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Nechaeva T, Verra L, Pucek J, Ranc L, Bergamaschi M, Zevi Della Porta G, Muggli P, Agnello R, Ahdida CC, Amoedo C, Andrebe Y, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Arnesano JM, Bencini V, Blanchard P, Burrows PN, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chung M, Cooke DA, Davut C, Demeter G, Dexter AC, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fasoli A, Fonseca R, Furno I, Granados E, Granetzny M, Graubner T, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Guran E, Henderson J, Kedves MÁ, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Liang L, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov K, Martinez Calderon M, Mazzoni S, Moon K, Morales Guzmán PI, Moreira M, Okhotnikov N, Pakuza C, Pannell F, Pardons A, Pepitone K, Poimenidou E, Pukhov A, Rey S, Rossel R, Saberi H, Schmitz O, Senes E, Silva F, Silva L, Spear B, Stollberg C, Sublet A, Swain C, Topaloudis A, Torrado N, Turner M, Velotti F, Verzilov V, Vieira J, Welsch C, Wendt M, Wing M, Wolfenden J, Woolley B, Xia G, Yarygova V, Zepp M. Hosing of a Long Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:075001. [PMID: 38427892 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.075001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Experimental results show that hosing of a long particle bunch in plasma can be induced by wakefields driven by a short, misaligned preceding bunch. Hosing develops in the plane of misalignment, self-modulation in the perpendicular plane, at frequencies close to the plasma electron frequency, and are reproducible. Development of hosing depends on misalignment direction, its growth on misalignment extent and on proton bunch charge. Results have the main characteristics of a theoretical model, are relevant to other plasma-based accelerators and represent the first characterization of hosing.
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- T Nechaeva
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Manchester M13 9PL, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- University of Manchester M13 9PL, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- ISCTE - Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- STFC/ASTeC, Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- University of Manchester M13 9PL, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Angstrom Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- University of Manchester M13 9PL, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- UCL, London WC1 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester M13 9PL, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Zhang H, Liu C, Lu X, Xia G. Evaluation of growth adaptation of Cinnamomum camphora seedlings in ionic rare earth tailings environment. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16910. [PMID: 37805611 PMCID: PMC10560214 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44145-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023] Open
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The root system is an important organ for nutrient uptake and biomass accumulation in plants, while biomass allocation directly affects essential oils content, which plays an essential role in plant growth and development and resistance to adverse environmental conditions. This study was undertaken to investigate the differences and correlation of biomass allocation, root traits and essential oil content (EOC), as well as the adaptations of camphor tree with different chemical types to the ionic rare earth tailing sand habitats. Data from 1-year old cutting seedlings of C. camphora showed that the biomass of C. camphora cuttings was mainly distributed in root system, with the ratio of root biomass 49.9-72.13% and the ratio of root to canopy 1.00-2.64. The total biomass was significantly positively correlated with root length (RL), root surface area (RSA) and dry weight of fine roots (diameter ≤ 2 mm) (P < 0.05). Root biomass and leaf biomass were negatively and positively with specific root length (SRL) and specific root surface area (SRSA), respectively. Leaf biomass presented a positive effect on EOC (P < 0.05), with the correlation coefficient of 0.808. The suitability sort of these camphor trees was as follows: C. camphora β-linalool, C. camphora α-linaloolII, C. camphora α-linaloolI being better adapted to the ionic rare earth tailings substrate, C. camphora citral being the next, and C. porrectum β-linalool and C. camphora borneol being the least adaptive. EOC played a positive role in the adaptation of C. camphora (R2 = 0.6099, P < 0.05). Therefore camphor tree with linalool type is the appropriate choice in the ecological restoration of ionic rare earth tailings. The study could provide scientific recommendations for the ecological restoration of ionic rare earth tailings area combined with industrial development.
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- H Zhang
- Jiangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed-Breeding and Utilization of Camphor Trees, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China.
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- Yao Hu Honor School Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed-Breeding and Utilization of Camphor Trees, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Water Engineering in Poyang Lake Basin, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Seed-Breeding and Utilization of Camphor Trees, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
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Wang H, Liu Y, Wang Y, Xu T, Xia G, Huang X. Umbelliprenin induces autophagy and apoptosis while inhibits cancer cell stemness in pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Med 2023; 12:15277-15288. [PMID: 37409635 PMCID: PMC10417289 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Umbelliprenin is a sesquiterpene coumarin isolated from Artemisia absinthium L. and shows antitumor effects in various cancers by inducing apoptosis. However, the antitumor effect of umbelliprenin in human pancreatic cancer has not been clarified. METHODS The antitumor effects were determined by MTT and AnnexinV/PI double staining assay in vitro and xenograft mice in vivo. Autophagy was determined via immunofluorescence analysis. Apoptotic or autophagic related proteins were measured by immunoblotting. The pancreatic cancer cell stemness were determined by mammosphere formation and ALDEFLUOR assay. RESULTS It revealed that umbelliprenin inhibited pancreatic cancer cell proliferation in vitro and pancreatic cancer tumor growth in vivo. Moreover, umbelliprenin induced pancreatic cancer cell BxPC3 apoptosis and autophagy as evidenced by upregulated apoptosis and autophagy- related protein expression (p < 0.01). Blocking autophagy by 3-MA or Atg7 knockout enhanced umbelliprenin-induced apoptosis (p < 0.05). Umbelliprenin also reduced pancreatic cancer cell stemness by reducing Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2 mRNA levels (p < 0.01). Mechanistically, umbelliprenin greatly inhibited Akt/mTOR and Notch1 signal pathway. CONCLUSION Umbelliprenin may be a novel therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer treatment.
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- Hongcheng Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgerySixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Department of General SurgeryThe Second People’ Hospital of Kashgar, 1SKashgarXinjiangChina
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- Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital Hangzhou Normal UniversityZhejiangChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgerySixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgerySixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgerySixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic SurgerySixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
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Zhu Y, Wang Y, Xia G, Zhang X, Deng S, Zhao X, Xu Y, Chang G, Tao Y, Li M, Li H, Huang X, Chan HF. Oral Delivery of Bioactive Glass-Loaded Core-Shell Hydrogel Microspheres for Effective Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2207418. [PMID: 37092589 PMCID: PMC10288274 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Resolving inflammation and promoting intestinal tissue regeneration are critical for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment. Bioactive glass (BG) is a clinically approved bone graft material and has been shown to modulate inflammatory response, but it is unknown whether BG can be applied to treat IBD. Here, it is reported that BG attenuates pro-inflammatory response of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages and hence reduces inflammatory damage to intestinal organoids in vitro. In addition, zein/sodium alginate-based core-shell microspheres (Zein/SA/BG) are developed for oral delivery of BG, which helps prevent premature dissolution of BG in the stomach. The results show that Zein/SA/BG protects BG from a gastric-simulated environment while dissolved in an intestinal-simulated environment. When administered to acute and chronic colitis mice model, Zein/SA/BG significantly reduces intestinal inflammation, promotes epithelial tissue regeneration, and partially restores microbiota homeostasis. These findings are the first to reveal the therapeutic efficacy of BG against IBD, which may provide a new therapeutic approach at low cost for effective IBD treatment.
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- Yanlun Zhu
- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
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- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine600 Yishan RdShanghai200233China
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- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine600 Yishan RdShanghai200233China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Cell Therapy and Cell Drugs of Luzhou Key LaboratorySchool of PharmacySouthwest Medical UniversityLuzhouSichuan646000China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational MedicineCenter for NanomedicineThe Third Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510630China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational MedicineCenter for NanomedicineThe Third Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510630China
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational MedicineCenter for NanomedicineThe Third Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510630China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Liver DiseaseGuangzhou510630China
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- Chemical and Environmental EngineeringSchool of EngineeringRMIT University124 La Trobe StMelbourneVIC3000Australia
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- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine600 Yishan RdShanghai200233China
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- Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of ChinaSchool of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShatinHong Kong SAR999077China
- Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics999077Hong Kong SARChina
- Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative MedicineHong Kong Science ParkHong Kong SAR999077China
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Xia G, Jin JF, Ye Y, Wang XD, Hu B, Pu JL. The effects of ALDH2 Glu487Lys polymorphism on vasovagal syncope patients undergoing head-up tilt test supplemented with sublingual nitroglycerin. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:451. [PMID: 36307771 PMCID: PMC9617361 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02901-5] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background and objective Head-up tilt test (HUTT) is clinically advantageous for diagnosing patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS). Nitroglycerin is mainly used as a stimulant during HUTT, and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is involved in the metabolism of nitroglycerin (NTG). ALDH2 Glu487Lys polymorphism (ALDH2 rs671) is the most common variant in the East Asian population. This study aimed to assess the effects of ALDH2 rs671 on VVS patients undergoing HUTT supplemented with sublingual NTG (HUTT-NTG). Methods Patients with recurrent VVS (at least 2 times) who were admitted to the syncope center of our hospital were enrolled. All VVS patients have undergone HUTT. The polymorphism of Glu487Lys gene of ALDH2 was measured by the DNA Microarray Chip Method. The results of HUTT-NTG of VVS patients with different ALDH2 genotypes were compared and their hemodynamic characteristics were assessed. Results A total of 199 VVS patients were enrolled, including 101 patients in the ALDH2*1/*1 group and 98 patients in the ALDH2*2 group. Among patients undergoing HUTT-NTG, 70.3% of patients in the ALDH2*1/*1 group and 68.4% of patients in the ALDH2*2 group were positive, and the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.77). The proportions of VASIS I, VASIS II, and VASIS III were 40.6%, 8.9%, and 20.8% in the ALDH2*1/*1 group, respectively, and the corresponding proportions in the ALDH2*2 group were 36.7%, 11.2%, and 20.4%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.91). The hemodynamic characteristics of different genotypes in VVS patients undergoing HUTT-NTG were compared, and no statistically significant difference was found. The median time of syncopal episode occurred after NTG administration in the ALDH2*1/*1 group was 6 min (interquartile range [IQR]: 5.0–9.0), and it was 6.0 min in the ALDH2*2 group (IQR: 4.25–8.0, P = 0.64). Conclusion ALDH2 Glu487Lys polymorphism did not affect the outcome of VVS patients undergoing HUTT-NTG, and no significant change in the hemodynamic characteristics of different genotypes was found.
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Verra L, Zevi Della Porta G, Pucek J, Nechaeva T, Wyler S, Bergamaschi M, Senes E, Guran E, Moody JT, Kedves MÁ, Gschwendtner E, Muggli P, Agnello R, Ahdida CC, Goncalves MCA, Andrebe Y, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Arnesano JM, Bachmann AM, Barrientos D, Batsch F, Bencini V, Blanchard P, Burrows PN, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke DA, Davut C, Demeter G, Dexter AC, Doebert S, Elverson FA, Farmer J, Fasoli A, Fedosseev V, Fonseca R, Furno I, Gorn A, Granados E, Granetzny M, Graubner T, Grulke O, Hafych V, Henderson J, Hüther M, Khudiakov V, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Liang L, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov K, Martinez Calderon M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Moon K, Morales Guzmán PI, Moreira M, Nowak E, Pakuza C, Panuganti H, Pardons A, Pepitone K, Perera A, Pukhov A, Ramjiawan RL, Rey S, Schmitz O, Silva F, Silva L, Stollberg C, Sublet A, Swain C, Topaloudis A, Torrado N, Tuev P, Velotti F, Verzilov V, Vieira J, Weidl M, Welsch C, Wendt M, Wing M, Wolfenden J, Woolley B, Xia G, Yarygova V, Zepp M. Controlled Growth of the Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Proton Bunch in Plasma. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:024802. [PMID: 35867433 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.024802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A long, narrow, relativistic charged particle bunch propagating in plasma is subject to the self-modulation (SM) instability. We show that SM of a proton bunch can be seeded by the wakefields driven by a preceding electron bunch. SM timing reproducibility and control are at the level of a small fraction of the modulation period. With this seeding method, we independently control the amplitude of the seed wakefields with the charge of the electron bunch and the growth rate of SM with the charge of the proton bunch. Seeding leads to larger growth of the wakefields than in the instability case.
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Accelerator Science and Technology Centre, ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Angstrom Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- UCL, London WC1 6BT, United Kingdom
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk , Russia
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Zhang Y, Liu H, Xia G. Synthesis and Research of Highly Efficient Polyether Demulsifier. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yingyu Zhang
- Nanjing Tech University 30 Puzhunan Road Nanjing 211816 China
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- Nanjing Tech University 30 Puzhunan Road Nanjing 211816 China
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- Nanjing Tech University 30 Puzhunan Road Nanjing 211816 China
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Wang H, Wang J, Liu J, Wang Y, Xia G, Huang X. Jumonji-C domain-containing protein 5 suppresses proliferation and aerobic glycolysis in pancreatic cancer cells in a c-Myc-dependent manner. Cell Signal 2022; 93:110282. [PMID: 35176452 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Despite the importance of metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells, the molecular mechanism regulating the tumor metabolic shift is still poorly understood. Deregulation of Jumonji-C domain-containing protein 5 (JMJD5) has been associated with multiple facets of biological processes in cancer cells. However, the role of JMJD5 in pancreatic cancer cells has seldom been discussed and requires further investigation. In the present study, by silencing or overexpressing JMJD5 in pancreatic cancer cells, we examined the impact of JMJD5 on cell proliferation and glucose metabolism. Using a dual luciferase assay, we assessed the effect of JMJD5 on the transcriptional activity of the c-Myc target gene. Analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas and the Gene Expression Omnibus datasets revealed that low JMJD5 expression was associated with poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. JMJD5 loss promoted pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and induced a cellular metabolic shift from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis. In addition, in vivo experiments confirmed that ectopic JMJD5 expression inhibited cancer cell growth and the expression of glycolytic enzymes, such as lactate dehydrogenase and phosphoglycerate kinase 1. Moreover, JMJD5 negatively regulated c-Myc expression, the main regulator of cancer metabolism, leading to decreased c-Myc-targeted gene expression. Overall, the present study indicated that decreased JMJD5 expression promoted cell proliferation and glycolytic metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells in a c-Myc-dependent manner.
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- Hongcheng Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, 170 Xinsong Road, Minhang, Shanghai 201100, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, 170 Xinsong Road, Minhang, Shanghai 201100, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China.
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Zhu Y, Deng S, Zhao X, Xia G, Zhao R, Chan HF. Deciphering and engineering tissue folding: A mechanical perspective. Acta Biomater 2021; 134:32-42. [PMID: 34325076 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The folding of tissues/organs into complex shapes is a common phenomenon that occurs in organisms such as animals and plants, and is both structurally and functionally important. Deciphering the process of tissue folding and applying this knowledge to engineer folded systems would significantly advance the field of tissue engineering. Although early studies focused on investigating the biochemical signaling events that occur during the folding process, the physical or mechanical aspects of the process have received increasing attention in recent years. In this review, we will summarize recent findings on the mechanical aspects of folding and introduce strategies by which folding can be controlled in vitro. Emphasis will be placed on the folding events triggered by mechanical effects at the cellular and tissue levels and on the different cell- and biomaterial-based approaches used to recapitulate folding. Finally, we will provide a perspective on the development of engineering tissue folding toward preclinical and clinical translation. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Tissue folding is a common phenomenon in a variety of organisms including human, and has been shown to serve important structural and functional roles. Understanding how folding forms and applying the concept in tissue engineering would represent an advance of the research field. Recently, the physical or mechanical aspect of tissue folding has gained increasing attention. In this review, we will cover recent findings of the mechanical aspect of folding mechanisms, and introduce strategies to control the folding process in vitro. We will also provide a perspective on the future development of the field towards preclinical and clinical translation of various bio fabrication technologies.
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- Yanlun Zhu
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China; Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Batsch F, Muggli P, Agnello R, Ahdida CC, Amoedo Goncalves MC, Andrebe Y, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Baistrukov MA, Blanchard P, Braunmüller F, Burrows PN, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke DA, Damerau H, Davut C, Demeter G, Deubner HL, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fasoli A, Fedosseev VN, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Furno I, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Granetzny M, Graubner T, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Hafych V, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hüther M, Kargapolov IY, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Liang L, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Minakov VA, Moody JT, Moon K, Morales Guzmán PI, Moreira M, Nechaeva T, Nowak E, Pakuza C, Panuganti H, Pardons A, Perera A, Pucek J, Pukhov A, Ramjiawan RL, Rey S, Rieger K, Schmitz O, Senes E, Silva LO, Speroni R, Spitsyn RI, Stollberg C, Sublet A, Topaloudis A, Torrado N, Tuev PV, Turner M, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Vincke H, Welsch CP, Wendt M, Wing M, Wiwattananon P, Wolfenden J, Woolley B, Xia G, Zepp M, Zevi Della Porta G. Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:164802. [PMID: 33961468 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.164802] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We use a relativistic ionization front to provide various initial transverse wakefield amplitudes for the self-modulation of a long proton bunch in plasma. We show experimentally that, with sufficient initial amplitude [≥(4.1±0.4) MV/m], the phase of the modulation along the bunch is reproducible from event to event, with 3%-7% (of 2π) rms variations all along the bunch. The phase is not reproducible for lower initial amplitudes. We observe the transition between these two regimes. Phase reproducibility is essential for deterministic external injection of particles to be accelerated.
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- F Batsch
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, Portugal
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Accelerator Science and Technology Centre, ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Luo Q, Tan Y, Hu R, Xia Y, Xia G. [Mechanism of Ziyin recipe for treatment of ovulatory infertility: a network pharmacology-based study and clinical observations]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:319-328. [PMID: 33849821 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.03.02] [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: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanisms of Ziyin recipe for treatment of ovulatory infertility based on network pharmacology analysis and evaluate the clinical efficacy of this recipe. OBJECTIVE TCMSP, PubChem, Genecards, String, Swiss Target Prediction, and Uniprot databases were searched to identify all the action targets of Ziyin recipe and ovulatory infertility to construct the PPI network. Gene ontology (GO) and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed and the "TCM-active ingredient-target-pathway" network was constructed using Cytoscape 3.6.0. We also designed a controlled clinical trial to verify the clinical effectiveness of Ziyin recipe. The patients were randomized into 2 groups to receive treatment with Western medicine including CC and HMG (control group) and additional treatment with Ziyin recipe, and the dosage of GN, follicular development days, E2 level of a single dominant follicle on trigger day, ovulation rate, the rate of LUFS, and clinical pregnancy rate were compared between the two groups. OBJECTIVE We identified 22 active ingredients and 354 targets of action in Ziyin recipe, 791 targets of ovulatory infertility, and 96 common targets of action shared by Ziyin recipe and ovulatory infertility. According to Degree, the key targets included SRC, MAPK1, HSP90aa1, MAPK3, PTPN11, ESR1, Akt1, EGFR, NR3C1 and KNG1. Enrichment analysis of GO biological process showed that Ziyin recipe mainly focused on steroid hormonemediated signaling pathway, oxidation, reduction, and apoptosis. The most significantly enriched signaling pathways included PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, RAP1 signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, estrogen signaling pathway, ovarian steroid production, and steroid hormone biosynthesis. The results of the clinical trial showed that Ziyin recipe significantly reduced the dose of GN, accelerated follicle development, increased E2 level of single dominant follicle on the trigger day, and increased the cycle ovulation rate and pregnancy rate. OBJECTIVE The therapeutic effects of Ziyin recipe are probably mediated through different pathways to promote follicle development, thus improving ovulation rate and clinical pregnancy rate of infertile patients with ovulatory disorders.
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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Xia G. Improving contraceptive and family planning awareness on a perinatal inpatient unit. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475937 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1468] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Unplanned pregnancies are a significant risk factor in perinatal mental health. They also have the potential to result in adverse health impacts for mother, baby and children into later in life. Women from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to access contraception. Women are more likely to on board health advice during pregnancy and post partum period due to high level of surveillance by health professionals. Objectives Our aim was for 90% of patients on Coombe Wood Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) to feel supported to make an informed decision about their contraception by October 2020. Methods A questionnaire was completed by fifteen inpatients at the Mother and Baby Unit over a 4 month period (April- August 2020) to assess areas around their pregnancy and contraceptives of choice. Contraceptive training was provided by a Sexual Health Specialist to staff across multiple disciplinaries on Coombe Wood MBU. Sexual Health discussion groups were delivered by doctors to inpatients on a monthly basis. A post-intervention questionnaire was given to patients. Results •53% of patients reported unplanned pregnancies. •40% of women felt lacking confidence in choosing the right contraceptive •The most frequent question asked during the sexual health groups was regarding hormonal contraceptives impacting on mental health. •By September 100% of patients felt they were able to make an informed decision about their contraception on discharge. Conclusions Facilitating women to make informed decisions regarding their contraception empowers them to gain autonomy, reduces the risks of physical and mental illness, improves the quality of life for mothers and babies.
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Li S, Gao J, Wang Y, Zhang W, Xia G. Study on Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Elderly Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction Treated with Endotracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation. Indian J Pharm Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Braunmüller F, Nechaeva T, Adli E, Agnello R, Aladi M, Andrebe Y, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Baistrukov MA, Batsch F, Bergamaschi M, Blanchard P, Burrows PN, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke DA, Damerau H, Davut C, Demeter G, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Djotyan GP, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fasoli A, Fedosseev VN, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Furno I, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Goddard B, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Granetzny M, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Hafych V, Hartin A, Helm A, Henderson JR, Howling A, Hüther M, Jacquier R, Jolly S, Kargapolov IY, Kedves MÁ, Keeble F, Kelisani MD, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Li Y, Liang L, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Minakov VA, Moody JT, Morales Guzmán PI, Moreira M, Muggli P, Panuganti H, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pucek J, Pukhov A, Ráczkevi B, Ramjiawan RL, Rey S, Ruhl H, Saberi H, Schmitz O, Senes E, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Spitsyn RI, Tuev PV, Turner M, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Welsch CP, Williamson B, Wing M, Wolfenden J, Woolley B, Xia G, Zepp M, Zevi Della Porta G. Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:264801. [PMID: 33449727 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.264801] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We study experimentally the effect of linear plasma density gradients on the self-modulation of a 400 GeV proton bunch. Results show that a positive or negative gradient increases or decreases the number of microbunches and the relative charge per microbunch observed after 10 m of plasma. The measured modulation frequency also increases or decreases. With the largest positive gradient we observe two frequencies in the modulation power spectrum. Results are consistent with changes in wakefields' phase velocity due to plasma density gradients adding to the slow wakefields' phase velocity during self-modulation growth predicted by linear theory.
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- Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
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- University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Accelerator Science and Technology Centre, ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, United Kingdom
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Wigner Research Center for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- John Adams Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusáo Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- UCL, London, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Gschwendtner E, Turner M, Adli E, Ahuja A, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Batsch F, Bracco C, Braunmüller F, Burger S, Burt G, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke D, Damerau H, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fedosseev VN, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Goddard B, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Grulke O, Hartin A, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hüther M, Ibison M, Jolly S, Keeble F, Kelisani MD, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Li Y, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Minakov VA, Molendijk JC, Moody JT, Moreira M, Muggli P, Panuganti H, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pukhov A, Rey S, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Sosedkin AP, Tuev PV, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Welsch CP, Wendt M, Williamson B, Wing M, Woolley B, Xia G. Correction to 'Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE'. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2020; 378:20190539. [PMID: 31865874 PMCID: PMC6939239 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Shi EB, Sun L, Wang C, Xia G. Thermal hydraulic characteristics of two-phase natural circulation for secondary side passive residual heat removal system. KERNTECHNIK 2019. [DOI: 10.3139/124.190062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- E.-B. Shi
- China Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan, 430064
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- China Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan, 430064
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- China Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan, 430064
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- Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001
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Xiao D, Dong Z, Zhen L, Xia G, Huang X, Wang T, Guo H, Yang B, Xu C, Wu W, Zhao X, Xu H. Combined Exosomal GPC1, CD82, and Serum CA19-9 as Multiplex Targets: A Specific, Sensitive, and Reproducible Detection Panel for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2019; 18:300-310. [PMID: 31662449 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy with poor prognosis due to the lack of early symptoms and resultant late diagnosis. Thus, it is extremely urgent to establish a simple and effective method for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Although some studies have provided positive evidence for the use of exosomal surface protein glypican-1 (GPC1) as a biomarker for early screening, its clinical application is still controversial. Here, we systematically verified the role of exosomal GPC1 as a potential screening biomarker. First, bottleneck problems of a stable detection method and an identification standard were systematically studied, and a Python-based standardized data processing method was established to analyze exosomal GPC1 expression. Second, a detection panel consisting of exosomal GPC1, exosomal cluster of differentiation 82 (CD82), and serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) was employed for pancreatic cancer detection. This panel exhibited excellent diagnostic results (AUC = 0.942) and could effectively distinguish healthy people from patients with pancreatic cancer (P value threshold = 0.2282) and patients with pancreatitis from patients with pancreatic cancer (P value threshold = 0.5467). IMPLICATIONS: These results indicate that the combined detection of exosomal GPC1, exosomal CD82, and serum CA19-9 shows great promise as a standard method for pancreatic cancer detection and that this panel could be further applied for screening pancreatic cancer in Chinese populations.
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- Dong Xiao
- Department of Oncological Surgery, Hanzhong 3201 Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University, Hanzhong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Shanghai Biotecan Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhangjiang Institute of Medical Innovation, Shanghai, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering/Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated 6th Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated 6th Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Linfen People's Hospital, Linfen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hanzhong 3201 Hospital Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University, Hanzhong, China
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- Shanghai Biotecan Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhangjiang Institute of Medical Innovation, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Biotecan Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhangjiang Institute of Medical Innovation, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Biotecan Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhangjiang Institute of Medical Innovation, Shanghai, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineerings, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering/Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Gschwendtner E, Turner M, Adli E, Ahuja A, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Batsch F, Bracco C, Braunmüller F, Burger S, Burt G, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke D, Damerau H, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fedosseev VN, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Goddard B, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Grulke O, Hartin A, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hüther M, Ibison M, Jolly S, Keeble F, Kelisani MD, Kim SY, Kraus F, Krupa M, Lefevre T, Li Y, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Minakov VA, Molendijk JC, Moody JT, Moreira M, Muggli P, Panuganti H, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pukhov A, Rey S, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Sosedkin AP, Tuev PV, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Welsch CP, Wendt M, Williamson B, Wing M, Woolley B, Xia G. Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2019; 377:20180418. [PMID: 31230571 PMCID: PMC6602911 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2018.0418] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
In this article, we briefly summarize the experiments performed during the first run of the Advanced Wakefield Experiment, AWAKE, at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The final goal of AWAKE Run 1 (2013-2018) was to demonstrate that 10-20 MeV electrons can be accelerated to GeV energies in a plasma wakefield driven by a highly relativistic self-modulated proton bunch. We describe the experiment, outline the measurement concept and present first results. Last, we outline our plans for the future. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Directions in particle beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration'.
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- University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- ISCTE - Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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Sun L, Peng M, Xia G, Wang J, Li R. Coupling simulation of neutron kinetics core model with CFD of IPWR steam line break accident. KERNTECHNIK 2019. [DOI: 10.3139/124.110979] [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: 11/20/2022]
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AbstractIn this paper, development of coupled codes using two-group neutron diffusion kinetics code and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver Fluent has been introduced. Way of coupling, time step control algorithm and spatial mesh overlays have been summarized in detail which are basic components and challenges of the coupling methodologies. The implement and verification of coupled code have been modeled on integral pressurized water reactor (IPWR) IP200 with hexagonal fuel assembly in the core and once-through steam generators. The steam line break core transient was analyzed in coupled code simulation of a core boundary conditions derived from system code simulation results. The results presented transient three-dimensional distribution of the key operation parameters such as reactor power and coolant temperature, also demonstrated the inherent safety features of IP200. The current work will bring about the ability to explore multi-scale and multi-dimensional safety transient evaluations and give more precise neutronics/thermal-hydraulics mapping.
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- L. Sun
- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
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- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
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- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
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- 2Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706 United States
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- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
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Xia G, Ma Y, Chen X, Jin SQ, Huang C. Comparison of MAP method with classical methods for bandpass correction of white LED spectra. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2019; 36:751-758. [PMID: 31045001 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.36.000751] [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: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The bandwidth of a spectrometer is an important error-influencing factor in spectral measurement. To obtain accurate results, bandpass correction is an indispensable step in spectral data processing. To deal with such a problem, several methods have been proposed, including the differential operator method using a local polynomial approximation and the Richardson-Lucy method combined with a regularization. Here we employ a method based on the maximum a posteriori estimation. The efficiency of the method is verified through a large number of experiments on the spectra of white light-emitting diodes. By comparing the error of the reference spectrum, it was found that this method can effectively correct spectra, thus providing more accurate information for further analysis.
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Zhou Z, Xia G, Xiang Z, Liu M, Wei Z, Yan J, Chen W, Zhu J, Awasthi N, Sun X, Fung KM, He Y, Li M, Zhang C. A C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 2-Dominated Cross-talk between Tumor Cells and Macrophages Drives Gastric Cancer Metastasis. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:3317-3328. [PMID: 30796034 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [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] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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PURPOSE C-X-C chemokine receptor type 2 (CXCR2) is a key regulator that drives immune suppression and inflammation in tumor microenvironment. CXCR2-targeted therapy has shown promising results in several solid tumors. However, the underlying mechanism of CXCR2-mediated cross-talk between gastric cancer cells and macrophages still remains unclear.Experimental Design: The expression of CXCR2 and its ligands in 155 human gastric cancer tissues was analyzed via immunohistochemistry, and the correlations with clinical characteristics were evaluated. A coculture system was established, and functional assays, including ELISA, transwell, cell viability assay, and qPCR, were performed to determine the role of the CXCR2 signaling axis in promoting gastric cancer growth and metastasis. A xenograft gastric cancer model and a lymph node metastasis model were established to study the function of CXCR2 in vivo. RESULTS CXCR2 expression is associated with the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (P = 0.002). Of all the CXCR2 ligands, CXCL1 and CXCL5 can significantly promote migration of gastric cancer cells. Macrophages are the major sources of CXCL1 and CXCL5 in the gastric cancer microenvironment, and promote migration of gastric cancer cells through activating a CXCR2/STAT3 feed-forward loop. Gastric cancer cells secrete TNF-α to induce release of CXCL1 and CXCL5 from macrophages. Inhibiting CXCR2 pathway of gastric cancer cells can suppress migration and metastasis of gastric cancer in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggested a previously uncharacterized mechanism through which gastric cancer cells interact with macrophages to promote tumor growth and metastasis, suggesting that CXCR2 may serve as a promising therapeutic target to treat gastric cancer.
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- Zhijun Zhou
- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Medicine, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Department of Surgery, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medicine, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Department of Surgery, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medicine, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Department of Surgery, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend, and IU Health Goshen Center for Cancer Care, Goshen, Indiana
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of August First Film Studio, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medicine, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Department of Surgery, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Adli E, Ahuja A, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Barrientos D, Barros MM, Batkiewicz J, Batsch F, Bauche J, Berglyd Olsen VK, Bernardini M, Biskup B, Boccardi A, Bogey T, Bohl T, Bracco C, Braunmüller F, Burger S, Burt G, Bustamante S, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Cascella M, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke D, Damerau H, Deacon L, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fedosseev VN, Fior G, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Guerrero A, Hansen J, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hessler C, Hofle W, Hüther M, Ibison M, Jensen L, Jolly S, Keeble F, Kim SY, Kraus F, Lefevre T, LeGodec G, Li Y, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Maricalva Brun L, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Minakov VA, Mitchell J, Molendijk JC, Mompo R, Moody JT, Moreira M, Muggli P, Mutin C, Öz E, Ozturk E, Pasquino C, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Pepitone K, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pitman S, Plyushchev G, Pukhov A, Rey S, Rieger K, Ruhl H, Schmidt JS, Shalimova IA, Shaposhnikova E, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Soby L, Sosedkin AP, Speroni R, Spitsyn RI, Tuev PV, Turner M, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Vincke H, Welsch CP, Williamson B, Wing M, Woolley B, Xia G. Experimental Observation of Proton Bunch Modulation in a Plasma at Varying Plasma Densities. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:054802. [PMID: 30822008 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.054802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
We give direct experimental evidence for the observation of the full transverse self-modulation of a long, relativistic proton bunch propagating through a dense plasma. The bunch exits the plasma with a periodic density modulation resulting from radial wakefield effects. We show that the modulation is seeded by a relativistic ionization front created using an intense laser pulse copropagating with the proton bunch. The modulation extends over the length of the proton bunch following the seed point. By varying the plasma density over one order of magnitude, we show that the modulation frequency scales with the expected dependence on the plasma density, i.e., it is equal to the plasma frequency, as expected from theory.
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- E Adli
- University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- UNIST, 44919 Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UNIST, 44919 Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, V6T 2A3 Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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Turner M, Adli E, Ahuja A, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Barros Marin M, Barrientos D, Batsch F, Batkiewicz J, Bauche J, Berglyd Olsen VK, Bernardini M, Biskup B, Boccardi A, Bogey T, Bohl T, Bracco C, Braunmüller F, Burger S, Burt G, Bustamante S, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Cascella M, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke D, Damerau H, Deacon L, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fedosseev VN, Fior G, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Guerrero A, Hansen J, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hessler C, Hofle W, Hüther M, Ibison M, Jensen L, Jolly S, Keeble F, Kim SY, Kraus F, Lefevre T, LeGodec G, Li Y, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Maricalva Brun L, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Minakov VA, Mitchell J, Molendijk JC, Mompo R, Moody JT, Moreira M, Muggli P, Öz E, Ozturk E, Mutin C, Pasquino C, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Pepitone K, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pitman S, Plyushchev G, Pukhov A, Rey S, Rieger K, Ruhl H, Schmidt JS, Shalimova IA, Shaposhnikova E, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Soby L, Sosedkin AP, Speroni R, Spitsyn RI, Tuev PV, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Vincke H, Welsch CP, Williamson B, Wing M, Woolley B, Xia G. Experimental Observation of Plasma Wakefield Growth Driven by the Seeded Self-Modulation of a Proton Bunch. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:054801. [PMID: 30822039 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.054801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
We measure the effects of transverse wakefields driven by a relativistic proton bunch in plasma with densities of 2.1×10^{14} and 7.7×10^{14} electrons/cm^{3}. We show that these wakefields periodically defocus the proton bunch itself, consistently with the development of the seeded self-modulation process. We show that the defocusing increases both along the bunch and along the plasma by using time resolved and time-integrated measurements of the proton bunch transverse distribution. We evaluate the transverse wakefield amplitudes and show that they exceed their seed value (<15 MV/m) and reach over 300 MV/m. All these results confirm the development of the seeded self-modulation process, a necessary condition for external injection of low energy and acceleration of electrons to multi-GeV energy levels.
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- University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- UNIST, 44919 Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- UNIST, 44919 Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- TRIUMF, V6T 2A3 Vancouver, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
- Technical University Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- Lancaster University, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Plasma Center, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, 80805 Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, L69 7ZE Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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- UCL, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
- Cockcroft Institute, WA4 4AD Daresbury, United Kingdom
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Wang H, Zhao Z, Lei S, Li S, Xiang Z, Wang X, Huang X, Xia G, Huang X. Gambogic acid induces autophagy and combines synergistically with chloroquine to suppress pancreatic cancer by increasing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:7. [PMID: 30627053 PMCID: PMC6321668 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-018-0705-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Gambogic acid is a natural component isolated from gamboge that possesses anticancer properties. Our previous study suggested that gambogic acid might be involved in autophagy; however, its role in pancreatic cancer remained unclear. Methods Cell viability and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cell lines were determined using (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan and flow cytometry. The effects of gambogic acid on autophagy was assessed by western blot, acridine orange staining, transmission electron microscopy, and measurement of autophagic flux through RFP-GFP-LC3 lentiviral transfection. The mitochondrial membrane potential was assessed by JC-1 staining. The production of reactive oxygen species was measured using CM-H2DCFDA staining. A xenograft tumor model of pancreatic cancer was created to determine the efficacy of gambogic acid and chloroquine. Results Gambogic acid induced the expression of LC3-II and Beclin-1 proteins in pancreatic cancer cells, whereas the expression of P62 showed a decline. Gambogic acid also increased the formation of both acidic vesicular organelles and autophagosomes, and increased autophagic flux. These findings indicated that gambogic acid induced the autophagic process. Furthermore, inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine or 3-methyladenine, or knockdown of Atg-7 all enhanced the cytotoxicity of gambogic acid, suggesting that gambogic acid-induced autophagy improves the survival of pancreatic cancer cells. Moreover, gambogic acid reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and promoted ROS production, which contributed to the activation of autophagy. The inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine further reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased the accumulation of ROS. This indicated that the inhibition of autophagy could mitigate the cellular protective effects induced by gambogic acid. The treatment combination of gambogic acid and chloroquine synergistically inhibited tumor growth in the xenograft tumor model. Conclusions These results demonstrate that gambogic acid induces cytoprotective autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells. The inhibition of autophagy promotes the cytotoxicity of gambogic acid by increasing the accumulation of ROS in pancreatic cancer cells. Combining chloroquine and gambogic acid may be a promising treatment for pancreatic cancer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12935-018-0705-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hongcheng Wang
- 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233 China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233 China
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- 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- 4Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Gastric Neoplasms, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- 5Department of Endocrinology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233 China
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233 China
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233 China
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AbstractMany integrated pressurized water reactor (IPWR) designs using natural circulation operation mainly to enhance their inherent safety. The operating characteristics of primary coolant are completely different without mechanical pumps. The designs and safety analysis of forced circulation reactors are widely researched, but the natural circulation characteristics of IPWR have not been well studied by literatures. The present work discussed the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of IPWR under natural circulation conditions by using the best estimate codes RELAP5. And the effect of system parameters on natural circulation characteristics of IPWR is also studied. The results show that, the primary coolant average temperature and steam pressure are two key parameters that affect the natural circulation stable operating load. The set value of primary coolant average temperature effects the core outlet temperature and the steam temperature, but the primary coolant flow is basically the same under different primary coolant average temperature but same load conditions. The smaller steam pressure is more conducive to produce superheated steam, but there is risk of two phase flow instability in OTSG secondary side. The rapid load change process under natural circulation indicating that the reactor has a good load tracking characteristics under natural circulation, but the rapid change of primary coolant temperature will cause oscillations in system parameters.
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- H. Zhu
- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin City 150001, China
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- 2School of Energy and Power Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China
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- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin City 150001, China
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- 1Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin City 150001, China
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Zhao Z, Xia G, Li N, Su R, Chen X, Zhong L. Autophagy Inhibition Promotes Bevacizumab-induced Apoptosis and Proliferation Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer Cells. J Cancer 2018; 9:3407-3416. [PMID: 30271503 PMCID: PMC6160673 DOI: 10.7150/jca.24201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aim: Anti-VEGF therapy plays an important role in the treatment of malignant tumors, especially metastatic malignant tumors. However, resistance and an inefficient response to anti-VEGF therapy exist. The current study aimed to investigate whether autophagy plays a part in the anti-tumor effect of bevacizumab in colorectal cancer cells. Methods: VEGF-A expression was measured by immunohistochemical methods. Cell viability and cell apoptosis were detected using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan (MTT) and flow cytometry. Autophagy was assessed by a western blot, fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. HIF-1α was measured using a western blot. A xenograft tumor model of colorectal cancer was constructed to determine the efficacy of the treatment of bevacizumab and chloroquine. Results: VEGF-A protein was upregulated in colorectal cancer tissue. Anti-VEGF (bevacizumab) inhibited cell viability and induced apoptosis. Moreover, bevacizumab induced autophagy. The inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine or by small interfering RNA promoted bevacizumab-induced apoptosis and proliferation inhibition. Further study showed that bevacizumab treatment significantly augmented HIF-1α. Furthermore, cells pretreated with YC-1, a HIF-1α inhibitor, displayed significantly attenuated bevacizumab-induced autophagy. Finally, a combinatory treatment of bevacizumab and chloroquine synergistically inhibited tumor growth in a xenograft tumor model of colorectal cancer cells. Conclusions: Our results showed that the inhibition of autophagy promoted the anti-tumor effect of bevacizumab and may offer a promising therapeutic strategy for colorectal cancer.
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- Zhi Zhao
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China, 541002
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China, 200233
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- Health Management Center, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China, 541002
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China, 541002
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China, 541002
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, People's Hospital of Guilin, Guilin, China, 541002
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Xia G, Zhang H, Cheng R, Wang H, Song Z, Deng L, Huang X, Santos HA, Cui W. Localized Controlled Delivery of Gemcitabine via Microsol Electrospun Fibers to Prevent Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:e1800593. [PMID: 30062854 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The low radical surgery rate of pancreatic cancer leads to increased local recurrence and poor prognosis. Gemcitabine (GEM) is the preferred chemotherapeutic for pancreatic cancer. However, systemic chemotherapy with GEM has reached a bottleneck due to its serious side effects after frequent injections. In this study, GEM is successfully enwrapped into electrospun fibers via microsol electrospinning technology to form a stable core-shell fibrous structure. The GEM release rate can be adjusted by altering the thickness of the hyaluronan-sol inner fiber and the quantity of loaded GEM, and the release can be sustained for as long as three weeks. In vitro assays show that these electrospun fibers effectively inhibit pancreatic cancer cells and promote apoptosis. In vivo studies show that the fibrous membranes are better for inhibiting the growth of residual tumors than that of integrated tumors. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry results show that GEM-loaded fibers promote a higher cell apoptosis rate than does systemically injected GEM in residual tumors. In addition, the local delivery of GEM with fibers significantly reduces liver toxicity. In summary, a core-shell electrospun fiber for the controlled and localized delivery of GEM, which greatly improves the treatment of residual tumors and prevents pancreatic tumor recurrence, is developed.
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- Guanggai Xia
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Åbo Akademi University, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, No. 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Adli E, Ahuja A, Apsimon O, Apsimon R, Bachmann AM, Barrientos D, Batsch F, Bauche J, Berglyd Olsen VK, Bernardini M, Bohl T, Bracco C, Braunmüller F, Burt G, Buttenschön B, Caldwell A, Cascella M, Chappell J, Chevallay E, Chung M, Cooke D, Damerau H, Deacon L, Deubner LH, Dexter A, Doebert S, Farmer J, Fedosseev VN, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Friebel F, Garolfi L, Gessner S, Gorgisyan I, Gorn AA, Granados E, Grulke O, Gschwendtner E, Hansen J, Helm A, Henderson JR, Hüther M, Ibison M, Jensen L, Jolly S, Keeble F, Kim SY, Kraus F, Li Y, Liu S, Lopes N, Lotov KV, Maricalva Brun L, Martyanov M, Mazzoni S, Medina Godoy D, Minakov VA, Mitchell J, Molendijk JC, Moody JT, Moreira M, Muggli P, Öz E, Pasquino C, Pardons A, Peña Asmus F, Pepitone K, Perera A, Petrenko A, Pitman S, Pukhov A, Rey S, Rieger K, Ruhl H, Schmidt JS, Shalimova IA, Sherwood P, Silva LO, Soby L, Sosedkin AP, Speroni R, Spitsyn RI, Tuev PV, Turner M, Velotti F, Verra L, Verzilov VA, Vieira J, Welsch CP, Williamson B, Wing M, Woolley B, Xia G. Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch. Nature 2018; 561:363-367. [PMID: 30188496 PMCID: PMC6786972 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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High-energy particle accelerators have been crucial in providing a deeper understanding of fundamental particles and the forces that govern their interactions. To increase the energy of the particles or to reduce the size of the accelerator, new acceleration schemes need to be developed. Plasma wakefield acceleration1–5, in which the electrons in a plasma are excited, leading to strong electric fields (so called ‘wakefields’), is one such promising acceleration technique. Experiments have shown that an intense laser pulse6–9 or electron bunch10,11 traversing a plasma can drive electric fields of tens of gigavolts per metre and above—well beyond those achieved in conventional radio-frequency accelerators (about 0.1 gigavolt per metre). However, the low stored energy of laser pulses and electron bunches means that multiple acceleration stages are needed to reach very high particle energies5,12. The use of proton bunches is compelling because they have the potential to drive wakefields and to accelerate electrons to high energy in a single acceleration stage13. Long, thin proton bunches can be used because they undergo a process called self-modulation14–16, a particle–plasma interaction that splits the bunch longitudinally into a series of high-density microbunches, which then act resonantly to create large wakefields. The Advanced Wakefield (AWAKE) experiment at CERN17–19 uses high-intensity proton bunches—in which each proton has an energy of 400 gigaelectronvolts, resulting in a total bunch energy of 19 kilojoules—to drive a wakefield in a ten-metre-long plasma. Electron bunches are then injected into this wakefield. Here we present measurements of electrons accelerated up to two gigaelectronvolts at the AWAKE experiment, in a demonstration of proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration. Measurements were conducted under various plasma conditions and the acceleration was found to be consistent and reliable. The potential for this scheme to produce very high-energy electron bunches in a single accelerating stage20 means that our results are an important step towards the development of future high-energy particle accelerators21,22. Electron acceleration to very high energies is achieved in a single step by injecting electrons into a ‘wake’ of charge created in a 10-metre-long plasma by speeding long proton bunches.
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- E Adli
- University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany.,Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany.,Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- ISCTE-Instituto Universitéario de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany.,Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany.,Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.,University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK.,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury, UK
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Wei Y, Ibison M, Xia G, Smith JDA, Welsch CP. Dual-grating dielectric accelerators driven by a pulse-front-tilted laser. Appl Opt 2017; 56:8201-8206. [PMID: 29047697 DOI: 10.1364/ao.56.008201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper investigates numerically dual-grating dielectric laser-driven accelerators driven by a pulse-front-tilted (PFT) laser, which extends the interaction length and boosts the electrons' energy gain. The optical system necessary to generate PFT laser beams with an ultrashort pulse duration of 100 fs is also studied in detail. Through two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we show that such a PFT laser effectively increases the energy gain by (91±25) % compared to that of a normally incident laser with a waist radius of 50 μm for a 100-period dual-grating structure.
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Lo CN, Xia G, Leung BP. The effect of nerve mobilization exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study. Reumatismo 2017; 69:111-118. [PMID: 28933133 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2017.918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints. The neurogenic inflammatory mechanism plays an important role in the inflammatory process of RA, and pathological changes in neural tissues in RA have also been noted. We aim to investigate treatment of the nervous system to relieve joint pain and inflammation in RA. Nerve mobilization, a nervous system-specific therapeutic exercise, was applied on RA patients to determine the effect of nerve mobilization on joint inflammation. Twelve RA patients were recruited from the community and were randomised into an experimental and a control group. In the experimental group, the subjects were taught a set of nerve mobilization exercises while the subjects in the control group were taught a set of gentle joint mobilization exercises. Both groups were instructed to practice the exercises daily. After a 4-week period, their RA pain scale (RAPS) and pain scores were examined, as well as the C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Subjects in the experimental group showed improvements in RAPS and pain scores after 4 weeks of nerve mobilization exercises, while CRP and ESR values remained unaffected. These preliminary data showed that nerve mobilization exercises might be beneficial in controlling joint pain in RA patients.
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- C-N Lo
- Health and Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore.
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Jin SQ, Huang C, Xia G, Hu MY, Liu ZJ. Bandwidth correction in the spectral measurement of light-emitting diodes. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2017; 34:1476-1480. [PMID: 29036149 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.34.001476] [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: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely employed in industrial applications and scientific research. However, spectral distortions will occur due to the broadening effects of the spectrometer when an LED spectrum is obtained with a spectrometer. In this paper, a novel approach is put forward to correct bandwidth for an LED spectrum based on a Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and He-Zheng model. We compare estimation errors of different LED spectra by using the proposed method along with the Richardson-Lucy method and differential operator approach. The experimental results show that the effect of the proposed approach is better than that of the other two methods.
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Xia G, Wang H, Song Z, Meng Q, Huang X, Huang X. Gambogic acid sensitizes gemcitabine efficacy in pancreatic cancer by reducing the expression of ribonucleotide reductase subunit-M2 (RRM2). J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2017; 36:107. [PMID: 28797284 PMCID: PMC5553806 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-017-0579-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Pancreatic cancer is susceptible to gemcitabine resistance, and patients receive less benefit from gemcitabine chemotherapy. Previous studies report that gambogic acid possesses antineoplastic properties; however, to our knowledge, there have been no specific studies on its effects in pancreatic cancer. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore whether increases the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine, and determine the synergistic effects of gambogic acid and gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer. Methods The effects of gambogic acid on cell viability, the cell cycle, and apoptosis were assessed using 4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan (MTT) and flow cytometry in pancreatic cancer cell lines. Protein expression was detected by western blot analysis and mRNA expression was detected using q-PCR. A xenograft tumor model of pancreatic cancer was used to investigate the synergistic effects of gambogic acid and gemcitabine. Results Gambogic acid effectively inhibited the growth of pancreatic cancer cell lines by inducing S-phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Synergistic activity of gambogic acid combined with gemcitabine was observed in PANC-1 and BxPC-3 cells based on the results of MTT, colony formation, and apoptosis assays. Western blot results demonstrated that gambogic acid sensitized gemcitabine-induced apoptosis by enhancing the expression of cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved-PARP, and Bax, and reducing the expression of Bcl-2. In particular, gambogic acid reduced the expression of the ribonucleotide reductase subunit-M2 (RRM2) protein and mRNA, a trend that correlated with resistance to gemcitabine through inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/E2F1 signaling pathway. Treatment with gambogic acid and gemcitabine significantly repressed tumor growth in the xenograft pancreatic cancer model. Immunohistochemistry results demonstrated a downregulation of p-ERK, E2F1, and RRM2 in mice receiving gambogic acid treatment and combination treatment. Conclusions These results demonstrate that gambogic acid sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the activation of the ERK/E2F1/RRM2 signaling pathway. The results also indicate that gambogic acid treatment combined with gemcitabine might be a promising chemotherapy strategy for pancreatic cancer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13046-017-0579-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Guanggai Xia
- Department of general surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of general surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of general surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of general surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of general surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Rd, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China.
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Walker PA, Alesini PD, Alexandrova AS, Anania MP, Andreev NE, Andriyash I, Aschikhin A, Assmann RW, Audet T, Bacci A, Barna IF, Beaton A, Beck A, Beluze A, Bernhard A, Bielawski S, Bisesto FG, Boedewadt J, Brandi F, Bringer O, Brinkmann R, Bründermann E, Büscher M, Bussmann M, Bussolino GC, Chance A, Chanteloup JC, Chen M, Chiadroni E, Cianchi A, Clarke J, Cole J, Couprie ME, Croia M, Cros B, Dale J, Dattoli G, Delerue N, Delferriere O, Delinikolas P, Dias J, Dorda U, Ertel K, Ferran Pousa A, Ferrario M, Filippi F, Fils J, Fiorito R, Fonseca RA, Galimberti M, Gallo A, Garzella D, Gastinel P, Giove D, Giribono A, Gizzi LA, Grüner FJ, Habib AF, Haefner LC, Heinemann T, Hidding B, Holzer BJ, Hooker SM, Hosokai T, Irman A, Jaroszynski DA, Jaster-Merz S, Joshi C, Kaluza MC, Kando M, Karger OS, Karsch S, Khazanov E, Khikhlukha D, Knetsch A, Kocon D, Koester P, Kononenko O, Korn G, Kostyukov I, Labate L, Lechner C, Leemans WP, Lehrach A, Li FY, Li X, Libov V, Lifschitz A, Litvinenko V, Lu W, Maier AR, Malka V, Manahan GG, Mangles SPD, Marchetti B, Marocchino A, Martinez de la Ossa A, Martins JL, Massimo F, Mathieu F, Maynard G, Mehrling TJ, Molodozhentsev AY, Mosnier A, Mostacci A, Mueller AS, Najmudin Z, Nghiem PAP, Nguyen F, Niknejadi P, Osterhoff J, Papadopoulos D, Patrizi B, Pattathil R, Petrillo V, Pocsai MA, Poder K, Pompili R, Pribyl L, Pugacheva D, Romeo S, Rossi AR, Roussel E, Sahai AA, Scherkl P, Schramm U, Schroeder CB, Schwindling J, Scifo J, Serafini L, Sheng ZM, Silva LO, Silva T, Simon C, Sinha U, Specka A, Streeter MJV, Svystun EN, Symes D, Szwaj C, Tauscher G, Thomas AGR, Thompson N, Toci G, Tomassini P, Vaccarezza C, Vannini M, Vieira JM, Villa F, Wahlström CG, Walczak R, Weikum MK, Welsch CP, Wiemann C, Wolfenden J, Xia G, Yabashi M, Yu L, Zhu J, Zigler A. Horizon 2020 EuPRAXIA design study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/874/1/012029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sun YC, Huang C, Xia G, Jin SQ, Lu HB. Accurate wavelength calibration method for compact CCD spectrometer. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2017; 34:498-505. [PMID: 28375319 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.34.000498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Wavelength calibration is an important step in charge-coupled device (CCD) spectrometers. In this paper, an accurate calibration method is proposed. A model of a line profile spectrum is built at the beginning, followed by noise reduction, bandwidth correction, and automatic peak-seeking treatment. Experimental tests are conducted on the USB4000 spectrometer with a mercury-argon calibration light source. Compared with the traditional method, the results show that this wavelength calibration procedure obtains higher accuracy and the deviations are within 0.1 nm.
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Song Z, Ma Y, Xia G, Wang Y, Kapadia W, Sun Z, Wu W, Gu H, Cui W, Huang X. In vitro and in vivo combined antibacterial effect of levofloxacin/silver co-loaded electrospun fibrous membranes. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:7632-7643. [PMID: 32264238 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01243h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The Lev@MSN@Ag–PLLA fibers provided an advanced synergistic antibacterial nanoplatform of low dosage for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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- Ziliang Song
- Department of General Surgery
- Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery
- Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Orthopedic Institute
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- Department of Orthopedics
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Orthopedic Institute
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- Department of Orthopedics
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Orthopedic Institute
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Orthopedic Institute
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- Department of General Surgery
- Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- P. R. China
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Kang J, Zuo Y, Guo Q, Wang H, Liu Q, Liu Q, Xia G, Kang Y. Xylaria hypoxylon Lectin as Adjuvant Elicited Tfh Cell Responses. Scand J Immunol 2015; 82:436-42. [PMID: 26289530 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) caused by FMD virus (FMDV) is a major health and economic problem in the farming industry. Vaccination of livestock against this highly infectious viral disease is crucial, and inactivated FMD vaccine has been effective at controlling infection. However, accumulated data show that the inactivated vaccine generates weak immune responses and that the oil formulation results in undesirable side effects. Mushroom lectins have recently been shown to display adjuvant effects when incorporated into DNA vaccines. In this study, to enhance the cellular immune response of FMDV antigen (146S), C57BL/6 mice were immunized with 146S combined with Xylaria hypoxylon lectin (XHL). The oil formulation (146S/Oil) was served as control group. Strong humoral immune responses were elicited in mice immunized with 146S/XHL as shown by high 146S antigen-specific IgG levels, and also in 146S/Oil group. Interestingly, XHL in conjunction with inactivated FMD vaccine activated strong Th1 and Tc1 cell responses, especially Tfh cell responses, in immunized mice. XHL stimulated dendritic cell maturation by upregulating expression of major histocompatibility complex II (MHCII) molecules and co-stimulatory molecules CD40 and CD86 in immunized mice. No XHL-specific IgG or inflammatory factors were detected indicating the safety of XHL as an adjuvant. Taken together, these results suggest the effectiveness of XHL at inducing cellular immune responses and therefore confirm its suitability as an adjuvant for inactivated FMD vaccine.
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- Department of Modern Sciences &Technology, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, china, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Xia G, Botros P, Laguna J, Ashizawa T, Jankovic J. Bolivian kindred with combined spinocerebellar ataxia types 2 and 10. Acta Neurol Scand 2015; 132:139-42. [PMID: 25630585 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are a group of rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorders. Rare cases of two SCA mutations in the same individual have been reported in the literature, however, family descriptions are lacking. AIMS To characterize a family with combined SCA2 and SCA10 mutations. MATERIALS & METHODS Analysis of the clinical features and genetic findings of a Bolivian family expressing both SCA2 and SCA10 mutations. RESULTS The index case and his mother had both SCA2 and SCA10 mutations with a combined clinical phenotype of both disorders, including slow saccades (SCA2) and seizures (SCA10). The uncle of the index case had only an SCA10 mutation. DISCUSSION Although the presence of two SCA mutations in the same individuals may be coincidental, the low probability of having both mutations suggests that these mutations might be particularly prevalent in Bolivian population. CONCLUSION This is the first description of a family with two SCA mutations with affected subjects having a combined SCA2 and SCA10 phenotype.
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- Department of Neurology; Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX USA
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- Department of Neurology and McKnight Brain Institute; University of Florida; Gainesville FL USA
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- College of Medicine; University of Florida; Gainesville FL USA
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- Hospital Universitario Japones; Santa Cruz Bolivia
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- Department of Neurology and McKnight Brain Institute; University of Florida; Gainesville FL USA
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- Department of Neurology; Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic; Baylor College of Medicine; Houston TX USA
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Gao S, Li H, Zhou XQ, You JB, Tu DN, Xia G, Jiang JX, Xin C. Withaferin A attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in neonatal rats. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2015; 61:102-106. [PMID: 26255139] [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] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Withaferin A (WFA) is an active compound from Withania somnifera and has been reported to exhibit a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti—inflammatory, immunomodulatory and anti—tumor properties. In the present study, we investigated the potential protective role of WFA on acute lung injury in neonatal rats induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We found that WFA significantly attenuated the pathological changes of lungs induced by LPS injection. Administration with WFA obviously decreased pulmonary neutrophil infiltration accompanied with decreased MPO concentrations. WFA also reduced the expression of pro—inflammatory cytokines including MIP—2, TNF—α, IL—1β and IL—6. Meanwhile, the expression levels of anti—inflammatory mediators such as TGF—β1 and IL—10 were significantly increased following WFA administration. Moreover, WFA protected LPS—treated rats from oxidative damage via up—regulation of TBARS and H2O2 concentrations and down—regulation of ROS contents. Taken together, the present study demonstrated that WFA administration attenuated LPS—induced lung injury through inhibition of inflammatory responses and oxidative stress.
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China Youjb5813@163.com
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China
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- Xinhua Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pathology Wuhan China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College Department of Biliary—Hepatic Surgery Guiyang China
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- Woman and Child Hospital of Hubei Province Department of Pediatrics Wuhan China
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Chen K, Xia G, Zhang C, Sun Y. Correlation between smoking history and molecular pathways in sporadic colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:3241-3257. [PMID: 26064214 PMCID: PMC4443048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have shown that smoking increases the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Evidence of the guiding significance of smoking history for molecular classification and molecular targeted anti-tumor therapy is not well established. AIMS To provide indirectly evidence, we conducted a systematic meta-analysis of association between smoking history and different molecular classification. METHODS We searched in multiple databases up to January 2014, and identified 27 eligible studies. All studies were divided into seven groups based on different molecular alteration categories, which are MSI, CIMP, and three molecular pathway-associated gene alterations (APC, KRAS, P53, BRAF mutation, and APC methylation). Crude odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to evaluate the association. RESULTS Smoking showed a significantly positive correlation with P53 mutation (exons 4 to 8), BRAF (codon 600) mutation, MSI positivity, and CIMP positivity, with ORs of 1.25 (95% CI: 1.07-1.45), 1.41 (95% CI: 1.18-1.68), 1.28 (95% CI: 1.12-1.47), and 1.23 (95% CI: 1.01-1.50), respectively. However, smoking was not positively correlated with APC (mutation cluster region) and KRAS (codons 12 and 13) mutation in sporadic CRC patients. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggested smoking history occurred with P53 mutation, BRAF mutation, MSI positivity, and CIMP positivity in sporadic CRCs; and could guide those specifically therapeutic designs when molecular classification with genetic test was infeasible. More associated studies should be conducted for strengthening and renewing the current result.
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- Ke Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of MedicineShanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinopancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityGuangzhou 510089, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinopancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityGuangzhou 510089, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of MedicineShanghai 200025, China
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Fan D, Ding N, Yang T, Wu S, Liu S, Liu L, Hu Y, Duan Z, Xia G, Xu S, Xu J, Ding C, Pan F. Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the interleukin-33 (IL-33) gene are associated with ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese individuals: a case–control pilot study. Scand J Rheumatol 2014; 43:374-9. [DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2014.882408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- D Fan
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
- Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University,
Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637009, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637009, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637009, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637009, China
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Shen Y, Yang H, Xia G, Wang J, Cai B, Jia X. Isolation of gallic acid and methyl gallate from folium Toonea Sinensis and validated method for their quantitation using LC-based technologies. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2013. [DOI: 10.1556/achrom.25.2013.4.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Female entertainment workers (FEWs) in China are at increased risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, but correlates of their risky sexual behaviour remain poorly understood. Using data from a series of four surveys, this paper employs repeated measures analysis to identify individual and social correlates of consistent condom use among FEWs in Shanghai. Results reveal that both individual cognitive and social influence factors are statistically significant in their bivariate relationships to consistent condom use with a stable or non-stable partner; only prevention motivation and perceived self-efficacy in condom use remain significant in the multiple regressions. When individual and social correlates are examined together, only peer support for condom use remains a significant and independent correlate of consistent condom use in sex with a non-stable partner. Behavioural intervention is urgently needed and should take a multilevel approach, emphasizing individual prevention motivation and behavioural skills training and promoting peer/social support.
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- Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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Dimitrova Z, Campo DS, Ramachandran S, Vaughan G, Ganova-Raeva L, Lin Y, Forbi JC, Xia G, Skums P, Pearlman B, Khudyakov Y. Evaluation of viral heterogeneity using next-generation sequencing, end-point limiting-dilution and mass spectrometry. In Silico Biol 2013. [PMID: 23202420 DOI: 10.3233/isb-2012-0453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hepatitis C Virus sequence studies mainly focus on the viral amplicon containing the Hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) to obtain a sample of sequences from which several population genetics parameters can be calculated. Recent advances in sequencing methods allow for analyzing an unprecedented number of viral variants from infected patients and present a novel opportunity for understanding viral evolution, drug resistance and immune escape. In the present paper, we compared three recent technologies for amplicon analysis: (i) Next-Generation Sequencing; (ii) Clonal sequencing using End-point Limiting-dilution for isolation of individual sequence variants followed by Real-Time PCR and sequencing; and (iii) Mass spectrometry of base-specific cleavage reactions of a target sequence. These three technologies were used to assess intra-host diversity and inter-host genetic relatedness in HVR1 amplicons obtained from 38 patients (subgenotypes 1a and 1b). Assessments of intra-host diversity varied greatly between sequence-based and mass-spectrometry-based data. However, assessments of inter-host variability by all three technologies were equally accurate in identification of genetic relatedness among viral strains. These results support the application of all three technologies for molecular epidemiology and population genetics studies. Mass spectrometry is especially promising given its high throughput, low cost and comparable results with sequence-based methods.
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- Z Dimitrova
- Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30300, USA.
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Zeng Y, Hou W, Song S, Feng S, Shen L, Xia G, Wu R. A statistical design for testing apomictic diversification through linkage analysis. Brief Bioinform 2012; 15:306-18. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbs080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Rui H, Utama FE, Yanac AF, Xia G, Peck AR, Liu C, Rosenberg AL, Wagner KU, Yang N. Abstract S1-8: Prolactin-humanized mice: an improved animal recipient for therapy response-testing of patient-derived breast cancer xenotransplants. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-s1-8] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Eighty percent of newly diagnosed breast cancer represents estrogen receptor(ER)-positive luminal subtypes. Many patients with luminal breast cancer develop antiestrogen resistant disease. It has historically been particularly difficult to establish ER-positive breast cancer lines from primary breast cancer in the laboratory or in mice. Murine and bovine prolactins, the major lactogens in current laboratory experimental in vivo and in vitro conditions, fail to activate human prolactin receptors because of species incompatibility. In fact, murine prolactin is a potent antagonist for human prolactin receptors. Because ER-positive, luminal breast cancers also express prolactin receptors, we hypothesized that lack of human lactogenic activity under experimental conditions selected against establishment of ER-positive breast cancer in the laboratory. We therefore genetically engineered mice to express physiological levels of human prolactin in place of mouse prolactin and backcrossed the mice for ten generations into the immunodeficient NSG strain. The resulting hPRL.NSG mice have a greatly improved take rate for ER positive, luminal type of breast cancer, suggesting key tumor-promoting roles for prolactin in luminal breast cancer. A panel of novel transplantable human breast cancer lines has been established in hPrl.NSG mice, the majority of which are ER-positive. The transplantable lines maintain key histopathological characteristics and expression of major marker proteins of the primary patient tumors. Intriguingly, initial tumor establishment and growth rates of breast cancer xenografts were consistently greater in the hPrl.NSG mice than in wildtype NSG mice. Furthermore, tumors grown in hPrl.NSG were more responsive to tamoxifen than size-matched tumors grown in wildtype NSG mice. At least two new tumor lines examined so far develop spontaneous distant metastases in hPrl.NSG mice, with evidence of prolactin-dependent progression of ER-positive disease. Collectively, these observations validate the hPrl.NSG mice as an improved recipient for preclinical modeling of human breast cancer in vivo, both for therapeutic targeting of prolactin-pathways and other growth and survival pathways, as well as overcoming anti-estrogen resistance.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr S1-8.
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE
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Liu J, McFarland K, Bower M, Xia G, Landrian I, Bushara K, Wu S, Hunter D, Ashizawa T. Characterization of Sequence Interruptions in ATTCT Repeat Expansions in SCA10 (P05.027). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ashizawa T, Perlman S, Gomez C, Wilmot G, Schmahmann J, Ying S, Zesiewicz T, Paulson H, Shakkottai V, Bushara K, Mazzoni P, Kuo SH, Pulst S, Figueroa K, Xia G, Krischer J, Cuthbertson D, Roberts Holbert A, Ferguson J, Galpern W, Subramony S. Clinical Characteristics of Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1, 2, 3 and 6 (S12.002). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.s12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Zhong Y, Feng J, Chen B, Cheng L, Li Y, Qian J, Ding J, Gao F, Xia G. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) gene polymorphisms are associated with treatment outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Lab Hematol 2012; 34:383-9. [PMID: 22376160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2012.01406.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway, STAT3 is one of the most prominent prognosis factors for cancer and leukemia. STAT3 activation might promote cellular transformation and therefore have an important role in human tumors. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between STAT3 polymorphisms and treatment response of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the Chinese population. METHODS Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were tested in 130 patients with AML. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood and assayed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). RESULTS The results of response to chemotherapy showed that there were strong relationships between unfavorable cytogenetics, partial remission (and even no remission), and GG genotype frequency in rs9909659 (P = 0.01 and 0.03). Patients younger than 45 years were associated significantly with GA/AA genotype (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that the GG genotype in rs9909659 might confer increased resistance to standard chemotherapy.
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- Y Zhong
- Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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Ajmera V, Xia G, Vaughan G, Forbi JC, Ganova-Raeva LM, Khudyakov Y, Opio CK, Taylor R, Restrepo R, Munoz S, Fontana RJ, Lee WM. What factors determine the severity of hepatitis A-related acute liver failure? J Viral Hepat 2011; 18:e167-74. [PMID: 21143345 PMCID: PMC4931904 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01410.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The reason(s) that hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection may progress infrequently to acute liver failure are poorly understood. We examined host and viral factors in 29 consecutive adult patients with HAV-associated acute liver failure enrolled at 10 sites participating in the US ALF Study Group. Eighteen of twenty-four acute liver failure sera were PCR positive while six had no detectable virus. HAV genotype was determined using phylogenetic analysis and the full-length genome sequences of the HAV from a cute liver failure sera were compared to those from self-limited acute HAV cases selected from the CDC database. We found that rates of nucleotide substitution did not vary significantly between the liver failure and non-liver failure cases and there was no significant variation in amino acid sequences between the two groups. Four of 18 HAV isolates were sub-genotype IB, acquired from the same study site over a 3.5-year period. Sub-genotype IB was found more frequently among acute liver failure cases compared to the non-liver failure cases (chi-square test, P < 0.01). At another centre, a mother and her son presented with HAV and liver failure within 1 month of each other. Predictors of spontaneous survival included detectable serum HAV RNA, while age, gender, HAV genotype and nucleotide substitutions were not associated with outcome. The more frequent appearance of rapid viral clearance and its association with poor outcomes in acute liver failure as well as the finding of familial cases imply a possible host genetic predisposition that contributes to a fulminant course. Recurrent cases of the rare sub-genotype IB over several years at a single centre imply a community reservoir of infection and possible increased pathogenicity of certain infrequent viral genotypes.
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- V. Ajmera
- Digestive and Liver Diseases Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Digestive and Liver Diseases Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Liver Transplant Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Liver Transplant Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Digestive and Liver Diseases Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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