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Xie J, Ma R, Li M, Li B, Xiong L. [Effect of intestinal nitrate on growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae and its regulatory mechanism]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2024; 44:757-764. [PMID: 38708510 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2024.04.18] [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: 05/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of intestinal nitrates on the growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae and its regulatory mechanisms. METHODS K. pneumoniae strains with nitrate reductase narG and narZ single or double gene knockout or with NarXL gene knockout were constructed and observed for both aerobic and anaerobic growth in the presence of KNO3 using an automated bacterial growth analyzer and a spectrophotometer, respectively. The mRNA expressions of narG and narZ in K. pneumoniae in anaerobic cultures in the presence of KNO3 and the effect of the binary regulatory system NarXL on their expresisons were detected using qRT-PCR. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) and MST analysis were performed to explore the specific regulatory mechanisms of NarXL in sensing and utilizing nitrates. Competitive experiments were conducted to examine anaerobic growth advantages of narG and narZ gene knockout strains of K. pneumoniae in the presence of KNO3. RESULTS The presence of KNO3 in anaerobic conditions, but not in aerobic conditions, promoted bacterial growth more effectively in the wild-type K. pneumoniae strain than in the narXL gene knockout strain. In anaerobic conditions, the narXL gene knockout strain showed significantly lowered mRNA expressions of narG and narZ (P < 0.0001). EMSA and MST experiments demonstrated that the NarXL regulator could directly bind to narG and narZ promoter regions. The wild-type K. pneumoniae strain in anaerobic cultures showed significantly increased expressions of narG and narZ mRNAs in the presence of KNO3 (P < 0.01), and narG gene knockout resulted in significantly attenuated anaerobic growth and competitive growth abilities of K. pneumoniae in the presence of KNO3 (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION The binary regulatory system NarXL of K. pneumoniae can sense changes in intestinal nitrate concentration and directly regulate the expression of nitrate reductase genes narG and narZ to promote bacterial growth.
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- J Xie
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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Shi H, Lei S, Xiong L, Du S, Shi Y. Molecular characterization of STEAP3 in lung squamous cell carcinoma: Regulating EGFR to affect cell proliferation and ferroptosis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2024; 751:109842. [PMID: 38040224 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2023.109842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 3 (STEAP3) has been reported to play a regulatory role in various types of cancers. However, its involvement in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) remains understudied. Here, we aimed to explore the biological functions and underlying mechanisms of STEAP3 in LUSC. Intersection genes associated with LUSC and ferroptosis were analyzed using the Venn method, STRING, GEPIA and UALCAN databases. The expression of STEAP3 was detected by qPCR and western blotting assay. Cell proliferation and viability were determined using the cell counting kit-8 assay and EDU staining. Oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation were measured by corresponding kits and DCFH-DA staining. Ferroptosis was evaluated by Phen Green SK and Western blot assay. The correlation between STEAP3 and EGFR was predicted by the TIMER and starBase database. Co-immunoprecipitation was conducted to verify the binding of STEAP3 and EGFR. The data demonstrated a significant upregulation of STEAP3 expression in LUSC cell lines. Silencing of STEAP3 suppressed H2170 cell viability and proliferation while promoting oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation through increased levels of MDA and ROS, as well as inhibited SOD activity. In addition, knockdown of STEAP3 induced ferroptosis through the regulation of ferroptosis-related proteins. Moreover, the binding between STEAP3 and EGFR was predicted and confirmed in LUSC. EGFR overexpression reversed the effects of STEAP3 silencing on H2170 cell viability, proliferation, oxidative stress, and ferroptosis. To summarize, the inhibition of STEAP3/EGFR may serve as a promising therapeutic target for LUSC treatment, as it can suppress LUSC proliferation and promote lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis.
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- Hanqiang Shi
- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, 314000, China; Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, 314000, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Jiaxing Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, 314000, China; Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, 314000, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, 314000, China; Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, 314000, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, 314000, China; Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, 314000, China.
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Shi H, Xiong L, Yan G, Du S, Liu J, Shi Y. Susceptibility of cervical cancer to dihydroartemisinin-induced ferritinophagy-dependent ferroptosis. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1156062. [PMID: 37065442 PMCID: PMC10102504 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1156062] [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] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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The clinical therapeutics of cervical cancer is limited due to the drug resistance and metastasis of tumor. As a novel target for antitumor therapy, ferroptosis is deemed to be more susceptible for those cancer cells with resistance to apoptosis and chemotherapy. Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), the primary active metabolites of artemisinin and its derivatives, has exhibited a variety of anticancer properties with low toxicity. However, the role of DHA and ferroptosis in cervical cancer remained unclear. Here, we showed that DHA could time-dependently and dose-dependently inhibit the proliferation of cervical cancer cells, which could be alleviated by the inhibitors of ferroptosis rather than apoptosis. Further investigation confirmed that DHA treatment initiated ferroptosis, as evidenced by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and liquid peroxidation (LPO) levels and simultaneously depletion of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and glutathione (GSH). Moreover, nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4)-mediated ferritinophagy was also induced by DHA leading to subsequent increases of intracellular labile iron pool (LIP), exacerbated the Fenton reaction resulting in excessive ROS production, and enhanced cervical cancer ferroptosis. Among them, we unexpectedly found that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) played an antioxidant role in DHA-induced cell death. In addition, the results of synergy analysis showed that the combination of DHA and doxorubicin (DOX) emerged a highly synergistic lethal effect for cervical cancer cells, which was related also to ferroptosis. Overall, our data revealed the molecular mechanisms that DHA triggered ferritinophagy-dependent ferroptosis and sensitized to DOX in cervical cancer, which may provide novel avenues for future therapy development.
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- Hanqiang Shi
- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China
- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
- *Correspondence: Yanbo Shi,
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Li Z, Xue T, Jietian J, Xiong L, Wei L, Guo S, Han H. Infiltrating pattern and prognostic value of tertiary lymphoid structures, and predicting the efficacy of anti-PD-1 combination therapy in patients with penile cancer. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00675-9] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Shi Y, Zhang J, Luo K, Pan S, Shi H, Xiong L, Du S. The Roles of Iron and Ferroptosis in Human Chronic Diseases. Biochemistry 2023. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.108790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent novel type of cell death, has been characterized as an excessive accumulation of lipid peroxides and reactive oxygen species. A growing number of studies demonstrate that ferroptosis not only plays an important role in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic diseases, but also functions differently in different diseases. As a double-edged sword, activation of ferroptosis could potently inhibit tumor growth and increase sensitivity to chemotherapy and immunotherapy in various cancer settings. Therefore, the development of more efficacious ferroptosis agonists or inhibitors remains the mainstay of ferroptosis-targeting strategy for cancer therapeutics or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases therapeutics.
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Xiong L, Zhang J, Shi H, Zhu G, Ji X, Li M, Zhu P, Luo K. Downregulation of TNFAIP1 alleviates OGD/R‑induced neuronal damage by suppressing Nrf2/GPX4‑mediated ferroptosis. Exp Ther Med 2022; 25:25. [PMID: 36561622 PMCID: PMC9748634 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2022.11724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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TNFα-induced protein 1 (TNFAIP1) serve a role in neurovascular disease. However, the potential role and molecular mechanism of TNFAIP1 in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) remains elusive. In the present study, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR and western blotting were used to assess TNFAIP1 mRNA and protein expression levels in PC12 cells. Furthermore, using Cell Counting Kit-8, flow cytometry and western blotting, cell viability and apoptosis were evaluated. Oxidative stress was evaluated using DCFH-DA staining and ELISA was used for assessment of inflammatory factors. Expression of components in the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway and ferroptosis were assessed using western blotting analysis and an iron assay kit. TNFAIP1 expression was significantly upregulated in oxygen glucose deprivation and reperfusion (OGD/R)-injured PC12 cells. However, knocking down TNFAIP1 expression restored PC12 cell viability and decreased apoptosis following OGD/R-challenge. Furthermore, TNFAIP1 silencing significantly suppressed OGD/R-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory damage in PC12 cells. TNFAIP1 knockdown inhibited ferroptosis via activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway in OGD/R-injured PC12 cells. Erastin treatment reversed the beneficial effects of TNFAIP1 knockdown on PC12 cell viability, apoptosis alleviation, oxidative stress and inflammation following OGD/R treatment. These results suggested that TNFAIP1 knockdown could alleviate OGD/R-induced neuronal cell damage by suppressing Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis, which might lay the foundation for the investigation of targeted-therapy for cerebral I/R injury in clinic.
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- Lie Xiong
- Central Laboratory, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China,Correspondence to: Dr Kaitao Luo, Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University-Affiliated Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, 1501 East Zhongshan Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P.R. China
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An X, Zang M, Xiong L, Ke H, Tao Y, Chen C, Li H. HX301, a potent CSF1R inhibitor, suppresses tumor associated M2 macrophage (TAM), enhancing tumor immunity and causing transit tumor inhibition in syngeneic EMT-6 tumors. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01126-1] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Wen MK, Xiong L, Zheng B. Depinning phase transition of antiferromagnetic skyrmions with quenched disorder. Phys Rev E 2022; 106:044137. [PMID: 36397580 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.044137] [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] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Antiferromagnetic skyrmions are considered to be promising information carriers due to their attractive properties. Therefore, the pinning phenomenon of antiferromagnetic skyrmions is of great significance. With the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation, we simulate the nonstationary dynamic behaviors of skyrmions driven by currents in a chiral antiferromagnetic thin film with quenched disorder. Based on the dynamic scaling forms, the critical current and static and dynamic critical exponents of the depinning phase transition are accurately determined. A theoretical analysis using Thiele's approach is presented in comparison with the numerical simulation. Unlike the ferromagnetic skyrmions, the critical current of the antiferromagnetic skyrmions is very sensitive to a small nonadiabatic coefficient. This is important for manipulating antiferromagnetic skyrmions and designing novel information processing devices.
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- M K Wen
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Tang H, Xiong L, Zhou X, Zhao J. 140P Development and validation of nomograms based on clinical characteristics and CT reports for preoperative prediction of precision lymph node dissection in lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.02.170] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Du S, Shi H, Xiong L, Wang P, Shi Y. Canagliflozin mitigates ferroptosis and improves myocardial oxidative stress in mice with diabetic cardiomyopathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1011669. [PMID: 36313744 PMCID: PMC9616119 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1011669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Canagliflozin (Cana), an anti-diabetes drug belongs to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, is gaining interest because of its extra cardiovascular benefits. Ferroptosis is a new mode of cell death, which can promote the occurrence of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Whether Cana can alleviate DCM by inhibiting ferroptosis is the focus of this study. Here, we induced DCM models in diabetic C57BL6 mice and treated with Cana. Meanwhile, in order to exclude its hypoglycemic effect, the high glucose model in H9C2 cells were established. In the in vivo study, we observed that Cana could effectively alleviate the damage of cardiac function in DCM mice, including the increasing of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI), the alleviating of myocardial fiber breakage, inflammation, collagen fiber deposition and mitochondrial structural disorder. We evaluated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels by DCFH-DA and BODIPY 581/591 C11, in vitro Cana reduced ROS and lipid ROS in H9C2 cells induced by high glucose. Meanwhile, JC-1 fluorochrome assay showed that the decreased mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was increased by Cana. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of Cana on myocardial oxidative stress and ferroptosis were verified in vivo and in vitro by protein carbonyl (PCO), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH). As a key inducer of ferroptosis, the deposition of total iron and Fe2+ can be inhibited by Cana both in vivo and in vitro. In addition, western blot results indicated that the expression of ferritin heavy-chain (FTN-H) was down-regulated, and cystine-glutamate antiporter (xCT) was up-regulated by Cana in DCM mice and cells, suggesting that Cana inhibit ferroptosis by balancing cardiac iron homeostasis and promoting the system Xc-/GSH/GPX4 axis in DCM. These findings underscore the fact that ferroptosis plays an important role in the development and progression of DCM and targeting ferroptosis may be a novel strategy for prevention and treatment. In conclusion, Cana may exert some of its cardiovascular benefits by attenuating ferroptosis.
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- Shuqin Du
- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Central Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Research Center, Jiaxing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Diabetic Angiopathy Research, Jiaxing, China
- *Correspondence: Yanbo Shi,
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Dong Y, Xiong L, Phinney IY, Sun Z, Jing R, McLeod AS, Zhang S, Liu S, Ruta FL, Gao H, Dong Z, Pan R, Edgar JH, Jarillo-Herrero P, Levitov LS, Millis AJ, Fogler MM, Bandurin DA, Basov DN. Fizeau drag in graphene plasmonics. Nature 2021; 594:513-516. [PMID: 34163054 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03640-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dragging of light by moving media was predicted by Fresnel1 and verified by Fizeau's celebrated experiments2 with flowing water. This momentous discovery is among the experimental cornerstones of Einstein's special relativity theory and is well understood3,4 in the context of relativistic kinematics. By contrast, experiments on dragging photons by an electron flow in solids are riddled with inconsistencies and have so far eluded agreement with the theory5-7. Here we report on the electron flow dragging surface plasmon polaritons8,9 (SPPs): hybrid quasiparticles of infrared photons and electrons in graphene. The drag is visualized directly through infrared nano-imaging of propagating plasmonic waves in the presence of a high-density current. The polaritons in graphene shorten their wavelength when propagating against the drifting carriers. Unlike the Fizeau effect for light, the SPP drag by electrical currents defies explanation by simple kinematics and is linked to the nonlinear electrodynamics of Dirac electrons in graphene. The observed plasmonic Fizeau drag enables breaking of time-reversal symmetry and reciprocity10 at infrared frequencies without resorting to magnetic fields11,12 or chiral optical pumping13,14. The Fizeau drag also provides a tool with which to study interactions and nonequilibrium effects in electron liquids.
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- Y Dong
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- The Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- The Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Jin MH, Xiong L, Zhou NJ, Zheng B, Zhou TJ. Universality classes of the domain-wall creep motion driven by spin-transfer torques. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:062119. [PMID: 34271735 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.062119] [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] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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With the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation, we numerically simulate the creep motion of a magnetic domain wall driven by the adiabatic and nonadiabatic spin-transfer torques induced by the electric current. The creep exponent μ and the roughness exponent ζ are accurately determined from the scaling behaviors. The creep motions driven by the adiabatic and nonadiabatic spin-transfer torques belong to different universality classes. The scaling relation between μ and ζ based on certain simplified assumptions is valid for the nonadiabatic spin-transfer torque, while invalid for the adiabatic one. Our results are compatible with the experimental ones, but go beyond the existing theoretical prediction. Our investigation reveals that the disorder-induced pinning effect on the domain-wall rotation alters the universality class of the creep motion.
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- M H Jin
- College of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China.,Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China.,Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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Li J, Xie L, Qian S, Tang Y, Shen M, Li S, Wang J, Xiong L, Lu J, Zhong W. A Type VI Secretion System Facilitates Fitness, Homeostasis, and Competitive Advantages for Environmental Adaptability and Efficient Nicotine Biodegradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e03113-20. [PMID: 33608299 PMCID: PMC8091027 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03113-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria employ secretion systems to translocate proteinaceous effectors from the cytoplasm to the extracellular milieu, thus interacting with the surrounding environment or microniche. It is known that bacteria can benefit from the type VI secretion system (T6SS) by transporting ions to combat reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here, we report that T6SS activities conferred tolerance to nicotine-induced oxidative stress in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q, a highly active nicotine degradation strain isolated from tobacco waste extract. AA098_13375 was identified to encode a dual-functional effector with antimicrobial and anti-ROS activities. Wild-type strain JY-Q grew better than the AA098_13375 deletion mutant in nicotine-containing medium by antagonizing increased intracellular ROS levels. It was, therefore, tentatively designated TseN (type VI secretion system effector for nicotine tolerance), homologs of which were observed to be broadly ubiquitous in Pseudomonas species. TseN was identified as a Tse6-like bacteriostatic toxin via monitoring intracellular NAD+ TseN presented potential antagonism against ROS to fine tune the heavy traffic of nicotine metabolism in strain JY-Q. It is feasible that the dynamic tuning of NAD+ driven by TseN could satisfy demands from nicotine degradation with less cytotoxicity. In this scenario, T6SS involves a fascinating accommodation cascade that prompts constitutive biotransformation of N-heterocyclic aromatics by improving bacterial robustness/growth. In summary, the T6SS in JY-Q mediated resistance to oxidative stress and promoted bacterial fitness via a contact-independent growth competitive advantage, in addition to the well-studied T6SS-dependent antimicrobial activities.IMPORTANCE Mixtures of various pollutants and the coexistence of numerous species of organisms are usually found in adverse environments. Concerning biodegradation of nitrogen-heterocyclic contaminants, the scientific community has commonly focused on screening functional enzymes that transform pollutants into intermediates of attenuated toxicity or for primary metabolism. Here, we identified dual roles of the T6SS effector TseN in Pseudomonas sp. strain JY-Q, which is capable of degrading nicotine. The T6SS in strain JY-Q is able to deliver TseN to kill competitors and provide a growth advantage by a contact-independent pattern. TseN could monitor the intracellular NAD+ level by its hydrolase activity, causing cytotoxicity in competitive rivals but metabolic homeostasis on JY-Q. Moreover, JY-Q could be protected from TseN toxicity by the immunity protein TsiN. In conclusion, we found that TseN with cytotoxicity to bacterial competitors facilitated the nicotine tolerance of JY-Q. We therefore reveal a working model between T6SS and nicotine metabolism. This finding indicates that multiple diversified weapons have been evolved by bacteria for their growth and robustness.
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- Jun Li
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rui Jin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Raposo N, Zanon Zotin MC, Schoemaker D, Xiong L, Fotiadis P, Charidimou A, Pasi M, Boulouis G, Schwab K, Schirmer MD, Etherton MR, Gurol ME, Greenberg SM, Duering M, Viswanathan A. Peak Width of Skeletonized Mean Diffusivity as Neuroimaging Biomarker in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:875-881. [PMID: 33664113 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Whole-brain network connectivity has been shown to be a useful biomarker of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and related cognitive impairment. We evaluated an automated DTI-based method, peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity, in cerebral amyloid angiopathy, together with its association with conventional MRI markers and cognitive functions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included 24 subjects (mean age, 74.7 [SD, 6.0] years) with probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy and mild cognitive impairment and 62 patients with MCI not attributable to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (non-cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment). We compared peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity between subjects with cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment and non-cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment and explored its associations with cognitive functions and conventional markers of cerebral small-vessel disease, using linear regression models. RESULTS Subjects with Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment showed increased peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity in comparison to those with non-cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment (P < .001). Peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity values were correlated with the volume of white matter hyperintensities in both groups. Higher peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity was associated with worse performance in processing speed among patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, after adjusting for other MRI markers of cerebral small vessel disease. The peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity did not correlate with cognitive functions among those with non-cerebral amyloid angiopathy-mild cognitive impairment. CONCLUSIONS Peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity is altered in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and is associated with performance in processing speed. This DTI-based method may reflect the degree of white matter structural disruption in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and could be a useful biomarker for cognition in this population.
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- N Raposo
- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts .,Department of Neurology (N.R.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse NeuroImaging Center (N.R.), Université de Toulouse, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Toulouse, UPS, France
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Center for Imaging Sciences and Medical Physics (M.C.Z.Z.). Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil;, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology (M.P.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology (G.B.), Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (M.D.S.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Population Health Sciences (M.D.S.), German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Medical Image Analysis Center and Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Group (M.D.), Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- From the Stroke Research Center (N.R., M.C.Z.Z., D.S., L.X., P.F., A.C., K.S., M.D.S., M.R.E., M.E.G., S.M.G., A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Li N, Liu C, Xiong L, Huang D, Shen X, Zhang H, She X, Jiang Y. P76.100 Primary Drug Resistance to EGFR-TKIs by EGFR p.V1010M Germline Mutation Combined with EGFR p.L858R Somatic Mutation and its Pedigree Analysis. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1658] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Zhu X, Chen M, Wang H, Guo Y, Chau MHK, Yan H, Cao Y, Kwok YKY, Chen J, Hui ASY, Zhang R, Meng Z, Zhu Y, Leung TY, Xiong L, Kong X, Choy KW. Clinical utility of expanded non-invasive prenatal screening and chromosomal microarray analysis in high-risk pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 57:459-465. [PMID: 32198896 DOI: 10.1002/uog.22021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utility of expanded non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), compared with chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), for the detection of chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies. METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective study of singleton pregnancies at high risk for chromosomal abnormality. Patients who underwent expanded NIPS and CMA sequentially during pregnancy from 2015 to 2019 were included in the analysis. Pregnancies with a positive result for sex chromosome aneuploidy were excluded as the full details could not be retrieved. The utility of expanded NIPS and CMA for detection of chromosomal abnormalities in this cohort was compared by assessing the concordance between the results. RESULTS Of the 774 included high-risk pregnancies, 550 (71.1%) had a positive NIPS result, while a positive CMA result was detected in 308 (39.8%) cases. The rate of full or partial concordance between NIPS and CMA was 82.2%, 59.6% and 25.0% for trisomies 21, 18 and 13, respectively. For rare aneuploidies and segmental imbalances, NIPS and CMA results were fully or partially concordant in 7.5% and 33.3% of cases, respectively. Copy-number variants < 5 Mb were detected more often by CMA, with an incidence of 7.9% (61/774) compared with 3.1% (24/774) by NIPS. A genetic aberration was detected by CMA in 1 in 17 (5.8%) high-risk pregnancies that had a negative or non-reportable NIPS result. CONCLUSION CMA allows for comprehensive detection of genome-wide chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies. CMA should be offered instead of expanded NIPS for high-risk pregnancies. Copyright © 2020 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- X Zhu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Han B, Zhang B, Shi C, Gao Z, Zhong H, Xiong L, Gu A, Wang W, Chu T, Zhang W, Wang H, Zhang X, Zhong R. P76.59 Rationale and Design of a Phase II Trial of Dacomitinib in Advanced NSCLC Patients with Uncommon EGFR Mutations. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1116] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Wong KS, Chen XY, Leung TWH, Siu YW, Xiong L, Leng X. Intracranial artery calcification to screen patients at high risk of recurrent stroke: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong Med J 2020; 26 Suppl 7:42-44. [PMID: 33229619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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- K S Wong
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Zhou JG, Hua Y, Liu SW, Hu WQ, Qian R, Xiong L. MicroRNA-1286 inhibits osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells to promote the progression of osteoporosis via regulating FZD4 expression. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:1-10. [PMID: 31957812 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202001_19889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate whether microRNA-1286 could inhibit the osteogenic differentiation of human marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) by regulating FZD4 expression and promoting the progression of osteoporosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of microRNA-1286 in the serum of patients with osteoporosis. Meanwhile, microRNA-1286 expression in different stages of osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs was measured by qRT-PCR as well. After overexpression of microRNA-1286 and FZD4 in hMSCs, the mRNA expression levels of microRNA-1286, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), RUNX2 and osteocalcin (OCN) were detected by qRT-PCR. The protein expression levels of RUNX2 and OCN were detected by Western blot. Meanwhile, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and expression in cells were examined using ALP assay kit and ALP staining method, respectively. Cell mineralized nodules were detected through the alizarin red staining test. Bioinformatics method was used to predict the binding site of microRNA-1286 to FZD4. Subsequent luciferase reporter gene assay was performed to verify whether microRNA-1286 could combine with FZD4. After overexpression or knockdown of microRNA-1286, the mRNA and protein expressions of FZD4 were analyzed using qRT-PCR and Western blot assay, respectively. After the simultaneous overexpression of microRNA-1286 and FZD4 in hMSCs, the mRNA expression levels of ALP, RUNX2 and OCN, ALP activity and content, and cell mineralization ability were successively examined. RESULTS The expression of microRNA-1286 in the serum of patients with osteoporosis was significantly higher than that of the normal population. Meanwhile, microRNA-1286 expression decreased with the increase of osteogenic differentiation days of hAMSCs. After the overexpression of microRNA-1286, ALP, RUNX2, and OCN levels, ALP activity, RUNX2, and OCN protein levels, as well as mineralized nodule formation were significantly reduced. However, results were reversed when FZD4 was simultaneously up-regulated. Luciferase reporter gene assay results verified that microRNA-1286 could bind to FZD4. After the overexpression of microRNA-1286, the mRNA and protein expressions of FZD4 were found significantly down-regulated. However, results were reversed after knocking down microRNA-1286. Furthermore, the simultaneous overexpression of microRNA-1286 and FZD4 could counteract the inhibitory effect of over-expression of microRNA-1286 on osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs. CONCLUSIONS MicroRNA-1286 can regulate FZD4 expression and inhibit osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs, thereby promoting the development of osteoporosis.
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- J-G Zhou
- Department of Joint Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, China.
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An outbreak of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has emerged during December 2019. The ongoing outbreak in Wuhan City spread rapidly throughout China, where the fatality rate ranged from 2.1 to 4.9%. Due to its high transmissibility, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. The current outbreak has the potential to become the first pandemic of the new millennium. Most patients who were first diagnosed with COVID-19 worked at or lived in the vicinity of the local Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where live animals were also on sale. The concerted efforts of Chinese scientists led to the independent isolation from patients and identification of a novel coronavirus, SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), on 6 January 2020; this has been an important step in the development of treatment. The purpose of this article is to overview the history, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID 2019 reported in recently published studies. Based on the results of virus genome sequencing and a model of the interaction between host cells and the virus, we propose several possible targets for antiviral drugs, which may provide new ideas for epidemic control and vaccine development. Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; Coronaviridae; COVID-19.
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Liu H, Wang L, Chan K, Xiong L, Leng L, Shi L, Leung TW, Chen F, Zheng D. The Application of Non-linear Flow Resistance in Cerebral Artery: Compared with Windkessel Model based on Genetic Algorithm. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020; 2019:2285-2288. [PMID: 31946356 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8857963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Continuous blood pressure is measured from various extracranial body sites, with difference in amplitude and phase with intracranial blood pressure. Consequent influences on the accuracy of Windkessel model need further investigation. Between blood pressure and intracranial flow rate, a model with non-linear flow resistance (R-DT) was proposed and compared with the 3-element Windkessel (RCR) model. From the measured blood flow velocity in middle cerebral artery, the blood pressure was estimated by R-DT and RCR models respectively. The parameters in the models were optimized by genetic algorithm. The accuracies of R-DT and RCR models were compared based on their estimation errors to the measured blood pressure. The capacitance element in RCR model indicated limited ability to take the time shift into account. Compared with RCR model, R-DT model had less error (averaged relative error: 5.19% and 2.49% for RCR and RDT models). The non-linear flow resistance was applicable in simulating cerebral arteries.
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Xiong L, Yu KH, Zhen SQ. MiR-93 blocks STAT3 to alleviate hepatic injury after ischemia-reperfusion. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 22:5295-5304. [PMID: 30178854 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201808_15729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is correlated with ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury. The previous studies showed a decreased miR-93 expression after I-R injury of heart or brain organs, but without knowledge in liver tissues. This study aims to investigate effects of MiR-93 on the hepatic injury after ischemia/reperfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rat liver I-R model was generated. Liver function indexes including alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were quantified, and serum tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were quantified. Hepatic tissue apoptosis was measured by transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL), and expression of microRNA-93 (miR-93), STAT3, and phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) were measured. Dual luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed targeted relationship between miR-93 and STAT3. Agomir or miR-93 agomir was injected into the peritoneal cavity of I-R model, followed by ALT and AST assays. Serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 were measured, followed by TUNEL assay for comparing STAT3 and p-STAT3 expression. RESULTS Comparing to sham group, I-R group rat showed significantly elevated serum ALT, AST, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 contents, along with significantly elevated hepatic cell apoptosis, plus decreased miR-93 expression, whilst STAT3 and p-STAT3 expression was enhanced. Intraperitoneal injection of miR-93 agomir significantly decreased STAT3 or p-STAT3 expression, and decreased cell apoptotic rate. Serum levels of ALT, AST, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 were significantly decreased, accompanied by improved liver function. CONCLUSIONS Hepatic I-R injury is accompanied by miR-93 down-regulation, plus STAT3 up-regulation. Overexpression of miR-93 significantly depressed STAT3 expression in liver I-R injury, alleviated hepatic injury or apoptosis, decreased inflammatory response, and improved liver function.
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Clinical Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, Hubei, China.
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Xiong L, Forsythe C, Jung M, McLeod AS, Sunku SS, Shao YM, Ni GX, Sternbach AJ, Liu S, Edgar JH, Mele EJ, Fogler MM, Shvets G, Dean CR, Basov DN. Photonic crystal for graphene plasmons. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4780. [PMID: 31636265 PMCID: PMC6803641 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12778-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Photonic crystals are commonly implemented in media with periodically varying optical properties. Photonic crystals enable exquisite control of light propagation in integrated optical circuits, and also emulate advanced physical concepts. However, common photonic crystals are unfit for in-operando on/off controls. We overcome this limitation and demonstrate a broadly tunable two-dimensional photonic crystal for surface plasmon polaritons. Our platform consists of a continuous graphene monolayer integrated in a back-gated platform with nano-structured gate insulators. Infrared nano-imaging reveals the formation of a photonic bandgap and strong modulation of the local plasmonic density of states that can be turned on/off or gradually tuned by the applied gate voltage. We also implement an artificial domain wall which supports highly confined one-dimensional plasmonic modes. Our electrostatically-tunable photonic crystals are derived from standard metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology and pave a way for practical on-chip light manipulation. Traditional photonic crystals consist of periodic media with a pre-defined optical response. Here, the authors combine nanostructured back-gate insulators with a continuous layer of graphene to demonstrate an electrically tunable two-dimensional photonic crystal suitable for controlling the propagation of surface plasmon polaritons.
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- L Xiong
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- The Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- The Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
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Xiong L, Bai Y, Zhao J, Lanuti M, Tang H. P2.01-101 Multiple Chemotherapy-Based Combination Therapy Strategies for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1444] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Tang H, Bai Y, Xiong L, Zhao J, Lanuti M. P1.03-32 Knockdown of CENPF Gene Inhibits the Progression of Lung Adenocarcinoma Mediated by ERβ2/5 Pathway. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.884] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Chen D, Chu T, Chang Q, Zhang Y, Xiong L, Qiao R, Teng J, Han B, Zhong R. EP1.01-65 The Relationship Between Preliminary Efficacy and Prognosis After First-Line EGFR-TKI Treatment of Advanced NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2038] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Lu J, Zhong H, Wu J, Chu T, Zhang L, Li H, Wang Q, Li R, Zhao Y, Gu A, Shi C, Xiong L, Zhang X, Zhang W, Lou Y, Yan B, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Li B, Zhang L, Zhao X, Li K, Han B. MA25.09 Navigating Anlotinib Precision Therapy Through the Genetic Profiling of Circulating DNA in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.715] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Dong H, Peng H, Wang C, Guo Y, Li B, Chen C, Xiong L, Li F, Tian L, Xu Q. Development and validation of an RNA-Seq Assay for gene fusions detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz257.028] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Xiong L, Tian G, Leung HW, Chen XY, Lin WH, Leung TWH, Soo YO, Siu DYW, Wong LKS. Autonomic dysfunction as measured by Ewing battery test to predict poor outcome after acute ischaemic stroke. Hong Kong Med J 2019; 25 Suppl 5:9-11. [PMID: 31416978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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- L Xiong
- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Fan Y, Zou J, Cao X, Wu Y, Gao F, Xiong L. Data on antibiotic use for detecting clusters of healthcare-associated infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms in a hospital in China, 2014 to 2017. J Hosp Infect 2019; 101:305-312. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sunku SS, Ni GX, Jiang BY, Yoo H, Sternbach A, McLeod AS, Stauber T, Xiong L, Taniguchi T, Watanabe K, Kim P, Fogler MM, Basov DN. Photonic crystals for nano-light in moiré graphene superlattices. Science 2019; 362:1153-1156. [PMID: 30523109 DOI: 10.1126/science.aau5144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Graphene is an atomically thin plasmonic medium that supports highly confined plasmon polaritons, or nano-light, with very low loss. Electronic properties of graphene can be drastically altered when it is laid upon another graphene layer, resulting in a moiré superlattice. The relative twist angle between the two layers is a key tuning parameter of the interlayer coupling in thus-obtained twisted bilayer graphene (TBG). We studied the propagation of plasmon polaritons in TBG by infrared nano-imaging. We discovered that the atomic reconstruction occurring at small twist angles transforms the TBG into a natural plasmon photonic crystal for propagating nano-light. This discovery points to a pathway for controlling nano-light by exploiting quantum properties of graphene and other atomically layered van der Waals materials, eliminating the need for arduous top-down nanofabrication.
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- S S Sunku
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Departamento de Teoría y Simulación de Materiales, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Ma K, Chen S, Li Z, Deng X, Huang D, Xiong L, Shao Z. Mechanisms of endogenous repair failure during intervertebral disc degeneration. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:41-48. [PMID: 30243946 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is frequently associated with Low back pain (LBP), which can severely reduce the quality of human life and cause enormous economic loss. However, there is a lack of long-lasting and effective therapies for IVD degeneration at present. Recently, stem cell based tissue engineering techniques have provided novel and promising treatment for the repair of degenerative IVDs. Numerous studies showed that stem/progenitor cells exist naturally in IVDs and could migrate from their niche to the IVD to maintain the quantity of nucleus pulposus (NP) cells. Unfortunately, these endogenous repair processes cannot prevent IVD degeneration as effectively as expected. Therefore, theoretical basis for regeneration of the NP in situ can be obtained from studying the mechanisms of endogenous repair failure during IVD degeneration. Although there have been few researches to study the mechanism of cell death and migration of stem/progenitor cells in IVD so far, studies demonstrated that the major inducing factors (compression and hypoxia) of IVD degeneration could decrease the number of NP cells by regulating apoptosis, autophagy, and necroptosis, and the particular chemokines and their receptors played a vital role in the migration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These studies provide a clue for revealing the mechanisms of endogenous repair failure during IVD degeneration. This article reviewed the current research situation and progress of the mechanisms through which IVD stem/progenitor cells failed to repair IVD tissues during IVD degeneration. Such studies provide an innovative research direction for endogenous repair and a new potential treatment strategy for IVD degeneration.
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- K Ma
- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Chen Y, Xiong L, Zeng J, Wei YG, Tan Y. [Gastroesophageal reflux disease is associated with high risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018; 57:824-829. [PMID: 30392238 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS). Methods: Patients diagnosed as GERD and healthy controls without GERD related symptoms or endoscopic esophagitis were enrolled from October 2017 and December 2017. All subjects completed Berlin Questionaire to assess the risk of OSAS. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were applied to identify risk factors of OSAS. Results: A total of 177 subjects (97 GERD, 80 controls) were finally selected. Significantly more patients in GERD group had high risk OSAS than those in controls [36.1%(35/97) vs. 17.5%(14/80), P=0.005]. In GERD group, patients with erosive reflux diseases (ERD) had especially higher proportion of high risk OSAS compared with the non-ERD group and the healthy controls [53.3% (24/45) vs. 20.8% (10/48) and 17.5% (14/80), P=0.001]. On univariate analysis, male, aging and reflux esophagitis were identified as risk factors of OSAS (all P<0.01). On multivariate analysis, male (OR=12.156, 95%CI 1.382-106.905, P=0.024), aging (OR=1.132, 95%CI 1.051-1.220, P=0.001), acid regurgitation with reflux esophagitis (OR=5.157, 95%CI 1.327-20.034, P=0.018) were significant risk factors. Conclusions: More GERD patients are combined with high risk OSAS than controls, especially subjects with reflux esophagitis. Male and aging GERD patients with acid regurgitation and reflux esophagitis need further evaluation on OSAS screening.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Central Hospital of Longhua District, Shenzhen 518110, China
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Wu H, Li G, Tang Q, Tian L, Liu Q, Zhou X, He H, Xiong L. The mutation and one-base insertion of the α(1,4)galactosyltransferase gene responsible for the p phenotype. Transfus Clin Biol 2018; 26:358-360. [PMID: 30361135 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- H Wu
- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610052, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiangxi Province Blood Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330077, People's Republic of China
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Feng F, Cheng Q, Zhang D, Li B, Qin H, Xu C, Han M, Yu Y, Li Z, Li JY, Qiu Z, Xiong L, Liu C, Li F, Yi B, Jiang X. Targeted therapy based on the genetic alterations prolongs the progression-free survival of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy282.137] [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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Dai R, Hua W, Chen W, Xiong L, Li L. The effect of milk consumption on acne: a meta-analysis of observational studies. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018; 32:2244-2253. [PMID: 30079512 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- R. Dai
- Department of Dermatology; Ningbo First Hospital; Ningbo University; Ningbo Zhejiang China
- Department of Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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Jin MH, Zheng B, Xiong L, Zhou NJ, Wang L. Numerical simulations of critical dynamics in anisotropic magnetic films with the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. Phys Rev E 2018; 98:022126. [PMID: 30253625 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.98.022126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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With the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (sLLG) equation, critical dynamic behaviors far from equilibrium or stationary around the order-disorder and pinning-depinning phase transitions in anisotropic magnetic films are investigated. From the dynamic relaxation with and without an external field, the Curie temperature and critical exponents of the order-disorder phase transition are accurately determined. For the pinning-depinning phase transition induced by quenched disorder, the nonstationary creep motion of domain wall activated by finite temperatures is simulated, and the thermal rounding exponent is extracted. The results show that the dynamic universality class of the sLLG equation is different from those of the Monte Carlo dynamics and quenched Edwards-Wilkinson equation, and it may lead to alternative understanding of experiments. The dynamic approach shows its great efficiency for the sLLG equation.
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- M H Jin
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Xiong L, Barrett AN, Hua R, Ho SSY, Jun L, Chan KCA, Mei Z, Choolani M. Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal inheritance of maternal β
-thalassaemia mutations using targeted sequencing and relative mutation dosage: a feasibility study. BJOG 2018; 125:461-468. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- L Xiong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics; Nanfang Hospital; Southern Medical University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics; Nanfang Hospital; Southern Medical University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Molecular Diagnosis Centre; National University Hospital; Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin New Territories Hong Kong
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- Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics; Nanfang Hospital; Southern Medical University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Hua W, Chen Q, Wan M, Lu J, Xiong L. The incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J ROY ARMY MED CORPS 2017; 164:309-313. [PMID: 29229645 DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2016-000710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Training-related injuries are the main reason for disability, long-term rehabilitation, functional impairment and premature discharge from military service. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of injuries in the training of Chinese new recruits via a systematic review of the literature. METHOD A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the combined incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits. The electronic databases of full-text journals were searched, and the Loney criteria were used to assess the quality of eligible articles. Summary estimates were obtained using random-effects models. Subgroup analyses and publication bias tests were performed. RESULTS Fifty-five eligible articles representing 109 611 Chinese new recruits met the inclusion criteria, of which 21 253 recruits were clinically diagnosed with military training-related injuries. The combined incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits was found to be 21.04%. CONCLUSIONS An increased incidence of training injuries was found in more recent years, underscoring the need for further research on the risk factors associated with their causation.
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- Wei Hua
- Department of Military Health Service, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Military Health Service, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, PLA 422nd Hospital, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Training, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Military Health Service, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Chen L, Xiong L, Li D, Gong H. First-principles calculation of Zr doping on cohesion properties of TiC/W interfaces. Fusion Engineering and Design 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wu T, Xiong L, Yuan MQ, Wang J, Liang KJ, Lin F. [An evolutionary analysis of HCV genotype 6 in Li people in Hainan Province, China]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:864-867. [PMID: 29325282 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- T Wu
- Department of Infectious Disease, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- Health Center, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Baisha County People 's Hospital, Baisha County Hainan Province 572800, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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Wang W, Xu C, Tan Q, Song Z, Zhuang W, Chen Y, Xiong L, Chen G, Fang M, Lv T, Song Y. P3.02-065 Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient with EGFR Kinase Domain Duplication (KDD) and Its Response to Icotinib: A Case Report. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1594] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Li J, Qian S, Xiong L, Zhu C, Shu M, Wang J, Jiao Y, He H, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Zhong W. Comparative Genomics Reveals Specific Genetic Architectures in Nicotine Metabolism of Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2085. [PMID: 29163390 PMCID: PMC5674928 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Microbial degradation of nicotine is an important process to control nicotine residues in the aqueous environment. In this study, a high active nicotine degradation strain named Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q was isolated from tobacco waste extract (TWE). This strain could completely degrade 5.0 g l−1 nicotine in 24 h under optimal culture conditions, and it showed some tolerance even at higher concentrations (10.0 g l−1) of nicotine. The complete genome of JY-Q was sequenced to understand the mechanism by which JY-Q could degrade nicotine and tolerate such high nicotine concentrations. Comparative genomic analysis indicated that JY-Q degrades nicotine through putative novel mechanisms. Two candidate gene cluster duplications located separately at distant loci were predicted to be responsible for nicotine degradation. These two nicotine (Nic) degradation-related loci (AA098_21325—AA098_21340, AA098_03885—AA098_03900) exhibit nearly completely consistent gene organization and component synteny. The nicotinic acid (NA) degradation gene cluster (AA098_17770–AA098_17790) and Nic-like clusters were both predicted to be flanked by mobile genetic elements (MGE). Furthermore, we analyzed the regions of genomic plasticity (RGP) in the JY-Q strain and found a dynamic genome carrying a type VI secretion system (T6SS) that promotes nicotine metabolism and tolerance based on transcriptomics and used in silico methods to identify the T6SS effector protein. Thus, a novel nicotine degradation mechanism was elucidated for Pseudomonas sp. JY-Q, suggesting its potential application in the bioremediation of nicotine-contaminated environments, such as TWEs.
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- Jun Li
- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Technology Center, China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biological Science, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States
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- Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biological Science, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Hirche Z, Zabaka K, Hirche C, Xiong L, Willis S. Open Right Hemicolectomy Is a Safe and Suitable Procedure for Surgical Training: A Comparative Study With 133 Patients. Scand J Surg 2017; 107:114-119. [PMID: 28950790 DOI: 10.1177/1457496917731191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS A right hemicolectomy is a technically demanding procedure and the quality of the operation influences the short- and long-term outcomes. An increasing number of certified centers employ surgeons who are specialized in this procedure. Residency training is obligatory, but trainee surgeons often cannot perform technically demanding procedures because of economical and certification requirements imposed on the center. This study was performed to evaluate the suitability of right hemicolectomy as a training procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2009 and 2013, 133 patients received a right hemicolectomy during cancer treatment. Patient data were analyzed in two cohorts: cohort 1 contained 90 patients who were operated by a resident under supervision, and cohort 2 included 43 patients who were operated by a specialized senior surgeon. Outcome and safety were evaluated by mortality rate, anastomotic leakage, complication rate, and operation time. The resection status and the number of resected lymph nodes were surrogate parameters for oncological quality. Gender, age, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, body mass index, and general risk factors were compared in both cohorts. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the rate of anastomotic leakage between the two groups (p = 0.799). Oncological criteria were met in both cohorts and the oncological quality was similar between groups. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in risk factors, operating time, postoperative complications, and mortality between the groups. CONCLUSION Oncological open right hemicolectomy is a safe and suitable training procedure for residency training under standardized conditions.
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- Z Hirche
- 1 Department of General, Visceral, Trauma and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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- 1 Department of General, Visceral, Trauma and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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- 2 Department of Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,3 Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 2 Department of Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,3 Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 1 Department of General, Visceral, Trauma and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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Cai HD, Hou J, Lyu YN, Xiong L, Lu MZ, Wu SL. [Efficacy and safety of tiotropium Respimat in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2017; 40:596-603. [PMID: 28810313 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2017.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tiotropium Respimat in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to the Cochrane systematic evaluation. Methods: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMbase, CNKI, VIP and CBM, Wanfang Data were searched(from the foundation date to Jan. 2016) for the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of tiotropium Respimat in the treatment of patients with COPD. Two reviewers independently retrieved the RCTs according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, assessed the methodological quality of the included trials.and performed statistical analysis on the data using RevMan 5.3 software. Results: Totally 11 RCTs on efficacy were finally included.The results of the combined analysis showed that FEV(1) was significantly improved in the tiotropium Respimat group than that in the placebo group[MD=0.12, 95%CI(0.10-0.14), P<0.000 01], while FEV(1) was similar between the tiotropium Respimat group and the tiotropium HandiHaler group[5 μg: MD=0.00, 95%CI(-0.04-0.04), P=0.94; 2.5 μg: MD=-0.04, 95%CI(-0.10-0.01), P=0.12; 10 μg: MD=0.02, 95%CI(-0.06-0.09), P=0.66]. FVC was significantly improved in the tiotropium Respimat group than that in the placebo group[MD=0.18, 95%CI(0.09-0.28), P=0.0002], while FVC was similar between the tiotropium Respimat group and the HandiHaler group[2.5 μg: MD=-0.06, 95%CI(-0.16-0.04), P=0.24; 5 μg: MD=-0.00, 95%CI(-0.08-0.08), P=1.00; 10 μg: MD=0.02, 95%CI(-0.14-0.19), P=0.78]. The risk of acute exacerbations was lower in the tiotropium Respimat group (5 μg / kg) than in the placebo group [OR=0.72, 95%CI(0.60-0.86), P=0.000 3]. It was similar in the tiotropium Respimat group (5 μg) and the HandiHaler group[OR=1.01, 95%CI(0.94-1.09), P=0.71]. The SGRQ total score of the tiotropium Respimat group (5 μg) was significantly different from that of the placebo group[MD=-3.6, 95%CI(-3.88--3.32), P<0.000 01]. C(max, ss) and AUC(0-6 h, ss) were also similar between the tiotropium Respimat group and the HandiHaler group[MD=0.2, 95%CI(-5.1-5.5), P=0.94]; MD=-1.01, 95%CI(-11.78-9.77), P=0.85]. Nine RCTs were included in the evaluation of the incident rates of adverse drug reactions(ADR). There was no significant difference between the tiotropium Respimat group HandiHaler group and the placebo group[RR=0.95, 95%CI(0.89-1.00), P=0.05], [OR=1.07, 95%CI(1.00-1.16), P=0.06]. Conclusions: The efficacy and safety of tiotropium Respimat was similar to tiotropium HandiHaler in the treatment of COPD. They can effectively improve the pulmonary function and clinical symptoms of patients. But the long-term efficacy and safety of tiotropium Respimat still need to be confirmed by higher quality and larger RCTs with long-term follow-up.
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- H D Cai
- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Kim J, Xu S, Xiong L, Yu L, Fu X, Xu Y. SALL4 promotes glycolysis and chromatin remodeling via modulating HP1α-Glut1 pathway. Oncogene 2017; 36:6472-6479. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Li H, Liu J, Xiong L, Zhang H, Zhou H, Yin H, Jing W, Li J, Shi Q, Wang Y, Liu J, Nie L. Phylogenetic relationships and divergence dates of softshell turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae) inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes. J Evol Biol 2017; 30:1011-1023. [PMID: 28294452 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The softshell turtles (Trionychidae) are one of the most widely distributed reptile groups in the world, and fossils have been found on all continents except Antarctica. The phylogenetic relationships among members of this group have been previously studied; however, disagreements regarding its taxonomy, its phylogeography and divergence times are still poorly understood as well. Here, we present a comprehensive mitogenomic study of softshell turtles. We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes of 10 softshell turtles, in addition to the GenBank sequence of Dogania subplana, Lissemys punctata, Trionyx triunguis, which cover all extant genera within Trionychidae except for Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma. These data were combined with other mitogenomes of turtles for phylogenetic analyses. Divergence time calibration and ancestral reconstruction were calculated using BEAST and RASP software, respectively. Our phylogenetic analyses indicate that Trionychidae is the sister taxon of Carettochelyidae, and support the monophyly of Trionychinae and Cyclanorbinae, which is consistent with morphological data and molecular analysis. Our phylogenetic analyses have established a sister taxon relationship between the Asian Rafetus and the Asian Palea + Pelodiscus + Dogania + Nilssonia + Amyda, whereas a previous study grouped the Asian Rafetus with the American Apalone. The results of divergence time estimates and area ancestral reconstruction show that extant Trionychidae originated in Asia at around 108 million years ago (MA), and radiations mainly occurred during two warm periods, namely Late Cretaceous-Early Eocene and Oligocene. By combining the estimated divergence time and the reconstructed ancestral area of softshell turtles, we determined that the dispersal of softshell turtles out of Asia may have taken three routes. Furthermore, the times of dispersal seem to be in agreement with the time of the India-Asia collision and opening of the Bering Strait, which provide evidence for the accuracy of our estimation of divergence time. Overall, the mitogenomes of this group were used to explore the origin and dispersal route of Trionychidae and have provided new insights on the evolution of this group.
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- H Li
- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- The College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Wannan medical college, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Life Science College, The Provincial Key Lab of the Conservation and Exploitation Research of Biological Resources in Anhui, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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Sun F, Fan R, Wang J, Xiong L, Shen J, Zhang S, Cao X. Pharmacokinetics of valnemulin after intravenous, intramuscular, and oral administration in layer chickens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2017; 40:415-418. [PMID: 28205246 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12389] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The pharmacokinetic characteristics of valnemulin in layer chickens were studied after single intravenous, intramuscular, and oral administration at a dose of 15 mg/kg body weight. Plasma samples at certain time points were collected and the drug concentrations in them by ultra high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS). The concentration-time data for each individual were plotted by noncompartmental analysis for the whole three routes. Following intravenous administration, the plasma concentration showed tiny fluctuation. The elimination half-life (T1/2λz), total body clearance (Cl), and area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) were 1.85 ± 0.43 h, 2.2 ± 0.9 L/h, and 7.52 ± 2.46 μg·h/mL, respectively. Following intramuscular administration, the peak concentration (Cmax , 1.40 ± 0.43 μg/mL) was achieved at the time of 0.34 h. A multiple-peak phenomenon existed after oral administration, and the first peak and secondary peak were at 10 min and during 2-4 h, respectively, while the tertiary peak appeared during 5-15 h. The bioavailability (F %) for intramuscular and oral administration was 68.60% and 52.64%, respectively. In present study, the detailed pharmacokinetic profiles showed that this drug is widely distributed and rapidly eliminated, however has a low bioavailability, indicating that valnemulin is likely to be a favorable choice in the clinical practice.
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Veterinary Drug Residue and Illegal Additive, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Chemical Hazards (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Veterinary Drug Residue and Illegal Additive, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Chemical Hazards (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Veterinary Drug Residue and Illegal Additive, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Chemical Hazards (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Veterinary Drug Residue and Illegal Additive, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Chemical Hazards (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Lupien SJ, Sasseville M, François N, Giguère CE, Boissonneault J, Plusquellec P, Godbout R, Xiong L, Potvin S, Kouassi E, Lesage A. The DSM5/RDoC debate on the future of mental health research: implication for studies on human stress and presentation of the signature bank. Stress 2017; 20:95-111. [PMID: 28124571 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1286324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) announced that in the next few decades, it will be essential to study the various biological, psychological and social "signatures" of mental disorders. Along with this new "signature" approach to mental health disorders, modifications of DSM were introduced. One major modification consisted of incorporating a dimensional approach to mental disorders, which involved analyzing, using a transnosological approach, various factors that are commonly observed across different types of mental disorders. Although this new methodology led to interesting discussions of the DSM5 working groups, it has not been incorporated in the last version of the DSM5. Consequently, the NIMH launched the "Research Domain Criteria" (RDoC) framework in order to provide new ways of classifying mental illnesses based on dimensions of observable behavioral and neurobiological measures. The NIMH emphasizes that it is important to consider the benefits of dimensional measures from the perspective of psychopathology and environmental influences, and it is also important to build these dimensions on neurobiological data. The goal of this paper is to present the perspectives of DSM5 and RDoC to the science of mental health disorders and the impact of this debate on the future of human stress research. The second goal is to present the "Signature Bank" developed by the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal (IUSMM) that has been developed in line with a dimensional and transnosological approach to mental illness.
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- S J Lupien
- a Centre for Studies on Human Stress , CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- d Department of Psychoeducation, Faculty of Arts and Sciences , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
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- b Research Centre , Montreal Mental Health University Institute, CIUSSS Est , Quebec , Canada
- c Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , University of Montreal , Montreal , Canada
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