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Chen XM, Wang XJ, Xu SC, Zhang XL, Wang DS, Shan SG, Hu XW. [Marked improvement in rheumatoid lung nodules after treatment with tocilizumab combined with glucocorticoids and leflunomide: a case report and literature review]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:232-236. [PMID: 38448173 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20231116-00315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic autoimmune disorder, is characterized by erosive inflammation of bone and cartilage, leading to progressive joint destruction. Pulmonary involvement occurs in approximately 60% of RA patients, manifests most commonly as interstitial lung disease and, less commonly, as rheumatoid lung nodules. Here, we report a 50-year-old woman, non-smoker, with recurrent cough and sputum of 7 years' duration, accompanied by a chest CT showing multiple cavitary nodules in both lungs. She had been treated empirically at several medical centers and was finally diagnosed with rheumatoid lung nodules. Marked improvement in rheumatoid lung nodules was observed after treatment with tocilizumab in combination with glucocorticoids and leflunomide. The aim of this study was to improve clinicians' understanding of rheumatoid lung nodules by analyzing the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of this case, and reviewing the relevant medical literature.
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- X M Chen
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rare Diseases Center of Diagnosis and Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Radiology, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rare Diseases Center of Diagnosis and Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China
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Hassan M, Pavošević F, Wang DS, Flick J. Simulating Polaritonic Ground States on Noisy Quantum Devices. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1373-1381. [PMID: 38287217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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The recent advent of quantum algorithms for noisy quantum devices offers a new route toward simulating strong light-matter interactions of molecules in optical cavities for polaritonic chemistry. In this work, we introduce a general framework for simulating electron-photon-coupled systems on small, noisy quantum devices. This method is based on the variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) with the polaritonic unitary coupled cluster (PUCC) ansatz. To achieve chemical accuracy, we exploit various symmetries in qubit reduction methods, such as electron-photon parity, and use recently developed error mitigation schemes, such as the reference zero-noise extrapolation method. We explore the robustness of the VQE-PUCC approach across a diverse set of regimes for the bond length, cavity frequency, and coupling strength of the H2 molecule in an optical cavity. To quantify the performance, we measure two properties: ground-state energy, fundamentally relevant to chemical reactivity, and photon number, an experimentally accessible general indicator of electron-photon correlation.
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- Mohammad Hassan
- Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, 162 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, United States
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Xiang S, Zheng LB, Zhu L, Gao Y, Wang DS, Liu SL, Zhang S, Wang TY, Lu Y. [Radiomics-based prediction of microsatellite instability in stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ rectal cancer patients based on T2WI MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:782-787. [PMID: 37491171 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20230315-00106] [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: 07/27/2023]
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Objective: To examine the radiomics model based on high-resolution T2WI and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting microsatellite stability in patients with stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ rectal cancer. Methods: From February 2016 to October 2020, 175 patients with stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ rectal cancer who met the inclusion criteria were retrospectively collected. There were 119 males and 56 females, aged (63.9±9.4) years (range: 37 to 85 years), including 152 patients with microsatellite stability and 23 patients with microsatellite instability. All patients were randomly divided into the training group (n=123) and the validation group (n=52) with a ratio of 7∶3. The region of interest was labeled on the T2WI and DWI images of each patient using the ITK-SNAP software, and PyRadiomics was used to extract seven kinds of radiomics features. After removing redundant features and normalizing features, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operation were used for feature selection. One clinical model, three radiomics models and one clinical-radiomics model were constructed in the training group based on a support vector machine. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were used to evaluate the performance of the models in the verification group. Results: Three clinical features (age, degree of tumor differentiation, and distance from the lower edge of the tumor to the anal edge) and six radiomics features (two DWI-related features and four T2WI-related features) most related to microsatellite status of rectal cancer patients were selected. The AUC of the clinical-radiomics model in the training group was 0.95. In the validation group, the AUC was 0.81, better than the clinical model (0.68, Z=0.71, P=0.04), and equivalent to the T2WI+DWI model (0.82, Z=0.21, P=0.83). Conclusions: Radiomic features based on preoperative T2WI and DWI were related to microsatellite stability in patients with stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ rectal cancer and showed a high classification efficiency. The model based on the features provided a noninvasive and convenient tool for preoperative determination of microsatellite stability in rectal cancer patients.
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- S Xiang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer-Assisted Surgery, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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Xu XH, Wang Y, Wei FS, Feng XS, Bo MH, Tang HW, Wang DS, Bian L, Wang BY, Zhang WY, Huang YS, Li Z, Guo JP, Zuo PB, Jiang CW, Xu XJ, Zhou ZL, Zou P. Characteristics of flight delays during solar flares. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6101. [PMID: 37055539 PMCID: PMC10102245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Solar flares are one of the severest solar activities that have important effects on near-Earth space. Previous studies have shown that flight arrival delays increase as a result of solar flares, but the intrinsic mechanism behind this relationship is still unknown. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of flight departure delays during 57 solar X-ray events by using a huge amount of flight data (~ 5 × 106 records) gathered over a 5-year period. It is found that the average flight departure delay time during solar X-ray events increased by 20.68% (7.67 min) compared to quiet periods. Our analysis also revealed apparent time and latitude dependencies, with flight delays being more serious on the dayside than on the nightside and longer (shorter) delays tending to occur in lower (higher) latitude airports during solar X-ray events. Furthermore, our results suggest that the intensity of solar flares (soft X-ray flux) and the Solar Zenith Angle directly modulate flight departure delay time and delay rate. These results indicate that communication interferences caused by solar flares directly affect flight departure delays. This work expands our conventional understanding of the impacts of solar flares on human society and provides new insights for preventing or coping with flight delays.
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- X H Xu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China.
- Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Travelsky Mobile Technology Limited, Beijing, China
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- Travelsky Mobile Technology Limited, Beijing, China
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- Travelsky Mobile Technology Limited, Beijing, China
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- Travelsky Mobile Technology Limited, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Institute for Frontiers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Planetary and Space Physics Group, Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Numerical Prediction for Space Storm, Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Engler-Chiurazzi EB, Russell AE, Povroznik JM, McDonald KO, Porter KN, Wang DS, Hammock J, Billig BK, Felton CC, Yilmaz A, Schreurs BG, O'Callaghan JD, Zwezdaryk KJ, Simpkins JW. Intermittent systemic exposure to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation disrupts hippocampal long-term potentiation and impairs cognition in aging male mice. Brain Behav Immun 2023; 108:279-291. [PMID: 36549577 PMCID: PMC10019559 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Age-related cognitive decline, a common component of the brain aging process, is associated with significant impairment in daily functioning and quality of life among geriatric adults. While the complexity of mechanisms underlying cognitive aging are still being elucidated, microbial exposure and the multifactorial inflammatory cascades associated with systemic infections are emerging as potential drivers of neurological senescence. The negative cognitive and neurobiological consequences of a single pathogen-associated inflammatory experience, such as that modeled through treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), are well documented. Yet, the brain aging impacts of repeated, intermittent inflammatory challenges are less well studied. To extend the emerging literature assessing the impact of infection burden on cognitive function among normally aging mice, here, we repeatedly exposed adult mice to intermittent LPS challenges during the aging period. Male 10-month-old C57BL6 mice were systemically administered escalating doses of LPS once every two weeks for 2.5 months. We evaluated cognitive consequences using the non-spatial step-through inhibitory avoidance task, and both spatial working and reference memory versions of the Morris water maze. We also probed several potential mechanisms, including cortical and hippocampal cytokine/chemokine gene expression, as well as hippocampal neuronal function via extracellular field potential recordings. Though there was limited evidence for an ongoing inflammatory state in cortex and hippocampus, we observed impaired learning and memory and a disruption of hippocampal long-term potentiation. These data suggest that a history of intermittent exposure to LPS-induced inflammation is associated with subtle but significantly impaired cognition among normally aging mice. The broader impact of these findings may have important implications for standard of care involving infections in aging individuals or populations at-risk for dementia.
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- E B Engler-Chiurazzi
- Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70114, USA; Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; Department of Biology, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA 16563, USA; Magee Women's Research Institute, Allied Member, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70114, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70114, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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We study the dissociation dynamics of a diatomic molecule, modeled as a Morse oscillator, coupled to an optical cavity. A marked suppression of the dissociation probability, both classical and quantum, is observed for cavity frequencies significantly below the fundamental transition frequency of the molecule. We show that the suppression in the probability is due to the nonlinearity of the dipole function. The effect can be rationalized entirely in terms of the structures in the classical phase space of the model system.
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- Subhadip Mondal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016, India
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016, India
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Wang DS, Flick J, Yelin SF. Chemical reactivity under collective vibrational strong coupling. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:224304. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0124551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent experiments of chemical reactions in optical cavities have shown great promise to alter and steer chemical reactions, but still remain poorly understood theoretically. In particular, the origin of resonant effects between the cavity and certain vibrational modes in the collective limit is still subject to active research. In this paper, we study the unimolecular dissociation reactions of many molecules, collectively interacting with an infrared cavity mode, through their vibrational dipole moment. We find that the reaction rate can slow down by increasing the number of aligned molecules, if the cavity mode is resonant with a vibrational mode of the molecules. We also discover a simple scaling relation that scales with the collective Rabi splitting, to estimate the onset of reaction rate modification by collective vibrational strong coupling and numerically demonstrate these effects for up to 104 molecules.
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- Derek S. Wang
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
- Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
- Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Li JA, Xu YL, Ding N, Ji Y, Liu LX, Rao SX, Zhang YQ, Yao XZ, Fan Y, Huang C, Zhou YH, Wu LL, Dong Y, Zhang L, Rong YF, Kuang TT, Xu XF, Liu L, Wang DS, Jin DY, Lou WH, Wu WC. [Pancreas multidisciplinary team optimizes the diagnosis and treatment of pancreas-related diseases and improves the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:666-673. [PMID: 35775259 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20220408-00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objectives: To evaluate the role of pancreas multidisciplinary team(MDT) clinic in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases,patient compliance with MDT advice,and the impact of MDT on the postoperative survival of patients with pancreatic cancer. Methods: The study included 927 patients(554 males,373 females,aged (58.1±13.3)years (range: 15 to 89 years)) that had visited the pancreas MDT clinic of Zhongshan Hospital from May 2015 to December 2021,and 677 patients(396 males, 281 females, aged (63.6±8.9)years(range: 32 to 95 years)) who underwent radical surgery and with pathologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma from January 2012 to December 2020,of whom 79 patients had attended the pancreas MDT. The clinical and pathological data were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Diseases were classified in accordance with 2010 WHO classification of tumors of the digestive system and usual clinical practices. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for drawing the survival curve and calculating the survival rate. The univariate analysis was done by Log-rank test and the multivariate analysis was done by COX proportional hazards model. Survival rates were compared using χ2 test. Results: Among the 927 patients that had visited the MDT clinic,233 patients(25.1%) were referred due to undetermined diagnosis. A direct diagnosis was made in 109 cases (46.8%,109/233) by the MDT clinic, of which 98 were consistent with the final diagnosis,resulting in an accuracy of 89.9%(98/109). The direct diagnosis rate in the recent years(36.6%(41/112),from June 2019 to December 2021) decreased compared to that in the previous years(56.2%(68/121),from May 2015 to May 2019),yet the accuracy in the recent years(90.2%,37/41) was basically the same as before (89.7%,61/68). The rate of compliance of the entire cohort was 71.5%(663/927), with the compliance rate in the recent two and a half years(81.4%,338/415) remarkably higher than that in the previous four years(63.4%,325/512). Patients with pancreatic cancer that attended the MDT exhibited a trend toward longer median postoperative survival than patients that did not attend the MDT,but the difference was not statistically significant(35.2 months vs.30.2 months,P>0.05). The 1-year and 3-year survival rates of patients that attended the MDT were significanly higher than patients that did not attend the MDT(88.6% vs. 78.4%,P<0.05;32.9% vs. 21.9%,P<0.05,respectively),but the 5-year survival rate was not statistically different(7.6% vs. 4.8%,P>0.05). Conclusions: The pancreas MDT clinic is an accurate and convenient way to diagnose intractable pancreatic diseases,and in the recent years the patients' compliance rate with MDT advice has increased. Pancreatic cancer patients that have attended the MDT have higher 1-year and 3-year postoperative survival rates,but the long-term survival benefits of MDT still needs to be proved by clinical studies on a larger scale.
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- J A Li
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pathology,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Radiology,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Endoscopy Center,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Radiology,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Liver Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Radiotherapy,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Ultrasound,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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Wang DS, Neuman T, Yelin SF, Flick J. Cavity-Modified Unimolecular Dissociation Reactions via Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:3317-3324. [PMID: 35389664 PMCID: PMC9036583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
While the emerging field of vibrational polariton chemistry has the potential to overcome traditional limitations of synthetic chemistry, the underlying mechanism is not yet well understood. Here, we explore how the dynamics of unimolecular dissociation reactions that are rate-limited by intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) can be modified inside an infrared optical cavity. We study a classical model of a bent triatomic molecule, where the two outer atoms are bound by anharmonic Morse potentials to the center atom coupled to a harmonic bending mode. We show that an optical cavity resonantly coupled to particular anharmonic vibrational modes can interfere with IVR and alter unimolecular dissociation reaction rates when the cavity mode acts as a reservoir for vibrational energy. These results lay the foundation for further theoretical work toward understanding the intriguing experimental results of vibrational polaritonic chemistry within the context of IVR.
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- Derek S. Wang
- Harvard
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- E-mail:
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- IPCMS
de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 (CNRS − Université
de Strasbourg), 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Department
of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- E-mail:
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- Center
for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron
Institute, New York, New York 10010, United
States
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Wang DS, Anali İ, Yelin SF. Entangled photons from composite cascade emitters. Opt Express 2022; 30:11317-11330. [PMID: 35473079 DOI: 10.1364/oe.452935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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One of the most versatile sources for entangled photons are emitters that interact via more than one tunable mechanism. Here, we demonstrate how hybridization and dipole-dipole interactions-potentially simultaneously available in colloidal quantum dots and molecular aggregates-leveraged in conjunction can couple simple, well understood emitters into composite emitters with flexible control over the level structure. We show that cascade decay through carefully designed level structures can result in emission of frequency-entangled photons with Bell states and three-photon GHZ states as example cases. These results pave the way toward rational design of quantum optical emitters of entangled photons.
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Wang DS, Yelin SF, Flick J. Defect Polaritons from First Principles. ACS Nano 2021; 15:15142-15152. [PMID: 34459200 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Control over the optical properties of defects in solid-state materials is necessary for their application in quantum technologies. In this study, we demonstrate, from first principles, how to tune these properties via the formation of defect polaritons in an optical cavity. We show that the polaritonic splitting that shifts the absorption energy of the lower polariton is much higher than can be expected from a Jaynes-Cummings interaction. We also find that the absorption intensity of the lower polariton increases by several orders of magnitude, suggesting a possible route toward overcoming phonon-limited single-photon emission from defect centers. These findings are a result of an effective continuum of electronic transitions near the lowest-lying electronic transition that dramatically enhances the strength of the light-matter interaction. We expect our findings to spur experimental investigations of strong light-matter coupling between defect centers and cavity photons for applications in quantum technologies.
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- Derek S Wang
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, United States
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Scalable quantum information systems would store, manipulate, and transmit quantum information locally and across a quantum network, but no single qubit technology is currently robust enough to perform all necessary tasks. Defect centers in solid-state materials have emerged as potential intermediaries between other physical manifestations of qubits, such as superconducting qubits and photonic qubits, to leverage their complementary advantages. It remains an open question, however, how to design and to control quantum interfaces to defect centers. Such interfaces would enable quantum information to be moved seamlessly between different physical systems. Understanding and constructing the required interfaces would, therefore, unlock the next big steps in quantum computing, sensing, and communications. In this Perspective, we highlight promising coupling mechanisms, including dipole-, phonon-, and magnon-mediated interactions, and discuss how contributions from nanotechnologists will be paramount in realizing quantum information processors in the near-term.
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- Derek S Wang
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Two-dimensional materials can be crafted with structural precision approaching the atomic scale, enabling quantum defects-by-design. These defects are frequently described as "artificial atoms" and are emerging optically addressable spin qubits. However, interactions and coupling of such artificial atoms with each other, in the presence of the lattice, warrants further investigation. Here we present the formation of "artificial molecules" in solids, introducing a chemical degree of freedom in control of quantum optoelectronic materials. Specifically, in monolayer hexagonal boron nitride as our model system, we observe configuration- and distance-dependent dissociation curves and hybridization of defect orbitals within the bandgap into bonding and antibonding orbitals, with splitting energies ranging from ∼10 meV to nearly 1 eV. We calculate the energetics of cis and trans out-of-plane defect pairs CHB-CHB against an in-plane defect pair CB-CB and find that in-plane defect pair interacts more strongly than out-of-plane pairs. We demonstrate an application of this chemical degree of freedom by varying the distance between CB and VN of CBVN and observe changes in the predicted peak absorption wavelength from the visible to the near-infrared spectral band. We envision leveraging this chemical degree of freedom of defect complexes to precisely control and tune defect properties toward engineering robust quantum memories and quantum emitters for quantum information science.
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- Derek S Wang
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, United States
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Cavity-mediated light-matter coupling can dramatically alter opto-electronic and physico-chemical properties of a molecule. Ab initio theoretical predictions of these systems need to combine non-perturbative, many-body electronic structure theory-based methods with cavity quantum electrodynamics and theories of open-quantum systems. Here, we generalize quantum-electrodynamical density functional theory to account for dissipative dynamics of the cavity and describe coupled cavity-single molecule interactions in the weak-to-strong-coupling regimes. Specifically, to establish this generalized technique, we study excited-state dynamics and spectral responses of benzene and toluene under weak-to-strong light-matter coupling. By tuning the coupling, we achieve cavity-mediated energy transfer between electronically excited states. This generalized ab initio quantum-electrodynamical density functional theory treatment can be naturally extended to describe cavity-mediated interactions in arbitrary electromagnetic environments, accessing correlated light-matter observables and thereby closing the gap between electronic structure theory, quantum optics, and nanophotonics.
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- Derek S Wang
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Liu SH, Hou XY, Zhang XX, Liu GW, Xin FJ, Wang JG, Zhang DL, Wang DS, Lu Y. [Establishment and validation of a predictive nomogram model for advanced gastric cancer with perineural invasion]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 23:1059-1066. [PMID: 33212554 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200103-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: Peripheral nerve invasion (PNI) is associated with local recurrence and poor prognosis in patients with advanced gastric cancer. A risk-assessment model based on preoperative indicators for predicting PNI of gastric cancer may help to formulate a more reasonable and accurate individualized diagnosis and treatment plan. Methods: Inclusion criteria: (1) electronic gastroscopy and enhanced CT examination of the upper abdomen were performed before surgery; (2) radical gastric cancer surgery (D2 lymph node dissection, R0 resection) was performed; (3) no distant metastasis was confirmed before and during operation; (4) postoperative pathology showed an advanced gastric cancer (T2-4aN0-3M0), and the clinical data was complete. Those who had other malignant tumors at the same time or in the past, and received neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy or immunotherapy before surgery were excluded. In this retrospective case-control study, 550 patients with advanced gastric cancer who underwent curative gastrectomy between September 2017 and June 2019 were selected from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University for modeling and internal verification, including 262 (47.6%) PNI positive and 288 (52.4%) PNI negative patients. According to the same standard, clinical data of 50 patients with advanced gastric cancer who underwent radical surgery from July to November 2019 in Qingdao Municipal Hospital were selected for external verification of the model. There were no statistically significant differences between the clinical data of internal verification and external verification (all P>0.05). Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to determine the independent risk factors for PNI in advanced gastric cancer, and the clinical indicators with statistically significant difference were used to establish a preoperative nomogram model through R software. The Bootstrap method was applied as internal verification to show the robustness of the model. The discrimination of the nomogram was determined by calculating the average consistency index (C-index). The calibration curve was used to evaluate the consistency of the predicted results with the actual results. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test was used to examine the goodness of fit of the discriminant model. During external verification, the corresponding C-index index was also calculated. The area under ROC curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive ability of the nomogram in the internal verification and external verification groups. Results: A total of 550 patients were identified in this study, 262 (47.6%) of which had PNI. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that carcinoembryonic antigen level ≥ 5 μg/L (OR=5.870, 95% CI: 3.281-10.502, P<0.001), tumor length ≥5 cm (OR=5.539,95% CI: 3.165-9.694, P<0.001), mixed Lauren classification (OR=2.611, 95%CI: 1.272-5.360, P=0.009), cT3 stage (OR=13.053, 95% CI: 5.612-30.361, P<0.001) and the presence of lymph node metastasis (OR=4.826, 95% CI: 2.729-8.533, P<0.001) were significant independent risk factors of PNI in advanced gastric cancer (all P<0.05). Based on these results, diffused Lauren classification and cT4 stage were included to establish a predictive nomogram model. CEA ≥ 5 μg/L was for 68 points, tumor length ≥ 5 cm was for 67 points, mixed Lauren classification was for 21 points, diffused Lauren classification was for 38 points, cT3 stage was for 75 points, cT4 stage was for 100 points, and lymph node metastasis was for 62 points. Adding the scores of all risk factors was total score, and the probability corresponding to the total score was the probability that the model predicted PNI in advanced gastric cancer before surgery. The internal verification result revealed that the AUC of nomogram was 0.935, which was superior than that of any single variable, such as CEA, Lauren classification, cT stage, tumor length and lymph node metastasis (AUC: 0.731, 0.595, 0.838, 0.757 and 0.802, respectively). The external verification result revealed the AUC of nomogram was 0.828. The C-ndex was 0.931 after internal verification. External verification showed a C-index of 0.828 from the model. The calibration curve showed that the predictive results were good in accordance with the actual results (P=0.415). Conclusion: A nomogram model constructed by CEA, tumor length, Lauren classification (mixed, diffuse), cT stage, and lymph node metastasis can predict the PNI of advanced gastric cancer before surgery.
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- S H Liu
- Department of general surgery Medical center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Health Management Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of general surgery Medical center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of general surgery Medical center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266011, China
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- Department of general surgery Medical center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of general surgery Medical center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China; Shangdong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer-assisted Surgery, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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Neuman T, Wang DS, Narang P. Nanomagnonic Cavities for Strong Spin-Magnon Coupling and Magnon-Mediated Spin-Spin Interactions. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:247702. [PMID: 33412028 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.247702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We present a theoretical approach to use ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic nanoparticles as microwave nanomagnonic cavities to concentrate microwave magnetic fields into deeply subwavelength volumes ∼10^{-13} mm^{3}. We show that the field in such nanocavities can efficiently couple to isolated spin emitters (spin qubits) positioned close to the nanoparticle surface reaching the single magnon-spin strong-coupling regime and mediate efficient long-range quantum state transfers between isolated spin emitters. Nanomagnonic cavities thus pave the way toward magnon-based quantum networks and magnon-mediated quantum gates.
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- Tomáš Neuman
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Contreras LM, Gonzalez-Rivera JC, Baldridge KC, Wang DS, Chuvalo-Abraham J, Ruiz LH. Understanding the Functional Impact of VOC-Ozone Mixtures on the Chemistry of RNA in Epithelial Lung Cells. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2020; 2020:Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2020 Jul;(201):3-43.. [PMID: 32845096 PMCID: PMC7448316] [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: 06/11/2023] Open
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Introduction Ambient air pollution is associated with premature death caused by heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer. Recent studies have suggested that ribonucleic acid (RNA) oxidation is a sensitive environment-related biomarker that is implicated in pathogenesis. Aims and Methods We used a novel approach that integrated RNA-Seq analysis with detection by immunoprecipitation techniques of the prominent RNA oxidative modification 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG). Our goal was to uncover specific messenger RNA (mRNA) oxidation induced by mixtures of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ozone in healthy human epithelial lung cells. To this end, we exposed the BEAS-2B human epithelial lung cell line to the gas- and particle-phase products formed from reactions of 790 ppb acrolein (ACR) and 670 ppb methacrolein (MACR) with 4 ppm ozone. Results Using this approach, we identified 222 potential direct targets of oxidation belonging to previously described pathways, as well as uncharacterized pathways, after air pollution exposures. We demonstrated the effect of our VOC-ozone mixtures on the morphology and actin cytoskeleton of lung cells, suggesting the influence of selective mRNA oxidation in members of pathways regulating physical components of the cells. In addition, we observed the influence of the VOC-ozone mixtures on metabolic cholesterol synthesis, likely implicated as a result of the incidence of mRNA oxidation and the deregulation of protein levels of squalene synthase (farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 [FDFT1]), a key enzyme in endogenous cholesterol biosynthesis. Conclusions Overall, our findings indicate that air pollution influences the accumulation of 8-oxoG in transcripts of epithelial lung cells that largely belong to stress-induced signaling and metabolic and structural pathways. A strength of the study was that it combined traditional transcriptome analysis with transcriptome-wide 8-oxoG mapping to facilitate the discovery of underlying processes not characterized by earlier approaches. Investigation of the processes mediated by air pollution oxidation of RNA molecules in primary cells and animal models needs to be explored in future studies. Our research has thus opened new avenues to further inform the relationship between atmospheric agents on the one hand and cellular responses on the other that are implicated in diseases.
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- L M Contreras
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
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Xu JH, Zhou XM, Ma JL, Liu SS, Zhang MS, Zheng XF, Zhang XY, Liu GW, Zhang XX, Lu Y, Wang DS. [Application of convolutional neural network to risk evaluation of positive circumferential resection margin of rectal cancer by magnetic resonance imaging]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 23:572-577. [PMID: 32521977 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20191023-00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the feasibility of using faster regional convolutional neural network (Faster R-CNN) to evaluate the status of circumferential resection margin (CRM) of rectal cancer in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-1800017410). Case inclusion criteria: (1) the positive area of CRM was located between the plane of the levator ani, anal canal and peritoneal reflection; (2) rectal malignancy was confirmed by electronic colonoscopy and histopathological examination; (3) positive CRM was confirmed by postoperative pathology or preoperative high-resolution MRI. Exclusion criteria: patients after neoadjuvant therapy, recurrent cancer after surgery, poor quality images, giant tumor with extensive necrosis and tissue degeneration, and rectal tissue construction changes in previous pelvic surgery. According to the above criteria, MRI plain scan images of 350 patients with rectal cancer and positive CRM in The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from July 2016 to June 2019 were collected. The patients were classified by gender and tumor position, and randomly assigned to the training group (300 cases) and the validation group (50 cases) at a ratio of 6:1 by computer random number method. The CRM positive region was identified on the T2WI image using the LabelImg software. The identified training group images were used to iteratively train and optimize parameters of the Faster R-CNN model until the network converged to obtain the best deep learning model. The test set data were used to evaluate the recognition performance of the artificial intelligence platform. The selected indicators included accuracy, sensitivity, positive predictive value, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, areas under the ROC curves (AUC), and the time taken to identify a single image. Results: The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the CRM status determined by the trained Faster R-CNN artificial intelligence approach were 0.884, 0.857, 0.898, 0.807, and 0.926, respectively; the AUC was 0.934 (95% CI: 91.3% to 95.4%). The Faster R-CNN model's automatic recognition time for a single image was 0.2 s. Conclusion: The artificial intelligence model based on Faster R-CNN for the identification and segmentation of CRM-positive MRI images of rectal cancer is established, which can complete the risk assessment of CRM-positive areas caused by in-situ tumor invasion and has the application value of preliminary screening.
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- J H Xu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China
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Yang SJ, Gu YQ, Luo T, Qi LX, Zhang CC, Tong Z, Wang DS, Wu ZJ. Left subclavian artery stenosis treated with covered stent. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 33:1875-1878. [PMID: 31984686 DOI: 10.23812/19-219-l] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- S J Yang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Institute of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Resources, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Institute of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Li JA, Wu WC, Ji Y, Liu LX, Rao SX, Wang DS, Zhang YQ, Yao XZ, Fan Y, Huang C, Zhou YH, Lou WH. [Diagnostic value and patient compliance of a pancreas-oriented multidisciplinary clinic: a retrospective analysis from a Chinese pancreatic disease center]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:912-916. [PMID: 31826595 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2019.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the role of multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinic in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases and patient compliance with MDT advice in the current medical system. Methods: The study included 512 patients that had visited the pancreas-oriented MDT clinic of Zhongshan Hospital between May 2015 and May 2019.The clinical and pathological data were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Diseases were classified in accordance with 2010 WHO classification of tumors of the digestive system and usual clinical practices. Compliance was determined according to whether a patient received corresponding therapies or undergoing further checks or follow-ups. Results: Among the 512 patients that had visited the MDT clinic, 121 patients were referred due to undetermined diagnosis. Classified according to the final diagnosis, the rate of undetermined diagnosis in different disease categories from high to low in order was inflammatory diseases of the pancreas (75.0%, 24/32), other lesions of the pancreas (56.1%,23/41), pancreatic cystic lesions (19.1%,17/89), pancreatic carcinomas (18.3%,48/262) and pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNEN)(10.2%,9/88). The MDT clinic made diagnosis to 68 patients directly with an accuracy of 89.7%. The rate of compliance in the entire cohort was 63.4%. The rate of compliance of patients from June 2017 to May 2019 (68.4%) was higher than that of patients from May 2015 to May 2017(59.6%). The compliance rate of patients in different disease categories from high to low in order was inflammatory diseases of the pancreas(84.4%, 27/32), pancreatic carcinomas (67.9%, 178/262), pNEN(60.2%,53/88), other lesions of the pancreas (56.1%,23/41), and pancreatic cystic lesions(49.4%, 44/89). The compliance rate of patients with different MDT advice from high to low in order was best supportive care(78.6%,22/28), antitumor approaches beyond surgery(71.6%,159/222), further tests(62.6%, 77/123), surgery(53.7%, 65/121) and follow-up(49.2%, 31/63). In patients suggested for surgery, the compliance rate of patients with carcinomas(67.4%, 33/49) was higher than patients with other kinds of neoplasms. Conclusions: MDT clinic could facilitate the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases conveniently and inexpensively. The overall compliance rate of MDT clinic patients is rather low, and patients with carcinomas have a relative high rate of compliance with the suggestion of surgery.
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- J A Li
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Li JA, Han X, Fang Y, Zhang L, Lou WH, Xu XF, Wu WC, Kuang TT, Wang DS, Rong YF. [The value of preoperative CA19-9 combined with platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting invasive malignancy in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:170-175. [PMID: 30861644 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore preoperative predictive markers for invasive malignancy in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm(IPMN). Methods: The retrospective case-controlled study was adopted.Seventy-nine patients who underwent surgery and with pathologically confirmed IPMN from January 2005 to December 2014 at Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University were enrolled.Forty-six patients were male and 33 were female,with an average age of (62.9±8.9)years (range:37-82 years).Tumor sites:56 tumors were located at the head of the pancreas,22 were located at the body and tail of the pancreas,and 1 was located across the whole pancreas.Surgical procedures: 51 patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy, 22 patients underwent distal pancreatectomy, 4 patients underwent segmental pancreatectomy and 2 patients underwent total pancreatectomy.IPMNs were classified into non-invasive lesions and invasive carcinomas according to the histopathological findings of the tumor.Thirty-two tumors were non-invasive lesions and 47 were invasive carcinomas.The preoperative findings were compared between patients with non-invasive IPMN and patients with invasive carcinoma by univariate analysis using t test and χ(2) test accordingly,and factors with statistically significance were subsequently submitted to multivariate analysis. Results: Univariate analysis showed that tumor size(P=0.022), carcinoembryonic antigen(P=0.012), CA19-9(P=0.011), lymphocytes(P=0.034), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(P=0.010)and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio(PLR)(P=0.004)were predictive markers with statistical significance.Multivariate analysis showed that CA19-9(P=0.012)and PLR(P=0.025) were independent predictive markers for invasive malignancy in IPMN.The area under curve of the combination factor of CA19-9 and PLR(0.864) was larger than that of CA19-9(0.806) or PLR(0.685) alone, and all the authentic indicators of the combination factor were better than those of each alone. Conclusions: CA19-9 and PLR are independent predictive markers for invasive malignancy in IPMN.The combination of CA19-9 and PLR has improved efficacy than each alone.
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- J A Li
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zhang D, Geng ZM, Chen C, Zhang YJ, Qiu YH, Yang N, Wang DS, Wang XZ, Song TQ, Lou JY, Li JT, Mao XH, Duan WB, Li SP, Lao XM, Zhao XQ, Chen YJ, Zhang L, Qiu YD, Liu YY, Zeng W, Gong ZH, Tang JS, Liu QG, Quan ZW. [Pilot study of the relationship between clinical classification of gallbladder cancer and prognosis: a retrospective multicenter clinical study]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:258-264. [PMID: 30929370 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives: To propose a novel clinical classification system of gallbladder cancer, and to investigate the differences of clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis based on patients who underwent radical resection with different types of gallbladder cancer. Methods: The clinical data of 1 059 patients with gallbladder cancer underwent radical resection in 12 institutions in China from January 2013 to December 2017 were retrospectively collected and analyzed.There were 389 males and 670 females, aged (62.0±10.5)years(range:22-88 years).According to the location of tumor and the mode of invasion,the tumors were divided into peritoneal type, hepatic type, hepatic hilum type and mixed type, the surgical procedures were divided into regional radical resection and extended radical resection.The correlation between different types and T stage, N stage, vascular invasion, neural invasion, median survival time and surgical procedures were analyzed.Rates were compared by χ(2) test, survival analysis was carried by Kaplan-Meier and Log-rank test. Results: Regional radical resection was performed in 940 cases,including 81 cases in T1 stage,859 cases in T2-T4 stage,119 cases underwent extended radical resection;R0 resection was achieved in 990 cases(93.5%).The overall median survival time was 28 months.There were 81 patients in Tis-T1 stage and 978 patients in T2-T4 stage.The classification of gallbladder cancer in patients with T2-T4 stage: 345 cases(35.3%)of peritoneal type, 331 cases(33.8%) of hepatic type, 122 cases(12.5%) of hepatic hilum type and 180 cases(18.4%) of mixed type.T stage(χ(2)=288.60,P<0.01),N stage(χ(2)=68.10, P<0.01), vascular invasion(χ(2)=128.70, P<0.01)and neural invasion(χ(2)=54.30, P<0.01)were significantly correlated with the classification.The median survival time of peritoneal type,hepatic type,hepatic hilum type and mixed type was 48 months,21 months,16 months and 11 months,respectively(χ(2)=80.60,P<0.01).There was no significant difference in median survival time between regional radical resection and extended radical resection in the peritoneal type,hepatic type,hepatic hilum type and mixed type(all P>0.05). Conclusion: With application of new clinical classification, different types of gallbladder cancer are proved to be correlated with TNM stage, malignant biological behavior and prognosis, which will facilitate us in preoperative evaluation,surgical planning and prognosis evaluation.
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- D Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, Oriental Hepatobiliary Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, Oriental Hepatobiliary Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, Oriental Hepatobiliary Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Yao LH, Wang GR, Cai Y, Ma Q, Wang DS, Xu L, Guo XL. [The expressions and diagnostic values of miR-18a and miR-21 in esophageal cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2019; 41:107-111. [PMID: 30862139 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2019.02.006] [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] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the expressional levels and diagnostic values of miR-18a and miR-21 in esophageal carcinoma. Methods: The expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 in esophageal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues from 45 esophageal cancer patients, peripheral blood from 45 esophageal cancer patients and 50 healthy donors respectively were detected by RT-PCR. The expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 in normal esophageal epithelial cell HET-1A, esophageal cancer cell lines including ECA109, KYSE150 and TE1 were also detected. Chemiluminescence immunoassay was used to quantitatively detect the concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), CYRFA21-1 and TPA (tissue polypeptide antigen) in peripheral blood serum from esophageal cancer patients and healthy controls. Meanwhile, the diagnostic effects of miR-18a and miR-21 on esophageal cancer were compared with those of tumor markers in serum. Results: The expression levels of miR-18a and miR-21 in esophageal cancer cells ECA109, KYSE150 and TE1 were 1.64±0.17, 1.62±0.19, 1.46±0.12 and 20.52±1.48, 6.73±0.73, 1.43±0.19, respectively, higher than those in normal esophageal epithelial cells (both P<0.01). The expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 in esophageal cancer tissues were 32.48±28.62 and 8.67±11.98, respectively, significantly higher than those in adjacent tissues (all P<0.001). The expression levels of miR-18a and miR-21 in peripheral blood of patients with esophageal cancer were 12.66±11.92 and 9.15±8.14, respectively, significantly higher than those in the normal control group (both P<0.001). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of miR-18a and miR-21 for diagnosis of esophageal cancer were 0.948 and 0.913 5, respectively. Compared with traditional esophageal tumor markers, the expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 were more sensitive in the diagnosis of esophageal cancer. The sensitivity and accuracy of the expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 combined with traditional esophageal tumor markers in diagnosis of esophageal cancer can be further improved to 97.8% and 68.4%, respectively. Conclusion: Our study reveals that the expressions of miR-18a and miR-21 play important roles in the diagnosis of esophageal cancer and may be potentially novel biomarkers.
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- L H Yao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/Department of Laboratory Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
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Yang ZH, Xu YM, Jiang XY, Lin JJ, Wang DS, Chen YL, Zhao HL. [The correlation between CT score of lung injury and oxygenation index in patients with acute hydrogen sulphide poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 35:691-694. [PMID: 29294524 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore correlation between chest CT score and oxygenation index in patients with acute hydrogen sulphide poisoning, whether CT score can be applied to assess acute lung injury after acute hydrogen sulfide poisoning and provide basis and reference. Methods: The clinic and a series of CT datas of 32 acute hydrogen sulphide poisoning cases were retrospectively analysed and compared, According to GBZ31-2002 (the diagnostic standard of occupational H(2)S acute poisoning) , these patients were divided into 2 grouds including moderate groud and severe groud; The CT score were improved, referenceing the scoring criteria of the chest X-ray; The difference of the CT score and the oxygenation index were analyzed between moderate and severe group in the acute phase and the disperse phase; The correlation between CT score and oxygenation index were analyzed. Results: The CT score in moderate poisoning group were lower than severe group (2.26±1.37 vs 10.44±2.55, 1.34±0.65 vs 4.55±2.45, all P<0.05) in the acute phase and the dissipation phase.The oxygen index of the 19 cases in the acute phase were 307.55±28.29, and the oxygen index of the 8 cases in the dissipation phase was 435.75±37.00; The oxygen index of the 9 cases in the acute phase and the dissipation phase were respectively 193.17±36.41, 347.67±44.49. The oxygen partial pressure and oxygenation index in severe group were significantly lower than those in moderate group (all P<0.01) in the acute phase and the dissipation phase. Pearman correlation analysis showed that the CT score were negatively correlated to the oxygen index in the acute phase and the dissipation phase, respectively (r=-0.97、-0.75, all P<0.01) . Conclusions: The CT score of lung injury and oxygenation index is negatively correlated. The CT score can be used to evaluate the degree of lung injury, and can be used in the evaluation of acute lung injury after acute hydrogen sulfide poisoning.
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- CT department of Wenling First People's Hospital, Taizhou 317500, China
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Lay A, Wang DS, Wisser MD, Mehlenbacher RD, Lin Y, Goodman MB, Mao WL, Dionne JA. Upconverting Nanoparticles as Optical Sensors of Nano- to Micro-Newton Forces. Nano Lett 2017; 17:4172-4177. [PMID: 28608687 PMCID: PMC6589185 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Mechanical forces affect a myriad of processes, from bone growth to material fracture to touch-responsive robotics. While nano- to micro-Newton forces are prevalent at the microscopic scale, few methods have the nanoscopic size and signal stability to measure them in vivo or in situ. Here, we develop an optical force-sensing platform based on sub-25 nm NaYF4 nanoparticles (NPs) doped with Yb3+, Er3+, and Mn2+. The lanthanides Yb3+ and Er3+ enable both photoluminescence and upconversion, while the energetically coupled d-metal Mn2+ adds force tunability through its crystal field sensitivity. Using a diamond anvil cell to exert up to 3.5 GPa pressure or ∼10 μN force per particle, we track stress-induced spectral responses. The red (660 nm) to green (520, 540 nm) emission ratio varies linearly with pressure, yielding an observed color change from orange to red for α-NaYF4 and from yellow-green to green for d-metal optimized β-NaYF4 when illuminated in the near infrared. Consistent readouts are recorded over multiple pressure cycles and hours of illumination. With the nanoscopic size, a dynamic range of 100 nN to 10 μN, and photostability, these nanoparticles lay the foundation for visualizing dynamic mechanical processes, such as stress propagation in materials and force signaling in organisms.
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- Alice Lay
- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Xu Q, Wang YC, Liu R, Brito LF, Kang L, Yu Y, Wang DS, Wu HJ, Liu A. Differential gene expression in the peripheral blood of Chinese Sanhe cattle exposed to severe cold stress. Genet Mol Res 2017; 16:gmr-16-02-gmr.16029593. [PMID: 28653738 DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Livestock is an important food resource for the inhabitants of cold regions, such as northern Asia and alpine regions, where agriculture is limited. In these regions, cold stress largely affects livestock production, thereby reducing the productivity and survival of animals. Despite the importance of breeding cold-tolerant animals, few studies have investigated the effects of cold stress on cattle. Furthermore, whether severe cold stress alters gene expression or affects molecular genetic mechanisms remains unknown. Thus, we investigated gene expression changes in the peripheral blood samples of the Chinese Sanhe cattle exposed to severe cold. A total of 193 genes were found to exhibit significant alteration in expression (P < 0.05; fold change > 1.3), with 107 genes showing upregulation and 86 showing downregulation after cold exposure. The differences in the expression of 10 selected genes were further validated by real-time qRT-PCR. Further analyses showed that these differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were predominantly associated with important biological pathways and gene networks, such as lipid metabolism and cell death and survival, which are potentially associated with severe cold-stress resistance. Identification and description of these cold stress-induced DEGs might lead to the discovery of novel blood biomarkers that could be used to assess cold-stress resistance in cattle. To our knowledge, this is the first genomic evidence of differences in the transcript expression pattern in cattle exposed to severe cold stress. Our findings provide insights on the potential molecular mechanisms underlying cold-stress response in cattle.
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- Q Xu
- Xiertala Cattle Breeding Farm, Hailaer Farm Buro, Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, Moguai Farm, Hailaer Farm Buro, Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding National Engineering, Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding National Engineering, Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, , , China
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, , , Canada
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- Xiertala Cattle Breeding Farm, Hailaer Farm Buro, Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, Moguai Farm, Hailaer Farm Buro, Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding National Engineering, Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, , , China
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Dziki JL, Giglio RM, Sicari BM, Wang DS, Gandhi RM, Londono R, Dearth CL, Badylak SF. The Effect of Mechanical Loading Upon Extracellular Matrix Bioscaffold-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Remodeling. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 24:34-46. [PMID: 28345417 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2017.0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mounting evidence suggests that site-appropriate loading of implanted extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds and the surrounding microenvironment is an important tissue remodeling determinant, although the role at the cellular level in ECM-mediated skeletal muscle remodeling remains unknown. This study evaluates crosstalk between progenitor cells and macrophages during mechanical loading in ECM-mediated skeletal muscle repair. Myoblasts were exposed to solubilized ECM bioscaffolds and were mechanically loaded at 10% strain, 1 Hz for 5 h. Conditioned media was collected and applied to bone marrow-derived macrophages followed by immunolabeling for proinflammatory M1-like markers and proremodeling M2-like markers. Macrophages were subjected to the same loading protocol and their secreted products were collected for myoblast migration, proliferation, and differentiation analysis. A mouse hind limb unloading volumetric muscle loss model was used to evaluate the effect of loading upon the skeletal muscle microenvironment after ECM implantation. Animals were sacrificed at 14 or 180 days. Isometric torque production was tested and tissue sections were immunolabeled for macrophage phenotype and muscle fiber content. Results show that loading augments the ability of myoblasts to promote an M2-like macrophage phenotype following exposure to ECM bioscaffolds. Mechanically loaded macrophages promote myoblast chemotaxis and differentiation. Lack of weight bearing impaired muscle remodeling as indicated by Masson's Trichrome stain. Isometric torque was significantly increased following ECM implantation when compared to controls, a response not present in the hind limb-unloaded group. This work provides an important mechanistic insight of the effects of rehabilitation upon ECM-mediated remodeling and could have broader implications in clinical practice, advocating multidisciplinary approaches to regenerative medicine, emphasizing rehabilitation.
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- Jenna L Dziki
- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,2 Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,3 Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,2 Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,3 Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,4 DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,2 Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,3 Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Xu AM, Wang DS, Shieh P, Cao Y, Melosh NA. Direct Intracellular Delivery of Cell-Impermeable Probes of Protein Glycosylation by Using Nanostraws. Chembiochem 2017; 18:623-628. [PMID: 28130882 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bioorthogonal chemistry is an effective tool for elucidating metabolic pathways and measuring cellular activity, yet its use is currently limited by the difficulty of getting probes past the cell membrane and into the cytoplasm, especially if more complex probes are desired. Here we present a simple and minimally perturbative technique to deliver functional probes of glycosylation into cells by using a nanostructured "nanostraw" delivery system. Nanostraws provide direct intracellular access to cells through fluid conduits that remain small enough to minimize cell perturbation. First, we demonstrate that our platform can deliver an unmodified azidosugar, N-azidoacetylmannosamine, into cells with similar effectiveness to a chemical modification strategy (peracetylation). We then show that the nanostraw platform enables direct delivery of an azidosugar modified with a charged uridine diphosphate group (UDP) that prevents intracellular penetration, thereby bypassing multiple enzymatic processing steps. By effectively removing the requirement for cell permeability from the probe, the nanostraws expand the toolbox of bioorthogonal probes that can be used to study biological processes on a single, easy-to-use platform.
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- Alexander M Xu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Present address: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, 91106, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 333 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Dziki JL, Wang DS, Pineda C, Sicari BM, Rausch T, Badylak SF. Solubilized extracellular matrix bioscaffolds derived from diverse source tissues differentially influence macrophage phenotype. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 105:138-147. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Jenna L. Dziki
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Department of Surgery; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Department of Surgery; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Ren XD, He H, Tong YQ, Ren YP, Yuan SQ, Liu R, Zuo CY, Wu K, Sui S, Wang DS. Experimental investigation on dynamic characteristics and strengthening mechanism of laser-induced cavitation bubbles. Ultrason Sonochem 2016; 32:218-223. [PMID: 27150764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The dynamic features of nanosecond laser-induced cavitation bubbles near the light alloy boundary were investigated with the high-speed photography. The shock-waves and the dynamic characteristics of the cavitation bubbles generated by the laser were detected using the hydrophone. The dynamic features and strengthening mechanism of cavitation bubbles were studied. The strengthening mechanisms of cavitation bubble were discussed when the relative distance parameter γ was within the range of 0.5-2.5. It showed that the strengthening mechanisms caused by liquid jet or shock-waves depended on γ much. The research results provided a new strengthening method based on laser-induced cavitation shotless peening (CSP).
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technical, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Xu AM, Kim SA, Wang DS, Aalipour A, Melosh NA. Temporally resolved direct delivery of second messengers into cells using nanostraws. Lab Chip 2016; 16:2434-2439. [PMID: 27292263 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00463f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Second messengers are biomolecules with the critical role of conveying information to intracellular targets. They are typically membrane-impermeable and only enter cells through tightly regulated transporters. Current methods for manipulating second messengers in cells require preparation of modified cell lines or significant disruptions in cell function, especially at the cell membrane. Here we demonstrate that 100 nm diameter 'nanostraws' penetrate the cell membrane to directly modulate second messenger concentrations within cells. Nanostraws are hollow vertical nanowires that provide a fluidic conduit into cells to allow time-resolved delivery of the signaling ion Ca(2+) without chemical permeabilization or genetic modification, minimizing cell perturbation. By integrating the nanostraw platform into a microfluidic device, we demonstrate coordinated delivery of Ca(2+) ions into hundreds of cells at the time scale of several seconds with the ability to deliver complex signal patterns, such as oscillations over time. The diffusive nature of nanostraw delivery gives the platform unique versatility, opening the possibility for time-resolved delivery of any freely diffusing molecules.
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- Alexander M Xu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Wang DS, Zhang HQ, Zhang B, Yuan ZB, Yu ZK, Yang T, Zhang SQ, Liu Y, Jia XX. miR-133 inhibits pituitary tumor cell migration and invasion via down-regulating FOXC1 expression. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7453. [PMID: 27050992 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15017453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Many studies have shown that microRNA (miR)-133 functions as a tumor suppressor in a variety of metastatic cancers, including breast cancer, gastric cancer, and liver fibrosis. However, the influence of miR-133 on pituitary tumor malignancy has not yet been reported. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of miR-133 in pituitary tumor cell migration and invasive ability and the molecular mechanisms involved. Our findings suggest that in pituitary adenoma cell lines, through direct targeting and negative control of forkhead box C1 (FOXC1), miR-133 can inhibit pituitary adenoma cell migration and invasion. In addition, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition can be induced by miR-133. Additionally, a negative correlation was found between FOXC1 and miR-133 expression when comparing their expression levels between cancerous tissue and adjacent normal tissue. This suggests that miR-133 can inhibit cell migration and invasion by directly targeting FOXC1, implying that miR-133 could be a potential therapeutic target for treatment of invasive pituitary adenoma.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Du SH, Wang ZS, Li YX, Wang DS, Zhang JG. Consistency between molecular phylogeny and morphological classification of the Salix matsudana Koidz. complex (Salicaceae). Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:8663-71. [PMID: 26345798 DOI: 10.4238/2015.july.31.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The morphological species concept is based on morpho-logical traits, which are often subject to subjectivity or artifact. Molecular evidence is needed to test the reliability of morphological classification of taxa that are controversial and to provide appropriate taxonomic de-limitation. In this study, we used 15 single-copy nuclear loci and 2 chloroplast fragments to verify the morphological classification of the Salix matsudana Koidz. complex using phylogenetic approaches. Complete sequence alignment showed slight diversification in nuclear sequences and no variety in chloroplast DNA fragments. Phylogenetic trees revealed a monophyletic group consisting of all individuals of S. matsudana and 2 clades within this group, with a 100% bootstrap support value and 1.00 posterior probability. The topology of the phylogenetic trees was highly consistent with the morphological classification of the S. matsudana complex. Verifying the genetic background of these classification units based on remarkable morphological differences will provide a foundation for future studies of Salix and the breeding of new horticultural varieties.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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Wang DS, Xue QH, Zhu WJ, Zhao J, Duan JL, Shen GH. Microwave irradiation is a useful tool for improving isolation of actinomycetes from soil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 82:106-14. [PMID: 23718054 DOI: 10.7868/s0026365612060183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Actinomycetes are an important source of novel, biologically active compounds. New methods need to be developed for isolating previously unknown actinomycetes from soil. The objective of this experiment was to study microwave irradiation of soil as a means for isolating previously unknown actinomycetes. Soil samples were collected at ten elevations between 800 and 3670 m on Taibai Mountain, Shaanxi Province, China. Moistened soil samples were irradiated at 120 W heating power (2450 MHz) for 3 min using a household microwave oven. Irradiation increased total actinomycete, streptomycete, and antagonistic actinomycete counts on three types of culture media. Irradiation also increased the number of culturable actinomycete isolates. Some actinomycete isolates were culturable only after the soil was irradiated, whereas other isolates could not be cultured after irradiation. Irradiation of soil from elevations > 3000 m increased actinomycete counts significantly but had little effect on the number of culturable actinomycete isolates. In contrast, irradiation of samples from elevations < 3000 m had relatively little effect on actinomycete counts, but significantly increased the number of culturable actinomycete isolates. We used 16S rDNA sequence analysis to identify 14 actinomycete isolates that were only culturable after irradiation. Microwave irradiation of soil was helpful for isolating Streptomyces spp., Nocardia spp., Streptosporangium spp., and Lentzea spp. Slightly more than 90% of the identified actinomycete species were biologically active. In conclusion, microwave irradiation is a useful tool for isolating biologically active actinomycetes from soil.
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- College of Resource and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Liang L, Yu J, Zhou W, Liu N, E LL, Wang DS, Liu H. Endothelin-1 stimulates proinflammatory cytokine expression in human periodontal ligament cells via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. J Periodontol 2013; 85:618-26. [PMID: 23701479 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2013.130195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a 21-amino acid peptide with multifunctional regulation. Initial research indicated that ET-1 is related to the inflammatory pathogenesis of periodontitis and involved in the regulation of cytokines, but the mechanisms involved remain unclear. The primary aim of this study is to investigate how ET-1 affects proinflammatory cytokine expression in human periodontal ligament (hPDL) cells. METHODS hPDL cells were obtained from both healthy (H)- and periodontitis (P)-affected periodontal tissues. H-hPDL and P-hPDL cells were treated with ET-1 (1, 10, and 100 nM) for 12, 24, and 48 hours. The untreated cells served as a control. To confirm the specificity of the ET-1 effects, 100 nM of the specific endothelin A (ETA) receptor antagonist BQ123 and 100 nM of the specific ETB receptor antagonist BQ788, as negative control, were used. To examine the signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms involved in ET-1-mediated cytokine expression, H-hPDL and P-hPDL cells were pretreated with specific inhibitors for extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) (PD98059), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SP600125), and p38 kinase (SB203580) for 1 hour before 100 nM ET-1 stimulation. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. RESULTS ET-1 dose- and time-dependently induced the production of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 by H-hPDL and P-hPDL cells at both mRNA and protein levels. However, ETA and ETB receptor antagonists inhibited the stimulatory effects of ET-1 on inflammatory cytokine expression in H-hPDL and P-hPDL cells. Furthermore, inhibitors of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) significantly reduced ET-1-stimulated TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 expression in H-hPDL and P-hPDL cells. CONCLUSION ET-1 may be involved in the inflammatory process of periodontitis, at least in part, by stimulating proinflammatory cytokine production via the MAPK pathway in hPDL cells.
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- Department of Stomatology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Lecker I, Yin Y, Wang DS, Orser BA. Potentiation of GABAA receptor activity by volatile anaesthetics is reduced by α5GABAA receptor-preferring inverse agonists. Br J Anaesth 2013; 110 Suppl 1:i73-81. [PMID: 23535829 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Animal studies have shown that memory deficits in the early post-anaesthetic period can be prevented by pre-treatment with an inverse agonist that preferentially inhibits α5 subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid type A (α5GABA(A)) receptors. The goal of this in vitro study was to determine whether inverse agonists that inhibit α5GABA(A) receptors reduce anaesthetic potentiation of GABAA receptor activity. METHODS Cultures of hippocampal neurones were prepared from Swiss white mice, wild-type mice (genetic background C57BL/6J and Sv129Ev) and α5GABA(A)receptor null mutant (Gabra5-/-) mice. Whole-cell voltage clamp techniques were used to study the effects of the α5GABA(A) receptor-preferring inverse agonists L-655,708 and MRK-016 on anaesthetic potentiation of GABA-evoked currents. RESULTS L-655,708 (50 nM) reduced sevoflurane potentiation of GABA-evoked current in wild-type neurones but not Gabra5-/- neurones, and produced a rightward shift in the sevoflurane concentration-response plot [sevoflurane EC50: 1.9 (0.1) mM; sevoflurane+L-655,708 EC(50): 2.4 (0.2) mM, P<0.05]. Similarly, L-655,708 (50 nM) reduced isoflurane potentiation of GABA-evoked current [isoflurane: 4.0 (0.6) pA pF(-1); isoflurane+L-655,708: 3.1 (0.5) pA pF(-1), P<0.01]. MRK-016 also reduced sevoflurane and isoflurane enhancement of GABA-evoked current [sevoflurane: 1.5 (0.1) pA pF(-1); sevoflurane+MRK-016 (10 nM): 1.2 (0.1) pA pF(-1), P<0.05; isoflurane: 3.5 (0.3) pA pF(-1); isoflurane+MRK-016 (1 nM): 2.9 (0.2) pA pF(-1), P<0.05]. CONCLUSIONS L-655,708 and MRK-016 reduced the potentiation by inhaled anaesthetics of GABAA receptor activated by a low concentration of GABA. Future studies are required to determine whether this effect contributes to the memory preserving properties of inverse agonists after anaesthesia.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A8
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Nie FL, Zheng YF, Wei SC, Wang DS, Yu ZT, Salimgareeva GK, Polyakov AV, Valiev RZ. In vitro and in vivo studies on nanocrystalline Ti fabricated by equal channel angular pressing with microcrystalline CP Ti as control. J Biomed Mater Res A 2012. [PMID: 23184756 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bulk nanocrystalline Ti bars (Grade 4, Φ4 × 3000 mm(3)) were massively fabricated by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) via follow-up conform scheme with the microcrystalline CP Ti as raw material. Homogeneous nanostructured crystals with the average grain size of 250 nm were identified for the ECAPed Ti, with extremely high tensile/fatigue strength (around 1240/620 MPa) and adorable elongation (more than 5%). Pronounced formation of bonelike apatite for the nanocrystalline Ti group after 14 days static immersion in simulated body fluids (SBF) reveals the prospective in vitro bioactive capability of fast calcification, whereas an estimated 17% increment in protein adsorption represents good bioaffinity of nanocrystalline Ti. The documentation onto the whole life circle of osteoblast cell lines (MG63) revealed the strong interactions and superior cellular functionalization when they are co-incubated with bulk nanocrystalline Ti sample. Moreover, thread-structured specimens were designed and implanted into the tibia of Beagles dogs till 12 weeks to study the in vivo responses between bone and metallic implant made of bulk nanocrystalline Ti, with the microcrystalline Ti as control. For the implanted nanostructured Ti group, neoformed bone around the implants underwent the whole-stage transformation proceeding from originally osteons or immature woven bone to mature lamellar bone (skeletonic trabecular), even with the remodeling being finished till 12 weeks. The phenomenal osseointegration of direct implant-bone contact can be revealed from the group of the ECAPed Ti without fibrous tissue encapsulation in the gap between the implant and autogenous bone.
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- State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex System and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Zhang M, Xiao F, Xu XZ, Wang DS. Novel ferromagnetic nanoparticle composited PACls and their coagulation characteristics. Water Res 2012; 46:127-135. [PMID: 22100054 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Effects of magnetic nanoparticles on inorganic coagulants and their coagulation performances were studied in the present work. The Fe(3)O(4)-SiO(2) core-shell particle (FSCSP) and superfine iron (SI), were compounded with polyaluminium chloride of basicity 2.0 (PACl2.0), providing magnetic PACl2.0s (MPACl2.0s). The physiochemical properties of ferromagnetic nanoparticles were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the BET method and a zeta potentiometric analyzer. The Al species distributions of the MPACl2.0s and PACl2.0 were examined by liquid (27)Al NMR. Jar tests were employed to evaluate the coagulation performances. Floc properties were assessed by use of the electromotive microscope (EM) and small angle laser light scattering (SALLS). The results showed that modified layers of nanoparticles mitigated agglomeration. FSCSP had a larger specific area and pore volume than SI. The addition of ferromagnetic nanoparticles obviously increased the content of Al(un). MPACl2.0s performed better than PACl2.0 in turbidity removal and DOC removal when dosed less than 0.06 mmol/L as Al. Generally, PACl2.0 + FSCSP (50 mg/L) performed best. Large, loose and weak flocs were produced by MPACl2.0s, which were preferred for the magnetic powder recycling. A plausible structure, Al species-nanoparticles cluster, contributing to the unique properties of MPACl2.0 flocs, was proposed.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, POB 2871, Beijing 100085, China.
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Huang BF, Sun YL, Wu FR, Liu ZH, Wang ZJ, Luo LF, Zhang YG, Wang DS. Isolation, sequence analysis, and characterization of androgen receptor in Southern catfish, Silurus meridionalis. Fish Physiol Biochem 2011; 37:593-601. [PMID: 21188633 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-010-9461-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Androgen receptor (AR), the mediator of androgen, plays important roles in the androgen signal pathway. In the present study, we isolated and analyzed the cDNA sequence and tissue distribution of androgen receptor in Southern catfish (scAR). The full-length cDNA of scAR contains 3,116 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 2,415 bp, encoding a protein of 804 amino acids (aa). Tissue distribution analysis of scAR revealed that it was expressed in all tissues examined, with no sexual dimorphism in the ovary and testis. Phylogenetic analysis and multiple amino acids sequence alignment indicated the close relationship and high similarity of scAR with ARs from cypriniform species. In addition, partial sequences of ARs from 7 other siluriform species were also isolated. Comparison of catfish ARs with those from other vertebrates revealed that an extra C-terminal tail of about 20aa exists in all the ARs from siluriform fishes investigated, but not in other ARs. The extra sequence was resulted from a 4-bp insertion before the stop codon of other vertebrate ARs, and it was identical in ARs from siluriform species of the same genus but different among ARs from species of different genera. We report here for the first time that the ARs from siluriform species are longer in C-terminal than those from other vertebrates and it might be useful in reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationship among siluriform fishes. The significance of the extra C-terminal tail for AR function remains elusive.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Liu ZH, Zhang YG, Wang DS. Studies on feminization, sex determination, and differentiation of the Southern catfish, Silurus meridionalis--a review. Fish Physiol Biochem 2010; 36:223-235. [PMID: 19002765 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-008-9281-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The sex ratio of the feral Southern catfish was reported to be about 1:1, while the fish obtained by artificial fertilization were always female. Hence, we examined the possible influence of the micro-environment during artificial insemination (pH of the ovarian fluid and concentration of the semen) and early development (feed, hatching temperature, and water) on the sex ratio of Southern catfish fry. In order to examine the possibility of the occurrence of gynogenesis during artificial propagation, cytological observations on the insemination processes and the artificial induction of gynogenesis were also performed. However, no male fish were obtained even in these experiments, excluding the possibilities of these micro-environmental changes on catfish sex ratio and the occurrence of gynogenesis during artificial propagation. Female-to-male sex reversal was achieved by treatment with fadrozole (an aromatase inhibitor) and tamoxifen (an estrogen receptor antagonist). Histological analyses on the gonadal development of both female and induced male fish were subsequently performed. Moreover, several genes involved in sex differentiation, such as dmrt1, foxl2, and cyp19, and three subunits of gonadotropin (gth), i.e., gthalpha, lhbeta, and fshbeta, were isolated. Their expression patterns were studied under normal gonadal development and sex reversal conditions. The results revealed that dmrt1, foxl2, and cyp19a were closely related to catfish sex differentiation, and the gth subunits were possibly related to ovarian differentiation and oocyte development. Taken together, we hypothesized that estrogen was highly responsible for the ovarian differentiation and feminization of catfish fry under artificial propagation, although the mechanism involved remains elusive.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Sudhakumari CC, Senthilkumaran B, Raghuveer K, Wang DS, Kobayashi T, Kagawa H, Krishnaiah C, Dutta-Gupta A, Nagahama Y. Dimorphic expression of tryptophan hydroxylase in the brain of XX and XY Nile tilapia during early development. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 166:320-9. [PMID: 19925800 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Serotonin (5-HT) is well known for modulating the release of GnRH and gonadotropin in teleosts. Reports on increased female:male ratio after the blockade of 5-HT biosynthesis proposed a role for 5-HT in brain sex differentiation. Two types of tryptophan hydroxylase (Tph), rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of 5-HT were cloned from vertebrates. In the present study, we cloned Tph from brain and evaluated its importance during early development of XX and XY Nile tilapia. Tph cloned from tilapia brain is 1888 bp in length and it encodes predicted protein of 462 amino acid residues. Tph activity of tilapia was confirmed by demonstrating the conversion of L-tryptophan to 5-hydroxy tryptophan by the recombinant protein after transient transfection of this cDNA clone in COS-7 cells. Northern blot identified single transcript around 2kb in male brain. Tissue distribution of Tph revealed high abundance in brain, kidney, liver and testis. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed exclusive expression of Tph in the male brain from 5 to 20 days post hatch (dph) while in the female brain, it was from 25 dph. These results were authenticated by localization of Tph transcripts in olfactory bulb-telencephalon region of 11 dph male brain using in situ hybridization. Tph immunoreactivity (-ir) was also evident in the nucleus preopticus-periventricularis area of male brain as early as 12 dph. However, Tph-ir was observed in several regions of both male and female brain without any distinction from 30 dph. Dimorphic expression pattern of Tph during early brain development around the critical period (7-21 dph) of gonadal sex determination and differentiation may implicate a role for Tph in brain sex differentiation of tilapia.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences-Centre of Advanced Study, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Senthilkumaran B, Sudhakumari CC, Wang DS, Sreenivasulu G, Kobayashi T, Kobayashi HK, Yoshikuni M, Nagahama Y. Novel 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases from gonads of the Nile tilapia: phylogenetic significance and expression during reproductive cycle. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009; 299:146-52. [PMID: 19084575 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multiple forms of 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase (3beta-HSD) and their differential tissue expression pattern have not been shown in any lower vertebrates. In the present study, we report cloning of two novel 3beta-HSDs and two variants from gonads of the Nile tilapia. 3beta-HSD cDNAs encode two peptides of 375 (3beta-HSD type-I/variant 1) and 367 (3beta-HSD type-II/variant 1) amino acid residues that share 31.9% homology. 3beta-HSD type-I/variant 1 shared high homology with other piscine counterparts while 3beta-HSD type-II/variant 1 exhibited homology to mammalian DeltaC27-3beta-HSD and multifunctional viral 3beta-HSD. The latter seems to be ancient form among vertebrates. Transiently transfected 3beta-HSDs' open reading frames in COS-7 cells converted exogenous pregnenolone/androsta-5-ene-3beta-17beta-diol to progesterone/testosterone. Tissue distribution pattern of 3beta-HSDs by RT-PCR revealed varied expression pattern. Northern blot analysis of 3beta-HSDs demonstrated steady or gradual rise in transcripts level at different gonadal stages. These data revealed the importance of novel 3beta-HSDs in teleosts and also provided phylogenetic significance.
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- B Senthilkumaran
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.
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de Waal PP, Wang DS, Nijenhuis WA, Schulz RW, Bogerd J. Functional characterization and expression analysis of the androgen receptor in zebrafish (Danio rerio) testis. Reproduction 2008; 136:225-34. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-08-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The biological activity of androgens, important for male sexual differentiation and development, is mediated by the androgen receptor (AR) that binds to specific DNA recognition sites regulating the transcription of androgen target genes. We investigated androgen production by adult zebrafish testis tissue, and identified 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione, 11-ketoandrostenedione (OA), and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) as main products, and hence potential ligands, for the zebrafish Ar. These androgens were then included in the pharmacological characterization of the zebrafish Ar. The zebrafish Ar responded well in terms of binding and transactivation to synthetic androgens as well as to testosterone and 11-KT, and reasonably well to OA and androstenedione. In situ hybridization analysis of zebrafish testis revealed that ar mRNA expression was detected in the subpopulation of Sertoli cells contacting early spermatogonia.
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Li ZF, Xia XC, Zhou XC, Niu YC, He ZH, Zhang Y, Li GQ, Wan AM, Wang DS, Chen XM, Lu QL, Singh RP. Seedling and Slow Rusting Resistance to Stripe Rust in Chinese Common Wheats. Plant Dis 2006; 90:1302-1312. [PMID: 30780937 DOI: 10.1094/pd-90-1302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Identification of seedling and slow stripe rust resistance genes is important for gene pyramiding, gene deployment, and developing slow-rusting wheat cultivars to control the disease. A total of 98 Chinese lines were inoculated with 26 pathotypes of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici for postulation of stripe rust resistance genes effective at the seedling stage. A total of 135 wheat lines were planted at two locations to characterize their slow rusting responses to stripe rust in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 cropping seasons. Genes Yr2, Yr3a, Yr4a, Yr6, Yr7, Yr9, Yr26, Yr27, and YrSD, either singly or in combinations, were postulated in 72 lines, whereas known resistance genes were not identified in the other 26 accessions. The resistance genes Yr9 and Yr26 were found in 42 and 19 accessions, respectively. Yr3a and Yr4a were detected in two lines, and four lines may contain Yr6. Three lines were postulated to possess YrSD, one carried Yr27, and one may possess Yr7. Thirty-three lines showed slow stripe rusting resistance at two locations in both seasons.
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street 12, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street 12, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Gansu Winter Wheat Research Institute, Duan Jia Tan 418, 730020, Lanzhou, China
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- Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, 100094, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) China Office, C/O CAAS, Zhongguancun South Street 12, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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- Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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- Institute of Crop Science/National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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- Gansu Winter Wheat Research Institute
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- CIMMYT, Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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Liang SS, Suenaga K, He ZH, Wang ZL, Liu HY, Wang DS, Singh RP, Sourdille P, Xia XC. Quantitative trait Loci mapping for adult-plant resistance to powdery mildew in bread wheat. Phytopathology 2006; 96:784-9. [PMID: 18943153 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-96-0784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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ABSTRACT Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a major disease to wheat (Triticum aestivum) worldwide. Use of adult-plant resistance (APR) is an effective method to develop wheat cultivars with durable resistance to powdery mildew. In the present study, 432 molecular markers were used to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for APR to powdery mildew in a doubled haploid (DH) population with 107 lines derived from the cross Fukuho-komugi x Oligoculm. Field trials were conducted in Beijing and Anyang, China during 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 cropping seasons, respectively. The DH lines were planted in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Artificial inoculation was carried out in Beijing with highly virulent isolate E20 of B. graminis f. sp. tritici and the powdery mildew severity on penultimate leaf was evaluated four times, and the maximum disease severity (MDS) on penultimate leaf was investigated in Anyang under natural inoculation in May 2004 and 2005. The heritability of resistance to powdery mildew for MDS in 2 years and two locations ranged from 0.82 to 0.93, while the heritability for area under the disease progress curve was between 0.84 and 0.91. With the method of composite interval mapping, four QTL for APR to powdery mildew were detected on chromosomes 1AS, 2BL, 4BL, and 7DS, explaining 5.7 to 26.6% of the phenotypic variance. Three QTL on chromosomes 1AS, 2BL, and 7DS were derived from the female, Fukuho-komugi, while the one on chromosome 4BL was from the male, Oligoculm. The QTL on chromosome 1AS showed high genetic effect on powdery mildew resistance, accounting for 19.5 to 26.6% of phenotypic variance across two environments. The QTL on 7DS associated with the locus Lr34/Yr18, flanked by microsatellite Xgwm295.1 and Ltn (leaf tip necrosis). These results will benefit for improving powdery mildew resistance in wheat breeding programs.
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Zhou LY, Wang DS, Senthilkumaran B, Yoshikuni M, Shibata Y, Kobayashi T, Sudhakumari CC, Nagahama Y. Cloning, expression and characterization of three types of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases from the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. J Mol Endocrinol 2005; 35:103-16. [PMID: 16087725 DOI: 10.1677/jme.1.01801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In order to elucidate the roles of 17beta-HSDs in fish gonadal steroidogenesis, three types of 17beta-HSDs (17beta-HSD1, 17beta-HSD8 and putative 17beta-HSD12) were cloned and characterized from the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The cloned cDNAs of 17beta-HSD type 1, 8 and 12 were 1504, 1006 and 1930 bp long, with open reading frames encoding proteins of 289, 256 and 314 aminoacids, respectively. Tissue distribution pattern analyzed by RT-PCR and Northern blot showed that 17beta-HSD1 was dominantly expressed in the ovary, while the putative 17beta-HSD12, one of the two duplicates found in fish, is a male specific enzyme and expressed exclusively in testis (detected by RT-PCR only). On the other hand, 17beta-HSD8 was expressed in the brain, gill, heart, liver, intestine, gonad, kidney and muscle of both male and female. Enzymatic assays of the three types of 17beta-HSDs were performed using recombinant proteins expressed in E. coli or HEK 293 cells. Tilapia 17beta-HSD1 expressed in E. coli had the preference for NADP(H) as cofactor and could catalyze the inter-conversion between estrone and estradiol efficiently as well as the inter-conversion between androstenedione and testosterone, but less efficiently. Tilapia 17beta-HSD8 recombinant protein expressed in HEK 293 cells could catalyze the conversion of testosterone to androstenedione, as well as the inter-conversion between estrone and estradiol. However, the putative 17beta-HSD12 expressed in E. coli or in HEK 293 cells showed no conversion to any of the four substrates tested in this study. Based on enzyme characterization and tissue distribution, it is plausible to attribute crucial roles to 17beta-HSDs in the gonadal steroidogenesis of teleosts.
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- L Y Zhou
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Department of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Wang JT, Wang EG, Wang DS, Mizuseki H, Kawazoe Y, Naitoh M, Nishigaki S. Dynamic ad-dimer twisting assisted nanowire self-assembly on Si(001). Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:226103. [PMID: 16090413 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.226103] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Based on ab initio total energy calculation, we show that a dynamic ad-dimer twisting assisted (DATA) process plays a crucial role in facilitating a novel structural reconstruction involving surface and subsurface atoms on Si(001). It leads to self-assembly of long nanowires of group-V elements (Bi, Sb) in the trenches of surface dimer vacancy lines (DVLs) with a characteristic double-dimer configuration. The key to this is the lowering of the kinetic barrier by the DATA process in conjunction with a favorable interaction between ad-dimers and step edges in DVLs. The present results provide an excellent account for experimental observations and reveal the atomistic origin and the dynamic transformation path for nanowire self-assembly on Si(001).
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- Jian-Tao Wang
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
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Wang DS, Senthilkumaran B, Sudhakumari CC, Sakai F, Matsuda M, Kobayashi T, Yoshikuni M, Nagahama Y. Molecular cloning, gene expression and characterization of the third estrogen receptor of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish Physiol Biochem 2005; 31:255-266. [PMID: 20035467 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-006-0033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Estrogens are essential for many reproductive and non-reproductive functions. In teleosts, it is well-known that several subtypes of estrogen receptors are required for the precise action of estrogens. Present study describes the cloning of the third estrogen receptor, ER- beta2, from the Nile tilapia by EST sequencing coupled microarray. The cloned ER-beta2 showed 77.7% amino acid identity with the reported Atlantic croaker ER-beta. Three ERs, ER-alpha, ER-beta1 and ER-beta2, from the fugu genome were also isolated to analyze their gene structures. Comparison of the intron/exon boundaries and exon numbers of fugu, tilapia, rainbow trout and zebrafish, and phylogenetic analysis of 63 ER sequences revealed that ER-beta probably underwent two successive lineage-specific duplications in teleost. The former took place only in zebrafish lineage, and the latter took place in advanced teleosts without the zebrafish lineage, whereas no duplication of the ER-alpha gene has been detected. Tissue distribution analysis by RT-PCR revealed that tilapia ER-alpha and ER-beta1 were expressed ubiquitously, whereas ER-beta2 is expressed only in the pituitary, liver, intestine, kidney and gonads, with the highest expression in the testis and the lowest level in the ovary. Northern blot analysis detected a single transcript of about 3.4 kb in the testis but not in the ovary mRNAs. In transient transfection assays using human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells, tilapia ER-beta2 showed estrodiol-17beta dependent transactivation.
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- D S Wang
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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Rasheeda MK, Sreenivasulu G, Swapna I, Raghuveer K, Wang DS, Thangaraj K, Gupta AD, Senthilkumaran B. Thiourea-induced alteration in the expression patterns of some steroidogenic enzymes in the air-breathing catfish Clarias gariepinus. Fish Physiol Biochem 2005; 31:275-279. [PMID: 20035470 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-006-0036-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Previous study from our laboratory on thiourea-induced thyroid hormone depletion in mature male catfish demonstrated that thyroid hormones play a significant role in testicular function. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the changes in the expression pattern of several steroidogenic enzyme genes after thyroid hormone depletion using semi quantitative RT-PCR in both adult male and female catfish. There was a marked decrease in the 11beta-hydroxylase expression in the testis and liver while no change was observed in case of kidney. A significant decrease in 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase transcript level in testis, liver and kidney were observed in the thiourea treated males. The results obtained corroborated with our earlier findings of testicular regression after thyroid hormone depletion. In females, expression of aromatase transcript increased in experimental group compared to control. There was no considerable change observed in the transcript level of 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, P450 17alpha-hydroxylase/C17-20-lyase, and 20beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in both males and females. Thus, thyroid hormones might exert modulating effect on steroidogenic enzyme genes at the transcription level.
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- M K Rasheeda
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500 046, India
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Raghuveer K, Garhwal R, Wang DS, Bogerd J, Kirubagaran R, Rasheeda MK, Sreenivasulu G, Bhattachrya N, Tarangini S, Nagahama Y, Senthilkumaran B. Effect of methyl testosterone- and ethynyl estradiol-induced sex differentiation on catfish, Clarias gariepinus: expression profiles of DMRT1, Cytochrome P450aromatases and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Fish Physiol Biochem 2005; 31:143-147. [PMID: 20035448 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-006-0016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The objective of the present study is to observe the effect of exogenous steroids, methyl testosterone (MT) and ethynyl estradiol (EEL) on gonadal differentiation and analyze its effect on the expression of several genes during testicular and ovarian differentiation in juvenile catfish. Exogenous hormone treatments (MT and EEL) were given by immersion at different days of hatching. The histological analysis revealed that the EEL- and MT-treatments resulted in the initiation of ovarian and testicular differentiation, respectively. This is further supported by specific expression of two forms of DMRT1 in the MT-treated group but not in the EEL-treated group at 47 days after hatching (dah). The reverse is true for the expression of ovarian aromatase. Results of the semi-quantitative RT-PCR show that brain aromatase transcript levels are high in 47 dah control (histologically female) and 47 dah EEL-treated fish, as compared to 47 dah MT-treated fish. At 60 dah, brain aromatase showed elevation in its expression. Interestingly, the expression pattern of 3 beta-HSD did not show any change in EEL- and MT-treated fish. The present study also provides a strategy to study sex differentiation, for those species where genetic sex population is unavailable.
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- K Raghuveer
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500 046, India
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