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Dong T, Xu S, Chen ZY, Liang YJ, Meng XQ, Niu CG, Yuan KY, Li PL, Duan SZ, Huang ZW. Prevotella intermedia Aggravates Subclinical Hypothyroidism. J Dent Res 2023:220345231168052. [PMID: 37204148 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231168052] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) has been shown to be associated with microbiota. However, the association between SCH and oral microbiota has not yet been elucidated. The results of our previous clinical studies showed that Prevotella intermedia was abundant in the oral microbiota of SCH patients. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between SCH and oral microbiota, verify the pathogenicity of P. intermedia in SCH, and preliminarily explore the possible mechanism. The SCH mouse model with oral application of P. intermedia was established, and the variance in the mouse oral microbiota and changes in thyroid function and metabolism were detected in mice. Student's t test and analysis of variance were used for statistical analysis. Oral application of P. intermedia changed the composition of the oral microbiota of SCH mice, which enhanced the damage to the thyroid and decreased the expression of functional genes of the thyroid. Moreover, P. intermedia decreased oxygen consumption and aggravated glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in SCH mice. Glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance decreased, and the triglyceride content of the liver and inflammatory infiltration in adipose tissue increased in SCH mice after P. intermedia stimulation. Mechanistically, P. intermedia increased the proportion of CD4+ T cells in cervical lymph nodes and thyroids in SCH mice. Th1 cells were suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of SCH involving P. intermedia. In conclusion, P. intermedia aggravated SCH manifestations, including thyroid dysfunction and glucose and lipid metabolism disorders, by causing immune imbalance in mice. This study sheds new light on the pathogenesis of SCH from the perspective of oral microbiota.
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- T Dong
- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Zhou LJ, Lin WZ, Liu T, Chen BY, Meng XQ, Li YL, Du LJ, Liu Y, Qian YC, Zhu YQ, Duan SZ. Oral Pathobionts Promote MS-like Symptoms in Mice. J Dent Res 2023; 102:217-226. [PMID: 36266965 DOI: 10.1177/00220345221128202] [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: 01/24/2023] Open
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Dysbiotic oral microbiota has been associated with multiple sclerosis. However, the role and mechanism of oral microbiota in the development of multiple sclerosis are still elusive. Here, we demonstrated that ligature-induced periodontitis (LIP) aggravated experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice, and this was likely dependent on the expansion of T helper 17 (Th17) cells. LIP increased the splenic richness of Enterobacter sp., which was able to induce the expansion of splenic Th17 cells and aggravate EAE in mice. LIP also led to enrichment of Erysipelotrichaceae sp. in the gut and increased Th17 cells in the large intestinal lamina propria of EAE mice. Fecal microbiota transplantation from EAE mice with LIP also promoted EAE symptoms. In conclusion, periodontitis exacerbates EAE, likely through ectopic colonization of oral pathobionts and expansion of Th17 cells.
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- L-J Zhou
- Department of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 (Ncor1) has been reported to regulate different transcription factors in different biological processes, including metabolism, inflammation, and circadian rhythms. However, the role of Ncor1 in periodontitis has not been elucidated. The aims of the present study were to investigate the role of Ncor1 in experimental periodontitis and to explore the underlying mechanisms through an experimental periodontitis model in myeloid cell-specific Ncor1-deficient mice. Myeloid cell-specific Ncor1 knockout (MNKO) mice were generated, and experimental periodontitis induced by ligation using 5-0 silk sutures was established. Ncor1 flox/flox mice were used as littermate controls (LC). Histological staining and micro-computed tomography scanning were used to evaluate osteoclastogenesis and alveolar bone resorption. Flow cytometry was conducted to observe the effect of Ncor1 on myeloid cells. RNA sequencing was used to explore the differentially targeted genes in osteoclastogenesis in the absence of Ncor1. Coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments, and dual luciferase assays were performed to explore the relationship between NCoR1 and the targeted gene. Alveolar bone resorption in the MNKO mice was significantly greater than that in the LC mice after periodontitis induction and osteoclastogenesis in vitro. The percentage of CD11b+ cells, particularly CD11b+ Ly6G+ neutrophils, was substantially higher in gingival tissues in the MNKO mice than in the LC mice. Results of RNA sequencing demonstrated that CCAAT enhancer binding protein α (Cebpα) was one of the most differentially expressed genes between the MNKO and LC groups. Mechanistically, Co-IP assays, ChIP experiments, and dual luciferase assays revealed that NCOR1 interacted with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and cooperated with HDAC3 to control the transcription of Cebpα. In conclusion, Ncor1 deficiency promoted osteoclast and neutrophil formation in mice with experimental periodontitis. It regulated the transcription of Cebpα via PPARγ to promote osteoclast differentiation.
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- X X Ma
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, China
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Deng B, Ren JZ, Meng XQ, Pang CG, Duan GQ, Zhang JX, Zou H, Yang HZ, Ji JJ. Expression profiles of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:19080-6. [PMID: 26782559 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.29.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a common clinical pathology and has become a focus for research in recent years. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes responsible for the degradation of almost all extracellular matrix proteins (ECM). The over-expression of MMPs or tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) may disrupt the dynamic balance of the ECM. Therefore, in the current study, the expression levels of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in lumbar IDD patients were evaluated in an attempt to elucidate their role in IDD pathogenesis and progression. In total, 60 IDD patients were recruited as the experimental group, along with 20 cases of lumbar vertebral injury without disc degeneration as the control group. Preoperative venous blood samples were collected, and intervertebral disc tissues were collected from the lesion during surgery. Serum and tissue levels of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunohistochemical staining, respectively. Serum and tissue MMP-1 levels in IDD patients were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Additionally, sub-group analysis revealed that severe IDD patients had higher MMP-1 levels compared with mild or moderate IDD patients (P < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in TIMP- 1 levels in either the serum or tissues of IDD patients compared to patients in the control group (P > 0.05). These results demonstrate that MMP-1 expression is increased in IDD, with higher expression observed in more severe cases, whereas TIMP-1 expression was similarly expressed in both normal and degenerated discs.
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- B Deng
- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Affliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Shandong Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Bone Surgery, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, China
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Ma XM, Bao GS, Wan JM, Liao DJ, Yin SF, Meng XQ, Zhou GK, Lu XM, Li HY. Therapeutic effects of Sophora moorcroftiana alkaloids in combination with albendazole in mice experimentally infected with protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 40:1403-8. [PMID: 17713646 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006005000167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to determine if the combination of alkaloids from Sophora moorcroftiana seeds and albendazole might be effective in the treatment of experimental echinococcosisin female NIH mice (6 weeks old and weighing 18-20 g, N = 8 in each group) infected withprotoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus. Viable protoscolices (N = 6 x 10(3)) were cultured in vitro in 1640 medium and mortality was calculated daily. To determine the in vivo efficacy, mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with viable protoscolices and then treated once daily by gavage for three months with the alkaloids (50 mg kg-1 day-1) and albendazole (50 mg kg-1 day-1), separately and in combination (both alkaloids at 25 mg kg-1 day-1 and albendazole at 25 mg kg-1 day-1). Next, the hydatid cysts collected from the peritoneal cavity of the animals were weighed and serum IL-4, IL-2, and IgE levels were analyzed. Administration of alkaloids to cultured protoscolices showed significant dose- and time-dependent killing effects. The weight of hydatid cysts was significantly decreased upon treatment with each drug (P < 0.01), but the decrease was more prominent and the rate of hydatid cyst growth inhibition was much higher (76.1%) in the group receiving the combined treatments (18.3 +/- 4.6 mg). IL-4 and total IgE were decreased (939 +/- 447 pg/mL and 2.03 +/- 0.42 IU/mL, respectively) in serum from mice treated with alkaloids and albendazole compared with the untreated control (1481 +/- 619 pg/mL and 3.31 +/- 0.37 IU/mL; P < 0.01). These results indicate that S. moorcroftiana alkaloids have protoscolicidal effects and the combination of alkaloids and albendazole has significant additive effects.
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- X M Ma
- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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Zhang W, Wang M, Xie HY, Zhou L, Meng XQ, Shi J, Zheng S. Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mediating Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Its Therapeutic Applications in Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:1332-7. [PMID: 17580134 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Increasing evidence has shown that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury(IRI). ROS include hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), superoxide anion (O(-2)), and hydroxyl radical (HO(-)), which may be generated by activated Kupffer cells in the liver, contributing to reperfusion injury. Hepatic IRI is a multistep process that damages liver graft function. To establish a series of therapeutic strategies to improve the outcome of liver transplantation, a good understanding of the mechanisms of IRI is essential. However, the detail mechanisms of how ROS lead to hepatocyte damage in IRI remains unclear. The aim of this review was to describe recent developments in the field of oxidative stress research. The first part of this review focused on the key roles and possible mechanisms of ROS in hepatic IRI. The second part of this review summarizes some findings including novel and classic antioxidant methods to ameliorate the hepatocyte damage during IRI.
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- W Zhang
- Key Lab of Zhejiang Province Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, and Dept. of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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Meng XQ, Umesh KC, Davis RM, Gilbertson RL. Development of PCR-Based Assays for Detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae, the Carrot Bacterial Leaf Blight Pathogen, from Different Substrates. Plant Dis 2004; 88:1226-1234. [PMID: 30795317 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.11.1226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Detection of the carrot bacterial leaf blight pathogen, Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae, was achieved using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) along with primer pairs developed from sequences of cloned random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fragments. Primer pairs 3S and 9B directed the amplification of ∼350-bp and ∼900-bp (or ∼2 kb) DNA fragments, respectively, from genomic DNA of all known X. campestris pv. carotae strains tested, but not from that of 13 other X. campestris pathovars or other bacterial species, including yellow non-xanthomonad bacteria isolated from carrot tissues and seeds. In tests conducted with an extensive collection of X. campestris pv. carotae-like strains isolated from different substrates from California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Canada, the 3S primer pair directed the amplification of the ∼350-bp target fragment from all strains. These results indicated that the 3S primer pair is highly specific for X. campestris pv. carotae detection. Using the 3S primer pair, PCR assays were developed for detection of X. campestris pv. carotae from colonies on agar media, carrot leaf and stem tissues, and seeds. These tests could be performed in a single day. The PCR-based seed assay detected X. campestris pv. carotae from lots with contamination rates ranging from 2 × 102 to 2.3 × 108 CFU per gram of seed. This assay gave results similar to a seed-wash dilution plating assay and proved more sensitive than an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based assay.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616
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Quan HM, Meng XQ, Hou Y, Sun QY. Sperm penetration of immature and maturing oocytes does not affect phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase in pigs. Reprod Fertil Dev 2004; 15:383-7. [PMID: 14984695 DOI: 10.1071/rd03035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2003] [Accepted: 01/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pig oocytes cultured in vitro for 0, 25, 33 and 44 h were inseminated by frozen-thawed ejaculated sperm. At specified times after insemination, sperm penetration, cell cycle progression and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation were evaluated. It was shown that: (1) oocytes at various maturational stages could be penetrated by sperm; (2) sperm penetration did not affect meiotic cell cycle progression; (3) sperm penetration of germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes and maturing oocytes did not alter MAPK phosphorylation; and (4) when premetaphase I (pre-MI) and metaphase I (MI) oocytes, in which MAPK was activated, were fertilised, no evident MAPK dephosphorylation was detected as in metaphase II oocytes. The data suggest that sperm penetration before oocyte maturation does not affect MAPK phosphorylation and that the machinery inactivating MAPK upon fertilisation is not developed in maturing (pre-MI to MI) oocytes.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Krebs B, Rauchenberger R, Reiffert S, Rothe C, Tesar M, Thomassen E, Cao M, Dreier T, Fischer D, Höss A, Inge L, Knappik A, Marget M, Pack P, Meng XQ, Schier R, Söhlemann P, Winter J, Wölle J, Kretzschmar T. High-throughput generation and engineering of recombinant human antibodies. J Immunol Methods 2001; 254:67-84. [PMID: 11406154 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00398-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The first version of the Human Combinatorial Antibody Library (HuCAL) is a single-chain Fv-based phage display library (HuCAL-scFv) with 2x10(9) members optimised for high-throughput generation and targeted engineering of human antibodies. 61% of the library genes code for functional scFv as judged by sequencing. We show here that since HuCAL-scFv antibodies are expressed in high levels in Escherichia coli, automated panning and screening in miniaturised settings (96- and 384-well format) have now become feasible. Additionally, the unique modular design of HuCAL-genes and -vectors allows the distinctly facilitated conversion of scFv into Fab, miniantibody and immunoglobulin formats, and the fusion with a variety of effector functions and tags not only convenient for therapeutic applications but also for high-throughput purification and detection. Thus, the HuCAL principle enables the rapid and high-throughput development of human antibodies by optimisation strategies proven useful in classical low molecular weight drug development. We demonstrate in this report that HuCAL is a very convenient source of human antibodies for various applications.
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- B Krebs
- MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Strasse 48, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Kang S, Xu H, Duan X, Liu JJ, He Z, Yu F, Zhou S, Meng XQ, Cao M, Kennedy GC. PCD1, a novel gene containing PDZ and LIM domains, is overexpressed in several human cancers. Cancer Res 2000; 60:5296-302. [PMID: 11016661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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In an effort to discover novel genes differentially expressed in human pancreatic cancer, we have identified a gene named PCD1 (pancreatic cancer derived) that is up-regulated in pancreatic dysplasia and cancer relative to normal pancreatic ductal epithelium. We cloned the full length (4572 bp) of this gene, which encodes a novel protein of 1064 amino acids containing a PDZ domain and a LIM domain. An alternatively spliced form with a deletion of 30 bp in the coding region was also found. In situ hybridization results showed that PCD1 is highly expressed in a significant percentage of colon, breast, liver, lung, pancreas, stomach, and prostate tumor tissues but is expressed in very few normal tissues. Northern blot hybridization confirmed the overexpression of PCD1 in colon and breast tumor tissues and also showed strong expression of PCD1 in the heart as well as in HeLa cells. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR verified the overexpression of PCD1 in primary colon tumors or in liver metastases relative to normal colon tissues in five of eight patients. The PCD1 gene maps to human chromosome 13q21.33. Because of its high levels of expression in neoplastic tissues and the presence of both PDZ and LIM domains, we suggest that PCD1 may play an important role in cytoskeletal reorganization during carcinogenesis.
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- S Kang
- Chiron Corp., Emeryville, California 94608, USA
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Yamakawa K, Kamiya S, Meng XQ, Karasawa T, Nakamura S. Toxin production by Clostridium difficile in a defined medium with limited amino acids. J Med Microbiol 1994; 41:319-23. [PMID: 7966203 DOI: 10.1099/00222615-41-5-319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Basal defined medium (BDM) containing vitamins, minerals and seven amino acids--(/L) tryptophan 0.1 g, methionine 0.2 g, valine 0.3 g, isoleucine 0.3 g, proline 0.3 g, leucine 0.4 g and cysteine 0.5 g--which appeared to be essential for good growth of Clostridium difficile was prepared. Addition of glycine 0.2 g/L and threonine 0.4 g/L to BDM produced better growth of strain VPI 10463, and this defined medium was designated minimum amino acid-defined medium (MADM). Production of toxins A and B by strain VPI 10463 in 6 x MADM containing (/L) tryptophan 0.6 g, methionine 1.2 g, valine 1.8 g, isoleucine 1.8 g, proline 1.8 g, leucine 2.4 g, cysteine 0.5 g, glycine 0.2 g and threonine 0.4 g, was much greater than in MADM. Toxin production by 20 C. difficile strains was examined in two defined media--6 x MADM and complete amino acid-defined medium (CADM) containing 18 amino acids--and one complex medium, modified brain heart infusion medium (m-BHI). Simultaneous production of toxins A and B by all test strains was demonstrated in m-BHI and the two defined media. It was also shown that 6 x MADM was generally better than CADM and as effective as m-BHI for stimulating toxin production by 13 strains. This defined medium would be useful for studies on the physiology, metabolism and pathogenicity of C. difficile.
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- K Yamakawa
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Cell extract of Clostridium difficile strains was fractionated by ammonium sulfate precipitation and sulfated cellulofine column chromatography to detect haemagglutination (HA) activity. HA activity without cytotoxicity was detected in fractions eluted at 0.79-0.91 M NaCl in sulfated cellulofine column chromatography of the cell extract in both toxigenic strain VPI 10463 and non-toxigenic strain KZ 1678, while toxin A was detected in fractions eluted at 0.27-0.29 M NaCl. Antisera were prepared with HA substance-containing fractions of the chromatography. Antiserum to the HA substance(s) of strain VPI 10463 neutralised the HA activity of the fractions of strains VPI 10463 and KZ 1678 at nearly the same titres. Antiserum to the HA substance(s) of strain KZ 1678 also neutralised the HA activity of both strains at nearly the same titres as above. These findings suggest that haemagglutinin(s) is commonly produced by C. difficile strains irrespective of toxin A-producing ability.
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- X Q Meng
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Meng XQ, Yamakawa K, Ogura H, Nakamura S. Immunological comparison of intracellular toxin A and extracellular toxin A from Clostridium difficile. Jpn J Med Sci Biol 1993; 46:51-6. [PMID: 8230809 DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.46.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Intracellular toxin A and extracellular toxin A of Clostridium difficile were compared immunologically. Immunodiffusion tests with anti-intracellular toxin A and anti-extracellular toxin A sera showed that these toxins were identical. In neutralization tests, both antisera neutralized the homologous and heterologous toxins with regard to cytotoxicity, mouse lethality and loop response at nearly the same titers. Although intracellular toxin A lacks the hemagglutination (HA) activity, anti-intracellular toxin A serum neutralized HA activity of extracellular toxin A at the same titer as did anti-extracellular toxin A serum. These results suggest that these toxins are immunologically indistinguishable and that the intracellular toxin A molecule has an antigenic site(s) for the HA activity.
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- X Q Meng
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa
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After sonic disintegration of Clostridium difficile cells, intracellular toxin A was purified to homogeneity by thyroglobulin affinity chromatography (TGAC) followed by anion-exchange (Mono Q) by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC). High haemagglutinating (HA) activity was detected in TGAC-unbound fractions (2(9)/50 microliters), but not in TGAC thermal eluates (2(0)/50 microliters). The low HA titre of the thermal eluates was markedly increased to 2(5)/50 microliters after dialysis against 0.02 M Tris-HCl (pH 7.5). A disparity in the position of the peaks containing cytotoxic and HA activity was observed in the first Mono Q-FPLC step. Intracellular toxin A without HA activity was obtained by a second Mono Q-FPLC step. The M(r) of the intracellular toxin A was estimated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) to be 580 kDa under non-denaturing conditions. The minimum doses of the toxin causing cytotoxicity, mouse lethality and enterotoxicity were 0.83 ng, 8.7 ng and 5 micrograms, respectively.
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- X Q Meng
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Correlation between cytotoxin production and sporulation was demonstrated when a Clostridium difficile culture was inoculated into fresh broth to give an initial count of less than 10 vegetative cells/ml with no spores. Under these conditions, cytotoxin was produced and released during sporulation. Addition of a sporulation inhibitor (acridine orange, 30 mg/L), resulted in a marked decrease in both sporulation and cytotoxin production, despite there being no change in the number of vegetative cells in the culture. These results indicate that sporulation might be closely related to cytotoxin production.
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- S Kamiya
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Kamiya S, Yamakawa K, Meng XQ, Ogura H, Nakamura S. Production of monoclonal antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin A which neutralizes enterotoxicity but not haemagglutination activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991; 65:311-5. [PMID: 1916231 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(91)90233-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Nine monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to Clostridium difficile toxin A were produced. The isotype of one mAb (37B5) was IgG2b, kappa, and that of the other eight mAbs was IgM, kappa. Immunoblot analysis after non-denatured PAGE showed that with the exception of one mAb (112G6) all mAbs gave a positive reaction with the 540 kDa band of toxin A. Immunoblot analysis showed that four mAbs (2E15, 3B4, 37B5 and 49C4) gave a positive reaction with the 240 kDa major band of toxin A. In neutralisation tests with these mAbs for enterotoxicity, mouse lethality, haemagglutination activity and cytotoxicity, 37B5 neutralised enterotoxicity in a rabbit ileal loop response test but did not neutralise any other biological activities. None of the other eight mAbs showed any neutralising activities at all.
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- S Kamiya
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Kamiya S, Meng XQ, Nakamura S, Borriello SP. Detection of variant toxin A without hemagglutination activity of Clostridium difficile and analysis of its biochemical and biological characteristics. Jpn J Med Sci Biol 1990; 43:246-7. [PMID: 2101141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- S Kamiya
- Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa
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Xiao LJ, Peng QF, Meng XQ, Yao XY, Gao XK, Gu SJ. Animal model of suppurative cholangitis and bilirubin cholangiolithiasis. Chin Med J (Engl) 1986; 99:51-8. [PMID: 3089705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Xiao LJ, Peng QF, Meng XQ. [Animal model of suppurative cholangitis and bilirubin cholangiolithiasis]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1985; 23:399-402, 444. [PMID: 4053862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Meng XQ. [Pathological characteristics of the adrenals in hyper-cortisolism and their diagnostic significance]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 1985; 14:102-4. [PMID: 2935286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Meng XQ, Wang SS, Wang BX, Ying GH, Li XY, Zhao YZ. SEM observations of ascaris eggs by freezing cracking technic. Chin Med J (Engl) 1983; 96:921-5. [PMID: 6426887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Chen PZ, Mei ZJ, Yao XY, Meng XQ. Hormone receptor assessment for endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer. Report of 28 cases. Chin Med J (Engl) 1983; 96:751-3. [PMID: 6426873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Liu HY, Cheng KZ, Yang WY, Li ZS, Meng XQ. Diagnosis of intracardiac myxomas by echocardiography. Chin Med J (Engl) 1983; 96:421-8. [PMID: 6414774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Meng XQ, Wang SS, Zhou WQ, Wang BX, Ying GH, Li XY. [Scanning electron microscopy of the sensory papillae of Ascaris lumbricoides]. Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 1983; 1:95-98. [PMID: 6678659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Meng XQ. [Scanning electron microscopy of the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1982; 62:681-2. [PMID: 6819880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Meng XQ. [Intrahepatic bile stones with biliary stone thrombus (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1981; 19:401-2. [PMID: 7297303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Xiao LJ, Jiang JM, Meng XQ, Chen RS. Biliary origin septicemia. Chin Med J (Engl) 1981; 94:127-32. [PMID: 6786840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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