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Périer DM, Haidar DHA, Munnich DB, Huang DF, Benamer DH. [Coronary sinus reducer : Literature review and issues surrounding the France Reducer registry]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2023; 72:101683. [PMID: 37918330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.101683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Coronary sinus Reducer implantation is a percutaneous technique used to treat patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris. The device narrows the coronary sinus, increases the back pressure in the myocardial venous system and forces redistribution of coronary blood flow from less ischemic subepicardium to the more ischemic subendocardium. Multiple clinical studies had proven its efficacy to alleviate myocardial ischemia and related symptoms, and to improve the quality of life of patients with refractory symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease for whom coronary revascularization is deemed unsuitable. This literature review aims to expose the device design, its mechanisms of action, and the clinical data supporting its use. Since November 2021 Reducer's reimbursement has been granted in France by the national health authority. It is the first device to be approved under a newly established reimbursement approval process. A transitional coverage is provided with opportunities for renewal before applying for full-time reimbursement. To fulfill the requirements of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies, the French Society of Cardiology has been creating the France Reducer registry. This clinical registry has been collecting data from patients undergoing coronary sinus Reducer implantation regarding their clinical situation, periprocedural information, and one-year follow-up. It is crucial for the future of this emerging therapeutic option in France. To date, 215 patients from 28 centers have been included between June 2022 and September 2023.
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- Service de cardiologie, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France, Institut Jacques Cartier, Institut cardiovasculaire Paris Sud (ICPS) Ramsay Générale de santé, 6, avenue du Noyer-Lambert, 91300 Massy, France, Membre du Collège de Médecine des Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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Wu XL, Ye ZJ, Xie F, Huang DF, Kong TJ, Feng SX, Zhang YW, Jiang Y. [Based on a Markov model, cost-effectiveness analysis of influenza vaccination among people aged 60 years and older in Shenzhen]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1140-1146. [PMID: 35856212 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20211221-01005] [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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Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination among people aged 60 years and older in Shenzhen. Methods: A Markov state transition model was constructed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of annual influenza vaccination for preventing influenza infection compared with no vaccination among the elderly from the social perspective. Allowing seasonal variation of influenza activity, the model followed a five-year cohort using weekly cycles. We employed once the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in 2019 (70 892 yuan) as the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold and calculated the net monetary benefit (NMB) with costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) discounted at 5% annually. The impact of parameter uncertainty on the results was examined using one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA). Results: The base case amounted to approximately 35 yuan of cost-saving and a net gain of 0.007 QALYs. Correspondingly, the NMB was 529 yuan per vaccinated person. One-way sensitivity analyses showed that the NMB was relatively sensitive to changes in the attack rate of influenza and vaccine effectiveness. Based on the results of PSA with 1 000 Monte Carlo simulations, influenza vaccination had a probability of being cost-effective in 100% of the repetitions. Conclusions: The present study provides evidence that influenza vaccination is a cost-saving disease prevention strategy for people aged 60 years and older in Shenzhen.
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- X L Wu
- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
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Sun YS, Sun IT, Wang HK, Yang AH, Tsai CY, Huang CJ, Huang DF, Lai CC. Risk of complications of ultrasound-guided renal biopsy for adult and pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2018; 27:828-836. [PMID: 29301470 DOI: 10.1177/0961203317751048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Objective The objective of this paper is to identify the risk of complications of real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsy in adult and pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Materials and methods This retrospective study examined outcomes of 296 renal biopsy procedures in 275 SLE patients. Imaging-confirmed symptomatic hematoma was regarded as a major complication when intervention (blood transfusion, angiographic embolization, or surgery) was required or as a minor complication otherwise. Clinical and laboratory data were compared between groups with or without complications after initial or subsequent renal biopsy. Binary logistic regressions were used to evaluate complication risk of initial renal biopsy. Results Overall complication rate of initial renal biopsy was 8.7% (major: 2.9%, minor: 5.8%). Three patients expired from pulmonary hemorrhage, thrombotic microangiopathy, and pneumonia. Pediatric SLE patients tended to have a higher rate of major complications (12.5%) than adult patients (2.3%). According to multivariable analysis results, elevated serum creatinine (SCr) level (OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.17-1.81 per mg/dl), prolonged prothrombin time (PT) (OR 2.2; 95% CI 1.05-4.62 per second), and thrombocytopenia (OR 4.3; 95% CI 1.56-11.9) increased overall complication risk of initial renal biopsy. Age < 18 years (OR 8.43; 95% CI 1.21-58.8), thrombocytopenia (OR 16.4; 95% CI 2.44-110.5), and elevated SCr level (OR 1.97; 95% CI 1.36-2.86 per md/dl) increased risk of major complications. Thrombocytopenia, prolonged PT, and elevated SCr level were associated with complications after subsequent renal biopsy (all p = 0.01). Conclusions SLE patients, particularly patients under 18 years old or with elevated SCr level, prolonged PT, or thrombocytopenia, have an increased risk of complications after initial or subsequent renal biopsy.
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- Y S Sun
- 1 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, 63344 E-Da Hospital , I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 3 Department of Radiology, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 4 Department of Pathology, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 5 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, 46615 Taipei Veterans General Hospital , Taipei City, Taiwan.,6 Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan.,7 Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Wang LM, Zhang LD, Chen JB, Huang DF, Zhang YD. Physiological analysis and transcriptome comparison of two muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars in response to salt stress. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8738. [PMID: 27706747 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important vegetable crop that ranks second in salt tolerance among the Cucurbitaceae. Previous studies on the two muskmelon cultivars 'Bing XueCui' (BXC) and 'Yu Lu' (YL) revealed that they had different characteristics under salt stress, but the molecular basis underlying their different physiological responses is unclear. Here, we combined a physiological study with a genome-wide transcriptome analysis to understand the molecular basis of genetic variation that responds to salt stress in the melon. BXC performed better under salt stress than YL in terms of biomass and photosynthetic characteristics, because it exhibited less reduction in transpiration rate, net photosynthesis rate, and stomatal conductance under 150-mM NaCl stress than YL. A transcriptome comparison of the leaves of the cultivars revealed that 1171 genes responded to salt stress in BXC while 1487 genes were identified as salt-stress-responsive in YL. A real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of 12 of the responsive genes revealed that there was a strong, positive correlation with RNA sequencing data. The genes were involved in several pathways, including photosynthesis, the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, metabolism, and plant hormone signal transduction, and their expression levels differed between the two cultivars in response to salt stress. This study provides a molecular perspective of two melon cultivars in response to salt stress, and its results could be used to investigate the complex molecular mechanisms underlying salt tolerance in the melon.
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- L M Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China .,Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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Su KY, Tsai ST, Tsay SH, Lee HT, Chen WS, Huang DF. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Crohn's disease complicated with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding, mimicking intestinal vasculitis. Lupus 2009; 17:1049-50. [PMID: 18852232 DOI: 10.1177/0961203308091966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hypertension is a common clinical disease and a major risk to human health. Many clinical findings indicate that certain types of music can reduce blood pressure (BP), and music therapy is considered as an important part of anti-hypertension treatment. We integrate our former related research achievement into the new MP3 player, which can also detect the current BP value with a cuffless measurement method. According to the current BP value, the MP3 player selects certain types of music for playing in order to alleviate the hypertension of patients.
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- J Y Yu
- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518067, China.
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Hsieh SC, Sun KH, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Tsai ST, Huang DF, Han SH, Yu HS, Yu CL. Monoclonal anti-double stranded DNA antibody is a leucocyte-binding protein to up-regulate interleukin-8 gene expression and elicit apoptosis of normal human polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2001; 40:851-8. [PMID: 11511752 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.8.851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) autoantibody could bind and affect the functions of normal human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). METHODS Normal human PMN were incubated with different concentrations of a monoclonal mouse anti-dsDNA antibody (12B3) or mouse isotype-matched IgG2a. The binding of anti-dsDNA and PMN was measured by flow cytometry and interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene expression in PMN was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). PMN apoptosis was justified by morphological changes. The cognate antigen(s) of anti-dsDNA on the PMN surface was identified by membrane biotinylation, immunoprecipitation and Western blot. RESULTS The binding of PMN with anti-dsDNA was much higher than with non-specific mouse IgG2a (70.8 vs 2.0%). Anti-dsDNA at concentrations higher than 12.5 ng/ml significantly enhanced the production and mRNA expression of IL-8 by PMN. However, anti-dsDNA facilitated PMN apoptosis after 3 h incubation. Western blot analysis of biotinylated PMN cell lysates demonstrated that a 50-52 kDa membrane molecule is the cognate antigen of anti-dsDNA. CONCLUSIONS Anti-dsDNA autoantibody up-regulates IL-8 gene expression and elicits activation-induced cell death (AICD) of human PMN via binding to a 50-52 kDa membrane-expressed molecule.
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- S C Hsieh
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Wu JC, Huang DF, Huang YS, Huang YH, Huo TI, Chang FY, Lee SD. Ranitidine-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome in patients with severe liver diseases: a report of two cases. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2001; 16:481-3. [PMID: 11354291 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Ranitidine is widely used and well tolerated. Ranitidine-related skin eruption is rare and usually mild. We presented two patients who developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome after ranitidine therapy. Before therapy, both patients had severe liver disease and jaundice. The first was a case of ketoconazole-induced hepatitis, and the second was a case of hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ranitidine was the most likely drug responsible for causing Stevens-Johnson syndrome in these two patients.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Huang DF, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Liu RS, Yang AH, Chou CD. Reiter's syndrome caused by Streptococcus viridans in a patient with HLA-B27 antigen. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2000; 18:394-6. [PMID: 10895381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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A 26-year-old male patient with mitral valve prolapse and HLA-B27 antigen received endodontic treatment for dental caries. Two weeks later fever, dysuria, diarrhea, sterile inflammatory arthritis of lower limbs, enthesitis, dactylitis, conjunctivitis, and uveitis consecutively developed. Blood culture performed at the time of active arthritis yielded Streptococcus viridans. He did not have any history of psoriasis, acute infectious diarrhea, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, or sexually transmitted diseases. Laboratory studies also excluded the possibility of infections by human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B or C virus, chlamydia, and streptococci from the upper airway. This report indicates that Streptococcus viridans can be the triggering microorganisms of Reiter's syndrome in some circumstances.
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- D F Huang
- Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan
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Kung YY, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Huang DF, Tsai ST, Yu CL. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy elicits acute arthritis attack and exacerbation of infection in a patient with infected tophaceous gout and vascular insufficiency. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1998; 16:764. [PMID: 9844782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Lee AF, Wu JS, Huang DF, Chung YM, Yang YK. Choroidal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis: a case report. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1998; 61:496-9. [PMID: 9745168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing, granulomatous vasculitis. It usually causes sinusitis, pneumonitis and glomerulonephritis. The common ocular manifestations include conjunctivitis, scleritis, peripheral keratitis and orbital inflammation. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman with Wegener's granulomatosis and very severe ocular complications who underwent bilateral enucleation. The pathologic findings of the eyeballs revealed granulomatous necrotizing scleritis, perivasculitis and granulomatous choroiditis. The last, as far as we know, has not yet been reported.
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- A F Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Yu CL, Huang MH, Kung YY, Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Tsai ST, Huang DF, Sun KH, Han SH, Yu HS. Interleukin-13 increases prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production by normal human polymorphonuclear neutrophils by enhancing cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) gene expression. Inflamm Res 1998; 47:167-73. [PMID: 9628259 DOI: 10.1007/s000110050312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether interleukin-13 (IL-13) can affect arachidonic acid metabolism and phagocytic activity of normal human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). METHODS Normal human PMN (1 x 10(6) cells/ml) were incubated with different concentrations of IL-13 (0.1-10 ng/ml) for a variety of times (30-120 min). Phagocytosis and intracellular cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were detected by flow cytometry. The expression of COX-1 and COX-2 mRNA was detected by RT-PCR. The concentration of PGE2 in the PMN cultured supernatants was determined by EIA. RESULTS We found that IL-13 at an optimal concentration of 1 ng/ml significantly enhanced COX-2 gene expression and PGE2 production (121.57 +/- 22.17 pg/ml in IL-13 stimulation vs. 73.16 +/- 11.72 pg/ml in controls) by PMN. In addition, IL-13 stimulated PMN phagocytosis via increased complement receptor type 1 (CR1) and type 3 (CR3), but not IgG Fcgamma receptor type 3 (FcgammaRIII). The cytoplasmic neutral esterase activity of PMN was also enhanced by IL-13 stimulation for 24 h. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that IL-13 can stimulate PMN and modulates the inflammatory reactions via the cyclooxygenase pathway.
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- C L Yu
- Department of Medicine and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan
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Chang HN, Wang SR, Chiang SC, Teng WJ, Chen ML, Tsai JJ, Huang DF, Lin HY, Tsai YY. The relationship of aging to endotoxin shock and to production of TNF-alpha. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1996; 51:M220-2. [PMID: 8808992 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51a.5.m220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aged people are considered prone to gram-negative bacteremia and septic shock. This relationship was tested in murine endotoxin shock. METHODS Balb/c mice of various ages (1.4-13.4 months) were intraperitoneally injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and rates of survival were observed. The production of TNF-alpha in vivo induced by LPS was measured. RESULTS The survival rates were the smallest in the oldest and youngest groups. Production of TNF-alpha attained a maximum at 2 h after LPS injection and was smaller in the oldest group; it had a reciprocal relationship to survival rates in each group except the youngest group. CONCLUSION Old and young mice had smaller rates of survival and greater production of TNF-alpha following endotoxin shock induced by LPS.
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- H N Chang
- Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Huang DF, Yang AH, Tsai YY, Lin BC, Tsai CY, Wang SR. Acute massive pulmonary haemorrhage, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and varicella. Respir Med 1996; 90:239-41. [PMID: 8736659 DOI: 10.1016/s0954-6111(96)90294-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- D F Huang
- Section of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan
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Hepatic arteritis is a rare complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Information about its clinical manifestations is still very limited. Elevated serum r-glutamyl transpeptidase and alkaline phosphatase levels, but without elevated bilirubin and transaminase levels, were found in the present report to be the clinical presentation of hepatic arteritis. This clinical picture originally suggested a disease of the biliary tree. Hepatic arteritis must be included in the differential diagnosis of biliary tract disorders in SLE.
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- D F Huang
- Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan
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Huang DF, Siminovitch KA, Liu XY, Olee T, Olsen NJ, Berry C, Carson DA, Chen PP. Population and family studies of three disease-related polymorphic genes in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Invest 1995; 95:1766-72. [PMID: 7706484 PMCID: PMC295700 DOI: 10.1172/jci117854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The contribution to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) of three lupus-associated polymorphisms (involving the C4A2 complement component, Humhv3005 and the T cell antigen receptor alpha chain gene) are investigated in 81 individuals from 14 multiplex SLE families, 41 unrelated lupus patients, and 88 unrelated healthy controls. The results show a strong association between C4A deletion and SLE in these families. While the current study confirms the previously reported association between hv3005 deletion and sporadic SLE, the study fails to support this association in familial SLE patients. Moreover, no correlation is detected between the occurrence of hv3005 deletion and C4A null alleles in lupus patients, suggesting that the effects of these genetic polymorphisms on predisposition to lupus are independent. The previously reported lupus-associated T cell receptor (TCR) alpha chain polymorphism is not detected in any of the individuals studied here. The combined data suggest that C4A null alleles predispose strongly to development of lupus, whereas the influence of hv3005 deletion is relatively weak. The results also suggest that contributions of weak susceptibility genes such as hv3005 to disease predisposition may be obscured by the effects of stronger genetic factors and thus need to be examined in patients lacking these factors.
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- D F Huang
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0663, USA
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Tsai CY, Yu CL, Huang DF, Hsieh SC, Tsai YY, Tsai ST. The elevation of plasma DNA in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is attributable to increased DNA release and defective DNA binding of mononuclear cells. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1994; 54:291-299. [PMID: 7834551] [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: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although immunoprecipitable DNA has been found in a subgroup of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibiting systemic vasculitis and/or central nervous system involvement, the mechanism for elevated plasma DNA in these patients is poorly understood. METHODS The plasma DNA concentrations and reactivity of serum and lymphocytes to six species of double-stranded DNA from calf thymus, human placenta, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus lysodeikticus, Clostridium perfringens and poly (dG.dC). poly (dG.dC) were measured in twenty-seven patients with active SLE. To understand the mechanism of increased plasma DNA in SLE, the DNA binding and release of the mononuclear cells were examined. RESULTS Compared with the controls, the incidence of the presence of plasma DNA was markedly increased in SLE (59.3% in SLE vs. 7.4% in controls) as detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis. Except for DNA from Clostridium perfringens, the reactivity of lupus sera to various DNA samples was significantly higher than that of the controls. The reactivity of lymphocytes to 6 species of DNA (as defined by 3H-thymidine incorporation of the cells) was also higher in SLE patients. In DNA binding and releasing experiments, patients with SLE were found to have decreased 3H-DNA binding activity (0.169 +/- 0.018 micrograms/2 x 10(6) cells in SLE vs. 0.283 +/- 0.02 micrograms/2 x 10(6) cells in controls, p = 0.001) but to have increased spontaneous release of DNA (1,465 +/- 412 cpm in SLE vs. 630 +/- 179 cpm in controls, p = 0.0173) in mononuclear cells. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that some subsets of lymphocytes can be sensitized by different DNA samples in vivo to increase endogenous DNA release from mononuclear cells, which in addition to decreased DNA clearance as has been previously reported, may be responsible for the elevation of plasma DNA in patients with SLE.
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- C Y Tsai
- Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Huang DF, Tsai ST, Wang SR. Recovery of both acute massive pulmonary hemorrhage and acute renal failure in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with lupus anticoagulant by the combined therapy of plasmapheresis plus cyclophosphamide. Transfus Sci 1994; 15:283-8. [PMID: 10155546 DOI: 10.1016/0955-3886(94)90155-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Acute massive pulmonary hemorrhage (AMPH) is a rare and highly fatal complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report here survival in a case of AMPH in a SLE patient with both rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and lupus anticoagulant. The AMPH occurred while the nephritis was refractory to 2 courses of pulse methylprednisolone therapy. After combined therapy with plasmapheresis plus cyclophosphamide, circulating immune complex levels declined, AMPH recovered, and serum creatinine levels returned to normal. In conclusion, the combined therapy of plasmapheresis plus cyclophosphamide should be considered for treating AMPH especially in those SLE patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
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- D F Huang
- Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsai CY, Tsai YY, Wu TH, Tsai ST, Huang DF, Liu TL, Yu CL. Rheumatoid arthritis with sensory neuropathy of the right ulnar nerve. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1994; 12:580. [PMID: 7842545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Lu EW, Deftos M, Olee T, Huang DF, Soto-Gil RW, Carson DA, Chen PP. Generation and molecular analyses of two rheumatoid synovial fluid-derived IgG rheumatoid factors. Arthritis Rheum 1993; 36:927-37. [PMID: 7916590 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780360709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the Ig genes that encode IgG rheumatoid factor (IgG-RF) from rheumatoid synovial fluid. METHODS We used rheumatoid synovial fluid B cells to generate IgG-RF-secreting hybridomas. We then characterized their binding properties and determined their nucleotide sequences. RESULTS Two monospecific IgG-RFs were obtained. Sequence analysis of the RFs revealed a new V lambda gene family (designated V lambda 9) and extensive somatic diversification, including a duplication-insertion of 18 nucleotides (6 amino acid residues) into a hypervariable region. CONCLUSION The data provide further support for an antigen-driven response in the sustained production of potentially pathogenic IgG-RFs in rheumatoid synovium.
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- E W Lu
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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Huang DF, Olee T, Masuho Y, Matsumoto Y, Carson DA, Chen PP. Sequence analyses of three immunoglobulin G anti-virus antibodies reveal their utilization of autoantibody-related immunoglobulin Vh genes, but not V lambda genes. J Clin Invest 1992; 90:2197-208. [PMID: 1334971 PMCID: PMC443370 DOI: 10.1172/jci116105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Accumulated sequence analyses of the antibody repertoire have revealed that most autoantibodies and developmentally regulated antibodies share a small set of germline Ig-variable region (V) genes. The findings have prompted speculation that certain autoantibodies are of developmental importance and may be instrumental in maintaining homeostasis of the adult antibody repertoire. In order to evaluate this hypothesis critically, it is first necessary to determine the V gene usage in human antibodies against foreign substances. Unfortunately, only a few such antibodies have had their heavy and light chains characterized. To rectify the situation, we adapted the anchored polymerase chain reaction to clone and analyze rapidly the expressed V genes for three anti-virus IgG antibodies. The results show that all three heavy chain V (Vh) genes are highly homologous to the known autoantibody-related Vh genes. In contrast, two light chain V (VL) genes of the V lambda 1 subgroup are similar to a non-autoantibody-related germline V lambda 1 gene. Taken together with the reported Vh and VL sequences of several antibodies against viruses and bacteria, the data show that many antipathogen antibodies may use the same small set of Vh genes that encode autoantibodies, but diverse VL genes that are distinct from autoantibody-related VL genes. Thus, only a small portion of the potentially functional germline Vh genes are used recurrently to generate most antibodies in a normal antibody repertoire, regardless of their reactivities with either self or non-self.
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- D F Huang
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0663
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Olee T, Lu EW, Huang DF, Soto-Gil RW, Deftos M, Kozin F, Carson DA, Chen PP. Genetic analysis of self-associating immunoglobulin G rheumatoid factors from two rheumatoid synovia implicates an antigen-driven response. J Exp Med 1992; 175:831-42. [PMID: 1740665 PMCID: PMC2119156 DOI: 10.1084/jem.175.3.831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Although much has been learned about the molecular basis of immunoglobulin M (IgM) rheumatoid factors (RFs) in healthy individuals and in patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia and rheumatoid arthritis, little is known about the genetic origins of the potentially pathogenic IgG RFs in the inflamed rheumatoid synovia of patients. Recently, we generated from unmanipulated synovium B cells several hybridomas that secreted self-associating IgG RFs. To delineate the genetic origins of such potentially pathogenic RFs, we adapted the anchored polymerase chain reaction to rapidly clone and characterize the expressed Ig V genes for the L1 and the D1 IgG RFs. Then, we identified the germline counterparts of the expressed L1 IgG RF V genes. The results showed that the L1 heavy chain was encoded by a Vh gene that is expressed preferentially during early ontogenic development, and that is probably located within 240 kb upstream of the Jh locus. The overlap between this RF Vh gene and the restricted fetal antibody repertoire is reminiscent of the natural antibody-associated Vh genes, and suggests that at least part of the "potential pathogenic" IgG RFs in rheumatoid synovium may derive from the "physiological" natural antibody repertoire in a normal immune system. Indeed, the corresponding germline Vh gene for L1 encodes the heavy chain of an IgM RF found in a 19-wk-old fetal spleen. Furthermore, the comparisons of the expressed RF V genes and their germline counterparts reveal that the L1 heavy and light chain variable regions had, respectively, 16 and 7 somatic mutations, which resulted in eight and four amino acid changes. Strikingly, all eight mutations in the complementarity determining regions of the V gene-encoded regions were replacement changes, while only 6 of 11 mutations in the framework regions caused amino acid changes. Combined with L1's high binding affinity toward the Fc fragment, these results suggest strongly that the L1 IgG RF must have been driven by the Fc antigen.
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- T Olee
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093
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Huang DF, Zeng BS. [Complication of small splints used in immobilizing limb fracture. Report of 21 cases]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1988; 26:342-3, 382. [PMID: 3229235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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