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Sang D, Fan SM, Li SY, Zhang JT, Wang HM, Zhao XH, Zheng LJ, Liang P, Xi GB, Zhao LM, Zhang YR, Yuan P. [Mid-term analysis of prospective cohort study of rivaroxaban in preventing CRT in breast cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2024; 46:256-262. [PMID: 38494772 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20231024-00218] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of Rivaroxaban in preventing catheter related thrombosis (CRT) in patients with breast cancer who are undergoing central venous catheter chemotherapy, and provide basis for making standardized prevention and treatment strategies. Methods: In this research, a prospective cohort study was adopted, and breast cancer patients who received central venous catheter chemotherapy in Sanhuan Cancer Hospital during September 2020 to March 2022 were selected as a treatment group to take the rivaroxaban anticoagulation therapy with 10 mg.po.qd for one month. The control group got no preventive anticoagulation therapy. Vascular ultrasound examination was taken to confirm the occurrence of CRT, and a chi-square test was done for comparison the disparity between the groups. Logistic regression was applied to analyze the univariate and multivariate factors for the formation of CRT. Results: In the research, a total of 235 patients were selected, and there were a total of 19 035 days of catheterization with 81 days of catheterization on average. While in the control group, the incidence of CRT was 28.0% (33/118), the incidence of CRT in the treatment group was 20.5% (24/117), the difference was no significant (P=0.183). Subgroup analysis results showed that the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was performed in 165 cases with the CRT incidence of 18.2% (30/165) and thrombosis was mostly seen around axillary vein, accounting for 63.3%. Subclavian vein catheterization was performed in 63 cases with the CRT incidence of 39.7% (25/63), and thrombosis was mostly seen around subclavian vein, accounting for 88.0% (22/25). Implantable venous access port was implanted in 7 cases around subclavian vein and internal jugular vein with the CRT incidence of 28.6% (2/7). The patients who developed CRT within 30 days after catheterization accounted for 54.4% (31/57), 22.8% (13/57) in a period during 30 days and 60 days) and 22.8% (13/57) in a period during 60 days and 180 days). The diagnosed CRT patients had been treated with rivaroxaban 15 mg.bid.po for 3 months. During the 3 months, 100.0% of the thrombosis waned, 71.9% (41/57) of the thrombosis waned within 30 days, 19.3% (11/57) in a period during 30 and 60days and 8.8% (5/57) in a period during 60 days and 90 days. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that the risk of CRT in subclavian vein catheterization was higher than that in PICC, respectively (OR=2.898, 95% CI:1.386-6.056 P=0.005), and the type of catheterization was an independent factor for the formation of thrombosis. Safety analysis result showed that in the prevention of CRT, rivaroxaban treatment did not induce drug-related bleeding, liver function damage, bone marrow suppression or any other side effects. While CRT diagnosed patients were treated with anticoagulation, they kept the central venous catheter, and the infusion was smooth. These patients all finished the anti-tumor treatment as planned, and no abnormalities like new thrombosis or pulmonary embolism were observed. Conclusions: In the mid-term analysis, the proportion of Rivaroxaban in preventing anticoagulant CRT decreases, but it don't reach statistical significance. The sample size should be further increased for observation. Rivaroxaban is proved effective and very safe in the treatment of CRT, and does not affect the concurrent chemotherapy. Medical personnel should carry out the policy of "early prevention, early detection and early treatment" for CRT so as to improve the patients' quality of life.
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- D Sang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of VIP Medical Services, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang District Sanhuan Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100122,China
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- Department of VIP Medical Services, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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Liu PC, Song YT, Zhao LM, Jiang YL, Hu JG, Dong L, Zhou XL, Zhou L, Li Y, Li-Ling J, Xie HQ. Establishment and comparison of different procedures for modeling intrauterine adhesion in rats: A preliminary study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25365. [PMID: 38322868 PMCID: PMC10844578 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25365] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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The establishment of a stable animal model for intrauterine adhesion (IUA) can significantly enhance research on the pathogenesis and pathological changes of this disease, as well as on the development of innovative therapeutic approaches. In this study, three different modeling methods, including phenol mucilage combined mechanical scraping, ethanol combined mechanical scraping and ethanol modeling alone were designed. The morphological characteristics of the models were evaluated. The underlying mechanisms and fertility capacity of the ethanol modeling group were analyzed and compared to those of the sham surgery group. All three methods resulted in severe intrauterine adhesions, with ethanol being identified as a reliable modeling agent and was subsequently subjected to further evaluation. Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR results indicated that the ethanol modeling group exhibited an increase in the degree of fibrosis and inflammation, as well as a significant reduction in endometrial thickness, gland number, vascularization, and endometrial receptivity, ultimately resulting in the loss of fertility capacity. The aforementioned findings indicate that the intrauterine perfusion of 95 % ethanol is efficacious in inducing the development of intrauterine adhesions in rats. Given its cost-effectiveness, efficacy, and stability in IUA formation, the use of 95 % ethanol intrauterine perfusion may serve as a novel platform for evaluating innovative anti-adhesion materials and bioengineered therapies.
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- Peng-Cheng Liu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Center of Topregmed, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Medical Center, Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Lei XX, Hu JJ, Zou CY, Jiang YL, Zhao LM, Zhang XZ, Li YX, Peng AN, Song YT, Huang LP, Li-Ling J, Xie HQ. Multifunctional two-component in-situ hydrogel for esophageal submucosal dissection for mucosa uplift, postoperative wound closure and rapid healing. Bioact Mater 2023; 27:461-473. [PMID: 37152711 PMCID: PMC10160347 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for gastrointestinal tumors and premalignant lesions needs submucosal fluid cushion (SFC) for mucosal uplift before dissection, and wound care including wound closure and rapid healing postoperatively. Current SFC materials as well as materials and/or methods for post-ESD wound care have single treatment effect and hold corresponding drawbacks, such as easy dispersion, short duration, weak hemostasis and insufficient repair function. Thus, designing materials that can serve as both SFC materials and wound care is highly desired, and remains a challenge. Herein, we report a two-component in-situ hydrogel prepared from maleimide-based oxidized sodium alginate and sulfhydryl carboxymethyl-chitosan, which gelated mainly based on "click" chemistry and Schiff base reaction. The hydrogels showed short gelation time, outstanding tissue adhesion, favorable hemostatic properties, and good biocompatibility. A rat subcutaneous ultrasound model confirmed the ability of suitable mucosal uplift height and durable maintenance time of AM solution. The in vivo/in vitro rabbit liver hemorrhage model demonstrated the effects of hydrogel in rapid hemostasis and prevention of delayed bleeding. The canine esophageal ESD model corroborated that the in-situ hydrogel provided good mucosal uplift and wound closure effects, and significantly accelerated wound healing with accelerating re-epithelization and ECM remodeling post-ESD. The two-component in-situ hydrogels exhibited great potential in gastrointestinal tract ESD.
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- Xiong-Xin Lei
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Ilmenau University of Technology, Gustav-Kirchh Off Str. 2, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- Department of Medical Genetics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- Corresponding author.
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Huang LP, Liu Y, Li QJ, Zhang WQ, Wu CY, Zhao LM, Xie HQ. A Modified Small Intestinal Submucosa Patch with Multifunction to Promote Scarless Repair and Reinvigoration of Urethra. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300519. [PMID: 37062917 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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To reconstruct and restore the functions of the male urethra is a challenging task for urologists. The acellular matrix graft currently used in the clinics is mono-functional and may cause a series of complications including stricture, fibrosis, and stone formation. As a result, such graft materials cannot meet the increasing demand for multifunctionality in the field of urethral tissue engineering. In this context, a multifunctional urethral patch is designed for the repair of urethral defects by mixing protocatechualdehyde (PCA) with small intestinal submucosa (SIS) under an alkalin condition to allow cross linking. As shown, the PCA/SIS patch possesses excellent biocompatibility, antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory property. More importantly, this patch can remarkably promote the adhesion, proliferation, and directional extension of rabbit bladder epithelial mucous cells (R-EMCs) as well as rabbit bladder smooth muscle cells (R-SMCs), and upregulate the expression of cytokeratin in the EMCs and contractile protein in the SMCs in vitro. In vivo experiments also confirm that the PCA/SIS patch can significantly enhance scarless repair of urethral defects in rabbits by facilitating smooth muscle regeneration, reducing excessive collagen deposition, and accelerating re-epithelialization and neovascularization. Taken together, the newly developed multifunctional PCA/SIS patch provides a promising candidate for urethral regeneration.
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- Li-Ping Huang
- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Tian SY, Li Y, Zhao LM, He HY. [Clinicopathological characteristics of Klinefelter syndrome: a testicular biopsy analysis of 87 cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:341-346. [PMID: 36973193 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20221216-01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of testicular biopsies from Klinefelter syndrome (KS) patients. Methods: The testicular biopsy specimens of 87 patients with KS (a total of 107 biopsy specimens) were collected from the Department of Pathology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China from January 2017 to July 2022. All patients were diagnosed as KS by peripheral blood karyotyping analysis. The testicular histopathologic features, testicular volume and hormone levels were evaluated retrospectively. The histopathologic analysis was used to assess the quantity and morphology of Leydig cells, the spermatogenic state of seminiferous tubules, the thickening of the basement membrane of seminiferous tubules and the changes of stroma. Results: Leydig cell proliferative nodules were seen in 95.3% (102/107) of KS testicular biopsy tissues. The eosinophilic inclusion bodies and lipofuscin in Leydig cells were found in 52.3% (56/107) and 57.9% (62/107) of specimens, respectively. The Sertoli cell only seminiferous tubules and the hyalinized tubules were found in 66.4% (71/107) and 76.6% (82/107) of the examined tissues, respectively. The tubules with complete spermatogenic arrest were found in 15.9% (17/107) of specimens, and 5.6% (6/107) of the specimens showed low spermatogenesis or incomplete spermatogenic arrest. In 85.0% (91/107) of the specimens, increased thick-walled small vessels with hyaline degeneration were identified. Conclusions: The most common features of KS testicular specimens are Leydig cell proliferative nodules, hyaline degeneration of seminiferous tubules and proliferation of thick-walled blood vessels. Testicular biopsy specimens of KS are rare. The pathologists can make a tentative diagnosis of KS based on the histological findings, combined with the ultrasound and laboratory results, which is helpful for further diagnosis and treatment of KS.
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- S Y Tian
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhang XZ, Lei XX, Jiang YL, Zhao LM, Zou CY, Bai YJ, Li YX, Wang R, Li QJ, Chen QZ, Fan MH, Song YT, Zhang WQ, Zhang Y, Li-Ling J, Xie HQ. Application of metabolomics in urolithiasis: the discovery and usage of succinate. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:41. [PMID: 36681678 PMCID: PMC9867757 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01311-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Urinary stone is conceptualized as a chronic metabolic disorder punctuated by symptomatic stone events. It has been shown that the occurrence of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) during stone formation is regulated by crystal growth modifiers. Although crystallization inhibitors have been recognized as a therapeutic modality for decades, limited progress has been made in the discovery of effective modifiers to intervene with stone disease. In this study, we have used metabolomics technologies, a powerful approach to identify biomarkers by screening the urine components of the dynamic progression in a bladder stone model. By in-depth mining and analysis of metabolomics data, we have screened five differential metabolites. Through density functional theory studies and bulk crystallization, we found that three of them (salicyluric, gentisic acid and succinate) could effectively inhibit nucleation in vitro. We thereby assessed the impact of the inhibitors with an EG-induced rat model for kidney stones. Notably, succinate, a key player in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, could decrease kidney calcium deposition and injury in the model. Transcriptomic analysis further showed that the protective effect of succinate was mainly through anti-inflammation, inhibition of cell adhesion and osteogenic differentiation. These findings indicated that succinate may provide a new therapeutic option for urinary stones.
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- Xiu-Zhen Zhang
- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- Department of Medical Genetics, West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Department of Orthopedics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Song YT, Li YQ, Tian MX, Hu JG, Zhang XR, Liu PC, Zhang XZ, Zhang QY, Zhou L, Zhao LM, Li-Ling J, Xie HQ. Application of antibody-conjugated small intestine submucosa to capture urine-derived stem cells for bladder repair in a rabbit model. Bioact Mater 2022; 14:443-455. [PMID: 35415280 PMCID: PMC8978277 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.11.017] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The need for bladder reconstruction and side effects of cystoplasty have spawned the demand for the development of alternative material substitutes. Biomaterials such as submucosa of small intestine (SIS) have been widely used as patches for bladder repair, but the outcomes are not fully satisfactory. To capture stem cells in situ has been considered as a promising strategy to speed up the process of re-cellularization and functionalization. In this study, we have developed an anti-CD29 antibody-conjugated SIS scaffold (AC-SIS) which is capable of specifically capturing urine-derived stem cells (USCs) in situ for tissue repair and regeneration. The scaffold has exhibited effective capture capacity and sound biocompatibility. In vivo experiment proved that the AC-SIS scaffold could promote rapid endothelium healing and smooth muscle regeneration. The endogenous stem cell capturing scaffolds has thereby provided a new revenue for developing effective and safer bladder patches. We developed an anti-CD29 antibody-crosslinked submucosa of small intestine scaffold (AC-SIS). AC-SIS is capable of specifically capturing urine-derived stem cells (USCs) as well as possesses a sound biocompatibility. AC-SIS promotes in situ tissue regeneration by facilitating the repair of bladder epithelium, smooth muscle and angiogenesis. Design and application of endogenous stem cell capturing scaffolds provides a new strategy for bladder repair.
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- Yu-Ting Song
- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.,Department of Aesthetic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Pengzhou, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611930, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.,Surgery of Spine and Spinal Cord, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.,Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.,Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, Med-X Center for Materials, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Li N, Hou R, Zhao LM, Gu G, Hou SY. [Expression of melanoma-associated antigen-C2 in breast cancers and mechanism]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:821-826. [PMID: 34407585 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200116-00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the expression pattern, mechanism and clinical significance of melanoma-associated antigen-C2 (MAGE-C2) in tumor-free breast specimens, breast benign disease specimens and breast cancer specimens. Methods: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate the expressions of MAGE-C2 in 60 tumor-free breast specimens, 60 breast benign disease specimens and 60 breast cancer specimens. The correlation of MAGE-C2 expression with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of breast cancer patients were analyzed. The expression of MAGE-C2 was also detected by RT-PCR in breast cancer cell MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 treated with DNA methylase inhibitor 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) and histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA). Results: The positive expression rates of MAGE-C2 mRNA and protein were 61.7% (37/60) and 58.3% (35/60) in breast cancer specimens, respectively, while negative expressed in breast and begin disease specimens. MAGE-C2 protein expression was associated with tumor grade, histological type and blood vessel invasion of breast cancer patients (P<0.05). The incidence of recurrence-free survival of patients with positive MAGE-C2 expression were lower than that of patients with negative MAGE-C2 expression (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the clinical stage (P<0.01), lymph node metastasis (P<0.05) and MAGE-C2 expression (P<0.05) were the independent prognostic factors of breast cancer patients. The MAGE-C2 mRNA was not observed in the control and TSA treated breast cancer cells while upregulated in the 5-aza-CdR treated cells. Besides, 5-aza-CdR combined with TSA further enhanced MAGE-C2 mRNA level in breast cancer cells (P<0.05). Conclusions: MAGE-C2 is one of the tumor-specific antigen and its expression is related with the poor prognosis of breast cancer patients. DNA methylation and histone acetylation may be an important regulation mechanism of MAGE-C2 gene expression.
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- N Li
- Department of Oncology, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050019, China
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- Department of Research Center, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050019, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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Zhai YM, Jiang XW, Zhang TH, Chang L, Zhao LM, Yang L, Weng W, Liu LG. [Quantitative analysis of myelofibrosis and its prognostic significance in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2460-2464. [PMID: 34399560 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20201124-03183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To quantitatively analyze the reticulin fiber intensity density (RFD) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) by using the computer-aided grid point method, and preliminarily explore its correlation with the prognosis of MDS patients. Methods: Bone marrow (BM) slices from 32 primary MDS patients treated in Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from February 2017 to December 2019 were observed. Images were taken by the optical microscope imaging system after the Gomori staining. The computer grid marking software was developed according to the principle of the mesh micrometer to assess RFD, meanwhile, the artificial semi-quantitative were used to assess the fibrosis of bone marrow. The co-relation between the above two methods was evaluated, and the relationship between RFD and prognosis of MDS patients were further investigated with Cox regression analysis. Results: Of the patients, there were 17 males and 15 females with a median age of 69 years (32-91 years). The RFD quantitatively analyzed by the computer-based method was positively correlated with the myelofibrosis grade by the artificial semi-quantitative analysis (r=0.497, P=0.004). The RFD in patients diagnosed with MDS complicated with excess blasts (MDS-EB) was significantly higher than that in the non-MDS-EB group((9.55%±0.75%) vs (1.71%±0.23%), P<0.001). Cox regression model analysis showed that the RFD of MDS patients had better prognostic value when compared with the artificial semi-quantitative analysis, which was also a poor prognostic factor (RR=1.337, 95%CI: 1.085-1.648, P=0.006). The overall survival (OS) of patients with RFD>5.54% was significantly shorter than that with RFD≤5.54% (P=0.001). The OS of MDS-EB patients with RFD>9.81% was significantly shorter than that in patients with RFD≤9.81% (P=0.003). Conclusion: Abnormal proliferative fibrosis of bone marrow is a potential high-risk factor for poor prognosis of MDS patients.
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- Y M Zhai
- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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Hu X, Ma J, Zhao LM, Guo J, Tang DY. Collision between soliton and polarization domain walls in fiber lasers. Opt Express 2021; 29:12590-12598. [PMID: 33985013 DOI: 10.1364/oe.423030] [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] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report on the experimental observation of coexistence of solitons and polarization domains, as well as features of soliton collision with polarization domain walls (or kink solitons) in a single mode fiber laser. Depending on the sign of cavity dispersion, either bright or dark solitons have been formed in our fiber laser. Under suitable laser operation conditions, they could even coexist with polarization domains and collide with the domain walls. We show experimental evidence of both the elastic and inelastic soliton collisions with the domain wall solitons. Some interesting features of soliton interaction with polarization domains in a fiber laser are also firstly revealed.
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Hu X, Guo J, Zhao LM, Ma J, Tang DY. Dark-bright soliton trapping in a fiber laser. Opt Lett 2021; 46:1105-1108. [PMID: 33649668 DOI: 10.1364/ol.420012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first experimental observation of coexistence of scalar dark and bright solitons in a fiber laser operating in the near zero-dispersion regime. We show that because of the incoherent cross coupling, under suitable conditions a bright soliton formed in the net anomalous cavity dispersion regime could bind with a dark soliton formed in the net normal cavity dispersion regime in a fiber laser. The properties of the dark and bright solitons, as well as their bound states, are experimentally investigated. The numerical simulations based on the coupled Ginzburg-Landau equations have reproduced the experimental results well.
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Zhao LM, Gong M, Wang R, Yuan QJ, Zhang Y, Pi JK, Lv XH, Xie Y, Xie HQ. Accelerating ESD-induced gastric ulcer healing using a pH-responsive polyurethane/small intestinal submucosa hydrogel delivered by endoscopic catheter. Regen Biomater 2021; 8:rbaa056. [PMID: 33732501 PMCID: PMC7947578 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbaa056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is the standard treatment for early-stage gastric cancer, but the large post-operative ulcers caused by ESD often lead to serious side effects. Post-ESD mucosal repair materials provide a new option for the treatment of post-ESD ulcers. In this study, we developed a polyurethane/small intestinal submucosa (PU/SIS) hydrogel and investigated its efficacy for accelerating ESD-induced ulcer healing in a canine model. PU/SIS hydrogel possessed great biocompatibility and distinctive pH-sensitive swelling properties and protected GES-1 cells from acid attack through forming a dense film in acidic conditions in vitro. Besides, PU/SIS gels present a strong bio-adhesion to gastric tissues under acidic conditions, thus ensuring the retention time of PU/SIS gels in vivo. In a canine model, PU/SIS hydrogel was easily delivered via endoscopy and adhered to the ulcer sites. PU/SIS hydrogel accelerated gastric ulcer healing at an early stage with more epithelium regeneration and slight inflammation. Our findings reveal PU/SIS hydrogel is a promising and attractive candidate for ESD-induced ulcer repair.
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- Long-Mei Zhao
- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Research Core Facility, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Research Core Facility, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Keyuan Road 4, Gaopeng Street, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Zhang XZ, Jiang YL, Hu JG, Zhao LM, Chen QZ, Liang Y, Zhang Y, Lei XX, Wang R, Lei Y, Zhang QY, Li-Ling J, Xie HQ. Procyanidins-crosslinked small intestine submucosa: A bladder patch promotes smooth muscle regeneration and bladder function restoration in a rabbit model. Bioact Mater 2020; 6:1827-1838. [PMID: 33336114 PMCID: PMC7721664 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Currently the standard surgical treatment for bladder defects is augmentation cystoplasty with autologous tissues, which has many side effects. Biomaterials such as small intestine submucosa (SIS) can provide an alternative scaffold for the repair as bladder patches. Previous studies have shown that SIS could enhance the capacity and compliance of the bladder, but its application is hindered by issues like limited smooth muscle regeneration and stone formation since the fast degradation and poor mechanical properties of the SIS. Procyanidins (PC), a natural bio-crosslinking agent, has shown anti-calcification, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidation properties. More importantly, PC and SIS can crosslink through hydrogen bonds, which may endow the material with enhanced mechanical property and stabilized functionalities. In this study, various concentrations of PC-crosslinked SIS (PC-SIS) were prepared to repair the full-thickness bladder defects, with an aim to reduce complications and enhance bladder functions. In vitro assays showed that the crosslinking has conferred the biomaterial with superior mechanical property and anti-calcification property, ability to promote smooth muscle cell adhesion and upregulate functional genes expression. Using a rabbit model with bladder defects, we demonstrated that the PC-SIS scaffold can rapidly promote in situ tissue regrowth and regeneration, in particular smooth muscle remodeling and improvement of urinary functions. The PC-SIS scaffold has therefore provided a promising material for the reconstruction of a functional bladder. PC-SIS showed good biocompatibility, improved mechanical properties and anti-calcification ability in vitro. PC-SIS promoted tissue regeneration especially smooth muscle remodeling in a rabbit full-thickness bladder defect model. PC-SIS enhanced bladder compliance, and would not lead to progressive renal disease in the in vivo model.
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- Xiu-Zhen Zhang
- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Hu X, Guo J, Zhao LM, Ma J, Tang DY. Coherently coupled vector black solitons in a quasi-isotropic cavity fiber laser. Opt Lett 2020; 45:6563-6566. [PMID: 33258862 DOI: 10.1364/ol.410830] [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] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report the first experimental observation of coherently coupled black-black solitons in a quasi-isotropic cavity fiber laser with normal cavity dispersion. The properties of the vector solitons accord well with the theoretical predictions based on the coherently coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. Numerical studies and experimental results clearly confirmed the existence of the highly robust vector black solitons in the fiber laser system.
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Wang YF, Ding BJ, Li MH, Baek SG, Wallace GM, Liu L, Zhao LM, Wang M, Wu ZG, Liu FK, Shan JF, Zhang XJ, Li YC, Wu CB. Diagnostic development for parallel wave-number measurement of lower hybrid waves in EAST. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:073502. [PMID: 32752822 DOI: 10.1063/1.5144673] [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] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An eight-channel magnetic probe diagnostic system has been designed and installed adjacent to the 4.6 GHz lower hybrid (LH) grill antenna in the low-field side of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in order to study the n∥ evolution of LH waves in the first pass from the launcher to the core plasma. The magnetic probes are separated by 6.6 mm, which allows measurement of the dominant parallel refractive index n∥ up to n∥ = 5 for 4.6 GHz LH waves. The magnetic probes are designed to be sensitive to the magnetic field component perpendicular to the background magnetic field with a slit on the casing that encloses the probe. The intermediate frequency stage, which consists of two mixing stages, down-coverts the frequency of the measured wave signals at 4.6 GHz to 20 MHz. A bench test demonstrates the phase stability of the magnetic probe diagnostic system. By evaluating the phase variation of the measured signals along the background magnetic field, the dominant n∥ of the LH wave in the scrape-off layer has been deduced during the 2019 experimental campaign. In the low density plasma, the measured dominant n∥ of the LH waves is about 2.1, corresponding to the main peak 2.04 of the launched n∥ spectrum. n∥ deduced by the least-squares linear fit method remains near this value in the low density plasma with a high spatial correlation magnitude of 0.9. With an eight-channel probe system, a wave-number spectrum has also been deduced, which has a peak near to the measured dominant n∥.
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- Y F Wang
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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The use of inorganic copper in feed is hazardous. As probiotics of animals, Candida utilis can absorb copper ions and transform them to organic copper. This study aimed to domesticate the ability of C. utilis (CICC 32211) to absorb and transform copper ions. So, C. utilis (CICC 32211) was cultured in media with different concentrations of copper ions for 24, 48 and 72 h to identify the optimum copper ion concentration. C. utilis (CICC 32211) strains were domesticated for three generations, then the absorption and distribution of copper ions in the yeast cells were studied. We found that the optimum concentration of copper ions was 110 µg/mL. After 48 h, the number of yeast cells was low, but copper ion absorption efficiency was maximized (43.83%). Most of the enriched copper ions were distributed in the yeast cell wall (up to 30.58% when grown in the medium with 110 µg/mL copper ions), while the intracellular copper ion content was low (2.095%). High concentrations of copper ions affected the morphological structure, element content and distribution of yeast cells.
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- Wang Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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Zou JS, Wang YW, Han RR, Yuan KX, Zhao LM. [Acoustic response characteristics of posterior intralaminar nucleus of auditory thalamus in mice]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 54:670-675. [PMID: 31550758 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the response characteristics of the posterior intralaminar nucleus (PIN) of auditory thalamus in VGluT2-Cre transgenic adult mice when exposed to white noise and 10K pure tone stimulation. Methods: All adult male Vglut2-Cre mice (8-12 weeks) were used in this study between Oct, 2017 and Oct, 2018. Using the calcium signal fiber photometry method, optic fiber was employed to locate on PIN by injecting AAV-hSyn-DIO-GCaMP6m virus, and thereafter, the activity of the target cluster neurons during different acoustic stimuli was recorded. Matlab was used for data processing and statistical analysis. Results: (1)In both white noise and 10 kHz pure tone as a continuous three-second stimulation, the peak amplitude of calcium signal activity generated in PIN by white noise was superior to that of pure tone, the statistic result showed significantly difference (n=6, t=2.404, P=0.037 1) . (2)In addition, when white noise and 10K pure tone played as consecutive 3 or 5 pips within three-second stimulation, the stimulus-following ability in a consecutive 3 pulses play within 3 seconds was far better than a consecutive 5 pips play within 3 seconds (in both white noise and 10 kHz pure tone), yet consecutive 3 pips play showed greater signal attenuation speed than that in consecutive 5 pips play, the statistic result showed significantly difference (n=6, t=2.748 P=0.033 4) .(3)Regardless of the intra-group comparisons between white noise and 10 kHz pure tone stimulation, PIN showed better signal response in a consecutive 3 pips play than consecutive 5 pips play or a continuous three-second stimulation. When came to the statistical analysis, the acoustic response degree of a continuous three-second stimulation was an intermediate between two others, both consecutive 3 or 5 pips play showed significantly difference. Conclusions: The results suggest that under the same acoustic intensity, VGluT2-Cre transgenic adult mice's PIN shows greater signal response in white noise than pure tone. PIN shows greater signal attenuation to repetition play of 10 kHz pure tone, which implies PIN shows stronger adaptation to 10 kHz pure tone than to white noise. Lastly, PIN is more responsive to a complex sound information (white noise) than to simple sound information (pure tone).
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- J S Zou
- Clinical Medical College, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261000, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261031, China
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Zhao LM, Jiang H, Hong K, Lin HC, Tang WH, Liu DF, Mao JM, Zhang Z, Lin SL, Ma LL. [Analysis of intratesticular condition in micro-dissection testicular sperm extraction era]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2019; 51:632-635. [PMID: 31420613 DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167x.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To summarizes the intratesticular condition of azoospermia patients, to understand azoospermia more intuitively, and improve the ability of clinical doctors to predict the success rate of microsperm extraction in azoospermia patients. METHODS Azoospermia patients (excluding Klinefelter's syndrome) who underwent a micro-TESE during January 2014 and January 2018 in a single center were enrolled. The types of seminiferous tubules were summarized, and the clinical characteristics of different types of seminiferous tubules compared with the success rates of sperm extraction. In this study, 472 cases of non-obstructive azoospermia (excluding Klinefelter's syndrome) were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 software package. Relevant data were expressed by median(minimum,maximum).t-test was used to compare the difference of success rate of sperm extraction between each group and the group with the lowest rate (a type). RESULTS The 472 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia underwent micro-TESE. The mean age of the patients was 31 (23, 46) years, the mean testicular size was 10 (1, 20) mL, the mean FSH was 15.4 (1.21, 68.4) IU/L, the mean T was 8.34 (0.69, 30.2) nmol/L, and totally 202 patients achieved success in micro-TESE (42.7%, 202/472). According to the seminiferous tubules seen during the operation, they were divided into the following six types: Class a, seminiferous tubules developed well and uniformly; Class b, seminiferous tubules developed well, occasionally slightly thick; Class c, seminiferous tubules were generally thin; Class d, seminiferous tubules basically atrophied, occasionally well-developed seminiferous tubules; Class e, all seminiferous tubules atrophied; Class f, seminiferous tubules were infiltrated by yellow substances. The success rate of micro-TESE varied greatly among different types of the patients. A total of 78 patients with type a were 29 (24, 40) years old, FSH 11.1 (1.21, 15.8) IU/L, T 10.2 (3.29, 26.5) nmol/L), and testicular size 12 (12, 20) mL. The successful rate of sperm extraction was 6.41%; 82 patients with type b were 31 (23, 42) years old, FSH 13.8 (3.23, 19.6) IU/L, T 9.44 (3.58, 30.2) nmol/L), and testicular size 12(8,15) mL. The successful rate of sperm extraction was 74.39%; There were 162 patients in group c, aged 31 (25, 40), FSH 19.6 (9.28, 26.6) IU/L, T 8.75 (5.66, 18.6) nmol/L, and testicular size 8 (5, 12) mL. The successful rate of sperm extraction was 45.06%. There were 36 patients in group d, aged 25 (23,38) years and FSH 28.5 (19.3, 45.6) IU/L, T 6.52 (2.12, 9.83) nmol/L, and testicular size 5 (3, 8) mL, and the success rate of sperm extraction was 94.44%. 26 patients with type e were 28(23, 46) years old, FSH 31.3 (18.5, 68.4) IU/L, T 6.72 (0.69, 18.2) nmol/L, and testicular size 5 (1, 8) mL. The success rate of sperm extraction was 45.38%. 88 patients with type f were 29 (24, 38) years old, FSH 18.5 (5.23, 31.6) IU / L, T 8.32 (3.58, 16.5) nmol/L, and testicular size 12 (6, 20) mL. The success rate of sperm extraction was 28.41%. CONCLUSION The success rate of micro-TESE in different types of seminiferous tubules in testis can be helpful to the judgement of the surgeon during the operation.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Ma J, Shao GD, Song YF, Zhao LM, Xiang YJ, Shen DY, Richardson M, Tang DY. Observation of dark-bright vector solitons in fiber lasers. Opt Lett 2019; 44:2185-2188. [PMID: 31042179 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.002185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We report the experimental observation of coherently coupled dark-bright vector solitons in single mode fiber lasers with either normal or anomalous cavity dispersion. The properties of these vector solitons were found to agree well with theoretical predictions based on the coherently coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. The experimental results clearly confirmed the existence of a fundamentally new form of optical solitons in coupled nonlinear systems.
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Mao JM, Liu DF, Zhao LM, Hong K, Zhang L, Ma LL, Jiang H, Qiao J. [Effect of testicular puncture biopsy on the success rate of microdissection testicular sperm extraction for idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018; 50:613-616. [PMID: 30122758] [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: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the predictive effect of testicular puncture biopsy and the biopsy results on the success rate of microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) in patients with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the micro-TESE performance in patients with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) referred to the Reproductive Medicine Center of Peking University Third Hospital between January 2012 and August 2017. We discussed whether to take the testicular biopsy and testicular biopsy results, including the intraoperative microscopic examination and postoperative pathology findings, could predict the success rate of the late micro-TESE. RESULTS There were 237 patients who were diagnosed as idiopathic NOA and received micro-TESE involved in the study and the total sperm retrieve rate was 25.7%. In 103 patients without testicular biopsy and 134 patients with preoperative testicular biopsy, the sperm retrieve rate was 26.2% and 25.4%, respectively. And there was no significant difference between the two groups. The testicular volume and serum follicle stimulating hormone levels of the two groups were (4.3±1.4) mL vs.(8.5±2.4) mL and (36.1±5.2) IU/L vs.(26.1±3.5) IU/L, respectively. Compared to the patients with preoperative testicular biopsy, the group of patients without testicular biopsy had a much smaller test volume and higher serum follicle stimulating hormone and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant. For the patients who were found with a small amount of sperm in both intraoperative microscopic examination and postoperative pathological examination, the sperm retrieve rate was 100% (7/7). And for the patients who were only found with sperm in intraoperative microscopic examination or postoperative pathology examination, the sperm retrieve rate (SRR) was 47.2% (17/36). For the patients who could be not found with sperm in both intraoperative microscopic examination and postoperative pathological examination, the SRR was only 11% (10/91). The difference between the groups was statistically significant. CONCLUSION Idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia patients with smaller testicular volume still have a chance to be found with sperm by micro-TESE. The testicular biopsy results, including intraoperative microscopic examination and postoperative pathological findings, have predictive effect on the SRR for late micro-TESE. The patient who could not be found with sperm in both intraoperative microscopic examination and postoperative pathological examination have a small chance of success in micro-TESE.
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- J M Mao
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhu SN, Wu ZC, Fu SN, Zhao LM. Manipulation of group-velocity-locked vector dissipative solitons and properties of the generated high-order vector soliton structure. Appl Opt 2018; 57:2064-2068. [PMID: 29603994 DOI: 10.1364/ao.57.002064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Details of various composites of the projections originated from a fundamental group-velocity-locked vector dissipative soliton (GVLVDS) are both experimentally and numerically explored. By combining the projections from the orthogonal polarization components of the GVLVDS, a high-order vector soliton structure with a double-humped pulse profile along one polarization and a single-humped pulse profile along the orthogonal polarization can be observed. Moreover, by de-chirping the composite double-humped pulse, the time separation between the two humps is reduced from 15.36 ps to 1.28 ps, indicating that the frequency chirp of the GVLVDS contributes significantly to the shaping of the double-humped pulse profile.
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Zhang XY, Ma LJ, Guo YL, Gao S, Zhao LM, Li XS, Tang XY, Cheng DJ, Zhang LX, Chen ZC. [Effect of BCYRN1 on proliferation and migration of airway smooth muscle cells in rat model of asthma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 96:3751-3756. [PMID: 27998434 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.46.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To detect the effect of brain cytoplasmic RNA 1 (BCYRN1) on the proliferation and migration of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) in rat model of asthma. Methods: Male SD rats were randomly divided into control group and asthma group (n=10 each). The ovalbumin (OVA) model was constructed in asthma group. Real time-qPCR was performed to detect the level of BCYRN1 in the ASMCs separated from the airway tissue of these rats. Then 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2, 4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (WST-1) assay, roche real-time cell analyzer assay and Transwell cell migration assay were performed to detect the viability/proliferation and migration of ASMCs which were transfected with Ad-BCYRN1.Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB was used to treat ASMCs to induce proliferation and migration, and the level of BCYRN1 was examined.The viability/proliferation and migration of ASMCs treated with PDGF-BB and transfected with si-BCYRN1 were detected. Inspiratory resistance and expiratory resistance were measured in rats with BCYRN1 knockdown.Briefly, rats were randomly divided into four groups: control (group A), sensitization + Ad-GFP (group B), sensitization + AdSM22α-siBCYRN1 (group C), control + Ad-SM22α-siBCYRN1 (group D) (n=10 each). The corresponding adenovirus vectors were sent to lung of group B, group C and group D through nasal spray. The OVA model was constructed in group B and group C. The rats in group A and group D were treated with saline.After 24 h of the last treatment with OVA or saline, rats of each group were given tracheal intubation, connected with breathing machine. Rats were injected with methacholine to measure the inspiratory resistance and expiratory resistance. Results: The level of BCYRN1 in ASMCs separated from rats in asthma group and in ASMCs treated with PDGF-BB was 3.60±0.45 and 3.53±0.35, respectively, significantly higher than those of the corresponding control (both P<0.01). Ad-BCYRN1 significantly increased the expression of BCYRN1 in ASMCs. The cell viability and proliferation rates of ASMCs transfected with Ad-BCYRN1 increased 1.75-and 1.47-fold compared to those of the control group, respectively (P<0.01); mobility increased 2.42-fold compared to that of the control group (all P<0.01). BCYRN1 knockdown reversed the increasing proliferation and migration of ASMCs induced by PDGF-BB. The cell proliferation rate and cell migration number in the PDGF-BB treatment group were (4.87±0.21)% and 80.00±5.00, respectively, which were significant higher than those in the si-BCYRN1 transfected group ((3.63±0.21)% and 25.33±2.52, all P<0.01). BCYRN1 knockdown reduced the inspiratory resistance and expiratory resistance in sensitization + Ad-SM22α-siBCYRN1 group. When the concentration of acetylcholine reached 1 mg/kg, the inspiratory resistance in the group A, group B, group C, and group D were 8.27±0.21, 25.40±0.56, 12.07±0.67 and 8.40±0.46 cmH2O·s·ml-1, and expiratory resistance were 13.30±0.56, 38.37±1.33, 16.40±0.56 and 13.40±0.46 cmH2O·s·ml-1, respectively (all P<0.01). Conclusion: Overexpression of BCYRN1 promotes the proliferation and migration of ASMCs in rat model of asthma.
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- X Y Zhang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, People's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Li WP, Xu HM, Zhao LM, Li XY. [The arc-shaped flap plasty in the treatment of webbed neck: one case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 52:616-618. [PMID: 28822418 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.08.013] [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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- W P Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200062, China
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Wang C, Wang CY, Ma LL, Zhang Y, Zhao LM, Gao CJ, Hou XM. [The analysis of systemic concomitant disease in sudden deafness patients]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:85-87. [PMID: 29871192 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with underlying disease in sudden deafness.Method:One hundred and seventy-three inpatients suffered from sudden deafness were included in this study. We analyzed the underlying disease of these patients retrospectively.Result:The underlying disease of sudden deafness patients mainly include atherosclerosis risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipemia, hyperhomocystinemia, hyperuricemia) 79.8%, cervical vertebra disease 26.6%, ear disease 19.1%, thyroid disease 13.9%.Conclusion:The characteristics of underlying disease may plays a crucial role in pathogenesis and treatment in sudden deafness patients.
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- C Wang
- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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Zhao LM, Pang AX. Iodine-131 treatment of thyroid cancer cells leads to suppression of cell proliferation followed by induction of cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by regulation of B-cell translocation gene 2-mediated JNK/NF-κB pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e5933. [PMID: 28099584 PMCID: PMC5264532 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20165933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Iodine-131 (131I) is widely used for the treatment of thyroid-related
diseases. This study aimed to investigate the expression of p53 and
BTG2 genes following 131I therapy in thyroid cancer
cell line SW579 and the possible underlying mechanism. SW579 human thyroid squamous
carcinoma cells were cultured and treated with 131I. They were then
assessed for 131I uptake, cell viability, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest,
p53 expression, and BTG2 gene expression. SW579 cells were
transfected with BTG2 siRNA, p53 siRNA and siNC and were then examined for the same
aforementioned parameters. When treated with a JNK inhibitor of SP600125 and
131I or with a NF-κB inhibitor of BMS-345541 and 131I,
non-transfected SW579 cells were assessed in JNK/NFκB pathways. It was observed that
131I significantly inhibited cell proliferation, promoted cell
apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Both BTG2 and p53 expression were enhanced in a
dose-dependent manner. An increase in cell viability by up-regulation in
Bcl2 gene, a decrease in apoptosis by enhanced
CDK2 gene expression and a decrease in cell cycle arrest at
G0/G1 phase were also observed in SW579 cell lines
transfected with silenced BTG2 gene. When treated with SP600125 and
131I, the non-transfected SW579 cell lines significantly inhibited JNK
pathway, NF-κB pathway and the expression of BTG2. However, when treated with
BMS-345541 and 131I, only the NF-κB pathway was suppressed.
131I suppressed cell proliferation, induced cell apoptosis, and promoted
cell cycle arrest of thyroid cancer cells by up-regulating B-cell translocation gene
2-mediated activation of JNK/NF-κB pathways.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Urology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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Zhao LM, Jiang H, Hong K, Lin HC, Tang WH, Liu DF, Mao JM, Lian Y, Ma LL. [Outcome of treatment of Y chromosome AZFc microdeletion patients]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2016; 48:607-611. [PMID: 29263498] [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: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the treatment options for patients with azoospermia factor (AZF) c microdeletion on Y chromosome. METHODS One hundred and eighty three patients, who were diagnosed as AZFc microdeletion on Y chromosome in Peking University Third Hospital, were recruited in our study. In order to get better treatment option for this kind of patients, we retrospectively analyzed their clinic data including the treatment process and pregnancy outcome and found out the characteristics of their semen. RESULTS Among the 183 patients, sperms can be found in ejaculated semen in 105 patients (57.4%, 105/183). One hundred and three patients (98.1%, 103/105) were diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia. Regular medication was given to 98 patients, 6 patients (6.1%, 6/98) of which got natural pregnancy. The other 99 patients who have sperms in their semen received intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), 68 patients (68.7%, 68/99) of which got pregnancy. Seventy eight patients were diagnosed as azoospermia among all the 183 patients. Forty nine patients received testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), and 21 patients choose to receive micro-TESE directly. Among the 49 patients with TESA, sperms were retrieved in 17 patients (34.7%, 17/49), and sperms were not retrieved in 32 patients (65.3%, 32/49), of which 12 patients (37.5%, 12/32) gave up treatment and 20 patients (62.5%, 20/32) choose micro-TESE. Among the 41 patients who choose to receive micro-TESE, operation has been done on 19 patients, of which 11 patients (57.9%, 11/19) got sperms. Among the 11 patients, TESA has been done on 6 patients before micro-TESE, of which 4 patients (66.6%, 4/6) got sperms. ICSI has already been done on 7 azoospermia AZFc microdeletion patients who underwent micro-TESE, of which 4 patients (57.1%, 4/7) get pregnancy. CONCLUSION AZFc microdeletion patients who had sperms were always diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia. ICSI was their first choice instead of drug therapy. For AZFc microdeletion patients who were diagnosed as azoospermia, TESA was one of their choices, however, the success rate is not high. Micro-TESE is still possible to get sperms even after the failure of TESA. Therefore, we may choose micro-TESE instead of TESA in some azoospermia patients in order to reduce surgical trauma on patients.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhao LM, Jiang H, Hong K, Lin HC, Tang WH, Liu DF, Mao JM, Lian Y, Ma LL. [Outcome of treatment of Y chromosome AZFc microdeletion patients]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2016; 48:607-611. [PMID: 27538137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the treatment options for patients with azoospermia factor (AZF) c microdeletion on Y chromosome. METHODS One hundred and eighty three patients, who were diagnosed as AZFc microdeletion on Y chromosome in Peking University Third Hospital, were recruited in our study. In order to get better treatment option for this kind of patients, we retrospectively analyzed their clinic data including the treatment process and pregnancy outcome and found out the characteristics of their semen. RESULTS Among the 183 patients, sperms can be found in ejaculated semen in 105 patients (57.4%, 105/183). One hundred and three patients (98.1%, 103/105) were diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia. Regular medication was given to 98 patients, 6 patients (6.1%, 6/98) of which got natural pregnancy. The other 99 patients who have sperms in their semen received intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), 68 patients (68.7%, 68/99) of which got pregnancy. Seventy eight patients were diagnosed as azoospermia among all the 183 patients. Forty nine patients received testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), and 21 patients choose to receive micro-TESE directly. Among the 49 patients with TESA, sperms were retrieved in 17 patients (34.7%, 17/49), and sperms were not retrieved in 32 patients (65.3%, 32/49), of which 12 patients (37.5%, 12/32) gave up treatment and 20 patients (62.5%, 20/32) choose micro-TESE. Among the 41 patients who choose to receive micro-TESE, operation has been done on 19 patients, of which 11 patients (57.9%, 11/19) got sperms. Among the 11 patients, TESA has been done on 6 patients before micro-TESE, of which 4 patients (66.6%, 4/6) got sperms. ICSI has already been done on 7 azoospermia AZFc microdeletion patients who underwent micro-TESE, of which 4 patients (57.1%, 4/7) get pregnancy. CONCLUSION AZFc microdeletion patients who had sperms were always diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia. ICSI was their first choice instead of drug therapy. For AZFc microdeletion patients who were diagnosed as azoospermia, TESA was one of their choices, however, the success rate is not high. Micro-TESE is still possible to get sperms even after the failure of TESA. Therefore, we may choose micro-TESE instead of TESA in some azoospermia patients in order to reduce surgical trauma on patients.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Song YF, Zhang H, Zhao LM, Shen DY, Tang DY. Coexistence and interaction of vector and bound vector solitons in a dispersion-managed fiber laser mode locked by graphene. Opt Express 2016; 24:1814-22. [PMID: 26832559 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.001814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We report on the experimental observation of vector and bound vector solitons in a fiber laser passively mode locked by graphene. Localized interactions between vector solitons, vector soliton with bound vector solitons, and vector soliton with a bunch of vector solitons are experimentally investigated. We show that depending on the soliton interactions, various stable and dynamic multiple vector soliton states could be formed.
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Ge YQ, Luo JL, Li L, Jin XX, Tang DY, Shen DY, Zhang SM, Zhao LM. Initial conditions for dark soliton generation in normal-dispersion fiber lasers. Appl Opt 2015; 54:71-75. [PMID: 25967008 DOI: 10.1364/ao.54.000071] [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] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report results of numerical simulations on the various initial conditions for dark soliton generation in an all-normal-dispersion fiber laser. All the dark solitons generated are odd dark solitons. Differently from the dark soliton generation in fibers, where an arbitrary dip could evolve into a dark soliton, it is found that the dark soliton can originate only from an initial dip with a certain parameter requirement. A bright pulse with either a hyperbolic secant square, Gaussian, or Lorentz profile can be developed into a dark soliton, provided that the parameters of the initial bright pulse are selected. Dark solitons can be generated in fiber lasers only if there is a phase jump, and this phase jump can be maintained and evolve to π during the pulse evolution.
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Song YF, Guo J, Zhao LM, Shen DY, Tang DY. 280 GHz dark soliton fiber laser. Opt Lett 2014; 39:3484-3487. [PMID: 24978517 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.003484] [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: 06/03/2023]
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We report on an ultrahigh repetition rate dark soliton fiber laser. We show both numerically and experimentally that by taking advantage of the cavity self-induced modulation instability and the dark soliton formation in a net normal dispersion cavity fiber laser, stable ultrahigh repetition rate dark soliton trains can be formed in a dispersion-managed cavity fiber laser. Stable dark soliton trains with a repetition rate as high as ∼280 GHz have been generated in our experiment. Numerical simulations have shown that the effective gain bandwidth limitation plays an important role on the stabilization of the formed dark solitons in the laser.
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Bakhtiani PA, Zhao LM, El Youssef J, Castle JR, Ward WK. A review of artificial pancreas technologies with an emphasis on bi-hormonal therapy. Diabetes Obes Metab 2013; 15:1065-70. [PMID: 23602044 PMCID: PMC3766424 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Since the discovery of insulin, great progress has been made to improve the accuracy and safety of automated insulin delivery systems to help patients with type 1 diabetes achieve their treatment goals without causing hypoglycaemia. In recent years, bioengineering technology has greatly advanced diabetes management, with the development of blood glucose meters, continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and control systems for automatic delivery of one or more hormones. New insulin analogues have improved subcutaneous absorption characteristics, but do not completely eliminate the risk of hypoglycaemia. Insulin effect is counteracted by glucagon in non-diabetic individuals, while glucagon secretion in those with type 1 diabetes is impaired. The use of glucagon in the artificial pancreas is therefore a logical and feasible option for preventing and treating hypoglycaemia. However, commercially available glucagon is not stable in aqueous solution for long periods, forming potentially cytotoxic fibrils that aggregate quickly. Therefore, a more stable formulation of glucagon is needed for long-term use and storage in a bi-hormonal pump. In addition, a model of glucagon action in type 1 diabetes is lacking, further limiting the inclusion of glucagon into systems employing model-assisted control. As a result, although several investigators have been working to help develop bi-hormonal systems for patients with type 1 diabetes, most continue to utilize single hormone systems employing only insulin. This article seeks to focus on the attributes of glucagon and its use in bi-hormonal systems.
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- P A Bakhtiani
- Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Zhao LM, Tang DY, Zhang H, Wu X, Bao Q, Loh KP. Dissipative soliton operation of an ytterbium-doped fiber laser mode locked with atomic multilayer graphene. Opt Lett 2010; 35:3622-3624. [PMID: 21042370 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.003622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Mode locking of an ytterbium-doped fiber laser with atomic multilayer graphene is, to the best of our knowledge, experimentally demonstrated for the first time. Dissipative solitons with duration of 580 ps at 1069.8 nm were generated. Since graphene can also be used to mode lock erbium-doped fiber lasers, our result shows that graphene indeed has wavelength-independent saturable absorption, which could be exploited to mode lock fiber lasers with various operating wavelengths.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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We report on the dissipative soliton (DS) trapping in a fiber ring laser mode locked with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and operated in normal dispersion regime. It was shown that despite the fact that a DS is strongly frequency chirped, two DSs formed along the two orthogonal polarization directions of a birefringent cavity fiber laser can incoherently couple and travel with the same group velocity in the laser. Numerical simulations have well confirmed the experimental observations.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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We observe a novel type of vector dark soliton in a fiber ring laser. The vector dark soliton consists of stable localized structures separating the two orthogonal linear polarization eigenstates of the laser emission and is visible only when the total laser emission is measured. Numerical simulations based on the coupled complex Ginzburg-Landau equations have well reproduced the results of the experimental observation.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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Zhao LM, Tang DY, Wu X, Zhang H, Tam HY. Coexistence of polarization-locked and polarization-rotating vector solitons in a fiber laser with SESAM. Opt Lett 2009; 34:3059-3061. [PMID: 19838225 DOI: 10.1364/ol.34.003059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report the experimental observation of the coexistence of polarization-locked vector solitons (PLVSs) and polarization-rotating vector solitons (PRVSs) in a fiber laser mode locked with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. It was found experimentally that interaction between the PLVSs in a fiber laser could lead to formation of bound states of PRVSs. Moreover, the bound PRVSs as a unit have the same group velocity as that of the PLVSs in the cavity.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Zhang H, Tang DY, Zhao LM, Bao QL, Loh KP. Large energy mode locking of an erbium-doped fiber laser with atomic layer graphene. Opt Express 2009; 17:17630-17635. [PMID: 19907547 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.017630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report on large energy pulse generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser passively mode-locked with atomic layer graphene. Stable mode locked pulses with single pulse energy up to 7.3 nJ and pulse width of 415 fs have been directly generated from the laser. Our results show that atomic layer graphene could be a promising saturable absorber for large energy mode locking.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Zhao LM, Lu C, Tam HY, Wai PKA, Tang DY. Gain dispersion for dissipative soliton generation in all-normal-dispersion fiber lasers. Appl Opt 2009; 48:5131-5137. [PMID: 19767930 DOI: 10.1364/ao.48.005131] [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: 05/28/2023]
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Properties of dissipative solitons generated in all-normal-dispersion fiber lasers through the gain dispersion effect are numerically studied by using a pulse-tracing technique that considers interaction between gain saturation, gain dispersion, cavity dispersion, fiber Kerr nonlinearity, and cavity boundary conditions. The numerical results qualitatively match with experimental observations and show that the finite gain bandwidth, together with the pump power, determines the properties of the generated dissipative solitons, which further dictates the performance of the pulse compression.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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Qureshi KK, Feng XH, Zhao LM, Tam HY, Lu C, Wai PKA. C-band single-longitudinal mode lanthanum co-doped bismuth based erbium doped fiber ring laser. Opt Express 2009; 17:16352-16357. [PMID: 19724634 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.016352] [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: 05/28/2023]
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We propose and demonstrate a stable, tunable and narrow linewidth C-band lanthanum co-doped bismuth based erbium doped fiber (EDF) ring laser with single longitudinal mode (SLM) operation. A free space thin film filter acts as a wavelength discriminative component selecting a few oscillating modes while a Lyot filter formed by a polarization maintaining (PM) fiber and a linear polarizer further discriminates and selects SLM efficiently. A power stability of < or = 0.05 dB, central wavelength variation of < or = 0.02 nm, a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of at least > 43 dB, and a linewidth of about 1.3 kHz have been experimentally demonstrated.
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- Khurram Karim Qureshi
- Photonics Research Centre, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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We report on the generation of multi-wavelength dissipative soliton (DS) in an all normal dispersion fiber laser passively mode-locked with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). We show that depending on the strength of the cavity birefringence, stable single-, dual- and triple-wavelength DSs can be formed in the laser. The multi-wavelength soliton operation of the laser was experimentally investigated, and the formation mechanisms of the multi-wavelength DSs are discussed.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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We report on the experimental observation of a novel form of vector soliton interaction in a fiber laser mode-locked with SESAM. Several vector solitons bunch in the cavity and move as a unit with the cavity repetition rate. However, inside the bunch the vector solitons make repeatedly contractive and repulsive motions, resembling the contraction and extension of a spring. The number of vector solitons in the bunch is controllable by changing the pump power. In addition, polarization rotation locking and period doubling bifurcation of the vector soliton bunch are also experimentally observed.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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We report on the generation of 281.2 nJ mode locked pulses directly from an erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with the nonlinear polarization rotation technique. We show that apart from the conventional dissipative soliton operation, an all-normal-dispersion fiber laser can also emit square-profile dissipative solitons whose energy could increase to a very large value without pulse breaking.
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- X Wu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Zhao LM, Lu C, Tam HY, Tang DY, Xia L, Shum P. Observation of spectral enhancement in a soliton fiber laser with fiber Bragg grating. Opt Express 2009; 17:3508-3513. [PMID: 19259189 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.003508] [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: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate that soliton generation in a fiber laser containing a fiber Bragg grating exhibits spectral enhancement near the Bragg resonance wavelength. The Bragg grating leads to a spectral hole on the soliton spectrum while the observed enhancement is always located at the long wavelength side of the Bragg resonance.
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- L M Zhao
- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhang H, Tang DY, Zhao LM, Wu X, Tam HY. Dissipative vector solitons in a dispersionmanaged cavity fiber laser with net positive cavity dispersion. Opt Express 2009; 17:455-460. [PMID: 19158858 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.000455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report on the experimental observation of gain-guided vector solitons (GGVSs) in a dispersion-managed fiber laser mode-locked with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). Both the frequency-locked and phase-locked GGVS were observed. In addition, formation of multiple GGVSs and GGVS harmonic mode-locking were also experimentally revealed. Numerical simulations confirmed the GGVS formation in the fiber lasers.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
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Zhang H, Tang DY, Zhao LM, Tam HY. Induced solitons formed by cross-polarization coupling in a birefringent cavity fiber laser. Opt Lett 2008; 33:2317-2319. [PMID: 18923608 DOI: 10.1364/ol.33.002317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report on the experimental observation of induced solitons in a passively mode-locked fiber ring laser with a birefringence cavity. Owing to the cross coupling between the two orthogonal polarization components of the laser, it was found that if a soliton was formed along one cavity polarization axis, a weak soliton was also induced along the orthogonal polarization axis, and depending on the net cavity birefringence, the induced soliton could have either the same or different center wavelengths to that of the inducing soliton. Moreover, the induced soliton always had the same group velocity as that of the inducing soliton. They formed a vector soliton in the cavity. Numerical simulations confirmed the experimental observations.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Tang DY, Zhang H, Zhao LM, Wu X. Observation of high-order polarization-locked vector solitons in a fiber laser. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:153904. [PMID: 18999601 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.153904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Revised: 08/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report on the experimental observation of a new type of polarization-locked vector soliton in a passively mode-locked fiber laser. The vector soliton is characterized by the fact that not only are the two orthogonally polarized soliton components phase-locked, but also one of the components has a double-humped intensity profile. Multiple phase-locked high-order vector solitons with identical soliton parameters and harmonic mode locking of the vector solitons were also obtained in the laser. Numerical simulations confirmed the existence of stable high-order vector solitons in the fiber laser.
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- D Y Tang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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We report on the experimental evidence of four wave mixing (FWM) between the two polarization components of a vector soliton formed in a passively mode-locked fiber laser. Extra spectral sidebands with out-of-phase intensity variation between the polarization resolved soliton spectra was firstly observed, which was identified to be caused by the energy exchange between the two soliton polarization components. Other features of the FWM spectral sidebands and the soliton internal FWM were also experimentally investigated and numerically confirmed.
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- H Zhang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Zhao LM, Tang DY, Tam HY, Lu C. Pulse breaking recovery in fiber lasers. Opt Express 2008; 16:12102-12107. [PMID: 18679485 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.012102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Pulse breaking recovery is numerically demonstrated in dispersion-managed fiber lasers designed for generating high peak power ultrashort optical pulses. It is shown that due to the cavity boundary condition, local pulse breaking can be absorbed by the pulse propagation in erbium-doped fiber with normal dispersion. Consequently, high peak power transform-limited pulses beyond the gain-bandwidth limitation could be generated.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Polarization rotation of vector solitons in a fiber ring laser was experimentally studied. It was observed that the period of vector soliton polarization rotation could be locked to the cavity roundtrip time or multiple of it. We further show that multiple vector solitons can be formed in a fiber laser, and all the vector solitons have the same group velocity in cavity, however, their instantaneous polarization ellipse orientations could be orthogonal.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Wu WH, Li Q, Xu BH, Zhang P, Zhao LM, Yuan P, Wang JY, Cai RG, Zhou AP. [Safety of adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy with paclitaxel and epirubicin for high-risk breast cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2008; 30:548-551. [PMID: 19062727] [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: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and tolerance of adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy with paclitaxel and epirubicin for high-risk breast cancer. METHODS From January 2004 to December 2006, 101 patients with high-risk breast cancer after surgical resection were enrolled into this study. The patients were divided into two groups: dose-dense and regular groups. Each patient received 6 cycles of chemotherapy with intravenous administration of paclitaxel (175 mg/m2, on D3) and epirubicin (60 mg/m2, on Dl and D2). The dose-dense group had repeated treatment every two weeks, while the regular group repeated it every three weeks. G-CSF was used in a dose of 3 microg/kg on D5-D9 during each cycle in the dose-dense group. While in the regular group, it was used only under the condition that grade II neutropenia occurred. RESULTS The toxicity could be evaluated in 101 patients. Major grade II-IV toxicities included: neutropenia, nausea, vomiting and alopecia. The incidence of grade III-IV neutropenia was 16.0% in the dose-dense group versus 54.9% in the regular group (P = 0.000); postponing of chemotherapy was 2.4% versus 6.0% (P = 0.027). Ninety-eight patients completed the chemotherapy as planed. After a median follow-up of 24 months, the median DFS and OS were not reached. The relapse-free rate and survival rate were 89.8% and 100% in the dose-dense group, which were 87.8% and 93.9% in the regular group. The relapse-free rate of the high-risk patients in the dose-dense group was 86.8% versus 81.3% in the regular group, and the corresponding survival rate was 100% versus 90.6%. CONCLUSION Adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy with paclitaxel and epirubicin is safe, tolerable and promising for high-risk breast cancer.
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- Wei-Hua Wu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital (Institute), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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We report on the soliton trapping in a fiber ring laser modelocked with a SESAM. It was observed that solitons along the two orthogonal polarization directions of the cavity with fairly large difference in central frequency and energy could be coupled together to form a group velocity locked vector soliton. In particular, due to that each of the coupled solitons forms its own soliton sidebands, two sets of soliton sidebands could be observed on the vector soliton spectrum. Numerical simulations have well confirmed the experimental observations.
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- L M Zhao
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798.
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