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Wang D, Su N, Wang R, Zhang L, Qi Z, Liu Z, Yang J, Leng J, Xiang Y. Serous surface papillary borderline ovarian tumors: correlation of sonographic features with clinic pathological findings. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024; 63:691-698. [PMID: 37592848 DOI: 10.1002/uog.27454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Serous surface papillary borderline ovarian tumor (SSPBOT) is a distinct subtype of serous borderline ovarian tumor characterized by solid tissue deposition confined to the ovarian surface. Because SSPBOT is rare, there are few published reports on the ultrasonographic features of this condition. In this retrospective study, we investigated 12 cases of SSPBOT. Ultrasound imaging of SSPBOT showed grossly normal ovaries that were encased partially or wholly by tumor deposits that were confined to the surface, with clear demarcation between normal ovarian tissue and surrounding tumors. Color Doppler imaging demonstrated the 'fireworks sign' in all cases of SSPBOT, corresponding to an intratumoral vascular bundle originating from the ovarian vessels and supplying hierarchical branching blood flow to the surrounding tumor. No patient with ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma showed these morphological and Doppler features. In our series, the fireworks sign appeared to be a characteristic feature of SSPBOT that could facilitate correct identification of this tumor. © 2023 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- D Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Dharmarajan S, Carrillo C, Qi Z, Wilson JM, Baucum AJ, Sorenson CM, Sheibani N, Belecky-Adams TL. Retinal inflammation in murine models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes with diabetic retinopathy. Diabetologia 2023; 66:2170-2185. [PMID: 37670018 PMCID: PMC10541343 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-023-05995-4] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The loss of pericytes surrounding the retinal vasculature in early diabetic retinopathy underlies changes to the neurovascular unit that lead to more destructive forms of the disease. However, it is unclear which changes lead to loss of retinal pericytes. This study investigated the hypothesis that chronic increases in one or more inflammatory factors mitigate the signalling pathways needed for pericyte survival. METHODS Loss of pericytes and levels of inflammatory markers at the mRNA and protein levels were investigated in two genetic models of diabetes, Ins2Akita/+ (a model of type 1 diabetes) and Leprdb/db (a model of type 2 diabetes), at early stages of diabetic retinopathy. In addition, changes that accompany gliosis and the retinal vasculature were determined. Finally, changes in retinal pericytes chronically incubated with vehicle or increasing amounts of IFNγ were investigated to determine the effects on pericyte survival. The numbers of pericytes, microglia, astrocytes and endothelial cells in retinal flatmounts were determined by immunofluorescence. Protein and mRNA levels of inflammatory factors were determined using multiplex ELISAs and quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). The effects of IFNγ on the murine retinal pericyte survival-related platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRβ) signalling pathway were investigated by western blot analysis. Finally, the levels of cell death-associated protein kinase C isoform delta (PKCδ) and cleaved caspase 3 (CC3) in pericytes were determined by western blot analysis and immunocytochemistry. RESULTS The essential findings of this study were that both type 1 and 2 diabetes were accompanied by a similar progression of retinal pericyte loss, as well as gliosis. However, inflammatory factor expression was dissimilar in the two models of diabetes, with peak expression occurring at different ages for each model. Retinal vascular changes were more severe in the type 2 diabetes model. Chronic incubation of murine retinal pericytes with IFNγ decreased PDGFRβ signalling and increased the levels of active PKCδ and CC3. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We conclude that retinal inflammation is involved in and sustains pericyte loss as diabetic retinopathy progresses. Moreover, IFNγ plays a critical role in reducing pericyte survival in the retina by reducing activation of the PDGFRβ signalling pathway and increasing PKCδ levels and pericyte apoptosis.
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- Subramanian Dharmarajan
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Makaroff SN, Qi Z, Rachh M, Wartman WA, Weise K, Noetscher GM, Daneshzand M, Deng ZD, Greengard L, Nummenmaa AR. A fast direct solver for surface-based whole-head modeling of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18657. [PMID: 37907689 PMCID: PMC10618282 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45602-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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When modeling transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the brain, a fast and accurate electric field solver can support interactive neuronavigation tasks as well as comprehensive biophysical modeling. We formulate, test, and disseminate a direct (i.e., non-iterative) TMS solver that can accurately determine global TMS fields for any coil type everywhere in a high-resolution MRI-based surface model with ~ 200,000 or more arbitrarily selected observation points within approximately 5 s, with the solution time itself of 3 s. The solver is based on the boundary element fast multipole method (BEM-FMM), which incorporates the latest mathematical advancement in the theory of fast multipole methods-an FMM-based LU decomposition. This decomposition is specific to the head model and needs to be computed only once per subject. Moreover, the solver offers unlimited spatial numerical resolution. Despite the fast execution times, the present direct solution is numerically accurate for the default model resolution. In contrast, the widely used brain modeling software SimNIBS employs a first-order finite element method that necessitates additional mesh refinement, resulting in increased computational cost. However, excellent agreement between the two methods is observed for various practical test cases following mesh refinement, including a biophysical modeling task. The method can be readily applied to a wide range of TMS analyses involving multiple coil positions and orientations, including image-guided neuronavigation. It can even accommodate continuous variations in coil geometry, such as flexible H-type TMS coils. The FMM-LU direct solver is freely available to academic users.
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- S N Makaroff
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
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- Center for Computational Mathematics, Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Advanced Electromagnetics Group, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Helmholtzplatz 2, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Computational Neurostimulation Research Program, Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Center for Computational Mathematics, Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, 10010, USA
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 251 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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Liu X, Lu Y, Lian Y, Chen Z, Xia J, Meng L, Qi Z. Erratum to 'Macrophage Depletion Improves Chronic Rejection in Rats With Allograft Heart Transplantation' [Trans Proc 52 (2020) 992-1000]. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:1762. [PMID: 32703674 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- X Liu
- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xiamen City, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Makaroff SN, Qi Z, Rachh M, Wartman WA, Weise K, Noetscher GM, Daneshzand M, Deng ZD, Greengard L, Nummenmaa AR. A fast direct solver for surface-based whole-head modeling of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-3079433. [PMID: 37503106 PMCID: PMC10371170 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3079433/v1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Background When modeling transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the brain, a fast and accurate electric field solver can support interactive neuronavigation tasks as well as comprehensive biophysical modeling. Objective We formulate, test, and disseminate a direct (i.e., non-iterative) TMS solver that can accurately determine global TMS fields for any coil type everywhere in a high-resolution MRI-based surface model with ~200,000 or more arbitrarily selected observation points within approximately 5 sec, with the solution time itself of 3 sec. Method The solver is based on the boundary element fast multipole method (BEM-FMM), which incorporates the latest mathematical advancement in the theory of fast multipole methods - an FMM-based LU decomposition. This decomposition is specific to the head model and needs to be computed only once per subject. Moreover, the solver offers unlimited spatial numerical resolution. Results Despite the fast execution times, the present direct solution is numerically accurate for the default model resolution. In contrast, the widely used brain modeling software SimNIBS employs a first-order finite element method that necessitates additional mesh refinement, resulting in increased computational cost. However, excellent agreement between the two methods is observed for various practical test cases following mesh refinement, including a biophysical modeling task. Conclusion The method can be readily applied to a wide range of TMS analyses involving multiple coil positions and orientations, including image-guided neuronavigation. It can even accommodate continuous variations in coil geometry, such as flexible H-type TMS coils. The FMM-LU direct solver is freely available to academic users.
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- S N Makaroff
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129 USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
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- Center for Computational Mathematics, Flatiron Institute, New York, NY 10010 USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103, Leipzig Germany
- Technische Universität Ilmenau, Advanced Electromagnetics Group, Helmholtzplatz 2, 98693 Ilmenau Germany
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129 USA
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- Computational Neurostimulation Research Program, Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit, Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Center for Computational Mathematics, Flatiron Institute, New York, NY 10010 USA
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 251 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012 USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Ctr. for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129 USA
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Guo Y, Li T, Yang X, Qi Z, Chen L, Huang S. [Quantitative evaluation of radiotherapy plan in precise external beam radiotherapy process management for cervical cancer]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:1035-1040. [PMID: 37439178 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.06.21] [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: 07/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the problems in clinical radiotherapy planning for cervical cancer through quantitative evaluation of the radiotherapy plans to improve the quality of the plans and the radiotherapy process. METHODS We selected the clinically approved and administered radiotherapy plans for 227 cervical cancer patients undergoing external radiotherapy at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from May, 2019 to January, 2022. These plans were transferred from the treatment planning system to the Plan IQTM workstation. The plan quality metrics were determined based on the guidelines of ICRU83 report, the GEC-ESTRO Working Group, and the clinical requirements of our center and were approved by a senior clinician. The problems in the radiotherapy plans were summarized and documented, and those with low scores were re-planned and the differences were analyzed. RESULTS We identified several problems in the 277 plans by quantitative evaluation. Inappropriate target volume selection (with scores < 60) in terms of GTV, PGTV (CI) and PGTV (V66 Gy) was found in 10.6%, 65.2%, and 1% of the plans, respectively; and the PGTV (CI), GTV, and PCTV (D98%, HI) had a score of 0 in 0.4%, 10.1%, 0.4%, 0.4% of the plans, respectively. The problems in the organs at risk (OARs) involved mainly the intestines (the rectum, small intestine, and colon), found in 20.7% of the plans, and in occasional cases, the rectum, small intestine, colon, kidney, and the femoral head had a score of 0. Senior planners showed significantly better performance than junior planners in PGTV (V60 Gy, D98%), PCTV (CI), and CTV (D98%) (P≤0.046) especially in terms of spinal cord and small intestine protection (P≤0.034). The bowel (the rectum, small intestine and colon) dose was significantly lower in the prone plans than supine plans (P < 0.05), and targets coverage all met clinical requirements. Twenty radiotherapy plans with low scores were selected for re-planning. The re-planned plans had significantly higher GTV (Dmin) and PTV (V45 Gy, D98%) (P < 0.05) with significantly reduced doses of the small intestines (V40 Gy vs V30 Gy), the colon (V40 Gy vs V30 Gy), and the bladder (D35%) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Quantitative evaluation of the radiotherapy plans can not only improve the quality of radiotherapy plan, but also facilitate risk management of the radiotherapy process.
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- Y Guo
- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
- Guangzhou Xinhua College, Guangzhou 510520, China
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- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
- Guangzhou Xinhua College, Guangzhou 510520, China
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Radiology of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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Ge F, Wan M, Cheng Z, Chen X, Chen Q, Qi Z. [Aloin inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation and migration by suppressing the STAT3/HMGB1 signaling pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:702-709. [PMID: 37313810 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.05.04] [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: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of aloin on the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells. METHODS Human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells treated with 100, 200 and 300 μg/mL aloin were examined for changes in cell viability, proliferation and migration abilities using CCK-8, EdU and Transwell assays. HMGB1 mRNA level in the cells was detected with RT-qPCR, and the protein expressions of HMGB1, cyclin B1, cyclin E1, E-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9 and p-STAT3 were determined using Western blotting. JASPAR database was used to predict the binding of STAT3 to HMGB1 promoter. In a BALB/c-Nu mouse model bearing subcutaneous MGC-803 cell xenograft, the effect of intraperitoneal injection of aloin (50 mg/kg) on tumor growth was observed. The protein expressions of HMGB1, cyclin B1, cyclin E1, E-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9 and p-STAT3 in the tumor tissue was examined using Western blotting, and tumor metastasis in the liver and lung tissues was detected using HE staining. RESULTS Treatment with aloin concentration-dependently inhibited the viability of MGC-803 cells (P < 0.05), significantly reduced the number of EdU-positive cells (P < 0.01), and attenuated the migration ability of the cells (P < 0.01). Aloin treatment dose-dependently down-regulated HMGB1 mRNA expression (P < 0.01), lowered the protein expressions of HMGB1, cyclin B1, cyclin E1, MMP-2, MMP-9 and p-STAT3, and up-regulated E-cadherin expression in MGC-803 cells. Prediction based on JASPAR database suggested that STAT3 could bind to the promoter region of HMGB1. In the tumor-bearing mice, aloin treatment significantly reduced the tumor size and weight (P < 0.01), lowered the protein expressions of cyclin B1, cyclin E1, MMP-2, MMP-9, HMGB1 and p-STAT3 and increased the expression of E-cadherin in the tumor tissue (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Aloin attenuates the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells by inhibiting the STAT3/HMGB1 signaling pathway.
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- F Ge
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macro-molecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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Zhou H, Zhang Y, Gan C, Fan X, Qi Z, Qi S. [Eriocitrin suppresses proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells by promoting ROS production and activating the MAPK pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:412-419. [PMID: 37087586 PMCID: PMC10122744 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.03.11] [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: 04/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of the ROS/MAPK signaling axis in mediating the inhibitory effect of eriocitrin on proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells. METHODS SMMC-7721 cells were treated with different concentrations of eriocitrin for 24 h, and the changes in cell viability were detected with CCK-8 assay. The migration and invasion abilities of the treated cells were evaluated using Transwell and scratch healing assays, the cell proliferation was assessed with colony-forming assay, and changes in nuclear morphology were observed with DAPI staining. Western blotting was performed to examine the changes in the expressions of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9, PARP, Pro-caspase 3, pJNK, p-P38, and p-ERK. The effect of eriocitrin on PARP cleavage in SMMC-7721 cells pretreated with ERK, JNK and P38 inhibitors (U0126, SB203580 and SP600125, respectively) was detected using Western blotting. The effect of treatment with Nacetyl-cysteine (NAC, 30 μmol/L) and eriocitrin (100, 200, and 300 μg/mL), alone or in combination, on reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the cells was examined using a DCFH-DA fluorescent probe. RESULTS Eriocitrin below 50 μg/mL did not produce significant effect on the viability of SMMC-7721 cells (P>0.05). Treatment with eriocitrin significantly inhibited scratch healing, migration, and colony formation of the cells (P < 0.01), reduced the protein expressions of N-cadherin, MMP-2, and MMP-9 (P < 0.01), and up-regulated E-cadherin protein expression (P < 0.05). Eriocitrin-treated SMMC-7721 cells showed obvious apoptotic morphologies with decreased Procaspase 3 expression and increased PARP cleavage (P < 0.01) and phosphorylation levels of JNK, P38, and ERK (P < 0.01); Eriocitrin-induced PAPR cleavage was obviously enhanced by U0126 and SB203580 but attenuated by SP600125. Treatment with 300 μg/mL eriocitrin for 30 min significantly increased ROS level in the cells, and this effect was obviously suppressed by NAC. CONCLUSION Eriocitrin can suppress the proliferation and migration and promote apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells by promoting ROS production and activating the MAPKs signaling pathway.
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biologically Active Biomacromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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Gao J, Marins TN, Calix JOS, Qi Z, Bernard JK, Tao S. Hormonal and immunological responses of Holstein dairy cows from late lactation to the dry period and from the dry period to early lactation. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2023; 83:106790. [PMID: 37060858 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2023.106790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Parturition and dry-off are challenging events for dairy cows partially due to changes in endocrine responses. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate blood concentrations of cortisol and prolactin and their effects on proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with or without stimulation by common immune cell mitogens (lipopolysaccharide [LPS], and concanavalin A [ConA]) of multiparous dairy cows from late lactation to the dry period and from the dry period to early lactation. Two groups of cows were enrolled: cows from late lactation to the dry period enrolled at 8 d before dry-off (LTD, n = 6, days in milk at dry-off = 332 ± 41 d) and cows from the dry period to early lactation enrolled at 7 d before expected calving date (DTL, n = 7). Blood was collected on d -8, 3, 7, and 15 relatives to dry-off for LTD cows, and on d -7, 3, 7, and 21 relatives to calving for DTL cows to analyze circulating stress hormones and to isolate PBMC. The PBMC were stimulated in vitro with prolactin (PRL), hydrocortisone (HDC), LPS, ConA, PRL + LPS, PRL + ConA, HDC+LPS, and HDC + ConA to assess proliferative responses. Plasma cortisol and PRL concentrations of LTD and DTL cows were not affected by time. Regardless of time, addition of HDC reduced PBMC proliferation stimulated by LPS, but PRL had no effect. No time effect was observed for proliferation of PBMC collected from LTD cows, but PBMC collected at 21 d after calving had higher proliferative responses to LPS and ConA than those from late dry period or early lactation. In conclusion, results from this experiment confirmed the lower PBMC proliferation during the transition period from the final week of gestation to early lactation and suggested that cows transitioning from late lactation to dry period maintained unchanged cell-mediated immune function.
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Tran H, Aihara E, Mohammed FA, Qu H, Riley A, Su Y, Lai X, Huang S, Aburub A, Chen JJH, Vitale OH, Lao Y, Estwick S, Qi Z, ElSayed MEH. In Vivo Mechanism of Action of Sodium Caprate for Improving the Intestinal Absorption of a GLP1/GIP Coagonist Peptide. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:929-941. [PMID: 36592951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sodium caprate (C10) has been widely evaluated as an intestinal permeation enhancer for the oral delivery of macromolecules. However, the effect of C10 on the intestinal absorption of peptides with different physicochemical properties and its permeation-enhancing effect in vivo remains to be understood. Here, we evaluated the effects of C10 on intestinal absorption in rats with a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GIP-GLP1) dual agonist peptide (LY) and semaglutide with different enzymatic stabilities and self-association behaviors as well as the oral exposure of the LY peptide in minipigs. Furthermore, we investigated the mechanism of action (MoA) of C10 for improving the intestinal absorption of the LY peptide in vivo via live imaging of the rat intestinal epithelium and tissue distribution of the LY peptide in minipigs. The LY peptide showed higher proteolytic stability in pancreatin and was a monomer in solution compared to that in semaglutide. C10 increased in vitro permeability in the minipig intestinal organoid monolayer to a greater extent for the LY peptide than for semaglutide. In the rat jejunal closed-loop model, C10 increased the absorption of LY peptide better than that of semaglutide, which might be attributed to higher in vitro proteolytic stability and permeability of the LY peptide. Using confocal live imaging, we observed that C10 enabled the rapid oral absorption of a model macromolecule (FD4) in the rat intestine. In the duodenum tissues of minipigs, C10 was found to qualitatively reduce the tight junction protein level and allow peptide uptake to the intestinal cells. C10 decreased the transition temperature of the artificial lipid membrane, indicating an increase in membrane fluidity, which is consistent with the above in vivo imaging results. These data indicated that the LY's favorable physicochemical properties combined with the effects of C10 on the intestinal mucosa resulted in an ∼2% relative bioavailability in minipigs.
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Si L, Qi Z, Dai J, Bai X, Mao L, Li C, Wei X, Cui CL, Chi Z, Sheng X, Kong Y, Bixia T, Zhou L, Lian B, Wang X, Duan R, Guo J. 815P A single-arm, phase II clinical study of imatinib mesylate/toripalimab combo in patients (pts) with advanced melanoma harboring c-Kit mutation or amplification. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.941] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Qi Z, Chen J, Deng M, Zhang Y, Ma T, Ma M. Protection of Toll-Like Receptor 9 Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells via MyD88-Mediated Pathways. Physiol Res 2022; 71:259-273. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934741] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a common, severe clinical syndrome. Injury caused by inflammation and oxidative stress in vascular endothelial and alveolar epithelial cells is a vital process in the pathogenesis of ALI. Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is highly expressed in LPS-induced ALI rats. In this study, Beas-2B human pulmonary epithelial cells and A549 alveolar epithelial cells were stimulated by LPS, resulting in the upregulation of TLR9 in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, TLR9 overexpression and interference vectors were transfected before LPS administration to explore the role of TLR9 in LPS-induced ALI in vitro. The findings revealed that inhibition of TLR9 reduced inflammation and oxidative stress while suppressing apoptosis of LPS-induced Beas-2B and A549 cells, whereas TLR9 overexpression aggravated these conditions. Moreover, TLR9 inhibition resulted in downregulated protein expression of myeloid differentiation protein 88 (MyD88) and activator activator protein 1 (AP-1), as well as phosphorylation of nuclear factor-B (NF-B), c-Jun N terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). The phosphorylation of extracellular-regulated protein kinases 1/2 was upregulated compared to that of cells subjected to only LPS administration, and this was reversed by TLR9 overexpression. These results indicate that inhibition of TLR9 plays a protective role against LPS-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in Beas-2B and A549 cells, possibly via the MyD88/NF-B and MyD88/MAPKs/AP-1 pathways.
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- Z Qi
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, China.
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Wu CH, Pei RX, Yan JX, Ding L, Lyu YJ, Song L, Wang J, Meng D, Liu H, Qi Z, Hao M, Wang JT. [The effect of red blood cell folate on the prognosis of high-risk human papillomavirus infection: a community-based cohort study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2174-2178. [PMID: 34954983 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210408-00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of red blood cell folate on the prognosis of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection. Methods: A total of 564 participants with low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINⅠ) were selected from the community-based married women cohort established in 2014. The general baseline information and factors related to HPV infection were collected. Meanwhile, HPV genotyping and levels of folate were measured. The subjects were divided into different levels of exposure group according to the folate levels and followed up for 24 months to observe the changes of HR-HPV infection status. There were four changes, including persistent infection, infection turned negative, from negative to positive and constant negative by comparing HR-HPV infection status at baseline and follow-up to 24 months. Results: 483 participators completed 24 months of follow-up observation, with a follow-up rate of 85.64% (483/564). The rates of persistent infection, infection turned negative, from negative to positive, and the constant negative were 52.45% (75/143), 47.55% (68/143), 19.71% (67/340), 80.29% (273/340), respectively. Our results demonstrated that the risk of persistent infection (aRR=2.50, 95%CI: 1.55-4.02) and from negative to positive (aRR=4.55, 95%CI: 2.52-8.23) in the low level of folate were significantly higher than that in the high level of folate, especially the risk of homotype persistent infection (aRR=2.72, 95%CI: 1.51-4.90). The risk of persistent infection (trend χ2=20.62, P<0.001), from negative to positive (trend χ2=31.76, P<0.001), persistent homotypic infection (trend χ2=20.09, P<0.001) increased with the decrease of red blood cell folate level. On the contrary, no similar results were found in persistent heterotypic infection. Conclusions: A low level of red blood cell folate could increase the risk of HR-HPV persistent infection and from negative to positive. In women with HR-HPV infection, the risk of persistent homotypic infection is higher.
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- C H Wu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Pei RX, Wu CH, Yan JX, Ding L, Song L, Lyu YJ, Wang J, Liu H, Meng D, Qi Z, Hao M, Wang JT. [Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure on prognosis of high risk human papillomavirus infection: a prospective cohort study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2060-2065. [PMID: 34818855 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210406-00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure on the prognosis of high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection. Methods: In this prospective study, 564 patients with low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia confirmed by pathology were selected from the natural cohort population established by our research group in Shanxi province in 2014. Based on the baseline data of demographic characteristics and factors related to HPV infection, the concentrations of 1-hydroxypyrene in urine samples of the patients were determined by high performance liquid chromatography to define the exposure level of PAHs. At baseline survey and follow-up after 24 months, flow-through hybridization was used to detect HPV infection types, and to evaluate the prognosis of HR-HPV (persistent infection, negative conversion, positive conversion and persistent negative status). Results: Of the 564 subjects, 483 completed the follow-up, with a follow-up rate of 85.6% (483/564). Among them, the persistent infection rate was 52.4% (75/143), the persistent homotype infection rate was 35.7% (51/143), the negative conversion rate was 47.6% (68/143), the positive conversion rate was 19.7% (67/340), and the persistent negative rate was 80.3% (273/340). The follow-up results showed that the persistent infection rate (aRR=3.22, 95%CI: 1.85-5.62) and positive conversion rate (aRR=2.84, 95%CI: 1.64-4.94) of HR-HPV in high PAHs exposure group were higher than those in low PAHs exposure group, while the persistent negative rate (aRR=0.55, 95% CI: 0.43-0.70) of HR-HPV in high PAHs exposure group were lower than those in low PAHs exposure group. Based on restrictive cubic spline analysis, the results showed that the effects of PAHs exposure on persistent HR-HPV infection and persistent homotype infection showed an ascending linear dose-response relationship, while on HR-HPV positive conversion and persistent negative status showed an ascending and declining nonlinear dose-response relationship respectively (P<0.01). Conclusions: High PAHs exposure could promote persistent HR-HPV infection and persistent homotypic infection. Reducing PAHs exposure might conducive to HR-HPV continuous negative maintenance. Active prevention and control of PAHs exposure is of great significance to prevent HR-HPV infection and persistent infection.
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- R X Pei
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Peng Y, Wu S, Liu Y, Chen M, Miao J, Zhao C, Chen S, Qi Z, Deng X. Synthetic CT Generation From Multi-Sequence MR Images for Head and Neck MRI-Only Radiotherapy via Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Network. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1445] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Cai S, Li Q, Zhou H, Xu Y, Song J, Gan C, Qi Z, Qi S. [Mechanism of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway for mediating anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects of chrysin: a protein microarray-based study]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:1554-1561. [PMID: 34755672 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.10.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanism of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway for mediating the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects of chrysin. METHODS RAW264.7 cells were treated with different concentrations of chrysin for 24 h, and the changes in cell viability were detected using CCK-8 method. The cells with or without chrysin pretreatment for 2 h were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for different lengths of time, and the related signal molecules were screened using protein chip technique. In cells pretreated with chrysin for 2 h followed by LPS stimulation for 18 h, the release of IL-6, MCP-1 and TNF-α by the cells was detected with ELISA, and NO production was examined using Griess method, and ROS level was determined using DCFH-DA. The effects of chrysin, LPS, and their combination on the mRNA expressions of iNOS and COX-2 were detected using RT-PCR; Western blotting was performed to examine the changes in cellular expressions of p-AKT, p-PRAS40, p-mTOR, mTOR, p-P70S6k, p-S6RP and S6RP following the treatments with LPS, N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, and chrysin, alone or in combinations. RESULTS Chrysin below 60 μg/mL did not significantly affect the viability of RAW264.7 cells (P>0.05). Chrysin treatment significantly reduced the release of IL-6, MCP-1, and TNF-α and the level of NO (P < 0.01), and inhibited the mRNA and protein expressions of iNOS and COX-2 (P < 0.01) in the cells. The results of protein chip screening suggested that LPS could activate the AKT/mTOR pathway, which was significantly inhibited by chrysin pretreatment, and the results were verified by Western blotting (P < 0.01). Chrysin treatment significantly reduced the generation of endogenous ROS, and treatment with N-Acetyl-L-cysteine to eliminate intracellular ROS obviously reduced the expressions of iNOS and COX-2 (P < 0.05) and blocked the AKT/mTOR pathway (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Chrysin can inhibit the synthesis of the upstream signaling molecule ROS to inhibit the activation of AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, regulate the translation process of ribosomes, down-regulate the synthesis and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory mediators, and thus produce anti-inflammatory effects.
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- S Cai
- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Department of Human Anatomy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Key Laboratory of Active Macromolecules, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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Qi Z, Ding L, Meng D, Liu H, Wang J, Song L, Lyu YJ, Jia HX, Hao M, Tian ZQ, Wang JT. [Relationship between serum folate and CIN1 prognosis and its interaction with HR-HPV infection]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:866-871. [PMID: 34407593 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200812-00732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between serum folate and the prognosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade I (CIN1) and the interaction between folate and high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection. Methods: From a community-based married women cohort established in Jiexiu and Yangqu County of Shanxi Province from June to December 2014, a total of 564 eligible women with CIN1 by pathologically diagnosed were recruited. The pathological examination was performed again 12 months later. According to the prognosis of CIN1, participants were divided into CIN1 regression group, persistence and progression group, respectively. Nested case-control study was used to explore the relationship between serum folate and CIN1 prognosis, and additive model was used to analyze the interaction between serum folate and HR-HPV infection. Results: Among 564 CIN1 patients, 479 cases underwent pathological examination again, 331 were divided in CIN1 regression group and other 148 in persistence and progression group. The levels of serum folate in CIN1 regression group and persistence and progression group were (18.890±8.360) and (15.640±5.550) nmol/L, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-6.937, P<0.001). HPV infection was detected in 154 patients, including 148 cases of HR-HPV infection and 6 cases of low risk human papillomavirus (LR-HPV) infection. Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in the age, passive smoking, frequency of pudendal cleaning, frequency of cleaning after sex, frequency of changing underwear, serum folate and HR-HPV infection between regression group and persistence and progression group (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the frequency of pudendal cleaning (OR=0.422, 95%CI: 0.238-0.750), frequency of changing underwear (OR=0.574, 95%CI: 0.355-0.928), serum folate (13.06-16.78nmol/L: OR=4.806, 95%CI: 2.355-9.810; ≤13.05nmol/L: OR=8.378, 95%CI: 4.024-17.445), HR-HPV infection (OR=1.852, 95%CI: 1.170-2.933) were the independent influencing factors of CIN1 prognosis. Interaction analysis showed that the relative excess risk of low serum folate level and HR-HPV infection for the CIN1 persistence and progression was 4.992 (95%CI: 0.189-9.796), attributable proportion due to interaction was 0.552 (95%CI: 0.279-0.824), synergy index was 2.632 (95%CI: 1.239-5.588), aOR of serum folate≤16.78 nmol/L and HR-HPV infection positive was 9.055 (95%CI: 4.878-16.807). Conclusion: Low serum folate level could increase the risk of CIN1 persistence and progression, and might enhance the risk when combined with HR-HPV infection.
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- Z Qi
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Personnel, Stomatological Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Liu H, Song L, Qi Z, Meng D, Wang J, Lyu YJ, Jia HX, Ding L, Hao M, Tian ZQ, Wang JT. [Effect of dietary water-soluble vitamins on the poor prognosis of low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-a prospective cohort study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1097-1102. [PMID: 34814514 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200807-01040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To explore the effect of dietary water-soluble vitamins on the poor prognosis of low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CINⅠ). Methods: A total of 564 participants with CINⅠ were selected from a community-based married women cohort established in 2014. The general baseline information was collected, and HPV genotyping was detected. A food frequency questionnaire was used to investigate dietary water-soluble vitamins' consumption and determine their exposure levels. The follow-up program was carried out for 12 months, and the regression, persistence, and progression of CINⅠ was determined according to histopathological results at 12-month. Results: The low-levels of dietary water-soluble vitamins could promote CINⅠ's persistence and progression, showing the increasing tendency of CINⅠ poor prognosis with the decrease of water-soluble vitamin levels. Especially folate, VB1, VB2, VB6, niacin, biotin, and VC (RR values were 15.22, 1.86, 1.92, 2.11, 2.98, 2.14, 2.19, respectively) played an important role. Considering the status of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection, our results showed that the low levels of folate, niacin, biotin could promote the poor prognosis of CINⅠ. Conclusions: The low-level of dietary water-soluble vitamins could facilitate the poor prognosis of CINⅠ. In addition, folate, niacin, biotin were more effective on HR-HPV positive women.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Wang J, Ding L, Lyu YJ, Meng D, Liu H, Song L, Qi Z, Jia HX, Pei RX, Tian ZQ, Hao M, Wang JT. [The optimal model of diagnosis to low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by combined detecting vaginal micro-environmental factors, based on the high-risk HPV infection]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1108-1112. [PMID: 34814516 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200808-01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the diagnostic value of different vaginal micro-environmental factors in low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN Ⅰ) and determine the optimal model in high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection. Methods: A total of 926 women, including 623 with normal cervical (NC) condition and 303 CINⅠ patients, had undergone pathological examinations, and were enrolled in the study. All the women were from a community previously established cohort. Vaginal cleanliness, pH, H2O2, β-glucuronidase, coagulase, sialidase, and leukocyte esterase (LE) were detected by the combined detection method aerobic vaginitis/bacterial vaginosis in vaginal secretions. HPV genotyping was performed by using the flow-through hybridization technology. The data were analyzed by SAS 9.2 and SPSS 23.0. Results: The vaginal cleanliness, pH, sialidase, and LE were determined as the representative vaginal micro-environment factors by principal component analysis. Based on logistic regression theory to analyze the ROC curve, the results showed that the highest sensitivity was with pH value (76.2%), and the highest specificity was with sialidase (90.9%). The area under ROC curve were higher in combination detection modes of sialidase+LE (0.714), pH+sialidase+LE (0.719), vaginal cleanness+sialidase+LE (0.713) and pH+vaginal cleanness+sialidase+LE (0.709). According to HR-HPV infection status, the TOPSIS method was used to analyze the combined detection optimal model. Specifically, we found that the best diagnostic model was pH+sialidase +LE (Ci=0.585) in the HR-HPV positive group and vaginal cleanness+sialidase+LE (Ci=0.641) in the negative group. Conclusions: The combined detection of vaginal microenvironment factors could be used for auxiliary diagnosis for CINⅠ. It would be more effective when detecting pH, sialidase, and LE in HR-HPV positive women while vaginal cleanness, sialidase, and LE in HR-HPV negative women at the same time.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Somatological Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Meng D, Song L, Qi Z, Wang J, Liu H, Lyu YJ, Jia HX, Ding L, Hao M, Tian ZQ, Wang JT. [Prognosis of high-risk HPV infection and its influences by vaginal micro-environmental factors]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1103-1107. [PMID: 34814515 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200829-01107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To describe the characteristics of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and its influences by vaginal micro-environmental factors. Methods: A total of 421 women with HR-HPV infection and normal cervix diagnosed by pathology were selected from a community cohort established earlier by our research group for a 24-month follow-up. The baseline data were collected at enrollment. The vaginal micro-environmental factors were detected by using the combined detection kit of aerobic vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis. And the HPV was detected by using the flow-through hybridization technology. According to the HR-HPV infection status in baseline and 24 months of follow-up, with the prognosis characteristics of HR-HPV infection described, the impact of vaginal micro-environmental factors on the prognosis of HR-HPV infection was explored as well. Results: Among 390 HR-HPV infected women who completed 24 months of follow-up, the top five types of persistent HR-HPV infection rate appeared as HPV16 (24.1%), HPV58 (22.2%), HPV53 (21.7%), HPV52 (20.0%), and HPV39 (11.8%), respectively. The results showed that women with abnormal vaginal pH (aOR=1.74, 95%CI: 1.08-2.80), abnormal neuraminidase (aOR=2.70, 95%CI: 1.52-4.83), or abnormal leucocyte esterase (aOR=3.41, 95%CI: 2.13-5.44), the risk of HR-HPV persistent infection increased. The abnormalities of neuraminidase and leukocyte esterase could increase the risk of persistent infection of homotype and heterotypic HR-HPV. Conclusions: HPV16 was prone to persistent infection. Abnormalities of vaginal pH, neuraminidase, and leukocyte esterase might increase the risk of HR-HPV persistent infection. Both the abnormalities of neuraminidase and leukocyte esterase play an essential role in the HR-HPV persistent infection.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Yu H, Baik C, Gold K, Hayashi H, Johnson M, Koczywas M, Murakami H, Nishio M, Steuer C, Su W, Yang J, Karam S, Qi Z, Qiu Y, Chen S, Yu C, Janne P. OA03.04 Efficacy and Safety of the Novel HER3 Directed Antibody Drug Conjugate Patritumab Deruxtecan (HER3-DXd; U3-1402) in EGFR-mutated NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.281] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Song L, Ding L, Feng MJ, Li XX, Gao W, Qi Z, Liu H, Wang M, Wang JT. [Effects of hnRNP E1 on expression of early genes E2, E6 of HPV16 and biological function in cervical cancer cells]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:321-326. [PMID: 33626623 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20191009-00723] [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 explore the effects of hnRNP E1 on the expression of early genes E2, E6 of HPV16 and the biological function in cervical cancer SiHa cell lines. Methods: The cell experiments in vitro were carried out in cervical cancer cell lines SiHa. The expression levels of E2, E6 mRNA and protein of HPV16 were detected by Real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively, before and after up-regulating hnRNP E1. Meanwhile, the cell proliferation, cycle and apoptosis were evaluated by CCK-8 and flow cytometry. Data analyses were performed using SPSS 22.0 and Graphpad Prism 7.0 software. Results: Compared with the blank and the blank plasmid group, the cells activity and proliferation decreased at 24, 48 and 72 h after up-regulating hnRNP E1 (P<0.05), while the percentage of cells in G0/G1 phase increased and the percentage in S and G2/M phase and proliferation index decreased (P<0.05). Moreover, the late apoptotic rate and the total apoptotic rate increased (P<0.05). The expression levels of E6 mRNA and protein of HPV16 in hnRNP E1 up-regulated group were significantly lower than that in both blank group and blank plasmid group, the differences were significant (P<0.05), showing the tendency of cells proliferation index decrease and total apoptotic rate increase with decreased HPV16 E6 expression. There were no significant differences in the expression of E2 mRNA of HPV16 among the three groups (P=0.427), and no E2 protein of HPV16 was detected. Conclusions: hnRNP E1 could inhibit the transcription and translation of E6 oncogene of HPV16 and further inhibit the proliferation and promote apoptosis of cervical cancer cells, suggesting that hnRNP E1 might be a potential target marker to prevent cervical lesions. But no association between hnRNP E1 and HPV16 E2 was found in SiHa cells.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Wang B, Liu H, Li Y, Ding S, Huang X, Deng X, Qi Z. Characteristics of Superficial Dose for the High Field MR-Linac: Measurements and Calculations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.739] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Hu Y, Wang Y, Qi Z, He M, Qiu R, Zhu S. Pattern of Recurrence of pT1-3N0M0 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radical Two-Field Resection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1907] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Peng Y, Chen S, An Q, Chen M, Liu Y, Gao X, Miao J, Wang Y, Gu H, Zhao C, Deng X, Qi Z. MR-based Synthetic CT Images Generated Using Generative Adversarial Networks for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Radiotherapy Treatment Planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2156] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Qi Z, Guo Y, Zhang H, Yu Q, Zhang P. Betulin attenuates pneumolysin-induced cell injury and DNA damage. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:843-851. [PMID: 32621771 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS Pneumolysin, a pore-forming toxin, is an important virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae with multiple biological activity, such as cell lysis and DNA damage. Thus, targeting this toxin is alternative strategy for the treatment of S. pneumoniae infection. METHODS AND RESULTS Haemolysin assay was performed to identify the potential PLY inhibitor. The mechanism by which betulin, a natural compound from birch bark, against PLY was determined via MICs determination, western blot analysis and oligomerization analysis. Cytotoxicity and Immunofluorescence assays were further used to evaluate the protection of betulin against PLY-induced cell injury and DNA damage. Here, betulin, a natural compound from birch bark, was indentified as an effective inhibitor of PLY. Importantly, at the concentrations required for such inhibition, betulin has no influence on S. pneumoniae viability or PLY production. The interaction of betulin with PLY restrict the olgomerizaiton of this toxin and, thus, directly neutralizing the activity of PLY. Additionally, betulin treatment alleviate PLY induced cells injury and DNA damage in the co-culture system of PLY and A549 cells. CONCLUSIONS Betulin could be used as a promising leading compound against S. pneumoniae virulence by directly targeting PLY without antibacterial activity. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The results presented in this work provided a novel strategy and candidate for S. pneumoniae infection.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Provincial Animal Disease Control Center, Changchun, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Yu H, Baik C, Gold K, Hayashi H, Johnson M, Koczywas M, Murakami H, Nishio M, Steuer C, Su WC, Yang J, Karam S, Qi Z, Qiu Y, Chen S, Yu C, Jänne P. LBA62 Efficacy and safety of patritumab deruxtecan (U3-1402), a novel HER3 directed antibody drug conjugate, in patients (pts) with EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Qi Z, Wang D, Lee J, Song T, Pantelic M, Keimig T, Nadig J, Reeser N, Zemke D, Seger N, Bevins N. Prediction Of Contrast Enhancement In Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) CT Through A Numerical Modeling Approach. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.052] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yang L, Zhu Z, Qi Z, Fan X, Qian D, Zhang J, Duan J. Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Consistency Between the Traditional and Mixed Decoction of Maimendong Decoction by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Quadrupole with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS)-Based Chemical Profiling Approach. J Chromatogr Sci 2020; 58:549-561. [PMID: 32378713 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmz104] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Take Maimendong Decoction (MMDD), one of the Chinese classic herbal formulas, as an object to evaluate the chemical consistency between traditional decoction and mixed decoction. The ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole with time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based chemical profiling approach has been utilized. A total of 48 major peaks are detected from these two decoctions under the present chromatographic and mass spectrometry conditions. The results of negative ion mode show nine significant inconsistencies. Liquiritin, ginsenoside Ro and ginsenoside Rg5/Rk1 are detected with higher intensity in traditional preparation sample than the mixed decoction, while licoisoflavone A is higher in mixed decoction samples than the traditional one. The mechanisms involved in the chemical changes were assumed to be anti-inflammation, anti-oxidative stress and so on, suggesting these two different preparation approaches of MMDD may lead to a possibility of discrepant clinical outcomes.
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- Lan Yang
- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.,Institute of Mental Health, Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215100, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nantong 226001, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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Qi Z, Kuang S, Qiu T, Yu A. Lattice Boltzmann investigation on fluid flows through packed beds: Interaction between fluid rheology and bed properties. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhao C, Wang Q, Tao X, Yu C, Liu S, LI M, Tian X, Qi Z, LI J, Yang F, Zhu L, Zeng X, Yang M, Jiang Y. THU0544 MULTIMODAL PHOTOACOUSTIC/ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM: A NEW IMAGING METHOD FOR EVALUATING RA. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), a new imaging technique which can be integrating with ultrasound (US) imaging, has shown potential in visualizing small joints. We have developed a multimodal photoacoustic/ultrasound (PA/US) imaging system, equipped with a handheld probe, which can provide dual-wavelength PA/US imaging to identify the micro-vessels of the inflamed articular regions and measure the oxygenation level of human inflamed synovium.Objectives:To validate the potential value for RA of the imaging system.Methods:A total of 32 RA patients received PA/US examination on seven small joints (MCP2, MCP3, PIP2, PIP3, MTP2, MTP5, and wrist of the clinically dominant side). The 0-3 score was used to semi-quantify the PA and PD signals of the inflammatory articular lesions, and the sums of PA and PD scores (PA-sum and PD-sum) were utilized. The relative oxygen saturation (SO2) values of the inflamed regions were measured by calculating the ratio of PA signals at the wavelength of 750nm and 830nm. All the patients were classified to 3 PA+SO2 patterns (Pattern 1: no or minimal PA signals; Pattern 2: evident PA signals and hyperoxia; Pattern 3: evident PA signals and hypoxia). The correlations between imaging scores and laboratory data, as well as clinical scoring systems were assessed.Results:A total of 32 patients of RA were recruited aged from 25-71 years-old were examined. PD-sum had moderate correlation with the clinical scores (r=0.529, 0.546, 0.490, 0.493 for DAS28ESR, DAS28CRP, SDAI, CDAI), moderate correlations with TJC (r=0.575) and SJC (r=0.491), fair correlation with VAS (r=0.239), poor correlation with PGA (r=0.153), and moderate correlation with EGA (r=0.457). The PA-sum had substantial correlations with the clinical scores (r= 0.699, 0.746, 0.723, 0.736 for DAS28ESR, DAS28CRP, SDAI, CDAI), substantial correlations with TJC (r=0.787) and SJC (r=0.694), moderate correlations with VAS (r=0.544) and PGA (r=0.529), and substantial correlation with EGA (r=0.708).Ten patients were classified as Pattern 1, 12 as Pattern 2, 9 as Pattern 3. The PA+ SO2 patterns presented substantial correlations with the clinical scores (DAS28ESR r=0.690, DAS28CRP r=0.782, SDAI r=0.805, CDAI r=0.799, SJC r=647, TJC r=0.676, respectively), substantial correlation with VAS (r=0.714), and moderate correlation with PGA (r=0.476) and EGA (r=0.502). Significant differences between those who were classified as hypoxia and hyperoxia with evident PA signals, were detected in VAS (p=0.020) and PGA (p=0.026).Conclusion:The PA-sum scores and the PA+SO2 patterns can be utilized as objective imaging parameters reflecting the disease activity of RA. PAI may serve as a supplement to conventional US examinations for RA patients.References:[1]Backhaus, M., et al., Evaluation of a novel 7-joint ultrasound score in daily rheumatologic practice: a pilot project. Arthritis Rheum, 2009. 61(9): p. 1194-201.[2]Colebatch, A.N., et al., EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging of the joints in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis, 2013. 72(6): p. 804-14.Figure 1.the photo of the multimodal PA/US imaging systemFigure 2.an example of the PA/US imagingDisclosure of Interests:Chenyang Zhao: None declared, Qian Wang: None declared, Xixi Tao: None declared, Chen Yu: None declared, Sirui Liu: None declared, Mengtao Li: None declared, Xinping Tian: None declared, Zhenhong Qi: None declared, Jianchu Li: None declared, Fang Yang: None declared, Lei Zhu: None declared, Xiaofeng Zeng Consultant of: MSD Pharmaceuticals, Meng Yang: None declared, Yuxin Jiang: None declared
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Liu X, Lu Y, Lian Y, Chen Z, Xia J, Meng L, Qi Z. Macrophage Depletion Improves Chronic Rejection in Rats With Allograft Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2020; 52:992-1000. [PMID: 32122662 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.12.037] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Macrophages may be important in chronic rejection after organ transplantation. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of depleting macrophages for a certain amount of time to alleviate chronic rejection in a heart transplant model of Fischer to Lewis rats. METHODS Clodronate liposome was injected abdominally to deplete macrophages for 2 time frames. The expression levels of ectodysplasin 1, arginase 1 (Arg1), chitinase-like lectin (Ym1), interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected. RESULTS 1. The expression levels of α-SMA, interferon gamma, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were lower after macrophage depletion for 2 or 4 weeks. 2. The expression levels of α-SMA, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were even lower after 4 weeks compared with 2 weeks, except for interferon gamma. 3. A higher level of expression of Arg1 and Ym1 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks was observed. 4. A higher level of expression of IL-10 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks, but not 4 weeks, was also observed. CONCLUSIONS Macrophage clearance after heart transplantation alleviated chronic rejection probably via M2 polarization of regenerated macrophages, reduced T-lymphocyte proliferation, and changed the expression levels of interferon gamma, TNF-α, MCP-1, and IL-10.
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xiamen City, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Aggarwal R, Moghadam-Kia S, Lacomis D, Malik A, Qi Z, Koontz D, Burlingame RW, Oddis CV. Anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibody in necrotizing myopathy: treatment outcomes, cancer risk, and role of autoantibody level. Scand J Rheumatol 2019; 49:405-411. [PMID: 31801390 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2019.1672782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate clinical associations of anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibody (Ab) and statin exposure in necrotizing myopathy (NM) patients. Methods: NM without a known myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) was ascertained from a large single-centre myositis database between 1985 and 2012. A comparison NM cohort included 32 anti-SRP+ autoantibody patients, and other control groups included 74 non-NM myositis patients and 21 non-myositis controls. Sera from all cases and controls were tested using a validated anti-HMGCR enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clinical features including statin use and anti-HMGCR Ab status were compared between cases and controls. Results: Of the 256 NM muscle biopsies reviewed, only 48 subjects with available sera were identified as traditional MSA-negative NM. Anti-HMGCR positivity was significantly (p < 0.001) associated with MSA-negative NM [48% (23/48)] compared to all of the myositis and non-myositis controls [5% (6/127)]. Most anti-HMGCR Ab-positive NM patients had high titres of anti-HMGCR (83%) and a history of statin exposure (78%), along with severe muscle weakness, high creatine kinase (CK) levels (90% ≥ 5000 IU/L), a paucity of other organ manifestations, and the need for immunosuppression with prednisone and methotrexate, but generally favourable outcomes. Anti-HMGCR serum levels were associated with baseline CK levels but not muscle weakness. Conclusion: HMGCR Ab-positive NM patients are associated with statin exposure, have severe muscle weakness and high CK at presentation, lack other organ manifestations, and generally have favourable outcomes from immunosuppression. Anti-HMGCR Abs should be assessed in MSA-negative NM patients, particularly those with a history of statin exposure.
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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He W, Smith WN, Grant BB, VanderZaag AC, Schwager EA, Qi Z, Reynolds D, Wagner-Riddle C. Understanding the Fertilizer Management Impacts on Water and Nitrogen Dynamics for a Corn Silage Tile-Drained System in Canada. J Environ Qual 2019; 48:1016-1028. [PMID: 31589678 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.11.0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Effective management of dairy manure is important to minimize N losses from cropping systems, maximize profitability, and enhance environmental sustainability. The objectives of this study were (i) to calibrate and validate the DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model using measurements of silage corn ( L.) biomass, N uptake, soil temperature, tile drain flow, NO leaching, NO emissions, and soil mineral N in eastern Canada, and (ii) to investigate the long-term impacts of manure management under climate variability. The treatments investigated included a zero-fertilizer control, inorganic fertilizer, and dairy manure amendments (raw and digested). The DNDC model overall demonstrated statistically "good" performance when simulating silage corn yield and N uptake based on normalized RMSE (nRMSE) < 10%, index of agreement () > 0.9, and Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) > 0.5. In addition, DNDC, with its inclusion of a tile drainage mechanism, demonstrated "good" predictions for cumulative drainage (nRMSE < 20%, > 0.8, and NSE > 0.5). The model did, however, underestimate daily drainage flux during spring thaw for both organic and inorganic amendments. This was attributed to an underestimation of soil temperature and soil water under frequent soil freezing and thawing during the 2013-2014 overwinter period. Long-term simulations under climate variability indicated that spring applied manure resulted in less NO leaching and NO emissions than fall application when manure rates were managed based on crop N requirements. Overall, this study helped highlight the challenges in discerning the short-term climate interactions on fertilizer-induced N losses compared with the long-term dynamics under climate variability.
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Qi Z, Zhang B, Zhang J, Hu Q, Xu F, Chen B, Zhu C. MicroRNA-30b inhibits non-small cell lung cancer cell growth by targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor. Neoplasma 2019. [PMID: 29534579 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_170217n118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lung cancer, especially non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Both microRNAs and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are important factors in NSCLC. In our study, the expression of miR-30b in 47 tumor tissues and paired normal tissues of NSCLC were detected by RT-PCR, and we found that miR-30b was down-regulated in NSCLC tumor tissues and was associated with TNM stage, differentiation, and lymph node metastases. Then we investigated the ability of miR-30b to regulate EGFR in several NSCLC cell lines, and found that miR-30b inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion, induced apoptosis and enhanced sensitivity of the NSCLC cells to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) by targeting EGFR and repressing EGFR signaling pathways. Overall, these results indicate that miR-30b may be a potential therapeutic target in NSCLC patients.
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Qin X, Tsoi M, Zhang L, Zhao X, Qi Z, Cheung B. Vancomycin-induced acute kidney injury in Hong Kong. Clin Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.03.1594] [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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Gao YH, Wang YX, Li J, He M, Qi Z, Qiu R, Qiao XY. [Impact factor of postoperative prognosis of esophageal cancer patients with stage pT2N0~1M0]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2019; 39:683-688. [PMID: 28926898 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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 postoperative prognosis and the related factors of patients with stage pT2N0-1M0 of thoracic esophageal carcinoma(EC). Methods: From 2008 to 2011, clinical data of 275 cases with stage pT2N0-1M0 of thoracic EC treated by esophagectomy were enrolled. These cases includ 180 male and 95 female. Among them, 32 cases were upper thoracic EC, 186 cases were middle thoracic EC and 57 cases were lower thoracic EC. Alternatively, 205 cases were stage pN0, 70 cases were stage pN1. 155 cases received esophagectomy alone and 120 cases received esophagectomy and postoperative adjuvant therapy. Results: The end of follow-up time was on September 30th, 2014. The 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 91.6%, 70.2% and 63.7%, respectively. The 1- 3-, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 83.9%, 64.0% and 60.0%, respectively. The result of univariate analysis showed that the depth of tumor invasion, pathological type, pN stage and number of metastatic lymph nodes were significantly associated with OS (all of P<0.05). Moreover, the gender, the depth of tumor invasion, pathological type, pN stage and number of metastatic lymph nodes were significantly associated with PFS (all of P<0.05). Cox multivariate analysis showed that the location of primary tumor and pN stage were the independent factors of OS (both P<0.05). The gender, pN stage and postoperative adjuvant therapy were the independent factors of PFS (all of P<0.05). Conclusion: Among the patients with pT2N0~1M0 stage of thoracic EC, patients with upper thoracic EC or pN1 stage have poorer postoperative prognosis compared with others, and postoperative adjuvant treatment is recommended for these patients.
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- Y H Gao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China (Currently address: Department of Medical Oncology, the Second Central Hospital of Baoding, Zhuozhou 072750, China)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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Diabetes mellitus (types 1 and 2) is the leading cause of glomerular disease and end-stage renal disease in most developed countries, with estimates that one-third of people living with diabetes will develop diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The current standard of care medications slow but do not arrest progression of kidney disease, and therefore, therapy for DKD is a highly unmet medical need for patients. To discover and test novel and durable new therapies, it is necessary to develop animal models of human DKD, which authentically recapitulate the human disease state and provide translatable efficacy to human patients. Here, we review selected mouse models of human DKD, which demonstrate many of the features of type 2 human DKD.
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Qi Z, Zhao Q, Wang R. Prognostic factors for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation combined with radiotherapy. Transl Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.21037/tcr.2018.04.22] [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: 11/06/2022]
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Wang Y, Yang Q, He M, Qi Z, Yang J, Qiao X. PO-0759: pN + region predicts postoperative recurrence for patients of ESCC after two-field esophagectomy. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31069-7] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Shao J, Wu X, Liu X, Qi J, Qi Z. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AND UMBILICAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW IN PHYSIOLOGIC PREGNANCIES. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2018; 14:268-271. [PMID: 31149269 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.268] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Objective To study the correlation between neck circumference(NC) and umbilical artery blood flow in physiologic pregnancies. Methods One hundred and one healthy pregnant woman in the third trimester were enrolled. Anthropometric measurements and ultrasonic testing were done. Results The women with NC ≥34.7cm had a more elevated umbilical artery pulsatility index(PI) and systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D) than the women with NC <34.7cm (P<0.01). NC were positively correlated with PI(r=0.224,P=0.024) and S/D ratio(r=0.415,P=0.0001). In multivariate analysis, NC was independently associated with PI (β=0.026, P=0.016) and S/D ratio (β=0.132, P=0.0001). Conclusions Obesity has an adverse impact on feto-placetal vessels, and NC was superior to body mass index.
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- J Shao
- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Dept. of Ultrasound, Qinhuangdao, China
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- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Dept. of General Surgery, Qinhuangdao, China
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- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Dept. of Ultrasound, Qinhuangdao, China
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- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Dept. of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Qinhuangdao, China
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- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Dept. of Ultrasound, Qinhuangdao, China
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Wang Y, Dong S, He M, Li J, Yang J, Qi Z, Qiao X. EP-1412: The pattern of postoperative recurrence in patients of stage pN0 ESCC after two-field esophagectomy. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31721-3] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Harlan SM, Heinz-Taheny KM, Sullivan JM, Wei T, Baker HE, Jaqua DL, Qi Z, Cramer MS, Shiyanova TL, Breyer MD, Heuer JG. Progressive Renal Disease Established by Renin-Coding Adeno-Associated Virus-Driven Hypertension in Diverse Diabetic Models. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 29:477-491. [PMID: 29061652 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017040385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Progress in research and developing therapeutics to prevent diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is limited by a lack of animal models exhibiting progressive kidney disease. Chronic hypertension, a driving factor of disease progression in human patients, is lacking in most available models of diabetes. We hypothesized that superimposition of hypertension on diabetic mouse models would accelerate DKD. To test this possibility, we induced persistent hypertension in three mouse models of type 1 diabetes and two models of type 2 diabetes by adeno-associated virus delivery of renin (ReninAAV). Compared with LacZAAV-treated counterparts, ReninAAV-treated type 1 diabetic Akita/129 mice exhibited a substantial increase in albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) and serum creatinine level and more severe renal lesions. In type 2 models of diabetes (C57BKLS db/db and BTBR ob/ob mice), compared with LacZAAV, ReninAAV induced significant elevations in ACR and increased the incidence and severity of histopathologic findings, with increased serum creatinine detected only in the ReninAAV-treated db/db mice. The uninephrectomized ReninAAV db/db model was the most progressive model examined and further characterized. In this model, separate treatment of hyperglycemia with rosiglitazone or hypertension with lisinopril partially reduced ACR, consistent with independent contributions of these disorders to renal disease. Microarray analysis and comparison with human DKD showed common pathways affected in human disease and this model. These results identify novel models of progressive DKD that provide researchers with a facile and reliable method to study disease pathogenesis and support the development of therapeutics.
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- Shannon M Harlan
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Liu Q, An L, Qi Z, Zhao Y, Li C. Increased Expression of Programmed Cell Death-1 in Regulatory T Cells of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: An Observational Clinical Study. Scand J Immunol 2017; 86:408-417. [PMID: 28888058 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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While regulatory T cells (Tregs) constitutively express programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), the role of PD-1 expression in Tregs of patients with sepsis remains unclear. Thus, we determined PD-1 expression in Tregs from the peripheral blood of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Seventy-eight patients with severe sepsis and 40 with septic shock, as well as 21 healthy subjects, were enrolled in this study. The percentage of peripheral blood PD-1+ Tregs, as well as absolute Treg counts, were compared between these three groups. PD-1 expression in Tregs and absolute Treg counts were also compared between survivors and non-survivors in patients with sepsis. PD-1 expression in Tregs increased in patients with sepsis compared to healthy controls. Conversely, absolute Treg counts were significantly decreased in patients with sepsis compared to healthy controls; patients with septic shock had the lowest absolute Treg counts. Among patients with sepsis, survivors had lower levels of PD-1 expression in Tregs, as well as higher absolute Treg counts, than non-survivors. Additionally, the percentage of PD-1+ Tregs correlated positively with lactate levels as well as the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores in patients with sepsis. PD-1 was upregulated in Tregs of patients with sepsis and may indicate a state of immune dysfunction. Overexpression of PD-1 in Tregs was associated with more severe sepsis as well as poor outcomes.
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, Chao-yang District, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, Chao-yang District, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, Chao-yang District, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, Chao-yang District, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, Chao-yang District, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing, China
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Wang YX, Yang Q, He M, Qiu R, Li J, Zhu SC, Qiao XY, Qi Z. [Patterns of recurrence in patients with stage Ⅲ thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical resection]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2017; 39:48-55. [PMID: 28104034 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the patterns of recurrence and their value on target delineation for postoperative radiotherapy (RT) in patients with stage Ⅲ thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after esophagectomy. Methods: 395 patients (302 male and 93 female) of stage Ⅲ thoracic ESCC after radical resection were enrolled in this study. Among them, 375 patients were treated with two-field and other 20 with three-field esopahgectomy. 97 patients were treated with surgery alone, 212 with adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy (CT), 56 with radiotherapy (RT) and 30 with CT plus RT. Diagnosis of recurrence was primarily based on CT images, some of which were biopsy confirmed. The location and patterns of tumor recurrence were analyzed. Results: The overall failure rates was 75.7% (299/395). Locoregional recurrence (LR) was found in 48.4% of the patients, distant metastasis (DM) in 16.2%, and LR plus DM in 4.3%. There were 208 patients occurred with LR, 26.9% (56) recurred in supraclavicular/neck (51 in supraclavicular), 69.7% (145) in mediastinum (88.7% in upper-mediastinum), and 19.7% (41) in upper abdomen (38 in para-aortic lymph node). Chi-square test and logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that TNM stage and adjuvant therapy were significantly associated with LR (P<0.05). Postoperative RT reduced LR (mainly LR in mediastinum), but postoperative CT did not decrease LR. Conclusions: The recurrence rate is very high in stage Ⅲ thoracic ESCC patients, LR is the main pattern of failure. TNM stage is one of the most important factors for LR. Postoperative radiotherapy can reduce LR but postoperative chemotherapy does not decrease LR. Upper-mediastinum is the most common site of recurrence, followed by supraclavicular and para-aortic regions; these areas should be considered as the key target of postoperative radiotherapy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China (Present affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Handan Central Hospital, Hebei Province, China)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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Lian Y, Gao C, Wu Y, Xia J, Leng Y, Liu Y, Zhu M, Chen J, Qi Z. Suppression of Delayed Xenograft Rejection by Resveratrol in a Hamster-to-Rat Cardiac Transplantation Model. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:1483-1491. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Qi Z, Li YH, Ding YH, Ji Q, Yang M, Gao YD. [Study of effects of micheliolide on ovarian cancer cell lines and its mechanism]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2017; 51:688-692. [PMID: 27671051 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the roles of micheliolide on ovarian cancer cells. Methods: Firstly, human ovarian cancer cell lines HeyA8, SKOV3 and A2780/DDP were treated with different concentration of micheliolide(0.25, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 50 μmol/L)for 72 hours, then methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT)assay was used wo detect the growth of the human ovarian cancer cell lines and the stongest inhibited cell line were selected for the following test. Secondly, after HeyA8 cell line was treated with different concentration(5, 10, 20 μmol/L)of micheliolide for 24 hours, the HeyA8 cell apoptosis was measured byflow cytometry. Thirdly, the expression of RelA mRNA in HeyA8 cell was detected through real-time PCR, the expressions of nuclear factor κB(NF-κB)signal pathway related protein RelA and the activited cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase(caspase-9)were detected by western blot analysis. Results: (1)The growth of HeyA8, SKOV3 and A2780/DDP cells were all significantly inhibited after being treated with different concentration of micheliolide for 72 hours and the roles of inhibition were all concentration dependant(P<0.05). The half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)of HeyA8, SKOV3 and A2780/DDP were(9.8±2.2),(12.0±2.1)and(12.8±1.8)μmol/L, respectively. We chose HeyA8 cell to do the following expreriments because of its best inhibited effect.(2)After HeyA8 cell was treated with micheliolide of different concentrations, as the concentration increased(20 and 0 μmol/L, for example), the apoptosis rate of HeyA8 cell raised from(7.2±1.0)% to(17.4±1.1)%, the percentage of survived cells reduce from(92.8 ± 1.3)% to(82.6 ± 1.4)%, and the relative mRNA level of RelA decreased from 1.00 ± 0.13 to 0.18 ± 0.00(P<0.01); furthermore, the expression of RelA protein was weaken and the activited caspase-9 protein expression was increased gradually. Conclusions: Micheliolide plays a significantly inhibited role in HeyA8, SKOV3 and A2780/DDP cells. The inhibited role of micheliolide inovarian cancer cells might through inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-кB)signaling pathway, and inducing the expression of activited caspase-9 protein to promoting apoptosis of HeyA8 cell.
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- Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Zhao Q, Xu X, Yue J, Yan H, Feng R, Qi Z, Zhu K, Jiang S, Wang R. Radiation-related lymphopenia association with worse prognosis in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Eur J Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(17)30345-3] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Zhao Q, Xu X, Yue J, Zhu K, Feng R, Jiang S, Qi Z, Wang R. Minimum absolute lymphocyte counts during radiation are associated with a worse prognosis in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2017; 10:231-241. [PMID: 28203281 PMCID: PMC5298483 DOI: 10.1177/1756283x16685557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripheral blood lymphocytes play an important role in antitumour immunity. We examined the relationship between the minimum absolute lymphocyte counts (Min ALCs) during radiotherapy (RT) and clinical outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Data from a total of 69 HCC patients who had received RT were retrospectively analysed. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were measured before RT, weekly during RT and after RT. Regression and mixed-effect models were used to assess the relationships with and potential predictors of overall survival (OS). Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to define optimal cut-off points of continuous variables for outcomes. RESULTS The median follow up was 30 months (range, 4-68 months). The median survival time (MST), 1-year OS rate and 2-year OS rate of the whole group were 25 months, 51% and 39%, respectively. The average circulating lymphocyte counts declined during RT (1493.19 versus 503.48 cells/µl, p < 0.001). A lower Min ALC was associated with worse OS (p = 0.001), with a cut-off value of 450 cells/µl (sensitivity and specificity, 50% and 70.6%, respectively). The MSTs, 1-year OS rates and 2-year OS rates were 15 months versus 47 months, 27% versus 78% and 4% versus 71% for patients with relatively lower (⩽450 cells/µl) and higher Min ALCs (>450 cells/µl), respectively (p < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that Min ALC independently predicted patients' OS (HR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.15-0.69). CONCLUSIONS Lower Min ALCs during RT may act as a worse prognostic factor for HCC after RT.
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- Qianqian Zhao
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Zhao Q, Zhu K, Yue J, Qi Z, Jiang S, Xu X, Feng R, Wang R. Comparison of intra-arterial chemoembolization with and without radiotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: a meta-analysis. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2016; 13:21-31. [PMID: 28053537 PMCID: PMC5189701 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s126181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Purpose Numerous studies have tried to combine transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). However, the efficacy of TACE or HAIC combined with RT versus TACE or HAIC alone remains controversial. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial chemoembolization combined with RT versus intra-arterial chemoembolization alone for the treatment of HCC patients with PVTT. Methods PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched for eligible studies. Two authors independently reviewed the abstracts, extracted relevant data and rated the quality of studies. The major end points were objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and adverse events. Results Eight studies with a total of 1,760 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results showed that intra-arterial chemoembolization combined with RT significantly improved ORR of PVTT (OR, 4.22; 95% CI, 3.07–5.80; P<0.001) and OS (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.57–0.83; P=0.001), but did not affect ORR of primary liver tumor (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.67–2.79; P=0.390). The incidence of grade 3 or 4 leukopenia (OR, 5.80; 95% CI, 2.478–13.56; P<0.001) and thrombocytopenia (OR, 3.77; 95% CI, 1.06–13.43; P=0.041) was higher in the intra-arterial chemoembolization plus RT group than in the intra-arterial chemoembolization group. Conclusion Combination therapy of intra-arterial chemoembolization and RT for HCC patients with PVTT could bring higher ORR of PVTT and better survival benefits. This combination therapy was also associated with a significantly increased risk of adverse events. However, they were mostly mild to moderate and successfully treated with conservative treatment.
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- Qianqian Zhao
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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