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Chen XC, Xu JJ, Yin XT, Qiu YF, Yang R, Wang ZY, Han YW, Wang QK, Zhai JH, Zhang YS, Ran MS, Hu JM. Mediating role of anxiety and impulsivity in the association between child maltreatment and lifetime non-suicidal self-injury with and without suicidal self-injury. J Affect Disord 2024; 347:57-65. [PMID: 37995923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.080] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Child maltreatment can increase the risk of lifetime non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal self-injury (SSI), but there is limited knowledge regarding the differences of potentially psychological mechanisms between NSSI with and without SSI. METHODS Participants, 3918 community-based Chinese young men aged 18-34 years in Chengdu, were included in this study. We investigated the association between depression, anxiety, psychosis, child maltreatment, adulthood traumatic events, impulsivity, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, and lifetime of NSSI among participants with and without SSI. Parallel mediation analysis was utilized to explore the mediators for the relation between child maltreatment and NSSI. RESULTS The prevalence of lifetime NSSI was 6.1 % (95 % CI: 5.4 %-6.9 %) among young men. Anxiety and impulsivity partially mediated the effect of child maltreatment on NSSI either with (indirect effect: 51.2 %) or without SSI (indirect effect: 34.3 %). Depression was independently and significantly associated with only NSSI but not with NSSI+SSI. Alcohol dependence and psychosis were independently and significantly associated with NSSI+SSI and mediated the effect of child maltreatment on NSSI+SSI. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional survey data limits the robustness of the proof to the causal relationships. CONCLUSIONS Anxiety and impulsivity are associated with NSSI either with or without SSI and partially mediate the effect of child maltreatment on NSSI. Depression is associated with only NSSI, while alcohol dependence and psychosis are only associated with NSSI+SSI. It could be crucial to improve treatment and recovery of alcohol dependence and psychosis for preventing young men engaged in NSSI from attempting SSI.
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- Xia-Can Chen
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Qiu YF, Yin XT, Wang ZY, Yang R, Coid J, Chen XC, Hu JM. Status of mandatory treatment of mentally ill offenders without criminal responsibility in China: Information from 5,262 mandatory treatment judgments. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1129954. [PMID: 37077279 PMCID: PMC10106559 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1129954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Background To avoid public health risks, all governments ensure monitoring and treatment of mentally ill persons if they offend and assess their level of criminal responsibility. The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2013) instituted special procedures. However, there are few articles in English which explain the implementation of mandatory treatment procedures in China. Methods We collected 5,262 qualified documents from 2013 to 2021 from the China Judgments Documents Online. We analyzed social demographic characteristics, trial-related information as well as the mandatory treatment-related content, to investigate the mandatory treatment of China's mentally ill offenders without criminal responsibility, from 2013 to 2021. Simple descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used to compare differences among several types of documents. Results There was an overall change trend of the number of documents: increasing year by year from 2013 to 2019 after the implementation of the new law, but with sharp decrease in 2020 and 2021 during covid-19 pandemic. From 2013 to 2021, a total of 3,854 people had applications made for mandatory treatment, of whom 3,747 (97.2%) were given mandatory treatment, 107 (2.8%) had applications rejected. "Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders" was the most common diagnosis in both groups and all offenders receiving mandatory treatment (3,747, 100.0%) were considered to have no criminal responsibility. A total of 1,294 patients had applications made for relief of mandatory treatment, of whom 827 (63.9%) were subsequently approved for relief, 467 (36.1%) were rejected. A total of 118 patients had applications for relief two or more times, and 56 (47.5%) were finally relieved. Conclusion Our study presents the Chinese model of a criminal mandatory treatment system to the international community which has been in operation since the implementation of the new law. Legislatory changes and covid-19 pandemic can have effect on the number of mandatory treatment cases. Patients, their close relatives and mandatory treatment institutions have the right to apply for relief from mandatory treatment, but the final decision in China is taken by the court.
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- Yu-Feng Qiu
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Brain Research Center and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xia-Can Chen, ; Jun-Mei Hu,
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xia-Can Chen, ; Jun-Mei Hu,
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Cao RC, Chen XC, Yin L, Huang HL, Wan WZ, Li Y, Hu JM. An Epidemiologic Survey and Violent Behavior Analysis of Antisocial Personality Disorder in Young Men in Chengdu. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 38:239-245. [PMID: 35899513 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.100802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in young men in Chengdu and explore the characteristics and risks of violence. METHODS Stratified random sampling was used to conduct a self-assessment questionnaire survey in 4 108 males aged from 18 to 34 in Chengdu, including general demographic characteristics, structured clinical interview for the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-Ⅳ axis Ⅱ disorders (SCID-Ⅱ) personality disorder screen questionnaire, violence questionnaire, psychosis screening questionnaire (PSQ), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and drug use. χ2 test, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used for analysis and odds ratio (OR) was calculated. RESULTS The positive rate of ASPD was 5.91%, which was associated with young age, unmarried, unemployment state, low educational level, violent behavior, psychotic symptoms, alcohol and drug use (P<0.05). Young men with ASPD also had a risk (P<0.05) of violence (OR was 8.51), multiple violence (OR was 16.57), injury (OR was 6.68), intentional violence (OR was 11.41), etc., the risk decreased after controlling for psychotic symptoms and substance abuse, but was still statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The risk of violence, severe violence and intentional violence in young men in Chengdu is high, and psychotic symptoms and substance abuse increase the risk of ASPD violence and relate characteristics.
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- Ruo-Chen Cao
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Chengdu Public Security Bureau, Chengdu 610017, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Sichuan Forensic Expertise Center in Southwest China, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Ji SS, Lyu YB, Zhao F, Qu YL, Li Z, Li YW, Song SX, Zhang WL, Liu YC, Cai JY, Song HC, Li DD, Wu B, Liu Y, Zheng XL, Hu JM, Zhu Y, Cao ZJ, Shi XM. [Association of blood lead and blood selenium with serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein among Chinese adults aged 19 to 79 years]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:195-200. [PMID: 35184484 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210715-00555] [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 investigate the association of blood lead and blood selenium with serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) among Chinese adults aged 19 to 79 years. Methods: The participants were enrolled from the first wave of China National Human Biomonitoring (CNHBM) conducted from 2017 to 2018. 10 153 participants aged 19 to 79 years were included in this study. Fasting blood samples were obtained from participants. Lead and selenium in whole blood and hs-CRP in serum were measured. Individuals with hs-CRP levels above 3.0 mg/L were defined as elevated hs-CRP. Generalized linear mixed models and restricted cubic spline models were used to analyze the association of blood lead and blood selenium with elevated hs-CRP. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the multiplicative scale and additive scale interaction between blood lead and blood selenium on elevated hs-CRP. Results: The age of participants was (48.91±15.38) years, of which 5 054 (61.47%) were male. 1 181 (11.29%) participants were defined as elevated hs-CRP. After multivariable adjustment, results from generalized linear models showed that compared with participants with the lowest quartile of blood lead, the OR (95%CI) of elevated hs-CRP for participants with the second, third, and highest quartiles were 1.14 (0.94-1.37), 1.25 (1.04-1.52) and 1.38 (1.13-1.68), respectively. When compared with participants with the lowest quartile of blood selenium, the OR (95%CI) of elevated hs-CRP for participants with the second, third and highest quartiles were 0.86 (0.72-1.04), 0.91 (0.76-1.11), and 0.75 (0.61-0.92), respectively. Results from the interaction analysis showed no significant interaction between lead and selenium on elevated hs-CRP. Conclusion: Blood concentration of lead was positively associated with elevated serum hs-CRP, and blood concentration of selenium was inversely related to elevated hs-CRP, while blood lead and selenium did not present interaction on elevated hs-CRP.
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- S S Ji
- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Yuan X, Liu K, Li Y, Zhang AZ, Wang XL, Jiang CH, Liang WH, Zhang HJ, Pang LJ, Li M, Yang L, Qi Y, Zheng Q, Li F, Hu JM. HPV16 infection promotes an M2 macrophage phenotype to promote the invasion and metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:2382-2393. [PMID: 34075547 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02642-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is an important risk factor for esophageal cancer. Macrophages constitute a crucial immune medium for regulating HPV-related tumors; however, the specific regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. Therefore, the purpose of our current study was to investigate the mechanism by which HPV16E6 regulates macrophages to promote the invasion and metastasis of esophageal cancer. METHODS HPV16E6 infection was detected by polymerase chain reaction. Immunohistochemistry was used to verify the distribution of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and MMP-9 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues (ESCCs), and cancer adjacent normal tissues (CANs) from Kazakh patients. ESCC cells were transfected with a plasmid over-expressing HPV16E6 and non-contact cocultured with macrophages. RESULTS The infection rate of HPV16E6 in Kazakh ESCCs was clearly higher than that in CANs (P < 0.05). The density of CD163-positive TAMs was significantly positively correlated with HPV16E6 infection in ESCCs (P < 0.05). After coculturing macrophages and EC9706 cells transfected with the HPV16E6 plasmid, the phenotype of macrophages transformed into M2 macrophages. The migration and invasion ability of ESCC cells were higher in the HPV16E6-transfected and coculture group than in the HPV16E6 empty vector-transfected and non-cocultured HPV16E6-transfected groups (all P < 0.05). The density of M2-like TAMs in ESCCs was positively correlated with the level of MMP-9 expression. MMP-9 expression in the HPV16E6-ESCC coculture macrophages group was substantially higher than that in controls (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS HPV16 infection mediates tumor-associated macrophages to promote ESCC invasion and migration.
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- X Yuan
- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China
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- 69245 Military Hospital, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 831500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China.,Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 10020, China
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- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi , Xinjiang , 832000, China.
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Rui XD, Sha YQ, Wen S, Sun QY, Hu JM, Yan FF, He LP, Xie GH. Serum level of IL-10 and IL-10-1082G/A polymorphism are associated with the risk of ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:1445-1449. [PMID: 32907316 DOI: 10.23812/20-186-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- X D Rui
- Department of Rehabilitation, Liyang People's Hospital, Liyang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Ge FF, Yang XQ, Chen YX, Huang HL, Shen XC, Li Y, Hu JM. Application of Eye Tracker in Lie Detection. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:229-232. [PMID: 32530172 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Objective To investigate the application value of eye tracking in lie detection. Methods The 40 subjects were randomly divided into two groups. The pupil diameter, fixation duration, points of fixation and blink frequency of the subjects in the experimental group in observing target stimulation and non-target stimulation were recorded with eye tracker after they accomplished the mock crime. The eye movement parameters of subjects in the control group were directly collected. The differences in eye movement parameters of the experimental group and the control group in observing target stimulation and non-target stimulation were analyzed by t-test. Pearson coefficient analysis of correlation between eye movement parameters that had differences was conducted. The effectiveness of eye movement parameters to distinguish between the experimental group and the control group was calculated by the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Participants from the experimental group had shorter average pupil diameter, longer average fixation duration and fewer fixation points (P<0.05), but the differences in blink frequency had no statistical significance. The differences in the above indicators of the control group in observing target stimulation and non-target stimulation had no statistical significance. The average fixation duration showed a negative correlation with fixation points (r=-0.255, P<0.05); the average fixation duration showed a negative correlation with average pupil diameter (r=-0.218, P<0.05); the fixation points showed a positive correlation with average pupil diameter (r=0.09, P<0.05). The area under the curve of average pupil diameter, average fixation duration and fixation points was 0.603, 0.621 and 0.580, respectively. Conclusion The average pupil diameter, average fixation duration and fixation points obtained by the eye tracker under laboratory conditions can be used to detect lies.
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- F F Ge
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610000, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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Irwin J, Lindemann S, Maeng W, Wang JJ, Vaithyanathan V, Hu JM, Chen LQ, Schlom DG, Eom CB, Rzchowski MS. Magnetoelectric Coupling by Piezoelectric Tensor Design. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19158. [PMID: 31844071 PMCID: PMC6914799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55139-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Strain-coupled magnetoelectric (ME) phenomena in piezoelectric/ferromagnetic thin-film bilayers are a promising paradigm for sensors and information storage devices, where strain manipulates the magnetization of the ferromagnetic film. In-plane magnetization rotation with an electric field across the film thickness has been challenging due to the large reduction of in-plane piezoelectric strain by substrate clamping, and in two-terminal devices, the requirement of anisotropic in-plane strain. Here we show that these limitations can be overcome by designing the piezoelectric strain tensor using the boundary interaction between biased and unbiased piezoelectric. We fabricated 500 nm thick, (001) oriented [Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]0.7-[PbTiO3]0.3 (PMN-PT) unclamped piezoelectric membranes with ferromagnetic Ni overlayers. Guided by analytical and numerical continuum elastic calculations, we designed and fabricated two-terminal devices exhibiting electric field-driven Ni magnetization rotation. We develop a method that can apply designed strain patterns to many other materials systems to control properties such as superconductivity, band topology, conductivity, and optical response.
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- J Irwin
- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, New York, 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States.
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Huang HW, Liu D, Hu JM, Xu SY, Zhuo SM, Liu YG, Zhao M. Application of Nonlinear Optical Microscopic Imaging Technology for Quality Assessment of Donor Kidneys. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:3128-3134. [PMID: 30577178 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.05.024] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nonlinear optical microscopic (NLOM) imaging technique shows its high resolution imaging features in histocytology. The purpose of this study was to investigate NLOM imaging technique as a useful tool for a donor kidney quality assessment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-three pretransplant kidney biopsies from adult donors were analyzed retrospectively. Each specimen was paraffin-embedded and sectioned into 2 consecutive 5-μm thick sections. One section was stained with Masson trichrome, and the other was left unstained for NLOM imaging using second harmonic generation combined with two-photon excited fluorescence (SHG/TPEF). The pretransplant kidney quality was assessed by an experienced pathologist using the Remuzzi scoring system, which characterizes renal tissue morphology into 4 aspects: tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, glomerulosclerosis, and vascular injury. The K coefficient was used to measure the consistency of the Remuzzi scores between conventional Masson trichrome stained images and SHG/TPEF images. RESULTS NLOM imaging technology can capture high-resolution tissue images from unstained renal tissue, is easy to operate, and shortens time-consuming histological processing procedures. No significant differences (P > .05) were found between the Remuzzi scores of the SHG/TPEF images and the Masson trichrome stained images. The high κ coefficients (0.804-0.895) showed a good consistency between these 2 techniques. CONCLUSION The NLOM technique is suitable for renal tissue imaging and could potentially be used for routine pretransplant kidney evaluation in clinical settings.
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- Department of Transplantation, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, NanNing, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Singapore-MIT Alliance, Computational and System Biology Program, Singapore
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhao C, Hu JM, Guo DJ. [Diagnostic value of D-dimer combined with Wells score for suspected pulmonary embolism]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018; 50:828-832. [PMID: 30337743] [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: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the value of conventional and age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value combined with 2-level Wells score for diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism. METHODS In the study, 335 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism who visited Peking University People's Hospital were enrolled retrospectively, then 274 patients with age over fifty years were chosen. The 2-level Wells score was applied to evaluate the clinical probability of pulmonary embolism, the diagnostic value of traditional D-dimer cut-off value (500 μg/L) and age adjusted D-dimer cut-off value (age×10 μg/L above 50 years) combined with Wells score no greater than 4 were compared. Computed tomography pulmonary arteriography (CTPA) was considered as the gold standard for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. RESULTS (1) The area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) in analysis of the combination of Wells score no greater than 4 and traditional D-dimer cut-off value was 0.764 (95%CI: 0.703-0.818). On the other hand, the AUC in a ROC analysis of the combination of Wells Score no greater than 4 and age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value was 0.814 (95%CI:0.756-0.863). These two results did not differ statistically (Z=0.05, P=0.121). (2) The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and Youden index of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism of the combination of traditional D-dimer cut-off value and 2-level Wells Score were 100%, 48.9%, 28.8%, 100%, and 0.49, respectively. Meanwhile, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and Youden index of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism of the combination of age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value and 2-level Wells Score were 97.4%, 62.3%, 35.5%, 99.1%, and 0.60, respectively. Compared with using traditional D-dimer cut-off value, using age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value could improve the diagnosis specificity (traditional D-dimer cut-off value group: 48.9%, age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value group: 62.3%) of pulmonary embolism without reducing the sensitivity (traditional D-dimer cut-off value group: 100%, age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value group: 99.1%). (3) Among the 222 patients with Wells Score no greater than 4, 90 patients were with D-dimer less than traditional cut-off value (500 μg/L), and 25 patients (account for 11.3% of all 222 patients) were with D-dimer between traditional cut-off value and age-adjusted cut-off value. CONCLUSION The application of age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value can improve the diagnostic specificity of pulmonary embolism in patients over 50 years, without reducing the sensitivity. It can be used for ruling out suspected pulmonary embolism safely.
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- Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China; Heart Center, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing 102206, China
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- Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to explore the role and the underlying mechanism of miR-221 in Parkinson's Disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS To perform our investigation, a PD cell model was created by using 6-OHDA. Cell viability and proliferation assays, and flow cytometry analysis were performed to detect cell viability and apoptosis. The qRT-PCR and western blotting were used for gene and protein level detection. RESULTS We found that the expression of miRNA-221 is significantly lower in 6-OHDA treated PC12 pheochromocytoma cells compared to the normal cells. The results of further analysis indicated that miR-221 mimic significantly promoted the cell viability and proliferation of PC12 cells treated with 6-OHDA. MiR-221 mimic significantly inhibited 6-OHDA-treated PC12 cells from apoptosis. These effects were eliminated by PTEN over-expression. We also revealed that PTEN was a direct target gene of miR-221. Moreover, we found miR-221 mimic significantly promoted the phosphorylation of AKT in PC12 cells treated with 6-OHDA, and over-expression of PTEN could eliminate this effect. CONCLUSIONS MiR-221 plays a protective role in Parkinson's Disease via regulating PC12 cell viability and apoptosis by targeting PTEN. Therefore, miR-221 may serve as a potential therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease treatment (Fig. 3, Ref. 27).
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Liu WY, Yu Q, Yue HM, Zhang JB, Li L, Wang XY, Hu JM, Feng T, Pu JY, Bai X. [The distribution characteristics of etiology of chronic cough in Lanzhou]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2016; 39:362-7. [PMID: 27180590 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2016.05.006] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the distribution characteristics of etiology and clinical feature of chronic cough in Lanzhou. METHODS Based on the guidelines of the diagnostic process of chronic cough in China, data of medical history and physical examinations were collected, and chest X-ray, pulmonary function plus airway hyperresponsiveness, induced sputum eosinophils, sinus X-ray or CT, 24 h esophageal pH monitoring, chest high-resolution CT and bronchoscopy were performed accordingly for outpatients with chronic cough. The cause of chronic cough was identified by the test results and treatment response. The results were compared with those reported previously in other areas of China. RESULTS A total of 173 patients with completed data were collected, including 90 males and 83 females.The causes were as follows: 45 cases (26.01%) of cough variant asthma, 35 (20.23%) upper airway cough syndrome, 20 (11.56%) allergic cough, 17 (9.83%) chronic pharyngitis, 14 (8.09%) gastroesophageal reflux, 14 (8.09%)postinfectious, 13 (7.51%) eosinophilic bronchitis, 8 (4.62%) chronic bronchitis, 4 (2.31%) cough associated with ACEI, 3 (1.73%) bronchial tuberculosis, 2 (1.16%) pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiectasis repectively. The causes of the remaining 14 patients (8.09%)were unknown. The causes of chronic cough were identified in 159 patients (91.91%), of which 141 (88.68%) with a single cause and 18(11.32%)with more than 2 etiological factors.The percentage of cough variant asthma in our series was significantly higher than that reported in Guangzhou (13.6%, χ(2)=5.60, P=0.018, P<0.05), but lower than that reported in Shenyang (39.4%, χ(2)=7.91, P=0, 004, P<0.01). The percentage of allergic cough was higher than that reported in Beijing (3.3%, χ(2)=6.66, P=0.010, P<0.05), and that of eosinophilic bronchitis was lower than those reported in Guangzhou(22.4%, χ(2)=22.38, P=0.000, P<0.01) and Shenyang (12.5%, χ(2)=8.09, P=0.005, P<0.01). The percentage of esophageal reflux cough was lower than that reported in Beijing (20.3%, χ(2)=9.40, P=0.002, P<0.01) but higher than that reported in Shenyang (1.9%, χ(2)=3.98, P=0.036, P<0.05). CONCLUSION In Lanzhou, cough variant asthma, upper airway cough syndrome, allergic cough, chronic pharyngitis and gastroesophageal reflux were the main causes of chronic cough, and the etiological distribution was different from Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenyang and other areas.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Linnstaedt SD, Hu J, Liu AY, Soward AC, Bollen KA, Wang HE, Hendry PL, Zimny E, Lewandowski C, Velilla MA, Damiron K, Pearson C, Domeier R, Kaushik S, Feldman J, Rosenberg M, Jones J, Swor R, Rathlev N, McLean SA. Methodology of AA CRASH: a prospective observational study evaluating the incidence and pathogenesis of adverse post-traumatic sequelae in African-Americans experiencing motor vehicle collision. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e012222. [PMID: 27601501 PMCID: PMC5020668 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION A motor vehicle collision (MVC) is one of the most common life-threatening events experienced by individuals living in the USA. While most individuals recover following MVC, a significant proportion of individuals develop adverse post-traumatic sequelae such as post-traumatic stress disorder or persistent musculoskeletal pain. Adverse post-traumatic sequelae are common, morbid and costly public health problems in the USA and other industrialised countries. The pathogenesis of these disorders following MVC remains poorly understood. In the USA, available data suggest that African-Americans experience an increased burden of adverse post-traumatic sequelae after MVC compared to European Americans, but to date no studies examining the pathogenesis of these disorders among African-Americans experiencing MVC have been performed. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The African-American CRASH (AA CRASH) study is an NIH-funded, multicentre, prospective study that enrols African-Americans (n=900) who present to the emergency department (ED) within 24 hours of MVC. Participants are enrolled at 13 ED sites in the USA. Individuals who are admitted to the hospital or who report a fracture or tissue injury are excluded. Participants complete a detailed ED interview that includes an assessment of crash history, current post-traumatic symptoms and health status prior to the MVC. Blood samples are also collected in the ED using PAXgene DNA and PAXgene RNA tubes. Serial mixed-mode assessments 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year after MVC include an assessment of adverse sequelae, general health status and health service utilisation. The results from this study will provide insights into the incidence and pathogenesis of persistent pain and other post-traumatic sequelae in African-Americans experiencing MVC. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION AA CRASH has ethics approval in the USA, and the results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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- Sarah D Linnstaedt
- TRYUMPH Research Program
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- TRYUMPH Research Program
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- TRYUMPH Research Program
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- TRYUMPH Research Program
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, St Joseph Mercy Health System, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Baystate Health, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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- TRYUMPH Research Program
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Pan XF, Wen Y, Zhao Y, Hu JM, Li SQ, Zhang SK, Li XY, Chang H, Xue QP, Zhao ZM, Gu Y, Li CC, Zhang YQ, Sun XW, Yang CX, Fu C. Prevalence of depressive symptoms and its correlates among medical students in China: a national survey in 33 universities. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2015; 21:882-9. [PMID: 26691910 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1127395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We conducted a national survey among medical students in China to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and explore associated risk factors based on an established questionnaire composed of demographic information, life events in the past four weeks before survey, and the validated Chinese version of the 21-item Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). The mean age of enrolled 9010 students was 20.7 (standard deviation: 1.6) years. BDI scores indicated that 19.9% had depressive symptoms based on the cut-off score of 14. Socioeconomic factors and student characteristics such as male sex, low monthly income per capita, father's poor education background, and higher year of study were associated with higher prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students. Students who studied in comprehensive universities were more likely to have depressive symptoms compared with those from medical universities. Habitual smoking and alcohol drinking, sleep deprivation, and hospitalization or medication for one week or more in the last four weeks also predisposed students to higher risk of depressive symptoms. Our results indicate that depressive symptoms are becoming a highly prevalent health problem among Chinese medical students. Primary and secondary prevention should be prioritized to tackle this issue based on potential risk factors.
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- Xiong-Fei Pan
- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- b Department of Forensic Psychiatry , West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- c Department of Cancer Epidemiology , Henan Office of Cancer Control and Research, Henan Cancer Hospital & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450008 , China
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- d Section of Health Statistics, Weifang Medical University , Department of Public Health , Weifang 261053 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- b Department of Forensic Psychiatry , West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- e Department of Social Medicine and Health Education , Academy of Public Health, Guiyang Medical University , Guiyang 550004 , China
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- f Department of Cancer Epidemiology , Cancer Institute of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100021 , China
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- g Department of Epidemiology , School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044 , China
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , China
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- h Department of Program Insight and Results , International Programs Group, World Vision US , Washington , DC 20002 , United States
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Chen ZQ, Du MY, Zhao YJ, Huang XQ, Li J, Lui S, Hu JM, Sun HQ, Liu J, Kemp GJ, Gong QY. Voxel-wise meta-analyses of brain blood flow and local synchrony abnormalities in medication-free patients with major depressive disorder. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2015; 40:401-11. [PMID: 25853283 PMCID: PMC4622638 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Published meta-analyses of resting-state regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) have included patients receiving antidepressants, which might affect brain activity and thus bias the results. To our knowledge, no meta-analysis has investigated regional homogeneity changes in medication-free patients with MDD. Moreover, an association between regional homogeneity and rCBF has been demonstrated in some brain regions in healthy controls. We sought to explore to what extent resting-state rCBF and regional homogeneity changes co-occur in the depressed brain without the potential confound of medication. METHODS Using the effect-size signed differential mapping method, we conducted 2 meta-analyses of rCBF and regional homogeneity studies of medication-free patients with MDD. RESULTS Our systematic search identified 14 rCBF studies and 9 regional homogeneity studies. We identified conjoint decreases in resting-state rCBF and regional homogeneity in the insula and superior temporal gyrus in medication-free patients with MDD compared with controls. Other changes included altered resting-state rCBF in the precuneus and in the frontal-limbic-thalamic-striatal neural circuit as well as altered regional homogeneity in the uncus and parahippocampal gyrus. Meta-regression revealed that the percentage of female patients with MDD was negatively associated with resting-state rCBF in the right anterior cingulate cortex and that the age of patients with MDD was negatively associated with rCBF in the left insula and with regional homogeneity in the left uncus. LIMITATIONS The analysis techniques, patient characteristics and clinical variables of the included studies were heterogeneous. CONCLUSION The conjoint alterations of rCBF and regional homogeneity in the insula and superior temporal gyrus may be core neuropathological changes in medication-free patients with MDD and serve as a specific region of interest for further studies on MDD.
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- Correspondence to: Q.Y. Gong, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, China;
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Wang JJ, Hu JM, Peng RC, Gao Y, Shen Y, Chen LQ, Nan CW. Magnetization Reversal by Out-of-plane Voltage in BiFeO3-based Multiferroic Heterostructures. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10459. [PMID: 25995062 PMCID: PMC4773698 DOI: 10.1038/srep10459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Voltage controlled 180° magnetization reversal has been achieved in BiFeO3-based multiferroic heterostructures, which is promising for the future development of low-power spintronic devices. However, all existing reports involve the use of an in-plane voltage that is unfavorable for practical device applications. Here, we investigate, using phase-field simulations, the out-of-plane (i.e., perpendicular to heterostructures) voltage controlled magnetism in heterostructures consisting of CoFe nanodots and (110) BiFeO3 thin film or island. It is predicted that the in-plane component of the canted magnetic moment at the CoFe/BiFeO3 interface can be reversed repeatedly by applying a perpendicular voltage across the bottom (110) BiFeO3 thin film, which further leads to an in-plane magnetization reversal in the overlaying CoFe nanodot. The non-volatility of such perpendicular voltage controlled magnetization reversal can be achieved by etching the continuous BiFeO3 film into isolated nanoislands with the same in-plane sizes as the CoFe nanodot. The findings would provide general guidelines for future experimental and engineering efforts on developing the electric-field controlled spintronic devices with BiFeO3-based multiferroic heterostructures.
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- J J Wang
- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- 1] State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- 1] State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Linnstaedt SD, Hu J, Bortsov AV, Soward AC, Swor R, Jones J, Lee D, Peak D, Domeier R, Rathlev N, Hendry P, McLean SA. μ-Opioid Receptor Gene A118 G Variants and Persistent Pain Symptoms Among Men and Women Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision. J Pain 2015; 16:637-44. [PMID: 25842347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED The μ-opioid receptor 1 (OPRM1) binds endogenous opioids. Increasing evidence suggests that endogenous OPRM1 agonists released at the time of trauma may contribute to the development of posttraumatic musculoskeletal pain (MSP). In this prospective observational study, we evaluated the hypothesis that individuals with an AG or GG genotype at the OPRM1 A118 G allele, which results in a reduced response to opioids, would have less severe MSP 6 weeks after motor vehicle collision (MVC). Based on previous evidence, we hypothesized that this effect would be sex-dependent and most pronounced among women with substantial peritraumatic distress. European American men and women ≥ 18 years of age presenting to the emergency department after MVC and discharged to home after evaluation (N = 948) were enrolled. Assessments included genotyping and 6-week evaluation of overall MSP severity (0-10 numeric rating scale). In linear regression modeling, a significant A118 G Allele × Sex interaction was observed: an AG/GG genotype predicted reduced MSP severity among women with substantial peritraumatic distress (β = -.925, P = .014) but not among all women. In contrast, men with an AG/GG genotype experienced increased MSP severity at 6 weeks (β = .827, P = .019). Further studies are needed to understand the biologic mechanisms mediating observed sex differences in A118 G effects. PERSPECTIVE These results suggest a sex-dependent mechanism by which an emotional response to trauma (distress) contributes to a biologic mechanism (endogenous opioid release) that increases MSP in the weeks after stress exposure. These results also support the hypothesis that endogenous opioids influence pain outcomes differently in men and women.
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- Sarah D Linnstaedt
- TRYUMPH Research Program, Anesthesiology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- TRYUMPH Research Program, Anesthesiology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- TRYUMPH Research Program, Anesthesiology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- TRYUMPH Research Program, Anesthesiology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine/Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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- TRYUMPH Research Program, Anesthesiology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Liu WD, Wu XW, Hu JM, Wang B, Liu B. Monochromatic energy computed tomography image for active intestinal hemorrhage: A model investigation. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:214-220. [PMID: 25574093 PMCID: PMC4284337 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the value of computed tomography (CT) spectral imaging in the evaluation of intestinal hemorrhage.
METHODS: Seven blood flow rates were simulated in vitro. Energy spectral CT and mixed-energy CT scans were performed for each rate (0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05 and 0.025 mL/min). The detection rates and the contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) of the contrast agent extravasation regions were compared between the two scanning methods in the arterial phase (AP) and the portal venous phase (PVP). Comparisons of the CNR values between the PVP and the AP were made for each energy level and carried out using a completely random t test. A χ2 test was used to compare the detection rates obtained from the two scanning methods.
RESULTS: The total detection rates for energy spectral CT and mixed-energy CT in the AP were 88.57% (31/35) and 65.71% (23/35), respectively, and the difference was significant (χ2 = 5.185, P = 0.023); the total detection rates in the PVP were 100.00% (35/35) and 91.4% (32/35), respectively, and the difference was not significant (χ2 = 1.393, P = 0.238). In the AP, the CNR of the contrast agent extravasation regions was 3.58 ± 2.09 on the mixed-energy CT images, but the CNRs were 8.78 ± 7.21 and 8.83 ± 6.75 at 50 and 60 keV, respectively, on the single-energy CT images, which were significantly different (3.58 ± 2.09 vs 8.78 ± 7.21, P = 0.031; 3.58 ± 2.09 vs 8.83 ± 6.75, P = 0.029). In the PVP, the differences between the CNRs at 40, 50 and 60 keV different monochromatic energy levels and the polychromatic energy images were significant (19.35 ± 10.89 vs 11.68 ± 6.38, P = 0.010; 20.82 ± 11.26 vs 11.68 ± 6.38, P = 0.001; 20.63 ± 10.07 vs 11.68 ± 6.38, P = 0.001). The CNRs at the different energy levels in the AP and the PVP were significantly different (t = -2.415, -2.380, -2.575, -2.762, -2.945, -3.157, -3.996 and -3.189).
CONCLUSION: Monochromatic energy imaging spectral CT is superior to polychromatic energy images for the detection of intestinal hemorrhage, and the detection was easier in the PVP compared with the AP.
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Wang JJ, Hu JM, Yang TN, Feng M, Zhang JX, Chen LQ, Nan CW. Effect of strain on voltage-controlled magnetism in BiFeO₃-based heterostructures. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4553. [PMID: 24686503 PMCID: PMC3971450 DOI: 10.1038/srep04553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Voltage-modulated magnetism in magnetic/BiFeO3 heterostructures can be driven by a combination of the intrinsic ferroelectric-antiferromagnetic coupling in BiFeO3 and the antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic exchange interaction across the heterointerface. However, ferroelectric BiFeO3 film is also ferroelastic, thus it is possible to generate voltage-induced strain in BiFeO3 that could be applied onto the magnetic layer across the heterointerface and modulate magnetism through magnetoelastic coupling. Here, we investigated, using phase-field simulations, the role of strain in voltage-controlled magnetism for these BiFeO3-based heterostructures. It is predicted, under certain condition, coexistence of strain and exchange interaction will result in a pure voltage-driven 180° magnetization reversal in BiFeO3-based heterostructures.
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- J J Wang
- 1] State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China [2]
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- 1] State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA [3]
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- 1] State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Liu JM, Lü P, Hu JM. [Characteristics of recidivism in patients with mental disorders: 156 cases analysis]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2013; 29:278-281. [PMID: 24350545] [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: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of recidivism in patients with mental disorders, including criminology, clinic and guardianship, in order to provide references for preventing recidivism. METHODS Using the self-designed questionnaire, 156 psychotic patients who had repeated crimes were appraised by West China Forensic Science Center of Sichuan University from 2007 to 2011 and the data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS In the majority of these cases, patients were male, 26-45 years old, junior high school or below diploma, unmarried, and farmers or jobless. Each patient broke law 3.26 times on average. The main crimes were intentional injury (34.6%) and murder (15.7%). Within 5 years after diagnosis with mental disorder, 56.4% of the patients committed first crime. Within 1 year after the first time breaking the law, 55.8% of them repeated crimes. The diagnoses of schizophrenia (63.5%) were in the majority. The assessment results were mostly irresponsibility (61.5%). Among the patients, 44.9% of them didn't receive treatment while 34.6% of them were out of supervision. After the first crime, 66.1% of them didn't receive criminal prosecution while only 7.1% of them went through the appraisement of forensic psychiatry. CONCLUSION Most of the patients had low education and low income. Meanwhile, low outpatient rate and pool supervision occurred in this special crowd. A good system for care and treatment of these mental patients should be built to prevent them from recidivism.
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- Jian-Mei Liu
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Liu YY, Hu JM, Yang M, Li XS. [Statistical prediction methods in violence risk assessment and its application]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2013; 29:216-221. [PMID: 24303769] [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: 06/02/2023]
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It is an urgent global problem how to improve the violence risk assessment. As a necessary part of risk assessment, statistical methods have remarkable impacts and effects. In this study, the predicted methods in violence risk assessment from the point of statistics are reviewed. The application of Logistic regression as the sample of multivariate statistical model, decision tree model as the sample of data mining technique, and neural networks model as the sample of artificial intelligence technology are all reviewed. This study provides data in order to contribute the further research of violence risk assessment.
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- Yuan-Yuan Liu
- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Hu JM, Li L, Chen YZ, Pang LJ, Yang L, Liu CX, Zhao J, Chang B, Zou H, Qi Y, Liang WH, Li F. Human papillomavirus type 16 infection may be involved in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma carcinogenesis in Chinese Kazakh patients. Dis Esophagus 2013; 26:703-7. [PMID: 23607265 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) prevalence in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in Xinjiang Kazakh patients and its role in ESCC carcinogenesis. One hundred and fifty cases of ESCC and 150 cases of corresponding normal esophageal mucosa (CNGM) samples were collected from north Xinjiang where the Kazakh ethnic group has lived since ancient times. HPV16 infection in ESCC and CNGM was detected by genotype-specific polymerase chain reaction. HPV16 DNA was detected in 55 of 150 ESCC samples (36.7%) and 24 of 150 corresponding normal esophageal mucosa samples (16%) with significant differences (P < 0.001, odds ratio = 3.039, 95% confidence interval: 1.756-5.260). No statistically significant correlations were found between HPV16 infection and the age or gender of patients, tumor site, tumor cell differentiation, or lymph node metastasis (P > 0.05). HPV16 infection is common in cases of ESCC in the Kazakh ethnic group in Xinjiang and may be involved in ESCC carcinogenesis.
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Zhang XL, Chen XC, Cai WX, Hu JM. [Reliability of the Violence Risk Scale of Chinese version]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2012; 28:32-35. [PMID: 22435335] [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: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To introduce and revise the Violence Risk Scale (VRS) for assessing violence risk and risk change, and to examine the reliability of Violence Risk Scale of Chinese version(VRS-C). METHODS The original English version of the VRS was translated into Chinese according to established translation procedures. To examine the scorer reliability the 14 cases assessed by 3 assessors separately. One hundred and twenty-five patients with mental disorders from 3 different institutions in Sichuan province (Refined Control Ward in Ankang Hospital, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Forensic Science and Mental Health Center of West China Hospital) were collected to examine the reliability of VRS-C. RESULTS The results showed moderately good scale reliability of the VRS-C, with 0.80 of ICC for scorer reliability. All items have significant consistence with Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.921, split-half reliability as 0.906 and item total correlation as 0.246-0.849. CONCLUSION The reliability of the VRS-C version is acceptable.
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- Xue-Li Zhang
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zhang XL, Hu JM. [Application of modified overt aggression scales on risk behavior assessment of patients with mental illness]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2011; 27:342-345. [PMID: 22259860] [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: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the value of Modified Overt Aggression Scales (MOAS) in assessing risk behavior of patients with mental illness. METHODS Four hundred and ninety patients, who were from three mental health institutions (Refined Control Ward in Ankang Hospital, Mental Health Center of West China Hospital, Relief Ward in De Kang Hospital) belong to public security, health and civil system respectively, were evaluated with MOAS. RESULTS Three hundred and thirteen patients did not have dangerous behavior, but 177 patients did (99 aggression, 78 violence). The descending order of risk behavior in patients with mental illness were Refined Control Ward in Ankang Hospital, Mental Health Center of West China Hospital, Relief Ward in De Kang Hospital. Physical and total aggression scores were higher in Refined Control Ward in Ankang Hospital than that in other two hospitals (P < 0.05). Autoaggression score in Mental Health Center of West China Hospital was higher than that in other two hospitals (P < 0.05). Physical and total aggression scores in male were higher than that in female (P < 0.05). Autoaggression score in female was higher than that in male (P < 0.05). Score of every single item and total score were higher in violent and aggressive group than that in non dangerous behavior group (P < 0.05). Physical and total aggression scores in violent group were higher than that in aggressive group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The proportion, type and degree of risk behaviors in three mental health institutions are different and the type of risk behavior has gender difference.
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- Xue-Li Zhang
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Shen DL, Liu JM, Hu JM. [Criminological characteristics of female violent criminal suspects]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2011; 27:196-199. [PMID: 21899011] [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: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study criminological characteristics of female violent criminal suspects who accepted forensic psychiatry assessment. METHODS Information of the suspects involved in judicial appraisal between 2000 and 2009 were collected and analyzed according to our self-made scale. RESULTS The age of 259 suspects were between 16 and 81 years old. There were 205 (79.2%) suspects who were younger than 45 years old. There were 225 (86.9%) suspects who were married. There were 14 different appraisal results: schizophrenia 47.1%, without psychosis 15.4%, depression 10.4% and others 27.1%. Irresponsibility involved with 59.5%, partial responsibility 18.5% and full responsibility 22.0%. Murder were 85.7%, arson 10.4%, inflicted injury 1.9% and robbery 1.9%. A total of 191 cases resulted in death, accounting for 82.3% of all cases. In 34.9% of all cases, the victims were male spouse of the suspects. Main weapons used in the crime were cutters and other working related tools (36.3%). There were 66.8% of all cases were with pathological motivation, 29.7% with reality motivation and 3.5% cases were with unknown motivation. CONCLUSION Female violent suspects in our cases often suffered from various kinds of mental diseases. Their motivations were pathological primarily. Most cases were intentional killing with family members as victim mainly. Major weapons used were daily working related tools.
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- Dan-Lin Shen
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Shen J, Fan L, Yang J, Shen AG, Hu JM. A longitudinal Raman microspectroscopic study of osteoporosis induced by spinal cord injury. Osteoporos Int 2010; 21:81-7. [PMID: 19436936 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-0949-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A longitudinal study was established to investigate bone compositional information in spinal cord injury (SCI) rat model. METHODS Raman spectroscopy was applied to detect the distal femur and humeri of SCI, sham-operated (SO), and age-matched control (CON) male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats at first, second, third, and fifth weeks after surgery. One-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD post hoc multiple comparison tests were used to analyze the longitudinal data of mineral to matrix ratio and carbonate substitution. RESULTS Relative mineral decrease was found in SCI group by more than 20% in femur and approximately 12% in humeri compared with CON group. No significant changes in carbonate substitution were observed. CONCLUSIONS Severe bone loss in the early stage of SCI was confirmed by a continuous decrease of the mineral to collagen matrix ratio. The decrease in the humeri suggested hormone level variations might participate in the etiology of SCI-induced osteoporosis.
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- J Shen
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Zhang TJ, Wu QZ, Huang XQ, Sun XL, Zou K, Lui S, Liu F, Hu JM, Kuang WH, Li DM, Li F, Chen HF, Chan RCK, Mechelli A, Gong QY. Magnetization transfer imaging reveals the brain deficit in patients with treatment-refractory depression. J Affect Disord 2009; 117:157-61. [PMID: 19211150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 01/04/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies on treatment resistant depression (TRD) using advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques are very limited. METHODS A group of 15 patients with clinically defined TRD and 15 matched healthy controls underwent magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and T1-weighted (T1W) imaging. MTI data were processed and analyzed voxel-wised in SPM2. A voxel based morphometric (VBM) analysis was performed using T1W images. RESULTS Reduced magnetization transfer ratio was observed in the TRD group relative to normal controls in the anterior cingulate, insula, caudate tail and amygdala-parahippocampal areas. All these regions were identified within the right hemisphere. VBM revealed no morphological abnormalities in the TRD group compared to the control group. Negative correlations were found between MRI and clinical measures in the inferior temporal gyrus. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design and small sample size. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that MTI is capable of identifying subtle brain abnormalities which underlie TRD and in general more sensitive than morphological measures.
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- Ti-Jiang Zhang
- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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Huang SP, Wu DS, Hu JM, Zhang H, Xie Z, Hu H, Cheng WD. First-principles study: size-dependent optical properties for semiconducting silicon carbide nanotubes. Opt Express 2007; 15:10947-10957. [PMID: 19547452 DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.010947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Using first-principles calculations, we investigate the effect of tube size on optical properties of the zigzag, armchair, and chiral SiC nanotubes. The results indicate that the optical spectra of SiC nanotubes are dependent on the diameter and chirality, and that optical anisotropy is observed for different light polarizations. For a given chirality of SiCNTs, redshifts or blueshifts of the peaks in the dielectric function and energy loss function with increasing tube diameter are possible due to the competition between the size effect and pi orbitals overlapping, and the shifts become smaller as the tube diameter increases. The unusual optical properties of semiconducting SiC nanotubes present an opportunity for applications in electro-optical devices.
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Huang YH, Tseng SP, Hu JM, Tsai JC, Hsueh PR, Teng LJ. Clonal spread of SCCmec type IV methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between community and hospital. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007; 13:717-24. [PMID: 17403129 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01718.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 11/27/2022]
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The staphylococcal chromosome cassette (SCC)mec types of 382 hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) isolates in Taiwan were analysed over a 7-year period (1999-2005). There was an abrupt increase in SCCmec type IV in HA-MRSA during 2005. The molecular epidemiology of a subset (n = 69) of HA-MRSA isolates with SCCmec types III, IV or V was characterised and compared with that of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) (n = 26, collected during 2005). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed three major pulsotypes (A, B and C) and 15 minor clones. Pulsotypes B and C, which contained isolates carrying SCCmec types IV and V, respectively, included both CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA isolates. Among 24 toxin genes analysed, five genes had significant differential distribution between CA-MRSA and SCCmec type III HA-MRSA. Furthermore, among SCCmec type IV isolates, the seb gene was detected more commonly in HA-MRSA. Analysis of representative members of the three major pulsotypes by multilocus sequence typing revealed two sequence types (STs), namely ST239 (SCCmecIII) and ST59 (SCCmecIV or SCCmecV). This suggests that ST59:SCCmecIV, which is usually community-acquired, has become an important nosocomial pathogen in the hospital studied.
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- Y H Huang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chan JK, Urban R, Hu JM, Shin JY, Husain A, Teng NN, Berek JS, Osann K, Kapp DS. The potential therapeutic role of lymph node resection in epithelial ovarian cancer: a study of 13918 patients. Br J Cancer 2007; 96:1817-22. [PMID: 17519907 PMCID: PMC2359970 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The aim of the study is to determine the role of lymphadenectomy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. The data were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program reported between 1988 and 2001. Kaplan–Meier estimates and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used for analysis. Of 13 918 women with stage III–IV epithelial ovarian cancer (median age: 64 years), 87.9% were Caucasian, 5.6% African Americans, and 4.4% Asians. A total of 4260 (30.6%) underwent lymph node dissections with a median number of six nodes reported. For all patients, a more extensive lymph node dissection (0, 1, 2–5, 6–10, 11–20, and >20 nodes) was associated with an improved 5-year disease-specific survival of 26.1, 35.2, 42.6, 48.4, 47.5, and 47.8%, respectively (P<0.001). Of the stage IIIC patients with nodal metastases, the extent of nodal resection (1, 2–5, 6–10, 11–20, and >20 nodes) was associated with improved survivals of 36.9, 45.0, 47.8, 48.7, and 51.1%, respectively (P=0.023). On multivariate analysis, the extent of lymph node dissection and number of positive nodes were significant independent prognosticators after adjusting for age, year at diagnosis, stage, and grade of disease. The extent of lymphadenectomy is associated with an improved disease-specific survival of women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- J K Chan
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1600 Divisadero Street, Box 1702, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Wang B, Li BH, Hu JM. [Evaluation on social function in cases involving sexual assault of patients with mental retardation]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007; 23:110-3. [PMID: 17619456] [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: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore social function in assessment of self-defense capability of patients with mental retardation against sexual assault. METHODS The data of 125 sexual assault victims with mental retardation were collected according to our forensic psychiatry assessment criteria. Mental retardation was rated with WAIS-RC, GAF, and the rating scale of the intelligence disability. RESULTS There were significant differences in occupation, marital status, education, knowledge about sex, and history of pregnancy among the patients with different levels of self-defense capability. The kappa values of the rating scale score of the intelligence disability, GAF, and IQ were 0.710, 0.661, and 0.494; the kappa values of that and self-defense capability were 0.538, 0.472, and 0.316 respectively. CONCLUSION The level of social function is very important in the assessment of self-defense capability in patients with mental retardation.
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- Bin Wang
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Hu JM, Li Y, Huo KJ, Liu XH. [Analysis of intelligence in criminals with no psychosis diagnosed with forensic psychiatry]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007; 23:105-7. [PMID: 17619454] [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: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the intelligence of criminals with no psychosis diagnosed with forensic psychiatry. METHODS The intelligence test results in 88 criminal cases with no psychosis and in 89 criminal cases with schizophrenia were compared. RESULTS There were no significant statistical differences between two groups with respect to their sex, age, education, occupation, marital status, and criminal type. The average intelligence quotient (IQ) of no psychosis group was significantly higher than that of the schizophrenic group, but was significantly lower than the normal. There was no significant statistical difference between the subgroups claiming as either suffering or denying psychosis. CONCLUSION There is a mild impairment in the intelligence in no psychosis group.
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- Jun-Mei Hu
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Forrest AP, Lovelock ND, Hu JM, Fletcher SN. The impact of intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography on an unselected cardiac surgical population: a review of 2343 cases. Anaesth Intensive Care 2002; 30:734-41. [PMID: 12500510 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Although intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has an established role in the management of some cardiac surgical procedures, there is little data on its impact on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) cases that are stratified for clinical risk. This is a retrospective review of the surgical impact of intraoperative TOE on 2,343 unselected cardiac cases. The surgical impact of TOE findings were rated E (essential)--resulted in changes to the proposed surgical procedure or V (valuable)--the surgical technique for the planned surgery was altered. The surgical impact that routine TOE had on low-, medium- and high-risk CABG cases was also examined. The surgical impact of TOE for the total study population (E + V) was 4.5%. The impact was greatest in combined CABG + mitral valve procedures (18%). The impact in CABG cases was 3.5% overall, with an estimated impact in low-risk patients of 2.8% (95% CI. 2.7-3.0%) versus 6.7% (95% CI. 5.9-7.7%) in high-risk cases. The commonest E-impact in CABG patients was unscheduled valve surgery (2.6% of high-risk patients). The complication rate attributable to TOE was 0.09%. These findings provide indirect evidence for a potential patient benefit from the routine use of TOE in cardiac surgery.
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- A P Forrest
- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, N.S.W. 2050
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Ye Y, Hu JM, Zeng Y. [Spectral study on five complexes derived from D-glucosamine and their effect on DNA]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2001; 21:623-626. [PMID: 12945313] [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: 05/24/2023]
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Complexes CuGlu, ZnGlu, NiGlu, Fe(III) Glu, Co(III) Glu where Glu is d-glucosamine have been synthesized. The effects of these compounds on DNA have been studied by the UV-Vis, fluorescence and SERS methods. The possible active ways of these complexes with DNA have been discussed. The results show that the adsorbed state of these complexes on silver sols are similar, and that CuGlu, Co(III) Glu have strong interactions with DNA. Their acting ways on DNA are different. It is worth to do a further research on these compounds as anticancer drugs.
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- Y Ye
- Department of Analysis-Measurement Science, Wuhan University, Faculty of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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Hu JM, Ikemura R, Chang KT, Suzuki M, Nishihara M, Takahashi M. Expression of cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase mRNA in rat mammary gland. J Vet Med Sci 2000; 62:829-34. [PMID: 10993179 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Our previous report demonstrated that high concentration of taurine is present in rat milk for the first few days of lactation and plays an important role in the body growth of rat pups. In the present study, gene expression of rate-limiting enzyme for taurine biosynthesis, cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase (CSD) were examined in rat mammary gland. By RT-PCR, CSD mRNA was found to be expressed in rat mammary gland like that in the liver. The expression level of CSD mRNA in the mammary gland was higher in the earlier lactational stage (days 1 and 6 of lactation) than that in the later lactational stage (day 14). CSD mRNA expression in the mammary gland of non-pregnant rats was only a trace level. By in situ hybridization analysis, CSD mRNA was demonstrated in the epithelial cells of the mammary gland. These results suggest that high concentrations of taurine in the milk are at least partially resulted from de novo synthesis of taurine in mammary gland epithelial cells and that the expression pattern of CSD mRNA may be responsible for the changes in taurine levels in the milk during a lactational period.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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The physiological significance of taurine in milk in the growth of rat pups was investigated. Our results confirmed that taurine was at an exceptionally high concentration in rat milk during the lactational period, especially for the first few days after birth. Pups taking no milk from natural dams but from foster mothers at an advanced lactational period showed a slower growth rate. Intraperitoneal administration of taurine to the foster mothers in the first five days restored this growth retardation. On the other hand, intraperitoneal administration of beta-alanine, a transport antagonist of taurine, to the natural dams through the lactational period induced a slower growth rate of pups. This beta-alanine treatment to dams increased beta-alanine concentration, but did not decrease taurine concentrations in milk, and serum taurine concentration in the pups receiving this milk was elevated. Direct administration of beta-alanine to pups also increased the serum taurine concentrations dose-dependently. Beta-alanine administration to pups significantly decreased [3H]taurine incorporation into all the organs examined, and in contrast. [3H]taurine concentrations in serum and urine were elevated. Thus, beta-alanine inhibited taurine incorporation into cells and accelerated taurine excretion into either urine or milk. Serum IGF-I levels in pups receiving beta-alanine either directly or via their mothers was significantly lower than those in control pups. Cumulatively, taurine ingestion from milk at an early lactational period seems critical for normal growth of rat neonates due to its role in maintaining normal serum IGF-I levels.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Sanderson MJ, Wojciechowski MF, Hu JM, Khan TS, Brady SG. Error, bias, and long-branch attraction in data for two chloroplast photosystem genes in seed plants. Mol Biol Evol 2000; 17:782-97. [PMID: 10779539 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sequences of two chloroplast photosystem genes, psaA and psbB, together comprising about 3,500 bp, were obtained for all five major groups of extant seed plants and several outgroups among other vascular plants. Strongly supported, but significantly conflicting, phylogenetic signals were obtained in parsimony analyses from partitions of the data into first and second codon positions versus third positions. In the former, both genes agreed on a monophyletic gymnosperms, with Gnetales closely related to certain conifers. In the latter, Gnetales are inferred to be the sister group of all other seed plants, with gymnosperms paraphyletic. None of the data supported the modern "anthophyte hypothesis," which places Gnetales as the sister group of flowering plants. A series of simulation studies were undertaken to examine the error rate for parsimony inference. Three kinds of errors were examined: random error, systematic bias (both properties of finite data sets), and statistical inconsistency owing to long-branch attraction (an asymptotic property). Parsimony reconstructions were extremely biased for third-position data for psbB. Regardless of the true underlying tree, a tree in which Gnetales are sister to all other seed plants was likely to be reconstructed for these data. None of the combinations of genes or partitions permits the anthophyte tree to be reconstructed with high probability. Simulations of progressively larger data sets indicate the existence of long-branch attraction (statistical inconsistency) for third-position psbB data if either the anthophyte tree or the gymnosperm tree is correct. This is also true for the anthophyte tree using either psaA third positions or psbB first and second positions. A factor contributing to bias and inconsistency is extremely short branches at the base of the seed plant radiation, coupled with extremely high rates in Gnetales and nonseed plant outgroups.
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- M J Sanderson
- Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California at Davis, 95616, USA.
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Hu JM, Lavin M, Wojciechowski MF, Sanderson MJ. Phylogenetic systematics of the tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast trnK/matK sequences and its implications for evolutionary patterns in Papilionoideae. Am J Bot 2000; 87:418-430. [PMID: 10719003 DOI: 10.2307/2656638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Phylogenetic relationships in the tribe Millettieae and allies in the subfamily Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) were reconstructed from chloroplast trnK/matK sequences. Sixty-two accessions representing 57 traditionally recognized genera of Papilionoideae were sampled, including 27 samples from Millettieae. Phylogenies were constructed using maximum parsimony and are well resolved and supported by high bootstrap values. A well-supported "core Millettieae" clade is recognized, comprising the four large genera Millettia, Lonchocarpus, Derris, and Tephrosia. Several other small genera of Millettieae are not in the core Millettieae clade. Platycyamus is grouped with Phaseoleae (in part). Ostryocarpus, Austrosteenisia, and Dalbergiella are neither in the core Millettieae or Phaseoleae clade. These taxa, along with core Millettieae and Phaseoleae, form a monophyletic sister group to Indigofereae. Cyclolobium and Poecilanthe are close to Brongniartieae. Callerya and Wisteria belong to a large clade that includes all the legumes that lack the inverted repeat in their chloroplast genome, which confirms previous rbcL and phytochrome gene family phylogenies. The evolutionary history of four characters was examined in Millettieae and allies: the presence of canavanine, inflorescence types, the dehiscence of pods, and the presence of winged pods. trnK/matK sequence analysis suggests that the presence of a pseudoraceme or pseudopanicle and the accumulation of nonprotein amino acids are phylogenetically informative for Millettieae and allies with only a few exceptions.
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- J M Hu
- Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 USA
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The nucleotide sequence of pSW200 of Erwinia stewartii SW2 was determined. This plasmid is 4367 bp long, consisting of four mobilization genes, mobCABD, and an origin of replication homologous to those of ColE1-type plasmids. The plasmid also contains a region of forty-one 15-bp repeats. Deleting this region does not affect the stability or the copy number when maintained as sole plasmid in the cell. However, the plasmid is rapidly lost when a homoplasmid with the intact repeat region is introduced into the cell. The function of this region may provide pSW200 an advantage in competing with an incompatible plasmid in the cell.
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- J F Fu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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All steroid hormone receptors are phosphorylated and undergo hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation. Most phosphorylated residues identified so far are serines in the N-terminal domain. Other residues and domains may also be phosphorylated, e.g. the estrogen receptor is phosphorylated on tyrosine in the hormone-binding domain. Many sites lie in consensus sequences for proline-directed, cell cycle-associated kinases. In some receptors hyperphosphorylation is induced by hormone antagonists as well as agonists, and leads to new phosphorylated sites. With glucocorticoid receptors, hyperphosphorylation is specific for glucocorticoid agonists, follows receptor activation and produces no new sites. Rate studies suggest that hyperphosphorylation is due to accelerated phosphorylation rather than delayed dephosphorylation. Evidence to date indicates that steroid hormone receptor phosphorylation serves not as an on-off switch but modulates function more subtly. Mutations of phosphorylated sites to alanine have been found to decrease activity by 0 to 90%, depending on mutated site, cell type, reporter gene and hormone concentration. With glucocorticoid receptors, some alanine mutants are up to 75% less active in hormone-induced transactivation of certain reporter genes. They are also inactive in hormone-induced repression of transcription of their own gene and down regulation of the receptor protein. Furthermore, they are much less sensitive to degradation. Both basal phosphorylation and hormone-dependent hyperphosphorylation of these receptors are cell cycle-dependent, basal phosphorylation being low in S phase and high in G2/M and hyperphosphorylation the reverse, suggesting a causal relation to the cell cycle-dependence of glucocorticoid activity reported with several cell lines. Hyperphosphorylation appears to be regulated by basal phosphorylation through negative charge in the N-terminal domain, which in S phase is relatively low and permits hyperphosphorylation, but in G2/M is relatively high and blocks hyperphosphorylation.
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- J E Bodwell
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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Hu JM, Bodwell JE, Munck A. Control by basal phosphorylation of cell cycle-dependent, hormone-induced glucocorticoid receptor hyperphosphorylation. Mol Endocrinol 1997; 11:305-11. [PMID: 9058377 DOI: 10.1210/mend.11.3.9896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/03/2023] Open
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Mouse glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) are phosphorylated in the N-terminal domain at serine/ threonine residues, most lying in consensus sequences for cell cycle-associated kinases. Glucocorticoid agonists, but not antagonists, induce hyperphosphorylation. Phosphorylation of GRs overexpressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells is cell cycle-dependent: basal phosphorylation in S phase is one third that in G2/M; glucocorticoids induce hyperphosphorylation in S but not G2/M, paralleling the reported sensitivity in S and resistance in G2/M of proliferating cells to transcriptional activation by glucocorticoids. This parallel led us to investigate what controls hyperphosphorylation. We tested three hypotheses: hyperphosphorylation is controlled by 1) negative charge due to basal GR phosphorylation, being permitted in S by low charge and blocked in G2/M by high charge; 2) presence in S and absence in G2/M of required kinases; 3) availability in S and lack in G2/M of unoccupied phosphorylatable sites. Our results are inconsistent with 2) and 3), but strongly support 1). GR mutants with alanines (A7GR) or glutamates (E7GR) replacing all but one phosphorylated site were overexpressed in CHO cells. Serine 122 remained intact to report GR phosphorylation. Consistent with hypothesis 1, with A7GRs hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation occurred in both S and G2/M (thus revealing kinase activity for hyperphosphorylation of at least serine 122 in both phases), whereas with E7GRs it occurred in neither phase. We conclude that basal GR phosphorylation controls hormone-induced GR hyperphosphorylation by modulating negative charge in the N-terminal domain and could potentially control other cell cycle-dependent GR properties.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA
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Bodwell JE, Hu JM, Hu LM, Munck A. Glucocorticoid receptors: ATP and cell cycle dependence, phosphorylation, and hormone resistance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 154:S2-6. [PMID: 8756779 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/154.2_pt_2.s2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- J E Bodwell
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA
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The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is phosphorylated in its basal state, and rapidly undergoes hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation after binding glucocorticoids. Previously, we have identified seven phosphorylated sites in the mouse GR. Most of the sites are located in the regions of the N-terminal domain that are necessary for maximum transcriptional activity and reduce nonspecific binding to DNA. Using WCL2 cells, which overexpress mouse GRs, we now quantitate hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation at each of these sites. Addition of triamcinolone acetonide to WCL2 cells results in significant hyperphosphorylation at the majority of the sites. The hyperphosphorylation ratio, i.e. the 32P incorporation into GRs from hormone-treated cells divided by 32P incorporation into GRs from untreated cells, was above 1.0 for all sites but serine 150 and threonine 159. Serine 220 displays marked hormone dependence, with a ratio of 3. For most sites the ratio was about 1.5. Hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation not only increases the charge at selected phosphorylated sites but also provides a substantial increase in the overall negative charge around the region of the N-terminal domain that is involved in transactivation.
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- J E Bodwell
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03756-0001
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Proliferating cells display striking cell cycle dependence in sensitivity to gene activation by glucocorticoids; they are sensitive in late gap 1/synthesis (G1/S) (late G1 and S phases) but resistant in gap 2/mitotic (G2/M). Here we describe large cell cycle-dependent variations in glucocorticoid receptor (GR) phosphorylation that accompany, and may account for, the changes in sensitivity. GRs are basally phosphorylated and undergo hyperphosphorylation after hormone-induced activation. Identified phosphorylated sites are all in the N-terminal domain. Several lie in a region required for full transactivating activity and reduction of nonspecific binding to DNA. Most are in consensus sequences for cell cycle-associated kinases, suggesting that such kinases phosphorylate GRs. We now show with WCL2 cells (Chinese hamster ovary cells with overexpressed GRs) that: 1) glucocorticoid treatment fails to hyperphosphorylate GRs in G2/M but doubles phosphorylation in S, more than seen with unsynchronized cells; and 2) basal GR phosphorylation is almost three times higher in G2/M than S. These results, along with earlier observations, implicate GR phosphorylation with mechanisms of glucocorticoid resistance in G2/M. Such mechanisms might underlie some forms of glucocorticoid resistance in inflammatory and lymphoproliferative diseases. HPLC phosphopeptide maps of GRs from S and G2/M reveal no significant qualitative differences in phosphorylated sites, consistent with a general increase during G2/M in negative charge of the N-terminal domain. We also show that the previously described increase in GR hormone-binding capacity from G1 to S is accompanied by a parallel increase in GR protein.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
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Hu LM, Bodwell J, Hu JM, Ortí E, Munck A. Glucocorticoid receptors in ATP-depleted cells. Dephosphorylation, loss of hormone binding, HSP90 dissociation, and ATP-dependent cycling. J Biol Chem 1994; 269:6571-7. [PMID: 8120009] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dependence of hormone binding to glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) on cellular ATP levels suggested that GRs traverse an ATP-dependent cycle, and without ATP accumulate in forms that cannot bind hormone. Such "null" receptors (NRs) were identified in ATP-depleted WEHI-7 cells, where they are tightly associated with the nuclear fraction and partly dephosphorylated. With WCL2 cells (Chinese hamster ovary cells with overexpressed GRs) depleted of ATP with azide, we have now identified dephosphorylated sites on NRs, studied possible roles of phosphorylation using GR mutants, and measured association with the 90-kDa heat shock protein (hsp90). Most NRs in WCL2 cells are dephosphorylated at serines 220 and 234, but GRs with those serines mutated to alanines do not resemble NRs since they bind hormone. They do not associate strongly with nuclei. On azide treatment, however, mutated GRs lose hormone binding capacity faster than normal GRs. Association of hsp90 (and presumably other heat shock proteins) with cytosolic GRs is drastically reduced by azide treatment, sufficient to account for decreased hormone binding. We conclude that: (a) dephosphorylation of GRs does not yield NRs, but may weaken association with hsp90. (b) The postulated ATP-dependent GR cycle can be accounted for by dissociation, and ATP-dependent reconstitution, of GR-hsp90 complexes. (c) ATP depletion blocks reconstitution of complexes. Uncomplexed GRs may accumulate as one form of NR; they are probably also the precursors for other forms of NR.
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- L M Hu
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001
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The dependence of hormone binding to glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) on cellular ATP levels led us to propose that GRs normally traverse an ATP-dependent cycle, possibly involving receptor phosphorylation, and that without ATP they accumulate in a form that cannot bind hormone. We identified such a form, the null receptor, in ATP-depleted cells. GRs are basally phosphorylated, and become hyperphosphorylated after treatment with hormone (but not RU486). In mouse receptors we have identified 7 phosphorylated sites, all in the N-terminal domain. Most are on serines and lie within a transactivation region. The time-course of hormone-induced hyperphosphorylation indicates that the primary substrates for hyperphosphorylation are the activated receptors; unliganded and hormone-liganded nonactivated receptors become hyperphosphorylated more slowly. After dissociation of substrates for hyperphosphorylation are the activated receptors; unliganded and hormone-liganded nonactivated receptors become hyperphosphorylated more slowly. After dissociation of hormone, most receptors appear to be recycled and reutilized in hyperphosphorylated form. From these and related observations, we have concluded that the postulated ATP-dependent cycle can be accounted for by hormone-induced or spontaneous dissociation of receptor-Hsp90 complexes, followed by reassociation of unliganded receptors with Hsp90 via an ATP-dependent reaction like that demonstrated in cell-free systems. Other steroid hormone receptors might traverse a similar cycle. Four of the 7 phosphorylated sites in the N-terminal domain are in consensus sequences for p34cdc2 kinases important in cell cycle regulation. This observation, along with the known cell cycle-dependence of sensitivity to glucocorticoids and other evidence, point to a role for receptor phosphorylation in controlling responses to glucocorticoids through the cell cycle.
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- J E Bodwell
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03756-0001
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Hu JM, Camper SA, Tilghman SM, Miller T, Georgoff I, Serra R, Isom HC. Functional analyses of albumin expression in a series of hepatocyte cell lines and in primary hepatocytes. Cell Growth Differ 1992; 3:577-88. [PMID: 1419909] [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: 12/26/2022]
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A series of simian virus 40-immortalized hepatocyte cell lines which are heterogeneous with regard to expression of albumin protein and RNA were characterized for their ability to transcribe the albumin gene. Nascent chain extension assay showed that albumin RNA levels in these cells were determined predominantly at the transcription level. The albumin promoter and enhancer sequences were fused to the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene; the ability of the resulting expression constructs to drive chloramphenicol acetyltransferase expression after transfection into these hepatocyte cell lines was measured. The activity of the albumin promoter and enhancer constructs in primary hepatocytes was also measured. The albumin promoter was expressed differentially in these cells; however, no correlation was found between the transcriptional efficiency of the transfected albumin promoter and endogenous albumin transcription. The albumin enhancer was functional in some but not all albumin-positive cells. The minimal albumin enhancer was mapped to a 330-base pair fragment extending from -9.94 kilobases (kb) to -10.27 kb; three elements within this fragment recently shown to be necessary for enhancer function in a murine hepatocyte cell line were also essential for albumin enhancer function in the rat hepatocyte cell line CWSV1. A transcriptional silencer was identified which could suppress the expression of the homologous albumin promoter and the heterologous herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase promoter. Preliminary analysis localized the albumin silencer between -11 and -12 kb. Our results suggest that multiple regulatory sequences may act cooperatively to determine efficient tissue-specific expression of the albumin gene.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033
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Our purpose was to compare further eupneic ventilatory activity with that of gasping. Decerebrate, paralyzed, and ventilated cats were used; the vagi were sectioned within the thorax caudal to the laryngeal branches. Activities of the phrenic nerve and medullary respiratory neurons were recorded. Antidromic invasion was used to define bulbospinal, laryngeal, or not antidromically activated units. The ventilatory pattern was reversibly altered to gasping by exposure to 1% carbon monoxide in air. In eupnea, activities of inspiratory neurons commenced at various times during inspiration, and for most the discharge frequency gradually increased. In gasping, the peak discharge frequency of inspiratory neurons was unaltered. However, all commenced activities at the start of the phrenic burst and reached peak discharge almost immediately. The discharge frequencies of all groups of expiratory neurons fell in gasping, with many neurons ceasing activity entirely. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that brain stem mechanisms controlling eupnea and gasping differ fundamentally.
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- D Zhou
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756
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Two new antiviral agents, compound 164, also known as 2'-nor-cGMP (9-[(2-hydroxy-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-5-yl)oxymethyl]-guani ne P-oxide), and compound 102 [4-amino-5-bromo-7-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)-pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine], together with acyclovir for comparison, were evaluated for activities against the guinea pig lymphotropic herpesvirus infection in vitro by plaque reduction and virus yield reduction assays in guinea pig embryo cells. The two new compounds were demonstrated to be more potent against guinea pig lymphotropic herpesvirus infections than acyclovir. Compound 164 was the most potent of the three; drug concentrations required to reduce the number of plaques by 50% were 2, 35.5, and 144.5 microM for compounds 164, 102, and acyclovir, respectively. The two new compounds were cytostatic but not cytotoxic to guinea pig embryo cells in cultures. Attempts were made to investigate the inhibition of viral replication by these compounds, and the influence of test conditions on antiviral evaluations is discussed.
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- J M Hu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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