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Xu M, Zhu Z, Meng S, Li H, Wang A, Barkema HW, Cobo ER, Kastelic JP, Khan MA, Gao J, Han B. Heme oxygenase activates calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum of bovine mammary epithelial cells to promote TFEB entry into the nucleus to reduce the intracellular load of Mycoplasma bovis. Microbiol Res 2024; 284:127727. [PMID: 38636241 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Heme oxygenase HO-1 (HMOX) regulates cellular inflammation and apoptosis, but its role in regulation of autophagy in Mycoplasma bovis infection is unknown. The objective was to determine how the HO-1/CO- Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK)-Ca2+- transcription factor EB (TFEB) signaling axis induces autophagy and regulates clearance of M. bovis by bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs). M. bovis inhibited autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis in bMECs and suppressed HO-1 protein and expression of related proteins, namely nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (keap1). Activation of HO-1 and its production of carbon monoxide (CO) were required for induction of autophagy and clearance of intracellular M. bovis. Furthermore, when HO-1 was deficient, CO sustained cellular autophagy. HO-1 activation increased intracellular calcium (Ca2+) and cytosolic localization activity of TFEB via PERK. Knockdown of PERK or chelation of intracellular Ca2+ inhibited HO-1-induced M. bovis autophagy and clearance. M. bovis infection affected nuclear localization of lysosomal TFEB in the MiT/TFE transcription factor subfamily, whereas activation of HO-1 mediated dephosphorylation and intranuclear localization of TFEB, promoting autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis and autophagic clearance of M. bovis. Nuclear translocation of TFEB in HO-1 was critical to induce M. bovis transport and survival of infected bMECs. Furthermore, the HO-1/CO-PERK-Ca2+-TFEB signaling axis induced autophagy and M. bovis clearance, providing a viable approach to treat persistent M. bovis infections.
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- Maolin Xu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Guo G, Guo C, Qie X, He D, Meng S, Su L, Liang S, Yin S, Yu G, Zhang Z, Hua X, Song Y. Correlation analysis between Raman spectral signature and transcriptomic features of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 308:123699. [PMID: 38043297 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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The Raman microspectroscopy technology has been successfully applied to evaluate the molecular composition of living cells for identifying cell types and states, but the rationale behind it was not well investigated. In this study, we acquired single-cell Raman spectra (SCRS) of three Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) strains with different Carbapenem resistant mechanisms and analyzed them with machine learning algorithm. Two carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) strains can be successfully distinguished from susceptible strain and CRKP with KPC or IMP carbapenemases can be classified with an overall accuracy achieving 100 %. Furthermore, we performed a correlation analysis between transcriptome and Raman spectra, and found that Raman shifts such as 752 and 1039 cm-1 highly correlated with drug resistance genes expression and could be regarded as Raman biomarkers for CRKP with different mechanisms. The findings of the study provide a theoretical basis for identifying the relationship between Raman spectra and transcriptome of bacteria, as well as a novel method for rapid identification of CRKP and their carbapenemases types.
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- Guanghui Guo
- The Third People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen 518112, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou 215163, China; Nanjing Police University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen 518112, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou 215163, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen 518112, China
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- Health Time Gene Institute, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- The first affiliated hospital of Jinan university, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310016, China; Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou 215163, China; Chongqing Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400799, China.
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Meng S, Du H, Li X, Zheng X, Zhao P, Yuan Z, Huang S, Zhao Y, Dai L. An Adjuvant Micelle-Based Multifunctional Nanosystem for Tumor Immunotherapy by Remodeling Three Types of Immunosuppressive Cells. ACS Nano 2024; 18:3134-3150. [PMID: 38236616 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Immunotherapy is restricted by a complex tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment (TIM) and low drug delivery efficiency. Herein, a multifunctional adjuvant micelle nanosystem (PPD/MPC) integrated with broken barriers and re-education of three classes of immune-tolerant cells is constructed for cancer immunotherapy. The nanosystem significantly conquers the penetration barrier via the weakly acidic tumor microenvironment-responsive size reduction and charge reversal strategy. The detached core micelle MPC could effectively be internalized by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDCs), and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) via mannose-mediated targeting endocytosis and electrostatic adsorption pathways, promoting the re-education of immunosuppressive cells for allowing them to reverse from pro-tumor to antitumor phenotypes by activating TLR4/9 pathways. This process in turn leads to the remodeling of TIM. In vitro and in vivo studies collectively indicate that the adjuvant micelle-based nanosystem not only relieves the intricate immune tolerance and remodels TIM via reprogramming the three types of immunosuppressive cells and regulating the secretion of relevant cytokines/immunity factors but also strengthens immune response and evokes immune memory, consequently suppressing the tumor growth and metastasis.
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- Siyu Meng
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian 710072, China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101499, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China
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Jin H, Zhang C, Meng S, Wang Q, Ding X, Meng L, Zhuang Y, Yao X, Gao Y, Shi F, Mock T, Gao H. Atmospheric deposition and river runoff stimulate the utilization of dissolved organic phosphorus in coastal seas. Nat Commun 2024; 15:658. [PMID: 38291022 PMCID: PMC10828365 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44838-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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In coastal seas, the role of atmospheric deposition and river runoff in dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) utilization is not well understood. Here, we address this knowledge gap by combining microcosm experiments with a global approach considering the relationship between the activity of alkaline phosphatases and changes in phytoplankton biomass in relation to the concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP). Our results suggest that the addition of aerosols and riverine water stimulate the biological utilization of DOP in coastal seas primarily by depleting DIP due to increasing nitrogen concentrations, which enhances phytoplankton growth. This "Anthropogenic Nitrogen Pump" was therefore identified to make DOP an important source of phosphorus for phytoplankton in coastal seas but only when the ratio of chlorophyll a to DIP [Log10 (Chl a / DIP)] is larger than 1.20. Our study therefore suggests that anthropogenic nitrogen input might contribute to the phosphorus cycle in coastal seas.
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- Haoyu Jin
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
- Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Zhao P, Gong L, Chang L, Du H, Geng M, Meng S, Dai L. Multifunctional Fe-based coordination polymer nano-bomb modified with β-lapachone and CaO 2 for targeted tumor dual chemodynamic therapy with enhanced ferroptosis and H 2O 2 self-supply. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:3. [PMID: 38166978 PMCID: PMC10763286 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02287-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is seriously limited by the inadequacy of exogenous catalytic ions and endogenous H2O2 in tumors. Herein, a multifunction nano-bomb integrated with calcium peroxide (CaO2) and β-lapachone as donors of H2O2 and GSH-sensitive Fe-based coordination polymer as provider of catalytic ions was constructed for dual cascade-amplified tumor CDT. This hyaluronic acid (HA)-modified nano-bomb could be specially endocytosed by breast cancer cells through a targeting pathway, degraded and released cargoes in response to the GSH-rich cytoplasm. Furthermore, the released CaO2 and β-lapachone could significantly self-generated sufficient H2O2, which could dual-cascade amplify CDT and induce severe oxidative to tumors via cooperating with the delivered iron ions from nano-bombs. Moreover, the unloaded iron and calcium ions could further accelerate tumor damage by overloading Ca2+ and ferroptosis, as accompanied by good magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In vitro and in vivo studies collectively reveal that this nano-bomb not only self-initiates double cascade-amplified CDT via self-generation of H2O2, but also efficiently activates ferroptosis and initiates Ca2+ overloading, consequently significantly tumor growth suppression. This study offers a novel tumor-initiated nano-bomb for dual cascade-amplified CDT and bioimaging with activated ferroptosis and self-supplying H2O2.
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- Pan Zhao
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immune Diseases, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, 710068, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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Zhang P, Meng S, Bao G, Li Y, Feng X, Lu H, Ma J, Wei X, Liu W. Effect of Epichloë Endophyte on the Growth and Carbon Allocation of Its Host Plant Stipa purpurea under Hemiparasitic Root Stress. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2761. [PMID: 38004772 PMCID: PMC10673280 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112761] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Epichloë endophytes not only affect the growth and resistance of their host plants but also confer nutrient benefits to parasitized hosts. In this study, we used Pedicularis kansuensis to parasitize Stipa purpurea, both with and without endophytic fungi, and to establish a parasitic system. In this study, endophytic fungal infection was found to increase the dry weight of the leaf, stem, and leaf sheath, as well as the plant height, root length, tiller number, aboveground biomass, and underground biomass of S. purpurea under root hemiparasitic stress. Meanwhile, the 13C allocation of the leaf sheaths and roots of S. purpurea increased as the density of P. kansuensis increased, while the 13C allocation of the leaf sheaths and roots of E+ S. purpurea was lower than that of E- S. purpurea. The 13C allocation of the stem, leaf sheath, and root of E+ S. purpurea was higher than that of its E- counterpart. Furthermore, the content of photosynthetic 13C and the 13C partition rate of the stems, leaves, roots, and entire plant of S. purpurea and P. kansuensis transferred from S. purpurea increased as the density of P. kansuensis increased. These results will generate new insights into the potential role of symbiotic microorganisms in regulating the interaction between root hemiparasites and their hosts.
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- Peng Zhang
- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Sanjiangyuan Ecology and Plateau Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China
- Qinghai Academy of Animal and Veterinary Medicine, Xining 810016, China
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Sanjiangyuan Ecology and Plateau Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China
- Qinghai Academy of Animal and Veterinary Medicine, Xining 810016, China
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- Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China; (P.Z.); (S.M.); (Y.L.); (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.M.); (X.W.); (W.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Sanjiangyuan Ecology and Plateau Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China
- Qinghai Academy of Animal and Veterinary Medicine, Xining 810016, China
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Liu Q, Lun L, Meng S, Wang Z, Qu Y, Huang X, Chen X, Wang J, Zhang J, Wang K, Wu R, Zhang Y, Yi J, Luo J. Feasibility of Omitting Contralateral Neck Irradiation in Patients with Node-Negative Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Crossing the Midline. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e600. [PMID: 37785813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) This study aims to analyze the nodal target volume in patients with node-negative SNSCC crossing the midline. MATERIALS/METHODS One hundred and four patients with node-negative advanced sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) crossing the midline were included. Survival rates were estimated and compared between treatment groups. RESULTS Sixty-four patients received contralateral ENI (contralateral ENI group), while forty patients did not (non-contralateral ENI group). The median follow-up time was 89.99 and 95.01 months in the contralateral and non-contralateral ENI groups, respectively. At 5 years, the regional relapse-free survival and contralateral regional relapse-free survival were 57.68% vs. 55.83% (p = 0.372), and 57.68% vs. 61.62% (p = 0.541), in contralateral ENI group vs. non-contralateral ENI group, respectively. Five-year overall survival, local relapse-free survival, and distant metastasis-free survival were similar in the two groups (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSION In patients with node-negative SNSCC crossing the midline, omission of contralateral ENI did not affect regional control and survival outcomes on the premise of receiving ipsilateral ENI covering at least levels Ib and II.
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- Q Liu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Radiotherapy, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Du H, Meng S, Geng M, Zhao P, Gong L, Zheng X, Li X, Yuan Z, Yang H, Zhao Y, Dai L. Detachable MOF-Based Core/Shell Nanoreactor for Cancer Dual-Starvation Therapy With Reversing Glucose and Glutamine Metabolisms. Small 2023; 19:e2303253. [PMID: 37330663 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Tumor-dependent glucose and glutamine metabolisms are essential for maintaining survival, while the accordingly metabolic suppressive therapy is limited by the compensatory metabolism and inefficient delivery efficiency. Herein, a functional metal-organic framework (MOF)-based nanosystem composed of the weakly acidic tumor microenvironment-activated detachable shell and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive disassembled MOF nanoreactor core is designed to co-load glycolysis and glutamine metabolism inhibitors glucose oxidase (GOD) and bis-2-(5-phenylacetmido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) ethyl sulfide (BPTES) for tumor dual-starvation therapy. The nanosystem excitingly improves tumor penetration and cellular uptake efficiency via integrating the pH-responsive size reduction and charge reversal and ROS-sensitive MOF disintegration and drug release strategy. Furthermore, the degradation of MOF and cargoes release can be self-amplified via additional self-generation H2 O2 mediated by GOD. Last, the released GOD and BPTES collaboratively cut off the energy supply of tumors and induce significant mitochondrial damage and cell cycle arrest via simultaneous restriction of glycolysis and compensatory glutamine metabolism pathways, consequently realizing the remarkable triple negative breast cancer killing effect in vivo with good biosafety via the dual starvation therapy.
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- Huiping Du
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, 710072, China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, 710072, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Liu CC, Meng S, Ding Y. [Principle and routine operation of laser assisted periodontal surgery]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:498-505. [PMID: 37082858 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20230228-00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Periodontitis is one of the most common infectious oral diseases, which can cause destruction of periodontal supporting tissues and even tooth mobility and loss. Controlling infection, eliminating inflammation, restoring the physiological shape of periodontal tissues, and meeting functional and aesthetic needs are the main goals of periodontal treatment. When periodontitis develops to a more severe stage, surgical treatment is necessary to handle soft and hard tissues for good treatment results. Since the development of the first Nd:YAG laser dedicated to dental medicine by Myers in 1990, over 30 years of clinical and basic research have shown that lasers have tremendous potential in assisting periodontal surgery. This article summarizes the principles and operational routines of laser-assisted periodontal surgery, aiming to provide clinical reference for diagnosis and treatment.
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- C C Liu
- Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zheng X, Li X, Meng S, Shi G, Li H, Du H, Dai L, Yang H. Cascade amplification of tumor chemodynamic therapy and starvation with re-educated TAMs via Fe-MOF based functional nanosystem. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:127. [PMID: 37041537 PMCID: PMC10088258 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01878-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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Tumor microenvironment is characterized by the high concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is an effective key used to open the Pandora's Box against cancer. Herein, a tumor-targeted nanosystem HFNP@GOX@PFC composed of ROS-cleaved Fe-based metal-organic framework, hyaluronic acid (HA), glucose oxidase (GOX) and perfluorohexane (PFC) has been developed for tumor cascade amplified starvation and chemodynamic therapy (CDT). In response to the high concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) intratumorally, HFNP@GOX@PFC endocytosed by tumor cells can specially be disassembled and release GOX, PFC and Fe2+, which can collectively starve tumor and self-produce additional H2O2 via competitively glucose catalyzing, supply oxygen to continuous support GOX-mediated starvation therapy, initiate CDT and cascade amplify oxidative stress via Fe2+-mediated Fenton reaction, leading to the serious tumor damage with activated p53 signal pathway. Moreover, HFNP@GOX@PFC also significantly initiates antitumor immune response via re-educating tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) by activating NF-κB and MAPK signal pathways. In vitro and in vivo results collectively demonstrate that nanosystem not only continuously initiates starvation therapy, but also pronouncedly cascade-amplify CDT and polarize TAMs, consequently efficiently inhibiting tumor growth with good biosafety. The functional nanosystem combined the cascade amplification of starvation and CDT provides a new nanoplatform for tumor therapy.
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- Xinmin Zheng
- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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Baird V, Barker RE, Longhurst B, McElroy CR, Meng S, North M, Wang J. Biomass Derived, Hierarchically Porous, Activated Starbons® as Adsorbents for Volatile Organic Compounds. ChemSusChem 2023:e202300370. [PMID: 37013699 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The use of potassium hydroxide activated Starbons® derived from starch and alginic acid as adsorbents for 29 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was investigated. In every case, the alginic acid derived Starbon (A800K2) was found to be the optimal adsorbent, significantly outperforming both commercial activated carbon and starch derived, activated Starbon (S800K2). The saturated adsorption capacity of A800K2 depends on both the size of the VOC and the functional groups it contains. The highest saturated adsorption capacities were obtained with small VOCs. For VOC's of similar size, the presence of polarizable electrons in lone pairs or π-bonds within non-polar VOCs was beneficial. Analysis of porosimetry data suggests that the VOC's are being adsorbed within the pore structure of A800K2 rather than just on its surface. The adsorption was completely reversible by thermal treatment of the saturated Starbon under vacuum.
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- Victoria Baird
- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Lincoln UK, LN6 7DL, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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Luo H, Meng S, Deng Y, Deng Z, Shi H. In vitro antifungal activity of lasiodiplodin, isolated from endophytic fungus Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae J-10 associated with Sarcandra glabra and optimization of culture conditions for lasiodiplodin production. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:140. [PMID: 36964826 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03440-z] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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A macrolide antibiotic, lasiodiplodin was isolated from the endophytic fungus (EF) Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae J-10 associated with the medicinal plant Sarcandra glabra. In vitro antifungal assay demonstrated the inhibitory activity of lasiodiplodin against the growth of six phytopathogenic fungi, with the IC50 values ranging between 15.50 and 52.30 μg/mL. The highest antifungal activities were recorded against Exserohilum turcicum, Colletotrichum capsici, and Pestalotiopsis theae, with IC50 values of 15.50, 15.90, and 17.55 μg/mL, respectively. The underlying mechanism of the antifungal activity of lasiodiplodin against E. turcicum included the alteration of its colony morphology and disturbance of its cell membrane integrity. In addition, the optimization of L. pseudotheobromae J-10 culture conditions increased lasiodiplodin yield to 52.33 mg/L from 0.59 mg/L at pre-optimization. This is the first report on the isolation and identification of antifungal compound from the EF L. pseudotheobromae J-10 associated with S. glabra, as well as on the optimization of L. pseudotheobromae J-10 culture conditions to increase lasiodiplodin yield. The results of this study support that lasiodiplodin is a natural compound with high potential bioactivity against phytopathogens, and provide a basis for further study of the EF associated with S. glabra.
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- Haiyu Luo
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education-Guangxi Key Laboratory of Landscape Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization in Lijiang River Basin, Guangxi Normal University, 1 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan District, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education-Guangxi Key Laboratory of Landscape Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization in Lijiang River Basin, Guangxi Normal University, 1 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan District, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education-Guangxi Key Laboratory of Landscape Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization in Lijiang River Basin, Guangxi Normal University, 1 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan District, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China.
- Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education-Guangxi Key Laboratory of Landscape Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization in Lijiang River Basin, Guangxi Normal University, 1 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan District, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education-Guangxi Key Laboratory of Landscape Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization in Lijiang River Basin, Guangxi Normal University, 1 Yanzhong Road, Yanshan District, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
- Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China
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Zhang Y, Zhao J, Wang B, Lin Y, Meng S, Luo Y. [Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography with intra-glandular contrast injection can improve the diagnostic accuracy of central compartment lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:219-224. [PMID: 36946041 PMCID: PMC10034552 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.02.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (LCEUS) with intra-glandular injection of contrast agent for diagnosis of central compartment lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer. METHODS From November, 2020 to May, 2022, the patients suspected of having thyroid cancer and scheduled for biopsy at our center received both conventional ultrasound and LCEUS examinations of the central compartment lymph nodes before surgery. All the patients underwent surgical dissection of the lymph nodes. The perfusion features in LCEUS were classified as homogeneous enhancement, heterogeneous enhancement, regular/irregular ring, and non-enhancement. With pathological results as the gold standard, we compared the diagnostic ability of conventional ultrasound and LCEUS for identifying metastasis in the central compartment lymph nodes. RESULTS Forty-nine patients with 60 lymph nodes were included in the final analysis. Pathological examination reported metastasis in 34 of the lymph nodes, and 26 were benign lymph nodes. With ultrasound findings of heterogeneous enhancement, irregular ring and non-enhancement as the criteria for malignant lesions, LCEUS had a diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 97.06%, 92.31% and 95% for diagnosing metastatic lymph nodes, respectively, demonstrating its better performance than conventional ultrasound (P < 0.001). Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis showed that LCEUS had a significantly greater area under the curve than conventional ultrasound for diagnosing metastatic lymph nodes (94.7% [0.856-0.988] vs 78.2% [0.656-0.878], P=0.003). CONCLUSION LCEUS can enhance the display and improve the diagnostic accuracy of the central compartment lymph nodes to provide important clinical evidence for making clinical decisions on treatment of thyroid cancer.
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Wang J, Meng S, Lin K, Yi X, Sun Y, Xu X, He N, Zhang Z, Hu H, Qie X, Zhang D, Tang Y, Huang WE, He J, Song Y. Leveraging single-cell Raman spectroscopy and single-cell sorting for the detection and identification of yeast infections. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1239:340658. [PMID: 36628751 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Invasive fungal infection serves as a great threat to human health. Discrimination between fungal and bacterial infections at the earliest stage is vital for effective clinic practice; however, traditional culture-dependent microscopic diagnosis of fungal infection usually requires several days, meanwhile, culture-independent immunological and molecular methods are limited by the detectable type of pathogens and the issues with high false-positive rates. In this study, we proposed a novel culture-independent phenotyping method based on single-cell Raman spectroscopy for the rapid discrimination between fungal and bacterial infections. Three Raman biomarkers, including cytochrome c, peptidoglycan, and nucleic acid, were identified through hierarchical clustering analysis of Raman spectra across 12 types of most common yeast and bacterial pathogens. Compared to those of bacterial pathogens, the single cells of yeast pathogens demonstrated significantly stronger Raman peaks for cytochrome c, but weaker signals for peptidoglycan and nucleic acid. A two-step protocol combining the three biomarkers was established and able to differentiate fungal infections from bacterial infections with an overall accuracy of 94.9%. Our approach was also used to detect ten raw urinary tract infection samples. Successful identification of fungi was achieved within half an hour after sample obtainment. We further demonstrated the accurate fungal species taxonomy achieved with Raman-assisted cell ejection. Our findings demonstrate that Raman-based fungal identification is a novel, facile, reliable, and with a breadth of coverage approach, that has a great potential to be adopted in routine clinical practice to reduce the turn-around time of invasive fungal disease (IFD) diagnostics.
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- Jingkai Wang
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China; Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 20040, China; National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 20040, China; National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China; Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, PR China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China; Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215163, China.
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Wang J, Kong K, Guo C, Yin G, Meng S, Lan L, Luo L, Song Y. Cultureless enumeration of live bacteria in urinary tract infection by single-cell Raman spectroscopy. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1144607. [PMID: 37032883 PMCID: PMC10076591 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1144607] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections. Obtaining the concentration of live pathogens in the sample is crucial for the treatment. Still, the enumeration depends on urine culture and plate counting, which requires days of turn-around time (TAT). Single-cell Raman spectra combined with deuterium isotope probing (Raman-DIP) has been proven to identify the metabolic-active bacteria with high accuracy but is not able to reveal the number of live pathogens due to bacteria replication during the Raman-DIP process. In this study, we established a new approach of using sodium acetate to inhibit the replication of the pathogen and applying Raman-DIP to identify the active single cells. By combining microscopic image stitching and recognition, we could further improve the efficiency of the new method. Validation of the new method on nine artificial urine samples indicated that the exact number of live pathogens obtained with Raman-DIP is consistent with plate-counting while shortening the TAT from 18 h to within 3 h, and the potential of applying Raman-DIP for pathogen enumeration in clinics is promising.
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- Jingkai Wang
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- VibroniX, Inc., Suzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
- Chongqing Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Yizhi Song,
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Hu H, Wang J, Yi X, Lin K, Meng S, Zhang X, Jiang C, Tang Y, Wang M, He J, Xu X, Song Y. Stain-free Gram staining classification of pathogens via single-cell Raman spectroscopy combined with machine learning. Anal Methods 2022; 14:4014-4020. [PMID: 36196964 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay01056a] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Gram staining (GS) is one of the routine microbiological operations to classify bacteria based on the cell wall structure. Accurate GS classification of pathogens is of great significance since it helps correct administration of antimicrobial treatment. The laborious procedure and low sensitivity results related to conventional GS have resulted in reluctance among clinicians. In this study, we integrate confocal Raman spectroscopy and machine learning techniques to distinguish Gram-negative (GN) or Gram-positive (GP) bacteria. A single-cell Raman database including seven most common clinical pathogens (three GP strains and four GN strains) was constructed. Machine learning algorithms including the support-vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbors' algorithm (k-NN), gradient boosting machine (GBM), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) were trained to achieve the binary classification for GS. With such a relatively small database, the SVM model achieved the highest accuracy of 98.1%. The molecular signatures of GN and GP embedded in their Raman fingerprints were identified with hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). The results indicated that Raman peaks for peptidoglycan and teichoic acid were the most significant factors that contributed to accurate classification. The Raman machine learning approach could greatly enhance the diagnosis of pathogenic infections.
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- Huijie Hu
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
- Chongqing Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400799, PR China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
- Jinan Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd, Jinan 250102, PR China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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Bai H, Meng S, Xiong C, Liu Z, Shi W, Ren Q, Xia W, Zhao X, Jian J, Song Y, Ni C, Gao X, Li Z. Preoperative CECT-based Radiomic Signature for Predicting the Response of Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022; 45:1524-1533. [PMID: 35896687 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-022-03221-z] [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] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficiency of radiomics signatures in predicting the response of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) therapy based on preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT). MATERIALS This study consisted of 111 patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent CECT at both the arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP) before and after TACE. According to mRECIST 1.1, patients were divided into an objective-response group (n = 38) and a non-response group (n = 73). Among them, 79 patients were assigned as the training dataset, and the remaining 32 cases were assigned as the test dataset. METHODS Radiomics features were extracted from CECT images. Two feature ranking methods and three classifiers were used to find the best single-phase radiomics signatures for both AP and VP on the training set. Meanwhile, multi-phase radiomics signatures were built upon integration of images from two CECT phases by decision-level fusion and feature-level fusion. Finally, multivariable logistic regression was used to develop a nomogram by combining radiomics signatures and clinic-radiologic characteristics. The prediction performance was evaluated by AUC on the test dataset. RESULTS The multi-phase radiomics signature (AUC = 0.883) performed better in predicting TACE therapy response compared to the best single-phase radiomics signature (AUC = 0.861). The nomogram (AUC = 0.913) showed better performance than any radiomics signatures. CONCLUSION The radiomics signatures and nomogram were developed and validated for predicting responses to TACE therapy, and the radiomics model may play a positive role in identifying patients who may benefit from TACE therapy in clinical practice.
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- Honglin Bai
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China
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- Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Road, Suzhou, 215163, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China. .,People's Hospital of Xinjiang Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, West Pamir Road 5, Atush, Xinjiang, 845350, China.
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Tran L, Meng S, Wang P, Pan I, Yi T, Wang R, Jiao Z, Bai H. Abstract No. 240 Automated outcome prediction in mechanical thrombectomy for acute large vessel ischemic stroke using 3D convolutional neural networks applied to CT angiography. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.321] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Freilinger A, Kaserer K, Zettinig G, Pruidze P, Reissig LF, Rossmann T, Weninger WJ, Meng S. Ultrasound for the detection of the pyramidal lobe of the thyroid gland. J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 45:1201-1208. [PMID: 35157251 PMCID: PMC9098552 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01748-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE The pyramidal lobe (PL) is an ancillary lobe of the thyroid gland that can be affected by the same pathologies as the rest of the gland. We aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of high-resolution sonography in the detection of the PL with verification by dissection and histological examination. METHODS In a prospective, cross-sectional mono-center study, 50 fresh, non-embalmed cadavers were included. Blinded ultrasound examination was performed to detect the PL by two investigators of different experience levels. If the PL was detected with ultrasound, dissection was performed to expose the PL and obtain a tissue sample. When no PL was detected with ultrasound, a tissue block of the anterior cervical region was excised. An endocrine pathologist microscopically examined all tissue samples and tissue blocks for the presence of thyroid parenchyma. RESULTS The prevalence of the PL was 80% [40/50; 95% CI (68.9%; 91.1%)]. Diagnostic performance for both examiners was: sensitivity (85.0%; 42.5%), specificity (50.0%; 60.0%), positive predictive value (87.2%; 81.0%), negative predictive value (45.5%; 21.0%) and accuracy (78.0%; 46.0%). Regression analysis demonstrated that neither thyroid parenchyma echogenicity, thyroid gland volume, age nor body size proved to be covariates in the accurate detection of a PL (p > .05). CONCLUSION We report that high-resolution ultrasound is an adequate examination modality to detect the PL. Our findings indicate a higher prevalence than previously reported. Therefore, the PL may be regarded as a regular part of the thyroid gland. We also advocate a dedicated assessment of the PL in routine thyroid ultrasound.
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- A Freilinger
- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory Kaserer, Koperek und Beer OG, Reisnerstraße 5, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Thyroid Center "Schilddrüsenpraxis Josefstadt", Laudongasse 12, 1080, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Wagner-Jauregg-Weg 15, 4020, Linz, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Anatomy, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Str. 13, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Radiology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Heinrich-Collin-Straße 30, 1140, Vienna, Austria.
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Soler JM, Neretnieks I, Moreno L, Liu L, Meng S, Svensson U, Iraola A, Ebrahimi H, Trinchero P, Molinero J, Vidstrand P, Deissmann G, Říha J, Hokr M, Vetešník A, Vopálka D, Gvoždík L, Polák M, Trpkošová D, Havlová V, Park DK, Ji SH, Tachi Y, Ito T, Gylling B, Lanyon GW. Predictive Modeling of a Simple Field Matrix Diffusion Experiment Addressing Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Rock. Is It So Straightforward? NUCL TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2021.1988822] [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: 10/19/2022]
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- Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
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- KAERI, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Gylling GeoSolutions, Evanston, Illinois
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- Fracture Systems Ltd, St Ives, Cornwall, United Kindgom
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Li Z, Tang D, Meng S, Gu L, Dai Y, Liu Z. Electrolytic separation of Dy from Sm in molten LiCl-KCl using Pb-Bi eutectic alloy cathode. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dai L, Li X, Zheng X, Fu Z, Yao M, Meng S, Zhang J, Han B, Gao Q, Chang J, Cai K, Yang H. TGF-β blockade-improved chemo-immunotherapy with pH/ROS cascade-responsive micelle via tumor microenvironment remodeling. Biomaterials 2021; 276:121010. [PMID: 34247042 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and low delivery efficiency severely impede the tumor chemotherapy effect. To address this issue, we develop a pH/ROS cascade-responsive prodrug micelle to deliver siTGF-β with size-shrinkage and charge-reversal property, leading to synergistical tumor microenvironment remodeling. The nanosystem highly improved endocytosis efficiency and tumor penetration depth through charge reversal and size reduction upon exposure to weakly acidic tumor microenvironment. Moreover, the nanocarrier would rapidly escape from endo/lysosome, disassemble and release siTGF-β and hydroxycamptothecin in response to high intracellular ROS. Furthermore, the nanosystem significantly boosted antitumor immune response and reduced immune tolerance with remodeling tumor microenvironment, which significantly prolonged the survival time of tumor-bearing mice (75% survival rate upon 35 days). It is realized by the combined effects of chemotherapy-enhanced immunogenicity and recruitment of effector T cells, TGF-β-blockade immunotherapy-activated inhibition immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and regulation physical tumor microenvironment via reducing the dense tumor extracellular matrix and the high tumor interstitial pressure obstacles. To this end, the nanosystem not only overcame biobarriers and reinforced antitumor immune response, but also effectively inhibited tumor growth, metastasis and recurrence in vivo.
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- Liangliang Dai
- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, 450008, China
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, 450008, China
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, 450008, China
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- Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, 450008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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Lloyd-Hughes J, Oppeneer PM, Pereira Dos Santos T, Schleife A, Meng S, Sentef MA, Ruggenthaler M, Rubio A, Radu I, Murnane M, Shi X, Kapteyn H, Stadtmüller B, Dani KM, da Jornada FH, Prinz E, Aeschlimann M, Milot RL, Burdanova M, Boland J, Cocker T, Hegmann F. The 2021 ultrafast spectroscopic probes of condensed matter roadmap. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:353001. [PMID: 33951618 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abfe21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the 60 years since the invention of the laser, the scientific community has developed numerous fields of research based on these bright, coherent light sources, including the areas of imaging, spectroscopy, materials processing and communications. Ultrafast spectroscopy and imaging techniques are at the forefront of research into the light-matter interaction at the shortest times accessible to experiments, ranging from a few attoseconds to nanoseconds. Light pulses provide a crucial probe of the dynamical motion of charges, spins, and atoms on picosecond, femtosecond, and down to attosecond timescales, none of which are accessible even with the fastest electronic devices. Furthermore, strong light pulses can drive materials into unusual phases, with exotic properties. In this roadmap we describe the current state-of-the-art in experimental and theoretical studies of condensed matter using ultrafast probes. In each contribution, the authors also use their extensive knowledge to highlight challenges and predict future trends.
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- J Lloyd-Hughes
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), The Flatiron Institute, 162 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10010, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Max Born Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Photon Science Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Michigan State University, United States of America
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Zheng X, Zhang P, Fu Z, Meng S, Dai L, Yang H. Applications of nanomaterials in tissue engineering. RSC Adv 2021; 11:19041-19058. [PMID: 35478636 PMCID: PMC9033557 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01849c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent advancement in nanotechnology has brought prominent benefits in tissue engineering, which has been used to repair or reconstruct damaged tissues or organs and design smart drug delivery systems. With numerous applications of nanomaterials in tissue engineering, it is vital to choose appropriate nanomaterials for different tissue engineering applications because of the tissue heterogeneity. Indeed, the use of nanomaterials in tissue engineering is directly determined by the choice. In this review, we mainly introduced the use of nanomaterials in tissue engineering. First, the basic characteristics, preparation and characterization methods of the types of nanomaterials are introduced briefly, followed by a detailed description of the application and research progress of nanomaterials in tissue engineering and drug delivery. Finally, the existing challenges and prospects for future applications of nanomaterials in tissue engineering are discussed. Scientific description about the types, synthesis, functionalization, characterization application, challenges and prospects of nanomaterials in tissue engineering.![]()
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- Xinmin Zheng
- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Meng S, Lee D, Cantos A. Abstract No. 167 Interventional radiology procedure volume changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021. [PMCID: PMC8079610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.03.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Meng S, Chengazi H, Butani D, Lee D, Cantos A. Abstract No. 129 Pilot initiative of tube labeling in interventional radiology as a means to reduce medical errors and improve overall understanding among referring services. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.03.135] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Qiu M, Zhou Z, Meng S, Li H, Li Q, Wang J. 29MO Early-stage lung cancer detection by a noninvasive breath test. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)01871-2] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Li J, Zhang C, Si H, Gu S, Liu X, Li D, Meng S, Yang X, Li S. Brain-specific monoallelic expression of bovine UBE3A is associated with genomic position. Anim Genet 2020; 52:47-54. [PMID: 33200847 DOI: 10.1111/age.13023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genomic imprinting is a rare epigenetic process in mammalian cells that leads to monoallelic expression of a gene with a parent-specific pattern. The UBE3A (ubiquitin protein ligase E3A) gene is imprinted with maternal allelic expression in the brain but biallelically expressed in all other tissues in humans. The silencing of the paternal UBE3A allele is thought to be caused by the paternally expressed antisense RNA transcript of UBE3A-ATS. The aberrant imprinted expression of the UBE3A is associated with several neurodevelopmental syndromes and psychological disorders. Cattle are a valuable model species in determining the genetic etiology of sporadic human disorder, and maternal expression of UEB3A has been revealed by next-generation sequencing study in the bovine conceptus. In this study, we investigated the allelic expression of UBE3A and UBE3A-ATS in adult bovine somatic tissues. To confirm the splicing pattern of bovine UBE3A, five 5' alternative transcripts (MT210534-MT210538) were first obtained from bovine brain tissue by RT-PCR. Based on 10 SNP genotypes, we found that the brain-specific monoallelic expression of bovine UBE3A did not occur along the entire locus, and there was a shift from biallelic expression to monoallelic expression in exon 14 of the UBE3A gene. However, the brain-specific monoallelic expression of bovine UBE3A-ATS occurred in the entire gene. These observations demonstrated that the monoallelic expression did not occur along the bovine UBE3A entire locus and was associated with the genomic position.
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- J Li
- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- College of Life Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China
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Lakhotia H, Kim HY, Zhan M, Hu S, Meng S, Goulielmakis E. Laser picoscopy of valence electrons in solids. Nature 2020; 583:55-59. [PMID: 32612227 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2429-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Valence electrons contribute a small fraction of the total electron density of materials, but they determine their essential chemical, electronic and optical properties. Strong laser fields can probe electrons in valence orbitals1-3 and their dynamics4-6 in the gas phase. Previous laser studies of solids have associated high-harmonic emission7-12 with the spatial arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice13,14 and have used terahertz fields to probe interatomic potential forces15. Yet the direct, picometre-scale imaging of valence electrons in solids has remained challenging. Here we show that intense optical fields interacting with crystalline solids could enable the imaging of valence electrons at the picometre scale. An intense laser field with a strength that is comparable to the fields keeping the valence electrons bound in crystals can induce quasi-free electron motion. The harmonics of the laser field emerging from the nonlinear scattering of the valence electrons by the crystal potential contain the critical information that enables picometre-scale, real-space mapping of the valence electron structure. We used high harmonics to reconstruct images of the valence potential and electron density in crystalline magnesium fluoride and calcium fluoride with a spatial resolution of about 26 picometres. Picometre-scale imaging of valence electrons could enable direct probing of the chemical, electronic, optical and topological properties of materials.
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- H Lakhotia
- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany. .,Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany.
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Sun Y, Bai H, Xia W, Wang D, Zhou B, Zhao X, Yang G, Xu L, Zhang W, Liu P, Xu J, Meng S, Liu R, Gao X. Predicting the Outcome of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Therapy for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Radiomics of Preoperative Multiparameter MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 52:1083-1090. [PMID: 32233054 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), methods to predict patients at increased risk of progression are required. PURPOSE To investigate the feasibility of radiomics model in predicting early progression of unresectable HCC after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) therapy using preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI). STUDY TYPE Retrospective. POPULATION A total of 84 patients with BCLC B stage HCC from one medical center. According to the modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors, patients who progressed at 6 months after TACE therapy were assigned as the progressive disease (PD) group (n = 32). Patients whose MRI was performed on four devices were divided into a training cohort (n = 67). Patients whose MRI was performed on other than the previous four devices were used as the testing set (n = 17). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 3.0T, 1.5T axial T2 -weighted imaging (T2 WI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI, b = 0, 500 s/mm2 ), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ASSESSMENT: PD was confirmed via imaging studies with MRI. Risk factors, including age, alpha fetoprotein (AFP), size, and radiomic-related features of PD were assessed. In addition, the discrimination ability of each radiomics signature was tested on an independent testing set. STATISTICAL TESTS The area under the receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive accuracy of the radiomic signature in both the training and testing sets. The results indicated that the MP-MRI model achieved the greatest benefit. RESULTS In the testing set, the model based on DWI features presented an AUC of (b = 0, 0.786; b = 500, 0.729), followed by T2 WI features (0.729) and ADC (0.714). The AUC of the MP-MRI signature was increased to 0.800 compared to any single MRI signature. The multivariate logistic analysis identified the radiomics signature as independent parameters of PD, while clinical information such as age, AFP, size, etc., had no significance in the PD group. DATA CONCLUSION Preoperative MP-MRI has the potential to predict the outcome of TACE therapy for unresectable HCC. In addition, these image features may be complementary to the current staging systems of HCC patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2. TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE 3. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;52:1083-1090.
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- Yuejun Sun
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.,Department of Medical Imaging, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.,Department of Medical Imaging, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang J, Zhao J, Bai H, Wang X, Wang Y, Duan J, Chen H, Meng S, Tian Y, Huang DL, Wu YL. A phase IIIb open-label study of afatinib in EGFR TKI-naïve patients (pts) with EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm+) NSCLC: Exploratory biomarker analysis. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz436.001] [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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CLINICAL ISSUE Due to the high prevalence of clinically suspected cholecystitis or cholecystolithiasis the gallbladder is one of the organs examined the most by imaging. STANDARD RADIOLOGICAL METHODS In most clinical settings ultrasound is the primary imaging method because of its wide availability, speed and superior spatial resolution. In cases of ambiguous findings or potential complications computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used. METHODICAL INNOVATIONS When specific problems arise these imaging modalities may be enhanced by special techniques, e. g. contrast-enhanced ultrasound or dual-energy CT, and specific MRI sequences. PERFORMANCE Special variants of cholecystitis, such as xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and adenomyomatosis, may pose a particularly difficult diagnostic problem as they may resemble other diseases. Sequelae of cholecystolithiasis, such as the Mirizzi syndrome and acute bowel obstruction, may complicate the imaging algorithm as the location and the symptoms shift. Cases of neoplastic diseases of gallbladder cancer and other malignancies require a broad spectrum of imaging modalities. ACHIEVEMENTS Although the gallbladder can easily be examined with ultrasound, some cases require a more thorough ultrasound examination. In some cases only a combination of multiple imaging modalities yield the diagnosis. Further developments regarding technical issues and the diagnostic algorithm can be expected. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Ultrasound is the best first imaging modality. In cases of ambiguous findings or clinical complications CT or MRI are recommended.
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- Abteilung für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Göttlicher Heiland Krankenhaus, Vinzenzgruppe, Wien, Österreich
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- Abteilung für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Göttlicher Heiland Krankenhaus, Vinzenzgruppe, Wien, Österreich
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- Radiologie, KFJ Spital, Wien, Österreich.
- Zentrum für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Str. 13, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
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Sun C, Meng S, Ye RX, Wu YJ, Wang QZ, Cao M, Zhou H. [A study on the association between the infant anemia and the utilization of maternal and child health services in ethnic minorities gathering in poverty-stricken rural areas of two provinces in Western China]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 53:330-333. [PMID: 30841678 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In this study, 1 065 infants and young children aged 24 months below in ethnic minorities gathering in poor rural areas in poor rural areas of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province were investigated for their anemia status from October to November 2014, and the association between anemia and the utilization of maternal and child health services was analyzed. The prevalence of anemia in this area was 52.68%(561/1 065). After the adjustment of socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and infants, compared with infants aged 2-5 months, Han ethnic group, and infants whose mother was not anemic, the OR(95%CI) values of infant anemia for infants aged 6-12 months, 13-8 months, 19-24 months, ethnic minorities group, and infants whose mother was anemic were 11.65 (7.09-19.14), 9.91 (5.99-16.38), 5.87 (3.39-10.16), 1.55 (1.10-2.18) and 1.52 (1.14-2.04), respectively; Compared with infants whose child examination times not up to standard, and who were not only non-hospital delivered but also received inadequate number of inoculation, the OR (95%CI) values of infant anemia for infants whose child examination times up to standard, and who were not only hospital delivered but also received adequate number of inoculation were 0.60 (0.38-0.94) and 0.71 (0.52-0.98), respectively. The infants anemia is associated with the utilization of maternal and child health services.
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- West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Kopf H, Schima W, Meng S. Erratum zu: Differenzialdiagnose von Befunden an der Gallenblase. Radiologe 2019; 59:368. [DOI: 10.1007/s00117-019-0518-5] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Yan GS, Li LL, Jiang SL, Meng S, Wu CC. [Clinical study of different adsorbents with dual plasma molecular adsorption system in the treatment of hepatic failure]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:51-55. [PMID: 30685924 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effects of two different sorbents(Carbon perfusion apparatus and Resin perfusion apparatus)in Double plasma molecular absorb syetem for liver failure treatment. Methods: A total of 152 cases with liver failure who were admitted to The Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, from June 2016 to May 2018 were selected and divided into DPMARS Carbon group (77 cases) and Resin group (75 cases). The two groups were observed in terms of liver function, prothrombin activity(PTA),Plasma albumin ,tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 were detected and compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: ①The clinical symptoms improved in different degree in two groups, the recovery rate of Carbon cans Carbon perfusion apparatus group and Resin group separately were89.6% (69/77)、90.7% (68/75)(χ(2) = 0.048, P = 0.975), there were no statistical differences. There were no statistical differences between the two groups in untoward reactions(χ(2) = 0.235, P = 0.995), ②Compared with before treatment, TBil(t = 3.735, 3.728; P = 0.000, 0.000)、ALT(t = 5.117, 5.203; P = 0.000, 0.000)、TNF-α (t = 3.158, 3.094; P = 0.000, 0.002)、IL-6(t = 3.647, 3.559; P = 0.002, 0.003)decreased and ALB (t = 2.300, 3.065; P = 0.024, 0.003) increased significantly after treatment in both groups, and there were statistical differences. There were no signifiant differences in the changes in ALB(t = 0.316, 0.209; P = 0.657, 0.720) and PTA(t = 0.810, 0.843; P = 0.429, 0.516). ③After treatment, there were no signifiant differences in the changes in TBil、ALT、ALB、PTA、TNF-α、IL-6(t = 0.377、0.904、-1.133、-1.552、0.841、0.401; P = 0.952、0.283、0.826、0.094、0.154、0.457). Conclusion: Double plasma molecular absorb syetem is effective in treating liver failure. Carbon perfusion apparatus or Resin perfusion apparatus can be combined with Specific bilirubin adsorption column for DPMARS in clinical treatment,and their effects are similar.
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- Department of Blood Purification, the Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Li W, Gai M, Rutkowski S, He W, Meng S, Gorin D, Dai L, He Q, Frueh J. An Automated Device for Layer-by-Layer Coating of Dispersed Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Templates. Colloid J 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x18060078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Meng S, Mao J, Rouse EN, Le-Bel G, Bourget JM, Reed RR, Philippe E, How D, Zhang Z, Germain L, Guidoin R. The Red Kangaroo pericardium as a material source for the manufacture of percutaneous heart valves. Morphologie 2019; 103:37-47. [PMID: 30638803 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The kangaroo pericardium might be considered to be a good candidate material for use in the manufacture of the leaflets of percutaneous heart valves based upon the unique lifestyle. The diet consists of herbs, forbs and strubs. The kangaroo pericardium holds an undulated structure of collagen. MATERIAL AND METHOD A Red Kangaroo was obtained after a traffic fatality and the pericardium was dissected. Four compasses were cut from four different sites: auricular (AUR), atrial (ATR), sternoperitoneal (SPL) and phrenopericardial (PPL). They were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy, light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS All the samples showed dense and wavy collagen bundles without vascularisation from both the epicardium and the parietal pericardium. The AUR and the ATR were 150±25μm thick whereas the SPL and the PPL were thinner at 120±20μm. The surface of the epicardium was smooth and glistening. The filaments of collagen were well individualized without any aggregation, but the banding was poorly defined and somewhat blurry. CONCLUSION This detailed morphological analysis of the kangaroo pericardium illustrated a surface resistant to thrombosis and physical characteristics resistant to fatigue. The morphological characteristics of the kangaroo pericardium indicate that it represents an outstanding alternative to the current sources e.g., bovine and porcine. However, procurement of tissues from the wild raises supply and sanitary issues. Health concerns based upon sanitary uncertainty and reliability of supply of wild animals remain real problems.
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- S Meng
- Chongqing Key Lab of Catalysis and Functional Organic Molecules; College of Environment and Biotechnology, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, PR China
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), Plymouth, Devon, UK
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada
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- Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU and Département de Chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec Canada.
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Strobel D, Meng S. Diagnostic ultrasound performed by a physician as a dialog. Ultraschall Med 2018; 39:251-252. [PMID: 29879748 DOI: 10.1055/a-0593-8473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Jiang J, Meng S, Huang S, Ruan Y, Lu X, Li JZ, Wu N, Huang J, Xie Z, Liang B, Deng J, Zhou B, Chen X, Ning C, Liao Y, Wei W, Lai J, Ye L, Wu F, Liang H. Effects of Talaromyces marneffei infection on mortality of HIV/AIDS patients in southern China: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018; 25:233-241. [PMID: 29698815 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Talaromyces marneffei is an opportunistic infection with high morbidity among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS patients in Southeast Asia and southern China. Its effects on mortality in HIV/AIDS patients has not been clearly elucidated. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized HIV-infected individuals at the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Guangxi, China during 2012-2015. Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to calculate the cumulative mortality. Cox proportional hazard models and 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) were used to evaluate the effects of T. marneffei infection on mortality of HIV/AIDS patients. RESULTS In total, 6791 HIV/AIDS patients were included, 1093 of them (16.1%) with documented T. marneffei co-infection. The mortality of T. marneffei-infected patients (25.0 per 100 person-months, 95% CI 21.5-26.7) was the highest among all AIDS-associated complications and was significantly higher than that of T. marneffei-uninfected HIV/AIDS patients (13.8 per 100 person-months, 95% CI 12.5-15.1; adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) 1.80, 95% CI 1.48-2.16). The results using PSM were similar (AHR 4.52 95% CI 2.43-8.42). The mortality of T. marneffei-infected patients was also significantly higher than that of patients without any complications. When stratified by demographic characteristics, T. marneffei infection has higher mortality risk in all stratifications. Co-infection with T. marneffei carries a higher mortality risk in patients at any CD4+ T-cell count. CONCLUSIONS Talaromyces marneffei infection is commonly found in hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients in southern China and was associated with a higher mortality rate than most HIV-associated complications. These results highlight the need for improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection by this neglected fungal pathogen in southern China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (SKLID), Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), Beijing, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Grisold A, Meng S, Ackerl M, Grisold W. Late effect of mantle-field radiotherapy. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3309] [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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Ackerl M, Grisold A, Surboeck B, Meng S, Giometto B, Grisold W. Lymphoma and mononeuropathies - A rare association. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3310] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Zhou L, Yang L, Zhou X, Lv X, Song J, Meng S, Yue J, Yang S, Ji L. A comparison of HbA 1c concentration in people with Type 2 diabetes at sea level and high altitude in China: an observational study. Diabet Med 2017; 34:862-864. [PMID: 28370237 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhou L, Song J, Yang S, Meng S, Lv X, Yue J, Mina A, Puchi B, Geng Y, Yang L. Bone mass loss is associated with systolic blood pressure in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes in Tibet: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:1693-1698. [PMID: 28154942 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-3930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED We conducted an observational cross-section study to investigate the status of bone mineral mass of Tibetan postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes and the possible predictors for osteoporosis. We found that prevalence of osteoporosis was 27.0% and blood pressure was an independent risk factor for bone mass loss. INTRODUCTION The aims of this study is to investigate the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes dwelling in Tibet and the possible risk factors for bone mass loss. METHODS We recruited 99 Chinese Tibetan postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes from the department of endocrinology of People's Hospital Tibet Autonomous Region. Multiple sites of bone mineral density (BMD) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The subjects were divided into three groups based on BMD T-score: osteoporosis, osteopenia, and normal. The clinical characteristics were compared between groups. The risk factors for bone mass loss were assessed by multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS Among diabetic postmenopausal women dwelling in high altitude, mean age was 62 ± 8 years, the median postmenopausal period was 12 years (5, 20), the median duration of diabetes mellitus was 3 years (1, 8), and mean BMI was 27.6 ± 4.2 kg/m2. Patients (52.5%) had hypertension. The percentages of patients with osteoporosis, osteopenia and normal BMD were 27.3, 42.4, and 30.3%, respectively. HbA1c and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were independently associated with T-scores of spine; ages and SBP were independently associated with T-scores of femoral neck or hip. CONCLUSIONS Among diabetic postmenopausal women dwelling in high altitude, 27.3% patients have osteoporosis, 42.4% patients have osteopenia, and 30.3% are normal. The BMD T-score of spine was inversely associated with SBP and positively associated with HbA1c, while the BMD T-score of femoral neck or hip was inversely associated with ages and SBP.
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MESH Headings
- Absorptiometry, Photon/methods
- Aged
- Altitude
- Blood Pressure/physiology
- Bone Density/physiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/epidemiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/etiology
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic/physiopathology
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension/complications
- Hypertension/epidemiology
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Middle Aged
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/epidemiology
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/etiology
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/physiopathology
- Prevalence
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Tibet/epidemiology
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University of People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet, China.
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Deng G, Ma J, Shen S, Li Q, Peng L, Meng S, Zhou J, Wu J, Liu D. Sofosbuvir Monotherapy for Asymptomatic and Noncirrhotic Hepatitis C Infection in a Renal Retransplantation Recipient: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:3120-3122. [PMID: 27932161 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Renal transplant recipients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a high risk of progressing to cirrhosis, end-stage liver diseases, and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also considered as an independent risk for graft loss and is correlated with proteinuria, transplant glomerulopathy, HCV-associated glomerulonephritis, and chronic rejection. Previous therapy involving interferon alfa and ribavirin led to treatment complications, including toxicity, anemia, sepsis, and drug-drug interactions with calcineurin inhibitors, as well as reduced tolerability and efficacy. New direct-acting antiviral drugs simplify and shorten the treatment along with increasing tolerability and efficacy. Nevertheless, limited data and no specific regimen with direct-acting antiviral drugs have been described in the literature for renal transplant recipients with chronic HCV. We describe here the case of a 52-year-old Chinese man who diagnosed with chronic renal failure in 1997 and underwent renal transplantation the same year. In 2012, he was diagnosed with renal graft failure and again underwent hemodialysis. The patient then underwent his second renal transplantation and was administered an immunosuppressive cyclosporine-based regimen in 2015. During hemodialysis, he acquired asymptomatic genotype 1b HCV infection. Serologic test results reflecting liver cirrhosis were all negative, and ultrasound showed no abnormalities in the liver. The patient later required oral sofosbuvir monotherapy for 12 weeks after the second kidney transplantation. Curing HCV in renal transplant recipients is necessary. Although our treatment did not successfully result in a sustained virologic response, it suggests that genotype 1b HCV may have a poor response to a sofosbuvir monotherapy regimen. Specific and effective regimens for renal transplant recipients with HCV infection need to be confirmed in the future.
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organ Transplantation, Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Ding Y, Zheng H, Feng C, Wang B, Liu C, Mi K, Cao H, Meng S. Heat-Shock Protein gp96 Enhances T Cell Responses and Protective Potential to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccine. Scand J Immunol 2017; 84:222-8. [PMID: 27417661 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12463] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The commonly used Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine only induces moderate T cell responses and is less effective in protecting against pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in adults and ageing populations. Thus, developing new TB vaccine candidates is an important strategy against the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Here, we demonstrated that immunization with heat-shock protein gp96 as an adjuvant led to a significantly increased CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell response to a BCG vaccine. Secretion of the Th1-type cytokines was increased by splenocytes from gp96-immunized mice. In addition, adding gp96 as an adjuvant effectively improved the protection against intravenous challenge with Mycobacterium bovis BCG in mice. Our study reveals the novel property of gp96 in boosting the vaccine-specific T cell response and its potential use as an adjuvant for BCG vaccines against mycobacterial infection.
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- Y Ding
- College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China.
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Zhang BJ, Meng S. [Research progress on cardiovascular dysfunction in offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technology]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2016; 44:1064-1067. [PMID: 28056241 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Houston M, Rountree R, Lamb J, Phipps S, Meng S, Zhang B. A placebo-controlled trial of a proprietary lipid-lowering nutraceutical supplement in the management of dyslipidemia. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:1115-1123. [PMID: 28078862] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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There is an ever growing emergence in the popularity of patient-driven care. As this health and wellness model grows, inquiries into diet, lifestyle, and supplemental approaches will continue to become a focal point for the healthcare consumer. Because of this, the aim of this study is to determine the tolerability, and overall effectiveness of a proprietary multi-ingredient lipid-lowering supplement in subjects with dyslipidemia. Forty participants were recruited for a single-center, double-blind randomized, placebocontrolled trial. Study participants were recruited between December 2014 and March 2015. Initial screening included a physical examination, renal and hepatic function, serum lipid, serum electrolytes, complete blood counts, and urine analysis. The 40 participants were randomly assigned to receive either the proprietary multi-ingredient lipid-lowering supplement (PMILLS) n= 20 or placebo n= 20. The trial consisted of a screening visit, a two-week run-in, and a four-month treatment period. Samples were taken at baseline, one month and four months of treatment. Results from the trial showed that the PMILLS significantly reduced total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL-C), oxidized LDL (oxLDL), Apo-lipoprotein B, triglycerides (TG), LDL particle number (LDL-P), heart rate, and diastolic blood pressure compared to placebo at one month and four months. The PMILLS significantly increased high density lipoprotein (HDL) particle number (HDL-P), and low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size from dense type III and IV to larger type I and II LDL particle, compared to placebo at one month and four months. In addition, the PMILLS significantly reduced high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) within the treatment group from baseline. There were no adverse effects noted in the treatment group after four months of supplementation. The present study demonstrates this PMILLS improves all relevant lipid parameters, such as particle numbers and particles sizes, as well as showing a significant reduction in inflammatory markers linked to cardiovascular health. With such combined changes in lipids, lipid sub-fractions, and inflammation, which are considered among the most effective means of reducing coronary heart disease (CHD), this PMILLS represents a new addition to safe and effective lipid-modifying strategies.
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- M Houston
- Hypertension Institute of Nashville, Saint Thomas Hospital, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Thorne Research, Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
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- Hypertension Institute of Nashville, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Thorne Research, Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Thorne Research, Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
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Zheng Y, Qiu L, Fan L, Song C, Meng S, Chen J. Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on osmoregulatory response and apoptosis in GIFT tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8620. [PMID: 27706697 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In the present study, GIFT tilapia Oreochromis niloticus were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for 7, 14, and 21 days. Over the duration of the exposure, genotoxicity and the activity of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) and Ca+/Mg+-ATPase (CMA) were measured in the gill, kidney, and intestine, to evaluate changes in osmoregulatory response in O. niloticus. Our results showed significant decreases in organic NKA (except in gill tissues after 0.5 mg/L PCB-exposure) and CMA activity. The results of the genotoxicity assay showed significant increases in atp1a1a, nkcc2 (only in gill tissue), and fxyd7 (except after 21 days of 5 mg/L PCB exposure). We found significant increases in caspase proteins in the liver in the 5-mg/L PCB exposure group, and the transcripts showed dose-dependent increases between treatment groups over the exposure duration. This study presents evidence that chronic exposure to PCB could result in organic osmoregulatory response and hepatic apoptosis in GIFT tilapia.
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- Y Zheng
- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China .,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China .,Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Environment and Resources of Inland Fisheries, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Aquaculture Biology of Freshwater Fishes, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources and Environment in the Lower Reaches of the Changjiang River, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Meng S, Yang XL, Dang PM, Cui SL, Mu GJ, Chen CY, Liu LF. Evaluation of insertion-deletion markers suitable for genetic diversity studies and marker-trait correlation analyses in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8207. [PMID: 27525935 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Peanut is one of the most important oil crops worldwide. We used insertion-deletion (InDel) markers to assess the genetic diversity and population structure in cultivated peanut. Fifty-four accessions from North China were genotyped using 48 InDel markers. The markers amplified 61 polymorphic loci with 1 to 8 alleles and an average of 2.6 alleles per marker. The polymorphism information content values ranged from 0.0364 to 0.9030, with an average of 0.5038. Population structure and neighbor-joining (NJ) tree analyses suggested that all accessions could be divided into four clusters (A1-A4), using the NJ method. Likewise, four subpopulations (G1-G4) were identified using STRUCTURE analysis. A principal component analysis was also used and results concordant with the other analysis methods were found. A multi-linear stepwise regression analysis revealed that 13 InDel markers correlated with five measured agronomical traits. Our results will provide important information for future peanut molecular breeding and genetic research.
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- S Meng
- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry, Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry, Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- USDA-ARS, National Peanut Research Laboratory, Dawson, GA, USA
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry, Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry, Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry, Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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