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Qiu X, Guo JJ, Jin CC, He J, Wang L, Yang BC, Zhang YH, Zhu BS, Tang XH. [Efficiency of CNV-seq in detecting fetal DMD gene deletion or duplication in prenatal diagnosis]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2024; 59:279-287. [PMID: 38644274 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20230919-00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq) to detect the deletion or duplication of DMD gene in prenatal diagnosis. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out on the CNV-seq results of 34 544 fetuses diagnosed in the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province from January 2018 to July 2023. A total of 156 cases of fetuses were collected, including Group 1:125 cases with family history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD), and Group 2:31 cases with no family history but a DMD gene deletion or duplication was detected unexpectedly by CNV-seq. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was used as a standard method to detect the deletion or duplication. Consistency test was carried out basing on the results of CNV-seq and MLPA of all 156 cases. Results: Comparing to MLPA, CNV-seq had a coincidence rate of 92.3% (144/156) for DMD gene deletion or duplication, with a sensitivity and positive predictive value of 88.2%, with a specificity and negative predictive value of 94.3%, a missed detection rate of 3.8%, and a Kappa value of 0.839. CNV-seq missed 4 cases with deletions and 2 with duplications due to involved fragments less than 100 Kb, among 20 cases of deletions and 6 cases of duplications detected by MLPA in Group 1. In Group 2, the deletions and duplications detected by CNV-seq were 42% (13/31) and 58% (18/31), respectively, in which the percentage of duplication was higher than that in Group 1. Among those 18 cases with duplications, 3 cases with duplication locating in exon 42~67 were likely pathogenic; while 9 cases with duplication covering the 5' or 3' end of the DMD gene, containing exon 1 or 79 and with only one breakpoint within the gene, along with the last 6 cases with duplications locating at chrX: 32650635_32910000 detected only by CNV-seq, which might be judged as variants of uncertain significance. Conclusions: CNV-seq has a good efficiency to detect fetal DMD gene deletion or duplication in prenatal diagnosis, while a further verification test by MLPA is recommended. The duplications on chrX: 32650635_32910000, 5' or 3' end of DMD gene detected by CNV-seq should be carefully verified and assessed because those variants appear to be nonpathogenic polymorphisms.
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- X Qiu
- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Birth and Birth Defect Prevention in Western China, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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Du YQ, Xu JP, Guo JJ, Cao SY, Xu N, Wang DD. [Transcatheter closure in a patient with atrial septal dissection and recurrent cerebral infarction]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:191-193. [PMID: 36789600 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20211029-00934] [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: 02/16/2023]
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- Y Q Du
- Department of Ultrasonography, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001, China
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Ye JH, Li DM, Lyu T, Zhao WJ, Guo JJ, He J, Zhu BS. [Genetic analysis of a child with ectodermal dysplasia caused by variant of EDA gene]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:834-835. [PMID: 35922200 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20211201-01007] [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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- J H Ye
- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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- School of Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, the First people's Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Birth Defects and Rare Diseases, Kunming 650032, China
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Jiang HY, Jiang ND, Wang L, Guo JJ, Chen KX, Dai YJ. Characterization of nitrilases from Variovorax boronicumulans that functions in insecticide flonicamid degradation and β-cyano-L-alanine detoxification. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:311-322. [PMID: 35365856 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To characterize the functions of nitrilases of Variovorax boronicumulans CGMCC 4969 and evaluate flonicamid (FLO) degradation and β-cyano-L-alanine (Ala(CN)) detoxification by this bacterium. METHODS AND RESULTS V. boronicumulans CGMCC 4969 nitrilases (NitA and NitB) were purified and substrate specificity assay indicated that both of them degraded insecticide FLO to N-(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)glycinamide (TFNG-AM) and 4-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinol glycine (TFNG). Ala(CN), a plant detoxification intermediate, was hydrolyzed by NitB. Escherichia coli overexpressing NitA and NitB degraded 41.2 and 93.8% of FLO (0.87 mmol·L-1 ) within 1 h, with half-lives of 1.30 and 0.25 h, respectively. NitB exhibited the highest nitrilase activity toward FLO. FLO was used as a substrate to compare their enzymatic properties. NitB was more tolerant to acidic conditions and organic solvents than NitA. Conversely, NitA was more tolerant to metal ions than NitB. CGMCC 4969 facilitated FLO degradation in soil and surface water and utilized Ala(CN) as a sole nitrogen source for growth. CONCLUSIONS CGMCC 4969 efficiently degraded FLO mediated by NitA and NitB; NitB was involved in Ala(CN) detoxification. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study promotes our understanding of versatile functions of nitrilases from CGMCC 4969 that is promising for environmental remediation.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing Normal University Zhongbei College, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Liu L, Su X, Zhao L, Li J, Xu W, Yang L, Yang Y, Gao Y, Chen K, Gao Y, Guo JJ, Wang H, Lin J, Han J, Fan L, Fang X. Association of Homocysteine and Risks of Long-Term Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Death among Older Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Prospective Study. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:879-888. [PMID: 36156680 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1840-6] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess whether raised baseline plasma tHcy concentrations increased the risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause death outcomes in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN A multicenter, prospective, observational study. SETTING Beijing, Shandong Province, Gansu Province of China. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1, 290 OSA patients aged 60 to 96 years from sleep centers of six hospitals in China consecutively recruited between January 2015 and October 2017. MEASUREMENTS Cox proportional models assessed the association between tHcy and the risk of new-onset all events among Chinese older OSA patients. RESULTS The final analysis (60.1% male; median age, 66 years) used data from 1, 100 subjects during a median follow-up of 42 months, a total of 105 (9.5%) patients developed MACE and 42 (3.8%) patients died. Multivariable Cox regression analysis showed higher adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) of MACE, myocardial infarction (MI), hospitalization for unstable angina, and composite of all events with tHcy levels in the 4th quartile (HR=5.93, 95% CI: 2.79-12.59; HR=4.72, 95% CI:1.36-4.61; HR=4.26, 95% CI:1.62-5.71; HR=4.17, 95% CI:2.23-7.81) and the 3rd quartile (HR=3.79, 95% CI:1.76-8.20; HR=3.65, 95% CI:1.04-2.98; HR=2.75, 95% CI:1.08-3.76; HR=2.51, 95% CI:1.31-4.83) compared to reference tHcy levels in quartile 1, respectively, while the aHRs (95% CIs) of all-cause death showed significantly higher only in the highest tHcy level quartile than in the lowest quartile (HR=3.20, 95% CI=1.16-8.84, P=0.025) with no significant differences in risks of cardiovascular death and hospitalisation for heart failure among groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS tHcy, a marker of prognosis for older OSA patients, was significantly associated with the increased risk of MACE and all-cause death in this population independent of BMI, smoking status, and other potential risk factors, but not all clinical components events of MACE. New therapeutic approaches for older patients with OSA should mitigate tHcy-associated risks of MACE, and even all-cause death.
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- Xiangqun Fang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. ; Li Fan, Cardiology Department of the Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. ; Jiming Han, Medical College, Yan'an University,Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Sun SG, Guo JJ, Qu XY, Tang XY, Lin YY, Hua KQ, Qiu JJ. The extracellular vesicular pseudogene LGMNP1 induces M2-like macrophage polarization by upregulating LGMN and serves as a novel promising predictive biomarker for ovarian endometriosis recurrence. Hum Reprod 2021; 37:447-465. [PMID: 34893848 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION How does ectopic endometrial stromal cell (Ecto-ESC)-derived extracellular vesicular Legumain pseudogene 1 (EV-LGMNP1), a newly identified pseudogene of Legumain (LGMN), contribute to M2-phenotype macrophage polarization, and does it predict recurrence in patients with ovarian endometriosis (EMs)? SUMMARY ANSWER EV-LGMNP1, which is abundant in Ecto-ESCs and serum from ovarian EMs, can direct macrophages towards an M2 phenotype by upregulating LGMN expression and is a promising biomarker for predicting ovarian EMs recurrence. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Extracellular vesicles (EVs) can mediate cell-to-cell crosstalk to promote disease progression via cargo molecule transport. Recently, LGMNP1, a newly identified pseudogene of LGMN, has been reported to promote cancer progression by upregulating LGMN. LGMN is a well-studied protein that can induce M2-like polarization. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION An in vitro study was conducted with Ecto-ESCs isolated from ectopic endometrial samples, collected from two patients with ovarian EMs (diagnosed by laparoscopy and histological analysis). A clinical retrospective cohort study of 52 ovarian EMs patients and 21 controls with available preoperative serum samples was carried out (2013-2017). The follow-up period ended either at the time of recurrence or on 31 December 2018. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Ecto-ESC-derived EVs (EV/Ecto-ESCs) were characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy and western blotting. EV internalization by THP-1 cells, which are the most widely used primary human macrophages model, was detected by fluorescence labelling. After EV treatment, THP-1 cell polarization was detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot analyses of CD86 (M1-related marker) and CD206 (M2-related marker). LGMNP1 mRNA expression level in EVs from both primary ectopic endometrioc stromal cells and serum was examined using qRT-PCR. Additionally, the expression of LGMN, the downstream target gene of LGMNP1, in THP-1 cells was evaluated using qRT-PCR and western blotting. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression analyses were applied to evaluate the independent predictive factors of EMs recurrence-free survival. A novel nomogram model based on serum EV-LGMNP1 was then formulated to predict EMs recurrence. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE In vitro assays demonstrated that EV/Ecto-ESCs drove macrophages towards an M2-like phenotype. Moreover, LGMNP1 contributed to EV/Ecto-ESC-induced M2 macrophage polarization by upregulating LGMN mRNA expression levels. Clinically, serum EV-LGMNP1 was more highly expressed in recurrent EMs patients than in controls and EMs patients without recurrence. Survival analysis and our novel nomogram reconfirmed that serum EV-LGMNP1 was a novel promising and meaningful non-invasive biomarker for predicting EMs recurrence. LARGE SCALE DATA N/A. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION In vitro experiments were only performed on samples from two patients with ovarian endometriosis, and a larger sample size is needed. ESCs isolated from the eutopic endometrium of EMs and non-EMs patients should be studied in the future. Additionally, in vitro experiments should be performed using endometrial epithelium cells and further in vivo experiments, such as using mice endometriotic models to investigate whether EV/Ecto could induce M2 macrophage polarization, should be conducted. Moreover, multicentre, large-sample data are needed to validate our predictive nomogram model. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our study provides novel insights into the mechanism of M2 polarization involved in ovarian EMs progression mediated by an 'EV-shuttled pseudogene LGMNP1' mode. In addition, serum EV-LGMNP1 may serve as a novel non-invasive biomarker for predicting recurrence, providing a new therapeutic target for ovarian EMs. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This project was supported by funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81971361), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Science and Technology (19ZR1406900), the Shanghai 'Rising Stars of Medical Talent' Youth Development Program (AB83030002019004), the Clinical Research Plan of SHDC (SHDC2020CR4087), the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (202040498), the Research and Innovation Project of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2019-01-07-00-07-E00050) and the Clinical Research Plan of SHDC (SHDC2020CR1045B). There are no competing interests to declare.
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shang GQ, Xiang S, Guo CC, Guo JJ, Zhang HN, Wang YZ, Xu H. [Diagnostic value of platelet associated biomarkers in chronic periprosthetic joint infection]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:767-772. [PMID: 34404175 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20210401-00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of platelet count(PC),PC to mean platelet volume(MPV) ratio(PC/MPV) and plateletcrit(PCT) in chronic periprosthetic joint infection(PJI). Method: The medical records of 159 patients who underwent hip or knee revisions at Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from August 2013 to June 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 51 patients(26 knees and 25 hips) in the PJI group,which included 28 males and 23 females,aged (68.0±11.8)years (range:32 to 84 years)with a body mass index(BMI)of (26.1±3.6) kg/m².There were 116 patients(19 knees and 97 hips) in the aseptic loosening(AL) group,including 67 males and 49 females,aged (70.3±8.9)years(range:49 to 89 years)with a BMI of (25.0±3.6)kg/m².The plasma C-reactive protein(CRP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),PC,MPV,PC/MPV and PCT levels of the two groups were recorded and analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of each biomarker,expect for MPV,and the diagnostic value of each biomarker was compared according to the area under the curve(AUC).Independent-sample t test or Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparison between groups. Result: Compared with AL group,AJI group had significantly higher levels of CRP,ESR,PC,PC/MPV and PCT(all P<0.05),but lower level of MPV (P<0.05).The AUCs for CRP,ESR,PC,PC/MPV and PCT were 0.820, 0.829, 0.689, 0.668 and 0.676,respectively. Based on the Youden index,the optimal predictive cutoff for CRP was 11.12 mg/L,with a sensitivity of 74.4% and a specificity of 87.1%.The optimal predictive cutoff for ESR was 17.60 mm/1 h,with a sensitivity of 81.4% and a specificity of 75.3%.The optimal predictive cutoff for PC was 243.00×109/L,with a sensitivity of 60.6% and a specificity of 71.8%.The optimal predictive cutoff for PC/MPV was 24.95,the sensitivity was 58.1% and the specificity was 74.1%.And the optimal predictive cutoff for PCT was 0.24%,with a sensitivity of 69.8% and a specificity of 63.5%. Conclusion: PC,PC to MPV ratio and PCT were of limited value to diagnose PJI.
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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- Department of Joint Surgery,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University,Qingdao 266000,China
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Feng DD, Chen XH, Guo JJ, Wang KK, Zhang XM, Gao JM. [Preliminary study of the fourth-generation CAR-T cells targeting CS1 in the treatment of refractory and recurrent multiple myeloma]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:657-665. [PMID: 34289557 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200415-00347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To design the fourth-generation chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cells that secrete interleukin-7 (IL7) and chemokine C legend 19 (CCL19) on the basis of the second-generation CAR, and to analyze and compare the differences in proliferation, chemotaxis, tumor cell clearance and persistence in the microenvironment of multiple myeloma (MM) between them. Methods: The fourth-generation CAR vector plasmid was constructed by using 2A self-cleaving peptide technology. The third-generation lentiviral packaging system was used to prepare high-titer lentivirus. Flow cytometry was used to monitor the transduction efficiency of lentivirus and the subtype changes of CAR-T cells. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to quantify the IL7 and CCL19 secreted by CAR-T cells.The calculation of absolute number of CAR-T cells during culture was used to analysis cell proliferation activity. Transwell migration assay was used to verify the chemotactic ability of CAR-T cells. The specific killing activity of CAR-T cells was detected by using the luciferase bioluminescence method. The NOD-Prkdcem26Cd52Il2rgem26Cd22/Nju (NOD) mouse xenograft model was used to verify the anti-myeloma activity and safety of CAR-T cells in vivo. Results: Flow cytometry results showed that the stable CAR expression rates of the second-generation anti-CS1 CAR-T and fourth-generation anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells were (91.50±0.29)% and (46.7±0.12)%, respectively. CAR-T cells were successfully constructed. Subtype analysis demonstrated that the ratio of stem memory T cell (TSCM) in anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells was (67.58±0.59)%, which was significantly higher than (50.74 ± 1.01)% of anti-CS1 CAR-T (P=0.000 1), with more strong immune memory function and better durability. Anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells can continuously secrete IL7 and CCL19 compared to MOCK-T and anti-CS1 CAR-T (P<0.000 1). The number of anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells reached (22.77±0.79)×10(6) on the 9th day after lentivirus transduction, which was significantly higher than (9.40±0.79)×10(6) of anti-CS1 CAR-T cells (P=0.000 1), with stronger proliferation ability. The number of chemotaxis cells of anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells to reactive T cells was (109.0±4.04), which was significantly higher than (9.33±1.20) of MOCK-T (P<0.000 1) and (7.33±0.88) of anti-CS1 CAR-T (P<0.000 1), with stronger chemotactic ability. The specific killing activity showed that both anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T and anti-CS1 CAR-T cells had specific killing efficacies when compared with the MOCK-T cells (P<0.000 1). Animal experiment indicated that anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells significantly reduced the tumor burden (P<0.000 1) and extended the overall survival time (P=0.006 1) of tumor-bearing mice. Conclusions: The anti-CS1-IL7-CCL19 CAR-T cells designed in this study show stronger proliferative activity, chemotactic ability, and durability without affecting the anti-myeloma activity in vivo and in vivo, which provides strategies for overcoming the defects of low survival rate, poor durability and inhibition by tumor microenvironment of traditional CAR-T cells, and offers preliminary experimental basis for the clinical application of the fourth-generation CAR-T cells.
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Fan WJ, Xu TT, Guo JJ, Li YF, Jiang ZX. [Prognostic analysis of patients with mutations in the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:594-597. [PMID: 34455748 PMCID: PMC8408485 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- W J Fan
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Hematology Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Pi MY, Xu LY, Guo JJ, Dong XS, Kuna T, Pack I, Han F. [Feasibility study of telemedicine model for diagnosis and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome in China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:1671-1675. [PMID: 34126715 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210202-00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the feasibility of applying telemedicine model in disease management for patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in China. Methods: A total of 24 patients were enrolled with suspected OSAHS who were admitted to the Sleep Center of Peking University People's Hospital from October 2015 to September 2016. Patients were diagnosed by electronic questionnaire assessment and home sleep apnea monitoring (HSAT) and were treated with remote automatic positive airway pressure (APAP). After 1 week, 1 month and 3 months of treatment, the patients were followed up by video. The follow-up questionnaire was completed by the patients through an independent data management platform. The APAP treatment data and compliance data were obtained through a built-in digital card of the APAP device. Linear regression model was used to explore the factors related to patient compliance. One-way repeated-measure analysis of variance was used to compare the changes of APAP duration and apnea hypopnea index (AHI) among patients at different treatment time points. Paired t-test was used to compare the EPWORTH scale (ESS) scores before and after treatment. Results: A total of 22 patients were diagnosed with OSAHS, including 20 males (90.9%), aged (45.6±10.2) years and AHI before treatment was (46.9±20.4) times/h. A total of 20 OSAHS patients received APAP treatment, and the proportion of patients with good compliance after 1 week, 1 month and 3 months of treatment were 15/19, 10/19 and 8/18, respectively. The severity of sleepiness before treatment affected compliance. Each 1-point increase in ESS score was associated with a 6.16% (95%CI: 3.01%, 9.31%) increase in compliance. Age, body mass index and AHI before treatment had no effect on compliance (all P values>0.05). The AHI of the patients who had been treated for 1 week, 1 month and 3 months were (2.5±2.1), (2.2±1.6) and (1.9±1.0) times/h, respectively. (P=0.195). After 3 months of treatment, the ESS score was (7.0±3.3), lower than that before treatment (10.6±3.1) (P=0.079). Conclusion: Telemedicine mode of diagnosis and treatment of OSAHS patients has good therapeutic effect and patient compliance, which is practical and feasible.
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- M Y Pi
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Medicine, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine and Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Peng Y, Zhang YY, Wang SC, Wu JB, Tong FZ, Liu P, Cao YM, Zhou B, Cheng L, Liu M, Liu HJ, Guo JJ, Xie F, Yang HP, Wang SY, Wang CB, Wang S. [Prognosis analysis of local recurrence after excision of breast phyllodes tumors]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:116-120. [PMID: 33378803 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20201012-00748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To examine treatment outcomes of breast phyllodes tumors and the prognosis factors of local recurrence. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 276 patients who underwent surgical resection at Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital from January 2011 to December 2019. Tumor subtype and histopathological features were determined from pathology reports, and the deadline of follow-up was September 30th, 2020. All 276 patients underwent open surgery, including 17 patients of mastectomy, and 259 patients of lumpectomy. The enrolled patients were all female, with age of (41.5±11.3) years (rang: 11 to 76 years), and tumor diameter of 35(28) mm (M(QR)). The Kaplan-Meier method and Log-rank test were used for survival analysis. The multivariate analysis was implemented using the Cox proportional hazard model. Results: According the pathologic test, there were 191 patients of benign phyllodes tumor, 67 patients of borderline tumor and 18 patients of malignant tumor. There were 249 patients with a follow-up of more than 6 months, and 14.1% (35/249) had local recurrence. The time-to-recurrence was (28.6±22.2) months (range: 2 to 96 months), (29.1±18.1) months (range: 2 to 80 months), (32.1±30.1) months (range: 5 to 96 months) and (12.0±6.9) months (range: 8 to 20 months) for benign, borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors. Tumor diameter (≥100 mm vs.<50 mm, HR=3.968, 95%CI: 1.550 to 10.158, P=0.004) and malignant heterologous element (yes vs. no, HR=26.933, 95%CI: 3.105 to 233.600, P=0.003) were prognosis factors of local recurrence. One death from malignant phyllodes occurred after distant metastasis. The 3-year disease-free survival rates of benign, borderline and malignant phyllodes tumor were 88.2%, 81.7% and 81.4% (P=0.300). Conclusion: Phyllodes tumors have a considerable local recurrence rate, which may be associated with tumor diameter and malignant heterologous element.
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- Y Peng
- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Breast Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Guo JJ, Qiu LH. [Prevention and treatment of root surface caries]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 56:27-32. [PMID: 34645231 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20201106-00554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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With the acceleration of population aging in China, the incidence of root surface caries is increasing year by year. Different from coronal caries, lesions of root surface caries mostly occur on the exposed root surfaces after gingival recession in elderly patients, mainly involving cementum and dentin. Root surface caries shows specificity in the pathogenic characteristics, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This review mainly summarizes the etiology and prevalence, pathology and clinical manifestations, classification, as well as three-level-prevention of root caries, in order to provide relevant guidance for the clinical prevention and treatment of root caries.
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- J J Guo
- Department of Endodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University & Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Shenyang 110002, China
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- Department of Endodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University & Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Shenyang 110002, China
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Han H, Liu ZY, Guo JJ, Fu XL, He J, Guo YD, Cai JF. Prospects of Application of Microbial Biofilm to Estimate PMI of Corpses in Water. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 35:596-601. [PMID: 31833296 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.05.016] [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] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract In forensic pathology, the estimation of postmortem interval (PMI) has always been a difficult issue, and there is still lack of effective methods to estimate PMI of corpses in water. Microbial biofilm refers to the microbial population attached to non-biological or biological surfaces by microorganisms during microbial growth, that has a three-dimensional structure, surrounded by extracellular polymers and matrix networks created by itself. A series of community succession phenomena of microorganisms occur during the occurrence and development of microbial population. The microbial community and its succession process of this kind of biofilm attached to the surface of a corpse in water may become a new basis for estimation of the PMI of corpses in water. This review elucidates on the concept, classification, research methods, and influencing factors of biofilm and analyzes its application prospects in PMI estimation of corpses in water, which would provide new ideas for the researches in this field.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Guo JJ, Fu XL, Cai JF. Research Progress of Aquatic Corpse Decomposition and Postmortem Submersion Interval Estimation. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 35:459-466. [PMID: 31532158 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.04.016] [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] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Human corpses can be found in a variety of aquatic environments. The decomposition of corpses in aquatic environments is different from those on land. A large number of factors influence the decomposition process in water, therefore postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) is difficult to estimate. To date, while studies on aquatic corpses are obviously fewer than those on terrestrial corpses, there are many problems in practical work. This review summarizes the stages and influencing factors of aquatic corpse decomposition, and introduces the relevant research progress of PMSI estimation based on decomposition stages, postmortem phenomena, aquatic insects, biofilm, and physical and chemical methods, in order to provide reference for aquatic decomposition researches and practices.
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- J J Guo
- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Fu XL, Guo JJ, Liu ZY, Shen X, Cai JF. Application of High-throughput Sequencing in Researches of Cadaveric Microorganisms and Postmortem Interval Estimation. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 34:475-481. [PMID: 30468048 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Necrobiome is the main factor causing the cadaver decomposition. Studying the microbial succession during decomposition is one of the main tasks of forensic microbiology. The interactive relationships among cadaver, environment and microorganisms are complicated. The microbial succession study relies on macroscopic monitoring of community composition and the diversity change in each decomposition stage. With the maturity and development of high-throughput sequencing (HTS), the structure and diversity of microbial communities in different environments have been successively revealed. A new breakthrough to explore the cadaveric microorganisms has been opened as well. It has become the research hotspots in forensic microbiology to reveal the microbial succession in the process of cadaver decomposition and to interpret the essence of various decomposition phenomena by using HTS, which can provide a new reference for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation. The present paper reviews studies on PMI estimation by using cadaveric microorganism. Problems and application prospects of forensic microbiology studies are discussed on the basis of the current application of HTS technology in the exploration of microbial succession.
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- X L Fu
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Public Security Department of Lhasa, Liuwu Xintong Railway Station of Lhasa, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Su QQ, Miao KC, Zhang XY, Guo JJ, Chen YB. [Cryptococcus bloodstream infection: a retrospectively analysis of 16 cases in one tertiary hospital]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:2824-2826. [PMID: 30248786 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.35.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics of cryptococcus bloodstream infection. Methods: A retrospectively analysis was performed by collecting data of clinical manifestations, underlying diseases, susceptible factors, therapy and prognosis of cryptococcus bloodstream infection in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from December 2006 to December 2017. Results: The most common symptom of the 16 patients was fever (12/16). When combined with cryptococcus infection of central nervous system, the manifestations may include dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting.Among the 16 patients, 11 cases had underlying diseases, which listed as leukemia, lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis B, cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease and carcinoma of the liver; 12 cases had invasive procedures, 6 cases had hypoproteinemia, 4 cases had long-term usage of glucocorticoids, and 5 cases received broad spectrum antibiotics longer than 1 week.8 cases died, 6 cases improved and 2 cases were transferred to the specialized hospital for their newly diagnosed AIDS. Conclusions: Bloodstream infection of cryptococcus is a relatively rare disease.Fever is one of the most common symptoms of cryptococcus bloodstream infection.Underlying diseases, invasive procedures, hypoproteinemia, long-term application of glucocorticoids and antibiotics are the risk factors for cryptococcus bloodstream infection.
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- Q Q Su
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China
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Xue LJ, Yang AC, Chen H, Huang WX, Guo JJ, Liang XY, Chen ZQ, Zheng QL. [Study the impacts of diagnosis on occupational noise-induced deafness after bring into the different high frequency hearing threshold weighted value]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 35:812-817. [PMID: 29316750 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: Study of the results and the degree on occupational noise-induced deafness in-to the different high frequency hearing threshold weighted value, in order to provide theoretical basis for the re-vision of diagnostic criteria on occupational noise-induced deafness. Methods: A retrospective study was con-ducted to investigate the cases on the diagnosis of occupational noise-induced deafness in Guangdong province hospital for occupational disease prevention and treatment from January 2016 to January 2017. Based on the re-sults of the 3 hearing test for each test interval greater than 3 days in the hospital, the best threshold of each frequency was obtained, and based on the diagnostic criteria of occupational noise deafness in 2007 edition, Chi square test, t test and variance analysis were used to measure SPSS21.0 data, their differences are tested among the means of speech frequency and the high frequency weighted value into different age group, noise ex-posure group, and diagnostic classification between different dimensions. Results: 1. There were totally 168 cases in accordance with the study plan, male 154 cases, female 14 cases, the average age was 41.18 ±6.07 years old. 2. The diagnosis rate was increased into the weighted value of different high frequency than the mean value of pure speech frequency, the weighted 4 kHz frequency increased by 13.69% (χ(2)=9.880, P=0.002) , 6 kHz increased by 15.47% (χ(2)=9.985, P=0.002) and 4 kHz+6 kHz increased by15.47% (χ(2)=9.985, P=0.002) , the difference was statistically significant. The diagnostic rate of different high threshold had no obvious differ-ence between the genders. 3. The age groups were divided into less than or equal to 40years old group (A group) and 40-50 years old group (group B) , there were higher the diagnostic rate between high frequency weighted 4 kHz (A group χ(2)=3.380, P=0.050; B group χ(2)=4.054, P=0.032) , weighted 6 kHz (A group χ(2)=6.362, P=0.012; B group χ(2)=4.054, P=0.032) , high frequency weighted 4 kHz+6 kHz (A group χ(2)=6.362, P=0.012; B group χ(2)=4.054, P=0.032) than those of speech frequency average value in the same group on oc-cupational noise-induced deafness diagnosis rate, the difference was statistically significant. There was no sig-nificant difference between age groups (χ(2)=2.265, P=0.944) . 4. The better ear's mean value of pure speech fre-quency and the weighted values into different high frequency of working years on each group were compared, working years more than 10 years group was significantly higher than that of average thresholds of each frequen-cy band in 3-5 group (F=2.271, P=0.001) , 6-10 group (F=1.563, P=0.046) , the difference was statistically significant. The different high frequency weighted values were higher than those of the mean value of pure speech frequency, and the high frequency weighted 4 kHz+6 kHz had the highest frequency difference, with an average increase of 2.83 dB. 5. The diagnostic rate into weighted different high frequency was higher in the mild, moderate and severe grades than in the pure speech frequency. In the comparison of diagnosis for mild occupational noise-induced deafness, in addition to the weighted 3 kHz high frequency (χ(2)=3.117, P=0.077) had no significant difference, the weighted 4 kHz (χ(2)=10.835, P=0.001) , 6 kHz (χ(2)=9.985, P=0.002) , 3 kHz+4 kHz (χ(2)=6.315, P=0.012) , 3 kHz+6 kHz (χ(2)=6.315, P=0.012) , 4 kHz+6 kHz (χ(2)=9.985, P=0.002) , 3 kHz+4 kHz+6 kHz (χ(2)=7.667, P=0.002) were significantly higher than the diagnosis rate of the mean value of pure speech frequency. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the moderate and se-vere grades (P>0.05) . Conclusion: Bring into different high frequency hearing threshold weighted value in-creases the diagnostic rate of occupational noise-induced deafness, the weighted 4 kHz, 6 kHz and 4 kHz+ 6 kHz high frequency value affects the result greatly, and the weighted 4 kHz+6 kHz high frequency hearing threshold value is maximum the effect on occupational noise-induced deafness diagnosis.
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- L J Xue
- Qingyuan City Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Qingyuan 511500, China
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Chen H, Fan JH, Chen WX, Guo JJ, Huang Y. [Association of HLA-DQ and IFNL4 polymorphisms with hepatitis B virus infection and clearance]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2018; 25:506-511. [PMID: 29055988 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To confirmed the polymorphisms of HLA-DQ and IFNL4 were associated with HBV infection and clearance in a Chinese population. Methods: The Sequenom MassARRAY MALDI-TOF system was used to genotype the HLA-DQrs9275319 and IFNL4rs368234815, rs12971396, rs12979860, and rs8099917. A binary logistic regression test was conducted to estimate the relative risk of these SNPs with HBV infection and clearance. Haploview4.2 software and PHASE software (v2.0.2) were employed to analyze linkage disequilibrium (LD) and haplotype frequencies. The MDR program was applied to analyze interactions between SNP and SNP.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 19.0 and P-values were corrected by Bonferroni's corrections. Results: A total of 1,069 subjects were recruited and divided into three groups: 238 healthy controls(HC), 397 with HBV-related chronic liver disease (CLD), 434 with spontaneous clearance (SC). The rs9275319TT was most frequently identified among all groups(86.2% in the CLD group, 77.6% in the SC group, and 75.9% in the HC group).Carriage of the rs9275319 C allele was a protective factor for chronic HBV infection (the allele model: P = 0.000 3, OR,0.514; 95% CI, 0.359-0.738) and clearance (the allele model: P = 0.002, OR, 1.659; 95% CI, 1.197-2.300). HLA-DQ rs9275319 showed a significant association with HBV infection (allele model, OR, 0.514; 95% CI, 0.359-0.738, adjusted P = 0.000 3) and spontaneous clearance (allele model, OR, 1.659; 95% CI, 1.197-2.300, adjusted P = 0.002). However, there was no association between IFNL4 polymorphism and HBV infection((allele model: P = 0.082 for rs368234815; P = 0.063 for rs12971396; P = 0.517 for rs12979860; P =0.695 for rs8099917) or spontaneous clearance ((allele model: P = 0.358 for rs368234815; P = 0.105 for rs12971396; P = 0.640 for rs12979860; P = 0.640 for rs8099917;all P > 0.05). The multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) test showed there was a three-way interaction (rs12971396, rs12979860, and rs9275319) between IFNL4 and HLA-DQ polymorphisms for HBV infection (permutation P = 0.009 for the best factor model) and clearance (permutation P = 0.014 for the best factor model). Conclusion: The SNP-SNP interaction between HLA-DQ and IFNL4 is associated with the regulation of HBV infection and natural clearance.
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- Department of Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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Ma JY, Guo JJ, Hou L, Zhang F, Yao K, Huang D, Lu H, Dai YX, Li CG, Chang SF, Qin Q, Ge L, Qian JY, Ge JB. [Safety and efficacy of rotational atherectomy in the interventional treatment of coronary chronic total occlusion lesions]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2018; 46:274-278. [PMID: 29747322 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.04.005] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of rotational atherectomy in the interventional treatment of coronary chronic total occlusion lesions. Methods: In this retrospective study,a total of 31 consecutive patients with coronary chronic total occlusion(CTO) lesions underwent rotational atherectomy in our hospital from February 2004 to December 2016 were enrolled,and the clinical features were analyzed. Coronary atherectomy was performed if balloon failed to cross the CTO lesions or balloon could not be fully dilated in the CTO lesions after wire crossing. The definition of procedure success was defined as residual stenosis less than 20% after implantation of drug eluting stent and rotational atherectomy. After the procedure, the patients were followed up to observe major adverse cardiac and cerebral vascular events which including cardiogenic death, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, and target lesion revascularization. Results: The 1.25 mm diameter burr was firstly selected in 80.6% (25/31) patients,and 96.8%(30/31) patients used only 1 burr to complete the rotational atherectomy procedure. The complication rate was 9.8% (3/31) including 1 patient with coronary dissection and 3 patients with slow flow or no flow. There was 1 patent with both coronary dissection and slow flow. The procedure success rate was 96.8%(30/31). Interventional treatment related myocardial infarction occurred in 3 patients during hospitalization.The 30 patients with procedure success were followed up 36(11, 96) months. The incidence rate of major adverse cardiac and cerebral vascular events was 13.3% (4/30), of which the cardiogenic death rate was 3.3% (1/30), the myocardial infarction rate was 6.7% (2/30), cerebrovascular accident rate was 3.3%(1/30),and the target lesion revascularization rate was 6.7% (2/30). Conclusion: Rotational atherectomy is safe and effective in the interventional treatment of coronary CTO lesions.
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- J Y Ma
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai 200032, China
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Xu K, Shu KY, Li FF, Chen T, Liu J, Jin SS, Guo JJ, Zhang ZH, Jiang MH. [Analysis on the novel compound heterozygous mutation FⅪ of a patient with hereditary factor Ⅺ deficiency]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:3774-3778. [PMID: 29325334 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.48.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical phenotype and genotype characteristics of a Chinese hereditary factor Ⅺ deficiency pedigree. Methods: The activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), FⅪ activity (FⅪ: C) were measured by clotting method using automatic coagulation analyzer. The FⅪ antigen (FⅪ: Ag) was assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Fifteen exons of F11 from the proband and his pedigree members were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), then sequenced. Pymol software was used to analyze the novel mutations. Results: APTT, FⅪ: C and FⅪ: Ag of proband was 74.2 s, 4.0% and 2.9%, respectively. For his older sister, APTT, FⅪ: C and FⅪ: Ag was 67.1 s, 3.0% and 1.8%, respectively. APTT, FⅪ: C and FⅪ: Ag of healthy controls were 34.5 s, 100.0% and 100.0%. FⅪ: C of proband's father, mother and brother were 72.0%, 62.0%, and 78.0%, respectively. FⅪ: Ag of them were 50.0%, 43.0%, and 51.8%, respectively. The other coagulant parameters of the proband and his pedigree were all in the normal range. Sequence analysis showed two heterozygous gene mutations in F11 of the proband and his older sister. One was a deletion of T at nucleotide 1 491 in exon 12, resulting in a frameshift. A substitution of leucine 465 by tryptophan and a terminal coden after 7 amino acid: F11NM_13142c.1491delT (p.Leu465Trp.fs*7). The other was a G to A substitution at nucleotide 1 815 in exon 15, resulting in a substitution of glycine 573 by aspartic acid: F11 NM_13142c.1815G>A (p.Gly573Asp). F11NM_13142c.1491delT (p.Leu465Trp.fs*7) heterozygotes were found both in the proband's father and his brother while p. Gly573Asp heterozygote was only found in his mother. F11 of the proband's uncle was wild. Conclusion: The novel compound heterozygous mutations of F11NM_13142c.1491delT (p.Leu465Trp.fs*7) and F11 NM_13142 c. 1815G>A (p.Gly573Asp) are responsible for FⅪ deficiency to the proband, which induced the decrease of FⅪ: C and FⅪ: Ag.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the People's Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325000 , China
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Guo JJ, Liu JY, Wang SL. [Kounis sysdrome secondary to crucian allergy:a case report]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 45:438-439. [PMID: 28511332 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.05.015] [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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A stable hollow Au20Si12 cage with Ih symmetry has been predicted using first-principles density functional theory. The stability of the cage-like Au20Si12 structure is verified by vibrational frequency analysis and molecular dynamics simulations. A relatively large highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap of 1.057 eV is found. Electronic structure analysis shows that clearly p-d hybridizations between Si atoms and Au atoms are of great importance for the stability of Au20Si12 cage. The cage-like Au20Si12 structure may have potential applications in semiconductor industry and microelectronics.
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- J J Guo
- Department of Physics and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Department of Physics and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Department of Physics and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Department of Physics and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Department of Physics and Hebei Advanced Thin Film Laboratory, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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Lu G, Wang L, Zhou AH, Han YL, Zhou J, Guo JJ, Song PX, Zhou HY, Cong H, Hou M, He SY. Structural and antigenic analysis and cloning of surface antigen protein 5 in Toxoplasma gondii. Trop Biomed 2016; 33:675-688. [PMID: 33579064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Toxoplasma gondii is identified as an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that infects warm blooded animals and humans worldwide. SAG5 protein includes SAG5A, -5B, -5C, -5D, and -5E five subtypes. SAG5A, -5B, -5C, and -5D are expressed on the surface of Toxoplasma gondii. In this study, we used online T-Coffee tool to analyze SAG5 proteins sequence alignment. SMART software was used to predict secondary structures of SAG5A, -5B, -5C, and -5D. The 3D models of SAG5 proteins were constructed and analyzed with SWISS-MODEL server and VMD software. Results indicated that SAG5A, -5B, -5C, and -5D are highly homologous proteins. Furthermore, liner-B cell epitopes and Th-cell epitopes of the four proteins were predicted using DNAMAN software and Epitope Database online service. The bioinformatics analysis of SAG5A, -5B, -5C, and -5D proteins could provide valuable information on prevention and treatment of toxoplasmosis. In addition, the four genes were obtained by PCR and inserted into an eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-C1 respectively. Identified by restriction enzyme digestion, the four recombinant plasmids were transfected into HEK 293-T cells and tested by RT-PCR. Results showed that the constructed plasmids were all transfected to HEK 293-T cells successfully.
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Ji Nan Children's Hospital, 250022, Jinan, Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong University School of Medicine, 250021, Jinan, Shandong Province, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, 250012, Jinan, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, Peoples Republic of China
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Zou Y, Guo JJ, Li QP, Zuo DH, Liu JS, Guo YD, Yan J, Zha L, Cai JF, Lan LM. Genetic Polymorphisms of 21 STR Loci in Hunan Province-based Han Population. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 32:356-362. [PMID: 29205006 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.05.010] [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] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the genetic polymorphisms of 21 short tandem repeat (STR) loci (D3S1358, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, Penta E, D2S441, TPOX, TH01, D2S1338, CSF1PO, Penta D, D10S1248, D19S433, vWA, D21S11, D18S51, D6S1043, D8S1179, D5S818, D12S391 and FGA). METHODS A total of 560 blood samples were collected from unrelated healthy individuals of Han population in Hunan Province. Chelex-100 extraction method was applied to the extraction of genomic DNA, and an AGCU EX22 Kit and 9700 STR amplification was used in amplification reactions. The products were separated and analyzed on 310 Genetic Analyzer. RESULTS A total of 248 alleles were observed, the allelic frequencies ranging from 0.001 to 0.518. Observation of genotype distributions for each locus showed no deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium except Penta E (P=0.023). The combined power of discrimination, combined power of exclusion, and combined matching probability of the 21 STR loci were approximately 0.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 8, 0.999 999 998, and 1.36×10⁻²⁵, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The 21 STR loci show high polymorphisms in the Han population, which can provide valuable data and a theoretical basis for forensic individual identification and paternity testing.
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Guo JJ, Bao MR, Qiu LH. [Differential diagnosis of periapical radiographic translucent lesions]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 51:570-1. [PMID: 27596350 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2016.09.013] [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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- J J Guo
- Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University & Liaoning Institute of Dental Research, Shengyang 110002, China
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- Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University & Liaoning Institute of Dental Research, Shengyang 110002, China
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- Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University & Liaoning Institute of Dental Research, Shengyang 110002, China
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Guo JJ. [Exercise prescription for diabetes]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:725-727. [PMID: 27586984 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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He GY, Huang HW, Deng ZZ, Guo JJ. [Effect of mouse nerve growth factor on cognitive impairment in whole brain irradiation rats]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:1530-4. [PMID: 27266502 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.19.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the positive effects of mouse nerve growth factor(mNGF) on cognitive impairment in whole brain irradiation rats. METHODS Fifty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal control group, mNGF treated group, saline treated group.mNGF treated group and saline treated group were cranial irradiated at a single dose of 12 Gy by X-ray.30 days after radiation each group were treated with correspondent drugs.60 days after radiation, Morris water maze experiment, EB leakage of the brain, and expressions of neuN, vWF, ZO-1 in hippocampus by immunofluorescence, and expressions of neuN, vWF, ZO-1, VEGF and GFAP in hippocampus by Western blot were tested and analyzed. RESULTS The escape latencies: normal control group< mNGF treated group< saline treated group; the numbers of crossing hidden platform in these 3 groups were 3.00± 1.08, 1.50± 1.08, 0.38± 0.48 times (P<0.01). EB leakage of these 3 groups were 0.14±0.14, 0.66±0.20 and 1.36±0.27 μg/g (P<0.05). In immunofluorescence, expressions of neuN, vWF and ZO-1: normal control group> mNGF treated group> saline treated group.In Western blot, expressions of neuN, vWF and ZO-1: normal control group> mNGF treated group> saline treated group, yet the expressions of VEGF and GFAP: normal control group< mNGF treated group< saline treated group. CONCLUSION mNGF ameliorates cognitive impairment after whole brain irradiation.
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Liao BL, Li SX, Guo JJ, Jia JJ, Jiang YM. Self assembly of three new copper coordination polymers based on N-[(3-pyridine)-sulfonyl]aspartate: Synthesis and structure. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328416040035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Guo JJ, Liu L, Du W, Peng H, Wang R, Xin P, Chen Y, Wigle PR, Papadimitropoulos M. Antithrombotic Therapy and Direct Medical Costs in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Shanghai, China. Value Health 2014; 17:A760. [PMID: 27202780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- J J Guo
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Eli Lilly Suzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Food & Drug Administration, Shanghai, China
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Eli-Lilly Company, Shanghai, China
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- Eli Lilly Suzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Tan X, Wang YY, Chen XY, Xian L, Guo JJ, Liang GB, Chen MW. Quantitative assessment of the effects of the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism on lung and breast cancer. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:7437-46. [PMID: 25222243 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.12.10] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The association between the microsomal epoxide hydrolase 1 gene (EPHX1) Tyr113His polymorphism and lung cancer and breast cancer risk has been reported in many recent studies, but there is no consensus among the results. Thus, we examined the association between the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism and lung cancer through a meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search was performed using the Pubmed and Embase databases. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to assess the strength of associations. Our meta-analysis suggested that the Tyr113His polymorphism was associated with lung cancer risk in Asians under 3 genetic models, including a C vs T, CC vs TT, and recessive model. However, the risk was decreased in Caucasians under the genetic models, including a C vs T, CC vs TT, or CT vs TT, dominant, and recessive model. In contrast, there was no association with breast cancer risk for any of the genetic models. Our meta-analysis suggested that the EPHX1 Tyr113His polymorphism may be a risk factor for lung cancer in Asians, whereas it may be a decreased risk factor among Caucasians. However, this polymorphism was not found to be associated with breast cancer.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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OBJECTIVES Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β)/β-catenin signaling mediates osteogenesis in response to mechanical loading. We tested the hypothesis that local administration of a GSK-3β inhibitor could stimulate new bone formation in the expanding premaxillary suture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to premaxillary suture expansion using a helix spring. The experimental rats were given one or two local injections of SB-415286, a small-molecule GSK-3β inhibitor. Animals were administered calcein and sacrificed on day 7 to quantify new bone formation. To evaluate the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts, rats were labeled with bromodeoxyuridine on day 1 and sacrificed on day 2 or 4. β-catenin expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Two injections of SB-415286 led to an elevation of β-catenin expression and an increase in the number of proliferating osteoblasts in expanding sutures on day 2 and day 4. Consequently, new bone formation in the suture increased significantly on day 7. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that local delivery of a GSK-3β inhibitor could stimulate bone formation in the expanding premaxillary suture by eliciting β-catenin signaling. GSK-3β could be a pharmaceutical target for improving the effect of orthodontic treatments such as rapid palatal expansion.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zhang HZ, Lin XG, Hua P, Wang M, Ao X, Xiong LH, Wu C, Guo JJ. The study of the tumor stem cell properties of CD133+CD44+ cells in the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2010; 56 Suppl:OL1350-OL1358. [PMID: 20937222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We studied the tumor stem cell properties of the CD133+CD44+ subpopulation in the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. A549 cells were classified into subpopulations based on differential expression patterns for CD133 and CD44. Cells from different subpopulations were cultured and subcutaneously injected into 32 nude mice. Our results as following, (1) The majority of A549 cells died, whereas only about 4.11% of cells divided and proliferated to form cell clones. (2) The expression of CD133 and CD44 in proliferative cancer cells was statistically significantly different from that in normal A549 cells (p < 0.001). (3) Cell proliferation in group A (CD133+CD44+) was the fastest among all groups. Cell proliferation in A549 cells was slower than in group A but faster than in groups B (CD133-CD44-), C (CD133-CD44+), and D (CD133+CD44-). (4) The tumorigenic capacity in cells from group A was significantly higher than that in cells from groups B (p<0.001), C (p<0.001) and D (p<0.04). In conclusion, CD133+CD44+ cells in the adenocarcinoma cell line A549 have expressive significant cancer stem cell properties with continuous proliferative capacity and differentiation potential.
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- Cardio-Thoracic surgery of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen university, Guangzhou, China
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Guo JJ, Tang N, Yang HL, Tang TS. A prospective, randomised trial comparing closed intramedullary nailing with percutaneous plating in the treatment of distal metaphyseal fractures of the tibia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 92:984-8. [PMID: 20595119 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.92b7.22959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We compared the outcome of closed intramedullary nailing with minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis using a percutaneous locked compression plate in patients with a distal metaphyseal fracture in a prospective study. A total of 85 patients were randomised to operative stabilisation either by a closed intramedullary nail (44) or by minimally invasive osteosynthesis with a compression plate (41). Pre-operative variables included the patients' age and the side and pattern of the fracture. Peri-operative variables were the operating time and the radiation time. Postoperative variables were wound problems, the time to union of the fracture, the functional American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle surgery score and removal of hardware. We found no significant difference in the pre-operative variables or in the time to union in the two groups. However, the mean radiation time and operating time were significantly longer in the locked compression plate group (3.0 vs 2.12 minutes, p < 0.001, and 97.9 vs 81.2 minutes, p < 0.001, respectively).After one year, all the fractures had united. Patients who had intramedullary nailing had a higher mean pain score (40 = no pain, 0 = severe pain), [corrected] but better function, alignment and total American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle surgery scores, although the differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.234, p = 0.157, p = 0.897, p = 0.177 respectively). Three (6.8%) patients in the intramedullary nailing group and six (14.6%) in the locked compression plate group showed delayed wound healing, and 37 (84.1%) in the former group and 38 (92.7%) in the latter group expressed a wish to have the implant removed. We conclude that both closed intramedullary nailing and a percutaneous locked compression plate can be used safely to treat Orthopaedic Trauma Association type-43A distal metaphyseal fractures of the tibia. However, closed intramedullary nailing has the advantage of a shorter operating and radiation time and easier removal of the implant. We therefore prefer closed intramedullary nailing for patients with these fractures.
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- J J Guo
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
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Yan XQ, Tang Z, Zhang L, Guo JJ, Jin CQ, Zhang Y, Goto T, McCauley JW, Chen MW. Depressurization amorphization of single-crystal boron carbide. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:075505. [PMID: 19257688 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.075505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report depressurization amorphization of single-crystal boron carbide (B4C) investigated by in situ high-pressure Raman spectroscopy. It was found that localized amorphization of B4C takes place during unloading from high pressures, and nonhydrostatic stresses play a critical role in the high-pressure phase transition. First-principles molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the depressurization amorphization results from pressure-induced irreversible bending of C-B-C atomic chains cross-linking 12 atom icosahedra at the rhombohedral vertices.
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- WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Guo JJ, Zeng J, Zhou SL, Zhao ZG. Isolation and characterization of 19 microsatellite markers in a tropical and warm subtropical birch, Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. Mol Ecol Resour 2008; 8:895-7. [PMID: 21585922 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Betula alnoides is an ecologically and economically important species in the tropics and warm subtropics. Nineteen polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated from this species, which displayed three to 12 alleles per locus. The observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.100 to 0.905, and the expected heterozygosities from 0.510 to 0.893. These markers would be useful tools in genetic resource assessment, molecular marker-assistant breeding, parentage analysis and genetic diversity studies for this species.
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- J J Guo
- Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Longdong, Guangzhou 510520, China, State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
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Kirlin DL, DeVoe MG, Brennan LV, Drosick DR, Essell JH, Hawley DK, Bowman RM, Heaton D, Neuss MN, Guo JJ. Chemotherapy administration associated errors before and after use of electronic order entry and decision support. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.19528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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19528 Chemotherapy Administration Associated Errors Before and After Use of Electronic Order Entry and Decision Support Background: Chemotherapy administration is an important part of oncology practice and as treatment plans have evolved, their complexity has increased. Our practice has developed a software program that incorporates decision support and safety checks. Here we report the errors we have noted before and after utilization of this system. Methods: Drug administration errors are tracked through a mandatory “incident report” process that requires staff to report whenever an error is recognized. All reports from 2003 (the year before utilization of the chemotherapy software) and 2006 were reviewed. We compared the number and type of errors from the two time periods. Results: • Statistically significant *increase or † decrease at alpha level 0.05. • 1rate is expressed per 100,000 treatments • 2 “Other” errors are those which could not be classified otherwise and had no impact on the patient Conclusions: The frequency of recognized errors associated with chemotherapy administration is very low (0.03%) and while still unacceptable, much lower than the 5% reported for medication administration in general. (Kaushal, Arch Int Med 163:1409 2003) A computerized software support system did not make a statistically significant change in the total frequency of administration errors but did significantly decrease wrong drug errors even as the complexity of treatment protocols increased. A class of error “Planned Drug Missed” was recognized because of a formal declaration of treatment plan. There may be significant reporting bias consequent to increased recognition and subsequent reporting of errors when a computerized system and formal declaration of treatment plan is in place. However, no matter the system, the human/computer interface remains a potential source of error. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- D. L. Kirlin
- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Oncology Hematology Care, Cincinnati, OH; Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Wang Q, Sun AY, Simonyi A, Tompkins KD, Guo JJ, Sun GY, Korthuis RJ. Ethanol preconditioning protects against ischemia/reperfusion‐induced brain damage: Role of NADPH oxidase‐derived ROS. FASEB J 2007. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1389-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Qun Wang
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research CenterUniversity of Missouri‐ColumbiaOne Hospital Dr.ColumbiaMO65212
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Guo JJ, Jang R, Keller KN, McCracken AL, Pan W, Cluxton RJ. Impact of school-based health centers on children with asthma. J Adolesc Health 2005; 37:266-74. [PMID: 16182136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2004] [Accepted: 09/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To quantitatively assess the impact of school-based health centers (SBHCs) on hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits for children with asthma. METHODS The study was conducted at four SBHC intervention school districts and two comparable non-SBHC school districts in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio. A longitudinal quasi-experimental time-series repeated measures design was used with a study period from 1997 to 2003. Children with asthma with at least 2 years of continuous enrollment who had medical claims for asthma diagnosis and antiasthmatic medications were selected. The primary data sources were student enrollment data from the schools and the Ohio Medicaid claims database. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis and analysis of covariance were used to assess the intervention effect before and after the SBHC program. RESULTS Asthma was one of the major diseases for SBHC encounters. Major prescription drugs that SBHC staff managed for children with asthma included albuterol, montelukast, fluticasone, budesonide, and triamcinolone. Of 273 children (196 in SBHC schools and 77 in non-SBHC schools), 42% were female, 41.7% African-Americans, and the average age was 8.2 years. After the opening of the SBHC, relative risks of hospitalization and ED visits in the SBHC group decreased 2.4-fold and 33.5%, respectively. The cost of hospitalization per child decreased significantly over time for children in SBHC schools (F = 4.115, p = .044). After SBHCs opened, cost of hospitalization decreased for African-American children (F = 5.198, p = .023). Costs of ED visits for children in SBHC schools were significantly lower than children in non-SBHC schools (F = 19.8, p < .0001). CONCLUSIONS The risk of hospitalization and ED visits for children with asthma decreased significantly with SBHC programs. The potential cost-savings for hospitalization was estimated as 970 dollars per child.
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- J J Guo
- College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0004, USA.
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Schönhofer B, Guo JJ, Suchi S, Köhler D, Lefering R. The use of APACHE II prognostic system in difficult-to-wean patients after long-term mechanical ventilation. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2004; 21:558-65. [PMID: 15318469 DOI: 10.1017/s0265021504007100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To examine the calibration of the prognostic system Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score (APACHE II) regarding hospital mortality and predicting weaning outcome after long-term mechanical ventilation of the lungs. METHODS Prospective observational cohort study performed in a respiratory intensive care unit including 246 patients whose lungs were ventilated for 42.1+/-37.8 (median 30) days in the referring hospital. APACHE II (24 h after admission to our respiratory intensive care unit) and the cause of respiratory failure, underlying disease, prior duration of mechanical ventilation and gender were recorded. The predictive power was evaluated with sensitivity and specificity for different cut-off points and summarized in a receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS No difference was found between survivors (APACHE II 16.0+/-4.3) and non-survivors (APACHE II 16.9+/-5.1). In a mean time of 8.0+/-10.3 days, 146 patients (59.3%) were successfully weaned (APACHE II 15.2+/-3.5). One-hundred patients (40.7%) were considered unweanable (APACHE II 17.7+/-5.3). Recalibration of APACHE II to predict weaning failure was possible, resulting in an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.638. Furthermore the AUC improved to 0.723 by changing the weights of selected APACHE items and introducing external factors. Diagnostic accuracy fell from group with mechanical ventilation < or =25 days (AUC 0.770) to group with mechanical ventilation >50 days (AUC 0.517). CONCLUSIONS APACHE II did not predict hospital mortality after long-term mechanical ventilation of the lungs. Not the original APACHE II but a recalibrated and adapted APACHE II can be useful to predict weaning outcome in patients with less than 25 days of prior lung ventilation.
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- B Schönhofer
- Krankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft, Zentrum für Pneumologie, Beatmungs- und Schlafmedizin, Schmallenberg, Germany.
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Pignatelli S, Dal Monte P, Rossini G, Chou S, Gojobori T, Hanada K, Guo JJ, Rawlinson W, Britt W, Mach M, Landini MP. Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein N (gpUL73-gN) genomic variants: identification of a novel subgroup, geographical distribution and evidence of positive selective pressure. J Gen Virol 2003; 84:647-655. [PMID: 12604817 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.18704-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalvirus (HCMV) ORF UL73 is a polymorphic locus, encoding the viral glycoprotein gpUL73-gN, a component of the gC-II envelope complex. The previously identified gN genomic variants, denoted gN-1, gN-2, gN-3 and gN-4, were further investigated in this work by analysing a large panel of HCMV clinical isolates collected from all over the world (223 samples). Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the existence of the four gN genotypes, but also allowed the identification of a novel subgroup belonging to the gN-3 genotype, which was designated gN-3b. The number of non-synonymous (d(N)) and synonymous (d(S)) nucleotide substitutions and their ratio (d(N)/d(S)) were estimated among the gN genotypes to evaluate the possibility of positive selection. Results showed that the four variants evolved by neutral (random) selection, but that the gN-3 and gN-4 genotypes are maintained by positive selective pressure. The 223 HCMV clinical isolates were subdivided according to their geographical origin, and four main regions of gN prevalence were identified: Europe, China, Australia and Northern America. The gN variants were found to be widespread and represented within the regions analysed without any significant difference, and no new genotype was detected. Finally, for clinical and epidemiological purposes, a rapid and low-cost method for genetic grouping of the HCMV clinical isolates was developed based on the RFLP revealed by SacI, ScaI and SalI digestion of the PCR-amplified UL73 sequence. This technique enabled us to distinguish all four gN genomic variants and also their subtypes.
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- S Pignatelli
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division Microbiology - St Orsola General Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division Microbiology - St Orsola General Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division Microbiology - St Orsola General Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Medical and Research Services, VA Medical Center and Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Center of Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Center of Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division Microbiology - St Orsola General Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, SEALS, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division Microbiology - St Orsola General Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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CONTEXT Cisapride, an oral prokinetic drug indicated for the symptomatic treatment of nocturnal heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July 1993. After reports of serious cardiac arrhythmias and deaths during administration of cisapride, most involving concomitant exposure to another drug, a series of label changes and warnings were issued in February 1995, October 1995, June 1998, and June 1999. Cisapride was removed from general distribution in July 2000. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of contraindicted coprescribing and codispensings, in which cisapride and a contraindicated drug were prescribed or dispensed to the same patient for overlapping periods, and the proportion of contraindicated coprescribing by the same physicians and codispensing by the same pharmacies. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective study of prescription claims from a managed care organization database for all patients with cisapride prescriptions between July 1993 and December 1998. PARTICIPANTS A total of 38 757 adult and pediatric patients who had a cisapride prescription immediately preceded by at least 60 days of insurance eligibility. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Proportion of cisapride prescriptions or dispensing occurring during the same treatment period as a drug contraindicated at that time prescribed by the same physicians or dispensed by the same pharmacies. RESULTS Of 131 485 cisapride prescriptions dispensed after the warnings began, 4414 (3.4%) overlapped with at least 1 drug contraindicated in the labeling at the time of the prescription. Of all overlapping prescription pairs, 2190 (50%) were by the same physicians, 3908 (89%) were by the same pharmacies, and 765 (17%) were dispensed on the same day. CONCLUSION Prescriptions dispensed by the same pharmacies accounted for a far higher proportion of contraindicated medication pairs than prescriptions from the same physicians. The pharmacy may be an important and underutilized intervention point to prevent contraindicated drugs from being used together.
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- J K Jones
- Director of Research, The Degge Group, Ltd, 1616 N Fort Myer Dr, No. 1430, Arlington, VA 22209, USA
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Guo JJ, Browning KN, Rogers RC, Travagli RA. Catecholaminergic neurons in rat dorsal motor nucleus of vagus project selectively to gastric corpus. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 280:G361-7. [PMID: 11171618 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.3.g361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive (NOS-IR) neurons in the rat caudal dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) project selectively to the gastric fundus and may be involved in vagal reflexes controlling gastric distension. This study aimed to identify the gastric projections of tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive (TH-IR) DMV neurons, whether such neurons colocalize NOS-IR, and if they are activated after esophageal distension. Gastric-projecting neurons were identified after injection of retrograde tracers into the muscle wall of the gastric fundus, corpus, or antrum/pylorus before removal and processing of the brain stems for TH- and NOS-IR. A significantly higher proportion of corpus- compared with fundus- and antrum/pylorus-projecting neurons were TH-IR (14% compared with 4% and 2%, respectively, P < 0.05). Colocalization of NOS- and TH-IR was never observed in gastric-projecting neurons. In rats tested for c-Fos activation after intermittent esophageal balloon distension, no colocalization with TH-IR was observed in DMV neurons. These findings suggest that TH-IR neurons in the caudal DMV project mainly to the gastric corpus, constitute a subpopulation distinct from that of nitrergic vagal neurons, and are not activated on esophageal distension.
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- J J Guo
- Neurogastroenterology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Stathopoulos-Gerontides A, Guo JJ, Cyert MS. Yeast calcineurin regulates nuclear localization of the Crz1p transcription factor through dephosphorylation. Genes Dev 1999; 13:798-803. [PMID: 10197980 PMCID: PMC316598 DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.7.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Calcineurin, a Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein phosphatase, regulates Ca2+-dependent processes in a wide variety of cells. In the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, calcineurin effects Ca2+-dependent changes in gene expression through regulation of the Crz1p transcription factor. We show here that calcineurin dephosphorylates Crz1p and that this results in translocation of Crz1p to the nucleus. We identify a region of Crz1p that is required for calcineurin-dependent regulation of its phosphorylation, localization, and activity, and show that this region has significant sequence simlarity to a portion of NF-AT, a family of mammalian transcription factors whose localization is also regulated by calcineurin. Thus, the mechanism of Ca2+/calcineurin-dependent signaling shows remarkable conservation between yeast and mammalian cells.
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Hu CZ, Guo JJ, Yang YZ, Wang B, Tao Q, Zhou XY. [Investigation and analysis of pregnancy gingivitis in 700 pregnancy women]. Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue 1999; 8:15-7. [PMID: 15048307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between the incidence of pregnancy gingivitis and pregnancy period as well as oral hygiene of pregnancy women. METHODS: From January 1995 to April 1996,700 pregnancy women were inquired and examinated clinically. RESULTS: The incidence of pregnancy gingivitis is 73.57%,of which,the incidence during the first trimester is 67.49%,the second 74.19% and the third,79.17%.The incidence of pregnancy epulis is 0.43%. CONCLUSION: The incidence of pregnancy gingivitis was increasing following the pregnancy month and sexual hormone.It was important of pregnancy women to consulting about oral hygiene.
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- C Z Hu
- Department of Oral Medicine,School of Stomatology, Shanghai Second Medical University. Shanghai 200011,China
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Guo JJ, Gibson JT, Gropper DM, Oswald SL, Barker KN. Empiric investigation on direct costs-of-illness and healthcare utilization of Medicaid patients with diabetes mellitus. Am J Manag Care 1998; 4:1433-46. [PMID: 10338736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine total direct costs-of-illness and to study the influence of different factors affecting these costs. In addition, we examined each type of service (e.g., hospitalization, outpatient care, prescription drugs, physician encounters, and laboratory tests) for diabetic Medicaid patients to provide evidence about the relationship between diabetic patients' healthcare utilization and their related predictors. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 7931 patients with diabetes who were 65 years or younger in the Alabama Medicaid program from 1992 to 1995 were studied. Using a relational database created from Medicaid claims, multiple regression and canonical correlation methods were used to analyze the patients' direct costs-of-illness, including the costs associated with each healthcare service used by each patient. RESULTS The costs of hospitalization, outpatient care, prescription drugs, and physician encounters were the four largest components of the direct costs-of-illness for diabetic Medicaid patients, comprising 29.9%, 21.3%, 28.2%, and 14.3%, respectively. After controlling for other factors in an empiric model, the direct costs-of-illness for a patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was $5160 higher than for a patient with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus during the 3-year study. The cost for a patient with renal dysfunction was $59,920 higher than for other diabetic patients. Each increase in the number of different prescribing physicians per patient was associated with a cost increase of $450. Each additional comorbidity increased the cost by $735 per patient. The cost for a male patient was $2140 higher than that for a female patient, and the cost for a white patient was $1330 higher than that for a non-white patient. For a patient who relied on diet to control diabetes, there were $2750 less in costs compared with other patients during the study period. More than 20% of the variability in patients' healthcare utilization costs was explained by the set of predictive factors. CONCLUSIONS The direct costs-of-illness and healthcare utilization for Medicaid diabetic patients were significantly accounted for by the number of comorbidities, the number of different physicians visited, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and complications (especially renal dysfunction). Patients who relied on dietary therapy and exercise to control their diabetes had lower healthcare costs and utilization than other patients. A significant amount of healthcare costs and utilization might be controlled or reduced if diabetes disease management can successfully be aimed at preventing diabetic complications, controlling comorbidities, and minimizing the number of different physicians visited.
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- J J Guo
- US Pharmacopeia, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
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Guo JJ, Gibson JT, Hancock GR, Barker KN. Retrospective drug utilization review and the behavior of Medicaid prescribers: an empirical marginal analysis. Clin Ther 1995; 17:1174-87. [PMID: 8750408 DOI: 10.1016/0149-2918(95)80096-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of drug utilization review (DUR) letter intervention on reducing the cost of medications under Medicaid. The target drugs in this study were six antiulcer agents prescribed for Alabama Medicaid recipients. The study group consisted of 100 prescribers who received DUR intervention. A total of 3776 prescribers who did not receive DUR intervention served as the comparison group. Using an interrupted time series design, these 3876 prescribers were studied before and after the implementation of the DUR program. The study found that prescribers' behavior changed after the DUR letter were sent out, resulting in a reduction in the average marginal days of drug therapy and drug reimbursement per recipient. For the target drugs, there was an average savings of $112.73 per prescriber per month and a total of $136,370.82 savings per month for the Alabama Medicaid program.
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- J J Guo
- Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Auburn University School of Pharmacy, Alabama, USA
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