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Yu ZL, Cai ZH, Zheng JT, Jiang HY, Zhou YQ, Wong NK, Fu HB, Hong XB. Serum fibroblast growth factor-2 levels complement vital biomarkers for diagnosing heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:109. [PMID: 38355415 PMCID: PMC10868019 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-03768-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is important as it is crucial for improving patient outcomes. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) may serve as a diagnostic biomarker for heart failure due to its ability to promote cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy; however, the relationship between FGF2 concentration and heart failure is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to explore whether FGF2 could aid in distinguishing patients with heart failure from healthy controls and those with dyspnea without heart failure. Additionally, to evaluate the possible correlation between serum FGF2 levels and its diagnostic parameters in patients with heart failure. METHODS Plasma FGF2 concentration was measured in 114 patients with a complaint of dyspnea (enrolled in the study between January 2022 and August 2022). Based on heart failure diagnosis, the patients were assigned to three groups, as follows: heart failure (n = 80), non-heart-failure dyspnea (n = 34), and healthy controls (n = 36), following physical examination. Possible correlations between serum FGF2 levels and other prognostic parameters in patients with heart failure were analyzed. RESULTS Serum FGF2 levels were higher in patients with heart failure (125.60 [88.95, 183.40] pg/mL) than in those with non-heart-failure dyspnea (65.30 [28.85, 78.95] pg/mL) and healthy controls (78.90 [60.80, 87.20] pg/mL) (p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified FGF2 concentration as a significant predictor in heart failure diagnosis, with an area under the curve of 0.8693 (p < 0.0001). Importantly, in the heart failure group, serum FGF2 concentrations correlated with key prognostic parameters for heart failure, such as reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and elevated serum levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. CONCLUSIONS Elevated serum FGF2 level is strongly associated with an increased risk of heart failure and could serve as a useful biomarker to complement vital diagnostic parameters for heart failure.
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- Z L Yu
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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Zhang D, Zhou N, Yang LJ, Yu ZL, Ma DJ, Wang DW, Li YH, Liu B, Wang BF, Xu H, Xi Z. Discovery of (5-(Benzylthio)-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4 H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) Methanols as Potent Phytoene Desaturase Inhibitors through Virtual Screening and Structure Optimization. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:10144-10157. [PMID: 35946897 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02981] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phytoene desaturase (PDS) is not only an important enzyme in the biosynthesis of carotenoids but also a promising target for herbicide discovery. However, in recent years, no expected PDS inhibitors with new scaffolds have been reported. Hence, a solution for developing PDS inhibitors is to search for new compounds with novel chemotypes based on the PDS protein structure. In this work, we integrated structure-based virtual screening, structure-guided optimization, and biological evaluation to discover some PDS inhibitors with novel chemotypes. It is noteworthy that the highly potent compound 1b, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-((5-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio)ethan-1-one, exhibited a broader spectrum of post-emergence herbicidal activity at 375-750 g/ha against six kinds of weeds than the commercial PDS inhibitor diflufenican. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay showed that the affinity of our compound 1b (KD = 65.9 μM) to PDS is slightly weaker but at the same level as diflufenican (KD = 38.3 μM). Meanwhile, determination of the phytoene content and PDS mRNA quantification suggested that 1b could induce PDS mRNA reduction and phytoene accumulation. Moreover, 1b also caused the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the change of ROS-associated enzyme activity in albino leaves. Hence, all these results indicated the feasibility of PDS protein structure-based virtual screen and structure optimization to search for highly potent PDS inhibitors with novel chemotypes for weed control.
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- Di Zhang
- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- National Pesticide Engineering Research Center (Tianjin), Department of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Wu Y, Zhang YW, Yue HD, Gao SH, He ZD, Chen Y, Yu ZL, Liu XZ. [Mechanism of cleft palate in C57BL/6N mice induced by 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:397-402. [PMID: 35368166 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220113-00014] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of cleft palate in mice induced by 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Methods: The pregnant mice were randomly divided into TCDD-treated group (n=42) and control group (n=42). TCDD-treated group was given by gavage a single dose of TCDD (64 μg/kg) at 8: 00 AM on gestation day 10 (GD10) and the control group was given by gavage the isopyknic corn oil. At GD13-GD15, the fetal mice palate development was observed by HE staining. The mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cell proliferation was detected by 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) immunofluorescence. The localization and expression of maternally expressed gene3 (MEG3) in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cells was detected by situ hybridization and real-time PCR (RT-PCR). The key protein expressions of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad signaling pathway in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchyme were analyzed by Western blotting. The interaction of MEG3 and TGF-β receptor Ⅰ (TGF-βRⅠ) was examined by RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP). Results: At GD13 and GD14, compared with the control group, the ratio of BrdU-positive cells in the palatal mesenchyme of TCDD-treated fetuses decreased significantly (GD13, t=6.66, P=0.003; GD14, t=6.56, P=0.003). However, at GD15, the ratio of BrdU-positive cells was significantly increased (t=-5.98, P=0.004). MEG3 was mainly expressed in the nuclei of fetal mouse palatal mesenchymal cells, and the expression of MEG3 in TCDD group was significantly increased at GD13, GD14 and GD15(GD13, t=39.28, P=0.012; GD14, t=18.75, P=0.042; GD15, t=28.36, P=0.045). At GD14, TCDD decreased the levels of p-Smad2 and Smad4 in embryonic palate mesenchymal cells (p-Smad2, t=9.48, P=0.001;Smad4, t=63.10, P=0.001), whereas the expression of Smad7 was significantly increased at GD14 (t=30.77, P<0.001). The results of the RIP experiment showed that the amount of TGF-βRⅠ-bound MEG3 in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cells in the TCDD group (23.940±1.301) was higher than that in the control group (8.537±1.523)(t=24.55, P<0.001). Conclusions: MEG3 is involved in the suppression of mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cell proliferation, functioning at least in part via interacting with the TGF-βRⅠ protein and thereby suppressing Smad signaling in the context of TCDD induced cleft palate.
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- Department of Stomatology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Chen YJ, Yu ZL, Tse AKW. Inflammatory properties of ribosome-inactivating protein momorcharin derived from bitter melon: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong Med J 2021; 27 Suppl 2:14-17. [PMID: 34075885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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- Y J Chen
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Chen YC, Wu MY, Yu ZL, Chou WH, Lai YT, Kao CC, Faridah IN, Wu MS, Chang WC. Association of UBE3C Variants with Reduced Kidney Function in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Pers Med 2020; 10:jpm10040210. [PMID: 33171965 PMCID: PMC7712123 DOI: 10.3390/jpm10040210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and the most common variant of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) globally. The economic burden of ESRD treatment with dialysis is substantial. The incidence and prevalence of ESRD in Taiwan remain the highest worldwide. Therefore, identifying genetic factors affecting kidney function would have valuable clinical implications. We performed microarray experiments and identified that ubiquitin protein ligase E3C (UBE3C) is differentially expressed in two DKD patient groups with extreme (low and high) urine protein-to-creatinine ratios. A follow-up genotyping study was performed in a larger group to investigate any specific variants of UBE3C associated with DKD. A total of 263 patients were included in the study, comprising 172 patients with DKD and 91 control subjects (patients with DM without chronic kidney disease (CKD)). Two UBE3C variants (rs3802129(AA) and rs7807(CC)) were determined to be associated with reduced kidney function. The haplotype analysis revealed that rs3802129/rs3815217 (block 1) with A/G haplotype and rs8101/rs7807 (block 2) with T/C haplotype were associated with higher risks of CKD phenotypes. These findings suggest a clinical role of UBE3C variants in DKD risk.
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- Ying-Chun Chen
- Master Program in Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (M.-Y.W.)
- Department of Pharmacy, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
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- Master Program in Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (M.-Y.W.)
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (W.-H.C.); (Y.-T.L.); (I.N.F.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (W.-H.C.); (Y.-T.L.); (I.N.F.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (W.-H.C.); (Y.-T.L.); (I.N.F.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (W.-H.C.); (Y.-T.L.); (I.N.F.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta 55164, Indonesia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (M.-S.W.); (W.-C.C.)
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- Master Program in Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (M.-Y.W.)
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (W.-H.C.); (Y.-T.L.); (I.N.F.)
- Integrative Research Center for Critical Care, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11696, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (M.-S.W.); (W.-C.C.)
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Yu ZL, Wong CS, Lai YT, Chou WH, Faridah IN, Kao CC, Lin YF, Chang WC. Gender Differences in Genetic Associations of RAB38 with Urinary Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) Levels in Diabetic Nephropathy Patients. J Pers Med 2020; 10:jpm10040184. [PMID: 33096837 PMCID: PMC7711808 DOI: 10.3390/jpm10040184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Renal dysfunction is common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Previous findings from a meta-analysis of GWAS indicated that the variation of RAB38/CTSC is highly associated with the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) in European populations. In addition, RAB38 knockout rats showed an increase in urinary albumins. Although the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is high in Taiwan, the role of genetic variants in diabetic renal function is still unclear. In the current study, 275 diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients were recruited to perform a genetic association study. Our results indicated that rs1027027, rs302647, and rs302646 in RAB38 were significantly associated with urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) levels in DN patients. Importantly, after analysis stratified by gender, a significant genetic influence on UPCR levels was observed in the male population. The findings confirmed the roles of gender and variants of RAB38 in the risk of UPCR in Diabetic Nephropathy patients.
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- Zhi-Lei Yu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (Y.T.L.); (W.-H.C.); (I.N.F.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan;
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 235041, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (Y.T.L.); (W.-H.C.); (I.N.F.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (Y.T.L.); (W.-H.C.); (I.N.F.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (Y.T.L.); (W.-H.C.); (I.N.F.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta 55164, Indonesia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110301, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235041, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-F.L.); (W.-C.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; (Z.-L.Y.); (Y.T.L.); (W.-H.C.); (I.N.F.)
- Master Program for Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
- Integrative Research Center for Critical Care, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235041, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-F.L.); (W.-C.C.)
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Zhao XC, Xie JJ, Yu ZL. [Observation of human stapes and simulated stapedial lesion based on Micro-CT scanning]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 33:662-665. [PMID: 31327209 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.07.021] [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] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:The aim of this study is to understand the imaging morphology of the humerus morphology and its associated simulated lesions, and to provide information for related research. Method:Six adult cadaveric heads fixed by formaldehyde solution (12 sides of the tibia) were used. One of the cadaveric heads (two sides of the tibia) was perforated and fractured under the microscope.The remaining 5 (10 sides) were used. The humerus was used for morphological measurements of the tibia.The tibia (12 sides) was taken out, Micro-CT scan was performed, and two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstruction were performed using software such as Mimics 17.0 software. Result:①Stapedial morphologic observation:the head,curs and footplate of the stapes and the adjacent structures can be well displayed on two dimensional structures.②Quantitative measurements and statistics: There were no significant statistic differences about the data that had been measured between the right ears and the left ears.③Micro-CT was more clearly in displaying the precise structure of human stapes and the stapedial minute lesion comparing with that of HRCT. Conclusion:Micro-CT can accurately and clearly display the structure, morphology and simulated lesions (model) of the tibia, which provides important reference materials and methods for related research.
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- X C Zhao
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing,100730, China
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Chen XC, Zhu XH, Lin BG, Li LZ, Yu ZL, Xiang MD, Yu YJ. [Children's non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals exposure to residential indoor dust around an e-waste dismantling area in South China]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 53:360-364. [PMID: 30982268 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the non-carcinogenic health risk of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) in residential indoor dust for young children around an e-waste dismantling area in South China. Methods: A village around an e-waste dismantling area in South China was selected as a research site in October 2016. Convenience sampling method was used to select 36 houses in the village and 36 dust samples were collected by vacuum cleaner. The concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) in each sample were determined and expressed by the average value. Non-carcinogenic health risk assessment was conducted using the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Risk Assessment (HRA) model, the American Toxicology and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Target-organ Toxicity Dose (TTD) approach and the ATSDR Binary Weight-of-Evidence (BINWOE) model. Results: The mean ± SD of concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn were (48.90±33.91), (5.95±3.89), (173.57±580.37), (412.71±1 190.00), (612.82±540.70), (297.41±293.22) and (1 052.81±1 156.48) mg/kg, respectively. The HI value of TTD (2.670) and BINWOE (2.933) were higher than the safety threshold of EPA recommended non-carcinogenic health risk. The HI value of TTD and BINWOE were 1.93 and 2.12 times higher than the HI value of HRA (1.386). Conclusion: There was non-carcinogenic health risk of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) via residential indoor dust around the e-waste dismantling area for local children.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Science, Guangzhou 510655, China
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Chen WH, Yu ZL, Shi L. [Gut microbiota and neuropsychiatric disorders]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:2320-2322. [PMID: 30107688 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.29.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Liu XZ, Tao YC, Zhang XL, Yu ZL. [Mechanism of cleft palate in C57BL/6N mice induced by retinoic acid]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 52:690-694. [PMID: 29972949 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the mechanism of cleft palate in mice induced by excessive all-trans retinoic acid (atRA). Methods: The pregnant mice were randomly divided into atRA-treated group (n=27) and control group (n=27). atRA-treated group was given by gavage a single dose of atRA (100 mg/kg) at 8: 00 AM on gestation day 10 (GD10) and the control group was given by gavage the isopyknic corn oil. At GD13-GD15, the fetal mice palate development was observed by HE staining. The mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cell proliferation was detected by 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry. The expressions of Smad2, phospho-Smad2 (p-Smad2), Smad4 and Smad7 in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchyme were analyzed by Western blotting. Results: At GD13-GD15, compared with the control, the ratio of BrdU-positive cells in the palatal mesenchyme of atRA-treated fetuses decreased significantly (P<0.05), especially at GD14, atRA inhibition rate was (65.4±1.7)%. Moreover, atRA decreased the levels of p-Smad2 and Smad4 in embryonic palate mesenchymal cells, whereas the expression of Smad7 was significantly increased at GD14 and GD15. Conclusions: atRA may lead to cleft palate by inhibiting the activation of Smad signaling pathway and affecting the proliferation of palatal mesenchymal cells.
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- Department of Scientific Research and Discipline Construction, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Public Health College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Yang F, Luo N, Lau T, Yu ZL, Foo MWY, Griva K. Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis in Singapore. Pharmacoecon Open 2018; 2:203-208. [PMID: 29623617 PMCID: PMC5972117 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-017-0046-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in Singapore. METHODS The data used in this study were from two cross-sectional surveys of ESRD patients. HRQOL was assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) instrument. Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data were collected. The physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores, kidney disease component summary (KDCS) score and its three scales (symptoms, effects, burden), and one health utility score [EuroQol 5-dimension (EQ-5D)] were calculated and compared between CAPD and APD using multivariate linear regression. RESULTS In total, 266 patients were included, with 145 on CAPD (mean age 60.8 years) and 121 on APD (mean age 57.4 years). After adjustment for all variables collected, APD patients had significant higher scores in PCS and KDQOL symptoms than CAPD patients, suggesting that APD was associated with better physical health and milder dialysis-related symptoms. CONCLUSION The HRQOL of CAPD and APD patients was largely equivalent in Singapore, but APD patients seemed to experience better physical health and be less bothered by dialysis-related symptoms.
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- Manchester Centre for Health Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Nephrology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Hao XP, Chen SB, Yu ZL, Liang FH, Wang J, Shi Y, Li YX. [A retrospective analysis of 200-cases of otosclerosis]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:1545-1548;1553. [PMID: 29797946 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.20.001] [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] [Received: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To identify the audiological improvement postoperatively and improve the understand of otosclerosis for a better performance of personalized surgical treatment.Method:We retrospectively reviewed a series of 200 cases after surgery for ototsclerosis.The clinical characteristics,pre-and postoperative audiometric results,signs of Carhart notch, Gelle test and the characteristics of high-resolution computed tomography of temporal bone were analyzed retrospectively.Result:73% of patients had tinnitus, while 4% had sense of ear fullness,80.79% had Carhart notch,92.09% had negative result in Gelle test and 45.66% had positive signs on computed tomography. 68% of the patients revealed a type A tympanogram with only 22% type As.Fifty-six cases with laser stapedotomy achieved a the air bone gap at 250 Hz,500 Hz,1 kHz,2 kHz and 4 kHz of 25.54,16.25,13.75,6.34,15.96 dB,respectively. The bone conduction thresholds at 250 Hz,500 Hz,1 kHz,2 kHz improved 2.05,1.51,3.75 and 3.93 dB,respectively. At 4 kHz, bone conduction threshold increased by 1.34 dB.The improvement of bone conduction threshold at 250 Hz,1 kHz,2 kHz was significantly but for the revisions at 500 Hz and 4 kHz.Conclusion:The diagnosis of otosclerosis should be based on the combination of medical history, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, Carhart notch, Gelle test and high resolution computed tomography of temporal bone.Surgical technique of stapedotomy with Piston artificial auditory ossicle implantation could improve not only the air conduction threshold, but also the bone conduction threshold at 250 Hz,1 kHz,2 kHz.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China
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Yu ZL. [Reconstruction of tympanomastoid using autogenous mastoid cortical bone]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:632-635. [PMID: 29871331 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The reconstruction of tympanomastoid, such as scutum, lateral wall of attic, posterior wall of external auditory canal, mastoid cortex and auditory ossicular bone, is an important method to restore the function of middle ear and improve the living quality of patients. At present, there are a lot of new materials used to reconstruct the tympanomastoid, the autogenous mastoid cortical bone is still one of selective materials, we will introduce our experiences and review the related research about those reconstructions using this material in this paper.
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Yan WM, Li XZ, Yu ZL, Zhang J, Sun XG. Clinical value of concurrent radiochemotherapy in cervical cancer and comparison of ultrasonography findings before and after radiochemotherapy. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:3633-9. [PMID: 25966132 DOI: 10.4238/2015.april.17.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Herein, we investigated the clinical value of concurrent radiochemotherapy for patients with advanced cervical cancer and its effects on adverse clinical symptoms. Forty patients with cervical cancer were recruited from January 2011 to January 2014 for this study. Participants were randomly allocated into a test or control group, with 20 patients in each group. Patients in the test group were treated with concurrent radiochemotherapy, whereas patients in the control group received only traditional radiotherapy. At the end of the observation period, clinical efficacy in the two groups was compared. Patients were followed up for 2 years, and the rates of recurrence, survival, and complications were compared; ultrasonographic findings before and after radiotherapy were also correlated. Patients in the test group who received concurrent radiochemotherapy showed significantly higher clinical efficacy than the control group at the end of treatment cycles. After 2 years of follow-up, the rates of recurrence, mortality, and complications were all significantly lower in the test group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Comparison of ultrasonographic findings before and after radiochemotherapy showed that the size of the tumor was significantly smaller in patients after concurrent radiochemotherapy. Compared with traditional radiotherapy, concurrent radiochemotherapy significantly improved clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cervical cancer. Concurrent radiochemotherapy also enhanced the rate of survival and decreased the rate of relapse, with enhanced clinical safety and no significant side effects. Thus, concurrent radiochemotherapy can be more broadly applied in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Mongolia, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Mongolia, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Mongolia, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Mongolia, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, Mongolia, China
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Tian M, Deng YY, Hou DR, Li W, Feng XL, Yu ZL. Association of IL-1, IL-18, and IL-33 gene polymorphisms with late-onset Alzheimer׳s disease in a Hunan Han Chinese population. Brain Res 2014; 1596:136-45. [PMID: 25446437 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Interleukin (IL)-1 plays an important role in Alzheimer׳s disease (AD), and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-1 gene have been shown to be associated with AD susceptibility. IL-18 and IL-33 are proinflammatory cytokines of the IL-1 family, and increasing evidence has accumulated to support their crucial role in AD pathogenesis. To examine whether SNPs in IL-1α (rs1800587), IL-1β (rs1143627), IL-18 (rs187238), and IL-33 (rs11792633) are associated with late-onset Alzheimer׳s disease (LOAD) in a Hunan Han Chinese population, we carried out a case-control study involving 201 LOAD patients and 257 healthy controls. No significant differences were found in genotype frequencies of rs1800587 between LOAD patients and controls (P=0.079), but the T allele of rs1800587 was associated with a significantly increased risk of LOAD (P=0.032, odds ratio (OR)=1.592). Significant differences in genotype (P=0.004) and allele (P=0.001) frequencies of rs11792633 were found between LOAD patients and controls, but not for rs1143627 (P=0.535, 0.262, respectively) or rs187238 (P=0.257, 0.139, respectively). The T allele of rs11792633 was found to be a protective factor for LOAD (OR=0.648). These findings suggest that the IL-1α SNP rs1800587 and IL-33 SNP rs11792633, but not the IL-1β SNP rs1143627 or the IL-18 SNP rs187238, contribute to LOAD susceptibility in the Hunan Han Chinese population. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI: Brain and Memory.
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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Yu ZL, Yang XJ, Zhu JZ, Gu HM, Wang GQ, Hui J, Jiang WP. Using an abnormal increase in postexercise systolic blood pressure to diagnose coronary artery disease in gerontal patients. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:637-46. [PMID: 21672369 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900233] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Data from 66 patients ≥ 60 years old with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) were studied to determine the diagnostic value of an abnormal increase in postexercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) for detecting CAD in gerontal patients. Treadmill exercise testing (TET) and selective coronary angiography (CAG) were carried out and SBP was measured pre-TET and at each minute during a 6-min post-TET recovery phase. Abnormal increase in postexercise SBP was defined as a higher SBP compared with that measured earlier during the 6-min post-TET period. An abnormal increase of ≥ 7 mmHg in postexercise SBP had a statistically significantly better specificity, and also showed higher sensitivity and accuracy, than ST-segment depression ≥ 1 mV in identifying gerontal patients with CAD. The combination of ST-segment depression and abnormal SBP resulted in further improvement of the specificity for detecting CAD. It is concluded that measurement of abnormal increase in postexercise SBP may be a sensitive indicator of gerontal CAD.
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- Department of Cardiology, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Kunshan, China.
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Fang HY, Chen SB, Guo DJ, Pan SY, Yu ZL. Proteomic identification of differentially expressed proteins in curcumin-treated MCF-7 cells. Phytomedicine 2011; 18:697-703. [PMID: 21239154 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Revised: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Curcumin (CM), a well-known dietary pigment derived from Curcuma longa L., possess anticancer activities against a variety of tumors including human breast carcinoma. In combination with docetaxel, CM has been used in breast cancer management in the clinic. In order to explore the possible mechanism of anticancer activity of CM, in the present study, we aimed to identify proteins involved in the anticancer activity of CM in human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 using the two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE)-based proteomic analysis. MCF-7 cells were cultured at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5.0% CO(2). All the following experiments were repeated three times. Cell viability assay showed that after a 48-h incubation CM dose-dependently inhibited cell growth with an IC(50) value of 47.42 μM. Treatment of CM at 47.42 μM for 48 h induced apoptosis as determined by nuclear morphologic changes of Hoechst stained cells and flow cytometric analysis of Annexin V-FITC/PI stained cells. Proteomic analysis identified 12 differentially expressed proteins which contributed to multiple functional activities such as DNA transcription, mRNA splicing and translation, amino acid synthesis, protein synthesis, folding and degradation, lipid metabolism, glycolysis, and cell motility. Among them 7 proteins were up-regulated and 5 down-regulated. The up-regulated ones were verified by quantitative real-time PCR. The down-regulated proteins, TDP-43, SF2/ASF and eIF3i, as well as up-regulated ones, 3-PGDH, ERP29, and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase IB subunit beta positively contribute to the anticancer activity of CM in MCF-7 cells. These molecules are implicated in the bioactivities of CM for the first time. The findings of this study would shed new insights for systematically understanding the mechanisms of CM in breast cancer intervention.
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- H Y Fang
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Li N, Yu ZL, Wang L, Zheng YT, Jia JX, Wang Q, Zhu MJ, Liu XL, Xia X, Li WJ. Increased tau phosphorylation and beta amyloid in the hipocampus of mouse pups by early life lead exposure. Acta Biol Hung 2010; 61:123-34. [PMID: 20519167 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.61.2010.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal lead exposure on the learning and memory ability and expression of tau protein phosphorylation (P-tau) and beta amyloid protein (Abeta) in hippocampus of mice offspring. Pb exposure initiated from beginning of gestation to weaning. Pb acetate administered in drinking solutions was dissolved in distilled deionized water at the concentrations of 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% groups. On the 21 th of postnatal day, the learning and memory ability of the mouse pups was tested by Water Maze test and the Pb levels in blood and hippocampus of the offspring were also determined. The expression of P-tau and Abeta in hippocampus was measured by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The Pb levels in blood and hippocampus of all exposure groups were significantly higher than that of the control group ( P < 0.05). In Water Maze test, the performances of 0.5% and 1% groups were worse than that of the control group ( P < 0.05). The expression of P-tau and Abeta was increased in Pb exposed groups than that of the control group ( P < 0.05). Tau hyper-phosphorylation and Abeta increase in the hippocampus of pups may contribute to the impairment of learning and memory associated with maternal Pb exposure.
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- Zhengzhou University College of Public Health Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients with liver failure have a poor prognosis, and no satisfactory biomarkers are available for diagnosis before the end-stage. We explored serum peptide profiling for diagnosis and prediction of progression to liver failure in HBV-infected patients. Serum samples (164) from healthy subjects (n = 20), or subjects with chronic hepatitis B without cirrhosis and liver failure [chronic hepatitis B subjects without cirrhosis and liver failure (CHB); n = 33], with compensated liver cirrhosis (compensated liver cirrhosis (LC); n = 35), with acute-on-chronic liver failure [acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF); n = 38] or with chronic liver failure [chronic liver failure (CLF), n = 38] were applied to ClinProt magnetic beads, and bound peptides/proteins were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Our classification diagnostic models of liver disease were generated based on the Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Quick Classifier Algorithm (QC). Differentially expressed peptides were found among all test groups, with patterns of difference that readily distinguished between healthy and various HBV-associated liver disease samples. The model generated seven characteristic peptide peaks at 4053 m/z, 3506 m/z, 4963 m/z, 9289 m/z, 2628 m/z, 3193 m/z and 6432 m/z, giving overall predictive capability of 54.27%. Two-way comparisons of LC, ACLF or CLF vs CHB had predictive capabilities of 79.8%, 91.41% and 97.99%, respectively. Comparisons of ACLF or CLF vs LC were predictive at 87.72% and 82.18%, respectively and ACLF vs CLF was predictive at 75.05%. These classification diagnostic models generated by different peptide peaks were further validated in blinded tests with 67-100% accuracy. Serum peptide patterns vary during progression of chronic HBV infection to liver failure and may be used to distinguish different stages of the disease.
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- T Han
- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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Li N, Yu ZL, Wang L, Zheng YT, Jia JX, Wang Q, Zhu MJ, Liu XH, Xia X, Li WJ. Early-life lead exposure affects the activity of TNF-alpha and expression of SNARE complex in hippocampus of mouse pups. Biol Trace Elem Res 2009; 132:227-38. [PMID: 19888558 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-009-8551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study aims to investigate the effects of maternal lead exposure on learning and memory ability and the protein expression of TNF-alpha and SNARE complex (SNAP-25, VAMP-2, and Syntaxin 1A) in hippocampus of mice offspring. Pb exposure was initiated from beginning of gestation to weaning. Pb acetate administered in drinking solutions was dissolved in distilled deionized water at 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1% groups, respectively. On the PND21, the learning and memory ability of mouse pups was tested by water maze test, and the Pb levels in their blood and hippocampus were also determined. The protein expression of TNF-alpha and SNARE complex in hippocampus was measured by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The Pb levels in blood and hippocampus of all exposure groups were significantly higher than control group (P < 0.05). In the water maze test, the performances of 0.5% and 1% groups were worse than that of control group (P < 0.05). The expression of TNF-alpha, Syntaxin 1A, and VAMP-2 was increased in Pb-exposed groups comparing control group (P < 0.05), but the expression of SNAP-25 was decreased (P < 0.05). Up-regulation of TNF-alpha and disturbance of SNARE expression in the hippocampus of pups may contribute to impairment of learning and memory ability associated with maternal Pb exposure.
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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AIMS Antibiotics from Bacillus subtilis JA show strong pathogen inhibition ability, which has potential market application; yet, the composition of these antibiotics has not been elucidated. The aim of this paper is to isolate and identify these antibiotics. METHODS AND RESULTS The antagonistic activity of JA was tested in vitro; it exhibited strong inhibition against some important phytopathogens and postharvest pathogens. Crude antibiotic production was extracted with methanol from the precipitate by adding 6 mol l(-1) HCl to the bacillus-free culture broth. The crude extract was run on Diamonsil C18 column (5 microm, 250 x 4.6 mm) in HPLC system to separate the antibiotics. Major antibiotics were classified into three lipopeptide families according to electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis. Subsequently, the classification of antibiotics was confirmed with typical collision-induced dissociation fragments. CONCLUSIONS Three kinds of antibiotics were isolated from B. subtilis JA and were identified to the lipopeptide families, surfactin, iturin and fengycin. These compounds could function as biocontrol agents against a large spectrum of pathogens. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provided a reliable and rapid method for isolation and structural characterization of lipopeptide antibiotics from B. subtilis.
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- Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bioengineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Li P, Zhang ST, Yu ZL, Wu YD, Liu X, Xu CM, Cho CH. Effects of cyclooxygenase-2 non-selective and selective inhibitors on proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction of esophageal squamous carcinoma cells. Dis Esophagus 2008; 22:21-31. [PMID: 18564172 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00836.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of aspirin and nimesulide on cell proliferation, apoptosis and its potential mechanisms in EC9706 and EC109 esophageal squamous carcinoma cells. EC9706 and EC109 cells were incubated with varying concentrations of aspirin and nimesulide, and the effects on cell proliferation and apoptosis were monitored by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and flow cytometry. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assays were used to investigate expression of Bcl-2 and Bax. Prostaglandin E2 production was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Pretreatment with aspirin and nimesulide inhibited EC9706 and EC109 cell growth in a time and dose-dependent manner, accompanied with a decrease of prostaglandin E2 production. In EC9706 cells, the mechanism of aspirin and nimesulide induced growth inhibition was a consequence of cell cycle arrest at the G(0)/G(1) check point. In EC109 cells, growth arrest was by induction of apoptosis, associated with downregulation of Bcl-2, but not Bax. In conclusion, aspirin and nimesulide could inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in esophageal squamous carcinoma cells. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor may be a promising therapeutic agent for human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing, China
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Gao JL, Leung KSY, Wang YT, Lai CM, Li SP, Hu LF, Lu GH, Jiang ZH, Yu ZL. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of nucleosides and nucleobases in Ganoderma spp. by HPLC–DAD-MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007; 44:807-11. [PMID: 17459643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2006] [Revised: 03/16/2007] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector-mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS) analytical method was developed for detection of the nucleosides and nucleobases in two species of Lingzhi, the dried sporophore of Ganoderma lucidum and G. sinense. The method, combining advantages of both DAD and MS, was successfully used to qualitatively identify for six nucleosides namely, adenosine, cytidine, guanosine, inosine, thymidine, uridine and five nucleobases namely, adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, thymine and uracil in Lingzhi samples. Quantitative analyses showed that uridine was the most abundant nucleoside in these Lingzhi samples and the contents of nine target analytes were found to be different in pileus and stipes of the fruiting bodies and among the different species of G. spp. The established method might apply as an alternative approach for the quality assessment of Lingzhi.
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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Pan SY, Yu ZL, Dong H, Lee NTK, Wang H, Fong WF, Han YF, Ko KM. Evaluation of acute bis(7)-tacrine treatment on behavioral functions in 17-day-old and 30-day-old mice, with attention to drug toxicity. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 86:778-83. [PMID: 17449090 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Revised: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bis(7)-tacrine was evaluated for efficacy on memory retention in mice 17 days of age and 30 days of age. The tests used were a passive-avoidance response test and a measure of spontaneous motor activity. Also, possible drug-induced hepatotoxicity and acute drug toxicity were evaluated. Behavioral studies were performed using a step-through task and an open-field test with a 24-h interval between training and evaluation tests. Bis(7)-tacrine (0.06-20 micromol/kg) was subcutaneously injected 30 min prior to the first session of both test types. During the training session of the step-through task, bis(7)-tacrine treatment reduced (by 46%, P<0.01) the number of avoidable electric shocks (footshocks) only at a high dose of 20 micromol/kg in mice 17 days of age, but dose-dependently decreased the number of footshocks (10-56%, P<0.001) in mice 30 days of age. Bis(7)-tacrine treatment at all doses tested did not produce any detectable changes in retention latency in mice 17 days of age, but the drug significantly prolonged retention latency at low doses (1.25 and 2.50 micromol/kg), and not high doses (5-20 micromol/kg), in mice 30 days of age. In the open-field test, bis(7)-tacrine decreased spontaneous motor activity in the acquisition session only at a high dose of 20 micromol/kg in mice 17 days of age and 30 days of age (by 28 and 45%, respectively), but did not affect spontaneous motor activity in the recall session. Bis(7)-tacrine treatment at a dose of 20 micromol/kg produced a more potent hepatotoxic effect in mice 30 days of age than in mice 17 days of age, (P<0.05), and the drug caused acute toxicity with comparable potencies in mice of both age groups. In conclusion, mice 30 days of age seemed to be more sensitive than mice 17 days of age to bis(7)-tacrine-induced cognitive function enhancement and hepatotoxicity. Bis(7)-tacrine appears to be more potent and more selective as a cognitive function-enhancing agent than tacrine.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
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Pan SY, Han YF, Yu ZL, Yang R, Dong H, Ko KM. Evaluation of acute tacrine treatment on passive-avoidance response, open-field behavior, and toxicity in 17- and 30-day-old mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2006; 85:50-6. [PMID: 16919317 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 06/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The potential of tacrine in altering cognitive/behavioral function as well as in causing toxicity was evaluated in mice of 17 and 30 days of age. Cognitive and behavioral studies were performed using a step-through passive avoidance task and a habituation open-field test with a 24-h retention interval. Tacrine was subcutaneously injected (1.25-80 micro mol/kg) 30 min prior to the first session of both tests. During the training session in step-through task, tacrine treatment dose-dependently decreased the number of footshocks, with IC(50) values being 7.8 and 23.3 micro mol/kg in 17- and 30-day-old mice, respectively. Treatment with tacrine at a low dose (5 micro mol/kg) significantly prolonged the retention latency in 17-day-old mice only, but it shortened the retention latency at high doses of 20 and 40 micro mol/kg in 17- and 30-day-old, respectively. During the acquisition session in the open-field test, tacrine treatment dose-dependently decreased the locomotor activity in 17- and 30-day-old mice, with IC(50) values being 15.1 and 24.7 micro mol/kg, respectively. High doses of tacrine invariably increased the locomotor activity during the recall session. Tacrine treatment at a dose of 40 micro mol/kg caused a significant increase in serum alanine aminotransferase activity in 17- and 30-day-old mice at 6 h post-dosing, with the extent of stimulation in 30-day-old mice being more prominent. In conclusion, tacrine was more potent in enhancing/disrupting the cognitive function, inhibiting locomotor activity as well as in causing hepatotoxicity in 17-day-old than in 30-day-old mice.
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- S Y Pan
- Department of Pharmacology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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Liu J, Liu M, Wang J, Yao JM, Pan RR, Yu ZL. Enhancement of the Gibberella zeae growth inhibitory lipopeptides from a Bacillus subtilis mutant by ion beam implantation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 69:223-8. [PMID: 15838674 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1981-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2004] [Revised: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis JA antagonized the growth of Gibberella zeae. In order to reduce growth of this fungi pathogen to a greater extent, low-energy ion beam implantation was applied in mutant breeding. We studied the effects of different energies and different doses of nitrogen ion implantation. The mutant strain designated as JA026 was obtained showing higher inhibition activity in the screening plate. Its inhibition zone against indicator organism increased by 14.3% compared to the original strain. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) analysis indicated that the antifungal lipopeptides produced by the mutant were identical to those produced by the wild-type strain. The mutant strain exhibited favorable properties including the high yield of antifungal lipopeptides production and faster growth over the parent strain, which suggested that this strain would be a promising biocontrol candidate in agriculture.
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- J Liu
- Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Shi HB, Shao CL, Wang XQ, Yu ZL. [Analysis of the spectrum of damage effects of low energy N+ ions on cytosine aqueous solution]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2001; 21:644-646. [PMID: 12945319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Low energy N+ ions were produced by gas arc-discharge and the ions were accelerated into cytosine (C) aqueous solution. Changes in UV and infrared spectra of C after this kind of ions' action were investigated. UV spectra showed that absorption at 259 nm gradually decreased and lambda max of C solution moved toward the longer wavelength with the time. Thus, it was deduced that C was damaged and some fragments including -NO2 and -NH2 groups might have been produced. Judging from the IR spectra, the disappearance of the peak of 3,005 cm-1 confirmed the formation of -NO2 groups. All these results revealed that N+ ions caused various damages on C molecules and many new substances were formed. These new substances were not synthesized only by combination of the damage fragments in the solution, but also by "deposition" of N+ from outside.
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- H B Shi
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Academia Sinica, Hefei 230031, China
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Wu LF, Li H, Song DJ, Feng HY, Yu ZL. [Establishment of a method for GUS gene transferring into wheat (Triticum astivum L.) embryos by low energy ion beam implantation]. Yi Chuan Xue Bao 2001; 27:982-91. [PMID: 11209692] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Physical parameters influencing transformation of wheat mediated by low energy ion beam, including type of ion, parameters of ion energy, dose and dose rate, were studied. Ar+ was regarded as suitable ions implanted in transformation. 20-25 keV of energy, 4.68 x 10(16) ions/cm2 of dose, 2.6 x 10(15) ions/cm2 of dose rate were chosen as appropriate implantation parameters. The suitable culture conditions for induction and growth of callus and the optimal selection scheme were established, After implantation and selection, resistant calli and hygromycin-resistant plantlets were obtained from three varieties. Molecular analysis data proved that GUS gene had integrated into the wheat genome. The mature embryo transformation efficiency of wherat variety Yangmai 5, Yangmai 158, Wanmai 32 reached 9.5%, 10.8%, 11.2% measured in produced hygromycin-resistant callus and 1.4%, 3.4%, 1.7% measured in regenerated plants, respectively, This experiment provides a basis for further investigation of wheat transformation system. Low energy ion beam mediated transformation can be extended to other plant recalcitrant to Agrobacterium tumefaciens as soon as methodological parameters are optimized.
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- L F Wu
- Ion Beam Bioengineering Lab, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Yao JM, Wang J, Wang XQ, Yuan CL, Wang WS, Yu ZL. [Breeding of arachidonic acid producting strain by ion implantation]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2000; 16:478-81. [PMID: 11051823] [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: 02/18/2023]
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With ion implantation, a high-yield arachidonic acid producting strain(Mortierella alpina) I49-N18 was selected, whose biomass was 30.80 g/L. The lipid component of biomass was 25.8%, in which AA content was 45.37%. The results showed that selected high-yield strain was steady on 250 L fermentor, whose AA yield was 4.0 g/L.
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- J M Yao
- Centre of Ion Beam Bioengineering, Institute of Plasma Physics, Academia Sinica, Hefei
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Yu JG, Gui HQ, Luo XZ, Sun L, Zhu P, Yu ZL. [Studies on the chemical constituents of Annona muricata]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1997; 32:431-7. [PMID: 11596323] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Annonaceous acetogenin (or polyketide) is a kind of potential antineoplastic agents from Annonaceae plants. Two new acetogenins, Muricatalicin (I) and muricatalin (VI), a mesitoate of a new acetogenin, annonacin-B mesitoate (Vb), and three known acetogenins, annonacin (II), annonacin-A (III) and annonacin-10-one (IV) have been isolated from Annona muricata L. The structures and relative stereochemistry of I, VI and Vb were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis and examination of their acetates and/or mesitoate.
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- J G Yu
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094
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Two new secodammarane triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus. Based on chemical and spectral analysis they were assigned as (20S)-20-hydroxy-24-O-alpha-L-arabino-pyranosyl-3,4- secodammar-4(28),11,25-trien-3-oic acid, named cyclocarioside II and 25-hydroxy-(20S,24R)-epoxy-12R-O-beta-D- quinovopyranosyl-3,4-secodammar-4(28)-en,3-oic acid, named cyclocarioside III.
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- R G Shu
- Department of Pharmacy, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi, China
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Zhang ST, Hu XJ, Yu ZL. [Transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunt]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1994; 33:420-1. [PMID: 7867433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Wang ZH, Yu ZL. Rational use of methotrexate in maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Chin Med J (Engl) 1992; 105:147-52. [PMID: 1597076] [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: 12/27/2022] Open
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This study was undertaken to research the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of methotrexate (MTX). Plasma concentrations were measured by fluorescent spectrometry in 20 normal SD rats, and 28 measurements were done in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Both rats and children were divided into four groups. Either 20 mg/m2 or 40 mg/m2 of MTX was given IV or PO in each group. The plasma MTX concentrations were measured within 8 hours after administration. The concentration versus time curves were fitted by MCPKP program for pharmacokinetics (PK) and the parameters calculated. After PO administration, the peak concentration, duration of therapeutic concentration and bioavailability were much lower than that after IV administration. The differences were more obvious at 40 mg/m2 dosage. The higher the PO dosage, the lower the bioavailability. Absorption of PO MTX in children with ALL varied widely and uniform concentration was not expected even after equal dosage. Drug concentration was not necessarily increased with dosage. It is our conclusion that drug concentrations and PK parameters should be measured in patients receiving PO MTX therapy.
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- Z H Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, First Teaching Hospital, Beijing Medical University
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Li XJ, Liang JZ, Tian HM, Li Y, Cai F, Yang DP, Cheng YM, Yu ZL. [Clinical observation on hypercortisolism treated with amino-glutethimide]. Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 1989; 20:62-5. [PMID: 2793146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We reported the clinical results in 13 cases of hypercortisolism treated with amino-glutethimide (AG), which was developed by Tiantsin Research Institute of Medical Industry. Of the thirteen cases nine were confirmed by surgery and histology, and the others were diagnosed clinically. Clinical improvements have been achieved in ten of the thirteen cases over a therapeutic course of 8 to 12 wk with a daily dosage of 1.0 to 2.0 g of AG. Plasma and urinary corticosteroids, as well as plasma testosterone levels were significantly decreased after one-month treatment followed, however, by somewhat return and fluctuation. The high levels of blood glucose and serum insulin were declined after therapy consistent with the decrement of corticoids. Serum potassium levels in hypokalemic patients returned to normal after one month of therapy. Radial bone mineral contents in patients with low bone density returned or closed to normal after three-month treatment. The main side effects of AG are anorexia, nausea, drowsy, tierdness, skin rashes, etc, which are mild and transient. Adrenal hypofunction was seen in one case after treatment.
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Yu ZL, Liang JZ, He GX, Yang GH. [A case report of multiple endocrine neoplasia type I]. Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 1986; 17:238-40. [PMID: 2881876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yu ZL. [Laparoscopy performed with gastroscopy]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1985; 24:260-2, 317. [PMID: 2932318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Guo HY, Yu ZL, Su SM, Lian RM, Zhang ZP. [Studies on pyrido (2,3-d) pyrimidine antibacterial agents]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1983; 18:185-90. [PMID: 6880757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Yu ZL. [The problems concerning the diagnosis of the early stage of gastric carcinoma (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1981; 20:689-94. [PMID: 7341099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Yu ZL. [Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1981; 20:78-81. [PMID: 7307722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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