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He L, Qi W, Tang SM, Cao HW, Jiang YW. [Study on risk factors of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among health workers in medical institutions]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2024; 42:96-101. [PMID: 38403416 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20230803-00273] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Objective: To understand the infection status of mycobacterium tuberculosis among health workers in tuberculosis designated medical institutions and explore the risk factors of infection. Methods: From September 2021 to June 2022, a questionnaire survey was conducted among health workers in relevant departments of 4 tuberculosis designated medical institutions by cluster stratified sampling, including the implementation of hospital infection control measures in medical institutions and occupational exposure of medical staff to mycobacterium tuberculosis. Peripheral blood interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) and lung imaging examination were performed to determine the mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Factors with statistical significance in univariate analysis were included in multivariate logistic regression to analyze the risk factors of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Results: A total of 657 people completed the lung imaging examination and questionnaire, of which 654 people had peripheral blood IGRAs detection, and the latent infection rate of tuberculosis was 39.45% (258/654) . Univariate analysis showed that age, sex, marital status, economic income, occupational category, professional title, length of service, and other variables had statistical significances in tuberculosis latent infection (P<0.05) . In terms of personal health status, there were statistically significant differences in the distribution of health workers in terms of their tuberculosis history, tuberculosis history of their immediate family members, previous tuberculin skin test (TST) (P<0.05) . Multivariate analysis showed that there were four risk factors related to tuberculosis, including professional title (X(1)) , years of tuberculosis related works (X(2)) , tuberculosis history (X(3)) and previous TST (X(4)) . The regression equation of the probability of tuberculosis among health workers was y=-1.920+0.246X(1)+0.046X(2)+1.231X(3)+0.478X(4). Conclusion: The latent infection rate of tuberculosis among health workers in tuberculosis designated medical institutions is high. It is necessary to strengthen the management of infection control, carry out regular screening, enhance the self-protection awareness of health workers, and reduce their exposure to mycobacterium tuberculosis and infection risk.
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- L He
- Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110000, China
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Zhang HS, Chang XT, Wu PH, Song DY, Ge G, Ding W, Hu ZW, Wang GF, Jiang YW, Ye LP. [Clinical analysis of 11 cases multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:55-59. [PMID: 38154978 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231021-00309] [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: 12/30/2023]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of 11 children with MIS-C, who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of Peking University First Hospital from December 2022 to January 2023. Clinical characteristics, treatment, and follow-up of MIS-C were summarized in this study. Results: The 11 cases contained 7 boys and 4 girls, with an age of 4.4 (2.0, 5.5) years on admission. All the patients had fever, with a duration of 7(5, 9) days. Other clinical manifestations included rash in 7 cases, conjunctival hyperemia in 5 cases, red lips and raspberry tongue in 3 cases, lymphadenopathy in 3 cases, and swollen fingers and toes in 2 cases. There were 8 cases of digestive symptoms, 8 cases of respiratory symptoms, and 3 cases of nervous system symptoms. Eight patients had multi-system injuries, and one of them had shock presentation. All 11 patients were infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BF.7 variant. The laboratory examination results showed that all cases had elevated inflammatory indicators, abnormal coagulation function and myocardial damage. Six patients had elevated white blood cell counts, 5 cases had liver function abnormalities, 3 cases had kidney function abnormalities, and 8 cases had coronary artery involvement. All 11 patients received anti-infection treatment, of which 3 cases received only 2 g/kg intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), while the remaining 8 cases received a combination of IVIG and 2 mg/(kg·d) methylprednisolone. Among the 8 cases with coronary artery disease, 6 cases received low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation therapy. All patients were followed up in 2 weeks after being discharged, and their inflammatory markers had returned to normal by that time. The 8 cases with coronary artery disease and 3 cases with pneumonia showed significant improvement or back to normal at the 4-week follow-up. All patients had no new complications or comorbidities during follow-up of more than 3 months. Conclusions: MIS-C may present with Kawasaki disease-like symptoms, with or without gastrointestinal, neurological, or respiratory symptoms. Elevated inflammatory markers, abnormal coagulation function, and cardiac injury contribute to the diagnosis of MIS-C. IVIG and methylprednisolone were the primary treatments for MIS-C, and a favorable short-term prognosis was observed during a follow-up period of more than 3 months.
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- H S Zhang
- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Ji TY, Jiang YW. [Pay attention to the nervous system involvement in SARS-CoV-2 infection in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:100-103. [PMID: 36572391 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20221217-01053] [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: 02/03/2023]
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- T Y Ji
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zhou M, Jiang YW, Chen JJ, Wu C, Zou BB, Chen Z, Li L, Lei P, Liu GH, Tian YY, Zhu ML, Liu C. [Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for MDS secondary to Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: a case report]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:80. [PMID: 36987731 PMCID: PMC10067372 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.01.017] [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: 03/30/2023]
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- M Zhou
- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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- Department of Hematology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha 410000, Chian
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Jie YC, Jiang YW, Liang KJ, Zhou XO, Zhang CT, Fu Z, Zhao YH. [Mechanical circulatory support combined with immunomodulation treatment for patients with fulminant myocarditis: a single-center real-world study]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:277-281. [PMID: 35340147 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210519-00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between the mechanical circulatory support (MCS) combined with immunomodulation and the prognosis of patients with fulminant myocarditis. Methods: This is a retrospective study. A total of 88 patients with fulminant myocarditis admitted to Dongguan Kanghua hospital from Aug. 2008 to Dec. 2020 were included. Medical histories, results of laboratory tests, treatment regimens and clinical outcomes of these patients during their hospitalization were collected from the medical record system. According to the treatment methods, the patients were divided into MCS+immunomodulation group (38 cases), MCS group (20 cases) and traditional treatment group (30 cases). Patients in the MCS+immunomodulation group received intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) or IABP combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and immunoglobulin or glucocorticoid. Patients in the MCS group only received mechanical circulatory support. Patients in the traditional treatment group received neither mechanical circulatory support nor immunomodulatory therapy, and only used vasoactive drugs and cardiotonic drugs. The in-hospital mortality and length of stay were compared among the three groups. Results: A total of 88 patients with fulminant myocarditis aged (35.0±10.8) years were included, and there were 46 males (52.3%). The mortality of MCS+immunomodulation group (7.9% (3/38) vs. 56.7% (17/30), P=0.001 2) and MCS group (30.0% (6/20) vs. 56.7% (17/30), P=0.002 8) were lower than that of traditional treatment group. Compared with the MCS group, the in-hospital mortality in the MCS+immunomodulation group was lower (P=0.005 4). The most common cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The constituent ratios of death in MCS+immunomodulation group, MCS group and traditional treatment group were 3/3, 4/6 and 12/17, respectively. The incidence of MODS in the MCS group (20% (4/20)) and the traditional treatment group (40% (12/30)) was significantly higher than that in the MCS+immunomodulation group (7.9% (3/38)) (both P<0.01). In discharged patients, the hospitalization time of MCS+immunomodulation group was shorter than that of traditional treatment group ((13.4±5.5)d vs. (18.5±7.4)d, P<0.05) and MCS group ((13.4±5.5)d vs. (16.9±8.5)d, P<0.05). Conclusion: MCS combined with immunomodulatory therapy is associated with lower in-hospital mortality and shorter hospital stay in patients with fulminant myocarditis.
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- Y C Jie
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China
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Teng XL, Zhang J, Chang XT, Li SR, Zhou J, Zhang YH, Bao XH, Jiang YW, Wu Y. [Clinical follow-up study of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:1048-1054. [PMID: 34856664 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210703-00549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) and compare the differences in efficacy of different disease-modifying drugs. Methods: An ambispective cohort study was conducted in 42 children diagnosed with MOGAD at Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital from January 2012 to March 2021 and conducted long-term follow-up to analyze clinical phenotypes and compare the efficacy of different disease-modifying drugs such as rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine. Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare the annual relapse rate of disease-modifying drugs at different times, expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score at the last follow-up, and Wilcoxon rank test was used to compare the annual relapse rate before and after modified disease therapy. The Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) survival curve was used to compare the relapse rate of different disease-modifying drugs. Results: Of the 42 cases, 22 were male and 20 were female, with the age at disease onset of 5.96 (2.33-12.90) years. The disease duration was 4.46 (1.25-13.00) years at the last follow-up with 161 clinical acute attacks. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) was the most common phenotype of first attack and all attacks during disease course ((60% (25/42) for first attack, 38% (61/161) for all attacks). The most common clinical syndrome was neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) (50%, 21/42). Of the 42 children, 5 (12%) showed encephalitis and 6 (14%) combined with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody overlap syndrome. The most commonly involved areas of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were subcortical white matter (71%, 88/124), cortex (26%, 32/124) and periventricular white matter (25%, 32/124). Spinal cord MRI was most frequently involved in cervical (70%, 16/23) and thoracic (61%, 14/23) medulla, and 43% (10/23) longitudinally extensive transeverse myelitis. Disease-modifying drugs were used in 34 patients. The annual relapse rate after treatment with rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine decreased (all P<0.05) and there was no statistically significant difference in the annual relapse proportion among the groups (P=0.307). Conclusions: The most common clinical attack of first and all of MOGAD in children is ADEM, and the most common clinical syndrome is NMOSD. Rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine can reduce the annual relapse rate, but it is not clear effect of which treatment is better.
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- X L Teng
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Jiang YW. [Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric neuroimmune diseases of central nervous system in children enter the molecular era]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:1005-1008. [PMID: 34856658 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210929-00833] [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: 11/05/2022]
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Sun Y, Wang DM, Yu H, Liu C, Ji TY, Wang S, Wu Y, Liu XY, Jiang YW, Cai LX, Liu QZ. [The screening of potential biological markers of seizure onset zone in focal cortical dysplasia based on bioinformatics analysis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:3422-3426. [PMID: 34758547 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210331-00779] [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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Three patients diagnosed with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in the First Hospital of Peking University from September to November 2020 were recruited in the study. Based on stereotactic electroencephalogram (SEEG) or electrocorticogram (ECoG) analysis to localize the seizure onset zone (SOZ), RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis was performed for the SOZ and para-SOZ tissue obtained from surgery. The differentially expressed genes between SOZ and para-SOZ samples were analyzed by performing Go (Gene ontology) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis."Extracellular matrix"was significantly enriched, which included collagen synthesis genes (e.g., COL1A1)."Ether lipid metabolism"was enriched in the KEGG pathway enrichment analysis. These differences could be the potential biological markers for SOZ localization.
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- Y Sun
- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Chen DQ, Jiang YW, Huang F, Wu XL, Ye ZJ, Wu Y, Lu ZY, Tan J, Feng TJ, Xie X. [Effectiveness of influenza vaccination for school-age children in preventing school absenteeism in Shenzhen: an empirical study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1900-1906. [PMID: 34814631 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210723-00580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To assess the impact of vaccination at school and influenza vaccination rates among school-age children on school absenteeism in Shenzhen. Methods: The study subjects were primary school students in Shenzhen. School absenteeism panel database from December 2017 to June 2020 of 286 primary schools in Shenzhen was merged with vaccination rates and organizational patterns (i.e., vaccination at school vs. non-school) data of 9 districts in Shenzhen after influenza vaccination for children. The outcome was the number of school absenteeism. The treatment and control groups were distinguished by organizational patterns and district vaccination rates. Difference-in-Difference (DiD) Poisson regressions were used to analyze the effectiveness of vaccination at school and higher vaccination rates. Besides, a robustness test was performed on the regression results. Results: Poisson regression analysis and robustness test of regression results showed that vaccination at school and higher vaccination rates effectively reduced the risk of school absenteeism, with effectiveness against absenteeism of 32.6% (95%CI: 17.0%-45.3%, P<0.01) and 53.0% (95%CI: 42.1%-61.8%, P<0.01), respectively. Conclusion: A free influenza vaccination program for school-age children in Shenzhen and prioritizing school-based vaccination may be an effective measure to reduce the risk of school absenteeism.
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- D Q Chen
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518073, China
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Liu WW, Yang Y, Niu XY, Cheng MM, Wang S, Wu Y, Yang ZX, Liu XY, Cai LX, Jiang YW, Zhang YH. [Genotype and phenotype of children with DEPDC5 gene variants related epilepsy]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:859-864. [PMID: 34587683 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210323-00249] [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 summarize the clinical characteristics and the features of electroencephalograph (EEG) of children with DEPDC5 gene variants related epilepsy. Methods: The clinical data, gene variation, EEG and head magnetic resonance image (MRI) of 20 epileptic children with DEPDC5 gene variants admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital from May 2017 to November 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Twenty patients with heterozygous DEPDC5 gene variants were enrolled, 8 of 20 patients were nonsense variants, 6 were missense variants, 3 were frame-shift variants, 2 were splicing variants, and 1 was large fragment deletion. Sixteen cases had hereditary variation and 4 had de novo variation. Fifteen of variations were novel. Nine were male, while 11 were female. Their latest follow-up age ranged from 10 months to 13 years and one month.The epilepsy onset age ranged from 3 hours to 11 years and 3 months, the median age was 10.5 months. Twelve (60%) patients had developmental delay. Nineteen patients had focal seizures, 7 had epileptic spasms, 1 had multiple seizure types including tonic, atypical absence, dystonic and myoclonic seizures. Epileptic form discharges were observed in 18 patients during the interictal phase, and 11 were focal discharges, 7 were multifocal discharges. Ten (50%) patients had abnormal brain MRI, including focal cortical dysplasia in 5 patients, undefined malformation of cortical development in 4 patients, hemimegalencephaly in 1 patient. Four patients were diagnosed as West syndrome and one patient was diagnosed as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Fourteen (70%) patients were diagnosed as drug-resistant epilepsy. Four patients became seizure-free by treatment with anti-epileptic drugs. Three children were treated with surgery, and 2 of them became seizure-free, 1 had more than 75% reduction in seizures. Conclusions: DEPDC5 gene variant epilepsy is inherited with incomplete penetrance and focal seizure is the major seizure type. However, epileptic spasms, generalized seizures can also be observed. Half of the patients brain malformations. Most of the patients are drug-resistant epilepsy. Patients with clear epileptogenic zones can be treated with surgery. Treatment-resistant patients are more likely to be complicated with developmental delay.
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- W W Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Jiang YW, Zhang YB, Pan A. [Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially sweetened beverages and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1159-1167. [PMID: 34619938 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210729-00726] [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: Using Meta-analysis to evaluate the relation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) intakes and artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) intakes with risk of incident cardiovascular disease. Methods: "Sugar-sweetened beverages"(SSBs),"artificially sweetened beverages"(ASBs),"coronary heart disease"(CHD),"stroke","cardiovascular disease"(CVD), and related terms (both in English and in Chinese) were searched in Pubmed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane library, ProQuest, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang databases, and VIP Chinese Science and Technology Journal. Besides, it searched for additional references in websites including Clinical Tirals.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. The time was up to May 31st 2020. Stata 13 software was used to calculate pooled RR, perform heterogeneity test, and assess publication bias. Results: A total of 14 articles were included from the 40 804 articles retrieved, including 12 articles from European and American countries and 2 articles from Asian countries. The baseline mean age of the participants ranged from 52 to 69 years, and the mean follow-up time was from 6 to 26 years. Meta-analysis showed that compared with those in the lowest group, the RR (95%CI) for those in the highest group of SSBs consumption was 1.11 (1.04-1.08) for CHD, 1.10 (1.01-1.19) for stroke, and 1.09 (0.96-1.24) for CVD events. The corresponding RR (95%CI) comparing extreme groups of ASBs consumption was 1.10 (0.98-1.23) for CHD, 1.19 (1.09-1.29) for stroke, and 1.32 (1.15-1.52) for CVD events. Further analysis for subtypes of stroke showed that compared with the lowest group, the RR (95%CI) for those in the highest groups of SSBs consumption was 1.10 (0.99-1.22) for ischemic stroke and 0.86 (0.71-1.04) for hemorrhagic stroke. The corresponding RR (95%CI) comparing extreme consumption of ASBs was 1.23 (1.04-1.46) for ischemic stroke and 1.33 (1.03-1.72) for hemorrhagic stroke. Conclusion: Higher consumption of SSBs or ASBs may lead to increased risk of incident CHD and stroke (particularly ischemic stroke).
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Chen JY, Yang Y, Niu XY, Zhang J, Chen Y, Yang XL, Yang ZX, Jiang YW, Zhang YH. [Genotypes and clinical features of neonatal-onset genetic epilepsy in 141 patients]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:767-771. [PMID: 34645217 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210206-00113] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summarize the genotypes and clinical features of neonatal-onset genetic epilepsy. Methods: Patients (114 cases) with identified gene variants were collected from May 2013 to May 2019 in Peking University First Hospital, retrospectively. The genotype, clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroimaging characteristics were analyzed. Results: A total of 141 neonatal-onset epilepsy patients with identified gene variants were enrolled, including 76 males and 65 females and involving 33 epilepsy genes. Top five genes were KCNQ2 (56 cases), SCN2A (25 cases), STXBP1 (9 cases), CDKL5 (8 cases) and KCNT1 (6 cases), accounting for 73.8% (104/141). The age of seizure onset was 3(1-28) days of age, 71.6% (101/141) were within 1 week of age. The age of genetic diagnosis was 4 months (1 month to 13 years) of age. A total of 130 patients presented focal seizures; 47 patients presented epileptic spasms. Other seizure types included generalized tonic-clonic seizures, clonic seizures, myoclonic seizures, tonic seizures and absence seizures. Fifty-eight patients experienced multiple seizure types. The results of video-electroencephlogram (VEEG) were abnormal in 127 patients and in 62 patients clinical seizures were captured. Global developmental delay was presented in 122 patients. Epilepsy syndromes were diagnosed in 59 patients. Thirteen patients were diagnosed as Ohtahara syndrome (OS), 9 as epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS), 17 as West syndrome (WS), 4 as OS developed to WS, 9 as benign neonatal epilepsy (BNE), 2 as benign familiar neonatal-infantile epilepsy (BFNIE), 2 as benign infantile epilepsy (BIE) and 3 as benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE). Sixty-seven patients were diagnosed as unclassified early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE), 13 patients could not be diagnosed as any epilepsy syndrome, and 2 patients were diagnosed as pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy. Forty-six patients had abnormal neuroimaging including cortical atrophy, corpus callosum dysplasia and cerebellar atrophy, involving 19 genes. Conclusions: Neonatal-onset epilepsy is related to many different genes. Seizure onset age of most patients is within one week after birth. Focal seizures and epileptic spasms are more common. Some patients show abnormal neuroimaging.
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- J Y Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zeng LQ, Chen YF, Jiang YW, Zeng LL, Miao XG, Liang WG. A new low-profile anatomic locking plate for fixation of comminuted, displaced greater tuberosity fractures of the proximal humerus. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2021; 30:1402-1409. [PMID: 32949759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although various implants exist for the fixation of isolated greater tuberosity fractures, few implants are specifically designed for such fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiologic outcomes of open reduction-internal fixation with a low-profile anatomic locking plate for comminuted greater tuberosity fractures of the proximal humerus. METHODS From November 2012 to February 2018, 24 patients with displaced and comminuted isolated greater tuberosity fractures were treated with the new low-profile anatomic locking plate. To determine clinical outcomes, we evaluated active range of motion; the visual analog scale pain score; the Constant-Murley score; the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score; radiographs; and complications. RESULTS In all cases, a mean follow-up period of 29.3 months (range, 18-48 months) was completed. All patients achieved bone union with a mean healing time of 11.3 weeks (range, 8-16 weeks). The mean Constant-Murley score was 91.1 points (range, 69-100 points), with a rate of good to excellent results of 95.8%. The average Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score was 9.9 points (range, 2-25 points), and the mean visual analog scale pain score was 1.1 points (range, 0-4 points). Mean active forward flexion, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation (level) were 157°, 152°, and 40°, and T11, respectively. Postoperatively, 1 patient had persistent shoulder stiffness, and 1 patient had recurrence of shoulder dislocation because of a falling injury during badminton. No serious complications such as subacromial impingement, malunion, nonunion, loss of reduction, or implant failure occurred. CONCLUSIONS The new low-profile anatomic locking plate was useful for the treatment of comminuted isolated greater tuberosity fractures as it provided reliable stability and satisfactory radiographic and functional results. The described technique is a simple and effective method and provides a new reliable option for the treatment of isolated greater tuberosity fractures.
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- Lang-Qing Zeng
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated With Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated With Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated With Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated With Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Lu Q, Cui YH, Liu ZS, Sun D, Fang F, Peng J, Zhou SZ, Wang JQ, Luo R, Jiang L, Qin J, Jiang YW, Zheng Y. [Investigation on the status of monotherapy for newly diagnosed tic disorders and its comorbidity in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:887-892. [PMID: 33120459 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200628-00671] [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: 06/11/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the status of monotherapy for newly diagnosed tic disorders and its comorbidity in children, so as to provide a reference for clinical medication. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the application experience of monotherapy for newly diagnosed tic disorders and comorbidities in 110 pediatric neurologists and psychiatrists from Chinese Tic Disorders Study Consortium from February to August in 2019. Doctors were asked to rate treatment options based on a rank 5-point scale with "1" least appropriate and "5" most appropriate. The drug evaluation index was based on the comparison of the median score of a single drug with the overall scores of all drugs in this disease (M (Q1, Q3)), single drug M ≥ overall Q3 was recommended as preferred drugs; overall Q1≤ single drug M < overall Q3 was considered as secondary drugs; single drug M < overall Q1 was considered as unsuitable drugs. Results: Among 110 electronic questionnaires, 94 (86%) were availably responded, responding doctors included 37 (39%) males and 57 (61%) females, the age of responding doctors was (48±10) years, and their working year was (17±10) years. In the investigation of the first and second monotherapy for newly diagnosed tic disorders in children without comorbidities, there were no preferred drugs for mild transient tic disorders. The scores of clonidine, aripiprazole and tiapride were 4 (3, 4), 4 (3, 4), 4 (4, 5) scores respectively, and were greater than overall scores (3 (2, 4) scores), so they could be recommended as the preferred drugs for moderate chronic tic disorders, the recommendation for initial mild Tourette syndrome (TS) treatment was the same as preferred drugs for moderate chronic tic disorders. Similarly, clonidine, aripiprazole, tiapride and haloperidol could be recommended as the preferred drugs for other kinds of tic disorders. As for the second monotherapy, the preferred drugs for moderate transient tic disorders, mild chronic tic disorders and severe TS were all aripiprazole, tiapride, haloperidol, sulpiride, clonidine and topiramate. While clonidine, aripiprazole, tiapride could be considered as preferred drugs for severe transient tic disorders, moderate to severe chronic tic disorders and mild to moderate tic disorders. In the investigation of monotherapy for newly diagnosed tic disorders in children with comorbidities, for moderate chronic tic disorders and TS comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder, aripiprazole (4 (3, 5) scores) and sertraline (4 (3, 4) scores) were preferred drugs,the median scores of which were all greater than overall scores (3 (3, 4) scores), they were also the preferred treatment for severe transient tic disorders and mild chronic tic disorders. For mild and moderate transient tic disorders, severe chronic tic disorders and TS comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder, aripiprazole, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, haloperidol and sertraline were preferred drugs. When comorbid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), severe transient tic disorders, moderate chronic tic disorders and TS, tomoxetine and clonidine were recommended as preferred drugs (both 4 (4, 5) scores), and tomoxetine and clonidine were also the preferred treatment for severe TS. For severe chronic tic disorders comorbid with ADHD, clonidine (5(4, 5) scores) was preferred drug, greater than overall scores (4 (3, 5) scores), while for mild and moderate transient tic disorders clonidine, tomoxetine, guanidine and methylphenidate were recommended as preferred drugs. For mild chronic tic disorders and TS comorbid with ADHD tomoxetine was preferred drug. When comorbid with sleep disorders, there were no preferred drugs for mild transient tic disorders; estazolam (3 (2, 3) scores) was the preferred drug for mild chronic tic disorders and TS comorbid with sleep disorders. For othe kind of tic disorders comorbid with sleep disorders, estazolam, melatonin and clonazepam were preferred drugs. When comorbid with anxiety and depressive disorders, for all kinds of tic disorders sertraline was recommended as preferred drugs, the median scores of sertraline were all (4 (3, 5) scores) in severe transient tic disorders, moderate to severe chronic tic disorders and moderate TS, and greater than overall scores (3 (3, 4) scores). While severe chronic tic disorders comorbid with anxiety and depressive disorders, fluvoxamine could also be chosen as preferred drugs. Conclusions: Drug therapy is not recommended for mild transient tic disorders, while tiapride, aripiprazole, clonidine, and haloperidol are mainly preferred drugs for the other kinds of tic disorders. Corresponding drugs should be selected when tic disorders are combined with obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, etc.
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- Q Lu
- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China
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- Deparment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Pediatric Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang 435003, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Huaxi Second Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Anding Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
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Jiang YW. [To emphasize the top-level design and the timely and reasonable use of multiple methods in the therapy of children with epilepsy]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:867-870. [PMID: 33120455 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200916-00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Kang LL, Liu YP, Shen M, Chen ZH, Song JQ, He RX, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Dong H, Li MQ, Jin Y, Zheng H, Wang Q, Ding Y, Li XY, Li DX, Li HX, Liu XQ, Xiao HJ, Jiang YW, Xiong H, Zhang CY, Wang ZX, Yuan Y, Liang DS, Tian YP, Yang YL. [The phenotypes and genotypes in 314 patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:468-475. [PMID: 32521958 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200401-00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives: To summarize the clinical and genetic characteristics of the patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia and investigate the strategies for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Methods: Three hundred and fourteen patients (180 males, 134 females) with isolated methylmalonic acidemia were ascertained from 26 provinces or cities across the mainland of China during January 1998 to March 2020. Genetic analysis was performed by Sanger sequencing, gene panel sequencing, whole exome sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification or quantitative PCR. According to the age of onset, the patients were divided to early-onset group (≤12 months of age) and the late-onset group (>12 months of age). They were treated by cobalamin, L-carnitine and (or) special diet and symptomatic treatment. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test. Results: Fifty-eight of 314 (18.5%) patients were detected by Newborn screening using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Five cases (1.6%) had a postmortem diagnosis. Two hundred and fifty-one patients (79.9%) were clinically diagnosed with an age of onset ranged from 3 hours after birth to 18 years. One hundred and fifty-nine patients (71.0%) belonged to early-onset groups, 65 patients (29.0%) belonged to the late-onset group. The most common symptoms were metabolic crises, psychomotor retardation, epilepsy, anemia and multiple organ damage. Metabolic acidosis and anemia were more common in early-onset patients than that in late-onset patients (20.8%(33/159) vs. 9.2% (6/65), 34.6% (55/159) vs. 16.9% (11/165), χ(2)=4.261, 6.930, P=0.039, 0.008). Genetic tests were performed for 236 patients (75.2%), 96.2%(227/236) had molecular confirmation. One hundred and twenty-seven variants were identified in seven genes (MMUT, MMAA, MMAB, MMADHC, SUCLG1, SUCLA2, and MCEE), of which 49 were novel. The mut type, caused by the deficiency of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, was the most common (n=211, 93%) cause of this condition. c.729_730insTT, c.1106G>A and c.914T>C were the three most frequent mutations in MMUT gene. The frequency of c.914T>C in early-onset patients was significantly higher than that in late-onset patients (8.3% (18/216) vs. 1.6% (1/64), χ(2)=3.859, P=0.037). Metabolic crisis was more frequent in mut type than the other types (72.6% (114/157) vs. 3/13, χ(2)=13.729, P=0.001),developmental delay and hypotonia were less frequent in mut type (38.2% (60/157) vs. 9/13, 25.5% (40/157) vs. 8/13, χ(2)=4.789, 7.705, P=0.030, 0.006). Of the 58 patients identified by newborn screening, 44 patients (75.9%) who were treated from asymptomatic phase developed normally whereas 14 patients (24.1%) who received treatment after developing symptoms exhibited varying degrees of psychomotor retardation. Conclusions: The characteristics of phenotypes and genotypes among Chinese patients with isolated methylmalonic acidemia were analyzed. Expanded the mutation spectrum of the associated genes. Because of the complex clinical manifestations and severe early onset of isolated methylmalonic acidemia, Newborn screening is crucial for early diagnosis and improvement of prognosis. MMUT gene is recommended for carrier screening as an effort to move the test earlier as a part of the primary prevention of birth defects.
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- L L Kang
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Translational Medicine Laboratory, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetic Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetic Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Precision Medicine Center, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300020, China
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- Department of Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Translational Medicine Laboratory, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 430074, China
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- Translational Medicine Laboratory, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Leu YL, Wang TH, Wu CC, Huang KY, Jiang YW, Hsu YC, Chen CY. Hydroxygenkwanin Suppresses Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression by Enhancing EGFR Degradation. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25040941. [PMID: 32093124 PMCID: PMC7070862 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is frequently overexpressed and mutated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is the major type of lung cancer. The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the approved treatment for patients harboring activating mutations in the EGFR kinase. However, most of the patients treated with EGFR-TKIs developed resistance. Therefore, the development of compounds exhibiting unique antitumor activities might help to improve the management of NSCLC patients. The total flavonoids from Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc. have been shown to contain antitumor activity. Here, we have isolated a novel flavonoid hydroxygenkwanin (HGK) that displays selective cytotoxic effects on all of the NSCLC cells tested. In this study, we employed NSCLC cells harboring EGFR mutations and xenograft mouse model to examine the antitumor activity of HGK on TKI-resistant NSCLC cells. The results showed that HGK suppressed cancer cell viability both in vitro and in vivo. Whole-transcriptome analysis suggests that EGFR is a potential upstream regulator that is involved in the gene expression changes affected by HGK. In support of this analysis, we presented evidence that HGK reduced the level of EGFR and inhibited several EGFR-downstream signalings. These results suggest that the antitumor activity of HGK against TKI-resistant NSCLC cells acts by enhancing the degradation of EGFR.
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- Yann-Lii Leu
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology and Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (T.-H.W.); (Y.-W.J.)
- Tissue Bank, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology and Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (T.-H.W.); (Y.-W.J.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-C.H.); (C.-Y.C.); Tel.: +886-3-4227151 (Y.-C.H.); +886-3-2118999 (C.-Y.C.); Fax: +886-3-4226062 (Y.-C.H.); +886-3-2118866 (C.-Y.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology and Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (T.-H.W.); (Y.-W.J.)
- Tissue Bank, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-C.H.); (C.-Y.C.); Tel.: +886-3-4227151 (Y.-C.H.); +886-3-2118999 (C.-Y.C.); Fax: +886-3-4226062 (Y.-C.H.); +886-3-2118866 (C.-Y.C.)
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Wang R, Chen CM, Li F, Jiang YW, Chen Y, Zheng SX, Zhuang YD, Zhou MC, Shi SS, Yang WZ. [Percutaneous full-endoscopic removalof lumbar dumbbell tumors viatransforaminal approach]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 100:286-290. [PMID: 32075357 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the novel application and effectof Percutaneous Full-Endoscopic transforaminal approach for lumbar dumbbell tumors. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 12 cases of lumbar dumbbell tumors was conducted by Percutaneous full-endoscopic transforaminal approach in the Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from Feb, 2018 to Jul, 2019. According to Eden classification, 5 cases in type Ⅲ and 7 cases in type Ⅳ. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and Pain Visual analogue Scale (VAS) were used to compare the recovery of neurological function before and after surgery. Results: All the 12 tumors were completely removed in one stage. The pathological reports were all schwannomas (WHO grade Ⅰ). The VAS scores were significantly decreased compared with preoperative ones (P<0.001). The JOA scores were significantly improved without obvious complications and spinal instability. Median length of follow-up was 14 months with a range of 4 months to 20 months, there is no tumor recurrence and spinal instability. Conclusion: In the treatment of lumbar dumbbell spinal tumor, the full endoscopic transforaminal approach is a novel, safe and effective surgical procedure which removes the tumors intra-foramen and extra-foramen with less damage of spine, smaller possibility of instability and faster recovery.
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- R Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital Pingtan Branch, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital West Branch, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou350000, China
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Gong P, Xue J, Qian P, Yang HP, Zhang YH, Jiang YW, Yang ZX. [Electroclinical characteristics of epilepsy children with midline epileptiform discharges related epileptic negative myoclonus as the first symptom]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:943-949. [PMID: 31795561 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.12.009] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the electroclinical findings in epilepsy children with epileptic negative myoclonus (ENM) restricted to the lower limb as the first seizure type. Methods: Each retrieved electroencephalogram record performed between March 2011 and March 2018 at the Department of Pediatrics of Peking University First Hospital was searched with "midline" . There were 302 records of 175 patients with "benign" or "functional" midline spikes. A retrospective review of each patient's hospital record was performed. Thirteen patients had ENM restricted to the lower limb as the first seizure type. The clinical and electroencephalogram characteristics of them were analyzed. Results: Thirteen patients manifested ENM restricted to the lower limb as the first seizure type, diagnosed as benign childhood focal epilepsy with vertex spikes (BEVS). Six patients had ENM as the first and only seizure type during the short-time follow-up. Among them, there were 1 male and 5 females. The age at seizure onset was (2.5±0.7) years. One of them had electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES) identified on electroencephalogram at theage of 4 years and 8 months. The last follow-up age was (3.8±1.5) years. The remaining 7 patients developed nocturnal focal motor seizures. Among them, there were 4 males and 3 females. The age at seizure onset was (3.5±0.7) years. Two of them were diagnosed as BEVS evolving into benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) and 5 were diagnosed as BEVS concurring with BECTS. The age at focal seizures was (4.1±0.6) years. The interval ranged from 1 month to 1 years. Six of 7 patients had electrical ESES with the age of (5.2±1.0) years. All had developmental regression, further diagnosed as atypical benign partial epilepsy (ABPE). The median age at last follow-up was 5.9 years. Five of 13 patients had repeated electroencephalogram records at our apartment, showing that epileptiform discharges in midline regions were significantly reduced either in frequency or amplitude with the improvement of ENM restricted to the lower limb and that independent epileptiform discharges in Rolandic regions from midline regions were noticed with the onset of nocturnal focal seizures. Conclusions: ENM restricted to the lower limb has a close association with vertex (midline) epileptiform discharges. ENM restricted to the lower limb as the first seizure type is a peculiar phenomenon of BEVS. Some patients could evolve into BECTS or overlap with BECTS, and further into ABPE. The age of seizure onset in BEVS with ENM restricted to the lower limb as the first symptom is a little earlier than in BECTS. Ignorance of the close association between midline spikes and ENM restricted to the lower limb may lead to misdiagnosis of these patients.
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- P Gong
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Objective: To summarize the phenotype of epileptic children with SCN2A mutations. Methods: Epileptic patients who were treated in the Pediatric Department of Peking University First Hospital from September 2006 to October 2017 and detected with SCN2A mutations by targeted next-generation sequencing were enrolled. Clinical manifestations of all patients were analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total of 21 patients (16 boys and 5 girls) with SCN2A mutations were collected. Twenty-one SCN2A mutations were identified. Ten patients had mutations inherited from one of their parents and 11 patients had de novo mutations. The age of epilepsy onset was from 2 days to 2 years and 6 months: six patients with seizure onset in neonates (29%) , six patients with seizure onset between 1 month and 3 months of age (29%), three patients with seizure onset between 4 months and 6 months of age, two patients with seizure onset between 7 months and one year of age, and four patients with seizure onset beyond one year of age. Multiple seizure types were observed. The focal seizure was the most common seizure type which was observed in 18 patients (86%) . Spasm seizure was observed in 6 patients (29%) . Other seizure types were rare. In 19 patients, seizures manifested in clusters (90%) . In 3 patients, seizures manifested fever-sensitive. Nine of ten patients with inherited SCN2A mutations had normal development. However, all patients with de novo SCN2A mutations had mild or severer development delay. In 21 patients with SCN2A mutations, five were diagnosed with benign familial infantile epilepsy, 3 with benign familial neonatal-infantile epilepsy, 3 with Ohtahara syndrome, 3 with West syndrome, 2 with encephalopathy with early infantile onset epilepsy, one with febrile seizures plus, one with Dravet syndrome, one with encephalopathy with childhood-onset epilepsy, one with autism with epilepsy and one with intellectual disability with epilepsy. Conclusions: The clinical features of patients with SCN2A mutations include that main seizure onset is the neonate and early infancy, and the main seizure type is the focal seizure, manifested in clusters. The large spectrum of SCN2A-related epilepsy, which not only includes epilepsy with a comparatively favorable prognosis, but also epileptic encephalopathy. De novo mutations often lead to severe phenotype with development delay.
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- Q Zeng
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zeng LQ, Zeng LL, Jiang YW, Wei HF, Zhang W, Chen YF. Influence of Medial Support Screws on the Maintenance of Fracture Reduction after Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures. Chin Med J (Engl) 2018; 131:1827-1833. [PMID: 30058580 PMCID: PMC6071468 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.237396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background Technical aspects of the correct placement of medial support locking screws in the locking plate for proximal humerus fractures remain incompletely understood. This study was to evaluate the clinical relationship between the number of medial support screws and the maintenance of fracture reduction after locked plating of proximal humerus fractures. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 181 patients who had been surgically treated for proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) with a locking plate between September 2007 and June 2013. All cases were then subdivided into one of four groups as follows: 75 patients in the medial cortical support (MCS) group, 26 patients in the medial multiscrew support (MMSS) group, 29 patients in the medial single screw support (MSSS) group, and 51 patients in the no medial support (NMS) group. Clinical and radiographic evaluations included the Constant-Murley score (CM), visual analogue scale (VAS), complications, and revision surgeries. The neck-shaft angle (NSA) was measured in a true anteroposterior radiograph immediately postoperation and at final follow-up. One-way analysis of variance or Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis of measurement data, and Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test was used for categorical data. Results The mean postoperative NSAs were 133.46° ± 6.01°, 132.39° ± 7.77°, 135.17° ± 10.15°, and 132.41° ± 7.16° in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively, and no significant differences were found (F = 1.02, P = 0.387). In the final follow-up, the NSAs were 132.79° ± 6.02°, 130.19° ± 9.25°, 131.28° ± 12.85°, and 127.35° ± 8.50° in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively (F = 4.40, P = 0.008). There were marked differences in the NSA at the final follow-up between the MCS and NMS groups (P = 0.004). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) NSA losses were 0.0° (0.0-1.0)°, 1.3° (0.0-3.1)°, 1.5° (1.0-5.2)°, and 4.0° (1.2-7.1)° in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively (H = 60.66, P < 0.001). There were marked differences in NSA loss between the MCS and the other three groups (MCS vs. MMSS, Z = 3.16, P = 0.002; MCS vs. MSSS, Z = 4.78, P < 0.001; and MCS vs. NMS, Z = 7.34, P < 0.001). There was also significantly less NSA loss observed in the MMSS group compared to the NMS group (Z = -3.16, P = 0.002). However, there were no significant differences between the MMSS and MSSS groups (Z = -1.65, P = 0.225) or the MSSS and NMS groups (Z = -1.21, P = 0.099). The average CM scores were 81.35 ± 9.79, 78.04 ± 8.97, 72.76 ± 10.98, and 67.33 ± 12.31 points in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively (F = 18.68, P < 0.001). The rates of excellent and good CM scores were 86.67%, 80.77%, 65.52%, and 43.14% in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively (χ2 = 29.25, P < 0.001). The median (IQR) VAS scores were 1 (0-2), 1 (0-2), 2 (1-3), and 3 (1-5) points in the MCS, MMSS, MSSS, and NMS groups, respectively (H = 27.80, P < 0.001). Functional recovery was markedly better and VAS values were lower in the MCS and MMSS groups (for CM scores: MCS vs. MSSS, P < 0.001; MCS vs. NMS, P < 0.001; MMSS vs. MSSS, P = 0.031; and MMSS vs. NMS, P < 0.001 and for VAS values: MCS vs. MSSS, Z = 3.31, P = 0.001; MCS vs. NMS, Z = 4.64, P < 0.001; MMSS vs. MSSS, Z = -2.09, P = 0.037; and MMSS vs. NMS, Z = -3.16, P = 0.003). Conclusions Medial support screws might help enhance mechanical stability and maintain fracture reduction when used to treat PHFs with medial metaphyseal comminution or malreduction.
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- Lang-Qing Zeng
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhuhai City People's Hospital, Jinan University Affiliated Zhuhai Hospital, Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhuhai City People's Hospital, Jinan University Affiliated Zhuhai Hospital, Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhuhai City People's Hospital, Jinan University Affiliated Zhuhai Hospital, Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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Zhou J, He J, Kou LP, Feng HC, Deng YH, Zhang ZB, Zhou L, Wang JM, Jiang YW, Wu Y. [Phenotypic and genotypic features of twenty children with classic pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:678-682. [PMID: 28881514 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.09.011] [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] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics in Chinese children with classic pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN). Method: The clinical, radiographic and genetic data of all PKAN patients diagnosed at pediatric department of Peking University First Hospital from November 2006 to December 2016 were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Result: Twenty patients with classic PKAN were included in the study. The median age at onset was 3.5 years (ranging from 1.0 to 10.0 years), and the most common initial symptom was gait disturbance (16 cases). At the last evaluation, the clinical features were limbs dystonia (20 cases), dysarthria (16 cases), dysphagia (11 cases), pyramidal sign (7 cases), mental regression (3 cases) and pigmentary retinopathy (5 cases). For those classic PKAN patients, the median time from onset of disease to loss of independent ambulation was 6.9 years (ranging from 2.0 to 12.0 years). Imaging data showed, except "eye of tiger" in MRI (19 cases), globus pallidus calcification in CT was also found in four patients. In gene testing, 26 different mutations in PANK2 gene were identified, and 16 of 26 were novel mutations. Moreover, c. 1502T>C (p.Ile501Asn) was the most common mutation (4 cases). Conclusion: Dystonia is the major neurologic feature of classic PKAN. Disease progression is rapid, with loss of independent ambulation within 10 years after onset. Except "eye of tiger" in MRI, globus pallidus calcification in CT may be another imaging feature of PKAN.Sixteen novel mutations of PANK2 gene were identified in the study.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Xue J, Yang ZX, Li H, Qian P, Wu Y, Jiang YW, Liu XY. [Clinical and genetic characteristics and detection of urinary pipecolic acid in pyridoxine dependent epilepsy]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 54:592-6. [PMID: 27510871 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.08.007] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical and genetic characteristics of patients with pyridoxine dependent epilepsy (PDE), and build a method to detect and analyze the concentration of urinary pipecolic acid in PDE patients receiving pyridoxine treatment. METHOD Twelve patients (8 were male, 4 were female) were diagnosed as PDE in Peking University First Hospital between April 2012 and September 2015. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment process, video-electroencephalogram, magnetic resonance imaging were retrospectively analyzed. ALDH7A1 gene was detected using Sanger sequencing or targeted next-generation sequencing. The concentration of urinary pipecolic acid in PDE patients was detected with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), as well as in some non-PDE children served as normal control. All controls, 58 cases totally, were neonates born in our hospital or children came to our hospital for reasons such as syncope (without disturbing pipecolic acid metabolism) from November 2015 to January 2016. Of them, 25 were ≤6 months old(14 were male, 11 were female), 33 were >6 months old(14 were male, 19 were female). The Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparing the pipecolic acid between the two groups. Correlation analysis was conducted using Pearson or Spearman test. RESULT Of the 12 patients, seven of them were abnormal at birth. The age of epilepsy onset was from 5 h to 5 months, within 10 d in 8 patients. After a diagnostic delay time of 15 d to 20 months, seizures in all patients were controlled by pyridoxine monotherapy, at a dose of higher than 10.0 mg/(kg·d) in 10 patients, and 8.5 and 2.5 mg/(kg·d) in the other 2 patients respectively. The range of maintenance dose was 2.5-20.0 mg/(kg·d) during the follow up. Interictal electroencephalogram showed nonspecific abnormality in 10, normal in 2. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed nonspecific abnormality in 7, normal in 5. ALDH7A1 mutations were found in all patients, including 15 different mutation sites, four of which were never reported before. Splicing mutation IVS11+ 1G>A was carried in 6 patients, with a frequency of 25% (6/24). At the last follow-up, eleven patients were in various degree of psychomotor development delay, including the 4 patients with severe delay in whom birth abnormalities presented, and no significant delay was found in one patient. The concentration of urinary pipecolic acid in control: age ≤6 months, median 8.47 (0.46-35.33) mmol/mol creatinine; age >6 months, median 0.66 (0.12-3.52) mmol/mol creatinine. The concentration of urinary pipecolic acid was different between two groups of control (Z=-5.464, P<0.01). Twelve patients were all older than 6 months when they were tested, and the concentration was only mildly elevated in one patient, the range of 12 patients was 0.14-4.08 mmol/mol creatinine. The concentration was not significantly different between the control with age >6 months and our PDE patients (Z=-0.655, P>0.05). There were no significant correlations between the concentration of urinary pipecolic acid and the initial dose or maintenance dose at last follow-up of pyridoxine (r=0.418 and 0.166, P=0.176 and 0.607). CONCLUSION Seizures start in early infancy in most PDE patients. The splicing mutation IVS11+ 1G>A is supposed to be a probable"hotspot"mutation with a high frequency in Chinese PDE patients. Most patients have different levels of psychomotor development delay after seizures are controlled, and the patients with birth abnormalities may have worse outcomes. No relationships between the diagnostic delay time and the development outcome are found. The concentration of urinary pipecolic acid can return to normal during treatment with pyridoxine.
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- J Xue
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Wan YK, Sang W, Chen B, Yang YG, Zhang LQ, Sun AN, Liu YJ, Xu Y, Cai YP, Wang CB, Shen YF, Jiang YW, Zhang XY, Xu W, Hong M, Chen T, Xu RR, Li F, Xu YL, Xue Y, Lu YL, He ZM, Dong WM, Chen Z, Ji MH, Yang YY, Zhai LJ, Zhao Y, Wu GQ, Ding JH, Cheng J, Cai WB, Sun YM, Ouyang J. [Distribution and drug resistance of pathogens at hematology department of Jiangsu Province from 2014 to 2015: results from a multicenter, retrospective study]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:602-606. [PMID: 28810329 PMCID: PMC7342276 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To describe the distribution and drug resistance of pathogens at hematology department of Jiangsu Province from 2014 to 2015 to provide reference for empirical anti-infection treatment. Methods: Pathogens were from hematology department of 26 tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province from 2014 to 2015. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method or agar dilution method. Collection of drug susceptibility results and corresponding patient data were analyzed. Results: The separated pathogens amounted to 4 306. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 64.26%, while the proportions of gram-positive bacteria and funguses were 26.99% and 8.75% respectively. Common gram-negative bacteria were Escherichia coli (20.48%) , Klebsiella pneumonia (15.40%) , Pseudomonas aeruginosa (8.50%) , Acinetobacter baumannii (5.04%) and Stenotropho-monas maltophilia (3.41%) respectively. CRE amounted to 123 (6.68%) . Common gram-positive bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (4.92%) , Staphylococcus hominis (4.88%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (4.71%) respectively. Candida albicans were the main fungus which accounted for 5.43%. The rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia resistant to carbapenems were 3.5%-6.1% and 5.0%-6.3% respectively. The rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to tobramycin and amikacin were 3.2% and 3.3% respectively. The resistant rates of Acinetobacter baumannii towards tobramycin and cefoperazone/sulbactam were both 19.2%. The rates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia resistant to minocycline and sulfamethoxazole were 3.5% and 9.3% respectively. The rates of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis resistant wards vancomycin were 0, 6.4% and 1.4% respectively; also, the rates of them resistant to linezolid were 1.2%, 0 and 1.6% respectively; in addition, the rates of them resistant to teicoplanin were 2.8%, 14.3% and 8.0% respectively. Furthermore, MRSA accounted for 39.15% (83/212) . Conclusions: Pathogens were mainly gram-negative bacteria. CRE accounted for 6.68%. The rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia resistant to carbapenems were lower compared with other antibacterial agents. The rates of gram-positive bacteria resistant to vancomycin, linezolid and teicoplanin were still low. MRSA accounted for 39.15%.
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- The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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Ban TT, Wu Y, Zhang ZB, Zang LL, Wang JM, Jiang YW. [Follow-up and genetic study of 43 Chinese children with type Ⅰ Alexander disease]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:504-508. [PMID: 28728258 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.07.007] [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 identify the clinical and genetic characteristics in 43 Chinese children diagnosed with type Ⅰ Alexander disease (AxD). Method: Forty-three type Ⅰ AxD cases identified by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene mutations in Peking University First Hospital from 2005 to 2016 were followed up. The data of medical history, physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were collected. All these patients were followed up in December 2010, Febury 2012, June 2014 and January 2016, respectively. Result: Forty-three patients were genetically confirmed as type I AxD and the median age at the last visit was 11.71 years (10.27, 13.15). The characteristic clinical manifestations of these type Ⅰ AxD patients were developmental delay (79%, 34/43), seizures (86%, 37/43), macrocephaly (the median percentile of head circumference is 90%), and paroxysmal deterioration (27%, 13/43). All the 43 patients' brain MRI satisfied typical MRI features proposed by van der Knaap. According to the analysis of the long-term follow-up, patients with type Ⅰ AxD began to have obvious regression in motor function after 7 years of age, and the social life ability was milally impaired 8(6, 10)scores at the last follow-up. Seventeen heterozygous missense mutations of GFAP were identified in 43 genetically confirmed patients, and 4 mutations were novel. The mutations in 41 patients (95%, 41/43) were de novo. Three hot spots of mutation in Chinese patients were found: p. Arg239(35%, 15/34), p. Arg79 (26%, 11/43) and p. R88 (16%, 7/43). Conclusion: The characteristic clinical manifestations of type Ⅰ AxD patients are developmental delay, seizures, macrocephaly and paroxysmal deterioration. Moreover, a few patients may present with brain stem symptoms, mental abnormalities, scoliosis or kyphosis. Patients with type Ⅰ AxD may show significant regression in motor function after 7 years of age.
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- T T Ban
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Shang KW, Zhang YH, Yang XL, Liu AJ, Yang ZX, Liu XY, Jiang YW, Wu XR. [Clinical features and gene mutations in epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 54:735-739. [PMID: 27784474 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.10.005] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical features and gene mutations of epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS). Method: Clinical features and electroencephalograms(EEG)of 9 patients with EIMFS of Peking University First Hospital from May 2015 to January 2016 were analyzed. Candidate gene mutations were screened by next generation sequencing. Result: Among the 9 patients, 3 were males and 6 were females. Two patients had family history. Seizure onset age was 2 days to 3 months after birth (median age 35 days). Migrating focal seizure was presented. Seizures manifested as eyes and(or)head deviation, involuntary blinking, swallowing, trembling or stiffness of limbs, hand clenching, flushing and cyanosis of lips, etc. Four patients had a history of status epilepticus. All 9 patients had psychomotor delay. EEG of all patients presented relatively slow background; during interictal phase, there were multi-focal epileptic discharges, which dominated one hemisphere or brain region; seizures were recorded in all 9 cases, which manifested eyes or(and)head deviation, stiffening or trembling of limbs, lip smacking, etc. Corresponding EEG showed low-medium-amplitude fast waves that originated from some brain regions and migrated to other regions. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was abnormal in 4 cases, which predominantly showed white matter dysplasia and enlargement of subarachnoid spaces. Two cases carried heterozygous missense mutations of SCN1A gene, while 3 cases carried heterozygous missense mutations of KCNT1 gene, all of which were de novo. One case carried compound heterozygous mutation of TBC1D24 gene(p.Gln207*, p. Ala289Va). Gene mutation was not found in 3 cases. All patients used multiple antiepileptic drugs (AED) and their seizures were not controlled. Follow-up ranged from 2 months to 5 years and 8 months, during which 4 were found dead. Two were lost to follow-up. Conclusion: EIMFS is clinically characterized by early onset, which is usually within 3 months after birth, migrating focal seizures, psychomotor delay, bad response to AED and high death rate. The interictal EEG showed multi-focal discharges, while ictal EEG shows migrating multifocal discharges. Genetic analysis can assist in diagnosis and genetic counseling.
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- K W Shang
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Jiang YW, Zhao Y, Chen SX, Chen L, Li CJ, Zhou X. NGF promotes mitochondrial function by activating PGC-1α in TM4 Sertoli cells. Andrologia 2017; 50. [PMID: 28470720 DOI: 10.1111/and.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Nerve growth factor (NGF), which is required for the survival and differentiation of the nervous system, has been proved to play important roles in male reproductive physiology. Several studies have focused on the roles of NGF in the testes. However, no study has reported on the mechanism of paracrine and autocrine actions of NGF in Sertoli cells. This study showed that NGF stimulated mitochondrial activity and biogenesis in TM4 Sertoli cells. Moreover, our results demonstrated that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1α is a possible downstream key target of the NGF signalling pathway. In a 3-nitropropionic acid cell model, NGF treatment attenuated mitochondrial activity defect and depolarisation. This NGF-triggered signalling may help in discovering new therapeutic targets for certain male infertility disorders.
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Tian XJ, Zhang YH, Liu AJ, Yang XL, Zeng Q, Yang ZX, Ye JT, Liu XY, Jiang YW, Wu XR. [Clinical and neuroimaging features of acute encephalopathy after status epilepticus in Dravet syndrome]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:277-282. [PMID: 28441824 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.04.009] [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 clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of acute encephalopathy (AE) after status epilepticus (SE) of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS). Method: The clinical data of DS patients who had AE (coma ≥24 h) after SE were retrospectively collected from February 2005 to August 2016 in Peking University First Hospital and SCN1A gene tests were performed.The clinical and neuroimaging features were summarized. Result: Twenty-two patients (9 males and 13 females) with AE were collected among 412 DS patients during follow-up.Of which 18 patients had SCN1A gene mutations while the remaining 4 patients had no SCN1A gene mutations.The onset age of AE was between 6 months and 10 years.The duration of SE varied between 40 minutes and 9 hours.Prior to the onset of SE, twenty-one patients had high fever, and one patient had normal temperature.Coma lasted from 2 days to 20 days.Nine patients died after the AE, and 13 patients survived with massive neurological regression.From AE to the last visit, the median time of follow-up was 2 years and 3 months (from 7 months to 4 years and 4 months). Nine of 13 survivors had varied improvement in motor, language and cognition, while the remaining 4 patients had no significant improvement.After AE, there were 6 patients with seizure-free, 4 patients with reduced seizures, and 3 patients with no change in seizure frequency, moreover, spasm occurred in 2 patients.Six patients had brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in acute phase and showed bilateral (2 patients) or unilateral (4 patients) hemisphere edema, accompanied by subcortical white matter hyperintense signal in T1 and T2 weighted images in two patients.The neuroimaging of 13 survivors demonstrated diverse cortical atrophy during recovery phase, among which 4 patients showed cerebellar atrophy, one patient had right pontine atrophy, 4 patients accompanied by signal abnormalities in subcortical and periventricular white matter, 2 patients showed right hippocampal sclerosis, and one patient showed signal abnormalities in bilateral basal ganglia. Conclusion: SE is more prone to occur in Dravet patients who have high fever.It may result in AE or even death in severe cases.Survivors will leave severe neurological sequelae.The neuroimaging shows brain edema in acute phase.In recovery phase the neuroimaging shows diverse brain atrophy, moreover, a few patients may be associated with cerebellar or pontine atrophy, hippocampal sclerosis or abnormal signals in white matter or basal ganglia.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Liu AJ, Zhang YH, Xu XJ, Yang XL, Yang ZX, Wu Y, Liu XY, Jiang YW, Wu XR. [Genotype and phenotype of female Dravet syndrome with PCDH19 mutations]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2016; 54:327-331. [PMID: 27143072 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the genotype and phenotype of female Dravet syndrome (DS) patients with PCDH19 mutations. METHOD Clinical data of all DS patients seen at Pediatric Department of Peking University First Hospital from February 2005 to May 2015 were prospectively collected. Genomic DNAs were extracted from the patients and their family members. Female DS patients without SCN1A mutation were enrolled. PCR and Sanger sequencing were performed to identify PCDH19 mutations. Clinical data of DS patients with PCDH19 mutations were summarized. RESULT Five different heterozygous PCDH19 mutations were identified in six unrelated patients of 75 SCN1A-negative female DS patients (8%), among whom five patients had de novo mutations and one patient's mutation was inherited from her affected mother. Three missense mutations and two insertion mutations were all located in exon 1. Mean age of onset of the six patients with PCDH19 mutations was 6.8 months (range 5-9 months). Onset of seizures were triggered by fever in four patients, after vaccination in one and without fever in one. Generalized tonic clonic seizure (GTCS) was the first seizure type in four patients and focal seizure with secondary generalized tonic clonic seizures in the remaining two. During the course, all patients presented multiple seizure types including generalized tonic clonic seizures and focal seizures in all six patients, myoclonic seizures in three, absence seizures and atonic seizures in one respectively. In all patients, seizures manifested fever-sensitive and in clusters. Seizures were always in brief duration, in most less than 5 minutes, except one experienced twice status epilepticus triggered by fever. Six patients had development delay after the seizure onset, two with autism spectrum disorder, three with ataxia. CONCLUSION PCDH19 is another important gene of DS after SCN1A, mutations mainly occurred de novo. PCDH19 gene mutation should be routinely screened in female DS patients without SCN1A mutation. The clinical features of female DS patients with PCDH19 mutations include that the main seizures types are generalized tonic clonic seizures and focal seizures, seizures occurr in clusters and fever-sensitive, short seizure duration, rare status epilepticus, common development delay and some may manifest autism spectrum disorders.
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- A J Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Jiang Y, Xiao Q, Hu Z, Pu B, Shu J, Yang Q, Lao H, Hao J. Tissue levels of leukemia inhibitory factor vary by osteoarthritis grade. Orthopedics 2014; 37:e460-4. [PMID: 24810823 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140430-57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The objective of this study was to observe the expression of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in animals and in different clinical grades of patient osteoarthritic tissues. Thirty-five rabbits were used in a Colombo model of experimental osteoarthritis (OA). Five rabbits each were sacrificed on postoperative days 3, 7, 14, 28, 42, 56, and 84. Immunohistochemistry analysis for LIF expression and distribution in the cartilage and synovium of animals was performed at these times. Sixty-seven samples of human articular tissue were obtained from patients with different grades of OA according to symptoms and radiographic inspection. The mRNA expression of LIF was determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and LIF protein was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed a slight expression of LIF in normal cartilage tissue but less in synovium tissue; however, the expression of LIF was marked in synovial lining cells and superficial and middle-layer cartilage in animal OA (P<.05). Leukemia inhibitory factor mRNA was expressed at the highest level in moderate degrading subchondral bone, and LIF was expressed at the highest level in seriously degrading articular cartilage tissue. These results were similar to those found with ELISA. This study suggests that LIF in OA articular tissues varies by clinical symptoms and grade. It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of OA.
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Mao KR, Ding JB, Cheng JS, Jiang YW, Yao WS. [Construction and characterization of a brucella suis S2 strain with a chloramphenicol resistance marker]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2007; 47:978-981. [PMID: 18271249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Vaccination has not been used widely because of the interference in the discrimination between infected and vaccinated animals in immune-screening procedures. In the present study, chloramphenicol resistance gene (Cm(r)) was cloned into the genomic DNA of brucella suis S2 strain by homologous recombination with knocking out the WbkC gene, and obtained the recombinant rS2-WbkC. Further study confirmed that rS2-WbkC was conversed into rough-phenotype form smooth-phenotype. The recombinant keeps the ability to chloramphenicol resistance after 25 passages in tryptic soy agar (TSA). Mice tests showed rS2-WbkC offered similar protection to S2 strain, but more safe than S2. Serum collected form rS2-WbkC immunized mice could be easily distinguished from antiserum produced by smooth-phenotype brucella abortus. In view of these result, rS2-WbkC is a promising candidate for vaccine strain.
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- Kai-Rong Mao
- China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, Beijing 100081, China.
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Kogut MH, Genovese KJ, He H, Li MA, Jiang YW. The effects of the BT/TAMUS 2032 cationic peptides on innate immunity and susceptibility of young chickens to extraintestinal Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection. Int Immunopharmacol 2007; 7:912-9. [PMID: 17499193 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2007.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Revised: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The BT/TAMUS 2032 (BT) cationic peptides are a group of related cationic peptides produced by a Gram-positive bacterium. Cationic amphiphilic peptides have been found to stimulate or prime the innate immune responses in mammals. The innate immune system of poultry is functionally inefficient during the first week post-hatch enabling pathogens such as Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) to invade and colonize the visceral organs of these immature birds. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of BT as an immunostimulator of the innate immune response of young chickens. BT, provided as a feed additive at three different concentrations (12, 24, or 48 ppm) for 4 days post-hatch, significantly increased protection against SE organ invasion in a concentration-dependent manner. The functional efficiency of heterophils, the avian equivalent to mammalian neutrophils, isolated from chickens fed the BT rations at the three concentrations was significantly up-regulated when compared to heterophils isolated from chickens fed a control starter ration as determined with an array of functional assays. Phagocytosis, oxidative burst, and degranulation were all significantly increased in a concentration-dependent manner in heterophils isolated from chickens fed the BT diets. This is the first report of bacterial cationic peptides inducing the up-regulation of the avian innate immune response and providing protection against extraintestinal Salmonella infections. The significance of these data is that the orally delivered cationic peptides stimulate the innate response at a time of immunologic inefficiency and increased susceptibility to bacterial infections (first week post-hatch). Because of the nonspecific nature of the innate response, we speculate that BT given as a feed additive during the first week post-hatch could provide increased protection against a variety of bacterial pathogens.
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- M H Kogut
- SPARC, USDA-ARS, 2881 F&B Road, College Station, TX 77845, United States.
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Zhang Y, Yang YL, Sun F, Cai X, Qian N, Yuan Y, Wang ZX, Qi Y, Xiao JX, Wang XY, Zhang YH, Jiang YW, Qin J, Wu XR. Clinical and molecular survey in 124 Chinese patients with Leigh or Leigh-like syndrome. J Inherit Metab Dis 2007; 30:265. [PMID: 17323145 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-006-0481-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Revised: 12/06/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Leigh syndrome is the most common mitochondrial disorder in children characterized by necrotic lesions in the central nervous system. Both mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA defects in the mitochondrial respiratory chain can lead to this disease. To characterize the clinical and genetic traits of Leigh or Leigh-like syndrome patients in China, 124 unrelated cases were collected between 1992 and 2005. Seventy-seven cases (62.1%) met the typical criteria of Leigh syndrome, including symmetrical bilateral abnormal signals in the basal ganglia, thalamus and brain stem, etc. Other cases (37.9%) belonged to Leigh-like syndrome with atypical clinical or radiological manifestations. Late-onset patients accounted for 20.2%, which is more than previously reported. Movement disorder was the most common symptoms in our patients. Thirty-two patients (25.8%) were confirmed to carry mutant genes. Among them, six cases (4.8%) have been demonstrated to have point mutations in mitochondrial DNA. Two separate patients were detected to have mutations on A8344G and A3243G. The T8993G point mutation was identified in one patient and T8993C in one other patient. SURF1 mutations associated with cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency were identified in 25 patients (20.2%). Four unreported variations have been identified in SURF1 gene from three patients. G604C was found in 22 patients. Only one patient had C214T mutation in the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha subunit gene. In the remaining 92 patients (74.2%), a specific molecular dysfunction or underlying metabolic abnormality could not be identified.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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Ding JB, Mao KR, Cheng JS, Dai ZH, Jiang YW. [The application and research advances of Brucella vaccines]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2006; 46:856-9. [PMID: 17172046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Brucellosis is a crucial zoonosis caused by Brucella, which has some traits of wide hosts, great infectivity and difficulty in cure. Brucellosis caused great losses to farming and people's health. Vaccination is the main measure used to control Brucellosis, and some attenuated Brucella strains were often used as vaccines. To find more effective vaccines, Scientists are now constructing recombinant strains, DNA vaccines and subunit vaccines, as well as inducing new attenuated strains from isolations. The present applications of B. abortus strain 19 (S19) , B. melitensis Rev. 1 (Rev. 1), B. suis strain 2 (S2), B. abortus strain 45/20 (45/20) and rough strain B. abortus 51 (RB51) were discussed. And some recent research work on Brucella vaccines, such as Brucella recombinant vaccines, DNA vaccines and so on, were reviewed in this paper.
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- Jia-Bo Ding
- China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, Beijing 100081, China.
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A 42-d floor pen study was conducted with broiler chickens comparing the effects on bird performance of 12 ppm TAMUS 2032 (also known as BT) and 55 ppm bacitracin methylene disalicyclate (BMD) when fed alone or in combination with 99 ppm monensin (MON). Unmedicated and 99 ppm MON treatments were included in the study design. Beginning on d 22 of study, birds in all 6 treatments were subjected to a modulated house temperature and airflow to mimic conditions conducive to outbreaks of colibacillosis. A natural outbreak of colibacillosis developed beginning on d 27. Primary lesions in dead birds included airsacculitis and pericarditis with occasional findings of perihepatitis. At d 42 of study, means for weight gain in the TAMUS 2032 and TAMUS 2032 + MON treatments were greater in comparison with the unmedicated and BMD treatments, and means for feed conversion for both treatments were improved in comparison with the unmedicated treatment. Mean feed conversion in the TAMUS 2032 + MON treatment was also improved in comparison with BMD treatment. Mortality due to colibacillosis was reduced in the TAMUS 2032 (0.051%), TAMUS 2032 + MON (0.642%), and MON + BMD (1.515%) treatments in comparison with the unmedicated treatment (13.402%) and the BMD treatment (11.159%). The results of improved performance and reduced mortality indicated that 12 ppm TAMUS 2032 was highly efficacious against colibacillosis in growing chickens. The reduced mortality percentages in the MON + BMD treatment indicated that this combination also provided a good level of protection against the natural outbreak of colibacillosis.
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Genetics, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 428 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, Texas 77843-1114, USA.
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The rapid economic development in The Pearl River delta region (PRDR) has exerted serious potential pollution threats to areas in the vicinity, which have complicated the task of environmental protection in Hong Kong and Macau. In this paper, a three-dimensional numerical pollutant transport model coupled with a synchronised numerical hydrodynamic model, is developed and employed to simulate the unsteady transport of a representative water quality variable chemical oxygen demand in The Pearl River Estuary. It is demonstrated that there exists a transboundary pollutant transport action between Guangdong Province and Hong Kong for the pollutants in the wastewater discharged from PRDR.
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- K W Chau
- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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In this paper, the development and implementation of a three-dimensional, numerical pollutant transport model, which is based on an orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system in the horizontal direction and a sigma coordinate system in the vertical direction, is delineated. An efficient as well as simple open boundary condition is employed for pollutant transport in this mathematical model. It is then applied to model the distribution and transport of Chemical Oxygen Demand in the Pearl River Estuary. The results from the numerical simulations illustrate that the transboundary or inter-boundary effects of pollutants, between the Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region due to the wastewater discharged from the Pearl River Delta Region, are quite strong.
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- K W Chau
- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon.
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Dotson MR, Yuan CX, Roeder RG, Myers LC, Gustafsson CM, Jiang YW, Li Y, Kornberg RD, Asturias FJ. Structural organization of yeast and mammalian mediator complexes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:14307-10. [PMID: 11114191 PMCID: PMC18914 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.260489497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Structures of yeast Mediator complex, of a related complex from mouse cells and of thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein complex from human cells have been determined by three-dimensional reconstruction from electron micrographs of single particles. All three complexes show a division in two parts, a "head" domain and a combined "middle-tail" domain. The head domains of the three complexes appear most similar and interact most closely with RNA polymerase II. The middle-tail domains show the greatest structural divergence and, in the case of the tail domain, may not interact with polymerase at all. Consistent with this structural divergence, analysis of a yeast Mediator mutant localizes subunits that are not conserved between yeast and mammalian cells to the tail domain. Biochemically defined Rgr1 and Srb4 modules of yeast Mediator are then assigned to the middle and head domains.
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- M R Dotson
- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Harata M, Oma Y, Mizuno S, Jiang YW, Stillman DJ, Wintersberger U. The nuclear actin-related protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Act3p/Arp4, interacts with core histones. Mol Biol Cell 1999; 10:2595-605. [PMID: 10436015 PMCID: PMC25491 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.8.2595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Act3p/Arp4, an essential actin-related protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae located within the nucleus, is, according to genetic data, involved in transcriptional regulation. In addition to the basal core structure of the actin family members, which is responsible for ATPase activity, Act3p possesses two insertions, insertions I and II, the latter of which is predicted to form a loop-like structure protruding from beyond the surface of the molecule. Because Act3p is a constituent of chromatin but itself does not bind to DNA, we hypothesized that insertion II might be responsible for an Act3p-specific function through its interaction with some other chromatin protein. Far Western blot and two-hybrid analyses revealed the ability of insertion II to bind to each of the core histones, although with somewhat different affinities. Together with our finding of coimmunoprecipitation of Act3p with histone H2A, this suggests the in vivo existence of a protein complex required for correct expression of particular genes. We also show that a conditional act3 mutation affects chromatin structure of an episomal DNA molecule, indicating that the putative Act3p complex may be involved in the establishment, remodeling, or maintenance of chromatin structures.
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- M Harata
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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Single particles of the mediator of transcriptional regulation (Mediator) and of RNA polymerase II holoenzyme were revealed by electron microscopy and image processing. Mediator alone appeared compact, but at high pH or in the presence of RNA polymerase II it displayed an extended conformation. Holoenzyme contained Mediator in a fully extended state, partially enveloping the globular polymerase, with points of apparent contact in the vicinity of the polymerase carboxyl-terminal domain and the DNA-binding channel. A similarity in appearance and conformational behavior of yeast and murine complexes indicates a conservation of Mediator structure among eukaryotes.
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- F J Asturias
- Department of Structural Biology, Fairchild Building, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Jiang YW, Veschambre P, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Conaway JW, Conaway RC, Kornberg RD. Mammalian mediator of transcriptional regulation and its possible role as an end-point of signal transduction pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998; 95:8538-43. [PMID: 9671713 PMCID: PMC21111 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.15.8538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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A multiprotein complex isolated from murine cells is identified as a counterpart of the yeast Mediator of transcriptional regulation on the basis of the following: homologs of two subunits of yeast Mediator, Srb7 and Med7, copurify with the complex; peptide sequencing reveals, in addition, homologs of the yeast Mediator subunits Rgr1 and Med6; as with yeast Mediator, the mouse complex binds to the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain (CTD) and stimulates phosphorylation of the CTD by TFIIH. Peptide sequencing also identifies a component of mouse Mediator as a relative of Ring-3 protein, a mitogen-activated nuclear protein kinase, raising the possibility of Mediator as an end point of signal transduction pathways.
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Tumor-promoting phorbol esters activate, but then deplete cells of, protein kinase C (PKC) with prolonged treatment. It is not known whether phorbol ester-induced tumor promotion is due to activation or depletion of PKC. In rat fibroblasts overexpressing the c-Src proto-oncogene, the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induced anchorage-independent growth and other transformation-related phenotypes. The appearance of transformed phenotypes induced by TPA in these cells correlated not with activation but rather with depletion of expressed PKC isoforms. Consistent with this observation, PKC inhibitors also induced transformed phenotypes in c-Src-overexpressing cells. Bryostatin 1, which inhibited the TPA-induced down-regulation of the PKCdelta isoform specifically, blocked the tumor-promoting effects of TPA, implicating PKCdelta as the target of the tumor-promoting phorbol esters. Consistent with this hypothesis, expression of a dominant negative PKCdelta mutant in cells expressing c-Src caused transformation of these cells, and rottlerin, a protein kinase inhibitor with specificity for PKCdelta, like TPA, caused transformation of c-Src-overexpressing cells. These data suggest that the tumor-promoting effect of phorbol esters is due to depletion of PKCdelta, which has an apparent tumor suppressor function.
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- Z Lu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College of The City University of New York, New York 10021, USA
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Sin4p is a component of a mediator complex associated with the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II and SIN4 is required for proper regulation of several genes in yeast, including the HO endonuclease gene, glucose repressible genes and MATa cell-specific genes. Previous studies indicated that SIN4 may influence transcription through changes in the organization of chromatin. We have examined a specific chromatin structure associated with MATa cell-specific repression in sin4 MATalpha cells to determine if SIN4 is required for nucleosome positioning. Although the loss of SIN4 has no effect on nucleosome location, we find that the sensitivity of bulk chromatin from sin4 cells to micrococcal nuclease digestion is strikingly increased relative to chromatin from isogenic wild-type cells. The nuclease hypersensitivity of chromatin from sin4 cells is not related to gross alterations in histone gene expression or to bulk increases in histone modification. Our experiments suggest that SIN4 directly or indirectly regulates a global aspect of chromatin accessibility, providing a molecular basis for phenotypic similarities between sin4 mutations and mutations in histones.
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- T Macatee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Guo HG, Browning P, Nicholas J, Hayward GS, Tschachler E, Jiang YW, Sadowska M, Raffeld M, Colombini S, Gallo RC, Reitz MS. Characterization of a chemokine receptor-related gene in human herpesvirus 8 and its expression in Kaposi's sarcoma. Virology 1997; 228:371-8. [PMID: 9123844 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.8386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is a recently discovered, virus that is highly associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and AIDS-associated body cavity lymphomas, although it is also found in some normal individuals. HHV-8 is related by nucleotide sequence homology to herpesvirus saimiri (HVS), which causes T cell lymphomas in some New World monkeys, and to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a human herpesvirus linked etiologically with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We report that, like HVS but unlike EBV, HHV-8 contains a gene (ORF74) with significant sequence homology to the high-affinity IL-8 receptor, a member of the alpha (CXC) chemokine receptor family of transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors. We also show by reverse transcription PCR that the chemokine receptor-related HHV-8 gene is detectable in some RNA samples from KS tissue, and that its expression varies independently from that of ORF26, a minor capsid protein. The presence of a potential chemokine receptor in HHV-8 and its expression in KS tissue suggests that it may be important in the regulation of viral gene expression and may play a role in the etiology of KS and AIDS-related body cavity lymphomas.
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MESH Headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/pathology
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/virology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, CD/chemistry
- Base Sequence
- Capsid/genetics
- DNA, Viral/analysis
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Humans
- Interleukin-8
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Receptors, Chemokine
- Receptors, Cytokine/chemistry
- Receptors, Cytokine/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/chemistry
- Receptors, Interleukin-8A
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/virology
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Viral Proteins/chemistry
- Viral Proteins/genetics
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- H G Guo
- Institute of Human Virology, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore 21201, USA
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Yu Y, Jiang YW, Wellinger RJ, Carlson K, Roberts JM, Stillman DJ. Mutations in the homologous ZDS1 and ZDS2 genes affect cell cycle progression. Mol Cell Biol 1996; 16:5254-63. [PMID: 8816438 PMCID: PMC231525 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.10.5254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ZDS1 and ZDS2 genes were identified as multicopy suppressors in distinct genetic screens but were found to encode highly similar proteins. We show that at semipermissive temperatures, a yeast strain with a cdc28-1N allele was uniquely deficient in plasmid maintenance in comparison with strains harboring other cdc28 thermolabile alleles. Quantitative analysis of plasmid loss rates in cdc28-1N strains carrying plasmids with multiple replication origins suggests that a defect in initiating DNA replication probably causes this plasmid loss phenotype. The ZDS1 gene was isolated as a multicopy suppressor of the cdc28-1N plasmid loss defect. A zds1 deletion exhibits genetic interactions with cdc28-1N but not with other cdc28 alleles. SIN4 encodes a protein which is part of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme-mediator complex, and a sin4 null mutation has pleiotropic effects suggesting roles in transcriptional regulation and chromatin structure. The ZDS2 gene was isolated as a multicopy suppressor of the temperature-sensitive growth defect caused by the sin4 null mutation. Disruption of either ZDS1 or ZDS2 causes only modest phenotypes. However, a strain with both ZDS1 and ZDS2 disrupted is extremely slowly growing, has marked defects in bud morphology, and shows defects in completing S phase or entering mitosis.
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- Y Yu
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
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Gene inactivation can result when a delta element of the Ty1 transposon inserted into the yeast HIS4 promoter (his4-912delta) alters the transcription initiation site. Previous work has identified mutations that suppress this transcriptional defect by restoring the transcription start site to the native position, and these mutations have been implicated in transcriptional regulation and chromatin structure. We show that in a sin4 mutant such suppression is incompletely penetrant, such that genetically identical yeast cells (sin4 his4-912delta) show either of two distinct phenotypic states, His+ or His-. To study this type of potential epigenetic control of gene expression, we constructed a strain with ADE2 expression under the control of the his4-912delta promoter, as colony color provides a convenient assay for ADE2 expression. We isolated mutations in the ACT3 gene that show variegated expression of this ADE2 reporter. The act3 his4delta-ADE2 colonies display both white and red sectors, showing that the two different phenotypes are possible in a single colony. The two phenotypic states can be inherited during clonal growth, yet are reversible. Analysis of RNA isolated from individual colonies of either red or white color demonstrates that it is the state of the promoter, as either On or Off, that is inherited and is responsible for the colony color. An act3 mutation also affects expression of the HIS4 and LYS2 genes; thus, Act3p is not a delta element-specific transcriptional regulator. Immunofluorescence microscopy experiments demonstrate that the Act3p protein is present in the nucleus. Act3p shows clear homology to actin, and possible roles for an actin-related protein in transcription are discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Actins/genetics
- Blotting, Northern
- Carboxy-Lyases/genetics
- Cloning, Molecular
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Fungal Proteins/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Genes, Fungal
- Genes, Reporter
- Genes, Switch
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Mediator Complex
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Phenotype
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
- Selection, Genetic
- Trans-Activators
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA
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Li Y, Bjorklund S, Jiang YW, Kim YJ, Lane WS, Stillman DJ, Kornberg RD. Yeast global transcriptional regulators Sin4 and Rgr1 are components of mediator complex/RNA polymerase II holoenzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:10864-8. [PMID: 7479899 PMCID: PMC40531 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.24.10864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Sin4 and Rgr1 proteins, previously shown by genetic studies to play both positive and negative roles in the transcriptional regulation of many genes, are identified here as components of mediator and RNA polymerase II holoenzyme complexes. Results with Sin4 deletion and Rgr1 truncation strains indicate the association of these proteins in a subcomplex comprising Sin4, Rgr1, Gal11, and a 50-kDa polypeptide. Taken together with the previous genetic evidence, our findings point to a role of the mediator in repression as well as in transcriptional activation.
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- Y Li
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA
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The yeast SIN4 gene functions in the transcriptional activation and repression of diverse yeast genes. Previous experiments suggest a sin4 mutation affects chromatin structure and thus alters transcriptional regulation. In this report we show that SIN4 is required for full expression of the HIS4, Ty1, and MAT alpha genes, in addition to the previously described SIN4-dependence of CTS1 expression. All of these genes contain within their promoters a binding site for the Rap1p transcriptional regulator. However, SIN4 does not play a direct role either in transcriptional activation or repression by Rap1p. The HIS4 gene can be activated by either of two pathways, the basal or the inducible pathway, and experiments are described that show that a sin4 mutation affects both pathways. It was shown previously that mutation of the Rap1p binding site in the HIS4 promoter causes a similar effect on HIS4 expression and that this promoter mutation also causes a change in chromatin structure. The SNF2/SWI2 gene is also required for full HIS4 expression, and we show that a sin4 snf2 double mutant is not synergistic compared to either single mutant. We show that nucleosomes are positioned at the HIS4 promoter and that this positioning is disrupted in a snf2 mutant but not in a sin4 mutant. These findings suggest that SIN4 plays a distinct role in transcriptional regulation.
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Cellular, Viral, and Molecular Biology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
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Jiang YW, Dohrmann PR, Stillman DJ. Genetic and physical interactions between yeast RGR1 and SIN4 in chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation. Genetics 1995; 140:47-54. [PMID: 7635307 PMCID: PMC1206570 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/140.1.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The SIN4 and RGR1 genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were identified by mutations in quite different genetic screens. We have shown that the SIN4 gene product is required for proper transcriptional regulation of many genes and that a sin4 mutation can affect either activation or repression of specific genes. We have suggested that this dual nature of SIN4 in transcriptional regulation is due to its involvement in chromatin organization. We now report that the role of RGR1 in gene regulation is similar to that of SIN4. SIN4 and RGR1 both function as negative transcriptional regulators of HO and IME1, and mutations in either gene lead to decreased expression of other genes including CTS1. Strains with sin4 or rgr1 mutations both have phenotypes similar to those caused by histone mutations, including suppression of delta insertion into promoters (Spt- phenotype), activation of promoters lacking UAS elements, and decreased superhelical density of plasmid DNA molecules. Overexpression of RGR1 suppresses the temperature sensitivity due to a sin4 mutation. Finally, we use yeast strains expressing GST fusion proteins to demonstrate that the Sin4p and Rgr1p proteins are physically associated in vivo. These results indicate that Sin4p and Rgr1p act together in vivo to organize chromatin structure and thus regulate transcription.
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- Y W Jiang
- Department of Cellular, Viral, and Molecular Biology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
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Jiang YW, Song J, Zang Q, Foster DA. Phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase D activity is elevated in v-Fps-transformed cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994; 203:1195-2003. [PMID: 8093039 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.2309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Activating the protein-tyrosine kinase of v-Fps results in a rapid increase in diglyceride (DG) in rat fibroblasts. The v-Fps-induced increases in DG were detected only when phospholipids were prelabeled with [3H]-myristate, which is incorporated primarily into phosphatidylcholine (PC). Inhibition of phosphatidic acid (PA) phosphatase (PAP), which converts PA to DG, blocked v-Fps-induced DG production. PA is a primary metabolite of type D phospholipases (PLD). Consistent with these observations, PLD activity was activated in response to the kinase activity of v-Fps. The increased PLD activity was detected only when the cells were prelabeled with the PC-specific [3H]-myristate. These data support the hypothesis that v-Fps-induced DG is derived from PC via the PLD/PAP pathway.
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- Y W Jiang
- Institute for Biomolecular Structure and Function, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY 10021
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