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Zhou HK, Gao XP, Shi FY, Wang JY, Yang QC, Li SS, Liu JQ, Ji PP, Wang WD, Yu PF, Gao RQ, Guo X, Ji G, Wei JP. [Comparison of short-term safety of two anastomotic techniques when resecting Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: a multicenter retrospective cohort study]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2024; 27:47-53. [PMID: 38262900 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20230913-00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the short-term safety of two digestive tract reconstruction techniques, laparoscopic total abdominal overlap anastomosis and laparoscopic-assisted end-to-side anastomosis, following radical resection of Siewert Type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed relevant clinical data of 139 patients who had undergone radical surgery for Siewert Type II esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma. These included 89 patients treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University from November 2021 to July 2023, 36 patients treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from December 2020 to June 2021, and 14 patients treated at the Yuncheng Central Hospital in Shanxi Province from September 2021 to November 2022. The group consisted of 107 men (77.0%) and 32 women (23.0%) of mean age 62.5±9.3 years. Forty-eight patients underwent laparoscopic total abdominal overlap anastomosis (overlap group), and 91 laparoscopic-assisted end-to-side anastomosis (end-to-side group). Clinical data, surgical information, pathological findings, postoperative recovery, and related complications were compared between the two groups. Results: There were no significant differences in general clinical data between the overlap and end-to-side anastomosis groups (all P>0.05), indicating comparability. There was no significant difference in operation time (267.2±60.1 minutes vs. 262.8±70.6 minutes, t=0.370, P=0.712). However, the intraoperative blood loss in the overlap group (100 [50, 100] mL) was significantly lower compared to the end-to-side group (100[50, 175] mL, Z=2.776, P=0.005). Compared to the end-to-side group, longer distances between the tumor and distal resection margin proximal(1.7±1.0 cm vs. 1.3±0.9 cm, t=2.487, P=0.014) and the tumor and distal resection margin (9.5±2.9 cm vs. 7.9±3.5 cm, t=2.667, P=0.009) were achieved in the overlap group. Compared with the end-to-side group, the overlap group achieved significantly earlier postoperative ambulation (1.0 [1.0, 2.0] days vs. 2.0 [1.0, 3.0] days, Z=3.117, P=0.002), earlier time to first drink (4.7±2.6 days vs. 6.2±3.0 days, t=2.851, P=0.005), and earlier time to first meal (6.0±2.7 days vs. 7.1±3.0 days, t=2.170, P=0.032). However, the hospitalization costs were higher in the overlap group (113, 105.5±37, 766.3) yuan vs. (97, 250.2±27, 746.9) yuan; this difference is significant (t=2.818, P=0.006). There were no significant differences between the two groups in postoperative hospital stay, total number of lymph nodes cleared, or time to first postoperative flatus (all P>0.05). The incidence of surgery-related complications was 22.9%(11/48) in the overlap group and 19.8% (18/91) in the end-to-side group; this difference is not significant (χ²=0.187, P=0.831). Further comparison of complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification also showed no significant differences (Z=0.406, P=0.685). Conclusions: Both laparoscopic total abdominal overlap anastomosis and laparoscopic-assisted end-to-side anastomosis are feasible for radical surgery for Siewert Type II esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma. Laparoscopic total abdominal overlap anastomosis achieves longer proximal and distal resection margins and better postoperative recovery; however, end-to-side anastomosis is more cost-effective.
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- H K Zhou
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Yuncheng Central Hospital, Yuncheng 044000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, High Talent Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Center for Gut Microbiome Research, Med-X Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Huang Y, Bao T, Zhang T, Ji G, Wang Y, Ling Z, Li W. Machine Learning Study of SNPs in Noncoding Regions to Predict Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Susceptibility. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:701-712. [PMID: 37689528 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathological subtype of lung cancer. Both environmental and genetic factors have been reported to impact the lung cancer susceptibility. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 287 NSCLC patients and 467 healthy controls in a Chinese population using the Illumina Genome-Wide Asian Screening Array Chip on 712,095 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms). Using logistic regression modeling, GWAS identified 17 new noncoding region SNP loci associated with the NSCLC risk, and the top three (rs80040741, rs9568547, rs6010259) were under a stringent p-value (<3.02e-6). Notably, rs80040741 and rs6010259 were annotated from the intron regions of MUC3A and MLC1, respectively. Together with another five SNPs previously reported in Chinese NSCLC patients and another four covariates (e.g., smoking status, age, low dose CT screening, sex), a predictive model by machine learning methods can separate the NSCLC from healthy controls with an accuracy of 86%. This is the first time to apply machine learning method in predicting the NSCLC susceptibility using both genetic and clinical characteristics. Our findings will provide a promising method in NSCLC early diagnosis and improve our understanding of applying machine learning methods in precision medicine.
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- Y Huang
- Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Chengdu Genepre Technology Co., LTD, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Healthy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Healthy, Precision Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Precision Medicine Center, Precision Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; The Research Units of West China, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, West China Hospital, China.
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Bai B, Feng QX, Wang SQ, Yang B, Sun HB, Wu XA, Li T, Ji G, Wang WZ, Zhao QC. [Successful treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection with 13 gastrointestinal leaks:a case report]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 26:889-892. [PMID: 37709701 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20230625-00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Huang X, Chen L, Zhi W, Zeng R, Ji G, Cai H, Xu J, Wang J, Chen S, Tang Y, Zhang J, Zhou H, Sun P. Urchin-Shaped Au-Ag@Pt Sensor Integrated Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Multimodal Detection and Specific Discrimination of Clinical Multiple Bacterial Infections. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13101-13112. [PMID: 37526338 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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A new lateral flow immunoassay strip (LFIA) combining sensitive detection and identification of multiple bacteria remains a huge challenge. In this study, we first developed multifunctional urchin-shaped Au-Ag@Pt nanoparticles (UAA@P NPs) with a unique combination of colorimetric-SERS-photothermal-catalytic (CM/SERS/PT/CL) properties and integrated them with LFIA for multiplexed detection and specific discrimination of pathogenic bacteria in blood samples. Unlike the conventional LFIA that relied on antibody (Ab), this novel LFIA introduced 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (4-MPBA) as an ideal Ab replacer that was functionalized on UAA@P NPs (UAA@P/M NPs) with outstanding binding and enrichment capacities toward bacteria. Taking Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) as model bacteria, the limit of detection (LOD) was 3 CFU/mL for SERS-LFIA, 27 CFU/mL for PT-LFIA, and 18 CFU/mL for CL-LFIA, three of which were over 330-fold, 37-fold, and 55-fold more sensitive than ordinary visual CM-LFIA, respectively. Besides, this SERS-LFIA is capable of identifying three types of bacterial spiked blood samples (E. coli, S. aureus, and P. aeruginosa) effectively according to specific bacterial Raman "fingerprints" by partial least-squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). More importantly, this LFIA was successfully applied to blood samples with satisfactory recoveries from 90.3% to 108.8% and capable of identifying the infected patients (N = 4) from healthy subjects (N = 2) with great accuracy. Overall, the multimodal LFIA incorporates bacteria discrimination and quantitative detection, offering an avenue for early warning and diagnosis of bacterial infection.
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- Xueqin Huang
- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Oncology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Zhang M, Liao X, Ji G, Fan X, Wu Q. High Expression of COA6 Is Related to Unfavorable Prognosis and Enhanced Oxidative Phosphorylation in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065705. [PMID: 36982777 PMCID: PMC10056783 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial metabolism plays an important role in the occurrence and development of cancers. Cytochrome C oxidase assembly factor six (COA6) is essential in mitochondrial metabolism. However, the role of COA6 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unknown. Here we report that the expression of COA6 mRNA and protein were upregulated in LUAD tissues compared with lung normal tissues. We found that COA6 had high sensitivity and specificity to distinguish LUAD tissues from normal lung tissues shown by a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. In addition, our univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that COA6 was an independent unfavorable prognostic factor for LUAD patients. Furthermore, our survival analysis and nomogram showed that a high expression of COA6 mRNA was related to the short overall survival (OS) of LUAD patients. Notably, our weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) and functional enrichment analysis revealed that COA6 may participate in the development of LUAD by affecting mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Importantly, we demonstrated that depletion of COA6 could decrease the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) + hydrogen (H) (NADH), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in LUAD cells (A549 and H1975), hence inhibiting the proliferation of these cells in vitro. Together, our study strongly suggests that COA6 is significantly associated with the prognosis and OXPHOS in LUAD. Hence, COA6 is highly likely a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target of LUAD.
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- Ming Zhang
- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macao 999078, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macao 999078, China
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macao 999078, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
- Correspondence: (X.F.); (Q.W.); Tel.: +86-139-8276-9572 (X.F.); +853-8897-2708 (Q.W.)
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- Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macao 999078, China
- Correspondence: (X.F.); (Q.W.); Tel.: +86-139-8276-9572 (X.F.); +853-8897-2708 (Q.W.)
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Yang QC, Zhou HK, Yue C, Wang WD, Gao RQ, Mo ZC, Ji PP, Wei JP, Yang XS, Yu PF, Li XH, Ji G. [The correlation between No. 6 and No. 14v lymph node metastasis and the value of dissecting these lymph nodes in radical gastrectomy]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 26:38-43. [PMID: 36649998 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20221123-00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy has been widely performed as the standard surgery for patients with gastric cancer in major medical centers in China and abroad. However, the exact extent of lymph node dissection is still controversial. In the latest version of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines, No. 14v lymph nodes (along the root of the superior mesenteric vein) are again defined as loco-regional lymph nodes, and it is clarified that distal gastric cancer presenting with infra-pyloric regional lymph node (No.6) metastasis is recommended for D2+ superior mesenteric vein (No. 14v) lymph node dissection. To explore the relevance and clinical significance of No.6 and No.14v lymphadenectomy in radical gastric cancer surgery, a review of the national and international literature revealed that No.6 lymph node metastasis was associated with No.14v lymph node metastasis, that No.6 lymph node status was a valid predictor of No.14v lymph node negative status and false negative rate, and that for gastric cancer patients with No. 14v lymph node negative and No.6 lymph node positive, the dissection of No.14v lymph node may also have some significance. The addition of No. 14v lymph node dissection in radical gastrectomy is safe, but it is more important to distinguish the patients who can benefit from it. Professor Liang Han of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital is currently leading a multicenter, large-sample, prospective clinical trial (NCT02272894) in China, which is expected to provide higher level evidence for the clinical significance of lymph node dissection in No.14v.
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- Q C Yang
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Su HY, Zhao L, Ji G, Yao QL, Bai QM, Zhou XY, Wang J. [EWSR1-SMAD3 positive fibroblastic tumor: a clinicopathological analysis]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:19-24. [PMID: 36617901 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20221002-00828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features, immunophenotypes and molecular genetics of EWSR1-SMAD3 positive fibroblastic tumor (ESFT) with an emphasis on differential diagnosis. Methods: The clinicopathological data, immunohistochemical profiles and molecular profiles of 3 ESFT cases diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from 2018 to 2021were analyzed. The related literature was also reviewed. Results: There were two males and one female. The patients were 24, 12 and 36 years old, respectively. All three tumors occurred in the subcutis of the foot with the disease duration of 6 months to 2 years. The tumors were presented with a slowly growing mass or nodule, accompanied with pain in 1 patient. The tumors ranged in size from 0.1 to 1.6 cm (mean, 1.0 cm). Microscopically, the tumors were located in the subcutaneous tissue with a nodular or plexiform growth pattern. They were composed of cellular fascicles of bland spindle cells with elongated nuclei and fine chromatin. One of the tumors infiltrated into adjacent adipose tissue. There was no nuclear atypia or mitotic activities. All three tumors showed prominent stromal hyalinization with zonal pattern present in one case. Focal punctate calcification was noted in two cases. The immunohistochemical studies showed that tumor cells were diffusely positive for ERG and negative for CD31 and CD34, with Ki-67 index less than 2%. Fluorescence in situ hybridization on the two tested cases identified EWSR1 gene rearrangement. The next generation sequencing analysis demonstrated EWSR1-SMAD3 fusion in all three cases. During the follow up, one patient developed local recurrence 24 months after the surgery. Conclusions: ESFT is a benign fibroblastic neoplasm and has a predilection for the foot, characterized by ERG immunoreactivity and EWSR1-SMAD3 fusion. Local recurrence might occur when incompletely excised. Familiarity with its clinicopathological features is helpful in distinguishing it from other spindle cell neoplasms that tend to occur at acral sites.
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- H Y Su
- Department of Pathology, Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou 363000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Ashraf-Uz-Zaman M, Ji G, Tidwell D, Yin L, Thakolwiboon S, Pan J, Junell R, Griffin Z, Shahi S, Barthels D, Sajib MS, Trippier PC, Mikelis CM, Das H, Avila M, Neugebauer V, German NA. Correction to "Evaluation of Urea-Based Inhibitors of the Dopamine Transporter Using the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Model of Multiple Sclerosis". ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:3138. [PMID: 36264675 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00459] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Feng XY, Zhang P, Nie H, Ji G, Yang B, Feng F, Wang SQ, Ma YM, Jiang K, Zhao QC. [A cognitive and attitude survey of the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery in gastrointestinal surgery in China]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 25:621-624. [PMID: 35844125 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20220413-00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Wang SQ, Lian B, Guo M, Huang W, Li Q, Wang M, Lu J, Liu Y, Ji G, Zhao QC. [Patient experience in the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery strategy after radical gastric cancer surgery]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 25:582-589. [PMID: 35844120 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20211115-00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the experience of patients in the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) strategy after radical gastrectomy and the factors affecting the treatment experience. Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out. Patients who were diagnosed with gastric cancer by pathology and underwent radical gastrectomy at the Xijing Digestive Disease Hospital from December 2019 to December 2020 were consecutively enrolled. Those who received emergency surgery, residual gastric cancer surgery, preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy, non-curative tumor resection, intraperitoneal metastasis, or other malignant tumors were excluded. Patients' expectation and experience during implementation were investigated by questionnaires. The questionnaire included three main parts: patients' expectation for ERAS, patients' experience during the ERAS implementation, and patients' outcomes within 30 days after discharge. The items on the expectation and experience were ranked from 0 to 10 by patients, which indicated to be unsatisfied/unimportant and satisfied/important respectively. According to their attitudes towards the ERAS strategy, patients were divided into the support group and the reject group. Patients' expectation and experience of hospital stay, and the clinical outcomes within 30 days after discharge were compared between the two groups. Categorical data were reported as number with percentage and the quantitative data were reported as mean with standard deviation, or where appropriate, as the median with interquartile range (Q1, Q3). Categorical data were compared using the Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test, where appropriate. For continuous data, Student's t test or Mann-Whitney U test were used. Complication was classified according to Clavien-Dindo classification. Results: Of the included 112 patients (88 males and 24 females), aged (57.8±10.0) years, 35 patients (31.3%) were in the support group and 77 (68.7%) in the reject group. Anxiety was detected in 56.2% (63/112) of the patients with score >8. The admission education during the ERAS implementation improved the patients' cognitions of the ERAS strategy [M(Q1, Q3) score: 8 (4, 10) vs. 2 (0, 5), Z=-7.130, P<0.001]. The expected hospital stay of patients was longer than the actual stay [7 (7, 10) days vs. 6 (6, 7) days, Z=-4.800, P<0.001]. During the ERAS implementation, patients had low score in early mobilization [3 (1, 6)] and early oral intake [5 (2.25, 8)]. Fifty-eight (51.8%) patients planned the ERAS implementation at home after discharge, while 32.1% (36/112) preferred to stay in hospital until they felt totally recovered. Compared with the reject group, the support group had shorter expected hospital stay [7 (6, 10) days vs. 10 (7, 15) days, Z=-2.607, P=0.009], and higher expected recovery-efficiency score [9 (8, 10) vs. 7(5, 9), Z=-3.078, P=0.002], lower expected less-pain score [8 (6, 10) vs. 6 (5, 9) days, Z=-1.996, P=0.046], expected faster recovery of physical strength score [8 (6, 10) vs. 6 (4, 9), Z=-2.200, P=0.028] and expected less drainage tube score [8 (8, 10) vs. 8 (5, 10), Z=-2.075, P=0.038]. Worrying about complications (49.1%) and self-recognition of not recovery (46.4%) were the major concerns when assessing the experience toward ERAS. During the follow-up, 105 patients received follow-up calls. There were 57.1% (60/105) of patients who experienced a variety of discomforts after discharge, including pain (28.6%), bloating (20.0%), nausea (12.4%), fatigue (7.6%), and fever (2.9%). Within 30 days after discharge, 6.7% (7/105) of patients developed Clavien-Dindo level I and II operation-associated complications, including poor wound healing, intestinal obstruction, intraperitoneal bleeding, and wound infection, all of which were cured by conservative treatment. There were no complications of level III or above in the whole group after surgery. Compared with the support group, more patients in the reject group reported that they had not yet achieved self-expected recovery when discharged [57.1% (44/77) vs. 22.9% (8/35), χ2=11.372, P<0.001], and expected to return to their daily lives [39.0% (30/77) vs. 8.6% (3/35), χ2=10.693, P<0.001], with statistically significant differences (all P<0.05). Only 52.4% (55/105) of patients returned home to continue rehabilitation, and the remaining patients chose to go to other hospitals to continue their hospitalization after discharge, with a median length of stay of 7 (7, 9) days. Compared with the reject group, the support group had a higher proportion of home rehabilitation [59.7% (12/33) vs. 36.4% (43/72), χ2=4.950, P=0.026], and shorter time of self-perceived postoperative full recovery [14 (10, 20) days vs. 15 (14, 20) days, Z=2.100, P=0.036], with statistically significant differences (all P<0.05). Conclusions: Although ERAS has promoted postoperative rehabilitation while ensuring surgical safety, it has not been unanimously recognized by patients. Adequate rehabilitation education, good analgesia, good physical recovery, and early removal of drainage tubes may improve the patient's experience of ERAS.
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- S Q Wang
- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Wang WD, Wei JP, Gao RQ, Yu PF, Gao XX, Yang XS, Li XH, Ji G. [Preliminary experience of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy single flap technique]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 25:462-465. [PMID: 35599402 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20211027-00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ji G, Xiao X, Huang M, Wu Q. Jmjd6 regulates ES cell homeostasis and enhances reprogramming efficiency. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09105. [PMID: 35846449 PMCID: PMC9280369 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09105] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Jmjd6 is a conserved nuclear protein which possesses histone arginine demethylation and lysyl hydroxylase activity. Previous studies have revealed that Jmjd6 is essential for cell differentiation and embryo development. However, the role of Jmjd6 in mammalian ES cell identity and reprogramming has been unclear. Here we report that depletion of Jmjd6 not only results in downregulation of pluripotency genes but also is implicated in apoptosis, glycolysis, cell cycle and protein hydroxylation. We also revealed the reduction of BrdU incorporation in Jmjd6 depleted cells. Reprogramming efficiency of MEFs can be enhanced with Jmjd6 overexpression while the efficiency was reduced upon Jmjd6 depletion. Together, these results suggest that Jmjd6 can regulate ES cell homeostasis and enhance somatic cell reprogramming.
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Wei JP, Wang WD, Yang XS, Yang J, Gao RQ, Li XH, Ji G. [Management of anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic surgery for adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 25:135-140. [PMID: 35176825 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20211221-00519] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) is increasing at home and abroad. Laparoscopic surgery has gradually become the main means of surgical treatment of this kind of tumor. However, due to the special anatomical position of the tumor, the high position away from the broken esophagus and the narrow space in the mediastinum, laparoscopic anastomosis has the characteristics of difficult anastomosis and high anastomosis position. There is a high risk of anastomotic leakage after operation, which may cause serious consequences. Early identification of anastomotic leakage and unobstructed drainage by various means are the key to treatment. With the development of endoscopic technology, endoscopic methods such as covered stent and vacuum-assisted closure further improve the treatment efficacy. As a salvage measure, surgical treatment can achieve good treatment outcome, while accompanied by risk of complications and mortality, so we must strictly grasp the indications.
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- J P Wei
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Xue QQ, Huang Y, Zuo SY, Zheng Q, Ji G, Zhou XY, Wu CY, Li Y. [Clinicopathological features and molecular genetic changes of lung salivary gland-type clear cell carcinoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:728-733. [PMID: 34405605 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210129-00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features, immunophenotype, differential diagnosis, molecular genetic changes and prognosis of salivary gland-type clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the lung. Methods: Eight cases of salivary gland-type CCC of the lung diagnosed at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, China from March 2017 to December 2020 were retrieved and analyzed. The pathological sections of these cases were studied using immunohistochemical staining, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and RNA-seq fusion gene detection based on next generation sequencing technique. The patients were followed up and the relevant literature was reviewed. Results: The 8 patients included 3 males and 5 females, with age ranging from 43 to 64 years (average, 58 years). All patients underwent radical lobectomy and lymph node dissection, while only one had lymph node metastases. The eight patients were followed up for 6 to 45 months, and were all recurrence-free. Histopathologically, the tumor was mainly composed of eosinophilic and clear cells arranged in trabecular, ribbon and nest patterns. Hyalinization was often observed in the stroma around the nest. Immunohistochemical staining showed that 8/8 cases were positive for EMA and CK7; 5/8 cases were positive for p63 and p40; 4/8 cases were positive for SOX10; and the cases were all negative for S-100, SMA and calponin. EWSR1 gene fusion was detected in all cases by FISH. RNA-seq fusion gene was detected in 6 cases based on next generation sequencing. The EWSR1-ATF1 gene fusion was detected in 5 cases, among which one case also had the ATF1-SPTLC2 gene fusion. All 5 cases with EWSR1-ATF1 gene fusion showed that EWSR1 exon 12/13 fused with ATF1 exon 3. And EWSR1-CREM gene fusion was detected in one case. Conclusions: Salivary gland-type CCC of the lung is an extremely rare primary lung tumor arising from the bronchial mucosa. The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this tumor depend on classic histomorphology, especially the auxiliary detection of EWSR1 fusion gene. The primary treatment choice of this tumor is complete surgical resection. Lymph node metastases may occur, but the overall prognosis is good.
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- Q Q Xue
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji University Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252600, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji University Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Yu S, Li J, Ji G, Ng ZL, Siew J, Lo WN, Ye Y, Chew YY, Long YC, Zhang W, Guccione E, Loh YH, Jiang ZH, Yang H, Wu Q. Npac Is a Co-factor of Histone H3K36me3 and Regulates Transcriptional Elongation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 2021; 20:110-128. [PMID: 33676077 PMCID: PMC9510873 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2020.08.004] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chromatin modification contributes to pluripotency maintenance in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). However, the related mechanisms remain obscure. Here, we show that Npac, a “reader” of histone H3 lysine 36 trimethylation (H3K36me3), is required to maintain mouse ESC (mESC) pluripotency since knockdown of Npac causes mESC differentiation. Depletion of Npac in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) inhibits reprogramming efficiency. Furthermore, our chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) results of Npac reveal that Npac co-localizes with histone H3K36me3 in gene bodies of actively transcribed genes in mESCs. Interestingly, we find that Npac interacts with positive transcription elongation factor b (p-TEFb), Ser2-phosphorylated RNA Pol II (RNA Pol II Ser2P), and Ser5-phosphorylated RNA Pol II (RNA Pol II Ser5P). Furthermore, depletion of Npac disrupts transcriptional elongation of the pluripotency genes Nanog and Rif1. Taken together, we propose that Npac is essential for the transcriptional elongation of pluripotency genes by recruiting p-TEFb and interacting with RNA Pol II Ser2P and Ser5P.
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- Sue Yu
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau Special Administrative Region 999078, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Cam-Su Genomic Resource Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Cam-Su Genomic Resource Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau Special Administrative Region 999078, China
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore; The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau Special Administrative Region 999078, China.
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Ng ZL, Siew J, Li J, Ji G, Huang M, Liao X, Yu S, Chew Y, Png CW, Zhang Y, Wen S, Yang H, Zhou Y, Long YC, Jiang ZH, Wu Q. PATZ1 (MAZR) Co-occupies Genomic Sites With p53 and Inhibits Liver Cancer Cell Proliferation via Regulating p27. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:586150. [PMID: 33598459 PMCID: PMC7882738 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.586150] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world. POZ/BTB and AT-hook-containing zinc finger protein 1 (PATZ1/MAZR) is a transcription factor associated with various cancers. However, the role of PATZ1 in cancer progression remains controversial largely due to lack of genome-wide studies. Here we report that PATZ1 regulates cell proliferation by directly regulating CDKN1B (p27) in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Our PATZ1 ChIP-seq and gene expression microarray analyses revealed that PATZ1 is strongly related to cancer signatures and cellular proliferation. We further discovered that PATZ1 depletion led to an increased rate of colony formation, elevated Ki-67 expression and greater S phase entry. Importantly, the increased cancer cell proliferation was accompanied with suppressed expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor CDKN1B. Consistently, we found that PATZ1 binds to the genomic loci flanking the transcriptional start site of CDKN1B and positively regulates its transcription. Notably, we demonstrated that PATZ1 is a p53 partner and p53 is essential for CDKN1B regulation. In conclusion, our study provides novel mechanistic insights into the inhibitory role of PATZ1 in liver cancer progression, thereby yielding a promising therapeutic intervention to alleviate tumor burden.
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- Zhen Long Ng
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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Liu S, Li LZ, Chen CJ, Ji G, Luo BJ, Tian T, Sun C, Jiao HB. [Three patients with large area burns complicated by acute acalculous cholecystitis]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2019; 35:543-545. [PMID: 31357827 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2019.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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From April 2017 to April 2018, three male patients aged 46-71 years with large area burns were treated in our hospital. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) symptoms of the patients began to appear 15-81 days after injury. AAC was diagnosed 24-81 days after injury. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy was performed 26-82 days after injury. The symptoms subsided in 2 patients, and cholecystectomy was performed in 1 patient with gallbladder perforation 94 days after injury. The patients were cured and discharged 41-118 days after injury. No recurrence of cholecystitis occurred during 8-9 months of follow-up after discharge.
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- S Liu
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Taizhou People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Taizhou 225300, China
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Ji G, Xu R, Niu Y, Li N, Ivashkiv L, Bostrom MPG, Greenblatt MB, Yang X. Vascular endothelial growth factor pathway promotes osseointegration and CD31 hiEMCN hi endothelium expansion in a mouse tibial implant model: an animal study. Bone Joint J 2019; 101-B:108-114. [PMID: 31256654 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.101b7.bjj-2018-1473.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS It is increasingly appreciated that coordinated regulation of angiogenesis and osteogenesis is needed for bone formation. How this regulation is achieved during peri-implant bone healing, such as osseointegration, is largely unclear. This study examined the relationship between angiogenesis and osteogenesis in a unique model of osseointegration of a mouse tibial implant by pharmacologically blocking the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS An implant was inserted into the right tibia of 16-week-old female C57BL/6 mice (n = 38). Mice received anti-VEGF receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) antibody (25 mg/kg) and VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) antibody (25 mg/kg; n = 19) or an isotype control antibody (n = 19). Flow cytometric (n = 4/group) and immunofluorescent (n = 3/group) analyses were performed at two weeks post-implantation to detect the distribution and density of CD31hiEMCNhi endothelium. RNA sequencing analysis was performed using sorted CD31hiEMCNhi endothelial cells (n = 2/group). Osteoblast lineage cells expressing osterix (OSX) and osteopontin (OPN) were also detected with immunofluorescence. Mechanical pull-out testing (n = 12/group) was used at four weeks post-implantation to determine the strength of the bone-implant interface. After pull-out testing, the tissue attached to the implant surface was harvested. Whole mount immunofluorescent staining of OSX and OPN was performed to determine the amount of osteoblast lineage cells. RESULTS Flow cytometry revealed that anti-VEGFR treatment decreased CD31hiEMCNhi vascular endothelium in the peri-implant bone versus controls at two weeks post-implantation. This was confirmed by the decrease of CD31 and endomucin (EMCN) double-positive cells detected with immunofluorescence. In addition, treated mice had more OPN-positive cells in both peri-implant bone and tissue on the implant surface at two weeks and four weeks, respectively. More OSX-positive cells were present in peri-implant bone at two weeks. More importantly, anti-VEGFR treatment decreased the maximum load of pull-out testing compared with the control. CONCLUSION VEGF pathway controls the coupling of angiogenesis and osteogenesis in orthopaedic implant osseointegration by affecting the formation of CD31hiEMCNhi endothelium. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B(7 Supple C):108-114.
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- G Ji
- Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xiang'an Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.,Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xiang'an Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.,Division of Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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Mazurenko A, Blatt S, Huber F, Parsons MF, Chiu CS, Ji G, Greif D, Greiner M. Implementation of a stable, high-power optical lattice for quantum gas microscopy. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:033101. [PMID: 30927819 DOI: 10.1063/1.5066623] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We describe the design and implementation of a stable high-power 1064 nm laser system to generate optical lattices for experiments with ultracold quantum gases. The system is based on a low-noise laser amplified by an array of four heavily modified, high-power fiber amplifiers. The beam intensity is stabilized and controlled with a nonlinear feedback loop. Using real-time monitoring of the resulting optical lattice, we find the stability of the lattice site positions to be well below the lattice spacing over the course of hours. The position of the harmonic trap produced by the Gaussian envelope of the lattice beams is stable to about one lattice spacing and the long-term (six-month) relative root-mean-square stability of the lattice spacing itself is 0.5%.
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- A Mazurenko
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Ji G. A new novel gene ABCC5 promotes castration-resistant prostate cancer progression through ERK carcinogenic pathway. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy434.012] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Li XQ, Wang X, Han YL, Ji G, Chen ZH, Zhang J, Zhu JP, Duan JX, He YJ, Yang XM, Liu WJ. [Effects of anteriolateral thigh perforator flap and fascia lata transplantation in combination with computed tomography angiography on repair of electrical burn wounds of head with skull exposure and necrosis]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2018; 34:283-287. [PMID: 29804427 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the effects of anteriolateral thigh perforator flap and fascia lata transplantation in combination with computed tomography angiography (CTA) on repair of electrical burn wounds of head with skull exposure and necrosis. Methods: Seven patients with head electrical burns accompanied by skull exposure and necrosis were admitted to our burn center from March 2016 to December 2017. Head CTA was performed before the operation. The diameters of the facial artery and vein or the superficial temporal artery and vein were measured, and their locations were marked on the body surface. Preoperative CTA for flap donor sites in lower extremities were also performed to track the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery with the similar diameter as the recipient vessels on the head, and their locations were marked on the body surface. Routine wound debridement and skull drilling were performed successively. The size of the wounds after debridement ranged from 12 cm×8 cm to 20 cm×12 cm, and the areas of skull exposure ranged from 8 cm×6 cm to 15 cm×10 cm. Anteriolateral thigh perforator flaps with areas from 13 cm×9 cm to 21 cm×13 cm containing 5-10 cm long vascular pedicles were designed and dissected accordingly. The fascia lata under the flap with area from 5 cm×2 cm to 10 cm×3 cm was dissected according to the length of vascular pedicle. The fascia lata was transplanted to cover the exposed skull, and the anteriolateral thigh perforator flap was transplanted afterwards. The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and its accompanying vein of the flap were anastomosed with superficial temporal artery and vein or facial artery and vein before the suture of flap. The flap donor sites were covered by intermediate split-thickness skin graft collected from contralateral thigh or abdomen. Results: The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and its accompanying vein were anastomosed with superficial temporal artery and vein in six patients, while those with facial artery and vein in one patient. All the flaps survived after the operation, and no vascular crisis was observed. Wound healing was satisfactory. One patient was lost to follow up. Six patients were followed up for 6 to 10 months. The patients were bald in the head operation area with acceptable appearance. No psychiatric symptom such as headache or epileptic seizure was reported. The flap donor sites were normal in appearance. The muscle strength of the lower extremities all reached grade V. The sensation and movement of the lower extremities were normal. Conclusions: Anterolateral thigh perforator flap with fascia lata transplantation can effectively repair electrical burn wounds of head with skull exposure and necrosis. The fascia lata can be used to protect the vascular pedicle of flaps, which is beneficial to the survival of the flap. Preoperative head and lower extremities CTA can provide reference for intraoperative vascular exploration in donor site and recipient area, so as to shorten operation time.
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- Department of Burns, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, China
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Ji G, Song G. Rapidly decreasing level of prostate-specific antigen during initial androgen deprivation therapy is a risk factor for early progression to castration-resistant prostate cancer. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx662.001] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wang W, Ji G, Chen Y, Wang J, Sun J, Tang G, Xie Z, Zhao H, Liu G, Tan S, Chen G, Xue H. Changes in DNA Methylation of Glucocorticoid-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor and Its Ligand in Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:1824-1833. [PMID: 28923633 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liver transplantation (LT) is the criterion standard of care in patients with end-stage liver disease and those with tumors of hepatic origin in the setting of liver dysfunction. Chronic immune rejection of the liver transplant can lead to bad prognosis for patients. Glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) play a key role in dominant immunologic self-tolerance maintained by CD25+/CD4+ regulatory T cells. Here, we investigated the DNA methylation variations of GITR and GITR ligand (GITRL) using pyrosequencing by analyzing blood DNA samples of patients after LT. Our results showed that the methylation level of certain CpGs, such as CpG_13, in GITRL was significantly reduced after LT. Furthermore, we found that the GITRL methylation statuses of cohorts with no chronic immune rejection were significantly lower compared with cohorts with chronic immune rejection after LT treatment. However, the methylation statuses of GITR were less varied. Using linear regression analysis, we further found that factors such as upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, splenectomy, and creatinine might affect DNA methylation patterns in chronic immune rejection cohorts. These findings provide novel insights into the pivotal role of GITRL as a potential molecular biomarker for the triage of liver transplantation.
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen E-Gene Tech Co, ShenZhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen E-Gene Tech Co, ShenZhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, GuiLin Medical University, Guilin, GuangXi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Liver Transplantation, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao L, Ji G, Le X, Luo Z, Wang C, Feng M, Xu L, Zhang Y, Lau WB, Lau B, Yang Y, Lei L, Yang H, Xuan Y, Chen Y, Deng X, Yi T, Yao S, Zhao X, Wei Y, Zhou S. An integrated analysis identifies STAT4 as a key regulator of ovarian cancer metastasis. Oncogene 2017; 36:3384-3396. [PMID: 28114283 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the most common gynecological cancers, with diagnosis often at a late stage. Metastasis is a major cause of death in patients with EOC, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain obscure. Here, we utilized an integrated approach to find potential key transcription factors involved in ovarian cancer metastasis and identified STAT4 as a critical player in ovarian cancer metastasis. We found that activated STAT4 was overexpressed in epithelial cells of ovarian cancer and STAT4 overexpression was associated with poor outcome of ovarian cancer patients, which promoted metastasis of ovarian cancer in both in vivo and in vitro. Although STAT4 mediated EOC metastasis via inducing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of ovarian cancer cells in vivo, STAT4 failed to induce EMT directly in vitro, suggesting that STAT4 might mediate EMT process via cancer-stroma interactions. Further functional analysis revealed that STAT4 overexpression induced normal omental fibroblasts and adipose- and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to obtain cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF)-like features via induction of tumor-derived Wnt7a. Reciprocally, increased production of CAF-induced CXCL12, IL6 and VEGFA within tumor microenvironment could enable peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via induction of EMT program. In summary, our study established a model that STAT4 promotes ovarian cancer metastasis via tumor-derived Wnt7a-induced activation of CAFs.
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- L Zhao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biological Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biological Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center, Affiliate of Stanford University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Ji G, Lv F, Yang P. Gross painless transudative ascites in a patient with ovarian cancer. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2017; 38:453-455. [PMID: 29693890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Transudative ascites are a rare entity in cancer which may sometimes make their diagnosis difficult. Here, the authors report an unusual case of transudative ascites in a 50-year-old woman with ovarian cancer. The patient first presented with progressive painless gross transudative ascites for the past five months with no associated nephrotic syndrome or liver cirrhosis, and chylous ascites developed on day 14 of the admission. The ascites were transudate with serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) above 11 g/L. Repeated screening of cancer cells from ascites revealed adenocarcinoma originated from ovary.
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Parsons MF, Mazurenko A, Chiu CS, Ji G, Greif D, Greiner M. Site-resolved measurement of the spin-correlation function in the Fermi-Hubbard model. Science 2016; 353:1253-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Li C, Zhuang J, Wang J, Han L, Sun Z, Xiao Y, Ji G, Li Y, Tan F, Li X, Tian K. Outbreak Investigation of NADC30-Like PRRSV in South-East China. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016; 63:474-9. [PMID: 27292168 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Epidemiological outbreak investigations were conducted on NADC30-like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) to investigate the prevalence of the disease in south-east China in 2015. Two more provinces were found to have NADC30-like PRRSV circulating besides previously reported six provinces. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these virus isolates were clustered in an independent branch and shared high nucleotide similarity to NADC30, a type 2 PRRSV that has been isolated in Unite States in 2008. One NADC30-like PRRSV strain from Henan province was successfully isolated on porcine alveolar macrophages and was tested on 6-week-old specific pathogen-free pigs for pathogenic study. The virus-inoculated pigs showed typical PRRSV clinical symptoms, but all pigs survived throughout the study with a period of 14 days. At necropsy, the lungs of infected pigs developed PRRSV-specific interstitial pneumonia, and virus antigen was detected in lung samples. Therefore, our results indicated NADC30-like PRRSV has widely spread in China and could cause clinical disease on pigs.
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang, China.,College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China.,OIE Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Reference Laboratory, Beijing, China
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Tang X, Fan Z, Wang Y, Ji G, Wang M, Lin J, Huang S. Expression of klotho and β-catenin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and their clinicopathological and prognostic significance. Dis Esophagus 2016; 29:207-14. [PMID: 25287007 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Esophageal carcinoma is one of the most common types of cancers in the world; the molecular mechanism underlying its tumorigenesis is still not well understood. This study was aimed at investigating the expression of klotho and β-catenin in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and analyzing their association with clinicopathological variables and their effects on prognosis. The expression patterns of klotho and β-catenin were determined by tissue microarray and immunohistochemical technique in ESCC and normal tissues, and their correlations with clinicopathological characteristics were investigated using univariate and multivariate analysis. The serum klotho levels in 40 ESCC patients and controls were measured by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system (ELISA). The expression level of klotho was significantly lower in ESCC than in the adjacent noncancerous tissues (30 vs. 50%, P < 0.000), and the protein level was negative correlated with clinical staging, histological grade, lymph node metastasis, and invasion depth (P < 0.05). Whereas, the expression of β-catenin was much higher in ESCC than their corresponding normal mucosa tissues (78.3 vs. 11.5%, P < 0.000), and the level of protein correlated only with histological grade and invasion depth (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed the expression level of klotho inversely correlated with that of β-catenin (r = -0.214, P < 0.01). Patients with klotho-positive tumors had longer survival than those with klotho-negative tumors (P < 0.01). Cox proportional hazards model analysis demonstrated that positive expression of klotho was an important factor indicating good prognosis (hazard ratio, 0.371; 95% confidence interval, 0.201-0.685; P < 0.01). ELISA showed that the level of serum klotho was markedly higher (461.50 ± 43.30 pg/mL) than control group (239.37 ± 20.65 pg/mL) (P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic analysis gave a cut-off value of 327.031 of serum klotho with a sensitivity of 81.3% and specificity of 81.2% (P < 0.000). Our present study demonstrated for the first time that klotho might be a novel biomarker candidate for predicting progression and prognosis in patients with ESCC.
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- X Tang
- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Center of Cellular Therapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Abtahi F, Ji G, Lu K, Rödby K, Seoane F. A knitted garment using intarsia technique for Heart Rate Variability biofeedback: Evaluation of initial prototype. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2016; 2015:3121-4. [PMID: 26736953 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is a method based on paced breathing at specific rate called resonance frequency by giving online feedbacks from user respiration and its effect on HRV. Since the HRV is also influence by different factors like stress and emotions, stress related to an unfamiliar measurement device, cables and skin electrodes may cover the underling effect of such kind of intervention. Wearable systems are usually considered as intuitive solutions which are more familiar to the end-user and can help to improve usability and hence reducing the stress. In this work, a prototype of a knitted garment using intarsia technique is developed and evaluated. Results show the satisfactory level of quality for Electrocardiogram and thoracic electrical bioimpedance i.e. for respiration monitoring as a part of HRV biofeedback system. Using intarsia technique and conductive yarn for making the connection instead of cables will reduce the complexity of fabrication in textile production and hence reduce the final costs in a final commercial product. Further development of garment and Android application is ongoing and usability and efficiency of final prototype will be evaluated in detail.
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Langford T, Beise E, Breuer H, Heimbach C, Ji G, Nico J. Development and Characterization of a High Sensitivity Segmented Fast Neutron Spectrometer (FaNS-2). J Instrum 2016; 11:P01006. [PMID: 27226807 PMCID: PMC4873776 DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/11/01/p01006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present the development of a segmented fast neutron spectrometer (FaNS-2) based upon plastic scintillator and 3He proportional counters. It was designed to measure both the flux and spectrum of fast neutrons in the energy range of few MeV to 1 GeV. FaNS-2 utilizes capture-gated spectroscopy to identify neutron events and reject backgrounds. Neutrons deposit energy in the plastic scintillator before capturing on a 3He nucleus in the proportional counters. Segmentation improves neutron energy reconstruction while the large volume of scintillator increases sensitivity to low neutron fluxes. A main goal of its design is to study comparatively low neutron fluxes, such as cosmogenic neutrons at the Earth's surface, in an underground environment, or from low-activity neutron sources. In this paper, we present details of its design and construction as well as its characterization with a calibrated 252Cf source and monoenergetic neutron fields of 2.5 MeV and 14 MeV. Detected monoenergetic neutron spectra are unfolded using a Singular Value Decomposition method, demonstrating a 5% energy resolution at 14 MeV. Finally, we discuss plans for measuring the surface and underground cosmogenic neutron spectra with FaNS-2.
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- Wright Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
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Tao Z, Zhu C, Song C, Song W, Ji G, Shan Y, Xu W, Li H. Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference of myostatin gene affects MyoD and Myf5 gene expression in duck embryonic myoblasts. Br Poult Sci 2015; 56:551-8. [PMID: 26301941 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2015.1085958] [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] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to construct lentivirus-mediated short hairpin RNA (shRNA) vectors targeting the duck MSTN gene and investigate whether these vectors can affect the development of duck primary cultured embryonic myoblasts. MSTN mRNA levels in the myoblasts were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assays and cell differentiation was assayed by photography. MSTN mRNA levels in PLL3.7-MSTN-shRNA1, PLL3.7-MSTN-shRNA2 and PLL3.7-MSTN-shRNA3 lentivirus-mediated shRNA groups were reduced by 61.6%, 76.9% and 79.1%, respectively, compared to control cells. Down-regulation of MSTN in duck embryonic myoblasts stimulated cell proliferation and inhibited differentiation, accompanied by a greater than twofold down-regulation of MyoD expression and up-regulation of Myf5 expression. These results revealed that silencing of MSTN changes the development of duck embryonic myoblasts by regulating the expression level of MyoD and Myf5 genes.
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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- a Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetics & Breeding , Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences , Yangzhou , P.R. China
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Zhao P, Ji G, Xue H, Yu W, Zhao X, Ding M, Yang Y, Zuo Z. Isoflurane postconditioning improved long-term neurological outcome possibly via inhibiting the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in neonatal rats after brain hypoxia–ischemia. Neuroscience 2014; 280:193-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ji G, Wang G, Hooman K, Bhatia S, Diniz da Costa J. The fluid dynamic effect on the driving force for a cobalt oxide silica membrane module at high temperatures. Chem Eng Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ji G, Guan J, Zeng Y, Li QQ, Wu X. Genome-wide identification and predictive modeling of polyadenylation sites in eukaryotes. Brief Bioinform 2014; 16:304-13. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbu011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gao F, Wang J, Ji G, Liu S, Yao Y, Wang T, Wu H, Xia Y, Gong D, Jiang H, Yang H, Zhang X. Clustering of Cancer Cell Lines Using A Promoter-Targeted Liquid Hybridization Capture-Based Bisulfite Sequencing Approach. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2014:tcrt.2012.50041. [PMID: 24645746 DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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DNA methylation plays a significant role in assuring cell identity, thus potentiating its application in molecular classification of cancers in respect to tissue-origins or clinically and etiologically distinct subtypes. In this study, we optimized our liquid hybridization capture-based bisulfite sequencing (LHC-BS) approach on the gene promoter regions of 11 cell lines. Our results indicated that promoter methylomes could not only cluster cancer cell lines with respect to tissue origins but also differentiate cancer subtypes based on CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). Promoter-targeted LHC-BS as means for comprehensive screening and classifying cancer cells with promoter methylomes provided a powerful strategy for further complex clinical studies.
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- Science and Technology Department, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China.
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Dang Y, Lin G, Xie Y, Duan J, Ma P, Li G, Ji G. Quantitative Determination of Myricetin in Rat Plasma by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry and its Absolute Bioavailability. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2013; 64:516-22. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Y. Dang
- Research Center for Health and Nutrition, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Research Center for Health and Nutrition, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Research Center for Health and Nutrition, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Hospira Inc., McPherson, KS, USA
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- Pharmacy Department, Shanghai TCM-integrated Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Cao C, Yu X, Liao Z, Zhu N, Huo H, Wang M, Ji G, She H, Luo Z, Yue S. Hypertonic saline reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse brain edema through inhibiting aquaporin 4 expression. Crit Care 2012; 16:R186. [PMID: 23036239 PMCID: PMC3682288 DOI: 10.1186/cc11670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Three percent sodium chloride (NaCl) treatment has been shown to reduce brain edema and inhibited brain aquaporin 4 (AQP4) expression in bacterial meningitis induced by Escherichia coli. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the main pathogenic component of E. coli. We aimed to explore the effect of 3% NaCl in mouse brain edema induced by LPS, as well as to elucidate the potential mechanisms of action. METHODS Three percent NaCl was used to treat cerebral edema induced by LPS in mice in vivo. Brain water content, IL-1β, TNFα, immunoglobulin G (IgG), AQP4 mRNA and protein were measured in brain tissues. IL-1β, 3% NaCl and calphostin C (a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C) were used to treat the primary astrocytes in vitro. AQP4 mRNA and protein were measured in astrocytes. Differences in various groups were determined by one-way analysis of variance. RESULTS Three percent NaCl attenuated the increase of brain water content, IL-1β, TNFα, IgG, AQP4 mRNA and protein in brain tissues induced by LPS. Three percent NaCl inhibited the increase of AQP4 mRNA and protein in astrocytes induced by IL-1β in vitro. Calphostin C blocked the decrease of AQP4 mRNA and protein in astrocytes induced by 3% NaCl in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Osmotherapy with 3% NaCl ameliorated LPS-induced cerebral edema in vivo. In addition to its osmotic force, 3% NaCl exerted anti-edema effects possibly through down-regulating the expression of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNFα) and inhibiting the expression of AQP4 induced by proinflammatory cytokines. Three percent NaCl attenuated the expression of AQP4 through activation of protein kinase C in astrocytes.
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In 0.1M NH(3)-NH(4)Cl buffer (pH 9.2) a sensitive 2-electron reduction wave of estazolam is obtained by single-sweep oscillopolarography. The peak potential is -1.08 V (vs. SCE). The peak height is proportional to the concentration of estazolam over the range 1.0 x 10(-7)-9.0 x 10( partial differential)M. The detection limit is 5.0 x 10(-8)M. The behaviour of the reduction wave has been studied and applied to the determination of estazolam. The reduction process is irreversible and the wave shows adsorptive characteristics, the behaviour obeying the Frumkin adsorption isotherm. The adsorption coefficient beta is 1.16 x 10(6) 1./mole and the interaction factor alpha is -1.06. The mechanism of the electrode reaction is discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing , 100875, People's Republic of China
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Morniroli JP, Ji G, Jacob D. A systematic method to identify the space group from PED and CBED patterns part I--theory. Ultramicroscopy 2012; 121:42-60. [PMID: 22770661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2012.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This systematic method allows the unambiguous identification of the extinction and diffraction symbols of a crystal by comparison of a few experimental Precession Electron Diffraction (PED) patterns with theoretical patterns drawn for all the extinction and diffraction symbols. The method requires the detection of the Laue class, of the kinematically forbidden reflections and of the shift and periodicity differences between the reflections located in the First-Order Laue Zone (FOLZ) with respect to the ones located in the Zero-Order Laue Zone (ZOLZ). The actual space group can be selected, among the possible space groups connected with each extinction symbol or diffraction symbol, from the identification of the point group. This point group is available from observation of the 2D symmetry of the ZOLZ on Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) patterns.
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- Université Lille 1 and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Jacob D, Ji G, Morniroli JP. A systematic method to identify the space group from PED and CBED patterns part II--practical examples. Ultramicroscopy 2012; 121:61-71. [PMID: 22749238 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Precession Electron Diffraction and Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction are used in a complementary way to determine the space group of three known structures following the general method described in the first part of this paper. The selected structures concern a monoclinic example (coesite SiO(2) with space group C2/c) and two cubic examples (γ-Al(4)Cu(9) with space group P43[combining overline]m and pyrite FeS(2) with space group Pa3[combining overline]). For each case, a minimum number of zone axis patterns are used to determine the space group without ambiguity, which illustrates the simplicity and reliability of the method.
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET) CNRS UMR 8207, Université Lille 1, Bât C6, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital
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- Department of Health Statistics, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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Xu L, Li Y, Zhang X, Sun H, Sun D, Jia X, Shen C, Zhou J, Ji G, Liu P, Guan R, Yu Y, Jin Y, Bai J, Sun D, Yu J, Fu S. Deletion of
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genes is associated with psoriasis in a northern Chinese population. Br J Dermatol 2011; 165:882-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics (Harbin Medical University), Heilongjiang Higher Education Institutions, Harbin 150081, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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- The Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics
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Chu D, Zhang Z, Zhou Y, Wang W, Li Y, Zhang H, Dong G, Zhao Q, Ji G. Notch1 and Notch2 have opposite prognostic effects on patients with colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2011; 22:2440-2447. [PMID: 21378202 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aberrantly activated Notch signaling has been shown to play a key role in carcinogenesis and progression of various human malignancies. In this study, we investigated the expression of Notch1 and Notch2 in colorectal cancer to determine whether they could serve as prognostic predictors. PATIENTS AND METHODS The protein expression of Notch1 and Notch2 was examined by immunohistochemistry in 1003 clinical colorectal cancer specimens. Notch1 and Notch2 protein levels were investigated by immunohistochemistry. Statistical analysis was carried out to assess their prognostic value. RESULTS Significantly negative correlation between Notch1 and Notch2 was found in colorectal cancer (P < 0.001). Notch1 and Notch2 were proved to be inversely correlated with tumor differentiation, depth of invasion, lymph node metastases, distant metastasis, TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) stage and survival of patients, suggesting opposite function of the two receptors. Notch1 and Notch2 were proved to be adverse independent prognostic predictors (P < 0.001). Moreover, a synergistic effect of positive Notch1 and negative Notch2 coexpression on predicting poor overall survival was proved. CONCLUSIONS Notch1 and Notch2 may be independent adverse prognostic predictors for patients with colorectal cancer. These results would contribute to identify more efficient prognostic predictors and therapeutic targets.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Centre, Tianjin
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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- Department of Health Statistics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases.
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Deng Y, Ji G, Kang Y, Jiang T, Dai J, Qin E, Guo Y, Qin C. Characterization of a novel neutralizing monoclonal antibody that recognizes the fusion loop of Flavivirus envelope protein. Int J Infect Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.1591] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Yuan SF, Yan W, Ji G, Lv YG, Wang L. Surgical therapy of bilateral parathyroid carcinoma: report of an unusual case. Eur J Surg Oncol 2009; 36:107-9. [PMID: 19740619 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2009] [Revised: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Department of Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 17 Changle West Road, 710033 Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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Ji G, Morniroli JP, Auchterlonie G, Drennan J, Jacob D. An efficient approach to characterize pseudo-merohedral twins by precession electron diffraction: Application to the LaGaO3 perovskite. Ultramicroscopy 2009; 109:1282-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dai J, Peng L, Fan K, Wang H, Wei R, Ji G, Cai J, Lu B, Li B, Zhang D, Kang Y, Tan M, Qian W, Guo Y. Osteopontin induces angiogenesis through activation of PI3K/AKT and ERK1/2 in endothelial cells. Oncogene 2009; 28:3412-22. [PMID: 19597469 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Angiogenesis is a key step in tumor growth and metastasis. The mechanism by which osteopontin (OPN) induces the angiogenesis of endothelial cells remains unclear. Here, we show that OPN confers cytoprotection through the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway with subsequent upregulation of Bcl-xL and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB. OPN enhances the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) through the phosphorylation of AKT and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). In turn, OPN-induced VEGF activates PI3K/AKT and the ERK1/2 pathway as a positive feedback signal. Blocking the feedback signal by anti-VEGF antibody, PI3-kinase inhibitor or ERK inhibitor can partially inhibit the OPN-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) motility, proliferation and tube formation, while blocking the signal by anti-OPN or anti-alphavbeta3 antibody completely abrogates the biological effects of OPN on HUVECs. In addition, blood vessel formation is also investigated in vivo. The antiangiogenesis efficacy of anti-OPN antibody in vivo is more effective than that of anti-VEGF antibody, which only blocks the feedback signals. These data show that OPN enhances angiogenesis directly through PI3K/AKT- and ERK-mediated pathways with VEGF acting as a positive feedback signal. The results suggest that OPN might be a valuable target for developing novel antiangiogenesis therapy for treatment of cancer.
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- International Joint Cancer Institute and General Hospital Cancer Center, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China
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Li M, Ji G, Feng F, Song W, Ling R, Chen D, Liu X, Li J, Shi H, Wang W, Zhang H. Living-related small bowel transplantation for three patients with short gut syndrome. Transplant Proc 2009; 40:3629-33. [PMID: 19100455 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We summarized our experience of living-related small bowel transplantation and postoperative management of 3 patients with short gut syndrome. METHODS Patient #1, an 18-year-old boy, received a 150-cm segment of distal ileum with a vascular pedicle of distal superior mesenteric artery and vein, which was donated by his father. Patient #2, a 15-year-old boy, received a 160-cm graft of distal ileum from his mother. Patient #3, a 17-year-old boy, received a 170-cm graft of distal ileum from his father. The graft artery and vein were anastomosed to the recipient infrarenal aorta and vena cava, respectively, in end-to-side fashion using 7/0 Prolene suture. Intestinal continuity was restored by anastomosis of proximal end of the graft to the recipients' own proximal jejunum, the distal end was left open as a stoma. The recipient distal gut was anastomosed to the distal end of the graft. All 3 recipients were given FK506 (tacrolimus) regularly combined with periodic mycophenolate mofetil. In cases of acute rejection, large doses of steroids were administered to the recipients. RESULTS The recipients and donors had fairly unremarkable postoperative courses. So far, patient #1 has survived for 7 years and 6 months with a well-functioning graft and without requirement for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) support. His body weight increased 20 kg and of his life quality has dramatically improved. Patient #2, however, died of acute rejection with fatal sepsis at 5 months after transplantation. Patient #3 has survived for 3 years and 8 months enjoying a normal life. Postoperative recovery of all 3 donors was unremarkable. They were discharged 12 days after surgery without complications. CONCLUSION Outcomes of the implantation using the distal ileum as a graft in living-related small bowel transplantation have been satisfactory for both recipients and donors. It is feasible to anastomose the graft artery and vein to the recipient infrarenal aorta and vena cava. The intestinal continuity can be restored by a 1-stage strategy with minimal risk to the recipient. Appropriate application and adjustment of immune suppressors are crucial for the recipients to experience high-quality lives.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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In China, HIV shifts the lifestyle of not only parents living with HIV/AIDS, but also their children, partners, and extended families. We examined factors related to the quality of life of parents living with HIV and the relation between family functioning and individual quality of life. Interviews were conducted with a total of 116 parents living with HIV/AIDS. Analyses of variance, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the relation between family functioning and quality of life. We found a significant association between family functioning and individual quality of life for parents living with HIV. In particular, family sociability had a strong relationship with the quality of life of parents living with HIV. Parents living with HIV from families where both parents are HIV-positive reported a lower level of family sociability than those from families with only one HIV-positive parent. HIV disclosure, family sociability, and number of children per family were found to be significant predictors of overall quality of life for the population. Study findings underscore the importance of developing interventions that improve family functioning for people living with HIV/AIDS in China.
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- UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior Center for Community Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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Lu C, Zhang J, Li Y, Xia Y, Zhang F, Wu B, Wu W, Ji G, Gu A, Wang S, Jin L, Wang X. The b2/b3 subdeletion shows higher risk of spermatogenic failure and higher frequency of complete AZFc deletion than the gr/gr subdeletion in a Chinese population. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:1122-30. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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