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Xi R, Fan Q, Tao R. [The prediction value of combined serum levels of TMAO and TML for poor prognosis in patients with heart failure]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2024; 52:405-412. [PMID: 38644256 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20240104-00008] [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: 04/23/2024]
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Objective: To evaluate the predictive value of combined serum levels of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and trimethyllysine (TML) for poor prognosis in patients with heart failure. Methods: This single-center prospective cohort study included hospitalized patients with heart failure and complete baseline data from the Department of Cardiology at Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from June 2017 to December 2020. Patients were categorized into four groups based on median serum levels of TMAO and TML after admission: TMAO low level TML low level group (TMAO<9.7 μmol/L, TML<0.73 μmol/L), TMAO low level TML high level group (TMAO<9.7 μmol/L, TML≥0.73 μmol/L), TMAO high level TML low level group (TMAO≥9.7 μmol/L, TML<0.73 μmol/L) and TMAO high level TML high level group (TMAO≥9.7 μmol/L, TML≥0.73 μmol/L). The primary endpoint was a composite endpoint of cardiovascular death and readmission for heart failure. Multiple factor Cox regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the correlation between serum TMAO and TML levels and poor prognosis in patients with heart failure. Results: A total of 471 patients with heart failure were included, with an mean age of (62.5±12.0) years and a median follow-up time of 1.61 (1.06, 2.90) years. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that after adjusting for age, gender, and traditional risk factors, the TMAO high level TML high level group had a higher incidence of primary endpoint events compared to the TMAO low level TML low level group (HR=1.71, 95%CI 1.05-2.77, P=0.03). Conclusion: Elevated serum levels of both TMAO and TML can effectively predict the occurrence of long-term adverse events in patients with heart failure.
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- R Xi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Chen M, Fan Q, Li H, Ma YP, Qin XQ, Suo XH, Yang C, Zhu TN, Duan MH, Han B, Wang SJ, Zhou DB, Zhuang JL. [Efficacy of different regimens and prognostic factors in patients with first relapsed multiple myeloma treated after front-line bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:1436-1443. [PMID: 38044070 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20230619-00318] [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: 12/05/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the efficacy of second-line regimens and prognostic factors in patients with first-relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) treated with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (BCD). Methods: A retrospective cohort study. Clinical data were collected in first-relapsed MM patients after BCD treatment from three tertiary hospitals in north China from July 2009 to October 2022. Patients were classified according to the second-line regimen into the immunotherapy group, single novel agent group [either proteasome inhibitor (PI) or immunomodulatory drug (IMiD)], combination treatment group (both PI+IMiD), and traditional treatment group. Responses to second-line regimens and survival data were analyzed. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis and the Cox proportional risk model was used for univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: A total of 217 patients were enrolled including 8.8% (19/217) in the immunotherapy group, 48.4% (105/217) in the PI/IMiD group, 29.9% (65/217) in the PI+IMiD group, and 12.9% (28/217) in the traditional treatment group. The median age was 62 years (range 31-83 years) and 56.2% (122/217) were males. The overall response rates (ORRs) in the four groups were 94.7% (18/19) vs. 56.2% (59/105) vs. 73.8% (48/65) vs. 32.1% (9/28) (χ2=24.55; P<0.001), respectively. The progression-free survival (PFS) of the second-line regimens (2ndPFS) was 17.7 vs. 9.0 vs. 9.2 vs. 4.6 months (χ2=22.74; P<0.001), respectively, among which patients in the PI/IMiD and PI+IMiD groups had comparable 2ndPFS (χ2=1.76; P=0.923). Patients with high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (HRCAs) achieved the longest 2ndPFS of 22.0 months in the immunotherapy group (χ2=15.03; P=0.002). Multivariate analysis suggested that immunotherapy (HR=0.11, 95%CI 0.05-0.27), achievement of efficacy of partial response or better (HR=0.47, 95%CI 0.34-0.66), and non-aggressive relapse (HR=0.25, 95%CI 0.17-0.37) were independent prognostic factors of 2ndPFS. Conclusion: In this real-world study, immunotherapy was associated with a more favorable efficacy and PFS for first-relapsed MM patients after BCD treatment, with similar outcomes in patients with HRCAs.
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- M Chen
- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Shunyi Hospital, Beijing 101399, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Hematology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Hematology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan 057150, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Liu G, Fan Q, Zhao L, Li X, Lu X, Dai S, Zhang S, Yang K, Ding X. A Novel Planning and Delivery Technology: Dose, Dose Rate and Linear Energy Transfer (LET) Optimization Based on Spot-Scanning Proton Arc Therapy FLASH (SPLASH LET). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S37. [PMID: 37784485 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.305] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) To achieve a high conformal dose with Linear Energy Transfer (LET) optimized FLASH proton therapy, we introduced a new planning and delivery technique concept, the voxel-wised optimization of LET distribution and dose rate based on scanning arc therapy (SPLASHLET) MATERIALS/METHODS: The algorithm optimizes (1) the clinical dose-volume constraint based on dose distribution and (2) the clinical LET-volume constraint based on LET distribution using Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) with Limited-memory BFGS solver by minimizing the monitor unit (MU) constraint on spot weight and (3) the effective dose-average dose rate by minimizing the accelerator's beam current sequentially. Such optimization framework enables the high dose conformal dynamic arc therapy with the capability of LET painting with voxel-based FLASH dose rate in an open-source proton planning platform (MatRad, Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center-DKFZ). It aiming to minimize the overall cost function value combined with plan quality and voxel-based LET and dose rate constraints. Three representative cases (brain, liver and prostate cancer) were used for testing purposes. Dose-volume histogram (DVH), LET volume histogram (LVH) dose rate volume histogram (DRVH) and dose rate map were assessed compared to the original SPArc plan (SPArcoriginal). RESULTS SPLASHLET plan could offer comparable plan quality compared to SPArcoriginal plan. The DRVH results indicated that SPArcoriginal could not achieve FLASH using the clinic beam current configuration, while SPLASHLET could significantly not only improve V40Gy/s in target and region of interest (ROI) but also improve the mean LET in the target and reduce the high LET in organ at risk (OAR) in comparison with SPArcoriginal (Table 1). CONCLUSION SPLASHLET offers the first LET painting with voxel-based ultra-dose-rate and high-dose conformity treatment using proton beam therapy. Such technique has the potential to take full vantage of LET painting, FLASH and SPArc.
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- G Liu
- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI
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Tang HL, Jiang J, Yu WN, Zhao LL, Fan Q, Wang FY, Pan XH. [A clustered epidemic investigation of non-marital non-commercial heterosexual contact of HIV in Zhejiang Province]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:1270-1275. [PMID: 37661620 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230203-00056] [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: 09/05/2023]
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Objective: To identify the transmission relationship between HIV infection cases the non-marital non-commercial heterosexual contact in Zhejiang Province. Methods: When HIV positive was informed during January 2020 to January 2022, the staff conducted an epidemiological investigation to collect cases information on sociodemographic characteristics, mobility information, past HIV testing history, high-risk sexual behaviors, sexual partners, and etcetera. At the same time, 6-8 ml of blood from the new diagnosis of people infected with HIV before antiviral treatment was collected to separate the bleeding plasma. pol gene was amplified by nucleic acid extraction and PCR, sequenced by Sequencer 5.0 software, and Cytoscape 3.6.0 software was used to draw HIV molecular transmission network. Results: From January 2020 to January 2022, 88 HIV infected individuals were found in Pujiang County, of which 74 were transmitted through heterosexual transmission, of which 31 were infected through non-marital non-commercial heterosexual contact. Preliminary case studies have found that three female cases have engaged in unprotected non-marital non-commercial heterosexual contact with one male case. Among the 4 infected individuals, 2 of their spouses tested positive for HIV antibodies. Molecular transmission network monitoring was carried out on 65 newly diagnosed cases of heterosexual transmission with acquired sequences, forming 9 transmission clusters. The largest cluster contained 10 cases. A total of 11 HIV-infected individuals were involved in this HIV cluster epidemic. They were 3 males and 8 females, all over 50 years old and were farmers or rural housewives. They were traced to 7 sexual partners (6 negatives of HIV, 1 undetected). Among the 18 respondents' sexual social network relationships, there were 6 couples, 8 permanent partners, and 3 temporary partners. Among 11 HIV infected individuals, there were 9 cases of non-marital non-commercial heterosexual transmission and 2 cases of intramarital transmission. The epidemiological association between 7 non-married non-commercial heterosexual partners and case 2 (56-year-old male farmer), 3 cases confirmed by epidemiological investigation and molecular transmission cluster results, 3 cases confirmed by molecular transmission cluster and epidemiological investigation results, and 1 case confirmed by epidemiological investigation results. Conclusions: The transmission mode of this cluster epidemic was to spread HIV through heterosexual sex with a male case as the core, then cause the transmission within marriage and between fixed sexual partners. The combination of epidemiological investigation and molecular transmission network traceability survey supports the conclusion of this study.
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- H L Tang
- Jinhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinhua 321002, China Zhejiang Association of STD/AIDS Prevention and Control, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Pujiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Zhejiang Province, Pujiang 322200, China
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- Pujiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Zhejiang Province, Pujiang 322200, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Jinhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinhua 321002, China Zhejiang Association of STD/AIDS Prevention and Control, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Association of STD/AIDS Prevention and Control, Hangzhou 310051, China Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Chen Y, Fan Q, Liu Y, Shi Y, Luo H. Cardiovascular toxicity induced by SSRIs: Analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to FAERS. Psychiatry Res 2023; 326:115300. [PMID: 37364503 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115300] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Depression diagnoses have surged recently, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the go-to treatment. However, studies indicate that long-term use of SSRIs can increase cardiovascular risk without systematic evaluation of the drug class. To offer clinical guidance, we performed an evaluation of the association between the six most commonly prescribed SSRIs and cardiovascular adverse events. Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from Q1 2004 to Q2 2022, we conducted a disproportionality analysis and determined the magnitude of significant signals using statistical shrinkage transformations. Our study revealed that arrhythmias, torsades de pointes/QT prolongation, cardiomyopathy, and hypertension were among the most prevalent adverse events linked to SSRIs. Our analysis also showed a significant association between SSRIs and the aforementioned adverse events, with higher incidence in middle-aged and elderly patients and women. We further observed a rising trend in the incidence of arrhythmias, torsades de pointes/QT prolongation, and hypertension, highlighting the need for heightened cardiac monitoring in patients on SSRIs.
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- Yukun Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China; School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China; School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China; School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
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Hu H, Liao Z, Xu M, Wan S, Wu Y, Zou W, Wu J, Fan Q. Fabrication, Optimization, and Evaluation of Paclitaxel and Curcumin Coloaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Improved Antitumor Activity. ACS Omega 2023; 8:976-986. [PMID: 36643566 PMCID: PMC9835547 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Codelivery of chemotherapeutic drugs in nanoparticles can enhance the therapeutic effects against tumors. However, their anticancer properties and physiochemical characteristics can be severely influenced by many formulation parameters during the preparation process. It is a complicated development phase to select the optimal parameters for preparation of nanoparticles based on the commonly used one single parameter method, which consumes a lot of money, time, and effort, and sometimes even fails. Therefore, the statistical analysis based on Box-Behnken design (BBD) has attracted much attention in bioengineering fields because it can illustrate the influence of parameters, build mathematical models, and predict the optimal combinational factors in a decreased number of experiments. In this study, we used a three-factor three-level BBD design to optimize the preparation of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles coloaded with two anticancer drugs curcumin and paclitaxel (PLGA-CUR-PTX nanoparticles). The surfactant concentration, polymer concentration, and oil-water ratio were selected as independent variables. An optimized model of the formulation for PLGA-CUR-PTX nanoparticles was validated. The optimal nanoparticles possessed a uniform spherical shape, with an average size of 99.94 nm, and the drug encapsulation efficiencies of CUR and PTX were 63.53 and 80.64%, respectively. The drug release from nanoparticles showed a biphasic release behavior, with a release mechanism via diffusion and fundamentally quasi-Fickian diffusion. The optimized nanoparticles demonstrated an enhanced cytotoxicity effect with lower IC50 values to 4T1 and MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines compared to free drugs. In summary, BBD optimization of CUR and PTX coloaded nanoparticles yielded a favorable drug carrier that holds potential as an alternative treatment for anticancer therapy.
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- Haiyang Hu
- Department
of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan610075, China
- Sichuan
Key Medical Laboratory of New Drug Discovery and Druggability Evaluation,
Luzhou Key Laboratory of Activity Screening and Druggability Evaluation
for Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646099, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646099, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646099, China
- Sichuan
Key Medical Laboratory of New Drug Discovery and Druggability Evaluation,
Luzhou Key Laboratory of Activity Screening and Druggability Evaluation
for Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646099, China
- Sichuan
Key Medical Laboratory of New Drug Discovery and Druggability Evaluation,
Luzhou Key Laboratory of Activity Screening and Druggability Evaluation
for Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000, China
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- Department
of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan610075, China
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- Sichuan
Key Medical Laboratory of New Drug Discovery and Druggability Evaluation,
Luzhou Key Laboratory of Activity Screening and Druggability Evaluation
for Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000, China
- School
of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical
University, Luzhou646000, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan646099, China
- Sichuan
Key Medical Laboratory of New Drug Discovery and Druggability Evaluation,
Luzhou Key Laboratory of Activity Screening and Druggability Evaluation
for Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000, China
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Wang C, Xu M, Fan Q, Li C, Zhou X. Therapeutic potential of exosome-based personalized delivery platform in chronic inflammatory diseases. Asian J Pharm Sci 2023; 18:100772. [PMID: 36896446 PMCID: PMC9989662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2022.100772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In the inflammatory microenvironment, there are numerous exosomes secreted by immune cells (Macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and platelets as intercellular communicators, which participate in the regulation of inflammation by modulating gene expression and releasing anti-inflammatory factors. Due to their good biocompatibility, accurate targeting, low toxicity and immunogenicity, these exosomes are able to selectively deliver therapeutic drugs to the site of inflammation through interactions between their surface-antibody or modified ligand with cell surface receptors. Therefore, the role of exosome-based biomimetic delivery strategies in inflammatory diseases has attracted increasing attention. Here we review current knowledge and techniques for exosome identification, isolation, modification and drug loading. More importantly, we highlight progress in using exosomes to treat chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), atherosclerosis (AS), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Finally, we also discuss their potential and challenges as anti-inflammatory drug carriers.
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- Chenglong Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Vascular Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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Wu Y, Wan S, Yang S, Hu H, Zhang C, Lai J, Zhou J, Chen W, Tang X, Luo J, Zhou X, Yu L, Wang L, Wu A, Fan Q, Wu J. Macrophage cell membrane-based nanoparticles: a new promising biomimetic platform for targeted delivery and treatment. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:542. [PMID: 36575429 PMCID: PMC9794113 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01746-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Synthetic nanoparticles with surface bioconjugation are promising platforms for targeted therapy, but their simple biological functionalization is still a challenging task against the complex intercellular environment. Once synthetic nanoparticles enter the body, they are phagocytosed by immune cells by the immune system. Recently, the cell membrane camouflage strategy has emerged as a novel therapeutic tactic to overcome these issues by utilizing the fundamental properties of natural cells. Macrophage, a type of immune system cells, plays critical roles in various diseases, including cancer, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, infection and inflammation, due to the recognition and engulfment function of removing substances and pathogens. Macrophage membranes inherit the surface protein profiles and biointerfacing properties of source cells. Therefore, the macrophage membrane cloaking can protect synthetic nanoparticles from phagocytosis by the immune cells. Meanwhile, the macrophage membrane can make use of the natural correspondence to accurately recognize antigens and target inflamed tissue or tumor sites. In this review, we have summarized the advances in the fabrication, characterization and homing capacity of macrophage membrane cloaking nanoparticles in various diseases, including cancers, immune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system diseases, and microbial infections. Although macrophage membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles are currently in the fetal stage of development, there is huge potential and challenge to explore the conversion mode in the clinic.
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- Yuesong Wu
- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.488387.8Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan People’s Republic of China ,grid.7132.70000 0000 9039 7662Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China ,grid.411304.30000 0001 0376 205XDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China ,grid.488387.8Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China ,grid.410578.f0000 0001 1114 4286School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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Xu M, Liao Z, Liu Y, Guo S, Hu H, Chen T, Wu Y, Wan S, Zhou M, Lu M, Jiluo S, Yao L, Pu X, Wang S, Fan Q. Preparation and optimization of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) rod-shaped particles in nano size range for paclitaxel delivery. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1103990. [PMID: 36588954 PMCID: PMC9800425 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1103990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Nanoparticle shape has been acknowledged as an important design parameter due to its influence on nanoparticle interaction with biological systems. However, there is lacking of simple and scalable preparation technique for drug loaded non-spherical polymeric nanoparticles for a long time, thus hindering the potential applications. Although our previous research has modified the traditional emulsion solvent evaporation technique by adding guest molecules to prepare non-spherical poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) particles, it is difficult to obtain nano-sized rods with minor axis less than 200 nm, which may have great potential in cancer therapy. Herein, in present research, the two-step ESE method was used and optimized to prepare poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanorods for paclitaxel delivery. Firstly, the single-factor experiment was used to screen the influence of multi-factors including type of guest molecules, concentration of guest molecules, emulsification method, surfactant concentration, oil volume, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) concentration on the size and shape to determine the range of variables; based on the above range, a multi-factor and multi-level orthogonal experiment was designed. The formula is evaluated by the rod fabrication yield and the aspect ratio of major axis to minor axis. The results showed that the yield of nanorods in the optimal formula was 99% and the aspect ratio was 5.35 ± 2.05 with the minor axis of 135.49 ± 72.66 nm, and major axis of 657.77 ± 307.63 nm. In addition, the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel was successfully encapsulated in PLGA nanorods by the same technique. Our results not only enrich the ESE technique for preparing small sized poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanorods, but also envision the potential application of nanorods for targeted cancer therapy with the delivery of paclitaxel.
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- Mengyao Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,*Correspondence: Shurong Wang, ; Qingze Fan,
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,*Correspondence: Shurong Wang, ; Qingze Fan,
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Shen L, Gong J, Li N, Guo W, Zhang J, Fan Q, Liu T, Xia Z, Y. Shen, Wang J, Lu L, Qi C, Yao J, Qian X, Shi M. 1254P Updated report of a phase I study of TST001, a humanized anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody, in combination with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) as a first-line treatment of advanced G/GEJ cancer. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Wichtmann B, Fan Q, Witzel T, Pieper C, Attenberger U, Rosen B, Wald L, Huang S, Nummenma A. Linear Multi-scale Modeling von diffusionsgewichteter MRT-Bildgebung zur mikrostrukturellen Charakterisierung von Gewebe in vivo. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- B Wichtmann
- Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Klinik f. Diagn. u. Interv. Radiologie, Bonn
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Klinik für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Klinik für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology / Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charlestown / Cambridge, MA, United States
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology / Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charlestown / Cambridge, MA, United States
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- A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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Zhang Y, Zou W, Zhu X, Jiang L, Gui C, Fan Q, Tu Y, Chen J. UPDATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOLECULAR TARGETS OF RADIOIODINE IN DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2022; 18:86-92. [PMID: 35975265 PMCID: PMC9365402 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2022.86] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is a mainstay adjuvant treatment for thyroid cancer. Administration of RAI therapy after total or near-total thyroidectomy has shown a survival advantage in numerous properly selected patients. However, the role of RAI therapy after reoperation for persistent or recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) is unclear. One reason may be the possible downregulation of the I- transport system after primary surgery. RAI is transported by the sodium iodide symporter (NIS), PENDRIN, anoctamin 1 (ANO1) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and emits β particles that destroy follicular cells. The identification of pathways of iodide (I-) transport has allowed use of the transport system to render tumours susceptible to RAI treatment via gene therapy. This review focuses on the effect of RAI therapy in follicular cell-derived thyroid cancers and offers potential novel targets that enable improved radioiodine uptake and thus an improved prognosis of thyroid cancer.
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- Y. Zhang
- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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- First People’s Hospital of Yichang - Department of General Surgery II, Yichang, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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- Liuzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital - Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital - Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan, China
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Shi Y, Chen W, Lin H, Gao Z, Yang B, Yang K, Chen D, Wang Z, Fan Q, Hua R, Liu H, Zhang A. An application research for near-surface repository of strontium-90 sorption kinetic model on mudrocks. KERNTECHNIK 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/kern-2021-1021] [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: 11/15/2022]
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In this study,90Sr was used as the test radionuclide to characterize the sorption kinetics and effects of initial 90Sr activity and remaining 90Sr in solid concentration were simulated for a near-surface repository. The study focused on the sorption characteristics of radionuclides in unsaturated groundwater environment (or vadose zone) is the important information for investigating the near-surface disposal of intermediate and low-level radioactive waste (ILLW). Moreover, the 90Sr sorption experiments reached equilibrium within 56 h, which fit to the first order sorption kinetic model, and the remaining 90Sr in mudrock samples showed obvious sorption equilibrium hysteresis, which fit to the second order sorption kinetic model. Before reaching the maximum sorption capacity, the sorption rate constant increases with 90Sr increasing; the distribution coefficient (Kd) of 56 h decreases with the remaining 90Sr decreasing. In addition, it showed that the slow sorption process dominated before the sorption reaches equilibrium. In fact, a reliable safety assessment methodology for on-going near-surface repository required a lot of the radionuclides parameters with local environment including the radionuclides sorption/desorption rate constant and maximum sorption capacity.
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- Y. Shi
- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013 , Jiangxi , China
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- Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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Ding XB, Luo MY, Pan XH, Zhang JF, Fan Q, Jiang J, Xia Y, Guo ZH. [Analysis on the relationship of molecular transmission between HIV infected men who have sex with men and their sexual partners]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2106-2111. [PMID: 34954972 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210811-00634] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between HIV-infected men who have sex with men and their sexual partners in Zhejiang province. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to recruit newly confirmed HIV/AIDS among MSM from 2015 to 2017, including sexual partner identification and molecular epidemiological study. Plasma was collected to extract RNA, and the pol gene of HIV-1 was amplified by RT-PCR/nested PCR. Phylogenetic tree and molecular transmission cluster were analyzed to identify the transmission relationship between sexual partners. Results: A total of 937 HIV/AIDS among MSM were recruited to promote HIV testing for their sexual partners, and 173 positive sexual partners were identified. 50.8% (61/120) of the gene sequences were clustered among the positive sex partners. Seven pairs of clustered sex partners combined with the results of recent infection preliminarily determined the transmission direction. In the clusters, there were statistical differences between the partners who were diagnosed in the same year (OR=12.190, 95%CI: 1.563-95.054) or with current residence in the different districts (OR=17.054, 95%CI: 1.742-166.982). Conclusions: Combined with a molecular transmission network, HIV test for the sexual partners of HIV/AIDS among MSM can improve the accurate tracking of cases and preliminarily determine the direction of transmission, according to the results of recent infection. It is suggested that after HIV is confirmed for HIV/AIDS among MSM, HIV tests should be carried out as soon as possible for their sexual partners, including a cross-regional sexual partner tracking test, which is helpful to improve the tracing procedure.
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Ge R, Zhu GY, Pan XH, Fan Q, Chen ZW, Zhang JF, Luo MY, Zhang XF. [Analysis on the HIV-1 molecular transmission characteristics of newly confirmed HIV/AIDS in Jiaxing city, 2017-2018]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2118-2124. [PMID: 34954974 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210811-00631] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the relationship between infection and transmission of HIV/AIDS, explore the characteristics of the HIV-1 transmission network, and provide evidence for formulating targeted prevention and control measures. Methods: The newly confirmed HIV/AIDS in Jiaxing from 2017 to 2018 were selected for the study. The sociodemographic and infection transmission-related information was gathered. The blood samples were collected and RNA was extracted, RT-PCR and nested PCR amplified the pol gene of HIV-1. The phylogenetic tree was constructed by Mega 6.0 software for subtype analysis. The genetic distance between strains was calculated, and the molecular transmission network was drawn by using Cytoscape 3.6.0 software. The results of the epidemiological study based on the molecular transmission network were analyzed. Results: There were fifteen HIV-1 gene subtypes in 517 cases of HIV/AIDS. The main subtypes were CRF01_AE (37.1%)、CRF07_BC (36.2%) and CRF08_BC (11.8%). Under the 1.0% gene distance threshold, 87 molecular clusters were established, and the total clustering rate was 45.8% (237/517). The cluster risk factors were 60-81 age group (compared with 14-24 age group, OR=2.690, 95%CI:1.058-6.844), married (compared with unmarried, OR=1.698, 95%CI:1.003-2.875), CRF07_BC subtype (compared with CRF01_AE, OR=2.203, 95%CI:1.426-3.404). The largest molecular cluster, CRF07_BC-1, consisted of 50 cases (including 21 cases confirmed in 2017 cases and 29 confirmed in 2018). Multivariate analysis showed that characteristics of unmarried (compared with married, OR=2.482, 95%CI:1.140-5.402), gays (compared with heterosexual, OR=3.163, 95%CI:1.543-6.483), cases with high-risk transmission (compared with other cases, OR=7.631, 95%CI:1.783-32.654), confirmed in Nanhu and Pinghu districts of Jiaxing (compared with other districts, OR=2.225, 95%CI:1.074-4.608) were risks for entering the largest molecular cluster. There were seven suspected high-risk transmission MSM in the largest molecular cluster. The first debut of homosexual behavior was from 2010 to 2018, and the median number of gay partners was 20 (P25, P75:10, 100) within two years before being diagnosed. Six reported a recent history of looking for gay partners in an MSM dating place in Nanhu district. Conclusions: The HIV-1 subtypes of newly confirmed HIV/AIDS were diverse, mainly sporadic in Jiaxing from 2017 to 2018. There were geographical aggregation characteristics and suspected some high-risk transmission cases, suggesting that rapid transmission and targeted intensive intervention are needed.
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- R Ge
- Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing 314050, China
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- Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing 314050, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing 314050, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS & STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing 314050, China
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Fan Q, Miao C, Huang Y, Yue H, Wu A, Wu J, Wu J, Ma G. Hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan-based hydrogel as the split H5N1 mucosal adjuvant: Structure-activity relationship. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 266:118139. [PMID: 34044953 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In this study, 2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan (HTCC)-based hydrogel was devised as a mucosal adjuvant for H5N1 vaccine. Aimed to investigate the structure activity relationship between HTCC hydrogel and immune response, we prepared a series of HTCC hydrogel with defined quaternization degrees (DQs, 0%, 21%, 41%, 60%, 80%). Results suggested that with DQ increasing, the positive charge and gelation time of HTCC hydrogel increased but the viscosity decreased. We applied in vivo imaging system and found that the moderate DQ 41% prolonged antigen residence time in nasal cavity, resulting in the most potent systemic responses (IgG, IgG1, IgG2a, HI). While, the lowest DQ 0% produced the best mucosal IgA antibody responses, most likely due to the closer contact with mucosa. Furthermore, the influence of animal gender was also discussed. These data add to the growing understanding of the relationship between physicochemical features of chitosan-based hydrogel and how they influence the immune responses.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/chemistry
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology
- Administration, Intranasal
- Animals
- Antigens, Viral/immunology
- Antigens, Viral/metabolism
- Chitosan/administration & dosage
- Chitosan/analogs & derivatives
- Chitosan/chemistry
- Chitosan/pharmacology
- Female
- Hydrogels/administration & dosage
- Hydrogels/chemistry
- Hydrogels/pharmacology
- Immunity/drug effects
- Immunity, Mucosal/drug effects
- Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/drug effects
- Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/immunology
- Influenza Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Influenza Vaccines/immunology
- Male
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Nasal Mucosa/virology
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/administration & dosage
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/chemistry
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/pharmacology
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Sex Factors
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Mice
- Rats
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- Qingze Fan
- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.
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Ngamsombat C, Gonçalves Filho ALM, Longo MGF, Cauley SF, Setsompop K, Kirsch JE, Tian Q, Fan Q, Polak D, Liu W, Lo WC, Gilberto González R, Schaefer PW, Rapalino O, Conklin J, Huang SY. Evaluation of Ultrafast Wave-Controlled Aliasing in Parallel Imaging 3D-FLAIR in the Visualization and Volumetric Estimation of Cerebral White Matter Lesions. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:1584-1590. [PMID: 34244127 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our aim was to evaluate an ultrafast 3D-FLAIR sequence using Wave-controlled aliasing in parallel imaging encoding (Wave-FLAIR) compared with standard 3D-FLAIR in the visualization and volumetric estimation of cerebral white matter lesions in a clinical setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-two consecutive patients underwent 3T brain MR imaging, including standard 3D-FLAIR (acceleration factor = 2, scan time = 7 minutes 50 seconds) and resolution-matched ultrafast Wave-FLAIR sequences (acceleration factor = 6, scan time = 2 minutes 45 seconds for the 20-channel coil; acceleration factor = 9, scan time = 1 minute 50 seconds for the 32-channel coil) as part of clinical evaluation for demyelinating disease. Automated segmentation of cerebral white matter lesions was performed using the Lesion Segmentation Tool in SPM. Student t tests, intraclass correlation coefficients, relative lesion volume difference, and Dice similarity coefficients were used to compare volumetric measurements among sequences. Two blinded neuroradiologists evaluated the visualization of white matter lesions, artifacts, and overall diagnostic quality using a predefined 5-point scale. RESULTS Standard and Wave-FLAIR sequences showed excellent agreement of lesion volumes with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.99 and mean Dice similarity coefficient of 0.97 (SD, 0.05) (range, 0.84-0.99). Wave-FLAIR was noninferior to standard FLAIR for visualization of lesions and motion. The diagnostic quality for Wave-FLAIR was slightly greater than for standard FLAIR for infratentorial lesions (P < .001), and there were fewer pulsation artifacts on Wave-FLAIR compared with standard FLAIR (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Ultrafast Wave-FLAIR provides superior visualization of infratentorial lesions while preserving overall diagnostic quality and yields white matter lesion volumes comparable with those estimated using standard FLAIR. The availability of ultrafast Wave-FLAIR may facilitate the greater use of 3D-FLAIR sequences in the evaluation of patients with suspected demyelinating disease.
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- C Ngamsombat
- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiology (C.N.), Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (K.S., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Physics and Astronomy (D.P.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,Siemens Healthcare GmbH, (D.P., W.-C.L.), Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd (W.L.), Shenzhen, China
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- Siemens Healthcare GmbH, (D.P., W.-C.L.), Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.).,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.) .,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (C.N., A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F, D.P., J.C., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School (A.L.M.G.F., M.G.F.L., S.F.C., K.S., J.E.K., Q.T., Q.F., R.G.G., P.W.S., O.R., J.C., S.Y.H.), Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (K.S., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Bi F, Qin S, Xu J, Du C, Fan Q, Zhang L, Tao M, Jiang D, Wang S, Chen Y, Sheng J, Zhuang X, Wu J, Liu L. P-89 The correlation between adverse events and survival benefits of donafenib in the first-line treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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During inflammation, inflammatory cells are rapidly recruited to sites of infection or injury, where they cross physiological barriers around the infected site and further infiltrate into the tissues. Other cells, such as erythrocytes, endothelial cells and stem cells, also play prominent roles in host defense and tissue repair. In recent years, nanotechnology has been exploited to deliver drugs to sites of inflammation. For example, nanoparticles camouflaged with a cell membrane are a novel drug-delivery platform that can interact with the immune system and that show great potential for treating inflammation. Encapsulating drugs inside plasma membranes derived from various cells involved in inflammatory processes can be effective against inflammation. This review describes the preparation, characterization, and properties of various types of cell membrane-camouflaged biomimetic nanoparticles. It also summarizes preclinical research into their efficacy against inflammation.
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- Rongtao Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Pu X, Liu L, Feng B, Wang M, Dong L, Zhang Z, Fan Q, Li Y, Wang G. Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Systemic Corticosteroids in COPD Exacerbation. Respir Care 2021; 66:316-326. [PMID: 33051255 PMCID: PMC9994216 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although systemic corticosteroids (SCS) have long been used to treat patients with COPD exacerbation, the recommended dose remains controversial. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis and an indirect treatment comparison to investigate the efficacy and safety of different doses of SCS in subjects with COPD exacerbation. METHODS Studies were identified by searching different databases for randomized controlled trials that investigated the efficacy and safety of SCS with placebo in subjects with exacerbation of COPD. The different doses of SCS were assigned to low-dose (ie, initial dose ≤ 40 mg prednisone equivalent/d [PE/d]), medium-dose (initial dose = 40-100 mg PE/d, and high-dose (initial dose > 100 mg PE/d) groups. The indirect treatment comparison was performed between low-, medium-, and high-dose SCS groups. RESULTS Twelve trials with 1,375 participates were included. Compared to placebo, the risk of treatment failure was lower in the low-dose SCS groups (risk ratio 0.61 [95% CI 0.43-0.88], P = .007) and high-dose SCS groups (risk ratio 0.64 [95% CI 0.48-0.85], P = .002); the FEV1 was significantly improved in low-dose (mean difference 0.09 [95% CI 0.06-0.12], P < .001), medium-dose (mean difference 0.23 [95% CI 0.02-0.44], P = .036), and high-dose SCS groups (mean difference 0.09, [95% CI 0.03-0.15], P < .001, respectively). Regarding safety, the incidence of hyperglycemia was higher in high-dose SCS groups versus placebo (risk ratio 2.52 [95% CI 1.13-5.62], P = .02). The indirect comparison between low-, medium-, and high-dose SCS found that the risk of treatment failure and changes in FEV1 were similar between these doses of SCS. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis indicates that low-dose SCS (initial dose ≤ 40 mg PE/d) was sufficient and safer for treating subjects with COPD exacerbation, and it was noninferior to higher doses of SCS (initial dose > 40 mg PE/d) in improving FEV1 and reducing the risk of treatment failure. However, our findings need to be verified in head-to-head randomized controlled trials.
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- Xiaofeng Pu
- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
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Gou Z, Abouelezz KFM, Fan Q, Li L, Lin X, Wang Y, Cui X, Ye J, Masoud MA, Jiang S, Ma X. Physiological effects of transport duration on stress biomarkers and meat quality of medium-growing Yellow broiler chickens. Animal 2020; 15:100079. [PMID: 33573973 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pre-slaughter transport exerts negative effects on broilers' welfare, meat yield, and meat quality, but little is known about the effect of transport on medium-growing broiler chickens. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of different durations of transport (0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 3h) on stress biomarkers and meat quality of medium-growing Yellow-feathered broiler chickens. One hundred and eighty Chinese Yellow-feathered broilers aged 75days (marketing age), of 2.02kg average BW, were allotted into five groups; each group contained six replicates (six birds/replicate (crate)). Each crate with dimensions 74×55×27cm (length × width × height) was loaded with six birds, that is, 30kg live BW/m2 crate. The tested transport durations increased BW loss (linear, P<0.01), plasma concentrations of ACTH (linear, P<0.10), cortisol and corticosterone (quadratic, P<0.05), and activity of glutathione peroxidase (linear, P<0.05), whereas plasma glucose was not affected. In breast muscle, contents of glycogen, lactic acid, malondialdehyde, and reduced glutathione were not affected (P>0.05), but total antioxidant capacity decreased (linear, P<0.01). The drip loss of breast muscle increased (linear, P<0.01), whereas shear force, pH at 24h postmortem, and breast meat color lightness (L*), redness (a*), and yellowness (b*) scores were not affected. In conclusion, the tested transport durations (from 0.5 to 3h) increased BW loss and some plasma stress biomarkers in 75-day-old Yellow-feathered broiler chickens, but the effect on meat quality attributes was minor.
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- Z Gou
- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China; Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Fan Q, Abouelezz K, Wang Y, Lin X, Li L, Gou Z, Cheng Z, Ding F, Jiang S. Influence of vitamin E, tryptophan and β-glucan on growth performance, meat quality, intestinal immunity, and antioxidative status of yellow-feathered chickens fed thermally oxidized oils. Livest Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang M, Pu X, Feng B, Fan Q, Dai Y, Chen Y, Li Y, Liu L, Cao S, Wang G. Alterations of Glucose Uptake and Protein Expression Related to the Insulin Signaling Pathway in the Brain of Phenobarbital-Addictive Rats by 18F-FDG PET/CT and Proteomic Analysis. J Proteome Res 2020; 20:950-959. [PMID: 33105993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00703] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease. Alterations of glucose uptake and metabolism are found in the brain of drug addicts. Insulin mediates brain glucose metabolism and its abnormality could induce brain injury and cognitive impairment. Here, we established a rat model of phenobarbital addiction by 90 days of dose escalation and evaluated addiction-related symptoms. We also performed 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to detect glucose uptake in the brain and proteomic analysis of the function of the differentially expressed (DE) proteins via bioinformatics in brain tissues by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) on days 60 and 90 of phenobarbital or 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na) (vehicle) administration. The results showed that phenobarbital-addictive rats developed severe withdrawal symptoms after abstinence and glucose uptake was significantly increased in the brain. Proteomics analysis showed that numerous DE proteins were enriched after phenobarbital administration, among which CALM1, ARAF, and Cbl proteins (related to the insulin signaling pathway) were significantly downregulated on day 60 but not day 90. However, SLC27A3 and NF-κB1 proteins (related to insulin resistance) were significantly upregulated on day 90 (data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD021101). Our data indicate that the insulin signaling pathway and insulin resistance may play a role in the development of phenobarbital addiction and brain injury, so the findings may have important clinical implications.
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- Maolin Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan, China
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1. The heterologous expression and biological function of the Lactobacillus bacteriocin plantaricin K (PlnK) remain largely unknown. 2. In this study, PlnK was efficiently expressed in competent E. coli BL21 (used in transformation and protein expression) after 12 h, at 37°C and in 0.4 mmol/l isopropyl β- d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). 3. The inhibitory bacterial spectrum of recombinant PlnK was investigated and indicated that levels of PlnK above 0.10 mg/ml produced an obvious inhibitory effect on gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria in vitro. 4. The effects of PlnK on intestinal immune function and the gut microbiome distribution in broilers were studied. The results revealed that, after consuming 2.50 × 10-3 mg/ml of PlnK in water for one week, at the phylum level, the abundance of Firmicutes was increased and the abundance of Bacleroidetes was decreased. At the family level, the abundance of Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae and Streptococcaceae were significantly improved, but the abundance of Bacteroidaceae was reduced. At the genus level, the abundances of Lachnoclostridium, Streptococcus and Ruminococcaceae-UCG-013, were significantly up-regulated, and the abundance of Bacteroides was down-regulated. 5. After oral liquid intake of PlnK for one week, levels of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) in the duodenal mucus were not significantly increased, but the mRNA levels of TLR3, MDA5, IFN-α, IFN-β, IFITM3 and IFITM10 in the duodenum were significantly reduced. 6. This study demonstrated that the recombinant PlnK could adjust the intestinal microbiome distribution and downregulate the IFN pathway.
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- L Xu
- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University , Fuzhou, P.R. China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou , Fujian, P.R. China
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Wong KF, Perini F, Henderson SL, Teng J, Hassirim Z, Lin J, Leow Z, Fan Q, Ong J, Lo J, Ong JC, Doshi K, Lim J. 0519 Mindfulness Based Therapy for Insomnia Improves Objective Markers of Sleep in the Elderly: Preliminary Data from the Mindfulness Sleep Therapy (MIST) Study. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.516] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Mindfulness-based treatment for insomnia (MBTI) is a viable intervention for improving poor sleep. We report preliminary data from an ongoing pre-registered, randomized controlled trial which investigates the effect of MBTI on elderly adults.
Methods
Participants above 50 years old with PSQI ≥ 5 were recruited and randomised into either MBTI or an active control group (Sleep hygiene education and exercise program, SHEEP) in sequential cohorts with about 20 participants per cohort (10 per group). Before and after the intervention, 1 night of portable polysomnography (PSG) and 1 week of actigraphy (ACT) and sleep diary (DIARY) data were collected. We report the ACT and DIARY results of the first 3 cohorts (n = 46, male = 23, mean age = 62.3, std = 6.3) and PSG data of the first 2 cohorts (n = 29, male = 12, mean age = 62.5, std = 5.7). Time in bed (TIB), total sleep time (TST), sleep onset latency (SOL), wake after sleep onset (WASO), and sleep efficiency (SE) were analysed with mixed-model repeated-measures ANOVA.
Results
We observed increases in TIBDIARY (F1,44 = 5.151, p < .05) and SEDIARY (F1,44 = 22.633, p < .0001), and significant reductions in SOLDIARY (F1,44 = 7.031, p < .05) and WASODIARY (F1,39 = 7.411, p < .05). In the actigraphy data, we found a significant interaction in SOLACT (F1,39 = 4.273, p < .05) with an increase in SHEEP SOLACT (t18= 2.36, p < .05). Significant reductions were also observed in WASOACT (F1,44 = 16.459, p < .0001) Finally, we observed a reduction in SOLPSG (F1,26 = 5.037, p <. 05). All other tests were non-significant.
Conclusion
Preliminary results suggest that both interventions lead to improvements in sleep with more pronounced effects in subjective sleep reports. Objective sleep data suggest that improvements in sleep is a result of improved sleep quality and not simply extending sleep opportunity. These preliminary data shows that MBTI may be a promising intervention for elderly individuals with sleep difficulties.
Support
This study was supported by an award from the 7th grant call of the Singapore Millennium Foundation Research Grant Programme
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- K F Wong
- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- National University of Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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Perini F, Foong Wong K, Teng J, Hassirim Z, Lin J, Leow Z, Lee Henderson S, Fan Q, Lo JC, Ong JC, Doshi K, Lim J. 0824 Improving Subjective Sleep Quality Measures Through Mindfulness Training in the Elderly: Preliminary Data from the Mindfulness Sleep Therapy (MIST) Study. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.820] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Poor sleep is a modifiable risk factor for multiple chronic disorders. Mindfulness-based therapies potentially improve sleep by enhancing awareness and acceptance of internal and external experiences, thus reducing pre-sleep hyper-arousal. In this pre-registered, randomized controlled trial, we tested the effect of mindfulness-based treatment for insomnia (MBTI) on subjective sleep quality measures (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire, PSQI) in the elderly.
Methods
Participants above 50 years old with sleep difficulties (PSQI ≥ 5) (mean (sd) age = 62.0 (6.35), 44 female) attended either an 8-week MBTI (N = 34) or sleep hygiene education and exercise program (SHEEP; N = 35). Before and after the interventions, we collected PSQI, insomnia symptoms and features measures (Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale, PSAS; Insomnia Severity Index, ISI; Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep, DBAS-30), mindfulness (Five-Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire, FFMQ), and mood and anxiety (Back Depression Inventory, BDI; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI). PSQI and PSAS (N = 26 to date) were collected at 6-month follow-up. Data were analysed with repeated-measures ANCOVA with group as a between-subject variable for the first 69 participants who completed the study.
Results
We observed significant improvement across both groups for sleep measures (PSQI: F1,67=36.442, p<.01; PSAS-Cognitive: F1,67=12.664, p<.01; ISI: F1,67=36.442, p<.0; DBAS: F1,67=28.749, p<.01) and mood (BDI: F1,67=26.393, p<.01; STAI-State: F1,67=4.608, p=.04; STAI-Trait: F1,67=7.687, p<.01), but not for Mindfulness (F1,67=2.256, p=.14) nor PSAS-somatic. No significant group by time interactions were found. We observed a correlation between PSQI decreases and FFMQ increases in MBTI (r=-.53, p<.01), but not in SHEEP (r=-.07, p=.70) participants. ANCOVA of 6-month PSQI data revealed a significant group by time interaction (F1,24=19.525, p=.03), with reduction from baseline in MBTI (t12=4.769, p<.01), but not in SHEEP group (t12=3.813, p=.08).
Conclusion
Preliminary results support MBTI as an accessible but effective behavioural intervention with potential long-term benefits for improving sleep and mood, and reducing cognitive-emotional arousal in the elderly.
Support
This study was supported by an award from the 7th grant call of the Singapore Millennium Foundation Research Grant Programme
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- F Perini
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Department of Psychology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Department of Psychology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, US, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Psychology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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Chen WJ, Pan XH, Fan Q, Luo MY, Li J, Jiang J, Yang ZR, Zhang JF. [Analysis on the transmission characteristics of newly reported human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome cases based on the molecular transmission network in Huzhou, Zhejiang, 2017]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 53:1278-1283. [PMID: 31795586 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.12.014] [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: Using field epidemiological investigation and molecular analysis to construct the molecular transmission network of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome cases (HIV/AIDS) newly diagnosed in Huzhou in 2017, Zhejiang Province. Methods: A total of 160 participants were obtained through a web-based system from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) with the features of diagnosed in Huzhou in 2017 who also had been collected samples for the first follow-up. The basic information of demographic characteristics and risk factors was extracted from the website. RNA was extracted from plasma samples of untreated cases, followed by RT-PCR and nest-PCR for pol gene amplification, sequencing. Phylogenetic tree was constructed by MEGA software for HIV gene subtyping. TN93 model was used for calculating the distance between two sequences. Cytoscape software was used for drawing molecular transmission network. And then an epidemiological survey was conducted to cases in the primary cluster. Results: A total of 138 sequenced individuals (86.3%) were acquired from 160 individuals. Among which, 123 (89.1%) were male. The highest proportion of subtype was CRF07_BC (60, 43.5%), followed by CRF01_AE (46, 33.3%), and with four cases of Unique Recombinant Form (URF, CRF01_AE and CRF07_BC) and one case of URF (subtype B and C). A total of 18 molecular clusters included 56 individuals (40.6%) were found in the transmission network under the optimal genetic distance threshold (1.0%). The clustering proportion of CRF07_BC (66.1%, 37 cases) was higher than that of CRF01_AE. There were 9 clusters formed among CRF07_BC, including 37 cases (accounting for 61.7%, 37/60). The primary transmission cluster contained 11 cases, among which 9 cases were transmitted by homosexual sex. The first time of the cases to have homosexual behavior is range from 2010 to 2016, whose media number (P(25), P(75)) of partners was 6 (3.5, 8.5). Most of the cases come from Anhui Province and engaged in garment industry (5 cases), between which there were 8 cases used Blued software to seek for casual partners, 1 case seeking for casual partners in garden. Conclusion: With CRF07_BC and CRF01_AE predominantly circulating, HIV genetic diversity had been noticed in this area. The primary cluster was consisted of high proportion of locally new infections, and a specific population aggregation in limited place existed.
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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- Division of AIDS and Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Huzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huzhou 313000, China
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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- Division of AIDS and Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Huzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huzhou 313000, China
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- Department of AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhuo 310051, China
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Fan Q, Huang D, Su M. Vaginal metastasis from rectal cancer detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2019; 39:43-44. [PMID: 31862180 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Q Fan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dazhou Central Hospital, Danzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Chen J, Yang J, Huang X, Ni L, Fan Q, Liu T, Yao Z, Chen Y. Reduced segregation and integration of structural brain network associated with sympathetic and dorsal penile nerve activity in anejaculation patients: a graph‐based connectome study. Andrology 2019; 8:392-399. [PMID: 31610095 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- J. Chen
- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Urology Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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- Department of Psychiatry Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Department of Andrology Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China
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Luo H, Fan Q, Bian T, Li X, Chen K, Zhang Q, Wei Y, Xiao Y, Li Y. Awareness, attitude and behavior regarding proton pump inhibitor among medical staff in the Southwest of China. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:880. [PMID: 31752835 PMCID: PMC6873501 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4725-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most frequently prescribed classes of drug in the world and there is a growing number of publications on correct versus incorrect use of PPIs worldwide. The knowledge of PPIs among the medical staff is essential for improving the rationality of PPI application. The present study aimed to investigate awareness, attitude and behavior toward PPI use among medical staff in the Southwest of China. METHODS The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 900 medical staff from three professional groups (300 doctors, 300 nurses and 300 pharmacists) in China. The study data were collected through a self-designed questionnaire which included demographics, awareness, attitude and behavior toward PPI use. The study was carried out in 22 hospitals in Luzhou between February and June 2018. RESULTS Of 900 surveys issued, 851valid questionnaires (295doctors, 268 nurses and 288 pharmacists) were returned. Of all respondents, 33.25% were men and 66.75% were women. The score related to PPI awareness score of medical staff was low (59.47 ± 15.75). The level of awareness of pharmacist was significantly higher than that of doctors and nurses (P < 0.01), which was related to gender, age, occupation, educational level, professional title, hospital nature and hospital grade. Similarly, on the attitude towards PPI use, the pharmacists scored also significantly higher than doctors and the nurses (P < 0.01). Three hundred eighty-one of 851 medical staff had used PPI in the past 1 year, of which omeprazole was the most widely used. Among doctors, nurses and pharmacists, the usage rate of PPI was 50.85, 42.16, 40.97%, respectively. The use frequency was related to occupation and professional title. The score about the behavior toward PPIs of the nurses was also significantly lower than that of doctors and pharmacists (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The study indicated that the medical staff lack of awareness concerning rational use of PPI in China, especially nurse. Thus, it is necessary to call for action on the improvement of PPI awareness and medication-taking behaviors to reduce PPI overuse and to promote the rationality of PPI application.
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- Hongli Luo
- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Experimental Medicine Center,the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, No.1 Xianglin Street, Longmatan District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, China
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Yu F, Fan Q, Tian Q, Ngamsombat C, Machado N, Bireley JD, Russo AW, Nummenmaa A, Witzel T, Wald LL, Klawiter EC, Huang SY. Imaging G-Ratio in Multiple Sclerosis Using High-Gradient Diffusion MRI and Macromolecular Tissue Volume. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1871-1877. [PMID: 31694819 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Remyelination represents an area of great therapeutic interest in multiple sclerosis but currently lacks a robust imaging marker. The purpose of this study was to use high-gradient diffusion MRI and macromolecular tissue volume imaging to obtain estimates of axonal volume fraction, myelin volume fraction, and the imaging g-ratio in patients with MS and healthy controls and to explore their relationship to neurologic disability in MS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty individuals with MS (23 relapsing-remitting MS, 7 progressive MS) and 19 age-matched healthy controls were scanned on a 3T MRI scanner equipped with 300 mT/m maximum gradient strength using a comprehensive multishell diffusion MRI protocol. Macromolecular tissue volume imaging was performed to quantify the myelin volume fraction. Diffusion data were fitted to a 3-compartment model of white matter using a spheric mean approach to yield estimates of axonal volume fraction. The imaging g-ratio was calculated from the ratio of myelin volume fraction and axonal volume fraction. Imaging metrics were compared between groups using 2-sided t tests with a Bonferroni correction. RESULTS The mean g-ratio was significantly elevated in lesions compared with normal-appearing WM (0.74 vs 0.67, P < .001). Axonal volume fraction (0.17 vs 0.23, P < .001) and myelin volume fraction (0.17 vs 0.25, P < .001) were significantly lower in lesions than normal-appearing WM. Myelin volume fraction was lower in normal-appearing WM compared with that in healthy controls (0.25 vs 0.27, P = .009). Disability, as measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale, was significantly associated with myelin volume fraction (β = -40.5, P = .001) and axonal volume fraction (β = -41.0, P = .016) in normal-appearing WM. CONCLUSIONS The imaging g-ratio may serve as a biomarker for the relative degree of axonal and myelin loss in MS.
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- F Yu
- From the Division of Neuroradiology (F.Y.), Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology (N.M., J.D.B., A.W.R., E.C.K., S.Y.H.)
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- Department of Neurology (N.M., J.D.B., A.W.R., E.C.K., S.Y.H.)
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- Department of Neurology (N.M., J.D.B., A.W.R., E.C.K., S.Y.H.)
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology (N.M., J.D.B., A.W.R., E.C.K., S.Y.H.)
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Q.F., Q.T., C.N., A.N., T.W., L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Department of Neurology (N.M., J.D.B., A.W.R., E.C.K., S.Y.H.).,Division of Neuroradiology (S.Y.H.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (L.L.W., S.Y.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Meng Z, Zhang Z, Fan Q, Li Y. Altered Fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuations in Unmedicated Female Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2019; 2018:1144-1147. [PMID: 30440592 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8512490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A number of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) studies indicate dysfunction of large-scale brain networks underlying the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Recent epidemiology studies show that the prevalence of female OCD patients is higher than that of males. However, the underlying neurobiology mechanism for female OCD patients remains not fully understood. In this study, we are aimed to explore the spontaneous brain neuronal activity in unmedicated female OCD patients using rs-fMRI methodology and fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (fALFF) analysis. Additionally, we examine the relationship between fALFF changes and female OCD symptomatology. Increased fALFF values in right brainstem, right rectus, left middle temporal gyrus and right angular were found in OCD females. And decreased fALFF values in right cerebellum, left middle occipital gyrus, left insula, postcentral gyrus and left precentral gyrus were shown in female OCD patients. Moreover, the fALFF values in left precentral gyrus and left middle temporal gyrus were positively associated with patients YBOCS-Obsessions scores and HAMD scores, respectively. Our findings bring additional insights in understanding the pathophysiology of female OCD patients.
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Yao Y, Li LB, Ji Y, Ma G, Wu Y, Hu X, Yang M, Fan Q. P1216Evaluation of alphavbeta3 integrin-targeted positron emission tomography and photoacoustic tracer for imaging of carotid plaque in apoE–/– mice. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0175] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. The majority of cardiovascular events result from the rupture of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques, which are characterized by high and active macrophage content. The integrin αVβ3 is expressed by activated macrophages and endothelial cells in atherosclerotic lesions and thus is a marker of high-risk plaques. Therefore, 89Zr-RGD-melanin nanoparticle (MNP) positron emission tomography (PET)/photoacoustic imaging (PAI) imaging of αVβ3 expression in plaques might provide a novel noninvasive biomarker of plaque vulnerability.
Purpose
In this study, the intrinsic photoacoustic signals and the native strong chelating properties with metal ions of MNP, positron-emitting metal ions 89Zr and αVβ3 integrins targeting ability of cyclic c (RGDfC) peptide was employed to construct an efficient nanoplatform. And we evaluated the feasibility of 89Zr-RGD-MNP PET/PAI of αVβ3 expression in vivo and in vitro.
Methods
We conjugated αVβ3 integrins, cyclic c (RGDfC) peptide, to MNP and chelated the long-lived positron-emitting nuclide 89Zr. The bio-stability and targeting action was detected in macrophages. And the PET/PAI imaging was performed in apoE−/− mice with partial carotid ligation leading to atherosclerosis. In PET imaging, tracer uptake was measured in the stenotic areas of the carotid arteries, as well as on the contralateral side at different time points in vivo. In PAI, photoacoustic signal was measured in the atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries in vivo. Melanin staining and immunohistochemistry of αVβ3 expression were detected in atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries.
Results
89Zr-RGD-MNP showed excellent bio-stability and targeting action. PET imaging showed specific tracer accumulation at plaques in the left carotid artery, confirmed by competitive receptor blocking studies and the contrast in the right carotid artery. In the biodistribution studies, the left carotid (5.29%±0.78%) showed higher uptake than the right carotid (2.11%±1.55%). PAI showed the PA signal in the surgery group (452±85 a.u.) were stronger than the control (156±45 a.u.) and blocking group (254±66 a.u). The result was consistent with PET imaging and the presence of nanoparticles, as indicated by pathological examinations. These results presented good in vivo multimodality imaging (PET/PAI) properties.
Conclusions
We have developed 89Zr-labeled atherosclerotic plaques imaging agents based on the natural melanin nanoparticle. 89Zr-RGD-MNP demonstrates specific tracer accumulation in mice atherosclerotic carotid plaques. In this model, its uptake was associated with αVβ3 expression. 89Zr-RGD-MNP is a potential tracer for noninvasive imaging in atherosclerosis.
Acknowledgement/Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China 81770452, 81470401
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- Y Yao
- Zhongda Hospital, Cardiology, Nanjing, China
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- Zhongda Hospital, Cardiology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, NANJING, China
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- Zhongda Hospital, Cardiology, Nanjing, China
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- Zhongda Hospital, Cardiology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, NANJING, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear M, wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, NANJING, China
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Zhang X, Fan Q, Bai X, Li T, Zhao Z, Fan X, Norbäck D. Levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in children in relation to air pollution in Chinese day care centres. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 22:813-819. [PMID: 29914608 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels among pre-school children in day care centres (DCCs) in relation to indoor and outdoor air pollution in northern China. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study among children aged 5 years from 34 classrooms at 10 randomly selected DCCs in Taiyuan, China. A total of 507 (99%) children participated. Air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels were measured in the classroom and outside the school. Linear mixed models were applied for statistical analysis. RESULTS The geometric mean FeNO was 9.1 ± 1.5 parts per billion; 11.6% of children had wheeze, 6.0% had dry cough, 26.4% rhinitis symptoms, 1.6% ever physician-diagnosed asthma and 29.2% ever physician-diagnosed pneumonia. FeNO levels were associated with current wheeze (P = 0.04) and ever physician-diagnosed pneumonia (P = 0.05). The mean indoor concentrations were particulate matter with a diameter of <2.5 μm (PM2.5) 268 μg/m3, sulfur dioxide (SO2) 40.5 μg/m3, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 43.0 μg/m3 and CO2 827 parts per million. Outdoor concentrations were PM2.5 244 μg/m3, SO2 106.6 μg/m3 and NO2 40.9 μg/m3. PM2.5 levels inside (P = 0.002) and outside DCCs (P = 0.05) were associated with FeNO levels. CONCLUSION PM2.5 levels inside and outside DCCs in China can contribute to airway inflammation in pre-school children. Children with current wheeze and ever physician-diagnosed pneumonia may have higher FeNO levels.
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- X Zhang
- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Li L, Abouelezz KFM, Gou Z, Lin X, Wang Y, Fan Q, Cheng Z, Ding F, Jiang S, Jiang Z. Optimization of Dietary Zinc Requirement for Broiler Breeder Hens of Chinese Yellow-Feathered Chicken. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9070472. [PMID: 31340566 PMCID: PMC6680541 DOI: 10.3390/ani9070472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Simple Summary China is the second-largest global producer of chicken meat, almost half of which is from the Chinese yellow-feathered breed; a systematic program has been initiated to improve its feeding standards. This study evaluated the optimal requirement of dietary zinc for maximal egg production, egg quality, tibial quality, and antioxidant indices of laying broiler breeders. The results revealed several beneficial effects of supplementary zinc on egg production, feed conversion ratio, yolk zinc content, tibial quality and the antioxidant indices in the serum, liver and ovary. The optimal zinc requirement was estimated based on a regression model. Abstract This study aimed to establish the optimal dietary zinc requirement of Chinese yellow-feathered Lingnan broiler breeders. A total of 576 breeder hens aged 58 weeks were randomly assigned to six treatments, each with 6 replicates of 16 birds (n = 96/treatment). The hens were fed either a basal diet (22.81 mg/kg Zn) or the same basal diet supplemented with additional 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 mg Zn/kg up to 65 weeks of age. Compared to the results of birds fed the basal diet (22.81 mg Zn/kg), the dietary supplementation with additional Zn (mg/kg) showed higher egg laying rate (at 48–120 mg), EM (at 96 mg/kg), yolk Zn content (at 24–120 mg/kg), fertility (at 48–120 mg/kg), hatchability (at 48–96 mg/kg), tibial breaking strength (at 24–48 mg/kg), tibial ash content (at 48 mg/kg), serum CuZnSOD activity (at 72 mg/kg) and T-AOC (at 48 mg/kg), and ovarian CuZnSOD and GSH-Px activities (at 96–120 mg/kg), and lower FCR (at 96 mg/kg). The regression model showed that the optimal supplemental Zn for maximal egg laying rate, yolk Zn content, fertility, and hatchability of Chinese yellow-feathered broiler breeders aged 58 to 65 weeks were 71.09, 92.34, 94.44 and 98.65 mg/kg diet, respectively.
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China.
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Abouelezz KFM, Wang Y, Wang W, Lin X, Li L, Gou Z, Fan Q, Jiang S. Impacts of Graded Levels of Metabolizable Energy on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Slow-Growing Yellow-Feathered Male Chickens. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9070461. [PMID: 31331057 PMCID: PMC6680822 DOI: 10.3390/ani9070461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A dose-response study was conducted to investigate the metabolizable energy (ME) requirement for Lingnan chickens from 9 to 15 weeks of age. One thousand two hundred 8-week-old slow-growing yellow-feathered male chickens were allotted to five dietary ME levels (2805, 2897, 2997, 3095 and 3236 kcal/kg). The results revealed that the daily metabolizable energy intake increased (p < 0.01), whereas the feed intake and feed:gain ratio decreased linearly (p < 0.01) with the increment in dietary ME level. The final body weight and daily gain of the highest ME treatment tended (p > 0.05) to be greater than those obtained with the lower ME levels. The fat content in breast muscle showed a quadratic response (p < 0.05) to the increase in dietary energy level. The shear force values of breast muscle in the 2897, 3095 and 3236 kcal/kg treatments were lower (p < 0.05) than those of the 2997 kcal/kg treatment. In conclusion, among the tested ME levels, 3095 kcal/kg was adequate for feed intake, shear force, and plasma uric acid, and 3236 kcal/kg tended to increase the body weight, body gain, and feed conversion ratio of Lingnan males between 9 and 15 weeks of age; further studies are still required for testing higher levels.
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- K F M Abouelezz
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Academy of State Administration of Grain, Beijing 100037, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition/The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture/State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding/Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Luo MY, Pan XH, Fan Q, Zhang JF, Ge R, Jiang J, Chen WJ. [Epidemiological characteristics of molecular transmission cluster among reported HIV/AIDS cases in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, 2017]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:202-206. [PMID: 30744273 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the epidemiological characteristics of one large HIV molecular transmission cluster in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, 2017 in order to select those people under high-risk and providing basis for programs on prevention. Methods: During 2017, newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in this city were recruited. Plasma samples were collected from subjects, followed by RNA extraction, RT-PCR and nest-PCR for pol gene amplification, before being sequenced and aligned. Mega 6.0 software was used to construct phylogenetic tree, and Cytoscape 3.6.0 software was used to identify HIV molecular transmission clusters. Cases within the large transmission clusters were investigated, using a field-epidemiology-questionnaire. Data related to socio-demographics and previous sexual behaviors were collected and EpiData 3.0 and SPSS 20.0 software were used. Results: In the large transmission cluster with subtype identified as CRF07_BC, in Jiaxing, 2017, 26 cases of the total 30 cases were investigated. A total of 80.8% (21/26) could be identified as newly infected within the last two years and 30.8%(8/26) could be identified as newly infected within the last one year, including 22 cases infected locally. Among several infected cases who were at age 45 years or older, they admitted that they had experienced unprotected sexual contacts in local city for long time and having had more than 10 disclosed sexual contacts within the last two years at the local venues. Conclusions: This molecular cluster had been formed and scaled up quickly in recent two years, it has played an important role in promoting and scaling up the HIV transmission. Three cases identificed as high risk played an importantrde role in scaling up this cluster.
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Division of AIDS/TB Prevention and Control, Jiaxing Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Wang Y, Liu B, Zhang J, Sun L, Wen W, Fan Q, Yi L. Infection with sodA mutant of S. Typhimurium leads to up-regulation of autophagy in Raw264·7 macrophages. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 69:11-15. [PMID: 31004518 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) inhabits a wide range of hosts, including poultry, and causes acute gastroenteritis in humans that may result in death. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an important antioxidant enzyme present in nearly all living cells exposed to oxygen. Recently, we reported the novel roles of SOD in serum resistance and biofilm formation in S. Typhimurium. This study was designed to explore the effect of infection with sodA mutant of S. Typhimurium on the autophagic response of macrophages. Murine macrophage cell line RAW264·7 was infected with wild-type (LSM52), a sodA deletion mutant (LSM52ΔsodA) and complemented strain (LSM52CΔsodA). We found that sodA deletion triggered remarkable autophagic responses in infected cells, shown as higher concentrations of LC3-II or Beclin-1 than those infected with the wild-type or complemented strain during the first hour post-infection in S. Typhimurium. Consistent with these results, the number of viable bacteria in cells infected with the sodA mutant was significantly lower than those infected with wild-type or complemented strains at 1 h, 2 h and 3 h post-infection in S. Typhimurium. All results indicated that infection with sodA mutant of S. Typhimurium leads to up-regulation of autophagy in Raw264·7 macrophages. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Autophagy plays an important role in Salmonella infection although the role of autophagy in Salmonella infection remains unclear. This study was designed to explore the effect of sodA on the autophagic response of macrophage. We found that infection with sodA mutant of Salmonella Typhimurium could lead to up-regulation of autophagy in Raw264·7 macrophages.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pathogen and Immunology of Animal of Luoyang, Luoyang, China
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- College of Life Science, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, China
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Shen BJ, Fan Q, Huang JS, Ho MHR, Mack WJ, Hodis HN. Hierarchical measurement structure in the Women's Health Questionnaire: a confirmatory factor analysis. Climacteric 2019; 22:448-453. [PMID: 30712399 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2018.1564270] [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] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Purpose: This study conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the measurement structure of the Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) and how its components were organized. Methods: Participants were 448 postmenopausal women, with a mean age of 63.3 years. CFA was conducted to test how well several proposed measurement models fit the data. Results: The single-factor model performed poorly, indicating the presence of multiple factors. The model with seven correlated factors fit the data well, although the varying degrees of inter-factor correlations suggested grouping of similar factors. The hierarchical measurement structure, with seven first-order factors organized under two second-order factors of physical health and mental health functioning, demonstrated a good fit with the data (χ2(367) = 694.05, p < 0.001; root mean square error of approximation = 0.05; comparative fit index = 0.95) and a meaningful pattern. The Mental Health factor was represented by Depressed Mood, Anxiety/Fear, Memory/Concentration Problems, and Sleep Problems. The Physical Health factor was manifested mainly by Somatic Symptoms, Menstrual Symptoms, and Vasomotor Symptoms, and, to a lesser extent, also by Sleep Problems and Memory/Concentration Problems. Conclusion: Findings suggested that, in addition to a global index and subscale scores, the WHQ may produce summary scores of physical health and mental health functioning in evaluation of well-being among postmenopausal women.
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- Psychology Program, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore , Singapore
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- Psychology Program, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore , Singapore
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- Psychology Program, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore , Singapore
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- Psychology Program, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore , Singapore
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- Preventive Medicine Department, University of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- Medicine Department, University of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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The purpose of our study was aimed to determine the functional role of microRNA (miR)-182 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and try to clarify its underlying molecular mechanism. Expression of miR-182 in both cancer and peripheral blood samples was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Human RCC line Caki-1 cells were transfected with miR-182 mimic, miR-182 inhibitor, or negative controls, and then the cell viability, colony-formation ability, migration, and invasion assay were determined. Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR and Western blotting were used to determine whether insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) was a target of miR-182. Further, small interfering RNA (siRNA) against IGF1R was co-transfected with miR-182 inhibitor into cells, and then the effects on migration and invasion were assessed. MiR-182 was down-regulated in both cancer and blood samples compared to the matched non-tumor adjacent tissues and healthy volunteers, respectively (both P<0.05). Compared to the control group, cell viability, colony-forming ability, and numbers of migrated and invaded cells were significantly decreased by transfection with miR-182 mimic but were markedly increased by miR-182 inhibitor (all P < 0.05). Luciferase reporter assay confirmed that IGF1R was a target gene of miR-182, and IGF1R was negatively regulated by miR-182. Co-transfection of miR-182 inhibitor with si-IGF1R reversed the effect of miR-182 inhibitor on the migration and invasion of the cells. MiR-182 functions as an anti-oncogene in ccRCC, and miR-182-mediated inhibition of cell migration and invasion might be through directly targeting IGF1R.
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Gou Z, Jiang Z, Li L, Lin X, Wang Y, Fan Q, Zheng C, Jiang S. 156 Modeling Energy Requirement of Chinese Yellow broiler breeder hens during egg-laying period. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Z Gou
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangdong, Sheng,China (People’s Republic)
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- The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou 510640, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou 510640, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangdong, Sheng,China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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Jiang S, Li L, Fan Q, Wang Y, Gou Z, Lin X, Jiang Z. 179 Protective Effects of Soybean Isoflavones in Broilers Challenged with Infectious Bursal Disease Virus. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou,Guangdong, China (People’s Republic)
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- The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou,Guangdong, China (People’s Republic)
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- The Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture; Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou,Guangdong, China (People’s Republic)
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- State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou, Guangzhou,Guangdong, China (People’s Republic)
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangdong Sheng, China (People’s Republic)
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Chen X, Liu H, Sun D, Zhang J, Fan Q, Shi H, Lang J. Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Tubal Pregnancy and a Device Innovation from Our Institution. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.09.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fan Q, Zhao DH, Yang XC, Tian JY, Cheng ZC, Liu JH. P3578Prediction factors for successful retrograde collateral traverse in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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Yang XC, Zhao DH, Tian JY, Cheng ZC, Fan Q, Liu JH. P885The function and mechanism of lncRNA ENSMUST00000134285 in protecting the heart from aging-related myocardial apoptosis. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- X C Yang
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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Luo H, Fan Q, Xiao S, Chen K. Changes in proton pump inhibitor prescribing trend over the past decade and pharmacists' effect on prescribing practice at a tertiary hospital. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:537. [PMID: 29996830 PMCID: PMC6042351 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3358-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) remain one of the world's most frequently prescribed medications and there is a growing number of publications on correct versus incorrect use of PPIs worldwide. The objective of this observational retrospective study was to assess changes in PPI prescribing trends over the past decade and pharmacists' effect on optimizing PPI prescribing practice at a tertiary hospital in China. METHODS We collected the prescriptions of PPIs in our hospital from January 2007 to December 2016. Then the rate of PPI prescribing, the defined daily doses (DDDs) and expenditures were calculated and plotted to show the change in utilization of and expenditure on PPIs. Reasons behind this change and effect of pharmacists' intervention were evaluated by investigating the rationality of PPI use through sample surveys of patients of pre-intervention (Jul.-Dec. 2015) and post-intervention (Jul.-Dec. 2016). RESULTS In outpatient settings, the rate of PPI prescribing remained almost constant, utilization (from 135,808 DDDs to 722,943 DDDs) and expenditure (from 1.85 million CNY to 7.96 million CNY) increased for the past ten years, dominated by oral formulations and rabeprazole. In contrast, in inpatient settings, the rate of PPI prescribing (from 20.41 to 37.21%), utilization (from 132,329 DDDs to 827,747 DDDs) and expenditure (from 3.15 million CNY to 25.29 million CNY) increased from 2007 to 2015 and then decreased, dominated by injection formulations and omeprazole. Pharmacist interventions could significantly promote the rational use of PPIs (44.00% versus 26.67%), decrease PPI use and reduce patients' charges (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The utilization of and expenditure on PPIs grew due to the increase of patients and irrational use of PPI. Pharmacist interventions help to reduce PPI utilization and expenditure and enhance rationality for inpatients, but much work should be done to regulate injection and originator formulas, and improve the rationality in the future.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25 Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, China
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Fan XJ, Yang C, Zhang L, Fan Q, Li T, Bai X, Zhao ZH, Zhang X, Norback D. Asthma symptoms among Chinese children: the role of ventilation and PM 10 exposure at school and home. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 21:1187-1193. [PMID: 29037301 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING Respiratory symptoms in relation to environment in Taiyuan, China. OBJECTIVE To study associations between school/home exposure and prevalence of respiratory symptoms and self-reported respiratory infections (RIs) among students. DESIGN A total of 2134 pupils from 10 schools answered a questionnaire; air pollution at school was measured. RESULTS The prevalence of current wheeze, daytime attacks of breathlessness, nocturnal cough, nocturnal respiratory symptoms and RI was respectively 4.4%, 18.7%, 11.6%, 3.6% and 32.3%. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home was associated with daytime attacks of breathlessness (OR 1.41), nocturnal cough (OR 1.41) and RI (OR 1.26). Redecoration or indoor painting at home was associated with wheeze (OR 2.02), daytime attacks of breathlessness (OR 1.57) and nocturnal symptoms (OR 1.83). Dampness or mould at home was associated with daytime attacks of breathlessness (OR 1.68), nocturnal cough (OR 1.68) and RI (OR 1.69). Particulate matter of diameter 10 microns (PM10) in the classroom was associated with nocturnal cough (OR 1.20/10 μg/m3). PM10 outside school was associated with daytime attacks of breathlessness (OR 1.07/10 μg/m3) and nocturnal cough (OR 1.13/10 μg/m3). Indoor carbon dioxide, a marker of poor ventilation (OR 1.52/1000 parts per million), and relative humidity (RH) (OR 1.33/10%) were associated with nocturnal cough. CONCLUSION Dampness, redecoration and ETS at home, as well as poor ventilation flow, and high RH and PM10 concentration at school may influence respiratory health.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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He A, Ning Y, Wen Y, Cai Y, Xu K, Cai Y, Han J, Liu L, Du Y, Liang X, Li P, Fan Q, Hao J, Wang X, Guo X, Ma T, Zhang F. Use of integrative epigenetic and mRNA expression analyses to identify significantly changed genes and functional pathways in osteoarthritic cartilage. Bone Joint Res 2018; 7:343-350. [PMID: 29922454 PMCID: PMC5987683 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.75.bjr-2017-0284.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Aim Osteoarthritis (OA) is caused by complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Epigenetic mechanisms control the expression of genes and are likely to regulate the OA transcriptome. We performed integrative genomic analyses to define methylation-gene expression relationships in osteoarthritic cartilage. Patients and Methods Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of articular cartilage from five patients with OA of the knee and five healthy controls was conducted using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip (Illumina, San Diego, California). Other independent genome-wide mRNA expression profiles of articular cartilage from three patients with OA and three healthy controls were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Integrative pathway enrichment analysis of DNA methylation and mRNA expression profiles was performed using integrated analysis of cross-platform microarray and pathway software. Gene ontology (GO) analysis was conducted using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID). Results We identified 1265 differentially methylated genes, of which 145 are associated with significant changes in gene expression, such as DLX5, NCOR2 and AXIN2 (all p-values of both DNA methylation and mRNA expression < 0.05). Pathway enrichment analysis identified 26 OA-associated pathways, such as mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway (p = 6.25 × 10-4), phosphatidylinositol (PI) signalling system (p = 4.38 × 10-3), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) signalling pathway (p = 8.63 × 10-3 pantothenate and coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis (p = 0.017), ErbB signalling pathway (p = 0.024), inositol phosphate (IP) metabolism (p = 0.025), and calcium signalling pathway (p = 0.032). Conclusion We identified a group of genes and biological pathwayswhich were significantly different in both DNA methylation and mRNA expression profiles between patients with OA and controls. These results may provide new clues for clarifying the mechanisms involved in the development of OA. Cite this article: A. He, Y. Ning, Y. Wen, Y. Cai, K. Xu, Y. Cai, J. Han, L. Liu, Y. Du, X. Liang, P. Li, Q. Fan, J. Hao, X. Wang, X. Guo, T. Ma, F. Zhang. Use of integrative epigenetic and mRNA expression analyses to identify significantly changed genes and functional pathways in osteoarthritic cartilage. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:343–350. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.75.BJR-2017-0284.R1.
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Xi'an Hong-Hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Xi'an Hong-Hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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Cui XX, Fan Q, Shi SJ, Wen WH, Chen DF, Guo HT, Xu YT, Gao F, Nie RZ, Ford HD, Tang GH, Hou CQ, Peng B. A novel near-infrared nanomaterial with high quantum efficiency and its applications in real time in vivo imaging. Nanotechnology 2018; 29:205705. [PMID: 29488904 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aab2fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging signal is severely limited by the quantum efficiency and emission wavelength. To overcome these challenges, novel NIR-emitting K5NdLi2F10 nanoparticles under NIR excitation was introduced as fluorescence imaging probe for the first time. The photostability of K5NdLi2F10 nanoparticles in the water, phosphate buffer saline, fetal bovine serum and living mice was investigated. The fluorescence signal was detected with depths of 3.5 and 2.0 cm in phantom and pork tissue, respectively. Fluorescence spectrum with a significant signal-to-background ratio of 10:1 was captured in living mice. Moreover, clear NIR images were virtualized for the living mice after intravenous injection. The imaging ability of nanoparticles in tumor-beard mice were evaluated, the enrichment of K5NdLi2F10 nanoparticles in tumor site due to the enhanced permeability and retention effect was confirmed. The systematic studies of toxicity, bio-distribution and in-vivo dynamic imaging suggest that these materials give high biocompatibility and low toxicity. These NIR-emitting nanoparticles with high quantum efficiency, high penetration and low toxicity might facilitate tumor identification in deep tissues more sensitively.
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- State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Xi'an Shaanxi, 710119, People's Republic of China
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Zhang JF, Yao JM, Fan Q, Chen WJ, Pan XH, Ding XB, Yang JZ, Fu T. [Analysis on HIV-1 subtypes and transmission clusters in newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, 2016]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2018; 38:1688-1693. [PMID: 29294588 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.12.021] [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 understand the characteristics of distribution on HIV-1 subtypes and the transmission clusters in Yiwu in Zhejiang province. Methods: A cross-sectional study of molecular epidemiology was carried out on newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Yiwu. RNA was extracted from 168 plasma samples, followed by RT-PCR and nest-PCR for pol gene amplification, sequencing, phylogenetic tree construction used for analyzing the subtypes and transmission clusters. Mutations on drug resistance was analyzed by CPR 6.0 online tool. Results: Subjects were mainly males (86.3%, 145/168), with average age as (39.1±13.4) years old and most of them were migrants (66.7%, 112/168). The major routes of transmission included homosexual (51.2%, 86/168) and heterosexual (48.8%, 82/168) contacts. The rate of success for sequence acquisition was 89.9% (151/168). The dominant subtypes showed as CRF01_AE (74, 49.0%) and CRF07_BC (64, 42.4%), followed by CRF08_BC (5, 3.3%), CRF55_01B (3, 2.0%), each case of subtype B, CRF45_cpx, CRF59_01B, CRF85_BC and URF (B/C). CRF45_cpx and CRF85_BC were discovered the first time in Zhejiang province. Twenty-six transmission clusters involving 65 cases were found, with the total clustered rate as 43.0% (65/151), in which the CRF01_AE clustered rate appeared as 54.1% (40/74), higher than that of CRF07_BC (21/64, 32.8%). The average size of cluster was 2.5 cases/cluster, with average size of cluster in CRF01_AE patients infected through heterosexual transmission as the largest (3.5 cases/cluster). The prevalence of transmitted drug resistance was 4.6% (7/151). Seven cases with surveillance drug resistant mutations (SDRM) were found, including 5 cases of M46L (3.3%), and one case of F77L or Y181C. Conclusion: HIV genetic diversity and a variety of transmission clusters had been noticed in this study area (Yiwu). Programs on monitoring the subtypes and transmission clusters should be continued and strengthened.
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STD Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Yiwu Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yiwu 322000, China
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