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Cao B, Fang S, Wu Z, Zhou X, Kong L, Zhu Q, Zhu B, Tang C, Fang M. Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese manual therapy (Tuina) in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081022. [PMID: 38531569 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081022] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Non-pharmacological interventions play a crucial role in the management of non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). One prime example is Tuina, a traditional Chinese manual therapy that incorporates pressing, kneading and rubbing techniques to alleviate physical discomfort and enhance overall well-being. It serves as a widely used technique in China and other East Asian countries. However, the effectiveness and safety of Tuina for managing NSCLBP have not been substantiated through rigorous clinical research. We sought to carry out a randomised controlled trial with an open-label design, blinded assessors and parallel arms to assess the effectiveness and safety of Tuina as a treatment for NSCLBP. The trial aims to provide high-quality evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of Tuina in improving outcomes for patients with NSCLBP. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A total of 150 patients aged 18-60 years with NSCLBP will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Both groups will receive standard health education. In addition, the treatment group will receive Tuina therapy, while the control group will participate in core stability exercises. Each group will undergo a total of 18 interventions over 6 weeks, with the interventions administered three times per week. The primary outcome measure is the patient's pain intensity, assessed using the Numerical Rating Scale, at week 6 following randomisation. Secondary outcomes encompass disability (measured by the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire), quality of life (assessed using the EuroQoL-5 dimensions questionnaire), adverse emotions (evaluated with the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale), biomechanical outcomes, socioeconomic indicators (medication use, healthcare utilisation and absenteeism), patient satisfaction, treatment adherence and other relevant factors.The statistical analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle. Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to compare the clinical data across different time points within both groups. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study protocol has received approval from the Ethics Committee of Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2023-1366-133-01). All study participants will be required to give written informed consent. The findings of the study will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication and presented at scientific conferences. Additionally, the participants will receive copies of the results. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2300076257.
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- Ben Cao
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Mi L, Yuan Z, Que M, Yang Y, Fang S, Wang X. Observation of the short-term curative effect of using SuperPATH approach to treat elderly femoral neck fractures with schizophrenia. Acta Orthop Belg 2023; 89:639-643. [PMID: 38205754 DOI: 10.52628/89.4.9750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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As China enters an aging society, the incidence of femoral neck fractures is increasing year by year. For some patients, total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the treatment of choice for displaced femoral neck fractures. Schizophrenia is a common combination of elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, and there are few reports on the treatment. This study describes the short-term efficacy of the supercapsular percutaneously assisted (SuperPATH) approach in the treatment of patients suffered with displaced femoral neck fractures combined with schizophrenia. A retrospective analysis of 20 elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures combined with schizophrenia who underwent THA using the SuperPATH approach. Record demographic data, postoperative reexamination of X-ray film to observe the position and the loosening condition of the prosthesis, the length of hospitalization, complications in the hospital and after discharge. The Harris score of hip joint function was used to evaluate postoperative hip joint function. The average age of the 20 patients was 73.1 years. All patients were followed up by outpatient clinic or telephone. The follow-up time was 3-12 months, with an average of 9.2 months. There was no incision infection, no tissue structure damage such as important nerves and blood vessels, and no complications such as early dislocation, loosening of the joint prosthesis, and deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities. The efficacy of the last follow-up was evaluated according to the Harris score of hip joint function: an average of 91 points (78-98 points); 13 cases were excellent, 5 cases were good, and 2 cases were fair. The SuperPATH approach has the advantages of less surgical damage, shorter recovery time, good surgical safety, preserving the normal tension of the muscles around the hip joint, and reducing the incidence rate of early postoperative dislocation of the joint prosthesis. The THA of the SuperPATH approach can treat patients with displaced femoral neck fractures combined with schizophrenia safely and effectively.
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Kong L, Ren J, Fang S, Li Y, Wu Z, Zhou X, Hao Q, Fang M, Zhang YQ. Effects of traditional Chinese mind-body exercises for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Glob Health 2023; 13:04157. [PMID: 37994837 PMCID: PMC10666566 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.13.04157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a global public health concern. We performed this systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effects and safety of traditional Chinese mind-body exercises (TCME) for patients with CFS. Methods We comprehensively searched MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP databases, and Wanfang Data from inception to October 2022 for eligible RCTs of TCME for CFS management. We used Cochran's Q statistic and I2 to assess heterogeneity and conducted subgroup analyses based on different types of TCME, background therapy, and types of fatigue. We also assessed the quality of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) approach. Results We included 13 studies (n = 1187) with a maximal follow-up of 12 weeks. TCME included Qigong and Tai Chi. At the end of the treatment, compared with passive control, TCME probably reduces the severity of fatigue (standardised mean differences (SMD) = 0.85; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.64, 1.07, moderate certainty), depression (SMD = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.34, 0.72, moderate certainty), anxiety (SMD = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.11, 0.48, moderate certainty), sleep quality (SMD = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.10, 0.57, low certainty) and mental functioning (SMD = 0.90; 95% CI = 0.50, 1.29, low certainty). Compared with other active control therapies, TCME results in little to no difference in the severity of fatigue (SMD = 0.08; 95% CI = -0.18, 0.34, low certainty). For long-term outcomes, TCME may improve anxiety (SMD = 1.74; 95% CI = 0.44, 3.03, low certainty) compared to passive control. We did not identify TCME-related serious adverse events. Conclusions In patients with CFS, TCME probably reduces post-intervention fatigue, depression, and anxiety and may improve sleep quality and mental function compared with passive control, but has limited long-term effects. These findings will help health professionals and patients with better clinical decision-making. Registration PROSPERO: CRD42022329157.
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- Lingjun Kong
- Department of Tuina, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuina, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuina, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuina, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Tuina, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- CEBIM (Center for Evidence Based Integrative Medicine) - Clarity Collaboration, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li CY, Chen S, Qian WL, Yang L, Zheng Q, Chen AJ, Chen J, Huang K, Fang S, Wang P, Hu L, Liu XR, Zhao XQ, Tan N, Cai T. [Clinical observation on the efficacy and safety of dupilumab in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1590-1595. [PMID: 37859375 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20221103-01063] [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: 10/21/2023]
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To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of dupilumab in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in China. A small sample self-controlled study before and after treatment was conducted to retrospective analysis patients with moderate to severe AD treated with dupilumab in the department of dermatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from July 2020 to March 2022. Dupilumab 600 mg was injected subcutaneously at week 0, and then 300 mg was injected subcutaneously every 2 weeks. The condition was evaluated by SCORAD(severity scoring of atopic dermatitis), NRS(numerical rating scale), DLQI(dermatology life quality index) and POEM(patient-oriented eczema measure). The improvement of SCORAD, NRS, DLQI and POEM was analyzed by paired t test and non-parametric paired Wilcoxon. The results showed that a total of 67 patients with moderate to severe AD received dupilumab treatment, of which 41 patients (the course of treatment was more than 6 weeks) had reduced the severity of skin lesions, improved quality of life and reduced pruritus. A total of 23 patients completed 16 weeks of treatment. At 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks, SCORAD, NRS, DLQI and POEM decreased compared with the baseline, and the differences were statistically significant. SCORAD (50.13±15.19) at baseline, SCORAD (36.08±11.96)(t=6.049,P<0.001) at week 4,SCORAD (28.04±11.10)(t=10.471,P<0.001) at week 8, SCORAD (22.93±9.72)(t=12.428,P<0.001) at week 12, SCORAD (16.84±7.82)(t=14.609,P<0.001) at week 16, NRS 7(6,8) at baseline, NRS 4(3,5)(Z=-3.861,P<0.001) at week 4, NRS 2(1,4)(Z=-4.088,P<0.001) at week 8, NRS 1(0,2)(Z=-4.206,P<0.001) at week 12, NRS 2(0,2)(Z=-4.222,P<0.001) at week 16, DLQI (13.83±5.71) at baseline, DLQI (8.00±4.02)(t=6.325,P<0.001) at week 4, DLQI (5.61±3.50)(t=8.060,P<0.001) at week 8, DLQI (3.96±1.99)(t=8.717,P<0.001) at week 12, DLQI (2.70±1.89)(t=10.355,P<0.001) at week 16, POEM (18.04±6.41) at baseline, POEM (9.70±4.70)(t=7.031,P<0.001) at week 4, POEM (7.74±3.48)(t=8.806,P<0.001) at week 8, POEM (6.35±3.33)(t=10.474,P<0.001) at week 12, POEM (4.26±2.51)(t=11.996,P<0.001) at week 16. In the 16th week, 100%(23 patients), 91.3%(21 patients), 34.8%(8 patients) and 8.7%(2 patients) of 23 patients reached SCORAD30, SCORAD50, SCORAD70, and SCORAD90 statuses, respectively. There were 82.6%(19 patients), 95.7%(22 patients) and 95.7%(22 patients) of 23 patients with NRS, DLQI and POEM improved by≥4 points compared with baseline. Twelve patients with AD who continued to receive dupilumab after 16 weeks showed further improvement in skin lesions. The adverse events were conjunctivitis and injection site reaction. In conclusion, dupilumab is an effective and safe treatment for moderate and severe AD. However, the longer-term efficacy and safety require further studies involving larger sample sizes and a longer follow-up time.
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400042, China
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Li S, Shen X, Qin XX, Fang S, Chen J, Yang HJ. Analysis of the factors influencing male infertility of reproductive age in Jinan. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:7092-7100. [PMID: 37606119 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202308_33282] [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: 08/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The World Health Organization (WHO) defines infertility as a person failing to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Infertility includes female infertility and male infertility. The aim of this paper is to study the etiology of infertility and related influencing factors in men of reproductive age in Jinan. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, 172 male infertile patients who attended the Department of Assisted Reproduction of Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shandong, China and the Infertility Clinic of Jinan Central Hospital in Shandong, China from August 2021 to April 2022 are selected as the study population (infertility group). A convenience sampling method is used to select 257 men from couples attending the Obstetrics Department of Qilu Hospital in Shandong, China, the Obstetrics Department of the Second Hospital of Shandong University in Shandong, China, and the Obstetrics Department of Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shandong, China from October 2021 to February 2022 as the study subjects (control group). A self-designed questionnaire is used to conduct the survey, which includes basic personal information, lifestyle information, marital and family-related information, and one-way and multi-way logistic regression analyses are performed. RESULTS The average age of the case group and the control group are 34.03±5.13 years old and 33.61±8.18 years old; the average height is 175.80±5.91 cm and 176.78±5.25 cm; the average weight is 80.28±14.70 kg and 83.09±45.36 kg. The differences in age, height, and weight between the case group and the control group are not statistically significant by t-test. Moderate oligospermia is the predominant cause of infertility in men of reproductive age in Jinan. A multifactorial logistic regression analysis yields that academic qualifications (OR=2.518, 95% CI: 1.023 to 6.196), coffee consumption (OR=7.692, 95% CI: 1.623 to 36.460), living in a room that had been renovated within a period of time (OR=2.769, 95% CI: 1.104 to 6.949), stress level (OR=47.280, 95% CI: 23.656-94.494), quality of sexual life (OR=3.352, 95% CI: 1.331-8.442), and duration of couple separation (OR=3.851, 95% CI: 1.094-13.557) are the main risk factors for infertility in men of reproductive age in Jinan. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a total of 6 risk factors are screened for male infertility in Jinan in the reproductive age, including high academic qualifications, coffee consumption, living in a room that has finished renovation within 3 months, high stress, poor quality of sexual life, and long spousal separation. Three factors can be controlled, avoided, or reduced through personal actions; the factors are coffee consumption, living in a room that has finished renovation within 3 months, and high stress, all of which may reduce the level of male reproductive health.
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Tang C, Guo G, Fang S, Yao C, Zhu B, Kong L, Pan X, Li X, He W, Wu Z, Fang M. Abnormal brain activity in lumbar disc herniation patients with chronic pain is associated with their clinical symptoms. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1206604. [PMID: 37575297 PMCID: PMC10416647 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1206604] [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: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Introduction Lumbar disc herniation, a chronic degenerative disease, is one of the major contributors to chronic low back pain and disability. Although many studies have been conducted in the past on brain function in chronic low back pain, most of these studies did not classify chronic low back pain (cLBP) patients according to their etiology. The lack of etiologic classification may lead to inconsistencies between findings, and the correlation between differences in brain activation and clinical symptoms in patients with cLBP was less studied in the past. Methods In this study, 36 lumbar disc herniation patients with chronic low back pain (LDHCP) and 36 healthy controls (HCs) were included to study brain activity abnormalities in LDHCP. Visual analogue scale (VAS), oswestry disability index (ODI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to assess clinical symptoms. Results The results showed that LDHCP patients exhibited abnormally increased and diminished activation of brain regions compared to HCs. Correlation analysis showed that the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF) in the left middle frontal gyrus is negatively correlated with SAS and VAS, while the right superior temporal gyrus is positively correlated with SAS and VAS, the dorsolateral left superior frontal gyrus and the right middle frontal gyrus are negatively correlated with VAS and SAS, respectively. Conclusion LDHCP patients have brain regions with abnormally increased and abnormally decreased activation compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, some of the abnormally activated brain regions were correlated with clinical pain or emotional symptoms.
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- Cheng Tang
- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Research Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Ye Q, Chen KJ, Jia M, Deng LJ, Fang S. Generalized lichen sclerosus et atrophicus combined with ankylosing spondylitis responding to secukinumab. Scand J Rheumatol 2023; 52:217-218. [PMID: 36124779 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2022.2112835] [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: 10/14/2022]
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- Q Ye
- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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Zheng Y, Niu F, Jiang P, Zhu X, Lin J, Wu X, Qin L, Liu Z, Fang S, Jin C, Yu X, Zuo L. 1039P Efficacy and safety of surufatinib (HMPL-012) as a third-line or further treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1165] [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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Yao C, Ren J, Huang R, Tang C, Cheng Y, Lv Z, Kong L, Fang S, Tao J, Fu Y, Zhu Q, Fang M. Transcriptome profiling of microRNAs reveals potential mechanisms of manual therapy alleviating neuropathic pain through microRNA-547-3p-mediated Map4k4/NF-κb signaling pathway. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:211. [PMID: 36045396 PMCID: PMC9434879 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02568-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Local neuroinflammation secondary to spinal nerve compression in lumbar disk herniation (LDH) is a key driver contributing to neuropathic pain. Manual therapy (MT), a widely used nonsurgical therapy, can relieve LDH-mediated pain by reducing inflammation. MT has attracted extensive attention; however, its mechanism remains poorly understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of pain signaling transduction, but are rarely reported in the chronic compression of dorsal root ganglia (CCD) model, and further investigation is needed to decipher whether they mediate anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of MT. METHODS We used a combination of in vivo behavioral and molecular techniques to study MT intervention mechanisms. Neuropathic pain was induced in a CCD rat model and MT intervention was performed according to standard procedures. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect inflammatory cytokine levels in dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Small RNA sequencing, immunofluorescence, Western blot, and qRT-PCR were performed to screen miRNAs and their target genes and determine core factors in the pathway possibly regulated by miRNA-mediated target gene in DRG of MT-treated CCD rats. RESULTS Compared with naive rats, small RNA sequencing detected 22 differentially expressed miRNAs in DRG of CCD rats, and compared with CCD rats, MT-treated rats presented 19 differentially expressed miRNAs, which were functionally associated with nerve injury and inflammation. Among these, miR-547-3p was screened as a key miRNA mediating neuroinflammation and participating in neuropathic pain. We confirmed in vitro that its function is achieved by directly regulating its target gene Map4k4. Intrathecal injection of miR-547-3p agomir or MT intervention significantly reduced Map4k4 expression and the expression and phosphorylation of IκBα and p65 in the NF-κB pathway, thus reducing the inflammatory cytokine levels and exerting an analgesic effect, whereas intrathecal injection of miR-547-3p antagomir led to opposite effects. CONCLUSIONS In rats, CCD-induced neuropathic pain leads to variation in miRNA expression in DRG, and MT can intervene the transcription and translation of inflammation-related genes through miRNAs to improve neuroinflammation and alleviate neuropathic pain. MiR-547-3p may be a key target of MT for anti-inflammatory and analgesia effects, which is achieved by mediating the Map4k4/NF-κB pathway to regulate downstream inflammatory cytokines.
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- Chongjie Yao
- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- Research Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- Research Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- Research Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- Research Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437 People’s Republic of China
- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203 People’s Republic of China
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Pappalardo A, Alvarez-Cespedes D, Fang S, Herschman A, Jeon E, Myers K, Kysar J, Abaci H. 769 Wearable human skin constructs with region-specific properties. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.782] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Kong L, Ren J, Fang S, He T, Zhou X, Fang M. Effects of traditional Chinese mind-body exercise-Baduanjin for type 2 diabetes on psychological well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health 2022; 10:923411. [PMID: 35968439 PMCID: PMC9371619 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes is considered one of the most psychologically demanding chronic conditions. Patients suffering from this disease often have poor psychological well-being due to emotional stress. Baduanjin exercises, a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise, are used in the management of type 2 diabetes, especially for mental health. However, the effect of Baduanjin exercises on psychological well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes maintains controversial. Therefore, this systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effects on psychological well-being of Baduanjin exercises for type 2 diabetes. Methods Six electronic databases were searched from their inception to March 2022 for randomized controlled trials of Baduanjin exercises for type 2 diabetes. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed methodological quality based on PEDro scale. The subgroup analysis was conducted based on different control interventions. The Cochran Q statistic and I2 were applied to assess the heterogeneity. Results Twenty-seven studies between 2005 and 2019 were included in our review. Most of them exceeded the cutoff score 6 based on the PEDro scale. In psychological well-being, the aggregated results indicated that Baduanjin exercises showed positive effects in psychological well-being (SMD, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.57 to 1.36; p < 0.00001), depression (SMD, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.08 to 1.97; p = 0.03), anxiety (SMD, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.30 to 1.46; p = 0.003), and mental health (SMD, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.42 to 1.02; p < 0.00001). In glycemic control, Baduanjin exercises showed better improvements in FBG (SMD, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.72; p < 0.00001), HbA1c (SMD, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.75; p < 0.00001), and 2-hPBG (SMD, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.08 to 1.03; p = 0.02) compared with usual care/education. However, Baduanjin exercises only showed better improvements in HbA1c when compared with other exercises. Conclusions The traditional Chinese mind-body exercise-Baduanjin is a beneficial comprehensive therapy for type 2 diabetes, especially in promoting psychological well-being. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=110034.
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- Lingjun Kong
- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Xin Zhou
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Min Fang
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Wu YH, Wu F, Yan GR, Zeng QY, Jia N, Zheng Z, Fang S, Liu YQ, Zhang GL, Wang XL. Features and clinical significance of tertiary lymphoid structure in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:2043-2050. [PMID: 35881141 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) plays an important role in anti-tumor immunity, largely reflecting the prognosis. However, its clinical implication in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) remains unknown. OBJECTIVES To explore the features of TLS in cSCC and its association with clinicopathological characteristics. METHODS Two independent RNA-seq data of cSCC were used to investigate the tumor immune microenvironment, as well as TLS-related chemokines and cytokines. The density and location of TLSs were assessed in a total of 82 cSCC patients, and the clinicopathologic association was examined. RESULTS Bioinformatics analysis showed that a large amount of immune cell infiltration and significant up-regulation of TLS-related chemokines were observed in cSCC. Histologically, TLSs appeared as highly organized structures in 72 (87.8%) cases with different levels of density and maturation, among which 14 cases were in low-density group and 58 cases were in high-density group. Clinically, the presence of TLS was prominently associated with better degree of histopathological grades and higher level of sun exposure. Furthermore, the presence of intratumoral TLS was associated with lower lymphovascular invasion. CONCLUSIONS TLS is highly organized in cSCC, and the presence of TLS is a positive prognostic factor for cSCC, which will provide a theoretical basis for the future diagnostic and therapeutic value in cSCC.
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- Y H Wu
- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China
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Kong L, Ren J, Fang S, He T, Zhou X, Fang M. Traditional Chinese Exercises on Pain and Disability in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients With Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:912945. [PMID: 35754953 PMCID: PMC9226715 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.912945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With the change of life and work style, more middle-aged and elderly individuals are suffering from neck pain. In China, traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) are widely used in the management of neck pain, such as Tai Chi, Qigong, Yijinjing, Baduanjin, Liuzijue, and Five-animal exercises. However, the evidence of TCEs for neck pain maintains controversial. Therefore, the current systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effects of TCEs on pain and disability of middle-aged and elderly patients with neck pain. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was performed in six electronic databases from their inception to January 2022 for randomized controlled trials of TCEs for neck pain. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed by PEDro scale. The subgroup analysis was conducted based on different TCEs. The I 2 statistic was applied to assess the heterogeneity. RESULTS Twenty-one studies were included in our review, which were conducted in China, United States, and Germany between 2003 and 2021. Most (86%) of them exceeded the cut off score 6. TCEs included Baduanjin, Yijinjing, Tai Chi, Qigong, and Five-animal exercises. The aggregated results indicated that TCEs showed positive complementary effects in relieving pain (SMD, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.78-1.45; p < 0.00001), especially Baduanjin exercises. Baduanjin exercises also showed beneficial complementary effects in improving flexion (SMD, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.28-1.03; p = 0.0006) and extension (SMD, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.12-1.19; p = 0.02) of the neck. In addition, the aggregated results indicated that TCEs alone showed beneficial effects in improving disability (SMD, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.40-1.08; p < 0.0001) and relieving pain (SMD, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.50-1.13; p < 0.00001) compared with waiting list. The follow-up effects of TCEs were still insufficient. CONCLUSION There was the positive evidence to support the clinical use of TCEs, as a complementary therapy, for middle-aged and elderly patients with neck pain, especially Baduanjin exercises. However, the evidence supporting the effects of TCEs alone for the middle-aged and elderly patients with neck pain was limited due to the small sample size. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-4-0083/, identifier INPLASY202240083.
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- Lingjun Kong
- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Tuina, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hao S, Fang H, Fang S, Zhang T, Zhang L, Yang L. Changes in nuclear factor kappa B components expression in the ovine spleen during early pregnancy. J Anim Feed Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/146491/2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhong J, Fang S, Gao M, Lu L, Zhang X, Zhu Q, Liu Y, Jurat-Fuentes JL, Liu X. Evidence of a shared binding site for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis cadherin. Insect Mol Biol 2022; 31:101-114. [PMID: 34637177 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Insect midgut cadherins function as receptors and play critical roles as protein receptors of insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins used as biopesticides and in Bt transgenic crops worldwide. Here, we cloned and characterized the full-length midgut cadherin (CmCad) cDNA from the rice leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis), a destructive pest of rice in many Asian countries. Expression of recombinant proteins corresponding to the extracellular domain of CmCad allowed testing binding of Cry proteins. Results from in vitro ligand blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays supported that the extracellular domain of CmCad contains regions recognized by both Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa. Molecular modelling and docking simulations indicated that binding to both Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa is localized primarily within a CmCad motif corresponding to residues T1417-D1435. A recombinant CmCad protein produced without residues T1417-D1435 lacked binding to Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa, confirmed our modelling predictions that CmCad has a shared Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa binding site. The potential existence of a shared binding region in CmCad suggests that caution should be taken when using combinations of Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa in pyramided transgenic rice, as their combined use could speed the evolution of resistance to both toxins.
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- J Zhong
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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This case report describes 26-year-old woman who had multiple clusters of pale-pink lichenoid papules since childhood and the accompanying itching was intense. Skin biopsy revealed obvious fissures had formed under the epidermis. The patient was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa and was successfully treated with tofacitinib.
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- K-J Chen
- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Anisimov A, Fang S, Hemanthakumar K, Nguyen S, Korhonen E, Augustin H, Öörni K, Alitalo K. The angiopoietin receptor Tie2 in arterial endothelium inhibits atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.177] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hong X, Zhao J, Zhu X, Dai Q, Zhang H, Xuan Y, Yin J, Zhang Y, Yang X, Fang S, Wang Q, Shen H, Zhang Y, Yan D, Wang Y, Peng Z, Zhang Y, Wang B, Ma X. The association between the vaginal microenvironment and fecundability: a register-based cohort study among Chinese women. BJOG 2021; 129:43-51. [PMID: 34258836 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between the vaginal microenvironment and fecundability among women. DESIGN Register-based nationwide cohort study. SETTING Chinese National Free Pre-conception Check-up Project from 2015 to 2018. POPULATION Our study included a total of 3 388 554 eligible women who were attempting to become pregnant. METHOD We assessed the vaginal microenvironment at baseline by considering four indices: vaginal pH, clue cell examination, whiff test and vaginal cleanliness grading. If any of these indicators was abnormal, the vaginal microenvironment was defined as poor. Propensity score matching was used to control for potential confounders and reduce bias. Logistic models were used to estimate the fecundability odds ratios (FORs) after adjustment for covariates. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Achievement of a pregnancy within 1 year. RESULTS Of the total study population, 379 718 women (11.2%) had a poor vaginal microenvironment and their pregnancy rate after 1 year was significantly lower than the group with a normal microenvironment (71.8% versus 76.1%, P < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, the women with a poor vaginal microenvironment were associated with a 9% reduction in fecundability compared with the normal microenvironment group (FOR 0.91, 95% CI 0.90-0.92). The adverse effects of a poor vaginal microenvironment were stronger among multipara (FOR 0.89, 95% CI 0.87-0.90) or women with irregular menstruation (FOR 0.86, 95% CI 0.84-0.89). CONCLUSION There was a negative association between a poor vaginal microenvironment and the fecundability of women. These findings highlight the significance of assessing the vaginal microenvironment during pre-pregnancy health examinations. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Women with a poor vaginal microenvironment were associated with a reduction in fecundability.
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- X Hong
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- The Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China.,National Human Genetic Resources Centre, Beijing, China
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Horwitz SM, Moskowitz AJ, Mehta‐Shah N, Jacobsen ED, Khodadoust MS, Ganesan N, Drill E, Hancock H, Davey T, Myskowski P, Maccaro C, Blouin W, Schwieterman J, Cathcart E, Fang S, Perez L, Ryu S, Galasso N, Straus D, Fisher DC, Kumar A, Noy A, Falchi L, Dogan A, Kim YH, Weinstock D. THE COMBINATION OF DUVELISIB AND ROMIDEPSIN (DR) IS HIGHLY ACTIVE AGAINST RELAPSED/REFRACTORY PERIPHERAL T‐CELL LYMPHOMA WITH LOW RATES OF TRANSAMINITIS: FINAL RESULTS. Hematol Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.56_2879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- S. M. Horwitz
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute Medical Oncology/Hematologic Neoplasia Boston USA
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- Stanford University Medical Center Medicine (Oncology) and Dermatology Stanford USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Epidemiology‐Biostatistics New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Dermatology New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- S tanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cancer Institute Medicine (Oncology) and Dermatology Stanford USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute Medical Oncology/Hematologic Neoplasia Boston USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medicine/Lymphoma, New York New York USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Pathology New York USA
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- S tanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cancer Institute Medicine (Oncology) and Dermatology Stanford USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute Medical Oncology/Hematologic Neoplasia Boston USA
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Zhao X, Chen L, Ren Q, Wu Z, Fang S, Jiang Y, Chen Y, Zhong Y, Wang D, Wu J, Zhang G. Potential Applications in Sewage Bioremediation of the Highly Efficient Pyridine-Transforming Paenochrobactrum sp. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683821030145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Francis M, Balwani M, Balistreri W, D’Antiga L, Fang S, Jones S, Ros E, Abel F, Wilson D. A216 CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF LYSOSOMAL ACID LIPASE DEFICIENCY (LAL-D): THE INTERNATIONAL LAL-D REGISTRY. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab002.214] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by pathogenic variants in the LIPA gene. Lysosomal accumulation of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides leads to cirrhosis and dyslipidemia across a clinical spectrum, and affect both infants and children/adults.
Aims
An international registry (NCT01633489; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2013–ongoing) was established to better understand the natural history of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) and to evaluate long-term treatment outcomes.
Methods
Baseline findings for patients enrolled through July 1, 2019 are presented. Of 190 patients enrolled, 35 were excluded from this analysis (LIPA carrier, deceased at enrollment, unconfirmed LAL-D diagnosis); 155 patients with confirmed LAL-D diagnosis were included (12 infants, 143 children/adults). LAL enzyme activity analysis was performed for 145/154 patients (94%) and genetic testing for 128/154 patients (83%).
Results
Of 105 children/adults with reported LIPA mutations, 39 were homozygous and 34 were compound heterozygous for the common LIPA mutation E8SJM (c.894G>A); 6 infants with reported LIPA mutations were homozygotes and 2 were compound heterozygotes. Of the 155 patients, 62% were <18 years, 52% were male, and 85% were white. Median (range) age at clinical onset was 0.2 years (0.0–0.7) among infants and 6.0 years (0.0–41.3) among 133 children/adults with data; median (range) age at diagnosis was 0.2 years (−0.1 to 1.2) among infants and 10.8 years (0.2–53.6) among 135 children/adults with data. Manifestations that raised suspicion of LAL-D were reported in 149/155 patients. Infants (12 with data) presented predominantly with hepatomegaly (75%), splenomegaly (58%), nausea/vomiting (58%), and diarrhea (50%), and 50% had a known family history of LAL-D. Children/adults (n=143) presented predominantly with elevated alanine aminotransferase levels (67%), hepatomegaly (66%), and elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels (65%). Of 74 children/adults with baseline liver biopsy, 58% had microvesicular steatosis, 16% had micro- and macrovesicular steatosis, and 32% had lobular inflammation. Of the 155 patients, 6% had a medical history of cirrhosis. Analyses exploring the genotype-phenotype relationship will be presented.
Conclusions
Registry data of >150 LAL-D patients demonstrate early symptom onset, variable clinical manifestations, and a significant diagnostic delay in children/adults.
Funding Agencies
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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- M Francis
- Medical Affairs, Alexion Pharma Canada Corp, Vaughan, ON, Canada
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston, MA
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- Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston, MA
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- Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
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Pan Y, Dai W, Fang S. Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exserohilum rostratum: a case with unusual presentation. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 46:569-571. [PMID: 33020950 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Y Pan
- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Devarakonda A, Inoue H, Fang S, Ozsoy-Keskinbora C, Suzuki T, Kriener M, Fu L, Kaxiras E, Bell DC, Checkelsky JG. Clean 2D superconductivity in a bulk van der Waals superlattice. Science 2020; 370:231-236. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz6643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Advances in low-dimensional superconductivity are often realized through improvements in material quality. Apart from a small group of organic materials, there is a near absence of clean-limit two-dimensional (2D) superconductors, which presents an impediment to the pursuit of numerous long-standing predictions for exotic superconductivity with fragile pairing symmetries. We developed a bulk superlattice consisting of the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) superconductor 2H-niobium disulfide (2H-NbS2) and a commensurate block layer that yields enhanced two-dimensionality, high electronic quality, and clean-limit inorganic 2D superconductivity. The structure of this material may naturally be extended to generate a distinct family of 2D superconductors, topological insulators, and excitonic systems based on TMDs with improved material properties.
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- A. Devarakonda
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Center for Nanoscale Systems, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Lin S, He L, Shen R, Fang F, Pan H, Zhu X, Wang M, Zhou Z, Liu Z, Wang X, Fang S, Sun X, Wang Y, Chen S, Ding J. Identification of the CD200R1 promoter and the association of its polymorphisms with the risk of Parkinson's disease. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1224-1230. [PMID: 32190938 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neuroinflammation is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Abnormal activation of microglia plays a key role in this pathological process. CD200R1 is a membrane glycoprotein that is expressed primarily on myeloid cells including microglia and is involved in the maintenance of microglia in a stationary state. Our previous study reported that the regulation of CD200R1 expression is altered in PD patients. Such alteration will lead to neuroinflammation and is related to the pathogenesis of PD. The possible role of promoter polymorphisms for abnormal CD200R1 expression in PD was examined in this study. METHOD The UCSC database and dual-luciferase assays were used to confirm the promoter region of CD200R1. The promoter of CD200R1 was sequenced in 457 PD patients and 520 matched healthy controls from the Chinese Han population. Dual-luciferase assays were conducted to examine the promoter activity of CD200R1. RESULTS It was confirmed that the promoter of CD200R1 is located in the region 876-146 bp upstream of the coding DNA sequence. The frequencies of rs144721913 (P = 0.001) and rs72952157 (P = 0.022) in the promoter were significantly different between the PD group and control group. rs144721913 increases the risk of PD by approximately 14-fold and rs72952157 by 2.6-fold. The dual-luciferase assay indicated that the rs144721913 T allele and the rs72952157 G allele reduced the transcriptional activity of the CD200R1 promoter. CONCLUSIONS For the first time the promoter region of CD200R1 has been defined and two potential risk polymorphisms (rs144721913 and rs72952157) in the region for PD in Chinese Han populations have been reported.
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- S Lin
- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Aging, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, FuJian, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology and Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Dai W, Liu H, Liu Y, Xu X, Qian D, Luo S, Cho E, Zhu D, Amos CI, Fang S, Lee JE, Li X, Nan H, Li C, Wei Q. Genetic variants in the folate metabolic pathway genes predict cutaneous melanoma-specific survival. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:719-728. [PMID: 31955403 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Folate metabolism plays an important role in DNA methylation and nucleic acid synthesis and thus may function as a regulatory factor in cancer development. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified some single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with cutaneous melanoma-specific survival (CMSS), but no SNPs were found in genes involved in the folate metabolic pathway. OBJECTIVES To examine associations between SNPs in folate metabolic pathway genes and CMSS. METHODS We comprehensively evaluated 2645 (422 genotyped and 2223 imputed) common SNPs in folate metabolic pathway genes from a published GWAS of 858 patients from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and performed the validation in another GWAS of 409 patients from the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, in which 95/858 (11·1%) and 48/409 (11·7%) patients died of cutaneous melanoma, respectively. RESULTS We identified two independent SNPs (MTHFD1 rs1950902 G>A and ALPL rs10917006 C>T) to be associated with CMSS in both datasets, and their meta-analysis yielded an allelic hazards ratio of 1·75 (95% confidence interval 1·32-2·32, P = 9·96 × 10-5 ) and 2·05 (1·39-3·01, P = 2·84 × 10-4 ), respectively. The genotype-phenotype correlation analyses provided additional support for the biological plausibility of these two variants' roles in tumour progression, suggesting that variation in SNP-related mRNA expression levels is likely to be the mechanism underlying the observed associations with CMSS. CONCLUSIONS Two possibly functional genetic variants, MTHFD1 rs1950902 and ALPL rs10917006, were likely to be independently or jointly associated with CMSS, which may add to personalized treatment in the future, once further validated. What is already known about this topic? Existing data show that survival rates vary among patients with melanoma with similar clinical characteristics; therefore, it is necessary to identify additional complementary biomarkers for melanoma-specific prognosis. A hypothesis-driven approach, by pooling the effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a specific biological pathway as genetic risk scores, may provide a prognostic utility, and genetic variants of genes in folate metabolism have been reported to be associated with cancer risk. What does this study add? Two genetic variants in the folate metabolic pathway genes, MTHFD1 rs1950902 and ALPL rs10917006, are significantly associated with cutaneous melanoma-specific survival (CMSS). What is the translational message? The identification of genetic variants will make a risk-prediction model possible for CMSS. The SNPs in the folate metabolic pathway genes, once validated in larger studies, may be useful in the personalized management and treatment of patients with cutaneous melanoma.
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- Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.,Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.,Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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Shen Y, Fang S, Cai X, Fang Y, Lin R, Zhang Y, Li J, Liang X, Wang L, Lin L, Zhang L, Feng H, Lan S, Cai X, Xu C, Wang W, Fang M, Zhang J. Real-world fusion landscape in advanced Chinese pancreatic cancer using next generation sequecing: A multicenter study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz431.009] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Li X, Wang W, Xu C, Pu X, Fang S, Cai X, Fang Y, Zhu Y, Wang H, Liang X, Zhuang W, Zhang Y, Wang L, Cai X, Li J, Feng H, Fang M, Chen G, Lv T, Song Y. A multicenter study of NRG1 fusions in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients and response to afatinib using next generation sequencing. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz437.052] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cao M, Yang G, Fang S, Jia H, Hou J, Yu B. P3390Relationship of thrombus healing to underlying plaque characteristics in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: an optical coherence tomography study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0266] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is typically characterized by an occlusive coronary thrombus propagation on a disrupted or eroded atherosclerotic plaque. A variable period of plaque instability and thrombus formation occur days or weeks old in approximately 50% of patients with STEMI. Presence of late stage (older) thrombi in aspirated coronary material is an independent predictor of 1-year and long-term mortality in STEMI patients. However, the relationship between coronary thrombus healing to underlying plaque morphology and characteristics in vivo still remains largely unknown.
Purpose
Our objective was to assess differences in thrombus healing between ruptured and eroded plaques in vivo and evaluate the impact of underlying plaque characteristics on thrombus healing using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Methods
Analyzable coronary material was obtained during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from 135 patients with STEMI within 12h of symptom onset. Thrombi were morphologically classified as either early or late stage (lytic changes or organization). Of the 135 patients, 110 were eligible for culprit lesion evaluation using OCT. Quantitative and qualitative underlying plaque characteristics were assessed by OCT.
Results
Late-stage thrombi were found in 49 of 110 (44.5%) culprit plaques. Patients with eroded plaques more frequently had late-stage thrombi compared with ruptured plaques (59.0% vs. 36.6%, p<0.001). Subgroup analysis was performed between plaque rupture, identified in 71 patients (64.5%) and plaque erosion in 39 patients (35.5%). In plaque ruptures, patients with late-stage thrombi had larger lipid core length (12.4±3.3 vs. 14.5±3.8, p=0.020), larger rupture cavity length [1.5 (1.0, 2.0) vs. 1.9 (1.5, 2.8), p=0.034] and increased residual thrombus length [7.8 (6.3, 11.2) vs. 10.3 (7.8, 13.8), p=0.021] assessed by OCT compared with early thrombus group. However, in plaque erosions, late stage thrombi were associated with decreased residual thrombus burden compared with patients with early thrombus group [16.8 (12.8, 20.4) vs. 13.4 (10.7, 14.8), p=0.012]. No significant difference was found between thrombus healing with peak creatine kinase concentration or maximum NT-pro BNP in subgroup analysis.
Conclusions
Coronary thrombi in STEMI patients exhibited diverse phases of healing, depending on the etiology of the underlying culprit plaque in vivo. These observations indicate entirely distinct mechanisms of thrombus propagation, maturation and healing between plaque rupture and erosion, illustrating an opportunity for more tailored treatment in patients with different plaque type.
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- M Cao
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Jia A, Narang A, Safar B, Zaheer A, Murphy A, Azad N, Gearhart S, Fang S, Efron J, Warczynski T, Hacker-Prietz A, Meyer J. Sequential Short-Course Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Rectal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang Y, Wan H, Chen Y, Xia F, Zhang W, Wang C, Fang S, Zhang K, Li Q, Wang N, Lu Y. Association of C-peptide with diabetic vascular complications in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab 2019; 46:33-40. [PMID: 31026551 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM Fasting serum C-peptide is a biomarker of insulin production and insulin resistance, but its association with vascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has never been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate whether C-peptide is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS A total of 4793 diabetes patients were enrolled from seven communities in Shanghai, China, in 2018. CVD was defined as a self-reported combination of previous diagnoses, including coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and stroke. DR was examined using fundus photographs. Logistic regression analyses were performed, and multiple imputed data were used to obtain stabilized estimates. RESULTS Prevalence of CVD increased with increasing C-peptide levels (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4: 33%, 34%, 37% and 44%, respectively; Pfor trend < 0.001), whereas DR prevalence decreased with increasing C-peptide quartiles (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4: 21%, 19%, 15% and 12%, respectively; Pfor trend < 0.001). On logistic regression analysis, C-peptide levels were significantly associated with CVD prevalence (1.27, 95% CI: 1.13-1.42; P < 0.001) and C-peptide quartiles (Q1: reference; Q2: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.00-1.70; Q3: 1.53, 95% CI: 1.16-2.01; Q4: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.32-2.34; Pfor trend < 0.001). Given the interaction between C-peptide and BMI and the association between C-peptide and CVD (Pfor interaction = 0.015), study participants were divided into two subgroups based on BMI which revealed that the association persisted despite different BMI statuses. However, DR prevalence decreased with increasing C-peptide levels (0.73, 95% CI: 0.62-0.86; P < 0.001) and quartiles (Q1: reference; Q2: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.76-1.33; Q3: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.50-0.94; Q4: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.36-0.72; Pfor trend < 0.001). CONCLUSION C-peptide was positively associated with CVD, but inversely associated with DR progression. The association between C-peptide and CVD could be due to associated metabolic risk factors.
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
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- Institute and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
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Zhang S, Li Y, Wang Y, Zhong S, Liu X, Huang Y, Fang S, Zhuang A, Sun J, Zhou H, Fan X. Comparison of rim-sparing versus rim-removal techniques in deep lateral wall orbital decompression for Graves’ orbitopathy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 48:461-467. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Garg A, Vandenberk L, Fang S, De Witte P, Salven P, Agostinis P. SP-0114 Immunogenic versus Non-Immunogenic Cell Death in Cancer. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30534-1] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Kim KD, Jung HY, Ryu HG, Kim B, Jeon J, Yoo HY, Park CH, Choi BH, Hyun CK, Kim KT, Fang S, Yang SH, Kim JB. Betulinic acid inhibits high-fat diet-induced obesity and improves energy balance by activating AMPK. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 29:409-420. [PMID: 30799179 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Metabolic syndromes are prevalent worldwide and result in various complications including obesity, cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. Betulinic acid (BA) is a naturally occurring triterpenoid that has anti-inflammatory properties. We hypothesized that treatment with BA may result in decreased body weight gain, adiposity and hepatic steatosis in a diet-induced mouse model of obesity. METHODS AND RESULTS Mice fed a high-fat diet and treated with BA showed less weight gain and tissue adiposity without any change in calorie intake. Gene expression profiling of mouse tissues and cell lines revealed that BA treatment increased expression of lipid oxidative genes and decreased that of lipogenesis-related genes. This modulation was mediated by increased AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation, which facilitates energy expenditure, lipid oxidation and thermogenic capacity and exerts protective effects against obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Overall, BA markedly inhibited the development of obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet, and AMPK activation in various tissues and enhanced thermogenesis are two possible mechanisms underlying the antiobesity and antisteatogenic effects of BA. CONCLUSIONS The current findings suggest that treatment with BA is a potential dietary strategy for preventing obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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- School of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea; R&D Center, NovMetaPharma Co., Ltd., Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- School of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea; R&D Center, NovMetaPharma Co., Ltd., Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea; R&D Center, NovMetaPharma Co., Ltd., Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Mistle Biotech Co., Ltd., Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Advanced Bio Convergence Center, Pohang Technopark, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- School of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea; Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, BK21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Seoul National University Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea; Mistle Biotech Co., Ltd., Pohang, Gyungbuk, South Korea.
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Fang S, Chen SY, He X, Shen QX, Fan HZ, Wu XP, Fang ZK, Yu HP. [Evaluating the efficacy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide and impulse oscillometry in screening out cough variant asthma from patients with subacute cough]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 97:2338-2343. [PMID: 28822450 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.30.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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 evaluate the clinical value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and impulse oscillometry (IOS) in screening out cough variant asthma (CVA) from patients with subacute cough. Methods: Patients with subacute cough were included from the outpatient department of Respiratory Medicine of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University from May to October in 2016. Based on "the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cough (2015 edition)" , patients were classified into CVA group, and non CVP group with other causes of subacute cough. Lung function, bronchial provocation test, FeNO and IOS were measured. The diagnostic efficiency and optimal cut-off points of FeNO and IOS indicators to diagnose CVA from subacute cough were respectively assessed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results: A total of 85 patients with subacute cough were included. Among them, 35 patients were diagnosed with CVA (CVA group), the others are classified as non CVP group (n=50). In CVA group, the levels of FeNO and total respiratory impedance (Zrs) were significantly higher, while maximal mid expiratory flow (MMEF)%pred, and mid expiratory flow (MEF)75/50/25%pred, reactance at 5 Hz (X5) levels were significantly lower than those in non CVP group (all P<0.05). Furthermore, the FeNO had a positive correlation with Zrs and Fres (ρ=0.312, P=0.003 and ρ=0.318, P=0.003, respectively), had a negative correlation with X5 (ρ=-0.288, P=0.007). A ROC analysis indicated that the area under ROC curve (AUC) of FeNO in diagnosis of CVA was 0.786 (95% CI: 0.684-0.889), the best cut-off point of FeNO volume ratio was 24.5×10(-9). When FeNO volume ratio=24.5×10(-9,) the sensitivity of in diagnosing CVA was 77.8%, specificity was 70.0%. The AUC for Zrs and X5 were 0.679 and 0.687, respectively. The combination of FeNO and X5 had a greater AUC than other indicators (AUC: 0.817, 95% CI: 0.726-0.908), the sensitivity and specificity were 80.6% and 66.0%, respectively. Conclusion: Both FeNO level and IOS index can be used to screen CVA in patients with subacute cough, and the combination of both have better value in diagnosing CVA.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
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Fang S, Chen Y, Yao P, Li Y, Yang Y, Xu G. [Dexmedetomidine alleviates postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged rats probably via silent information regulator 1 pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2019; 38:1071-1075. [PMID: 30377100 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.09.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) signaling pathway in mediating the effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) to alleviate postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in aged rats. METHODS Seventy-two healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 18-20 months (weighing 500-700 g) were randomized equally into normal control group, POCD model group, DEX pretreatment group, and DEX and SIRT1 inhibitor (EX527) pretreatment group. In the latter 2 groups, DEX (25 μg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally in the rats 30 min before the operation, and normal saline was injected instead in the other 2 groups; in EX527 group, EX527 (1 μg/kg) was injected intravenously 5 min before the operation. In all but the control group, the rats were subjected to laparotomy lasting 30 min, and on days 1, 3, and 5 following the operation, 6 rats were randomly selected from each group for Morris water maze test to evaluate their cognitive functions. Immediately after the test, the rats were sacrificed and the hippocampus was collected for determination of the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) using ELISA; Western blotting was used to detect the expression of SIRT1 and nuclear factor- κB (NF-κB) in the hippocampal neurons. RESULTS Compared with the control rats, the rats in POCD group and EX527 group showed significantly prolonged escape latency, decreased frequency of crossing the original platform, increased TNF-α and IL-6 levels, lowered SIRT1 expression in the hippocampal neurons, and increased NF-κB expression (P < 0.05), and these parameters were comparable between POCD group and EX527 group (P > 0.05). DEX pretreatment significantly alleviated cognitive dysfunction and attenuated the changes in TNF-α, IL-6, SIRT1, and NF-κB expressions induced by the operation (P < 0.05), and EX527 pretreatment of the rats obviously blocked the effects of DEX (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS DEX alleviates POCD in aged rats probably via SIRT1 signaling pathway.
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- Sitong Fang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University; Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China
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Jin C, Yu L, Fang S. Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 on autophagy of islet β cells in type 2 diabetic mice with high fat diet. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:133-138. [PMID: 30656925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- C Jin
- Department of Endocrinology, Zhuji People's Hospital, Zhuji City, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhuji People's Hospital, Zhuji City, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhuji People's Hospital, Zhuji City, China
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Wang L, Aoli Wang Q, Jin F, Fang S, Luo F, Wu Y, Li F, Liu J, Wang Y, Jin J, Liao X, Ren Z, Wang Y. Construction, identification, and immunogenic assessments of an HSV-1 mutant vaccine with a UL18 deletion. Acta Virol 2018; 62:164-171. [PMID: 29895157 DOI: 10.4149/av_2018_207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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HSV-1 is a mucosal and nerve pathogen, whose morbidity shows an increasing tendency. Although several antiviral drugs exist, there is no cure for viral latency for virtually all carriers. There is an urgent need for an HSV-1 vaccine to control infection and limit its spread and recurrence. The UL18 gene, encoding a vital component of capsids, is one of the essential genes of HSV-1. Deletion of UL18 from HSV-1 may be exploited as a new approach to develop an attenuated vaccine. The purpose of this study was to construct a DNA vaccine with a full-length UL18 gene deletion of the HSV-1 genome that can induce an effective immune response. A UL18-knockdown plasmid (BAC-HSV-1ΔUL18) was constructed using the bacterial markerless gene knockout system, consisting of the functional pREDI plasmid and BAC-HSV-1 plasmid. Mice were immunized weekly for 3 weeks, and at 1 week post immunization, blood and splenocyte samples of vaccinated and control groups of mice were prepared for immunogenicity assessment. The level of immune response was evaluated using a DTH assay, cytokine determination, and splenocyte proliferation assay. Combination of the pREDI plasmid and BAC-HSV-1 plasmid provides an effective bacterial markerless gene knockout system. Using two-step homologous recombination with the UL18 homologous recombination fragment constructed by multistep PCR amplification, BAC-HSV-1ΔUL18 plasmid vaccine was successfully constructed and was found to significantly enhance cellular immune responses.
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Yan XJ, Fang S, Huang GW, Wang J, Xu KL, Zhang XX. [Clinical study of nasopharyngeal masses with suspicion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in adult patients]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:519-523. [PMID: 30032495 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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 improve the accuracy of diagnosis and to reduce the misdiagnosis rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by analyzing the characteristics of such masses. Methods: Clinical data from 55 patients with suspicion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed and treated between March 2016 and September 2017 were analyzed. All patients were followed up regularly. Results: With following-up of 12 to 25 months, 6 (10.9%) of 55 cases were identified as nasopharyngeal malignant tumors, including 4 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 2 cases of lymphoma, and 49 cases (89.1%) were diagnosed with nasopharyngeal benign masses, including 29 (59.2%) cases for nasopharyngeal lymphoid proliferation, 15 (30.6%) for adenoid hypertrophy, 2 (4.1%) for nasopharyngeal cyst, 1 (2.0%) for polyp, 1 for papilloma and 1 for nasopharyngeal pharyngeal cyst. Small nasopharyngeal malignant tumor and masses with benign hyperplasia showed the overlap of images on the enhanced MRI/CT and Fibro-nasopharyngoscopy, but all 6 patients with nasopharyngeal malignant tumors presented with moderately enhanced multiple enlarged lymph nodes. Conclusions: Fibro-nasopharyngoscopy and enhanced MRI/CT have some value on evaluation of nasopharyngeal masses, but biopsy is a golden standard for diagnosis. Follow-up is necessary for the patients with negative biopsy and benign nasopharyngeal hyperplasia indicated by fibro-nasopharyngoscopy and enhanced MRI/CT.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangyuan Central Hospital Affiliated to North Sichuan Medical College, Guangyuan 628000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangyuan Central Hospital Affiliated to North Sichuan Medical College, Guangyuan 628000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangyuan Central Hospital Affiliated to North Sichuan Medical College, Guangyuan 628000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Fraser J, Fang S, Barfoot R, Clayton PT. Idiopathic Rhabdomyolysis. J R Soc Med 2018; 89:706-7. [PMID: 9014885 PMCID: PMC1296037 DOI: 10.1177/014107689608901214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- J Fraser
- Department of Paediatrics, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, England
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Fang S, Llanes L, Klein S, Gachot C, Rosenkranz A, Bähre D, Mücklich F. Frictional Performance Assessment of Cemented Carbide Surfaces Textured by Laser. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/258/1/012006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aceytuno D, Piett C, Havali-Shahriari Z, Edwards R, Rey M, Mani R, Fang S, Hammel M, Weinfeld M, Tainer J, Schriemer D, Lees-Miller S, Glover J. Clinical dysregulation of DNA repair by the polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase-XRCC4-DNA ligase IV in neurological disease. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx361.058] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fang S, Liang J, Qian T, Wang Y, Liu X, Fan X, Li S, Wang Y, Jiang T. Anatomic Location of Tumor Predicts the Accuracy of Motor Function Localization in Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas Involving the Hand Knob Area. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:1990-1997. [PMID: 28838912 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The accuracy of preoperative blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI remains controversial. This study assessed the association between the anatomic location of a tumor and the accuracy of fMRI-based motor function mapping in diffuse lower-grade gliomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients with lower-grade gliomas involving motor areas underwent preoperative blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI scans with grasping tasks and received intraoperative direct cortical stimulation. Patients were classified into an overlapping group and a nonoverlapping group, depending on the extent to which blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI and direct cortical stimulation results concurred. Tumor location was quantitatively measured, including the shortest distance from the tumor to the hand knob and the deviation distance of the midpoint of the hand knob in the lesion hemisphere relative to the midline compared with the normal contralateral hemisphere. RESULTS A 4-mm shortest distance from the tumor to the hand knob value was identified as optimal for differentiating the overlapping and nonoverlapping group with the receiver operating characteristic curve (sensitivity, 84.6%; specificity, 77.8%). The shortest distances from the tumor to the hand knob of ≤4 mm were associated with inaccurate fMRI-based localizations of the hand motor cortex. The shortest distances from the tumor to the hand knob were larger (P = .002), and the deviation distances for the midpoint of the hand knob in the lesion hemisphere were smaller (P = .003) in the overlapping group than in the nonoverlapping group. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the shortest distance from the tumor to the hand knob and the deviation distance for the midpoint of the hand knob on the lesion hemisphere are predictive of the accuracy of blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI results. Smaller shortest distances from the tumor to the hand knob and larger deviation distances for the midpoint of hand knob on the lesion hemisphere are associated with less accuracy of motor cortex localization with blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI. Preoperative fMRI data for surgical planning should be used cautiously when the shortest distance from the tumor to the hand knob is ≤4 mm, especially for lower-grade gliomas anterior to the central sulcus.
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- S Fang
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.F., Y.W., T.J.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- MR Collaborations NE Asia (T.Q.), Siemens Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.F., Y.W., T.J.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Functional Neuroradiology Center (S.L.), Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.F., Y.W., T.J.), Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China .,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (S.F., J.L., Y.W., X.L., X.F., Y.W., T.J.), Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Brain Tumor Center (T.J.), Beijing, China
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Wang F, Zhu Y, Fang S, Li S, Liu S. Label free quantitative proteomics analysis on the cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 63:25-28. [PMID: 28719341 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2017.63.5.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Quantitative proteomics has been made great progress in recent years. Label free quantitative proteomics analysis based on the mass spectrometry is widely used. Using this technique, we determined the differentially expressed proteins in the cisplatin-sensitive ovarian cancer cells COC1 and cisplatin-resistant cells COC1/DDP before and after the application of cisplatin. Using the GO analysis, we classified those proteins into different subgroups bases on their cellular component, biological process, and molecular function. We also used KEGG pathway analysis to determine the key signal pathways that those proteins were involved in. There are 710 differential proteins between COC1 and COC1/DDP cells, 783 between COC1 and COC1/DDP cells treated with cisplatin, 917 between the COC1/DDP cells and COC1/DDP cells treated with LaCl3, 775 between COC1/DDP cells treated with cisplatin and COC1/DDP cells treated with cisplatin and LaCl3. Among the same 411 differentially expressed proteins in cisplatin-sensitive COC1 cells and cisplain-resistant COC1/DDP cells before and after cisplatin treatment, 14% of them were localized on the cell membrane. According to the KEGG results, differentially expressed proteins were classified into 21 groups. The most abundant proteins were involved in spliceosome. This study lays a foundation for deciphering the mechanism for drug resistance in ovarian tumor.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Li X, Wang N, Yin B, Fang D, Jiang T, Fang S, Zhao J, Zhang H, Wang G, Chen W. Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM0236 on hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance in high-fat and streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic mice. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 121:1727-1736. [PMID: 27552342 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to rapidly screen potential hypoglycaemic strain by α-glucosidase inhibitory activity in vitro, then explored the antidiabetic effect of Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM0236 in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS The cell-free supernatant of Lact. plantarum CCFM0236 significantly inhibited α-glucosidase activity in vitro. Therefore, the effects of Lact. plantarum CCFM0236, with potential hypoglycaemia activity, on insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia were explored in high-fat and streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes mice. Oral administration of Lact. plantarum CCFM0236 was found to decrease food intake, blood glucose level, glycosylated haemoglobin level and leptin level. Treatments of Lact. plantarum CCFM0236 also favourably regulated insulin level, AUCglucose , and HOMA-IR index, and increased the activities of glutathione peroxidase and the levels of glutathione, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and interleukin-10. In addition, Lact. plantarum CCFM0236 reduced levels of malondialdehyde and tumour necrosis factor-α and protected pancreas function. CONCLUSIONS Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM0236 has potential hypoglycaemic ability by ameliorating insulin resistance, antioxidant capacity and systemic inflammation in mice. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The method of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity could be effectively used to screen potential hypoglycaemic products and Lact. plantarum CCFM0236 might be a promising therapeutic agent for ameliorating type 2 diabetes.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Business, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Kangyuan Dairy Co., Ltd., Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Kangyuan Dairy Co., Ltd., Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Wecare Biotechnology co., Ltd, Wujiang, China
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- Jiangsu Wecare Biotechnology co., Ltd, Wujiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Beijing Innovation Centre of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing, China
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Lovchinsky I, Sanchez-Yamagishi JD, Urbach EK, Choi S, Fang S, Andersen TI, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Bylinskii A, Kaxiras E, Kim P, Park H, Lukin MD. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of an atomically thin material using a single-spin qubit. Science 2017; 355:503-507. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aal2538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ohashi Y, Okamura M, Fang S, Tsutsui S, Tamaki N, Akatsuka A, Yoshimatsu K, Shiina I, Yamori T, Dan S. M-COPA, a new Golgi disruptor, inhibited growth of RTK-addicted human cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)33051-9] [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]
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Fang S. 1741 Comparison of transport characteristics of ferrous sulfate and iron glycine chelate across IPEC-J2 cell monolayers. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jam2016-1741] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pedroso J, Taylor C, Sigala W, Kim A, Fang S, Azmat A, Gutierrez M, Brotherton J, Volker KW. Pathologic Findings in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Pelvic Pain. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016; 22:S232. [PMID: 27679129 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- J Pedroso
- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Pedroso J, Taylor C, Sigala W, Kim A, Fang S, Azmat A, Gutierrez M, Brotherton J, Volker KW. Occult Malignancy in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016; 22:S244-S245. [PMID: 27679167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.855] [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: 11/27/2022]
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- J Pedroso
- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Gynecology, Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Huang X, Huang T, Deng W, Yan G, Qiu H, Huang Y, Ke S, Hou Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Fang S, Zhou L, Yang B, Ren J, Ai H, Huang L. Genome-wide association studies identify susceptibility loci affecting respiratory disease in Chinese Erhualian pigs under natural conditions. Anim Genet 2016; 48:30-37. [PMID: 27615547 DOI: 10.1111/age.12504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Prevalence of swine respiratory disease causes poor growth performance in and serious economic losses to the swine industry. In this study, a categorical trait of enzootic pneumonia-like (EPL) score representing the infection gradient of a respiratory disease, more likely enzootic pneumonia, was recorded in a herd of 332 Chinese Erhualian pigs. According to their EPL scores and the disease effect on weight gains, these pigs were grouped into controls (EPL score ≤ 1) and cases (EPL score > 1). The weight gain of the case group reduced significantly at days 180, 210, 240 and 300 as compared to the control group. The heritability of EPL score was estimated to be 0.24 based on the pedigree information using a linear mixed model. All 332 Erhualian pigs and their nine sire parents were genotyped with Illumina Porcine 60K SNP chips. Two genome-wide association studies were performed under a generalized linear mixed model and a case-control model respectively. In total, five loci surpassed the suggestive significance level (P = 2.98 × 10-5 ) on chromosomes 2, 8, 12 and 14. CXCL6, CXCL8, KIT and CTBP2 were highlighted as candidate genes that might play important roles in determining resistance/susceptibility to swine EP-like respiratory disease. The findings advance understanding of the genetic basis of resistance/susceptibility to respiratory disease in pigs.
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- X Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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