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Pan Y, Liu ZP, Dai HS, Chen WY, Luo Y, Wang YZ, Gao SY, Wang ZR, Dong JL, Liu YH, Yin XY, Liu XC, Fan HN, Bai J, Jiang Y, Cheng JJ, Zhang YQ, Chen ZY. Development of a model based on the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index to predict survival for resected perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15:1036-1050. [PMID: 37389112 PMCID: PMC10302988 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i6.1036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) has a poor prognosis and urgently needs a better predictive method. The predictive value of the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) for the long-term prognosis of patients with multiple malignancies was recently reported. However, pCCA is one of the most surgically difficult gastrointestinal tumors with the poorest prognosis, and the value of the ACCI for the prognosis of pCCA patients after curative resection is unclear.
AIM To evaluate the prognostic value of the ACCI and to design an online clinical model for pCCA patients.
METHODS Consecutive pCCA patients after curative resection between 2010 and 2019 were enrolled from a multicenter database. The patients were randomly assigned 3:1 to training and validation cohorts. In the training and validation cohorts, all patients were divided into low-, moderate-, and high-ACCI groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to determine the impact of the ACCI on overall survival (OS) for pCCA patients, and multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to determine the independent risk factors affecting OS. An online clinical model based on the ACCI was developed and validated. The concordance index (C-index), calibration curve, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to evaluate the predictive performance and fit of this model.
RESULTS A total of 325 patients were included. There were 244 patients in the training cohort and 81 patients in the validation cohort. In the training cohort, 116, 91 and 37 patients were classified into the low-, moderate- and high-ACCI groups. The Kaplan-Meier curves showed that patients in the moderate- and high-ACCI groups had worse survival rates than those in the low-ACCI group. Multivariable analysis revealed that moderate and high ACCI scores were independently associated with OS in pCCA patients after curative resection. In addition, an online clinical model was developed that had ideal C-indexes of 0.725 and 0.675 for predicting OS in the training and validation cohorts. The calibration curve and ROC curve indicated that the model had a good fit and prediction performance.
CONCLUSION A high ACCI score may predict poor long-term survival in pCCA patients after curative resection. High-risk patients screened by the ACCI-based model should be given more clinical attention in terms of the management of comorbidities and postoperative follow-up.
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- Yu Pan
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
- Clinical Research Center of Oncology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, 903rd Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, College of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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Chen CS, Zhang YG, Wang HJ, Fan HN. Effect and mechanism of reactive oxygen species-mediated NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 inflammasome activation in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:2153-2171. [PMID: 37122606 PMCID: PMC10130966 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i14.2153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a significant component of the innate immune system that plays a vital role in the development of various parasitic diseases. However, its role in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) remains unclear.
AIM To investigate the NLRP3 inflammasome and its mechanism of activation in HAE.
METHODS We assessed the expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-18 in the marginal zone and corresponding normal liver of 60 patients with HAE. A rat model of HAE was employed to investigate the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the marginal zone of HAE. Transwell experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) in stimulating Kupffer cells and hepatocytes. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to evaluate NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 expression; flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS).
RESULTS NLRP3 inflammasome activation was significantly associated with ROS. Inhibition of ROS production decreased NLRP3-caspase-1-IL-1β pathway activation and mitigated hepatocyte damage and inflammation.
CONCLUSION E. multilocularis induces hepatocyte damage and inflammation by activating the ROS-mediated NLRP3-caspase-1-IL-1β pathway in Kupffer cells, indicating that ROS may serve as a potential target for the treatment of HAE.
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- Cai-Song Chen
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine of Qinghai University, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, Qinghai Province, China
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- Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, Qinghai Province, China
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- Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, Qinghai Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, Qinghai Province, China
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Ge MY, Liu ZP, Pan Y, Wang JY, Wang X, Dai HS, Gao SY, Zhong SY, Che XY, Zuo JH, Liu YH, Liu XC, Fan HN, Chen WY, Wang ZR, Yin XY, Bai J, Zhang YQ, Jiang Y, Gong Y, Chen ZY. Assessment of the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma patients following curative resection: A multicenter study of 333 patients. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1104810. [PMID: 36686802 PMCID: PMC9845724 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1104810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background & Aims Tumor-associated chronic inflammation has been determined to play a crucial role in tumor progression, angiogenesis and immunosuppression. The objective of this study was to assess the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) patients following curative resection. Methods Consecutive pCCA patients following curative resection at 3 Chinese hospitals between 2014 and 2018 were included. The NLR was defined as the ratio of neutrophil count to lymphocyte count. PLR was defined as the ratio of platelet count to lymphocyte count. The optimal cutoff values of preoperative NLR and PLR were determined according to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for the prediction of 1-year overall survival (OS), and all patients were divided into high- and low-risk groups. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models were used to investigate the relationship between values of NLR and PLR and values of OS and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in pCCA patients. The usefulness of NLR and PLR in predicting OS and RFS was evaluated by time-dependent ROC curves. Results A total of 333 patients were included. According to the ROC curve for the prediction of 1-year OS, the optimal cutoff values of preoperative NLR and PLR were 1.68 and 113.1, respectively, and all patients were divided into high- and low-risk groups. The 5-year survival rates in the low-NLR (<1.68) and low-PLR groups (<113.1) were 30.1% and 29.4%, respectively, which were significantly higher than the rates of 14.9% and 3.3% in the high-NLR group (≥1.68) and high-PLR group (≥113.1), respectively. In multivariate analysis, high NLR and high PLR were independently associated with poor OS and RFS for pCCA patients. The time-dependent ROC curve revealed that both NLR and PLR were ideally useful in predicting OS and RFS for pCCA patients. Conclusions This study found that both NLR and PLR could be used to effectively predict long-term survival in patients with pCCA who underwent curative resection.
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- Ming-Yang Ge
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,Clinical Research Center of Oncology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,Department of General Surgery, 903rd Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, College of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,*Correspondence: Zhi-Yu Chen, ; Yi Gong, ; Yan Jiang,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,*Correspondence: Zhi-Yu Chen, ; Yi Gong, ; Yan Jiang,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,*Correspondence: Zhi-Yu Chen, ; Yi Gong, ; Yan Jiang,
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Li WD, Pang MQ, Li CQ, Xu K, Dong Y, Zhao WQ, Wang Y, Fan HN. [Hepatic cystic echinococcosis complicated with tuberculous empyema misdiagnosed as hepatic and pulmonary cystic echinococcosis: one case report]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2022; 34:669-672. [PMID: 36642912 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021199] [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: 01/17/2023]
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Hepatic cystic echinococcosis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the infection with the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus in human or animal liver tissues. As a chronic active infectious disease, tuberculous empyema mainly invades the pleural space and then causes visceral and parietal pleura thickening. It is rare to present comorbidity for hepatic cystic echinococcosis and tuberculous empyema. This case report presents a case of hepatic cystic echinococcosis complicated with tuberculous empyema misdiagnosed as hepatic and pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, aiming to improve clinicians' ability to distinguish this disorder.
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- W D Li
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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Pang MQ, Liu CC, Shi DL, Fan HN. Research progress in the proteomics of Echinococcus multilocularis and alveolar echinococcosis. Asian J Surg 2022; 46:1826-1827. [PMID: 36334997 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ming-Quan Pang
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China; Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China; Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China
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- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China; Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China
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- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China; Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China
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- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China; Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, 810000, China.
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Liu ZP, Chen WY, Wang ZR, Liu XC, Fan HN, Xu L, Pan Y, Zhong SY, Xie D, Bai J, Jiang Y, Zhang YQ, Dai HS, Chen ZY. Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model to Predict Recurrence-Free Survival After Curative Resection for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multicenter Study. Front Oncol 2022; 12:849053. [PMID: 35530316 PMCID: PMC9071302 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.849053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Recurrence is the main cause of death in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) patients after surgery. Identifying patients with a high risk of recurrence is important for decision-making regarding neoadjuvant therapy to improve long-term outcomes. Aim The objective of this study was to develop and validate a prognostic model to predict recurrence-free survival (RFS) after curative resection of pCCA. Methods Patients following curative resection for pCCA from January 2008 to January 2016 were identified from a multicenter database. Using random assignment, 70% of patients were assigned to the training cohort, and the remaining 30% were assigned to the validation cohort. Independent predictors of RFS after curative resection for pCCA were identified and used to construct a prognostic model. The predictive performance of the model was assessed using calibration curves and the C-index. Results A total of 341 patients were included. The median overall survival (OS) was 22 months, and the median RFS was 14 months. Independent predictors associated with RFS included lymph node involvement, macrovascular invasion, microvascular invasion, maximum tumor size, tumor differentiation, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9. The model incorporating these factors to predict 1-year RFS demonstrated better calibration and better performance than the 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system in both the training and validation cohorts (C-indexes: 0.723 vs. 0.641; 0.743 vs. 0.607). Conclusions The prognostic model could identify patients at high risk of recurrence for pCCA to inform patients and surgeons, help guide decision-making for postoperative adjuvant therapy, and improve survival.
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- Zhi-Peng Liu
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Research Institute, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, 903rd Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, College of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Zhi-Yu Chen, ; Hai-Su Dai,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Zhi-Yu Chen, ; Hai-Su Dai,
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Zhou LX, Xu XL, Yangdan CR, Wang HJ, Fan HN, Wang ZX. [Corrosive sclerosing cholangitis after surgical treatment of hepatic cystic echinococcosis: a case report]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2022; 34:552-555. [PMID: 36464249 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021168] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Corrosive sclerosing cholangitis is a rare postoperative complication of hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Although corrosive sclerosing cholangitis is rare, it progresses rapidly and lacks effective treatments, which usually results in a poor prognosis. This case report retrospectively analyzed the treatment and diagnosis of a case with corrosive sclerosing cholangitis following surgical treatment of hepatic cystic echinococcosis, so as to provide insights into the diagnosis and treatment of corrosive sclerosing cholangitis.
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- L X Zhou
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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Wang Q, Wang ZX, Wang HJ, Ren L, Kang YL, Pan SY, Sami MW, Fan HN, Wang H. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF SERUM FERRITIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC ALVEOLAR ECHINOCOCCOSIS. J Parasitol 2022; 108:159-165. [PMID: 35353187 DOI: 10.1645/19-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
The serum ferritin (SF) levels of patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) were compared to the laboratory reference value, and the correlation between SF and associated parameters in patients with HAE was assessed. Hematological and imaging data of 245 patients with HAE were collected. Patients were classified into the LSF group (SF ≤ 204 ng/ml) or HSF group (SF > 204 ng/ml) according to the level of SF. There was no significant difference in the serum iron level between groups (P > 0.05). Significant differences in unsaturated iron-binding capacity (UIBC), liver function, blood coagulation, lipid, blood cell count, and lesion characteristics were observed (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that SF was related to UIBC, γ-glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), fibrinogen (FIB), neutrophil count, and maximal lesion diameter (all absolute rs ≥ 0.4). The correlation coefficient between SF and UIBC showed the highest absolute value (rs = -0.556, P < 0.001). Single-factor linear regression analysis showed that TBIL and DBIL showed the R2 values were 0.221 and 0.220, and the R2 values of UIBC, FIB, and maximal lesion diameter were 0.157, 0.174, and 0.167, respectively, and those of the remaining indicators were <0.1. Multi-factor binary logistic regression analysis showed that UIBC (P < 0.001, OR = 0.909), FIB (P = 0.020, OR = 1.662), hemoglobin (HGB) (P = 0.002, OR = 1.029), and maximal lesion diameter (P = 0.002, OR = 1.146) were significant factors influencing SF abnormalities. SF levels in some patients with HAE were higher than the laboratory reference value. Correlation and regression analysis of SF suggested that the UIBC, FIB, HGB, and maximal lesion diameter were related to SF and affected the SF level. These results may be helpful for the diagnosis and severity assessment of HAE in the future.
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- Qiang Wang
- Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, No. 16 Kunlun Road, People's Republic of China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, No. 251 Ningda Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, No. 251 Ningda Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, No. 251 Ningda Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, No. 16 Kunlun Road, People's Republic of China.,Image Centre, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, No. 16 Kunlun Road, People's Republic of China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, No. 16 Kunlun Road, People's Republic of China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, No. 251 Ningda Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China.,Health Commission of Qinghai Province, No. 12 West Street, Xining, Qinghai 810001, People's Republic of China
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Pang MQ, Lu YQ, Tang F, Wang HJ, Zhou Y, Ren L, Li RL, Zhou H, Wan CF, Liu CC, Luosang D, Yangdan C, Fan HN. Prediction and identification of epitopes in the Echinococcus multilocularis thrombospondin 3 antigen. Technol Health Care 2022; 30:799-814. [PMID: 35068426 PMCID: PMC9398089 DOI: 10.3233/thc-212983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis is an epidemic disease caused by the parasitism of Echinococcus multilocularis (Em) larvae in the intermediate or final host. OBJECTIVE: To identify and analyze B-cell and T-cell (Th1, Th2, and Th17) epitopes of the Em antigen protein thrombospondin 3 (TSP3). METHODS: The amino acid sequence of TSP3 was obtained, and the secondary structural characteristics of TSP3 were predicted using bioinformatics software to further predict its potential T-cell and B-cell epitopes. The spleen lymphocytes of BALB/c mice, which were immunized with the TSP3 protein, were collected for co-culture with B-cell and T-cell antigen small peptides. The B-cell epitopes and T-cell epitope subtypes Th1, Th2, and Th17 were identified as having good immunogenicity. RESULTS: After identification, it was found that the predominant epitopes of B cells existing in TSP3 were T18-33, T45-55, and T110-122. Furthermore, the predominant epitopes of T cells existing in TSP3 were T33-42, T45-55, T80-90, and T110-122 in the T1 subtype, T45-55, T68-77, and T92-104 in the Th2 subtype, and T53-63 and T80-90 in the Th17 subtype. CONCLUSIONS: Six T-cell and eight B-cell dominant epitopes of the TSP3 antigen were revealed; these results may be applied in the development of a dominant epitope vaccine.
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- Ming-Quan Pang
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medical Sciences, Qinghai University School of Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Qinghai Provincial Research Key Laboratory for Hydatid, Xining, Qinghai, China
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Deng J, Huang DL, Zhang YG, Li JH, Hou J, Jiang Y, Tian MY, Sun L, Zhang T, Zhang X, Dong Y, Fan HN, Ma YY. [Effect of Echinococcus multilocularis infections on mitochondrial functions of macrophages]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:470-475. [PMID: 34791844 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021066] [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: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes of mitochondrial metabolic functions of macrophages following Echinococcus multilocularis infections, so as to provide insights into the pathogenesis of alveolar echinococcosis. METHODS Two groups were assigned according to different treatment methods. In the culture group, mouse leukemic monocyte macrophage RAW264.7 cells were cultured with 2 000 E. multilocularis at a ratio of 500∶1, while RAW264.7 cells in the control group were given no treatment. Then, both the culture and control groups were further divided into the 24 h and 72 h subgroups. Mitochondria were stained with MitoTracker® Deep Red FM and the mean fluorescence intensity of macrophage mitochondria was measured with the Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. The mitochondrial DNA copy number was quantified using the quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay, and the mitochondrial energy metabolism was monitored using the Seahorse XF assay. In addition, the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential were detected using flow cytometry. RESULTS The mean fluorescence intensities of macrophage mitochondria were significantly lower in the 24 h (15 341 ± 2 532 vs. 17 823 ± 3 429; t = 6.379, P < 0.01) and 72 h (18 102 ± 3 505 vs. 21 511 ± 5 144; t = 17.680, P < 0.01) culture subgroups than in the corresponding control subgroups, and lower mitochondrial DNA copy numbers were measured in the 72 h culture subgroup than in the 72 h control group [(3.23 × 109 ± 1.78 × 107) vs. (4.39 × 109 ± 3.70 × 107); t = 8.85, P < 0.001]. The oxygen consumption rates were significantly greater in the 24 h [(241.70 ± 73.13) pmol/min vs. (69.05 ± 52.30) pmol/min; t = 7.89, P < 0.01] and 48 h culture groups [(249.50 ± 42.06) pmol/min vs. (60.28 ± 40.66) pmol/min; t = 8.64, P < 0.01] than in the corresponding control groups, and a higher extracellular acidification rate was seen in the 48 h culture group than in the 48 h control group ([ 111.6 ± 17.49) mpH/min vs. (35.05 ± 7.57) mpH/min; t = 16.90, P < 0.01]. In addition, flow cytometry detected higher mean fluorescence intensity of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (58 264 ± 10 087 vs. 4 307 ± 97; t = 12.930, P < 0.01) and lower mitochondrial membrane potential (9.833% ± 2.285% vs. 2.667% ± 0.208%; t = 6.645, P < 0.01) in the 72 h culture group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS E. multilocularis infection may impair mitochondrial functions and inhibit oxidative phosphorylation of macrophages, resulting in increased macrophage glycolysis. It is speculated that the alteration of macrophage metabolic states may contribute to the mechanisms underlying the development and progression of alveolar echinococcosis.
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- J Deng
- Graduate School of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, China.,Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China.,Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Graduate School of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, China.,Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Graduate School of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, China.,Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China.,Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Graduate School of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, China.,Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China.,Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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Li WD, Hu W, Xu K, Nie R, Pang MQ, Fan HN. [Progress of researches on roles of dendritic cells in immune tolerance caused by Echinococcus infections]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:655-659. [PMID: 35128902 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021031] [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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Dendritic cells (DCs), a type of antigen-presenting cells (APC), are recognized as an important regulator of immune response and immune tolerance, and play a critical role in the host innate immunity and adaptive immunity. Previous studies have shown that the long-term parasization of Echinococcus in the host is strongly associated with the host immune tolerance induced by DCs. This review summarizes the research progress of the role of DCs in host immune tolerance caused Echinococcus infection, aiming to provide the theoretical basis and insights into the management and immunotherapy of Echinococcus infections.
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- W D Li
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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Yangdan CR, Wang C, Zhang LQ, Ren B, Fan HN, Lu MD. Recent advances in ultrasound in the diagnosis and evaluation of the activity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. Parasitol Res 2021; 120:3077-3082. [PMID: 34370071 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07262-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Echinococcosis is a worldwide neglected zoonotic disease. Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) poses a more serious threat to life and health than cystic echinococcosis, and has been one of the world's most lethal chronic parasitosis. Assessment of metacestode activity status is essential for individual treatment strategy design for a given AE patient, and fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been the gold standard. In this study, we reviewed previous evidence on AE activity assessment using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), and its comparison with FDG-PET. The results showed good consistency between them, indicating CEUS as a suitable substitute for FDG-PET. With its advantage as being readily portable, widely available, and not costly, CEUS is more suitable for use in the developing countries and rural areas.
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- Cai-Rang Yangdan
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital; The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital; The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital; The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital; The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital; The Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis of Qinghai Province, Xining, China.
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Chen R, Wang ZX, Zhou LX, Wang KQ, Xie GW, Fan HN, Wang HJ. [Progress of researches on novel diagnostic markers for alveolar echinococcosis]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:430-433. [PMID: 34505455 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021017] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Imaging and serological approaches play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of alveolar echinococcosis; however, they also suffer from some problems during their applications in clinical practices, which urges the identification of potential diagnostic markers. Novel serological, genomics and proteomics diagnostic markers alone or in combination may increase the sensitivity and specificity in early diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis, which play vital roles in monitoring of disease courses and prognostic evaluation. This review mainly presents the advances in the studies on novel diagnostic markers for alveolar echinococcosis.
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- R Chen
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Province Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining 810001, China
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Fan BB, Fan HN, Chen XH, Gao XW, Chen S, Tang QL, Luo WB, Deng Y, Hu AP, Hu W. Metallic-State MoS 2 Nanosheets with Atomic Modification for Sodium Ion Batteries with a High Rate Capability and Long Lifespan. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:19894-19903. [PMID: 33881819 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22905] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Exploring active materials with a high rate capability and long lifespan for sodium ion batteries attracts much more attention and plays an important role in realizing clean energy storage and conversion. The strategy of optimizing the electronic structure by atomic element substitution within MoS2 layers was employed to change the inherent physical property. The enhanced electronic conductivity from a decreased bandgap and increased surface Na+ adsorption energy can efficiently and dramatically optimize the electrochemical performance for sodium storage. Attempting to limit the large volume variation and avoid MoS2 nanosheet stacking and restacking, numerous nanosheets are in situ grown into a designed hierarchical mesopore carbon matrix. This structure can tightly capture the nanosheets to prevent them from aggregating and offer a sufficient buffer zone for alleviating severe volume changes during the discharging/charging process, contributing remarkably to the structural integrity and superior rate performance of electrodes.
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- Bin-Bin Fan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Chen R, Wang ZX, Zhou LX, Chen XB, Han JW, Fan HN, Wang HJ. [Cystic echinococcosis of the waist and hip: a case report]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 34:214-216. [PMID: 35537848 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2020238] [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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A patient with cystic echinococcosis was presented with primary lesions in the waist and hip. The case was misdiagnosed as subcutaneous abscess at initial diagnosis, and then definitively diagnosed as echinococcosis by means of imaging examinations and anti-Echinococcus antibody test. This case was reported with aims to improve the awareness of cystic echinococcosis among clinical physicians to avoid and reduce the misdiagnosis and missing diagnosis.
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- R Chen
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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Meng QY, Peng J, Ma SM, Fan HN. [Progress of researches on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2020; 32:657-660. [PMID: 33325207 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2020055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis have unapparent early symptoms due to invasive and slow growth, and the disease is usually at an advanced stage upon diagnosis, which has a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis is therefore of great importance. The advances in the ultrasound techniques continues to improve the accuracy for the diagnosis of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis, and ultrasound plays a critical role in the treatment and assessment of therapeutic efficacy for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. This paper mainly reviews the application of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.
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- Q Y Meng
- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810000, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810000, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis Research, China
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Wang Z, Xu J, Song G, Pang M, Guo B, Xu X, Wang H, Zhou Y, Ren L, Zhou H, Ma J, Fan H. Nutritional status and screening tools to detect nutritional risk in hospitalized patients with hepatic echinococcosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 27:74. [PMID: 33357363 PMCID: PMC7758020 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2020071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background: Echinococcosis is a chronic consumptive liver disease. Little research has been carried out on the nutritional status of infected patients, though liver diseases are often associated with malnutrition. Our study investigated four different nutrition screening tools, to assess nutritional risks of hospitalized patients with echinococcosis. Methods: Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002), Short Form of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), and the Nutrition Risk Index (NRI) were used to assess 164 patients with alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and 232 with cystic echinococcosis (CE). Results were then compared with European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) criteria for malnutrition diagnosis. Results: According to ESPEN standards for malnutrition diagnosis, 29.2% of CE patients and 31.1% of AE patients were malnourished. The malnutrition risk rates for CE and AE patients were as follows: NRS 2002 – 40.3% and 30.7%; MUST – 51.5% and 50.9%; MNA-SF – 46.8% and 44.1%; and NRI – 51.1% and 67.4%. In patients with CE, MNA-SF and NRS 2002 results correlated well with ESPEN results (k = 0.515, 0.496). Area-under-the-curve (AUC) values of MNA-SF and NRS 2002 were 0.803 and 0.776, respectively. For patients with AE, NRS 2002 and MNA-SF results correlated well with ESPEN (k = 0.555, 0.493). AUC values of NRS 2002 and MNA-SF were 0.776 and 0.792, respectively. Conclusion: This study is the first to analyze hospitalized echinococcosis patients based on these nutritional screening tools. Our results suggest that NRS 2002 and MNA-SF are suitable tools for nutritional screening of inpatients with echinococcosis.
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- Zhan Wang
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, PR China - Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining 810001, PR China
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Fan HN, Liao XH, Zhang J, Zheng HM. Macrophages promote cell proliferation in colorectal cancer via IL-1β-mediated downregulation of miR-28-3p. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:1657-1668. [PMID: 33111515 DOI: 10.23812/20-210-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Infiltration of macrophages is associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in multiple malignancies, but the underlying mechanisms by which macrophages contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC) have not yet been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to discuss the potential mechanisms of macrophages in CRC. The MTT assay was used to assess cell viability. The expression of the proliferation-related marker PCNA was detected by Western blot analysis. The 10 most important factors (PDGF, VEGF, TNFα, bFGF, IL-8, TGF-β, IFN-γ, SPARC, IL-1β and IL-6) secreted by macrophages were knocked down by RNA interference (RNAi), and the mRNA expression levels of these 10 factors were analyzed by qRT-PCR. The effect of these factors on cell proliferation was assessed by the MTT assay. The miRNAs regulated by IL-1β in CRC cells were identified by miRNA microarray and qRT-PCR analyses. The proliferation ability of miR-28-3p inhibitor on CRC cells was detected by colony formation assay. The association of IL-1β and miR-28-3p expression with the clinicopathological characteristics in patients with CRC was analyzed by TCGA RNA-seq data. As a result, macrophages promoted the proliferation of CRC cells in a time- and number-dependent manner, and these effects were associated with the upregulation of PCNA and the macrophage-secreted cytokine IL-1β, which had the most significant effect on CRC cell proliferation. Furthermore, downregulation of miR-28-3p was induced by IL-1β in CRC cells. The miR-28-3p inhibitor promoted the proliferation in CRC cells. Moreover, upregulation of IL-1β expression or downregulation of miR-28-3p expression was associated with poor survival in patients with CRC. Therefore, these data demonstrated that macrophages promoted CRC cell proliferation via IL-1β-mediated downregulation of miR-28-3p.
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- H N Fan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Baoan Central Hospital of Shenzhen, the 5th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Hu CL, Du QC, Wang ZX, Pang MQ, Wang YY, Li YY, Zhou Y, Wang HJ, Fan HN. Relationship between platelet-based models and the prognosis of patients with malignant hepatic tumors. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:2384-2396. [PMID: 32194738 PMCID: PMC7039130 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11317] [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: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Platelets (PLTs) are involved in tumor growth, metabolism and vascular activation. PLT-based models have been reported to have significant value on the recurrence of malignant hepatic tumors. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of PLT count and 18 PLT-based models on the prognosis of patients with malignant hepatic tumors. The clinical data from 189 patients with malignant hepatic tumors were retrospectively analyzed and used to calculate the scores of the 18 PLT-based models. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine the suitable cut-off values of mortality and recurrence in patients with malignant hepatic tumors. The overall survival and cumulative recurrence rates of patients were calculated using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and the difference was analyzed using log-rank test. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine the independent risk factors of recurrence-free survival and overall survival. In the present study, 11 models were considered as predictors of mortality (P<0.05) and six models were considered as predictors of recurrence (P<0.05). The results from multivariate analysis demonstrated that vascular cancer embolus, uric acid >231 µmol/l, hemoglobin >144 g/l and the Lok index model >0.695 were considered as independent risk factors of mortality (P<0.05). Furthermore, vascular cancer embolus, PLT to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) >175 and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) >4.82 were independent factors of recurrence (P<0.05). In addition, the results from this study indicated that the Lok-index could be considered as a predictor of the overall survival rate. In conclusion, the FIB-4 and PLR model may be valuable for predicting the recurrence-free rate of patients with malignant hepatic tumors.
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- Chen-Liang Hu
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, Anhui 236000, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Record Room, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University and Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 81000, P.R. China
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Shi X, Chen SL, Fan HN, Chen XH, Yuan D, Tang Q, Hu A, Luo WB, Liu HK. Metallic-State SnS 2 Nanosheets with Expanded Lattice Spacing for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. ChemSusChem 2019; 12:4046-4053. [PMID: 31257701 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Metallic-state 2D SnS2 nanosheets with expanded lattice spacing and a defect-rich structure were synthesized by the intercalation of Ni into the van der Waals gap of SnS2 . The expanded lattice spacing efficiently enhanced the electrochemical performance of the SnS2 for sodium-ion batteries owing to the change electron state density and energy band structure. In operando synchrotron XRD and theoretical calculations were used to gain insight into the influence of foreign metal-ion doping and its location. The optimized architecture obtained by in situ uniform growth of nanosheets on carbon fibers significantly enhanced the electrochemical performance. The inherent advantages of this architecture are shorter paths for ion insertion and extraction, larger contact area for more sodium diffusion pathways, and superior electrolyte penetration. Benefiting from the Ni intercalated SnS2 bilayer, the internal adjustment of the electronic state and the enlarged interlayer spacing significantly enhanced the electron transport kinetics, which can be explained by the metallic-state properties. The integrated electrode exhibited an initial high reversible capacity of 795 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 , with a stable capacity retention of 666 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles. Good rate capability was also exhibited with specific capacities of 691, 564, 437 mAh g-1 at current densities of 200, 500, and 1000 mA g-1 , respectively.
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- Xiao Shi
- Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Zhang Q, Gu QF, Li Y, Fan HN, Luo WB, Liu HK, Dou SX. Surface Stabilization of O3-type Layered Oxide Cathode to Protect the Anode of Sodium Ion Batteries for Superior Lifespan. iScience 2019; 19:244-254. [PMID: 31382187 PMCID: PMC6690639 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Even though the energy density of O3-type layer-structured metal oxide cathode can fully reach the requirement for large-scale energy storage systems, the cycling lifespan still cannot meet the demand for practical application once it is coupled with a non-sodium-metal anode in full-cell system. Transition metal dissolution into the electrolyte occurs along with continuous phase transformation and accelerates deterioration of the crystal structure, followed by migration and finally deposition on the anode to form a vicious circle. Surface engineering techniques are employed to modify the interface between active materials and the electrolyte by coating them with a thin layer of AlPO4 ion conductor. This stable thin layer can stabilize the surface crystal structure of the cathode material by avoiding element dissolution. Meanwhile, it can protect the anode from increased resistance by suppressing the dissolution-migration-deposition process. This technique is a promising method to improve the lifetime for the future commercialization.
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- Qi Zhang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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Wang Q, Pang MQ, Kang YL, Wang ZX, Cairang D, Wang H, Wang HJ, Fan HN. Primary splenic hydatidosis: a case report. J Int Med Res 2019; 48:300060519845500. [PMID: 31167587 PMCID: PMC7581981 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519845500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We herein report a case of primary splenic hydatidosis to provide data regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiological statistics of this disease. The patient was from a pastoral area and was diagnosed with primary splenic hydatidosis with chronic atrophic gastritis. The patient had no history of surgical treatment of hydatidosis. The diagnosis was mainly based on possible exposure to endemic areas, imaging findings, serological test results, and operative and pathological examination findings. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed, and regular albendazole therapy was given after the operation. The patient was admitted to the hospital for gastrointestinal bleeding 3 months postoperatively, and she was successfully treated and discharged. No recurrence of hydatid foci has been observed since the follow-up.
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- Qiang Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Image Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Health Commission of Qinghai Province, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai, P.R. China
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Zhao ME, Zhang LQ, Ren L, Li ZW, Xu XL, Wang HJ, Wang ZX, Li HL, Bao YY, Fan HN, Yangdan CR. A case report of mesenteric panniculitis. J Int Med Res 2019; 47:3354-3359. [PMID: 31122101 PMCID: PMC6683908 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519845785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A 65-year-old man had intermittent abdominal pain for the previous 2 years. This pain suddenly became worse with a fever and elevated inflammatory markers. We took a while to diagnose the patient with mesenteric panniculitis (MP). Although imaging findings suggested MP, we needed to rule out other diseases. Choosing a treatment for the patient also took some time and we finally used glucocorticoid to cure the patient.
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- Ming-En Zhao
- 1 Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, China.,2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 4 Department of Medical Central Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China.,4 Department of Medical Central Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China.,3 Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, China
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- 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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Zhang ZQ, Chen J, Huang WQ, Ning D, Liu QM, Wang C, Zhang L, Ren L, Chu L, Liang HF, Fan HN, Zhang BX, Chen XP. FAM134B induces tumorigenesis and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via Akt signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Oncol 2019; 13:792-810. [PMID: 30556279 PMCID: PMC6441892 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Fam134b (JK‐1, RETREG1) was first identified as an oncogene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. However, the roles of FAM134B during tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) were previously unclear. In this study, we investigated the function of FAM134B in HCC and the related tumorigenesis mechanisms, as well as how FAM134B induces EMT. We detected the expression of FAM134B in a normal hepatic cell line, HCC cell lines, fresh specimens, and a HCC tissue microarray. A retrospective study of 122 paired HCC tissue microarrays was used to analyze the correlation between FAM134B and clinical features. Gain‐ and loss‐of‐function experiments, rescue experiments, Akt pathway activator/inhibitors, nude mice xenograft models, and nude mice lung metastasis models were used to determine the underlying mechanisms of FAM134B in inducing tumorigenesis and EMT in vitro and in vivo. The expression level of FAM134B was highly elevated in HCC, as compared with that in normal liver tissues and normal hepatic cells. Overexpression of FAM134B was significantly associated with tumor size (P = 0.025), pathological vascular invasion (P = 0.026), differentiation grade (P = 0.023), cancer recurrence (P = 0.044), and portal vein tumor thrombus (P = 0.036) in HCC. Patients with high expression of FAM134B had shorter overall survival and disease‐free survival than patients with non‐high expression of FAM134B. Furthermore, knockdown of FAM134B with shRNAs inhibited cell growth and motility, as well as tumor formation and metastasis in nude mice, all of which were promoted by overexpression of FAM134B. Our study demonstrated that Fam134b is an oncogene that plays a crucial role in HCC via the Akt signaling pathway with subsequent glycogen synthase kinase‐3β phosphorylation, accumulation of β‐catenin, and stabilization of Snail, which promotes tumorigenesis, EMT, and tumor metastasis in HCC.
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- Zhao-Qi Zhang
- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health, Wuhan, China.,Clinical Medicine Research Center of Hepatic Surgery in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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Fan HN, Wang HJ, Yang-Dan CR, Ren L, Wang C, Li YF, Deng Y. Protective effects of hydrogen sulfide on oxidative stress and fibrosis in hepatic stellate cells. Mol Med Rep 2012; 7:247-53. [PMID: 23129058 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.1153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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In hepatic fibrosis, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are activated and change into myofibroblast-like cells which are characterized by increased proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis. In this study, we investigated the regulatory effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on hepatic fibrosis. We detected the proliferation, cell cycle progression, apoptosis, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free calcium levels in ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA)-activated HSCs treated with sodium hydrogen sulphide (NaHS), an H2S-releasing molecule. We also evaluated the effects of NaHS on fibrosis and ECM synthesis in rats with hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). MTT assay revealed that NaHS (500 µmol/l) suppressed the Fe-NTA-induced proliferation of HSC-T6 cells in a dose-dependent manner. NaHS induced G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the Fe-NTA-treated HSC-T6 cells. Furthermore, in the Fe-NTA-treated HSC-T6 cells, NaHS reduced intracellular levels of ROS at 1, 3 and 6 h and reduced intracellular free calcium levels at 3 and 6 h. H2S administration attenuated hepatic fibrosis and collagen Ⅰ protein expression in the rats with CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis. In conclusion, exogenous H2S inhibits proliferation and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in activated HSCs and attenuates CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis and ECM expression.
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- Hai-Ning Fan
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, PR China
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Ren L, Deng Y, Wang HJ, Ren B, Niu XY, Fan HN. Association of the HLA-DRB1 gene with clinical outcome of Tibetan patients with hepatitis B in Qinghai. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2011; 19:1899-1903. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v19.i18.1899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To assess the association between the leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 gene and clinical outcome of Tibetan patients with hepatitis B in Qinghai.
METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer (PCR-SSP) method was used to determine the frequencies of HLA-DRB1*3/7/12/13/15 alleles in 30 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated cirrhosis, 55 patients with hepatitis B and 15 healthy controls from Qinghai Province, China.
RESULTS: The frequency of HLA-DRB1*12 differed significantly among the three groups of subjects (P < 0.05), while the frequencies of the other alleles showed no significant differences among the three groups (all P > 0.05). The frequency of HLA-DRB1*12 allele was significantly higher in patients with HBV-associated cirrhosis B and those with hepatitis B than in healthy controls (GF = 90%, 98.2%; RR = 13.5, 14; both P < 0.05), but showed no significant difference between patients with HBV-associated cirrhosis B and those with hepatitis B (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The HLA-DRB1*12 allele may be associated with susceptibility to hepatitis B in the Tibetan population in Qinghai and may correlate with the development of cirrhosis in patients with HBV infection.
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Yangdan CR, Deng Y, Ren L, Wang C, Fan HN. Effects of hydrogen sulfide on the expression of glutathione and malondialdehyde in culture supernatant of rat hepatic stellate cells during oxidative stress. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:3725-3728. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i36.3725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on the contents of glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in culture supernatant of rat hepatic stellate cell (HSC) during oxidative stress.
METHODS: HSC-T6 cells were divided into four groups: normal control group (untreated cells), ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) treatment group (treated with 500 μmol/L of Fe-NTA), sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS) treatment group (treated with 500 μmol/L of Fe-NTA and NaHS at a concentration of 20, 100 or 200 μmol/L), and glibenclamide (GLBN) treatment group (treated with 500 μmol/L of Fe-NTA and GLBN at a concentration of 20, 200 or 700 μmol/L). The contents of MDA and GSH in culture supernatant of HSC-T6 cells were detected using the MDA kit and GSH kit, respectively.
RESULTS: After HSC-T6 cells were incubated with Fe-NTA for 24 h, the content of MDA in culture supernatant increased significantly (P < 0.05), while the content of GSH in culture supernatant was reduced significantly in cells incubated with Fe-NTA (both P < 0.05). Compared with Fe-NTA-treated cells, the contents of MDA in culture supernatant of cells treated with both Fe-NTA and NaHS for 24 h were reduced significantly (100 μmol/L: 4.48 ± 0.07 nmol/mg prot vs 5.05 ± 0.07; 200 μmol/L: 3.58 ± 0.02 nmol/mg prot vs 5.05 ± 0.07 nmol/mg prot; both P < 0.05), and the contents of GSH in supernatant of cells treated with both Fe-NTA and NaHS for 12 and 24 h increased significantly (100 μmol/L: 35.57 ± 2.02 mg/g prot vs 33.64 ± 2.95 mg/g prot; 36.49 ± 2.08 mg/g prot vs 31.06 ± 3.08 mg/g prot; 200 μmol/L: 36.92 ± 2.30 mg/g prot vs 33.64 ± 2.95 mg/g prot; 37.59 ± 2.03 mg/g prot vs 31.06 ± 3.08 mg/g prot; all P < 0.05). In contrast, GLBN treatment induced opposite effects on the contents of MDA and GSH in Fe-NTA-treated cells when compared with NaHS (all P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: H2S may be an antioxidant that can exert protective effects on the liver by inhibiting the development and progression of hepatic fibrosis.
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6-Aminohexyl alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), a globotriose analogue with a functionalized aglycon, was synthesized, using alpha-D-galactopyranosyluronic acid-(1-->4)-D-galactopyranosyluronic acid [di-GalA (3)] as the starting material, which is commercially available or can be readily prepared from pectin.
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- M Z Liu
- Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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