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Zhou FF, Gu XM, Wang L, Lin M. [The mechanism of berberine on Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in vitro]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1217-1221. [PMID: 37574315 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230206-00081] [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: 08/15/2023]
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Objective: To explore the impact of traditional Chinese medicine berberine (BBR) on membrane integrity and permeability of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the change of bacterial cell wall structure, laying a foundation for the clinical application of berberine in antibacterial. Methods: This study used a non-randomized concurrent controlled trial. The 3 MRSA strains were isolated and cultured from lower respiratory tract samples of geriatric patients from Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital between 2019 and 2020.The Meirier VETEK MS fully automated rapid microbial mass spectrometry detection system and VETEK 2 Compact fully automated microbial identification instrument were used to identify bacterial drug sensitivity experiments to detect bacterial species and drug sensitivity. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of BBR on MRSA strains was determined by broth microdilution. This study used conductivity tests to assess the changes in membrane permeability in response to different concentration of BBR on MRSA, while also investigating the changes in MRSA morphology by transmission electron microscopy. GraphPad Prism5 was used to analyze the differences in the electrical conductivity experimental results. Results: The MIC of BBR on MRSA was 64 μg/ml. After co-culturing MRSA with BBR for 4 h at 8 μg/ml, 16 μg/ml, 32 μg/ml, 64 μg/ml and 128 μg/ml, respectively, the electrical conductivity increased, compared with the control group, by 24.49%,34.59%,208.92%,196.40% and 208.68%, respectively. By transmission electron microscopy, This study found that low concentration of BBR (8 μg/ml,1/8 MIC) caused no significant damage to MRSA, and the bacterial structure of MRSA remained intact. The cell wall of MRSA became thinner after treatment with berberine at medium concentration (64 μg/ml,1 MIC), while high concentration of BBR (512 μg/ml,8 MIC) induced the destruction and dissolution of MRSA cell wall structure and the leakage of bacterial contents, leading to bacterial lysis. Conclusion: Berberine can kill bacteria by altering the permeability of MRSA cell membrane and destroying and dissolving the structure of the cell wall.
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- F F Zhou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200235, China
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Gu XM, Lu CY, Pan J, Ye JZ, Zhu QH. Alteration of intestinal microbiota is associated with diabetic retinopathy and its severity: Samples collected from southeast coast Chinese. World J Diabetes 2023; 14:862-882. [PMID: 37383585 PMCID: PMC10294055 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i6.862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current approaches for the therapy of diabetic retinopathy (DR), which was one of leading causes of visual impairment, have their limitations. Animal experiments revealed that restructuring of intestinal microbiota can prevent retinopathy.
AIM To explore the relationship between intestinal microbiota and DR among patients in the southeast coast of China, and provide clues for novel ways to prevention and treatment methods of DR.
METHODS The fecal samples of non-diabetics (Group C, n = 15) and diabetics (Group DM, n = 30), including 15 samples with DR (Group DR) and 15 samples without DR (Group D), were analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Intestinal microbiota compositions were compared between Group C and Group DM, Group DR and Group D, as well as patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) (Group PDR, n = 8) and patients without PDR (Group NPDR, n = 7). Spearman correlation analyses were performed to explore the associations between intestinal microbiota and clinical indicators.
RESULTS The alpha and beta diversity did not differ significantly between Group DR and Group D as well as Group PDR and Group NPDR. At the family level, Fusobacteriaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae and Pseudomonadaceae were significantly increased in Group DR than in Group D (P < 0.05, respectively). At the genera level, Fusobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Adlercreutzia were increased in Group DR than Group D while Senegalimassilia was decreased (P < 0.05, respectively). Pseudomonas was negatively correlated with NK cell count (r = -0.39, P = 0.03). Further, the abundance of genera Eubacterium (P < 0.01), Peptococcus, Desulfovibrio, Acetanaerobacterium and Negativibacillus (P < 0.05, respectively) were higher in Group PDR compared to Group NPDR, while Pseudomonas, Alloprevotella and Tyzzerella (P < 0.05, respectively) were lower. Acetanaerobacterium and Desulfovibrio were positively correlated with fasting insulin (r = 0.53 and 0.61, respectively, P < 0.05), when Negativibacillus was negatively correlated with B cell count (r = -0.67, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION Our findings indicated that the alteration of gut microbiota was associated with DR and its severity among patients in the southeast coast of China, probably by multiple mechanisms such as producing short-chain fatty acids, influencing permeability of blood vessels, affecting levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, hypoxia-inducible factor-1, B cell and insulin. Modulating gut microbiota composition might be a novel strategy for prevention of DR, particularly PDR in population above.
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- Xue-Mei Gu
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Diabetes Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Diabetes Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Gu XM, Huang L, Pozas-Kerstjens A, Jiang YF, Wu D, Bai B, Sun QC, Chen MC, Zhang J, Yu S, Zhang Q, Lu CY, Pan JW. Experimental Full Network Nonlocality with Independent Sources and Strict Locality Constraints. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:190201. [PMID: 37243635 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.190201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Nonlocality arising in networks composed of several independent sources gives rise to phenomena radically different from that in standard Bell scenarios. Over the years, the phenomenon of network nonlocality in the entanglement-swapping scenario has been well investigated and demonstrated. However, it is known that violations of the so-called bilocality inequality used in previous experimental demonstrations cannot be used to certify the nonclassicality of their sources. This has put forward a stronger concept for nonlocality in networks, called full network nonlocality. Here, we experimentally observe full network nonlocal correlations in a network where the source-independence, locality, and measurement-independence loopholes are closed. This is ensured by employing two independent sources, rapid setting generation, and spacelike separations of relevant events. Our experiment violates known inequalities characterizing nonfull network nonlocal correlations by over 5 standard deviations, certifying the absence of classical sources in the realization.
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- Xue-Mei Gu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas (CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Análisis Matemático, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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Wu D, Jiang YF, Gu XM, Huang L, Bai B, Sun QC, Zhang X, Gong SQ, Mao Y, Zhong HS, Chen MC, Zhang J, Zhang Q, Lu CY, Pan JW. Experimental Refutation of Real-Valued Quantum Mechanics under Strict Locality Conditions. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:140401. [PMID: 36240393 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.140401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Quantum mechanics is commonly formulated in a complex, rather than real, Hilbert space. However, whether quantum theory really needs the participation of complex numbers has been debated ever since its birth. Recently, a Bell-like test in an entanglement-swapping scenario has been proposed to distinguish standard quantum mechanics from its real-valued analog. Previous experiments have conceptually demonstrated, yet not satisfied, the central requirement of independent state preparation and measurements and leave several loopholes. Here, we implement such a Bell-like test with two separated independent sources delivering entangled photons to three separated parties under strict locality conditions that are enforced by spacelike separation of the relevant events, rapid random setting generation, and fast measurement. With the fair-sampling assumption and closed loopholes of independent source, locality, and measurement independence simultaneously, we violate the constraints of real-valued quantum mechanics by 5.30 standard deviations. Our results disprove the real-valued quantum theory to describe nature and ensure the indispensable role of complex numbers in quantum mechanics.
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- Dian Wu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Center for Quantum Information, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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Yi B, Chu YR, Chen Y, Zhang DL, Zhang YW, Lei S, Hong L, Li QF, Gu XM, Lao XY, Wang HB, Lin JF, Xu G. [Analysis on infection risk in secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1237-1240. [PMID: 35981985 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220314-00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To study the infection rate of secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients, and assess the infection risk in the contacts. Methods: COVID-19 patients' close contacts (with a clear exposure time to index case) with negative nucleic acid test results and secondary close contacts were surveyed in continuous isolation and medical observation in this prospective study. The dynamic nucleic acid test results of the close contacts and secondary contacts of COVID-19 patients were collected to assess their risk of infection. Results: A total of 4 533 close contacts were surveyed, in whom 14 were confirmed as COVID-19 patients with overall secondary attack rate of 0.31%, and 4 201 secondary contacts were tracked, in whom no subsequent infections occurred. Conclusion: Close contacts of COVID-19 patients entered in centralized isolation for medical observation with negative nucleic acid tese results,the secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients have no risk of infection.
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- B Yi
- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Zhenhai District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315200, China
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- Beilun District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Ningbo Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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Huang L, Gu XM, Jiang YF, Wu D, Bai B, Chen MC, Sun QC, Zhang J, Yu S, Zhang Q, Lu CY, Pan JW. Experimental Demonstration of Genuine Tripartite Nonlocality under Strict Locality Conditions. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:060401. [PMID: 36018640 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.060401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nonlocality captures one of the counterintuitive features of nature that defies classical intuition. Recent investigations reveal that our physical world's nonlocality is at least tripartite; i.e., genuinely tripartite nonlocal correlations in nature cannot be reproduced by any causal theory involving bipartite nonclassical resources and unlimited shared randomness. Here, by allowing the fair sampling assumption and postselection, we experimentally demonstrate such genuine tripartite nonlocality in a network under strict locality constraints that are ensured by spacelike separating all relevant events and employing fast quantum random number generators and high-speed polarization measurements. In particular, for a photonic quantum triangular network we observe a locality-loophole-free violation of the Bell-type inequality by 7.57 standard deviations for a postselected tripartite Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state of fidelity (93.13±0.24)%, which convincingly disproves the possibility of simulating genuine tripartite nonlocality by bipartite nonlocal resources with globally shared randomness.
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- Liang Huang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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Wu D, Zhao Q, Wang C, Huang L, Jiang YF, Bai B, Zhou Y, Gu XM, Liu FM, Mao YQ, Sun QC, Chen MC, Zhang J, Peng CZ, Zhu XB, Zhang Q, Lu CY, Pan JW. Closing the Locality and Detection Loopholes in Multiparticle Entanglement Self-Testing. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:250401. [PMID: 35802432 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.250401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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First proposed by Mayers and Yao, self-testing provides a certification method to infer the underlying physics of quantum experiments in a black-box scenario. Numerous demonstrations have been reported to self-test various types of entangled states. However, all the multiparticle self-testing experiments reported so far suffer from both detection and locality loopholes. Here, we report the first experimental realization of multiparticle entanglement self-testing closing the locality loophole in a photonic system, and the detection loophole in a superconducting system, respectively. We certify three-party and four-party GHZ states with at least 0.84(1) and 0.86(3) fidelities in a device-independent way. These results can be viewed as a meaningful advance in multiparticle loophole-free self-testing, and also significant progress on the foundations of quantum entanglement certification.
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- Dian Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
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Chu YR, Zhang YW, Lei S, Chen Y, Zhang DL, Gu XM, Lao XY, Wang HB, Shen XD, Hu QX, Yi B, Chen EF, Xu G. [Analysis on infectivity of COVID-19 patients before and after last negative nucleic acid test]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:841-845. [PMID: 35725339 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220301-00164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the infection rate in close contacts of COVID-19 patients before and after the last negative nucleic acid test, evaluate the effect of dynamic nucleic acid test in determining the infectivity of COVID-19 patients. Methods: Dynamic nucleic acid test results of COVID-19 cases were collected in a retrospective cohort study. COVID-19 cases with negative nucleic acid test results before their first positive nucleic acid tests were selected as study subjects. Close contacts of the index cases and the secondary close contacts were kept isolation for medical observation to assess their risk of infection. Results: This study included 89 confirmed cases from two local COVID-19 epidemics in Ningbo. A total of 5 609 close contacts were surveyed, the overall infection rate was 0.20%. No close contacts of the COVID-19 cases before the last negative nucleic acid test were infected, and the infection rate in the close contacts of the COVID-19 cases after the last negative nucleic acid test was 1.33%, all of these close contacts lived together with the index cases. No secondary close contacts were infected. Conclusion: COVID-19 patient becomes infectious after the last nucleic acid is negative, and has no infectivity before the last nucleic acid negative.
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- Y R Chu
- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Zhenhai District of Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315200, China
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- Beilun District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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Wu D, Zhao Q, Gu XM, Zhong HS, Zhou Y, Peng LC, Qin J, Luo YH, Chen K, Li L, Liu NL, Lu CY, Pan JW. Robust Self-Testing of Multiparticle Entanglement. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:230503. [PMID: 34936806 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.230503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Quantum self-testing is a device-independent way to certify quantum states and measurements using only the input-output statistics, with minimal assumptions about the quantum devices. Because of the high demand on tolerable noise, however, experimental self-testing was limited to two-photon systems. Here, we demonstrate the first robust self-testing for multiphoton genuinely entangled quantum states. We prepare two examples of four-photon graph states, the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states with a fidelity of 0.957(2) and the linear cluster states with a fidelity of 0.945(2). Based on the observed input-output statistics, we certify the genuine four-photon entanglement and further estimate their qualities with respect to realistic noise in a device-independent manner.
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- Dian Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Republic of Singapore
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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Li Z, Wang SH, Li GB, Lian YG, Gu XM, Xia KK, Yuan WT. [Comparison of clinical efficacy of robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery in the treatment of severe rectal prolapse]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 23:1187-1193. [PMID: 33353275 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200105-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective: To analyze and compare the efficacy of robotic, laparoscopic and open dorsal mesh rectopexy in the treatment of severe rectal prolapse. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed. Patients who had a full-thickness rectum pulled out of the anus before surgery and the length was greater than 8 cm, and underwent transabdominal dorsal mesh rectopexy were enrolled in the study. Those who had urinary or sexual dysfunction before surgery, could not perform sexual function scores due to lack of a fixed sexual partner or sexual activity after surgery, underwent laparotomy again during the perioperative period, were transferred to laparotomy during robotic or laparoscopic surgery, or had no complete information, were excluded. A total of 61 patients with severe rectal prolapse in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from 2014 to 2018 were enrolled and divided into robotic group (20 cases), laparoscopic group (20 cases) and open group (21 cases) according to the operative procedure based on patients' will. Perioperative parameters were compared among the 3 groups. The International Prostatic Symptoms Score Scale (IPSS, higher score indicates more severe urinary dysfunction), the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire (IIEF-15, lower score indicates more severe male sexual dysfunction) and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-19, lower score indicates more severe female sexual dysfunction) were used to evaluate and compare the urinary and sexual function before and after operation. Results: There were no significant differences in baseline data among the 3 groups (all P>0.05). In the robotic, laparoscopic and open groups respectively, the operative time was (176.3±13.8) minutes, (160.2±12.1) minutes and (134.2±12.1) minutes; intraoperative blood loss was (58.5±18.9) ml, (67.9±15.7) ml and (114.2±8.4) ml; the first time to ambulation was (19.9±6.8) hours, (24.0±8.9) hours and (37.7±11.4) hours; the first time to gas passage was (31.8±6.8) hours, (35.7±8.9) hours and (49.2±11.2) hours; the hospitalization time was (11.0±1.4) days, (11.4±1.4) days and (13.3±2.1) days; whose differences among 3 groups were all significant (all P<0.001). While no significant differences in morbidity of complication and recurrence among 3 groups were observed (all P>0.05). In the robotic, laparoscopic and open groups respectively, the preoperative IPSS score was (4.2±1.7), (4.4±1.3), and (4.7±1.8); the IPSS score at postoperative 3-month was (8.5±2.5), (9.9±1.7), and (12.2±3.1); IPSS score at postoperative 12-month was (4.3±1.6), (5.8±1.3), and (6.3±1.5), respectively. Compared to preoperative score, postoperative IPSS score increased obviously, then decreased gradually (P<0.001). Preoperative male IIEE score was (22.8±1.8), (22.1±2.1), and (22.6±1.5). In the robotic, laparoscopic and open groups respectively, male IIEE score at postoperative 6-month was (19.6±2.1), (17.1±2.1), and (15.0±2.1); male IIEE score at postoperative 12-month was (22.4±1.6), (19.9±1.5), (17.9±1.8), respectively. Preoperative female FSFI score was (26.4±3.4), (26.6±3.2), and (26.6±3.0); female FSFI score at postoperative 6-month was (21.5±3.3), (18.9±2.9), (17.0±2.6); female FSFI score at postoperative 12-month was (26.1±2.7), (22.7±3.2), and (21.2±2.3), respectively. Postoperative male IIEE score and female FSFI score decreased significantly and then increased gradually with time, whose differences were all significant (all P<0.05). Postoperative IPSS, IIEE, and FSFI scores in the robotic group were superior to those in the laparoscopic and open groups (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Robotic surgery is safe and effective in the treatment of severe rectal prolapse, and is more advantageous in preserving urinary function and sexual function.
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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Hong H, Shi HB, Jiang HB, Gu XM, Chen Y, Ding KQ, Xu GZ. [Epidemic dynamic model based evaluation of effectiveness of prevention and control strategies for COVID-19 in Ningbo]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020; 41:1606-1610. [PMID: 33297616 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200311-00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of prevention and control strategies for COVID-19 in Ningbo by using an epidemic dynamic model. Methods: The incidence data and epidemic information of COVID-19 reported in Ningbo as of 9 March, 2020 were collected, and based on the implementation of prevention and control strategies, we developed a SEIR epidemic dynamics model. The basic and real-time reproduction numbers were calculated to evaluate effectiveness of prevention and control. Results: A total of 157 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, without death, in Ningbo. The proportion of severe cases was 12.1%. The mean incubation period was estimated to be (5.7±2.9) days. The mean interval from illness onset to diagnosis was (5.4±3.7) days. The mean duration from diagnosis to hospital discharge was (16.6±6.5) days. A total of 105 339 contacts had been under medical observation. The infection rates in contacts with home quarantine and centralized quarantine were 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively. In the confirmed cases, those who had been under medical observation before diagnoses accounted for 63.1%. The basic reproduction number was estimated to be 4.8. With the strengthening of prevention and control measures, real-time reproduction number showed a gradual downward trend, dropping to below 1.0 on 4 February, and then continued to drop to 0.2 in mid-February. Conclusion: The effectiveness of the prevention and control measures for COVID-19 in Ningbo can be evaluated by using epidemic dynamic model to provide scientific evidence for the development of the prevention and control strategies.
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- H Hong
- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control, Institute for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Ningbo City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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Gu XM, Lin JT, Nong Y, Chen X, Long HY. [Effects of bronchial thermoplasty on airway remodeling, asthma control and quality of life in patients with severe asthma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 100:1573-1577. [PMID: 32450647 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200217-00311] [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 investigate the effects of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) on airway remodeling, asthma control and quality of life in patients with severe asthma. Methods: From January to September 2019, 11 patients with severe asthma were recruited from China Japan Friendship Hospital to receive BT treatment. The treatment was performed over three sessions separated by 3-week intervals. The right lower lobe, the left lower lobe and the bilateral upper lobes were treated respectively. In this study, patients' self-control method was used. The timepoint before the first BT treatment was defined as pre-treatment group, and the timepoint before the third treatment was defined as post-treatment group. Histological staining was used to detect the airway remodeling of the left lower lobe in two groups, including the mass of airway smooth muscle (ASM) and collagen in airway wall, and the thickness of basement membrane. The cell classification of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from the left lower lobe and peripheral blood, total serum IgE, asthma control test (ACT), mini asthma quality of life questionnaire (miniAQLQ) and the forced expiratory volume in 1 second expressed as percent predicted (FEV(1)%pred) were evaluated in the two groups. The correlation was analyzed between airway remodeling and asthma control and quality of life. Results: Effects of BT in post-treatment group, compared with pre-treatment group: the mass of ASM and collagen in airway wall was significantly decreased [(9.8±2.5)% vs (25.8±7.7)%, (12.9±4.0)% vs (17.4±5.6)%] (both P<0.05), while basement membrane thickness was not significantly different (P>0.05); the percentage of eosinophils in BALF and peripheral blood, and total serum IgE were not significantly different (all P>0.05); ACT score and miniAQLQ score were significantly increased [(23.1±1.8) vs (13.8±6.2) points, (5.3±1.3) vs (3.6±1.5) points] (both P<0.05), while FEV(1)% pred was not statistically different (P>0.05). The mass of ASM was negatively correlated with ACT score (r=-0.712), miniAQLQ score (r=-0.557) and FEV(1)%pred (r=-0.477), while the mass of collagen was negatively correlated with ACT score (r=-0.549) and miniAQLQ score (r=-0.639) (all P<0.05). Conclusion: BT treatment could improve airway remodeling, asthma control and quality of life in patients with severe asthma; besides, the reduction of remodeling is related to the improvements of asthma control and quality of life.
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- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Hong H, Shi HB, Jiang HB, Gu XM, Sun FY, Dong HJ. [Relations between high risk sexual behavior and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in ways of meeting male partners]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020; 40:1612-1617. [PMID: 32062925 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.12.020] [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 understand the relations between high risk sexual behavior and HIV infection among MSM in ways of finding male partners in Ningbo. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ningbo between April and November in 2018. Data related to socio-demographics, ways of finding male partners, adoption of gay apps and sexual behaviors were collected by snowball method. Blood samples were drawn for HIV antibody testing. Classified data was evaluated by chi-square test. Related factors on HIV infection were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: A total of 735 participants were included in this study. Ways of finding male partners would through gay apps (60.8%, 447/735), QQ/Wechat (32.3%, 237/735) and gay-places (6.9%, 51/735). Related information on high risk sexual behavior and HIV infection among gay apps users were found as: 16.8%(75) had sexual behavior once per week in the past 6 months, 41.8% (187/447) had multiple sexual partners, 12.1% (54/447) had unprotected anal intercourse in the last time, 52.3% (234/447) having had unprotected anal intercourse in the past 6 months. The overall HIV prevalence rate was 12.1%(54/447). Among the HIV cases who got infected within the two years, 68.6%(24/35) of them had used gay apps for less than two years. Results from the, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gay apps users were more susceptible to infected HIV than those who used the QQ/Wechat (OR=3.03, 95%CI: 1.30-7.07). Conclusions: Gay apps was popularly known among the Ningbo MSM, and was associated with the high risk sexual behaviors and HIV infection. HIV control and prevention programs should be strengthened in the MSM population who used the gay apps. Related surveillance and intervention programs for MSM, who use the gay apps, need to be further reinforced.
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- H Hong
- Institute for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease, Hwa Mei Hospital University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Institute for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo 315010, China
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Du LY, Sun XL, Yu WX, Ren JY, Gu XM, Zhou YM. [Research progress in the pathogenic mechanisms of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:703-707. [PMID: 30392229 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.10.011] [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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FimA has been characterized as an important virulence factor for Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg). These structures play a major role in the mechanisms of adhesion and invasion of Pg to host cells, and can induce cellular activation and cytokines release. FimA can also promote biofilm formation and induce immuno-inflammatory response of host cells. Many studies have characterized FimA to be associated with periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. Pg strains are classified into six types based on divergent nucleotide sequences of the fimA gene (types Ⅰ、Ⅰb、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ andⅤ). The expression of fimbriae is regulated by the fimA gene, which may be the key factor that leads to virulence diversities of Pg, At present, the research on the pathogenesis of FimA mainly focuses on periodontitis and atherosclerosis, which is of great significance for the prevention and treatment of diseases. This paper reviewed the pathogenic effect of FimA in the development of above mentioned two diseases and its application in the prevention.
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- L Y Du
- Department of Implant Center, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Implant Center, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Implant Center, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Implant Center, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Implant Center, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Zou TT, Zhou YJ, Zhou XD, Liu WY, Van Poucke S, Wu WJ, Zheng JN, Gu XM, Zhang DC, Zheng MH, Pan XY. MetS Risk Score: A Clear Scoring Model to Predict a 3-Year Risk for Metabolic Syndrome. Horm Metab Res 2018; 50:683-689. [PMID: 30184562 DOI: 10.1055/a-0677-2720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Although several risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS) have been reported, there are few clinical scores that predict its incidence. Therefore, we created and validated a risk score for prediction of 3-year risk for MetS. Three-year follow-up data of 4395 initially MetS-free subjects, enrolled for an annual physical examination from Wenzhou Medical Center were analyzed. Subjects at enrollment were randomly divided into the training and the validation cohort. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were employed for model development. The selected variables were assigned an integer or half-integer risk score proportional to the estimated coefficient from the logistic model. Risk scores were tested in a validation cohort. The predictive performance of the model was tested by computing the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Four independent predictors were chosen to construct the MetS risk score, including BMI (HR=1.906, 95% CI: 1.040-1.155), FPG (HR=1.507, 95% CI: 1.305-1.741), DBP (HR=1.061, 95% CI: 1.002-1.031), HDL-C (HR=0.539, 95% CI: 0.303-0.959). The model was created as -1.5 to 4 points, which demonstrated a considerable discrimination both in the training cohort (AUROC=0.674) and validation cohort (AUROC=0.690). Comparison of the observed with the estimated incidence of MetS revealed satisfactory precision. We developed and validated the MetS risk score with 4 risk factors to predict 3-year risk of MetS, useful for assessing the individual risk for MetS in medical practice.
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- Tian-Tian Zou
- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- School of the Second Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- School of the First Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- School of the First Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Medical Center, Wenzhou People's Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Institute of Hepatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Ding XX, Li X, Wang J, Gu XM, Wu AQ, Zhou YM. [Influencing factors for keratinized differentiation of keratinocytes]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:284-288. [PMID: 29690702 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Keratinized mucosa in oral cavity plays an important role in periodontal health. The defect of keratinized mucosa may increase the risks of complication of oral implant surgery and restoration. Graft of keratinized tissue and connective tissue are still the gold standard for treating keratinized mucosa defect now. The current research focus on how to modulate non-keratinized mucosa to highly-efficient and minimally-invasive keratinized mucosa. Keratinocytes are critical components of oral mucosa and its final differentiation into keratinized mucosa is controlled by the connective tissue microenvironment involving a variety of molecules and ions. To fully understand keratinized differentiation of keratinocyte, this review focuses on its influence factors and possible mechanisms under the differentiation.
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- X X Ding
- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Gu XM, Wang XG, Sun J, Wang N, Jiang SJ. [The role of HuR in mediating snail expression in human small airway epithelium induced by cigarette smoke extract]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2017; 40:515-519. [PMID: 28728276 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the abundance of human antigen R (HuR) in small airway epithelial cells stimulated by cigarette smoke extract (CSE) as well as the role of HuR in mediating snail which is recognized as a key transcription factor in regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Methods: Human small airway epithelial cells (HSAEpiC) cultured in vitro were exposed to cigarette smoke extract (CSE) to model COPD status. Real-time PCR and western blotting analysis were used in detecting HuR protein and mRNA expression in cells with CSE which were divided into 5 groups: a control group, a 1%-24 h group, a 3%-24 h group, a 1%-48 h group and a 3%-48 h group. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection was used to decrease HuR abundance. HuR expression at both mRNA and protein levels was detected using Real-time PCR and Western blotting analysis respectively, and the experiment was divided into 3 groups: a control group, a transfection control group and a transfection group. Snail, E-cadherin and vimentin levels were determined using Western blotting test in cells with both CSE exposure and HuR siRNA transfection which were divided into three groups: control group, CSE group and CSE + transfection group. Results: After CSE stimulation, HuR expression was increased at both mRNA and protein levels [mRNA 1%-24 h group (1.12±0.04), 3%-24 h group (1.41±0.06), 1%-48 h group (1.26±0.05), 3%-48 h group (1.49±0.06), protein 3%-24 h group (1.35±0.08), 1%-48 h group (1.17±0.06), 3%-48h group (1.42±0.06) all P<0.05]. Compared with the control siRNA, after HuR siRNA transfection, HuR mRNA and protein levels were significantly reduced [mRNA level (0.33±0.06) vs (1.02±0.10), protein level (0.46±0.07) vs (0.97±0.06), all P<0.01]. Control siRNA transfection had no effect on HuR expression [mRNA level (1.02±0.10), protein level (0.97±0.06), all P>0.05]. After 48 h stimulation with 3% CSE, the expression of HuR (1.47±0.11), snail (1.46±0.05) and vimentin (1.56±0.05) increased and the expression of E-cadherin (0.49±0.05) decreased. After transfection and CSE stimulation, the expression of HuR (0.84±0.06), snail (1.22±0.06) and vimentin (1.11±0.09) decreased and the expression of E-cadherin (0.73±0.06) increased. (All P>0.05). Conclusions: CSE promoted the expression of HuR in human small airway epithelial cells. HuR participated in the regulation process of EMT key transcription factor snail and might regulate EMT process by this action.
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- X M Gu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
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Zhao H, Zhang HW, Zhang T, Gu XM. Retraction RETRACTION of "Tumor necrosis factor alpha gene -308G>A polymorphism association with the risk of esophageal cancer in a Han Chinese population" by H. Zhao, H.W. Zhang, T. Zhang and X.M. Gu - Genet. Mol. Res. 15 (2): gmr.15025866 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/gmr.15025866. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr58661_retraction. [PMID: 27808393 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.150458661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The retracted article is: Zhao H, Zhang HW, Zhang T and Gu XM (2016). Tumor necrosis factor alpha gene -308G>A polymorphism association with the risk of esophageal cancer in a Han Chinese population. Genet. Mol. Res. 15: gmr.15025866. Two major concerns were found in this article. Firstly, it was found to be substantially equal to the article "Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene -308G > A polymorphism alters the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Han Chinese population" published in the Diagnostic Pathology Diagnostic Pathology (2014) 9: 199, by Feng et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2014 - DOI: 10.1186/s13000-014-0199-3. Secondly, the authors do not discuss limitations of their approaches in the discussion. The discussion is largely an elaboration of the literature in the introduction part. However, even in that context, the discussion does not appropriately review the literature and there are frequent references to conclusions that are not supported by the cited literature. The GMR editorial staff was alerted and after a thorough investigation, there is strong reason to believe that the peer review process was failure. Also, after review and contacting the authors, the editors of Genetics and Molecular Research decided to retract this article in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The authors and their institutions were advised of this serious breach of ethics.
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- H Zhao
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Zhao H, Zhang HW, Zhang T, Gu XM. Tumor necrosis factor alpha gene -308G>A polymorphism association with the risk of esophageal cancer in a Han Chinese population. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr5866. [PMID: 27173273 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15025866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between the TNF-α-308G>A polymorphism and the risk of esophageal cancer in a Han Chinese population. The case group included 342 patients with esophageal cancer and the control group comprised 300 healthy individuals. The TNF-α-308G>A polymorphism was genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Conditional logistic regression was performed to analyze the associations between TNF-α-308 G>A polymorphism variation and the risk of esophageal cancer, which were estimated by ORs and their 95%CIs. The results indicated that the genotypic frequencies in the patients were not similar to those of the controls, and that the differences were statistically significant (P = 0.014). Using the GG genotype as the reference genotype, the AA genotype was found to be significantly associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer (adjusted OR = 8.91, 95%CI = 4.72-17.89, P = 0.007). Similarly, the AG+AA genotypes showed 7.82-fold increased esophageal cancer risk in a dominant model. Furthermore, we found that the A allele was significantly associated with a higher risk of esophageal cancer than the G allele (OR = 6.26, 95%CI = 2.73-10.35, P = 0.013). The results of this study therefore suggested that the presence of the high producer -308A allele in the TNF-α gene appeared to be associated with an increased risk for the development of esophageal cancer in the Han Chinese population.
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- H Zhao
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Xu HY, Li CD, Tang LL, Wang LL, Yu X, Gu XM, Lin XY, Chen BC. An infertile man with gynecomastia caused by a novel mutation of the androgen receptor gene. Asian J Androl 2014; 17:509-10. [PMID: 25532578 PMCID: PMC4430961 DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.143740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Surgery, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Gu XM, Huang HC, Jiang ZF. Mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular metabolic deficiency in Alzheimer's disease. Neurosci Bull 2012; 28:631-40. [PMID: 22968595 PMCID: PMC5561922 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-012-1270-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder. The pathology of AD includes amyloid-β (Aβ) deposits in neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau, as well as neuronal loss in specific brain regions. Increasing epidemiological and functional neuroimaging evidence indicates that global and regional disruptions in brain metabolism are involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. Aβ precursor protein is cleaved to produce both extracellular and intracellular Aβ, accumulation of which might interfere with the homeostasis of cellular metabolism. Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that not only supply the main energy to the cell but also regulate apoptosis. Mitochondrial dysfunction might contribute to Aβ neurotoxicity. In this review, we summarize the pathways of Aβ generation and its potential neurotoxic effects on cellular metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Xue-Mei Gu
- Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing, 100700 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191 China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191 China
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM The real-time identification and removal of adenomas is a cost-effective strategy to improve the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) could provide real-time histological-level observation. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of CLE diagnosis using a simple classification system that differentiates adenomas from non-neoplastic polyps with intravenous fluorescein staining alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS An endoscope integrated confocal laser microscopy system was used in this study. CLE images of 35 colonic polyps, including 15 hyperplastic polyps and 20 adenomas confirmed by histology, were first evaluated to develop criteria for diagnosis of neoplastic and non-neoplastic polyps. The diagnostic criteria included goblet cell depletion, villous architecture, and microvascular alterations. We then performed a prospective study of colonic polyps found during CLE and classified them according to the established criteria. A total of 115 patients with 115 colonic polyps were included. The real-time CLE diagnosis was compared with that from histology. The stored CLE images were evaluated later by a blinded observer. RESULTS The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of real-time CLE in identifying colonic adenomas were 93.9 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 85.4 - 97.6), 95.9 % (95 % CI 86.2 - 98.9), 96.9 % (95 % CI 89 - 99), and 92.2 % (95 % CI 81 - 97), respectively, compared with histological results. Interobserver agreement between real-time and post-CLE still-image evaluation was excellent (kappa = 0.929). Goblet cell depletion alone had a sensitivity of 84.9 % (95 % CI 73 - 92) and a specificity of 87.8 % (95 % CI 75 - 95), as well as excellent interobserver agreement (kappa = 0.824). CONCLUSIONS Endoscope integrated CLE with fluorescein staining may reliably assist in the real-time identification of colonic adenomas. Among three diagnostic categories, goblet cell depletion can be used to distinguish adenomas and hyperplastic polyps.
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- X J Xie
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China
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Li XL, Xu G, Chen T, Wong YS, Zhao HL, Fan RR, Gu XM, Tong PC, Chan JC. Phycocyanin protects INS-1E pancreatic beta cells against human islet amyloid polypeptide-induced apoptosis through attenuating oxidative stress and modulating JNK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 41:1526-35. [PMID: 19166964 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Revised: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gu XM. [Ningbo Renze hospital in modern times]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2009; 39:150-153. [PMID: 19930921] [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: 05/28/2023]
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After the Opium War in 1842, the Western forces came into China in great numbers. In order to give missionary sermons, the Anglican Mission set up Renze hospital in Ningbo in the 1870s. As the expansionist product of western imperialist powers in China, Renze hospital had colonial characteristics, but the missionaries' medical activities played a certain advocational role in the development of the medical health advancement of Ningbo in modern times, as well as a role in the changes in social values and bad habits.
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- The literature college of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, He L, Gu XM, Wong HK, Baum L, Lai FMM, Tong PCY, Chan JCN. Amyloid oligomers in diabetic and nondiabetic human pancreas. Transl Res 2009; 153:24-32. [PMID: 19100955 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2008.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Revised: 10/28/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The amyloid hypothesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus postulates that elevated levels of normally expressed monomeric proteins of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) trigger oligomerization that independently causes fibril formation and disease progression. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the existence of amyloid oligomers in human pancreatic islets. Human pancreas tissues were obtained at autopsy of 8 nondiabetic control subjects (mean age = 75.8 +/- 11.7 years, 4 males), 8 type 2 diabetic cases without islet amyloid (mean age = 78.8 +/- 8.5 years, 4 males), and 8 type 2 diabetic patients with islet amyloid (mean age = 73.7 +/- 14.2 years, 4 males). Several markers for insulin, IAPP, amyloid fibrils (thioflavin T), and apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3) were used in combination with an oligomer-specific antibody. Two distinct forms of oligomers were found in pancreatic islets. Small spherical puncta were found in approximately 3% to 20% of the islet cells of nondiabetic subjects, and large curvilinear structures as extracellular oligomers were identified frequently in diabetic islets. Large oligomers were spatially localized adjacent to amyloid fibrils and were associated with apoptosis. This report demonstrates the presence of 2 morphologic classes of amyloid oligomers in human pancreatic islets. The observations warrant function studies to investigate the clinical implications of the amyloid oligomerization in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.
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- Hai-Lu Zhao
- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology, Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes & Obesity, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Han BY, Hua PY, Gu XM, Miller-Butterworth CM, Zhang SY. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the western long-fingered bat, Miniopterus magnater. Mol Ecol Resour 2008; 8:1445-7. [PMID: 21586071 PMCID: PMC7168459 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We isolated and characterized 10 microsatellite loci in the western long-fingered bat, Miniopterus magnater. These loci were tested on 48 individuals from Anhui Province of China, and all loci were highly polymorphic. The mean number of observed alleles per locus was 13.6 (range from six to 27). Observed and expected heterozygosity values ranged from 0.364 to 0.957, and from 0.676 to 0.951, respectively. After Bonferroni correction, four loci deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. No pairs of loci were in linkage disequilibrium. These polymorphic markers will be used to examine population structure and genetic diversity in this species.
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- B Y Han
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China, School of Geographical and Biological Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, Lai FMM, Gu XM, He L, Zhu X, Rowlands DK, Xu G, Tong PCY, Chan JCN. Topographical associations between islet endocrine cells and duct epithelial cells in the adult human pancreas. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2008; 69:400-6. [PMID: 18221396 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The pancreatic ducts, endocrine islets and exocrine acini are three functionally related components. From birth to adulthood, the islets and ducts are regarded as independent entities. The objective of this study is to investigate the topographical associations between the islet endocrine cells and duct epithelial cells in the adult human pancreas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Panels of immunomarkers for the exocrine acinar cells (amylase), duct cells [cytokeratin 19 (CK19)], endocrine cells (chromogranin A, neurone specific enolase, synaptophysin) and islet hormones (glucagon, insulin, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide) were applied to sequential pancreatic tissue sections obtained from autopsy specimens of 10-nondiabetic human adults. Double immunofluorescent staining with CK19 and islet hormones was performed to confirm the islet to duct interrelationship. RESULTS Sequential sectioning and immunostaining showed that 45% of the 172 islets examined appeared as single endocrine cell units or small clusters of < 10 endocrine cells on at least one plane of section. A topographical association was found between the islet endocrine cells and duct epithelial cells. Topographical associations with CK 19-stained duct cells occurred in 10.9% of the islet insulin-containing beta-cells and in 8.9% of the islet glucagon-producing alpha-cells. The frequency of topographical associations increased toward the more distally located duct systems. The CK19-stained duct cells and amylase-labelled acinar cells were less frequently in association with other islet hormone-producing cells. CONCLUSIONS Topographical associations between islet endocrine cells and pancreatic duct cells are frequent in adult human pancreas. The islet-duct association suggests possible functional interactions between the two interrelated pancreatic compartments.
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- Hai-Lu Zhao
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Han BY, Hua PY, Gu XM, Miller-Butterworth CM, Zhang SY. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the long-fingered bat Miniopterus fuliginosus. Mol Ecol Resour 2008; 8:799-801. [PMID: 21585895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02068.x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We isolated and characterized 10 microsatellite loci in the long-fingered bat Miniopterus fuliginosus. These loci were tested on 48 individuals from Anhui Province of China, and all loci were highly polymorphic. The mean number of observed alleles per locus was 13.6 (range from six to 27). Observed and expected heterozygosity values ranged from 0.364 to 0.957, and from 0.676 to 0.951, respectively. After Bonferroni correction, four loci deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. No pairs of loci were in linkage disequilibrium. These polymorphic markers will be used to examine population structure and genetic diversity in this species.
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- B Y Han
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China, School of Geographical and Biological Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261,USA
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Shi PL, Gu XM, Chen FL. [Experimental study of tissue engineered bone with coralline hydroxyapatite as scaffolds]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2001; 15:373-6. [PMID: 11762228] [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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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of coralline hydroxyapatite (CHA) as scaffolds in bone tissue engineering. METHODS The bone marrow stromal cells from 4-month New Zealand rabbits were harvested and cultured in vitro. After multiplied, dexamethasone was used to promote the osteoblastic phenotype of the cells. The cells were harvested and then seeded into CHA. By means of tissue engineering technique, osteoblastic cells/CHA complex were formed. The complex were implanted subcutaneously in nude mice. The CHA alone was implanted as control. Bone regeneration was assessed 6, 8 weeks after implantation by histological and roentgenographic analysis. RESULTS After six weeks of implantation, x-ray film showed high-density signal, osteoid tissue formed under histological examination. Large amount of new bone were formed and connected to trabecularism 8 weeks after implantation in the experimental group. While in the control group, there were no new bone formation, but amount of fiber tissue grew into the pore of CHA 8 weeks after implantation. CONCLUSION CHA may be used as a good scaffold material for bone tissue engineering.
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- P L Shi
- Stomatological College, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an Shangxi, P. R. China 710032
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Fu XB, Gu XM, Sun TZ. [The stimulating effects of bFGF on fibroblast function and its C-fos gene expression]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2001; 15:295-8. [PMID: 11761857] [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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OBJECTIVE To study the stimulating effects of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) on fibroblast function and its ability to expression of c-fos gene. Furthermore, to explore the possible network action between bFGF and oncogene in modulating wound healing. METHODS Cultured rat fibroblasts were divided into bFGF stimulating group and control group. Fibroblasts in bFGF stimulating group were treated with bFGF in a dosage of 40 ng/culture hole, while the control fibroblasts were treated with the same vehicle without bFGF. The morphology, cell vitality and their ability to express c-fos gene in the fibroblasts in both groups were studied with MTT and immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS All fibroblasts in bFGF treated groups were enlarged and showed increased vitality with MTT method. C-fos gene expression in bFGF stimulating group was increased, especially in nucleus when compared with those in control group. CONCLUSION The results show that the function and the ability to express c-fos gene in bFGF treated fibroblasts are enhanced. Combined with our previous studies, it may make a conclusion that there is a network regulation mechanism between growth factors and some oncogenes.
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- X B Fu
- 304th Hospital of PLA, Beijing, P. R. China 100037
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Qin RF, Gu XM, Chen JW. [Construction of eukaryotic expression plasmid for mouse myogenic regulatory factor MyoD gene]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2001; 15:257-60. [PMID: 11761848] [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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OBJECTIVE To construct eukaryotic expression plasmid of mouse myogenic regulatory factor MyoD gene for further study on MyoD gene function in molecular regulatory mechanism in skeletal muscle repair. METHODS The plasmids PEMMBC2 beta 5 containing full cDNA length of MyoD inserted in EcoRI restriction site, were first propagated in Escherichia coli DH5a, then extracted and purified with the Wizard Plus Minipreps DNA Purification System (Promega, USA). The coding sequence of MyoD in PEMMBC2 beta 5 was confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis and DNA sequence analysis. After plasmids PEMMBC2 beta 5 and plasmids pcDNA3-neo were prepared by digestion with EcoRI, the MyoD cDNA fragment was inserted into EcoRI site in pcDNA3-neo eukaryotic expression vector, and pcDNA3/MyoD was formed. The pcDNA3/MyoD, digested with restriction enzymes, was found to contain the MyoD cDNA sequence by agarose gel electrophoresis analysis. RESULTS The extracted and purified PEMMBC2 beta 5 contained the correct nucleotide sequence for the full length of MyoD cDNA fragment. The MyoD cDNA fragment had been inserted into the eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3-neo, which formed the pcDNA3/MyoD. CONCLUSION The pcDNA3/MyoD, a eukaryotic expression plasmid, for MyoD is constructed successfully.
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- R F Qin
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Qin-Du Stomatological College, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an Shanxi, P. R. China 710032
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The effect of long-term denervation on neuromuscular recovery was studied in a rat hind limb model. The posterior tibial nerve was transected and repaired immediately or after denervation periods of 2 weeks, or 1, 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Six months following reconstruction excellent axonal regeneration was seen across all nerve repairs irrespective of periods of denervation. However, there was a precipitous and profound decrease in the recovery of both muscle mass and integrated motor function if the reconstruction was delayed for longer than 1 month. Rather than a progressive change proportional to the length of the denervation period, significant, more discrete changes occurred sometime after 1 month of denervation that precluded a full recovery of muscle mass. Integrated motor function quantified using walking track analysis was impaired even after immediate nerve repair.
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- J Kobayashi
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Gu XM, Zhou SX, Liu BL. [Prospective study on the treatment of facial palsy with dynamic free muscle transplantation]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1994; 29:323-5, 383. [PMID: 7743871] [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: 01/26/2023]
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In this prospective study, patients were randomly divided into 3 groups according to 3 different operation procedures used to correct facial palsy with microneurovascular anastomosed muscle transplantation: In group 1, 9 patients accepted cross face transplantation of segmental latissimus dorsi muscle flap with super-long neurovascular pedicle, through upper labial tunnel, anastomosed in normal face (one stage method); In group 2, 7 patients accepted cross face nerve graft and secondary free muscle transplantation by neurovascular anastomoses in paralyzed face (two stage method); In group 3, 5 patients, free muscle transplantation by microneurovascular anastomosis in paralyzed face. The appreciation for the results was carried out in 16 patients who had been followed-up more than 1 year. In terms of functional recovery, the success rate ranged in excellent and good reached 93.8%. There were not significant differences among groups. The patients of less than 40-year-old got better results and the correlation between operative effects and both cause and course of disease could not be found. It was considered that the nerve regeneration speed and quality in one stage method were better than sural nerve graft with small saphenous vein anastomosis, because physiological blood supply was kept well along the nerve pedicle and regenerating nerve fibers need not pass through two suture sites. Patients satisfied the results after the swelling was gone because one stage method had the advantages of face lift and selective neurotomy at the same time. The course of treatment was shortened significantly as well.
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- X M Gu
- Stomatological College Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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Gu XM. [Quantitative analysis for histochemical grouping of muscle fibers after skeletal muscle transplantation by microneurovascular anastomoses]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1994; 29:131-3, 191. [PMID: 7867401] [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: 01/27/2023]
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A poly-histochemical quantitative assay was carried out on fibers of grafted rectus femoris muscles of rabbit which had undergone simulated free muscle transplantation by microneurovascular anastomoses in speciments at 3, 6, 12 months postoperatively. At the same time, the same assay was done for two experimental control groups: either the motor nerve or the patella tendon was simply severed and immediately sutured. It was found that the contractile characteristics of whole muscle were depended on relative number of different muscle fibers. That meant it was depended on the relative number of different motor fibers which had run through the anastomosed site. The caliber change among different types of muscle fibers mainly represented there was cross reneurotization during nerve regeneration.
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- X M Gu
- Stomatological College, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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Gu XM. [A preliminary study on cross anastomoses between facial and accessory nerves and reconstruction of motor unit]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1992; 27:217-9, 256. [PMID: 1303832] [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: 12/26/2022]
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In a new operating model, the buccal branch of facial nerve of rabbits, which originally controls the muscles composed of small motor units (MU), was transposed and cross-anastomosed with the accessory nerve which controls the sternocleidocephalic muscle composed of larger MU. One year later, fine filaments of facial nerve were dissected and stimulated, electrophysiological and biomechanic examinations of single MU in sternocleidocephalic muscle were carried out; the total number and percentage of 3 types of muscle fiber were counted according to polyhistochemical and histological methods as we reported formerly; the motor fibers were counted according to nerve AChE direct-coloring method and the innervation ratio was calculated. The results showed that the facial innervation ratio increased by 2.2 to 4.4-fold. That the largest value of TwT recorded in one of single MUs reached to 112.9 mN, suggested that the number of muscle fibers innervated by this facial nerve axon was much more than it did. That there was no type grouping phenomenon appeared in polyhistochemical examination implied that the facial nerve fibers regenerated along the old route offered by original MU, which tended to reneurotize all of muscle fibers of the original MU.
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- X M Gu
- College of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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Gu XM. [Experience in the use of forearm flaps]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Ke Za Zhi 1986; 21:76-7, 127. [PMID: 3463472] [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: 01/05/2023]
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The present study consisted of two parts. In part one, 14 cases were divided into an invasive infection group (4 cases) and a non-invasive infection group (10 cases). A total of 68 assays for lymphocyte responses to PHA stimulation were carried out. The invasive infection group showed a significantly suppressed lymphocyte response, which occurred during invasive infection but neither before nor after the infection. The extent of third-degree burns was statistically significant between these two groups (P less than 0.05), but no significance was found between the total body surface area burned. In part two, 18 burn patients were studied for serum immunosuppressive activity. Both invasive infection cases and non-invasive infection cases showed serum immunosuppression during the course of the study and no significant difference was found between these two groups (P greater than 0.05). It is concluded that the extent of third-degree burn and the complicated systemic infection contribute to the impairment of lymphocyte responses to PHA stimulation, while the post-burn serum immunosuppression is unrelated to the occurrence of systemic infection.
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