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Li X, Ahmed MW, Banu A, Bartram C, Crowe B, Downie EJ, Emamian M, Feldman G, Gao H, Godagama D, Grießhammer HW, Howell CR, Karwowski HJ, Kendellen DP, Kovash MA, Leung KKH, Markoff DM, McGovern JA, Mikhailov S, Pywell RE, Sikora MH, Silano JA, Sosa RS, Spraker MC, Swift G, Wallace P, Weller HR, Whisnant CS, Wu YK, Zhao ZW. Proton Compton Scattering from Linearly Polarized Gamma Rays. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:132502. [PMID: 35426711 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.132502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Differential cross sections for Compton scattering from the proton have been measured at scattering angles of 55°, 90°, and 125° in the laboratory frame using quasimonoenergetic linearly (circularly) polarized photon beams with a weighted mean energy value of 83.4 MeV (81.3 MeV). These measurements were performed at the High Intensity Gamma-Ray Source facility at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory. The results are compared to previous measurements and are interpreted in the chiral effective field theory framework to extract the electromagnetic dipole polarizabilities of the proton, which gives α_{E1}^{p}=13.8±1.2_{stat}±0.1_{BSR}±0.3_{theo},β_{M1}^{p}=0.2∓1.2_{stat}±0.1_{BSR}∓0.3_{theo} in units of 10^{-4} fm^{3}.
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- X Li
- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, 27707, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, 27707, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Studies, Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Studies, Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Institute for Nuclear Studies, Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, 27707, USA
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- Theoretical Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Institute for Nuclear Studies, Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, 27707, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia 30597, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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Chen J, Xiang HH, Zhao ZZ, Wu YK, Fei MY, Song MM. An ultra-sensitive T2-weighted MR contrast agent based on Gd 3+ ion chelated Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2020; 10:18054-18061. [PMID: 35517217 PMCID: PMC9053615 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01807d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An ultra-sensitive T2-weighted MR imaging contrast agent was prepared based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles and Gd3+ ions (Fe3O4@Gd). Amino modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles were conjugated to diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, and finally coordinated with Gd3+ ions. The nanoparticles had a uniform morphology with a size of 100 nm and a Gd/Fe mass ratio of 1/110. The r2 (transverse relaxivity) of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles increased from 131.89 mM−1 s−1 to 202.06 mM−1 s−1 after coordination with Gd3+ ions. MR measurements showed that the aqueous dispersion of Fe3O4@Gd nanoparticles had an obvious concentration-dependent negative contrast enhancement. Hepatoma cells were selected to test the cytotoxicity and MR imaging effect. The application of Fe3O4@Gd nanoparticles as contrast agents was also exploited in vivo for T2-weighted MR imaging of rat livers. All the results showed the effectiveness of the nanoparticles in MR diagnosis. An ultra-sensitive T2-weighted MR imaging contrast agent was prepared based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles and Gd3+ ions (Fe3O4@Gd).![]()
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- Jing Chen
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anhui Medical University
- 230032 Hefei
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anhui Medical University
- 230032 Hefei
- PR China
- Department of CT/MRI
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anhui Medical University
- 230032 Hefei
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anhui Medical University
- 230032 Hefei
- PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Anhui Medical University
- Hefei
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Anhui Medical University
- 230032 Hefei
- PR China
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Zhang SH, Zhao Y, Xie QB, Jiang Y, Wu YK, Yan B. Aberrant activation of the type I interferon system may contribute to the pathogenesis of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 dermatomyositis. Br J Dermatol 2018; 180:1090-1098. [PMID: 29947075 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) dermatomyositis (DM) is a distinctive subtype of DM that carries a significant risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD). The mechanisms remain elusive. OBJECTIVES To explore the role of the type I interferon (IFN) system in the pathogenesis of anti-MDA5 DM. METHODS Twenty patients with anti-MDA5 DM were studied and compared with patients with anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (ARS) DM (n = 10) and autoantibody-negative patients with DM (n = 20). The levels of inflammatory cytokines, B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) and Krebs von den Lungen (KL)-6 in blood were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and multiplex assays. Expressions of transcripts for IFN-associated sensors and type I IFN-inducible genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Expressions of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1, interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)15 and MxA proteins in skin lesions were analysed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Plasma IFN-α levels were significantly increased in patients with anti-MDA5 DM. PBMCs from patients with anti-MDA5 DM showed significant upregulation of the TLR3, TLR7, IFIH1 and DDX58 genes, as well as serial IFN-inducible genes. Skin biopsies from patients with anti-MDA5 DM were characterized by strong expression of the STAT1, ISG15 and MxA proteins. In the patients with anti-MDA5 DM and ILD with high IFN-α production, there was a positive quantitative correlation between IFN-α and BAFF (rs = 0·63, P = 0·044). In addition, the higher levels of BAFF paralleled the higher concentrations of KL-6 (rs = 0·86, P = 0·0012). CONCLUSIONS Our data confirm the aberrant activation of the type I IFN system in anti-MDA5 DM. Overproduction of IFN-α linked with BAFF may be implicated in the development of ILD.
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- S H Zhang
- Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Zhang ZY, Liu YH, Sun YJ, Hu J, Gao GD, Wu YK. [Centronuclear myopathy: clinical characteristics and MRI image features of oral and maxillofacial region]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 52:415-420. [PMID: 29972905 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.07.005] [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 provide biomechnical basis for orthodontics of centronuclear myopathy (CNM) patients, we studied the oral and maxillofacial clinical features and MRI image manifestations to explore application of MRI to objective evaluation the affected facial muscles. Methods: The study consisted of 8 patients who were diagnosed as CNM (CNM group) and 20 healthy volunteers (control group). Their medical information were gathered and then we examined the ptosis situation and the facial index calculation of them. To measure the maximal hight of palate and the width of palate, patients and volunteers were made impressions. We also checked their maximum bite force with occlusion pressure tester. And they took lateral cephalometric radiographs to measure mandibular plane-Frankfort horizontal plane angle (MP-FH). At last, they were taken oral and maxillofacial region MRI to observe the affected situation of masseter muscle, medial pterygoid muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle. Results: Six patients were ptosis; 6 patients had inverse V-shaped mouth; 3 patients were difficulty in swallowing; 4 patients were anterior open bites; 4 patients were mouth breathing; 7 patients liked to eat soft foods. Morphological facial index ([91.3±0.5]%), MP-FH (34.9°±2.0°) of CNM group were greater than the control group, male maximal hight of palate ([19.0±0.2] mm), female maximal hight of palate ([18.0±0.6] mm) of CNM group were greater than the control group (P<0.05). Male width of palate ([34.5±0.8] mm), female width of palate ([33.4±1.0] mm), male maximum bite force ([464.3±78.2] N), female maximum bite force ([320.7±13.8] N), maximal opening of mouth ([3.4±0.3] cm) of CNM group were less than the control group (P<0.05). And these had significant difference compared with the control group (P<0.05). In MRI examination, there were 7 patients' masseter muscles, 4 patients' medial pterygoid muscles and 6 patients' lateral pterygoid muscles to atrophy asymmetrically. These three pieces of muscular fatty infiltration were inordinately, focused on Grade 0 to 4 and the both sides were similar. Conclusions: CNM patients with long and thin face, high palatine arches and low bite force together were the biomechanical basis of the maxillofacial deformities. MRI can clearly show the affected masseter muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, lateral pterygoid muscle, and can serve as an objective examination method for the evaluation of facial muscles. It can be worth of clinical popularization and application.
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- Z Y Zhang
- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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Liu YH, Ma YX, Hu J, Gao GD, Wu YK, Zhang ZY. [Features of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy in oral and maxillofacial region and MRI analysis of facial muscles]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 51:739-745. [PMID: 27978915 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the manifestation of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) in oral and maxillofacial region. Methods: A total of 12 patients diagnosed as FSHD and 20 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Their medical history was collected from these patients. The decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT), calculus index-simplified (CI-S), occlusal relationship, maximal opening of mouth and maximum bite force were recorded. The impressions were taken to measure the maximal hight of palate and the width of palate. The lateral cephalometric radiographs were also taken to measure the mandibular plane-frankfurt horizontal plane angle (MP-FH). They finally received oral and maxillofacial region MRI examination to observe the masseter muscle, medial pterygoid muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle. The data were analyzed by t-test or Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Results: There was no significant gender difference in FSHD group. The average age of treatment was (27.5 ± 8.1) years and the average age of onset was (15.7±7.5) years. Nine patients liked to eat soft foods, 4 patients had difficulties of closing eyes, 8 patients had difficulties of cheek-bulging, 10 patients showed pouty lips and 9 patients had mesio-malocclusion. DMFT (4.0±2.3), CI-S (5.8±2.1), male maximal hight of palate (20.5±2.1) mm , female maximal hight of palate (17.9±1.6) mm, MP-FH (31.8°±2.2°) of FSHD group were greater than those of the control group. Male width of palate (34.8±1.4) mm, female width of palate (33.7±1.5) mm, male maximum bite force (451.7 ± 39.0) N, female maximum bite force (326.7 ± 21.6) N, maximal opening of mouth (3.5 ± 0.4) cm of FSHD group were less than those of the control group (P <0.05). Maxillofacial MRI showed muscle asymmetr in 11 cases of masseter and 6 cases of medial pterygoid muscle, 5 cases of lateral pterygoid, and these muscle showed mild fatty infiltration mainly concentrating in the grade 0, grade 1 and grade 2. Conclusions: The FSHD patients have poor oral hygiene, low masticatory function, limited mouth opening, high palate and narrow arch and different degree of malocclusion. The patients' masseter muscle, medial pterygoid muscles and lateral pterygoid muscles exhibit asymmetrical atrophy and fatty infiltration.
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- Y H Liu
- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disease, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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Wu YK, Yan J, Hao H, Li JY, Mikhailov SF, Popov VG, Vinokurov NA, Huang S, Wu J. Widely Tunable Two-Color Free-Electron Laser on a Storage Ring. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:184801. [PMID: 26565470 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.184801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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With a wide wavelength tuning range, free-electron lasers (FELs) are well suited for producing simultaneous lasing at multiple wavelengths. We present the first experimental results of a novel two-color storage ring FEL. With three undulators and a pair of dual-band mirrors, the two-color FEL can lase simultaneously in infrared (IR) around 720 nm and in ultraviolet (UV) around 360 nm. We have demonstrated independent wavelength tuning in a wide range (60 nm in IR and 24 nm in UV). We have also realized two-color harmonic operation with the UV lasing tuned to the second harmonic of the IR lasing. Furthermore, we have demonstrated good power stability with two-color lasing, and good control of the power sharing between the two colors.
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- Y K Wu
- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- FEL Laboratory, TUNL and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- L C Ma
- Medical Imaging Centre, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Laskaris G, Ye Q, Lalremruata B, Ye QJ, Ahmed MW, Averett T, Deltuva A, Dutta D, Fonseca AC, Gao H, Golak J, Huang M, Karwowski HJ, Mueller JM, Myers LS, Peng C, Perdue BA, Qian X, Sauer PU, Skibiński R, Stave S, Tompkins JR, Weller HR, Witała H, Wu YK, Zhang Y, Zheng W. First measurements of spin-dependent double-differential cross sections and the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Integrand from 3He(γ,n)pp at incident photon energies of 12.8 and 14.7 MeV. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:202501. [PMID: 25167400 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.202501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The first measurement of the three-body photodisintegration of longitudinally polarized (3)He with a circularly polarized γ-ray beam was carried out at the High Intensity γ-ray Source facility located at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory. The spin-dependent double-differential cross sections and the contributions from the three-body photodisintegration to the (3)He Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integrand are presented and compared with state-of-the-art three-body calculations at the incident photon energies of 12.8 and 14.7 MeV. The data reveal the importance of including the Coulomb interaction between protons in three-body calculations.
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- G Laskaris
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Centro de Física Nuclear da Universidade de Lisboa, P-1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA
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- Centro de Física Nuclear da Universidade de Lisboa, P-1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, PL-30059 Kraków, Poland
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, PL-30059 Kraków, Poland
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, PL-30059 Kraków, Poland
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Zimmerman WR, Ahmed MW, Bromberger B, Stave SC, Breskin A, Dangendorf V, Delbar T, Gai M, Henshaw SS, Mueller JM, Sun C, Tittelmeier K, Weller HR, Wu YK. Unambiguous identification of the second 2+ state in 12C and the structure of the Hoyle state. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:152502. [PMID: 25167256 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.152502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The second J(π)=2+ state of 12C, predicted over 50 years ago as an excitation of the Hoyle state, has been unambiguously identified using the 12C(γ,α0)(8)Be reaction. The alpha particles produced by the photodisintegration of 12C were detected using an optical time projection chamber. Data were collected at beam energies between 9.1 and 10.7 MeV using the intense nearly monoenergetic gamma-ray beams at the HIγS facility. The measured angular distributions determine the cross section and the E1-E2 relative phases as a function of energy leading to an unambiguous identification of the second 2+ state in 12C at 10.03(11) MeV, with a total width of 800(130) keV and a ground state gamma-decay width of 60(10) meV; B(E2:2(2)+→0(1)+)=0.73(13)e(2) fm(4) [or 0.45(8) W.u.]. The Hoyle state and its rotational 2+ state that are more extended than the ground state of 12C presents a challenge and constraints for models attempting to reveal the nature of three alpha-particle states in 12C. Specifically, it challenges the ab initio lattice effective field theory calculations that predict similar rms radii for the ground state and the Hoyle state.
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- W R Zimmerman
- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA and Department of Mathematics and Physics, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Universite Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA and Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8124, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA
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Wu YK, Cao H, Mao CJ, Gu ZH, Wang Y. [Measurement and comparison of Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd in rabbit liver of high-adipose group and normal group]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2012; 32:3142-3145. [PMID: 23387196] [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: 06/01/2023]
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The objective of the present paper is to explore the experimental changes in the content of Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd in white rabbit liver with atherosclerosis disease. The method is to reproduce white rabbit liver with atherosclerosis disease by a high-fat diet, and then measure the Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd content with atomic absorption spectrometry. Results show that the Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd contents in the fodders of the normal group are 137.6, 362.3, 14.39, 9.599 mg x kg(-1) and 159.3, 355.0, 290.0 microg x kg(-1), and 86.09, 277.1, 11.07, 5.366 mg x kg(-1) and 115.2, 286.0, 210.5 microg x kg(-1), in high-adipose group. It was concluded that Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Pb and Cd contents in white rabbit liver decline, which may have something to do with the intake of foods and the abnormalities of lipoprotein metabolism.
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- Yun-Kai Wu
- Chemistry Teaching and Research Section, Basic Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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Wu ZS, Yao CH, Chen DY, Li N, Zhang M, Wu YY, Zhao D, Wu GX, Wu YK. The Sino-MONICA-Beijing Study: report on results between 1984 and 1986. Acta Med Scand Suppl 2009; 728:60-6. [PMID: 3202033 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb05554.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The Beijing Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Medical Center has participated in the World Health Organisation MONICA project since 1981. Our study, named Sino-MONICA-Beijing, has been carried out in Beijing and covers a population approximately of 700,000. After a 2-year pilot study, the project started formally January 1, 1984. This paper presents the organization and methodology of the study, with emphasis on the monitoring system and on how events were found. The main results of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) event monitoring are as follows: average annual mortality from all causes, for the 3-year period of 1984-86 was 319/100,000 for men and 238/100,000 for women aged 25-64; from CVD 119/100,000 for men and 101/100,000 for women; from ischemic heart disease 29/100,000 for men and 14/100,000 for women; and from cerebrovascular disease 59/100,000 for men and 52/100,000 for women. Preliminary experience has shown that Sino-MONICA-Beijing is a well-standardized project of long-term surveillance of CVD in the communities of Beijing.
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- Z S Wu
- Department of Epidemiology, Beijing Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Medical Center, China
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Wu YK, Vinokurov NA, Mikhailov S, Li J, Popov V. High-gain lasing and polarization switch with a distributed optical-klystron free-electron laser. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 96:224801. [PMID: 16803315 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.224801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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This Letter reports the first experimental results from the world's first distributed optical-klystron (DOK) free-electron laser (FEL), the DOK-1 FEL, at Duke University. The DOK-1 FEL is a hybrid system, comprised of four wigglers: two horizontal and two helical. With the DOK-1 FEL, we have obtained the highest FEL gain among all storage ring based FELs at 47.8% (+/-2.7%) per pass. We have also demonstrated that the FEL gain can be enhanced by increasing electron bunching using wigglers with a different polarization. Furthermore, we have realized controlled polarization switches of the FEL beam by a nonoptical means through the manipulation of a buncher magnet.
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA.
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For the purpose of vision screening, we develop an eye fixation monitor that detects the fovea by its unique radial orientation of birefringent Henle fibers. Polarized near-infrared light is reflected from the foveal area in a bow-tie pattern of polarization states, similar to the Haidinger brush phenomenon. In contrast to previous devices that used scanning systems, this instrument uses no moving parts. It rather utilizes four spots of linearly polarized light-two aligned with the "bright" arms and two aligned with the "dark" arms-of the bow-tie pattern surrounding the fovea. The light reflected from the fundus is imaged onto a quadrant photodetector, whereby the circular polarization component of the polarization state of each reflected patch of light is measured. The signals from the four photodetectors are amplified, digitized, and analyzed. A normalized differential signal is computed to detect central fixation. The algorithm is tested on a computer model, and the apparatus is tested on human subjects. This work demonstrates the feasibility of a fixation monitor with no moving parts.
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- B I Gramatikov
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Krieger Children's Eye Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-9028, USA.
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Wu YK, Li J, Wu J. Anomalous hollow electron beams in a storage ring. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:134802. [PMID: 15903998 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.134802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This Letter reports the first observations of an anomalous hollow electron beam in the Duke storage ring. Created by exciting the single-bunch beam in a lattice with a negative chromaticity, the hollow beam consists of a solid core inside and a large ring outside. We report the detailed measurements of the hollow beam phenomenon, including its distinct image pattern, spectrum signature, and its evolution with time. By capturing the postinstability bursting beam, the hollow beam is a unique model system for studying the transverse instabilities, in particular, the interplay of the wakefield and the lattice nonlinearity. In addition, the hollow beam can be used as a powerful tool to study the linear and nonlinear particle dynamics in the storage ring.
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA.
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Romero R, Brody DT, Oyarzun E, Mazor M, Wu YK, Hobbins JC, Durum SK. Infection and labor. III. Interleukin-1: A signal for the onset of parturition. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90214-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This paper reports our recent work on explicit symplectic integration techniques for the charged particle motion in an s-dependent static magnetic field. Using the extended phase space, symplectic integrators can be developed for Hamiltonians with or without the paraxial approximation using either the space or time as an independent variable. This work extends the successful element-by-element tracking method for studying single-particle nonlinear dynamics to a set of s-dependent magnetic elements. Important applications of this work include the studies of the charged particle dynamics in a storage ring with various insertion devices, superconducting magnets, large aperture magnets with significant fringe fields, and solenoid magnets in the interaction region. Consequently, this work is expected to make an impact on design and optimal operation of existing and future light source rings and high energy physics accelerators.
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0319, USA.
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Reece EA, Ma XD, Wu YK, Dhanasekaran D. Aberrant patterns of cellular communication in diabetes-induced embryopathy. I. Membrane signalling. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2002; 11:249-53. [PMID: 12375679 DOI: 10.1080/jmf.11.4.249.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to investigate the role of membrane signalling in the mechanism of diabetes-induced embryopathy. METHODS Three groups of 70-90-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were employed in our study: group 1 was normal control rats receiving a normal diet; group 2 represented experimentally induced diabetic rats with malformed offspring (intravenous injection of 65 mg/kg streptozotocin on pregnancy day 6) and group 3 included streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with normal offspring. Embryos were examined on day 12 under light microscopy, categorized as morphologically normal or defective, and yolk sac cells were harvested from each group. Activities of ERK1 and 2, Raf-1, JNK1 and 2 in yolk sac cells were analyzed by Western blot with primary antibodies specific to the phosphorylated kinases, respectively. RESULTS A strong link between hyperglycemia and congenital malformations was confirmed. Key mitogen-activated protein kinases serve as syllabic intermediates: increased activities of Jun-amino-terminal kinase (JNK1 and 2) and decreased activities of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1 and 2) were observed during hyperglycemia-induced embryopathy. CONCLUSIONS Poorly controlled maternal diabetes results in embryopathy which is mediated via a pattern of aberrant cellular communication manifested by both macroscopic and microscopic membrane injury.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock 72205, USA
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Diabetic embryopathy is the leading cause of neonatal death and/or congenital malformations in infants of diabetic mothers. Because the development of the embryo critically depends on the maternal and the embryonic signaling pathways, a defective signaling mechanism between the maternal and the embryonic tissues appears to be involved in the etiology of diabetic embryopathy. Analyses of the recent studies from different laboratories suggest a "multifactorial" basis for diabetic embryopathy. These studies suggest that a wide variety of signal-transducers converge towards the regulation of elcosanoid signaling pathway which appears to be the critical pathway involved in diabetic embryopathy. The characterization of the regulatory components of this pathway is likely to identify the signaling loci susceptible for the therapeutic intervention.
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- N Dhanasekaran
- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Sheu JJ, Wang JD, Wu YK. Determinants of lethality from suicidal pesticide poisoning in metropolitan HsinChu. Vet Hum Toxicol 1998; 40:332-6. [PMID: 9830692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Acute pesticide poisoning is a global health problem, especially in developing countries. Although Taiwan has quickly industrialized during the last several decades, pesticide use is still prevalent in the agricultural sector. We reviewed 187 consecutive hospitalized cases of the Provincial HsinChu Hospital from January 1989 through December 1995 to explore the determinants of acute pesticide poisoning in Metropolitan HsinChu. The annual incidence rate of acute pesticide poisoning was 3.2/100,000 with an overall fatality rate of 23% which was more severe than the rates found in developed countries. The major agents involved were organophosphates, and the major cause of poisoning was suicide. Alcohol abuse, history of major medical illnesses, and history of suicide were significantly associated with suicidal poisoning; quarrel was the immediate risk factor. Causes of poisoning (suicide vs non-suicide) and selection of the pesticides were major determinants of lethality. More stringent legislation and enforcement regarding the sale and distribution of extremely toxic pesticides are needed to reduce fatalities due to acute pesticide poisoning.
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- J J Sheu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Reece EA, Homko CJ, Wu YK, Wiznitzer A. The role of free radicals and membrane lipids in diabetes-induced congenital malformations. J Soc Gynecol Investig 1998; 5:178-87. [PMID: 9699175 DOI: 10.1016/s1071-5576(98)00008-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The incidence of major congenital malformations is approximately 6-9% in pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. This incidence is 3-4-fold higher than that in the general population. Congenital malformations are now ranked as the leading cause of death in the offspring of women with diabetes. The precise mechanism(s) by which these anomalies are induced is unknown. It is also not clear what predisposes women to deliver malformed infants, which infants are at risk, and why some are spared even when exposed to presumably high risk conditions. The purpose of this report is to determine, from the literature, the primary etiologic factors associated with diabetes-induced embryopathy and its prevention. METHODS A review of the current literature regarding malformations in diabetic pregnancies was conducted to elucidate dominant concepts in the pathogenic mechanism(s) of these anomalies and to discuss current and future strategies for their prevention. RESULTS Numerous investigators have demonstrated that hyperglycemia has a teratogenic effect during organogenesis. However, the exact mechanisms involved have not been completely elucidated. Dietary supplementation of deficient substrates (arachidonic acid or myo-inositol), either in vitro or in vivo, has been shown to reduce the incidence of diabetes-related malformations in offspring of diabetic pregnant animals. In addition, free oxygen radical-scavenging enzymes and antioxidants aimed at reducing the excess load of radicals also result in a reduced malformation rate. Clinical evidence has demonstrated that the teratogenic effects of hyperglycemia may be obviated by maintaining euglycemia throughout organogenesis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that participation in a preconception care program can reduce the incidence of malformations in women with diabetes to the background rate. Unfortunately, less than 10% of women with diabetes currently enter these programs. CONCLUSIONS Diabetic embryopathy remains the single most common lethal problem affecting diabetic pregnancies today. Although preconception planning and glycemic control can reduce the incidence of malformations, it is often difficult to get women to attend such programs and to achieve and maintain euglycemia. The use of dietary supplements, which presumably would override the teratogenic effects of aberrant metabolic fuels, holds great promise for the future as a prophylaxis against diabetic embryopathy.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Dysmorphogenesis in diabetic mothers occurs more frequently than in the general population. This phenomenon is believed to be caused by the teratogenic effects of metabolic fuel mixtures with associated membrane injury and aberrations in the biochemical constituents. The present experiment was designed to determine: 1) if hyperglycemia-induced membrane injury is associated with intracellular and/or extracellular lipid disturbances; 2) if supplemental myo-inositol therapy prevents hyperglycemia-induced embryopathy; 3) if a correlation exists between dietary myo-inositol, serum and tissue levels of myo-inositol, and conceptus development; and 4) the cellular content of arachidonic acid following myo-inositol supplementation. Sixty-five female Sprague-Dawley rats were mated, and divided into three groups. One group was nondiabetic normal controls, and two groups had diabetes experimentally induced with streptozotocin. Of the diabetic groups, one received a normal diet, while the other received a myo-inositol-supplemented diet during the period of organogenesis. Blood samples were collected on days 0 and 12 of pregnancy. Embryos and yolk sacs were analyzed for myo-inositol and arachidonic acid levels, using mass spectrochromatography. Dietary myo-inositol supplementation of diabetic mothers resulted in a significant decrease in the incidence of neural tube defects when compared with diabetics not receiving supplements (9.5 vs. 20.4%; P < 0.05). This protective effect was incomplete, based on the incidence observed in the nondiabetic controls (9.5 vs. 3.8%; P < 0.05). The myo-inositol embryonic tissue levels in the diabetic group which had been fed a regular diet without supplementation were significantly lower than in the nondiabetic group. Dietary therapy successfully restored myo-inositol levels in the yolk sacs, as suggested by similar tissue levels in diabetics receiving myo-inositol supplementation and normal controls (18.7 +/- 1.3 vs. 19.1 +/- 2.0 ng/mg; P = ns). Dietary therapy, however, failed to restore myo-inositol levels in the embryos, suggesting hyperglycemia-induced faulty transport of nutrients from the yolk sac to the embryo. No correlation was noted between maternal blood levels of myo-inositol, with or without supplementation, and the clinical outcome. Tissue arachidonic acid levels were markedly reduced in the conceptuses of diabetic mothers with (0.4 +/- 0.1 micrograms/mg) or without (0.25 +/- 0.08 micrograms/mg) myo-inositol supplementation when compared to the nondiabetic controls (3.33 +/- 0.24 micrograms/mg). These data demonstrate that diabetes-induced embryopathy is associated with a deficiency state in both myo-inositol and arachidonic acid. The myo-inositol deficiency is not demonstrated at the serum level, but rather at the tissue level, suggesting a paracrine action. Dietary supplementation of myo-inositol is associated with an increase in tissue myo-inositol levels and a decrease in malformations. This therapy holds promise for use as a dietary prophylaxis against diabetic embryopathy.
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- M Khandelwal
- Department of Obstetrics, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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HREM and FEG TEM were emphasized and extensively used to follow the most subtle changes in the structure and composition of ball-milled Cu, Fe-Cu, and thermally decomposed Fe60Cu40. Some significant results are obtained and summarized as follows: HREM shows that the deformation of ball-milled copper proceeds mainly by twinning and shear bands (SBs) formation. The nano-grains formed during ball milling (BM) contain a high density of dislocations. The grain boundaries (GBs) of nanocrystalline (NC) Cu prepared by BM are ordered, curved, and strained, but disordering, lattice distortion, and nanovoids in local regions were frequently observed. Nanoscale composition analysis on mechanically alloyed Fe16Cu84 shows that the average Fe content in both the interior of grains and the GBs is close to the designed composition, which proves that a supersaturated solid solution has really formed. However, the Fe content is rather inhomogeneous between the larger and smaller grains, which infers the inhomogeneous mixing of Fe and Cu during mechanical alloying (MA). NC structure and the mechanical force-enhanced fast diffusion are the reasons of the formation of supersaturated solid solutions in immiscible systems with positive enthalpy of mixing. HREM observations carried out with the thermally decomposed Fe60Cu40 solid solution show that the Nishiyama (N-W) or Kurdyumov-Sachs (K-S) orientation relationships exist between alpha-Fe and Cu. Energy dispersive X-ray spectra (EDXS) results show that the Cu content in these alpha-Fe grains reaches as high as 9.5 at.% even after heating to 1,400 degrees C, which is even higher than the maximum solubility of Cu in gamma-Fe at 1,094 degrees C.
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- J Y Huang
- Laboratory of Atomic Imaging of Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Recent studies have suggested that the fetal dysmorphogenesis in diabetic pregnancies is associated with an increase in embryonic oxygen-free radicals. This excess of oxygen-free radicals may result from either overproduction or decreased clearance by the enzymatic scavenging mechanism. However, there are no in vivo data on the activity of embryonic oxygen-free radical scavenging enzymes. The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether this increase in embryonic oxygen-free radicals is the result of a change in the activity of the fetal oxygen-free radical scavenging/antioxidant enzymes during pregnancy complicated by maternal diabetes in an in vivo rat model. Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of two study groups: nondiabetic control and an untreated diabetic group. On day 12, fetuses were examined for crown-rump lengths, somite numbers, and external anomalies. The activity of fetal oxygen-free radical scavenging enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and catalase (CAT), were determined. The untreated diabetic group of rats had a significantly higher mean blood glucose level than that of the nondiabetic controls and also a significantly lower weight gain, higher resorption rate, smaller embryonic size with lower total protein content, and a approximately 6-fold increase in the rate of fetal neural tube defects compared to the nondiabetic controls. Superoxide dismutase activity was significantly reduced in the embryos with neural tube defects regardless of maternal diabetic status (2.25 +/- 0.83 vs. 1.17 +/- 0.04 u/mg protein; P < 0.05). Glutathione peroxidase and catalase activity were significantly reduced in malformed versus normal-formed embryos of nondiabetic mothers (GPX-2.68 +/- 1.15 vs. 4.46 +/- 1.12 mu/mg protein, CAT -1.67 +/- 0.53 vs 2.49 +/- 0.61 u/mg protein respectively; P < 0.01). However, overall catalase activity was increased in embryos of diabetic mothers as compared to controls. Two-way analysis of variance identified fetal malformations as the variance associated with reduced fetal SOD activity, whereas maternal diabetes was associated with the increase in fetal catalase activity. Neither neural tube defect nor maternal diabetes was found to be the variable affecting fetal GPX activity, Fetal oxygen-free radical scavenging enzymes respond differently to the adverse environment created by maternal diabetes during pregnancy. Defects in embryonic SOD and catalase activity, regardless of maternal diabetic status, may reduce the ability of the fetus to clear free oxygen radicals, thereby exposing it to an increased oxidative load that may cause fetal dysmorphogenesis. The diabetic state of the mothers did not decrease embryonic activity of any of the scavenging enzymes. Therefore, although excess oxidative load, as observed in diabetes, may cause tissue injury and embryopathy, the mechanism does not appear to be a diabetes-induced reduction in the action of the scavenging enzymes.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Reece EA, Wu YK. Prevention of diabetic embryopathy in offspring of diabetic rats with use of a cocktail of deficient substrates and an antioxidant. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 176:790-7; discussion 797-8. [PMID: 9125602 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70602-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The current study sought to determine whether a dietary cocktail of deficient substrates and antioxidant could reduce the incidence of diabetic embryopathy to the background rate in an in vivo rat model. STUDY DESIGN Sprague-Dawley rats 70 to 90 days old were assigned to one of eight groups: two control groups (groups 1 and 2) and six diabetic groups (groups 3 to 8). One group of controls (group 2) received an oral supplemental cocktail of vitamin E ((alpha-tocopherol, 400 mg/day), safflower oil (arachidonic acid, 1 ml/day), and myo-inositol 0.08 mg per day. Four other diabetic groups (groups 5 to 8) received the cocktail in varying strengths. One diabetic group (group 3) received a normal diet only without insulin or cocktail, whereas another diabetic group (group 4) received insulin but no cocktail supplementation. On day 6 of gestation diabetes was induced in groups 3 to 8 with intravenous streptozotocin (65 mg/kg), and maternal glucose levels were monitored. Animals were killed on day 12; embryos were examined for size, somite number, and evidence of malformations and were biochemically evaluated for vitamin E and myo-inositol levels and superoxide dismutase activity. RESULTS The diabetic groups had a significantly higher (p < 0.05) mean blood glucose level than controls did. The insulin-treated group 4 had glucose levels that were comparable to those of controls. The unsupplemented diabetic group 3 had a neural tube defect rate of 23.7% versus 4.04% in controls and 3.55% in insulin-treated diabetics (p < 0.05). The rate of neural tube defects was significantly reduced to the background level in animals receiving half-strength cocktail or stronger doses (groups 6 to 8) compared with the diabetic unsupplemented controls (group 3). Diabetic animals in group 5 receiving only quarter-strength cocktail did not demonstrate a significant reduction in the malformation rate. Serum myo-inositol levels were not significantly different among the groups. However, serum levels of vitamin E were significantly higher in diabetics receiving half-strength cocktail than in nondiabetic controls, diabetics receiving no supplements, and diabetics receiving quarter-strength cocktail. Superoxide dismutase activity was also significantly increased in diabetic animals receiving supplementation versus animals not receiving the same, and the increases in vitamin E and superoxide dismutase were significantly correlated (r = 0.66, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that a cocktail containing deficient substrates and an antioxidant in varying strengths reduces the malformation rate to background in offspring of diabetic rats.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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OBJECTIVE Embryopathy in diabetic mothers occurs at a rate four to five times higher than that observed in the general population. The current investigation was undertaken to assess the use of dietary myo-inositol supplementation as a pharmacologic prophylaxis to obviate the teratogenic effects of hyperglycemia in an in vivo study. STUDY DESIGN Seventy Sprague-Dawley rats were mated and after conception were randomly divided into five groups: one group was nondiabetic normal controls and four groups had diabetes experimentally induced with streptozotocin. Of the diabetic groups, one received the usual diet, whereas the others received, respectively, 0.08, 0.16, and 0.5 mg/day supplemental myo-inositol orally. RESULTS With the myo-inositol supplementation (0.08 mg/day), the incidence of neural tube defects was significantly reduced from 20.4% to 9.5% (p < 0.01). The most effective dosage of myo-inositol was 0.08 mg/day. Increasing the dose of myo-inositol beyond that level did not significantly reduce the rate of neural tube defects. However, the resorption rate was increased to 29.8%. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that myo-inositol supplementation reduces the incidence of diabetic embryopathy and may serve as a pharmacologic prophylaxis against diabetes-induced congenital malformations.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Sivan E, Reece EA, Wu YK, Homko CJ, Polansky M, Borenstein M. Dietary vitamin E prophylaxis and diabetic embryopathy: morphologic and biochemical analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996; 175:793-9. [PMID: 8885724 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)80001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this study we sought to determine whether dietary supplementation with vitamin E, a known antioxidant, would reduce the incidence of diabetic embryopathy in an in vivo rat model. STUDY DESIGN Eighty-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to one of five groups: two control groups (groups 1 and 2) and three diabetic groups (groups 3, 4, and 5). One group of controls (group 2) and one group of diabetic rats (group 4) received dietary supplements of vitamin E (440 mg/day). The other three groups (groups 1, 3, and 5) received a normal diet only. Group 5 received insulin therapy to control glucose levels. On day 6 of gestation diabetes was induced in groups 3, 4, and 5 with streptozotocin (65 mg/kg). Animals were killed on day 12; embryos were examined for size, protein content, evidence of malformations, and superoxide dismutase activity. RESULTS In both groups (groups 3 and 4) of diabetic rats the mean blood glucose level than was significantly higher in controls. Insulin-treated animals (group 5) had glucose levels that were comparable to those of controls. The unsupplemented diabetic group had a neural tube defect rate of 21.48% +/- 9.6% (percentage of neural tube defects per rat) and a resorption rate of 21.37% +/- 20.39% (percentage of resorptions per rat) as compared with rates in the supplemented diabetic group of 6.92% +/- 4.08% and 2.17% +/- 3.74%, respectively (p < 0.01). Groups 1, 2, and 5 had similar neural tube defect rates (6.63% +/- 5.0%, 5.01% +/- 4.87%, and 3.55% +/- 5.92%, respectively. Vitamin E levels, measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, were significantly higher in maternal serum and embryos in the supplemented groups (p < 0.001) than in controls. Superoxide dismutase activity was reduced in the diabetes groups and was not affected by vitamin E therapy. CONCLUSIONS Supplementation with the antioxidant vitamin E confers a significant protective effect against diabetic embryopathy and may potentially serve as a dietary prophylaxis in the future. We postulate that this protective effect is mediated by a reduction in the oxidative load induced by hyperglycemia.
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- E Sivan
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the current paper is to explore the multifactorial basis of diabetes-induced embryopathy. METHOD A review of the literature regarding congenital malformations was undertaken to elucidate new advances in our understanding of diabetic embryopathy. Data from both clinical and experimental studies were collected and analyzed. RESULTS Numerous investigators have demonstrated that hyperglycemia and other metabolic fuels produce teratogenic effects during organogenesis. However, the exact mechanism(s) involved have not been completely elucidated. We and others have shown that aberrant metabolic fuels including hyperglycemia and hyperketonemia are teratogenic and that these effects occur via the yolk sac which appears to be the target site of injury. Other proposed etiologic factors include nutrient deficient states in membrane lipids such as arachidonic acid and myo-inositol as well as the generation of excess free oxygen radicals. This review highlights the multiple theories that have been proposed and summarizes the experimental and clinical data which support a multifactorial basis. CONCLUSIONS Evidence suggests that although the teratogenic process in the diabetic pregnancy is multifactorial, it may operate via a common pathway. Prevention of malformations in offspring of diabetic rats is achieved by glycemic control during organogenesis. Similar results may be obtained in a hyperglycemic state, provided there is restoration of essential fatty acid/phospholipid deficiency state and normalization of excess free radicals which may be achieved through dietary supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, myoinositol, or antioxidants. The latter approach offers great promise as an adjunct to periconceptional glycemic control and as a dietary prophylaxis against the syndrome of diabetic embryopathy.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
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Reece EA, Wu YK, Wiznitzer A, Homko C, Yao J, Borenstein M, Sloskey G. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid prevents malformations in offspring of diabetic rats. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996; 175:818-23. [PMID: 8885728 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)80005-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [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: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a dietary source of arachidonic acid could serve as a pharmacologic prophylaxis to obviate the teratogenic effects of hyperglycemia. STUDY DESIGN Eighty-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were mated, and after conception were randomly allocated to five groups: two groups were nondiabetic normal controls and three groups had diabetes experimentally induced with streptozocin. Of the two control groups, one was fed a normal diet (group 1) and the other group (group 2) received a normal diet and 1.0 ml of safflower oil, a polyunsaturated fatty acid known to increase serum arachidonic acid levels. In the three diabetic groups (groups 3, 4, and 5) glucose levels were allowed to remain > 350 mg/dl by withholding daily insulin therapy. Group 3 received a normal diet without supplementation; group 4 received a normal diet plus normal saline solution sham feedings, whereas group 5 received a normal diet supplemented with 1.0 ml of safflower oil. The oral agents (normal saline solution and polyunsaturated fatty acid) were administered with a tuberculin syringe. RESULTS Diabetic rats not receiving insulin therapy and receiving normal diets produced offspring with malformation rates of 20% compared with control rates of 4.8%. Supplemental normal saline solution or safflower oil given orally to controls did not alter the growth or malformation rates. These rates were similarly unaffected in the diabetic rats receiving oral supplementation of normal saline solution. However, with safflower oil supplementation to diabetic rats the incidence of neural tube defects was decreased from 20.0% to 7.6% (p < 0.0001). An inverse relationship was observed between the malformation rate and the serum arachidonic acid level: 17.83 (SD 5.84 micrograms/ml) in the nondiabetic controls, with a malformation rate of 4.8%, versus 14.18 (SD 2.58 micrograms/ml) in the diabetic rats, with a malformation rate of 20.0% (p < 0.05). With safflower oil supplementation serum levels of arachidonic increased from 14.18 +/- 2.58 micrograms/ml to 19.99 +/- 7.99 micrograms/ml (p < 0.05); this was associated with a concomitant decline in the malformation rate. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that diabetic embryopathy is associated with a deficiency state in essential fatty acid, corroborating our previous in vitro findings. Furthermore, the use of a dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid that specifically increases arachidonic levels significantly reduced the incidence of diabetic embryopathy. These findings may serve as a basis for developing strategies of pharmacologic prophylaxis against diabetes-induced congenital malformations.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Lai HC, Wu YK, Lai HS. Choledochal cyst in neonates. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:567-71. [PMID: 8840762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Common bile duct cyst, or choledochal cyst is known to be an uncommon cause of neonatal jaundice. It is usually associated with distal biliary tract obstruction and presents a clinical picture that is indistinguishable from biliary atresia. We report two cases of neonatal choledochal cyst encountered from 1992 to 1994. The infants were free from perinatal insult and presented with prolonged jaundice. In both cases, antenatal ultrasonography was unremarkable. Biochemical examinations revealed elevated levels of serum transaminases, alkaline phosphatase and direct bilirubin. Abdominal sonograms disclosed a cystic mass close to the gall-bladder. Intrahepatic duct dilation was noted in one patient. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy demonstrated accumulation of the radionuclide in the porta hepatis without subsequent intestinal activity. Cystic dilatation of the common bile duct with distal obstruction was noted during surgery. Both infants underwent cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy and cholecystectomy. Liver biopsy in one infant showed mild proliferation of the interlobular bile duct and mild portal fibrosis. The postoperative course was uneventful. We conclude that early detection and treatment of choledochal cyst in neonates are important for preventing serious complications of biliary obstruction.
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- H C Lai
- Department of Pediatrics, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chang-Hua, Taiwan, ROC
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OBJECTIVE Our goal was to determine the relationship between critical factors and conditions such as gestational age and exposure time to elevated glucose levels in diabetic embryopathy. STUDY DESIGN A postimplantation rat embryo culture was used as a model for investigation. The effect of various factors on embryonic development was studied. Experiments were conducted with increasing glucose concentrations (150 to 905 mg/dl, n = 186), at various gestational ages (10 to 12 days, n = 169), and for varying durations of exposure (30 to 180 minutes, n = 169). Gross morphologic characteristics of the yolk sac and embryo were assessed. RESULTS Embryopathy was induced by hyperglycemia in a dose-related fashion: a 20% rate at two times control glucose concentration, almost a 50% rate at four times control, and approximately a 100% abnormality rate at more than six times control. A critical window in gestational age, days 10 to 11, and a minimum exposure time to hyperglycemia of 2 hours were necessary to induce teratogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Diabetic teratogenesis occurs in a dose-related fashion and requires a minimum exposure time and critical gestational age. Only synchronization of these critical conditions induces embryonic maldevelopment. Furthermore, nonsynchronized aberrant conditions may result in apparently normal embryonic development.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Some basic quantitative analysis techniques of digitized high resolution atomic image are developed in this paper. We describe how to divide the atomic image into small independent areas with special structure information by the valley mesh segmentation method. The procedure is with regard to the bright contrast spot segmentation of atomic images. We suggest several ways for bright contrast spot localization in images. Calculation routines for peak detection and weighted local position average methods for this purpose are given.
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- S Q Wang
- Laboratory of Atomic Imaging of Solids, Institute of Metal Research, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
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Wang XR, Wu YK, Miao H. [Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine treatment for severe intractable head injury]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1994; 14:349-51, 325. [PMID: 8000224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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38 cases of severe intractable head injuries were treated by TCM-WM treatment, the survival rate was 68.4%, which was difficult or ineffective for Western medicine treatment. The author lay emphasis on taking the following measures: (1) Place nasal feeding tube in the nose as early as possible; (2) Take Zenye Tang and Shengmai Yin as chief prescription for nourishing Yin and replenishing Qi; (3) Take large dose of citicoline, Angong Niuhuang Wan and Xuefu Zhuyu Tang to promote resuscitation; (4) When pulmonary infection was serious and antibiotic ineffective, Shashen Maidong Tang and Ditan Tang etc. could be used.
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- X R Wang
- Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Jiangsu
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Wu YK, Song Y. Nonlinear spin-wave theory for the quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1994; 49:9639-9643. [PMID: 10009763 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.49.9639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The creep behavior of a PEUU without added stabilizers was examined in H2O2/CoCl2, an environment that simulates the biodegradation of this polymer. Creep in the control environments, air, water, and H2O2, was logarithmic with time as is characteristic of primary or viscoelastic creep. At short times, creep in H2O2/CoCl2 followed the same time dependency as creep in H2O2; however, at longer times an acceleration in the creep rate was observed. Creep in H2O2/CoCl2 was satisfactorily described by addition of a linear time term to the creep equation with an induction time, ti. The induction time was extended by stress-induced crystallization of the soft segments, but was reduced by an increase in H2O2 concentration. Oxidative degradation of the PEUU soft segments was detected by infrared and GPC analysis at times less than ti. This led to the speculation that an initial "precursor" layer was created at the surface by chain cleavage. Microcracking in a subsequent stage was postulated to be responsible for the observed effect on the creep behavior.
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Wu YK, Tsai CH, Yang JC, Hwang MH. Gastroduodenal intussusception due to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. A case report. Hepatogastroenterology 1994; 41:134-6. [PMID: 8056400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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An 18-year-old Chinese male was admitted to our hospital with recurrent abdominal pain, abdominal distension and intermittent non-bilious vomiting of about 2 months standing. A mildly tender mass measuring about 6 x 7 cm was present in the right upper quadrant area, and an abdominal computed tomography scan with enhancement showed a clearly encapsulated mass occupying the right side of the upper intra-abdominal area. Endoscopy revealed two huge cauliflower-like polyps and one small polyp in the stomach, and the biopsy specimens showed hyperplastic polyps. Moreover, multiple pigmentation of the buccal mucosa was also noted. The intra-abdominal mass was found to be a gastroduodenal intussusception following laparotomy. Gastroduodenal intussusception occurring secondarily to Peutz-Jegher syndrome, is a rarely documented condition. Only one case has been reported in Japan during the previous years. We report on another case, and review the literature.
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Surgery, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Renier M, Wu YK, Anderson JM, Hiltner A, Lodoen GA, Payet CR. Characterization of extractable species from poly(etherurethane urea) (PEUU) elastomers. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 1994; 5:511-29. [PMID: 8086381 DOI: 10.1163/156856294x00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Methanol extracts of four poly(etherurethane urea) (PEUU) materials were analyzed using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). The additives in the materials were Santowhite powder at 1 wt% and Methacrol 2138 F at 5 wt% loading levels. One-to-two wt% of the original PEUU films was extractable with methanol. The extractables consisted of a low molecular weight (Mw) PEUU polymer, an MDI-rich oligomer, the additives Santowhite (SW) powder and Methacrol 2138 F, and aniline. The low Mw PEUU polymer had a Mw of 12,000 relative to polystyrene, and the MDI-rich oligomer had a Mw of 1000 relative to polystyrene. Quantitation of all extracted species was achieved using GPC; the use of dual-detectors on the GPC made it possible to determine the soft-to-hard composition of the PEUU extracts as a function of molecular weight.
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- M Renier
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106
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Reece EA, Pinter E, Homko C, Wu YK, Naftolin F. The yolk sac theory: closing the circle on why diabetes-associated malformations occur. J Soc Gynecol Investig 1994; 1:3-13. [PMID: 9419739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to examine the role of yolk sac failure during organogenesis in the development of diabetes-associated embryopathy. METHODS The current literature regarding congenital malformations in diabetic pregnancies was reviewed to elucidate the precise role of the yolk sac in embryonic development and the relation between yolk sac injury and embryopathy. RESULTS We and others have demonstrated that hyperglycemia produces a teratogenic effect during organogenesis. In addition, we have shown that the yolk sac appears to be the target site of injury induced by hyperglycemia. We have also presented evidence that cell membrane dysfunction leads to failed vitelline vessel formation and that arachidonic acid supplementation prevents many of the morphologic and biochemical alterations observed under hyperglycemic conditions. CONCLUSIONS These data strongly support the teratogenic effect of hyperglycemia, the arachidonic acid deficiency state, the resultant maldevelopment of vitelline vessels, and the ability to prevent these changes by arachidonic acid supplementation. These studies have made significant inroads in explaining why diabetes-associated anomalies occur, and suggest a potential future role for prophylaxis against these organogenetic malformations using dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Reece EA, Homko CJ, Wu YK, Wiznitzer A. Metabolic fuel mixtures and diabetic embryopathy. Clin Perinatol 1993; 20:517-32. [PMID: 8222465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The incidence of congenital anomalies remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality among the offspring of diabetic women. Animal and human studies indicate that these malformations occur early in pregnancy and are influenced by the abnormal maternal metabolic milieu. This article reviews the recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of diabetic embryopathy. A possible pathway to explain the various diabetic-related fuel aberration is presented.
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- E A Reece
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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As a potential bifunctional mimic of transaminases 3,7-dimethyl-10-[3-(4- aminomethyl-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-pyridyl)propyl]-3,7,10- triazatricyclo[3.3.3.0(1,5)] undecane (I) has been synthesized by attaching 3,7-dimethyl-3,7,10-triazatricyclo [3.3.3.0(1,5)]undecane (II) to a pyridoxamine nucleus via an all-carbon chain. The chain length between the pyridine ring and II is restricted to three atom units so that the possibility for II to act bifunctionally during the transamination is maximized. In its protonated form, the nitrogen closest to the pyridine ring cannot deliver the proton intramolecularly to the alpha-carbon of the developing amino acid. To make the synthetic route generally applicable, introduction of the side-arm base is arranged at a later stage of the synthesis so that different di- or poly-amines can easily be used in place of II to prepare other target molecules that might possess bifunctional catalytic activity. This arrangement also greatly reduces the polarity and water-solubility of the intermediates and the purification of these compounds thus becomes much easier. The method of introducing the amino functionality at the C-4 methylene group described herein provides an alternative to that currently in use (reduction of oximes).
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Göteborg, Sweden
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Montes JG, Sjodin RA, Wu YK, Chen JS, Yergey AL, Vieira NE. Regulation of potassium and magnesium effluxes by external magnesium in barnacle muscle fibres. Magnes Res 1990; 3:239-48. [PMID: 2132671] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Fluxes and flux rate constants for potassium and magnesium were measured as a function of ambient magnesium concentration in giant muscle fibres from the acorn barnacle. Experiments were carried out in the absence of both external Na and Ca (to prevent possible effects of these ions), and fibres were depleted of internal Na and Ca by soaking in Na- and Ca-free solution before each experiment. K efflux was biphasic with respect to increases in external Mg concentration [( Mg+2]0). K efflux approximately doubled (from about 63 to 130 pmol/cm2.s) when [Mg+2]0 was increased from 2 to 5 mM; K efflux remained elevated in Mg up to 60 mM. However, at [Mg+2]0 = 120 mM, the stimulatory effect of external Mg vanished, and at 357 mM it was replaced by an inhibitory effect. Mg efflux was also biphasic with respect to [Mg+2]0, and this efflux was matched at low to moderate [Mg+2]0 by Mg influx of comparable magnitude. This study suggests the possible existence of a Mg transport system that can serve variously as a Na/Mg or a Mg/Mg exchanger that may require the participation of K ions for its operation.
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- J G Montes
- Department of Biophysics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201
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The studies reported in this communication were designed to test the hypothesis that products of mononuclear cells are capable of stimulating prostaglandin E2 production by human amnion. Conditioned media obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells were incubated with amnion cells in primary culture. A dose dependent increase in PGE2 biosynthesis was observed in response to increasing amounts of the conditioned media. These observations suggest that mononuclear cells produce a factor(s) capable of stimulating prostaglandin production by amnion cells. The signal responsible for the increased biosynthesis of prostaglandins by human amnion associated with parturition in the setting of intraamniotic infection may be of host origin.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Romero R, Parvizi ST, Oyarzun E, Mazor M, Wu YK, Avila C, Athanassiadis AP, Mitchell MD. Amniotic fluid interleukin-1 in spontaneous labor at term. J Reprod Med 1990; 35:235-8. [PMID: 2325034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The regulatory signals responsible for the increased biosynthesis of prostaglandins during parturition have not been established. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is capable of stimulating prostaglandin production by intrauterine tissues and is an inflammation mediator. It has been postulated as a signal for the onset of labor in the setting of intrauterine infection. A study was designed to determine if spontaneous labor at term was associated with changes in IL-1 activity in amniotic fluid. Such fluid was retrieved from 41 women in labor and from 39 women who were not in labor at term. Immunodetectable IL-1 beta was present in 22 of the 41 women in labor but in only 8 of the 39 women without labor. IL-1-like bioactivity was not different between the two groups at a dilution of 1:4, but at dilutions of 1:12, 1:36 and 1:108, amniotic fluid from women in labor had significantly higher bioactivity than that from women not in labor. A significant correlation was found between the bioassay and immunoassay results. Our data show that inhibitors of IL-1 bioactivity are present in amniotic fluid and suggest that in a subset of laboring women at term, an inflammatory reaction may play a role in triggering the onset of parturition.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Romero R, Manogue KR, Mitchell MD, Wu YK, Oyarzun E, Hobbins JC, Cerami A. Infection and labor. IV. Cachectin-tumor necrosis factor in the amniotic fluid of women with intraamniotic infection and preterm labor. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(90)91071-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wu YK, Hong ZG, Yao CH, Wu ZS, Chen J. Cardiovascular community control programs in Beijing. Chin Med J (Engl) 1990; 103:89-94. [PMID: 2118034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular community control program in Beijing started in 1969. In the past 20 years, eleven such programs had been established, covering a total population of 750,000. For those programs that have been operating for over 5-10 years, a marked drop in the mortality and morbidity rates of hypertension, stroke and acute myocardial infarction has been observed. It is proposed that this type of community control program should be further expanded in the next ten years so as to materialize the WHO goal of "Health for all by 2000".
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- Y K Wu
- Beijing Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Medical Center
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Wu YK, Ahlberg P. On the formation of isopropylidenepyridoxines. A convenient method for the preparation of 2,2,8-trimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxino[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ylmethanol from pyridoxine hydrochloride. Acta Chem Scand (Cph) 1989; 43:1009-11. [PMID: 2488260 DOI: 10.3891/acta.chem.scand.43-1009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Y K Wu
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Göteborg, Sweden
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Romero R, Mazor M, Oyarzun E, Sirtori M, Wu YK, Hobbins JC. Is there an association between colonization with group B Streptococcus and prematurity? J Reprod Med 1989; 34:797-801. [PMID: 2677355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between colonization of the genitourinary tract with group B Streptococcus (GBS) and prematurity. A search of the literature was conducted to identify articles addressing this issue. Ten studies provided enough data for a critical review; seven studies focused on genital colonization and three on asymptomatic bacteriuria. An association between cervicovaginal colonization with GBS and prematurity could not be demonstrated in six of the seven studies. However, women with asymptomatic bacteriuria caused by GBS had a higher rate of prematurity than did women without asymptomatic bacteriuria. We conclude that the weight of the available evidence does not support an association between prematurity and GBS colonization of the genital tract in the absence of asymptomatic bacteriuria.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Romero R, Wu YK, Oyarzun E, Hobbins JC, Mitchell MD. A potential role for epidermal growth factor/alpha-transforming growth factor in human parturition. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1989; 33:55-60. [PMID: 2806707 DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(89)90078-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/02/2023]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF)/alpha-transforming growth factor (alpha-TGF) concentrations were measured in amniotic fluid by radioreceptor assay in non-laboring and laboring patients at term. The median concentrations of EGF/alpha-TGF were 1.28 ng/ml and 5.0 ng/ml in non-laboring and laboring patients respectively (p less than 0.05, Wilcoxon test). EGF was then incubated with amnion cells in monolayer culture to ascertain the effect of this hormone on the release of prostaglandin E2. Experiments were carried out in quadruplicate in 11 separate primary amnion-cell cultures (EGF was used at 1 ng/ml and 5 ng/ml, respectively). An increased release of prostaglandin E2 into the media was found. The response was concentration-dependent (p less than 0.01). We suggest that there may be a role for EGF in the mechanism of human parturition.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Romero R, Mazor M, Wu YK, Avila C, Oyarzun E, Mitchell MD. Bacterial endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor stimulate prostaglandin production by human decidua. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 1989; 37:183-6. [PMID: 2692033 DOI: 10.1016/0952-3278(89)90083-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The purpose of these studies was to determine the effect of bacterial endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on prostaglandin (PG) secretion by human decidua. Decidual explants were established from women undergoing elective cesarean sections before the onset of labor. Escherichia Coli endotoxin and purified human recombinant TNF (rh TNF) were incubated with decidual explants. PGF2 alpha and PGE2 biosynthesis was measured by radioimmunoassay. A significant increase in the release of all PGs into the media occurred in response to LPS and TNF. In the setting of an extraamniotic infection, bacterial and host secretory products (TNF) could trigger the onset of labor, activating the decidua to produce PGs.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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Romero R, Manogue KR, Mitchell MD, Wu YK, Oyarzun E, Hobbins JC, Cerami A. Infection and labor. IV. Cachectin-tumor necrosis factor in the amniotic fluid of women with intraamniotic infection and preterm labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989; 161:336-41. [PMID: 2764054 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90515-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 346] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [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: 01/02/2023]
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A growing body of evidence supports a causal link between subclinical intrauterine infection and preterm labor. The mechanisms responsible for the onset of parturition in this setting have not been elucidated. The conventional view has been that bacterial products increase prostaglandin biosynthesis by intrauterine tissues and this, in turn, leads to the onset of labor. An alternative or complementary mechanism is that microbial products activate the host monocyte-macrophage system and that cytokines released during this process signal the initiation of parturition by stimulating prostaglandin biosynthesis by intrauterine tissues. This study was conducted to determine if cachectin-tumor necrosis factor is present in the amniotic fluid of women with intraamniotic infection and whether this cytokine can alter the rate of prostaglandin biosynthesis by intrauterine tissues. Amniotic fluid from 54 women was assayed for tumor necrosis factor. Tumor necrosis factor was not detectable in the amniotic fluid of women without intraamniotic infection regardless of the presence or absence of term or preterm labor. On the other hand, the amniotic fluid of 11 of 15 women with preterm labor and intraamniotic infection had measurable tumor necrosis factor. This cytokine stimulated prostaglandin E2 biosynthesis by amnion cells in monolayer culture in a dose-dependent fashion. These data support the concept that macrophage activation is involved in the onset of human parturition in the setting of infection. We propose that the host (fetus and/or mother) signals the onset of parturition through the secretion of inflammatory cytokines released in response to bacterial invasion.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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This study was conducted to determine if preterm labor with intact membranes is associated with changes in the amniotic fluid concentrations of arachidonate lipoxygenase metabolites. Amniotic fluid was obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis from 68 women with preterm labor. The patients were classified into three groups according to their response to tocolysis and their amniotic fluid culture results: Group 1 - women with a negative amniotic fluid culture who responded to tocolysis (n = 32); Group 2 - women with a negative culture, but who failed to respond to tocolysis (n = 22); and Group 3 - women with intraamniotic infection (n = 14). The following arachidonate lipoxygenase products were measured by radioimmunoassay: leukotriene B4 (LTB4); leukotriene C4 (LTC4); 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE); and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE). The median concentrations of LTB4 were significantly different among the three study groups (26 pg/ml, 67 pg/ml and 885 pg/ml, respectively, p greater than 0.05). Amniotic fluid concentrations of 12-HETE and LTC4 did not vary among the three study groups. On the other hand, a significant difference in the distribution of amniotic fluid concentrations of 15-HETE was noted only between women with intraamniotic infection (Group 3) and women responding to tocolysis (Group 1). These results indicate that the arachidonate lipoxygenase pathway is activated during the course of preterm labor. Selective changes in the concentrations of the assayed metabolites were noted. Amniotic fluid LTB4 concentrations may be a marker for the patient with preterm labor who is unresponsive to tocolysis.
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- R Romero
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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