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Wang XZ, Qiu JW, Mu CF, Zhang WL, Xue CZ, He Y, Mu QL, Fu CY, Li DY. [Single valve leaflet shedding after bi-leaflet mechanical prosthetic heart valve replacement: two case reports]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:1080-1082. [PMID: 37859361 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20230809-00067] [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: 10/21/2023]
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- X Z Wang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Radiology, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Radiology, First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628000, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215000, China
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Deng M, Liu R, Deng LJ, Chen R, Cai ME, Lin GZ, Qiu JW, Song YZ. [Analysis of the serum bile acid profile to facilitate diagnosis and differential diagnosis of NA(+)-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide deficiency]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2023; 31:928-935. [PMID: 37872088 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20230717-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Objective: This study focuses on Na(+)-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) deficiency to analyze and investigate the value of the serum bile acid profile for facilitating the diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Methods: Clinical data of 66 patients with cholestatic liver diseases (CLDs) diagnosed and treated in the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University from early April 2015 to the end of December 2021 were collected, including 32 cases of NTCP deficiency (16 adults and 16 children), 16 cases of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD), 8 cases of Alagille syndrome, and 10 cases of biliary atresia. At the same time, adult and pediatric healthy control groups (15 cases each) were established. The serum bile acid components of the study subjects were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The data were plotted and compared using statistical SPSS 19.0 and GraphPad Prism 5.0 software. The clinical and bile acid profiles of children with NTCP deficiency and corresponding healthy controls, as well as differences between NTCP deficiency and other CLDs, were compared using statistical methods such as t-tests, Wilcoxon rank sum tests, and Kruskal-Wallis H tests. Results: Compared with the healthy control, the levels of total conjugated bile acids, total primary bile acids, total secondary bile acids, glycocholic acid, taurocholic acid, and glycochenodeoxycholic acid were increased in NTCP deficiency patients (P < 0.05). Compared with adults with NTCP deficiency, the levels of total conjugated bile acids and total primary bile acids were significantly increased in children with NTCP deficiency (P < 0.05). The serum levels of taurochenodeoxycholic acid, glycolithocholate, taurohyocholate, and tauro-α-muricholic acid were significantly increased in children with NTCP deficiency, but the bile acid levels such as glycodeoxycholic acid, glycolithocholate, and lithocholic acid were decreased (P < 0.05). The serum levels of secondary bile acids such as lithocholic acid, deoxycholic acid, and hyodeoxycholic acid were significantly higher in children with NTCP deficiency than those in other CLD groups such as NICCD, Alagille syndrome, and biliary atresia (P < 0.05). Total primary bile acids/total secondary bile acids, total conjugated bile acids/total unconjugated bile acids, taurocholic acid, serum taurodeoxycholic acid, and glycodeoxycholic acid effectively distinguished children with NTCP deficiency from other non-NTCP deficiency CLDs. Conclusion: This study confirms that serum bile acid profile analysis has an important reference value for facilitating the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of NTCP deficiency. Furthermore, it deepens the scientific understanding of the changing characteristics of serum bile acid profiles in patients with CLDs such as NTCP deficiency, provides a metabolomic basis for in-depth understanding of its pathogenesis, and provides clues and ideas for subsequent in-depth research.
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- M Deng
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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Cao FF, Xie EZH, Qin ZY, Xu F, Du Y, Chen ZJ, Zhao R, Qiu JT, Wu JL, Qiu JW, Dai L, Song J, Gao W, Yu CT. [Efficacy of arteriovenous argatroban versus heparin flush anticoagulation after cardiovascular surgery]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:2168-2174. [PMID: 37482729 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230322-00460] [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: 07/25/2023]
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Objective: To compare the effects of arteriovenous argatroban and heparin flushes on platelet count and assess the occurrence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and other complications in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries. Methods: A single-center, prospective randomized control study was conducted. Patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery at Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from March to December 2019 were randomly divided into the argatroban group (250 ml normal saline plus 2.5 mg of argatroban) and the heparin group (250 ml normal saline plus 10 mg of heparin). Platelet count, hemorrhage, and thrombosis were assessed. The 4T scores of HIT, the incidences of HIT and other complications were also evaluated. Results: A total of 491 patients (307 males and 184 females) were included in the study, with a mean age of (52.3±13.7) years. There were 245 cases in the argatroban group and 246 cases in the heparin group, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the preoperative platelet count between the argatroban and heparin groups [198.0 (161.0, 248.0)×109/L vs 194.0 (157.2, 243.8)×109/L, P=0.498]. Likewise, there were no statistically significant differences in the platelet count between the argatroban and heparin groups at 12 h, 1 day, and 5 days after operation [127.0 (100.0, 154.0)×109/L vs 121.5 (90.2, 149.0)×109/L, 126.0 (97.0, 162.0)×109/L vs 123.5 (88.0, 151.0)×109/L, 168.0 (130.0, 215.0) ×109/L vs 161.0 (101.0, 210.5)×109/L] (repeated measures ANOVA between groups: F=3.327, P=0.069; time comparison: F=532.523, P<0.001; time interaction between groups: F=0.675, P=0.512). The proportion of 4T scores of medium and high scores (≥4)[9.8% (24/245) vs 10.6% (26/246), P=0.777] and incidence of HIT antibody positive [1.63% (4/245) vs 1.63% (4/246), P=0.726] were similar between argatroban group and the heparin group. Mechanical ventilation time was shorter in the argatroban group than that in the heparin group [13.0 (11.0, 21.0) vs 15.5 (12.0, 21.0) h, P=0.020]. Conclusion: Compared with heparin, routine management with argatroban for arteriovenous flush in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery does not affect the HIT incidence.
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- F F Cao
- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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Cao FF, Zhang HT, Wu JL, Qiu JT, Zhao R, Qiu JW, Dai L, Jiang WX, Xie EZH, Fan SY, Song J, Gao W, Yu CT. [Association of thrombocytopenia with mortality after surgery in patients with Standford type A aortic dissection]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:499-505. [PMID: 35184503 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210826-01937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the association of thromboytopenia with mortality of Standford type A aortic dissection after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Methods: Total of 498 patients with Standford type A aortic dissection after surgery in Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from May 2017 to December 2018 were collected retrospectively. There were 350 males and 148 females, with a mean age of (51.7±12.0) years. The patients were divided into thrombocytopenia group (platelet count<75×1015/L, n=178) and normal platelet group (platelet count≥75×1015/L, n=320) according to the lowest platelet count within 72 hours after surgery. The perioperative in-hospital mortality and related complications were calculated by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality, and the secondary endpoints included secondary thoracotomy, pneumonia, postoperative continuous renal replacement therapy, paraplegia, heart failure, length of hospital stay and intensive care unit (ICU) stay time. Results: The morbidity of thrombocytopenia after Standford type A aortic dissection surgery was 35.7% (178/498). Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that postoperative thrombocytopenia was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality and 7 secondary endpoints (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed thrombocytopenia after aortic dissection surgery was significantly associated with increased postoperative mortality (OR=12.57, 95%CI: 2.26-69.93, P=0.004), secondary thoracotomy (OR=6.21, 95%CI: 1.31-29.46, P=0.022), continuous renal replacement therapy (OR=7.51, 95%CI: 2.53-22.34, P<0.001), paraplegia (OR=23.99, 95%CI: 1.47-392.21, P=0.026), heart failure (OR=4.71, 95%CI: 1.19-18.62, P=0.027) and longer ICU stay time (OR=1.86, 95%CI: 1.11-3.12, P=0.019). Conclusions: Thrombocytopenia after Standford type A aortic dissection after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery (the lowest platelet count within 72 hours) is strongly associated with postoperative in-hospital mortality. Trying to avoid the factors related to thrombocytopenia can prevent more complications at the same time.
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- F F Cao
- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Century Temple Hospital, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Gao J, Qiao CH, Wang D, Wu JL, Qiu JW, Yu CT. [Successful artificial graft replacement in patients with rare pulmonary artery aneurysm: three case reports]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:822-824. [PMID: 34404195 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210706-00573] [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: 06/13/2023]
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- J Gao
- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- First Affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou university, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Dai L, Qiu JW, Ma MX, Qiu JT, Wu JL, Yu CT. [Application of sutureless integrated stented graft in patients with aortic dissection]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:872-877. [PMID: 33789370 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200715-02129] [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 preliminarily investigate effectiveness and safety of sutureless integrated stented graft (SIS graft) on aortic dissection patients undergoing surgeries. Methods: In October 2019, 2 patients with aortic dissection were treated by SIS graft in Shenzhen Fuwai Hospital. Data of the operations and follow-up were recorded. Results: Patient 1 (male, 42 years old) was treated with aortic sinus repair, ascending aortic replacement, total arch replacement combined with frozen elephant trunk implantation. Time of cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest was 81 minutes and 9.5 minutes,respectively. The lowest nasopharynx temperature was 27.3 ℃. This patient was followed up for 10 months and no postoperative complication was found. Six-month postoperative aortic CT angiography (CTA) revealed SIS graft was patent and no anastomosis fistula or stent leakage occurred. True lumen of stented area was full-filled and false lumen disappeared. Incomplete false lumen thrombosis was seen in un-stented thoracic aorta, but no progressive aortic enlargement appeared. Patient 2 (male, 61 years old) was treated with ascending aortic replacement, ascending aorta to right femoral artery bypass graft, total arch replacement combined with frozen elephant trunk implantation. Time of cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest was 77 minutes and 7 minutes,respectively. The lowest nasopharynx temperature was 27.3 ℃. This patient was also followed up for 10 months and was free of postoperative complications. Six-month postoperative aortic CTA revealed SIS graft was patent and there was no anastomosis fistula or stent leakage. Perfusion of true lumen in thoracic aorta and branches of abdominal aorta improved significantly and complete false lumen thrombosis could be seen in thoracic aorta. Progressive aortic enlargement was not detected. Conclusion: Application of SIS graft can reduce circulatory arrest time and avoid deep hypothermia, which will decrease risks of postoperative complications, and this graft can simplify surgery procedure. However, further clinical trial for effectiveness and safety of SIS graft should be applied.
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- L Dai
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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Giglio ML, Ituarte S, Milesi V, Dreon MS, Brola TR, Caramelo J, Ip JCH, Maté S, Qiu JW, Otero LH, Heras H. Exaptation of two ancient immune proteins into a new dimeric pore-forming toxin in snails. J Struct Biol 2020; 211:107531. [PMID: 32446810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Membrane Attack Complex-Perforin (MACPF) family is ubiquitously found in all kingdoms. They have diverse cellular roles, however MACPFs with pore-forming toxic function in venoms and poisons are very rare in animals. Here we present the structure of PmPV2, a MACPF toxin from the poisonous apple snail eggs, that can affect the digestive and nervous systems of potential predators. We report the three-dimensional structure of PmPV2, at 17.2 Å resolution determined by negative-stain electron microscopy and its solution structure by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). We found that PV2s differ from nearly all MACPFs in two respects: it is a dimer in solution and protomers combine two immune proteins into an AB toxin. The MACPF chain is linked by a single disulfide bond to a tachylectin chain, and two heterodimers are arranged head-to-tail by non-covalent forces in the native protein. MACPF domain is fused with a putative new Ct-accessory domain exclusive to invertebrates. The tachylectin is a six-bladed β-propeller, similar to animal tectonins. We experimentally validated the predicted functions of both subunits and demonstrated for the first time that PV2s are true pore-forming toxins. The tachylectin "B" delivery subunit would bind to target membranes, and then the MACPF "A" toxic subunit would disrupt lipid bilayers forming large pores altering the plasma membrane conductance. These results indicate that PV2s toxicity evolved by linking two immune proteins where their combined preexisting functions gave rise to a new toxic entity with a novel role in defense against predation. This structure is an unparalleled example of protein exaptation.
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- M L Giglio
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos, IIFP CONICET CCT La Plata - UNLP, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, IIBBA, CONICET - Fundación Instituto Leloir, Av Patricias Argentinas 435, C1405BWE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, IIBBA, CONICET - Fundación Instituto Leloir, Av Patricias Argentinas 435, C1405BWE Buenos Aires, Argentina; Plataforma Argentina de Biología Estructural y Metabolómica PLABEM, Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, C1405BWE Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", INIBIOLP, CONICET CCT La Plata - Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas,1900 La Plata, Argentina; Cátedra de Química Biologica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
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Ip JCH, Leung PTY, Ho KKY, Qiu JW, Leung KMY. De novo transcriptome assembly of the marine gastropod Reishia clavigera for supporting toxic mechanism studies. Aquat Toxicol 2016; 178:39-48. [PMID: 27450239 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera is commonly used as a biomonitor of chemical contamination in the marine environment along Western Pacific region, and as a model for mechanistic studies of organotin-mediated imposex development. However, limited genomic resources of R. clavigera have restricted its role for the investigation of molecular mechanisms of such endocrine disruptions. This study, therefore, aimed to establish tissue-specific transcriptomes of the digestive gland, gonad, head ganglia, penis and the remaining body part of the male and female R. clavigera. By combining the results, a global transcriptome was obtained. A total of 578,134,720 high-quality filtered reads were obtained using Illumina sequencing. The R. clavigera transcriptome comprised of 38,466 transcripts and 32,798 unigenes with predicted open reading frames. The average length of transcripts was 1,709bp with N50 of 2,236bp. Based on sequence similarity searches against public databases, 28,657 transcripts and 24,403 unigenes had at least one BLAST hit. There were 17,530 transcripts and 14,897 unigenes annotated with at least one Gene Ontology (GO) term. Moreover, 5,776 transcripts and 5,137 unigenes were associated with 333 Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. The numbers of unigenes were similar among the five target tissues and between sexes, but tissue-specific expression profiles were revealed by multivariate analyses. Based on the functional annotation, putative steroid hormone-associated unigenes were identified. In particular, we highlighted the presence of steroid hormone receptor homologues that could be the targets for mechanistic studies of the organotin-mediated imposex development in marine gastropods. This newly generated transcriptome assembly of R. clavigera provides a valuable molecular resource for ecotoxicological and environmental genomic studies.
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- Jack C H Ip
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Ho KKY, Leung PTY, Ip JCH, Qiu JW, Leung KMY. De novo transcriptomic profile in the gonadal tissues of the intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 85:499-504. [PMID: 24629602 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera (formerly named as Thais clavigera) is one of the most sensitive species to organotin-associated imposex. However, the limited information on mRNA transcriptome of the species has restricted the molecular investigation on such endocrine disruption. By means of Illumina sequencing, we obtained a global de novo transcriptome from the gonadal tissues of both male and female R. clavigera, with 197,324 assembled transcripts and 151,684 condensed non-redundant transcripts. Blast hit results from the NCBI's non-redundant molluscan database showed that 28,948 transcripts were successfully annotated with significant matches at an e-value of ⩽1e(-6). Among them, 1108 transcripts were assigned a well-defined gene ontology term. As the first transcriptomic study on the gonadal tissues of R. clavigera, this study has enhanced the information of mRNA transcriptome on this species and will thus facilitate mechanistic studies of chemical contaminants (e.g., organotins) on this common biomonitor species.
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- Kevin K Y Ho
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Shin PKS, Leung JYS, Qiu JW, Ang PO, Chiu JMY, Thiyagarajan V, Cheung SG. Acute hypoxic exposure affects gamete quality and subsequent fertilization success and embryonic development in a serpulid polychaete. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 85:439-445. [PMID: 24661460 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hypoxia likely compromises the reproductive success of those marine organisms carrying out external fertilization because their gametes and embryos are inevitably exposed to the external environment. Hydroides elegans, a dominant serpulid polychaete in Hong Kong waters, can spawn throughout the year but the number of recruits drops during summer when hypoxia commonly occurs. This study attempted to explain such observation by investigating the gamete quality, including sperm motility, egg size, complexity and viability, after 1-h hypoxic exposure (1 mg O2 l(-1)). In addition, how gamete quality affects fertilization success and embryonic development was examined. After 1-h hypoxic exposure, sperm motility was significantly reduced, compromising fertilization success. Although the eggs remained viable, more malformed embryos and retarded embryonic development were observed. We interpreted that the harmful effect of hypoxia on embryonic development was attributed to the teratogenicity and induced oxidative stress, ultimately causing the reduction in recruitment during summer.
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- P K S Shin
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Cheung SG, Chan CYS, Po BHK, Li AL, Leung JYS, Qiu JW, Ang PO, Thiyagarajan V, Shin PKS, Chiu JMY. Effects of hypoxia on biofilms and subsequently larval settlement of benthic invertebrates. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 85:418-424. [PMID: 24855975 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Biofilms on submerged surfaces are important in determining larval settlement of most marine benthic invertebrates. We investigated if exposure of biofilms to hypoxia would alter the larval settlement pattern and result in a shift in benthic invertebrate community structure in the field. Biofilms were first exposed to hypoxia or normoxia in laboratory microcosms for 7 days, and then deployed in the field for another 7 days to allow for larval settlement and recruitment to occur. Using terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 16S rRNA gene, this study showed that hypoxia altered the biofilm bacterial community composition, and the difference between the hypoxic and normoxic treatments increased with the time of exposure period. This study also demonstrated significantly different benthic invertebrate community structures as a result of biofilm exposure to hypoxia and that the hypoxic and normoxic treatments were dominated by Hydroides sp. and Folliculina sp., respectively.
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- S G Cheung
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Shin PKS, Leung JYS, Qiu JW, Ang PO, Chiu JMY, Thiyagarajan V, Cheung SG. Hypoxia induces abnormal larval development and affects biofilm-larval interaction in the serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans. Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 76:291-297. [PMID: 24050126 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Hydroides elegans, a worldwide fouling polychaete, can spawn throughout the year, but its recruitment drops during summer when hypoxia prevails. Here, the influence of hypoxia on larval development and settlement of H. elegans was investigated. Results showed that larval development was compromised at 1mg O2 l(-1) with a lower proportion of competent larvae and a higher proportion of malformed larvae, probably due to reduction in clearance rate. Regarding larval settlement, although most of the larvae were reluctant to settle at 1mg O2 l(-1), regardless of the biofilm nature, they settled quickly within 24h in response to the resumption of dissolved oxygen. Furthermore, only about 5% of the larvae settled on the biofilms developed under hypoxia, regardless of dissolved oxygen levels of the seawater. The delayed larval development and potential alteration of biofilm nature owing to hypoxia explained why the recruitment of H. elegans declines during summer.
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- P K S Shin
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Leung JYS, Cheung SG, Qiu JW, Ang PO, Chiu JMY, Thiyagarajan V, Shin PKS. Effect of parental hypoxic exposure on embryonic development of the offspring of two serpulid polychaetes: Implication for transgenerational epigenetic effect. Mar Pollut Bull 2013; 74:149-155. [PMID: 23906470 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Sperm production and motility, fecundity, and egg size, complexity and viability of serpulid polychaetes Hydroides elegans and Hydroides diramphus after 2-week treatment to hypoxia (2 mg O2 l(-1)) was compared with those under normoxia (6 mg O2 l(-1)). Despite reduced fecundity, the effect of parental hypoxic exposure on gamete quality was not discernible for both species. However, regardless of their subsequent dissolved oxygen environment, eggs spawned by H. elegans after hypoxic exposure were found to have lower fertilization success, slower embryonic development and a significantly higher yield of malformed embryos than those with a parental normoxic treatment. In contrast, neither fertilization success nor rate of embryonic development was affected for H. diramphus. The results implied that hypoxia was a potential stress reducing the recruitment of H. elegans through non-adaptive epigenetic effect, whereas H. diramphus was a more tolerant species to survive hypoxic events.
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- J Y S Leung
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sun J, Wang M, Wang H, Zhang H, Zhang X, Thiyagarajan V, Qian PY, Qiu JW. De novo
assembly of the transcriptome of an invasive snail and its multiple ecological applications. Mol Ecol Resour 2012; 12:1133-44. [PMID: 22994926 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. Sun
- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Waterloo Road Hong Kong China
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- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Waterloo Road Hong Kong China
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- Division of Life Science Section of Marine Ecology and Biotechnology, Clear Water Bay Road The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong China
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- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Waterloo Road Hong Kong China
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- Laboratory of Disease Genomics and Individualized Medicine Beijing Institute of Genomics Chinese Academy of Sciences 7 Beitucheng West Road, Beijing 100029 China
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- School of Biological Sciences and Swire Marine Institute The University of Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam Road Hong Kong China
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- Division of Life Science Section of Marine Ecology and Biotechnology, Clear Water Bay Road The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong China
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- Department of Biology Hong Kong Baptist University Waterloo Road Hong Kong China
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A fragment of the cytochromec oxidase subunitI (COI) gene has been used increasingly for species identification and discovery in eukaryotes. However, amplifying COI has proven difficult, or even impossible, in some taxa due to non-homology between the universal primers and the target DNA region. Among the most problematic animal groups is Serpulidae (Annelida). These sedentary marine animals live in self-secreted calcareous tubes and many of them, especially of the genus Hydroides, are economically important reef-builders, foulers, and biological invaders. We developed novel taxon-specific primers for amplifying COI from Hydroides, and for the first time generated 460-bp COI sequences from 11 of 14 species attempted. Average Kimura-2-parameter interspecific sequence distance (26.2%) was >60 times greater than the average intraspecific distance (0.43%), indicating that the COI gene is effective for species delimitation in Hydroides. Although applicability of the new primers for a wide range of serpulids needs to be tested, barcoding of Hydroides is now on its way from impossible to difficult. We anticipate that COI barcoding will provide a modern species identification tool and, combined with other molecular markers, yield important insights in phylogeny and evolutionary ecology of this large and important genus.
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Lui YS, Qiu JW, Zhang YL, Wong MH, Liang Y. Algal-derived organic matter as precursors of disinfection by-products and mutagens upon chlorination. Water Res 2011; 45:1454-1462. [PMID: 21115185 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Algal-derived organic materials (including algal cells, hydrophilic and hydrophobic proteins) from Chlamydomonas sp. (a common green alga in local reservoirs), were chlorinated in the laboratory (20 °C, pH 7, Cl(2)/DOC ratio of 20 mg Cl(2) mg(-1)). Levels of disinfection by-products and mutagenicity (via Salmonella T100 mutation assay, -S9) over 2 h of chlorination time were determined. The hydrophilic proteins were more effective precursors of chloroform (35.9 μmol L(-1) at 120 min), 35 times greater than that from the hydrophobic proteins; whereas the hydrophobic proteins were more potent precursors of direct-acting mutagens (maximum level of 50.1 rev μL(-1) at 30 s) than the hydrophilic proteins (maximum level of 3.38 rev μL(-1) at 60 min). The mutagenicity of the chlorinated solutions generally reached a peak level shortly after chlorination and then declined afterwards, a pattern different from that of chloroform generation. The results indicate that algal hydrophilic proteins, containing low aromaticity and difficult to be removed via coagulation/flocculation, are important chloroform precursors. It is also suggested that hydrophobic organic intermediates with low molecular weight formed during chlorination may serve as the direct-acting mutagens.
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- Y S Lui
- Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Li JT, Liao B, Lan CY, Qiu JW, Shu WS. Zinc, nickel and cadmium in carambolas marketed in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, China: implication for human health. Sci Total Environ 2007; 388:405-12. [PMID: 17881037 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.08.008] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2007] [Revised: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/03/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) is a popular juicy fruit throughout the tropical and subtropical world. This study was designed to quantify the levels of zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd) in carambolas marketed in southern China, and further to evaluate the potential health risk of human consumption of carambola. Zinc concentrations, ranging from 1.471 to 2.875 mg/kg (on fresh weight basis), were below the maximum permissible concentration for Zn in fruit of China (5 mg/kg). However, Ni concentrations (0.134-0.676 mg/kg) were considerably higher than the related recommendation values. Furthermore, Cd concentrations in 51% of the carambolas purchased from Guangzhou exceeded the maximum permissible concentration for Cd in fruit of China (0.03 mg/kg). Our results implicated that the consumption of 0.385 kg carambola contaminated by Cd per day would cause the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of Cd by the consumer to be exceeded. In addition, the remarkably high Ni concentrations in carambolas should also be of concern. The status of heavy metal contamination of carambola products marketed in the other regions and their implications for human health should be identified urgently by in-depth studies.
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- J T Li
- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, PR China
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Lau MC, Chan KM, Leung KMY, Luan TG, Yang MS, Qiu JW. Acute and chronic toxicities of tributyltin to various life stages of the marine polychaete Hydroides elegans. Chemosphere 2007; 69:135-44. [PMID: 17509645 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Experiments were performed to determine the acute and chronic toxicities of tributyltin (TBT) (nominal concentrations) to polychaete Hydroides elegans. Firstly, static tests were performed to examine the lethal effect of TBT on five life stages of H. elegans. The 48-h LC(50) (95% CI) for the eggs, 2-cells, trochophores, juveniles and adults was 0.18 (0.15-0.20), 0.97 (0.77-1.23), 2.36 (2.11-2.65), 2.86 (2.63-3.12) and 4.36 (4.04-4.71) microg TBT l(-1), respectively. Secondly, a 17-d static renewal chronic test was conducted to study sensitivity of the early development (egg to juvenile) to TBT. The survivorship, percent settlement and time to reach settlement were significantly reduced at 0.01 microg TBT l(-1). Effects of TBT on the juvenile growth and maturation were also studied through a 44-d chronic test. Lower survivorship and reduced tube growth were observed only at >or= 1 microg TBT l(-1), however, only H. elegans exposed to <or= 0.1 microg TBT l(-1) reached maturity. The final experiment examined effects of TBT on the fecundity of female worms through a 60-d chronic test. Although survivorship remained high even at 1 microg TBT l(-1), egg production, success in fertilization and egg development were all reduced at >or= 0.1 microg TBT l(-1). Our results indicate that the early development of H. elegans is highly sensitive to TBT and this polychaete can be routinely employed as a test organism for both acute and chronic ecotoxicity bioassays in tropical and subtropical regions such as southern China.
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- M C Lau
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Leung KMY, Kwong RPY, Ng WC, Horiguchi T, Qiu JW, Yang R, Song M, Jiang G, Zheng GJ, Lam PKS. Ecological risk assessments of endocrine disrupting organotin compounds using marine neogastropods in Hong Kong. Chemosphere 2006; 65:922-38. [PMID: 16674992 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/21/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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As active ingredients of anti-fouling paints that are widely used on ship hulls, organotin compounds, in particular tributyltin (TBT), are well-known endocrine disruptors causing sex changes in marine organisms and widespread in coastal waters and sediments worldwide. In this study, a comprehensive ecological risk assessment (ERA) of organotins was conducted in Hong Kong waters through determining the imposex status, sex ratio and tissue burdens of these compounds in the neogastropods, Thais clavigera and Thais luteostoma collected from 29 coastal sites. We also investigated the historical trend of organotin effects on these gastropods, and performed a probabilistic ERA based on tissue burden of TBT in the animals. Our results demonstrated that imposex indices were positively correlated with the body burden of organotins in the gastropods. Across all sites, the sex ratio (female:male) decreased significantly with increasing imposex levels or tissue burden of organotins, implying that such pollutants can result in a male-biased population, potentially leading to local extinction in extreme cases. Based on the ERA, 5.4% of all populations of T. clavigera are at risk due to exposure to TBT; the risks include growth inhibition, impairment of immune functions and reduced fitness. Seriously impacted areas included Aberdeen, Repulse Bay, Butterfly Beach, Mui Wo and Ha Mei Wan. A comparison with historical data revealed that there had been some improvement in the areas with low marine traffic, and distant from the major harbour/port. This could partly be due to the restriction on the use of TBT on small vessels (<25m in length) since 1992. Nevertheless, the organotin contamination still remains severe in areas with high marine traffic or adjacent to large harbours/ports. In particular, the situation in the northeastern waters of Hong Kong has been getting worst since 1996 that is probably associated with the rapid development of the cargo container port at Yantian in China.
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- Kenneth M Y Leung
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China.
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Li JT, Qiu JW, Wang XW, Zhong Y, Lan CY, Shu WS. Cadmium contamination in orchard soils and fruit trees and its potential health risk in Guangzhou, China. Environ Pollut 2006; 143:159-65. [PMID: 16377042 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This study examines cadmium (Cd) contamination in orchard soils and fruit trees in Guangzhou, China, and assesses its potential health risk. Soils and tissues samples of three species of fruit trees were collected from three orchards. The average soil Cd concentration was 1.27, 1.84 and 0.68 mg/kg in orchards I, II, and III, respectively. The carambola (Averrhoa carambola) accumulated exceptionally high concentrations of Cd (7.57, 10.84, 9.01 and 2.15 mg/kg dw in root, twig, leaf and fruit, respectively), being 6.0-24 times and 4.0-10 times the corresponding tissue Cd in the longan (Dimocarpus longan) and wampee (Clausena lansium), respectively. Furthermore, all Cd concentrations (0.04-0.25 mg Cd/kg fw) of the fruits exceeded the tolerance limit of cadmium in foods of PR China (0.03 mg/kg fw). Our results indicate that the carambola tree has high Cd accumulation capacity and might be a Cd accumulator; and its fruit, among the three species of fruits studied, also poses the highest potential health risk to local residents.
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- J T Li
- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Yang QW, Shu WS, Qiu JW, Wang HB, Lan CY. Lead in paddy soils and rice plants and its potential health risk around Lechang lead/zinc mine, Guangdong, China. Environ Int 2004; 30:883-889. [PMID: 15196836 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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As part of a project on phytoextraction of lead (Pb) in paddy soils around a lead/zinc (Pb/Zn) Mine in Lechang of Guangdong Province, South China, the concentration distribution of Pb in paddy soil-rice system was investigated, and its potential health risk to animal/human was evaluated. Total and diethylenetetraminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)-extractable Pb in soils averaged 1486 and 268 microg/g, respectively. According to sequential extraction procedure, soil Pb occurred primarily in the residual, carbonate and exchangeable fractions (30.2%, 26.7% and 19.1%, respectively). Lead extracted by the gastric juice simulation test (GJST) was 1068 microg/g and accounted for 75.4% of the total concentration. Mean Pb concentrations of 419 microg/g in rice root, 69.1 microg/g in whole straw, 51.0 microg/g in part straw (without two leaves near above the root), 44.9 microg/g in stalk, 21.9 microg/g in hull, 13.2 microg/g in grain with hull and 4.67microg/g in grain without hull (namely, unpolished rice) were found. Lead concentrations in both soil and rice plant were far above the corresponding tolerable levels. Lead daily intakes by local residents were 2.6 mg for adults and 1.2 mg for children, which were much higher than the allowable level. Thus, Pb in this area might pose a potential health risk to the local population.
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- Q W Yang
- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Wang TY, Wang CM, Wei G, Qiu JW, Huang YS. Expression of the Recombinant Human Interleukin-11 in Pichia pastoris. Sheng Wu Hua Xue Yu Sheng Wu Wu Li Xue Bao (Shanghai) 2002; 33:659-664. [PMID: 12035058] [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: 02/25/2023]
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Full length cDNA of human IL-11 was synthesized by DNA synthesizer. An expression plasmid, pGENYk, containing the recombinant DNA fragment, was linearized and transformed into Pichia pastoris. This recombinant gene was highly expressed in this yeast, and the expression product was purified by a three-step chromatography method. Analysis of the purified recombination protein with SDS-PAGE, Western blot and biological activities showed that the activity of the protein was the same as the Neumega expressed in E.coli.
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- T Y Wang
- Research Department of Jiuyuan Gene Engineering Co. LTD, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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AIM: To study the polymorphism of flagellin A genotype and its significance in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
METHODS: As the template, genome DNA was purified from six clinical isolates of H. pylori from outpatients, and the corresponding flagellin A fragments were amplified by polymerase chain reaction. All these products were sequenced. These sequences were compared with each other, and analyzed by software of FASTA program.
RESULTS: Specific PCR products were amplified from all of these H. pylori isolates and no length divergence was found among them. Compared with each other, the highest ungapped identity is 99.10%, while the lowest is 94.65%. Using FASTA program, the alignments between query and library sequences derived from different H. pylori strains were higher than 90%.
CONCLUSION: The nucleotide sequence of flagellin A in H. pylori is highly conservative with incident divergence. This information may be useful for gene diagnosis and further study on flagellar antigen phenotype.
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- W S Ji
- Institute of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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AIM: To discover the relationship between the genotype and antigen serotype of flagellin C among Salmonella strains.
METHODS: Fragment of Salmonella flagellin C in plasmid pLS408 was cloned, sequenced and compared with the corresponding sequence in other strains. Salmonella strains including two typhi strains, one paratyphoid strain, one enteritidis and one typhimurium strain were isolated from outpatients. Genome DNA was purified respectively from these clinical isolates, then the corresponding flagellin C fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction, and the amplification products were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis.
RESULTS: The cloned fragment includes 582 nucleotides encoding the variable region and partial conservative region of Salmonella flagellin C in plasmid pLS408. With comparison to the corresponding sequences reported previously, there is only a little difference from other strains with the same flagellar serotype in both nucleotide and amino acid level. Specific PCR products were amplified in Salmonella strains with flagellar serotype H-1-d including S. muenchen, typhi and typhimurium, but not in S. paratyphoid C or S. enteritidis strains.
CONCLUSION: In this experiment, the specificity of nucleotide sequence could be found in flagellin C central variable regions as it exists in flagellar serotypes in Salmonella. It may be helpful to developing a rapid, sensitive, accurate and PCR-based method to detect Salmonella strains with serotype H-1-d.
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- W S Ji
- Chinese PLA Institute of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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Huang YS, Dong Y, Li H, Wang TY, Qiu JW, Yu YN. [Purification and characterization of recombinant human interleukin 11 which expressed by Pichia pastoris]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2001; 17:250-3. [PMID: 11517594] [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: 02/21/2023]
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This study first time report a method to purify the rhIL-11 which expressed by Pichia pastoris. rhIL-11 was secreted into the supernatant and collected by centrifugation. The purity of rhIL-11 reached 97% through the steps of ultrafiltration, SP Sepharose FF, Phenyl Sepharose HP and Sephadex G25. Analysis of SDS-PAGE, Western-blotting, IEF, RP-HPLC, Mass spectrometer, N and C terminus amino acid sequence and bioactivity was conducted. All the analysis results proved that the rhIL-11 expressed by Pichia pastoris was the same as Neumeg which was expressed in E. coli with fusion expression system. So it is possibly a cheaper and easier method to produce rhIL-11 for clinical use.
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- Y S Huang
- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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Mastoparan M, a tetradecapeptide toxin (INKAIAALAKKLL-NH2) from hornet venom and its D-form mastoparan M were synthesized chemically. All D- and L-mastoparan M forms were found to adopt 28% alpha-helical structures in a 30% trifluroethanol solution as shown by the circular dichroism spectrum. All-D mastoparan M caused 3H-thymidine release from labeled bacterial cells after incubation for 1 h and complete cell lysis by 4 h. Both L- and D-mastoparan M showed strong activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. All-D mastoparan M showed 2-fold higher antibacterial activity than L-mastoparan M. The effects of all-D mastoparan M on the surface morphology of Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC29213) and Escherichia coli (ATCC25922) were studied by scanning-beam electron microscopy. Blast-like bleb extrusions on the surface of some S. aureus and swellings on the end of E. coli were seen after culture with all-D mastoparan M. These findings indicated the all-D mastoparan M could kill bacteria by disrupting cells.
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- M L Li
- Department of Biology, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, ROC
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Lai HL, Botts J, Huston J, Morfin JG, Owens JF, Qiu JW, Tung WK, Weerts H. Global QCD analysis and the CTEQ parton distributions. Phys Rev D Part Fields 1995; 51:4763-4782. [PMID: 10018953 DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.51.4763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Qian YJ, Tang ZM, Chen KY, Zhou B, Qiu JW, Miao BC, Cai YM. Transport hysteresis of the oxide superconductor Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x in applied fields. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1989; 39:4701-4703. [PMID: 9948832 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.39.4701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chen WS, Chen SR, Lin QH, Qiu JW, Xie XK, Fu LN, Li WM, Liao DD, Chen JH, Wu ZR. [Epidemiologic investigation of carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia carcinoma in Nanao County, Guangdong province]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 1986; 8:265-7. [PMID: 3757739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nanao county, Guangdong province is a high incidence area of carcinoma of esophagus and gastric cardia carcinoma. By retrospective investigation of data in the past 14 years (1970 to 1983), the annual average crude mortality of carcinoma of esophagus and gastric cardia carcinoma was found to be 88.65/100,000, the age adjusted mortality of Chinese population was 82.91/100,000 and that of the world population was 113.09/100,000. The mortality of the male was 100.65/100,000 and of the female was 67.24/100,000 with the ratio of 1.38:1. As regards the relationship between the age and mortality, the highest rate occurs from 50 to 74. A higher mortality was also observed in the population engaged in salt production and fishing. The mortality was higher in the lower elevation areas than in the elevated regions.
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