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Chen H, Chen JB, Du LN, Yuan HX, Shan JJ, Wang SC, Ye J, Lin LL. Integration of lipidomics and metabolomics reveals plasma and urinary profiles associated with pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections and its severity. Biomed Chromatogr 2024; 38:e5817. [PMID: 38131121 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a significant contributor to lower respiratory infections in children. However, the lipidomics and metabolics bases of childhood M. pneumoniae infections remain unclear. In this study, lipidomics and metabolomics analyses were conducted using UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap XL mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry on plasma (n = 65) and urine (n = 65) samples. MS-DIAL software, in combination with LipidBlast and Fiehn BinBase DB, identified 163 lipids and 104 metabolites in plasma samples, as well as 208 metabolites in urine samples. Perturbed lipid species (adjusted p < 0.05) were observed, including lysophosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylinositols, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanol amines, and triglycerides. Additionally, differential metabolites (adjusted p < 0.05) exhibited associations with amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, and energy metabolism. Thirteen plasma metabolites, namely l-hydroxyproline, 3-phosphoglycerate, citric acid, creatine, inosine, ribitol, α tocopherol, cholesterol, cystine, serine, uric acid, tagatose, and glycine, showed significant associations with disease severity (p < 0.05) and exhibited distinct separation patterns in M. pneumoniae-infected bronchitis and pneumonia, with an area under the curve of 0.927. Nine of them exhibited either positive or negative correlations with neutrophil or lymphocyte percentages. These findings indicated significant systemic metabolic shifts in childhood M. pneumoniae infections, offering valuable insights into the associated metabolic alterations and their relationship with disease severity.
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- Hui Chen
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Medical Metabolomics Center, Pediatrics Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Zhang QL, Zhang Y, Lin LL, Meng F, Yan L. A Review of Mobile Device Interventions for Continuous Nursing of Patients Undergoing Maintenance Haemodialysis. J Multidiscip Healthc 2024; 17:317-324. [PMID: 38284118 PMCID: PMC10812693 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s447715] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Background Maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) has been one of the most important renal replacement therapies for patients with end-stage renal disease in recent years. Continuous nursing is considered a prerequisite for high-quality healthcare and is crucial for medical staff, patients and their families. Providing continuous nursing services for patients with chronic diseases via mobile medical means can effectively improve the quality of life of medical staff. Objective To summarise the application of various mobile device intervention methods for medical patients receiving MHD to provide a reference for the development of mobile health in the continuous nursing of patients undergoing this procedure. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CNKI. The literature on the application of various mobile medical methods for nursing patients receiving MHD, both domestic and international, is retrospectively reviewed. The current research results and the existing problems are summarised. Results A total of 18 studies were reviewed, which showed that Chinese researchers have preliminarily explored the relevant problems of applying mobile healthcare to the continuous nursing of patients receiving haemodialysis and have achieved some effective applications. Based on the "Internet+" medical concept, providing follow-up, health guidance, psychological counselling and other continuous nursing services for patients with chronic diseases via mobile medical means can effectively improve the work efficiency of medical staff, as well as the self-management ability and compliance of patients. Conclusion Mobile health has great potential and prospects in the continuous nursing of patients receiving MHD, For instance, a WeChat-based intervention could improve patients' satisfaction and trust in nurses. But it also requires further research and improvement to ensure its quality and safety.
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- Qing-Lai Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Center, Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Center, Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Center, Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Center, Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Center, Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China
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Lin LL, Wu HB, Qiu ZK. The Therapeutic Effect and Potential Pharmacological Mechanisms of Ding-Zhi-Xiao-Wan on Depression were Investigated by Meta-analysis, Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking. Curr Comput Aided Drug Des 2024; 20:16-32. [PMID: 37073664 DOI: 10.2174/1573409919666230417103355] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Ding-Zhi-Xiao-Wan (DZXW) produces potential antidepressant-like effects. However, its antidepressant mechanisms are still unclear. OBJECTIVE To analyze the antidepressant effects and the pharmacological mechanisms of DZXW, meta-analysis, network pharmacology, and molecular docking were selected in this study. METHODS The compounds of DZXW and genes associated with compounds or depression were obtained from databases. The genes overlapping between DZXW compounds and depression were compared by Venn diagram. A network of medicine-ingredients-targets-disease was constructed, visualized, and analyzed. Protein-protein interaction, gene ontology, pathway enrichment, and molecular docking were performed to evaluate the potential mechanisms of DZXW for the treatment of depression. RESULTS Meta-analysis showed that the antidepressant-like effects were produced by DZXW. The network pharmacology analysis showed that a total of 74 compound-related genes and 12607 PTSD-related genes were identified in the databases with 65 overlapping genes. The active ingredients derived from DZXW (i.e Beta-sitosterol, Stigmasterol, Fumarine, Hederagenin) elicited the antidepressant-like effects by targets, such as ACHE, HTR2A, and CHRM1. Moreover, the signaling pathways, like neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, pathways in cancer, and cholinergic synapse, might play important roles in the treatment of depression by DZXW. CONCLUSION This study provides studies analysis and molecular evidence with the beneficial effects of DZXW for the treatment of depression.
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- Li-Li Lin
- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Specialty of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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Seo A, Xiao W, Gjyshi O, Court K, Napravnik TC, Venkatesan A, Lynn EJ, Sammouri J, Colbert L, Jhingran A, Joyner MM, Lin LL, Gillison M, Klopp AH. HPV Circulating Cell-Free DNA Kinetics in Cervical Cancer Patients Undergoing Definitive Chemoradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S8-S9. [PMID: 37784579 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a significant cause of cervical cancer and viral DNA can be detected in the blood of patients with cervical cancer (cfHPV-DNA). We hypothesized that detecting HPV cfDNA before, during and after chemoradiation (CRT) could provide insights into disease extent, clinical staging, and treatment response. MATERIALS/METHODS Forty-seven patients with cervical cancer were enrolled on this study between 2017 and 2022, either as part of a standard-of-care (SOC) treatment banking protocol (33 patients) or as part of a clinical trial combining a therapeutic HPV vaccine (PDS0101; Immunocerv, 14 patients). Longitudinal plasma samples were collected from each patient as baseline, during week 1, 3 or 5 of CRT. cfHPV-DNA was quantified using droplet digital PCR targeting the HPV E6/E7 oncogenes of 13 high-risk types based on analysis of cervical tumor genotype (AmpFire). Clinical covariates, including FIGO stage, primary tumor size, and treatment response were studied using appropriate statistical tests. RESULTS All 47 patients had detectable HPV cfDNA during CRT with 38 out of 47 having HPV type 16 detected. The median cfDNA at baseline was 24.5 copies/mL, with a range of 0 to 157,638 copies/mL. Of the 35 patients with at least three measurements, 20 (57%) had peak cfDNA counts at week 3, and 30 out of 35 showed a decline in cfDNA counts at week 5 compared to week 3. The proportion of patients who cleared cfDNA (<16 copies/mL) increased with each week of CRT, reaching 75% at week 5. Baseline cfDNA counts were associated with para-aortic nodal involvement (p<0.0001) but not with FIGO stage or gross tumor volume. A greater proportion of patients treated with therapeutic HPV-directed vaccine had clearance of cfDNA counts as compared to those treated with SOC (at week 3, 38% vs 5%, P = 0.02 and week 5, 79% vs 22%, P = 0.0054) CONCLUSION: HPV cfDNA levels change dynamically throughout definitive CRT and peak during the first 3 weeks for the majority of patients. Treatment with a therapeutic HPV vaccine was associated with a more rapid decline in cfHPV DNA. Further analysis of cfDNA kinetics could provide valuable information on the relationship between cfDNA levels, treatment response, and clinical outcomes.
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- A Seo
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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DeCesaris C, Wilson T, Kim J, Burt LM, Grant JD, Harkenrider MM, Huang J, Jhingran A, Kidd EA, Konski AA, Lin LL, Small W, Suneja G, Gaffney DK. Financial Improvements from Short Course Adjuvant Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy (VCB) in Early Endometrial Cancer Compared to Standard of Care, "SAVE" Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S92. [PMID: 37784606 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Early-stage endometrial cancer is often managed with hysterectomy followed by adjuvant VCB. Financial toxicity from cancer treatment is a strong driver of adherence. The SAVE trial is a multicenter, prospective randomized trial of standard of care (SoC) VCB doses delivered in 3-5 fractions per physician discretion compared to a 2-fraction course. We report on secondary cost endpoints, quantifying the financial impacts of shorter treatment courses on institutions and participating patients. MATERIALS/METHODS Technical (TechCs), professional (PCs), and total charges (TotCs) were collected prospectively and are reported as raw and Medicare-adjusted charges per patient. Geographic variations were standardized with CMS Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI), and inflation was adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI): Medical Care. Distance to treatment center was calculated from the patient's zip code to the corresponding treatment center. Cost of commutes was estimated through round-trip travel distance multiplied by average gas MPG for new vehicles by treatment year and state. Median income for each patient's zip code was estimated using 5-year Household income in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars from the US Census. Mann-Whitney U, T- and Chi-square tests were used to compare characteristics between the two groups. RESULTS One hundred eight patients were analyzed. SoC VCB was delivered in 3, 4 and 5 fractions for 27/54 (50%), 11/54 (20%), and 16/54 (30%), respectively. Median total distance traveled per patient for SoC vs. experimental arms was 213 vs 137 miles (p = .12), and median cost of commute for patients was 36.3 vs 18.0 USD (p = .11). Compared to 2-fraction treatment, 5-fraction treatment resulted in longer travel distances (median 462 vs. 137 miles, p < 0.01) and increased travel costs (median 59.3 v. 18.0 USD, p = < 0.01). Median income by zip code for SoC v. experimental arms was 79,704 vs. 79,671 USD (p = 1.0). For SoC v. experimental arms, 11 (20%) vs 7 (13%) of patients had zip codes with median income in the lowest or second lowest quintiles (p = 0.5). Adjusted raw PCs per patient did not differ between SoC vs. experimental arms (9,159$ vs. 7,532$, p = 0.19). TechCs were significantly higher on the SoC arm (35,734$ vs. 24,696$ p = < 0.01), as were TotCs (44,892$ vs. 32,228$, p < 0.01;). Medicare-adjusted PCs, TechCs, and TotCs were higher for the SoC arm (Table 1). CONCLUSION Two-fraction VCB resulted in fewer treatments per patient, reduced cost of travel compared to longer courses, and an adjusted reduction in healthcare expenditures compared to standard of care. Ongoing work will include assessment of patient-reported financial toxicities.
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- C DeCesaris
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- University of Utah, Economics Department, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Suneja G, Huang YJ, Boucher KM, Jr LMB, DeCesaris C, Grant JD, Harkenrider MM, Jhingran A, Kidd EA, Lin LL, Jr WS, Gaffney DK. Short Course Adjuvant Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy (VCB) in Early Endometrial Cancer: Primary Endpoint Results of the SAVE Randomized Clinical Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S39-S40. [PMID: 37784490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Prospective trials in early stage endometrial cancer demonstrate increased locoregional control with adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with high risk features. VCB is widely utilized, yet there is substantial practice variation and limited randomized data examining optimal dose/fractionation. We aimed to study the safety and efficacy of short course VCB compared to commonly used regimens. MATERIALS/METHODS We conducted a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial examining short course adjuvant VCB (11 Gy x 2 fractions at the surface) compared with other standard regimens (7 Gy x 3 fractions at 0.5 cm depth, 6 Gy x 5 fractions at the surface, or 5-5.5 Gy x 4 fractions at 0.5 cm depth). Eligible patients underwent hysterectomy and had pathologically confirmed endometrioid adenocarcinoma, serous, clear cell, or carcinosarcoma. Patients with stage I and II cancers were included, with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) required for stage IAG1. The primary outcome was Global Health Status measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 with a pre-specified non-inferiority margin of 15 points. Secondary outcomes included patient-reported outcomes, toxicities as assessed by CTCAEv5, and patterns of recurrence. Data were collected at each brachytherapy fraction and at 1-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. RESULTS One hundred eight patients were enrolled, 54 in each study arm. Data completion was 94%, 91%, and 77% at 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months, respectively. 70% of patients had endometrioid adenocarcinoma, 18% serous carcinoma, and 12% other histologies. 23% were FIGO grade 1, 33% grade 2, and 43% grade 3 or high risk histologies. The majority of patients were stage I (56% IA, 38% IB). 22% of patients had LVI. The QLQ-C30 Global Health Status for the experimental arm was within the predefined boundary and thus 2 fractions were non-inferior to standard of care at one month (p = 0.000005) and 12 months (p = 0.0005). Using EORTC EN24 for patient reported vaginal/sexual, urologic, and gastrointestinal symptoms, the change in mean patient reported symptom score from baseline to 1 month and baseline to 12 months were not significantly different between arms. Using CTCAEv5, 51 patients experienced short-term AEs related to study treatment, 20 in the experimental arm and 31 in the control arm (p = 0.053). All study treatment-related AEs were grade 1-2, except for two grade 3-4 AEs, both on the control arm. At median follow-up of 19 months, the isolated vaginal control rate in each arm was 100%. There was no significant difference in the total number of recurrences between study arms, with 3 distant and 3 distant/pelvic/vaginal recurrences in the experimental arm, and 2 distant, 2 pelvic, and 1 pelvic/vaginal recurrence in the control arm. CONCLUSION Short course VCB is safe with acceptable acute toxicity and non-inferior patient reported outcomes. Short course VCB improves patient convenience and may improve access to care for rural or underserved populations while providing similar local control.
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- G Suneja
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Andring LM, Bailard N, Domingo M, Varkey J, Foster-Mills T, Lin LL, Jhingran A, Colbert L, Eifel PJ, Klopp AH, Joyner MM. Predictors of Poor Treatment Experience in Cervical Cancer Patients Receiving Definitive Chemoradiation and Brachytherapy Boost: A Prospective Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e502-e503. [PMID: 37785578 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Cervical cancer patients experience high overall symptom burden. Here, we analyzed patient reported outcomes (PROs) to identify disease, treatment, or patient-related characteristics that can predict poor treatment experience. MATERIALS/METHODS Cervical cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiation (CRT) at a single institution enrolled on a prospective trial evaluating PROs between 2021-2023 were included. Patients received PRO questionnaires at baseline (BL) and 2-7 days after final brachytherapy implant (post-BT). Data was collected using the EORTC-QLQ-C30, which is a validated metric scored on a 4-point Likert scale (1 = not at all, 2 = a little, 3 = quite a bit, 4 = very much). Poor treatment experience was defined as low physical function [score >2], significant overall symptom burden [> population mean], or substantial nausea/vomiting (N/V), diarrhea, pain, or fatigue [score >2] after BT. Potential predictors included age, menopause status, stage, radiation field size, BT modality (PDR vs HDR), marital status, high baseline financial toxicity [score >2], depression [score >2], worse social function [score >2] and poor emotional function [score >2]. Logistic regression modeling was performed and p<0.05 were considered significant. RESULTS A total of 36 patients completed BL and post-BT PRO metrics. Median age was 42 (range, 18-85), 22% (n = 8) of patients had localized disease, 75% (n = 27) had regional disease, and 3% (n = 1) had distant disease. Low BL social function was associated with high symptom burden after BT (HR 12.5, 95% CI 2.3-68.2, p = 0.004), significant N/V (HR 19.0, 95% CI 1.9-191.0, p = 0.012), high rates of fatigue (HR 9.29, 95% CI 1.6-54.8, p = 0.014), and overall poor physical function after treatment (HR 5.67, 95% CI 1.1-30.1, p = 0.042). High BL financial toxicity was predictive of elevated symptom burden after BT (HR 12.0, 95% CI 2.2-66.0, p = 0.004) and substantial fatigue (HR 7.33, 95% CI 1.5-36.7, p = 0.015). Significant depression at BL was also associated with high rates of N/V (HR 9.78, 95% CI 1.4-66.9, p = 0.02). Patient age, menopausal status, disease stage, radiation field size, BT modality, and marital status were not significantly predictive for symptom burden or physical function after treatment. CONCLUSION Patients with poor baseline social function, high financial toxicity, and depression are at risk for increased symptom burden. Screening for these factors may provide an opportunity to intervene early and improve patient treatment experience.
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- L M Andring
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Gynecologic Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Seo A, Song H, Anakwenze CP, Ausat N, Chiao EY, Lin LL. Radiation Oncology Practice Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e487. [PMID: 37785538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of institutional policies routine SARS-CoV-2 testing before treatment starts with mandatory quarantine periods for COVID-positive patients during the first year of the COVID19 pandemic across radiation oncology sections at our tertiary cancer center. MATERIALS/METHODS Electronic medical databases were queried to identify all patients treated with curative intent at a large urban cancer center and regional satellites a year prior to the pandemic (02/11/19-12/30/19; pre-pandemic) and the first year of the pandemic (03/11/20-12/30/20; post-pandemic). New treatment starts were filtered for those undergoing treatment under a single ICD-10 diagnosis and the first treatment in each time period for each patient. Chi-square tests were used for categorical variables, and the t-test was used for continuous variables to correlate differences in demographic and clinical factors before and during the pandemic. RESULTS The total number of new treatment starts were similar between the pre-pandemic (2,218 patients) and post-pandemic (2,130 patients) periods, but there was a 26% decrease in treatments in April 2020 compared to April 2019 and a 40% increase in treatments in November 2020 compared to November 2019. Post-pandemic patients had higher minimum Charlson Comorbidity Index scores (mean 46.0 vs 42.6, P = 0.0013) and were younger (62.8 yo vs 64.3 yo, P = 0.0001). The proportion of patients being treated from the same state as our institution was higher in the post-pandemic period compared to pre-pandemic (77.8% vs 72.43%, P = 0.0259). Distribution of treatments across department disease-site sections were significantly different (P<0.0001), with the proportion of patients treated by the Breast service having increased by 22% whereas the metropolitan area regional satellites experienced a 18% reduction. There were no statistically significant differences amongst pre- and post-pandemic patients with respect to race, marital status, or smoking status. Post-pandemic patients had less total radiation-related clinical visits (mean 24.8 vs 28.6, P<0.0001), lower administered dose (4329 cGy vs 4533 cGy, P<0.0001), and lower radiation fraction count (17 vs 19, P<0.0001). There was no statistically significant difference in the duration between CT simulation and treatment start, but post-pandemic patients had shorter duration of elapsed days during treatment (27 days vs 29 days, P = 0.0001). A disease-site-specific analysis demonstrated that these differences were most pronounced in patients treated for breast cancer. CONCLUSION In the first year of the COVID19 pandemic, our institution saw a dynamic change in the number of new radiation treatments. Additional analyses across individual disease-specific services may reveal insight into dose, fractionation, and technique, which may account for the observed differences.
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- A Seo
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Lin LL, Liu HY, Luo X, Zheng Q, Shi B, Gong M, Li CH. [Untargeted metabolomics study of dexamethasone-induced congenital cleft palate in New Zealand rabbits]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:938-943. [PMID: 37659853 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20230627-00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the metabolic disorders in placental tissues of dexamethasone induced cleft palate mode. Methods: Twelve pregnant rabbits were randomly divided into dexamethasone group (experimental group, 8) and saline control group (4), and a certain amount of dexamethasone and saline were administered intramuscularly to the experimental and control groups respectively from embryonic days (ED) 13 to 16, and placental tissue samples were collected on day 21 of gestation. The corresponding profiles of the embryonic placental tissue samples were obtained by liquid chromatography-triple tandem quadrupole(LC-MS), and the metabolites of the embryonic placental tissues were characterized by principal component analysis among the dexamethasone-treated group with cleft palate (D-CP group), the dexamethasone-treated group without cleft palate (D-NCP group) and the control group. Results: There were significant metabolic differences among the D-CP group, D-NCP group and control group, with a total of 133 differential metabolites (VIP>1, P<0.05) involving in important metabolic pathways including vitamin B6 metabolism, lysine metabolism, arginine anabolic metabolism, and galactose metabolism. The four metabolites, vitamin B6, galactose, lysine and urea, differed among the three groups (P<0.05). There were significant differences in vitamin B6 (0.960±0.249, 0.856±0.368, 1.319±0.322), galactose (0.888±0.171, 1.033±0.182, 1.127±0.127), lysine (1.551±0.924, 1.789±1.435, 0.541±0.424) and urea (0.743±0.142, 1.137±0.301, 1.171±0.457, respectively) levels among control group, D-NCP group and D-CP group (F=5.90, P=0.008; F=5.59, P=0.009; F=4.26, P=0.025; F=5.29, P=0.012). Conclusions: The results indicated that dexamethasone induced cleft palate may be highly correlated with metabolic disorders including vitamin B6 metabolism, lysine metabolism, arginine anabolic metabolism and galactose metabolism.
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- L L Lin
- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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Yuan B, Li X, Xu S, Sun H, Shen C, Ji J, Lin L, Xu W, Shan J, Tong W, Xie T. Discovery of N-Acyl Amino Acids and Novel Related N-, O-Acyl Lipids by Integrating Molecular Networking and an Extended In Silico Spectral Library. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37221475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Research on novel bioactive lipids has garnered increasing interest. Although lipids can be identified by searching mass spectral libraries, the discovery of novel lipids remains challenging as the query spectra of such lipids are not included in libraries. In this study, we propose a strategy to discover novel carboxylic acid-containing acyl lipids by integrating molecular networking with an extended in silico spectral library. Derivatization was performed to improve the response of this method. The tandem mass spectrometry spectra enriched by derivatization facilitated the formation of molecular networking and 244 nodes were annotated. We constructed consensus spectra for these annotations based on molecular networking and developed an extended in silico spectral library based on these consensus spectra. The spectral library included 6879 in silico molecules covering 12,179 spectra. Using this integration strategy, 653 acyl lipids were discovered. Among these, O-acyl lactic acids and N-lactoyl amino acid-conjugated lipids were annotated as novel acyl lipids. Compared with conventional methods, our proposed method allows for the discovery of novel acyl lipids, and extended in silico libraries significantly increase the size of the spectral library.
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- BingHuan Yuan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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Zhang SJ, Qi SY, Gong M, Lin LL, Lin D. [Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation based on electro-oculogram signal regulation for children with mental retardation: a randomized controlled trial]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 2023; 43:517-21. [PMID: 37161804 DOI: doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220508-k0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) at Changqiang (GV 1) based on the modulation of electro-oculogram (EOG) signal for children with mental retardation, and explore the evaluation effect of the goal attainment scale (GAS) in children with mental retardation. METHODS Sixty children with mental retardation were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 30 cases in each one. The children in the control group were treated with conventional rehabilitation, 5 times a week. On the basis of the control group, TEAS at Changqiang (GV 1) under the modulation of EOG signal was adopted in the treatment group. When the similarity between the collected EOG signal and the template was within the range of EOG threshold, one electric stimulation was triggered at Changqiang (GV 1) for 20 s (continuous wave, 70-100 Hz in frequency, 0.1-0.2 ms in pulse width), lasting 30 min in each treatment, the intervention was given twice a week. One course of treatment was composed of 4 weeks, and 3 courses were required in total in the two groups. The infant-junior high school student's social living ability scale (S-M) and GAS were scored and compared before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, the scores of self-living ability in the treatment group and communication ability in the control group were higher than those before treatment (P<0.01, P<0.05). The scores of collective activity and motor ability in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, GAS scores were higher than before treatment in both groups (P<0.001), and the score in the treatment group was higher than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION TEAS under the modulation of EOG signal is conductive to improving the collective, motor and self-living abilities of the children with mental retardation and promoting children's individual goals. Compared with the standard score of S-M, the T value of GAS can better reflect the subtle progress of individual.
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- Si-Jia Zhang
- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fujian University of TCM, Fuzhou 350122, China
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Yoder AK, Lakomy DS, Wu J, Andring LM, Fellman B, Colbert LE, Jhingran A, Klopp AH, Soliman P, Peterson SK, Lin LL. Impact of Treatment Modality on Quality of Life Among Uterine Cancer Survivors. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:e215-e226. [PMID: 36494250 PMCID: PMC9904419 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS Our understanding of the impact of adjuvant therapy on longitudinal quality of life (QoL) following surgery for patients with uterine cancer is limited. The purpose of this study was to compare QoL in patients who have undergone surgery with or without radiation therapy for uterine cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional cohort study that examined women treated for uterine cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2006 to 2017. Participants included those who underwent hysterectomy/bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy alone, with brachytherapy or external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). A non-cancer cohort of women who underwent a hysterectomy/bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy for benign indications was also identified (non-CA). To compare QoL we used the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endometrial survey (FACT-En), a validated survey used to assess QoL. The survey has five subscales: physical, social, emotional, functional and an endometrial cancer-specific subscale. Cohorts were compared using ANOVA tests. RESULTS In total, 309 women responded to the questionnaire (hysterectomy/bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy 64, brachytherapy 77, EBRT 96, non-CA 72). The median time from surgery to survey completion was 6.7 years. The mean total FACT-En score for the entire cohort was 144 [standard deviation 22]. Overall QoL was different between cohorts, with the EBRT cohort reporting the lowest QoL (mean 139.4 [21.6]) and the brachytherapy cohort the highest (150.6 [18.2], P = 0.006). Among patients who had undergone cancer treatment, the EBRT cohort reported the worst endometrial-specific QoL (53.5 [8.6]), while again the brachytherapy group reported the highest score (57.5 [6.1], P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS QoL differences in women who have undergone different treatments for uterine cancer may persist years after treatment. In women with endometrial cancer who require adjuvant therapy, brachytherapy does not appear to have any long-term detriments on QoL.
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- A K Yoder
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Ma YN, Lin LL, Zhang Y, Li L, Wu HR, Xiao Y, Pan H, Yang YL, Qi Y. [The study of mitochondrial disorder pedigree associated with FASTKD2 variants and uniparental disomy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:171-177. [PMID: 36649987 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.112137-20220808-01708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Objective: To analyse the genetic cause of a proband with mitochondrial disease caused by FASTKD2 gene variation and uniparental disomy. Methods: Detailed medical history of a child suspected "mitochondrial disease" were inquired in Peking University First Hospital on November 23, 2017. c.810_820dup homozygous variation in FASTKD2 gene was found by high-throughput sequencing, and her mother had heterozygous variation, but her father didn't have such variation, which didn't conform to the genetic law of variation. Further clinical examinations and molecular genetic tests were carried out. The venous blood of the child and her parents was drawn, and genomic DNA was extracted. Sanger sequencing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, short tandem repeat (STR) analysis, chromosome microarray analysis and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) genetic relationship analysis were performed on the proband and the parents to determine the variation. Results: The clinical manifestations, physical examination and laboratory examination of the child supported the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease. c.810_820dup(p.Ser274Phefs*8) homozygous variant in FASTKD2 gene was identified. Sanger sequencing indicated that the mother was a heterozygote of the variant, while the father had no such variation, which did not conform to the genetic law. PCR testing and Sanger sequencing review to eliminate sampling errors, PCR amplification and sequencing errors. Non-biological father was excluded by STR analysis. Three large segmental LOH of FASTKD2 gene were found by chromosome microarray analysis, then the LOH relative analysis verified the child was a mixed maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 2. The child was diagnosed as mitochondrial disease caused by oxidative phosphorylation coupling defect of type 44. Conclusions: In this study, an autosomal recessive mitochondrial disease which does not conform to the genetic law was found, and it was confirmed that this mitochondrial disease family had both pathogenic variation and uniparental disomy phenomenon. It was diagnosed as mitochondrial disease caused by type 44 oxidative phosphorylation coupling defect.
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- Y N Ma
- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Liu JL, Jin JW, Lin LL, Lai ZM, Wang JB, Su JS, Zhang LC. Emergency tracheal intubation peri-operative risk factors and prognostic impact after esophagectomy. BMC Anesthesiol 2022; 22:367. [PMID: 36456899 PMCID: PMC9714176 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-022-01918-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Emergent endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a serious complication after Oesophagectomy. It is still unclear that perioperative risk factors and prognosis of these patients with ETI. METHODS Between January 2015 and December 2018, 21 patients who received ETI after esophagectomy were enrolled (ETI group) at the department of thoracic surgery, Fujian Union hospital, China. Each study subject matched one patient who underwent the same surgery in the current era were included (control group). Patient characteristics and perioperative factors were collected. RESULTS Patients with ETI were older than those without ETI (p = 0.022). The patients with history of smoking in ETI group were significantly more than those in control group (p = 0.013). The stay-time of postanesthesia care unit (PACU) in ETI group was significantly longer than that in control group (p = 0.001). The incidence of anastomotic leak or electrolyte disorder in ETI group was also higher than that in control group (p = 0.014; p = 0.002). Logistic regression analysis indicated history of smoke (HR 6.43, 95%CI 1.39-29.76, p = 0.017) and longer stay time of PACU (HR 1.04, 95%CI 1.01-1.83, p = 0.020) both were independently associated with higher risks of ETI. The 3-year overall survival (OS) rates were 47.6% in patients with ETI and 85.7% in patients without ETI (HR 4.72, 95%CI 1.31-17.00, p = 0.018). COX regression analysis indicated ETI was an independent risk factor affecting the OS. CONCLUSION The study indicated that history of smoking and longer stay-time in PACU both were independently associated with higher risks of ETI; and ETI was an independent risk factor affecting the OS of patients after esophagectomy. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was retrospectively registered with the registration number of ChiCTR2000038549.
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- Jun-Le Liu
- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Health College, 366th GuanKou, 350101 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Department of anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, XinQuan Road 29th, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian China
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Shi BJ, Cui QL, Tan XH, Pan QJ, Chen Q, Lin LL. [Occurrence of live-born twins with birth weight-discordance and its relationship to the adverse birth outcomes]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:1038-1044. [PMID: 36207851 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220507-00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the occurrence of live-born twins with birth weight-discordance and its relationship to adverse birth outcomes. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 4 011 pairs of live-born twins in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 2011 to December 2020. Based on the birth-weight discordance (∆BW, ∆BW=(birth-weightbig-birth-weightsmall)/birth-weightbig×100%)), twins were divided into 4 groups, including ∆BW≤15%,>15%-20%,>20%-25%, and>25%. The differences in maternal and neonatal outcomes among 4 groups were explored. Then the correlation between ∆BW and neonatal adverse outcomes were explored. Results: The ΔBW was 9 (4, 16)% and males were accounted for 53.8% (4 315 cases) of 4 011 pairs of twins. The gestational age was (35.3±2.7) weeks at birth. There were 2 908 pairs (72.5%) of twins with ΔBW≤15%, 481 pairs (12.0%) with ΔBW>15%-20%, 281 pairs (7.0%) with ΔBW 20%-≤25%, and 341 twin pairs (8.5%) with ΔBW>25%. With ∆BW of 20% as the diagnostic cutoff, the incidence of birth weight discordance was 15.5% (622/4 011). The proportion of natural births in the ∆BW≤15% group was higher than that in the ∆BW>15%-20% group (10.5% (288/2 740) vs. 6.3% (29/463), P<0.008 3). The ∆BW>25% group had a significantly higher prevalence of maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy than that of the other 3 groups (25.5% (87/341) vs. 16.7% (47/281) vs.17.3% (83/480) vs. 13.8% (400/2 899), all P<0.008 3). Univariate analysis found that the ΔBW>25% group had a lower gestational age and a higher rate of preterm birth than the other groups. The rate of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) or very low birth weight (VLBW), small for gestational age (SGA), and transferring to the department of neonatology in the smaller twins were significantly different among the 4 groups (all P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that higher degree of birth weight discordance was all positively associated with the rate of ELBW, SGA, and transferring to the department of neonatology in smaller twin, even after adjusting maternal age and gestational hypertension, year of birth, mode of delivery, gender, and gestational age (all P<0.05). Moreover, the Mantel-Haenszel test also indicated that there were significantly low to moderate correlations between ΔBW and the unfavorable outcomes (r=0.22, 0.53, 0.21, all P<0.001, respectively). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve found that adverse birth outcomes would be well predicted by birth weight-discordant when the diagnostic cut-off of ΔBW was 12%-17%, with an acceptable sensitivity (0.53-0.78) and a high specificity (0.72-0.79). Conclusions: Birth weight discordant is not uncommon in live-born twins, and is associated with adverse outcomes including ELBW, SGA, and transferring to the department of neonatology in the small twins. Besides, the risk is linearly related to the increase of ΔBW. In the future, more researches are needed to explore the underline mechanism and long-term impact of birth weight discordance, to guide the prevention and management.
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- B J Shi
- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China
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Chen TL, Cheng SF, Gau ML, Lin LL. Processed Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy Are Associated with Low Birth Weight at Term among Women of Advanced and Non-Advanced Age. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14163429. [PMID: 36014935 PMCID: PMC9416086 DOI: 10.3390/nu14163429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inappropriate dietary intake during pregnancy is a key factor in low birth weight (LBW). This study compares LBW between healthy and processed dietary patterns by focusing on women of advanced maternal age. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 327 postpartum women in Taiwan. The participants were assigned to two groups according to their age (≥35 years, n = 151; and 20−34 years, n = 176). An online questionnaire asked women how often they consumed 27 food items during their pregnancy. The prevalence of LBW was higher in the processed dietary pattern (79.3%) than in the healthy pattern (13.78%, p < 0.001). LBW was positively correlated with advanced maternal age (≥35 ages), low pre-pregnancy weight (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2), insufficient gestational weight gain (GWG), and processed dietary patterns. Older mothers were 5.8 times more likely to have infants with LBW (odds ratio = 5.8; 95% confidence interval 2.0−16.6). A processed dietary pattern was 9.4 times more likely to result in LBW. Insufficient GWG was significantly positively associated with LBW (OR = 4.0; 95%CI 1.4−11.6). Maternal diet during pregnancy is an important modifiable factor for LBW. Prenatal advice should emphasize optimal nutrition, especially in older and underweight women.
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- Tzu-Ling Chen
- Department of Nurse-Midwifery and Women Health, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Allied Health Education and Digital Learning, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Nurse-Midwifery and Women Health, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-28227101 (ext. 3260)
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology ward, MacKay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 251031, Taiwan
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Lin LL, Cai HY, Liu Y, Li ZH. The efficacy and safety of proton, carbon ion and TOMO radiotherapy for esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian J Surg 2022; 45:1311-1312. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.01.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Wang CD, Ma Y, Li SW, Li QX, Zhang L, Lin LL, Huang BB, Jiang YS. [Analysis of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus in elderly multipara women in the next pregnancy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:418-422. [PMID: 35144341 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210729-01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in elderly multipara women in the next pregnancy. Methods: A total of 219 elderly multipara women with 2 consecutive delivery records in Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital from January 2018 to May 2019 were included. Among them, 141 had normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 78 of them had GDM. The clinical data of the previous and current pregnancy were collected to analyze the risk factors of GDM in elderly multipara women. Results: The average ages of 219 elderly women in previous pregnancy and this pregnancy were (31.9±2.2) and (36.7±1.5) years old, and the prevalence of GDM was 35.62% (78 cases). Compared to NGT group, GDM patients had higher fasting blood glucose(previous (5.51±1.43) vs (4.63±0.62) mmol/L; current (5.26±0.63) vs (4.59±0.30) mmol/L, 1 h blood glucose(previous (11.74±2.36) vs (9.50±1.82) mmol/L; current (11.03±2.03) vs (9.51±1.14) mmol/L) in 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in both previous and current pregnancy. The rates of cesarean section, in both previous and current pregnancy were higher in GDM group (previous 34.6% vs 4.3%; current 52.6% vs 22.0%). Furthermore, prenatal weight and body mass index (BMI) of the previous pregnancy, pre-pregnancy weight and BMI, and prenatal BMI of this pregnancy were also higher in GDM group, and the differences were all statistically significant (all P<0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis indicated cesarean section history (OR=10.80, 95%CI: (4.09-28.54)), GDM history of previous pregnancy (OR=10.64, 95%CI: (4.02-28.20)), 75 g OGTT fasting blood glucose≥ 4.86 mmol/L (OR=2.70, 95%CI: (1.27-5.70)), 1 h blood glucose after glucose administration ≥ 8.45 mmol/L (OR=1.78, 95%CI: (1.37-2.31)) were risk factors for GDM in elderly multipara women of this pregnancy. Conclusion: The risk of GDM in elderly multipara women with a history of cesarean section and GDM increases significantly. Results of OGTT in previous pregnancy also has predictive value.
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- C D Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin Binhai New Area Tanggu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Fifth Central Hospital, Tianjin 300450, China
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Lin D, Zhang SJ, Lin LL, Qi SY, Gong M, Li SB, Zhang J. The use of goal attainment scaling in the acupuncture of children with intellectual disability. World J Tradit Chin Med 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/2311-8571.351509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Chang YS, Lee YT, Yen JC, Chang YC, Lin LL, Chan WL, Chang WC, Lin SY, Chang JG. Long Noncoding RNA NTT Context-Dependently Regulates MYB by Interacting With Activated Complex in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Front Oncol 2021; 11:592045. [PMID: 34616668 PMCID: PMC8488295 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.592045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) mediates the pathogenesis of various diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular, infectious, and metabolic diseases. This study examined the role of lncRNA NTT in the development and progression of cancer. Methods The expression of NTT was determined using tissues containing complementary DNA (cDNA) from patients with liver, lung, kidney, oral, and colon cancers. The expression of cis-acting genes adjacent to the NTT locus (CTGF, STX7, MYB, BCLAF1, IFNGR1, TNFAIP3, and HIVEP2) was also assessed. We used knockdown and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays to identify the cis-acting genes that interact with NTT. Results NTT was most significantly downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while a higher NTT level correlated with a shorter survival time of patients with HCC. Multivariate analysis indicated NTT was not an independent predictor for overall survival. MYB was significantly upregulated, and its increased expression was associated with dismal survival in HCC patients, similar to the results for NTT. NTT knockdown significantly decreased cellular migration. ChIP of HCC cell lines revealed that NTT is regulated by the transcription factor ATF3 and binds to the MYB promoter via the activated complex. Additionally, when NTT was knocked down, the expression of MYB target genes such as Bcl-xL, cyclinD1, and VEGF was also downregulated. NTT could play a positive or negative regulator for MYB with a context-dependent manner in both HCC tissues and animal model. Conclusion Our study suggests that NTT plays a key role in HCC progression via MYB-regulated target genes and may serve as a novel therapeutic target.
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- Ya-Sian Chang
- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Center for Precision Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of General Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Center for Precision Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Peng L, Ye Y, Mullikin H, Lin L, Kuhn C, Rahmeh M, Mahner S, Jeschke U, von Schönfeldt V. Expression of trophoblast derived prostaglandin E2 receptor 2 (EP2) is reduced in patients with recurrent miscarriage and EP2 regulates cell proliferation and expression of inflammatory cytokines. J Reprod Immunol 2020; 142:103210. [PMID: 33011635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUD Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), an inflammatory mediator, modulates cytokines, regulates immune responses in reproductive processes and stimulates inflammatory reactions via the prostaglandin E2 receptor 2 (EP2). However, the regulatory effects of EP2 signaling on trophoblasts and its role in unexplained recurrent miscarriage (uRM) remains unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 19 placentas from patients with a history of more than two consecutive pregnancy losses of unknown cause (uRM group) and placentas of 19 healthy patients following a legal termination of their pregnancy were used for PGE2 receptor (EP1, EP2 and EP4) expression analyses via immunohistochemistry. Double immunofluorescence was also used to identify EP2 expressing cells in the decidua. Finally, HTR-8/SVneo cells were used to clarify the role of EP2 in in vitro experiments. RESULTS The expression of EP2 and EP4 was found to be reduced in the syncytiotrophoblast and decidua of uRM patients. A selective EP2 receptor antagonist (PF-04,418,948) reduced the proliferation and secretion of ß-hCG, inhibited interleukin -6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) and up-regulated the production of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in HTR-8/SVneo cells in vitro. CONCLUSION PGE2-EP2 signaling pathway may represent a novel therapy option for uRM. The involvement of EP2 in uRM acts perhaps via inflammatory cytokines and indicates that the PGE2-EP2 signaling pathway might represent an unexplored etiology for uRM.
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MESH Headings
- Abortion, Habitual/immunology
- Adult
- Cell Line
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Decidua/immunology
- Decidua/metabolism
- Dinoprostone/metabolism
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/immunology
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Middle Aged
- Pregnancy
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/analysis
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/genetics
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/metabolism
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype/analysis
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype/genetics
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Trophoblasts/drug effects
- Trophoblasts/immunology
- Trophoblasts/metabolism
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- Lin Peng
- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Taiping Rd. 25, Luzhou 646100, China
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fu Dan University School of Medicine, Fenglin Rd. 180, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; University Hospital Augsburg, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stenglinstr. 2, Augsburg 86156, Germany.
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- LMU Munich, University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Hu B, Zhang X, Mo Y, Li J, Lin L, Liu X, Feng X. Catalytic Asymmetric Tandem Cycloisomerization/[5+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of N-Aryl Nitrone Alkynes with Methyleneindolinones. Org Lett 2020; 22:1034-1039. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Bowen Hu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Tao JL, Chen YZ, Dai QG, Tian M, Wang SC, Shan JJ, Ji JJ, Lin LL, Li WW, Yuan B. Urine metabolic profiles in paediatric asthma. Respirology 2019; 24:572-581. [PMID: 30763984 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Asthma is a global problem and complex disease suited for metabolomic profiling. This study explored the candidate biomarkers specific to paediatric asthma and provided insights into asthmatic pathophysiology. METHODS Children (aged 6-11 years) meeting the criteria for healthy control (n = 29), uncontrolled asthma (n = 37) or controlled asthma (n = 43) were enrolled. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed on urine samples of the patients to explore the different types of metabolite profile in paediatric asthma. Additionally, we employed a comprehensive strategy to elucidate the relationship between significant metabolites and asthma-related genes. RESULTS We identified 51 differential metabolites mainly related to dysfunctional amino acid, carbohydrate and purine metabolism. A combination of eight candidate metabolites, including uric acid, stearic acid, threitol, acetylgalactosamine, heptadecanoic acid, aspartic acid, xanthosine and hypoxanthine (adjusted P < 0.05 and fold-change >1.5 or <0.67), showed excellent discriminatory performance for the presence of asthma and the differentiation of poor-controlled or well-controlled asthma, and area under the curve values were >0.97 across groups. Enrichment analysis based on these targets revealed that the Fc receptor, intracellular steroid hormone receptor signalling pathway, DNA damage and fibroblast proliferation were involved in inflammation, immunity and stress-related biological progression of paediatric asthma. CONCLUSION Metabolomic analysis of patient urine combined with network-biology approaches allowed discrimination of asthma profiles and subtypes according to the metabolic patterns. The results provided insight into the potential mechanism of paediatric asthma.
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- Jia-Lei Tao
- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Respiratory Department, Nanjing Children's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Paediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Yin X, Fan JZ, Liu J, Cai L, Sun H, Sun YP, Wang CK, Lin LL. Theoretical study on the light-emitting mechanism of circularly polarized luminescence molecules with both thermally activated delayed fluorescence and aggregation-induced emission. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:7288-7297. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00402e] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The light-emitting mechanism of circularly polarized luminescence molecules with both TADF and AIE.
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- Xiu Yin
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Shandong University of Technology
- 250049 Zibo
- China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Shandong Normal University
- 250014 Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Shandong Normal University
- 250014 Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Shandong Normal University
- 250014 Jinan
- China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Shandong University of Technology
- 250049 Zibo
- China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Shandong University of Technology
- 250049 Zibo
- China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Shandong Normal University
- 250014 Jinan
- China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Shandong Normal University
- 250014 Jinan
- China
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Li WW, Yang Y, Dai QG, Lin LL, Xie T, He LL, Tao JL, Shan JJ, Wang SC. Non-invasive urinary metabolomic profiles discriminate biliary atresia from infantile hepatitis syndrome. Metabolomics 2018; 14:90. [PMID: 30830373 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1387-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Neonatal cholestatic disorders are a group of hepatobiliary diseases occurring in the first 3 months of life. The most common causes of neonatal cholestasis are infantile hepatitis syndrome (IHS) and biliary atresia (BA). The clinical manifestations of the two diseases are too similar to distinguish them. However, early detection is very important in improving the clinical outcome of BA. Currently, a liver biopsy is the only proven and effective method used to differentially diagnose these two similar diseases in the clinic. However, this method is invasive. Therefore, sensitive and non-invasive biomarkers are needed to effectively differentiate between BA and IHS. We hypothesized that urinary metabolomics can produce unique metabolite profiles for BA and IHS. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to characterize urinary metabolomic profiles in infants with BA and IHS, and to identify differences among infants with BA, IHS, and normal controls (NC). METHODS Urine samples along with patient characteristics were obtained from 25 BA, 38 IHS, and 38 NC infants. A non-targeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) metabolomics method was used in conjunction with orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) to explore the metabolomic profiles of BA, IHS, and NC infants. RESULTS In total, 41 differentially expressed metabolites between BA vs. NC, IHS vs. NC, and BA vs. IHS were identified. N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and alpha-aminoadipic acid were found to be highly accurate at distinguishing between BA and IHS. CONCLUSIONS BA and IHS infants have specific urinary metabolomic profiles. The results of our study underscore the clinical potential of metabolomic profiling to uncover metabolic changes that could be used to discriminate BA from IHS.
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- Wei-Wei Li
- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- TCM Department, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
- Medical Metabolomics Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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Cai LY, Huang ZB, Xu ZW, Jiang ZB, Lin LL, Huang Y. [Microbial Communities and Sludge Specific Resistance in Two SBRs Treating Leachate]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2018; 39:880-888. [PMID: 29964854 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201707202] [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: 06/08/2023]
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The relationship between microbial populations and sludge filtration performance was studied when active sludge was used to treat the leachate from municipal solid waste incineration plants. Two SBRs (SBR1 and SBR2) were operated at the same conditions, except that SBR1 was exposed to the sunlight and SBR2 was in the dark. To identify the difference in microbial populations in two reactors, high-throughput sequencing method was used. On the 50th day, the fungi abundance in SBR2 was higher than in SBR1. Phylum Rozellomycota became the dominant fungi in SBR1, whose relative abundance was 83.71%. Phylum Basidiomycota and Genus Trichosporon became only dominant fungi in SBR2, whose relative abundances were 99.84% and 99.78%, respectively. Bacterial abundance in SBR1 was higher than in SBR2. In SBR1, Thauera was the major bacterial genus, whose relative abundance was 39.35%. In SBR2, Planktosalinus, Thauera, and Ottowia were the major bacterial genera, whose relative abundances were 16.84%, 16.23%, and 12.55%. Rotifers and other predatory metazoan were detected on the 30th-50th days in SBR1 and sludge specific resistance began to decline on the 35th day. Filamentous fungi bulking caused by Trichosporon resulted in a continuous increase in sludge specific resistance of SBR2. The dominant microbial communities (especially fungi) and sludge specific resistances in SBR1 and SBR2 were very different because of the effect of sunlight. Therefore, sunlight plays an important role on microbial communities and sludge characteristics.
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- Li-Yun Cai
- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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- Fujian Key University Laboratory of Estuarine Ecological Security and Environmental Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Xiamen University TanKah Kee College, Zhangzhou 363105, China
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Li WW, Shan JJ, Lin LL, Xie T, He LL, Yang Y, Wang SC. Disturbance in Plasma Metabolic Profile in Different Types of Human Cytomegalovirus-Induced Liver Injury in Infants. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15696. [PMID: 29146975 PMCID: PMC5691185 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16051-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in infants is a global problem and the liver is a target organ of HCMV invasion. However, the mechanism by which HCMV causes different types of liver injury is unclear, and there are many difficulties in the differential diagnosis of HCMV infantile cholestatic hepatopathy (ICH) and extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA). We established a non-targeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomics method in conjunction with orthogonal partial least squares-discriminate analysis based on 127 plasma samples from healthy controls, and patients with HCMV infantile hepatitis, HCMV ICH, and HCMV EHBA to explore the metabolite profile of different types of HCMV-induced liver injury. Twenty-nine metabolites related to multiple amino acid metabolism disorder, nitrogen metabolism and energy metabolism were identified. Carbamic acid, glutamate, L-aspartic acid, L-homoserine, and noradrenaline for HCMV ICH vs. HCMV EHBA were screened as potential biomarkers and showed excellent discriminant performance. These results not only revealed the potential pathogenesis of HCMV-induced liver injury, but also provided a feasible diagnostic tool for distinguishing EHBA from ICH.
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- Wei-Wei Li
- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, TCM Department, Beijing, 100045, China.
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Xie F, Hosany S, Zhong S, Jiang Y, Zhang F, Lin L, Wang X, Gao S, Hu X. MicroRNA-193a inhibits breast cancer proliferation and metastasis by downregulating WT1. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185565. [PMID: 29016617 PMCID: PMC5634539 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In many cancers, microRNA-193a (miR-193a) is a suppressor miRNA, but its underlying anti-oncogenic activity in breast cancer is not known. In this study, we found decreased miR-193a (specifically, miR-193a-5p) expression not only in breast cancer cell lines but also in breast cancer tissues as compared with the adjacent non-tumor tissues. Ectopic miR-193a overexpression inhibited the proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion of MDA-MB-231 and BT549 cells. miR-193a reduced Wilms’ tumor 1 (WT1) expression and repressed luciferase reporter activity by binding WT1 coding region sequences; mutation of the predicted miR-193a binding site abolished this effect. miR-193a and WT1 expression were significantly inversely correlated in breast cancer tissues. Importantly, the anti-cancer activity induced by miR-193a was partially reversed by WT1 overexpression, indicating an important role for WT1 in such activity related to miR-193a. Our results reveal that miR-193a-WT1 interaction plays an important role in breast cancer metastasis, and suggest that restoring miR-193a expression is a therapeutic strategy in breast cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement
- Cell Proliferation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Reporter
- Humans
- Luciferases/genetics
- Luciferases/metabolism
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- MicroRNAs/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Signal Transduction
- WT1 Proteins/genetics
- WT1 Proteins/metabolism
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- FeiYan Xie
- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (SMG); (XQH)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (SMG); (XQH)
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Zheng B, Lin LL, Yu CQ, Lyu J, Guo Y, Bian Z, Tan YL, Pei P, Chen JS, Chen ZM, Li LM. [Distributions and associations between duration of sleep, daytime naps and insomnia symptoms among Chinese adults]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:452-456. [PMID: 28468061 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the distribution of sleep duration, daytime naps habits, and insomnia-related symptoms among participants from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study, and to examine the associations between the sleep-associated factors. Methods: A self-designed computer-based questionnaire was adopted to collect social-demographic information and lifestyle-related factors of the participants. A total of 452 829 Chinese adults aged 30-79 years, without self-reported histories of coronary heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases or cancer, were included in this study. General linear regression and multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate the distributions on duration of sleep, daytime naps habits, and insomnia-related symptoms in different populations, after adjusted for gender, age, and residential regions. Gender-specific logistic regression model was adopted to examine the associations between the above mentioned sleep-related factors. Results: The average sleep duration of the participants was 7.41 hours per day, with 20.3% of them having daytime naps all year round, but 40.1% only had daytime naps in summer, and 39.6% had no habits of daytime naps. 11.0%, 10.0%, and 2.1% of the participants reported having had symptoms as difficulty in falling asleep, waking up too early or with daytime dysfunction, respectively. There were significant differences on the distributions in sleep-related factors between participants with different gender, age, residential areas, education levels,household income, and marital status (P<0.05). Results from the logistic regression showed that longer sleep duration was associated with lower risks of insomnia-related symptoms trend (P<0.001). Factor as without habits of daytime naps seemed to be associated with higher risks of insomnia-related symptoms (P<0.05). Participants with longer sleep duration were more likely to have the habit of taking daytime naps (P<0.05). Conclusions: The distributions of sleep duration, habits on daytime naps and insomnia-related symptoms varied according to the differences on social-demographic factors. There were associations existed between the sleeping-related factors, which would influence the promotion on optimal sleep duration and better quality of sleep.
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- B Zheng
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing 100022, China
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- Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX12JD, UK
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Tao JL, Wang SC, Tian M, Liang H, Xie T, Lin LL, Dai QG. [Metabonomics of Syndrome Markers in Infantile Bronchial Asthma Episode]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2017; 37:319-325. [PMID: 30650483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Objective To analyze urinary metabolites of bronchial asthma children patients with phlegm-heat obstructing Fei syndrome (PHOFS) and non-PHOFS using gas chromatography-mass spec- trometry/mass spectrometer ( GC-MS/MS) , thus performing research on syndrome markers. Methods Totally 44 bronchial asthma children patients with PHOFS and non-PHOFS in onset of asthma were recrui- ted. Another 29 healthy children were also recruited. Their urine samples were analyzed by GC-MS/MS. The profiles were analyzed using orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) , vari- able importance in the projection (VIP) , and non-parametric test to determine intergroup differential metabolites. Abnormal metabolic pathways were determined by Metaboanalyst. Results Compared with the health control group, contents of fourteen substances like inositol, uric acid, stearic acid, and so on de- creased, and mino-malonic acid content increased in asthma episode children (P <0. 05). The process was mainly involved in 5 metabolic pathways such as lysine degradation and biosynthesis, pyruvate me- tabolism, and so on. Compared with the non-PHOFS group in bronchial asthma episode, contents of nine substances like oxalic acid, L-threonine, pyrimidine, and so on decreased in the PHOFS group (P < 0. 05). The process was mainly involved in 5 metabolic pathways such as pentose phosphate pathway, inositol phosphate metabolism, and so on. Conclusions Urinary metabolites are different in infantile bronchial asthma episode and healthy children. Metabolic biomarkers and pathways exist in different syn- dromes in bronchial asthma episode.
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Tao JL, Dai QG, Lin LL, Wang SC. [Present situation and analysis of murine allergic rhinitis model]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 51:792-796. [PMID: 27765116 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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There have been 20 years of history in the study of allergic rhinitis(AR) using a mice model. At present, the AR mice model still exists some problems in the selection of mice strains, allergens and adjuvant types, molding cycle, allergen dose, model judgment, and so on, which affects the authenticity and comparability of the research results. By gradually solving the problems existing in the mice AR model, it is of great significance to realize the standardization of AR model, and the depth of the AR research.
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- J L Tao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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Li ZY, Li MS, Yu JL, Lin LL, Zhang JY. [Correlation between estrogen receptorα 36 and HER2 expression]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2016; 45:648-649. [PMID: 27646898 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2016.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Xie HH, Xu JY, Xie T, Meng X, Lin LL, He LL, Wu H, Shan JJ, Wang SC. Effects of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Berit. on the metabolomic profiles of placenta and amniotic fluid in pregnant rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2016; 183:38-45. [PMID: 26923539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Banxia (BX) is the root of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Berit. Its processed products, such as Jiang Banxia (JBX), have been clinically used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat vomiting, coughing, and inflammation. However, data for their safety for pregnant women are contradictory and confusing. AIM OF THE STUDY To further explore the safety of BX, an ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) metabolomics approach was used to evaluate the metabolic perturbation in pregnant rats caused by BX and JBX. MATERIALS AND METHODS Placenta and amniotic fluid samples were collected from control Sprague-Dawley pregnant rats and exposed to BX suspension and JBX decoction (1.434g/kg/day). Samples were analyzed using LC-MS and GC-MS. The acquired MS data of above samples were further subjected to multivariate data analysis, and the significantly altered metabolites were identified. The associated pathways were constructed using MetaboAnalyst 3.0. RESULTS The weight and histopathology of the placenta from each group of rats had no definite difference. However, we found 20 differential endogenous metabolites that changed significantly in the placenta and amniotic fluid samples. The alterations of identified metabolites indicated a perturbation in glycerophospholipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant rats exposed to BX and JBX. CONCLUSION In summary, this work suggested that oral administration of BX and JBX may induce disturbances in the intermediary metabolism in pregnant rats. This work contributes to further understanding the safety of BX and its processed products.
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- Hui-Hui Xie
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Department of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, Genome Center of UC Davis, Davis 95616, USA.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Guo JF, Liu P, Wu HQ, Lin LL, Liu Z, Xiong BB. [Effect of specific immunotherapy on the psychological health level and quality of life in patients with allergic rhinitis]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:712-714. [PMID: 29771019 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective: To study the effect of specific immunotherapy on the psychological health level and quality of life in patients with allergic rhinitis(AR).Method:Selected 97 cases diagnosed as moderate to severe persistent AR patients, were treated with specific immunotherapy for one year. All patients received the evaluation with symptom check list 90(SCL-90) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire(RQLQ) before specific immunotherapy, six, and 12 months after specific immunotherapy.Result:The total scores, scores of somatization, obsessive, anxiety, depression and phobia in SCL-90 of AR patients after 12 months treatment were significantly lower than that before treatment(P < 0.05). Total score of quality of life and subitem score in RQLQ of AR patients after 12 months treatment were obviously lower than that before treatment (P < 0.05).Conclusion:Specific immunotherapy can effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms and improve psychological health level and quality of life of AR patients.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Zhuhai, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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Lin D, Lin LL, Sutherland K, Cao CH. Manual acupuncture at the SJ5 (Waiguan) acupoint shows neuroprotective effects by regulating expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:305-11. [PMID: 27073385 PMCID: PMC4810996 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.177740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acupuncture at the SJ5 (Waiguan) acupoint has neuroprotective effects in cerebral infarction, but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we analyzed gene expression in healthy rat cerebellum using a pathway-focused DNA microarray to screen 113 genes associated with 18 signal transduction pathways. After 20 minutes of acupuncture at SJ5, the expression of Bcl-2 and Birc1b mRNA was markedly increased. This was confirmed by real-time reverse transcription PCR. Furthermore, western blot analysis showed that Bcl-2 protein expression remained high in the cerebellum until at least 2 hours after cessation of acupuncture. These findings indicate that acupuncture at SJ5 exerts neuroprotective effects by regulating the expression of anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2.
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- Dong Lin
- College of Acupuncture, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- College of Acupuncture, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Tom LN, Dix CF, Hoang VLT, Lin LL, Nufer KL, Tomihara S, Prow NA, Soyer HP, Prow TW, Ardigo M. Skin microbiopsy for HPV DNA detection in cutaneous warts. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30:e216-e217. [PMID: 26854066 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- L N Tom
- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Qld, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia.,Dermatology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Translational Research Institute (The University of Queensland), Brisbane, Australia
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, IFO, Rome, Italy
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Zheng ZM, Lin LL, Niu Y. Taxonomic Study of the Genus Apalacris Walker (Orthoptera: Catantopidae). Neotrop Entomol 2016; 45:66-71. [PMID: 26514365 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-015-0340-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The research history of the genus Apalacris is reviewed; a key to all known species of the genus is given, and one new species, Apalacris eminifronta n. sp., and one new combination, Apalacris maculifemura (Lin & Zheng), are described. The new species is very closely related to Apalacris antennata Liang, but differs in the following characters: (1) tegmen longer, reaching apex of hind femur; (2) basal part of inner side of hind femur orange red; (3) frontal ridge more protruded, obviously depressed under median ocellus in lateral view; and (4) epiphallus bridge prominent, ancora shorter than anterior projection.
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- Z M Zheng
- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal Univ, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Dong MJ, Liu KF, Xu LM, Zhao K, Yang J, Weng WW, Qiu H, Lin LL, Zhu YJ. (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a nine-case series in China. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:21034-21043. [PMID: 26885034 PMCID: PMC4723879] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study observed the image characteristics and clinico-imaging relationships of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the patients with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD). Nine consecutive patients with histologically proven KFD who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT were recruited. The (18)F-FDG uptakes of bone marrow (BM), spleen and lymph nodes (LNs) were systematically evaluated and maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) were measured. The number, locations and size factors of LNs were also assessed. The correlations were calculated between (18)F-FDG uptake and laboratory data and size factors of LNs, and the findings of LNs were compared between subgroups with different clinical features. (18)F-FDG uptakes were positive in the BM (SUVmax, 3.2 ± 1.2), spleen (SUVmax, 2.8 ± 0.7) and 122 affected LNs (SUVmax, 4.2 ± 2.2) for all patients. The affected LNs presented a systemically (region, 4 ± 1), multiple (number, 14 ± 5) and small-sized (long axis diameter, 11.4 ± 2.7 mm; short axis diameter, 8.0 ± 2.1 mm; area, 81.1 ± 44.6 mm(2)) pattern. The SUVmax of BM correlated to neutrophil count, and the SUVmax of affected LNs correlated to size factors and was lower in patients with long imaging interval and positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) (P < 0.05). We conclude that (18)F-FDG PET/CT can be characterized by the generalized distribution of relatively small-sized LNs and involvement of BM and spleen with high (18)F-FDG avidity in patients with KFD. The imaging interval, neutrophil count and ANA level should be synthetically considered during imaging evaluation.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- General Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Positron Emission Tomography Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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Deng WA, Zheng ZM, Wei SZ, Lin MP, Lin LL. Two New Species of the Genus Criotettix Bolivar (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), with a Key to the Species of the Genus from China. Neotrop Entomol 2015; 44:448-456. [PMID: 26112601 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-015-0300-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Two new species of the tetrigid genus Criotettix Bolivar from China, namely Criotettix interruptaoides Deng & Zheng n. sp. and Criotettix shiwanshanensis Deng & Zheng n. sp. are described. An updated key to all known species of the genus from China is given.
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- W A Deng
- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hechi Univ, Yizhou, Guangxi, China,
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Wang W, Lin LL, Guo JM, Cheng YQ, Qian J, Mehta JL, Su DF, Luan P, Liu AJ. Heavy ethanol consumption aggravates the ischemic cerebral injury by inhibiting ALDH2. Int J Stroke 2015; 10:1261-9. [PMID: 26172086 DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heavy ethanol consumption is widely accepted as a risk for ischemic stroke. The molecular mechanisms of ethanol-induced brain injury have not been fully understood. AIM This study aims to find out the mechanism of the ischemic cerebral injury. METHODS We used Sprague-Dawley rats with transient middle cerebral artery occlusion for acute experiment and stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats for long-term experiment in vivo, and oxygen-glucose deprivation model in vitro to define a detrimental effect of different doses of ethanol on ischemic stroke injury. We also used mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 knockdown/overexpression or inhibitor/activator to investigate mechanism of the adverse effects of ethanol. RESULTS High-dose ethanol (36% of calorie derived from ethanol) significantly increased the infarct size in rats (P < 0·01) and decreased the survival time of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by about 20%. Six-week treatment with high-dose ethanol changed a distribution of isoelectric point of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and inhibited aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activity in brain. High dose of ethanol increased the cerebral acetaldehyde level, and increased 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal and malondialdehyde in serum of rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion. The activator of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, Alda-1 abolished neuronal cells death and ischemic injury induced by ethanol and the inhibitor reversed the injurious effects. An overexpression of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 completely abolished the increased infarct size and neurological deficit score by ethanol. Conversely, knockdown of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 increased the infarct size and exaggerated the cerebral injury induced by ethanol. CONCLUSIONS High concentrations of ethanol aggravate cerebral injury by inhibiting of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and inducing excess accumulation of aldehydes.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacy & Medical Appliances, Hangzhou Sanatorium of PLA, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology, Wuxi Higher Health Vocational Technology School, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Hu W, Tian G, Duan S, Lin LL, Ma Y, Luo Y. Vibrational identification for conformations of trans-1,2-bis (4-pyridyl) ethylene in gold molecular junctions. Chem Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2015.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Qian J, Zhang JM, Lin LL, Dong WZ, Cheng YQ, Su DF, Liu AJ. A combination of neostigmine and anisodamine protects against ischemic stroke by activating α7nAChR. Int J Stroke 2015; 10:737-44. [PMID: 25727643 DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increasing endogenous acetylcholine by neostigmine decreased the ischemic cerebral injury. The off-target action on muscarinic receptor produced a variety of adverse effects and limited the clinical application on stroke. AIM We combined neostigmine with anisodamine and investigated the neuroprotection and mechanism. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion. Neuroprotective action of neostigmine in combination with anisodamine at varying ratios was examined to determine the optimal combination as well as ideal therapeutic window. Potential involvement of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor was examined by measuring the infarct size, the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, and the biomarkers of apoptosis in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice. A set of in vitro experiments was conducted in RAW264.7 cells to probe into potential molecular mechanisms. RESULTS The neostigmine/anisodamine combination conferred neuroprotection. The protection was most potent at a ratio of 1:500. At such a ratio, the combination increased the binding of acetylcholine to α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and reduced proinflammatory cytokines. The neuroprotection was evident only in wild-type and not in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice. The combination significantly decreased the expression of Bad and Bax, and increased Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor wild-type mice but not in knockout mice. The combination did not affect caspase-8, cleaved caspase-8, or caspase-12. CONCLUSIONS Current study identified the optimal combination of neostigmine and anisodamine against ischemic stroke, and indicated that the acetylcholine-α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is involved in the protective effects.
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- Jiao Qian
- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuxi Higher Health Vocational Technology School, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Lin LL, Wang D, Wang W, Cheng YQ, Su DF, Liu AJ. Long-term treatment of clonidine, atenolol, amlodipine and dihydrochlorothiazide, but not enalapril, impairs the sexual function in male spontaneously hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116155. [PMID: 25615941 PMCID: PMC4304790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This study was designed to investigate the impact of representative antihypertensive drugs of 5 classes on the sexual function in male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) at doses that achieved similar blood pressure (BP) reduction. The experiment was performed in 6 groups of male SHR. The dose are 20 μg/kg/day for clonidine, 3 mg/kg/day for enalapril, 20 mg/kg/day for atenolol, 2 mg/kg/day for amlodipine, and 10 mg/kg/day for dihydrochlorothiazide. SHR were treated for 3 months, and then the penile erection and sexual behavior were detected. After BP recording, SHR were killed to evaluate the organ-damage, weight of accessory sex organs and levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone in serum. Five drugs had the similar efficacy on BP reduction. All drugs except of enalapril, significantly prolonged the mount latency, and decreased the mount frequency (P<0.05). Clonidine also reduced the conception rate (45% vs. 80% in control group, P<0.05). Amlodipine and dihydrochlorothiazide significantly increased the testosterone level (0.79±0.30, 0.80±0.34 vs. 0.49±0.20 in control group, unit: ng/dl, P<0.05). Enalapril, atenolol and amlodipine also significantly decreased the BP variability (systolic, 8.2±2.5, 7.6±1.8, 8.9±2.0 vs. 12.2±3.8 in control group, unit: mm Hg). All these drugs significantly decreased the organ-damage (P<0.05). In conclusion, long-term treatment with 5 common antihypertensive drugs possessed obvious organ protection in SHR. Clonidine, atenolol, amlodipine and dihydrochlorothiazide, but not enalapril, impair sexual function.
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- Li-Li Lin
- Department of Pharmacology, Wuxi Higher Health Vocational Technology School, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of urinary surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (AJL); (DFS)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Deng WA, Lei CL, Zheng ZM, Li XD, Lin LL, Lin MP. Description of a New Species of the Genus Macromotettixoides Zheng (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea: Metrodorinae) from China. Neotrop Entomol 2014; 43:547-554. [PMID: 27194063 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-014-0237-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A new species, Macromotettixoides lativertex Deng et al n. sp. is described with detailed illustrations of external morphology. Comparison between the species M. lativertex n. sp. and allied species is compiled into a table for identification. The distribution and an updated identification key to all known species of the genus is given.
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- W A Deng
- Hubei Insect Resource Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Lab, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural Univ, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hechi Univ, Yizhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Insect Resource Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Lab, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural Univ, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hechi Univ, Yizhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal Univ, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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Fong Y, Lin YC, Wu CY, Wang HMD, Lin LL, Chou HL, Teng YN, Yuan SS, Chiu CC. The antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of sirtinol, a sirtuin inhibitor on human lung cancer cells by modulating Akt/β-catenin-Foxo3a axis. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:937051. [PMID: 25184156 PMCID: PMC4144300 DOI: 10.1155/2014/937051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sirtuins, NAD(+)-dependent deacetylases, could target both histones and nonhistone proteins in mammalian cells. Sirt1 is the major sirtuin and has been shown to involve various cellular processes, including antiapoptosis, cellular senescence. Sirt1 was reported to be overexpressed in many cancers, including lung cancer. Sirtinol, a specific inhibitor of Sirt1, has been shown to induce apoptosis of cancer cells by elevating endogenous level of reactive oxygen species. In the study, we investigated the effect of sirtinol on the proliferation and apoptosis of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) H1299 cells. The results of proliferation assay and colony formation assay showed the antigrowth effect of sirtinol. The annexin-V staining further confirmed the apoptosis induction by sirtinol treatment. Interestingly, the levels of phosphorylated Akt and β-catenin were significantly downregulated with treating the apoptotic inducing doses. On the contrary, sirtinol treatment causes the significantly increased level of FoxO3a, a proapoptotic transcription factor targeted by Sirt1. These above results suggested that sirtinol may inhibit cell proliferation of H1299 cells by regulating the axis of Akt-β-catenin-FoxO3a. Overall, this study demonstrates that sirtinol attenuates the proliferation and induces apoptosis of NSCLC cells, indicating the potential treatment against NSCLC cells by inhibiting Sirt1 in future applications.
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- Yao Fong
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lien Hai Road, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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- Department of Fragrance and Cosmetics Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan 700, Taiwan
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- Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lien Hai Road, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Lin LL, Zheng ZM, Yang R, Xu SQ. A Review of the Genus Pielomastax Chang (Orthoptera: Eumastacoidea) from China with Description of a New Species. Neotrop Entomol 2014; 43:350-356. [PMID: 27193813 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-014-0211-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The review of the genus Pielomastax is given. The genus consists of 14 species distributed in China. Pielomastax cladopygidium n. sp. is described from Shaanxi Province. An annotated list of species and key to species of Pielomastax is provided.
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- L L Lin
- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, 710062, Xi'an, China.
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal Univ, 710062, Xi'an, China
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Ségerie A, Lin LL, Liégeois V, Luo Y, Champagne B. Effects of the basis set and of the exchange-correlation functional on the Inelastic Electron Tunneling signatures of 1,4-benzenedithiol. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 119:34-41. [PMID: 23831045 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effects of the atomic basis set and of the exchange-correlation (XC) functional on the Inelastic Electron Tunneling (IET) spectra have been investigated by considering the prototypical 1,4-benzenedithiol molecule. These studies have been completed by tackling the reliability of the same methods for predicting the IR absorption spectrum of the same molecule. The main conclusions are (i) the B3LYP XC functional is suitable to predict the relative vibrational frequencies, (ii) provided a scaling factor is used, the root mean square error on the vibrational frequencies goes down to 18 cm(-1), (iii) triple-ζ basis sets and in particular the cc-pVTZ basis set is a good compromise between accuracy and computational needs, (iv) basis set effects on the IET intensities are larger than those of the XC functional, and (v) the cc-pVTZ, cc-pVQZ, and aug-cc-pVDZ basis sets provide consistent IET intensities.
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- Audrey Ségerie
- Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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Ségerie A, Liégeois V, Champagne B, Lin LL, Luo Y. Theoretical Insight into the Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectra of an Anil Derivative. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:12783-95. [DOI: 10.1021/jp408068d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Audrey Ségerie
- Laboratoire
de Chimie Théorique, University of Namur, rue de Bruxelles,
61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Théorique, University of Namur, rue de Bruxelles,
61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Théorique, University of Namur, rue de Bruxelles,
61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- L L Lin
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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