The review might suggest that combined psychiatric disorders mentioned above should be evaluated and treated to prevent their deteriorating effect on the prognosis of Internet addiction. On the other hand, Internet addiction should be paid more attention to when treating people with these coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction. Additionally, we also suggest future necessary research directions that could provide further important information for the understanding of this issue.
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- C H Ko
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chu ERL, Lee AW, Chen CS. Resolution of visual field constriction with verapamil in a patient with bilateral optic neuropathy, migraine and Raynaud's phenomenon. Intern Med J 2010; 39:851-3. [PMID: 20233249 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02080.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chen CS, Chang PJ, Ho DR. Pilot study on the effect of composite UmayC in catheter-associated lower urinary tract infection. Urol Int 2010; 85:60-5. [PMID: 20389054 DOI: 10.1159/000312408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous studies showed that cranberries and related products may play a role in the prevention of urinary tract infection. The objective of this study is to investigate composite UmayC, a cranberry composite with the herbal extract Acrobio TS and Acrobio GL, in its effectiveness for catheter-associated lower urinary tract infection in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS A catheter was inserted into the bladder of rats with or without bacterial suspension. The rats were randomly assigned to the treated or the control group, which, respectively, received or did not receive UmayC in chowder diet. The voiding pattern was recorded using a metabolic cage. Spleen lysate cytokines were measured in both groups with Western blot analysis. RESULTS The voiding pattern remained nearly the same in UmayC-treated rats, even when they had a bacterial suspension-filled catheter inserted. The most significant cytokine changes in these rats were decreased spleen interleukin-10 and interleukin-6, which may indicate a diminished host response to infection under UmayC herbal composite treatment. CONCLUSIONS UmayC herbal composite can reduce bladder irritation caused by catheter-related infection. The host immune response to infection may also be altered and improved by the preventive effectiveness of Acrobio TS- and Acrobio GL-composited cranberry.
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- C S Chen
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Putzu City, Taiwan, ROC
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There is disagreement about the association between missing posterior teeth and the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Here, the purpose was to investigate whether the number of missing posterior teeth, their distribution, age, and gender are associated with TMD. Seven hundred and forty-one individuals, aged 21-60 years, with missing posterior teeth, 386 with and 355 without TMD, were included. Four variables-gender, age, the number of missing posterior teeth, and the number of dental quadrants with missing posterior teeth-were analyzed with a logistic regression model. All four variables-gender (OR = 1.59, men = 1, women = 2), age (OR = 0.98), the number of missing posterior teeth (OR = 0.51), and the number of dental quadrants with missing posterior teeth (OR = 7.71)-were entered into the logistic model (P < 0.01). The results indicate that individuals who lose posterior teeth, with fewer missing posterior teeth but in more quadrants, have a higher prevalence of TMD, especially young women.
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology, Xi'an, PR China 710032.
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PURPOSE To determine the proportion of patients presenting with thromboembolic central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) who had undiagnosed vascular risk factors amenable to modification. METHODS A retrospective audit of consecutive patients with non-arteritic/thromboembolic CRAO presenting between 1997 and 2008 in a single tertiary teaching hospital. RESULTS Thirty-three patients with non-arteritic CRAO were identified. Twenty-one patients (64%) had at least one new vascular risk factor found after the retinal occlusive event, with hyperlipidemia being the most common undiagnosed vascular risk factor at the time of the sentinel CRAO event (36%). Nine patients (27%) had newly diagnosed hypertension or previous diagnosis of hypertension but not optimally controlled. To better control their vascular risk factors 18 patients (54%) were given a new or altered medication. Nine patients had more than 50% of ipsilateral carotid stenosis ; six of these proceeded with carotid endarterectomy or stenting. One patient had significant new echocardiogram finding. Systemic ischaemic event post CRAO occurred in two patients with stroke and acute coronary syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Patients presenting with CRAO often have a previously undiagnosed vascular risk factor that may be amenable to medical or surgical treatment. As this population is at a high risk of secondary ischaemic events, risk factor modification is prudent.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, South Australia, Australia
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Tang CY, Tzeng CH, Chen CS, Chiu TS. Microsatellite DNA markers for population-genetic studies of blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) and cross-specific amplification in S. japonicus. Mol Ecol Resour 2009; 9:824-7. [PMID: 21564757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) is targeted by large-scale purse-seiners in the western North Pacific, and its stock structure is still contentious. Herein, we described 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci for blue mackerel. The number of alleles among 32 individuals surveyed ranged from five to 27 (average of 16.2 alleles per locus). Departures from Hardy-Weinberg expectation were observed at two loci. Cross-specific amplification in the congener, S. japonicus, was successful, except for one locus, revealed to be diagnostic for these congeners. These microsatellite loci will be useful tools to address queries in population genetic structure, fishery management unit and taxonomic species status in the genus Scomber.
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- C Y Tang
- Research Centre for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan Institute of Zoology, Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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Novel silicon oxide nanojunction structures with various shapes, such as X type, Y type, T type, ringlike and treelike, are fabricated in a self-assembled manner by the hydrothermal method without any metallic catalyst. In the silicon oxide nanojunctions, both the silicon oxide nanowire part and the junction part consist of the same chemical composition, forming homogeneous homojunctions and being made suitable for application in nanoscale optoelectronics devices. The formation of silicon oxide nanojunctions may be influenced by the surrounding environment in the reaction kettle, growth space among the silicon oxide nanowires and the weight of SiO droplets at the growth tip.
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- State Key laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Scope A, Marghoob AA, Chen CS, Lieb JA, Weinstock MA, Halpern AC. Dermoscopic patterns and subclinical melanocytic nests in normal-appearing skin. Br J Dermatol 2009; 160:1318-21. [PMID: 19416274 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dermoscopic patterns of normal-appearing skin have received little scrutiny. We have recently completed an analysis of dermoscopic patterns of naevi in children. OBJECTIVES To describe dermoscopic patterns in the normal-appearing skin surrounding naevi and to explore histological features of patterned background skin. METHODS Dermoscopic images of back naevi were obtained from a population-based sample of fifth grade students. The dermoscopic pattern of the background skin around the naevi was analysed. We examined histopathological features of background skin patterns in a convenience sample of seven specimens from six adult patients. RESULTS We observed a dermoscopic pattern in the background of normal-appearing skin in 41% of 1192 dermoscopic images from the backs of the 443 children. The background skin pattern was less frequent in individuals with a fair skin (P < 0.001). A globular pattern was observed in 201 images (17%) and a reticular pattern was seen in 287 images (24%), of which 112 images also showed globules. Inter-rater reliability between the two observers for a random sample of 100 images was excellent (kappa = 0.77). In four specimens with a globular background pattern, microscopic melanocytic nests were observed in the normal-appearing skin. No subclinical naevus nests were observed in three reticular pattern specimens. CONCLUSIONS Dermoscopically recognized patterns are commonly present in clinically normal skin of children. Microscopic melanocytic nests may be observed in normal-appearing skin with a globular skin pattern.
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- A Scope
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10022, USA
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Wang YF, Chen CS, Girdaukas G, Sih CJ. Extending the applicability of esterases of low enantioselectivity in asymmetric synthesis. Ciba Found Symp 2008; 111:128-45. [PMID: 3848376 DOI: 10.1002/9780470720929.ch10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A strategy for expanding the applicability of esterases of low enantioselectivity for asymmetric synthesis is described. This concept is generally applicable to biochemical processes involving enantiotopic group differentiation. Quantitative expressions have been derived to permit the prediction of enantiomeric excess and the optimization of optical and chemical yields.
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Lin CH, Chen CS, Shiryaev AA, Zubavichus YV, Lii KH. K3(U3O6)(Si2O7) and Rb3(U3O6)(Ge2O7): A Pentavalent-Uranium Silicate and Germanate. Inorg Chem 2008; 47:4445-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ic800300v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chia-Hui Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Leninsky prospekt 59, Moscow, Russia, RRC Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov sq. 1, Moscow, Russia, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Leninsky prospekt 59, Moscow, Russia, RRC Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov sq. 1, Moscow, Russia, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Leninsky prospekt 59, Moscow, Russia, RRC Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov sq. 1, Moscow, Russia, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Leninsky prospekt 59, Moscow, Russia, RRC Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov sq. 1, Moscow, Russia, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Leninsky prospekt 59, Moscow, Russia, RRC Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov sq. 1, Moscow, Russia, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations in moyamoya disease are usually the result of cerebrovascular involvement of the visual pathways. We report a case of ischemic optic neuropathy due to ocular hypoperfusion as a result of moyamoya disease, despite a prior internal to external carotid artery bypass with normal hemisphere perfusion. The blood supply of the optic nerve, a proposed pathogenesis of an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and complications of the ocular ischemic syndrome are discussed.
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- C S Chen
- Department of Neuro Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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A 31-year-old woman with a prior history of Wyburn-Mason syndrome, complicated previously by a left thalamic intracerebral hemorrhage at age 21, complained of sudden left vision loss due to a central retinal vein occlusion. Angiography revealed a left thyroid arterio-venous malformation (AVM) in addition to ones found intracerebrally. The pathogenesis and embryogenesis of this finding including the management of AVMs in Wyburn-Mason syndrome are discussed.
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- A W Lee
- Department of Cerebrovascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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To K, Zhao Y, Jiang H, Hu K, Wang M, Wu J, Lee C, Yokom DW, Stratford AL, Klinge U, Mertens PR, Chen CS, Bally M, Yapp D, Dunn SE. The Phosphoinositide-Dependent Kinase-1 Inhibitor 2-Amino-N-[4-[5-(2-phenanthrenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]phenyl]-acetamide (OSU-03012) Prevents Y-Box Binding Protein-1 from Inducing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 72:641-52. [PMID: 17595327 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.036111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is integral to basal-like and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2)-overexpressing breast cancers. Such tumors are associated with poor prognosis, the majority of which express high levels of EGFR. We reported that EGFR expression is induced by the oncogenic transcription factor Y-box binding protein-1 (YB-1) that occurs in a manner dependent on phosphorylation by Akt. Herein, we questioned whether blocking Akt with 2-amino-N-[4-[5-(2-phenanthrenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]phenyl]-acetamide (OSU-03012), a phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 (PDK-1) small-molecule inhibitor, could prevent YB-1 from binding to the EGFR promoter. MDA-MB-468 and SUM 149 are basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) cells that were used for our studies because they express high levels of activated PDK-1, YB-1, and EGFR compared with the immortalized breast epithelial cell line 184htrt. In these cell lines, YB-1 preferentially bound to the -1 kilobase of the EGFR promoter, whereas this did not occur in the 184htrt cells based on chromatin immunoprecipitation. When the cells were exposed to OSU-03012 for 6 h, YB-1/EGFR promoter binding was significantly attenuated. To further confirm this observation, gel-shift assays showed that the drug inhibits YB-1/EGFR promoter binding. The inhibitory effect of OSU-03012 on EGFR was also observed at the mRNA and protein levels. OSU-03012 ultimately inhibited the growth of BLBC in monolayer and soft agar coordinate with the induction of apoptosis using an Array-Scan VTI high-content screening system. Furthermore, OSU-03012 inhibited the expression of EGFR by 48% in tumor xenografts derived from MDA-MB-435/Her-2 cells. This correlated with loss of YB-1 binding to the EGFR promoter. Hence, we find that OSU-03012 inhibits YB-1 resulting in a loss of EGFR expression in vitro and in vivo.
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- K To
- Laboratory for Oncogenomic Research, Department of Pediatrics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Tang WL, Chien LW, Chen CS, Chen PH, Tzeng CR. RG-009 Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients with an unusual ‘hyporesponsiveness’ can be rescued by prolonged ovarian stimulation. Reprod Biomed Online 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(11)60542-7] [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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We report the first example of pentavalent-uranium silicate synthesized by a high-temperature, high-pressure hydrothermal method. The 3-D framework consists of four-membered single rings of corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra and 1-D UO4/1O2/2 chains. Magnetic susceptibility and XPS were measured to identify the valence state of uranium.
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- Chih-Shan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan 320, ROC
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Chen CS, Chiang RK, Kao HM, Lii KH. High-Temperature, High-Pressure Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Cs2(UO2)(Si2O6) and Variable-Temperature Powder X-ray Diffraction Study of the Hydrate Phase Cs2(UO2)(Si2O6)·0.5H2O. Inorg Chem 2005; 44:3914-8. [PMID: 15907118 DOI: 10.1021/ic0500199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new uranium(VI) silicate, Cs2(UO2)(Si2O6), has been synthesized by a high-temperature, high-pressure hydrothermal method and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Ibca (No. 73) with a = 15.137(1) A, b = 15.295(1) A, c = 16.401(1) A, and Z = 16. Its structure consists of corrugated achter single chains of silicate tetrahedra extending along the c axis linked together via corner-sharing by UO6 tetragonal bipyramids to form a 3-D framework which delimits 8- and 6-ring channels. The Cs+ cations are located in the channels or at sites between channels. The 29Si and 133Cs MAS NMR spectra are consistent with the crystal structure as determined from X-ray diffraction, and the resonances in the spectra are assigned. Variable-temperature in situ powder X-ray diffraction study of the hydrate Cs2(UO2)(Si2O6) x 0.5H2O indicates that the framework structure is stable up to 800 degrees C and transforms to the structure of the title compound at 900 degrees C. A comparison of related uranyl silicate structures is made.
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- Chih-Shan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen CS, Kao HM, Lii KH. K5(UO2)2[Si4O12(OH)]: A Uranyl Silicate Containing Chains of Four Silicate Tetrahedra Linked by SiO···HOSi Hydrogen Bonds. Inorg Chem 2005; 44:935-40. [PMID: 15859271 DOI: 10.1021/ic0487880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new uranium(VI) silicate, K5(UO2)2[Si4O12(OH)], has been synthesized by a high-temperature, high-pressure hydrothermal method. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcm (No. 57) with a = 13.1274(7) A, b = 12.2635(7) A, c = 22.233(1) A, and Z= 8. Its structure consists of unbranched chains of four silicate tetrahedra extending along the b axis linked together via corner-sharing by UO6 tetragonal bipyramids to form a 3-D framework, which delimits intersecting channels along the c and b axes to accommodate K+ cations. A hydrogen atom is bonded to a terminal oxygen of a terminal silicate in the oligosilicate anion. Adjacent chains are linked along the b axis by hydrogen bonds. The sample shows a resonance at 14.7 ppm the 1H MAS NMR spectrum, which is assigned to the SiO...HOSi hydrogen bond. A comparison of uranyl silicate structures is made.
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- Chih-Shan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan 3209, ROC
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Huang CR, Lin SS, Chou MY, Ho CC, Wang L, Lee YL, Chen CS, Yang CC. Demonstration of different modes of cell death upon herpes simplex virus 1 infection in different types of oral cells. Acta Virol 2005; 49:7-15. [PMID: 15929393] [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: 05/02/2023]
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The effects of Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection on five different types of oral cancerous cells (neck metastasis of gingival carcinoma (GNM) cells and tongue squamous cells of carcinoma (TSCCa) and non-cancerous cells (buccal mucosal fibroblasts (BF), gingival fibroblasts (GF), oral submucosal fibrosis cells (OSF)) and one type of non-oral cancerous cells (KB cells) were investigated. In HSV-1-infected cells the cell viability, CPE, viral antigens accumulation, caspase-3 activity, annexin V binding and DNA fragmentation were estimated. Three different forms or pathways of cell death were considered: apoptosis (the presence or rise of caspase-3 activity, DNA fragmentation and annexin V binding), slow cell death (the presence or rise of DNA fragmentation, the absence or decline of caspase-3 activity and annexin V binding), and necrosis (the absence of decline of caspase-3 activity, DNA fragmentation and annexin V binding). The viability of all cell types, except for KB cells, was reduced by the infection. CPE and viral antigens data demonstrated that all six types of cells could be infected with HSV-1. Upon HSV-1 infection there occurred (i) a classical apoptosis in GF cells, (ii) apoptosis in the early phase of infection and necrosis in the late phase of infection in GNM and TSCCa cells, (iii) slow cell death followed by necrosis in BF and OSF cells (however, these cells showed a different type of CPE), (iv) a classical slow cell death in KB cells. It is hypothesized that HSV-1 infection has a potential to induce several distinct pathways leading to cell death or several forms of cell death. Moreover, more than one pathway may be involved in the death of particular cell type. As HSV-1 was demonstrated to infect different oral and non-oral cells and cause different pathways or forms of cell death, the safety of using HSV-1 as a vector for gene therapy should be re-considered.
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- C R Huang
- Institute of Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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