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Di F, Han D, Wang G, Zhao W, Zhou D, Rong N, Yang S. Characteristics of bacterial community structure in the sediment of Chishui River (China) and the response to environmental factors. J Contam Hydrol 2024; 263:104335. [PMID: 38520935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104335] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Sediment microorganisms performed an essential function in the biogeochemical cycle of aquatic ecosystems, and their structural composition was closely related to environmental carrying capacity and water quality. In this study, the Chishui River (Renhuai section) was selected as the research area, and the concentrations of environmental factors in the water and sediment were detected. High⁃throughput sequencing was adopted to reveal the characteristics of bacterial community structures in the sediment. In addition, the response of bacteria to environmental factors was explored statistically. Meanwhile, the functional characteristics of bacterial were also analyzed based on the KEGG database. The results showed that the concentration of environmental factors in the water and sediment displayed spatial differences, with the overall trend of midstream > downstream > upstream, which was related to the wastewater discharge from the Moutai town in the midstream directly. Proteobacteria was the most dominant phylum in the sediment, with the relative abundance ranged from 52.06% to 70.53%. The distribution of genus-level bacteria with different metabolic activities varied in the sediment. Upstream was dominated by Massilia, Acinetobacter, and Thermomonas. In the midstream, Acinetobacter, Cloacibacterium and Comamonas were the main genus. Nevertheless, the abundance of Lysobacter, Arenimonas and Thermomonas was higher in the downstream. Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were the main environmental factors which affected the structure of bacterial communities in sediment, while total organic carbon (TOC) was the secondary. The bacterial community was primarily associated with six biological pathway categories such as metabolism. Carbohydrate metabolism and amino acid metabolism were the most active functions in the 31 subfunctions. This study could contribute to the understanding of the structural composition and driving forces of bacteria in the sediment, which might benefit for the ecological protection of Chishui River.
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- Fei Di
- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China.
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510655, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of PRC, Guangzhou 510655, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510655, China
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Lei P, Chen M, Rong N, Tang W, Zhang H. A passive sampler for synchronously measuring inorganic and organic pollutants in sediment porewater: Configuration and field application. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 136:201-212. [PMID: 37923430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.02.019] [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: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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In situ measurement of multiple pollutants coexisting in sediment porewater is an essential step in comprehensively assessing the bioavailability and risk of pollutants, but to date, this needs to be better developed. In this study, a passive sampler, consisting of an "I-shaped" supporting frame and inorganic/organic sampling units, incorporating equilibrium dialysis theory and kinetic/equilibrium sorption principle, was developed for the synchronous measurement of inorganic (e.g., phosphorus and metal(loid)s) and organic pollutants (e.g., parent and substituted PAHs). The equilibrium time and sampling rates were explored in laboratory tests to support in situ application. Profiles of pollutants in porewater within a vertical resolution of centimeters, i.e., 1 cm and 2 cm for inorganic and organic pollutants, respectively, were obtained by field deployment of the sampler for further estimation of diffusive fluxes across the sediment-water interface. The results suggested that the role of sediments for a specific pollutant may change (e.g., from "sink" to "source") during the sampling time. This study demonstrated the feasibility of synchronous measurement of inorganic and organic pollutants in sediment porewater by the passive sampler. In addition, it provided new insight for further investigation into the combined pollution effects of various pollutants in sediments.
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- Pei Lei
- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510530, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Shao J, Rong N, Wu Z, Gu S, Liu B, Shen N, Li Z. Siderophore-mediated iron partition promotes dynamical coexistence between cooperators and cheaters. iScience 2023; 26:107396. [PMID: 37701813 PMCID: PMC10494312 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Microbes shape their habitats by consuming resources and producing a diverse array of chemicals that can serve as public goods. Despite the risk of exploitation by cheaters, genes encoding sharable molecules like siderophores are widely found in nature, prompting investigations into the mechanisms that allow producers to resist invasion by cheaters. In this work, we presented the chemostat-typed "resource partition model" to demonstrate that dividing the iron resource between private and public siderophores can promote stable or dynamic coexistence between producers and cheaters in a well-mixed environment. Moreover, our analysis shows that when microbes not only consume but also produce resources, chemical innovation leads to stability criteria that differ from those of classical consumer resource models, resulting in more complex dynamics. Our work sheds light on the role of chemical innovations in microbial communities and the potential for resource partition to facilitate dynamical coexistence between cooperative and cheating organisms.
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- Jiqi Shao
- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Rong N, Chen K, Shao J, Ouyang Q, Luo C. A 3D Scalable Chamber-Array Chip for Digital LAMP. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7830-7838. [PMID: 37115526 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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As an absolute quantification method at the single-molecule level, digital PCR (dPCR) offers the highest accuracy. In this work, we developed a 3D scalable chamber-array chip that multiplied the number of partitions by stacking chamber-array layers and realized digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification to quantify DNA molecules. It greatly increases the number of partitions to improve the performance of dPCR without increasing the chip size, the operation workflow complicity, and operation time. For the three-chamber-array-layer chip which contains 200,000 reactors of a 0.125 nL volume, it has been proved that the reagent filling and partition were finished within 3 min, and the whole detection could be finished within 1 h. The method demonstrated that it could be scalable to a six-chamber-array layer, which contains 400,000 reactors without increasing the size of the chip and the complication of filling/partition workflow but only takes an additional hour for scanning. Due to its potential for high throughput, low cost, and simple operation, our device may significantly expand the clinical application range of dPCR.
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- Nan Rong
- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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Zhang W, Rong N, Jin X, Meng X, Han S, Zhang D, Shan B. Dissolved oxygen variation in the North China Plain river network region over 2011-2020 and the influencing factors. Chemosphere 2022; 287:132354. [PMID: 34571447 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The 2011-2020 data of dissolved oxygen (DO) and nutrients-total phosphorus (TP), solution reactive phosphorus (SRP), total nitrogen (TN), ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N), and chemical oxygen demand (CODCr)-in the North China Plain river network region were analyzed. Moreover, the DO variation trend and the influencing factors were investigated. The results showed that between 2011 and 2020, the DO concentration steadily increased from <3 mg L-1 to >5 mg L-1. Negative relationships were observed between the DO and CODCr (R = -0.34, p < 0.01), TN (R = -0.41, p < 0.01), NH3-N(R = -0.40, p < 0.01), TP (R = -0.28, p < 0.01), and SRP (R = -0.19, p < 0.01), indicating that a reduction in the nutrient input promoted the increase in the DO concentration in the past decade. The DO concentration in the rainy season was lower than that in the dry season, which suggests that nonpoint-source pollution caused by heavy storm runoff was the main factor affecting the water quality. The average DO concentration in the suburban rivers (4.88 mg L-1) was higher than that in urban rivers (3.41 mg L-1). Furthermore, comprehensive analysis indicated that the loss of riparian buffer, river solidification, pollutant input, and sluice dam operations are the main factors affecting DO concentration decrease and water quality deterioration. Finally, measures for water improvement and DO recovery in the river network region, namely pollutant input control, reduction in the impact of water conservancy projects, and river ecological restoration, were examined. Overall, this study shows that water quality has improved over the past decade. The study results provide a reference for the continuous improvement of water quality and the continuous recovery of DO in river network regions.
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- Wenqiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, PR China.
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou, 510530, PR China
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- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Hebei, Handan, 056038, PR China
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- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Hebei, Handan, 056038, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- College of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Hebei, Handan, 056038, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, PR China
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Chen J, Rong N, Liu M, Xu C, Guo J. The exosome-circ_0001359 derived from cigarette smoke exposed-prostate stromal cells promotes epithelial cells collagen deposition and primary ciliogenesis. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 435:115850. [PMID: 34968637 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cigarettes consumption is continued to be popular. We found that cigarette smoke (CS) exposure promoted prostatic fibrosis. In this study, human prostate epithelial RWPE-1 cells were co-cultured with exosomes derived from CS exposed-WPMY-1 cells (CS-WPMY-1-exo). The collagen deposition, primary ciliogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 level of RWPE-1 were evaluated. The circRNAs profiles of WPMY-1-exo were explored by high-throughput RNA sequencing. It was found that CS-WPMY-1-exo significantly promoted RWPE-1 collagen deposition, EMT and primary ciliogenesis. There were 17 differentially expressed (DE) circRNAs (including circ_0001359) between CS-WPMY-1-exo and the negative control. Functional enrichment analyses showed that the DE circRNAs played important roles in ciliary basal body, spindle microtubule and TGF-β signaling pathway. Circ_0001359 siRNA attenuated CS-WPMY-1 induced RWPE-1 cells collagen deposition, EMT and primary ciliogenesis, as well as inhibited the level of TGF-β1. The whole results showed that circ_0001359 derived from CS-WPMY-1-exo contributed to prostatic fibrosis via stimulating epithelial cells phenotypes changes and collagen deposition.
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- Jinglou Chen
- School of Medical, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China; The Gerontology Research Center of Jianghan University, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan (Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University), Jianghan University, Wuhan, China.
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- The Gerontology Research Center of Jianghan University, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan (Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University), Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
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- The Gerontology Research Center of Jianghan University, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan (Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University), Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medical, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Medical, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
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Chen K, Rong N, Wang S, Luo C. Corrigendum to: A novel two-layer-integrated microfluidic device for high-throughput yeast proteomic dynamics analysis at the single-cell level. Integr Biol (Camb) 2021; 13:258. [PMID: 34875045 DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kaiyue Chen
- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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Li C, Ding S, Ma X, Chen M, Zhong Z, Zhang Y, Ren M, Zhang M, Yang L, Rong N, Wang Y. O 2 distribution and dynamics in the rhizosphere of Phragmites australis, and implications for nutrient removal in sediments. Environ Pollut 2021; 287:117193. [PMID: 33989948 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Root-triggered microscale variations in O2 distribution in the rhizosphere of young Phragmites australis are important for nutrient removal in sediments. In this study, the micro-scale O2 dynamics and the small-scale changes of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and ammonium (NH4+) in the rhizosphere of P. australis were investigated using planar optodes and high-resolution dialysis (HR-Peeper), respectively. Results suggested that root O2 leakage has a highly variable distribution depending on the stage of root growth, the site of O2 leakage gradually shift from the entire emerging main roots to the main root tip and subsequently shifted the emerging lateral roots. The O2 concentration increased in the rhizosphere with increasing light intensity and O2 levels in the overlying water. Continuous O2 release from the lateral roots causes the formation of iron plaque on the surface of lateral roots, which reduce the mobility of P by adsorption of iron plaque in the rhizosphere. The oscillation of oxic-anoxic root zones improves nitrogen removal through the processes of anammox, heterotrophic denitrification and nitrification. This work from the micro-scale demonstrates that the O2 concentration is the spatio-temporal variations in the rhizosphere, and it presents an important role for nutrient removal in sediments.
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- Cai Li
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; Nanjing EasySensor Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing, 210018, China
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Chen K, Rong N, Wang S, Luo C. A novel two-layer-integrated microfluidic device for high-throughput yeast proteomic dynamics analysis at the single-cell level. Integr Biol (Camb) 2021; 12:241-249. [PMID: 32995887 DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyaa018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Current microfluidic methods for studying multicell strains (e.g., m-types) with multienvironments (e.g., n-types) require large numbers of inlets/outlets (m*n), a complicated procedure or expensive machinery. Here, we developed a novel two-layer-integrated method to combine different PDMS microchannel layers with different functions into one chip by a PDMS through-hole array, which improved the design of a PDMS-based microfluidic system. Using this method, we succeeded in converting 2 × m × n inlets/outlets into m + n inlets/outlets and reduced the time cost of loading processing (from m × n to m) of the device for studying multicell strains (e.g., m-types) in varied multitemporal environments (i.e., n-types). Using this device, the dynamic behavior of the cell-stress-response proteins was studied when the glucose concentration decreased from 2% to a series of lower concentrations. Our device could also be widely used in high-throughput studies of various stress responses, and the new concept of a multilayer-integrated fabrication method could greatly improve the design of PDMS-based microfluidic systems.
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- Kaiyue Chen
- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, China.,Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, China
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Liao W, Zhao W, Wu Y, Rong N, Liu X, Li K, Wang G. Multiple metal(loid)s bioaccessibility from cooked seafood and health risk assessment. Environ Geochem Health 2020; 42:4037-4050. [PMID: 32686071 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00661-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seafood has been generally considered to be the main diet exposure source of metal(loid)s. We evaluated health risk of mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) through consumption of cooked seafood based on bioaccessibility, which was obtained by physiologically based extraction test method. Results showed that cooking practices could decrease metal(loid)s concentration from seafood (by 6.0-45.7%). Metal(loid)s release from seafood in this study followed the descending order of Hg > Zn > Ni > Cd > Pb > As > Cu > Cr. On average, cooking lowered the bioaccessibility of As, Hg, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu, and Zn by 15.2, 26.1, 30.9, 30.7, 25.7, 31.2, 17.6, and 22.4%, respectively. Health risk calculation results showed that Cr, Ni, and Zn in seafood species in this study were within the human health benefits range. Hg, Cd, Pb, and Cu exposure from cooked seafood was within the safe dose. However, we found that there is a potential of having cancer (especially bladder and lung cancer) for people exposure to iAs from seafood based on bioaccessible contents the first time.
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- Wen Liao
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China.
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, People's Republic of China.
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Rong N, Lu W, Zhang C, Wang Y, Zhu J, Zhang W, Lei P. In situ high-resolution measurement of phosphorus, iron and sulfur by diffusive gradients in thin films in sediments of black-odorous rivers in the Pearl River Delta region, South China. Environ Res 2020; 189:109918. [PMID: 32678742 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The cycling of phosphorus (P), iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) in sediments has been previously investigated, but its impacts on the formation of black-odorous waterbodies remains unclear. Here, high-resolution (i.e., 2 mm for P and Fe, and 0.042 mm for S of 2D presentation) simultaneous measurements of P, Fe, and S profiles in river sediments based on the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique were conducted in the Pearl River Delta region, South China. Similar distribution trends and significant positive correlations (R = 0.67-0.93, p < 0.01) were observed between Fe and P. Considering the high diffusion fluxes of Fe and P together, it revealed that P release was promoted by the Fe reduction. The two-dimensional labile S profiles showed that their concentrations in sediments were higher by factors of 1.6-20 than those in overlying water. The minor diffusion fluxes of S and the accumulation of acid volatile sulfide indicated that S2- combining with Fe2+ occurred prior to diffusion. Furthermore, the formation mechanisms of black-odorous waterbodies were explored: (i) oxygen depletion by COD and NH4+‒N and large amounts of sulfate input were the main exogenous driving factors. (ii) Reduction of Fe and S to form ferrous sulfide accompanied with P release in sediments were the dominant endogenous causes. These observations together with mechanism analysis can provide a basis for the governance of black-odorous rivers.
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- Nan Rong
- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510530, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Guangzhou, 510530, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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Ding Y, Rong N, Shan B. Impact of extreme oxygen consumption by pollutants on macroinvertebrate assemblages in plain rivers of the Ziya River Basin, north China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:14147-14156. [PMID: 27048327 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6404-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of the study was to estimate the impact of oxygen depletion on macroinvertebrate community structure in benthic space. Macroinvertebrate assemblages and potential of dissolved oxygen (DO) consumption were investigated simultaneously in the plain rivers of the Ziya River Basin. The degree of DO depletion was represented by sediment oxygen demand (SOD) and DO, chemical oxygen demand (CODCr), and ammonia nitrogen (NH4 (+)-N) in the overlying water. The results showed an all-around hypoxia environment formed, and the values of DO, SOD, CODCr, and NH4 (+)-N were separately 0.11-4.03 mg L(-1), 0.41-2.60 g m(-2) day(-1), 27.50-410.00 mg L(-1), and 1.79-101.41 mg L(-1). There was an abnormal macroinvertebrate assemblage, and only 3 classes, Insecta, Gastropoda, and Oligochaeta, were found, which included 9 orders, 30 families, and 54 genera. The biodiversity was at a low level, and Shannon-Wiener index was 0.00-1.72. SOD, and NH4 (+)-N had major impact on the macroinvertebrate community, and the former had negative effect on most taxa, for instance, Nais, Branchiura, Paraleptophlebia, etc., which were sensitive or had a moderate-high tolerance to pollution. NH4 (+)-N had both positive and negative impacts on benthic animals, for instance, Dicrotendipes, Gomphus, Cricotopus, etc., for the former, and Procladius, Limnodrilus, Hippeutis, etc., for the latter. They all had a moderate-high tolerance to pollution. It is significant to improve DO condition and macroinvertebrate diversity in river harnessing and management.
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- Yuekui Ding
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
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Rong N, Shan B. Total, chemical, and biological oxygen consumption of the sediments in the Ziya River watershed, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:13438-13447. [PMID: 27026547 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6541-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sediment oxygen demand (SOD) is a critical dissolved oxygen (DO) sink in many rivers. Understanding the relative contributions of the biological and chemical components of SOD would improve our knowledge of the potential environmental harm SOD could cause and allow appropriate management systems to be developed. A various inhibitors addition technique was conducted to measure the total, chemical, and biological SOD of sediment samples from 13 sites in the Ziya River watershed, a severely polluted and anoxic river system in the north of China. The results showed that the major component of SOD was chemical SOD due to iron predominate. The ferrous SOD accounted for 21.6-78.9 % of the total SOD and 33.26-96.79 % of the chemical SOD. Biological SOD represented 41.13 % of the overall SOD averagely. Sulfide SOD accounted for 1.78-45.71 % of the total SOD and it was the secondary predominate of the chemical SOD. Manganous SOD accounted for 1.2-16.6 % of the total SOD and it was insignificant at many sites. Only four kinds of benthos were collected in the Ziya River watershed, resulting from the low DO concentration in the sediment surface due to SOD. This study would be helpful for understanding and preventing the potential sediment oxygen depletion during river restoration.
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- Nan Rong
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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Zhang W, Jin X, Rong N, Li J, Shan B. Organic matter and pH affect the analysis efficiency of (31)P-NMR. J Environ Sci (China) 2016; 43:244-249. [PMID: 27155430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.10.018] [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: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Solution (31)P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-NMR) is a useful method to analyze organic phosphorus (Po), but a general procedure for the analysis method is lacking. The authors used solution (31)P-NMR, which was found to be an effective method for analysis of Po in Haihe River sediment, to analyze the Po in the surface sediment in Eastern China at the regional scale, and found that the NaOH-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) extraction rate was affected by environmental factors. At the regional scale, the extraction rate showed a positive relationship with loss on ignition, when the extraction rate was lower than 60%. The extraction rate had no relationship with the loss on ignition when the extraction rate was higher than 60%. The extraction rate showed a negative relationship with pH, which means that the extraction rate was higher in acidic sediment and lower in alkaline sediment. The ratio of TC/TN (the ratio of total carbon to total nitrogen) was considered to represent the origin of organic matter in the sediment. The extraction rate was high when the TC/TN ratio was lower than 20, meanwhile the extraction rate decreased as the TC/TN ratio increased. The results show that the origin of organic matter in sediment significantly affects the NaOH-EDTA extraction rate. This study will give theoretical support for building an effective and general solution (31)P-NMR analysis method.
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- Wenqiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China.
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Zhang W, Jin X, Ding Y, Zhu X, Rong N, Li J, Shan B. Composition of phosphorus in wetland soils determined by SMT and solution 31P-NMR analyses. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:9046-9053. [PMID: 26832861 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5974-5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In Eastern China, wetlands are common in the lower reaches of catchments or in coastal zones. Wetlands are at risk from eutrophication because of the large quantities of phosphorus (P) they receive from rivers. They are also decreasing in size. In this contribution, we present information about the composition of P in wetland soils, obtained using the Standards, Measurements, and Testing (SMT) protocol and (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Average P concentrations varied in the different wetland soils and, in four of the five wetlands sampled, exceeded 500 mg∙kg(-1). HCl-inorganic P (Pi) was the main Pi fraction in wetland soils. The percentage contribution of Pi (89.7 %) to total P was the highest in the Yangtze River estuary wetland. Six P components were detected by (31)P-NMR analysis. Mono-P was the main organic P (Po) in wetland soils. Orthophosphate (Ortho-P) was positively and negatively related to NaOH-Pi (R (2) = 0.957, p < 0.001) and HCl-Pi (R (2) = -0.689, p < 0.001), respectively. Orthophosphate monoesters (Mono-P) were positively related to Po (R (2) = 0.617, p < 0.001) and ortho-P (R (2) = 0.624, p < 0.001), respectively. The main Po component was Mono-P, and it may be mineralized to ortho-P under the frequently changing redox conditions in wetland soils. The information from this study will support the development of robust scientific and effective policy for P management in wetlands.
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- Wenqiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang W, Rong N, Jin X, Li J, Ding Y, Zhu X, Shan B. Phosphorus speciation of sediments from lakes of different tropic status in Eastern China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:6767-6773. [PMID: 26662787 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5521-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Information about the chemical composition of phosphorus (P) in sediment is critical for understanding P dynamics and eutrophication in lake ecosystems. Eutrophication as a result of P pollution still persists so we chose to determine the P characteristics of sediments from ten lakes of different trophic status and the relationships between P fractions and environmental factors. The results show that the Standards, Measurements and Testing (SMT) method combined with (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance ((31)P-NMR) can efficiently show the P characteristics of sediment. Phosphorus concentrations in sediments decreased as the trophic status of the lake improved. Inorganic P (Pi) was the dominant form of total P (TP) in most of the lake sediments and was mainly comprised of HCl-Pi, a stable Pi fraction. Results of (31)P-NMR analysis show that the extracts were dominated by ortho-P (36.4-94.8%) and mono-P (4.0-36.2%), with smaller amounts of diester-P (.6-23.1%), pyro-P (.2-4.4%), and phon-P (.3-.7%). Analysis of the relationships between the P composition and the trophic status of the lakes indicated that the bioavailability of P forms has an influence on the surface water trophic conditions and the health of aquatic ecosystems.
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- Wenqiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Science, P. O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu X, Shan B, Tang W, Li S, Rong N. Distributions, fluxes, and toxicities of heavy metals in sediment pore water from tributaries of the Ziya River system, northern China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:5516-5526. [PMID: 26573312 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5709-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The distributions and mobilities of metals in pore water strongly influence the biogeochemical processes and bioavailabilities of metals at sediment-water interfaces. Heavy metal concentrations were measured in pore water samples from the Shaocun River (SR), the Wangyang River (WR), and the Xiao River (XR), tributaries of the Ziya River system, northern China. The aim was to assess heavy metal contamination in the system and the associated environmental risks. The mean Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations in all three tributaries were 0.373, 57.1, 37.7, 20.4, 14.0, and 90.6 μg/L, respectively. The calculated Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn diffusion fluxes in the rivers were -0.427 to 0.469, -71.8 to 42.5, 3.16 to 86.6, 5.29 to 14.0, 7.24 to 19.0, and -204 to 21.9 μg/(m(2) day), respectively, showing that the pore water was a source of most of the metals to the water column. Only Cu and Pb in the XR and Cu in the WR exceeded the final chronic value recommended by the US Environmental Protection Agency, but the metals in the WR sediment could have caused toxic effects. These results are likely to be useful to the authorities responsible for sustainable river management.
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- Xiaolei Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- Beijing Newatt Environment Engineering Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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Zhao Y, Shan B, Tang W, Zhang H, Rong N, Ding Y. Distributions, Early Diagenesis, and Spatial Characteristics of Amino Acids in Sediments of Multi-Polluted Rivers: A Case Study in the Haihe River Basin, China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016; 13:234. [PMID: 26907310 PMCID: PMC4772254 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13020234] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Haihe River Basin, which is one of the most water-scarce and polluted river basins in China, has abnormally high nitrogen levels. In this study, total hydrolyzable amino acids (THAAs) were measured in surface sediment and sediment core samples in the Haihe River Basin to determine if amino acids were potential sources of ammonium, organic nitrogen, and organic carbon. The rivers were found to be in a state of hypoxia and contain abnormally high levels of ammonium and organic nitrogen. Additionally, NH₃-N was the predominant form of inorganic nitrogen in the surface sediments, while organic nitrogen accounted for 92.53% of sedimentary nitrogen. THAAs-C accounted for 14.92% of the total organic carbon, while THAAs-N accounted for more than 49.59% of organic nitrogen and 45.68% of total nitrogen. The major fraction of THAAs were protein amino acids. Three sediment cores of the most heavily polluted rivers also showed high levels of THAAs. Evaluation of the degradation index (DI) of sedimentary organic matter in sediments evaluated based on the THAAs revealed that most positive DI values were found in the downstream portion of the Ziya River Watershed. Additionally, the DI of surface sediment was correlated with THAAs (r² = 0.763, p < 0.001), as was the DI of sediment cores (r² = 0.773, p < 0.001). Overall, amino acids in sediments were found to be an important potential source of ammonium, organic nitrogen, and organic carbon.
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- Yu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100047, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100047, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100047, China.
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Wang C, Shan B, Zhang H, Rong N. Analyzing sediment dissolved oxygen based on microprofile modeling. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2014; 21:10320-10328. [PMID: 24764008 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2875-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Sediment plays a key role in controlling the oxygen demand of aquatic systems. The reaction rate, penetration depth, and flux across the sediment-water interface (SWI) are important factors in sediment oxygen consumption. However, there were few methods to collect these data until recently. In this study, methods were developed to simulate the oxygen microprofile and calculate the sediment oxygen consumption rate, oxygen penetration depth, and oxygen flux across the SWI. We constructed a sediment oxygen measuring system using an oxygen microelectrode and a control device. The simulation equations were derived from both zero and first-order kinetic models, while the penetration depth and the oxygen flux were calculated from the simulation results. The method was tested on four prepared sediment samples. Decreases in dissolved oxygen in surface sediment were clearly detected by the microelectrode. The modeled data were a good fit for the observed data (R (2) > 0.95), and zero-order kinetics were more suitable than first-order kinetics. The values for penetration depth (1.3-3.9 mm) and oxygen fluxes (0.061-0.114 mg/cm(2)/day) calculated by our methods are comparable with those from other studies.
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- Chao Wang
- State Key Laboratory on Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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Hess LM, Rong N, Monahan PO, Gupta P, Thomaskutty C, Matei D. Continued chemotherapy after complete response to primary therapy among women with advanced ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis. Cancer 2011; 116:5251-60. [PMID: 20665885 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer (OC) is associated with a >75% risk of recurrence after completion of primary therapy. Several clinical trials have explored the role of continued therapy after complete response to primary adjuvant therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence; however, these trials have largely been underpowered, leading to inconclusive results. METHODS A systematic search strategy was initiated to identify all clinical trials involving consolidation or maintenance therapy regimens for OC in first complete remission. A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate toxicity and progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS There were 37 publications meeting all eligibility criteria, representing 20 consolidation and 9 maintenance therapy trials. Consolidation and maintenance therapies were associated with improved PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.79 [P = .003] and HR, 0.82 [P = .02], respectively) and OS (HR, 0.68 [P = .0008] and HR, 0.68 [P = .007], respectively). This relationship remained statistically significant when the analysis was limited to randomized trials and across other sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS Although individual studies have not yet convincingly shown a survival advantage with maintenance chemotherapy in OC, this meta-analysis demonstrates that continued chemotherapy after completion of primary therapy for OC improves PFS and OS. Benefits are greatest in patients with advanced stage OC who reach complete clinical or pathologic response after primary therapy.
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- Lisa M Hess
- Department of Public Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Forquer JA, Rong N, Fakiris AJ, Loehrer PJ, Johnstone PAS. Postoperative radiotherapy after surgical resection of thymoma: differing roles in localized and regional disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009; 76:440-5. [PMID: 19427738 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry data to determine the impact of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for thymoma and thymic carcinoma (T/TC). METHODS AND MATERIALS Patients with surgically resected localized (LOC) or regional (REG) malignant T/TC with or without PORT were analyzed for overall survival (OS) and cause-specific survival (CSS) by querying the SEER database from 1973-2005. Patients dying within the first 3 months after surgery were excluded. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analyses with Cox proportional hazards were performed. RESULTS A total of 901 T/TC patients were identified (275 with LOC disease and 626 with REG disease). For all patients with LOC disease, PORT had no benefit and may adversely impact the 5-year CSS rate (91% vs. 98%, p = 0.03). For patients with REG disease, the 5-year OS rate was significantly improved by adding PORT (76% vs. 66% for surgery alone, p = 0.01), but the 5-year CSS rate was no better (91% vs. 86%, p = 0.12). No benefit was noted for PORT in REG disease after extirpative surgery (defined as radical or total thymectomy). On multivariate OS and CSS analysis, stage and age were independently correlated with survival. For multivariate CSS analysis, the outcome of PORT is significantly better for REG disease than for LOC disease (hazard ratio, 0.167; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our results from SEER show that PORT for T/TC had no advantage in patients with LOC disease (Masaoka Stage I), but a possible OS benefit of PORT in patients with REG disease (Masaoka Stage II-III) was found, especially after non-extirpative surgery. The role of PORT in T/TC needs further evaluation.
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- Jeffrey A Forquer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Oryzanol is a class of nonsaponifiable lipids of rice bran oil (RBO). More specifically, oryzanol is a group of ferulic acid esters of triterpene alcohol and plant sterols. In experiment 1, the mechanisms of the cholesterol-lowering action of oryzanol were investigated in 32 hamsters made hypercholesterolemic by feeding chow-based diets containing 5% coconut oil and 0.1% cholesterol with or without 1% oryzanol for 7 wk. Relative to the control animals, oryzanol treatment resulted in a significant reduction in plasma total cholesterol (TC) (28%, P < 0.01) and the sum of IDL-C, LDL-C, and VLDL-C (NON-HDL-C) (34%, P < 0.01). In addition, the oryzanol-treated animals also exhibited a 25% reduction in percent cholesterol absorption vs. control animals. Endogenous cholesterol synthesis, as measured by the liver and intestinal HMG-CoA reductase activities, showed no difference between the two groups. To determine whether a lower dose of oryzanol was also efficacious and to measure aortic fatty streaks, 19 hamsters in experiment 2 were divided into two groups and fed for 10 wk chow-based diets containing 0.05% cholesterol and 10% coconut oil (w/w) (control) and the control diet plus 0.5% oryzanol (oryzanol). Relative to the control, oryzanol-treated hamsters had reduced plasma TC (44%, P < 0.001), NON-HDL-C (57%, P < 0.01), and triglyceride (TG) (46%, P < 0.05) concentrations. Despite a 12% decrease in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (P < 0.01), the oryzanol-treated animals maintained a more optimum NON-HDL-C/HDL-C profile (1.1 +/- 0.4) than the control (2.5 +/- 1.4; P < 0.0075). Aortic fatty streak formation, so defined by the degree of accumulation of Oil Red O-stained macrophage-derived foam cells, was reduced 67% (P < 0.01) in the oryzanol-treated animals. From these studies, it is concluded that a constituent of the non-saponifiable lipids of RBO, oryzanol, is at least partially responsible for the cholesterol-lowering action of RBO. In addition, the cholesterol-lowering action of oryzanol was associated with significant reductions in aortic fatty streak formation.
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- N Rong
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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Rong N, Selhub J, Goldin BR, Rosenberg IH. Bacterially synthesized folate in rat large intestine is incorporated into host tissue folyl polyglutamates. J Nutr 1991; 121:1955-9. [PMID: 1941259 DOI: 10.1093/jn/121.12.1955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Unlike mammalian tissues, certain intestinal microflora are capable of de novo synthesis of folate. To explore the availability of bacterially synthesized folate to the host organism, we used [3H] p-aminobenzoic acid (3H PABA) to label folate newly synthesized by the intestinal microflora. Labeled folates were isolated by affinity chromatography and identified by ion-pair HPLC. In this study [3H]PABA was injected into rat cecum to determine whether the [3H]folate synthesized by bacteria appeared in rat liver and other tissues. Rats were kept in sling suits to prevent coprophagy. Ion-pair chromatography of the purified liver folate demonstrated that bacterially derived [3H]folate was incorporated into all host liver-specific folate polyglutamates, mostly penta- and hexaglutamyl derivatives. Similar results were observed in kidney folates. These data provide direct evidence that some of the folate synthesized by the microflora in the rat large intestine is incorporated into the tissue folate of the host.
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- N Rong
- Vitamin Bioavailability Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111
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