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Sang L, Liu Z, Huang C, Xu J, Wang H. Multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram for predicting the hormone receptor status of HER2-positive breast cancer. Clin Radiol 2024; 79:60-66. [PMID: 37838543 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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AIM To investigate the value of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics nomograms for predicting the hormone receptor (HR) status of HER2-positive breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with HER2-positive invasive breast cancer were divided randomly into training (68 patients) and validation (30 patients) sets. All were classified as either HR-positive (HR+) or negative (HR-) at histopathology. Two radiologists outlined the three-dimensional (3D) volumetric regions of interest (VOI) on the MRI images. Features (n=1,096) were extracted from the T2-weighted imaging (WI), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) images separately. Dimensionality was reduced using feature screening. Binary radiomics prediction models were established using a logistic regression classifier and were validated in the validation set. To construct a nomogram, independent predictors were identified using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The predictive efficacy of the model was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). RESULTS Ten radiomics features were obtained after feature dimensionality reduction based on the merged T2WI, ADC, and DCE images. The diagnostic efficacy of the radiomics signature using the three sequences was better than that of any single sequence (training set AUC: 0.797; validation set AUC: 0.75). Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, the independent predictors for identifying HR status were combined radiomics signature and peritumoural oedema. Nomograms constructed by combining the radiomics signature and peritumoural oedema showed good discrimination in both the training and validation sets (AUC: 0.815 and 0. 805, respectively). CONCLUSION A multiparametric MRI-based nomogram incorporating the radiomics signature and peritumoural oedema can assess the HR status of HER2-positive breast cancer. The resulting model can improve diagnostic accuracy, improving patient outcomes.
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- L Sang
- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324, Jingwu Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324, Jingwu Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Research Collaboration, R&D Center, Beijing Deepwise & League of, PHD Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Research Collaboration, R&D Center, Beijing Deepwise & League of, PHD Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324, Jingwu Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China.
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Sang L, Wang L, Zhang J, Qiao L, Li P, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Li C, Qiu M. Progressive alteration of dynamic functional connectivity patterns in subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment patients. Neurobiol Aging 2023; 122:45-54. [PMID: 36481660 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alterations in the temporal evolution of brain states in the process of cognitive impairment aggravation due to subcortical ischemic vascular disease (SIVD) is not understood. The dynamic functional connectivity was investigated to identify the abnormal temporal properties of brain states associated with cognitive impairment caused by SIVD. Eighteen patients with subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment with no dementia (SIVCIND), 19 dementia patients (SIVaD) and 26 normal controls were enrolled. We found that the occupancy rate and mean lifetime of brain states were associated with cognitive performance. SIVCIND had a higher occupancy rate and longer mean lifetime in weakly connected states than normal controls. SIVaD had similar but more extensive changes in the temporal properties of brain states. In addition, switching from weakly connected states to more strongly connected states was more difficult in SIVCIND and SIVaD patients than in normal controls, especially in SIVaD patients. The results revealed that not only the transition to but also maintenance in strongly connected states became increasingly difficult when SIVD-related cognitive impairment progressed into a more severe stage.
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- Linqiong Sang
- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Wang L, Sang L, Cui Y, Li P, Qiao L, Wang Q, Zhao W, Hu Q, Zhang N, Zhang Y, Qiu M, Chen J. Effects of acute high-altitude exposure on working memory: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2776. [PMID: 36321845 PMCID: PMC9759148 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Inadequate oxygen availability may lead to impairment of neurocognitive functions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of acute high-altitude exposure on the cerebral hemodynamic response and working memory. METHODS The same subjects performed working memory exercises with forward and backward digit span tasks both under normal oxygen conditions and in large simulated hypobaric hypoxia chambers, and a series of physiological parameters were evaluated. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to measure cerebral blood flow changes in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during the tasks. RESULTS Compared with normoxic conditions, under hypoxic conditions, the heart rate and blood pressure increased, blood oxygen saturation decreased significantly, and the forward task had similar accuracy and response time, while the backward task had lower accuracy and longer response time. Neuroimaging analysis showed increased activation in the DLPFC during the forward task and deactivation during the backward task under hypobaric hypoxia conditions. CONCLUSION Acute high-altitude exposure leads to physiological adaptations. The abnormal hemodynamic responses of the DLPFC to hypoxia at low pressure reveal the disruption of neurocognitive function by acute high-altitude exposure, which compromises complex cognitive functions, and provides a promising application for functional near infrared spectroscopy in the exploration of neural mechanisms in the brain during high-altitude exposure.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Physiology and Pathology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Institute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Institute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Institute of Medicine and Equipment for High Altitude Region, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sang L, Li YM. [Mechanical ventilation strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome patients supported by veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:1895-1898. [PMID: 35768387 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220207-00241] [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: 06/15/2023]
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The mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients is very high, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has been proved to improve the prognosis of these patients, but the maximization of this benefit relies on the appropriate mechanical ventilation strategy; with the new research evidence arise, scholars have reached a certain consensus on how to implement mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients supported by VV-ECMO, but there are still many controversies. Based on the evidences of current researches and clinical experiences, this article analyzes the hot issues of mechanical ventilation strategy for these patients, including the implementation of early 'overprotective' ventilation strategy, whether spontaneous breathing allowed, prone ventilation and ventilator weaning.
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- L Sang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Amaral TF, Grázia JGV, Gonella-Diaza AM, Martinhão LAG, Heredia D, Melo GD, Pohler KG, Estrada-Cortés E, Dikmen S, Sosa F, Jensen LM, Sang L, Siqueira LGB, Viana JHM, Hansen PJ. 84 Actions of DKK1 on the bovine embryo during the morula-to-blastocyst stage of development on pregnancy outcomes and placental hormone secretion after embryo transfer. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:279. [PMID: 35231213 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab84] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- T F Amaral
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- FIVX Apoyar Biotech LTDA, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, FL, USA
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- Biological Science Institute, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, FL, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Sang L, Li YM. [The application prospect of electrical impedance tomography in chronic airway disease]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2021; 44:784-786. [PMID: 34496518 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20210427-00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Wang J, Sun S, Chen Y, Chen D, Sang L, Xie X. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus ST3320 clone causing fatal respiratory infection in rabbits. World Rabbit Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2021.14280] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> is a well-known pathogen that infects humans and animals. However, information on the fatal respiratory infection in rabbits caused by<em> S. aureus</em> is still limited. In the present study, a <em>S. aureus</em> isolate designated ND01 was recovered from lung samples of rabbits that died of fatal respiratory infection, and the ND01 was characterised by intranasal infection of rabbits, multi-locus sequencing typing, screening virulence genes and testing antimicrobial susceptibility. Clinical signs of matted forepaws and pathological lesions of haemorrhagic tracheitis and necrotising haemorrhagic pneumonia were observed in the ND01 infected rabbits, which were identical to those of naturally infected ones. The sequence type of the ND01 was defined as ST3320 and the ND01 was further grouped into the clonal complex 398. Notably, the ND01 was <em>pvl-positive</em> <em>S. aureus</em> and carried the human-associated scn gene. Moreover, the ND01 was methicillin-susceptible <em>S. aureus</em> and was susceptible to 6 of 10 tested antibiotics. This study described the characteristics of the ND01 causing fatal respiratory infection in rabbits. The results are helpful to further the understanding of the pathogenicity of S. aureus ST3320 clone in rabbits. The results also highlighted that operators must be on the alert for the colonisation of <em>pvl-positive</em> <em>S. aureus</em> in rabbits and potential transmission events between rabbits and humans.
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Jiang L, Li LY, Wu AH, Jiang RM, Zheng RQ, Li XY, Sang L, Pan C, Zheng X, Zhong M, Zhang W, Guan XD, Tong ZH, Du B, Qiu HB. [2019 novel coronavirus: appropriate rather than undue protection]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2020; 59:662-664. [PMID: 32838496 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20200303-00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- L Jiang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Healthcare-Associated Infection Management and Disease Prevention and Control, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Center of Healthcare-associated Infection Control, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Second Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Emergency, the 900th Hospital of Joint Service Corps of Chinese PLA, Fuzhou 350025, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Medical Intensive Care Unit, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sang L, Li P, Yan R, Qiu M, Liu C. Corrigendum: Aging Changes Effective Connectivity of Motor Networks During Motor Execution and Motor Imagery. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:187. [PMID: 32733230 PMCID: PMC7360939 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00187] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Li Wang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Mingguo Qiu
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sang L, Liu C, Wang L, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Li P, Qiao L, Li C, Qiu M. Disrupted Brain Structural Connectivity Network in Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment With No Dementia. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:6. [PMID: 32063840 PMCID: PMC7000429 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The alteration of the functional topological organization in subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment with no dementia (SIVCIND) patients has been illuminated by previous neuroimaging studies. However, in regard to the changes in the structural connectivity of brain networks, little has been reported. In this study, a total of 27 subjects, consisting of 13 SIVCIND patients, and 14 normal controls, were recruited. Each of the structural connectivity networks was constructed by diffusion tensor tractography. Subsequently, graph theory, and network-based statistics (NBS) were employed to analyze the whole-brain mean factional anisotropy matrix. After removing the factor of age, gender, and duration of formal education, the clustering coefficients (Cp) and global efficiency (Eglob) were significantly decreased and the mean path length (Lp) was significantly increased in SIVCIND patients compared with normal controls. Using the combination of four network topological parameters as the classification feature, a classification accuracy of 78% was obtained by leave-one-out cross-validation for all subjects with a sensitivity of 69% and a specificity of 86%. Moreover, we also found decreased structural connections in the SIVCIND patients, which mainly concerned fronto-occipital, fronto-subcortical, and tempo-occipital connections (NBS corrected, p < 0.01). Additionally, significantly altered nodal centralities were found in several brain regions of the SIVCIND patients, mainly located in the prefrontal, subcortical, and temporal cortices. These results suggest that cognitive impairment in SIVCIND patients is associated with disrupted topological organization and provide structural evidence for developing reliable biomarkers related to cognitive decline in SIVCIND.
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- Linqiong Sang
- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sang L, Li P, Yan R, Qiu M, Liu C. Aging Changes Effective Connectivity of Motor Networks During Motor Execution and Motor Imagery. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:312. [PMID: 31824297 PMCID: PMC6881270 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Age-related neurodegenerative and neurochemical changes are considered to be the basis for the decline of motor function; however, the change of effective connections in cortical motor networks that come with aging remains unclear. Here, we investigated the age-related changes of the dynamic interaction between cortical motor regions. Twenty young subjects and 20 older subjects underwent both right hand motor execution (ME) and right hand motor imagery (MI) tasks by using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Conditional Granger causality analysis (CGCA) was used to compare young and older adults’ effective connectivity among regions of the motor network during the tasks. The more effective connections among motor regions in older adults were found during ME; however, effective within-domain hemisphere connections were reduced, and the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal was significantly delayed in older adults during MI. Supplementary motor area (SMA) had a significantly higher In+Out degree within the network during ME and MI in older adults. Our results revealed a dynamic interaction within the motor network altered with aging during ME and MI, which suggested that the interaction with cortical motor neurons caused by the mental task was more difficult with aging. The age-related effects on the motor cortical network provide a new insight into our understanding of neurodegeneration in older individuals.
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- Li Wang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang J, Zhang Y, Wang L, Sang L, Li L, Li P, Yin X, Qiu M. Brain Functional Connectivity Plasticity Within and Beyond the Sensorimotor Network in Lower-Limb Amputees. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:403. [PMID: 30356798 PMCID: PMC6189475 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Cerebral neuroplasticity after amputation has been elucidated by functional neuroimaging. However, little is known concerning how brain network-level functional reorganization of the sensorimotor system evolves following lower-limb amputation. We studied 32 unilateral lower-limb amputees (LLAs) and 32 matched healthy controls (HCs) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). A regions of interest (ROI)-wise connectivity analysis was performed with ROIs in eight brain regions in the sensorimotor network to investigate intra-network changes, and seed-based whole-brain functional connectivity (FC) with a seed in the contralateral primary sensorimotor cortex (S1M1) was used to study the FC reorganization between the sensorimotor region (S1M1) and other parts of the brain in the LLAs. The ROI-wise connectivity analysis showed that the LLAs had decreased FC, mainly between the subcortical nuclei and the contralateral S1M1 (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). Seed-based whole-brain FC analysis revealed that brain regions with decreased FC with the contralateral S1M1 extended beyond the sensorimotor network to the prefrontal and visual cortices (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). Moreover, correlation analysis showed that decreased FC between the subcortical and the cortical regions in the sensorimotor network progressively increased in relation to the time since amputation. These findings indicated a cascade of cortical reorganization at a more extensive network level following lower-limb amputation, and also showed promise for the development of a possible neurobiological marker of changes in FC related to motor function recovery in LLAs.
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- Jingna Zhang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sang L, Chen L, Wang L, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Li P, Li C, Qiu M. Progressively Disrupted Brain Functional Connectivity Network in Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment Patients. Front Neurol 2018. [PMID: 29535678 PMCID: PMC5834750 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cognitive impairment caused by subcortical ischemic vascular disease (SIVD) has been elucidated by many neuroimaging studies. However, little is known regarding the changes in brain functional connectivity networks in relation to the severity of cognitive impairment in SIVD. In the present study, 20 subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment no dementia patients (SIVCIND) and 20 dementia patients (SIVaD) were enrolled; additionally, 19 normal controls were recruited. Each participant underwent a resting-state functional MRI scan. Whole-brain functional networks were analyzed with graph theory and network-based statistics (NBS) to study the functional organization of networks and find alterations in functional connectivity among brain regions. After adjustments for age, gender, and duration of formal education, there were significant group differences for two network functional organization indices, global efficiency and local efficiency, which decreased (NC > SIVCIND > SIVaD) as cognitive impairment worsened. Between-group differences in functional connectivity (NBS corrected, p < 0.01) mainly involved the orbitofrontal, parietal, and temporal cortices, as well as the basal ganglia. The brain connectivity network was progressively disrupted as cognitive impairment worsened, with an increased number of decreased connections between brain regions. We also observed more reductions in nodal efficiency in the prefrontal and temporal cortices for SIVaD than for SIVCIND. These findings indicated a progressively disrupted pattern of the brain functional connectivity network with increased cognitive impairment and showed promise for the development of reliable biomarkers of network metric changes related to cognitive impairment caused by SIVD.
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- Linqiong Sang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang J, Zhang Y, Wang L, Sang L, Yang J, Yan R, Li P, Wang J, Qiu M. Disrupted structural and functional connectivity networks in ischemic stroke patients. Neuroscience 2017; 364:212-225. [PMID: 28918259 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Local lesions caused by stroke may result in extensive structural and functional reorganization in the brain. Previous studies of this phenomenon have focused on specific brain networks. Here, we aimed to discover abnormalities in whole-brain networks and to explore the decoupling between structural and functional connectivity in patients with stroke. Fifteen ischemic stroke patients and 23 normal controls (NCs) were recruited in this study. A graph theoretical analysis was employed to investigate the abnormal topological properties of structural and functional brain networks in patients with stroke. Both patients with stroke and NCs exhibited small-world organization in brain networks. However, compared to NCs, patients with stroke exhibited abnormal global properties characterized by a higher characteristic path length and lower global efficiency. Furthermore, patients with stroke showed altered nodal characteristics, primarily in certain motor- and cognition-related regions. Positive correlations between the nodal degree of the inferior parietal lobule and the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score and between the nodal betweenness centrality of the posterior cingulate gyrus (PCG) and immediate recall were observed in patients with stroke. Most importantly, the strength of the structural-functional connectivity network coupling was decreased, and the coupling degree was related to the FMA score of patients, suggesting that decoupling may provide a novel biomarker for the assessment of motor impairment in patients with stroke. Thus, the topological organization of brain networks is altered in patients with stroke, and our results provide insights into the structural and functional organization of the brain after stroke from the viewpoint of network topology.
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- Jingna Zhang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 400038, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 40038, China.
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Zhang Y, Wang L, Yang J, Yan R, Zhang J, Sang L, Li P, Liu H, Qiu M. Abnormal functional networks in resting-state of the sub-cortical chronic stroke patients with hemiplegia. Brain Res 2017; 1663:51-58. [PMID: 28214523 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.02.012] [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: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The aim of this study is to identify the properties of the motor network and the default-mode network (DMN) of the sub-cortical chronic stroke patients, and to study the relationship between the network connectivity and the neurological scales of the stroke patients. Twenty-eight chronic stroke patients (28-77days post-stroke) and twenty-eight healthy control subjects (HCs) were recruited. Independent component analysis (ICA) was performed to obtain the motor network and the DMN. Two sample t-tests was used to compare the differences of the motor network and the DMN between the patients and HCs. Additionally, correlations between the network connectivity and the behavioral scores of the stroke patients were studied. Compared with the HCs, the motor network connectivity of the stroke patients was significantly increased in the contralesional superior parietal lobule, but decreased in ipsilesional M1. The DMN connectivity of the stroke patients was significantly increased in the contralesional middle frontal gyrus, but decreased in bilateral precuneus, ipsilesional supramarginal and angular gyrus. Moreover, the motor network connectivity of the contralesional superior parietal lobule was positively correlated with the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) score of the stroke patients. Our results showed abnormal motor network and DMN during the resting-state of the stroke patients, suggesting that resting-state network connectivity could serve as biomarkers for future stroke studies. Brain-behavior relationships could be taken into account while evaluating stroke patients.
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- Ye Zhang
- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Zhang Y, Liu H, Wang L, Yang J, Yan R, Zhang J, Sang L, Li P, Wang J, Qiu M. Relationship between functional connectivity and motor function assessment in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a resting-state functional MRI study. Neuroradiology 2016; 58:503-11. [PMID: 26843179 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-016-1646-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used to examine the brain mechanisms of stroke patients with hemiplegia, but the relationship between functional connectivity (FC) and treatment-induced motor function recovery has not yet been fully investigated. This study aimed to identify the brain FC changes in stroke patients and study the relationship between FC and motor function assessment using the resting-state fMRI. METHODS Seventeen stroke patients with hemiplegia and fifteen healthy control subjects (HCSs) were recruited in this study. We compared the FC between the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) and the whole brain of the patients with the FC of the HCSs and studied the FC changes in the patients before and after conventional rehabilitation and motor imagery therapy. Additionally, correlations between the FC change and motor function of the patients were studied. RESULTS Compared to the HCSs, the FC in the patient group was significantly increased between the ipsilesional M1 and the ipsilesional inferior parietal cortex, frontal gyrus, supplementary motor area (SMA), and contralesional angular and decreased between the ipsilesional M1 and bilateral M1. After the treatment, the FC between the ipsilesional M1 and contralesional M1 increased while the FC between the ipsilesional M1 and ipsilesional SMA and paracentral lobule decreased. A statistically significant correlation was found between the FC change in the bilateral M1 and the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) score change. CONCLUSION Our results revealed an abnormal motor network after stroke and suggested that the FC could serve as a biomarker of motor function recovery in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
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- Ye Zhang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, 40038, China.
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Sang L, Zhang J, Wang L, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Li P, Wang J, Qiu M. Alteration of Brain Functional Networks in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease: A Resting-State fMRI Study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141815. [PMID: 26517128 PMCID: PMC4627652 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Although alterations of topological organization have previously been reported in the brain functional network of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, the topological properties of the brain network in early-stage PD patients who received antiparkinson treatment are largely unknown. This study sought to determine the topological characteristics of the large-scale functional network in early-stage PD patients. First, 26early-stage PD patients (Hoehn and Yahr stage:1-2) and 30 age-matched normal controls were scanned using resting-state functional MRI. Subsequently, graph theoretical analysis was employed to investigate the abnormal topological configuration of the brain network in early-stage PD patients. We found that both the PD patient and control groups showed small-world properties in their functional brain networks. However, compared with the controls, the early-stage PD patients exhibited abnormal global properties, characterized by lower global efficiency. Moreover, the modular structure and the hub distribution were markedly altered in early-stage PD patients. Furthermore, PD patients exhibited increased nodal centrality, primarily in the bilateral pallidum, the inferior parietal lobule, and the medial superior frontal gyrus, and decreased nodal centrality in the caudate nucleus, the supplementary motor areas, the precentral gyrus, and the middle frontal gyrus. There were significant negative correlations between the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor scores and nodal centralities of superior parietal gyrus. These results suggest that the topological organization of the brain functional network was altered in early-stage PD patients who received antiparkinson treatment, and we speculated that the antiparkinson treatment may affect the efficiency of the brain network to effectively relieve clinical symptoms of PD.
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- Linqiong Sang
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Wang L, Qiu M, Liu C, Yan R, Yang J, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Sang L, Zheng X. Age-specific activation of cerebral areas in motor imagery--a fMRI study. Neuroradiology 2014; 56:339-48. [PMID: 24496497 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objectives of this study were to study the age-specific activation patterns of cerebral areas during motor execution (ME) and motor imaging (MI) of the upper extremities and to discuss the age-related neural mechanisms associated with ME or MI. METHODS The functional magnetic resonance imaging technique was used to monitor the pattern and intensity of brain activation during the ME and MI of the upper extremities in 20 elderly (>50 years) and 19 young healthy subjects (<25 years). RESULTS No major differences were identified regarding the activated brain areas during ME or MI between the two groups; however, a minor difference was noted. The intensity of the activated brain area during ME was stronger in the older group than in the younger group, while the results with MI were the opposite. The posterior central gyrus and supplementary motor area during MI were more active in the younger group than in the older group. The putamen, lingual, and so on demonstrated stronger activation during dominant hand MI in the older group. CONCLUSION The results of this study revealed that the brain structure was altered and that neuronal activity was attenuated with age, and the cerebral cortex and subcortical tissues were found to be over-activated to achieve the same level of ME and MI, indicating that the activating effects of the left hemisphere enhanced with age, whereas the inhibitory effects declined during ME, and activation of the right hemisphere became more difficult during MI.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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Xiong K, Zhang Y, Qiu M, Zhang J, Sang L, Wang L, Xie B, Wang J, Li M. Negative emotion regulation in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81957. [PMID: 24349161 PMCID: PMC3862486 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective To explore the neural mechanisms of negative emotion regulation in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods Twenty PTSD patients and 20 healthy subjects were recruited. Event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to investigate the modification of emotional responses to negative stimuli. Participants were required to regulate their emotional reactions according to the auditory regulation instructions via headphones, to maintain, enhance or diminish responses to negative stimuli during fMRI scans. Results The PTSD group showed poorer modification performance than the control group when diminishing responses to negative stimuli. On fMRI, the PTSD group showed decreased activation in the inferior frontal cortex, inferior parietal lobule, insula and putamen, and increased activation in posterior cingulate cortex and amygdala during up-regulation of negative emotion. Similar decreased activation regions were found during down-regulation of negative emotion, but no increased activation was found. Conclusion Trauma exposure might impair the ability to down-regulate negative emotion. The present findings will improve our understanding of the neural mechanisms of emotion regulation underlying PTSD.
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- Kunlin Xiong
- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Sang L, Yang W, Han L, Liang A, Hua G, Xiong J, Huo L, Yang L. An immunological method to screen sex-specific proteins of bovine sperm. J Dairy Sci 2011; 94:2060-70. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Guo X, Jia Z, Zhang P, Yang S, Wu W, Sang L, Luo Y, Lu X, Dai H, Zeng Z, Wang W. Impact of mode of transportation on dyslipidaemia in working people in Beijing. Br J Sports Med 2009; 43:928-31. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.049171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Feng X, Qiu G, Wang S, Sang L. Distribution and speciation of mercury in surface waters in mercury mining areas in Wanshan, Southwestern China. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Wu L, Timmers C, Maiti B, Saavedra HI, Sang L, Chong GT, Nuckolls F, Giangrande P, Wright FA, Field SJ, Greenberg ME, Orkin S, Nevins JR, Robinson ML, Leone G. The E2F1-3 transcription factors are essential for cellular proliferation. Nature 2001; 414:457-62. [PMID: 11719808 DOI: 10.1038/35106593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 482] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [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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The retinoblastoma tumour suppressor (Rb) pathway is believed to have a critical role in the control of cellular proliferation by regulating E2F activities. E2F1, E2F2 and E2F3 belong to a subclass of E2F factors thought to act as transcriptional activators important for progression through the G1/S transition. Here we show, by taking a conditional gene targeting approach, that the combined loss of these three E2F factors severely affects E2F target expression and completely abolishes the ability of mouse embryonic fibroblasts to enter S phase, progress through mitosis and proliferate. Loss of E2F function results in an elevation of p21Cip1 protein, leading to a decrease in cyclin-dependent kinase activity and Rb phosphorylation. These findings suggest a function for this subclass of E2F transcriptional activators in a positive feedback loop, through down-modulation of p21Cip1, that leads to the inactivation of Rb-dependent repression and S phase entry. By targeting the entire subclass of E2F transcriptional activators we provide direct genetic evidence for their essential role in cell cycle progression, proliferation and development.
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- Division of Human Cancer Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, and Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Aberrant expression of developmentally silenced genes, characteristic of tumor cells and regenerating tissue, is highly correlated with increased cell proliferation. By modeling this process in vitro in synthetic nuclei, we find that DNA replication leads to deregulation of established developmental expression patterns. Chromatin assembly in the presence of adult mouse liver nuclear extract mediates developmental stage-specific silencing of the tumor marker gene alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Replication of silenced AFP chromatin in synthetic nuclei depletes sequence-specific transcription repressors, thereby disrupting developmentally regulated repression. Hepatoma-derived factors can target partial derepression of AFP, but full transcription activation requires DNA replication. Thus, unscheduled entry into S phase directly mediates activation of a developmentally silenced gene by (i) depleting developmental stage-specific transcription repressors and (ii) facilitating binding of transactivators.
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- A J Crowe
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0524, USA
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Crowe AJ, Sang L, Li KK, Lee KC, Spear BT, Barton MC. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 relieves chromatin-mediated repression of the alpha-fetoprotein gene. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:25113-20. [PMID: 10455192 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.35.25113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The alpha-fetoprotein gene (AFP) is tightly regulated at the tissue-specific level, with expression confined to endoderm-derived cells. We have reconstituted AFP transcription on chromatin-assembled DNA templates in vitro. Our studies show that chromatin assembly is essential for hepatic-specific expression of the AFP gene. While nucleosome-free AFP DNA is robustly transcribed in vitro by both cervical (HeLa) and hepatocellular (HepG2) carcinoma extracts, the general transcription factors and transactivators present in HeLa extract cannot relieve chromatin-mediated repression of AFP. In contrast, preincubation with either HepG2 extract or HeLa extract supplemented with recombinant hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 alpha (HNF3alpha), a hepatic-enriched factor expressed very early during liver development, is sufficient to confer transcriptional activation on a chromatin-repressed AFP template. Transient transfection studies illustrate that HNF3alpha can activate AFP expression in a non-liver cellular environment, confirming a pivotal role for HNF3alpha in establishing hepatic-specific gene expression. Restriction enzyme accessibility assays reveal that HNF3alpha promotes the assembly of an open chromatin structure at the AFP promoter. Combined, these functional and structural data suggest that chromatin assembly establishes a barrier to block inappropriate expression of AFP in non-hepatic tissues and that tissue-specific factors, such as HNF3alpha, are required to alleviate the chromatin-mediated repression.
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- A J Crowe
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0524, USA
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