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Zhang YQ, Wu HH, Shu W, Li Y, Yu CD, Li T, Huang GM, Hou DQ, Chen FF, Liu JT, Li SL, Zong XN. [Current status of pubertal sexual characteristics development of 2 704 girls aged 6-18 years in Tongzhou District of Beijing]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:430-437. [PMID: 38623010 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20240104-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Objective: To understand the current status of pubertal sexual characteristics development of girls aged 6-18 years in Tongzhou District of Beijing and to compare the differences in sexual characteristics development among girls characterized as thin, normal, overweight, and obese. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2 844 girls aged 6-18 years in Tongzhou District of Beijing from September 2022 to July 2023. The developmental stages of breast and pubic hair were assessed on site, and menarche status was inquired. Weight and height were measured. The girls were subsequently characterized into thin, normal, overweight and obese groups. Basic information (including family and personal history) was obtained through questionnaires. Probit probability unit regression was applied to calculate the age of each Tanner stage of sexual characteristics development and the age of menarche. The χ2 test was applied to compare the counting data between two or multiple groups. Results: A total of 2 844 girls were surveyed and 2 704 girls met the inclusion criteria, resulting in a valid response rate of 95.1%. Among these girls, 1 105 (40.9%) were aged 6-9 years, 1 053 (38.9%) were aged 10-13 years, and 546 (20.2%) were aged 14-18 years. The of height-for-age Z-score (HAZ), weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), and body mass index-for-age Z-score (BAZ) were 0.46(-0.23,1.16), 0.69(-0.16,1.67), and 0.67(-0.27,1.73) respectively. The prevalences of thin, overweight, and obesity were respectively 1.7% (45/2 704), 17.3% (467/2 704), and 19.9% (538/2 704), respectively. There were 45 girls in the thin group, 1 654 girls in the normal weight group, 1 005 girls in the overweight and obesity group. The age of Tanner stage breast 2 (B2), Tanner stage pubic hair 2 (P2), and menarche was 9.0 (95%CI 8.9-9.1), 10.5 (95%CI 10.4-10.6), and 11.4 (95%CI 11.3-1.5) years, respectively. The current status of breast and pubic hair maturity in girls with pubertal development shows that 64.6% (1 211/1 874) of these girls had breast development preceding pubic hair development, 32.4% (607/1 874) had concurrent breast and pubic hair development, and 3.0% (56/1 874) had pubic hairs development preceding breast development. The interval age between B2 and B5 was 4.7 (95%CI 4.6-4.8) years, between P2 and P5 was 4.5 (95%CI 4.4-4.6) years, and between B2 and menarche was 2.4 (95%CI 2.3-2.5) years. The ages of sexual characteristics development in overweight and obese groups were earlier than that in normal and thin groups. The ages of B2 in thin, normal, overweight, and obese groups were 10.0 (95%CI 9.5-10.6), 9.3 (95%CI 9.2-9.4), and 8.6 (95%CI 8.4-8.7) years, respectively. The age of menarche in thin, normal, overweight, and obese groups were 13.1 (95%CI 12.4-13.7), 11.6 (95%CI 11.4-11.7), and 11.1 (95%CI 11.0-11.2) years, respectively. The interval ages between B2 and B5 and between P2 and P5 was 4.5 and 4.1 years, respectively in the overweight and obese groups, and those in normal group and thin group was 4.7 and 4.5 years, 4.6 and 4.7 years, respectively. Conclusions: The ages of sexual characteristics development and menarche tend in Tongzhou District of Beijing to be earlier than that being reported of Beijing's survey 20 years ago. Girls characterized as overweight and obese not only start puberty at an earlier age than girls of normal weight, but also have a shorter developmental process.
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- Y Q Zhang
- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Child Health Big Data Research Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Child Health Big Data Research Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Child Health Big Data Research Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Child Health Big Data Research Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Child Health Big Data Research Center, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Growth and Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Wu Z, Liu J, Zhang L, Tang M, Shu W, van der Wilk BJ, Anker CJ, He Z, Wang L, Lv W, Zhu L, Hu J. Comparisons of short-term outcomes between robot-assisted, video-assisted, and open esophagectomy for resectable esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant treatment: a retrospective study. J Thorac Dis 2024; 16:2019-2031. [PMID: 38617777 PMCID: PMC11009584 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-24-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Background Robot-assisted esophagectomy (RAE), video-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (VAMIE), and open esophagectomy (OE) all have significant roles in the management of esophageal cancer (EC). Few studies have compared efficacy and safety between RAE, VAMIE, and OE for resectable EC after neoadjuvant treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the short-term outcomes between RAE, VAMIE, and OE for resectable EC after neoadjuvant treatment. Methods Ninety-eight patients were consecutively enrolled who underwent esophagectomy. A retrospective study was performed including 98 consecutive patients treated from January 2021 to August 2022 who received neoadjuvant treatment (including immunochemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy) followed by RAE, VAMIE or OE. Evaluated endpoints in the present study consisted of pathological outcomes, intraoperative and postoperative outcomes, as well as postoperative complications. Results No significant differences were seen in the operating time, blood loss, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, R0 resection, and number of dissected lymph nodes between the three RAE, VAMIE, or OE groups. The achievement rate of right recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) lymph node removal (P=0.01) and the total cost (P<0.001) were higher in RAE. The postoperative hospital stay of OE was longer than the other two groups (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in postoperative complications. Conclusions Compared to VAMIE, no clear benefit exists for RAE in the treatment of resectable EC after neoadjuvant therapy. OE resulted in a longer hospital stay. Although the rate of successful right RLN node removal was higher with RAE, the clinical relevance for this is yet unclear.
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- Ziheng Wu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Evaluation Technology for Medical Device of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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Shu W, Shi M, Zhang Q, Xie W, Chu L, Qiu M, Li L, Zeng Z, Han L, Sun Z. Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Differences in Flavonoid Pathway Gene Expression Profiles between Two Dendrobium Varieties during Vernalization. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11039. [PMID: 37446217 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Dendrobium (Orchidaceae, Epidendoideae) plants have flowers with a wide variety of colors that persist for a long period throughout the year. The yellow coloration of Dendrobium flowers is mainly determined by the flavonol pathway and the flavone pathway, but the relevant biosynthesis mechanisms during vernalization remain unclear. To explore the similarities and differences in flavonoid biosynthesis in different tissues during vernalization, we selected two species of Dendrobium for a flower color study: Dendrobium capillipes Rchb (which has yellow flowers) and Dendrobium nobile Lindl (which has white flowers). We collected a total of 36 samples from six tissue types and both Dendrobium species during vernalization and subjected the samples to metabolic profiling and transcriptome sequencing. A total of 31,504 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between different tissues of the two Dendrobium species by transcriptomic analysis. However, many differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) and DEGs were enriched not only in the general pathway of "flavonoid biosynthesis" but also in multiple subpathways of "flavone and flavonol biosynthesis". According to a combined transcriptome and metabolome analysis, Putrescine hydroxycinnamoyl transferase 1 (LOC110093422) may be the main gene responsible for the differences in flavonoid accumulation during vernalization, which is closely associated with yellow flowers. Taken together, the results of our study preliminarily revealed the metabolites responsible for and the key genes regulating flavonoid biosynthesis during vernalization. These results provide a basis for the further study of the molecular mechanism of flavonoid synthesis during vernalization.
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- Wenbo Shu
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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Shu W, Price GW, Jamieson R, Lake C. Effect of biosolids amendment on the fate and mobility of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in a field-based lysimeter cell study. Environ Pollut 2023; 331:121939. [PMID: 37263567 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used globally to treat and prevent illness. Biosolids change physico-chemical characteristics of soil and can affect the mobility of NSAIDs. A field-based lysimeter study evaluated the effect of three rates (0, 7, and 28 Mg ha-1) of alkaline treated biosolids (ATB) on the leaching potential of naproxen (NPX), ibuprofen (IBF), and ketoprofen (KTF) over 34 days in a sandy loam textured soil. Although all three NSAIDs in the lysimeter cells vertically migrated to deeper soil depths after spiking, the sum of all NPX, IBF, and KTF detected in the leachate samples from all treatments were only 0.03%, 0.02%, and 0.04% of the initial spiking mass to the surface soil, respectively. A mass balance analysis indicated a low accumulation of these compounds in the soil at the end of the study (Day 34) from all treatments with only 4.8%, 0.5%, and 0.7% of initial spiked NPX, IBF, and KTF, respectively. Application of ATB significantly increased soil pH and organic matter (OM) content of the soils but did not impact retention of the compounds in the soil profile. Overall, all three NSAIDs in the present study presented low mobility in the loamy sand textured agricultural soil.
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- Department of Engineering, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, PO Box 550, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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- Department of Engineering, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, PO Box 550, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada.
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- Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
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Wang Y, He C, Liu J, Wu S, Huang X, Zhang L, Shu W, Gu C, Wang Y, Zhu L, Hu J. The Safety and Efficacy of Preoperative Immunotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IIIA-IIIB Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 71:222-230. [PMID: 36446623 PMCID: PMC10076098 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Objective Data on preoperative immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in potentially resectable lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) remain scarce. This study was designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of preoperative immunotherapy and chemotherapy for stage IIIA-IIIB LUSC.
Methods This study consecutively enrolled stage IIIA-IIIB LUSC who received preoperative immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy between January 2019 and July 2021. Patients received two to four cycles of immunotherapy combined with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (platinum + paclitaxel) before surgery. Patients were assessed radiographically every one to two cycles until surgery. Postoperative pathological evaluation was also performed. Follow-up was performed until at least 3 months after surgery.
Results Sixty-five patients with stage IIIA-IIIB LUSC were enrolled. The objective response rate was 78.46% (51/65), and no patients had progressive disease. Fifty-seven patients underwent surgery, and 55 patients achieved R0 resection. There were no perioperative deaths. The rate of pathological complete response (pCR) was 31.58% (18/57) and major pathological response was 68.42% (39/57). The incidence of grade 3 and 4 adverse reactions was 21.21 and 1.54%, respectively.
Conclusion Perioperative immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy followed by surgical resection for male patients with stage IIIA-IIIB LUSC was effective with a tolerable toxicity profile.
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- Ying Wang
- Operating Room Nursing Department, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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Zhang L, Ma X, Wu Z, Liu J, Gu C, Zhu Z, Wang J, Shu W, Li K, Hu J, Lv X. Prevalence of ground glass nodules in preschool children: a cross-sectional study. Transl Pediatr 2022; 11:1796-1803. [PMID: 36506779 PMCID: PMC9732604 DOI: 10.21037/tp-22-465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Following increased screening efforts and the use of thin-slice computed tomography (CT), there has been a considerable increase in the incidence of ground-glass nodules (GGNs) in adults. As a result, we have more and more treatments for ground-glass nodules in adults, but few in children. Most think development pattern of pulmonary GGNs is lung inflammation, tumor, or tuberculosis that are more related to acquired or environmental factors. By studying the incidence of pulmonary GGNs in preschool children, we sought to determine whether we had ground glass nodules in the lung before we were teenagers, but we didn't pay attention to them until later. If the hypothesis holds, we may change the cognition and treatment strategies of ground glass nodules. Even not, there are few epidemiological studies with big data that can fill this gap. METHODS We retrospectively collected the data of all preschool children who had undergone CT at the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from 2013 to 2020. These data were filtered according to the following exclusion criteria: severe artifacts, data with identical names to the original data; and patients without follow-up records (≥3 months). Inclusion criteria: must have undergone thin-slice CT (≤1.25 mm) at the first and last follow-up. Two thoracic radiologists with 5 years of experience and another senior one assessed the images. RESULTS There were a total of 13,361 cases after relevant exclusions, 311 patients were finally enrolled. Clinical features: age at diagnosis (year): 3.56±1.84, female: 147, male: 164, follow-up interval (month): 6.90±4.74, leukemia: 99, pneumonia: 21, lung cyst: 8, space-occupying lesions outside the lungs: 69, foreign body in respiratory tract: 6. After manual screening and reading, only 1 patient meets all requirements. The results showed that between 2013 and 2020, the incidence of GGNs that could be basically determined in the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine was 0.32%. CONCLUSIONS There have been few previous studies of GGNs in children, and based on our study, we found that there is still some associated morbidity for preschool children, it is rarely found when they are young.
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- Lichen Zhang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Perera N, Douglas D, Maddox M, Spencer M, Rodriguez L, Clinton J, Shu W. P05-04 hTERT immortalized neonatal melanocytes – an advanced in vitro cell based model for pigmentation and toxicity studies. Toxicol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.07.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Liu J, Wang L, Shu W, Zhang L, Wang Y, Lv W, Zhu L, Hu J. Safety and effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy followed by surgical resection in patients with stage I–IIIA small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective single-arm clinical trial. J Thorac Dis 2022; 14:4405-4415. [DOI: 10.21037/jtd-22-1287] [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] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shu W, Chen M, Xie Z, Huang L, Huang B, Liu P. Effect of muscle distribution on lung function in young adults. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 25:707-720. [PMID: 34525871 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1974848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND At present, available research on the relationship between muscle distribution and respiratory function in healthy people is limited. OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between muscle distribution and lung function in healthy young adults. METHODS A total of 612 male and 1561 Female Chinese college students were recruited. visceral fat tissue (VAT), subcutaneous fat tissue (SAT), total body muscle mass (TMM), trunk muscle mass (TKMM), upper limb muscle mass (ULMM) and lower limb muscle mass (LLMM) was measured by body composition. Vital capacity (VC) was measured by spirometry instrument. Obesity classification was defined by muscle mass ratio (MMR), body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). RESULTS Among these positive correlation parameters, male VC had a high positive correlation with TMM and LLMM, while female VC had a high positive correlation with TMM and TKMM. After the population was divided into MMR, BMI, BFP, and WHR, further analysis showed that VC was positively correlated with TMM for males with MMR-low muscle (r = 0.483; p < 0.05), BMI-underweight (r = 0.265; p < 0.05), BMI-overweight + obesity (r = 0.272; p < 0.05), BFP-low fat (r = 0.306; p < 0.05), and WHR-normal subgroups (r = 0.316; p < 0.05), while LLMM was positively correlated with VC in the MMR-normal muscle (r = 0.285; p < 0.05), BMI-normal (r = 0.305; p < 0.05), BFP-normal fat (r = 0.304; p < 0.05), and WHR obesity subgroups (r = 0.266; p < 0.05). VC was positively correlated with TMM for females with MMR-low muscle (r = 0.169; p < 0.05), MMR-normal muscle (r = 0.241; p < 0.05), BMI-underweight (r = 0.241; p < 0.05), BMI-normal (r = 0.288; p < 0.05), WHR normal (r = 0.275; p < 0.05), and BFP-low fat subgroups (r = 0.255; p < 0.05), while TKMM was positively correlated with VC in the BMI-overweight + obesity (r = 0.342; p < 0.05), WHR-obesity (r = 0.227; p < 0.05), and BFP-normal subgroups (r = 0.256; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Muscle distribution in young adults is highly correlated with VC, and this relationship is affected by gender and body types. In general, for thin, VC is more positively correlated with TMM, and for normal weight or obese, VC is more positively correlated with LLMM for males but with TKMM for females, respectively, in comparison with other tested indices. Further studies will be required to evaluate the relationship between muscle distribution and vital capacity in young adults.
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- Wenbo Shu
- Medical Department, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Medical Department, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Chu L, He X, Shu W, Wang L, Tang F. Knockdown of miR393 Promotes the Growth and Biomass Production in Poplar. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:714907. [PMID: 34335671 PMCID: PMC8317616 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.714907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Short tandem target mimic (STTM), which is composed of two short sequences mimicking small RNA target sites, separated by a linker of optimal size, can block the functions of all members in a miRNA family. microRNA393 (miR393), which is one of the conserved miRNA families in plants, can regulate plant root growth, leaf development, plant architecture, and stress resistance. In order to verify the role of miR393 in the secondary growth of trees, we created its STTM transgenic poplar lines (STTM393). The expression of miR393 in STTM393 lines was reduced by over 10 times compared with the control plants. STTM393 lines showed promoted growth with about 20% higher, 15% thicker, and 2-4 more internodes than the control plants after 3 months of growth. The cross-section of the stems showed that STTM393 lines had wider phloem, xylem, and more cambium cell layers than control plants, and the lignin content in STTM393 lines was also higher as revealed by staining and chemical determination. Based on the transcriptome analysis, the genes related to the auxin signaling pathway, cell cyclin, cell expansion, and lignin synthesis had higher expression in STTM393 lines than that in control plants. The higher expression levels of FBL family members suggested that the auxin signaling pathway was strengthened in STTM393 lines to promote plant growth. Therefore, the knockdown of miR393 using the STTM approach provides a way to improve poplar growth and biomass production.
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- Liwei Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Co-innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Co-innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Poon LC, Leung BW, Ma T, Yu FNY, Kong CW, Lo TK, So PL, Leung WC, Shu W, Cheung KW, Moungmaithong S, Wang CC. Relationship between viral load, infection-to-delivery interval and mother-to-child transfer of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 57:974-978. [PMID: 33798280 PMCID: PMC8250926 DOI: 10.1002/uog.23639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load and infection-to-delivery interval with maternal and cord serum concentrations of anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and transplacental transfer ratio in pregnant women with active or recovered SARS-CoV-2 infection. METHODS This was a prospective case series of consecutive pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection between 27 March 2020 and 24 January 2021. We collected information regarding deep throat saliva or nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results, serial cycle threshold (Ct) values at and after diagnosis, demographic, clinical and outcome data, and neonatal NPS RT-PCR results. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of IgG and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 was performed in maternal and cord blood serum samples obtained at delivery. Correlation of maternal Ct values, infection-to-delivery interval, infection duration and viral load area under the curve (AUC) with gestational age (GA) at diagnosis, maternal and cord serum IgG concentrations and transplacental transfer ratio of IgG were evaluated using Pearson's correlation. RESULTS Twenty pregnant women who consented to participate and who had delivered their babies by 31 January 2021 were included in the study, comprising 14 who had recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and six with active infection at delivery. The median GA at clinical manifestation was 32.7 (range, 11.9-39.4) weeks. The median infection-to-delivery interval and infection duration were 41.5 (range, 2-187) days and 10.0 (range, 1-48) days, respectively. The median GA at delivery was 39.1 (range, 32.4-40.7) weeks and the median seroconversion interval was 14 (range, 1-19) days. Of 13 neonates born to seropositive mothers with recovered infection at delivery, 12 tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. All neonatal NPS samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 and all cord sera tested negative for IgM. The median transplacental transfer ratio of IgG was 1.3 (interquartile range, 0.9-1.6). There was a negative correlation between infection-to-delivery interval and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG concentrations in maternal (r = -0.6693, P = 0.0087) and cord (r = -0.6554, P = 0.0068) serum and a positive correlation between IgG concentration in maternal serum and viral load AUC (r = 0.5109, P = 0.0310). A negative correlation was observed between transfer ratio and viral load AUC (r = -0.4757, P = 0.0409). CONCLUSIONS In pregnant women who have recovered from COVID-19, anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG concentrations at delivery increased with increasing viral load during infection and decreased with increasing infection-to-delivery interval. The median transplacental transfer ratio of IgG was 1.3 and it decreased with increasing viral load during infection. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- L. C. Poon
- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyQueen Elizabeth HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyQueen Elizabeth HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUnited Christian HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyPrincess Margaret HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyTuen Mun HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyKwong Wah HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyQueen Mary HospitalHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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Shu W, Price GW, Jamieson R, Lake C. Biodegradation kinetics of individual and mixture non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in an agricultural soil receiving alkaline treated biosolids. Sci Total Environ 2021; 755:142520. [PMID: 33032129 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Land application of biosolids is one potential source of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into agricultural soils. Degradation is an important natural attenuation pathway that affects the fate and transport of PPCPs in the soil system and biosolids application could alter the process. The present study assessed the effect of individual and mixture compound environments on the biodegradation rate and half-life of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), naproxen (NPX), ibuprofen (IBF), and ketoprofen (KTF), in a loamy sand textured agricultural soil receiving an alkaline treated biosolid (ATB) amendment. A prolonged half-life of the target NSAIDs was determined for sterile soils and shorter half-lives in unsterile soils, indicating the loss of target compounds in all treatments was mainly attributed to biodegradation and followed first-order kinetics. IBF and NPX showed low to moderate persistence in soil and ATB amended soil, with half-lives ranging from 4.9 to 14.8 days, while KTF appeared to be highly persistent with an average half-life of 33 days. The order in which the target NSAIDs disappeared in both soil and ATB amended soil was: IBF > NPX > KTF, for both individual and mixture compound treatments. Soils that received the ATB amendment demonstrated inhibited degradation of NPX in all treatments, as well as IBF and KTF in individual compound treatment over the 14-day incubation study. We also observed an inhibition effect from the ATB amendment in sterile soil treatments. In mixture compound treatments, IBF degradation was inhibited in both soil and ATB amended soil. The degradation rate of KTF in mixture compound environment in soil was lower, while the opposite effects were observed in ATB amended soils. For NPX, the degradation was enhanced in mixture compound environment in ATB amended soil, while the same degradation rate of NPX was calculated in soil.
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- W Shu
- Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Engineering, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, PO Box 550, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada.
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- Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Shu W, Zhao RL, Duan JW, Li ML, Li L, Zhao FF, Li ZA, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Hu YF. [Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass in children from the PROC cohort study]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1383-1388. [PMID: 33333655 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00874] [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 explore the association between blood pressure (BP) and the left ventricular mass (LVM) in children aged 6-8 years. Methods: The participants were from the community-based census-like design child cohort on sensitization, puberty, obesity and cardiovascular risk (PROC) conducted in six public non-boarding primary schools in Shunyi District, Beijing. Repeated three measurements on anthropometrical, M-mode and 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic imaging (2D/M ECHO) and blood biochemical assay, and BP measurements were carried out at baseline and follow-up from October 2018 to June 2019. A total of 1 659 children who had repeated BP measurements and cardiac structure information were included in this study. The average value of last two measurements of BP was determined as BP value for analysis. Formula recommended by Devereux was used to calculate the mass of left ventricle. Robust linear regression models were used to explore the association between BP and LVM in different groups. Results: The average age of all patients was (7.10±0.29) years old, including 832 boys (50.15%). Of all, 83.54% (1 386/1 659) were grouped as normal BP with average LVM (58.54±13.33) g, and 16.46% (273/1 659) as elevated BP group with LVM (63.84±15.78) g (P<0.001). The LVM of the normal BP group was lower than elevated BP group in overall participants, boys and girls (P<0.005). Univariate analysis showed that systolic BP was associated with LVM in overall, boys and girls (P<0.001) respectively. While diastolic BP was associated with LVM in overall and girls (P<0.03). Multivariable analysis indicated that the associations between systolic BP and LVM were observed in overall, boys and girls (P<0.05) with the β (95%CI)=0.14 (0.08, 0.21), 0.18 (0.08, 0.27) and 0.12 (0.03, 0.22), respectively. However, the associations of diastolic BP and LVM were not significant. Conclusion: Systolic BP is highly associated with LVM and elevated BP could increase the LVM in children. Boys with elevated BP present a larger LVM and might indicate higher risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in adulthood.
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- W Shu
- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Li ML, Zhen GX, Duan JW, Li L, Shu W, Zhao FF, Li ZA, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Zhao RL, Hu YF. [Association between trunk fat index and carotid intima-media thickness among children aged 6-8 years old in Beijing]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1408-1413. [PMID: 33333659 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00873] [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: The study is to explore the association between trunk fat index (TFI) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) among children aged 6-8 years old in Shunyi District, Beijing. Methods: The participants were enrolled from the child cohort on sensitization, puberty, obesity and cardiovascular risk (PROC) conducted in Shunyi District, Beijing from October 2018 to June 2019. The PROC used a community-based census-like design, and all eligible first-grade children from six public non-boarding primary schools in urban area were approached. Finally, a total of 1 503 children with written informed consent from parents and had complete data of TFI and cIMT were included for the present study. Sequential baseline surveys including anthropometric measurements, laboratory testing and ultrasonography measurement were conducted to collect the data on height, weight, body composition, blood pressure, serum lipids and cIMT. Linear regression was used to determine the predictors of cIMT, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the cut-off value of TFI to identify children with high cIMT, and analysis of covariance was used to evaluate the post-consistency classification of cIMT by TFI. Results: The age of 1 503 participants was (6.7±0.3) years, and 752 boys accounted for 50.0%. The average cIMT was (0.358±0.024) and (0.355±0.023) mm, and the M (P25, P75) of TFI was 0.70 (0.22, 1.78) and 0.74 (0.23, 1.52) kg/m2 for boys and girls, respectively. The detection rates for boys and girls of high cIMT were 2.1% and 3.3%, respectively. Linear regression analysis showed that height, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), TFI were positively correlated with cIMT in boys (P values<0.05). And height, SBP, triglyceride (TG), TFI were positively correlated with cIMT, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was negatively correlated with cIMT in girls (P values<0.05). ROC curve analysis indicated that the best cut-off values for TFI to identify children with high cIMT were 1.78 and 1.14 kg/m2, at P75 and P66 for boys and girls, respectively. After grouped with the cut-off value of TFI and adjusted for age, height, SBP, DBP, TG, HDL-C, multivariable covariance analysis showed a consistent cut-off of inter-group cIMT mean by TFI groups (P values<0.005). Conclusion: TFI is associated with cIMT, which underscore its application potential in identifying early vascular structural damage.
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- M L Li
- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Li ZA, Zhao RL, Zhao FF, Shu W, Duan JW, Li L, Li ML, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Hu YF. [Sex difference in height growth and blood pressure change among Beijing school-age children and adolescents: a ten-year longitudinal study]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1378-1382. [PMID: 33333654 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00875] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore sex difference in height growth and blood pressure (BP) change among Beijing school-age children and adolescents. Methods: Using physical examination data of 70 769 school-age children and adolescents from primary to high school during 2009-2018 in Shunyi District, a longitudinal dataset was formed with completed anthropometrical measurements of height and blood pressure (BP) after individual information linkage. Age-specific height, BP, growth rate of height and BP as well BP growth rate based on age at peak height velocity (PHA) were calculated. Linear mixed-effects model was used to identify sex disparity in the growth rates of height and BP. Results: Height and BP increased with age in both boys and girls, and the mean height and BP of boys were always higher than those of girls, except age group from 10 to 11 years. Sex disparity existed in growth rates of height and BP (P<0.001), which was demonstrated by the interaction item of"sex x age"in linear mixed-effects model. The PHA of boys was 12 years old, which was 2 years later than that of girls, about 10 years old. The curves of BP growth rate with age showed double peaks in both boys and girls. Boys reached the peak BP velocity at 13 years old, 3 years lagging behind that of girls who reached the peak at 10 years old. However, the peak of height and BP velocity of boys were higher than that of girls. The change of BP was highly synchronized in time with the increase of height, after adjusting for the growth rate of height by PHA. BP velocity increased with age before onset of puberty till PHA and then declined. Conclusion: Sex disparity in height growth and BP change among school-age children and adolescents is persistent and significant and the change of BP is highly synchronized in time with the increase of height.
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- Z A Li
- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Wu HC, Shu W, Li ML, Li ZA, Hu YF. [Using text mining to identify gap in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related information dissemination between the official channel delivery and the needs of adolescents]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:685-690. [PMID: 32842287 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20190816-00663] [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: The study intends to identify gap in HIV/AIDS awareness dissemination between the official channel delivery and the needs of adolescents. Methods: We crawled all the HIV/AIDS queries from "Baidu zhidao" till June 11st, 2018. "Baidu zhidao" inquiry and information form official public service announcement (abbreviated for "official delivery" hereafter) were the data source for comparative analysis. We categorized the text data into four kinds, "prevention", "testing and treatment", "symptoms and infection" and "legalization and policies" according to official categorization. Word segmentation was used for text mining and word frequency statistics, as well word cloud was used for word frequency visualization (all based on a comparison after removing the useless words). Results: Of the official delivery, the proportion of prevention category accounted for 32.3% (n=162) (ranks 1st), and the proportion of legalization and policies category was 14.1% (n=71). While among the "Baidu zhidao" inquiry information, the proportion of testing and treatment category accounted for 51.7% (n=51 264), and the proportion of prevention category accounted for 11.4% (n=11 272). The frequencies of same terms/ repeated terms of two channels accounted for 60% (59.3%-63.9%) of each category among the official delivery, of which, the proportion of interest terms comparatively less and more diverse in "Baidu zhidao" inquiries. The proportion of the terms frequency of each category was about 45% in "prevention, testing and treatment", 34.3% (n=14 781) in "symptoms and infection" and 17.0% (n=5 744) in "legalization and policies", respectively. Conclusion: A big gap was identified between the available official source and inquiries' term, especially word frequency discrepancy between "legalization and policies" and "prevention" categories. It underscore the necessity for the official channel to address the needs and interests of adolescents in the future.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Shu W, Li ML, Li ZA, Hu YF. [Meta-analysis of asthma prevalence of children aged 0-14 in surveillance cities of China]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:875-883. [PMID: 32842317 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20191015-00788] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the prevalence of asthma and its variation over time in children aged 0-14 years in China. Methods: The studies on the prevalence of asthma in children in China were systematically retrieved from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Data, China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) and PubMed databases. The search time was up to June 2019, and the study site was located in the asthma surveillance cities. Random effect model was used to calculate the combined prevalence of asthma and its 95% confidence interval (CI). The subgroup analysis was conducted by period, sex and region. All analyses were performed by using Stata 15.1 and R Studio software. Results: Among 2 624 articles, 67 met the eligibility criteria, and the survey time was from 1989 to 2015. A total of 1 661 076 children were involved and 40 737 asthma cases were confirmed from 26 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The prevalence of asthma varied greatly among different studies, ranging from 0.5% to 9.82%. Meta-analysis showed that the combined prevalence of asthma in Chinese children aged 0-14 was 2.6% (95%CI: 2.1%-3.1%), about 3.2% (95%CI: 2.6%-3.8%) for boys and 1.9% (95%CI: 1.6%-2.3%) for girls. The subgroup analysis showed a significant variation of the prevalence over different years, genders and regions (P<0.05). The prevalence of asthma in boys was consistently higher than that of girls. The overall prevalence of asthma showed an upward trend. Before 2010, the prevalence of asthma in the eastern region was higher than that in the central and western regions. The prevalence of asthma across regions showed a significant change and the prevalence of asthma in the central region was significantly higher than that in the eastern and western regions from 2010 to 2015 (P<0.05). Conclusion: The asthma prevalence of children aged 0-14 in China is generally increasing, and the prevalence rate of boys is higher than that of girls. The prevalence rate in the central region is significantly higher than that in the eastern region from 2010 to 2015, suggesting that those regions should strengthen the early prevention and intervention of asthma and implement a sex-specific information dissemination strategy.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Zhu Q, Huang B, Li Q, Huang L, Shu W, Xu L, Deng Q, Ye Z, Li C, Liu P. Body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio misclassification of overweight and obesity in Chinese military personnel. J Physiol Anthropol 2020; 39:24. [PMID: 32831152 PMCID: PMC7444050 DOI: 10.1186/s40101-020-00236-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rising prevalence of obesity in military personnel has raised great concerns. Previous studies suggest that body mass index (BMI)- and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)-based obesity classifications in US military personnel and firefighters have high false negative and subsequently cause obesity misclassification. OBJECTIVE To determine whether BMI and WHR could reflect the fat mass of Chinese military personnel. METHODS Three hundred fifty-three male Chinese military personnel and 380 age-matched male adults were recruited. Obesity classification was defined by BMI, WHR, and body fat percentage (BFP). RESULTS Chinese military personnel had extremely low obesity rate determined by either BFP (0.3%) or BMI (0.6%). By combining overweight and obese individuals, BMI- and WHR-determined prevalence of overweight/obesity was 22.4% and 17.0% compared to BFP-based standard (4.0%) (P < 0.05). In reference to BFP, BMI and WHR have high false-positive rate compared to the control group. Further analysis showed that Chinese military personnel consisted of high percentage of BFPlowBMIhigh and/or BFPlowWHRhigh subpopulations. Eighty-one percent of BMIhigh and 78.3% of WHRhigh of them were BFP low. CONCLUSIONS Chinese military personnel has extremely low obesity rate. BMI and WHR have high false-positive rates in reference to BFP, which cannot accurately reflect the mass of adipose tissue and leads to obesity misclassification.
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- Qingqing Zhu
- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
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OBJECTIVES Ingestion of a foreign body can cause different degrees of damage to esophagus, and several complications are potentially life-threatening if not properly handled. The aortic injury caused by a perforating esophageal foreign body is rare but lethal. The optimal management still remains controversial. The purpose of this report is to describe our experience in the management of the aortic injury caused by esophageal foreign body ingestion. METHODS Between January 2015 and December 2015, we retrospectively enrolled cases of esophageal perforation involving the aorta by foreign body. The general parameters, esophageal foreign body, types of aortic injury, treatment, and outcome were analyzed. Additionally, we reviewed the literature of the management of esophageal perforation involving the aorta caused by foreign bodies. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, and the need for informed consent was waived (Quick review 2019, No. 609). RESULTS Three cases of esophageal perforation involving the aorta by foreign body was selected in the study. Two male and 1 female patients (range, 51-58 years old) with the aorta involvement caused by a perforating foreign body in the esophagus in 3 forms were identified, including 1 patient with mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm, 1 patient with aortoesophageal fistula and 1 patient with the aortic intramural hematoma. One patient died of the rupture of the pseudoaneurysm during the preparation of the surgery. The other 2 patients were cured with a multidisciplinary approach, which is an urgent thoracic endovascular aortic repair followed by mediastinal debridement/drainage or endoscopic retrieval. Two of 3 patients were survived until now. CONCLUSION The management of the aortic injury caused by esophageal foreign body injury is challenging. Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management is crucial.
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Feng AL, Han X, Meng X, Chen Z, Li Q, Shu W, Dai H, Zhu J, Yang Z. PRDX2 plays an oncogenic role in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via Wnt/β-catenin and AKT pathways. Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 22:1838-1848. [PMID: 32130676 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of PRDX2 in esophageal carcinoma (ESCA). METHODS The expression of PRDX2 was detected in ESCA tissues. And PRDX2 expression in two ESCA cell lines was knocked down. Cell proliferation, metastasis and invasion were detected in these cells. RESULTS Here, we found that PRDX2 expression was significantly increased in ESCA tissues and was associated with a poor prognosis in ESCA patients. In addition, PRDX2 expression was significantly associated with pathological grading, infiltration degree and 5-year survival time in ESCA patients. Next, we knocked down PRDX2 expression by PRDX2-shRNA transfection in two ESCA cell lines, Eca-109 and TE-1. Proliferation analysis indicated that in vitro PRDX2 knockdown decreased growth and clone formation of ESCA cells. Scratch and transwell assays indicated that cell migration and invasion were significantly inhibited by PRDX2 knockdown. In addition, PRDX2 knockdown inhibited cell cycle of ESCA cells and down-regulated Cyclin D1-CDK4/6. Moreover, PRDX2 knockdown regulated proteins involved in mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis, including increased Bax and Caspase9/3 and decreased Bcl2. Mechanism investigation indicated that PRDX2 knockdown led to inactivation of Wnt/β-catenin and AKT pathways. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that PRDX2 may function as an oncogene in the development of ESCA via regulating Wnt/β-catenin and AKT pathways. Our study fills a gap in the understanding of the role of PRDX2 in ESCA and provides a potential target for ESCA treatment.
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- A L Feng
- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Experimental Department, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 71# Hedi Road, Nanning, 530021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, 16766# Jingshi Road, Jinan, 250014, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, 324# Jing 5 Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China.
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Li S, Wan LP, Xie GG, Bao AH, Sun Y, Shu W, Jiang JL, Yang J, Song XM, Wang C. [Application of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with pulmonary complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:822-826. [PMID: 31775480 PMCID: PMC7364988 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for pulmonary complications in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and its safety. Methods: Patients with pulmonary complications after allo-HSCT underwent BAL. Microbiological smears, culture, PCR of CMV-DNA, EBV-DNA and TB-DNA, macro genomes new generation sequencing (mNGS) techniques were performed to detect pathogens in BAL fluid (BALF) . Results: A total of 73 allo-HSCT patients with 86 times of pulmonary complications enrolled this prospective study. They underwent 132 times of BAL procedures. The clinical diagnoses of 88.4% cases were made based on BALF analysis. Of them, 67 cases (77.9%) had infectious pulmonary complications, including 29 cases (33.7%) of fungal infection, 18 cases (20.9%) of mixed infection, 11 cases (12.8%) of viral infection and 9 cases (10.5%) of bacterial infection. The other 9 cases (10.5%) of non-infectious pulmonary complications included 8 cases (9.3%) of idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) and 1 case (1.2%) of pulmonary infiltration of lymphoma. The diagnoses of the remaining 10 cases (11.6%) were not determined. The platelet counts of 33 patients were less than 50×10(9)/L before BAL. None of them developed severe bleeding complications during or after BAL. Transient fever occurred in 10 patients after BAL. Blood cultures showed staphylococcal bacteremia in them and anti-infection therapies were effective. No life-threatening complications occurred in all of the patients during or after BAL. Conclusion: BALF analysis was informative for the diagnosis of pulmonary complication and safe for patients with pulmonary complications after allo-HSCT.
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- S Li
- Department of Hematology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China
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Tang F, Chu L, Shu W, He X, Wang L, Lu M. Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative expression analysis of miRNAs and mRNAs in Poplar. Plant Methods 2019; 15:35. [PMID: 30996729 PMCID: PMC6451301 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-019-0420-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a rapid and sensitive approach to identify miRNA and protein-coding gene expression in plants. However, because of the specially designated reverse transcription and shorter PCR products, very few reference genes have been identified for the quantitative analysis of miRNA expression in plants, and different internal reference genes are needed to normalize the expression of miRNAs and mRNA genes respectively. Therefore, it is particularly important to select the suitable common reference genes for normalization of quantitative PCR of miRNA and mRNA. RESULTS In this study, a modified reverse transcription PCR protocol was adopted for selecting and validating universal internal reference genes of mRNAs and miRNAs. Eight commonly used reference genes, four stably expressed novel genes in Populus tremula, three small noncoding RNAs and three conserved miRNAs were selected as candidate genes, and the stability of their expression was examined across a set of 38 tissue samples from four developmental stages of poplar clone 84K (Populus alba × Populus glandulosa). The expression stability of these candidate genes was evaluated systematically by four algorithms: geNorm, NormFinder, Bestkeeper and DeltaCt. The results showed that Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A III (EIF4A) and U6-2 were suitable for samples of the callus stage; U6-1 and U6-2 were best for the seedling stage; Protein phosphatase 2A-2 (PP2A-2) and U6-1 were best for the plant stage; and Protein phosphatase 2A-2 (PP2A-2) and Oligouridylate binding protein 1B (UBP) were the best reference genes in the adventitious root (AR) regeneration stage. CONCLUSIONS The purpose of this study was to identify the most appropriate reference genes for qRT-PCR of miRNAs and mRNAs in different tissues at several developmental stages in poplar. U6-1, EIF4A and PP2A-2 were the three most appropriate reference genes for qRT-PCR normalization of miRNAs and mRNAs during the plant regeneration process, and PP2A-2 and UBP represent the best reference genes in the AR regeneration stage of poplar. This work will benefit future studies of expression and function analysis of miRNAs and their target genes in poplar.
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- Fang Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091 China
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037 China
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Ma Y, Che NY, Liu YH, Shu W, Du J, Xie SH, Li L. The joint impact of smoking plus alcohol drinking on treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 38:651-657. [PMID: 30771122 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03489-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tuberculosis, smoking, and alcohol drinking are major public health and social issues worldwide. We investigated the joint effect of smoking plus alcohol drinking on TB treatment. Retrospective study was conducted among TB patients in 49 units from eight provinces in China. All patients enrolled were classified into four groups according to their smoking and/or alcohol status. Current smokers plus drinkers belonged to group 1; ex-smokers plus ex-drinkers were in group 2; current smokers and ex-drinkers, current smokers and never drinkers, ex-smokers and current drinkers, ex-smokers and never drinkers, never smokers and current drinkers, and never smokers and ex-drinkers belonged to group 3; while the never smokers plus never drinkers were in group 4. We used a chi-square test to compare adverse drug reaction, lesions absorption and cavities of lung, sputum culture at the end of the second month, and treatment outcomes among the four groups. Among the 1256 participants enrolled in the study, 6.1% (76/1256) were current smokers plus drinkers; 25.9% (325/1256) were ex-smokers plus drinkers; 29.1% (366/1256) were current/never/ex-smokers and/or drinkers, and 38.9% (489/1256) were never smokers plus drinkers, respectively. Compared to the never smokers and drinkers, smoker plus drinker TB patients were more likely to experience adverse drug reaction (x2 = 8.480, P = 0.037), less proportion of lesions absorption in lungs (x2 = 10.330, P = 0.016), lower proportion of culture conversion (x2 = 18.83, P = 0.04), and more unfavorable outcomes. Smoking plus alcohol drinking adversely affect response against TB treatment, which increase adverse drug reactions, sputum culture-positive rate at the end of the second month, and failure rate of pulmonary tuberculosis patients.
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- Y Ma
- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China.,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China.,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Machang Road, No. 97, Beijing, 101149, China. .,Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, 101149, China. .,Administration Office, Clinical Center on Tuberculosis, China CDC, Beijing, 101149, China.
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Liu YH, Gao WW, Li L, Du J, Ma Y, Shu W, Lyu XY, Xie SH, Wang HH, Chen T. [The effectiveness of individualized treatment regimen on smear-positive retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis with mono- and poly-drug resistance]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2019; 41:25-31. [PMID: 29343012 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of individualized treatment regimen in the therapy of smear-positive retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis with mono-and poly-drug resistance, and therefor to provide information on how to develop rational individualized regimen for retreatment tuberculosis cases with drug resistance. Methods: This was a multi-centered, prospective cohort study. Totally 254 cases of sputum positive tuberculosis with previous treatment history during the period from July 1, 2009 to August 30, 2016 were included in the analysis. All the cases were randomly divided into 3 groups and received therapy after randomization into treatment groups. After 3 months, cases with multidrug resistant tuberculosis, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection and those with smear-positive but culture-negative tuberculosis were excluded according to result of sputum culture and drug susceptibility test (DST). In treatment group A (individualized treatment group), 86 cases with an average age of (42.1±13.7) years for men and (38.5±12.8) years for women, were treated with individualized regimen, which allowed drug replacement on the basis of standard regimen (2SHRZE/6HRE) according to DST result. Treatment duration was recalculated after drug replacement and the total length should be 12 months or more. If the DST result did not show drug resistance, the patients would continue the 8 months' standard treatment. In treatment group B (intensified retreatment regimen group), 86 cases with an average age of (43.2±14.2) years for man and (37.9±14.1) years for women, received intensified retreatment regimen (2HL(2)EZS/2HL(2)EZS(3)/4HL(2)E). The dose for H was 0.3 g/d for patients with body weight <50 kg, and 0.4~0.5 g/d for higher body weight (≥50 kg); The doses for L(2,)E and Z were 0.6 g, 2/w; 0.75, 1/d and 0.5g, 3/d. In treatment group C (standard treatment group), 82 cases with an average of (42.5±11.9) years for man and (38.6±12.8) years for women, were treated with standardized regimen recommended by national tuberculosis program (2HREZS/6HRE). In both group B and C, the total treatment duration was 8 months and the drugs were not replaced for mono-and poly-drug resistance. Treatment outcomes of the 3 groups were analyzed, the status of drug replacement in group A was analyzed, and the adjustment of dose of H and R according to patients' body weight was observed. SPSS 19.0 was used for data analysis. Results: The treatment cure rates for group A, B and C were 73.3%(63/86), 76.7%(66/86) and 50%(41/82), and the treatment success rates were 80.2%(69/86), 84.9%(73/86) and 62.2%(51/82) respectively. Treatment failure was 8.1%(7/86), 4.7%(4/86) and 19.5%(16/82) in 3 groups. There were significant differences in the above indicators for group A and B in comparison with group C(χ(2)=13.127, P=0.001). However, there was no difference observed between group A and B(χ(2)=0.646, P=0.422). In group A, tuberculosis specialized hospitals using regular doses for R was only 38.7%(12/31). After 3 years' follow-up, no-relapse-success for group A was 66.7% (10/15). Conclusions: Inappropriate individualized treatment would increase treatment failure for retreatment tuberculosis. Higher doses of H and R and prolonged extensive therapy phase could contribute to increased treatment success.
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- Y H Liu
- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
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Shu W, Zhou H, Jiang C, Zhao S, Wang L, Li Q, Yang Z, Groover A, Lu M. The auxin receptor TIR1 homolog (PagFBL 1) regulates adventitious rooting through interactions with Aux/IAA28 in Populus. Plant Biotechnol J 2019; 17:338-349. [PMID: 29949229 PMCID: PMC6335065 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Adventitious roots occur naturally in many species and can also be induced from explants of some tree species including Populus, providing an important means of clonal propagation. Auxin has been identified as playing a crucial role in adventitious root formation, but the associated molecular regulatory mechanisms need to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the role of PagFBL1, the hybrid poplar (Populus alba × P. glandulosa clone 84K) homolog of Arabidopsis auxin receptor TIR1, in adventitious root formation in poplar. Similar to the distribution pattern of auxin during initiation of adventitious roots, PagFBL1 expression was concentrated in the cambium and secondary phloem in stems during adventitious root induction and initiation phases, but decreased in emerging adventitious root primordia. Overexpressing PagFBL1 stimulated adventitious root formation and increased root biomass, while knock-down of PagFBL1 transcript levels delayed adventitious root formation and decreased root biomass. Transcriptome analyses of PagFBL1 overexpressing lines indicated that an extensive remodelling of gene expression was stimulated by auxin signalling pathway during early adventitious root formation. In addition, PagIAA28 was identified as downstream targets of PagFBL1. We propose that the PagFBL1-PagIAA28 module promotes adventitious rooting and could be targeted to improve Populus propagation by cuttings.
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- Wenbo Shu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
- Guangxi Academy of ForestryNanningGuangxiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- US Forest ServicePacific Southwest Research StationDavisCAUSA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingResearch Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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Chen YQ, Du J, Liu YH, Sun ZG, Ma Y, Shu W, Lyu XY, Tian XZ, Li L, Gao WW. [Relationship between the weight of hospitalized patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and the oral dose of isoniazid]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2018; 41:529-533. [PMID: 29996348 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2018.07.005] [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 study the relationship between the weight change trend of initial treatment patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and the dose change trend of isoniazid, and therefore to analyze the appropriate dose of isoniazid. Methods: Data of initial treatment inpatients with pulmonary tuberculosis from May 1955 to December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis and those with complications were excluded from the study. The time period was separated as 20th century 1950s to 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 21th century 2000s and 2010s. Samples were selected in each year and month between 1950s to 1960s and 1970s. After 1980s, samples of 1 year were taken from each 5 years. The sex, age and weight for every patient were collected, as well as the dose of isoniazid of every inpatient on a day in therapeutic regimen. Meanwhile, the weight change trend of the patients in different ages and the dose change trend of isoniazid were compared. The total number of cases was 1 398, with 924 males and 474 females, averaging (36.7±14.4) years old. Results: The weight of the patients increased when it was compared between that in 1950s to 1960s, 1970s or 1980s and that in 2000s, with a increasing weight of 3 kg, 3.5 kg and 3 kg respectively. The difference showed statistical significance (P<0.003). The difference was also significant when the weight in 70s was compared with that in 2010s (P=0.002). The therapeutic dose of isoniazid remained invariable regardless of the weight change. At 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, the dose of isoniazid per kilogram of body weight would reduce to 0.005 4 g, 0.005 2 g and 0.0054 g relative to patients' weight increase, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusions: The weight of pulmonary tuberculosis inpatients increased in recent 60 years. The weight has a close relation with the dose of isoniazid. A fixed dose of isoniazid (0.3 g/d) regardless of the weight change could result in low blood drug concentration . To avoid tolerance of isoniazid and increase the cure rates of pulmonary tuberculosis, the dosage of isoniazid should be increased based on the weight increase of patients.
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- Y Q Chen
- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
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Skinner CH, Gentile CA, Guttadora G, Carpe A, Langish S, Young KM, Nishi M, Shu W. Tritium Removal by Laser Heating and Its Application to Tokamaks. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a22680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- C. H. Skinner
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 08543, USA
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- Tritium Engineering Laboratory, JAERI, Ibaraki 319-11, Japan
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- Tritium Engineering Laboratory, JAERI, Ibaraki 319-11, Japan
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Hayashi T, Kobayashi K, Iwai Y, Isobe K, Nakamura H, Kawamura Y, Shu W, Suzuki T, Yamada M, Yamanishi T. Tritium Safety Study Using Caisson Assembly (CATS) at TPL/JAEA. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst08-a1822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- T. Hayashi
- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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- Tritium Technology Group, Directorates of Fusion Energy Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki pref., 319-1195 JAPAN
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Hao RQ, Wang XM, Du ML, Yin SH, Shu W, Zheng HQ, Liang DY, Wang RQ, Liu D, Li SY. [Status and related factors of self-reported pain among working-age population in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2016; 37:1625-1629. [PMID: 27998411 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Objective: To describe the status and related factors of self-reported pain among working-age population in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Inner Mongolia). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was from the Inner Mongolia fifth health services survey. SPSS 19.0 software package was used for data analysis and χ2 test was to compare the prevalence of self-reported pain in population with different characteristics. Unconditional logistic regression model was used to analyze the related factors on self-reported pain. Results: A total of 11 480 working-age population was involved in this survey, with prevalence of self-reported pain among working age population as 12.3%. The prevalence rates of moderate and severe pain were 11.6% and 0.7%, respectively. Results from the unconditional logistic regression analysis showed that, in the economically poor population, the risk of self-reported pain was 1.718 times of the relatively rich people (OR=1.718, 95%CI: 1.381-2.831). In the rural areas, the risk of self-reported pain was higher than that in the urban population (OR=2.506, 95%CI: 2.030-3.092) and people with chronic illnesses had 2.880 times higher risk than those who did not have the diseases (OR=2.880, 95% CI: 2.474-3.352). There was an interaction noticed between gender and age. Women at or above 45 years old were more likely to develop self-report pain (OR=1.300, 95% CI: 1.072-1.577). Again, factors as people who were current or former smokers, who were suffering from anxiety or depression, being skinny etc. appeared as independently related to the self-reported pain. Conclusion: In working age population of Inner Mongolia, a high prevalence of self-reported pain was seen. Data showed that people who were poor, age at 45 or older, having history of smoking, with chronic diseases and anxiety/depression were risk factors related to self-reported pain.
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, China
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Cai X, Zhang C, Shu W, Ye Z, Li H, Zhang Y. The transcription factor SlDof22 involved in ascorbate accumulation and salinity stress in tomato. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 474:736-741. [PMID: 27157141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.04.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ascorbic acid (AsA) is an important antioxidant and its biosynthesis in plants has extensively been investigated. However, the key regulatory factors controlling the accumulation of AsA remain elusive. Here we report that tomato SlDof22, a member of the Dof family, negatively regulated AsA accumulation in tomato. RNA interference (RNAi) of SlDof22 in transgenic lines induced AsA levels, and affected the expression of genes in the D-mannose/L-galactose pathway and AsA recycling. In addition, SlSOS1 was significantly down-regulated in SlDof22 RNAi plants which resulted in reduced tolerance to salt stress. We further found that SlDof22 could bind to the promoter sequence of SlSOS1 gene by yeast one-hybrid analysis. Taken together, our data suggested that the Dof transcription factor SIDof22 involved in ascorbate accumulation and salt stress response in tomato.
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- Xiaofeng Cai
- Development and Collaborative Innovation Center of Plant Germplasm Resources, College of Life and Environment Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Zhong L, Hu J, Shu W, Gao B, Xiong S. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate opposes HBV-induced incomplete autophagy by enhancing lysosomal acidification, which is unfavorable for HBV replication. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1770. [PMID: 25996297 PMCID: PMC4669713 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [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: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a major polyphenol in green tea, exhibits diverse beneficial properties, including antiviral activity. Autophagy is a cellular process that is involved in the degradation of long-lived proteins and damaged organelles. Recent evidence indicates that modulation of autophagy is a potential therapeutic strategy for various viral diseases. In the present study, we investigated the effect of EGCG on hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and the possible involvement of autophagy in this process. Our results showed that HBV induced autophagosome formation, which was required for replication of itself. However, although EGCG efficiently inhibited HBV replication, it enhanced, but not inhibited, autophagosome formation in hepatoma cells. Further study showed that HBV induced an incomplete autophagy, while EGCG, similar to starvation, was able to induce a complete autophagic process, which appeared to be unfavorable for HBV replication. Furthermore, it was found that HBV induced an incomplete autophagy by impairing lysosomal acidification, while it lost this ability in the presence of EGCG. Taken together, these data demonstrated that EGCG treatment opposed HBV-induced incomplete autophagy via enhancing lysosomal acidification, which was unfavorable for HBV replication.
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- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
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Shu W, Liu Y, Guo Y, Zhou H, Zhang J, Zhao S, Lu M. A Populus TIR1 gene family survey reveals differential expression patterns and responses to 1-naphthaleneacetic acid and stress treatments. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:719. [PMID: 26442033 PMCID: PMC4585115 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The plant hormone auxin is a central regulator of plant growth. TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1/AUXIN SIGNALING F-BOX (TIR1/AFB) is a component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex SCF(TIR1/AFB) and acts as an auxin co-receptor for nuclear auxin signaling. The SCF(TIR1/AFB)-proteasome machinery plays a central regulatory role in development-related gene transcription. Populus trichocarpa, as a model tree, has a unique fast-growth trait to which auxin signaling may contribute. However, no systematic analyses of the genome organization, gene structure, and expression of TIR1-like genes have been undertaken in this woody model plant. In this study, we identified a total of eight TIR1 genes in the Populus genome that are phylogenetically clustered into four subgroups, PtrFBL1/PtrFBL2, PtrFBL3/PtrFBL4, PtrFBL5/PtrFBL6, and PtrFBL7/PtrFBL8, representing four paralogous pairs. In addition, the gene structure and motif composition were relatively conserved in each paralogous pair and all of the PtrFBL members were localized in the nucleus. Different sets of PtrFBLs were strongly expressed in the leaves, stems, roots, cambial zones, and immature xylem of Populus. Interestingly, PtrFBL1 and 7 were expressed mainly in vascular and cambial tissues, respectively, indicating their potential but different roles in wood formation. Furthermore, Populus FBLs responded differentially upon exposure to various stresses. Finally, over-expression studies indicated a role of FBL1 in poplar stem growth and response to drought stress. Collectively, these observations lay the foundation for further investigations into the potential roles of PtrFBL genes in tree growth and development.
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- Wenbo Shu
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Shutang Zhao, State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing 100091, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry UniversityNanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of ForestryBeijing, China
- Mengzhu Lu, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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Kersaudy-Kerhoas M, Amalou F, Che A, Kelly J, Liu Y, Desmulliez M, Shu W. Validation of a fully integrated platform and disposable microfluidic chips enabling parallel purification of genome segments for assembly. Biotechnol Bioeng 2014; 111:1627-37. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- M. Kersaudy-Kerhoas
- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Biochemistry and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Biochemistry and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.; 27 Drydock Ave Boston Massachusetts 02210
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- Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.; 27 Drydock Ave Boston Massachusetts 02210
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Biochemistry and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Institute of Sensors; Signals and Systems; Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Biochemistry and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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Hirai T, Escourbiac F, Carpentier-Chouchana S, Fedosov A, Ferrand L, Jokinen T, Komarov V, Kukushkin A, Merola M, Mitteau R, Pitts R, Shu W, Sugihara M, Riccardi B, Suzuki S, Villari R. ITER tungsten divertor design development and qualification program. Fusion Engineering and Design 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu P, Herzegh O, Fernandez M, Hooper S, Shu W, Sobolik J, Porter R, Spivey N, Moe C. Assessment of human adenovirus removal by qPCR in an advanced water reclamation plant in Georgia, USA. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 115:310-8. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.12237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- P. Liu
- Center for Global Safe Water; Hubert Department of Global Health; Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta GA USA
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- National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease; Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta GA USA
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- Center for Global Safe Water; Hubert Department of Global Health; Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta GA USA
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene; School of Preventive Medicine; Third Military Medical University; Chongqing China
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- Center for Global Safe Water; Hubert Department of Global Health; Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta GA USA
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- F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center; Lawrenceville GA USA
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- F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center; Lawrenceville GA USA
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- Center for Global Safe Water; Hubert Department of Global Health; Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta GA USA
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Pascal R, Beloglazov S, Bonagiri S, Commin L, Cortes P, Giancarli L, Gliss C, Iseli M, Lanza R, Levesy B, Martins JP, Nevière JC, Patisson L, Plutino D, Shu W, Swami H. Progress in the integration of Test Blanket Systems in ITER equatorial port cells and in the interfaces definition. Fusion Engineering and Design 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2012.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hsieh MY, Yang S, Raymond-Stinz MA, Steinberg S, Vlachos DG, Shu W, Wilson B, Edwards JS. Stochastic simulations of ErbB homo and heterodimerisation: potential impacts of receptor conformational state and spatial segregation. IET Syst Biol 2009; 2:256-72. [PMID: 19045821 DOI: 10.1049/iet-syb:20070073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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ErbB overexpression is linked to carcinogenesis. It is hypothesised that this is due to increased receptor density and receptor clustering, leading to increased receptor dimerisation and activation. Herein, spatial stochastic simulations have been performed to shed light receptor dimerisation processes. First, ligand-independent homodimerisation, is considered, based upon constitutive oligomerisation estimates (14%) in A431 cells that overexpress epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). When autocrine stimulation is blocked, ligand-independent EGFR activation is demonstrated by persistent, low levels of phosphorylation. The possibility that ligand-independent signalling is due to the fluctuation of EGFR conformation is considered. The agent-based model predicts the frequency (expressed as a probability) that uniformly distributed receptors would need to flux to the open conformation to reach 14% EGFR dimers at high receptor density. Simulations suggest that ligand-independent EGFR homodimerisation is highly density dependent, since collisions between 'open', dimerisation-competent receptors are a rare event at low receptor levels. Simulations that incorporate receptor clustering lower the threshold for homodimerisation of unoccupied receptors as well as the estimate of the probability for fluxing to the dimer-competent conformation. The impact of ErbB receptor clustering patterns on hetero and homodimerisation rates is also considered, using immunoelectron microscopy data derived from SKBR3 breast cancer cells that express ErbB2>>EGFR>ErbB3. Partial spatial segregation of ErbB receptors has a profound effect on simulated heterodimerisation rates. Despite the general assumption that ErbB2 is a preferred heterodimerising partner for other ErbBs, it is predicted that most ErbB2 will form homodimers. Overall, it is proposed that both receptor density and membrane spatial organisation contribute to the carcinogenesis process.
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- University of New Mexico, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Yamanishi T, Hayashi T, Shu W, Kawamura Y, Nakamura H, Iwai Y, Kobayashi K, Isobe K, Arita T, Hoshi S, Suzuki T, Yamada M. Recent results of R&D activities on tritium technologies for ITER and fusion reactors at TPL of JAEA. Fusion Engineering and Design 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Huang Q, Shu W. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity in ear organs is related to protein concentration in grains of winter wheat. J Cereal Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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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Deng WD, Shu W, Yang SL, Shi XW, Mao HM. Pigmentation in Black-boned sheep (Ovis aries): association with polymorphism of the MC1R gene. Mol Biol Rep 2007; 36:431-6. [PMID: 18075782 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-007-9197-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Variations in vertebrate skin and hair color are due to varied amounts of eumelanin (brown/black) and phaeomelanin (red/yellow) produced by the melanocytes. The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is a regulator of eumelanin and phaeomelanin production in the melanocytes, and MC1R mutations causing coat color changes are known in many vertebrates. We have sequenced the entire coding region of the MC1R gene in Black-boned, Nanping indigenous and Romney Marsh sheep populations and found two silent mutation sites of A12G and G144C, respectively. PCR-RFLP of G144C showed that frequency of allele G in Black-boned, Nanping indigenous and Romney Marsh sheep was 0.818, 0.894 and 0, respectively. Sheep with GG genotype had significantly higher (P < 0.05) tyrosinase activity than sheep with CC genotype in the all investigated samples. Moreover, there was significant effect of MC1R genotype on coat color, suggesting that MC1R gene could affect coat color but not black traits. There would be merit in further studies using molecular techniques to elucidate the cause of black traits in these Black-boned sheep.
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- Yunnan Provincial Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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O’hira S, Hayashi T, Shu W, Yamanishi T. Radiochemical characteristics of tritium to be considered in fusion reactor facility design. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-0627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lu MM, Yang H, Zhang L, Shu W, Blair DG, Morrisey EE. The bone morphogenic protein antagonist gremlin regulates proximal-distal patterning of the lung. Dev Dyn 2001; 222:667-80. [PMID: 11748835 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.1231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The proximal-distal patterning of lung epithelium involves a complex series of signaling and transcriptional events resulting in the programmed differentiation of highly specialized cells for gas exchange and surfactant protein expression essential for postnatal lung function. The BMP signaling pathway has been shown to regulate cellular differentiation in the lung as well as other tissues. In this report, we show that the can family of related BMP antagonists, including gremlin, cer-1, PRDC, and Dan are expressed in the lung during embryonic development with gremlin expression observed in the proximal airway epithelium. The role of gremlin in lung development was explored by overexpressing it in the distal lung epithelium of transgenic mice using the human SP-C promoter. SP-C/gremlin transgenic mice exhibited a disruption of the proximal-distal patterning found in the airways of the mammalian lung. Expanded expression of the proximal epithelial cell markers CC10 and HFH-4 (Foxj1) was observed in the distal regions of transgenic lungs. Furthermore, smooth muscle alpha-actin expression was observed surrounding the distal airways of SP-C/gremlin mice, indicating a proximalization of distal lung tubules. These data suggest that gremlin plays an important role in lung morphogenesis by regulating the proximal-distal patterning of the lung during development.
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- M M Lu
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Zeng Z, Sun Y, Shu W, Guillem JG. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 is a basement membrane-associated protein that is significantly decreased in human colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44:1290-6. [PMID: 11584202 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The balance between local levels of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases is believed to play a key role in tumor invasion and metastases. Because tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 suppresses tumorigenicity and tumor invasion in vitro, the aim of this study was to determine its expression in human colorectal cancer. METHODS Thirty-nine human colorectal cancer specimens, three adenomas, and matched normal adjacent mucosa from 39 colorectal cancer patients were analyzed. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 ribonucleic acid and protein expression were analyzed by Northern blot hybridization and Western blot analysis, respectively. The cellular localizations of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 ribonucleic acid and protein were determined by in situ hybridization and immunolocalization. RESULTS Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 ribonucleic acid expression was increased in colorectal cancer compared with paired normal mucosa. In contrast, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 protein level was higher in normal mucosa than in the corresponding colorectal cancer. In addition, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 protein levels progressively decreased with advancing colorectal cancer stages. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 protein tumor to normal mucosa ratio was 0.74 +/- 0.12, 0.51 +/- 0.18, 0.48 +/- 0.12, and 0.45 +/- 0.2 for Dukes A (n = 8), B (n = 9), C (n = 9), and D (n = 13) stages, respectively. Both tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 messenger ribonucleic acid and protein were located predominantly within spindle-shaped and round stromal cells. Furthermore, in colonic epithelium, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 and type IV collagen protein were similarly concentrated in the basal region. CONCLUSIONS These data provide the first detailed description of the cellular expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 in colorectal cancer and identify it as a basement membrane-associated protein. This is an important observation, because the presence of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 protein near the basement membrane supports its role in preventing proteolytic degradation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis.
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Shu W, Yang H, Zhang L, Lu MM, Morrisey EE. Characterization of a New Subfamily of Winged-helix/Forkhead (Fox) Genes That Are Expressed in the Lung and Act as Transcriptional Repressors. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:27488-97. [PMID: 11358962 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100636200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Epithelial gene expression in the lung is thought to be regulated by the coordinate activity of several different families of transcription factors including the Fox family of winged-helix/forkhead DNA-binding proteins. In this report, we have identified and characterized two members of this Fox gene family, Foxp1 and Foxp2, and show that they comprise a new subfamily of Fox genes expressed in the lung. Foxp1 and Foxp2 are expressed at high levels in the lung as early as E12.5 of mouse development with Foxp2 expression restricted to the airway epithelium. In addition, Foxp1 and Foxp2 are expressed at lower levels in neural, intestinal, and cardiovascular tissues during development. Upon differentiation of the airway epithelium along the proximal-distal axis, Foxp2 expression becomes restricted to the distal alveolar epithelium whereas Foxp1 expression is observed in the distal epithelium and mesenchyme. Foxp1 and Foxp2 can regulate epithelial lung gene transcription as was demonstrated by their ability to dramatically repress the mouse CC10 promoter and, to a lesser extent, the human surfactant protein C promoter. In addition, GAL4 fusion proteins encoding subdomains of Foxp1 and Foxp2 demonstrate that an independent and homologous transcriptional repression domain lies within the N-terminal end of the proteins. Together, these studies suggest that Foxp1 and Foxp2 are important regulators of lung epithelial gene transcription.
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- W Shu
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Shu W, Zhang Z, Lan C. [Acid producing potential of a lead/zinc mine tailings at Lechang, Guangdong Province]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2001; 22:113-7. [PMID: 11507895] [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: 02/21/2023]
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The acid producing potential of a Pb/Zn mine tailings at Lechang City, Guangdong Province were studied using both net acid generation (NAG) and net acid production potential (NAPP) methods. The pyritic and total sulfur contents of the tailings were 12.57% and 18.68% respectively. The NAG and NAPP values were H2SO4 220 kg.t-1 and 326 kg.t-1, and both the NAG and NAPP results indicated that the tailings had high acid forming potential. NAG was more accurate than NAPP in predicting acid forming potential of the tailings due to the uncompleted oxidization of pyritic sulfur. Analysis of samples from two profiles test indicated that the acidification major occurred on the surface (0-20 cm) of the tailings because of limited oxygen diffusion and had little effects on the tailings at lower horizons. pH values were negatively related to EC, indicated that the acid released accelerate dissolution of the solid matrix and increase in both cations and actions in solution, the extractable Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd at the acidifying tailings surface.
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- W Shu
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol of School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Liu J, Shu W, Fagan MB, Nunberg JH, Lu M. Structural and functional analysis of the HIV gp41 core containing an Ile573 to Thr substitution: implications for membrane fusion. Biochemistry 2001; 40:2797-807. [PMID: 11258890 DOI: 10.1021/bi0024759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 consists of the surface subunit gp120 and the transmembrane subunit gp41. Binding of gp120 to target cell receptors induces a conformational change in gp41, which then mediates the fusion of viral and cellular membranes. A buried isoleucine (Ile573) in a central trimeric coiled coil within the fusion-active gp41 ectodomain core is thought to favor this conformational activation. The role of Ile573 in determining the structure and function of the gp120-gp41 complex was investigated by mutating this residue to threonine, a nonconservative substitution in HIV-1 that occurs naturally in SIV. While the introduction of Thr573 markedly destabilized the gp41 core, the three-dimensional structure of the mutant trimer of hairpins was very similar to that of the wild-type molecule. A new hydrogen-bonding interaction between the buried Thr573 and Thr569 residues appears to allow formation of the trimer-of-hairpins structure at physiological temperature. The mutant envelope glycoprotein expressed in 293T cells and incorporated within pseudotyped virions displayed only a moderate reduction in syncytium-inducing capacity and virus infectivity, respectively. Our results demonstrate that the proper folding of the gp41 core underlies the membrane fusion properties of the gp120-gp41 complex. An understanding of the gp41 activation process may suggest novel strategies for vaccine and antiviral drug development.
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- J Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Huang L, Lan C, Shu W. [Leaf decomposition of two species in a mangrove community in Futian of Shenzhen]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2001; 12:35-8. [PMID: 11813429] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Using litter bags, the authors studied the dynamics of dry weight and organic C, N and P of leaves of two species (Kandelia candel, Aegiceras corniculatum) in a mangrove community in Shenzhen during their decomposition in situ. Leaves of K. candel degraded more rapidly than those of A. corniculatum. For A. corniculatum, it needed 35 days to lose half initial ash-free dry weights (AFDW) of the leaves, while for K. candel, only 12 days. Despite the difference in loss rate of litter bags with the two species, the dynamics of organic C, N and P of leaf detritus followed the same pattern. During decomposition, the N concentration of leaf detritus of both species rose up sharply, and then decreased gradually from the peak. The P level declined slightly, and then rose up slowly. The concentration of C remained fairly constant throughout the experiment. No significant difference in decomposition rates of the leaves of A. corniculatum was found when they degraded at different positions along tidal gradient within the mangrove ecosystem.
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- L Huang
- Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275
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Shu W, Yoshimatsu K, Yamaguchi H, Shimomura K. Somatic embryogenesis and ginsenoside production of Panax ginseng in phytohormone-free medium. Kokuritsu Iyakuhin Shokuhin Eisei Kenkyusho Hokoku 2000:140-7. [PMID: 10859948] [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: 02/16/2023]
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Embryogenic cultures of Panax ginseng were established without using phytohormones. Somatic embryos developed from the roots of an in vitro seedling and from excised leaf and petiole segments cultured in half-macro-salt strength Murashige and Skoog medium. Excised leaf and petiole segments were obtained from in vitro germinated seedlings. Plantlets were subsequently obtained from developing somatic embryos in phytohormone-free media. Shoot formation from somatic embryos was influenced by light intensity. The rate of growth and frequency of embryogenesis were improved when cut-up embryogenic tissues were inoculated into liquid media in the dark. The ginsenoside contents of a 4 year-old field-cultivated root, seedlings from zygotic embryos, somatic embryos and embryogenic tissues were determined and compared. Somatic embryos contained 1.7 times the amount of ginsenoside Rb1 and 2.3 times the amount of ginsenoside Re compared to seedlings from zygotic embryos. Ginsenoside Rd, which was absent in the seedlings derived from zygotic embryos, was detected in somatic embryos. Higher ginsenosides Rd and Rg1 levels were found in embryogenic tissues grown on solid media than in tissues grown in liquid media. The total ginsenoside yields, including the ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1 levels, of cut-up embryogenic tissues, were higher than those of clump tissues.
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- W Shu
- Department of Chemical Process & Biotechnology, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
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Shu W, Yoshimatsu K, Yamaguchi H, Shimomura K. High production of ginsenosides by transformed root cultures of Panax ginseng: effect of basal medium and Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains. Kokuritsu Iyakuhin Shokuhin Eisei Kenkyusho Hokoku 2000:148-54. [PMID: 10939847] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Successful transformation of Panax ginseng was achieved when petiole segments were infected with Agrobacterium rhizogenes ATCC 15834 and MAFF 03-01724. Transformed roots were obtained after galls developed at infected sites. The root morphology, growth and ginsenoside productivity of roots transformed with different bacterial strains differed, and the roots from A. rhizogenes ATCC 15834 grew better and produced much more ginsenosides. Using the ATCC transformed root clone, various liquid culture media were tested to determine the optimum culture medium for ginsenoside production. The root growth was optimum in phytohormone-free Gamborg B5 liquid medium, however highest content of ginsenosides (a total of five ginsenosides 1.88% dry weight) was obtained when the roots were cultured in half-macro-salt strength Gamborg B5 liquid medium. Growth of the roots over a period of 8 weeks showed that their fresh and dry weight continued to increase. The ginsenoside Rb1 content was optimum after 5 weeks of culture. Ginsenoside Rc content began to decrease slightly after the third week of culture. Ginsenosides Rd and Rg1 contents fluctuated, while ginsenoside Re content continued to rise throughout the 8 weeks of culture. Ginsenoside production, however, did not peak within the 8 weeks of culture.
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- W Shu
- Department of Chemical Process & Biotechnology, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
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The outer membrane lipoprotein of the Escherichia coli cell envelope has characteristic lipid modifications at an amino-terminal cysteine and can exist in a form bound covalently to the peptidoglycan through a carboxyl-terminal lysine. The 56-residue polypeptide moiety of the lipoprotein, designated Lpp-56, folds into a stable, trimeric helical structure in aqueous solution. The 1.9 A resolution crystal structure of Lpp-56 comprises a parallel three-stranded coiled coil including a novel alanine-zipper unit and two helix-capping motifs. The amino-terminal motif forms a hydrogen-bonding network anchoring an umbrella-shaped fold. The carboxyl-terminal motif uses puckering of the tyrosine side-chains as a unique docking arrangement in helix termination. The structure provides an explanation for assembly and insertion of the lipoprotein molecules into the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria and suggests a molecular target for antibacterial drug discovery.
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- W Shu
- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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