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Cheng N, Zhang Z, Pan J, Li XN, Chen WY, Zhang GH, Yang WH. MCSTransWnet: A new deep learning process for postoperative corneal topography prediction based on raw multimodal data from the Pentacam HR system. Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices 2024; 21:100267. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medntd.2023.100267] [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: 01/22/2024] Open
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Yu WH, Yuan X, Chen WY, Zhang T, Zhao G. [Analysis of 15 cases of trench foot in peacetime]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2023; 41:939-941. [PMID: 38195232 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20221201-00567] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Trench foot was first seen in World War Ⅰ and was one of the reasons for non combat attrition. We reviewed and analyzed 15 cases of trench foot admitted from 2010 to 2021, summarized clinical treatment methods and experiences, analyzed the causes, population characteristics, treatment methods, and treatment experiences of trench foot during peacetime, strengthened attention to high-risk groups, and improved the success rate of clinical treatment.
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- W H Yu
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Peripheral Vascular Disease Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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Brock H, Lambrineas L, Ong HI, Chen WY, Das A, Edsell A, Proud D, Carrington E, Smart P, Mohan H, Burgess A. Preventative strategies for low anterior resection syndrome. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 28:10. [PMID: 38091118 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02872-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND A common and debilitating complication of low anterior resection for rectal cancer is low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). As a multifactorial entity, LARS is poorly understood and challenging to treat. Despite this, prevention strategies are commonly overlooked. Our aim was to review the pathophysiology of LARS and explore current evidence on the efficacy and feasibility of prophylactic techniques. METHODS A literature review was performed between [1st January 2000 to 1st October 2023] for studies which investigated preventative interventions for LARS. Mechanisms by which LARS develop are described, followed by a review of prophylactic strategies to prevent LARS. Medline, Cochrane, and PubMed databases were searched, 189 articles screened, 8 duplicates removed and 18 studies reviewed. RESULTS Colonic dysmotility, anal sphincter dysfunction and neorectal dysfunction all contribute to the development of LARS, with the complex mechanism of defecation interrupted by surgery. Transanal irrigation (TAI) and pelvic floor rehabilitation (PFR) have shown benefits in preventing LARS, but may be limited by patient compliance. Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) and robotic-assisted surgery have shown some promise in surgically preventing LARS. Nerve stimulation and other novel strategies currently used in treatment of LARS have yet to be investigated in their roles prophylactically. CONCLUSIONS To date, there is a limited evidence base for all preventative strategies including IONM, RAS, PFP and TAI. These strategies are limited by either access (IONM, RAS and PFP) or acceptability (PFP and TAI), which are both key to the success of any intervention. The results of ongoing trials will serve to assess acceptability, while technological advancement may improve access to some of the aforementioned strategies.
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- H Brock
- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Western General, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Xue M, Xia X, Deng Y, Teng F, Zhao S, Li H, Hao D, Chen WY. Identification and Functional Analysis of an Epsilon Class Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Associated with α-Pinene Adaptation in Monochamus alternatus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17376. [PMID: 38139205 PMCID: PMC10743883 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417376] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Alpha-pinene is one of the main defensive components in conifers. Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a wood borer feeding on Pinaceae plants, relies on its detoxifying enzymes to resist the defensive terpenoids. Here, we assayed the peroxide level and GST activity of M. alternatus larvae treated with different concentrations of α-pinene. Meanwhile, a gst gene (MaGSTe3) was isolated and analyzed. We determined its expression level and verified its function. The results showed that α-pinene treatment led to membrane lipid peroxidation and thus increased the GST activity. Expression of MaGSTe3 was significantly upregulated in guts following exposure to α-pinene, which has a similar pattern with the malonaldehyde level. In vitro expression and disk diffusion assay showed that the MaGSTe3 protein had high antioxidant capacity. However, RNAi treatment of MaGSTe3 did not reduce the hydrogen peroxide and malonaldehyde levels, while GST activity was significantly reduced. These results suggested MaGSTe3 takes part in α-pinene adaptation, but it does not play a great role in the resistance of M. alternatus larvae to α-pinene.
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- Mingyu Xue
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China (Y.D.); (H.L.)
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- Soochow College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Lin SF, Lee YY, Wu MH, Lu YL, Yeh CN, Chen WY, Chou TC, Wong RJ. Therapeutic inhibition of ATR in differentiated thyroid cancer. Endocr Relat Cancer 2023; 30:e230142. [PMID: 37902083 DOI: 10.1530/erc-23-0142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) is a critical component of the DNA damage response and a potential target in the treatment of cancers. An ATR inhibitor, BAY 1895344, was evaluated for its use in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) therapy. BAY 1895344 inhibited cell viability in four DTC cell lines (TPC1, K1, FTC-133, and FTC-238) in a dose-dependent manner. BAY 1895344 treatment arrested DTC cells in the G2/M phase, increased caspase-3 activity, and caused apoptosis. BAY 1895344 in combination with either sorafenib or lenvatinib showed mainly synergistic effects in four DTC cell lines. The combination of BAY 1895344 with dabrafenib plus trametinib revealed synergistic effects in K1 cells that harbor BRAFV600E. BAY 1895344 monotherapy retarded the growth of K1 and FTC-133 tumors in xenograft models. The combinations of BAY 1895344 plus lenvatinib and BAY 1895344 with dabrafenib plus trametinib were more effective than any single therapy in a K1 xenograft model. No appreciable toxicity appeared in animals treated with either a single therapy or a combination treatment. Our findings provide the rationale for the development of clinical trials of BAY 1895344 in the treatment of DTC.
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- Shu-Fu Lin
- Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Pharmacology Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- PD Science, Inc., Mill Run, Paramus, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Liao CC, Wang YS, Pi WC, Wang CH, Wu YM, Chen WY, Hsia KC. Structural convergence endows nuclear transport receptor Kap114p with a transcriptional repressor function toward TATA-binding protein. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5518. [PMID: 37684250 PMCID: PMC10491584 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41206-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The transcription factor TATA-box binding protein (TBP) modulates gene expression in nuclei. This process requires the involvement of nuclear transport receptors, collectively termed karyopherin-β (Kap-β) in yeast, and various regulatory factors. In previous studies we showed that Kap114p, a Kap-β that mediates nuclear import of yeast TBP (yTBP), modulates yTBP-dependent transcription. However, how Kap114p associates with yTBP to exert its multifaceted functions has remained elusive. Here, we employ single-particle cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of Kap114p in complex with the core domain of yTBP (yTBPC). Remarkably, Kap114p wraps around the yTBPC N-terminal lobe, revealing a structure resembling transcriptional regulators in complex with TBP, suggesting convergent evolution of the two protein groups for a common function. We further demonstrate that Kap114p sequesters yTBP away from promoters, preventing a collapse of yTBP dynamics required for yeast responses to environmental stress. Hence, we demonstrate that nuclear transport receptors represent critical elements of the transcriptional regulatory network.
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- Chung-Chi Liao
- Molecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
- Cancer and Immunology Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
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- Molecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan.
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
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Tang Z, Chen WY, Shimada M, Nguyen UTT, Kim J, Sun XJ, Sengoku T, McGinty RK, Fernandez JP, Muir TW, Roeder RG. SET1 and p300 Act Synergistically, through Coupled Histone Modifications, in Transcriptional Activation by p53. Cell 2023; 186:2280. [PMID: 37172569 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.013] [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: 05/15/2023]
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Wang Y, Cao H, Chen W, Bao F, Elsheikh A. Editorial: How can corneal biomechanics help with clinical applications? Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1186938. [PMID: 37214299 PMCID: PMC10192889 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1186938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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- Yan Wang
- Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Eye Institute, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Nankai University Eye Institute, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Nankai University Eye Institute, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Lai LQ, Lin GH, Chen WY, Tu JF, Ji JS. [CT perfusion combined with energy spectrum imaging to evaluate the short-term efficacy of bronchial arterial chemoembolization for lung cancer]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:539-544. [PMID: 37096281 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20220513-00366] [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: 04/26/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical value of dynamic volumetric CT perfusion combined with energy spectrum imaging in bronchial arterial chemoembolization (BACE) in patients with lung cancer. Methods: The data of 31 patients with lung cancer confirmed by pathology and treated with BACE in Lishui Central Hospital from January 2018 to February 2022 were retrospectively collected, including 23 men and 8 women, aged 31-84 (67) years. All patients received perfusion scans of lesion sites within 1 week before surgery and 1 month after surgery. We collected and compared the changes in preoperative and postoperative perfusion parameters such as blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), mean through time (MTT), permeability surface (PS) and energy spectrum parameters including arterial phase CT value (CTA), venous phase CT value (CTV), arterial phase iodine concentration (ICA), venous phase of iodine concentration (ICV), arterial standardization iodine concentration (NICA), and intravenous standardized iodine concentration (NICV) to confirm the significance of these parameters in evaluating the short-term efficacy of BACE in the treatment of advanced lung cancer. Data normality was tested using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and normally distributed measurement data are expressed here as mean ± standard deviation; the independent-samples t-test was used for comparisons between two groups. The measurement data that were not normally distributed are expressed as median (interquartile interval) [M (Q1, Q3)], and the comparison between the two groups used the Kruskal-Wallis test. Count data are expressed as cases (%), and comparisons between groups used the χ2 test. Results: The objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) at 1 month after BACE were 54.8% (17/31) and 96.8% (30/31), respectively. CT perfusion parameters and energy spectrum parameters of patients before and after BACE treatment were compared. The results showed that BF, BV, MTT, ICA, ICV and NICV were significantly decreased after BACE treatment compared with before treatment, and the differences were statistically significant[58.06 (40.47,87.22) vs.23.57(10.92, 36.24) ml·min-1·100g-1,3.33(2.86,6.09) vs.2.12(1.96,3.61)ml/100g,2.70(2.19,3.88) vs.1.53 (1.12,2.25)s, 3.51 (3.11,4.14)vs.1.74 (1.26,2.50)mg/ml,2.00 (1.30,2.45) vs.1.32(0.92,1.76)mg/ml,0.51(0.42,0.57) vs.0.33(0.23,0.39)](all P<0.05). At the same time, compared with the non-remission group, the study results showed that the difference of parameters in remission group before and after BACE was more obvious, including ΔBF, ΔBV, ΔMTT, ΔPS, ΔCTA, ΔCTV, ΔICA, ΔICV, ΔNICA, ΔNICV were significantly increased, and the difference was statistically significant [36.82(32.38, 45.34) vs.9.50(-1.43, 12.34) ml·min-1·100g-1,4.46(2.52, 5.79) vs.0.22(-0.76, 4.09) ml/100g,4.22(2.25, 6.77) vs.0.43(-2.53, 1.88) s,10.07 (2.89, 13.13) vs.-2.01(-6.77, 4.28) ml·min-1·100g-1,14.22(11.88, 20.57) vs.4.18(-5.25, 6.37) HU, 34.6(14.88, 43.15) vs.11.60(0.26, 25.05) HU,0.95(0.54, 1.47) vs.0.11(0.20, 0.59) mg/ml,1.57(1.10, 2.38) vs. 0.26(-0.21, 0.63) mg/ml,0.05(0.03, 0.08) vs.-0.02(-0.04, 0.01),0.18(0.13, 0.21)vs. 0.11(-0.06, 0.16)](all P<0.05). Conclusions: CT perfusion combined with spectral imaging could effectively evaluate the changes in tumor vascular perfusion in patients with advanced lung cancer before and after BACE treatment, which has important value in judging the short-term efficacy after treatment.
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- L Q Lai
- Department of Intervention Department,Lishui Central Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000,China
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- Department of Radiology, Lishui Central Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Intervention Department,Lishui Central Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000,China
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- Department of Intervention Department,Lishui Central Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000,China
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- Department of Intervention Department,Lishui Central Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000,China
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Sun CX, Wang SS, Li JB, Wang YS, Ouyang QC, Yang J, Wang HB, Wang XJ, Chen WY, Yuan P, Yan M, Jiang ZF, Yin YM. [A real-world study on the efficacy and safety analysis of paclitaxel liposome in advanced breast cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2023; 45:88-94. [PMID: 36709125 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20220129-00069] [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: 01/30/2023]
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Objective: To explore the application and efficacy of paclitaxel liposome in the treatment of advanced breast cancer among Chinese population in the real world. Methods: The clinical characteristics of patients with advanced breast cancer who received paclitaxel liposome as salvage treatment from January 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019 in 11 hospitals were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The primary outcome was progression free survival (PFS), and the secondary outcome included objective response rate (ORR) and safety. The survival curve was drawn by Kaplan-Meier analysis and the Cox regression model were used for the multivariate analysis. Results: Among 647 patients with advanced breast cancer who received paclitaxel liposome, the first-line treatment accounted for 43.3% (280/647), the second-line treatment accounted for 27.7% (179/647), and the third-line and above treatment accounted for 29.1% (188/647). The median dose of first-line and second-line treatment was 260 mg per cycle, and 240 mg in third line and above treatment. The median period of paclitaxel liposome alone and combined chemotherapy or targeted therapy is 4 cycles and 6 cycles, respectively. In the whole group, 167 patients (25.8%) were treated with paclitaxel liposome combined with capecitabine±trastuzumab (TX±H), 123 patients (19.0%) were treated with paclitaxel liposome alone (T), and 119 patients (18.4%) were treated with paclitaxel liposome combined with platinum ± trastuzumab (TP±H), 108 patients (16.7%) were treated with paclitaxel liposome combined with trastuzumab ± pertuzumab (TH±P). The median PFS of first-line and second-line patients (5.5 and 5.5 months, respectively) were longer than that of patients treated with third line and above (4.9 months, P<0.05); The ORR of the first line, second line, third line and above patients were 46.7%, 36.8% and 28.2%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that event-free survival (EFS) and the number of treatment lines were independent prognostic factors for PFS. The common adverse events were myelosuppression, gastrointestinal reactions, hand foot syndrome and abnormal liver function. Conclusion: Paclitaxel liposomes is widely used and has promising efficacy in multi-subtype advanced breast cancer.
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- C X Sun
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Medicial Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510062, China
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- Senior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Jinan 250117, China
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha 410031, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310005, China
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- Department of Mediacl Oncology, The Third Hospital of Nanchang, Nanchang 330008, China
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- Department of VIP Medical, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Senior Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Bao F, Chen W, Wang Y, Elsheikh A. Editorial: How can corneal biomechanics help with clinical applications? Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1184840. [PMID: 37122850 PMCID: PMC10130638 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1184840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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- FangJun Bao
- Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Ahmed Elsheikh,
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Chen WY, Cheng AL, La N, Shetty S. Short-term international dental experiences in undergraduate dental students at an Australian university. Eur J Dent Educ 2022; 26:812-819. [PMID: 34989086 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12764] [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: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Learning through international experience has been well documented in USA literature, yet not well explored in Australia. The aim of this study is to understand Australian dental students' experiences and perceptions of international dental experience by: (i) capturing past participation; (ii) identifying potential interests for participants who have not been on a trip and (iii) ascertaining perceived benefits of the trip/s. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 19 question paper survey was distributed to 310 eligible undergraduate dental students of The University of Queensland (UQ). An online counterpart survey was created via Google Forms and promoted on relevant Facebook groups targeted at current dental students of UQ. RESULTS A total of 203 of the 310 eligible UQ undergraduate dental students responded to the distributed paper and electronic surveys making the response rate 65.5%. A total of 13 undergraduate respondents participated in an international experience trip. The majority of respondents who had not participated in an international dental experience trip were interested in participating in one. Education (84.6%) and improved dental skills (84.6%) were the most reported perceived benefits by the students who had participated in an international dental experience. CONCLUSION A majority of respondents were interested in participating in international dental experiences. Despite this, only 1 in 15 respondents had participated in an international dental experience. Further exploration of this concept is needed; however, dental schools within Australia could potentially explore integration of international short-term dental experiences into formal curricula in the future.
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- Wei-Yi Chen
- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Xu D, Zhong LT, Cheng HY, Wang ZQ, Chen XM, Feng AY, Chen WY, Chen G, Xu Y. Overexpressing NeuroD1 reprograms Müller cells into various types of retinal neurons. Neural Regen Res 2022; 18:1124-1131. [PMID: 36255002 PMCID: PMC9827787 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.355818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The onset of retinal degenerative disease is often associated with neuronal loss. Therefore, how to regenerate new neurons to restore vision is an important issue. NeuroD1 is a neural transcription factor with the ability to reprogram brain astrocytes into neurons in vivo. Here, we demonstrate that in adult mice, NeuroD1 can reprogram Müller cells, the principal glial cell type in the retina, to become retinal neurons. Most strikingly, ectopic expression of NeuroD1 using two different viral vectors converted Müller cells into different cell types. Specifically, AAV7m8 GFAP681::GFP-ND1 converted Müller cells into inner retinal neurons, including amacrine cells and ganglion cells. In contrast, AAV9 GFAP104::ND1-GFP converted Müller cells into outer retinal neurons such as photoreceptors and horizontal cells, with higher conversion efficiency. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Müller cell conversion induced by AAV9 GFAP104::ND1-GFP displayed clear dose- and time-dependence. These results indicate that Müller cells in adult mice are highly plastic and can be reprogrammed into various subtypes of retinal neurons.
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- Di Xu
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China,Correspondence to: Ying Xu, ; Gong Chen, .
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China,Correspondence to: Ying Xu, ; Gong Chen, .
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Background CYP11A1 is a protein located in the inner membrane of mitochondria catalyzing the first step of steroid synthesis. As a marker gene for steroid-producing cells, the abundance of CYP11A1 characterizes the extent of steroidogenic cell differentiation. Besides, the mitochondria of fully differentiated steroidogenic cells are specialized with tubulovesicular cristae. The participation of CYP11A1 in the change of mitochondrial structure and the differentiation of steroid-producing cells, however, has not been investigated. Methods We engineered nonsteroidogenic monkey kidney COS1 cells to express CYP11A1 upon doxycycline induction and examined the mitochondrial structure of these cells. We also mapped the CYP11A1 domains that confer structural changes of mitochondria. We searched for CYP11A1-interacting proteins and investigated the role of this interacting protein in shaping mitochondrial structure. Finally, we examined the effect of CYP11A1 overexpression on the amount of mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system. Results We found that CYP11A1 overexpression led to the formation of tubulovesicular cristae in mitochondria. We also identified the A’-helix located at amino acid #57–68 to be sufficient for membrane insertion and crista remodeling. We identified heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) as the CYP11A1-interacting protein and showed that Hsp60 is required for CYP11A1 accumulation and crista remodeling. Finally, we found that the small MIC10 subcomplex of the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system was reduced when CYP11A1 was overexpressed. Conclusions CYP11A1 participates in the formation of tubulovesicular cristae in the mitochondria of steroidogenic cells. Its A’-helix is sufficient for the formation of tubulovesicular cristae and for protein integration into the membrane. CYP11A1 interacts with Hsp60, which is required for CYP11A1 accumulation. The accumulation of CYP11A1 leads to the reduction of MIC10 complex and changes mitochondrial structure. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12929-022-00846-7.
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- Karen G Rosal
- Molecular Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Molecular Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 115, Taiwan. .,Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan. .,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience and Brain Disease Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan.
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Chen WY, Liu XF, Shen P, Chen Q, Sun YX, Wu JG, Lu P, Zhang JY, Lin HB, Tang X, Gao P. [Accuracy of the China-PAR and WHO risk models in predicting the ten-year risks of cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1275-1281. [PMID: 35981990 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20211206-00952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To externally validate and compare the accuracy of the China-PAR (Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China) model and the 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) cardiovascular disease risk charts for East Asian in predicting a 10-year cardiovascular disease in a general Chinese population. Methods: Participants aged 40-79 years without prior cardiovascular disease at baseline in the CHinese Electronic health Records Research in Yinzhou (CHERRY) were analyzed. The Kaplan-Meier analysis estimated the observed cardiovascular events (including non-fatal myocardial infarction, fatal coronary heart disease, and non-fatal or fatal stroke) rate within ten years. The expected risks were calculated using the WHO risk charts for East Asia (including the laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based models) and the China-PAR model. The expected-observed ratios were calculated to evaluate the overestimation or underestimation of the models in the cohort. Model accuracy was assessed by discrimination C-index, calibration χ2 value, and calibration plots. Results: During a median of 7.26 years of follow-up, 13 301 cardiovascular events were identified among 225 811 participants. The C-index for the China-PAR model, WHO laboratory-based model and WHO non-laboratory-based model were 0.741 (0.735-0.747), 0.747 (0.740-0.753), and 0.739 (0.733-0.746) for men, and 0.782 (0.776-0.788), 0.789 (0.783-0.795), and 0.782 (0.776-0.787) for women, respectively. The WHO laboratory-based model and non-laboratory-based model underestimated the 10-year ASCVD risk by around 15% in women and underestimated by 0.8% and 4.4% in men, respectively. The China-PAR model underestimated the risks by 19.5% and 42.3% for men and women. Conclusions: The China-PAR and WHO models all have pretty good discriminations for 10-year cardiovascular risk assessment in this general Chinese population. However, the accuracy should be improved in the highest-risk groups, suggesting further specific models are still needed for those with the highest risk, such as patients with diabetes or older persons.
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- W Y Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Wonders Information Co.Ltd, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Wonders Information Co.Ltd, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Wonders Information Co.Ltd, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Yinzhou District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Center of Real-world Evidence Evaluation, Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China
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Wang YF, Chen WY, Lee CT, Shen YY, Lan CC, Liu GT, Kuo CY, Chen ML, Hsieh PC. Combinations of scalp acupuncture location for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review and Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:956854. [PMID: 35992903 PMCID: PMC9389219 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.956854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Post-stroke hemiparesis strongly affects stroke patients’ activities of daily living and health-related quality of life. Scalp acupuncture (SA) is reportedly beneficial for post-stroke hemiparesis. However, there is still no standard of SA for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis. Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis is a kind of “if-then” rule-based machine learning method suitable for investigating the underlying rules of acupuncture point/location selections. This study aimed to investigate the core SA combinations for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis by using a systematic review and Apriori algorithm-based association rule analysis. Methods We conducted a systematic review to include relevant randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies investigating the effects of SA treatment in treating patients with post-stroke hemiparesis, assessed by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score. We excluded studies using herbal medicine or manual acupuncture. Results We extracted 33 SA locations from the 35 included RCT studies. The following SA styles were noted: International Standard Scalp Acupuncture (ISSA), WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations (SAPL), Zhu’s style SA, Jiao’s style SA, and Lin’s style SA. Sixty-one association rules were investigated based on the integrated SA location data. Conclusions SAPL_GV20 (Baihui), SAPL_GV24 (Shenting), ISSA_MS6_i (ISSA Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal, lesion-ipsilateral), ISSA_MS7_i (ISSA Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal, lesion-ipsilateral), ISSA_PR (ISSA Parietal region, comprised of ISSA_MS5, ISSA_MS6, ISSA_MS7, ISSA_MS8, and ISSA_MS9), and SAPL_Ex.HN3 (Yintang) can be considered the core SA location combination for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis. We recommend a core SA combination for further animal studies, clinical trials, and treatment strategies.
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- Yu-Fang Wang
- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Mao-Liang Chen,
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Liu CF, Ou-Yang Y, Huang CY, Jao SW, Kuo YK, Chen HC, Cheng SC, Wang NK, Chuang LH, Chen YH, Chen WY. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Is an Economical and Efficient Animal Model for Screening Potential Anti-cataract Compounds. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2022; 11:21. [PMID: 35994266 PMCID: PMC9419454 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.11.8.21] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To develop a zebrafish cataract model for screening potential anti-cataract compounds. Methods Living zebrafish were anesthetized and exposed to ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation at a dosage of 3250 mJ/cm2/d until they developed severe cataracts. These cataracts were graded based on photographs analyzed with ImageQuant TL version 7.0. Fish with severe cataracts were used to evaluate a range of compounds for cataract treatment, including the previously demonstrated hit compound lanosterol. For the initial evaluation, fish were divided into four groups: no treatment, balanced salt solution, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), and lanosterol dissolved in β-CD. The treatments were performed for 10 days, and the clarity of lenses was evaluated. To assess the persistence of treatment, fish were treated with β-CD and lanosterol dissolved in β-CD for seven consecutive days followed by monitoring for three days without treatment. Results The average time for zebrafish to develop severe cataracts using the present UV-C irradiation protocol was 7.8 days (range 4–15 days). Both study designs required only another 10 days to determine the effect of hit compounds. The total experimental period could be completed within one month, and the entire experiment was economical. Conclusions We could assay a large number of hit compounds at a reasonable cost and within a short time using this newly developed zebrafish cataract model. These assays may allow development of an efficient platform for screening potential anti-cataract compounds. Translational Relevance The results may facilitate the development of ani-cataract medication for humans after further experiments and investigations.
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- Chun-Fu Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.,Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin GH, Chen WY, Chen CM, Cheng X, Zhou BH, Ji JS. [Construction of prediction model combined dual-energy CT quantitative parameters and conventional CT features for assessing the Ki-67 expression levels in invasive breast cancer]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:1753-1759. [PMID: 35705479 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220101-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To develop a model combined with dual-energy CT quantitative parameters and conventional CT features for evaluating the expression level of Ki-67 in invasive breast cancer. Methods: A total of 191 patients with histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer in Lishui Central Hospital from March 2019 to December 2020, were retrospectively enrolled, all of them were females, aged from 25 to 77 (53.2±11.3) years. All patients underwent preoperative non-contrast chest and contrast-enhanced Dual energy CT scans, and the normalized iodine concentration (NIC) of lesions on arterial and venous phase, spectral curve slope (λHU), and normalized effective atomic number (nZeff) were measured and calculated, and their conventional CT characteristics were assessed. According to the results of immunohistochemistry (IHC), the patients were divided into Ki-67 high expression group (n=129 patients) and low expression group (n=62 patients) level. The differences in clinical data, conventional CT characteristics and dual-energy CT quantitative parameters between the two groups were analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) curve was conducted to assess the efficacy of each individual model and joint model in evaluating Ki-67 expression levels, and the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were calculated, respectively. Results: In the analysis of CT features, the longest diameter, shape and enhancement pattern of the tumor were significantly difference between the two groups (all P<0.05). The NIC, nZeff on the arterial phase and NIC, nZeff and λHU [M(Q1,Q3)] on the venous phase were higher in the high Ki-67 expression group compared to the low expression group [0.13 (0.12, 0.16) vs 0.11 (0.08, 0.14), 0.71 (0.70, 0.75) vs 0.70 (0.67, 0.72), 0.40 (0.32, 0.48) vs 0.23 (0.17, 0.32), 3.10 (2.58, 3.63) vs 2.86 (2.19, 3.48), 0.88 (0.85, 0.92) vs 0.85 (0.84, 0.86), all P<0.05]. The logistic regression model, which integrated significant conventional CT features and dual-energy CT quantitative parameters, demonstrated the highest diagnostic performance for assessing Ki-67 expression levels, with an AUC of 0.924, sensitivity of 88.37%, specificity of 83.87%, and accuracy of 86.91%; the AUC of the dual-energy CT parameter model was 0.908, sensitivity of 82.17%, specificity of 88.71%, and accuracy of 84.29%. Though the diagnostic efficacy was no significant difference (P=0.238), both models showed superior to the conventional CT feature model (all P<0.001). Conclusion: A dual-energy CT quantitative parameter combined with a conventional CT feature model was successfully constructed, which has a good evaluation performance on the expression level of Ki-67 in invasive breast cancer.
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- G H Lin
- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Intervention Research, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui 323000, China
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Shih HT, Chen WY, Wang HY, Chao T, Huang HD, Chou CH, Chang ZF. DNMT3b protects centromere integrity by restricting R-loop-mediated DNA damage. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:546. [PMID: 35688824 PMCID: PMC9187704 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04989-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This study used DNA methyltransferase 3b (DNMT3b) knockout cells and the functional loss of DNMT3b mutation in immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome (ICF) cells to understand how DNMT3b dysfunction causes genome instability. We demonstrated that R-loops contribute to DNA damages in DNMT3b knockout and ICF cells. More prominent DNA damage signal in DNMT3b knockout cells was due to the loss of DNMT3b expression and the acquirement of p53 mutation. Genome-wide ChIP-sequencing mapped DNA damage sites at satellite repetitive DNA sequences including (peri-)centromere regions. However, the steady-state levels of (peri-)centromeric R-loops were reduced in DNMT3b knockout and ICF cells. Our analysis indicates that XPG and XPF endonucleases-mediated cleavages remove (peri-)centromeric R-loops to generate DNA beaks, causing chromosome instability. DNMT3b dysfunctions clearly increase R-loops susceptibility to the cleavage process. Finally, we showed that DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in centromere are probably repaired by error-prone end-joining pathway in ICF cells. Thus, DNMT3 dysfunctions undermine the integrity of centromere by R-loop-mediated DNA damages and repair.
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- Hsueh-Tzu Shih
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan
- Center of Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
- Cancer Progression Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Longgang District, 518172, Shenzhen, China
- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Longgang District, 518172, Shenzhen, China
- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Longgang District, 518172, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
- Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan.
- Center of Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10051, Taiwan.
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Luo ZZ, Chen WY, Ding Y, Chen JH, Wu QH, Tang WM, Tian LS, Li B. [Effect of behavioral intervention based on social media to promote HIV/syphilis testing in young men who have sex with men]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:892-897. [PMID: 35725347 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20211101-00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of social media based behavioral intervention on promoting joint testing of HIV and syphilis in young men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: After the recruitment, the participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided (1∶1) into two groups, i.e. social media intervention group and control group. The control group was given routine voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services. The intervention group was also given VCT services, besides; the comprehensive strategies through social media, including regular health education message and testing information sending, were given to them to strengthen the behavioral intervention. Follow up was conducted for the participants for 12 months after the intervention. The number and the proportion of young MSM receiving HIV and syphilis testing, and the reported proportion of the young MSM with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) symptoms between the intervention group and the control group were compared to evaluate the effect of the intervention. Results: A total of 315 young MSM were recruited (158 in the intervention group and 157 in the control group), in whom 248 young MSM completed the follow up. The follow-up rate was 78.7%. There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics between the intervention group and the control group (all P>0.05). The proportion of young MSM receiving more than one joint testing in the intervention group was slightly higher than that in the control group (53.2% vs. 48.4%, rate difference (RD): 4.8%, 95%CI: -7.5%-17.0%, P=0.448) without significant difference. However, in the young MSM who used condoms in the last anal sex, the proportion of those receiving more than one joint testing in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group (63.8% vs. 46.1%, RD: 17.7%, 95%CI: 1.5%-32.6%, P=0.035). In addition, the reported proportion of young MSM with STD symptoms in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group (6.3% vs. 18.0%,RD: -11.7%, 95%CI: -20.6%- -3.0%, P=0.005). Conclusion: Compared with routine VCT, social media based behavioral intervention might promote joint HIV and syphilis testing in the young MSM who used condom in the study. It could significantly reduce the reporting proportion of STD symptoms, suggesting that this method can promote the AIDS and STD prevention related behaviors in young MSM.
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- Z Z Luo
- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523109, China
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- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510095, China
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- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Lin YS, Chen WY, Liang WZ. Investigation of Cytotoxicity and Oxidative Stress Induced by the Pyrethroid Bioallethrin in Human Glioblastoma Cells: The Protective Effect of Vitamin E (VE) and Its Underlying Mechanism. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 35:880-889. [PMID: 35511042 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bioallethrin belongs to the family of pyrethroid insecticides. Previous studies have shown that bioallethrin affected the function of muscarinic receptor and subsequently induced neurotoxicity in different brain models. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in the metabolic course of the human body, which can cause human damage when overactivated. However, whether bioallethrin evokes cytotoxicity through ROS signaling and whether the antioxidant Vitamin E (VE) protects these cytotoxic responses in human glial cell model are still elusive. This study investigated the effect of bioallethrin on cytotoxicity through ROS signaling and evaluated the protective effect of the antioxidant VE in DBTRG-05MG human glioblastoma cells. The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to measure cell viability. Intracellular ROS and glutathione (GSH) levels were measured by a cellular assay kit. The levels of apoptosis- and antioxidant-related protein were analyzed by Western blotting. In DBTRG-05MG cells, bioallethrin (25-75 μM) concentration-dependently induced cytotoxicity by increasing ROS productions, decreasing GSH contents, and regulating protein expressions related to apoptosis or antioxidation. Furthermore, these cytotoxic effects were partially reversed by VE (20 μM) pretreatment. Together, VE partially lessened bioallethrin-induced apoptosis through oxidative stress in DBTRG-05MG cells. The data assist us in identifying the toxicological mechanism of bioallethrin and offer future development of the antioxidant VE to reduce brain damage caused by bioallethrin.
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- Yung-Shang Lin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy and Master Program, College of Pharmacy and Health Care, Tajen University, Pingtung County 90741, Taiwan
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Wang YM, Chen WY, Jian WH, Gao Y, Zheng JP. [Standardization of spirometry updated in China and international: comparison and interpretation of the key updates]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2022; 45:250-254. [PMID: 35279987 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20210412-00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Standardization of spirometry was jointly updated by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2019. Similar technical standards for spirometry recommended by the Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) and/or the Chinese Association of Chest Physicians (CACP) are widely used in China. We compared the key similarities and differences of these recommendations and interpreted the key updates. The ATS/ERS 2019 updates expanded the scope of indications for spirometry and recommended the contraindications based on the pathophysiological perspective, while contraindications recommended by the CTS were based on the severity of contraindications. ISO 26782∶2009 standards were applied by the ATS/ERS 2019 to evaluate the performance quality (reliance for accuracy, repeatability, etc.) of spirometers, while standards adopted 24/26 waves suggested by the ATS 1994 was used by the CTS. The ATS/ERS 2019 also included the performance quality control criteria for 3-L calibration syringe, operator training and attainment and maintenance of competency, grade"U", system warning messages, instructions to patients, and standardized operator comments. Some of these criteria in the CTS were not explained in detail. However, the CTS/CACP emphasized that the spirometry record should report the indices of forced inspiratory phase and small airway function, those are not clearly required in the ATS/ERS 2019. In comparison, the ATS/ERS 2019 has stricter criteria for FEV1 and FVC acceptability than the CTS and more detailed explanations. Those outstanding parts are worth referencing for the updated version of the CTS in the future, while the criteria that combine our own conditions need to be retained and popularized.
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- Y M Wang
- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Chen CF, Zhang XM, Zhu RL, Zou HB, Li BB, Li LF, Lin ZX, Yu ZJ, Chen WY. [Efficacy of relocation and expansion pharyngoplasty by suspension sutures in the treatment of OSAHS with soft palate oropharyngeal obstruction]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:1270-1276. [PMID: 34963214 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210707-00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy of relocation and expansion pharyngoplasty by suspension sutures in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Methods: Seventy-three patients(including 60 males and 13 females) with OSAHS admitted to the department of otorhinolaryngology of our hospital in recent two years were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients had velopharyngeal obstructionevaluated by electronic endoscopic Müller test and were divided into control group (34 cases) and observation group (39 cases). The patients in the control group were performed modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, while those in the observation group were performed relocation and expansion pharyngoplasty by suspension sutures.The scores of ESS, AHI and LSaO2 before and after treatment were collected and compared. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group was 94.87%, which was significantly higher than 79.41% of the control group. The AHI was lower and LSaO2 value was higher (χ2=-1. 896,-1. 968,P<0.05)in the observation group. The sleeping symptoms and quality of life of the two groups were significantly improved. The ESS score of the observation group was decreased more significantly than that of the control group after treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=-1.451,P<0.05). The incidence of foreign body sensation in pharynx of the observation group (89.74%) was higher than that of the control group (55.88%), and the postoperative bleeding and postoperative recurrence rate (0.00%, 2.56%) was lower than that of the control group (8.82%, 14.70%)with statistical significance (χ2=4.738,4.249,4.119,P<0.05).The incidence of transient nasopharyngeal reflux in both groups was low and statistically insignificant (χ2=0.629,P>0.05). Conclusions: Preoperative strict screening of indications plays an important role in the selection of palatopharyngeal surgery methods and curative effect. Relocation and expansion pharyngoplasty by suspension sutures can improve the clinical efficacy of OSAHS with better safety and less recurrence.
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- C F Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Foresea Insurance Guangzhou General Hospital,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Department,Guangzhou 511340,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department,Guangzhou 510120,China
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Cheng HW, Liu CY, Chen YS, Shih CC, Chen WY, Chiou AF. Assessment of preoperative frailty and identification of patients at risk for postoperative delirium in cardiac intensive care units: a prospective observational study. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021; 20:745-751. [PMID: 34472606 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication that may occur from 24 to 72 h after cardiac surgery. Frailty is a chronic syndrome that leads to a decline in physiological reserve and to disability. The associations between frailty and POD are unclear. AIMS To investigate associations between POD and frailty in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to analyse predictors of POD. METHODS AND RESULTS Convenience sampling was used to recruit 152 patients who underwent cardiac surgery in two medical centres in northern Taiwan. Preoperative frailty in these patients was evaluated using Fried's frailty phenotype. Delirium in patients was assessed from postoperative day 1 to day 5 using the confusion assessment method for intensive care units. A total of 152 patients who underwent cardiac surgery included 68 (44.74%) prefrail patients and 21 (13.81%) patients with frailty after the surgery. Ten patients (6.58%) developed delirium after cardiac surgery. The occurrence of delirium peaked at postoperative day 2, and the average duration of delirium was 3 days. A case-control comparison revealed a significant correlation between preoperative frailty and POD. Significant predictors of POD in patients undergoing cardiac surgery included the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II, preoperative arrhythmia, and preoperative anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION Preoperative frailty was correlated with POD. Preoperative arrhythmia, anxiety, and depression are predictors of POD. Nurses should perform preoperative assessments of surgical risk and physiological and psychological conditions of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and monitor the occurrence of POD.
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- Hsiao-Wei Cheng
- Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung Shan South Road, Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Biostatistical Consultant Lab, Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, No.365, Ming-te Road, Peitou District, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery & Ped Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.7, Chung Shan South Road, Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Hsing St. Taipei 110, Taiwan.,Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No. 111, Sec.3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei 116, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Hsing St. Taipei 110, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- College of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Sun D, Yu GH, Chen WY, Yang P, Zhang L. [Primary small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia of the appendix with acute appendicitis as the first symptom: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:1288-1290. [PMID: 34719175 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210421-00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- D Sun
- Department of Pathology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
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He BJ, Chen WY, Liu LL, Zhu HY, Cheng HZ, Zhang YX, Wang SF, Zhan SY. [The risk prediction models for occurrence of cervical cancer: a systematic review]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1855-1862. [PMID: 34814624 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200806-01031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To systematically summarize and assess risk prediction models for occurrence of cervical cancer and to provide evidence for selecting the most reliable model for practice, and guide cervical cancer screening. Methods: Two groups of keywords related to cervical cancer and risk prediction model were searched on Chinese databases (CNKI, and Wanfang) and English databases (PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library). Original articles that developed or validated risk prediction models and published before November 21, 2019, were selected. Information form was created based on the CHARMS checklist. The PROBAST was used to assess the risk of bias. Results: 12 eligible articles were identified, describing 15 prediction models, of which five were established in China. The predicted outcomes included multiple stages from cervical precancerous lesions to cancer occurrence, i.e., abnormal Pap smear (1), occurrence or recurrence of CIN (9), and occurrence of cervical cancer (5), etc. The most frequently used predictors were HPV infection (12), age (7), smoking (5), and education (5). There were two models using machine learning to develop models. In terms of model performance, the discrimination ranged from 0.53 to 0.87, while only two models assessed the calibration correctly. Only two models were externally validated in Taiwan of China, using people in different periods. All of the models were at high risk of bias, especially in the analysis domain. The problems were concentrated in the improper handling of missing data (13), preliminary evaluation of model performance (13), improper use of internal validation (12), and insufficient sample size (11). In addition, the problems of inconsistency measurements of predictors and outcomes (8) and the flawed report of the use of blindness for outcome measures (8) were also severe. Compared with the other models, the Rothberg (2018) model had relatively high quality. Conclusions: There are a certain number of cervical cancer risk prediction models, but the quality is poor. It is urgent to improve the measurement of predictors and outcomes, the statistical analysis details such as handling missing data and evaluation of model performance and externally validate existing models to better guide screening.
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- B J He
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Huang YT, Cheng AC, Tang HC, Huang GC, Cai L, Lin TH, Wu KJ, Tseng PH, Wang GG, Chen WY. USP7 facilitates SMAD3 autoregulation to repress cancer progression in p53-deficient lung cancer. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:880. [PMID: 34580281 PMCID: PMC8476631 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04176-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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USP7, one of the most abundant ubiquitin-specific proteases (USP), plays multifaceted roles in many cellular events, including oncogenic pathways. Accumulated studies have suggested that USP7, through modulating the MDM2/MDMX-p53 pathway, is a promising target for cancer treatment; however, little is known about the function of USP7 in p53-deficient tumors. Here we report that USP7 regulates the autoregulation of SMAD3, a key regulator of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling, that represses the cell progression of p53-deficient lung cancer. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated inactivation of USP7 in p53-deficient lung cancer H1299 line resulted in advanced cell proliferation in vitro and in xenograft tumor in vivo. Genome-wide analyses (ChIP-seq and RNA-seq) of USP7 KO H1299 cells reveal a dramatic reduction of SMAD3 autoregulation, including decreased gene expression and blunted function of associated super-enhancer (SE). Furthermore, biochemical assays show that SMAD3 is conjugated by mono-ubiquitin, which negatively regulates the DNA-binding function of SMAD3, in USP7 KO cells. In addition, cell-free and cell-based analyses further demonstrate that the deubiquitinase activity of USP7 mediates the removal of mono-ubiquitin from SMAD3 and facilitates the DNA-binding of SMAD3-SMAD4 dimer at SMAD3 locus, and thus enhance the autoregulation of SMAD3. Collectively, our study identified a novel mechanism by which USP7, through catalyzing the SMAD3 de-monoubiquitination, facilitates the positive autoregulation of SMAD3, and represses the cancer progression of p53-deficient lung cancer.
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- Yu-Ting Huang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Basic Research Division, Medical Research Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Cancer Genome Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Cancer Progression Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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Chen J, Liu YN, Ma YM, Chen WY, Cen YL, Wang WJ, Yang GH. [Role of NF-κB p65 and related cytokines in rats with liver function injury induced by dibutyl phthalate and benzo (a) pyrene]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:561-567. [PMID: 34488261 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200914-00529] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To explore the role of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 and related cytokines in rats with liver function injury induced by dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and benzo (a) pyrene (BaP) , in order to provide support for enriching the mechanism of liver injury induced by DBP and BaP. Methods: In September to December of 2019, a total number of 160 specific pathogen free Sprague Dawley rats were numbered in order of sex and body weight, then using the statistical table of random numbers, they were randomly divided into eight groups and each group consists of twenty animals (10 male and 10 female rats) , including blank control group, vehicle control group (given corn oil) , DBP 50 mg/kg (DBP(50)) group, DBP 250 mg/kg (DBP(250)) group, BaP 1 mg/kg (BaP(1)) group, BaP 5 mg/kg (BaP(5)) group, DBP 50 mg/kg plus BaP 1 mg/kg (DBP(50)+BaP(1)) group and DBP 250 mg/kg plus BaP 5 mg/kg (DBP(250)+BaP(5)) group, then DBP and BaP were administered to rats as a homogenous mixture in corn oil by gavage. After exposure for 90 days, liver was separated to test the mRNA and protein expression levels of NF-κB p65 by Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Then serum of rats was collected to detect the levels of CXCL-13, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, and the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) , aspartate aminotransferase (AST) , albumin (ALB) and total protein (TP) were detected by Reitman-Frankel assay. Results: The protein expression of NF-κB p65 in BaP(1) group was not statistically significant, but the mRNA and protein expression levels of NF-κB p65 in the liver tissues of rats in other exposure group were higher than those in the blank control group (P<0.05) , and the expression levels of NF-κB p65 increased more obvious in the DBP and BaP co-exposed groups than those in the low and high dose groups that single-exposed to DBP and BaP (P<0.05) . The serum levels of CXCL-13 and IL-6 of rats in other group were obviously higher than those of the blank control group except for the BaP(1) group, and the increase was more obvious in the high-dose group that co-exposed to DBP and BaP (P<0.05) . While the level of TNF-α in each exposure group was higher than those in the blank control group and the levels of TNF-α in the DBP and BaP co-exposed groups were strongly augmented compared to those in the low and high dose groups that single-exposed to DBP and BaP (P<0.05) . What's more, compared with the blank control group, the level of ALT in each exposure group was increased significantly. Except for the BaP(1) group, the levels of AST in other exposed groups were increased (P<0.05) , and the levels of ALT and AST in the DBP and BaP co-exposed groups were significantly elevated in comparison to the low and high dose groups that single-exposed to DBP and BaP (P<0.05) . On the contrary, the level of ALB in each exposure group was significantly lower than that in the blank control group, especially decreased significantly in the DBP and BaP co-exposed group (P<0.05) . The level of TP decreased only in the high-dose group that single and co-exposed to DBP and BaP, and the decrease was more significant in the DBP and BaP co-exposed group (P<0.05) . When DBP exposed alone, Pearson correlation analysis showed that NF-κB p65 protein expression level was positively correlated with IL-6, TNF-α and ALT (r=0.762, 0.951, and 0.924, P<0.05) . After BaP exposed alone, the NF-κB p65 protein expression level was positively correlated with TNF-α and ALT (r=0.911 and 0.910, P<0.05) . When DBP and BaP exposed together, NF-κB p65 protein expression level was positively correlated with CXCL-13, IL-6, TNF-α, ALT and AST (r=0.711, 0.764, 0.955, 0.903 and 0.827, P<0.05) . In addition, Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between TNF-α and ALT (r=0.833 and 0.894, P<0.05) when DBP or BaP exposed alone. Furthermore, when DBP and BaP exposed together, CXCL-13, IL-6 and TNF-α were positively correlated with ALT (r= 0.871, 0.925 and 0.942, P<0.05) , and also positively correlated with AST (r=0.910, 0.892 and 0.890, P<0.05) . Conclusion: Single and co-exposed to DBP and BaP may regulate the abnormal secretion of related cytokines by upregulating the expression level of NF-κB p65 in rat liver tissue, thus leading to hepatocyte injury in rats, and the damage effect may be enhanced when DBP and BaP are exposed together.
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- J Chen
- School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Amenomori M, Bao YW, Bi XJ, Chen D, Chen TL, Chen WY, Chen X, Chen Y, Cui SW, Ding LK, Fang JH, Fang K, Feng CF, Feng Z, Feng ZY, Gao Q, Gomi A, Gou QB, Guo YQ, Guo YY, He HH, He ZT, Hibino K, Hotta N, Hu H, Hu HB, Huang J, Jia HY, Jiang L, Jiang P, Jin HB, Kasahara K, Katayose Y, Kato C, Kato S, Kawata K, Kozai M, Kurashige D, Le GM, Li AF, Li HJ, Li WJ, Li Y, Lin YH, Liu B, Liu C, Liu JS, Liu LY, Liu MY, Liu W, Liu XL, Lou YQ, Lu H, Meng XR, Munakata K, Nakada H, Nakamura Y, Nakazawa Y, Nanjo H, Ning CC, Nishizawa M, Ohnishi M, Ohura T, Okukawa S, Ozawa S, Qian L, Qian X, Qian XL, Qu XB, Saito T, Sakata M, Sako T, Sako TK, Shao J, Shibata M, Shiomi A, Sugimoto H, Takano W, Takita M, Tan YH, Tateyama N, Torii S, Tsuchiya H, Udo S, Wang H, Wang YP, Wu HR, Wu Q, Xu JL, Xue L, Yamamoto Y, Yang Z, Yao YQ, Yin J, Yokoe Y, Yu NP, Yuan AF, Zhai LM, Zhang CP, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang X, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhao SP, Zhou XX. Gamma-Ray Observation of the Cygnus Region in the 100-TeV Energy Region. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:031102. [PMID: 34328784 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.031102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We report observations of gamma-ray emissions with energies in the 100-TeV energy region from the Cygnus region in our Galaxy. Two sources are significantly detected in the directions of the Cygnus OB1 and OB2 associations. Based on their positional coincidences, we associate one with a pulsar PSR J2032+4127 and the other mainly with a pulsar wind nebula PWN G75.2+0.1, with the pulsar moving away from its original birthplace situated around the centroid of the observed gamma-ray emission. This work would stimulate further studies of particle acceleration mechanisms at these gamma-ray sources.
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- M Amenomori
- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Omiya 330-8570, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- National Center for Space Weather, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian 271018, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Physics and Tsinghua Centre for Astrophysics (THCA), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Tsinghua University-National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) Joint Research Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8575, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shangdong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Tokyo 116-8523, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8575, Japan
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- Shonan Institute of Technology, Fujisawa 251-8511, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-0044, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura 319-1195, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210034, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Wang H, Pan XH, Wang LY, Chen L, Zhou X, Jiang TT, Chen WY, Chen WJ, Ma QQ. [Willingness of post-exposure prophylaxis and possible related factors in men who have sex with men]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1071-1075. [PMID: 34814509 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200609-00822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the willingness of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV transmission and related factors in men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: Cross sectional survey design was used in this study. After informed consent, MSM aged 18 years or above and having had homosexual anal or oral sex in the past 6 months were recruited through "i WeChat" official account between September and November, 2019. Results: Of 1 517 MSM were surveyed, the proportion of MSM who had ever heard of PEP were 72.5% (1 100/1 517) and 87.9%(1 333/1 517) of the MSM said they would like to use PEP if it is needed.Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that aged above 25 year (OR=1.807, 95%CI: 1.090-2.995), HIV test history (OR=1.953, 95%CI: 1.171-3.256) and being aware of PEP (OR=2.163, 95%CI: 1.468-3.186) were the positive factors for PEP use, but an aware of the HIV status of sexual partner was the negative factor for PEP (OR=0.602, 95%CI: 0.407-0.890). Among MSM who had ever heard of PEP, the positive factors for PEP use included living in Zhejiang (OR=1.942, 95%CI: 1.097-3.438), aged above 25 years (OR=2.431, 95%CI: 1.331-4.439), being aware of PEP (OR=3.714, 95%CI: 1.532-9.007) obtaining information about PEP service from MSM organization/volunteer/health organization. Conclusions: MSM's willingness to use PEP services was relatively high. Age, awareness of PEP related knowledge, and awareness of sexual partner's HIV infection status were the related factors. MSM organization/volunteer/health organization were the main forces for PEP promotion in MSM.
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- People's Medical Investment Management Limited Company,People's Medical Publishing House, Beijing 100021, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Institute of AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Chen WY, Han X, Cui LJ, Yu CX, Sheng WL, Yu J, Yuan F, Zhong YM, Yang XL, Weng SJ. Cell-Subtype-Specific Remodeling of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice. Diabetes 2021; 70:1157-1169. [PMID: 33574020 DOI: 10.2337/db20-0775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), a neuronal class regulating nonimage forming (NIF) vision and generally thought to be injury resistant, are dysfunctional in certain neurodegenerative diseases. Although disrupted NIF visual functions have been reported in patients and animals with diabetes, it remains controversial whether ipRGCs exhibit remodeling during diabetes and if so, whether such remodeling is variable among ipRGC subtypes. Here, we demonstrate that survival, soma-dendritic profiles, and melanopsin-based functional activity of M1 ipRGCs were unaltered in streptozotocin-induced 3-month diabetic mice. Such resistance remained at 6 months after streptozotocin administration. In contrast, M2/M3 ipRGCs underwent significant remodeling in diabetic mice, manifested by enlarged somata and increased dendritic branching complexity. Consistent with the unaltered melanopsin levels, the sensitivity of melanopsin-based activity was unchanged in surviving M2 cells, but their response gain displayed a compensatory enhancement. Meanwhile, the pupillary light reflex, a NIF visual function controlled by M2 cells, was found to be impaired in diabetic animals. The resistance of M1 cells might be attributed to the adjacency of their dendrites to capillaries, which makes them less disturbed by the impaired retinal blood supply at the early stage of diabetes.
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- Wei-Yi Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Ye MH, Chen WY, Cai BJ, Jin CH, He XL. [A convolutional neural network based model for assisting pathological diagnoses on thyroid liquid-based cytology]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:358-362. [PMID: 33831995 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200802-00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To develop a convolutional neural network based model for assisting pathological diagnoses on thyroid liquid-based cytology specimens. Methods: Seven-hundred thyroid TCT slides were collected, scanned for whole slide imaging (WSI), and divided into training and test sets after labeling the correct diagnosis (benign versus malignant). The extracted regions of interest after noise filtering were cropped into pieces of 512 × 512 patch on 10 × and 40 × magnifications, respectively. A classification model was constructed using deeply learning algorithms, and applied to the training set, then automatically tuned in the test set. After data enhancement and parameters optimization, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the model were calculated. Results The training set with 560 WSI contained 4 926 cell clusters (11 164 patches), while the test set with 140 WSI contained 977 cell clusters (1 402 patches). YOLO network was selected to establish a detection model, and ResNet50 was used as a classification model. With 40 epochs training, results from 10× magnifications showed an accuracy of 90.01%, sensitivity of 89.31%, specificity of 92.51%, positive predictive value of 97.70% and negative predictive value of 70.82%. The area under curve was 0.97. The average diagnostic time was less than 1 second. Although the model for data of 40× magnifications was very sensitive (98.72%), but its specificity was poor, suggesting that the model was more reliable at 10× magnification. Conclusions: The performance of a deep-learning based model is equivalent to pathologists' diagnostic performance, but its efficiency is far beyond. The model can greatly improve consistency and efficiency, and reduce the missed diagnosis rate. In the future, larger studies should have more morphology diversity, improve model's accuracy and eventually develop a model for direct clinical use.
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- M H Ye
- Department of Pathology, Hangzhou Medical College Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hangzhou Medical College Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Tonghuashun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311100, China
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- Zhejiang Tonghuashun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311100, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hangzhou Medical College Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Amenomori M, Bao YW, Bi XJ, Chen D, Chen TL, Chen WY, Chen X, Chen Y, Cui SW, Ding LK, Fang JH, Fang K, Feng CF, Feng Z, Feng ZY, Gao Q, Gou QB, Guo YQ, Guo YY, He HH, He ZT, Hibino K, Hotta N, Hu H, Hu HB, Huang J, Jia HY, Jiang L, Jin HB, Kasahara K, Katayose Y, Kato C, Kato S, Kawata K, Kihara W, Ko Y, Kozai M, Le GM, Li AF, Li HJ, Li WJ, Lin YH, Liu B, Liu C, Liu JS, Liu MY, Liu W, Lou YQ, Lu H, Meng XR, Munakata K, Nakada H, Nakamura Y, Nanjo H, Nishizawa M, Ohnishi M, Ohura T, Ozawa S, Qian XL, Qu XB, Saito T, Sakata M, Sako TK, Shao J, Shibata M, Shiomi A, Sugimoto H, Takano W, Takita M, Tan YH, Tateyama N, Torii S, Tsuchiya H, Udo S, Wang H, Wu HR, Xue L, Yamamoto Y, Yang Z, Yokoe Y, Yuan AF, Zhai LM, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang X, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhao SP, Zhou XX. First Detection of sub-PeV Diffuse Gamma Rays from the Galactic Disk: Evidence for Ubiquitous Galactic Cosmic Rays beyond PeV Energies. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:141101. [PMID: 33891464 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.141101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report, for the first time, the long-awaited detection of diffuse gamma rays with energies between 100 TeV and 1 PeV in the Galactic disk. Particularly, all gamma rays above 398 TeV are observed apart from known TeV gamma-ray sources and compatible with expectations from the hadronic emission scenario in which gamma rays originate from the decay of π^{0}'s produced through the interaction of protons with the interstellar medium in the Galaxy. This is strong evidence that cosmic rays are accelerated beyond PeV energies in our Galaxy and spread over the Galactic disk.
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- M Amenomori
- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Omiya 330-8570, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- National Center for Space Weather, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian 271018, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Tsinghua Centre for Astrophysics (THCA), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Tsinghua University-National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) Joint Research Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266555, China
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- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Tokyo 116-8523, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8575, Japan
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- Shonan Institute of Technology, Fujisawa 251-8511, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura 319-1195, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210034, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Lin HC, Kuan Y, Chu HF, Cheng SC, Pan HC, Chen WY, Sun CY, Lin TH. Disulfiram and 6-Thioguanine synergistically inhibit the enzymatic activities of USP2 and USP21. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 176:490-497. [PMID: 33582217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Disulfiram is a promising repurposed drug that, combining with radiation and chemotherapy, exhibits effective anticancer activities in several preclinical models. The cellular metabolites of disulfiram have been established, however, the intracellular targets of disulfiram remain largely unexplored. We have previously reported that disulfiram suppresses the coronaviral papain-like proteases through attacking their zinc-finger domains, suggesting an inhibitory function potentially on other proteases with similar catalytic structures. Ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs) share a highly-conserved zinc-finger subdomain that structurally similar to the papain-like proteases and are attractive anticancer targets as upregulated USPs levels are found in a variety of tumors. Here, we report that disulfiram functions as a competitive inhibitor for both USP2 and USP21, two tumor-related deubiquitinases. In addition, we also observed a synergistic inhibition of USP2 and USP21 by disulfiram and 6-Thioguanine (6TG), a clinical drug for acute myeloid leukemia. Kinetic analyses revealed that both drugs exhibited a slow-binding mechanism, moderate inhibitory parameters, and a synergistically inhibitory effect on USP2 and USP21, suggesting the potential combinatory use of these two drugs for USPs-related tumors. Taken together, our study provides biochemical evidence for repurposing disulfiram and 6TG as a combinatory treatment in clinical applications.
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- Hsin-Cheng Lin
- Basic Research Division, Medical Research Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and Acedemia Sinica, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Biomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and Acedemia Sinica, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan.
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- Basic Research Division, Medical Research Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Biomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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Wang JH, Xue YN, Wang YQ, An MW, Qin YX, Chen WY. High-strength and tough composite hydrogels reinforced by the synergistic effect of nano-doping and triple-network structures. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shi TH, Huang YL, Chen CC, Pi WC, Hsu YL, Lo LC, Chen WY, Fu SL, Lin CH. Andrographolide and its fluorescent derivative inhibit the main proteases of 2019-nCoV and SARS-CoV through covalent linkage. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 533:467-473. [PMID: 32977949 PMCID: PMC7447262 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.08.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been a crisis of global health, whereas the effective vaccines against 2019-nCoV are still under development. Alternatively, utilization of old drugs or available medicine that can suppress the viral activity or replication may provide an urgent solution to suppress the rapid spread of 2019-nCoV. Andrographolide is a highly abundant natural product of the medicinal plant, Andrographis paniculata, which has been clinically used for inflammatory diseases and anti-viral therapy. We herein demonstrate that both andrographolide and its fluorescent derivative, the nitrobenzoxadiazole-conjugated andrographolide (Andro- NBD), suppressed the main protease (Mpro) activities of 2019-nCoV and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Moreover, Andro-NBD was shown to covalently link its fluorescence to these proteases. Further mass spectrometry (MS) analysis suggests that andrographolide formed a covalent bond with the active site Cys145 of either 2019-nCoV Mpro or SARS-CoV Mpro. Consistently, molecular modeling analysis supported the docking of andrographolide within the catalytic pockets of both viral Mpros. Considering that andrographolide is used in clinical practice with acceptable safety and its diverse pharmacological activities that could be beneficial for attenuating COVID-19 symptoms, extensive investigation of andrographolide on the suppression of 2019-nCoV as well as its application in COVID-19 therapy is suggested.
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- Tzu-Hau Shi
- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan; Biomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan; Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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Fan H, Lu J, Guo Y, Li D, Zhang ZM, Tsai YH, Pi WC, Ahn JH, Gong W, Xiang Y, Allison DF, Geng H, He S, Diao Y, Chen WY, Strahl BD, Cai L, Song J, Wang GG. BAHCC1 binds H3K27me3 via a conserved BAH module to mediate gene silencing and oncogenesis. Nat Genet 2020; 52:1384-1396. [PMID: 33139953 PMCID: PMC8330957 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-00729-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Trimethylated histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) regulates gene repression, cell-fate determination and differentiation. We report that a conserved bromo-adjacent homology (BAH) module of BAHCC1 (BAHCC1BAH) 'recognizes' H3K27me3 specifically and enforces silencing of H3K27me3-demarcated genes in mammalian cells. Biochemical, structural and integrated chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing-based analyses demonstrate that direct readout of H3K27me3 by BAHCC1 is achieved through a hydrophobic trimethyl-L-lysine-binding 'cage' formed by BAHCC1BAH, mediating colocalization of BAHCC1 and H3K27me3-marked genes. BAHCC1 is highly expressed in human acute leukemia and interacts with transcriptional corepressors. In leukemia, depletion of BAHCC1, or disruption of the BAHCC1BAH-H3K27me3 interaction, causes derepression of H3K27me3-targeted genes that are involved in tumor suppression and cell differentiation, leading to suppression of oncogenesis. In mice, introduction of a germline mutation at Bahcc1 to disrupt its H3K27me3 engagement causes partial postnatal lethality, supporting a role in development. This study identifies an H3K27me3-directed transduction pathway in mammals that relies on a conserved BAH 'reader'.
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- Huitao Fan
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Liao CC, Shankar S, Pi WC, Chang CC, Ahmed GR, Chen WY, Hsia KC. Karyopherin Kap114p-mediated trans-repression controls ribosomal gene expression under saline stress. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e48324. [PMID: 32484313 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201948324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Nuclear accessibility of transcription factors controls gene expression, co-regulated by Ran-dependent nuclear localization and a competitive regulatory network. Here, we reveal that nuclear import factor-facilitated transcriptional repression attenuates ribosome biogenesis under chronic salt stress. Kap114p, one of the karyopherin-βs (Kap-βs) that mediates nuclear import of yeast TATA-binding protein (yTBP), exhibits a yTBP-binding affinity four orders of magnitude greater than its counterparts and suppresses binding of yTBP with DNA. Our crystal structure of Kap114p reveals an extensively negatively charged concave surface, accounting for high-affinity basic-protein binding. KAP114 knockout in yeast leads to a high-salt growth defect, with transcriptomic analyses revealing that Kap114p modulates expression of genes associated with ribosomal biogenesis by suppressing yTBP binding to target promoters, a trans-repression mechanism we attribute to reduced nuclear Ran levels under salinity stress. Our findings reveal that Ran integrates the nuclear transport pathway and transcription regulatory network, allowing yeast to respond to environmental stresses.
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- Chung-Chi Liao
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu Y, Wang WW, Liu Y, Liu Z, Chen WY. [Abernethy malformation with IgA nephropathy in a child]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:607-608. [PMID: 32605350 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20191211-00801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Imaging, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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Liu LL, Lai XF, Xu L, Feng JN, He BJ, Zou SY, Chen WY, Wang SF, Zhan SY. [A cross-sectional study on current status of rare disease related health information based on WeChat official accounts in China]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020; 41:446-451. [PMID: 32294851 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.03.031] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Objective: To understand the current status of rare disease related health information release in WeChat official accounts in China. Methods: We used a series of key words containing "rare diseases" and the names of the top 30 rare diseases in hospitalizations in China to search WeChat official accounts. Eligible articles were selected by systematic sampling. All including WeChat official accounts and articles were evaluated to extract the basic information. Results: No relevant WeChat official accounts were found for 14 rare diseases (46.67%). Most of the WeChat official accounts (52.17%) were initiated by patients and patient groups. No significant difference was detected in the total number of articles between the official accounts related with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and non-TCM related ones, however, the frequency of the monthly information release was significantly higher in TCM related official accounts (P<0.001), while the average reading number of articles was significantly higher in non-TCM related official accounts (P<0.001). Nearly 80% of the WeChat official accounts had navigation menu, and the average reading number of official accounts with menus was larger than those without menus. The top three topics were rare disease diagnosis and treatment knowledge (46.00%), public welfare activity for rare diseases (12.81%) and uncorrelated things (8.65%), while the first three leading topics were cutting-edge information, public welfare activity and patient story, respectively. Conclusions: The scale for rare disease related health information release based on WeChat official accounts in China has been basically formed, but it is still in development stage. Many improvements should be made in their coverage of rare diseases, release frequency, topic and form. It is urgent to establish or recreate some high-quality WeChat official accounts in order to provide precise information and effectively facilitate the prevention and treatment of rare diseases.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Liu Y, Wang WW, Lei MF, Chen WY. [Severe proximal renal tubular acidosis with ocular abnormalities caused by SLC4A4 gene variation: a case report]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:241-242. [PMID: 32135600 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2020.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China
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Zhang QY, Bai JD, Wu XA, Liu XN, Zhang M, Chen WY. Microniche geometry modulates the mechanical properties and calcium signaling of chondrocytes. J Biomech 2020; 104:109729. [PMID: 32147239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In articular cartilage, the function of chondrocytes is strongly related to their zone-specific microniche geometry defined by pericellular matrix. Microniche geometry is critical for regulating the phenotype and function of the chondrocyte in native cartilage and tissue engineering constructs. However the role of microniche geometry in the mechanical properties and calcium signaling of chondrocytes remains unknown. To recapitulate microniche geometry at single-cell level, we engineered three basic physiological-related polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microniches geometries fabricated using soft lithography. We cultured chondrocytes in these microniche geometries and quantified cell mechanical properties using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Fluorescent calcium indicator was used to record and quantify cytosolic Ca2+ oscillation of chondrocytes in different geometries. Our work showed that microniche geometry modulated the mechanical behavior and calcium signaling of chondrocytes. The ellipsoidal microniches significantly enhanced the mechanical properties of chondrocytes compared to spheroidal microniche. Additionally, ellipsoidal microniches can markedly improved the amplitude but weakened the frequency of cytosolic Ca2+ oscillation in chondrocytes than spheroidal microniche. Our work might reveal a novel understanding of chondrocyte mechanotransduction and therefore be useful for designing cell-instructive scaffolds for functional cartilage tissue engineering.
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- Quan-You Zhang
- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Bone and Soft Tissue Injury Repair, Taiyuan 030001, China.
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
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Jiang TT, Chen L, Zhou X, Wang H, Chen WJ, Chen WY, Wu X, Jin LB, Zhu HW, Ma QQ. [Evaluation on the confidence of refusing unprotected sex behavior and related factors among college students in Zhejiang province]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020; 40:1601-1605. [PMID: 32062923 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the confidence-related factors of refusing unprotected sex behavior among college students in Zhejiang province. Methods: Stratified cluster random sampling method was conducted among college students from 13 colleges and universities in Zhejiang province, from October to November, 2018. A total of 3 718 students who self-reported "ever having had sexual contacts" were enrolled. Chi-square test was used to compare the confidence of rejecting unprotected sex under different demographic characteristics, sexual attitude/behaviors and different intervention approaches. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the related factors. Results: A total of 3 718 college students were involved in this study with average age as (20.17±1.38) years old and 70.5% (2 620/3 718) were male. The proportions of having confidence to refuse unprotected sex behavior were 74.9% (1 963/2 620) of male and 77.9% (896/1 098) of female students, respectively. According to the results from multivariate logistic regression analysis, factors that related to the confidence of refusing unprotected sex behavior in male students would include, did not accept casual sex behavior (compared with accepted students, OR=2.247, 95%CI: 1.828-2.762), did not accept homosexual behavior (compared with accepted students, OR=1.810, 95%CI: 1.302- 2.516), having casual sex behavior in the past one year (compared with having no sex behavior, OR=1.345, 95%CI: 1.051-1.721), aware of the availability of HIV self-test reagents service in college (compared with did not knew, OR=1.381, 95%CI: 1.011-1.887), having taken the HIV infection risk self-assessment in college (compared with did not take, OR=1.707, 95%CI: 1.374-2.121). In female students, the factors would include: being urban resident (compared with rural residence, OR=1.816, 95%CI: 1.225-2.693), 21 years old or above (compared with 20 years old or below, OR=1.469, 95%CI: 1.075-2.007), having taken the HIV infection risk self-assessment in college (compared with did not take, OR=1.597, 95%CI: 1.093-2.333), etc. Conclusions: Both male and female college students had higher confidence in refusing unprotected sex behavior. For male students, refusing casual or homosexual contacts, having casual sex in the recent year, knowing HIV self-test reagents service and having had HIV-related risk self-assessment in college as related factors. However, for female students; city residence, 21 years old and above, and having a HIV infection risk self- assessment in college appeared as related factors. Sexual health education should be strengthened to reduce unprotective sex behavior and to promote HIV infection risk self-assessment among the college students.
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Ningbo Polytechnic, Ningbo 315000, China
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- Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 321000, China
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- Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua 321000, China
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- Department of HIV/AIDS and STDs Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Liu CF, Tseng CH, Huang CY, Sun CC, Yang ML, Chen WY, Yeung L. Correlation between higher-order aberrations and visual acuity recovery (CoHORT) after spectacles treatment for pediatric refractive amblyopia: A pilot study using iDesign measurement. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228922. [PMID: 32059018 PMCID: PMC7021302 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine the correlation between higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) recovery speed after spectacles treatment using iDesign measurements in refractive amblyopic children. Methods This is a prospective case series. Children aged from 3 to 7 years with refractive amblyopia (Landolt C equivalent < 0.8) were recruited. All participants were followed for at least 6 months after full correction of the refraction error by spectacles. The HOAs were measured using iDesign before and after cycloplegia at first visit and at 3-month intervals. Then correlation between BCVA recovery after treatment for 6 months and HOAs was determined. Results We analyzed 24 eyes of 12 children (mean age, 4.5 years). Baseline mean BCVA was logarithm of minimal angle of resolution (logMAR) 0.335 (Landolt C equivalent 0.46), which improved to logMAR 0.193 (Landolt C equivalent 0.64) after treatment with full-correction spectacles for 6 months. The amblyopic eye BCVA recovery was negatively correlated with tetrafoil with/without cycloplegia (P = 0.006 and 0.022, respectively) and trefoil with cycloplegia (P = 0.049). Conclusions trefoil and tetrafoil measured with iDesign negatively correlates with the BCVA recovery speed of refractive amblyopic eyes after spectacles treatment in this pilot study. The current study results may aid in further investigation for diagnosis and treatment of refractory refractive and idiopathic amblyopia.
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- Chun-Fu Liu
- Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linckou, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linckou, Taiwan
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (LY); (WYC)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Yu W, Wu X, Cen H, Guo Y, Li C, Wang Y, Qin Y, Chen W. Study on the biomechanical responses of the loaded bone in macroscale and mesoscale by multiscale poroelastic FE analysis. Biomed Eng Online 2019; 18:122. [PMID: 31870380 PMCID: PMC6929473 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-019-0741-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bone is a hierarchically structured composite material, and different hierarchical levels exhibit diverse material properties and functions. The stress and strain distribution and fluid flow in bone play an important role in the realization of mechanotransduction and bone remodeling. METHODS To investigate the mechanotransduction and fluid behaviors in loaded bone, a multiscale method was developed. Based on poroelastic theory, we established the theoretical and FE model of a segment bone to provide basis for researching more complex bone model. The COMSOL Multiphysics software was used to establish different scales of bone models, and the properties of mechanical and fluid behaviors in each scale were investigated. RESULTS FE results correlated very well with analytical in macroscopic scale, and the results for the mesoscopic models were about less than 2% different compared to that in the macro-mesoscale models, verifying the correctness of the modeling. In macro-mesoscale, results demonstrated that variations in fluid pressure (FP), fluid velocity (FV), von Mises stress (VMS), and maximum principal strain (MPS) in the position of endosteum, periosteum, osteon, and interstitial bone and these variations can be considerable (up to 10, 8, 4 and 3.5 times difference in maximum FP, FV, VMS, and MPS between the highest and the lowest regions, respectively). With the changing of Young's modulus (E) in each osteon lamella, the strain and stress concentration occurred in different positions and given rise to microscale spatial variations in the fluid pressure field. The heterogeneous distribution of lacunar-canalicular permeability (klcp) in each osteon lamella had various influence on the FP and FV, but had little effect on VMS and MPS. CONCLUSION Based on the idealized model presented in this article, the presence of endosteum and periosteum has an important influence on the fluid flow in bone. With the hypothetical parameter values in osteon lamellae, the bone material parameters have effect on the propagation of stress and fluid flow in bone. The model can also incorporate alternative material parameters obtained from different individuals. The suggested method is expected to provide dependable biological information for better understanding the bone mechanotransduction and signal transduction.
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- WeiLun Yu
- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China.
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- Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Shanxi Key Lab. of Material Strength, College of Biomedical Engineering & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China.
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Wei-Ting C, Feng YH, Kuo YH, Chen WY, Huang CT, Wu HC, Wang WC, Liao CT, Chen ZC. P1569The Impact of Multidisciplinary Cardio-Oncology Program on the Cardiovascular Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Chemo- and target therapies may induce myocardial dysfunction and lead to poor prognoses. Early detection of minor myocardial dysfunction is important for the prevention of subsequent cardiotoxicity. Cardio-oncology is a multidisciplinary field focusing on managing and preventing cardiovascular complications in cancer patients. However, whether Cardio-oncology program truly makes difference in cardiovascular outcomes remains unknown. Herein, we are sharing our experiences in our Medical Center.
Methods
Since 2014 till 2017, we recruited 154 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer preparing for Epirubicin therapy. Echocardiography, biomarkers, six minute walking distance and cardiovascular adverse events including new onset of hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI) and mortality were recorded at baseline, three months, six months and one year. Any functional decline was reported to oncologists for the consideration of changing regimens. Otherwise, cardiologists would be consulted for cardiovascular educations and therapies. The echocardiographic and clinical records of 450 breast patients receiving Epirubicin therapy during 2010 to 2013 were also collected as comparison.
Results
Compared with the ratio of 20% patients receiving echocardiography prior to 2014, the ratio increased to 100% since Cardio-Oncology program started. Also, the drop of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from 25% attenuated to 5%. Before Cardio-Oncology Program, there were 1.7% of new onset hypertension, 0.8% of MI, 0.8% of stroke and 16.8% of mortality. Conversely, after the program, there were only 0.6% of new onset hypertension while no other cardiovascular complications were reported. Furthermore, compared with previous reports of the effectiveness of Cardio-Oncology Program, our result also displayed a superior impact on the cardiovascular outcomes.
Conclusions
Collectively, through a comprehensive monitoring and an early intervention of myocardial dysfunction post chemotherapies, Cardio-Oncology Program truly decreased the cardiovascular complications in breast cancer patients.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Chi-Mei Medical Center
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- C Wei-Ting
- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Cardiology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Oncology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Oncology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Oncology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Oncology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Oncology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Surgery, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Cardiology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Chi-Mei Medical Center, Cardiology, Tainan, Taiwan
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Tsai TH, Chen WY. P3115Effect of calcitriol attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice model: focus on endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objective
Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective anti-neoplasm drug, but the early and late cardiac toxicity limits its clinical use. The Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) has been found to involve in the process of heart failure. It's unclear whether EndMT plays a role in DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DoIC). Calcitriol is an active form Vitamin D3, which blocks the growth of cancer cells via inhibiting Smad pathway. This study investigated the cardiac protective effect of calcitriol via inhibiting of EndMT in DoIC.
Methods/Findings
C57BL/6 mice and endothelial-specific labeled mice were administered Dox twice weekly for 4 weeks [intraperitoneally (i.p.), 32 mg/kg cumulative dose]and were subsequently treated with/without calcitriol for 12 weeks. The cardiac echography revealed diastolic dysfunction at 13 weeks following the first DOX treatment and was accompanied by increased of myocardial fibrosis and up-regulated pro-fibrotic proteins.(Figure A-C) Calcitriol attenuated DOX-induced myocardial fibrosis, down-regulated pro-fibrotic proteinsand diastolic function. Endothelial fate tracing revealed that endothelium-derived cells contributed DOX-induced cardiac remodelling through EndMT and Calcitriol attenuated this process without attenuating Dox-induced cardiac myocyte and endothelial cell damage.(Figure D) In vitro, we examined if calcitriol would inhibit EndMT and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition (FMT) through the Smad pathway. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and mouse cardiac fibroblasts were treated with TGF-beta with or without calcitriol. Morphological, immunofluorescence staining, and western blot analyses were carried out to evaluate EndMT and FMT. Calcitriol attenuated EndMT and FMT by inhibiting the Smad2 pathway. Taken together, calcitriol didn't reduced Doxorubicin induced damage of cardiomocyte and endothelial cells. But calcitriol inhibit doxorubicin induced heart failure by attenuating cardiac fibrosis through inhibiting Smad pathway.
Conclusion
Calcitriol attenuated DOX-induced cardiomyopathy partial through inhibiting EndMT process.
Acknowledgement/Funding
CMRPG8E0661-3
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- Chang Gumg memorial hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Chang Gumg memorial hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Amenomori M, Bao YW, Bi XJ, Chen D, Chen TL, Chen WY, Chen X, Chen Y, Cui SW, Ding LK, Fang JH, Fang K, Feng CF, Feng Z, Feng ZY, Gao Q, Gou QB, Guo YQ, He HH, He ZT, Hibino K, Hotta N, Hu H, Hu HB, Huang J, Jia HY, Jiang L, Jin HB, Kajino F, Kasahara K, Katayose Y, Kato C, Kato S, Kawata K, Kozai M, Le GM, Li AF, Li HJ, Li WJ, Lin YH, Liu B, Liu C, Liu JS, Liu MY, Lou YQ, Lu H, Meng XR, Mitsui H, Munakata K, Nakamura Y, Nanjo H, Nishizawa M, Ohnishi M, Ohta I, Ozawa S, Qian XL, Qu XB, Saito T, Sakata M, Sako TK, Sengoku Y, Shao J, Shibata M, Shiomi A, Sugimoto H, Takita M, Tan YH, Tateyama N, Torii S, Tsuchiya H, Udo S, Wang H, Wu HR, Xue L, Yagisawa K, Yamamoto Y, Yang Z, Yuan AF, Zhai LM, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang X, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhou XX. First Detection of Photons with Energy beyond 100 TeV from an Astrophysical Source. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:051101. [PMID: 31491288 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.051101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report on the highest energy photons from the Crab Nebula observed by the Tibet air shower array with the underground water-Cherenkov-type muon detector array. Based on the criterion of a muon number measured in an air shower, we successfully suppress 99.92% of the cosmic-ray background events with energies E>100 TeV. As a result, we observed 24 photonlike events with E>100 TeV against 5.5 background events, which corresponds to a 5.6σ statistical significance. This is the first detection of photons with E>100 TeV from an astrophysical source.
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- M Amenomori
- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- National Center for Space Weather, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Department of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian 271018, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Physics Department, Astronomy Department and Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua-National Astronomical Observatories of China joint Research Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Sakushin Gakuin University, Utsunomiya 321-3295, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266555, China
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- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Tokyo 116-8523, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Department of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8576, Japan
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- Shonan Institute of Technology, Fujisawa 251-8511, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura 319-1195, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department of Science School, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Chen WY, Lang ZQ, Ren C, Yang P, Zhang B. miR‑143 acts as a novel Big mitogen‑activated protein kinase 1 suppressor and may inhibit invasion of glioma. Oncol Rep 2019; 42:1194-1204. [PMID: 31322249 DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Upregulation of the Big mitogen‑activated protein kinase (BMK)1 has been reported in glioma and other epithelial tumors. In addition, the decreased expression of BMK1 inhibits tumorigenesis, leading to the broad consensus that it functions as cell‑autonomous epithelial tumor promoter. Using two online miRNA target prediction databases, microRNA (miR)‑143 was predicted as the potential miRNA regulator of BMK1. RNA immunoprecipitation analysis and Luciferase reporter assay showed that miR‑143 binds to the 3' untranslated region of BMK1. Notably, the expression of miR‑143 has a strong association with the World Health Organization grade and survival rates in patients with glioma by statistical analysis. Furthermore, miR‑143 inhibited glioma cells migration and invasion through cytoskeletal rearrangement in vitro and in vivo through matrigel invasion assay, scratch assay, cellular F‑actin measurement, chemotaxis assay and intracranial brain tumor xenografts. Finally, DNA methylation assay showed that the downregulation of miR‑143 was due to hypermethylation of its promoter region. These results reveal that miR‑143 represents a potential therapeutic target in glioma by modulating BMK1.
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- Wei-Yi Chen
- Department of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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Shimada M, Chen WY, Nakadai T, Onikubo T, Guermah M, Rhodes D, Roeder RG. Gene-Specific H1 Eviction through a Transcriptional Activator→p300→NAP1→H1 Pathway. Mol Cell 2019; 74:268-283.e5. [PMID: 30902546 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Linker histone H1 has been correlated with transcriptional inhibition, but the mechanistic basis of the inhibition and its reversal during gene activation has remained enigmatic. We report that H1-compacted chromatin, reconstituted in vitro, blocks transcription by abrogating core histone modifications by p300 but not activator and p300 binding. Transcription from H1-bound chromatin is elicited by the H1 chaperone NAP1, which is recruited in a gene-specific manner through direct interactions with activator-bound p300 that facilitate core histone acetylation (by p300) and concomitant eviction of H1 and H2A-H2B. An analysis in B cells confirms the strong dependency on NAP1-mediated H1 eviction for induction of the silent CD40 gene and further demonstrates that H1 eviction, seeded by activator-p300-NAP1-H1 interactions, is propagated over a CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF)-demarcated region through a distinct mechanism that also involves NAP1. Our results confirm direct transcriptional inhibition by H1 and establish a gene-specific H1 eviction mechanism through an activator→p300→NAP1→H1 pathway.
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- Miho Shimada
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan; Cancer Progression Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- NTU Institute of Structural Biology and School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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