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Zhao M, Huang T, Xiang X, Liu Y, Gu W, Liu L, Tang H, Xu J, Mao J. A 7-year-old boy presented with temporal lobe lesion. Brain Pathol 2024; 34:e13246. [PMID: 38355114 PMCID: PMC11007013 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.13246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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Zhao M, Shu Y, Gu W, Tang H, Mao J. Author(s)' Reply: Is MYCN Overexpression Associated With Poor Outcome in MYCN Non-Amplified Neuroblastomas? Pediatr Dev Pathol 2024:10935266231221898. [PMID: 38360532 DOI: 10.1177/10935266231221898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhao SJ, Yang M, Shu Y, Huang TT, Li CH, Zhu K, Tang HF. [Rhabdomyomatous dysplasia in pulmonary sequestration in children: a clinicopathological analysis of 15 cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2024; 53:177-179. [PMID: 38281787 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20231023-00287] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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- S J Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China Department of Pathology, Xinjiang Urumqi First People's Hospital (Urumqi Children's Hospital), Urumqi 830002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Feng C, Ong K, Young DM, Chen B, Li L, Huo X, Lu H, Gu W, Liu F, Tang H, Zhao M, Yang M, Zhu K, Huang L, Wang Q, Marini GPL, Gui K, Han H, Sanders SJ, Li L, Yu W, Mao J. Artificial intelligence-assisted quantification and assessment of whole slide images for pediatric kidney disease diagnosis. Bioinformatics 2024; 40:btad740. [PMID: 38058211 PMCID: PMC10796177 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btad740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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MOTIVATION Pediatric kidney disease is a widespread, progressive condition that severely impacts growth and development of children. Chronic kidney disease is often more insidious in children than in adults, usually requiring a renal biopsy for diagnosis. Biopsy evaluation requires copious examination by trained pathologists, which can be tedious and prone to human error. In this study, we propose an artificial intelligence (AI) method to assist pathologists in accurate segmentation and classification of pediatric kidney structures, named as AI-based Pediatric Kidney Diagnosis (APKD). RESULTS We collected 2935 pediatric patients diagnosed with kidney disease for the development of APKD. The dataset comprised 93 932 histological structures annotated manually by three skilled nephropathologists. APKD scored an average accuracy of 94% for each kidney structure category, including 99% in the glomerulus. We found strong correlation between the model and manual detection in detected glomeruli (Spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.98, P < .001; intraclass correlation coefficient ICC = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.96-0.98). Compared to manual detection, APKD was approximately 5.5 times faster in segmenting glomeruli. Finally, we show how the pathological features extracted by APKD can identify focal abnormalities of the glomerular capillary wall to aid in the early diagnosis of pediatric kidney disease. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION https://github.com/ChunyueFeng/Kidney-DataSet.
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- Chunyue Feng
- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States
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- Ningbo Konfoong Bioinformation Tech Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China
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- Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Institute for AI in Medicine, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Ningbo Konfoong Bioinformation Tech Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China
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- Ningbo Konfoong Bioinformation Tech Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States
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- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Institute for AI in Medicine, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, China
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Zhao M, Guan Z, Gong L, Liu F, Gu W, Liu L, Jiang K, Cai J, Feng C, Kuick CH, Chang KTE, Wang J, Tang H, Yin M, Mao J. Rapid detection of telomerase expression of neuroblastoma in paraffin-embedded tissue: combination of in situ hybridisation and quantitative PCR. Pathology 2023; 55:958-965. [PMID: 37741703 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
Abstract
Neuroblastoma is a heterogeneous paediatric malignant tumour. Telomere maintenance mechanism (TMM) by telomerase activation or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) is a hallmark of high-risk neuroblastoma. However, the prior assays for telomerase, such as TERT expression by RNA sequencing or microarrays, may not be easy to perform in many histopathology laboratories in hospitals. The aims of this study are to assess the utility of ultrasensitive single-cell RNA in situ hybridisation (RNAscope), immunohistochemistry, and RT-qPCR on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumour samples as diagnostic tools for detecting TERT expression in neuroblastoma. In this study, we detected MYCN amplification in 22 of 222 cases (10%), TERT rearrangements in 18 of 220 cases (8%), and ALT activation in 39 of 222 cases (18%) using fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). By RNA in situ hybridisation, 36 of 210 (17%) pretreatment neuroblastomas were found to have TERT overexpression, which was significantly associated with the high-risk group (33/78, 42%), TERT rearrangements (16/18, 89%), and MYCN amplification (13/22, 59%). None of the tumours with ALT showed TERT staining. In our study, 19 of the 55 MYCN non-amplified high-risk neuroblastomas displayed TERT mRNA expression, including 13 of the 14 TERT rearrangements, none of the 30 ALT-positive cases, and a significant proportion (6/11, 55%) that did not have the aforementioned genomic anomalies. RT-qPCR results correlated well with RNAscope levels (Spearman's rho=0.621, p<0.001, n=94). In conclusion, TERT RNA in situ hybridisation and RT-qPCR are suitable methods to evaluate TERT expression in neuroblastoma. The combination of detection of the genomic alterations and TERT mRNA expression is a powerful strategy for TMM activation detection, which can categorise neuroblastomas into multiple clinical subgroups for risk stratification in routine histopathology practice.
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- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Biobank, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Zhao M, Gu W, Liu F, Yu L, Shu Y, Liu L, Hu J, Liu Y, Tang H, Mao J. Prominent Staining of MYCN Immunohistochemistry Predicts a Poor Prognosis in MYCN Non-Amplified Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2023; 26:124-132. [PMID: 36775958 DOI: 10.1177/10935266231151316] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND MYCN gene amplification is a powerful indicator of poor prognosis of neuroblastoma patients. However, MYCN non-amplified patients still showed heterogeneity in survival outcome. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic role of MYCN immunohistochemistry (IHC) in pre-treatment and post-treatment neuroblastoma tumors. METHODS 215 untreated neuroblastoma tumors were stained with anti-MYCN antibody by immunohistochemical staining. 22 post-treatment tumors were used to compare MYCN staining with paired pre-treatment samples. Results were analyzed with other prognostic indicators. RESULTS Moderate or strong expression of MYCN was associated with unfavorable survival outcomes (P < .001). Prominent staining of MYCN IHC was 95% sensitive and 95% specific for the presence of MYCN gene amplification in this study. Ten of 214 (5%) patients showed prominent MYCN staining but MYCN non-amplification, and had a poor prognosis (29.6 ± 16.4%, 5-year overall survival). Most of cases (7/11, 64%) with high or moderate MYCN expression before chemotherapy showed lower expression in their tumors after chemotherapy. CONCLUSION MYCN protein overexpression was not only a sensitive and specific marker for MYCN gene amplification, but also a marker of poor prognosis in patients without MYCN amplification. However, MYCN protein expression was not always consistent before and after treatment.
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- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Liu Y, Luo YY, Gu WZ, Tang HF, Chen J. [Four cases of collagenous gastritis in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:1339-1341. [PMID: 36444443 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220309-00186] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Y Liu
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Goh JY, Kuick CH, Sugiura M, Aw SJ, Zhao M, Tang H, Gunaratne S, Zhu F, Cai L, Teh BT, Thorner PS, Chang KTE. Paediatric
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exon 15. J Pathol Clin Res 2022; 8:470-480. [PMID: 35836306 PMCID: PMC9353662 DOI: 10.1002/cjp2.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) and primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumour of infancy (PMMTI) are paediatric sarcomas that most commonly harbour internal tandem duplications (ITDs) of exon 15 of the BCOR gene, in the range of 87–114 base pairs (bp). Some cases, instead, have BCOR‐CCNB3 or YWHAE‐NUTM2 gene fusions. About 10% of cases lack any of these genetic alterations when tested by standard methods. Two cases of CCSK and one PMMTI lacking the aforementioned mutations were analysed using Archer FusionPlex technology. Two related BCOR exon 15 RNA transcripts with ITDs of lengths 388 and 96 bp were detected in each case; only the 388 bp transcript was identified when genomic DNA was sequenced. In silico analysis of this transcript revealed acceptor and donor splice sites indicating that, at the RNA level, the 388‐bp transcript was likely spliced to form the 96‐bp transcript. The results were confirmed by Sanger sequencing using primers targeting the ITD breakpoint. This novel and unusually long ITD segment is difficult to identify by DNA sequencing using typical primer design strategies flanking entire duplicated segments because it exceeds the typical read lengths of most sequencing platforms as well as the usual fragment lengths obtained from formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded material. As diagnosis of CCSK and PMMTI may be challenging by morphology and immunohistochemistry alone, it is important to identify mutations in these cases. Knowledge of this novel BCOR ITD is important in relation to primer design for detection by sequencing, and using RNA versus DNA for sequencing.
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- Jian Yuan Goh
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore
- Pathology Academic Clinical Programme SingHealth Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore
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- Department of Pathology The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health Hangzhou PR China
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- Department of Pathology The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health Hangzhou PR China
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- Department of Pathology Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children Colombo Sri Lanka
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- Department of Pathology Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Province Fuzhou PR China
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- Department of Pathology Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Province Fuzhou PR China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Epigenome National Cancer Centre Singapore Singapore
- Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore
- Pathology Academic Clinical Programme SingHealth Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore
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Liu Y, Zhu K, Liu L, Tang HF. [Cribriform neuroepithelial tumor: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:551-553. [PMID: 35673730 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20211104-00799] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Y Liu
- Graduate School of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China Department of Pathology,the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology,the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology,the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology,the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Li W, Wu Z, Xia Y, Tan J, Zhao H, Chen S, Li Y, Tang H, Wang G, Zhang Y. Antiviral and Antioxidant Components from the Fruits of Illicium verum Hook.f. (Chinese Star Anise). J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:3697-3707. [PMID: 35293738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c08376] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Illicium verum Hook.f. (Chinese star anise), a known Chinese traditional spice, is commonly applied in Chinese cuisine and cooking in Southeast Asia. As a kind of medicinal and edible resource, the fruit of I. verum has attracted great attention for its chemical constituents and physiological activities. In this work, the phytochemical study of the fruits of I. verum led to the isolation and identification of 20 compounds, including 6 new lignans and phenylpropanoids (1-6) and 14 known ones (7-20). Their structures were characterized by extensive analysis of spectroscopic data (IR, UV, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS), one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (1D) NMR), electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation, and by comparison with literature data. Meanwhile, all compounds (1-20) were evaluated for their antiviral and antioxidant activities. Especially, compound 7 [(-)-bornyl p-coumarate] showed strong antiviral activities against influenza virus A/Puerto Rico/8/34 H1N1 (PR8) with an IC50 value of 1.74 ± 0.47 μM, which is much better than those of Tamiflu (IC50 = 10.01 ± 0.92 μM) and ribavirin (IC50 = 10.76 ± 1.60 μM). The antiviral activity against PR8 of compound 7 was reported for the first time, which was sufficiently confirmed by cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8), cytopathic effect (CPE) reduction, and immunofluorescence assays. In this study, the discovery of antiviral and antioxidant components from the fruits of I. verum could benefit the further development and utilization of this plant.
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- Wen Li
- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Foshan 528308, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Foshan 528308, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
- Guangdong Clinical Translational Center for Targeted Drug, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Tang HF. [Anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive histiocytosis: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:1395-1397. [PMID: 34865436 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210304-00184] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Y Liu
- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou 310000, China
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Zhu K, Gu W, Wang L, Wang J, Tang H, Shen H, Jiang K, Shu Q. A 6-Year-Old Boy With a Mediastinal Mass. Chest 2021; 158:e317-e321. [PMID: 33280776 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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CASE PRESENTATION A 6-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with an anterior mediastinal mass. This was discovered by chest radiography performed when the boy was examined after being caught by an elevator door about 2 weeks earlier. The patient had been born full term without any complications during pregnancy or delivery. No clinical symptoms were observed during this presentation, and he had no history of previous infections.
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- Kun Zhu
- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory Department, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Biobank Department, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.
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Zhao ML, Chang DE, Tang HF. [The clinicopathological features and research progress of congenital mesoblastic nephroma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:553-556. [PMID: 33915672 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20201224-00954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M L Zhao
- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore 229899, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Zeng C, Tang H, Chen H, Li M, Xiong D. Ferroptosis: a new approach for immunotherapy. Cell Death Discov 2020; 6:122. [PMID: 33298853 PMCID: PMC7665172 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-020-00355-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Chong Zeng
- Medical Research Center, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Jiazi Road No.1, Lunjiao Street., Foshan, 528308, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Jiazi Road No.1, Lunjiao Street., Foshan, 528308, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Jiazi Road No.1, Lunjiao Street., Foshan, 528308, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanhai Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Foping Road No.40., Foshan, 528200, Guangdong, China
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- Departments of Hematology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Jiazi Road No.1, Lunjiao Street., Foshan, 528308, Guangdong, China.
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Zhao M, Yin M, Kuick CH, Chen H, Aw SJ, Merchant K, Ng EHQ, Gunaratne S, Loh AHP, Gu W, Tang H, Chang KTE. Congenital mesoblastic nephroma is characterised by kinase mutations including EGFR internal tandem duplications, the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion, and the rare KLHL7-BRAF fusion. Histopathology 2020; 77:611-621. [PMID: 32590884 DOI: 10.1111/his.14194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIMS Congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) is histologically classified into classic, cellular and mixed subtypes. The aims of this study were to characterise the clinical, pathological and molecular features of a series of CMNs, and to determine the utility of pan-Trk and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) immunohistochemistry as surrogate markers for NTRK gene fusions and EGFR internal tandem duplications (ITDs). METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-two archival CMN cases (12 classic, five cellular, and five mixed) were tested for the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion and EGFR ITD transcripts by the use of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and next-generation sequencing-based anchored multiplex PCR. All 12 classic CMNs had EGFR ITD. Of the five cellular CMNs, four had the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion and one had the KLHL7-BRAF fusion. Of the five mixed CMNs, four had EGFR ITD, and one had the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion. Pan-Trk immunoreactivity was 100% sensitive and 94.1% specific for the presence of NTRK rearrangement. However, EGFR staining was only 62.5% sensitive and 33.3% specific for EGFR ITD. CONCLUSIONS EGFR ITD is a consistent genetic event in classic CMN. A majority of cellular CMNs have the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion. Rare cellular CMNs may harbour non-canonical mutations such as the KLHL7-BRAF fusion, which was found in one case. Mixed CMNs may have either EGFR ITD or the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion. Pan-Trk immunohistochemistry is a sensitive, albeit not perfectly specific, marker for NTRK rearrangement. EGFR immunohistochemistry is not helpful as a marker of EGFR ITD.
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- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Zhao ML, Zhao Y, Gu WZ, Tang HF. [Large B-cell lymphoma with atypical IRF4 rearrangement: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:746-748. [PMID: 32610392 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200213-00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M L Zhao
- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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Zhao M, Yang M, Gu W, Chen X, Chen H, Kuick CH, Chang KTE, Tang H. Glomus Tumor of the Kidney in a Child With Tuberous Sclerosis. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2020; 23:230-234. [PMID: 31594471 DOI: 10.1177/1093526619879601] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Primary glomus tumors of the kidney are rare and have never been reported in children under 16 years of age. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an extremely variable genetic condition that can affect virtually any organ in the body. Only a single case of glomus tumor associated with TSC was reported in 1964. In this article, we describe the clinical, radiologic, and pathological features of a primary renal glomus tumor in an 8-year-old girl with TSC. This tumor is large, has a deep location, and has infiltrative margins and numerous mitoses. However, there was no disease progression in a 16-month period of follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the second report of primary renal glomus tumor in childhood, the youngest one in the literature.
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- Manli Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Central Laboratory, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Chen Y, Liu H, Huang H, Ma Y, Wang R, Hu Y, Zheng X, Chen C, Tang H. Squid Ink Polysaccharides Protect Human Fibroblast Against Oxidative Stress by Regulating NADPH Oxidase and Connexin43. Front Pharmacol 2020; 10:1574. [PMID: 32009967 PMCID: PMC6978904 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Oxidation injury to skin is one of the main reasons for skin aging. The aim of the present study was to explore the protective effect of squid ink polysaccharides and its mechanism of action against H2O2-induced dermal fibroblast damage. Our results show that squid ink polysaccharides effectively reduce the fibroblast oxidative damage mediated by the up-regulation of NADPH oxidase and Connexin43. Concurrently, squid ink polysaccharides decrease the ROS induced up-regulation of MMP1 and MMP9 to decrease MMP-mediated skin aging. Therefore, we hypothesize that squid ink polysaccharides play an antioxidant role by inhibiting the expression of NADPH oxidase and connexin43. This provides a new target for the effective clinical prevention and treatment of oxidative skin damage.
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Nanchong Central Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.,Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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Huang H, Huang M, Lv W, Hu Y, Wang R, Zheng X, Ma Y, Chen C, Tang H. Inhibition of Trichophyton rubrum by 420-nm Intense Pulsed Light: In Vitro Activity and the Role of Nitric Oxide in Fungal Death. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1143. [PMID: 31632277 PMCID: PMC6785631 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Trichophyton rubrum is a common dermatophyte of the skin. The aim of this experiment was to explore the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the inhibition of T. rubrum growth induced by 420-nm intense pulsed light (IPL). This study found that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and NO levels were increased, whereas asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) level, keratinase activity, and fungal viability were decreased after IPL treatment compared with the control condition in vitro. Moreover, micromorphology was damaged by IPL treatment. Fungal viability was increased, and the damage to the fungal structure was reduced after pretreatment with an NOS inhibitor (L-NMMA) compared with IPL treatment alone. Compared with IPL alone, pretreatment with L-NMMA decreased NOS expression and NO level and increased keratinase activity. We found that 420-nm IPL treatment can inhibit the growth of T. rubrum by regulating NO in vitro.
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- Hao Huang
- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde Foshan), Foshan, China
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Li J, Wang LJ, Wang F, Tang HF, Chen R, Yang TT, Das S, Xiao JJ. P5396CRISPR/Cas9 mediated miR-29b editing restores muscle atrophy and exercise capacity in mice. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Muscle atrophy is the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength in response to diversity catabolic stimuli, such as heart failure. At present, no effective treatment except exercise is validated on reducing multiple muscle atrophy clinically. We have recently reported that microRNA-29b (miR-29b) promotes multiple types of muscle atrophy.
Purpose
The goal of this study was to assess whether genome editing using a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system can efficiently introduce loss-of-function mutations into the endogenous miR-29b in vivo and as a potential therapy by treating muscle atrophy.
Methods
We used lentivirus to express CRISPR-associated 9 and a CRISPR guide RNA targeting miR-29b. Mutagenesis rate of miR-29b and off-target mutagenesis were detected by T7 Endonuclease I (T7EI) Assay. The expression level of miR-29b were measured in vitro and vivo after administration of the virus by using qRT-PCR. After intramuscular administration of the virus, the angiotensin II (AngII), immobilization and denervation-induced muscle atrophy were performed. Then muscle function was assessed in exercise capacity, the appearance and weight of muscle, the size of the muscle fibers, molecular and cellular detection.
Results
Here, we report that CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing through intramuscular administration efficiently targeting the biogenesis processing sites in pre-miR-29b. No off-target mutagenesis was detected in 10 selected sites. This CRISPR-based treatment resulted in decreased miR-29b levels specifically. In vivo, this CRISPR-based treatment could ameliorate the muscle atrophy induced by angiotensin II (AngII), immobilization and denervation via activation of PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway and protect against AngII-induced apoptosis in mice. Moreover, the exercise capacity is also significantly enhanced.
Conclusion
Our work establishes CRISPR/Cas9 based gene targeting on miRNA as a potential durable therapy for treatment of muscle atrophy and expands the strategies available interrogating miRNA function in vivo.
Acknowledgement/Funding
The grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (81722008, 91639101 and 81570362 to JJ Xiao)
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- J Li
- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, United States of America
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- Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Liu Y, Tang HF. [Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of skin: report of two cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2019; 48:562-563. [PMID: 31288315 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529.5807.2019.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Liu
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Zhang D, Lou X, Yan H, Pan J, Mao H, Tang H, Shu Y, Zhao Y, Liu L, Li J, Chen D, Zhang Y, Ma X. Respiratory virus associated with surgery in children patients. Respir Res 2019; 20:126. [PMID: 31208426 PMCID: PMC6580463 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1086-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Viral respiratory infection (VRI) is a common contraindication to elective surgery. Asymptomatic shedding among pediatric surgery patients (PSPs) could potentially lead to progression of symptomatic diseases and cause outbreaks of respiratory diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of infection among mild symptomatic PSP group and asymptomatic PSP group after surgical procedure. Methods We collected the induced sputum from enrolled 1629 children (under 18 years of age) with no respiratory symptom prior to pediatric surgery between March 2017 and February 2019. We tested 16 different respiratory virus infections in post-surgery mild symptomatic PSP group and asymptomatic PSP group using a quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay panel. We analyzed symptom data and quantitative viral load to investigate the association between viruses, symptoms and viral quantity in qRT-PCR-positive PSPs. Results Out of 1629 children enrolled, a total of 204 respiratory viruses were present in 171 (10.50%) PSPs including 47 patients with mild symptoms and 124 with no symptoms after surgery. Commonly detected viruses were human rhino/enterovirus (HRV/EV, 42.19%), parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV3, 24.48%), coronavirus (CoV NL63, OC43, HKU1, 11.46%), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, 9.9%). PIV3 infection with a higher viral load was frequently found in PSPs presenting with mild symptoms, progressing to pneumonia with radiographic evidence after surgery. HRV/EV were the most commonly detected pathogens in both asymptomatic and mild symptomatic PSPs. CoV (OC43, HKU1) infections with a higher viral load were mostly observed in asymptomatic PSPs progressing to alveolar or interstitial infiltration. Conclusions Our study suggested that PIV3 is a new risk factor for VRI in PSPs. Employing a more comprehensive, sensitive and quantitative method should be considered for preoperative testing of respiratory viruses in order to guide optimal surgical timing.
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- Dan Zhang
- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No.155 Changbai Road, Changping district, Beijing, 102206, China.,Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth People Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 3399 Binsheng Road, 310051, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No.155 Changbai Road, Changping district, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Zhu HB, Su CJ, Tang HF, Ruan Z, Liu DH, Wang H, Qian YL. [Rapid determination of volatile organic compounds in workplace air by protable gas chromatography-mass spectrometer]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 35:777-780. [PMID: 29294558 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Objective: To establish a method for rapid determination of 47 volatile organic compounds in the air of workplace using portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometer(GC-MS). Methods: The mixed standard gas with different concentration levels was made by using the static gas distribution method with the high purity nitrogen as dilution gas. The samples were injected into the GC-MS by a hand-held probe. Retention time and characteristic ion were used for qualitative analysis,and the internal standard method was usd for quantitation. Results: The 47 poisonous substances were separated and determined well. The linear range of this method was 0.2-16.0 mg/m(3),and the relative standard deviation of 45 volatile ovganic compounds was 3.8%-15.8%. The average recovery was 79.3%-119.0%. Conclusion: The method is simple,accurate,sensitive,has good separation effect,short analysis period, can be used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds in the workplace, and also supports the rapid identification and detection of occupational hazards.
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- H B Zhu
- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310013, China
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Zhang D, Lou X, Yan H, Pan J, Mao H, Tang H, Shu Y, Zhao Y, Liu L, Li J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Ma X. Metagenomic analysis of viral nucleic acid extraction methods in respiratory clinical samples. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:773. [PMID: 30359242 PMCID: PMC6202819 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5152-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous protocols for viral enrichment and genome amplification have been created. However, the direct identification of viral genomes from clinical specimens using next-generation sequencing (NGS) still has its challenges. As a selected viral nucleic acid extraction method may determine the sensitivity and reliability of NGS, it is still valuable to evaluate the extraction efficiency of different extraction kits using clinical specimens directly. RESULTS In this study, we performed qRT-PCR and viral metagenomic analysis of the extraction efficiency of four commonly used Qiagen extraction kits: QIAamp Viral RNA Mini Kit (VRMK), QIAamp MinElute Virus Spin Kit (MVSK), RNeasy Mini Kit (RMK), and RNeasy Plus Micro Kit (RPMK), using a mixed respiratory clinical sample without any pre-treatment. This sample contained an adenovirus (ADV), influenza virus A (Flu A), human parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV3), human coronavirus OC43 (OC43), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The quantity and quality of the viral extracts were significantly different among these kits. The highest threshold cycle(Ct)values for ADV and OC43 were obtained by using the RPMK. The MVSK had the lowest Ct values for ADV and PIV3. The RMK revealed the lowest detectability for HMPV and PIV3. The most effective rate of NGS data at 67.47% was observed with the RPMK. The other three kits ranged between 12.1-26.79% effectiveness rates for the NGS data. Most importantly, compared to the other three kits the highest proportion of non-host reads was obtained by the RPMK. The MVSK performed best with the lowest Ct value of 20.5 in the extraction of ADV, while the RMK revealed the best extraction efficiency by NGS analysis. CONCLUSIONS The evaluation of viral nucleic acid extraction efficiency is different between NGS and qRT-PCR analysis. The RPMK was most applicable for the metagenomic analysis of viral RNA and enabled more sensitive identification of the RNA virus genome in respiratory clinical samples. In addition, viral RNA extraction kits were also applicable for metagenomic analysis of the DNA virus. Our results highlighted the importance of nucleic acid extraction kit selection, which has a major impact on the yield and number of viral reads by NGS analysis. Therefore, the choice of extraction method for a given viral pathogen needs to be carefully considered.
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- Dan Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.,Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- College Of Medical Technology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Huang H, Tang H, Huang M, Zheng X, Wang R, Hu Y, Lv W. Determining the optimal parameters of 420-nm intense pulsed light on Trichophyton rubrum growth in vitro. Lasers Med Sci 2018; 33:1667-1671. [PMID: 29687411 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-018-2512-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The effect of and the optimal parameters for intense pulsed light (IPL) with a 420-nm filter on an isolate of the fungus Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) were examined in vitro. Colonies of T. rubrum were irradiated by using 420-nm IPL with various pulse numbers and energies. Colony areas were photographed and compared with those of untreated colonies to assess growth inhibition. Statistically significant inhibition of T. rubrum growth was detected in colonies treated with 12 pulses of greater than or equal to 12 J/cm2. The optimal parameters of 420-nm IPL were 12 pulses of 12 J/cm2. However, more in vitro and in vivo studies are necessary to investigate and explore this mechanism to determine whether IPL would have a potential use in the treatment of fungal infections of the skin.
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- Hao Huang
- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528300, China
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Liu Y, Tang HF, Ning Z, Zheng H, He N, Zhang YY. [Co-infections of HIV, syphilis and HSV-2 among men who have sex with men at the voluntary HIV counseling and testing clinics in Shanghai]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2018; 38:1363-1366. [PMID: 29060980 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the prevalence rates of HIV-syphilis and HIV-herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) co-infections and related factors among men having sex with men (MSM) who had visited the voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) clinics in Shanghai, China. Methods: 756 eligible MSM who attended the VCT clinics of Shanghai Municipality and Putuo district during March to August, 2015 were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey with questionnaire interview and blood testing for HIV, syphilis and HSV-2. Results: A total of 732 participants completed a valid questionnaire survey. The prevalence rates were 3.3% (24/732) for HIV/Syphilis co-infection, 1.9% (14/732) for HIV/HSV-2 co-infection, and 0.7% (5/732) for HIV/Syphilis/HSV-2 co-infection, respectively. HIV prevalence appeared significantly higher among syphilis-infected participants (45.3%, 24/53) than those without Syphilis (7.2%, 61/679) (χ(2)=63.11, P<0.001), and was also significantly higher among HSV-2 infected participants (34.1%, 14/41) than those without the HSV-2 infection (10.3%, 71/691) (χ(2)=21.49, P<0.001). Results from the Multivariate regression analysis indicated that participants who were migrants (OR=3.50, 95%CI: 1.01-12.17), having had middle school or lower levels of education (OR=4.46, 95%CI: 1.54-12.87) or ever used illicit drugs (OR=4.25, 95%CI: 1.67-10.82, P=0.002) were under possible risks on HIV and Syphilis co-infection. Those participants who had high middle school or lower levels of education (OR=6.87, 95%CI: 1.86-25.42; OR=9.82, 95%CI: 2.25-42.85) were under risk on HIV and HSV-2 co-infection. Conclusion: HIV/Syphilis and HIV/HSV-2 co-infection were seen among MSM who attended the VCT clinics in Shanghai that called for special attention, especially on migrants, those with low education or illicit drug users.
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- Putuo District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200333, China; School of Public Health, The Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Putuo District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200333, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Piaoxue Cultural Media Limited, Shanghai 200023, China
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- School of Public Health, The Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Putuo District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200333, China
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Zhao Y, Luo L, Tang H, Zhou Z, Chen GX, Li Q. Preparation of high-k composites with low dielectric loss based on the double-layer coaxial structure of inorganic/polymer. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yuhui Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing, 100029 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing, 100029 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing, 100029 People's Republic of China
- College of Material Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 People's Republic of China
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Huang H, Lv W, Chen Y, Zheng X, Hu Y, Wang R, Huang M, Tang H. The Role of NADPH Oxidase in the Inhibition of Trichophyton rubrum by 420-nm Intense Pulsed Light. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2636. [PMID: 29375505 PMCID: PMC5767184 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objectives: To evaluate the effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) on Trichophyton rubrum and investigate its mechanism of action. Methods: The viability of fungi treated with IPL alone and with IPL combined with an NADPH oxidase inhibitor (DPI) pretreatment was determined by MTT assays. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) were quantified with a DCFH-DA fluorescent probe. Malondialdehyde (MDA) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were determined by commercial kits. The transcription of the Nox gene was quantified using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis, and micromorphology was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, fungal keratinase activity was detected by measuring dye release from keratin azure. Results: The growth declined with statistical significance after 6 h of treatment (P < 0.001). The ROS and MDA content increased after IPL treatment, whereas the SOD and GSH-Px activity decreased. Nox gene expression was upregulated, and the micromorphology was damaged. Keratinase activity decreased. Fungi that received DPI pretreatment exhibited contrasting outcomes. Conclusion: We found that 420-nm IPL significantly inhibited the growth and pathogenicity of T. rubrum in vitro. A suggested mechanism involves Nox as a factor that mediates 420-nm IPL-induced oxidative damage of T. rubrum.
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- Hao Huang
- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Central Hospital of Nanchong, The Second Clinical School of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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Zhang Z, Tang H, Lin J, Hu Y, Luo G, Luo Z, Cheng C, Wang P. Clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of human epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with gastric cancer: An updated meta-analysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:17202-17215. [PMID: 28199988 PMCID: PMC5370033 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this update meta-analysis was to clarify the clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of human epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) expression in gastric cancer patients. Experimental Design Several electronic databases were searched from January 1970 to May 2016. The odds ratio (OR) was calculated to assess the association between EGFR expression and pathological parameters. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI were calculated to explore the relationship between EGFR expression and overall survival. Results Finally 7229 patients with gastric cancer from 25 eligible studies were included in the present meta analysis. High EGFR expression was found to be significantly related with tumor differentiation (OR=1.96, 95%CI: 1.14-3.34, Z=2.43, P=0.015), lymph node metastasis (OR=2.20, 95% CI: 1.63-2.96, Z=5.17, P=0.001), and tumor stage (OR=2.13, 95% CI: 1.35-3.36, Z=3.25, P=0.001). However, high EGFR expression was not significantly associated with invasion depth (OR=2.09, 95% CI: 0.4-11.05, Z=0.87, P=0.385). The pooled HR suggested that high EGFR expression was significantly correlated with overall survival (HR=1.19, 95% CI 1.04-1.37, Z=2.44, P=0.015). Conclusions The present meta-analysis demonstrated that high EGFR expression significantly predicts poor prognosis, suggesting that high EGFR expression may serve as a predictive biomarker for poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.
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- Zhiqiao Zhang
- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Science and Education, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Hospital Affiliated to The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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Ruan Z, Tang HF, Wang H. [Quality control methods of gas chromatography⁃ion trap mass determine for the 2, 5⁃hexanedione in normal population urinary]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2017; 35:319-320. [PMID: 28614944 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ruan Z, Tang HF, Zhu HB. [Determination in the air of workplace dimethyl succinate and dimethyl glutarate and dimethyl adipate by gas chromatography]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2016; 34:941-944. [PMID: 28241689 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zhang Z, Luo G, Tang H, Cheng C, Wang P. Prognostic Significance of High VEGF-C Expression for Patients with Breast Cancer: An Update Meta Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165725. [PMID: 27812168 PMCID: PMC5094766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) expression in breast cancer (BC) patients remains controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis was performed to determine the prognostic significance of VEGF-C expression in BC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Several electronic databases were searched from January 1991 to August 2016. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to evaluate the prognostic significance of VEGF-C expression for disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS The present meta analysis totally included 21 eligible studies and 2828 patients with BC. The combined HRs were 1.87(95% CI 1.25-2.79, P = 0.001) for DFS and 1.96(95% CI 1.15-3.31, P = 0.001) for OS. The pooled HRs of non-Asian subgroup were 2.04(95%CI 1.36-3.05, P = 0.001) for DFS and 2.61(95%CI 1.51-4.52, P = 0.001) for OS, which were significantly higher than that of Asian subgroup. The funnel plot for publication bias was symmetrical. The further Egger's test and Begg's test did not detect significant publication bias (all P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The present meta analysis strongly supported the prognostic role of VEGF-C expression for DFS and OS in BC patients, especially for patients in non-Asian countries. Furthermore, stratification by VEGF-C expression may help to optimize the treatments and the integrated managements for BC patients.
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- Zhiqiao Zhang
- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Affiliated Hospital of First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Science and Education, The First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Chencun Affiliated Hospital of First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Shunde, Guangdong, China
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The cut-point for diagnosing impaired fasting glucose (IFG) had been dispute, as reports about the associated clinical events are inconsistent. This meta-analysis evaluated the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in association with different criterion of IFG according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) or the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Group. We included prospective cohort studies with multivariate-adjusted data on IFG and CHD for analysis. The relative risks (RRs) of CHD were calculated and reported with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Seventeen prospective cohort studies, comprising 527,021 individuals were included. The risks of CHD were increased in both participants with IFG defined as the ADA or WHO criterion (RR 1.11, 95% CI 1.02-1.21; and RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.10-1.28, respectively). Subgroup analyses showed that in both definition of IFG, the risk of CHD was only increased in studies with possibility of enrolling patients with increased 2 hours plasma glucose (2-h PG), or in studies with inadequate adjustment, but not in studies excluded participants with increased 2-h PG or in those with adequate adjustment of other risk factors. Our meta-analysis demonstrates that the presence of IFG was significantly associated with future risk of CHD. The risk of CHD was increased when fasting plasma glucose was as low as 100 mg/dL according to the lower cut-point of IFG by the ADA criterion. However, the risk maybe confounded by the undetected increased 2-h PG or other cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Tianyu Xu
- From the Clinical Medicine Research Institute, The Affiliated Hospital at Shunde, Southern Medical University, Foshan (TX, XC, JD, HT, YH, YH); First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University (TX, JD); Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, SUN Yat-sen University, Ghangzhou (WL); and Department of Cardiology, the First People's Hospital of Shunde, Foshan, P.R. China (YH)
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We presented a 5-month-old boy with differentiated neuroblastoma and ossifying renal tumor of infancy (ORTI) arising at the left adrenal gland and upper pole of the ipsilateral kidney, respectively. They were located in the adjacent organs with different morphology and immunohistochemistry characteristics. To our best knowledge, coexistence of differentiated neuroblastoma and ORTI in a patient has never been reported. In our report, two contiguous lesions might be represented collision tumor, originated from the same clusters of immature cells and triggered by different mechanism.
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- Kun Zhu
- 1Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Xu S, Huang Y, Xiao J, Zhu W, Wang L, Tang H, Hu Y, Liu T. The association between job strain and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Ann Med 2015; 47:512-8. [PMID: 26416502 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2015.1075658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies about work stress and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) have yielded inconsistent results. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the association between job strain and the risk of CHD. METHODS We searched PubMed and Embase databases for studies reporting data on job strain and the risk of CHD. Studies were included if they reported multiple-adjusted relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) with respect to CHD from job strain. RESULTS Fourteen prospective cohort studies comprising 232,767 participants were included. The risk of CHD was increased in high-strain (RR 1.26; 95% CI 1.12-1.41) and passive jobs (RR 1.14; 95% CI 1.02-1.29) but not in active jobs (RR 1.09; 95% CI 0.97-1.22), when compared with low-strain group. The increased risk of CHD in high-strain and passive jobs was mainly driven by studies with a follow-up duration of ≥ 10 years. Neither the low-control (RR 1.06; 95% CI 0.93-1.19) nor high-demand (RR 1.13; 95% CI 0.97-1.32) dimension was independently associated with the risk of CHD. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with high-strain and passive jobs were more likely to experience a CHD event. Intervention programs incorporating individual and organizational levels are crucial for reducing job strain and the risk of CHD.
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- Shuxian Xu
- a Shenzhen Psychiatric College, Anhui Medical University , Shenzhen, Guangdong , PR China.,b Department of Psychiatry , Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Psychological Health Center , Shenzhen, Guangdong , PR China
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- c Department of Cardiology , the First People's Hospital of Shunde (the Affiliated Hospital at Shunde, Southern Medical University) , Foshan, Guangdong , China
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- d Department of Medical Psychology , Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui , PR China
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- d Department of Medical Psychology , Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui , PR China
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- e School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui , PR China
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- c Department of Cardiology , the First People's Hospital of Shunde (the Affiliated Hospital at Shunde, Southern Medical University) , Foshan, Guangdong , China
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- c Department of Cardiology , the First People's Hospital of Shunde (the Affiliated Hospital at Shunde, Southern Medical University) , Foshan, Guangdong , China
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- b Department of Psychiatry , Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Psychological Health Center , Shenzhen, Guangdong , PR China
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BACKGROUND Reports on the association of prediabetes with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality are inconsistent. Objective. To evaluate the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in association with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS Prospective cohort studies with data on prediabetes and mortality were included. The relative risks (RRs) of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were calculated and reported with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). RESULTS Twenty-six studies were included. The risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were increased in participants with prediabetes defined as IFG of 110-125 mg/dL (IFG 110) (RR 1.12, 95% CI 1.05-1.20; and RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.05-1.35, respectively), IGT (RR 1.33, 95% CI 1.24-1.42; RR 1.23, 95% CI 1.11-1.36, respectively), or combined IFG 110 and/or IGT (RR 1.21, 95% CI 1.11-1.32; RR 1.21, 95% CI 1.07-1.36, respectively), but not when IFG was defined as 100-125 mg/dL (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.92-1.26; and RR 1.16, 95% CI 0.94-1.42, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes, defined as IFG 110, IGT, or combined IFG 110 and/or IGT, was associated with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
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- Clinical Medicine Research Institute, the Affiliated Hospital at Shunde, Southern Medical University , Foshan , PR China
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The results from prospective cohort studies of prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance) and risk of cancer are controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the risk of cancer in association with impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance. METHODS The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases were searched for prospective cohort studies with data on prediabetes and cancer. Two independent reviewers assessed the reports and extracted the data. Prospective studies were included if they reported adjusted RRs with 95% CIs for the association between cancer and prediabetes. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to endpoint, age, sex, ethnicity, duration of follow-up and study characteristics. RESULTS Data from 891,426 participants were derived from 16 prospective cohort studies. Prediabetes was associated with an increased risk of cancer overall (RR 1.15; 95% CI 1.06, 1.23). The results were consistent across cancer endpoint, age, duration of follow-up and ethnicity. There was no significant difference for the risk of cancer with different definitions of prediabetes. In a site-specific cancer analysis, prediabetes was significantly associated with increased risks of cancer of the stomach/colorectum, liver, pancreas, breast and endometrium (all p < 0.05), but not associated with cancer of the bronchus/lung, prostate, ovary, kidney or bladder. The risks of site-specific cancer were significantly different (p = 0.01) and were highest for liver, endometrial and stomach/colorectal cancer. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Overall, prediabetes was associated with an increased risk of cancer, especially liver, endometrial and stomach/colorectal cancer.
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- Yi Huang
- Clinical Medicine Research Center, The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Penglai Road, Daliang Town, Shunde District, Foshan, 528300, People's Republic of China
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Shen H, Tang Y, Dong A, Li H, Shen D, Yang S, Tang H, Gu W, Shu Q. Staging and monitoring of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma with flow cytometry. Oncol Lett 2014; 7:970-976. [PMID: 24944652 PMCID: PMC3961456 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.1854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Patients with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) have a poor prognosis. The detection of contaminating RMS cells in the bone marrow (BM) is important in clinical staging and risk assessment. The cytological examination of the BM remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of RMS, but has a limited sensitivity. In the present study, 32 BM and two cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 11 patients with suspected metastasis were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM) with ganglioside D2 (GD2) conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate, cluster of differentiation (CD)90-phycoerythrin, CD45-peridinin chlorophyll protein and CD56-allophycocyanin monoclonal antibody cocktail in parallel to morphological examination at diagnosis or during treatment. Five samples (14.7%) were positive for RMS onup morphological examination. By FCM, 16 samples (47.1%) were positive for RMS. A significant difference was identified between the two methods. The four-color FCM assay successfully detected RMS cells in BM samples to a level of 0.01% (1 per 104 cells). RMS cells demonstrated a phenotype with CD56+/CD90+/CD45−/GD2− expression, which is different from the CD56+/CD90+/CD45−/GD2+ expression phenotype in neuroblastoma cells. The follow-up of four patients by FCM demonstrated that two patients became minimal residual disease-negative following two and four cycles of chemotherapy, respectively, and survived. The other two cases remained FCM-positive despite receiving four courses of chemotherapy and consequently succumbed to progressive disease. In addition, FCM analysis of the CSF samples from one patient confirmed a diagnosis of CSF metastasis with RMS. In conclusion, FCM may have a role not only in staging and monitoring the effects of therapy, but also in providing diagnostic confirmation of CSF metastasis with RMS.
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- Hongqiang Shen
- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Division of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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Huang Y, Su L, Cai X, Mai W, Wang S, Hu Y, Wu Y, Tang H, Xu D. Association of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality with prehypertension: a meta-analysis. Am Heart J 2014; 167:160-168.e1. [PMID: 24439976 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies of prehypertension and mortality are controversial after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors. This meta-analysis sought to evaluate the association of prehypertension with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. METHODS The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library databases, and conference proceedings were searched for studies with data on prehypertension and mortality. The relative risks (RRs) of all-cause, CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke mortality were calculated and presented with 95% CIs. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to blood pressure, age, gender, ethnicity, follow-up duration, participant number, and study characteristics. RESULTS Data from 1,129,098 participants were derived from 20 prospective cohort studies. Prehypertension significantly increased the risk of CVD, CHD, and stroke mortality (RR 1.28, 95% CI 1.16-1.40; RR 1.12, 95% CI 1.02-1.23; and RR 1.41, 95% CI 1.28-1.56, respectively), but did not increase the risk of all-cause mortality after multivariate adjustment (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.97-1.10). The difference between CHD mortality and stroke mortality was significant (P < .001). Subgroup analyses showed that CVD mortality was significantly increased in high-range prehypertension (RR 1.28, 95% CI 1.16-1.41) but not in low-range prehypertension (RR 1.08, 95% CI 0.98-1.18). CONCLUSION Prehypertension is associated with CVD mortality, especially with stroke mortality, but not with all-cause mortality. The risk for CVD mortality is largely driven by high-range prehypertension.
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Lu Y, Feng J, Yang L, Tang H, Jin J, Xu X. Anti-inflammatory effects of a synthetic peptide derived from pigment epithelium-derived factor on H₂O₂-induced corneal injury in vitro. Chin Med J (Engl) 2014; 127:1438-1444. [PMID: 24762585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The common pathological characteristics of corneal injury include inflammatory factors activation, vascular endothelial cells or inflammatory cells infiltration into lesions, corneal edema, corneal neovascularization (CNV), and scar formation. PEDF-34 is the functional fragment of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) that has anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory properties and contains an N-terminal 34-amino acid peptide. This study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of PEDF-34 on H2O2-induced corneal injury in vitro. METHODS After cultured in H2O2 (0.1 mmol/L) for 2 hours, human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were treated with PEDF-34-nanoparticles (NPs) at different concentrations (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 µg/ml) or 2.0 µg/ml control-NPs for 24 hours. The viable cells were quantified using the MTT assay. Western blotting or ELISA analysis was performed for measuring the human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression of both HCFs and HUVECs. VEGF and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) mRNA levels of HCFs were semi-quantified by RT-PCR. RESULTS The survival rates of HCFs or HUVECs stimulated by H2O2 did not decrease significantly (P > 0.05) compared to those in the normal conditions. As compared to control-NP group, PEDF-34-NPs had dose-dependent inhibitive effect on HUVECs with the MTT assay, but not HCFs. Western blotting analysis showed that the VEGF and ICAM-1 levels in the HCFs and HUVECs stimulated by H2O2 were significantly higher than those in the normal conditions, which were decreased dramatically in those treated with PEDF-34-NPs. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the VEGF mRNA and NF-κB mRNA levels increased in H2O2-stimulated HCFs, while both of them decreased in PEDF-34-NP groups dose dependently. CONCLUSIONS PEDF-34-NPs may play an important role in regulating the NF-κB pathway, inhibiting inflammatory activity. PEDF-34-NPs may be a potential new drug for treating corneal injury in the future.
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- Yi Lu
- Department of Ophthalmology, First People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
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Zheng L, Tang H, Chen X, Yang H, Yang M. Paratesticular Fetal-type Rhabdomyoma in a 12-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Urology 2013; 82:1150-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prospective cohort studies of prehypertension and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are controversial after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors. This meta-analysis evaluated the association between prehypertension and CVD morbidity. METHODS Databases (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library) and conference proceedings were searched for prospective cohort studies with data on prehypertension and cardiovascular morbidity. Two independent reviewers assessed the reports and extracted data. The relative risks (RRs) of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke morbidity were calculated and reported with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Subgroup analyses were conducted on blood pressure, age, gender, ethnicity, follow-up duration, number of participants and study quality. RESULTS Pooled data included the results from 468,561 participants from 18 prospective cohort studies. Prehypertension elevated the risks of CVD (RR = 1.55; 95% CI = 1.41 to 1.71); CHD (RR = 1.50; 95% CI = 1.30 to 1.74); and stroke (RR = 1.71; 95% CI = 1.55 to 1.89). In the subgroup analyses, even for low-range prehypertension, the risk of CVD was significantly higher than for optimal BP (RR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.32 to 1.62), and further increased with high-range prehypertension (RR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.41 to 2.31). The relative risk was significantly higher in the high-range prehypertensive populations than in the low-range populations (χ2= 5.69, P = 0.02). There were no significant differences among the other subgroup analyses (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Prehypertension, even in the low range, elevates the risk of CVD after adjusting for multiple cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Yuli Huang
- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Han Y, Zeng F, Tan G, Yang C, Tang H, Luo Y, Feng J, Xiong H, Guo Q. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits abnormal proliferation of lymphocytes via AKT/GSK3β signal pathway in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Cell Physiol Biochem 2013; 31:795-804. [PMID: 23735868 DOI: 10.1159/000350097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM The abnormal activation of the AKT/GSK3β signal pathway in lymphocytes from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Recently Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been recognized as a crucial gaseous signaling molecule, involved in regulation of cell proliferation. However, the role of H2S in regulating the abnormal activation of lymphocytes from SLE patients has not been established. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of H2S on lymphocytes and to explore the mechanisms involved. METHODS The lymphocytes were isolated from SLE patients with or without renal disease and healthy controls. The cells were treated as indicated in each experiment. Cell viability was analyzed by CCK-8. Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Western blot was used to detect the expression of phosphorylated AKT (ser473), GSK3β (ser9) and CDK2, p27(Kip1) and p21(WAF1/CIP1). RESULTS Our findings showed that proliferation of lymphocytes was stimulated following treatment with NaHS (a H2S donor) at low NaHS concentrations (<1mM) but inhibited at high NaHS concentrations (>2mM). Similar results were observed using GYY4137, which is a slow-releasing H2S donor. Pretreatment of lymphocytes from SLE patients with NaHS at high concentrations prior to exposure to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) significantly attenuated proliferation, evidenced by decrease in cell viability and S phase distribution of cell cycle. Pretreatment with NaHS decreased PHA-induced expression of CDK2, phosphorylation levels of AKT (ser473) and GSK3β (ser9) and increased the expression of p27(Kip1) and p21(WAF1/CIP1). Moreover, pretreatment with NaHS blunted the stimulation of SLE lymphocyte proliferation by GSK3β inhibitor lithium chloride. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that H2S inhibits the abnormal activation of lymphocytes from SLE patients throuqh the AKT/GSK3β signal pathway.
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- Yanfang Han
- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; 107 Yanjian West Road, Guangzhou, China
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Shen H, Tang Y, Xu X, Tang H. Detection of the GD2+/CD56+/CD45- immunophenotype by flow cytometry in cerebrospinal fluids from a patient with retinoblastoma. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2013; 30:30-2. [PMID: 23126274 DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2012.737094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Triple-color flow cytometry with a panel of antibodies comprising GD2, CD56, and CD45 was performed to analyze cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) from a patient with retinoblastoma who was suspicious of meningeal metastasis based on clinical presentation. Our results showed that the cells in CSF demonstrated the immunophenotype positive for GD2 and CD56 but negative for CD45 antigen, which suggested the presence of CSF metastasis of retinoblastoma. At the end of eight cycles of intrathecal chemotherapy, CSF specimen was analyzed with Flow cytometry immunophenotyping (FCI) again and the result showed no detectable malignant cells with the same immunophenotype. Our conclusion is that FCI can be a quick and reliable method for the diagnosis of CSF metastasis of retinoblastoma and the immunophenotype (GD2+, CD56+, and CD45-) can be used to recognize residual retinoblastoma cells in CSF.
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- Hongqiang Shen
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education), Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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Shen H, Tang Y, Xu X, Tang H, Gu W. Simultaneous cytomorphological and multiparameter flow cytometric analysis of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma in children. Oncol Lett 2012; 5:515-520. [PMID: 23420373 PMCID: PMC3573140 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the pathological features of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in children and to establish the effectiveness of screening and diagnosing ALCL with multiparameter flow cytometry immunophenotyping (FCI) of lymphoid tissue samples. A total of 121 lymph node tissue specimens obtained from 121 patients with a suspected diagnosis of lymphoma were analyzed with cytomorphological and FCI analysis. Fifteen cases were diagnosed as ALK-positive ALCL based on the pathological features and immunohistochemical results. Of these, there were 3 different types, common type (10 cases), lymphohistiocytic type (4 cases) and neutrophil-rich type (1 case). Thirteen cases (10 common, 2 lymphohistiocytic and 1 neutrophil-rich type) were diagnosed as ALCL using FCI. These cases were CD30-positive and aberrantly expressed at least two T-cell antigens, including CD4 (84.6%), CD2 (76.9%), CD7 (61.5%), CD3 (53.8%) and CD5 (38.4%). Neoplastic cells accounted for only a small proportion of the total cells in FCI, with a median of 19.3% (range, 7.9-31.8%), which was significantly higher than those in the control groups (all <1.0%). The sensitivity of FCI for diagnosing ALCL in lymph node samples was 86.7% with a specificity of 100%. The majority of neoplastic cells demonstrated high light forward and high light side scatter, similar to monocytes or granulocytes in dot plots. FCI may be used as an adjunct to histopathological examination for rapid and reliable diagnosis of pediatric ALCL. Flexible gating strategies and careful analysis are required to identify neoplastic cells with FCI.
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- Hongqiang Shen
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310003, P.R. China
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Gao CQ, Ma QG, Ji C, Luo XG, Tang HF, Wei YM. Evaluation of the compositional and nutritional values of phytase transgenic corn to conventional corn in roosters. Poult Sci 2012; 91:1142-8. [PMID: 22499872 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the compositional and nutritional values of corn grains [phytase transgenic corn (PTC) and isogenic conventional corn (CC)] and compare the efficacy of corn-based phytase and extraneous microbial phytase for enhancing the utilization of phytate phosphorus (P) in single corn or corn-soybean mixed meals (corn:soybean = 2.5:1, wt:wt) fed to roosters. Following a 48-h fasting period, 16 roosters were given 50 g of each sample via crop intubation and excreta were collected for 48 h. Nitrogen-free and phosphorus-free diets were used to evaluate endogenous amino acid and endogenous P losses, respectively. Chemical composition was not different between PTC and CC, whereas the phytase content for PTC was greater than CC (8,047 vs. 37 FTU/kg of corn, DM basis; P < 0.001). No difference was observed in the TME and true amino acid availability values between the PTC and CC in roosters. The true P utilization for PTC was greater than CC (37.92 vs. 55.85%; P < 0.001), and CC and PTC contained 0.13 and 0.19% available P (AP, DM basis; P < 0.001), respectively. There was no difference in P utilization (72.76 vs. 70.23%; P > 0.05) between roosters fed PTC and extraneous microbial phytase in equivalent FTU/kg of diets. The results of this study indicated that the chemical composition, TME, and true amino acid availability in PTC are essentially equivalent to that in CC, and the true P utilization for roosters is higher in PTC than in CC. Corn expressing phytase is as efficacious as equivalent microbial phytase when supplemented in corn-soybean diets for chickens.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Ji SY, Zeng FQ, Guo Q, Tan GZ, Tang HF, Luo YJ, Tang ZQ, Han YF. Predictive factors and unfavourable prognostic factors of interstitial lung disease in patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis: a retrospective study. Chin Med J (Engl) 2010; 123:517-522. [PMID: 20367973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious lung complication in polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) which affects prognosis and requires a more aggressive approach in therapy. This study investigated the prevalence, characteristics, predictive factors and unfavourable prognostic factors of ILD in newly diagnosed PM, DM and amyopathic DM (ADM). METHODS From January 2000 to December 2008, the medical records of 197 consecutive PM and DM patients at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University were reviewed excluding overlapping, juvenile, and malignancy-associated cases. The patients were assigned to an ILD (69 patients) and a non-ILD group (128 patients). The clinical features, laboratory findings, and prognosis were compared. RESULTS The multivariate analysis indicated that older age at onset (OR 1.033, 95%CI 1.009 - 1.058, P = 0.007), fever (OR 4.109, 95%CI 1.926 - 8.767, P < 0.001) and arthritis/arthralgia (OR 2.274, 95%CI 1.101 - 4.695, P = 0.026) were the independent predictive factors for developing ILD in PM/DM after excluding anti-Jo-1. Regarding anti-Jo-1, fever (OR 4.912, 95%CI 2.121 - 11.376, P < 0.001) was associated with ILD. Poor survival in ILD patients was associated with ILD clinical subset (RR 0.122, 95%CI 0.049 - 0.399, P < 0.001), ADM/DM/PM-ILD (RR 0.140, 95%CI 0.031 - 0.476, P = 0.002), cardiac involvement (RR 4.654, 95%CI 1.391 - 15.577, P = 0.013) and serum albumin level (RR 0.910, 95%CI 0.831 - 0.997, P = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS Patients who presented with fever tended to have a higher frequency of PM/DM-associated ILD. A Hamman-Rich-like presentation, ADM-ILD, cardiac involvement and hypoalbuminemia were poor prognostic factors in ILD-PM/DM.
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- Su-yun Ji
- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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Tang H, Tan G, Guo Q, Pang R, Zeng F. Abnormal activation of the Akt-GSK3beta signaling pathway in peripheral blood T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Cell Cycle 2009; 8:2789-93. [PMID: 19652548 DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.17.9446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease accompanied by the activation and proliferation of T cells and B cells. In this study, we found that the distributions of lymphocytes obtained from patients with SLE or SLE with renal disease (RSLE) were reduced in the G(0)/G(1) phase and were elevated in the S phase after phytohemagglutinin treatment. Increased expression of CDK2 and decreased expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p27(Kip1) and p21(WAF1/CIP1) were observed in RSLE and SLE lymphocytes. The phosphorylation levels of Akt473 and GSK3beta (ser9) were increased in lymphocytes from the patients. Moreover, inhibition of GSK3beta with lithium chloride or SB216763 induced T cell proliferation, and the most significant effects were observed in RSLE lymphocytes. These results indicate that upregulation of CDKs and downregulation of p27(Kip1) and p21(WAF1/CIP1) increased the proliferation of T lymphocytes in SLE patients. Abnormal activation of the Akt-GSK3beta signaling pathway increased the proliferation of lupus lymphocytes.
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- Hongfeng Tang
- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Li LX, Tang YM, Gu WZ, Tang HF, Qian BQ, Shen HQ, Luo CF. [Establishment of animal model with B lineage acute leukemia in nude mice for evaluation of new therapeutic agents]. Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2008; 37:511-514. [PMID: 18925721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To establish an acute leukemia animal model for testing new therapeutic agents in vivo. METHODS Nude mice were intraperitoneally injected with 2 mg cyclophosphamide, 24 h later 5 x 10(6) acute B-cell leukemia Nalm-6 cells was inoculated via the tail vein, then monitored daily. When animals were paralyzed or dying, the organs including the liver, spleen, lung, heart, kidney, brain, bone marrow, pancreas, testes were removed and fixed with formalin, examined by routine histopathology. RESULTS After Nalm-6 cells were inoculated the mean survival of mice were( 19.4+/-0.55)d (n=6). The paralysis of mice was followed by weight loss, bent spines, hogback, cachexia and death. Histopathological examination showed that the tumor cells infiltrated liver, spleen, kidney, lung, meninges, interior cerebrum, the liver and kidney were the most affected organs. CONCLUSION B lineage acute leukemia animal model has been successfully established in the nude mice, which is suitable for testing new therapeutic agents.
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- Li-xia Li
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, The Affiliated Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Liu WG, Gu WZ, Zhou YB, Tang HF, Li MJ. [Effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemo-embolization on activity of cell proliferation in Wilms; tumor]. Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2008; 37:83-87. [PMID: 18275125 DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9292.2008.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of preoperative transcatherter arterial chemo-embolization (TACE) on the cell proliferation in Wilms; tumor. METHODS Forty-one cases of Wilms; tumor diagnosed by histopathology were divided into two groups: in TACE group, 23 patients received TACE first and were operated 2 weeks later; in control group, 18 patients were operated alone. A comparative analysis of the pathological finding was made in two groups, and the expression of PCNA and VEGF in tumor tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULT The degeneration of tumor tissue such as tumor cell necrotic, broken, disappearance occurred in 17 cases of TACE group and in 4 cases of control group, respectively (P <0.01). The expression of PCNA in TACE group and in control group was 1/23 (4.3 %) and 9/18(50.0 %), respectively (P <0.01). VEGF was expressed in 7/23 (30.4 %) of TACE group and 9/18 (50.0 %) of control group (P=0.283). CONCLUSION TACE can significantly inhibit proliferation and enhance degeneration of Wilms; tumor cells.
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- Wei-guang Liu
- The Affiliated Children's Hospital, College of Medcine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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