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Sun ML, Xu XW, Liu C, Tong YX, Wei YL, Liu HJ, Zhang W, Wang XH. Bioequivalence and Safety Assessment of 2 Formulations of Low-Dose Metformin Hydrochloride under Fasting Conditions in Healthy Chinese Participants: A Randomized Phase 1 Clinical Trial. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev 2024; 13:307-314. [PMID: 38189592 DOI: 10.1002/cpdd.1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The incidence of type 2 diabetes is high, and the existing metformin hydrochloride (MH) tablets of 250 mg cannot meet the demands of the Chinese drug market. This study aimed to evaluate the bioequivalence and safety of generic formulations of MH tablets (test formulation [T], 250 mg/tablet) and innovative products (reference formulation [R], 250 mg/tablet) under fasting conditions. This was an open-label, single-dose, 2-period, 2-sequence crossover, single-center, randomized phase I clinical trial. T and R were considered bioequivalent if the adjusted geometric mean ratios (GMRs) and 90% confidence intervals of the area under the curve (AUC) and maximum concentration (Cmax ) were within the range of 0.8-1.25. Thirty-five participants completed the trial. The T/R adjusted GMRs (95.7% for Cmax , 98.7% for AUC0→t , 98.8% for AUC0→∞ ) were within the acceptable bioequivalence range of 80%-125%. No serious adverse events or suspected or unexpected serious adverse reactions occurred during this trial. The study findings confirmed that generic MH is a well-tolerated and bioequivalent alternative to innovative products under fasting conditions in healthy Chinese participants. (www.chinadrugtrials.org.cn; registration no. CTR20190356).
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- Ming-Li Sun
- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Golden Tang Medicine Science & Technology Development Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Sun ML, Liu C, Bai HH, Wei YL, Zhang W, Liu HJ, Li YJ, Liu L, Wang Y, Tong YX, Gao Q, Liu QY, Wang X. Bioequivalence and safety evaluation of two preparations of metformin hydrochloride sustained-release tablets (Boke ® and Glucophage ®-XR) in healthy Chinese volunteers: a randomized phase I clinical trial. Ann Med 2022; 54:2626-2635. [PMID: 36135935 PMCID: PMC9521607 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2125574] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As per the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) requirements, the quality and efficacy of generic drugs must be consistent with those of the innovator drug. We aimed to evaluate the bioequivalence and safety of generic metformin hydrochloride sustained-release (MH-SR) tablets (Boke®) developed by Beijing Wanhui Double-crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., China and the innovator product metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets (Glucophage®-XR) manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY, in healthy Chinese volunteers. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a bioequivalence and safety assessment of MH-SR (500 mg/tablet) and Glucophage®-XR (500 mg/tablet) tablets in a randomized, open-label, two-period, two-sequence crossover, single-dose oral study in 48 healthy Chinese adult participants under fasting conditions (Chinese Clinical Trial Registration No. CTR20171306). The washout period was seven days. Bioequivalence (80.00-125.00%) was assessed using adjusted geometric mean ratios (GMRs) and two-sided 90% confidence intervals (CIs) of the area under the curve (AUC) and maximum concentration (Cmax) for each component. RESULTS The 90% CIs of the test/reference preparation for key pharmacokinetic parameters were 97.36-108.30% for AUC0→t, 97.26-108.09% for AUC0→∞ and 96.76-111.37% for Cmax. No severe adverse events (AEs) were observed. However, 38 adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occurred, including metabolic or nutritional conditions (n = 8), infections (n = 2), gastrointestinal conditions (n = 10) and abnormal inspection (n = 18). No significant difference was observed between MH-SR (23 ADRs, 10 participants) and Glucophage®-XR (15 ADRs, 12 participants) (p = .500). Bioequivalence was concluded since the 90% CIs of the main pharmacokinetic parameters were within the equivalence interval (80.00-125.00%). CONCLUSIONS MH-SR (500 mg/tablet) and Glucophage®-XR (500 mg/tablet) were found to be bioequivalent and safe under fasting conditions in healthy Chinese participants. Thus, the market demand for MH-SR tablets (500 mg/tablet) can be met using the generic alternative.KEY MESSAGESGeneric MH-SR tablets (500 mg, Beijing Wanhui Double-crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Beijing, China) and innovator MH-SR tablets (Glucophage®-XR, 500 mg, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY, USA) were bioequivalent and safe in healthy Chinese volunteers under single-dose administration and fasting conditions.The main goal of this study is to support an increase in the supply of MH-SR tablets in China by proving the efficacy and safety of a generic alternative.Although no sugar was administered in the BE trial of the MH-SR tablets under fasting conditions, no hypoglycaemic event occurred. The method used in this study is expected to serve as a reference for BE studies of different MH-SR formulations.
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- Ming-Li Sun
- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Division of Medicine, China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Research and Development Department, China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Bai TT, Wen LZ, Li Q, Wang W, Zhang YM, Wei YL, Cui HL, Wang B, Chen DF. [Analysis of clinical features of 380 cases of special portal hypertension-Abernethy malformation]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2022; 30:1201-1206. [PMID: 36891698 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20211224-00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical features of special portal hypertension-Abernethy malformation reported at home and abroad. Methods: The relevant literature on Abernethy malformation published at home and abroad from January 1989 to August 2021 was collected. Patients'clinical features, imaging and laboratory test results, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed. Results: A total of 380 cases were included from 60 and 202 domestic and foreign literatures. Among them, there were 200 cases of type I, with 86 males and 114 females, and the average age was (17.08±19.42) years, while there were 180 cases of type II, with 106 males and 74 females, and the average was (14.85±19.60) years. The most common reason for the first visit of an Abernethy malformation patient's was gastrointestinal system symptoms such as hematemesis and hematochezia caused by portal hypertension (70.56%). Multiple malformations were present in 45.00% of type Ⅰ and 37.80% of type Ⅱ patients. The most prevalent condition was congenital heart disease (62.22%, and 73.53%). Complications related to Abernethy malformation was occurred in 127 and 105 cases with type I and type II, respectively, with liver lesions in 74.02% (94/127) and 39.05% (42/105) and hepatopulmonary syndrome of 33.07% (42/127) and 39.05% (41/105), respectively. The imaging diagnosis of type I and type II Abernethy malformations were mainly based on abdominal computed tomography (59.00%, and 76.11%). Liver pathology was performed in 27.10% of patients. Blood ammonia increased by 89.06% and 87.50%, and AFP increased by 29.63% and 40.00% in laboratory findings. 9.76% (8/82) and 6.92% (9/130) died, while 84.15% (61/82) and 88.46% (115/130) had improved conditions after medical conservative, or surgical treatment. Conclusion: Abernethy malformation is a rare disease in which congenital portal vein development abnormalities lead to significant portal hypertension and portasystemtic shunt. Patients often seek medical treatment for gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. Type Ⅰ is more common in women, often associated with multiple malformations, and prone to secondary intrahepatic tumors. Liver transplantation is the main treatment method. Type Ⅱ is more prevalent in males, and shunt vessel occlusion is the first treatment choice. Overall, type Ⅱ has a better therapeutic impact than type Ⅰ.
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- T T Bai
- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hosptial of Army Special Medical Center, Chongqing 400042, China
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Liu L, Yu DL, Shi ZB, Zhai WY, Wu N, Gao JM, Huang ZH, Xia F, He XX, Wei YL, Zhang N, Chen WJ, Yang QW. Visible imaging system with changeable field of view on the HL-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2022; 93:083512. [PMID: 36050059 DOI: 10.1063/5.0101643] [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: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A new visible imaging system characterizing a flexible optical design and delivering high resolution frames is established on the HL-2A tokamak. It features a modular configuration, consisting of a front-end imaging lens, a set of bilateral telecentric relay lenses, and a camera. To avoid the effects of plasma radiation (x and gamma-rays) and magnetic field variation on the camera, it should be away from the coils. Therefore, the length of the relay lenses determines the total size of the imaging system. The main feature of this imaging system is to realize the variation of field of view (FOV) by interchanging the front-end prime lenses or by using a zoom lens directly rather than designing the optical system afresh, which lowers the cost drastically. The primary purpose of varying FOV is to enrich the versatility of this system, i.e., focusing on a narrow FOV such as gas puff imaging or a wide FOV such as the plasma cross sections. During the HL-2A experiments, this visible imaging system is used to provide high quality pictures of the plasma-wall interaction, divertor detachment, pellet injections, and so on. The frames confirmed that a strong radiation close to the X point is correlated with the completely detached inner target.
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- L Liu
- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wei YL, Long ZJ, Ren MX. Microbial community and functional prediction during the processing of salt production in a 1000-year-old marine solar saltern of South China. Sci Total Environ 2022; 819:152014. [PMID: 34852250 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152014] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In Hainan Island, South China, a 1000-year-old marine saltern has been identified as an intangible cultural heritage due to its historical complicated salt-making techniques, whereas the knowledge about this saltern is extremely limited. Herein, DNA sequencing and biochemical technologies were applied to determine bacterial and fungal communities of this saltern and their possible functions during four stages of salt-making, i.e. seawater storage, mud solarization, brine concentrating, and solar crystallization. The results showed that both of bacterial and fungal communities were suffered from significant changes during processing of salt-making in Danzhou Ancient Saltern, whereas the richness and diversity of bacterial community dominated by Proteobacteria, Bacteroidota and Cyanobacteria was considerably greater than that of fungal community dominated by Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and Mortierellomycota. Additionally, the succession of bacterial community was closely associated with both of salt physicochemical properties (Na+, Cl-, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, Ca2+ and Mg2+) and bacteria themselves, whereas fungal community was more closely associated with physicochemical properties than fungi themselves. Importantly, Cyanobium_PCC-6307, Synechococcus_CC9902, Marinobacter, Prevotella and Halomonas as dominant bacterial genera respectively related to the metabolisms of amino acid, carbohydrate, terpenoids/polyketides, lipid and nucleotide were correlated with salt flavors. Saprophytic and saprotroph-symbiotroph fungi dominated by Aspergillus, Mortierella, Amanita, Neocucurbitaria and Tausonia also played core roles in the formation of salt flavors including umami and sweet smells. These findings revealed the highly specified microbiome community in this 1000-year-old saltern that mainly selected by brine solarization on basalt platforms, which is helpful to explore the underlying mechanisms of traditional salt-making techniques and to explore the useful microbes for nowadays food, medicine and chemical industries.
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- Ya-Li Wei
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Genetics and Germplasm Innovation of Tropical Special Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China; Center for Terrestrial Biodiversity of the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Genetics and Germplasm Innovation of Tropical Special Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China; Center for Terrestrial Biodiversity of the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Genetics and Germplasm Innovation of Tropical Special Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China; Center for Terrestrial Biodiversity of the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, PR China.
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Wei YL, Min CC, Ren LL, Xu S, Chen YQ, Zhang Q, Zhao WJ, Zhang CP, Yin XY. Laterally spreading tumor-like primary rectal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3988-3995. [PMID: 34141757 PMCID: PMC8180215 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.3988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare disease, and only a few cases have been reported to date. It has no specific clinical presentations and shows various endoscopic appearances. There is no uniform consensus on its treatment. With the advancement of endoscopic technology, endoscopic treatment has achieved better results in individual case reports of early-stage patients.
CASE SUMMARY We report a case of rectal MALT in a 57-year-old Chinese man with no symptoms who received endoscopy as part of a routine physical examination, which incidentally found a 25 mm × 20 mm, laterally spreading tumor (LST)-like elevated lesion in the rectum. Therefore, he was referred to our hospital for further endoscopic treatment. Complete and curable removal of the tumor was performed by endoscopic submucosal dissection. We observed enlarged and dilated branch-like vessels similar to those of gastric MALT lymphoma on magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging. And immunopathological staining showed hyperplastic capillaries in the mucosa. Histopathological findings revealed diffusely hyperplastic lymphoid tissue in the lamina propria, with a visible lymphoid follicle structure surrounded by a large number of diffusely infiltrated lymphoid cells that had a relatively simple morphology and clear cytoplasm. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis suggested strongly positive expression for CD20 and Bcl-2. Gene rearrangement results showed positivity for IGH-A, IGH-C, IGK-B, and IGL. Taking all the above findings together, we arrived at a diagnosis of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT lymphoma. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography examination showed no other lesions involved. The patient will be followed by periodic endoscopic observation.
CONCLUSION In conclusion, we report a case of rectal MALT with an LST-like appearance treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Further studies will be needed to explore the clinical behavior, endoscopic appearance, and treatment of rectal MALT.
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- Ya-Li Wei
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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Liu L, He XF, Yu DL, Shi ZB, Lu J, Xia F, Zheng DL, Zhang N, He XX, Wei YL, Zang LG, Yang ZC, Yan LW, Liu Y, Yang QW. Visible wide-angle view imaging system for the first plasma on the HL-2M tokamak. Appl Opt 2021; 60:3211-3216. [PMID: 33983221 DOI: 10.1364/ao.418903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The wide-angle view imaging system, in terms of a tangential view diagnostic with field of view (FOV) of 56.8° and a downward-looking diagnostic from the top of the machine with FOV of 94.7°, has been newly constructed for the first plasma of the HL-2M tokamak achieved in December 2020. Its mission in this stage is to monitor the plasma evolution during its startup, sustainment, and disruption in the visible spectral range as well as the plasma-wall interaction. For the latter ultrawide view diagnostic, nearly three-quarters of the divertor region and half the area of the inner wall are in the view range. Both the diagnostics are characterized by a similar optical structure, i.e., the light emission from the plasma is collected by a front-end lens and transferred through an imaging fiber bundle to the camera. This optical structure is suitable for application in the complex tokamak environment mainly because the fiber bundle is flexible. Photos of glow discharges are acquired prior to the first plasma for testing the FOVs in the vacuum vessel. The spatial resolution is ∼4mm for the tangential view diagnostic and ∼10mm for the downward-looking diagnostic. The temporal resolutions, ranging from 90 to 360 Hz by changing the region of interest or binning acquisition mode of the color camera, are applied to record the plasma evolutions and/or dust creation events during the first plasma campaign.
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Wei YL, Cui YH, Dong YH, Shi WJ. [Clinical study on the effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on lymph node ratio, prognosis, and survival analysis of stage ⅢA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:259-264. [PMID: 33486934 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200523-01630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) on the lymph node ratio (LNR) of patients with stage ⅢA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and analyze the relationship between LNR and prognosis. Methods: The data of 128 patients with stage ⅢA-N2 NSCLC admitted to the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from January 2013 to December 2018 were retrospectively collected. The patients were divided into two groups according to the treatment method. The patients in the observation group (64 cases) were treated with NCT and surgery, and the patients in the control group (64 cases) were treated with surgery. Lymph node metastasis and survival were observed in the two groups. Subgroups were divided according to LNR and N2 lymph node status, and survival analysis was performed for each subgroup. Univariate and multivariate analysis were conducted for the observation group. Results: The number of metastatic lymph nodes, the proportion of patients with positive lymph nodes, and the rate of lymph node metastasis in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,3.8±2.1 vs 4.9±2.4,92.2% vs 100%,19.1% vs 22.4% respectively (all P<0.05). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the observation group were better than those in the control group (both P<0.05). Both the observation and control subgroups with low LNR had better PFS and OS than the subgroups with high LNR (both P<0.05). Patients in the observation group with non-multi-site N2 lymph node metastasis had better PFS and OS (both P<0.05). Univariate analysis of observation group showed that patients with low LNR had better 2-year PFS and OS(both P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the higher the LNR, the greater the risk of death (HR=2.178,95%CI: 1.025-4.626,P=0.043) and progression (HR=2.130,95%CI: 1.123-4.038,P=0.021). Conclusion: NTC could improve the prognosis and reduce LNR of patients with stage ⅢA-N2 NSCLC, and LNR was expected to be a prognostic indicator.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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He XX, Yu DL, Yan LW, Liu L, Chen WJ, Wei YL, He XF, Ma Q, Shi ZB, Liu Y, Yang QW, Xu M, Duan XR. Fast charge exchange recombination spectroscopy on HuanLiu-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:053504. [PMID: 32486744 DOI: 10.1063/1.5143454] [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: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A Fast Charge eXchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CXRS) diagnostic with eight radial channels has been implemented on a HuanLiu-2A (HL-2A) tokamak with a time resolution of up to 10 kHz monitoring helium II spectra or 1 kHz monitoring carbon VI spectra. The crucial aspects of the fast CXRS are to improve the spectral intensity and the acquisition frequency. The spectral intensity has been greatly enhanced by customized fiber bundles. The main boost in optimizing the acquisition frequency is achieved by binning more pixel rows of the charge coupled device (CCD) representing one radial channel and by reducing the effective image area of the CCD. Consequently, the sawtooth oscillations of ion temperature and rotation velocity are continuously observed for the first time in the HL-2A tokamak.
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics Technology, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shanxi 721016, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P. O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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Chen WJ, Yu DL, Yan LW, Yuan BS, He XX, Liu L, Wei YL, Wang J, Shi ZB, Liu Y, Yang QW. Note: Real-time wavelength matching system designed for the motional Stark effect polarimeter on HL-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2018; 89:126103. [PMID: 30599558 DOI: 10.1063/1.5049613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A 7-channel motional Stark effect diagnostic based on dual photo-elastic modulators is installed and operated routinely for rather low beam energy and magnetic field on the HL-2A tokamak, with a spatial resolution of ∼3 cm and a temporal resolution of 10 ms. The instrument observes the σ component of the full energy Dα from the first or the fourth ion source of a neutral beam injector. However, the change in beam energy during a discharge causes variation of the Doppler shift with the maximum of 1 Å, which leads to the polarization fraction drop from 30%-40% to 10% and then makes the signal-to-noise ratio of the system become very poor. Therefore, a real-time wavelength matching system is designed to promote polarization fraction. The beam emission spectra are filtered by using a monochrometer in real time. And a narrowband filter is tilted by using an absolutely calibrated rotator through beam energy in order to make sure that the deviation of wavelength matching is less than 0.1 Å.
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- W J Chen
- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wei YL, Dong HM, Xie ZF, Cai SX. [Role of reactive oxygen species in hypoxia-induced non-small cell lung cancer migration]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 97:3174-3178. [PMID: 29081166 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.40.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and its role on A549 cell migration under hypoxic condition. Methods: Human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line A549 was incubated in a hypoxic environment (1%O(2), hypoxia group) or in a normoxic environment (21%O(2), normoxia group). The generation of ROS was measured by flow cytometry. The cell motility of A549 cells was detected by Transwell assay. The protein levels of protein kinase B (AKT), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) were determined by Western blot analysis. Results: After 16 h hypoxic treatment, the migration of A549 cells in hypoxia group was significantly more than that of normoxia group [(85±10) vs (56±7) per lower magnification, P<0.001]. Besides, the generation of ROS was in a time-depended manner in hypoxia group. The ROS level was increased with the prolonged hypoxia time. It was significantly higher at 24 h than that in normoxia group [(273±4)% vs (102±6)%, P<0.001]. The migrated cells in hypoxia group co-treated with 2 mmol/L NAC for 16 h were less than that with hypoxic treatment alone [(47±13) vs (105±14) per lower magnification, P=0.011]. Meanwhile, the phosphorylation of AKT and p38 increased after 12 h hypoxic treatment in hypoxia group, however, 2 mmol/L NAC co-treatment attenuated this effect. Furthermore, inhibition of phosphorylated AKT with 0.1 μmol/L allosteric AKT inhibitor (MK-2206) in hypoxia group for 16 h reversed the hypoxia-induced A549 cell migration. The migrated cells in hypoxia+ MK-2206 group were significantly less than that in hypoxia group [(155±21) vs (249±32) per lower magnification, P<0.001]. Conclusions: Hypoxia increases the generation of ROS in A549, resulting from oxidative stress under hypoxia. The increased ROS level promotes cell motility through the activation of AKT.
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- Chronic Airways Diseases Laboratory, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Zhu YQ, Long Q, Xiao QF, Zhang M, Wei YL, Jiang H, Tang B. [The association between blood pressure variability and sleep stability in essential hypertensive patients with sleep disorder]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:755-758. [PMID: 29562400 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.10.008] [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 association of blood pressure variability and sleep stability in essential hypertensive patients with sleep disorder by cardiopulmonary coupling. Methods: Performed according to strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, 88 new cases of essential hypertension who came from the international department and the cardiology department of china-japan friendship hospital were enrolled. Sleep stability and 24 h ambulatory blood pressure data were collected by the portable sleep monitor based on cardiopulmonary coupling technique and 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitor. Analysis the correlation of blood pressure variability and sleep stability. Results: In the nighttime, systolic blood pressure standard deviation, systolic blood pressure variation coefficient, the ratio of the systolic blood pressure minimum to the maximum, diastolic blood pressure standard deviation, diastolic blood pressure variation coefficient were positively correlated with unstable sleep duration (r=0.185, 0.24, 0.237, 0.43, 0.276, P<0.05). Conclusions: Blood pressure variability is associated with sleep stability, especially at night, the longer the unstable sleep duration, the greater the variability in night blood pressure.
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- Y Q Zhu
- Internation Department China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Wang LJ, Wei YL, Zhang ZL. [A Sjögren's syndrome patient with prominent aortic valve involvement: a case report]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2017; 49:1087-1089. [PMID: 29263487] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease which is characterized by xerosis, and multiple organs can be affected, causing interstitial lung disease, renal tubular acidosis, blood system involvement, peripheral neuropathy, and liver damage, but cardiac involvement is rare. Here we report a case of Sjögren's syndrome with prominent aortic valve involvement. A 66-year-old woman was admitted for exertional dyspnea, and the ultrasonic cardiogram showed severe aortic stenosis with moderate regurgitation. Preoperative examination for valve replacement found that the patient had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and positive rheumatoid factor, so she was referred to the rheumatology outpatient department for further examination and treatment. Further questions about medical history found that the patient had dry eyes and dry mouth for more than ten years, and had obvious caries. Further laboratory examination showed elevated serum immunoglobulin levels and positive anti-nuclear antibody. The findings of ophthalmologic examination and labial gland biopsy also supported the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. After treatment of glucocorticoids and hydroxychloroquine for ten months, her dyspnea symptoms were obviously improved in the patient, and the rheumatoid factor had become negative while her erythrocyte sedimentation rate normal. Repeated ultrasonic cardiogram examination showed that her aortic stenosis was also improved. The patient has been followed up for four years, and her condition kept stable. Cardiac involvement in Sjögren's syndrome can affect all parts of the heart, but valve involvement is relatively rare. The specific relationship between cardiac involvement and Sjögren's syndrome and the mechanisms behind these associations both need further research.
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- L J Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zhu YQ, Long Q, Wang C, Shuai XJ, Chen B, Kong J, Wei YL. [Relationship between sleep architecture and blood pressure dynamic change in patients with sleep apnea syndrome]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:2220-3. [PMID: 27480652 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.28.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate sleep architecture and blood pressure dynamic change in patients with Sleep apnea syndrome by electrocardiogram-based cardiopulmonary coupling analysis system. METHODS Seventy-nine sleep disorder participants (PSQI≥8) were enrolled. Electrocardiogram-based cardiopulmonary coupling analysis device and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were synchronously used to evaluate sleep architecture and blood pressure circadian rhythm. The patients were divided into SAS group (47 participants) and non-SAS group (32 participants) according to the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) that calculated by CPC device. The data of sleep architecture and blood pressure variability were compared between two groups. RESULTS Compared with non-SAS group, SAS group have less proportion of deep sleep, more proportion of light sleep, higher mean blood pressure in 24 hours and daytime, lower nocturnal blood pressure dipping, faster mean heart rate in night time (P<0.05). AHI has moderate inverse correlation with deep sleep time, wake/dream time (-0.6≤r<-0.3), moderate positive correlation with light sleep time (0.3<r≤0.6), high inverse correlation with nocturnal blood pressure dipping (r=-0.785, P=0.000), moderate positive correlation with mean diastolic blood pressure (r=0.425, P=0.019). CONCLUSION Our study shows that less proportion of deep sleep, more proportion of light sleep, 24 hours mean blood pressure and nocturnal blood pressure increase in the patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome. The severity of Sleep Apnea Syndrome has a positive correlation with the severity of abnormal sleep architecture and the degree of blood pressure elevation.
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- Y Q Zhu
- Internation Medical Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Cai W, Zhang JY, Li GL, Chang GP, Wei YL, Zhang HG, Lu JQ. Isolation and Purification of Sesquiterpene Lactones from Ixeris sonchifolia (Bunge) Hance by High-Speed Counter- Current Chromatography and Semi-Preparative High Performance Liquid Chromatography. TROP J PHARM RES 2015. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v13i12.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yu DL, Wei YL, Liu L, Cao JY, Ma Q, Chen WJ, Liu Y, Yan LW, Yang QW, Duan XR. Progress of neutral-beam-aided diagnostics on the HL-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:11E402. [PMID: 25430309 DOI: 10.1063/1.4886419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A 32/64-channel Charge eXchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CXRS) and a 7-channel motional Stark effect (MSE) polarimeter have been developed on the HL-2A tokamak. To extract the maximum time resolution of the system, the incidence fibers of the spectrometer are pitch-controlled; and the double-slit fiber bundle can increase the spatial channels with one charge-coupled device detector. The ion temperature and plasma rotation with time and spatial resolutions up to 5 ms and 1 cm are obtained. Sawtooth oscillation, transition from intermediate phase (I phase) to high confinement mode (H mode) can be clearly observed by the CXRS. The spectrometer can be utilized as the main component of the MSE polarimeter, which can effectively overcome the weak Stark effect. The pitch angles of magnetic field are obtained for 7 spatial points covering 24 cm along major radius with time resolution of 40 ms.
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- D L Yu
- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wei YL, Yu DL, Liu L, Ida K, von Hellermann M, Cao JY, Sun AP, Ma Q, Chen WJ, Liu Y, Yan LW, Yang QW, Duan XR, Liu Y. High spatial and temporal resolution charge exchange recombination spectroscopy on the HL-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:103503. [PMID: 25362389 DOI: 10.1063/1.4897186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A 32/64-channel charge exchange recombination spectroscopy (CXRS) diagnostic system is developed on the HL-2A tokamak (R = 1.65 m, a = 0.4 m), monitoring plasma ion temperature and toroidal rotation velocity simultaneously. A high throughput spectrometer (F/2.8) and a pitch-controlled fiber bundle enable the temporal resolution of the system up to 400 Hz. The observation geometry and an optimized optic system enable the highest radial resolution up to ∼1 cm at the plasma edge. The CXRS system monitors the carbon line emission (C VI, n = 8-7, 529.06 nm) whose Doppler broadening and Doppler shift provide ion temperature and plasma rotation velocity during the neutral beam injection. The composite CX spectral data are analyzed by the atomic data and analysis structure charge exchange spectroscopy fitting (ADAS CXSFIT) code. First experimental results are shown for the case of HL-2A plasmas with sawtooth oscillations, electron cyclotron resonance heating, and edge transport barrier during the high-confinement mode (H-mode).
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- Y L Wei
- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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- ITER Diagnostic Team, IO, Route de Vinon sur Verdon, 13115 St Paul lez Durance, France
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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Yu DL, Wei YL, Xia F, Cao JY, Chen CY, Liu L, Chen WJ, Ji XQ, Liu Y, Yan LW, Yang QW, Duan XR. The motional Stark effect polarimeter in the HL-2A tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:053508. [PMID: 24880370 DOI: 10.1063/1.4875257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A 7-channel motional Stark effect polarimeter based on four polarizers and a spectrometer has been developed in the HL-2A tokamak, which is the first time successful utilizing this kind of polarimeter on a tokamak. The accuracy of the angle can reach ±0.25° in the calibration experiments. Pilot experiments of measuring the magnetic pitch angle have been successfully carried out in the weak motional Stark effect plasma discharge with toroidal magnetic field of ~1.3 T and beam energy of ~25 keV/amu. The pitch angles of magnetic field are obtained for 7 spatial points covering 24 cm along major radius with time resolution of 40 ms; the profiles of safety factor are obtained by combining with the Equilibrium and Reconstruction Fitting Code. The core value of safety factor (q) is less than 1 during the sawtooth oscillation and the position of q = 1 surface is well consistent with the results measured by soft X-ray array.
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- D L Yu
- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Cheng SY, Wei YL, Wu CJ. Effect of addition of sodium hydroxide and calcium nitrate on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission from benzene incineration. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2003; 71:675-681. [PMID: 14672118 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0186-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- S Y Cheng
- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, 407 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan 407, Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Number 181, Section 3, Taichung-Kang Road, Taichung City, 407 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, 407 Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lee CY, Wei YL, Tsai HN, Yang YW, Lee JF. Characterization of lead species in Al2O3 contaminated with lead(II). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2003; 71:833-839. [PMID: 14672139 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0211-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- C Y Lee
- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, 407 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, 407 Taiwan, Republic of China
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The speciation of copper and zinc in the incineration fly ash of a municipal solid waste in Taiwan was investigated in the present work. By the least-squares fitted X-ray absorption near edge structural (XANES) spectroscopy, we found that CuCO3, CuOH2, and CuO (fractions of 0.09, 0.39 and 0.51, respectively) were the main copper species in the fly ash. Quantitative analysis of the extended X-ray absorption fine structural (EXAFS) spectra indicated that the bond distance of Cu-O in the fly ash was 1.96 A with a coordination number (CN) of 3.9 in the first shell of copper. In the second shell, the bond distance and CN of Cu-(O)-Cu were 2.91 A and 2.7, respectively. In addition, speciation of Zn was also examined in the same X-ray absorption energy (8780-9970 eV). The bond distance of Zn-O and Zn-O-Zn were 1.97 and 2.94 A, respectively. However, the Zn-O-Cu structure was not found because of the physically unreasonable sigma(2) (Debye-Waller factor) values in the EXAFS data fitting process.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Xie CJ, Ni ZF, Sun QX, Yang ZM, Liu BS, Wei YL. [Molecular tagging of a major powdery mildew resistance gene MlG in wheat derived from wild Emmer by using microsatellite marker]. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2001; 28:1034-9. [PMID: 11725638] [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: 02/22/2023]
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Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe graminis f. sp. tritici is one of the most important wheat diseases in many regions of the world. Breeding for resistant cultivars has been proved to be an effective and environmentally safe method to control diseases in wheat production. It is necessary to search for more resistance genes for the diversification of resistance genes in wheat breeding. An Isreali wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides) accession "G-305-M" was found resistant to the prevailing E. graminis f. sp. tritici isolate Race No. 15 in Beijing region. The powdery mildew resistance has been transferred from G-305-M into common wheat by crossing and backcrossing (G-305-M/781//Jing 411* 3). Genetic analysis showed that the resistance was controlled by a single dominant gene at the seedling stage. A segregating BC2F3 family of the cross "G-305-M/781//Jing 411* 3" with 167 plants was chosen for SSR analysis. Totally 96 wheat microsatellite primer pairs were screened, only one primer pair WMS570 could generate polymorphic DNA fragments between the resistant and susceptible plants. After evaluating this polymorphic marker in the segregating population, the microsatellite locus Xgwm570 mapped on chromosome 6AL was found to be linked to the resistance gene, with the estimated genetic distance of 14.9 +/- 3.0 cM. Based on the origin and chromosomal location of the gene, it is suggested that the resistance gene derived from G-305-M should be a novel Pm gene and is temporarily designated MlG.
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- C J Xie
- College of Crop Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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Huang XR, Jin L, Wei YL. [Summary of 5th National Conference of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Experimental Medicine]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2001; 21:799. [PMID: 12575617] [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: 02/28/2023]
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Fu G, Wei YL, Liang KY. [Experimental study on effect of zenggu-I, -II, -III on osteoblast in vitro]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2001; 21:696-8. [PMID: 12575561] [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: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Zenggu (ZG)-I, -II and -III on osteoblast (OB) cultured in vitro. METHODS OB was isolated from calvaria of 22-day-old fetal SD rats by means of modified sequential collagenase digestion and incubated in RM1640 medium and the cell morphology was observed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining. Different concentrations of ZG-I, -II and -III were added to the OB and incubated. The effect of ZG on the proliferation and osteogenesis of OB was monitored by MTT analysis, BGP content radioimmunoassay, ALP activity and calcium contents determination. RESULTS The BGP, ALP, and calcium contents of the cultured OB cells as well as the cell proliferation were higher in ZG-III group than those in the other groups (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner. It suggested that ZG-III could promote the proliferation and osteogenesis of OB, but ZG-I and ZG-II had insignificant influence on OB cultured in vitro. CONCLUSION ZG-III could promote the OB proliferation and bone formation, ZG-I, -II, -III sequential therapy could effectively prevent and treat osteoporosis and promote the bone formation.
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- Union Hospilal, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong Science and Technology University, Wuhan 430022
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Wei YL, Yang YW, Lee JF, Huang MY, Hsu LH. Chromium speciation in residues after sequential extraction of a thermally treated sludge analog. J Synchrotron Radiat 2001; 8:963-965. [PMID: 11512995 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049500020641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2000] [Accepted: 12/19/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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XANES fitting indicates that non-Cr2O3 form of Cr(III), transformed from CrO3 by four-hour heat application at 1100 degrees C, is the key species sorbed onto or lattice-diffused into kaolin matrices that exhibits strong leaching resistance to sequential extraction using various combined solutions including HNO3, H2O2, and HF. The EXAFS spectra are all in agreement with the XANES results. It is suggested that some Cr2O3 might have reacted with kaolin to form new compounds such as Cr2O3 x Al2O3 x 2SiO2 to account for the slight dissimilarity between the EXAFS spectra of samples and that of Cr2O3.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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Thermal immobilization of copper contaminants in soil analogue minerals, quartz and kaolin, at low temperatures such as 300 degrees C is studied to corroborate its technical feasibility as a method for soil remediation. We use a synchrotron-based, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) technique to study the speciation of and the local structure around copper in the soil analogues that are thermally treated at 300-900 degrees C for 1 h. The toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) method is employed to investigate the leaching behavior of copper compounds. CuO, being predominately transformed from Cu(OH)2 with a lesser amount from Cu(NO3)2 by 1-h heat application at 300-900 degrees C, is identified by the spectroscopy of X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) as the key species that is leaching-resistant due to its low solubility and its chemisorption onto the soil analogue minerals. Fourier transform of EXAFS spectrum of the Cu-doped kaolin heated at 900 degrees C for 1 h indicates that the intensity of Cu-Cu peaks (2.50 and 5.48 A, both without phase shift correction) is either relatively smaller or disappearing as compared with that of kaolin samples heated at 300 and 500 degrees C. The EXAFS analysis suggests that the Cu solid phase in the 900 degrees C kaolin sample is different from the lower temperature samples, the 900 degrees C SiO2 sample, and the Cu standards. The leaching studies also support the formation of a less soluble phase in the 900 degrees C kaolin sample. An increase of heating temperature, in the range of 105-900 degrees C, reduces the Cu leaching percentage; this reduction trend is more marked for Cu-doped kaolin than for Cu-doped SiO2.
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- Y L Wei
- Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Wei YL, Li YJ, Liu X. [Experimental study of protective effect of shenmai injection on endotoxin induced systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2001; 21:47-50. [PMID: 12577379] [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: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the protective effect of Shenmai injection (SMI) on systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in animal model of SIRS, MODS induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHODS Male BALB/c mice, 5-7 weeks old were randomly divided into 3 groups, the normal control group, the LPS model group and the LPS + SMI group. The rectal temperature, peripheral white blood cell count (WBC), blood biochemical examination, histopathologic changes of lung and liver as well as the blood levels of endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) were determined before and after treatment. RESULTS LPS could induce endotoxemia and high serum level of TNF alpha, decrease the rectal temperature and WBC, reduce blood glucose and increase serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Pathological examination showed that LPS could cause pulmonary alveolar congestion, edema, exudation, capillary dilation and inflammatory cell infiltration in liver and lung tissue. SMI could significantly raise the low body temperature caused by LPS and reduction of WBC, improve the hypoglycemia and high plasma TNF alpha level, alleviate the pathologic changes in organs and reduce the plasma level of LPS (endotoxin). CONCLUSION SMI has marked effect in protecting LPS caused SIRS, MODS, the mechanism might be related with the lowering of LPS (endotoxin) level and reducing of TNF alpha secretion.
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- Y L Wei
- Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029
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Ma YM, Yang DY, Tian ZF, Qu SY, Ding YH, Wei YL. [Effect of motherwort herb on the myoelectric activity of uterus in rats]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2000; 25:364-6. [PMID: 12512427] [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: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of motherwort herb on the myoelectric activity of uterus in rats. METHOD A pair of bipolar Ag-AgCl electrode was implanted on the serosal surface of the uterus in rats, motherwort herb was injected intra-abdominal cavity in rats in dose of 0.1 ml, 0.2 ml and 0.4 ml respectively, and the changes of uterine myoelectric activity were observed. RESULT Motherwort herb significantly increased the frequency and average amplitude of uterus slow waves of in rats. The frequency and maximum amplitude of single waves also obviously increased. The time course of outbreak waves was prolonged, the series intervals were reduced and the maximum amplitude in each outbreak was increased. CONCLUSION The exciting effect of motherwort herb on the uterine smooth muscle may have something to do with the alteration of the ion concentration in relation to myoelectric activity, resulting in the increase of myoelectric activity of pacesetter cells as well as in the acceleration of depolarization of spike activity.
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- Y M Ma
- Lanzhou Medical College, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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Chang NB, Wei YL. Strategic Planning of Recycling Drop-Off Stations and Collection Network by Multiobjective Programming. Environ Manage 1999; 24:247-263. [PMID: 10384033 DOI: 10.1007/s002679900230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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/ Effective planning of solid-waste recycling programs is a substantial challenge to the current solid-waste management systems in Taiwan. Due to the rapid depletion of landfill space and the continuing delay in construction programs of municipal incinerators, solid-waste management strategies have to be reorganized in light of the success of recycling, recovery, and reuse of secondary materials. One of these efforts is how to effectively allocate recycling drop-off stations of appropriate size and how to design efficient collection-vehicle routing and scheduling programs in the solid waste collection network. This management strategy is particularly important in the privatized system with recycling containers and material recovery facilities (MRFs) owned by one agency. This research seeks multiobjective evaluation of the trade-off between the number and size of drop-off stations, the population covered in the service network, the average walking distance to drop-off stations by the population, and the distance traveled by collection vehicles. It also illustrates the use of the multiobjective nonlinear mixed integer programming model to achieve such goals that are solved by the genetic algorithms (GA) in a geographical information system (GIS) platform. The case study shows the application potential of such a methodology in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan.KEY WORDS: Optimization analysis; Recycling; Solid waste managementhttp://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00267/bibs/24n2p247.html
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- NB Chang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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UNLABELLED The NIDDK Liver Transplantation Database was established to prospectively investigate questions related to the experience of patients evaluated for and undergoing liver transplantation. This article presents the study design, methods, and quality of data collection, along with some of the overall results. METHODS An initial 4-year planning phase was used to develop data collection instruments and quality control procedures regarding assessment for transplantation, liver donors, and the recipients' pre-, peri- and postoperative course. During the 1990-1995 implementation phase, three clinical centers refined the data collection instruments and enrolled and followed consecutive liver transplant candidates who consented to be included in the protocol. RESULTS The Database contains more than 49,000 data forms from 1563 candidates, 1002 donors, and 916 transplant recipients followed up to 5 years after transplantation. Overall, 95% of protocol forms were completed. The Database includes uniformly defined histology results of liver biopsies performed per protocol and for complications throughout follow-up. In addition, the Database maintains an inventory of available sera for the Serum Bank. All test results of studies performed on the sera are added to the Database. Of 1563 evaluated patients, 59% were deemed eligible for liver transplantation. Of the others who were too well or had contraindications, 15% became eligible later. Characteristics of patients in this study were generally comparable to those of patients nationally. CONCLUSIONS The NIDDK Liver Transplantation Database has yielded comprehensive and high quality data and is a rich resource for extensive analysis about many important clinical aspects of liver transplantation.
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- Y L Wei
- Department of Epidemiology Data Center, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Wei YL. Thermal Immobilization of Lead Contaminants in Soils Treated in a Fixed- and Fluidized-Bed Incinerator at Moderate Temperatures. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 1996; 46:422-429. [PMID: 26613122 DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1996.10467475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Artificially lead-contaminated soils with different lead contents (200, 450, 600, and 900 ppm) were thermally immobilized in both fixed-bed and fluidized-bed modes at moderate treating temperatures (less than 500 °C) for various retention times. Cement powder and brick powder were added to the artificially contaminated soils to enhance lead immobilization. Results indicate that increasing treating temperature and time increases the extent of lead immobilization, as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) Toxicity Characteristics Leachability Procedure (TCLP). The percentage of lead leached from the soil/ cement mixtures was in the range of less than 0.251%, compared with the range between 13.6% and 40.7% for the corresponding soil/brick mixtures. As the amount of brick dust added to the Pb-doped soil was increased, the specific Pb immobilization effectiveness increased from 0.0675 to 0.149 mg Pb/g brick (for the 20- and 50-gram brick addition, respectively). An increase in air flow rate from 2 to 40 L/min caused a slight decrease in the Pb leaching percentage from 14.96% to 11.59%. Both the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms give a satisfactory fit (r = 0.945 ~ 0.998) for the data derived from a TCLP test of the thermally-treated soil samples (105 °C and 500 °C) that contained lead contaminants. Sorption of lead contaminants in soil and sorbent matrices was the primary type of chemisorption. The kinetic results indicated that the Pb-doped soil system was too complicated to be described by a simple calculation.
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- Y L Wei
- a Tunghai University , Taichung , Taiwan , R.O.C
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Zhang WV, Gong CM, Wei YL, Wu CH, Wang W, Lang H, Li SR, Su B, Zhang YP. [A new way for inbred strain mice genetic monitoring and the discovery of sex-linkaging RAPD markers]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1996; 29:59-69. [PMID: 9208643] [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: 02/04/2023]
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We used 21 10 bp random primers to amplify DNA for four colonies of BALB/ c mice, four individuals of C 57 BL mice, and four individuals of Kunming stock mice. The amplified band patterns were different between BALB/c and C 57 BL mice in the products of 13 primers, and 8 primer products showed difference between BALB/c and Kunming stock mice. These results indicated that we can easily distinguish different strains of mice by RAPD method. For the four colonies of BALB/c mice, the genetic background of Chengdu colony. Shanghai colony and Beijing colony were homogeneous at all RAPD markers, however, in Kunming colony, there were two BALB/c individuals were disclosed different amplified patterns by 4 primers, showing that these two Kunming BALB/c mice maybe suffer genetic contamination or mutation some time. An unexpected phenomenon discovered in this study is that sex specific amplification bands were amplified by primer OPG 2, OPE 4, OPE 9 in all male mice. Although an 1.2 kb band were disclosed by both OPG 2 and OPE 4 in male mice, cross RAPD and not hybridization showed that the two bands were not homologous.
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- W V Zhang
- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming
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Yang SS, Wei YL, Sung TF. Chemical analysis and amino acid content of temperature-sensitive mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Zhonghua Min Guo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 1991; 24:311-20. [PMID: 1845341] [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: 12/29/2022]
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Temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-196 were isolated by using UV irradiation and/or EMS treatment. They grew normally at permissive temperature (30 degrees C), but could not grow at restrictive temperature (38 degrees C). From chemical composition analysis, it was found that ts mutants AMY-159, and AMY-88 had the highest protein and RNA contents, respectively. When the cells were cultivated at 30 degrees C to stationary phase and then shifted to 38 degrees C for 4 hr, protein contents of wild-type and most of the ts mutants increased but RNA contents decreased. Glutamic acid, aspartic acid and lysine were the three major amino acids of protein in all isolates tested at both temperatures. When the ts mutants AMY-136, AMY-161, and AMY-157 were cultured at 38 degrees C for 4 hr, methionine contents increased Amino acid scores of ts mutants AMY-15 and AMY-88 increased when they were shifted to 38 degrees C for 2 to 4 doubling times. The amounts of amino acids produced in some ts mutants were higher than that of wild-type.
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- S S Yang
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C
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Wang XF, Jiang SC, Wei YL. [Effect of fluoroquinolones made in China in the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery. A report of 212 cases]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1990; 29:482-4, 511. [PMID: 2086018] [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: 12/30/2022]
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212 cases of acute bacillary dysentery were treated with enoxacin and norfloxacin, another 15 cases were treated by chujunsheng. The cure rate in enoxacin group was 99.1%, in norfloxacin group 98.04% and in chujunsheng group 63.64%. The isolated pathogens were tested for susceptibility with disk diffusion and MIC determination. The results showed that both enoxacin and norfloxacin are better than gentamycin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Side effects of enoxacin group and norfloxacin were noted in are 2.7% and 3.0% of the patients respectively. This study suggests that enoxacin and norfloxacin are highly effective, quite convenient for use and have few adverse reactions. They are considered to be drugs of choice for the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery.
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Yang SS, Sung TF, Wei YL. Isolation and characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Zhonghua Min Guo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 1990; 23:166-80. [PMID: 2203636] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-196 were isolated by UV irradiation and/by EMS treatment. There were 163 ts mutants isolated from 66,957 colonies. These mutants were designated as AMY-1 to AMY-163. These ts mutants grew normally at 30 degrees C, but did not grow at 38 degrees C. In an auxanographic study, we showed that AMY-46 was an absolute ts mutant, while AMY-10, AMY-15, AMY-16, AMY-49, AMY-66, AMY-88, AMY-114, AMY-126, AMY-127, AMY-129, AMY-136, AMY-150, AMY-157, AMY-158, AMY-159, AMY-161, and AMY-162 were auxotrophic ts mutants except AMY-16 had cell size 2-42% larger than that of the wild type. Cell aggregation phenomenon was found when the ts mutants were cultivated at 30 degrees C to stationary phase then cultured at 38 degrees C for 4 hr. The budding numbers at 30 degrees C were less than that at 38 degrees C. Mutant AMY-49 had the highest budding number. There was a positive correlation between the growth rate and the average budding number. However, there was a negative correlation between the growth rate at 30 degrees C and the length of long axis of cell or the size of cell.
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- S S Yang
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C
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