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Bai Y, Wu B, Gou L, Fang Z, Xu T, Zhang T, Li Y. Cardiovascular Safety Evaluation of Febuxostat and Allopurinol: Findings from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6089. [PMID: 37763029 PMCID: PMC10531992 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12186089] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Febuxostat and allopurinol are the most commonly used uric acid-lowering medications, and their safety is of great concern, especially the cardiovascular adverse reactions associated with febuxostat. We propose to study the cardiovascular toxicity of febuxostat and allopurinol using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. METHODS A total of 64 quarters of FAERS data were downloaded from 2004 to 2019. Febuxostat- and allopurinol-related cardiovascular adverse events were extracted after data cleaning. Signal detection was conducted by reporting odds ratio (ROR) and proportional reporting ratio (PRR). RESULTS There were 2939 and 25,219 reports of febuxostat- and allopurinol-related cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs), respectively. The most frequent CVAEs with febuxostat and allopurinol were edema peripheral (14.38%) and peripheral swelling (8.76%), respectively. In elderly gout patients, febuxostat is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy. Febuxostat in combination with acetic acid derivatives nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDS) also increases the risk of cardiovascular adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Compared with allopurinol, febuxostat may increase cardiovascular toxicity in patients with gout.
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- Yang Bai
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (Y.B.); (B.W.); (T.X.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (Y.B.); (B.W.); (T.X.)
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (Y.B.); (B.W.); (T.X.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (Y.B.); (B.W.); (T.X.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (Y.B.); (B.W.); (T.X.)
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Gou L, Liu YY, Lin C, Zhang G, Gao J, Zhu YP, Guo X, Lu XX, Ma ZG. [Etiologies of extreme thrombocytosis in children: a retrospective study]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:344-346. [PMID: 37357007 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- L Gou
- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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Liu Y, Gou L, Guo Z, Wu Z, He Q, Feng H, Hu M. Evaluation of the implementation effect of hepatitis C medical insurance reimbursement policy in China: A RWS based on medical institutions. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1072493. [PMID: 36711333 PMCID: PMC9875004 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1072493] [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: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objectives To evaluate the implementation effect of hepatitis C medical insurance reimbursement policy in China from the view of medical institutions. Methods The electronic medical record of a top tertiary hospital in Chengdu from January 2014 to December 2020 were extracted, and the interrupted time series model was used to analyze the changes in diagnosis and treatment behavior and disease burden of hepatitis C patients after the implementation of HCV insurance reimbursement policy. Results In terms of diagnosis and treatment, the number of visits (β2 = 19.290, P < 0.001) and treatments (β2 = 14.291, P < 0.01) increased instantaneously after the implementation of the outpatient reimbursement policy in Chengdu in 2018, and there was no significant change after the implementation of the single line payment policy for oral direct antiviral (DAA) drugs in 2019 (P > 0.05); in terms of medical expenses, the total treatment cost (β2 = 21439.3, P < 0.001), out-of-pocket expenses (β2 = 6109.44, P < 0.001) and drug expenses (β2 = 21889.8, P < 0.001) of hepatitis C patients have been significantly reduced after the implementation of the single-line payment policy. Conclusion Hepatitis C medical insurance reimbursement policy can promote hepatitis C patients to actively seek medical treatment, promote the widespread use of DAA scheme, reduce the burden of patients, and improve the treatment efficiency of hepatitis C.
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- Yiyao Liu
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Yeehong Business School, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Beijing, China
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Medical Insurance Office, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,Haihuan Feng ✉
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Ming Hu ✉
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Hu Q, Hu H, Hu M, Zhang J, Gou L, Shi S, Zhou J, Zhou N, Huang Z. Use of failure mode and effect analysis to reduce patient safety risks in purchasing prescription drugs from online pharmacies in China. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:913214. [PMID: 35928298 PMCID: PMC9343844 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.913214] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Online pharmacies have gradually penetrated the market, but pose risks to patients' health. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is an effective and reliable method for reducing pharmacy and medication risks. The purpose of this study was to conduct a prospective risk analysis of the process of purchasing prescription drugs from online pharmacies in China to guarantee drug quality and patient safety. Methods The FMEA was performed at Sichuan University, China. A multidisciplinary team was assembled comprising a leader, four regulators, four pharmacists, two experts, etc. The process was composed of eight subprocesses: searching for prescription drugs, submitting medication requirements, completing patient information forms, dispensing, delivering, etc. Brainstorming was used to identify and prioritize failure modes, propose corrective actions, and reduce risks. Risk priority numbers were the main criterion and were obtained by multiplying three scores: severity, occurrence and detectability, which were scored by the team The team proposed corrective actions for each selected failure mode. Results A total of forty-one potential failure modes were identified, and the causes, effects, and corrective actions of the 30 top failure modes were analyzed. The highest risk value was assigned to “photocopies of paper prescriptions uploaded were reused by patients.” Three failure modes for the S value of 5 were: “drugs are eroded and polluted by moisture or insects in the process of transportation,” “the qualification information of the pharmacies were absent or fake,” and “pharmacists fail to check prescriptions in accordance with Prescription Administrative Regulation.” Of the top failure modes, 36.67% were from Step 5, delivering the drug. After taking corrective measures to control risks, the risks reduced by 69.26%. Conclusion The results of this study proves that the FMEA is a valuable tool for identifying and prioritizing the risks inherent in online pharmacies. This study shows that there are many potential risks in the process of purchasing prescription drugs from online pharmacies, especially in the drug delivery stage. Enhanced training and the introduction of smart devices may minimize risks. Online pharmacies and Chinese regulators should consider these findings for risk mitigation and the improvement of regulations pertaining to online pharmacies.
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- Qinyuan Hu
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Administration for Market Regulation of Qionglai, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Administration for Market Regulation of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Naitong Zhou
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- Administration for Market Regulation of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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Peng L, Li A, Liu S, Sun H, Zheng M, Zhou J, Zhang J, Zhang X, Zhou Q, Zhong W, Yang X, Tu H, Su J, Yan H, Gou L, Gao H, Wu Y. P85.02 NGS could not Replace FISH Regarding to MET Amplification as an Optimal Biomarker. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1224] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Cao M, Gou L, Chen Y, Huang M. 241P Germline genetic features of Chinese patients with breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.362] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Regenerative dentistry is an emerging field of medicine involving stem cell technology, tissue engineering and dental science. It exploits biological mechanisms to regenerate damaged oral tissues and restore their functions. Platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) is a biological product that is defined as the portion of plasma fraction of autologous blood with a platelet concentration above that of the original whole blood. A super‐mixture of key cytokines and growth factors is present in platelet granules. Thus, the application of PRP has gained unprecedented attention in regenerative medicine. The rationale underlies the utilization of PRP is that it acts as a biomaterial to deliver critical growth factors and cytokines from platelet granules to the targeted area, thus promoting regeneration in a variety of tissues. Based on enhanced understanding of cell signalling and growth factor biology, researchers have begun to use PRP treatment as a novel method to regenerate damaged tissues, including liver, bone, cartilage, tendon and dental pulp. To enable better understanding of the regenerative effects of PRP in dentistry, this review describes different methods of preparation and application of this biological product, and provides detailed explanations of the controversies and future prospects related to the use of PRP in dental regenerative medicine.
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- J Xu
- Shenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Longgang E.N.T. Hospital & Shenzhen Key Laboratory of E.N.T., Institute of E.N.T, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Shenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Longgang E.N.T. Hospital & Shenzhen Key Laboratory of E.N.T., Institute of E.N.T, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Shenzhen Longgang Institute of Stomatology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Department of Otolaryngology, Longgang E.N.T. Hospital & Shenzhen Key Laboratory of E.N.T., Institute of E.N.T, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Longgang E.N.T. Hospital & Shenzhen Key Laboratory of E.N.T., Institute of E.N.T, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Gou L, Tang E, Huang X. Myoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary glands: clinicopathologic features, evaluation of intratumoral microvessel density and analysis of treatment outcomes of 14 cases. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.097] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Yang M, Shi SG, Liu W, Zhang M, Gou L, Kang YX, Liu JJ. Phenotypic variation and diversity of Magnolia sprengeri Pamp. in native habitat. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:6495-508. [PMID: 26125854 DOI: 10.4238/2015.june.12.2] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The population of Magnolia sprengeri individuals deceased drastically in the late 20th century because of the widespread harvest for traditional Chinese medicinal recipes. In this study, the levels of phenotypic variation and the genetic structure of 2 populations of M. sprengeri were estimated. The phenotypic variation of M. sprengeri characteristics was nonsynchronous, with a coefficient of variation for 37 characters from 9.55-35.87%. The variance stabilizing transformation value ranged from 0.034-52.344%. The variation contribution within the population was greater than the contribution among the population; the among-population rate was 2.864%, while the within-population rate was 15.849%; values of repeatability for among-population and within-population were 0.430 and 0.098, respectively. This indicates that more variation arose from within-population and that population repeatability was much greater than individual repeatability. Variation in the flower organ was greater than that in the leaf organ; this means that vegetative variation was more stable than reproductive variation. Variation in the southern population was greater than that in the northern population.
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- M Yang
- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Gou L, Wu Y, Yang J, Zhang X. Targeting C-Met Overexpression for Acquired Resistance to Egfr Tkis. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu349.58] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fu X, Li S, Jia G, Gou L, Tian X, Sun L, Ling X, Lan N, Yin X, Ma R, Liu L, Liu Y. Protective effect of the nitric oxide pathway in L-citrulline renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Folia Biol (Praha) 2013; 59:225-232. [PMID: 24485304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To observe the protective effects of L-citrulline on the renal I/R injury and elucidate the mechanisms involved, 48 rats were randomized into eight groups: Group 1: sham operated; Group 2: I/R (45 min renal ischaemia and 24 h reperfusion); Group 3: I/R + L-citrulline (300 mg/kg, i.g.); Group 4: I/R + L-citrulline (600 mg/kg, i.g.); Group 5: I/R + L-citrulline (900 mg/kg, i.g.); Group 6: I/R + normal saline (NS, i.g.); Group 7: I/R + N sup ω nitro-L-arginine ester (L-NAME, 20 mg/kg, i.p.); Group 8: I/R + L-citrulline (900 mg/kg, i.g.) + L-NAME (20 mg/ kg, i.p.). At the end of the reperfusion period, serum was collected and the kidneys underwent histological and biochemical examinations. Our results showed that pre-treatment with L-citrulline (300, 600, and 900 mg/kg) significantly ameliorated the renal injury caused by I/R. Moreover, L-citrulline prevented induction of lipid peroxidation and increased the activity of superoxide dismutase and the levels of glutathione and nitric oxide. The I/R-induced decreases in total nitric oxide synthase activity, inducible nitric oxide activity, constitutive nitric oxide activity and endothelial nitric oxide protein expression in the renal cortex were significantly prevented. However, the L-citrulline-mediated protection was significantly antagonized by co-administration of L-NAME. These results suggested that L-citrulline administration exhibited significant protection against renal I/R injury. This protective effect, at least in part, via up-regulation of the endothelial nitric oxide protein expression and constitutive nitric oxide synthase activity, maintained production of nitric oxide at the basal level.
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- X Fu
- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Xuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station, Xuzhou, P. R. China, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Gou L, Zhang HX, Fan XY, Li DL. Synthesis, crystal structure, and luminescent property of [Zn2(Ox)3]H2L · 4H2O (L = 2,2′-(1,4-butanediyl-bis(1H-benzimidazole)). RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328412080052] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Gou L, Lorenz H, Robl S, Leonhard K, Schaber K, Seidel-Morgenstern A. Integrierter Prozess zur Trennung chiraler Systeme mit Verbindungsbildung. CHEM-ING-TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201050380] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Zhang P, Wang CT, Yan F, Gou L, Tong AP, Cai F, Li Q, Deng HX, Wei YQ. Prokaryotic expression of a novel mouse pro-apoptosis protein PNAS-4 and application of its polyclonal antibodies. Braz J Med Biol Res 2009; 41:504-11. [PMID: 18622494 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008000600012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 05/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Mouse PNAS-4 (mPNAS-4) has 96% identity with human PNAS-4 (hPNAS-4) in primary sequence and has been reported to be involved in the apoptotic response to DNA damage. However, there have been no studies reported of the biological functions of mPNAS-4. In studies conducted by our group (unpublished data), it was interesting to note that overexpression of mPNAS-4 promoted apoptotic death in Lewis lung carcinoma cells (LL2) and colon carcinoma cells (CT26) of mice both in vitro and in vivo. In our studies, mPNAS-4 was cloned into the pGEX-6P-1 vector with GST tag at N-terminal in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3). The soluble and insoluble expression of recombinant protein mPNAS-4 (rmPNAS-4) was temperature-dependent. The majority of rmPNAS-4 was insoluble at 37 degrees C, while it was almost exclusively expressed in soluble form at 20 degrees C. The soluble rmPNAS-4 was purified by one-step affinity purification, using a glutathione Sepharose 4B column. The rmPNAS-4 protein was further identified by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis. The search parameters of the parent and fragment mass error tolerance were set at 0.1 and 0.05 kDa, respectively, and the sequence coverage of search result was 28%. The purified rmPNAS-4 was further used as immunogen to raise polyclonal antibodies in New Zealand white rabbit, which were suitable to detect both the recombinant and the endogenous mPNAS-4 in mouse brain tissue and LL2 cells after immunoblotting and/or immunostaining. The purified rmPNAS-4 and our prepared anti-mPNAS-4 polyclonal antibodies may provide useful tools for future biological function studies for mPNAS.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Miller GA, Gou L, Narayanan V, Scranton AB. Modeling of photobleaching for the photoinitiation of thick polymerization systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.10162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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