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Huang H, Guo S, Xu Y, Ettoumi FE, Fang J, Yan X, Xie Z, Luo Z, Cheng K. Valorization and protection of anthocyanins from strawberries (Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) by acidified natural deep eutectic solvent based on intermolecular interaction. Food Chem 2024; 447:138971. [PMID: 38461718 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
Abstract
This study introduces an innovative approach for the valorization and protection of anthocyanins from 'Benihoppe' strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) based on acidified natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES). Choline chloride-citric acid (ChCl-CA, 1:1) was selected and acidified to enhance the valorization and protection of anthocyanins through hydrogen bond. The optimal conditions (ultrasonic power of 318 W, extraction temperature of 61 °C, liquid-to-solid ratio of 33 mL/g, ultrasonic time of 19 min), yielded the highest anthocyanins of 1428.34 μg CGE/g DW. UPLC-Triple-TOF/MS identified six anthocyanins in acidified ChCl-CA extract. Stability tests indicated that acidified ChCl-CA significantly increased storage stability of anthocyanins in high temperature and light treatments. Molecular dynamics results showed that acidified ChCl-CA system possessed a larger diffusion coefficient (0.05 m2/s), hydrogen bond number (145) and hydrogen bond lifetime (4.38 ps) with a reduced intermolecular interaction energy (-1329.74 kcal/mol), thereby efficiently valorizing and protecting anthocyanins from strawberries.
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- Hao Huang
- College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China; College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China; Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Health Care Food Science and Technology, Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Suichang Limin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lishui 323302, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, People's Republic of China.
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Yang B, Pan F, Yasmeen F, Shan L, Pan J, Zhang M, Weng X, Wang M, Li M, Wang Q, Cheng K. Integrated multi-omic analysis reveals the cytokinin and sucrose metabolism-mediated regulation of flavone glycoside biosynthesis by MeJA exposure in Ficus pandurata Hance. Food Res Int 2023; 174:113680. [PMID: 37981372 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
Abstract
Ficus pandurata Hance (FPH) holds a rich history as a traditional Chinese botanical remedy, utilized both as a culinary condiment and a medicinal intervention for diverse ailments. This study focuses on enhancing FPH's therapeutic potential by subjecting it to exogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment, a strategy aimed at elevating the levels of active constituents to align with clinical and commercial requirements. Employing metabolomics, the impact of MeJA treatment on the lipid and flavonoid profiles of FPH leaves was investigated, revealing a marked increase in flavone glycosides, a subset of flavonoids. Investigation into the regulatory mechanism governing flavone glycoside biosynthesis uncovered elevated expression of structural genes associated with flavonoid production in response to MeJA exposure. Global endogenous hormone analysis pinpointed the selective activation of JA and cytokinin biosynthesis following MeJA treatment. Through a comprehensive integration of transcriptomic and metabolomic data, the cooperative stimulation of glucosyltransferase activity, alongside the JA and cytokinin signaling pathways, orchestrated by MeJA were explored. Furthermore, genes linked to sucrose metabolism exhibited heightened expression, concomitant with a noteworthy surge in antioxidant activity subsequent to MeJA treatment. These findings validate the augmentation of FPH leaf antioxidant capacity through MeJA intervention, while also offering profound insights into the regulatory role of MeJA in flavone glycoside biosynthesis, mediated by the interplay between cytokinin and sucrose metabolism pathways.
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- Bingxian Yang
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Wah, Wah Cantt 47040, Pakistan
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
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Chen W, Wang YL, Cheng K, Chen BH, Zhang P, Fang QX, Wu DP. [A rational analysis of the commonly used renal tumor scoring systems in predicting surgical outcomes of cystic renal masses]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:3424-3430. [PMID: 37587681 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230508-00743] [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: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
Objective: To explore the predictive effect of the renal tumor scoring system on the surgical outcomes of cystic renal masses (CRM). Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the data of 234 patients who received robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 2018 to June 2020. And 31 cases had CRM and 203 cases had solid renal masses (SRM). The propensity score of patients was calculated by logistic regression model, and 1∶2 matching was performed by the nearest neighbor method. The changes in perioperative indexes and long-term estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in CRM group and SRM group were compared. The CRM group and SRM group were stratified according to the complexity grading of R.E.N.A.L. score and PADUA score, respectively, to compare the difference in the achievement rate of ideal surgical outcome between the two groups, and analyze the predictive factors affected. The CRM diameter was stratified with 4 cm as the cut-off value (CRM1 group with a diameter<4 cm, CRM2 group with a diameter≥4 cm), and the surgical results were compared with the matched SRM1 group and SRM2 group. Results: In the matching cohort, the CRM group comprised 29 patients with a mean age of (48.7±10.8) years, of which 22 (75.9%) were males. The SRM group included 58 patients with a mean age of (50.4±10.2) years, of which 41 (70.7%) were males, with no statistically significant difference (all P>0.05). The warm ischemia time (WIT) [M (Q1,Q3)] in the CRM group was longer than that in the SRM group [23(18, 25) vs 19(17, 25) min, P=0.040]. The operation time (OT) [M (Q1,Q3)] in the CRM group was also longer than that of the SRM group [130(100, 150) vs 108(86, 120) min, P=0.006]. The change in serum creatinine before and after the operation [M (Q1,Q3)] was higher in the CRM group than in the SRM group [15(10, 23) vs 12(6, 17) μmol/L, P=0.030]. The ideal surgical outcomes were achieved in 7 patients (24.1%) in the CRM group and 36 patients (62.1%) in the SRM group. The number of patients achieving ideal surgical outcomes in R.E.N.A.L. intermediate complex surgery and PADUA advanced complex surgery in the SRM group were 24 (58.5%) and 15 (51.7%), respectively, which were higher than those in the CRM group 6 (27.3%) and 1 (5.9%) respectively (P<0.05). Preoperative eGFR (OR=0.758, 95%CI: 0.719-0.799) and the nature of the tumor (CRM as reference, OR=4.883, 95%CI: 1.550-15.378) were influencing factors for achieving the ideal surgical outcome. Subgroup analysis showed that eGFR changes before and after surgery and the estimated blood loss (EBL) in the CRM2 group were higher than those in the SRM2 group, and WIT and OT were longer than those in the SRM2 group (all P<0.05). The EBL and WIT of the CRM1 group were shorter than those of the CRM2 group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The surgical risk of RAPN in complex CRMs with a maximum diameter of≥4 cm is higher than the risk of RAPN in SRM with equivalent R.E.N.A.L. and PADUA scores.
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- W Chen
- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- The Second Department of Surgery, Xixiang County People's Hospital, Hanzhong 723500, China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Department, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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Lu AT, Fei Z, Haghani A, Robeck TR, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Lowe R, Yan Q, Zhang J, Vu H, Ablaeva J, Acosta-Rodriguez VA, Adams DM, Almunia J, Aloysius A, Ardehali R, Arneson A, Baker CS, Banks G, Belov K, Bennett NC, Black P, Blumstein DT, Bors EK, Breeze CE, Brooke RT, Brown JL, Carter GG, Caulton A, Cavin JM, Chakrabarti L, Chatzistamou I, Chen H, Cheng K, Chiavellini P, Choi OW, Clarke SM, Cooper LN, Cossette ML, Day J, DeYoung J, DiRocco S, Dold C, Ehmke EE, Emmons CK, Emmrich S, Erbay E, Erlacher-Reid C, Faulkes CG, Ferguson SH, Finno CJ, Flower JE, Gaillard JM, Garde E, Gerber L, Gladyshev VN, Gorbunova V, Goya RG, Grant MJ, Green CB, Hales EN, Hanson MB, Hart DW, Haulena M, Herrick K, Hogan AN, Hogg CJ, Hore TA, Huang T, Izpisua Belmonte JC, Jasinska AJ, Jones G, Jourdain E, Kashpur O, Katcher H, Katsumata E, Kaza V, Kiaris H, Kobor MS, Kordowitzki P, Koski WR, Krützen M, Kwon SB, Larison B, Lee SG, Lehmann M, Lemaitre JF, Levine AJ, Li C, Li X, Lim AR, Lin DTS, Lindemann DM, Little TJ, Macoretta N, Maddox D, Matkin CO, Mattison JA, McClure M, Mergl J, Meudt JJ, Montano GA, Mozhui K, Munshi-South J, Naderi A, Nagy M, Narayan P, Nathanielsz PW, Nguyen NB, Niehrs C, O'Brien JK, O'Tierney Ginn P, Odom DT, Ophir AG, Osborn S, Ostrander EA, Parsons KM, Paul KC, Pellegrini M, Peters KJ, Pedersen AB, Petersen JL, Pietersen DW, Pinho GM, Plassais J, Poganik JR, Prado NA, Reddy P, Rey B, Ritz BR, Robbins J, Rodriguez M, Russell J, Rydkina E, Sailer LL, Salmon AB, Sanghavi A, Schachtschneider KM, Schmitt D, Schmitt T, Schomacher L, Schook LB, Sears KE, Seifert AW, Seluanov A, Shafer ABA, Shanmuganayagam D, Shindyapina AV, Simmons M, Singh K, Sinha I, Slone J, Snell RG, Soltanmaohammadi E, Spangler ML, Spriggs MC, Staggs L, Stedman N, Steinman KJ, Stewart DT, Sugrue VJ, Szladovits B, Takahashi JS, Takasugi M, Teeling EC, Thompson MJ, Van Bonn B, Vernes SC, Villar D, Vinters HV, Wallingford MC, Wang N, Wayne RK, Wilkinson GS, Williams CK, Williams RW, Yang XW, Yao M, Young BG, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Zhao P, Zhao Y, Zhou W, Zimmermann J, Ernst J, Raj K, Horvath S. Author Correction: Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues. Nat Aging 2023; 3:1462. [PMID: 37674040 PMCID: PMC10645586 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-023-00499-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- A T Lu
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Zoological SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Cambridge, UK
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- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Loro Parque Fundacion, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- School of Science and Technology, Clifton Campus, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO, USA
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Gulf World, Dolphin Company, Panama City Beach, FL, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Medical Informatics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Zoological Operations, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Altos Labs, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
- SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Yuvan Research, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
- Institute for Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- LGL Limited, King City, Ontario, Canada
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- Evolutionary Genetics Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for Tropical Research, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Texas Pregnancy and Life-course Health Center, Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Technology Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- White Oak Conservation, Yulee, FL, USA
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- North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, AK, USA
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Marineland of Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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- Biomedical and Genomic Research Group, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Zoological Operations, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Louis Calder Center-Biological Field Station, Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Museum fur Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Texas Pregnancy and Life-course Health Center, Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany
- Division of Molecular Embryology, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Division of Regulatory Genomics and Cancer Evolution, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- SeaWorld of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Evolutionary Genetics Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Science, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA
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- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA, USA
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and Department of Molecular Medicine, UT Health San Antonio and the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Forensic Science, Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Biomedical and Genomic Research Group, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS University, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Species Preservation Laboratory, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Biology Department, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Biology, the University of St Andrews, Fife, UK
- Neurogenetics of Vocal Communication Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Computational and Genomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Lock D, Vassantachart A, Ragab O, Jennelle R, Han HR, Mehta S, Cheng K, Yang C, Omeh S, Miller K, Stal J, Ballas LK. Radiation Therapy Knowledge and Health Literacy among Culturally Diverse Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated at a Safety-Net Hospital. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e409-e410. [PMID: 37785358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Shared decision making is integral to the physician-patient relationship for radiotherapy (RT) patients. It is implicit that patients both comprehend and retain information explained during consultation. However, quality and quantity of patient knowledge following this visit is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate post-consultation RT knowledge and health literacy among a diverse group of patients. MATERIALS/METHODS Participants were patients ≥18 years old who received consultation for definitive or salvage RT to the prostate gland/fossa between April 2021 and January 2023 at an urban safety-net hospital. Following consultation, patients completed the Radiation Oncology Knowledge Assessment Survey (ROKAS), designed to measure patient understanding of proposed RT treatment (e.g., treatment frequency, length, safety) and possible short- and long-term side effects (SE). Additional measures included patients' health literacy, health numeracy (numerical medical concepts), acculturation (assimilation to the dominant culture), and socioeconomic factors. ROKAS was administered in both English and Spanish with Spanish-speaking patients offered medical translation if desired. Bivariate Pearson correlations were conducted to examine the relationships between independent variables and post-consultation RT knowledge. Two-sided t-tests were conducted to examine differences in patients' knowledge by language. RESULTS Overall, 39 ROKAS were completed by 24 English-speaking and 15 Spanish-speaking patients (mean age 64.4 [SD 6.8], range 52-79). The majority (93%) of patients 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that they understood all the RT information presented. However, only 70% of the RT questions were answered correctly with 26% of patients answering all RT questions correctly. Similarly, 95% of patients 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' with knowing the side effects of their proposed treatment, but only 71% and 74% of short- and long-term SE questions, respectively, were answered correctly. Higher health literacy (p = 0.04) and health numeracy (p = 0.001) were significantly correlated with better understanding of short-term SE, but not with RT knowledge or long-term SE. Spanish-speaking patients had significantly lower scores of health literacy (p = 0.001) and understanding of long-term (p = 0.01), but not short-term SE. CONCLUSION There is a significant gap between perceived and measured knowledge of RT treatment and SE in patients who receive consultation for RT to the prostate gland/fossa. Health literacy was significantly associated with improved knowledge of RT and short-term SE. Spanish-speaking patients had poorer understanding of long-term SE than English-speaking patients. Efforts to identify gaps in patient health literacy are needed to target those at risk and ensure that culturally diverse patient populations can engage in shared decision making with their providers.
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- D Lock
- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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Jiao C, Ling DC, Bian SX, Vassantachart A, Cheng K, Mehta S, Lock D, Feng M, Thomas H, Scholey J, Sheng K, Fan Z, Yang W. Contouring Analysis on Synthetic Contrast-Enhanced MR from GRMM-GAN and Implications on MR-Guide Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S117. [PMID: 37784304 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) MR-guided linear accelerators have been commercialized making MR-only planning and adaptation an appealing alternative circumventing MR-CT registration. However, obtaining daily contrast-enhanced MR images can be prohibitive due to the increased risk of side effects from repeated contrast injections. In this work, we evaluate the quality of contrast-enhanced multi-modal MR image synthesis network GRMM-GAN (gradient regularized multi-modal multi-discrimination sparse-attention fusion generative adversarial network) for MR-guided radiation therapy. MATERIALS/METHODS With IRB approval, we trained the GRMM-GAN based on 165 abdominal MR studies from 65 patients. Each study included T2, T1 pre-contrast (T1pre), and T1 contrast enhanced (T1ce) images. The two pre-contrast MR modalities, T2 and T1pre images were adopted as inputs for GRMM-GAN, and the T1ce image at the portal venous phase was used as an output. Ten MR scans containing 21 liver tumors were selected for contouring analysis. A Turing test was first given to six radiation oncologists, in which 100 real T1ce and synthetic T1ce image slices are randomly given to the radiation oncologists to determine the authenticity of the synthesis. We then invited two radiation oncologists (RadOnc 1 and RadOnc2) to manually contour the 21 liver tumors independently on the real T1ce images. RadOnc2 then performed contouring on the respective synthetic T1ce MRs. DICE coefficient (defined as the intersection over the average of two volumes) and Hausdorff distance (HD, measuring how far two volumes are from each other) were used as analysis metrics. The DICE coefficients were calculated from the two radiation oncologists' contours on the real T1ce MR for each tumor. The DICE coefficients were also calculated from RadOnc 2's contours on real and synthetic MRs. Besides, tumor center shifts were extracted. The tumor center of mass coordinates was extracted from real and synthetic volumes. The difference in the coordinates indicated the shifts in the superior-inferior (SI), right-left (RL), and anterior-posterior (AP) directions between real and synthetic tumor volumes. RESULTS An average of 52.3% test score was achieved from the six radiation oncologists, which is close to random guessing. RadOnc 1 and RadOnc 2, who had participated in the contouring analysis, achieved an average DICE of 0.91±0.02 from tumor volumes drawn on the real T1ce MRs. This result sets the inter-operator uncertainty baseline in the real clinical setting. RadOnc 2 achieved an average DICE (real vs. synth) of 0.90±0.04 and HD of 4.76±1.82 mm. Only sub-millimeter (SI: 0.67 mm, RL: 0.41 mm, AP: 0.39 mm) tumor center shifts were observed in all three directions. CONCLUSION The GRMM-GAN method has the potential for MR-guided liver radiation when contrast agents cannot be administered daily and provide synthetic contrast-enhanced MR for better tumor targeting. The network can produce synthetic MR images with satisfactory contour agreement and geometric integrity.
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- C Jiao
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Cheng K, Ragab O, Momin F, Bian S. Automation of Dosimetric Data Collection Using C# ESAPI for Intracavitary and Hybrid Intracavitary/Interstitial Brachytherapy Plans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e506-e507. [PMID: 37785588 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Dosimetric data extraction for complex brachytherapy plans can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. The Eclipse Scripting API (ESAPI) Microsoft .NET framework and its ability to access the ARIA treatment planning database makes it a powerful tool for researchers to incorporate automation into data collection. This automation allows for more efficient and error-free collection of dosimetric data, and the program can be iterated over multiple patients at one time. The main objectives of this study were (i) to develop a C# ESAPI script capable of automated data collection for multiple brachytherapy plans and (ii) to apply the script and examine dosimetric characteristics of a patient cohort with locally advanced cervical cancer treated using tandem and ovoid (T/O) applicators or hybrid tandem and ovoid applicators with needles (T/O + N). MATERIALS/METHODS We developed a ESAPI script capable of receiving a list of patient IDs and creating a CSV dataset of dosimetric data of the requested patients. Eclipse commands were accessed to create a CSV dataset consisting of baseline demographic data, average V100, V125, D100, D90 as well as D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of organs at risk (bladder, rectum, sigmoid colon, small bowel) per fraction. We applied the ESAPI script to our single-institution retrospective cohort which included patients who underwent brachytherapy as part of definitive radiation treatment for cervical cancer between May 2017 and November 2022. Patients either received T/O or T/O + N brachytherapy boost. Statistical analysis was performed using two-sided t-tests to examine differences in descriptive dose metrics between the two techniques. RESULTS The developed ESAPI script automatically generated a CSV file of baseline demographic data as well as dosimetric data for patients who underwent T/O or T/O + N brachytherapy boost. We demonstrated that the ESAPI script could acquire and analyze the data quickly (<5 s per test case) compared to time required to generate data via manual review (5 min per test case). This is a 98% reduction in time required to review and collect data per patient. The analyzed cohort included 72 patients with cervical cancer: 40 with T/O technique and 32 with T/O + N technique. Larger clinical target volumes (CTV) were seen in the group that received treatment with T/O + N technique versus T/O alone (37.4 cc vs 25.2 cc, p < 0.0007). Dose metrics including V100, V125, D100, D90 of the high-risk CTV as well as D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of the bladder, rectum, small bowel were not significantly different between techniques. However, the D0.1cc, D1cc, D2cc of the sigmoid colon were higher for patients who received T/O + N technique by 95, 74, and 64 cGy respectively (p < 0.005, p < 0.003 and p < 0.007). CONCLUSION This study highlights the use of a newly developed ESAPI script specific to brachytherapy plans which allows for iteration over multiple patients at one time. We were able to quickly compare multiple dose metrics for two patient groups treated at our institution.
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- K Cheng
- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC, DC
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- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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- LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA
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Guo Q, Song Y, Cheng K, Zhu Z, Zhang Y, Yue J. Impact of FAPI-PET/CT on Target Volume Definition in Radiation Therapy of Locally Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: Compared with MRI/CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e355. [PMID: 37785225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) A new radioactive positron emission tomography (PET) tracer uses inhibitors of fibroblast activation protein (FAPI) to visualize FAP-expressing cancer associated fibroblasts. Significant FAPI-uptake has recently been demonstrated in biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. Target volume delineation for radiation therapy still relies on often less precise conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) registered with computed tomography (CT) imaging, especially in locally advanced BTC patients. The need for improvement in precise tumor detection and delineation led us to innovatively use the novel FAPI-PET/CT for radiation treatment planning. MATERIALS/METHODS Gross tumor volumes (GTVs) of five locally advanced BTC cases were contoured under FAPI-PET/CT method. MRI/CT was used to delineate tumors additionally. The differentiation in target definition was analyzed between FAPI-PET/CT-based GTVs and the manually MRI/CT-based GTVs. RESULTS Target definition differed significantly between different imaging methods with mean dice similarity coefficients of 0.5527, mean Jaccard similarity coefficients of 0.4296 and mean volumetric overlap difference of 0.5704, while the mean volumes and standard deviations of GTVs were 18.12±15.10 cm3 and 38.44±24.72 cm3, based on FAPI-PET/CT and MRI/CT respectively (P = 0.102). There was a discordance and difference between the volumes of FAPI-GTVs-based GTVs and the manually contoured GTVs based on MRI/CT. CONCLUSION Due to its high tumor to background contrast, FAPI-PET/CT seems to be a superior imaging modality compared to the current gold standard MRI/CT in BTC. For the first time, we demonstrate how FAPI-PET/CT could facilitate target definition and increases accuracy in radiation oncology in BTC. Limited to the sample size, we still need more large-scale data to support this view.
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- Q Guo
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Liu Y, Hu H, Yang R, Zhu Z, Cheng K. Current Advances in the Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Transcriptional Regulation of α-Tomatine in Tomato. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3289. [PMID: 37765452 PMCID: PMC10534454 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183289] [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] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Steroid glycoalkaloids (SGAs) are a class of cholesterol-derived metabolites commonly found in the Solanaceae plants. α-Tomatine, a well-known bitter-tasting compound, is the major SGA in tomato, accumulating extensively in all plant tissues, particularly in the leaves and immature green fruits. α-Tomatine exhibits diverse biological activities that contribute to plant defense against pathogens and herbivores, as well as conferring certain medicinal benefits for human health. This review summarizes the current knowledge on α-tomatine, including its molecular chemical structure, physical and chemical properties, biosynthetic and metabolic pathways, and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. Moreover, potential future research directions and applications of α-tomatine are also discussed.
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- Yuanyuan Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (Y.L.); (H.H.); (R.Y.)
- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (Y.L.); (H.H.); (R.Y.)
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (Y.L.); (H.H.); (R.Y.)
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (Y.L.); (H.H.); (R.Y.)
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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Lu AT, Fei Z, Haghani A, Robeck TR, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Lowe R, Yan Q, Zhang J, Vu H, Ablaeva J, Acosta-Rodriguez VA, Adams DM, Almunia J, Aloysius A, Ardehali R, Arneson A, Baker CS, Banks G, Belov K, Bennett NC, Black P, Blumstein DT, Bors EK, Breeze CE, Brooke RT, Brown JL, Carter GG, Caulton A, Cavin JM, Chakrabarti L, Chatzistamou I, Chen H, Cheng K, Chiavellini P, Choi OW, Clarke SM, Cooper LN, Cossette ML, Day J, DeYoung J, DiRocco S, Dold C, Ehmke EE, Emmons CK, Emmrich S, Erbay E, Erlacher-Reid C, Faulkes CG, Ferguson SH, Finno CJ, Flower JE, Gaillard JM, Garde E, Gerber L, Gladyshev VN, Gorbunova V, Goya RG, Grant MJ, Green CB, Hales EN, Hanson MB, Hart DW, Haulena M, Herrick K, Hogan AN, Hogg CJ, Hore TA, Huang T, Izpisua Belmonte JC, Jasinska AJ, Jones G, Jourdain E, Kashpur O, Katcher H, Katsumata E, Kaza V, Kiaris H, Kobor MS, Kordowitzki P, Koski WR, Krützen M, Kwon SB, Larison B, Lee SG, Lehmann M, Lemaitre JF, Levine AJ, Li C, Li X, Lim AR, Lin DTS, Lindemann DM, Little TJ, Macoretta N, Maddox D, Matkin CO, Mattison JA, McClure M, Mergl J, Meudt JJ, Montano GA, Mozhui K, Munshi-South J, Naderi A, Nagy M, Narayan P, Nathanielsz PW, Nguyen NB, Niehrs C, O'Brien JK, O'Tierney Ginn P, Odom DT, Ophir AG, Osborn S, Ostrander EA, Parsons KM, Paul KC, Pellegrini M, Peters KJ, Pedersen AB, Petersen JL, Pietersen DW, Pinho GM, Plassais J, Poganik JR, Prado NA, Reddy P, Rey B, Ritz BR, Robbins J, Rodriguez M, Russell J, Rydkina E, Sailer LL, Salmon AB, Sanghavi A, Schachtschneider KM, Schmitt D, Schmitt T, Schomacher L, Schook LB, Sears KE, Seifert AW, Seluanov A, Shafer ABA, Shanmuganayagam D, Shindyapina AV, Simmons M, Singh K, Sinha I, Slone J, Snell RG, Soltanmaohammadi E, Spangler ML, Spriggs MC, Staggs L, Stedman N, Steinman KJ, Stewart DT, Sugrue VJ, Szladovits B, Takahashi JS, Takasugi M, Teeling EC, Thompson MJ, Van Bonn B, Vernes SC, Villar D, Vinters HV, Wallingford MC, Wang N, Wayne RK, Wilkinson GS, Williams CK, Williams RW, Yang XW, Yao M, Young BG, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Zhao P, Zhao Y, Zhou W, Zimmermann J, Ernst J, Raj K, Horvath S. Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues. Nat Aging 2023; 3:1144-1166. [PMID: 37563227 PMCID: PMC10501909 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-023-00462-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
Aging, often considered a result of random cellular damage, can be accurately estimated using DNA methylation profiles, the foundation of pan-tissue epigenetic clocks. Here, we demonstrate the development of universal pan-mammalian clocks, using 11,754 methylation arrays from our Mammalian Methylation Consortium, which encompass 59 tissue types across 185 mammalian species. These predictive models estimate mammalian tissue age with high accuracy (r > 0.96). Age deviations correlate with human mortality risk, mouse somatotropic axis mutations and caloric restriction. We identified specific cytosines with methylation levels that change with age across numerous species. These sites, highly enriched in polycomb repressive complex 2-binding locations, are near genes implicated in mammalian development, cancer, obesity and longevity. Our findings offer new evidence suggesting that aging is evolutionarily conserved and intertwined with developmental processes across all mammals.
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- A T Lu
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Zoological SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Cambridge, UK
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- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Loro Parque Fundacion, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- School of Science and Technology, Clifton Campus, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO, USA
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Gulf World, Dolphin Company, Panama City Beach, FL, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Medical Informatics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Zoological Operations, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Altos Labs, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
- SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Yuvan Research, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
- Institute for Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- LGL Limited, King City, Ontario, Canada
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- Evolutionary Genetics Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for Tropical Research, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata, Histology and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Texas Pregnancy and Life-course Health Center, Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Technology Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- White Oak Conservation, Yulee, FL, USA
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- North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, AK, USA
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Marineland of Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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- Biomedical and Genomic Research Group, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Zoological Operations, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Louis Calder Center-Biological Field Station, Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Museum fur Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Texas Pregnancy and Life-course Health Center, Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany
- Division of Molecular Embryology, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Division of Regulatory Genomics and Cancer Evolution, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- SeaWorld of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Evolutionary Genetics Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Science, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA
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- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA, USA
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and Department of Molecular Medicine, UT Health San Antonio and the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA
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- SeaWorld of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Forensic Science, Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Biomedical and Genomic Research Group, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS University, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Applied Translational Genetics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- SeaWorld of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Species Preservation Laboratory, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Biology Department, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Biology, the University of St Andrews, Fife, UK
- Neurogenetics of Vocal Communication Group, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Computational and Genomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
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- Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Altos Labs, San Diego Institute of Science, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Zhang Y, Pan J, Liu Y, Zhang X, Cheng K. Effects of Ficus pandurata Hance var. angustifolia Cheng Flavonoids on Intestinal Barrier and Cognitive Function by Regulating Intestinal Microbiota. Foods 2023; 12:foods12081682. [PMID: 37107477 PMCID: PMC10137925 DOI: 10.3390/foods12081682] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
More and more evidence has supported the interaction between circadian rhythms and intestinal microbes, which provides new insights into how dietary nutrition can improve host health. Our research showed that Ficus pandurata Hance var. angustifolia Cheng flavonoids (FCF) ameliorated the pathological damage of colon and abnormal intestinal microflora structure in mice with circadian clock disorder and improved their exploration and memory behaviors. Mechanism studies have shown that FCF is involved in regulating metabolic pathways and related metabolites, regulating the expression of related tight junction proteins in the colon and the levels of Aβ and inflammatory factors in the hippocampus. Further analysis found that these metabolites showed a certain correlation with intestinal flora and played a certain role in alleviating intestinal physiological damage and cognitive decline.
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- Yuting Zhang
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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Brown M, Kashem A, Zhao H, Cheng K, Kehara H, Mokashi S, Yanagida R, Shigemura N, Toyoda Y. Does Donor Age Impact Survival Outcome of Increased-Risk Lung Transplantation? J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1559] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Xu F, Bian Y, Zhang GQ, Gao LY, Liu YF, Liu TX, Li G, Song RX, Su LJ, Zhou YJ, Cui JY, Yan XL, Guo FM, Zhang HY, Li QH, Zhao M, Ma LK, You BA, Wang G, Kong L, Ma JL, Zhou XF, Chang ZL, Tang ZY, Yu DY, Cheng K, Xue L, Li X, Pang JJ, Wang JL, Zhang HT, Yu XZ, Chen YG. [Safety and efficacy of the early administration of levosimendan in patients with acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and elevated NT-proBNP levels: An Early Management Strategy of Acute Heart Failure (EMS-AHF)]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:374-383. [PMID: 37032132 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20220420-00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Objectives: To investigated the safety and efficacy of treating patients with acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and elevated levels of N-terminal pro-hormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) with levosimendan within 24 hours of first medical contact (FMC). Methods: This multicenter, open-label, block-randomized controlled trial (NCT03189901) investigated the safety and efficacy of levosimendan as an early management strategy of acute heart failure (EMS-AHF) for patients with NSTEMI and high NT-proBNP levels. This study included 255 patients with NSTEMI and elevated NT-proBNP levels, including 142 males and 113 females with a median age of 65 (58-70) years, and were admitted in the emergency or outpatient departments at 14 medical centers in China between October 2017 and October 2021. The patients were randomly divided into a levosimendan group (n=129) and a control group (n=126). The primary outcome measure was NT-proBNP levels on day 3 of treatment and changes in the NT-proBNP levels from baseline on day 5 after randomization. The secondary outcome measures included the proportion of patients with more than 30% reduction in NT-proBNP levels from baseline, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) during hospitalization and at 6 months after hospitalization, safety during the treatment, and health economics indices. The measurement data parameters between groups were compared using the t-test or the non-parametric test. The count data parameters were compared between groups using the χ² test. Results: On day 3, the NT-proBNP levels in the levosimendan group were lower than the control group but were statistically insignificant [866 (455, 1 960) vs. 1 118 (459, 2 417) ng/L, Z=-1.25,P=0.21]. However, on day 5, changes in the NT-proBNP levels from baseline in the levosimendan group were significantly higher than the control group [67.6% (33.8%,82.5%)vs.54.8% (7.3%,77.9%), Z=-2.14, P=0.03]. There were no significant differences in the proportion of patients with more than 30% reduction in the NT-proBNP levels on day 5 between the levosimendan and the control groups [77.5% (100/129) vs. 69.0% (87/126), χ²=2.34, P=0.13]. Furthermore, incidences of MACE did not show any significant differences between the two groups during hospitalization [4.7% (6/129) vs. 7.1% (9/126), χ²=0.72, P=0.40] and at 6 months [14.7% (19/129) vs. 12.7% (16/126), χ²=0.22, P=0.64]. Four cardiac deaths were reported in the control group during hospitalization [0 (0/129) vs. 3.2% (4/126), P=0.06]. However, 6-month survival rates were comparable between the two groups (log-rank test, P=0.18). Moreover, adverse events or serious adverse events such as shock, ventricular fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia were not reported in both the groups during levosimendan treatment (days 0-1). The total cost of hospitalization [34 591.00(15 527.46,59 324.80) vs. 37 144.65(16 066.90,63 919.00)yuan, Z=-0.26, P=0.80] and the total length of hospitalization [9 (8, 12) vs. 10 (7, 13) days, Z=0.72, P=0.72] were lower for patients in the levosimendan group compared to those in the control group, but did not show statistically significant differences. Conclusions: Early administration of levosimendan reduced NT-proBNP levels in NSTEMI patients with elevated NT-proBNP and did not increase the total cost and length of hospitalization, but did not significantly improve MACE during hospitalization or at 6 months.
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- F Xu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo 255036, China
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- Department of Emergency, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261041, China
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- Department of Emergency, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo 255036, China
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- Department of Emergency, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261041, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Binzhou People's Hospital, Binzhou 256600, China
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- Emergency Medicine Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264003,China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Central Hospital of Taian, Taian 271000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying 257000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao), Qingdao 266031, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao), Qingdao 266031, China
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- Department of Emergency Center, Affiliated Hospital, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, China
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- Department of Emergency Center, Affiliated Hospital, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Emergency, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Acute Heart Failure Unit (AHFU), Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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Profozich E, Jafar S, Kashem A, Zhao H, Cheng K, Yanagida R, Leotta E, Kehara H, Shigemura N, Toyoda Y. The Effect of Donor-Recipient Sex Matches on Lung Transplant Survival Rates: A Single Center Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1035] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Yang X, Pan J, Xing B, Xie Z, Fu Y, Cheng K. Novel ZnO@NPC core-shell polyhedral heterostructures derived from ZIF-8 with enhanced photocatalytic performance for aflatoxin B1 degradation. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104789] [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: 03/12/2023] Open
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Cheng K, Dunlap M, Parrish C. Designing a scavenger hunt to increase pediatric resident knowledge about resources addressing social determinants of health. Am J Med Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(23)00698-5] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Lan S, Yang Z, Ren J, Cheng K, Shen S, Cao L, Wang D. Fluorescence Properties of EDTA Carbon-Dots and Its Application in Iron Ions Detection. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363223020238] [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: 04/03/2023]
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Xiao L, Xiong H, Deng Z, Peng X, Cheng K, Zhang H, Jiang L, Sun Y. Tetrastigma hemsleyanum leaf extracts ameliorate NAFLD in mice with low-grade colitis via the gut-liver axis. Food Funct 2023; 14:500-515. [PMID: 36519687 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo03028d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex metabolic disorder, manifested as oxidative stress, lipid accumulation, and inflammation of the liver. Tetrastigma hemsleyanum leaves (THL), which are rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids, have good anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hepatoprotective effects. However, it is unknown whether THL extracts can improve NAFLD and the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Hence, this study was designed to investigate the effects of THL extracts on NAFLD and perform a preliminary inquiry into the underlying mechanism based on the gut-liver axis. The results showed that THL extracts could reverse NAFLD-related oxidative stress, lipid accumulation, and inflammation. Additionally, the protective effect of THL extracts on the gut includes the maintenance of the intestinal barrier and the regulation of gut microbiota, which may be one of the mechanisms by which THL improves NAFLD. To be specific, in our study, THL extracts alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation and oxidative stress by regulating the expression of lipid synthesis/catabolism and the oxidative stress genes (SREBP-1c/ACC-1/PPAR-α/PPAR-γ/Keap1/Nrf2). In addition, THL extracts reduced damage to the intestinal barrier (ZO-1/Mucin2/occludin) and increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillales, Ruminococcaceae, and Bifidobacteriales in NAFLD mice. In short, THL extracts alleviated NAFLD-related oxidative stress, lipid accumulation, and inflammation in NAFLD mice which may be via the gut-liver axis (gut barrier integrity and gut microbiota).
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- Lihua Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China.
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- Ningbo Municipal Hospital of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Ningbo, 315010, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China.
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China.
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Dong R, Pan J, Zhao G, Zhao Q, Wang S, Li N, Song L, Huang X, Miao S, Ying J, Wu F, Wang D, Cheng K, Granato D, Ban Q. Antioxidant, antihyperglycemic, and antihyperlipidemic properties of Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu leaves in experimental animals: modulation of thioredoxin and glutathione systems, renal water reabsorption, and gut microbiota. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1168049. [PMID: 37187875 PMCID: PMC10176510 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1168049] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Introduction Excessive calorie intake and physical inactivity have dramatically increased nutrient overload-associated disease, becoming a global public health issue. Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu (CHI) is a homology plant of food and medicine in China and shows several health benefits. Methods This work investigated the antioxidant activity, the alleviating effects, and the mechanism of action on diabetes and hyperlipidemia of CHI leaves. Results and discussion Results showed that CHI leaves infusion displayed in vitro antioxidant activity measured by ABTS and ferric reducing antioxidant power methods. In wild-type Kunming mice, CHI leaves infusion consumption activated the hepatic antioxidant enzymes, including glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase as well as thioredoxin reductase 1. In alloxan-induced type 1 diabetic mice, CHI leaves infusion ameliorated diabetic symptoms, including polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia and hyperglycemia, in a dose-dependent and time-course manners. The mechanism involved CHI leaves up-regulating renal water reabsorption associated protein - urine transporter A1-and promoting the trafficking of urine transporter A1 and aquaporin 2 to the apical plasma membrane. Despite this, in high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic golden hamsters, CHI leaves powder did not significantly effect on hyperlipidemia and body weight gain. This might be attributed to CHI leaves powder increasing the calorie intake. Interestingly, we found that CHI leaves extract containing a lower dose of total flavonoid than CHI leaves powder pronouncedly reduced the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum in golden hamsters fed a high-fat diet. Furthermore, CHI leaves extract elevated the diversity of gut microbiota and the abundance of Bifidobacterium and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-014. It also decreased the abundance of Lactobacillus at the genus level in golden hamsters fed a high-fat diet. Overall, CHI leaves benefit oxidative stress prevention and metabolic syndrome amelioration in vivo.
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- Ruixia Dong
- College of Horticulture, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, China
- College of Forestry Science and Technology, Lishui Vocational and Technical College, Lishui, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guangshan Zhao,
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- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Innovation Team of Food Nutrition and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, China
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- College of Forestry Science and Technology, Lishui Vocational and Technical College, Lishui, China
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- College of Forestry Science and Technology, Lishui Vocational and Technical College, Lishui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Dongxu Wang,
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
- Kejun Cheng,
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- Bioactivity and Applications Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Tea Science, College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Yang X, Pan J, Hu J, Huang S, Cheng K. MIL-125(Ti) derived Ag doped tablet-like TiO2@carbon composites as efficient photocatalyst for degradation of rhodamine B. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2023.123862] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Cheng K. Gastrointestinal: Successful management of lipomatosis in ileum by loop-and-let-go technique through motorized spiral enteroscopy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022. [PMID: 36567071 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.16085] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- K Cheng
- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Vassantachart A, Ballas L, Bian S, Lock D, Jang J, Fossum C, Han H, Mehta S, Cheng K, Miller K, Stal J, Ragab O. Do Patients Understand Radiation Therapy? Radiation Oncology Knowledge Assessment and Health Literacy among Culturally Diverse Breast Cancer Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.632] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Khav N, Cheng K, Ramkumar S, Nerlekar N, Mottram P, Nicholls S, Moir S. Can a simple echocardiographic Doppler VTI based flow comparison between the RVOT and LVOT assist in identifying patients with a significant atrial septal defect? Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Detection of haemodynamically significant shunting from atrial septal defect (ASD) can be identified by using the pulmonary-systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs). However, calculation of Qp/Qs by echocardiography relies on geometric assumptions that outflow tracts are circular, suffers from squared linear measures, and accurate measurement of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) diameter is challenging. Whilst adults with ASD should have overt right ventricular dilatation, RV sizing on echocardiography is often subjective and underappreciated. We evaluated whether a dimensionless index of flow (VTI) differences between the RVOT and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) could assist in identifying patients with ASD, and compared it with relative atrial index (RAI), a parameter previously assessed in identifying atrial shunting.
Methods
Data from 64 consecutive patients who underwent ASD closure and had no concomitant lesions, were compared with 63 normal controls. RVOT VTI, LVOT VTI, LVOT diameter, and atrial areas were measured.
Results
Between controls and ASD patients, there was no difference in LVOT VTI or forward stroke volume, but ASD patients had significantly higher RVOT VTI. The RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio was 1:1 in controls and 1.5:1 in ASD patients. Area under the ROC curve analysis of RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio was 0.83, and a ratio of 1.1:1 predicted patients with ASD with 86% sensitivity and 73% specificity. In comparison, the area under the ROC curve analysis of RAI was 0.70, and an RAI of 1.05:1 predicted patients with ASD with 77% sensitivity and 44% specificity.
Conclusion
Calculation of the dimensionless RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio is simple, and may be a useful additional semi-quantitative tool to assist cardiologists and sonographers in detecting atrial shunting, particularly in patients with borderline or overt right heart dilatation, and identify who patients should undergo further evaluation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Khav
- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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Yang X, Hu J, Pan J, Shen Y, Cheng K. Fabrication of Ag/ZnO@N-Carbon Core@Shell Photocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. Front Chem 2022; 10:950007. [PMID: 35844656 PMCID: PMC9282832 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.950007] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic degradation method has been recognized as an effective way to eliminate the contamination of environment. However, developing photocatalysts with excellent photocatalytic properties are still a big challenge. In this paper, Ag doped ZnO coating with a layer of N doped porous carbon (Ag/ZnO@N-carbon) was successfully synthesized by using polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) modified ZIF-8 as precursor via adsorption, hydrothermal treatment, in situ growth and carbonization processes. The physical and chemical properties of all samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), electron transmission microscopy (TEM) and so on. The results show that Ag doping does not change the crystallinity of ZnO, but broaden its photo-response property. The coating of N doped carbon can improve the specific surface area of photocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity of all samples was evaluated by degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) solution under UV light irradiation for 25 min. Ag/ZnO@N-carbon exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity for degradation of RhB with a degradation of 98.65%. Furthermore, Ag/ZnO@N-carbon also has high stability. Based on the characterization, possible mechanism for degradation of RhB by Ag/ZnO@N-carbon under UV light irradiation was proposed.
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- Xiaobing Yang
- School of Photovoltaic Materials, Jiangxi New Energy Technology Institute, Xinyu, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Wuyi University, Wuyishan, China
- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Wuyi University, Wuyishan, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Wuyi University, Wuyishan, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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Liu Y, Pan J, Ni S, Xing B, Cheng K, Peng X. Transcriptome and Metabonomics Combined Analysis Revealed the Defense Mechanism Involved in Hydrogen-Rich Water-Regulated Cold Stress Response of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:889726. [PMID: 35812920 PMCID: PMC9260428 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.889726] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The poor resistance to cold stress conditions has become the bottleneck problem in Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (T. hemsleyanum) planting industry. Exogenous hydrogen (H2) plays an important role in improving stress resistance in plants. However, the key factors and regulatory network of plants in response to hydrogen-rich water (HRW) treatment under environmental stress are not clear. Here, we conducted integrative analyses of metabolome and transcriptome profiles to reveal the defense mechanism involved in the HRW-regulated cold stress response of T. hemsleyanum. The application of 75% HRW could alleviate stress damage by decreasing stomatal apparatus density and significantly increasing photosynthetic efficiency and mitigating physiological indexes of resistance, such as Pn, Cond, MDA, SOD, etc., which were changed by cold stress conditions. A total of 7,883 DEGs and 439 DEMs were identified. DEGs were the most relevant to phenylpropanoid, isoflavonoid, monoterpenoid, and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways. Using gene co-expression analysis (WGCNA), we identified one gene module that showed a strong correlation between total antioxidant capacity and transpiration rate. Trend analysis indicated that the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway played a major role in the transcription and metabolism process of HRW treatment under cold stress. Based on the integrated analysis of genes and metabolites, the results showed cold stress upregulated the expression of PAL, CHS, COMT, CCR, AtBG1, etc., resulting in the accumulation of coniferyl alcohol and eriodictyol contents in T. hemsleyanum under cold stress, but the 75% HRW treatment could attenuate the enhancement. The study not only identified the main strategy of HRW protection against cold stress but also provided candidate genes for flavonoid biosynthesis, so as to better improve cold tolerance through molecular breeding techniques.
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- Yuxiu Liu
- Ningbo Municipal Hospital of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- Ningbo Municipal Hospital of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Ningbo, China
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Ye Y, Liu Y, Cheng K, Wu Z, Zhang P, Zhang X. Effects of Intestinal Flora on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Therapeutic Significance of Polysaccharides. Front Nutr 2022; 9:810453. [PMID: 35634403 PMCID: PMC9131006 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.810453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, the relevant research on intestinal flora has been in full swing, and it has become an extremely important research direction in clinical medicine and life science. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease characterized by changes in intestinal function and accompanied by comorbid anxiety. At present, the pathogenic mechanism of IBS is not yet clear. The gut-brain axis (GBA), as a two-way information exchange system between the gut and the brain, has an important influence on the prevention of IBS. Present studies have shown that polysaccharides are important for maintaining the steady status of intestinal micro-environment. This review summarized the relationship between intestinal flora, GBA and immune activation, and provided a new idea for the preventive treatment of IBS from the perspective of polysaccharides.
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- Yang Ye
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Student Affairs, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Sun Q, Xu W, Liu Y, Zhan S, Shao X, Wu Z, Weng P, Cheng K, Zhang X. Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis Demonstrates the Regulation of Peach Polysaccharides on Circadian Rhythm Disturbance. Mol Nutr Food Res 2022; 66:e2101170. [PMID: 35598297 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202101170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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SCOPE Plant polysaccharides are thought to have a prebiotic effect, promoting the growth of probiotics, which may regulate circadian rhythms. This study evaluates the regulation of peach polysaccharides (PPS) on circadian rhythm disturbance through intestinal microbiota by a mouse model. METHODS AND RESULTS PPS is administered to mice with circadian rhythm disturbance for 4 weeks. The study finds that PPS ameliorated the structural disorder of intestinal microbiota induced by continuous darkness, decreasing the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B), thereby regulating furfural degradation, penicillin and cephalosporin biosynthesis, and antibiotic biosynthesis. Single-cell transcriptomics is used to determine the type of hypothalamus cells and the expression of clock genes in mice, showing that the number of astrocytes and oligoendrocytes cells in the hypothalamus of the transplanted mice is up-regulated, and the expression of neuroprotective genes such as Sox9 and Mobp increased. In addition, clock genes such as Cry2 and Per3 show significant callback. CONCLUSION This study shows that PPS can ameliorate the imbalance of intestinal microbiota and cell dysfunction caused by circadian rhythm disorder, suggesting that PPS is a feasible strategy for the prevention and treatment of circadian rhythm disorder and related cognitive impairment.
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- Qiaoyu Sun
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, 323000, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P. R. China
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Yang B, Li Q, Cheng K, Fang J, Mustafa G, Pan J, Xing B, Lv Q, Zhang L, Cheng K. Proteomics and metabolomics reveal the mechanism underlying differential antioxidant activity among the organs of two base plants of Shiliang tea (Chimonanthus salicifolius and Chimonanthus zhejiangensis). Food Chem 2022; 385:132698. [PMID: 35303649 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The leaves and branches of Chimonanthus salicifolius and Chimonanthus zhejiangensis are the base ingredients of Shiliang tea. In this study, proteomics and metabolomics were performed to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying antioxidant activity (AA) in the leaves and branches of the two species. Stress and redox related proteins are differentially expressed among organs. The abundance of isoprenoid pathway-related proteins is higher in leaves while the abundance of phenylpropanoid and flavonoid pathway-related proteins is higher in branches in both species. Metabolomics revealed the flavonoid composition and demonstrated that procyanidins are more abundant in branches. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), and AA are stronger in branches than leaves. Overall, branches might contribute to redox homeostasis through SOD/GSH-PX and flavonoids. Furthermore, the high level of AA of branches might be largely due to their increased accumulation of procyanidins.
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- Bingxian Yang
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
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- Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Protection and Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
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Zhang Y, Cheng L, Liu Y, Zhang R, Wu Z, Cheng K, Zhang X. Omics Analyses of Intestinal Microbiota and Hypothalamus Clock Genes in Circadian Disturbance Model Mice Fed with Green Tea Polyphenols. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:1890-1901. [PMID: 35112849 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Green tea polyphenols (GTP) have similar activities as prebiotics, which effectively regulate the structure of intestinal flora and affect their metabolic pathways. The intestinal flora is closely related to the host's circadian rhythm, and the supplementation with GTP may be an effective way to improve circadian rhythm disorders. In this study, we established a mouse model of circadian rhythm disturbance of anthropogenic flora to investigate the regulation mechanism of GTP on the host circadian rhythms. After 4 weeks of GTP administration, the results showed that GTP significantly alleviated the structural disorder of intestinal microbiota, thus effectively regulating related metabolites associated with brain nerves and circadian rhythms. Moreover, single-cell transcription of the mouse hypothalamus suggested that GTP up-regulated the number of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes and adjusted the expression of core clock genes Csnk1d, Clock, Per3, Cry2, and BhIhe41 caused by circadian disruption. Therefore, this study provided evidence that GTP can improve the physiological health of hosts with the circadian disorder by positively affecting intestinal flora and related metabolites and regulating circadian gene expression.
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- Yuting Zhang
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P.R. China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P.R. China
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Wang XX, Chen H, Wang X, Ma L, Cheng K, Rao Q. [Expression and diagnostic value of NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 in mesenchymal chondrosarcoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:114-119. [PMID: 35152629 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210531-00393] [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 immunohistochemical expression of NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 in mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC), and to explore the differential diagnostic value of NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 in MC and other types of small round cell malignant tumors. Methods: A total of 12 cases of MC and 97 other small round cell malignant tumors diagnosed in Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine from 2001 to 2020 were collected for NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 immunohistochemical detection. Among them, two kinds of NKX3.1 antibodies [rabbit polyclonal antibody and rabbit monoclonal antibody (EP356)] were used for detection in 12 cases of MC, and one NKX3.1 antibody (rabbit polyclonal antibody) was detected in 97 cases of other small round cell malignant tumors, and the relevant literature was reviewed. Results: The 12 MC patients included 7 females and 5 males, with a mean age of 33 years (14-54 years). Nine cases were from bone and three from soft tissue. Among the 12 MC patients, 8 patients had postoperative recurrence or metastasis, and 3 of them died of tumor recurrence or metastasis. Histologically, 12 cases of MC showed typical bidirectional differentiation.The positive rate of both NKX3.1 antibodies in MC was 12/12, NKX3.1 was focal weakly positive in only one of 12 chondrosarcomas (grade 3), 5 alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas, 5 embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas, and 5 solitary fibrous tumors, respectively. The remaining 70 cases of other small round cell malignant tumors were negative. The positive rates of NKX2.2 in MC, Ewing sarcoma and olfactory neuroblastoma were 12/12, 15/15 and 4/5, respectively. In 12 cases of chondrosarcoma (grade 3), 5 cases of poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma, 5 cases of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, and 5 cases of solitary fibrous tumor, NKX2.2 was focally and weakly positive in only one case, respectively, and all the remaining 50 cases of other small round cell malignant tumors were negative. Conclusions: The expression of NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 proteins are significant indicators in the diagnosis of MC, and the combined detection of NKX3.1 and NKX2.2 can help distinguish MC from most other small round cell malignant tumors.
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- X X Wang
- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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Ward D, Baxter L, Ott S, Gordon N, Wang J, Piechocki K, Silcock L, Sale C, Zeegers M, Cheng K, James N, Bryan R. Highly sensitive and specific detection of bladder cancer via targeted ultra-deep sequencing of urinary DNA. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00327-x] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Wang XT, Wang X, Zhang RS, Cheng K, Xia QY, Rao Q. [Succinate dehydrogenase-deficient renal cell carcinoma:a clinicopathological, ultrastructural and molecular analysis]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:12-16. [PMID: 34979747 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210823-00590] [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 clinicopathological features, immunophenotype, ultrastructure, genetic alterations and prognosis of succinate dehydrogenase-deficient renal cell carcinoma (SDH RCC). Methods: A total of 11 SDH RCCs, diagnosed from 2010 to 2019, were selected from the Department of Pathology of Nanjing Jingling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine for clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical (IHC), ultrastructural investigation and follow-up. The molecular features of seven cases were analyzed by the panel-targeted DNA next generation sequencing (NGS). Results: There were seven males and four females, with ages ranging from 24 to 62 years (mean 41.4 years, median 41 years). Microscopically, SDH RCC was mainly composed of solid and tubular structures with local cystic change. Four cases showed nested or trabecular structure distributed in a loose hypocellular connective tissue or around scar, similar to oncocytoma. The neoplastic cells demonstrated flocculent eosinophilic cytoplasm with typical intracytoplasmic vacuoles. Immunohistochemically, eight cases were negative for SDHB; three cases showed focal and weak expression, whereas normal renal tubular and vascular endothelial cells demonstrated strong cytoplasmic staining. NGS of DNA targeted-panel detected pathogenic mutations of SDHB gene in seven cases (including three cases with equivocal IHC expression of SDHB), without any mutations in other SDH related genes. There were four cases of SDHB missense mutation, one case of frameshift mutation, one case of splicing mutation, and one case of acquired stop codon mutation. Conclusions: SDH RCC is a distinct variant of RCCs with genetic tendency or with hereditary cancer syndrome. NGS is recommended to detect the related gene mutations for a definitive diagnosis. The patients should be closely followed up.
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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Kim J, Nogic J, Layland J, Chan J, Cheng K, Wong D, Brown A. Predictive Utility of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation for In-Stent Restenosis in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.272] [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: 10/16/2022]
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Rashwan AK, Karim N, Xu Y, Cui H, Fang J, Cheng K, Mo J, Chen W. Chemical composition, quality attributes and antioxidant activity of stirred-type yogurt enriched with Melastoma dodecandrum Lour fruit powder. Food Funct 2022; 13:1579-1592. [PMID: 35073395 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03448k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Incorporation of Melastoma dodecandrum Lour fruit powder as a promising functional ingredient for stirred-type yogurt (STY) improved physicochemical properties, polyphenol contents, antioxidant activity, microstructure, and texture of STY.
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- Ahmed K. Rashwan
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Food and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Yuvaraj J, Lim E, Vo T, Huynh D, Rocco C, Nerlekar N, Cheng K, Lin A, Dey D, Nicholls S, Kangaharan N, Wong D. Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Associates With Male Sex and Indigenous Australian Ethnicity. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.479] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Khav N, Cheng K, Ramkumar S, Nerlekar N, Mottram P, Nicholls S, Moir S. Can a Simple Echocardiographic Doppler VTI Based Flow Comparison Between the RVOT and LVOT Assist in Identifying Patients With a Significant Atrial Septal Defect? Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.229] [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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Wang X, Cheng K, Liu Z, Sun Y, Zhou L, Xu M, Dai X, Xiong Y, Zhang H. Bioactive constituents of Mosla chinensis-cv. Jiangxiangru ameliorate inflammation through MAPK signaling pathways and modify intestinal microbiota in DSS-induced colitis mice. Phytomedicine 2021; 93:153804. [PMID: 34735907 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mosla chinensis Maxim. cv. Jiangxiangru (JXR), a traditional Chinese medicine, commonly used for the therapy of cold, fever, diarrhea, digestive disorders, and other diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder of the human gastrointestinal tract. Research about the effect of JXR on IBD and the active ingredient composition of JXR remains deficiency. PURPOSE This study aims to determine the phytochemical composition and the anti-inflammatory property of JXR, as well as the possible anti-inflammatory mechanisms. METHODS The bioactive profile of JXR extracts was determined by UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS. A DSS induced colitis mouse model was applied to explore the anti-inflammatory activity of JXR. The body weight, colon length and histopathological status of colon tissue were evaluated. The content of inflammatory mediators (nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)) and cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β)), corresponding mRNA and protein expression levels were analyzed. Oxidation pressure and gut microbial composition were also explored. RESULTS Totally 63 constitutes were identified from JXR, among them, phenolic acids and flavonoids comprised a large part, and rosmarinic acid (RA) was the main compound. The results of DSS-induced colitis mice model indicated that JXR effectively ameliorated inflammation, restore the redox balance in the gut. JXR treatment significantly reduced the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), increased the activity of antioxidative enzyme, suppressed the secretion of inflammatory mediators (NO, PGE2) and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β). JXR also restrained the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling pathway. Furthermore, JXR could restore the microbial diversity by suppressing Bacteroidaceae, increasing Bifidobacteriales and Melainabacteria in DSS colitis mouse model. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that JXR composed with various bioactive compounds, effectively ameliorated colitis, restored the redox balance and regulated gut microbiota. Results from the present study provide an insight of therapeutic potential of JXR in IBD based on its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, also provide a scientific basis for using JXR as a functional ingredient to promote colon health.
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- Xiaoya Wang
- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China; State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China
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- Chemical Biology Center, Lishui Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China.
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- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, Jiangxi, China.
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Tan S, Thang YW, Mulley WR, Polkinghorne K, Ramkumar S, Cheng K, Rehmani H, Brown AJ, Moir S, Cameron JD, Nicholls SJ, Mottram PM, Nerlekar N. Long term prognostic utility of exercise capacity in renal transplant candidates. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Pharmacological stress testing is commonly performed for cardiovascular risk stratification in potential renal transplant candidates due to a perceived inability for these patients to exercise. We have previously reported that exercise stress testing is feasible in renal transplant candidates but the prognostic utility of exercise capacity in this patient group is not known.
Purpose
This study prospectively evaluated the effect of exercise capacity on the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite of cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and stroke, in renal transplant candidates undergoing exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) for pre-transplant cardiovascular assessment.
Methods
We evaluated 898 consecutive patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4/5 who underwent symptom-limited treadmill ESE over 5-year mean follow-up. Exercise capacity was measured by age and sex predicted metabolic equivalents (METs). The primary outcome was achievement of predicted METs with first MACE. Cox proportional hazard multivariable modelling was used to determine MACE predictors with transplantation treated as a time-varying covariate. We also performed secondary analysis using a 7 MET threshold.
Results
There were 106 MACE with an annual cumulative risk of 2.4%. During follow-up, 525 (58%) received transplantation. Achievement of predicted METs (48%) (hazard ratio (HR) 0.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.29–0.82, p=0.007) and transplantation (HR 0.52, 95% CI 0.30–0.91, p=0.02) were independently associated with reduced MACE. Similar results were observed using a 7 MET threshold achieved by 734 (82%) patients. Patients achieving predicted METs had no difference in MACE regardless of subsequent transplantation (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.32–1.92, p=0.59). Patients who achieved predicted METs and did not receive transplantation had similar outcomes to those that did not achieve predicted METs and received transplantation (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.42–2.25, p=0.95).
Conclusions
Exercise capacity is associated with reduced long-term MACE in renal transplant candidates undergoing ESE for pre-transplant cardiovascular assessment. Achievement of age and sex predicted METs confers excellent prognosis independent of subsequent transplantation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Tan
- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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Chang RSK, Lui KHK, Ip W, Yeung E, Yung AWY, Leung H, Fung ELW, Fung BBH, Chan ELY, Poon TL, Wong HT, Siu D, Cheng K, Zhu CXL, Fong GCY, Chu J, Lui CHT, Yau M. Update to the Hong Kong Epilepsy Guideline: evidence-based recommendations for clinical management of women with epilepsy throughout the reproductive cycle. Hong Kong Med J 2021; 26:421-431. [PMID: 33089787 DOI: 10.12809/hkmj198367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- R S K Chang
- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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Cheng K, Wang X, Peng B. Comment on: Risk of conversion to open surgery during robotic and laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy and effect on outcomes: international propensity score-matched comparison study. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e380. [PMID: 34227651 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab243] [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] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- K Cheng
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wang XT, Cheng K, Zhu L. [Hypoxia Accelerate β-Actin Expression through Transcriptional Activation of ACTB by Nuclear Respiratory Factor-1]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2021; 55:460-467. [PMID: 34097680 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898421030186] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cytoskeletal protein β-actin is abundant both in the cytoplasm and the nucleus, its mRNA is commonly utilized an internal control for gene expression analysis. Recent reports demostrated that hypoxia influences the levels of β-actin in a variety of cells. The mechanism underlying this change are not yet elucidated. In this work, we show that the changes in the levels of hypoxia-induced Nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1) lead to the change in expression of β-actin. We compared the protein levels of NRF-1 and β-actin in gastric cancer and adjacent tissues and found their significantly upregulation in cancer (33% patitents). When gastric cancer cells and normal gastric cells were treated with 1% O2 for 48 h, the trends in expression levels of NRF-1 and β-actin were similar. When NRF-1 expression was modified by its overexpressing or silencing, the levels of β-actin changed accordingly. In β-actin gene (ACTB), three binding sites for NRF-1 were found. These sites are conserved in human, mouse and rat genomes. In ChIP experiments, we showed that NRF-1 directly binds to human ACTB and mouse Actb coding regions. Its seems that the transcription of β-actin encoding gene is NRF-1 dependent.
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- X T Wang
- Institute of Special Environmental Medicine, Nantong University, 226019 China
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- Institute of Special Environmental Medicine, Nantong University, 226019 China
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- Institute of Special Environmental Medicine, Nantong University, 226019 China.,
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Xu L, Chen Q, Zou T, Cheng K, Ling Y, Xu Y, Pang Y, Liu G, Zhu W, Ge J. 11-year follow-up outcomes of catheter ablation of para-hisian accessory pathways. Europace 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab116.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Ablation of para-hisian accessory pathways (APs) remains challenging due to anatomic characteristics and few studies have focused on the causes for recurrence of radiofrequency ablation of para-hisian APs.
Objective
This retrospective single center study was aimed to explore the risk factors for recurrence of para-hisian APs.
Methods
113 patients who had a para-hisian AP with an acute success were enrolled in the study. In the 11-year follow-up, 15 cases had a recurrent para-hisian AP. Therefore 98 patients were classified into success group while 15 patients were classified into recurrence group. Demographic and ablation characteristics were analyzed.
Results
Gender difference was similar in two groups. The median age was 36.2 years old and was younger in recurrence group. Maximum ablation power was significantly higher in success group (29 ± 7.5 vs 22.9 ± 7.8, p < 0.01). Ablation time of final target sites was found to be markedly higher in success group (123.4 ± 53.1 vs 86.7 ± 58.3, p < 0.05). Ablation time less than 60 seconds was detected in 12 (12.2%) cases in success group and 7 (46.7%) cases in recurrence group (p < 0.01). Occurrence of junctional rhythm was significantly higher in recurrence group (25.5% vs 53.3%, p < 0.05). No severe conduction block, no pacemaker implantation and no stroke were reported. Junctional rhythm during ablation (OR = 3.833, 95%CI 1.083-13.572, p = 0.037) and ablation time <60s (OR = 5.487, 95%CI 1.411-21.340, p = 0.014) were independent risk factors for the recurrence of para-hisian AP.
Conclusions
Considering the long-term safety of ablation of para-hisian AP, proper extension of ablation time and increase of ablation power could be applied during operation.
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- L Xu
- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Cardiology Department, Shanghai, China
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Ji-Xu A, Lei DK, Nguyen KA, Yang JJ, Erickson MK, Cheng K, Worswick S, Maloney NJ. The burden of immune-mediated skin disease in inpatients with HIV/AIDS. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:648-650. [PMID: 33887064 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20401] [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] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A Ji-Xu
- Department of Dermatology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Keck Medical School at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Cheng K, Wang XH, Hua YT, Zhang YZ, Han Y, Yang ZL. The tissue transglutaminase: a potential target regulating MDR in breast cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:6175-6184. [PMID: 32572883 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202006_21513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Multi-drug resistance (MDR) is the main obstacle influencing the anti-tumor effect in breast cancer. To date, no proper potential targets are found to overcome MDR. Here, tTG was explored to show whether it is a potential target to regulate MDR in breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS tTG was silenced by small interfere siRNA. After that, the mRNA level of CD44, CD24, LRP, MRP and MDR1 were detected by RT-PCR. The Western blot analysis was used to detect the expression of LRP, P-gp and MRP. In addition, the impact of tTG on cell apoptosis, as well as cell proliferation were observed. Finally, to evaluate the role of tTG in BALB/c nude mice, the growth of tumor was performed, and the immunohistochemistry analysis was used to observe the expression of LRP, P-gp and MRP in vivo. RESULTS In MCF-7/ADR, Compared to MCF-7, tTG expression was highly increased. After silencing tTG, the mRNA level and the protein level of P-gp, MRP, LRP were both differently decreased. The mRNA level of CD44 and CD24 was also down-regulated after silencing tTG. In addition, the cell proliferation was significantly inhibited in the ADR + tTG siRNA+Adriamycin group (p<0.05), and the tumor growth was prevented in a time-dependent situation. Cell apoptosis was significantly strengthened in the ADR+tTG siRNA+Adriamycin group (p<0.05). In vivo, the growth of tumors was reduced after silencing tTG, and the LRP, P-gp and MRP expression were significantly down-regulated in ADR + tTG SiRNA +adriamycin group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS It is concluded that the tTG may be a potential target regulating the MDR by regulating LRP, P-gp and MRP expression as well as the expression of CD44CD24 to improve the MDR in breast cancer.
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- K Cheng
- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
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Zhang W, Zhang B, Fang X, Cheng K, Chen W, Wang Z, Hong D, Zhang M. Microfluid-based soft metasurface for tunable optical activity in THz wave. Opt Express 2021; 29:8786-8795. [PMID: 33820320 DOI: 10.1364/oe.420660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metasurfaces are usually planar structures and do not possess intrinsic chirality and therefore hardly generate optical activity. Here we realized a tunable optical activity in a terahertz wave through a microfluid-based soft metasurface. The meta-atom is a chiral structured microchannel made of soft polydimethylsiloxane and injected with the liquid metal Galinstan. A microfluid pressure system is bonded to the metasurface to reconfigure all meta-atoms simultaneously. By pumping glycerol liquid into the pressure system, the metasurface is deformed from a planar structure to a three dimensional one, which manifests intrinsic chirality for optical activity realization. By controlling the injected glycerol volume, a polarization rotation from 0°to 14° at 0.19 THz is demonstrated. The soft metasurface with tunable optical activity can be flexibly applied in various applications such as polarization microscopy, bio-detection and material analysis, etc.
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Tan S, Thang Y, Chan J, Goel V, Mulley W, Polkinghorne K, Ramkumar S, Cheng K, Rehmani H, Brown A, Moir S, Cameron J, Nicholls S, Mottram P, Nerlekar N. Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Renal Transplant Candidates. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.239] [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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Wang XT, Cheng K, Zhu L. Hypoxia Accelerate β-Actin Expression through Transcriptional Activation of ACTB by Nuclear Respiratory Factor-1. Mol Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893321020011] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Wu N, Wang X, Cheng K, Wei X, Zhang RS, Lu ZF, Rao Q. [Clinicopathological and molecular features of biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:1261-1266. [PMID: 33287510 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200313-00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the clinicopathologic features, immunophenotype, molecular genetics and differential diagnosis of biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma (BSNS), and to evaluate the role of PAX3 and PAX8 immunohistochemical (IHC) antibodies in the diagnosis of BSNS. Methods: Nasal sinus spindle cell tumors surgically treated at the Jinling Hospital from 2000 to 2019 were collected, including three cases of BSNS, 10 cases of acinar rhabdomyosarcoma, eight cases of schwannoma, five cases of hemangiopericytoma, three cases of fibrosarcoma, and one case of triton tumor. The cases were evaluated by histology, IHC by EnVision for PAX3 and PAX 8 (including PAX8 murine monoclonal antibody, clone number OTI6H8, hereinafter referred to as PAX8-OTI6H8 antibody; PAX8 rabbit monoclonal antibody, clone number EP298, hereinafter referred to as PAX8-EP298 antibody) molecular genetic tests. Results: All three BSNS patients were elderly women with clinical manifestations of nasal congestion and bleeding. Imaging showed a soft tissue density shadow of the nasal cavity and sinuses with bone destruction. The boundaries of tumors which were covered with ciliated columnar epithelium were unclear, and mucosal invasion and squamous metaplasia could be seen. Tumor cells were spindle-shaped, arranged in a bundle-like, braided arrangement, with little cellular atypia and occasional atypical mitotic figures. The tumoral interstitial vessels were mostly thin-walled, some showing staghorn-like changes. There was focal striated muscle differentiation in two cases, and bone invasion was seen in two cases. IHC staining showed that all three cases of BSNS expressed PAX3 and PAX8-OTI6H8, but not PAX8-EP298. All eight cases of schwannoma, five cases of hemangiopericytoma, and one case of triton tumor did not express PAX3, PAX8-OTI6H8 or PAX8-EP298. Eight of the ten cases of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma expressed PAX3 and PAX8-OTI6H8, but not PAX8-EP298. Three cases of fibrosarcoma showed weak PAX3 and PAX8-OTI6H8 expression, but there was no PAX8-EP298 expression. FISH detection showed that PAX3 break apart in the tumor cells from all three patients (four specimens). Conclusions: BSNS is a distinct sinonasal low grade malignancy with dual differentiation which could be readily confused with a variety of spindle cell tumors encountered in the sinonasal cavity. The molecular genetics of PAX3 gene break is the gold standard for diagnosis of this tumor. IHC marker monoclonal PAX3 is 100% expressed in BSNS, while the specificity is limited. PAX8-OTI6H8 is also expressed in BSNS due to the cross reaction with PAX3 antibody, while PAX8-EP298 is all negative for these tumors.
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China
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Li HS, Liu X, Zhang MY, Cheng K, Chen Y, Zhou YW, Liu JY. Clinicopathologic characteristics, survival, and treatments for gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based study. Curr Oncol 2020; 27:e527-e536. [PMID: 33380867 PMCID: PMC7755430 DOI: 10.3747/co.27.6337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (gasc) is a rare entity with distinctive characteristics that are not fully understood. In the present study, we evaluated the characteristics of this rare disease. Methods The U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program database was searched to determine the clinicopathologic features, prognostic factors, and treatments for 246 patients with gasc and 42,735 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (gac). Results Relative to gac, gasc is associated with higher proportions of cardia involvement, high-grade tumours, deep tumour invasion, metastatic lymph nodes, and chemotherapy treatment. In patients who underwent potentially curative surgery (pcs), gasc was associated with a higher proportion of radiotherapy use and poorer overall survival (p < 0.001), although no significant difference (p = 0.802) was observed after propensity score matching (psm). Multivariate analysis after psm revealed that the independent prognostic factors for gasc were TNM stage [hazard ratio (hr): 1.512; p = 0.021] and regional nodes examined (hr: 0.588; p = 0.02). In patients with advanced disease, no significant difference in survival between gasc and gac was observed (p = 0.212), although survival was significantly poorer for gasc after psm (p = 0.019). Multivariate analysis after psm revealed that the independent prognostic factors for gasc were invasion depth (hr: 1.303; p = 0.036) and chemotherapy (hr: 0.444; p < 0.001). Conclusions Relative to gac, gasc was associated with more aggressive features, although survival outcomes were similar after pcs. Chemotherapy remains a mainstay of treatment for patients with advanced gasc, but its role remains unclear for patients who are undergoing pcs.
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- H S Li
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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Cheng K, De Silva R. Stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to identify coronary aneurysms, ischaemia and fibrosis in adult patients with convalescent Kawasaki disease. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Kawasaki disease is a common cause of coronary aneurysms in early adulthood. Non-invasive imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and surveillance of these patients who are known to develop ischaemia, premature coronary artery disease and have poorer long-term health outcomes. Stress perfusion cardiac MRI (CMR) is considered the “gold standard” for the assessment of ischaemia and risk stratification of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Its use in the long-term follow-up of patients with Kawasaki disease is particularly attractive as it avoids the use of ionising radiation. However, data on its utility, together with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) to identify ischaemia, coronary aneurysms, and fibrosis, over long-term follow-up in this population remains limited.
Purpose
To evaluate the diagnostic utility of comprehensive non-invasive stress perfusion CMR to identify inducible ischaemia, coronary aneurysms and myocardial fibrosis in adult patients with convalescent Kawasaki disease.
Methods
We performed a retrospective review of all adult patients in our Kawasaki service who underwent stress perfusion CMR with MRA and LGE as part of routine clinical care. Data collected included the presence of inducible perfusion defects, coronary anatomy and LGE. Data was compared to contemporary CT coronary angiography (CTCA). In patients who had repeated stress perfusion CMR, changes in perfusion over time were investigated.
Results
Seventeen patients underwent stress perfusion CMR (total 30 scans). Seven patients underwent ≥2 scans. Median age was 21 years; 14 patients were male. Five patients (30%) had areas of inducible hypoperfusion of which 3 also had LGE. A further 2 patients had LGE with no ischaemia. Coronary MRA was performed in 12 patients (71%) and identified 14 aneurysms. In 8 patients with both MRA and CTCA, detection of aneurysms was significantly correlated (Pearson's coefficient 0.776; P value 0.024). Of the 5 patients with ischaemia, 4 patients had previous CABG. All areas of ischaemia corresponded to persistent calcified aneurysms in the responsible artery. In the 7 patients with multiple perfusion CMR scans (median follow-up 47 months), 3 patients developed new ischaemia.
Conclusions
Long-term surveillance of coronary arteries in adult patients with a childhood history of Kawasaki disease is crucial in the early identification and management of complications. We show that stress perfusion CMR is a useful radiation-free technique for the long-term follow-up of these young patients and is able to identify the development of new ischaemia. Coronary MRA has good agreement in the identification of aneurysms when compared to CTCA. Little is reported in the literature regarding the use of a comprehensive CMR assessment in the follow-up of adult patients with Kawasaki disease and further studies are needed to validate this approach.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- K Cheng
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Vascular Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Vascular Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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