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Chen HC, Chen MH, Shen CW, Hsieh MH, Wu LK, Chen LC, Cheng TJ, Chen LS, Tsai JR, Hsiao SH. Secure Health Care Workers' Health and Safety Methodically During COVID-19 Epidemic in Taiwan. Asia Pac J Public Health 2020; 32:485-488. [PMID: 33063525 DOI: 10.1177/1010539520963629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Huang-Chi Chen
- Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Taiwan College of Healthcare Executives, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Taiwan College of Healthcare Executives, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Lin-Kun Wu
- Department of Document Collection and Management, Administration Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- The Board of Kaohsiung Medical University Trustees, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
- Superintendent Office, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
- Taiwan College of Healthcare Executives, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Address correspondence. Dr. Shih-Huai Hsiao, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, 68, Jhonghua 3rd Road, Kaohsiung 801, Taiwan, ROC. E-mail address: ; (S.-H. Hsiao)
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- College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen LC, Wu LK, Chen MH. Suspending cross-team nursing care is necessary to prevent health care-associated infection during COVID-19 epidemic. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2020; 36:955-956. [PMID: 32882107 DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Li-Chin Chen
- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Administration Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Quality and Patient Safety Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Superintendent Office, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wu LK, Chen J, Yang B, Xiao ZG, Lu CH, Wang JY, Lin WX. [Effects of Rehmannia glutinosa consecutive monoculture on the community structure and diversity of phyllosphere bacteria]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2019; 30:3509-3517. [PMID: 31621238 DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.201910.035] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Rehmannia glutinosa, a perennial herbaceous species, belongs to the family Scrophularia-ceae. As a staple medicinal material, its tuberous roots are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine. However, R. glutinosa suffers from serious consecutive monoculture problems in production, which leads to a decline in both productivity and quality. Phyllosphere bacteria, the most abundant component of phyllosphere microorganisms, play crucial roles in plant growth and health. Characterization of phyllosphere bacteria could provide new insights into the mechanisms of consecutive monoculture problems and their control measures. Meanwhile, the varied taxa could be served as an important indicator of consecutive monoculture problems. The barcoded pyrosequencing of 16S rDNA genes combined with a culture-dependent approach was applied to characterize the shifts of bacterial community structure and diversity in the phyllosphere under consecutive monoculture of R. glutinosa. The results showed that consecutive monoculture clearly affected bacterial community structure in the phyllosphere. The phyllosphere bacterial communities of the two-year monocultured (TY) and the diseased plants (DP) were more similar, and different from the one-year monocultured (OY). The evenness, Shannon and Simpson diversity indices were significantly lower in TY and DP than in OY. Species annotation showed that bacterial community in R. glutinosa phyllosphere mainly consisted of Proteobacteria (91.2%), Firmicutes (5.1%) and Actinobacteria (3.7%). There was no significant difference in the number of detected bacterial taxa. However, Proteobacteria was significantly increased while Firmicutes and Actinobacteria were significantly decreased under consecutive monoculture. At the genus level, the relative abundances of genera Exiguobacterium, Bacillus and Arthrobacter, potentially beneficial microorganisms, were significantly higher in OY than that in TY and DP, but it was opposite for the genus Pseudomonas. The results from the culture-dependent approach and pathogenicity test showed that Pseudomonas plecoglossicida D9, widely isolated from the diseased leaves, was highly pathogenic to leaves. In conclusion, R. glutinosa monoculture resulted in distinct phyllosphere bacterial community variation with the accumulation of pathogen loads at the expense of beneficial microorganisms, which could contribute to the occurrence of leaf disease symptoms,and aggravate R. glutinosa replant disease in a monoculture regime.
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- Lin-Kun Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Wenxian Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jiaozuo 454881, Henan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Wu LK, He XM, Liu YC, Yang YL, Tang CL, Li YM, Wu F. [Mechanism of action of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in promoting the apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells based on the extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:712-714. [PMID: 29108195 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.09.012] [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: 11/05/2022]
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- L K Wu
- The Second Medical College of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- The Second Medical College of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- The Second Medical College of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- The Second Medical College of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- The Second Medical College of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- Department of Digestive, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Digestive, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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Wu LK, Liu YC, Ma G, Shi LL, He XM. High levels of glucose promote the activation of hepatic stellate cells via the p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase signal pathway. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8419. [PMID: 27706632 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The relationship between the p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK) signal pathway and high glucose-induced hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation was investigated in this study. Sixty human HSC samples were randomly selected and used in the control (cultured normally), high-glucose (cultured in the presence of high glucose), and blocking (cultured under high-glucose conditions in the presence of the p38-MAPK inhibitor, SB203580) groups. The cells were incubated for 120 h and subsequently analyzed for morphological changes by inverted microscopy and for a-smooth muscle actin (a-SMA) expression (to determine the degree of HSC activation) by the method of streptavidin-biotin complex and western blot. Phospho-p38-MAPK protein expression was analyzed by western blotting. a-SMA and phospho-p38-MAPK expression was significantly upregulated in HSCs cultured under high-glucose conditions, compared to the HSCs cultured normally (P < 0.01). On the other hand, phospho-p38-MAPK and a-SMA protein levels were significantly lower in the blocking group compared to the high-glucose group (P < 0.01). Based on these results, we concluded that high-glucose levels induce HSC activation mediated by phospho-p38-MAPK. Therefore, blocking the p38-MAPK signal pathway could inhibit this effect.
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- L K Wu
- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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Hao HL, Wu WS, Zhang Y, Wu LK, Shen WZ. Origin of blue photoluminescence from colloidal silicon nanocrystals fabricated by femtosecond laser ablation in solution. Nanotechnology 2016; 27:325702. [PMID: 27348227 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/32/325702] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We present a detailed investigation into the origin of blue emission from colloidal silicon (Si) nanocrystals (NCs) fabricated by femtosecond laser ablation of Si powder in 1-hexene. High resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy observations confirm that Si NCs with average size 2.7 nm are produced and well dispersed in 1-hexene. Fourier transform infrared spectrum and x-ray photoelectron spectra have been employed to reveal the passivation of Si NCs surfaces with organic molecules. On the basis of the structural characterization, UV-visible absorption, temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL), time-resolved PL, and PL excitation spectra investigations, we deduce that room-temperature blue luminescence from colloidal Si NCs originates from the following two processes: (i) under illumination, excitons first form within colloidal Si NCs by direct transition at the X or Γ (Γ25 → Γ'2) point; (ii) and then some trapped excitons migrate to the surfaces of colloidal Si NCs and further recombine via the surface states associated with the Si-C or Si-C-H2 bonds.
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- H L Hao
- College of Material Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 333 Long Teng Road, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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Wu LK, Liu YC, Shi LL, Lu KD. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists inhibit hepatic stellate cell activation by blocking the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:19087-93. [PMID: 26782560 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.29.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We investigated the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling during inhibition of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activity. Human HSCs were cultured and morphologically identified. HSC samples were collected and randomly divided into three groups (N = 20 samples per group): a control group treated with high glucose (final concentration 25 mM); a GLP-1R agonist group treated with liraglutide (final concentration 5 mM); and a p38-blocked group treated with the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 (final concentration 14 μM). All cells were cultured for 120 h followed by detection of phosphorylated p38 MAPK (p-p38 MAPK) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA, a measure of HSC activation) by western blot. p-p38 MAPK and α-SMA expression levels were both significantly lower in HSCs in the GLP-1R agonist and p38-blocked groups compared with the control group (all P < 0.01). GLP-1R agonists may inhibit the activation of HSCs by blocking the p38 MAPK signaling pathway.
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- L K Wu
- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical College, Zhejiang TCM University, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China
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Gu L, Niu MM, Zheng HY, Wang JM, Wu LK, Li ZF, Zhang ZY. [Effect of continuous cropping of Rehmannia on its morphological and physiological characteristics]. Zhong Yao Cai 2013; 36:691-695. [PMID: 24218955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In contrast to the newly-planted plants, through measuring and analyzing the chlorophyll content, photosynthetic characteristics, root activity and enzyme activity of Rehmannia glutinosa in growth stages, the differentiation manifestation of R. glutinosa physiological activity mediated by continuous cropping was studied. METHODS SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter was used to measure chlorophyll content and LI-6400 portable photosynthetic apparatus to determine plant photosynthetic characteristics. Plant root vigor and enzyme system were measured following reference literature. RESULTS The problems of Rehmannia caused by continuous cropping had happened since the early stage of its growth period, and lasted throughout the whole growth period. Under the condition of continuous cropping, the chlorophyll content, photosynthetic characteristics and root activity remained at a lower level compared with the newly-planted plants, among which, the chlorophyll content and the root activity (100 days after planting) had significant differences. CONCLUSION The insufficient photosynthesis source and the reducing of the storage capacity (root tuber) under the condition of continuous cropping might be the main reasons for these problems of R. glutinosa.
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- Li Gu
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Wang HB, Zhang ZX, Li H, He HB, Fang CX, Zhang AJ, Li QS, Chen RS, Guo XK, Lin HF, Wu LK, Lin S, Chen T, Lin RY, Peng XX, Lin WX. Characterization of metaproteomics in crop rhizospheric soil. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:932-40. [PMID: 21142081 DOI: 10.1021/pr100981r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Soil rhizospheric metaproteomics is a powerful scientific tool to uncover the interactions between plants and microorganisms in the soil ecosystem. The present study established an extraction method suitable for different soils that could increase the extracted protein content. Close to 1000 separate spots with high reproducibility could be identified in the stained 2-DE gels. Among the spots, 189 spots representing 122 proteins on a 2-DE gel of rice soil samples were successfully identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS. These proteins mainly originated from rice and microorganisms. They were involved in protein, energy, nucleotide, and secondary metabolisms, as well as signal transduction and resistance. Three characteristics of the crop rhizospheric metaproteomics seemed apparent: (1) approximately one-third of the protein spots could not be identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF/MS, (2) the conservative proteins from plants formed a feature distribution of crop rhizospheric metaproteome, and (3) there were very complex interactions between plants and microorganisms existing in a crop rhizospheric soil. Further functional analysis on the identified proteins unveiled various metabolic pathways and signal transductions involved in the soil biotic community. This study provides a paradigm for metaproteomic research on soil biology.
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- Hai-Bin Wang
- School of Life Sciences, §Institute of Agricultural Ecology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 35002, P. R. China
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Vaclavkova P, Cao Y, Wu LK, Michalek J, Vitetta ES. A comparison of an anti-CD25 immunotoxin, Ontak and anti-CD25 microbeads for their ability to deplete alloreactive T cells in vitro. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 37:559-67. [PMID: 16444279 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ex vivo depletion of alloreactive CD25(+) T cells from a stem cell transplant (SCT) can reduce the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) while preserving antimicrobial and perhaps antileukemia activity. However, the most effective methods for allodepleting T cells prior to transplant have not been determined. In this study, we have compared three agents that deplete CD25(+) activated, alloreactive T cells. These included Ontak (Denileukin Diftitox), an IL-2 fusion toxin, anti-CD25 microbeads (MACS), an anti-CD25 immunotoxin (IT) and a combination of the IT and MACS. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) activated in a primary mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) were allodepleted using optimal amounts of each agent, and the cells were then analyzed by flow cytometry. The treated cells were examined both for remaining alloreactivity and for the preservation of third party reactivity by testing them in a secondary MLR. Our data demonstrate that both the anti-CD25 IT and the anti-CD25 MACS were equally effective in depleting CD4(+)CD25(+) cells and in sparing T cells that were reactive with third party cells. The anti-CD25 IT was, however, superior in depleting alloreactive CD8(+)CD25(+) cells. In contrast, Ontak did not eliminate alloreactive cells and the Ontak-treated cells retained significant reactivity against the original stimulator cells.
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- P Vaclavkova
- The Cancer Immunobiology Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Loh CH, Jeng GJ, Wang CJ, Lu PC, Chen BC, Wu LK. [Pharmacological localization of Horner's syndrome. Case report]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1990; 46:181-5. [PMID: 2178049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Horner's syndrome is derived from an interruption of the sympathetic pathway at any point along its course between the hypothalamus and the orbit. This pathway is generally considered to consist of three neurons. It had been suggested that the pupillary response to various pharmacologic agents will aid in localizing the lesioned neuron in the sympathetic pathway. We had the opportunity to observe a patient who developed Horner's syndrome as a consequence of pulmonary apex adenocarcinoma. Clinical, radiologic and pharmacologic studies are presented. The methods of pharmacologic localization are discussed.
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- C H Loh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Air Force General Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C
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