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Su MX, Lin HW, Nguyen HTH, Lin TC, Chen CJ, Wang HC, Wu CT, Wu YC, He GY, Liu LC, Huang CH. Monitoring trends in the absolute lymphocyte count and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with breast cancer receiving eribulin. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:195. [PMID: 38347468 PMCID: PMC10860250 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11923-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies have shown that the absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are related to the outcomes in patients with breast cancer receiving specific chemotherapies. However, the reports have focussed on the initial blood test and there is a lack of evidence or data to support that dynamic changes of ALC or NLR are associated with the patients' survival outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records from patients with breast cancer treated with eribulin from 2015 to 2019 at our institution. Blood test data were available prior to starting eribulin (baseline), and at 1, 3 and 6 months after initiating eribulin. We classified the patients into ALC and NLR high and low groups using the following cut-offs: 1000/µl for ALC and 3 for NLR. We defined ALC and NLR trends as increasing or decreasing compared with the initial data. We assessed the associations between the ALC and NLR with progression-free survival and overall survival. RESULTS There were 136 patients with breast cancer treated with eribulin. Of these patients, 60 had complete blood tests and follow-up data. Neither a high ALC nor a low baseline NLR was associated with the survival outcome. One month after initiating eribulin treatment, a high ALC and a low NLR were significantly associated with longer progression-free survival (p = 0.044 for each). Three months after initiating eribulin, a high ALC was significantly associated with better overall survival (p = 0.006). A high NLR at 3 or 6 months after initiating eribulin was associated with worse overall survival (p = 0.017 and p = 0.001, respectively). The ALC and NLR trends across times were not associated with survivals. CONCLUSION We showed that 1, 3 and 6 months after initiating eribulin, a high ALC and a low NLR may be related to the patients' survival outcomes. The ALC and NLR trends were not associated with survival. Accordingly, we believe patients who maintain a high ALC and a low NLR may have better clinical outcomes after initiating eribulin.
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- Meng-Xia Su
- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Taichung, 406040, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd., North Dist., Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy System, Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 833 S. Wood St., Chicago, 60612, Illinois, United States of America
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Taichung, 406040, Taiwan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, No. 144, Xuan Thuy, Cau giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Taichung, 406040, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd., North Dist., Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan.
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Taichung, 406040, Taiwan.
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd. North Dist, Taichung, 404327, Taiwan.
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, No. 100, Sec. 1, Jingmao Rd., Taichung, 406040, Taiwan.
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Tang ZY, Liu ZC, Wu YC. [The application of human genetic technology in the medical field urgently needs standardization]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:247-250. [PMID: 38246769 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20231025-00887] [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: 01/23/2024]
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Human gene editing technology is a hot spot and focus in the development of biotechnology, but it has also caused controversies over technical risks, genetic biosecurity, ethical dignity of human society and the legality of application, causing people to worry about the application of this technology. Gene editing for reproductive purposes is generally prohibited internationally, and countries have established legal regulatory systems to regulate the application of gene editing technology according to their own conditions. China shall establish a security risk access system for gene editing technology, ensure national biosecurity, establish and improve the system of ethical norms for scientific research, improve the construction of legislative standardization, and provide legal guarantees for the research and application of gene editing technology.
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- Z Y Tang
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Lai HW, Chen DR, Liu LC, Chen ST, Kuo YL, Lin SL, Wu YC, Huang TC, Hung CS, Lin YJ, Tseng HS, Mok CW, Cheng FTF. Robotic Versus Conventional or Endoscopic-assisted Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Prosthesis Breast Reconstruction in the Management of Breast Cancer: A Prospectively Designed Multicenter Trial Comparing Clinical Outcomes, Medical Cost, and Patient-reported Outcomes (RCENSM-P). Ann Surg 2024; 279:138-146. [PMID: 37226826 PMCID: PMC10727200 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of minimal access and conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy (C-NSM). The secondary outcomes investigated included medical costs and oncological safety. BACKGROUND Minimal-access NSM has been increasingly applied in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. However, prospective multicenter trials comparing robotic-assisted NSM (R-NSM) versus C-NSM or endoscopic-assisted NSM (E-NSM) are lacking. METHODS A prospectively designed 3-arm multicenter, nonrandomized trial (NCT04037852) was conducted from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021, to compare R-NSM with C-NSM or E-NSM. RESULTS A total of 73 R-NSM, 74 C-NSM, and 84 E-NSM procedures were enrolled. The median wound length and operation time of C-NSM was (9 cm, 175 minutes), (4 cm, and 195 minutes) in R-NSM, and (4 cm and 222 minutes) in E-NSM. Complications were comparable among the groups. Better wound healing was observed in the minimal-access NSM group. The R-NSM procedure was 4000 and 2600 United States Dollars more expensive than C-NSM and E-NSM, respectively. Wound/scar and postoperative acute pain evaluation favored the use of minimal access NSM over C-NSM. Quality of life in terms of chronic breast/chest pain, mobility, and range of motion of the upper extremity showed no significant differences. The preliminary oncologic results showed no differences among the 3 groups. CONCLUSIONS R-NSM or E-NSM is a safe alternative if compared with C-NSM in terms of perioperative morbidities, especially with better wound healing. The advantage of minimal access groups was higher wound-related satisfaction. Higher costs remain one of the major limiting factors in the widespread adoption of R-NSM.
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- Hung-Wen Lai
- Department of Surgery, Endoscopic & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Minimal invasive surgery research center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yuanlin Christian Hospital, Yuanlin, Taiwan
- Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Breast Medical Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Breast Medical Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wu YC, Xia HJ, Zhu J, Huang Y, Jiang ZN. [Clinicopathological analysis of intestinal malakoplakia in children]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:492-494. [PMID: 37106292 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220801-00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- Y C Wu
- Department of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Liu YH, Wang JJ, Wang HZ, Liu S, Wu YC, Hu SG, Yu Q, Liu Z, Chen TP, Yin Y, Liu Y. Braille recognition by E-skin system based on binary memristive neural network. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5437. [PMID: 37012399 PMCID: PMC10070348 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31934-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Braille system is widely used worldwide for communication by visually impaired people. However, there are still some visually impaired people who are unable to learn Braille system due to various factors, such as the age (too young or too old), brain damage, etc. A wearable and low-cost Braille recognition system may substantially help these people recognize Braille or assist them in Braille learning. In this work, we fabricated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based flexible pressure sensors to construct an electronic skin (E-skin) for the application of Braille recognition. The E-skin mimics human touch sensing function for collecting Braille information. Braille recognition is realized with a neural network based on memristors. We utilize a binary neural network algorithm with only two bias layers and three fully connected layers. Such neural network design remarkably reduces the calculation burden and, thus, the system cost. Experiments show that the system can achieve a recognition accuracy of up to 91.25%. This work demonstrates the possibility of realizing a wearable and low-cost Braille recognition system and a Braille learning-assistance system.
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- Y H Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- School of Integrated Circuits, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, 1-5-1Tenjin, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan
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- Deepcreatic Technologies Ltd, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Lin HW, Lin CY, Yeh TP, Lin TC, Yeh WC, Yang LC, Chen YC, Chiu LY, Wu CT, Chen CJ, Chen YF, Wang HC, Wu YC, Liu LC. Quality of care in the course of subcutaneous versus intravenous trastuzumab administration in patients with breast cancer: an integrated time-motion study with mixed-methods research. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e059288. [PMID: 36927581 PMCID: PMC10030473 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the time required and concerns raised by various perspectives of participants regarding administering subcutaneous and intravenous trastuzumab for patients with breast cancer (BC). DESIGN This observational time-motion study design with mixed-methods research (cross-sectional surveys and semistructured interviews) was conducted. The time spent on preparing or administering trastuzumab by different healthcare professionals (HCPs) was recorded. The data were analysed by descriptive/inferential statistical analyses, followed by thematic analyses. SETTING Outpatient and inpatient administration units of a single medical centre in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS The study included patients with early-stage BC who received subcutaneous or intravenous trastuzumab (n=93), and HCPs including two attending physicians, a nurse practitioner, two pharmacists and two nurses. RESULT Based on the perspectives of patients and HCPs, the subcutaneous form of trastuzumab was more efficient, less expensive and produced less discomfort in outpatient units than inpatient units. More participants preferred the subcutaneous form over the intravenous form in both outpatient and inpatient units. Pharmacists and nurse practitioners spent threefold more time on patients when preparing and administering the intravenous form in both outpatient and inpatient units. The concerns raised by patients and HCPs varied in certain aspects, including the injection skills, speed, mental distress (eg, needle phobia) and pain associated with the subcutaneous form. Almost all patients preferred receiving the subcutaneous form in outpatient units after the initial COVID-19 outbreak. CONCLUSION Patients with early-stage BC preferred receiving subcutaneous trastuzumab in outpatient units rather than inpatient units or the intravenous form before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Such findings may serve as real-world evidence to facilitate better quality of care regarding administration of subcutaneous or intravenous trastuzumab in medical settings, and its feasible resolutions to balance the quality, concerns and efficiency of anticancer administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Hsiang-Wen Lin
- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy System, Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Zhang ZY, Yang LT, Yue Q, Kang KJ, Li YJ, Agartioglu M, An HP, Chang JP, Chen YH, Cheng JP, Dai WH, Deng Z, Fang CH, Geng XP, Gong H, Guo QJ, Guo XY, He L, He SM, Hu JW, Huang HX, Huang TC, Jia HT, Jiang X, Li HB, Li JM, Li J, Li QY, Li RMJ, Li XQ, Li YL, Liang YF, Liao B, Lin FK, Lin ST, Liu SK, Liu YD, Liu Y, Liu YY, Liu ZZ, Ma H, Mao YC, Nie QY, Ning JH, Pan H, Qi NC, Ren J, Ruan XC, Saraswat K, Sharma V, She Z, Singh MK, Sun TX, Tang CJ, Tang WY, Tian Y, Wang GF, Wang L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang YX, Wong HT, Wu SY, Wu YC, Xing HY, Xu R, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan YL, Yeh CH, Yi N, Yu CX, Yu HJ, Yue JF, Zeng M, Zeng Z, Zhang BT, Zhang FS, Zhang L, Zhang ZH, Zhao KK, Zhao MG, Zhou JF, Zhou ZY, Zhu JJ. Constraints on Sub-GeV Dark Matter-Electron Scattering from the CDEX-10 Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:221301. [PMID: 36493436 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.221301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We present improved germanium-based constraints on sub-GeV dark matter via dark matter-electron (χ-e) scattering using the 205.4 kg·day dataset from the CDEX-10 experiment. Using a novel calculation technique, we attain predicted χ-e scattering spectra observable in high-purity germanium detectors. In the heavy mediator scenario, our results achieve 3 orders of magnitude of improvement for m_{χ} larger than 80 MeV/c^{2} compared to previous germanium-based χ-e results. We also present the most stringent χ-e cross-section limit to date among experiments using solid-state detectors for m_{χ} larger than 90 MeV/c^{2} with heavy mediators and m_{χ} larger than 100 MeV/c^{2} with electric dipole coupling. The result proves the feasibility and demonstrates the vast potential of a new χ-e detection method with high-purity germanium detectors in ultralow radioactive background.
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- Z Y Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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Dai WH, Jia LP, Ma H, Yue Q, Kang KJ, Li YJ, An HP, C G, Chang JP, Chen YH, Cheng JP, Deng Z, Fang CH, Geng XP, Gong H, Guo QJ, Guo XY, He L, He SM, Hu JW, Huang HX, Huang TC, Jia HT, Jiang X, Karmakar S, Li HB, Li JM, Li J, Li QY, Li RMJ, Li XQ, Li YL, Liang YF, Liao B, Lin FK, Lin ST, Liu SK, Liu YD, Liu Y, Liu YY, Liu ZZ, Mao YC, Nie QY, Ning JH, Pan H, Qi NC, Ren J, Ruan XC, She Z, Singh MK, Sun TX, Tang CJ, Tang WY, Tian Y, Wang GF, Wang L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang YX, Wong HT, Wu SY, Wu YC, Xing HY, Xu R, Xu Y, Xue T, Yan YL, Yang LT, Yi N, Yu CX, Yu HJ, Yue JF, Zeng M, Zeng Z, Zhang BT, Zhang FS, Zhang L, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZY, Zhao KK, Zhao MG, Zhou JF, Zhou ZY, Zhu JJ. Exotic Dark Matter Search with the CDEX-10 Experiment at China's Jinping Underground Laboratory. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:221802. [PMID: 36493447 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.221802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A search for exotic dark matter (DM) in the sub-GeV mass range has been conducted using 205 kg day data taken from a p-type point contact germanium detector of the CDEX-10 experiment at China's Jinping underground laboratory. New low-mass dark matter searching channels, neutral current fermionic DM absorption (χ+A→ν+A) and DM-nucleus 3→2 scattering (χ+χ+A→ϕ+A), have been analyzed with an energy threshold of 160 eVee. No significant signal was found; thus new limits on the DM-nucleon interaction cross section are set for both models at the sub-GeV DM mass region. A cross section limit for the fermionic DM absorption is set to be 2.5×10^{-46} cm^{2} (90% C.L.) at DM mass of 10 MeV/c^{2}. For the DM-nucleus 3→2 scattering scenario, limits are extended to DM mass of 5 and 14 MeV/c^{2} for the massless dark photon and bound DM final state, respectively.
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- W H Dai
- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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Chang YC, Chiu CF, Wang CK, Wu CT, Liu LC, Wu YC. Short-term effect of internet-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction on mental health, self-efficacy, and body image among women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Psychol 2022; 13:949446. [PMID: 36389600 PMCID: PMC9640939 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.949446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and aim During the COVID-19 pandemic, an Internet-Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (iMBSR) program was delivered and may be better than an in-person approach. Our study evaluated the effects of iMBSR intervention on mental health, self-efficacy, and body image in women with breast cancer in Taiwan. Materials and methods Sixty-seven women with breast cancer were allocated to a 6-week iMBSR (n = 41) program or a waitlist control group (n = 26), without heterogeneity between group characteristics. Patients from both groups were measured at baseline and postintervention using three scales: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), General self-efficacy scale, and Body Image Scale. Descriptive dataset analysis, paired t-test, and Student’s t-test were used to evaluate the data. Results Although iMBSR did not significantly improve depression and stress between groups, iMBSR could improve anxiety (Δmean: −2.0 vs. −0.4, p = 0.041) with medium effect sizes. Significant benefits were found for body image (Δmean: −3.6 vs. 0.9, p = 0.003) and self-efficacy (Δmean: 4.2 vs. 1.5, p = 0.004), with large effect sizes (Cohen’s d = 0.73). Conclusion Our preliminary study supports iMBSR as a program that can improve mental health, body image, and self-efficacy in women with breast cancer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals can use Internet-based clinical health education.
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- Yun-Chen Chang
- School of Nursing and Graduate Institute of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Nursing Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Yun-Chen Chang,
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chang-Fang Chiu,
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- Cancer Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chen CJ, Nguyen HTH, Huang CH, Wang HC, Wu CT, Wu YC, He GY, Chou C, Lin HW, Liu LC. Does the Timing of Eribulin Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Matter? Evidence from a Real-World Setting. Chemotherapy 2022; 68:23-34. [PMID: 36108618 DOI: 10.1159/000526490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and safety of eribulin used as an early-line (EL, i.e., first-/second-line) versus late-line (LL, i.e., third-line and beyond) chemotherapy for recurrent advanced or metastatic breast cancer (A/MBC) patients. METHODS This study conducted a retrospective observation of A/MBC patients initiating eribulin between January 1, 2015, and June 30, 2019, using medical database at a university-affiliated teaching hospital in Taiwan. Patients were assigned into either the EL or LL group based on the timing of respective eribulin treatments and were observed for at least 6 months up to December 2019 for progression-free survival (PFS), time to treatment failure (TTF), overall survival (OS), disease response, and occurrence of adverse events. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression survival analyses were performed. RESULTS Of 127 patients, 23.6% (n = 30) and 76.4% (n = 97) were assigned to the EL and LL groups, respectively, between which no difference in patient characteristics was noted. Median PFS and TTF were 6.5 months and 5.0 months for the EL and 4.2 months and 3.4 months for the LL, respectively. Median OS could not be estimated in the EL group and was 20.5 months in the LL group. Eribulin as an EL treatment was the only factor associated with longer TTF and OS, whereas the number of metastatic sites was additionally associated with PFS in the multivariate analysis. No complete response was reported in either group, but a partial response was obtained in 6.7% in the EL group and 3.1% in the LL group. The common adverse events between two groups were similar, including leukopenia (80.0%), neutropenia (76.7%), and anemia (60.0%). CONCLUSIONS The eribulin used as an EL of chemotherapy was effective for A/MBC patients with known toxicities in this study, while eribulin as the LL chemotherapy showed consistent results with previous reports.
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- Chih-Jung Chen
- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy System, Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Surgical Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wu YC, Wen L, Dou WD, Zhang JL, Wu T, Wang X. [Clinicopathological analysis and surgical strategy of primary appendiceal neoplasms]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:1065-1072. [PMID: 34923789 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20201122-00621] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features, surgical methods and prognosis of primary appendiceal neoplasms. Methods: A descriptive case series study was performed. Clinical data of patients diagnosed with primary appendiceal neoplasms in Peking University First Hospital from 2006 to 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients who underwent surgery and were confirmed as appendiceal neoplasms by postoperative pathology were included. Cases of cecal tumor invading the appendix and other organ tumors implanting in the appendix and cases of recurrent appendix tumors were excluded Pathological classification was based on the 4th edition of the WHO classification of digestive tract tumors (2010 edition), and the efficacy of operation methods of low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) were analyzed. Results: A total of 115 patients were enrolled, including 52 males and 63 females with a median age of 59 (51, 71) years. Clinical symptoms usually manifested as dormant pain in the right lower quadrant, migrating right lower abdominal pain, fever and bloating. Twenty-four cases were accidentally discovered during surgery, and 21 cases were found by physical examination. The preoperative diagnosis rate of CT and ultrasound was 40.2% (43/107) and 25.5% (24/94) respectively. The postoperative pathological types contained 83 cases of LAMN, 12 cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma, 9 cases of appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms (aNEN), 2 cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells, 3 cases of serrated adenoma, 2 cases of goblet cell carcinoid, 2 cases of lymphoma, 1 case of leiomyoma and 1 case of schwannomas. All the patients underwent surgical resection, including 41 cases of appendectomy, 21 cases of partial cecectomy, 48 cases of right hemicolectomy, and 5 cases of combined organ resection due to appendiceal tumor infiltration or dissemination. Eighteen cases were diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) during operation. A total of 98 patients were enrolled for follow-up. The median follow-up time was 58 (5-172) months. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 84.5% and 5-year overall survival (OS) was 88.2%. Multivariate analysis revealed that high-grade malignancy tumors (HR=25.881, 95% CI: 2.827-236.935, P=0.004) and PMP formation (HR=42.166, 95% CI: 3.470-512.439,P=0.003) were independent risk factors for prognosis. Patients undergoing right hemicolectomy presented longer operation time, more blood loss and higher morbidity of complication as compared to those undergoing appendectomy and partial cecectomy (all P<0.05), while no significant differences in 5-year DFS (P=0.627) and 5-year OS (P=0.718) were found. Conclusions: Primary appendiceal neoplasms usually have no typical features, accompanied with low preoperative diagnosis rate. The common pathological types are LAMN, mucinous adenocarcinoma and aNEN. Appendectomy or partial cecectomy for LAMN may achieve satisfactory prognosis. High-grade malignancy tumors and PMP formation are independent risk factors for prognosis.
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- Y C Wu
- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zhang JL, Teng GG, Wu T, Chen GW, Wang PY, Jiang Y, Wu YC, Sun L, Liu T, Zuo S, Pan YS, Wang X. [Clinical analysis of 554 patients with colorectal diverticulosis]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:1008-1014. [PMID: 34823302 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20200306-00125] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: Most patients with asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis are easily overlooked. However, some of diverticulosis become diverticulitis, bleeding and even perforation, which cause extensive harm to patients. The purpose of this study is to analyze the incidence, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal diverticulosis in order to improve the clinical understanding of diverticulosis and its related complications. Methods: A descriptive cohort study was carried out. Clinical data of 554 patients with colorectal diverticulosis confirmed by CT, colonoscopy, digestive tract radiography or operation in Peking University First Hospital from January 2009 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, long term use of immunosuppressive drugs, chronic liver diseases and renal diseases, and mental disorders were excluded. The analysis parameters included gender, onset age, clinical symptoms, location of diverticulitis, treatment and prognosis. According to the criteria established by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), acute diverticulitis was divided into 5 stages based on the extension of the infectious process. Stage 0 was simple diverticulitis and stage 1-4 was complicated diverticulitis. Results: Among the 554 patients with colorectal diverticulosis, 358 (64.6%) were males, the median onset age was 63 years; 191 patients (34.5%) had various digestive symptoms, of whom 113 (20.4%) had chronic constipation and abdominal distension, 78 (14.1%) had chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain; the other 363 patients had no obvious abdominal symptoms. Four hundred and six patients were found by colonoscopy and 465 patients were found by CT. Twenty-five patients were diagnosed by lower gastrointestinal tract radiography and 3 were confirmed during operation. There were 339 patients with multiple diverticula (61.2%) and 215 patients with single diverticulum (38.8%). 76.5% (424/554) of diverticula were located in colon, 37.0% (205/554) in ascending colon, 21.3% (118/554) in multiple sites, and 2.2% (12/554) in rectum. The median diameter of diverticulum was 7 mm, and 78 cases (14.1%) was ≥30 mm. Forty-nine patients (8.8%) developed acute diverticulitis, including 13 patients with simple diverticulitis and 36 patients with complicated diverticulitis. Among 36 patients with complicated diverticulitis, 29 (80.6%) were males, 27 (75.0%) had recurrent abdominal pain and fever before onset; diverticula of 25 cases were located in sigmoid colon; 11 cases in ascending colon. Nine cases developed sigmoid colon perforation and 8 cases developed vesicocolonic fistula, and these 17 patients underwent surgical treatment. The other 19 cases with complicated diverticulitis developed gastrointestinal bleeding, of whom 18 cases were male, 11 cases were located in ascending colon; 13 cases were healed after conservative treatment, 4 cases received endoscopic hemostatic intervention, and 2 cases underwent surgery. Conclusions: Colorectal diverticulosis is more common in male patients, and CT and colonoscopy are main diagnostic methods. The symptoms of complicated colonic diverticulitis are related to the location of diverticulum. In addition to symptomatic treatment, surgical procedures are the most important treatments.
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- J L Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Tang JQ, Li HY, Liu T, Zhang JL, Zuo S, Sun L, Wu YC, Jiang Y, Chen GW, Wu T, Wan YL, Wang X. [Thirty years' changes of the strategy of lateral lymph node dissection in low rectal cancer: treatment experience and prognostic analysis of 289 cases in one single center]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:889-896. [PMID: 34674464 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200920-00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: The surgical indications, resection extent and management principle of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) in lower rectal cancer have been controversial between Eastern and Western countries. This study aims to provide a theoretical basis for the rational implementation of LLND by reviewing the changes of LLND strategy over the past 30 years in a single-center, and analyzing prognostic factors for the survival outcomes of patients with lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM). Methods: A retrospective observational study was performed. Clinical data of 289 patients with rectal cancer who received LLND at the Department of General Surgery of Peking University First Hospital from 1990 to 2019 were collected. Patients were divided into three groups based on decades. There were 89 cases in 1990-1999 group, 92 cases in the 2000-2009 group, and 108 cases in the 2010-2019 group. Data analyzed: (1) patient baseline data; (2) surgery and postoperative recovery; (3) lateral lymph node dissection; (4) postoperative survival and prognosis of patients with positive lateral lymph nodes. The surgical methods and pathological results of LLND were compared between groups, and the prognostic risk factors of patients with LLNM were analyzed. Results: A total of 289 patients underwent radical resection with LLND' accounting for 6.3% of the 4542 patients with rectal cancer during the same period in our hospital. Except decade-by-decade increase in tumors with distance from anal verge ≤ 7 cm, the proportion of ulcerated tumors, and the proportion of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy, the differences in other baseline data were not statistically significant among 3 decade groups (all P>0.05). The proportion of LLND in the 3 groups decreased decade by decade [9.9% (89/898) vs. 8.0% (92/1154) vs. 4.3% (108/2490), χ(2)=40.159, P<0.001]. The proportion of laparoscopic surgery and unilateral LLND increased, while the mean operative time, intraoperative blood loss, surgical complications above grade III and postoperative hospital stay decreased decade by decade. These 289 patients completed a total of 483 lateral dissections, including 95 cases of the unilateral dissection and 194 cases of the bilateral dissection. The proportion of LLND in the 3 groups decreased decade by decade [9.9% (89/898) vs. 8.0% (92/1154) vs. 4.3% (108/2510), P<0.001]. The median number of dissected lymph nodes in the internal iliac artery and obturator regions increased (2 vs. 3 vs. 3, P<0.001), but those in the common iliac and external iliac regions decreased significantly (4 vs. 3 vs. 2, P=0.014). A total of 71 patients with LLNM were identified. The rate of LLNM in the 2010-2019 group was significantly higher than that in the previous two groups [37.0% (40/108) vs. 16.9% (15/89) vs. 17.4% (16/92), P=0.001]. The patients with LLNM showed a poorer overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) compared with negative lateral lymph nodes (P<0.001). There were statistically significant differences in 5-year OS rate (30.9% vs. 27.2% vs. 0, P=0.028) and 5-year DFS rate (28.3% vs. 16.0% vs. 0, P=0.038) among patients with only internal iliac lymph node metastasis, patients with only obturator lymph node metastasis, and patients with external iliac or common iliac lymph node metastasis. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors showed that external iliac or common iliac lymph node metastasis was an independent risk factor for OS (HR=1.649, 95%CI: 1.087-2.501) and DFS (HR=1.714, 95%CI: 1.173-2.504) in patients with LLNM (all P<0.05) . The OS and DFS were not significant different in patients with LLNM among 3 decade groups. Conclusions: In the past decade, the proportion of LLND in rectal cancer has decreased significantly. However, LLNM rate has been significantly increased due to preoperative imaging assessments focusing on suspicious LLNM without compromising the survival. Internal iliac artery and obturator lymph nodes can be regarded as regional lymph nodes with a satisfactory prognosis after LLND. For suspected external iliac or common iliac lymph node metastasis, the significance of LLND remains to be further evaluated.
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- J Q Tang
- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China Tang Jianqiang now is working at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zhang JL, Wu T, Chen GW, Wang PY, Jiang Y, Tang JQ, Wu YC, Pan YS, Liu YC, Wan YL, Wang X. [Analysis on risk factors of the degree of radical resection and prognosis of patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 23:472-479. [PMID: 32842427 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200207-00042] [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 evaluate the factors affecting the degree of radical resection and the prognosis of patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC). Methods: A retrospective case-control study was performed. Clinical data of 111 patients with LRRC undergoing operation at the General Surgery Department of Peking University First Hospital from January 2009 to August 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. The "Peking University First Hospital F typing" was performed according to the preoperative images of the pelvic involvement. The pelvis was assigned into four directions: the front wall, lateral sides of the pelvic wall and the sacrum. According to the degree of pelvic wall involvement, F typing included F0 type (no involvement of the pelvic wall, the cancer only involved the adjacent organs or invaded conteriorly the urinary tract, genital organs or small intestine), F1 type (cancer involved the pelvic wall in one direction, such as the sacrum, or one side of the pelvic wall), F2 type (cancer involved the pelvic wall in two directions) and F3 type (cancer involved the pelvic wall in three directions). Case inclusion criteria: (1) LRRC was confirmed by imaging and pathological examination of samples (puncture or endoscopic biopsy); (2) complete clinical and follow-up data; (3) informed consent of patient. Those with dysfunction of heart, lung, etc., intolerance of operation, F3 type indicated by image, and distant metastasis were excluded. The degree of radical resection was evaluated according to the postoperative pathological results. Patients were followed up every 12 months and related examinations were arranged. The univariate analysis of radical resection was performed by χ(2) test, and the multivariate analysis was performed by logistic methods. The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method and the survival curve was drawn. The survival rate was compared by log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis of patients with LRRC. Results: A total of 111 patients were included in this study. Of 111 patients, 59 were male and 52 were female; recurrent age of 36 cases was ≥ 65 years old; CEA level of 48 cases was ≥15 μg/L. According to the "Peking University First Hospital F typing", 70 cases were F0 type, 38 F1 type and 3 F2 type. Surgical procedures were abdominoperineal resection (n=28), posterior pelvic exenteration (n=32), and total pelvic exenteration (n=51, including 1 case of TPE combined with sacrectomy). According to the postoperative pathological results, R0, R1 and R2 resections were 83, 20 and 8 cases, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the degree of radical resection was associated with the secondary surgical procedure, F typing and lymph node metastasis (all P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that F typing (F1-F2) was an independent risk factor for non- R0 resection (OR=37.256, 95%CI:8.572 to 161.912, P<0.001). The morbidity of operative complications was 22.5% (25/111); the perioperative mortality was 1.8% (2/111); the local recurrence rate after the second operation was 37.8% (42/111). The 3- and 5-year overall survival rates were 41.2% and 21.9% respectively. The 3-year survival rates of patients with and without postoperative chemotherapy were 52.7% and 32.4% respectively (P=0.005). The 3-year survival rates of patients with lower (<15 μg/L) and higher CEA level (≥15 μg/L) were 52.9% and 24.3% respectively (P<0.001). The 3-year survival rates of patients with R0, R1 and R2 resection were 49.8%, 21.3% and 8.5% respectively (P=0.002). The 3-year survival rates of patients with F0, F1 and F2 type were 52.7%, 22.0% and 0 respectively (P<0.001). Cox analysis confirmed that the degree of radical resection (HR=2.088, 95%CI:1.095 to 3.979, P=0.025), the CEA level before the secondary operation (HR=1.857, 95%CI:1.157 to 2.980, P=0.010) and postoperative chemotherapy (HR=1.826, 95%CI:1.137 to 2.934, P=0.013) were independent factors affecting the prognosis. Conclusions: The indication of LRRC surgical treatments must be strictly limited. Evaluation of the fixation site to the pelvic wall is helpful for improving the rate of R0 resection. Lower preoperative CEA level, radical resection and postoperative chemotherapy are protective factors of prolonged overall survival time of patients with LRRC.
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- J L Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Chang JC, Chang HS, Wu YC, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chang HJ, Chen ST, Liu CS. Antitumor Actions of Intratumoral Delivery of Membrane-Fused Mitochondria in a Mouse Model of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:5241-5255. [PMID: 32606744 PMCID: PMC7294573 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s238143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background The transfer of whole mitochondria has been demonstrated to be beneficial for treating breast cancer because it induces apoptosis and drug sensitivity; however, in vivo evidence of this benefit remains scant. The present study compared the transplantation of mitochondria with instinctive (Mito) and membrane-fused morphologies induced by Pep-1 conjugation (P-Mito) using a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancers. Materials and Methods Mice with advanced severe immunodeficiency received orthotopic implantation of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells followed by transplants of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-labeled Mito or P-Mito (200 μg [10 μg/μL]) through intratumoral injection at multiple points once a week for 4 weeks. Results After 1 month of consecutive treatment, 8.2% and 14.2% of the BrdU-labeled mitochondria were preserved in tumors of the Mito and P-Mito groups, respectively. Both Pep-1 and P-Mito treatments reduced tumor weight (21.7% ± 2.43% vs 40.6% ± 2.28%) and led to marked inhibition of Ki67 staining and angiogenesis. However, only the P-Mito group exhibited obvious necrosis and DNA fragmentation accompanied by an altered tumor microenvironment, which included reduced oxidative stress and size of cancer-associated fibroblast populations and enhanced immune cell infiltration. Transmission electron microscopy images further revealed an elongated network of perinuclear mitochondria fused with a few peripheral mitochondria in the nonnecrotic area in the P-Mito group as well as increases in mitochondrial fusion proteins and parkin compared with mitochondrial fission proteins. Conclusion In this study, the results of mitochondrial transplantation emphasized that the facilitation of mitochondrial fusion is a critical regulator in breast cancer therapy.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.,School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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Wu HC, Chen ST, Chang JC, Hsu TY, Cheng CC, Chang HS, Liu CS, Wu YC, Liang ZC. Radical Scavenging and Antiproliferative Effects of Cordycepin-Rich Ethanol Extract from Brown Rice-Cultivated Cordyceps militaris (Ascomycetes) Mycelium on Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Med Mushrooms 2020; 21:657-669. [PMID: 31679300 DOI: 10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.2019031138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The yield and efficacy of bioactive compounds from Cordyceps militaris fruiting bodies and its fermented grains usually vary with the strain used. In this study, we compared the antiproliferative, apoptotic, and antioxidative properties of ethanolic extracts of fruiting bodies and solid-stated fermented rice (FRE) from two wild-type strains of C. militaris applied to human breast cancer cell lines. We observed that FRE of the Zhangzhou strain (FRE-Z) produced a high level of cordycepin and exhibited comprehensive in vitro antioxidant activity against the oxidation of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, superoxide, and hydroxyl radicals and low-density lipoprotein. Only FRE-Z exhibited dose-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation in MCF-7 (0.7 mg/mL) and MDA-MB-231 cells (1 mg/mL) after culturing for 24 h. The antiproliferative effects of FRE-Z were associated with an early stage of apoptosis induction at 4 h of treatment with 0.5 mg/mL FRE-Z in MCF-7 cells. The antiproliferative effect was determined to occur through p53 activation but not through the release of mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor or caspase-9 activation for an initial culture period of 16 h. In addition to a transient increase in cellular antioxidant enzyme, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase was identified in MCF-7 cells after 2 h of treatment with FRE-Z. Therefore, FRE-Z, which exhibits various dose- and exposure time-dependent activities, has potential application in breast cancer chemoprevention.
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- Han-Chiang Wu
- Department of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhua County 515, Taiwan
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- Endoscopy and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhua County 515, Taiwan; Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhua County 515, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhua County 515, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhua County 515, Taiwan
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Yang LT, Li HB, Yue Q, Ma H, Kang KJ, Li YJ, Wong HT, Agartioglu M, An HP, Chang JP, Chen JH, Chen YH, Cheng JP, Deng Z, Du Q, Gong H, Guo QJ, He L, Hu JW, Hu QD, Huang HX, Jia LP, Jiang H, Li H, Li JM, Li J, Li X, Li XQ, Li YL, Liao B, Lin FK, Lin ST, Liu SK, Liu YD, Liu YY, Liu ZZ, Ma JL, Mao YC, Pan H, Ren J, Ruan XC, Sharma V, She Z, Shen MB, Singh L, Singh MK, Sun TX, Tang CJ, Tang WY, Tian Y, Wang GF, Wang JM, Wang L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang YX, Wu SY, Wu YC, Xing HY, Xu Y, Xue T, Yi N, Yu CX, Yu HJ, Yue JF, Zeng XH, Zeng M, Zeng Z, Zhang FS, Zhang YH, Zhao MG, Zhou JF, Zhou ZY, Zhu JJ, Zhu ZH. Search for Light Weakly-Interacting-Massive-Particle Dark Matter by Annual Modulation Analysis with a Point-Contact Germanium Detector at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:221301. [PMID: 31868422 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.221301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present results on light weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) searches with annual modulation (AM) analysis on data from a 1-kg mass p-type point-contact germanium detector of the CDEX-1B experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. Datasets with a total live time of 3.2 yr within a 4.2-yr span are analyzed with analysis threshold of 250 eVee. Limits on WIMP-nucleus (χ-N) spin-independent cross sections as function of WIMP mass (m_{χ}) at 90% confidence level (C.L.) are derived using the dark matter halo model. Within the context of the standard halo model, the 90% C.L. allowed regions implied by the DAMA/LIBRA and CoGeNT AM-based analysis are excluded at >99.99% and 98% C.L., respectively. These results correspond to the best sensitivity at m_{χ}<6 GeV/c^{2} among WIMP AM measurements to date.
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- L T Yang
- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir 35160
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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Liu ZZ, Yue Q, Yang LT, Kang KJ, Li YJ, Wong HT, Agartioglu M, An HP, Chang JP, Chen JH, Chen YH, Cheng JP, Deng Z, Du Q, Gong H, Guo XY, Guo QJ, He L, He SM, Hu JW, Hu QD, Huang HX, Jia LP, Jiang H, Li HB, Li H, Li JM, Li J, Li X, Li XQ, Li YL, Liao B, Lin FK, Lin ST, Liu SK, Liu YD, Liu YY, Ma H, Ma JL, Mao YC, Ning JH, Pan H, Qi NC, Ren J, Ruan XC, Sharma V, She Z, Singh L, Singh MK, Sun TX, Tang CJ, Tang WY, Tian Y, Wang GF, Wang L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang YX, Wu SY, Wu YC, Xing HY, Xu Y, Xue T, Yi N, Yu CX, Yu HJ, Yue JF, Zeng M, Zeng Z, Zhang FS, Zhao MG, Zhou JF, Zhou ZY, Zhu JJ. Constraints on Spin-Independent Nucleus Scattering with sub-GeV Weakly Interacting Massive Particle Dark Matter from the CDEX-1B Experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:161301. [PMID: 31702340 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.161301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report results on the searches of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with sub-GeV masses (m_{χ}) via WIMP-nucleus spin-independent scattering with Migdal effect incorporated. Analysis on time-integrated (TI) and annual modulation (AM) effects on CDEX-1B data are performed, with 737.1 kg day exposure and 160 eVee threshold for TI analysis, and 1107.5 kg day exposure and 250 eVee threshold for AM analysis. The sensitive windows in m_{χ} are expanded by an order of magnitude to lower DM masses with Migdal effect incorporated. New limits on σ_{χN}^{SI} at 90% confidence level are derived as 2×10^{-32}∼7×10^{-35} cm^{2} for TI analysis at m_{χ}∼50-180 MeV/c^{2}, and 3×10^{-32}∼9×10^{-38} cm^{2} for AM analysis at m_{χ}∼75 MeV/c^{2}-3.0 GeV/c^{2}.
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- Z Z Liu
- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir 35160
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
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Zeng BS, Lin SY, Tu YK, Wu YC, Stubbs B, Liang CS, Yeh TC, Chen TY, Carvalho AF, Lin PY, Lei WT, Hsu CW, Chen YW, Tseng PT, Chen CH. Prevention of Postdental Procedure Bacteremia: A Network Meta-analysis. J Dent Res 2019; 98:1204-1210. [PMID: 31469596 DOI: 10.1177/0022034519870466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Postdental procedure bacteremia is common and troublesome. The comparative efficacy of multiple prophylactic interventions is unclear. We compared the efficacy of interventions for the prevention of postdental procedure bacteremia. We conducted a review of ClinicalKey, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, ProQuest, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to December 4, 2018. Randomized controlled trials that evaluated prophylactic interventions for the prevention of postdental procedure bacteremia were eligible. The primary outcome was the incidence of postdental procedure bacteremia. A total of 24 trials were included with 2,147 participants. Our network meta-analysis demonstrated that intravenous administration of 1,000/200 mg of amoxicillin/clavulanate provided the least incidence of postdental procedure bacteremia among all the prophylactic interventions (odds ratio = 0.03, 95% CI = 0.00 to 0.63) as compared with the placebo/controls. Oral 3 g of amoxicillin had the least incidence of postdental procedure bacteremia among all oral or topical forms of prophylactic interventions (odds ratio = 0.10, 95% CI = 0.02 to 0.44) as compared with the placebo/controls. No serious adverse events, such as anaphylactic shock, mortality, and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, were reported. None of the included subjects were of high risk of infectious endocarditis. Our network meta-analysis demonstrates that intravenous amoxicillin/clavulanate and oral amoxicillin might be the best prophylactic interventions in preventing postdental procedure bacteremia among all the oral/topical forms of interventions for the overall populations.
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- B S Zeng
- Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK.,Positive Ageing Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Beitou Branch, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Neurology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Prospect Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Neurology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.,WinShine Clinics in Specialty of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Liu JF, Wang J, Guo DD, Qi CJ, Cao FR, Tian Z, Yao NJ, Wu YC, Yang Y, He YL, Zhao YR, Chen TY. [Predictive value of single nucleotide polymorphisms of HLA-C and UBE2L3 in evaluating the effect of telbivudine antiviral therapy during pregnancy]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 25:601-605. [PMID: 29056010 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.08.009] [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 between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of rs3130542 and rs4821116 in the HLA-C and UBE2L3 genes and the effect of telbivudine antiviral therapy during pregnancy in HBeAg-positive mothers through a large-sample control study, and to provide a basis for the development of individualized blocking strategies for pregnant women with a high viral load. Methods: The genotypes of rs3130542 and rs4821116 were determined for 312 pregnant women with a high viral load who received telbivudine antiviral therapy during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, and the dominant model, recessive model, and additive model were used to analyze the association between the genotypes of these two loci and the reduction in HBV DNA load. The Shapiro-Wilk test and the Levene test were used to evaluate data normality and homogeneity of variances, and the t-test or the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was selected based on data type and was used for the comparison of means between groups. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was used to determine the genotype of SNPs, and the dominant model, recessive model, and additive model were used for analysis. Results: Mothers with an AA/AG genotype of rs3130542 in the HLA-C gene had a significantly higher probability of HBV DNA load ≥10(3) IU/ml at the time of delivery (P < 0.05) and a significantly higher risk of failure in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, no matter whether they started to take telbivudine at week 24 or 28 of pregnancy. The association between the genotype of rs4821116 in the UBE2L3 gene and the reduction in viral load in pregnant women needed to be confirmed by studies with a larger sample size. Conclusion: Pregnant women with a high viral load and an AA/AG genotype of rs3130542 in the HLA-C gene tend to have poor response to antiviral therapy during pregnancy, and early antiviral intervention is recommended for such patients.
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- J F Liu
- Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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Chang JC, Chang HS, Wu YC, Cheng WL, Lin TT, Chang HJ, Kuo SJ, Chen ST, Liu CS. Mitochondrial transplantation regulates antitumour activity, chemoresistance and mitochondrial dynamics in breast cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2019; 38:30. [PMID: 30674338 PMCID: PMC6343292 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1028-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background The transfer of whole mitochondria that occurs during cell contact has been found to support cancer progression. However, the regulatory role of mitochondria alone is difficult to elucidate due to the complex microenvironment. Currently, mitochondrial transplantation is an available approach for restoring mitochondrial function in mitochondrial diseases but remains unclear in breast cancer. Herein, effects of mitochondrial transplantation via different approaches in breast cancer were investigated. Methods Whole mitochondria (approximately 10.5 μg/ml) were transported into MCF-7 breast cancer cells via passive uptake or Pep-1-mediated delivery. Fresh mitochondria isolated from homeoplasmic 143B osteosarcoma cybrids containing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) derived from health individuals (Mito) or mtDNA with the A8344G mutation (Mito8344) were conjugated with cell-penetrating peptide Pep-1 (P-Mito) or not conjugated prior to cell co-culture. Before isolation, mitochondria were stained with MitoTracker dye as the tracking label. After 3 days of treatment, cell viability, proliferation, oxidative stress, drug sensitivity to Doxorubicin/Paclitaxel and mitochondrial function were assessed. Results Compared with P-Mito, a small portion of Mito adhered to the cell membrane, and this was accompanied by a slightly lower fluorescent signal by foreign mitochondria in MCF-7 cells. Both transplantations induced cell apoptosis by increasing the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor; inhibited cell growth and decreased oxidative stress in MCF-7 cells; and increased the cellular susceptibility of both the MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines to Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel. Mitochondrial transplantation also consistently decreased Drp-1, which resulted in an enhancement of the tubular mitochondrial network, but a distinct machinery through the increase of parkin and mitochondrial fusion proteins was observed in the Mito and P-Mito groups, respectively. Furthermore, although there were no differences in energy metabolism after transplantation of normal mitochondria, metabolism was switched to the energetic and glycolytic phenotypes when the mitochondria were replaced with dysfunctional mitochondria, namely, Mito8344 and P-Mito8344, due to dramatically induced glycolysis and reduced mitochondrial respiration, respectively. Consequently, transplant-induced growth inhibition was abolished, and cell growth in the Mito8344 group was even higher than that in the control group. Conclusion This study reveals the antitumour potential of mitochondrial transplantation in breast cancer via distinct regulation of mitochondrial function. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13046-019-1028-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jui-Chih Chang
- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan.,Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Endoscopy & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
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- Vascular and Genomic Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 50094, Taiwan. .,Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan.
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Wu YC, Zhu B, Li G, Zhang XH, Yu MH, Dong KG, Zhang TK, Yang Y, Bi B, Yang J, Yan YH, Tan F, Fan W, Lu F, Wang SY, Zhao ZQ, Zhou WM, Cao LF, Gu YQ. Towards high-energy, high-resolution computed tomography via a laser driven micro-spot gamma-ray source. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15888. [PMID: 30367090 PMCID: PMC6203838 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33844-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Computed Tomography (CT) is a powerful method for non-destructive testing (NDT) and metrology awakes with expanding application fields. To improve the spatial resolution of high energy CT, a micro-spot gamma-ray source based on bremsstrahlung from a laser wakefield accelerator was developed. A high energy CT using the source was performed, which shows that the resolution of reconstruction can reach 100 μm at 10% contrast. Our proof-of-principle demonstration indicates that laser driven micro-spot gamma-ray sources provide a prospective way to increase the spatial resolution and toward to high energy micro CT. Due to the advantage in spatial resolution, laser based high energy CT represents a large potential for many NDT applications.
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- Y C Wu
- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, China. .,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Jiang H, Jia LP, Yue Q, Kang KJ, Cheng JP, Li YJ, Wong HT, Agartioglu M, An HP, Chang JP, Chen JH, Chen YH, Deng Z, Du Q, Gong H, He L, Hu JW, Hu QD, Huang HX, Li HB, Li H, Li JM, Li J, Li X, Li XQ, Li YL, Liao B, Lin FK, Lin ST, Liu SK, Liu YD, Liu YY, Liu ZZ, Ma H, Ma JL, Pan H, Ren J, Ruan XC, Sevda B, Sharma V, Shen MB, Singh L, Singh MK, Sun TX, Tang CJ, Tang WY, Tian Y, Wang GF, Wang JM, Wang L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wu SY, Wu YC, Xing HY, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang LT, Yang SW, Yi N, Yu CX, Yu HJ, Yue JF, Zeng XH, Zeng M, Zeng Z, Zhang FS, Zhang YH, Zhao MG, Zhou JF, Zhou ZY, Zhu JJ, Zhu ZH. Limits on Light Weakly Interacting Massive Particles from the First 102.8 kg×day Data of the CDEX-10 Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:241301. [PMID: 29956956 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.241301] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
We report the first results of a light weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) search from the CDEX-10 experiment with a 10 kg germanium detector array immersed in liquid nitrogen at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory with a physics data size of 102.8 kg day. At an analysis threshold of 160 eVee, improved limits of 8×10^{-42} and 3×10^{-36} cm^{2} at a 90% confidence level on spin-independent and spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross sections, respectively, at a WIMP mass (m_{χ}) of 5 GeV/c^{2} are achieved. The lower reach of m_{χ} is extended to 2 GeV/c^{2}.
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- H Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Dokuz Eylül University, Ízmir 35160
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Dokuz Eylül University, Ízmir 35160
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
- Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- NUCTECH Company, Beijing 100084
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging (Ministry of Education) and Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064
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- YaLong River Hydropower Development Company, Chengdu 610051
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Liu LC, Wu YC, Kuo SC, Ho CT, Way TDER, Chen ST. 2-Phenylnaphthyridin-4-one Derivative LYF-11 Inhibits Interleukin-6-mediated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition via the Inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in MCF-7 Cells. Anticancer Res 2018; 38:2849-2859. [PMID: 29715108 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12530] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM Breast tumor interleukin-6 (IL-6) level increases with tumor grade, and elevated serum IL-6 correlates with poor survival in patients with breast cancer. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotypes are associated with enhanced metastasis and unfavorable clinical outcome in breast cancer. Therefore, we examined whether IL-6 induced EMT phenotype characterized in breast cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS MCF-7 cells treated with different concentrations (10-50 ng/ml) of IL-6 for 24 and 48 h. Western blotting, flow cytometry, and cell migration assay were used to test whether IL-6 promoted tumor-initiating ability in MCF-7 cells. RESULTS In this study, we found that the induction of EMT by IL-6 resulted in the acquisition of mesenchymal traits and the increase of tumor-initiating ability in MCF-7 cells. Moreover, we found that 2-phenylnaphthy-ridin-4-one derivatives were able to repress IL-6 induced EMT phenotype and tumor-initiating ability. Among these deriveratives, LYF-11 possessed the most potential inhibitory activity. LYF-11 effectively inhibited IL-6-induced EMT phenotype and tumor-initiating ability via the inhibition of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway. CONCLUSION Our results suggest a connection between IL-6 receptor activity and EMT phenotype, and tumor-initiating ability. Moreover, LYF-11 is a potential compound for breast cancer therapy by targeting JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.
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- Liang-Chih Liu
- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biopharmaceutical and Food Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. .,Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Cai XH, Lin RH, Wu J, He JB, Wu YC, Wang XY. Adsorption of ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride modified oxalate decarboxylase on calcium oxalate. Biotech Histochem 2018; 93:220-229. [DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2017.1420820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- XH Cai
- Key Laboratory of New Techniques for Chemical and Biological Conversion Process, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Utilization of Microbial and Botanical Resources, College of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of New Techniques for Chemical and Biological Conversion Process, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Utilization of Microbial and Botanical Resources, College of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Utilization of Microbial and Botanical Resources, College of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Utilization of Microbial and Botanical Resources, College of Marine Sciences and Biotechnology, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of New Techniques for Chemical and Biological Conversion Process, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of New Techniques for Chemical and Biological Conversion Process, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, PR China
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Dai YH, Yang JC, Kuo HH, Wu YC. The Heat-clearing and Fire-purging Medicinal Composition for Combating Metastatic Cancer. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- YH Dai
- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Cheng YB, Lu YY, Chang FR, Wang SW, Chen CY, Wu YC. Anti-Angiogenic diketopiperazines from the Endophytic Fungus Diaporthe arecae Associated with Mangrove Kandelia obovate. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- YB Cheng
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Tzu-Hui Institute of Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Su JH, Shih SP, Chen YC, Sung PJ, Lu MC, Chiu CW, Wu YC. Isoaaptamine Induces t-47D Cells Apoptosis and Autophagy via Oxidative Stress. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- JH Su
- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Lee CL, Yang JC, Peng CY, Wu YC. Anti-metastatic and anti-allergic spirostanol saponins from Solanum macaonense and S. torvum. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- CL Lee
- Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Korinek M, El-Shazly M, Tsai YC, Wang LC, Yu ML, Wu YC, Chen BH, Chang FR. Screening for Anti-allergic Activity of Natural Products. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- M Korinek
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chang FR, Yang DY, Cheng YB, Wu YC. Polyketides and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis Isolated from Anthurium brownii. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- FR Chang
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Research Center for Natural Products & Drug Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Deng ZG, Zhang ZM, Zhang B, He SK, Teng J, Hong W, Dong KG, Wu YC, Zhu B, Gu YQ. Large-charge quasimonoenergetic electron beams produced by off-axis colliding laser pulses in underdense plasma. Phys Rev E 2017; 95:023206. [PMID: 28297850 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.023206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Electrons can be efficiently injected into a plasma wave by colliding two counterpropagating laser pulses in a laser wakefield acceleration. However, the generation of a high-quality electron beam with a large charge is difficult in the traditional on-axis colliding scheme due to the growth of the electron beam duration coming from the increase of the beam charge. To solve this problem, we propose an off-axis colliding scheme, in which the collision point is away from the axis of the driver pulse. We show that the electrons injected from the off-axis region are highly concentered on the tail of the bubble even for a large trapped charge, thus feeling almost the same accelerating field. As a result, quasimonoenergetic electron beams with a large charge can be produced. The validity of this scheme is confirmed by both the particle-in-cell simulations and the Hamiltonian model. Furthermore, it is shown that a Laguerre-Gauss (LG) laser can be adopted as the injection pulse to realize the off-axis colliding injection in three dimensions symmetrically, which may be useful in simplifying the technical layout of the real experiment setup.
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- Z G Deng
- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-986, Mianyang 621900, People's Republic of China.,IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Huang SA, Luo P, Wu YC, He JG, Chen C, Lei W. [Gα11 expression and effect of sildenafil in muscularization of non-muscular pulmonary arterioles in rat with pulmonary arterial hypertension]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:1762-5. [PMID: 27356645 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.22.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate expression changes and role of Gα11 protein in the processes of muscularization of non-muscular pulmonary arterioles and effect of sildenafil intervention in rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS Thirty SD rats were randomly divided into three groups, including normal control group, monocrotaline (MCT) group and sildenafil group; PAH model was prepared with 50 mg/kg MCT treatment for 4 weeks in the MCT group, and these rats were treated by 25 mg/kg sildenafil for 2 weeks after PAH formation in the sildenafil group, and the normal control group were treated with the equal amounts of physiological saline instead of monocrotaline; pulmonary artery pressure was measured with jugular vein catheterization; hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining method was used to detect the pulmonary arteriolar morphology and vascular tissue parameters; expression of the target Gα11 protein, vascular smooth muscle marker osteopontin (OPN) and proliferation marker proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was detected by Western blot. RESULTS Pulmonary artery mean pressure (mPAP), non-muscular pulmonary arterioles wall thickness index (TI) and area index (AI) of the MCT group were higher than those of the normal control group[(27.43±3.97) vs (11.93±1.52) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), 0.49±0.07 vs 0.31±0.09 and 0.74±0.05 vs 0.45±0.10](all P<0.05), and meanwhile the expression levels of Gα11 and the related proteins including OPN and PCNA were significantly enhanced. mPAP, TI and AI[(18.59±1.44) mmHg, 0.39±0.09 and 0.56±0.04]of the sildenafil group were all lower than those of the MCT group (all P<0.05), and furthermore, expressions of Gα11, OPN and PCNA also reduced in line with these changes. CONCLUSION Gα11 protein plays a role in the development of PAH and pulmonary non-muscular arteriole muscularization, and sildenafil effectively suppresses PAH and pulmonary vascular remodeling by inhibiting Gα11 expression.
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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Lin JC, Wu YC, Wu CC, Shih PY, Wang WY, Chien YC. DNA methylation markers and serum α-fetoprotein level are prognostic factors in hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Hepatol 2016; 14:494-504. [PMID: 26019036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypermethylation of relevant genes may affect the prognosis of patients with cancer. The purpose of this study was to analyze whether methylation of the promoter regions of cell cycle regulators as well as elevated α-Fetoprotein (AFP) levels are useful prognostic factors for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Nested methylation-specific PCR (nested-MSP) was used to analyze methylation status of the promoter regions of p15, p16, p21, p27, and ras-association domain family 1 (RASSF1A) genes in tumor specimens from 50 patients with HCC. RESULTS Promoter methylation was most common in the RASSF1A gene (96%), followed by the p16 gene (56%), the p21 gene (44%), the p15 gene (28%), and the p27 gene (2%). Patients with a serum AFP level < 400 ng/mL and an unmethylated p21 promoter had a better prognosis than patients with a serum AFP level ≥ 400 ng/mL and a methylated p21 promoter (overall survival, p = 0.076; disease-free survival, p = 0.016). In addition, patients with full methylation of the promoter region of RASSF1A had a better prognosis than patients with a partially methylated or unmethylated RASSF1A promoter region if their serum AFP level was ≥ 400 ng/mL (overall survival, p = 0.028; disease-free survival, p = 0.078). CONCLUSION A partially methylated or unmethylated RASSF1A promoter as well as elevated serum AFP level or methylation of p21 in addition to elevated serum AFP level might be associated with poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
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Yang HR, Hu XP, Jiang CJ, Qi J, Wu YC, Li W, Zeng YJ, Li CF, Liu SX. Diversity and antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li, a well-known medicinal plant in China. Lett Appl Microbiol 2015; 61:484-90. [PMID: 26280451 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED About 1051 endophytic fungi were isolated from leaves, branches, barks and stems of Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li from four sites in Hainan, China. The fungi were identified as 21 genera by morphology and ITS sequences. One dominant species was Phomopsis quercella in Hainan Tropical Botanical Garden and Bawangling Nature Reserve, with relative frequency of 42·06 and 34·88% respectively. Another dominant species was Colletotrichum boninense in Wuzhishan and Jianfengling Nature Reserves, with relative frequency of 36·84 and 46·97% respectively. Among the selected 21 endophytic fungi, 17 strains (80·95%) had activity against at least one pathogenic bacteria, and 14 strains (66·67%) exhibited activity against at least one fungal pathogens. Neonectria macroconidialis showed strong inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus (inhibition zone being 20 mm), Bacillus subtilis (14 mm) and Streptococcus agalactiae (28 mm). Xylaria sp. showed strong inhibition against Escherichia coli (20 mm), Rhizoctonia solani (20 mm) and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (17 mm). Verticillium bulbillosum showed great activity against Strep. agalactiae (32 mm) and Fusarium oxysporum (22 mm). These endophytic fungi showed potentials in medicine development. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Endophytic fungi from medicinal plants are an important source of novel and viable drugs. Cephalotaxus hainanensis Li is well known for leukaemia treatment and its endophytic fungi were isolated to investigate the diversity and antimicrobial activity. It was found that Ce. hainanensis Li had rich endophytic fungi, and some fungi showed strong antimicrobial activity against certain pathogens. These fungi can be used in medicine development.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Lai HW, Chen DR, Wu YC, Chen CJ, Lee CW, Kuo SJ, Chen ST, Wu HK. Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Sonography in the Prediction of Breast Cancer Tumor Size: A Concordance Analysis with Histopathologically Determined Tumor Size. Ann Surg Oncol 2015; 22:3816-23. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4424-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen HT, Wu YC, Chen ST, Tsai HC, Chien YC. Androgen receptor CAG repeats, non-random X chromosome inactivation, and loss of heterozygosity at Xq25 in relation to breast cancer risk. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:144. [PMID: 24581183 PMCID: PMC3975944 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to examine the association of non-random X chromosome inactivation (XCI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at Xq25 with breast cancer development. Methods Seventy-nine breast cancer patients, 39 female lung cancer patients, 30 other cancer patients and 77 healthy females were analysed for LOH using a panel of 11 microsatellite markers spanning Xq25. The androgen receptor (AR) gene was chosen as an XCI marker. Results LOH of at least one microsatellite locus at Xq25 was identified in 46/65 breast cancers examined, while only 10/25 cancers of other origins demonstrated LOH in this region (p = 0.014). The critical deletion region in breast cancer was around marker DXS1047 (47.23%). Moreover, we found that tissues from eight breast cancers showed LOH at all of the informative loci tested at Xq25, while the other 38 showed partial (interstitial or telomeric) alterations at Xq25. Interestingly, the pattern of XCI of these eight breast cancers tended to be non-random. We estimated the frequencies of AR alleles and found that women with two long AR alleles (≥21 CAG repeats) had an increased risk of developing breast cancer, while those with two short AR alleles (<21 CAG repeats) were likely to be normal (p = 0.00069). Conclusions The extraordinary high frequencies of LOH at Xq25 found in this study strongly imply that there might be one or more tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) related to the development of breast cancer at Xq25 in the Taiwanese female population.
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- Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, No,1, Jin-De Road, 50058 Changhua City, Taiwan.
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Lu TH, Wu YC. Observation and analysis of single and multiple high-order Laguerre-Gaussian beams generated from a hemi-cylindrical cavity with general astigmatism. Opt Express 2013; 21:28496-506. [PMID: 24514361 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.028496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We experimentally verified that anisotropic Hermite-Gaussian modes can be generated from a hemi-cylindrical laser cavity and can be transformed into high-order Laguerre-Gaussian modes using an extra-cavity cylindrical lens. We further combined the Huygens integral and the ABCD law to clearly demonstrate the transformation along the propagation direction. By controlling the pump offset and the pump size in hemi-cylindrical cavities, we experimentally observed the unique laser patterns that displayed the optical waves related to the coherent superposition of Laguerre-Gaussian modes.
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Li HB, Liao HY, Lin ST, Liu SK, Singh L, Singh MK, Soma AK, Wong HT, Wu YC, Zhao W, Asryan G, Chuang YC, Deniz M, Fang JM, Hsu CL, Huang TR, Kiran Kumar G, Lee SC, Li J, Li JM, Li YJ, Li YL, Lin CW, Lin FK, Liu YF, Ma H, Ruan XC, Shen YT, Singh V, Tang CJ, Tseng CH, Xu Y, Yang SW, Yu CX, Yue Q, Zeng Z, Zeyrek M, Zhou ZY. Limits on spin-independent couplings of WIMP dark matter with a p-type point-contact germanium detector. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:261301. [PMID: 23848861 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.261301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We report new limits on a spin-independent weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)-nucleon interaction cross section using 39.5 kg days of data taken with a p-type point-contact germanium detector of 840 g fiducial mass at the Kuo-Sheng Reactor Neutrino Laboratory. Crucial to this study is the understanding of the selection procedures and, in particular, the bulk-surface events differentiation at the sub-keV range. The signal-retaining and background-rejecting efficiencies were measured with calibration gamma sources and a novel n-type point-contact germanium detector. Part of the parameter space in the cross section versus WIMP-mass implied by various experiments is probed and excluded.
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- H B Li
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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Lin MC, Lee CF, Lin CL, Wu YC, Wang HE, Chen CL, Sung FC, Kao CH. Dental diagnostic X-ray exposure and risk of benign and malignant brain tumors. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1675-9. [PMID: 23406732 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study evaluates the risk of benign brain tumors (BBTs) and malignant brain tumors (MBTs) associated with dental diagnostic X-ray, using a large population-based case-control study. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified 4123 BBT cases and 16 492 controls without BBT (study 1) and 197 MBT cases and 788 controls without MBT (study 2) from Taiwan National Health Insurance claim data. The risks of both types of tumor were estimated in association with the frequency of received dental diagnostic X-ray. RESULTS The mean ages were ~44.2 years in study 1 and 40.6 years in study 2. Multivariable unconditional logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of BBT increases as the frequency of received dental diagnostic X-ray increases. The BBT odds ratio increased from 1.33 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-1.44] for those with annual mean X-ray examination of less than one to 1.65 (95% CI 1.37-1.98) for those with three or more X-ray examinations, after controlling for comorbidities. No significant association was found between MBTs and dental diagnostic X-ray exposure. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to dental diagnostic X-rays in oral and maxillofacial care increases the risk of BBTs, but not MBTs.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, E-DA Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Fan YJ, Wu YC, Chen Y, Kung YC, Wu TH, Huang KW, Sheen HJ, Chiou PY. Three dimensional microfluidics with embedded microball lenses for parallel and high throughput multicolor fluorescence detection. Biomicrofluidics 2013; 7:44121. [PMID: 24404054 PMCID: PMC3765297 DOI: 10.1063/1.4818944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report a 3D microfluidic device with 32 detection channels and 64 sheath flow channels and embedded microball lens array for high throughput multicolor fluorescence detection. A throughput of 358 400 cells/s has been accomplished. This device is realized by utilizing solid immersion micro ball lens arrays for high sensitivity and parallel fluorescence detection. High refractive index micro ball lenses (n = 2.1) are embedded underneath PDMS channels close to cell detection zones in channels. This design permits patterning high N.A. micro ball lenses in a compact fashion for parallel fluorescence detection on a small footprint device. This device also utilizes 3D microfluidic fabrication to address fluid routing issues in two-dimensional parallel sheath focusing and allows simultaneous pumping of 32 sample channels and 64 sheath flow channels with only two inlets.
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA ; Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA ; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA ; Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Danko B, Martins A, Chuang DW, Wang HC, Amaral L, Molnár J, Chang FR, Wu YC, Hunyadi A. In vitro cytotoxic activity of novel protoflavone analogs - selectivity towards a multidrug resistant cancer cell line. Anticancer Res 2012; 32:2863-2869. [PMID: 22753749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Protoapigenone (PA), a natural flavonoid possessing an unusual p-quinol moiety on its B ring, is a prospective novel lead compound against cancer currently in development, together with WYC0209, a potent synthetic PA analog. Structure activity relationships (SAR) concerning different 1'-O-alkyl side-chains were also studied on two sets of derivatives. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen 1'-O-alkyl protoflavone derivatives were synthesized from genkwanin or 4'-hydroxy-6-methylflavone, thirteen of which are new compounds. All compounds were tested for their cytotoxic effect on four human cancer cell lines, such as HepG2 and Hep3B (hepatic), A549 (lung) and MDA-MB-231 (breast) cell lines, with doxorubicin as a positive control. All compounds, as well as PA, WYC0209 and fourteen of their previously reported analogs were also tested on a multidrug-resistant (MDR) sub-cell line of L5178 mouse T-cell lymphoma and on its parental counterpart (PAR). RESULTS In general, derivatives bearing a free hydroxyl group at C-1' exerted the strongest activities, while C-1'-substituted compounds were found to be much weaker. Derivatives of 6-methylflavone exhibited mild, but statistically significant selectivity towards the MDR cell line. CONCLUSION The results are in agreement with our previous findings for fundamental SAR of protoflavones. 6-Methylated protoflavones may serve as valuable leads for developing selective compounds against MDR cancer. Identical activity of other derivatives on the PAR and MDR cell lines suggests that cancer cells cannot exhibit resistance to protoflavones by ABCB1 efflux pump overexpression.
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Wu YC, Zhu B, Dong KG, Yan YH, Gu YQ. Note: Absolute calibration of two DRZ phosphor screens using ultrashort electron bunch. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:026101. [PMID: 22380135 DOI: 10.1063/1.3681442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This article gives the absolute calibration of two types phosphor screens (DRZ) that were used to detect and characterize electron bunches driven by laser-plasma accelerator. The test was performed with picoseconds electron bunch at a radio frequency linear electron accelerator in Tsinghua University. The photons emitted from DRZ screens showed good linear responses to the charge of incident electron bunch and cosine angular distribution in space. An energy conversional efficiency of effective scintillant matter was also calculated.
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, P.O.Box 919-986-6, Mianyang 621900, China
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Jin Z, Chen ZL, Zhuo HB, Kon A, Nakatsutsumi M, Wang HB, Zhang BH, Gu YQ, Wu YC, Zhu B, Wang L, Yu MY, Sheng ZM, Kodama R. Tunable radiation source by coupling laser-plasma-generated electrons to a periodic structure. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 107:265003. [PMID: 22243162 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.265003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Near-infrared radiation around 1000 nm generated from the interaction of a high-density MeV electron beam, obtained by impinging an intense ultrashort laser pulse on a solid target, with a metal grating is observed experimentally. Theoretical modeling and particle-in-cell simulation suggest that the radiation is caused by the Smith-Purcell mechanism. The results here indicate that tunable terahertz radiation with tens GV/m field strength can be achieved by using appropriate grating parameters.
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- Photon Pioneers Center, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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Wu YC, Wang PH, Tsai A, Yang SF, Chen SC. Semi-quantitative expression of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in cancer of uterine cervix. J Surg Oncol 2011; 104:210-5. [DOI: 10.1002/jso.21918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Han W, Yu KN, Wu LJ, Wu YC, Wang HZ. Mechanism of protection of bystander cells by exogenous carbon monoxide: impaired response to damage signal of radiation-induced bystander effect. Mutat Res 2011; 709-710:1-6. [PMID: 21376740 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A protective effect of exogenous carbon monoxide (CO), generated by CO releasing molecule ticarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer (CORM-2), on the bystander cells from the toxicity of radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) was revealed in our previous study. In the present work, a possible mechanism of this CO effect was investigated. The results from medium transfer experiments showed that α-particle irradiated Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells would release nitric oxide (NO), which was detected with specific NO fluorescence probe, to induce p53 binding protein 1 (BP1) formation in the cell population receiving the medium, and the release peak was found to be at 1h post irradiation. Treating the irradiated or bystander cells separately with CO (CORM-2) demonstrated that CO was effective in the bystander cells but not the irradiated cells. Measurements of NO production and release with a specific NO fluorescence probe also showed that CO treatment did not affect the production and release of NO by irradiated cells. Protection of CO on cells to peroxynitrite, an oxidizing free radical from NO, suggested that CO might protect bystander cells via impaired response of bystander cells to NO, a RIBE signal in our research system.
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Wu YC, Kallis A, Jiang J, Coleman PG. Structural and phase changes in amorphous solid water films revealed by positron beam spectroscopy. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:066103. [PMID: 20867990 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.066103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The evolution and annealing of pores in, and the crystallization of, vapor-deposited films of amorphous solid water have been studied by using variable-energy positron annihilation spectroscopy for temperatures in the range 50-150 K. Both positron and positronium annihilation provide insight to the nature of the grown-in pores and their evolution with temperature. Crystallization of the films was observed at just below 140 K, in agreement with earlier studies, with the topmost 80 nm undergoing a transition consistent with crystallization at 90-100 K.
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- Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Chien SY, Wu YC, Chung JG, Yang JS, Lu HF, Tsou MF, Wood WG, Kuo SJ, Chen DR. Quercetin-induced apoptosis acts through mitochondrial- and caspase-3-dependent pathways in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. Hum Exp Toxicol 2009; 28:493-503. [PMID: 19755441 DOI: 10.1177/0960327109107002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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There has been considerable evidence recently demonstrating the anti-tumour effects of flavonols. Quercetin, an ubiquitous bioactive flavonol, inhibits cells proliferation, induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in different cancer cell types. The precise molecular mechanism of quercetin-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of quercetin on cell viability and to determine its underlying mechanism in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. Quercetin decreased the percentage of viable cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was associated with cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Quercetin did not increase reactive oxygen species generation but increased cytosolic Ca(2+) levels and reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)). Quercetin treatment promoted activation of caspase-3, -8 and -9 in MDA-MB-231 cells. Caspase inhibitors prevented the quercetin-induced loss of cell viability. Quercetin increased abundance of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax and decreased the levels of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Confocal laser microscope examination indicated that quercetin promoted apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) release from mitochondria and stimulated translocation to the nucleus. Taken together, these findings suggest that quercetin results in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell death through mitochondrial- and caspase-3-dependent pathways.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao St., Changhua, Taiwan
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Liu DM, Wan BN, Wang Y, Wu YC, Shen B, Ji ZS, Luo JR. A new low drift integrator system for the Experiment Advanced Superconductor Tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2009; 80:053506. [PMID: 19485506 DOI: 10.1063/1.3131627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new type of the integrator system with the low drift characteristic has been developed to accommodate the long pulse plasma discharges on Experiment Advanced Superconductor Tokamak (EAST). The integrator system is composed of the Ethernet control module and the integral module which includes one integrator circuit, followed by two isolation circuits and two program-controlled amplifier circuits. It compensates automatically integration drift and is applied in real-time control. The performance test and the experimental results in plasma discharges show that the developed integrator system can meet the requirements of plasma control on the accuracy and noise level of the integrator in long pulse discharges.
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- D M Liu
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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Chou CC, Wu YC, Wang YF, Chou MJ, Kuo SJ, Chen DR. Capsaicin-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells through caspase-independent pathway. Oncol Rep 2009; 21:665-671. [PMID: 19212624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Capsaicin (trans-8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide), a significant pungent ingredient in a variety of red peppers of the genus Capsicum, is a type of vanilloid. It has been shown to exert biological activities (anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic and chemopreventive) in many cancer cell lines. It was found that capsaicin induces dose-dependent growth inhibition of MCF-7 cells, which does not express caspase-3. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of capsaicin-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. Treatment with capsaicin for 24 h resulted in dose-dependent apoptosis in these cells. After the addition of capsaicin, the levels of reactive oxygen species were reduced slightly in the earlier stage of treatment. Interestingly, an elevation of intracellular calcium ion concentration was detected in the MCF-7 cells. In time course and dosage studies, the mitochondrial membrane potential of MCF-7 cells decreased. However, the change was not significant. It is worth noting that the apoptosis-inducing factor translocated into the cytosol and nucleus from the mitochondria. Our results suggest that capsaicin induces cellular apoptosis through a caspase-independent pathway in MCF-7 cells, and that reactive oxygen species and intracellular calcium ion fluctuation has a minimal role in the process.
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- Chu-Chung Chou
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C
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