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Zhong H, Yao F, Chen QH, Guo JD, Zhang LC, Zhang Y, Han BH. [Clinical diagnosis and treatment of multiple pulmonary nodules]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2023; 45:455-463. [PMID: 37355463 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20220606-00390] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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CT screening has markedly reduced the lung cancer mortality in high-risk population and increased the detection of early-stage pulmonary neoplasms, including multiple pulmonary nodules, especially those with a ground-glass appearance on CT. Multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC) constitutes a specific subtype of lung cancer with indolent biological behaviors, which is predominantly early-stage adenocarcinoma. Although MPLC progresses slowly with rare lymphatic metastasis, existence of synchronous lesions and distributed location of these nodules still pose difficulty for the management of such patients. One single operation is usually insufficient to eradicate all neoplastic lesions, whereas repeated surgical procedures bring about another dilemma: whether clinical benefits of surgical treatment outweigh loss of pulmonary function following multiple operations. Therefore, despite the anxiety for treatment among MPLC patients, whether and how to treat the patient should be assessed meticulously. Currently there is a heated discussion upon the timing of clinical intervention, operation mode and the application of local therapy in MPLC. Based on clinical experience of our multiple disciplinary team, we have summarized and commented on the evaluation, surgical treatment, non-surgical local treatment, targeted therapy and immunotherapy of MPLC in this article to provide further insight into this field.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Department, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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Zhang XY, Lin YX, Jiang Y, Zhang LC, Dong MY, Chi HY, Dong HY, Ma LJ, Li ZJ, Chang C. [Mediating effect of self-efficacy on self-management ability and self-management behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2023; 55:450-455. [PMID: 37291920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanism of self-efficacy between self-management ability and self-management behavior and its differences among patients with different disease courses through mediation tests. METHODS In the study, 489 patients with type 2 diabetes who attended the endocrinology departments of four hospitals in Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from July to September 2022 were enrolled as the study population. They were investigated by General Information Questionnaire, Diabetes Self-Management Scale, Chinese version of Diabetes Empowerment Simplified Scale, and Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale. Mediation analyses were performed using the linear regression model, Sobel test, and Bootstrap test in the software Stata version 15.0 and divided the patients into different disease course groups for subgroup analysis according to whether the disease course was > 5 years. RESULTS In this study, the score of self-management behavior in the patients with type 2 diabetes was 6.16±1.41, the score of self-management ability was 3.99±0.74, and the score of self-efficacy was 7.05±1.90. The results of the study showed that self-efficacy was positively correlated with self-management ability (r=0.33) as well as self-management behavior (r=0.47) in the patients with type 2 diabetes (P < 0.01). The mediating effect of self-efficacy accounted for 38.28% of the total effect of self-management ability on self-management behaviors and was higher in the behaviors of blood glucose monitoring (43.45%) and diet control (52.63%). The mediating effect of self-efficacy accounted for approximately 40.99% of the total effect for the patients with disease course ≤ 5 years, while for the patients with disease course > 5 years, the mediating effect accounted for 39.20% of the total effect. CONCLUSION Self-efficacy enhanced the effect of self-management ability on the behavior of the patients with type 2 diabetes, and this positive effect was more significant for the patients with shorter disease course. Targeted health education should be carried out to enhance patients' self-efficacy and self-management ability according to their disease characteristics, to stimulate their inner action, to promote the development of their self-management behaviors, and to form a more stable and long-term mechanism for disease management.
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- X Y Zhang
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Bee Technology Limited Company, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Houma People' s Hospital, Houma 043011, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hohhot First Hospital, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, People' s Hospital of Xinrong District, Datong 037002, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
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Gan L, Li XE, Lu Q, Zhang LC. [The prevalence and influence factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of dental nurse]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2022; 40:756-760. [PMID: 36348557 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210830-00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence and Influence factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among dental nurses in tertiary stomatology hospitals. Methods: From June to July 2020, 1321 dental nurses from 18 tertiary stomatology hospitals in 18 provinces of China were enrolled as research subjects through a phased sampling method. The cross-sectional study was performed with validated instruments including the basic information questionnaire, Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, Nurse-Physician Collaboration Scale, and Chinese Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, so as to get the information about the social demography information, nursing-physician cooperation, work stress and the incidence of WMSDs. The influenang factors of WMSDs was analyzed. Results: The past prevalence, annual prevalence, and weekly prevalence of WMSDs were 80.8% (1067/1321) , 68.7% and 43.7% (575/1321) . 58.4% (771/1321) of nurses had WMSDs in three or more body parts. Neck (51.4%) , waist (42.2%) and shoulder (41.6%) were the top three body regions in the past year. The absenteeism rate due to musculoskeletal disorders ranged from 3.5% to 9.0%, waist (8.9%) and neck (8.0%) were the top two body regions. Working more than 40 hours per week (OR=1.74, P<0.001) and effect/reward>1 (OR=1.50, P=0.002) were risk factors of WMSDs (OR=1.74, 95% CI: 1.32~2.30; OR=1.50, 95%CI: 1.17~1.92, P<0.05) , while regular physical exercise every week (≥30 min per times) was the protective factor (OR=0.74, 95%CI: 0.56~0.97, P=0.030) . Conclusion: The prevalence rate of WMSDs of dental nurses in China was high, and most of the nurses suffered with many body parts. Thus, we should reduce controllable occupational stresso, ensuring adequate rest and strengthening physical exercise to reduce the incidence of WMSDs.
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- L Gan
- Nursing Department of Peking University Stomatology Hospital, Beijing 100081, China
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- Nursing Department of Peking University Stomatology Hospital, Beijing 100081, China
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- Peking University Health Science Center School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China
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- Peking University Health Science Center School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhang LC, Sun HL, Shen YR, Chang FF, Sun JW, Wei YX. [Analysis of relationship between distribution of pathogenic microorganisms in olfactory cleft and olfactory disorders among patients with upper respiratory inflammation during the prevention and control of COVID-19]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:683-691. [PMID: 35725310 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210727-00490] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To explore the relationship between pathogens in the olfactory cleft area and olfactory disorders in patients with upper respiratory inflammation (URI) during the prevention and control of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Methods: A total of 234 URI patients including acute upper respiratory infection, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), allergic rhinitis (AR) were continuously selected from September 2020 to March 2021 in Beijing Anzhen Hospital and 98 healthy adults were enrolled as controls. The secretions from the olfactory cleft of all subjects were collected with nasal swabs under nasal endoscopy. Multiple real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction detection method was used to detect nucleic acids of 33 types of respiratory pathogenic microorganism. Sniffin' Sticks olfactory test was performed on all patients with URI. URI patients with olfactory dysfunction were followed up for 9 (8, 10) months (M (Q1, Q3)). SPSS 20.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: Among the 98 controls, 9 (9.18%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, including 1 (1.02%) rhinovirus, 1 (1.02%) parainfluenza virus type 3, 3 (3.06%) enterovirus, 1 (1.02%) staphylococcus aureus and 3 (3.06%) Moraxella catarrhalis. Among the 234 URI patients, 111 (47.44%) had olfactory disorders and 123 (52.56%) had normal sense of smell. In the olfactory disorder group (111 cases), 38 cases (34.23%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, and 4 cases (3.60%) were mixed infection, including 11 cases of rhinovirus (9.91%), 5 cases of coronavirus 229E (4.50%), 2 cases of coronavirus OC43/NL63 (1.80%), 3 cases of parainfluenza virus type 1 (2.70%), 2 cases of enterovirus (1.80%), 1 case of influenza B virus type BV (0.90%), 11 cases of Staphylococcus aureus (9.91%), 7 cases of Moraxella catarrhalis (6.31%), and 1 case of Klebsiella pneumoniae (0.90%). In the normal smell group (123 cases), 18 cases (14.63%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, and 1 case (0.81%) was mixed infection, including 3 cases of rhinovirus (2.44%), 4 cases of coronavirus 229E (3.25%), 1 case of Influenza virus type 3 (0.81%), 3 cases of enterovirus (2.44%), 3 cases of Staphylococcus aureus (2.44%), 4 cases of Moraxella catarrhalis (3.25%), and 1 case of Klebsiella pneumoniae (0.81%). Univariate analysis between the two groups found that there were significant differences in the detection rate of pathogenic microorganisms, rhinovirus and Staphylococcus aureus between the groups (all P<0.05). The detection rate of parainfluenza virus type 1, Staphylococcus aureus, and rhinovirus were different between the patients with olfactory disorder and normal olfactory function in the three subgroups of acute upper respiratory tract infection, CRS and AR, respectively (χ2 value was 3.88, 4.53 and 4.73, respectively, all P<0.05). During the follow-up period, among the 111 patients with olfactory disorder, 71 (63.96%) patients' olfactory function returned to normal, 32 (28.83%) patients' olfactory function improved but not completely returned to normal, 8 (7.21%) patients' olfactory function did not improve. Conclusions: During the prevention and control of COVID-19, rhinovirus or Staphylococcus aureus infection or colonization of URI patients is closely related to olfactory disorders. Parainfluenza virus type 1 infection can cause relatively persistent olfactory disorders in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection. Staphylococcus aureus and rhinovirus colonization are related to the occurrence of olfactory dysfunction in CRS and AR patients respectively.
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- L C Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Zhang L, Yang ST, Wang C, Zhang LC, Zhang X, Li FC, Wang SY, Ma K. Circle RNA circCSPP1 promotes human osteosarcoma cell proliferation and increases glucose metabolism by suppressing miR-200c maturation. Hum Exp Toxicol 2022; 41:9603271221097364. [PMID: 35713481 DOI: 10.1177/09603271221097364] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION MiR-200c plays a central role in glucose metabolism in cancer cells. However, its upstream regulators in this process are unknown. CircRNA CSPP1 (circCSPP1) was predicted to bind to premature miR-200c, an oncogenic miRNA. Therefore, we explored their interaction in osteosarcoma (OS). METHODS Differential circCSPP1 and miR-200c expression in OS was analyzed using RT-qPCR. Glucose metabolism was analyzed by glucose uptake assay. Subcellular circCSPP1 location in OS cells was detected using cellular fractionation assay. The direct interaction between circCSPP1 and miR-200c was explored using RNA-RNA pull-down assay. The role of circCSPP1 in miR-200c maturation was investigated by analyzing both mature and premature miR-200c levels in OS cells with circCSPP1 overexpression. RESULTS CircCSPP1 and premature miR-200c levels were increased while mature miR-200c level was decreased in OS. CircCSPP1 was detected in both the nuclear and cytoplasm fractions of OS cells. CircCSPP1 directly interacted with premature miR-200c. CircCSPP1 overexpression increased premature miR-200c level, glucose uptake, and cell proliferation, but decreased mature miR-200c level. MiR-200c overexpression suppressed the role of circCSPP1 in OS cells. CONCLUSIONS CircCSPP1 promotes OS cell proliferation and increases glucose metabolism by suppressing miR-200c maturation.
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- Experiment Center of Basic Medical Sciences of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Experiment Center of Basic Medical Sciences of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 36657The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, P. R. China
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Hu CL, Xin M, Zhang K, Zhang LC. Double-target longitudinal puncture by freehand on elderly patients with hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2021; 35:251-252. [PMID: 33506667 DOI: 10.23812/20-645-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- C L Hu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Langfang Fourth People's Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Langfang Fourth People's Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Langfang Fourth People's Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Langfang Fourth People's Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China
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Jawed SF, Liu YJ, Wang JC, Rabadia CD, Wang LQ, Li YH, Zhang XH, Zhang LC. Tailoring deformation and superelastic behaviors of beta-type Ti-Nb-Mn-Sn alloys. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2020; 110:103867. [PMID: 32957184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A group of Ti-25Nb-xMn-ySn (in wt%; x = 2, 4 and y = 1, 5) alloys were designed using the "BF-d-electron superelasticity" empirical relationship and subsequently were cast in order to investigate their microstructure, deformation and superelastic behaviors. Monolithic β phase is found in all investigated alloys except in Ti-25Nb-2Mn-1Sn alloy which exhibits α"+β dual-phase microstructure. During compression testing, the Ti-25Nb-2Mn-1Sn alloy fails and demonstrates sufficient plasticity of ~ 41% and ultimate compressive strength of ~ 1800 MPa, where other alloys do not fail within the load capacity of 100 kN. Among all the investigated alloys, Ti-25Nb-4Mn-1Sn alloy exhibits the highest yield strength (~ 710 MPa) while Ti-25Nb-2Mn-1Sn alloy possesses the highest hardness (~ 244 HV). In this work, yield strength is influenced by solid solution and grain boundary strengthening while hardness is affected by the amount of constituent phases in each alloy. Additionally, Ti-25Nb-4Mn-1Sn shows highest recoverable strain (2.35%) and superelastic recovery ratio (90%) during cyclic loading-unloading up to 3% strain level, with highest total energy absorption among the investigated alloys. Moreover, all the Ti-25Nb-xMn-ySn alloys display shear bands except that Ti-25Nb-2Mn-1Sn alloy displays shear bands together with some cracks on the outer surface of compressively deformed morphologies.
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- S F Jawed
- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia.
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Zhang LC, Sun JW, Hu CH, Han XY, Wu DW, Sun ZF, Yao LY, Wei YX. [Analysis of factors affecting olfactory disfunctions in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 55:350-357. [PMID: 32306632 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20190614-00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the factors affecting olfactory disfunctions in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Methods: This was a retrospective analysis. Eighty-eight patients with CRSwNP who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery in Beijing Anzhen Hospital from 2014 to 2018 were enrolled, including 22 males and 66 females, with the age of (48.1±11.3) years old(Mean±SD). Sniffin' Sticks olfactory test, Lund-Mackay score and modified sinus CT olfactory cleft score, nasal resistance and acoustic reflex examination, blood routine and blood biochemistry test, serum specific IgE test were performed before surgery and nasal polyps of all patients were collected for eosinophil count during surgery. According to bilateral total TDI score, the patients were divided into normal olfactory function group and olfactory disfunction group. The clinical baseline data were compared between the two groups. According to the results of single factor analysis, factors which were significant different between the two groups and clinically useful indicators were further included in the multivariate Logistic regression model analysis, then a model predicting olfactory disfunction in patients with CRSwNP was initially established. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 88 patients with CRSwNP, 32 (36.4%) patients were with normal olfaction and 56 (63.6%) patients were with olfactory disfunction, including 40 (45.5%) of hyposmia and 16 (18.2%) of anosmia. Tissue eosinophil count, blood eosinophil percentage and blood urea concentration had significant difference between the two groups (12.7[2.0, 52.3]/HP (M[P(25), P(75)]) vs 38.6[16.2, 87.0]/HP, 2.75[1.60, 4.80]% vs 4.35[2.50, 6.60]%, (5.56±1.15) mmol/L vs (4.98±1.33) mmol/L, all P<0.05). Modified sinus CT olfactory cleft score and Lund-Mackay score except for ostiomeatal complex score were statistically significant between the two groups (all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the bilateral and total olfactory cleft score and blood urea concentration were statistically significant, in addition, the bilateral and total olfactory cleft score was a risk factor (OR=2.108, 95%CI: 1.407-3.159, P<0.001) and blood urea within a certain concentration was a protective factor (OR=0.461, 95%CI: 0.240-0.884, P=0.020). Further studies found that the area under the ROC curve of the model with tissue eosinophil count, blood eosinophil percentage, bilateral and total olfactory cleft score, total inspiratory volume and blood urea concentration was 0.888 (P<0.01), which had good predictive value for olfactory disorders in CRSwNP. Conclusions: The modified sinus CT olfactory cleft score is closely related to the olfactory disorders in patients with CRSwNP. A certain degree of elevated blood urea concentration may have a protective effect on the olfactory function of patients with CRSwNP.
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- L C Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Zhang LC, Hu CH, Han XY, Sun ZF, Wu DW, Yu W, Yao LY, Sun JW, Wei YX. [Correlation of tissue eosinophil count and modified CT olfactory cleft score and olfactory function in patients with nasal polyps]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 33:1142-1147. [PMID: 31914261 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To investigate the effect of tissue eosinophil count on olfactory function in patients with chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP). Method:We prospectively selected 59 patients with CRSwNP. All the patients were not treated with oral or topical glucocorticoids for at least 1 month at the time of enrollment. All the nasal polyps were taken under local anesthesia in the outpatient department for eosinophil count and percentage calculation. The patients were divided into eosinophilic CRSwNP(ECRS group) and non-eosinophilic CRSwNP(non-ECRS group). Baseline data was compared between the two groups. Spearman correlation analysis was performed on tissue eosinophil count and Lund-Mackay score, modified olfactory cleft scores, Sniffin' Sticks olfactory test, olfactory evoked potential peak latency and amplitude respectively. Result:Thirty-five of 59 patients with CRSwNP completed olfactory evoked potential test, from whom we collected stable waveforms. The ECRS group had a higher olfactory cleft area CT score, ethmoid sinus CT score and blood eosinophil count and percentage; there was a significant difference between the ECRS group and the non-ECRS group in single and bilateral odor test threshold(T value)(P=0.017). There was no significant correlation between tissue eosinophil count and subjective olfactory VAS score(P>0.05). Tissue eosinophil count was related to the bilateral T value in Sniffin' Sticks olfactory test(r=-0.322, P=0.013), anterior and posterior olfactory cleft area scores(r=0.431 and 0.415, respectively, P=0.001) and olfactory evoked potential N1 latency(r=0.504, P=0.001) and P2 latency(r=0.374, P=0.020), but not related to Lund-Mackay scores. In addition, there was a significant correlation between the unilateral T score in Sniffin' Sticks test and the unilateral olfactory evoked potential N1 latency(r=-0.505, P=0.002). Conclusion:The increase of tissue eosinophilia was closely related to olfactory disfunctions in CRSwNP. It could be reflected by modified CT olfactory cleft score, Sniffin' Sticks olfactory test T value and oERP peak latency. In addition, T value was negatively consistent with latency of oERP N1 peak.
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- L C Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Pathology,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC,An Hui Provincial Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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Wang LQ, Wang Y, Jin H, Yan L, Liu HF, Liang J, Zhang LC. Expressions of SALL4, Bmi-1 and p27 and their correlation in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:1533-1538. [PMID: 31635448 DOI: 10.23812/19-97-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- L Q Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Medical Functional Laboratory, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Stem Cell Institute, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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Zhang LC, Sun JW, Li XP, Hu CH, Han XY, Wu DW, Yu W, Yao LY, Wei YX. [Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on olfactory function in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 33:713-717. [PMID: 31446724 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To evaluate the effect of surgery on olfactory function in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP) by subjective and objective olfactory tests. Method:This was a retrospective study. Forty patients with CRSwNP who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS) from 2015 to 2017 in Beijing Anzhen Hospital were enrolled. Postoperative time was 6-46 months. The patients were followed up in October 2018 and examined using Sniffin' sticks olfactory test and olfactory event-related potentials (oERP). The polyps collected during surgery were performed to eosinophil count and percentage calculation. They were divided into eosinophilic CRSwNP(ECRS) and non-eosinophilic CRSwNP(NECRS). The subjective and objective olfactory functions between the two groups were compared before and after surgery respectively and the paired T test was performed between the postoperative and the preoperative Sniffin' sticks olfactory test. Covariance analysis was used to adjust the effect of different postoperative time on postoperative olfactory recovery. Result:There were 21(52.5%) ECRS and 19(47.5%) NECRS patients of the 40 patients with nasal polyps. There was statistical difference in the posterior ethmoid score and the posterior olfactory cleft score of CT. According to the criterion of total TDI increased more than 5.5, olfactory function in 21(52.5%) patients had improved. In addition, there was a significant improvement in olfactory function in ECRS group either in unilateral T/TDI or bilateral T/D/TDI, but only unilateral T/TDI increased in NECRS group. There was no significant difference in Sniffin' sticks olfactory test between the two groups, but there was a statistically significant difference in the latency of oERP after surgery. Conclusion:ESS could improve olfactory function in patients with CRSwNP by more than 50%. Bilateral olfactory improvement in ECRS was better than that in NECRS, but olfactory function in postoperative ECRS was still lower than that in NECRS. oERP can more objectively and accurately reflect the severity of olfactory disorders associated with eosinophilic inflammation.
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- L C Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC(An Hui Provincial Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Pathology,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing An Zhen Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,100029,China
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Lu S, Quan CK, Zhang LC. [Clinical analysis of 40 cases with surgical excision and reconstruction with forehead flap of basal cell carcinoma of nasal]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 31:477-479. [PMID: 29871290 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zeng SW, Yin XM, Herng TS, Han K, Huang Z, Zhang LC, Li CJ, Zhou WX, Wan DY, Yang P, Ding J, Wee ATS, Coey JMD, Venkatesan T, Rusydi A, Ariando A. Oxygen Electromigration and Energy Band Reconstruction Induced by Electrolyte Field Effect at Oxide Interfaces. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:146802. [PMID: 30339445 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.146802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Electrolyte gating is a powerful means for tuning the carrier density and exploring the resultant modulation of novel properties on solid surfaces. However, the mechanism, especially its effect on the oxygen migration and electrostatic charging at the oxide heterostructures, is still unclear. Here we explore the electrolyte gating on oxygen-deficient interfaces between SrTiO_{3} (STO) crystals and LaAlO_{3} (LAO) overlayer through the measurements of electrical transport, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectra. We found that oxygen vacancies (O_{vac}) were filled selectively and irreversibly after gating due to oxygen electromigration at the amorphous LAO/STO interface, resulting in a reconstruction of its interfacial band structure. Because of the filling of O_{vac}, the amorphous interface also showed an enhanced electron mobility and quantum oscillation of the conductance. Further, the filling effect could be controlled by the degree of the crystallinity of the LAO overlayer by varying the growth temperatures. Our results reveal the different effects induced by electrolyte gating, providing further clues to understand the mechanism of electrolyte gating on buried interfaces and also opening a new avenue for constructing high-mobility oxide interfaces.
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- S W Zeng
- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- School of Physics and CRANN, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
- National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
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- NUSNNI-NanoCore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
- National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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Fonseca-Pedrero E, Debbané M, Ortuño-Sierra J, Chan RCK, Cicero DC, Zhang LC, Brenner C, Barkus E, Linscott RJ, Kwapil T, Barrantes-Vidal N, Cohen A, Raine A, Compton MT, Tone EB, Suhr J, Muñiz J, Fumero A, Giakoumaki S, Tsaousis I, Preti A, Chmielewski M, Laloyaux J, Mechri A, Lahmar MA, Wuthrich V, Larøi F, Badcock JC, Jablensky A. The structure of schizotypal personality traits: a cross-national study. Psychol Med 2018; 48:451-462. [PMID: 28712364 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717001829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Schizotypal traits are considered a phenotypic-indicator of schizotypy, a latent personality organization reflecting a putative liability for psychosis. To date, no previous study has examined the comparability of factorial structures across samples originating from different countries and cultures. The main goal was to evaluate the factorial structure and reliability of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) scores by amalgamating data from studies conducted in 12 countries and across 21 sites. METHOD The overall sample consisted of 27 001 participants (37.5% males, n = 4251 drawn from the general population). The mean age was 22.12 years (s.d. = 6.28, range 16-55 years). The SPQ was used. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Multilevel CFA (ML-CFA) were used to evaluate the factor structure underlying the SPQ scores. RESULTS At the SPQ item level, the nine factor and second-order factor models showed adequate goodness-of-fit. At the SPQ subscale level, three- and four-factor models displayed better goodness-of-fit indices than other CFA models. ML-CFA showed that the intraclass correlation coefficients values were lower than 0.106. The three-factor model showed adequate goodness of fit indices in multilevel analysis. The ordinal α coefficients were high, ranging from 0.73 to 0.94 across individual samples, and from 0.84 to 0.91 for the combined sample. CONCLUSIONS The results are consistent with the conceptual notion that schizotypal personality is a multifaceted construct and support the validity and utility of SPQ in cross-cultural research. We discuss theoretical and clinical implications of our results for diagnostic systems, psychosis models and cross-national mental health strategies.
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- E Fonseca-Pedrero
- Department of Educational Sciences,University of La Rioja,Logroño, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences,University of Geneva,Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Educational Sciences,University of La Rioja,Logroño, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory,CAS key Laboratory of Mental Health,Beijing,China
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- Department of Psychology,University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Psychology,University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology,University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong,Wollongong,Australia
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- Department of Psychology,University of Otago,Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology,University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology,Louisiana State University,Louisiana, LA, USA
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- Departments of Criminology,Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry,Lenox Hill Hospital,New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology,Georgia State University,Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology,Ohio University,Athens, OH, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Research in the Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM),Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychology,University of La Laguna,Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Psychology,University of Crete,Rethymno,Greece
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- Department of Psychology,University of Crete,Rethymno,Greece
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- Genneruxi Medical Center,Cagliari,Italy
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- Department of Psychology,Southern Methodist University,Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology,University of Bergen,Bergen,Norway
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- Psychiatry Department,University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir,Tunisia
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- Psychiatry Department,University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir,Tunisia
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- Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology,University of Bergen,Bergen,Norway
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia,Perth,Australia
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Chen P, Liao WB, Liu LH, Luo F, Wu XY, Li PJ, Yang C, Yan M, Liu Y, Zhang LC, Liu ZY. Ultrafast consolidation of bulk nanocrystalline titanium alloy through ultrasonic vibration. Sci Rep 2018; 8:801. [PMID: 29335515 PMCID: PMC5768799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19190-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Nanocrystalline (NC) materials have fascinating physical and chemical properties, thereby they exhibit great prospects in academic and industrial fields. Highly efficient approaches for fabricating bulk NC materials have been pursued extensively over past decades. However, the instability of nanograin, which is sensitive to processing parameters (such as temperature and time), is always a challenging issue to be solved and remains to date. Herein, we report an ultrafast nanostructuring strategy, namely ultrasonic vibration consolidation (UVC). The strategy utilizes internal friction heat, generated from mutually rubbing between Ti-based metallic glass powders, to heat the glassy alloy rapidly through its supercooled liquid regime, and accelerated viscous flow bonds the powders together. Consequently, bulk NC-Ti alloy with grain size ranging from 10 to 70 nm and nearly full density is consolidated in 2 seconds. The novel consolidation approach proposed here offers a general and highly efficient pathway for manufacturing bulk nanomaterials.
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- P Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Near-net-shape Forming for Metallic Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Zhou QQ, Chen SS, Zhang QQ, Liu PF, Fang HZ, Yang Y, Zhang LC. Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus mediates nociception via release of fractalkine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e6275. [PMID: 28793053 PMCID: PMC5572843 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus (CSF-contacting nucleus) mediates the transduction and regulation of pain signals. However, the precise molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Studies show that release of fractalkine (FKN) from neurons plays a critical role in nerve injury-related pain. We tested the hypothesis that release of FKN from the CSF-contacting nucleus regulates neuropathic pain, in a chronic constriction injury rat model. The results show that FKN is expressed by neurons, via expression of its only receptor CX3CR1 in the microglia. The levels of soluble FKN (sFKN) were markedly upregulated along with the increase in FKN mRNA level in rats subjected to chronic constriction injury. In addition, injection of FKN-neutralizing antibody into the lateral ventricle alleviated neuropathic pain-related behavior followed by reduction in microglial activation in the CSF-contacting nucleus. The results indicate that inhibition of FKN release by the CSF-contacting nucleus may ameliorate neuropathic pain clinically.
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- Q Q Zhou
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Zhang LC, Liang J, Pu L, Zhang YB, Wang LG, Liu X, Yan H, Wang LX. mRNA and protein expression levels of four candidate genes for ear size in Erhualian and Large White pigs. Genet Mol Res 2017; 16:gmr-16-02-gmr.16029252. [PMID: 28407177 DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Porcine ear size is an important characteristic for distinguishing among pig breeds. In a previous genome-wide association study of porcine ear size, LEM domain-containing 3 (LEMD3), methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 (MSRB3), high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2), and Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (WIF1) were implicated as important candidate genes for ear size. This study investigated the expression levels of four candidate genes for ear size in Erhualian and Large White pigs. Ten Erhualian pigs with large ears and eight Large White pigs with small ears at 60 days of age were examined. The mRNA expression levels of the four candidate genes were quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. WIF1 mRNA expression was significantly higher in Large White than in Erhualian pigs (P < 0.05), whereas the expression levels of the other three genes were not significantly different between the two breeds. The protein expression levels of the four genes were analyzed using western blot. WIF1 protein expression was significantly higher in Large White than in Erhualian pigs (P < 0.01), whereas MSRB3 protein expression was significantly higher in Erhualian than in Large White pigs (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the two breeds in residual protein expression. These results suggest that WIF1 is the main causal gene for ear size in pigs.
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- L C Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China .,
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, , , China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Animal Science, , , China
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Zhong W, Jiang ZY, Zhong SB, Zhang LC, Huang JH, Zhang S, Chen LS, Cao YF. [Phenotypic characteristics of LAP(+) CD4(+) T lymphocytes in colorectal cancer tissues]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2016; 38:596-601. [PMID: 27531479 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the phenotypic characteristics of LAP(+) CD4(+) T lymphocytes and investigate their molecular mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) microenvironment. METHODS Fifty colorectal cancer patients treated in our two hospitals from January 2014 to May 2014 were included in this study. Their tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues, peripheral blood samples, and peripheral blood samples of 25 healthy donors (HD) were collected to isolate the lymphocytes. The different expressions of CCR7, CD45RA, Foxp3, CTLA-4, CCR4 and CCR5 in LAP(+) CD4(+) T and LAP(-)CD4(+) T lymphocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). RESULTS The FCM assay detected that the percentage of LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells in peripheral blood of the CRC patients were significantly higher than that of HD [(9.44±3.18)% versus (1.49±1.00)%, P<0.001]. In addition, significantly more LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells were also recruited into tumor tissue than those in the tumor-adjacent normal tissue [(11.76±3.74)% versus (3.87±1.64)%, P<0.001]. LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells in the tumor-adjacent normal tissue and peripheral blood of both HDs and CRC patients mainly displayed a central memory phenotype. However, effector memory lymphocytes were predominant in the tumor tissue.In the tumor tissue, the expression of Foxp3 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (3.87±1.12)%, significantly lower than that in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (16.70±2.61)%, (P<0.001); the expression of CTLA-4 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (36.36±19.14)%, significantly higher than the (19.60±8.91)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001); the expression of CCR4 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (37.72±11.14)%, significantly higher than the (30.06±9.14)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001); and the expression of CCR5 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (18.86±7.10)%, significantly higher than the (13.92±3.31)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells with low expression of Foxp3 and high expressions of CTLA-4, CCR4 and CCR5 are tend to be enriched and accumulated in the tumor tissue. The unique phenotypic characteristics make these cells a distinct subset of lymphocytes, apparently different from the traditional CD4(+) CD25(+) Treg cells.
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- W Zhong
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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Pu L, Zhang LC, Zhang JS, Song X, Wang LG, Liang J, Zhang YB, Liu X, Yan H, Zhang T, Yue JW, Li N, Wu QQ, Wang LX. Porcine MAP3K5 analysis: molecular cloning, characterization, tissue expression pattern, and copy number variations associated with residual feed intake. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7998. [PMID: 27525933 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15037998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 (MAP3K5) is essential for apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation, and immune responses, and is a candidate marker for residual feed intake (RFI) in pig. We cloned the full-length cDNA sequence of porcine MAP3K5 by rapid-amplification of cDNA ends. The 5451-bp gene contains a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) (718 bp), a coding region (3738 bp), and a 3'-UTR (995 bp), and encodes a peptide of 1245 amino acids, which shares 97, 99, 97, 93, 91, and 84% sequence identity with cattle, sheep, human, mouse, chicken, and zebrafish MAP3K5, respectively. The deduced MAP3K5 protein sequence contains two conserved domains: a DUF4071 domain and a protein kinase domain. Phylogenetic analysis showed that porcine MAP3K5 forms a separate branch to vicugna and camel MAP3K5. Tissue expression analysis using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) revealed that MAP3K5 was expressed in the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, muscle, fat, pancrea, ileum, and stomach tissues. Copy number variation was detected for porcine MAP3K5 and validated by qRT-PCR. Furthermore, a significant increase in average copy number was detected in the low RFI group when compared to the high RFI group in a Duroc pig population. These results provide useful information regarding the influence of MAP3K5 on RFI in pigs.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Institute of Truein Agro-Pastoral Group Co., Ltd., Kaifeng, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhao XX, Zhang LC. [Research of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the applicationof epstein-barr virus immediate early protein]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1078-1083. [PMID: 29798044 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.13.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Epstein-barr virus is closely related to the occurrence and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma;EB virus immediate early protein Zta and Rta is the control factor for the virus to enter the replication and cleavage stage.At present,ELISA method is commonly used to detect serum Zta and Rta related antibodies in the clinical as one of the serological indicators for early nasopharyngeal cancer screening and the auxiliary diagnosis.
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Li CM, Fu BM, Zhang LC, Tang B, Zhu L, Zhao Y, Zhang J. Application of retrograde dissection method for isolation of bone marrow cells from rat femurs and tibiae. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8178. [PMID: 27323101 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15028178] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Currently, there is no practical and efficient method for the isolation of bone marrow cells (BMCs) from rat femurs and tibiae. Here, we attempted to develop a rapid, simple, effective, and non-contaminating method for the isolation of BMCs from rat femurs and tibiae. Rat femurs and tibiae were dissected from the ankle to the hip joint; subsequently, a three-step "locate-slide-twist" procedure was performed using scissors and forceps to remove the femurs and tibiae completely, from the surrounding musculature. The bones were flushed with phosphate-buffered saline to harvest BMCs. The femurs and tibiae were dissected in 1.8 ± 0.6 min, and the BMC suspension preparation time was 13.1 ± 2.3 min. The bone marrow cavities did not incur any fractures or injuries during the isolation. Culture of harvested BMCs for 72 h led to a significant increase in cell number from 4.4 ± 0.3 x 106 to 6.9 ± 0.7 x 10(6) (P < 0.01) with no significant decrease in viability (98.1 ± 0.6% vs 96.2 ± 1.1%; P > 0.05). Microscopic examination of the isolated BMCs after the 72-h incubation period revealed the no-microbial or muscle cell contamination. Furthermore, flow cytometry revealed that cultured BMCs (72-h culture) grew well. Here, we have reported a rapid, simple, effective, and non-contaminating method for the isolation of BMCs from rat femurs and tibiae by using retrograde dissection. This method can be used to harvest a large number of viable BMCs without the risk of contamination from muscle and connective tissues.
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Ward, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Liu X, Wang LG, Zhang LC, Yan H, Zhao KB, Liang J, Li N, Pu L, Zhang T, Wang LX. Molecular cloning, tissue expression pattern, and copy number variation of porcine SCUBE3. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7010. [PMID: 26909946 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15017010] [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: 11/03/2022]
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The signal peptide CUB EGF-like domain-containing protein 3 (SCUBE3) gene is a member of SCUBE gene family and plays important roles in bone cell biology and the determination of limb bone length. In this study, the full-length transcript of porcine SCUBE3 was cloned using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The full-length sequence of porcine SCUBE3 cDNA was 4131 base pairs and included 21 exons. The SCUBE3 gene contained a 2895-base pair open reading frame that encoded a peptide of 965 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of porcine SCUBE3 with those of human, mouse, zebrafish, and rat showed 96, 95, 73, and 95% identities, respectively. Porcine SCUBE3 mRNA expression levels were highest in the backfat, bone marrow, and cartilage tissues. Copy number variation was detected in porcine SCUBE3 and validated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Different copy number variations were present in randomly selected individuals and may, therefore, be a good marker for identifying phenotypic traits. Our findings provide a basis for further investigation of the functions and regulatory mechanisms of SCUBE3 in pigs.
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li YJ, Wang YG, An B, Xu H, Liu Y, Zhang LC, Ma HY, Wang WM. A Practical Anodic and Cathodic Curve Intersection Model to Understand Multiple Corrosion Potentials of Fe-Based Glassy Alloys in OH- Contained Solutions. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146421. [PMID: 26771194 PMCID: PMC4714945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A practical anodic and cathodic curve intersection model, which consisted of an apparent anodic curve and an imaginary cathodic line, was proposed to explain multiple corrosion potentials occurred in potentiodynamic polarization curves of Fe-based glassy alloys in alkaline solution. The apparent anodic curve was selected from the measured anodic curves. The imaginary cathodic line was obtained by linearly fitting the differences of anodic curves and can be moved evenly or rotated to predict the number and value of corrosion potentials.
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA6027, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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We conducted a case-control study to assess the relation-ship between rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and osteoporosis risk in a Chinese female population. The genotypes of rs35767, rs2288377, and rs5742612 of IGF-1 were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Patients with osteoporosis were more likely to have drinking and smoking habits and have lower bone mineral density in the L2-L4 vertebrae, femoral neck, and total hip. According to conditional regression analysis, individuals carrying the TT genotype of rs35767 had an increased risk of osteoporosis, with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 2.29 (1.35-4.97). In conclusion, our results sug-gest that the TT genotype of IGF-I rs35767 was associated with an in-creased risk of osteoporosis, suggesting that this polymorphism can be used as a predictive factor for osteoporosis risk.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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Zhao JX, Su XY, Zhao Z, Zhang LC, Zhang LH, Tang PF. [Radiographic analysis of treatment of inter-trochanteric fractures using proximal femoral nails]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2015; 47:263-268. [PMID: 25882941] [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: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To establish a reliable approach for measuring proximal femoral 3 dimensional anatomy, and to compare post-operative differences of proximal femoralanatomy in the inter-trochanter fractures with two kinds of antegrade nailings. METHODS Some computer assisted design (CAD) softwares, e.g. Mimics, were used to establish a reliable approach for measuring proximal femoral 3 dimensional (3D) anatomy. Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to test the reliability of intra- and inter-observers. The post-operative pelvic CT data of 19 cases of inter-trochanter fracture patients treated with InterTAN nailing and 21 cases of inter-trochanter fracture patients treated with proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) were retrospectively analysed and used to measure bilateral proximal femoral anatomical parameters, including 2D and 3D femoral neck-shaft (NS) angle and femoral neck anteversion (NA) angle, and 2D and 3D anteversion angles of the intramedullary (IM) nailings. ICC was used to test the consistency of the NA angles in the different groups, and the paired student T-test was used to test the differences of the paired quantitative data. RESULTS The established measurement method hasdexcellent consistency within the intra- and inter-observers, with all the ICCs higher than 0.9. The paired student T-test showed no significant difference between the post-operative bilateral 2D or 3D NA angles. The ICCs results showed that there were no consistency between the post-operative bilateral 2D or 3D NA angles (P values were 0.099 and 0.055, respectively), but the excellent consistency between the 2D injured side NA angle and 2D IM nailing's NA angle, or between the 3D injured side NA angle and 3D IM nailing's NA angle (the ICCs were 0.81 and 0.8, respectively, P values < 0.001). In PFNA group, 57% of the differences between the 2D post-operative injured side's and intact side's NA angles were higher than 15°, which was more than 15.78% in InterTAN group. The paired student T-test showed no significant difference between the post-operative injured side's 2D or 3D NS angles and the intact side's respective 2D or 3D angles in PFNA group (P values were 0.925 and 0.367, respectively), but in InterTAN group, the post-operative injured side's 2D or 3D NS angles were significantly smaller than the intact side's respective angles (P values were 0.033 and 0.009, respectively). CONCLUSION By analyzing and comparing bilateral proximal femoral anatomical parameters after two kinds of IM nailings procedures, the differences between the bilateral post-operative NA angles in PFNA group were significantly larger than those in InterTAN group. There was significant correlation between the NA angles of the injured sides and NA angles of IM nailings in both the groups.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853
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Meng FY, Zhang LC, Liu Y, Pan LH, Zhu M, Li CL, Li YW, Qian W, Liang R. Efficacy and safety of gabapentin for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Minerva Anestesiol 2014; 80:556-567. [PMID: 24257149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common type of neuropathic pain occurring after resolution of herpes zoster rash. Although gabapentin is a widely used treatment, some disagreements exist about its efficacy and safety. Meta-analysis was performed to better evaluate the efficacy and safety of gabapentin for management of PHN. METHODS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of gabapentin to treat PHN were identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases. Searches were restricted to studies published in English. RESULTS Seven trials involving a total of 2039 participants were identified. Pooled analysis showed that gabapentin reduced PHN-related pain significantly more than placebo (mean difference, MD=-0.89, 95% CI -1.58 to -0.18, P<0.001). Gabapentin reduced pain below baseline by at least 50% in significantly more patients than did placebo (RR=1.59, 95% CI 1.35 to 1.88, P<0.001). Gabapentin was significantly more likely than placebo to lead patients to rate their global impression of change as "much improved" or "very much improved" (RR=1.82, 95% CI 1.41 to 2.35, P=0.003). Gabapentin also improved sleep quality significantly more than did placebo (MD=-0.62, 95% CI -0.67 to -0.57, P<0.001). On the other hand, patients given gabapentin were significantly more likely to experience dizziness, somnolence, peripheral edema, ataxia or gait disturbance and diarrhea. Subgroup analysis on formulation of gabapentin showed that gabapentin enacarbil had similar efficacy of pain relief with other formulations while it may be superior to others in term of compliance and safety. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis indicates that gabapentin is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for patients with PHN.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China -
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Wang XY, Yan WW, Zhang XL, Liu H, Zhang LC. ASIC3 in the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus of brain parenchyma contributes to inflammatory pain in rats. Neurol Res 2013; 36:270-5. [DOI: 10.1179/1743132813y.0000000297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wang YG, Zhang LC. On the chemo-mechanical polishing for nano-scale surface finish of brittle wafers. Recent Pat Nanotechnol 2010; 4:70-77. [PMID: 20415661 DOI: 10.2174/187221010791208812] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chemo-mechanical polishing (CMP) has been a common method to produce nano-scale surface finish of brittle wafers. This paper provides a relatively comprehensive review on the CMP of silicon, silicon carbide and sapphire including both patents and papers. The discussion includes the limitations and further research directions of the CMP technology, the material removal mechanisms, and the control and optimization of the CMP for brittle wafers. The paper concluded that the usage of mix- or coated- abrasives may improve the CMP in terms of less subsurface damage and higher material removal rate.
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- Y G Wang
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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Zhou GL, Cao Y, Li M, Zhang LC, Yu YS, Jin HG. Meat quality and carcass traits in relation to HGD-BstXI and HGD-HaeIII PCR-RFLP polymorphism in Chinese red cattle. Meat Sci 2010; 85:270-3. [PMID: 20374897 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2009] [Revised: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We investigated the effect of homogentisate 1, 2 dioxygenase (HGD) gene on meat quality and carcass traits in 287 Chinese red cattle. The PCR-SSCP method was used to identify polymorphism of the HGD gene in the exon 1 and intron 1. Two polymorphisms were detected in intron 1 and two restriction sites for endonuclease HGD-BstXI and HGD-HaeIII have also been found. The HGD-BstXI genotypes showed significant effects on cooking loss, drip loss, net meat weight, carcass weight, and eye muscle area (P<0.05). The HGD-HaeIII genotypes significant affected cooking loss, muscle fibre diameter, shear force, drip loss, and carcass yield ratio (P<0.05). Moreover, we found significant effects of diplotypes on cooking loss, muscle fibre diameter, shear force, drip loss, net meat weight, carcass weight, and eye muscle area (P<0.05).
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, People's Republic of China; College of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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Mylvaganam K, Zhang LC, Eyben P, Mody J, Vandervorst W. Evolution of metastable phases in silicon during nanoindentation: mechanism analysis and experimental verification. Nanotechnology 2009; 20:305705. [PMID: 19584422 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/30/305705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This paper explores the evolution mechanisms of metastable phases during the nanoindentation on monocrystalline silicon. Both the molecular dynamics (MD) and the in situ scanning spreading resistance microscopy (SSRM) analyses were carried out on Si(100) orientation, and for the first time, experimental verification was achieved quantitatively at the same nanoscopic scale. It was found that under equivalent indentation loads, the MD prediction agrees extremely well with the result experimentally measured using SSRM, in terms of the depth of the residual indentation marks and the onset, evolution and dimension variation of the metastable phases, such as beta-Sn. A new six-coordinated silicon phase, Si-XIII, transformed directly from Si-I was discovered. The investigation showed that there is a critical size of contact between the indenter and silicon, beyond which a crystal particle of distorted diamond structure will emerge in between the indenter and the amorphous phase upon unloading.
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- K Mylvaganam
- Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Wang CY, Zhang LC. Circumferential vibration of microtubules with long axial wavelength. J Biomech 2008; 41:1892-6. [PMID: 18514206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 03/29/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This paper uses an orthotropic shell model to investigate in detail the long axial wavelength circumferential vibration of microtubules (MTs). The deformation patterns in the vibrations were explored and their phonon dispersion relations were presented for MTs with increasing radius. It was shown that with the growth of the axial wavelength, the associated frequency of MTs would finally approach a nonzero asymptotic value, rising considerably with the increase of circumferential wave number but dropping linearly with the growing radius. This study corrects the previous misunderstanding drawn by an oversimplified model, and points out that a parabolic dispersion law does not apply to the circumferential modes when the MT bending stiffness is properly considered.
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- C Y Wang
- The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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This paper proposes a two-dimensional elastic shell model to characterize the deformation of single-walled carbon nanotubes using the in-plane rigidity, Poisson ratio, bending rigidity and off-plane torsion rigidity as independent elastic constants. It was found that the off-plane torsion rigidity of a single-walled carbon nanotube is not zero due to the off-plane change in the π-orbital electron density on both sides of the nanotube. It was concluded that a three-dimensional elastic shell model of single-walled carbon nanotubes can be established with well-defined effective thickness.
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- C Y Wang
- The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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Wang CY, Zhang LC. A critical assessment of the elastic properties and effective wall thickness of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Nanotechnology 2008; 19:075705. [PMID: 21817653 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/7/075705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This paper discusses the fundamental issues of the elastic properties and effective wall thickness of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). It provides an in-depth analysis based on the rationale of the nanoscale-to-macroscale deformation relationship of SWCNTs and carries out a critical assessment of the diverse theoretical predictions in the literature. It was found that the in-plane stiffness of SWCNTs is a mechanics quantity that has been consistently reflected by the majority of the existing models. However, a further systematic study is necessary to clarify the dilemma of the wall thickness of SWCNTs.
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- C Y Wang
- The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
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Mylvaganam K, Zhang LC, Cheong WCD. The Effect of Interface Chemical Bonds on the Behaviour of Nanotube-Polyethylene Composites Under Nano-Particle Impacts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2007.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This paper uses the molecular dynamics method to investigate the influence of chemical bonds on the mechanical behaviour of nanotube–polyethylene composites subjected to nano-particle impacts. In the analysis, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were incorporated into the polyethylene (PE)
matrix in two ways, with and without radical centres, so that the resulting nano-composites had two corresponding properties, i.e., with and without chemical bonds at the CNT–PE interfaces. A spherical diamond nano-particle was used to impact and penetrate into the composites with a
high velocity. It was found that the interface chemical bonds play an important role in the composite reinforcement.
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Wang SH, Zhang LC, Lin F, Sa XY, Zuo JB, Shao QX, Chen GS, Zeng S. Controlled release of levonorgestrel from biodegradable poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres: in vitro and in vivo studies. Int J Pharm 2006; 301:217-25. [PMID: 16040213 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2004] [Revised: 05/26/2005] [Accepted: 05/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) biodegradable microspheres containing a contraceptive drug, levonorgestrel (LNG), were prepared using both the solvent evaporation method and a modified solvent extraction-evaporation method. The microspheres prepared with the solvent evaporation process had porous surfaces with low product yields and poor encapsulation efficiencies. On the other hand, the microspheres prepared using the modified solvent extraction-evaporation method were nonporous with encapsulation efficiencies close to 100%. In vitro drug release showed the nonporous microspheres had a lower initial burst and a slightly prolonged duration of release than those porous microspheres. In vivo release kinetics of the low burst microspheres were determined by measuring LNG plasma levels after a single intramuscular injection to female rats. At a LNG dose of 41.1 mg/kg, average plasma LNG levels were 6-10 ng/ml in the first 24 h and subsequently remained above 1 ng/ml until 126 days. The duration above the minimum effective LNG plasma level of 0.2 ng/ml was 168 days. By comparison, a similar dose of LNG microcrystals used as control produced a much higher plasma level of 15-21 ng/ml in the first day followed by a fast and continuous decline of LNG levels with a duration of only about 35 days.
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- S H Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China
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Ultra long SiC core and SiO2 shell nanocables have been prepared by pyrolysis of poly(dimethyl siloxane) at 1050 degrees C in flowing Argon. The longest nanocable can be up to at least 6 mm. Transmission electron microscopy observations indicate that the diameter of the cores varies from about 3 to 18 nm, and the thickness of the outer sheaths varies from about 6 to 45 nm and that the cores are crystalline and the sheaths are amorphous. The growth of the nanocables may be governed by a chemical vapor solid process. The nanocables exhibit good photoluminescence property.
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- K F Cai
- Functional Materials Research Laboratory, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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Zhang LC, Ning ZH, Xu GY, Hou ZC, Yang N. Heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic correlations of egg quality traits in brown-egg dwarf layers. Poult Sci 2005; 84:1209-13. [PMID: 16156204 DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.8.1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Albumen height, albumen weight (AW), eggshell color (ESC), eggshell index, eggshell strength, eggshell thickness, eggshell weight (ESW), egg weight (EW), Haugh units, and yolk weight (YW) were measured in 2,272 eggs collected 3 d sequentially from 920 brown-egg dwarf layers caged individually. The restricted maximum likelihood procedure was applied to estimate heritabilities and genotypic and phenotypic correlations for these egg quality traits. Heritabilities of albumen height, AW, ESC, eggshell index, eggshell strength, eggshell thickness, ESW, EW, Haugh units, and YW were 0.51, 0.59, 0.46, 0.40, 0.24, 0.34, 0.64, 0.63, 0.41, and 0.45, respectively. The genetic correlations between EW and AW, YW, and ESW were high ranging from 0.67 to 0.97, whereas those for ESC with external and internal egg quality traits were low ranging from -0.23 to 0.13. Thus although heritabilities for these traits were moderate to high, genetic correlations with ESC were low, suggesting a minor relationship between shell color and physical attributes of the shell as well as internal egg quality in brown-egg dwarf layers.
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- L C Zhang
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, PR China
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Apoptosis is triggered when proapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 protein family bearing only the BH3 association domain bind to Bcl-2 or its homologs and block their antiapoptotic activity. To test whether loss of the BH3-only protein Bim could prevent the cellular attrition caused by Bcl-2 deficiency, we generated mice lacking both genes. Mice without Bcl-2 have a fragile lymphoid system, become runted, turn gray, and succumb to polycystic kidney disease. Concomitant absence of Bim prevented all these disorders. Indeed, loss of even one bim allele restored normal kidney development, growth, and health. These results demonstrate that Bim levels set the threshold for initiation of apoptosis in several tissues and suggest that degenerative diseases might be alleviated by blocking BH3-only proteins.
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- P Bouillet
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, P.O. Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Melbourne, Australia
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Zhang ZW, Zhang LC, Zeng YM, Cao JP, Wang HJ. [The effect of nociception on expression of NADPH-d and fos protein at supraspinal level]. Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi 2001; 17:341-344. [PMID: 21207693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM To study the distribution of NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons in periaqueductal gray matter(PAG) and dorsal raphe nucleus (DR), and the correlation between nitric oxide and peripheral nociception at supraspinal level. METHODS 20 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups. In experimental group (n = 10), formalin (5%, 0.1 ml) was injected subcutaneously into the plantar surface of the unilateral hindpaw, and in control group (n = 10), normal saline solution was used alike. The rats were perfused after 2 hours, and the midbrain were removed. Frozen seriate transverse sections were divided into three sets, all of which were processed for NADPH-d histochemistry. Subsequently, the first set that contained NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons were stained with neutral red, and the other two sets were processed for c-fos immunohistochemistry. RESULTS NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons were densely distributed in CGLD, CGLV and DR. NADPH-d, Fos and NADPH/Fos double-labeled neurons appeared in CGLD, CGLV and DR after injection of formalin in the rat hindpaw. CONCLUSION At supraspinal level NO may play an important role in the modulation of nociception in PAG and DR.
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- Z W Zhang
- Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou 221002, China
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Liu DX, Zhang LC, Wang Q, Da CS, Xin ZQ, Wang R, Choi MC, Chan AS. The application of chiral aminonaphthols in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aryl aldehydes. Org Lett 2001; 3:2733-5. [PMID: 11506621 DOI: 10.1021/ol016341e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[reaction: see text]. Optically active aminonaphthol 3 obtained by condensation of 2-naphthol, benzaldehyde, and (S)-methylbenzylamine followed by N-methylation was found to catalyze the enantioselective ethylation of aryl aldehydes to secondary alcohols with high enantioselectivities (up to 99.8%) at room temperature.
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- D X Liu
- Open Laboratory of Chirotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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Gao JL, Zeng YM, Zhang LC, Gu J, Liu HF, Zhou WH, Yang GD. NO mediated increase of Fos protein and NMDA1A R mRNA expression in rat spinal cord during morphine withdrawal. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2001; 22:505-11. [PMID: 11747755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on activation of the rat spinal cord neurons during naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal. METHODS Fos immunocytochemistry, NADPH-d histochemistry, Fos/NADPH-d double-labeling, intrathecal injection, antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ONs) techniques, and RT-PCR were used. RESULTS Acute administration of naloxone and chronic administration of morphine did not change the expression of Fos protein and NADPH-d positive neurons, and there was no expression of Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons in the spinal cord of rats. Morphine withdrawal increased the expression of Fos protein, NADPH-d positive, and Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons, and they were observed in all the laminae of the rat spinal cord. Intrathecal injection of nNOS antisense oligonucleotides (nNOS-AS) inhibited the increase of Fos protein and NMDA(1A)R mRNA expression in the rat spinal cord during morphine withdrawal and decreased the scores of morphine withdrawal symptoms. The effect of nNOS-AS was greater than that of eNOS-AS. There was no effect in nNOS sense oligonucleotides (nNOS-S) group. CONCLUSION NO mediated the increase of Fos protein and NMDA1A R mRNA expression in the rat spinal cord during morphine withdrawal.
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- J L Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, China
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Cao JL, Liu HF, Zhou WH, Yang GD, Zhang LC, Zeng YM. [Intrathecal injection of NOS antisense oligonucleotides inhibits the increase of NMDA1AR mRNA expression in the spinal cord and brainstem of morphine-withdrawal rats]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2001; 53:27-31. [PMID: 11354793] [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: 04/16/2023]
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Methods of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), intrathecal injection and antisense drugs were used to study the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on the scores of morphine-withdrawal syndrome and the expression of NMDA1AR mRNA in rat spinal cord and brainstem. Intrathecal injection of NOS antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ONs) significantly decreased the scores of morphine-withdrawal symptoms. The effect of nNOS AS-ONs was greater than that of eNOS AS-ONs. The expression of NMDA1AR mRNA in the spinal cord and brainstem increased in morphine-dependent rats and increased to a greater extent in morphine-withdrawal rats. Intrathecal injection of nNOS AS-ONs significantly inhibited the increased expression of NMDA1AR mRNA in the spinal cord and brainstem of morphine-withdrawal rats. Intrathecal injection of eNOS antisense oligonucleotides inhibited the expression of NMDA1AR mRNA in the spinal cord of morphine-withdrawal rats, but did not in the brainstem. It is suggested that NO mediates morphine-withdrawal reaction and participates in modulating the expression of NMDA1AR mRNA in morphine-withdrawal rats.
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- J L Cao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002
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Cao JL, Zeng YM, Zhang LC, Gu J, Zhou WH, Yang GD. [NO involvement in mediation of spinal neuron sensitization in morphine-withdrawal rats]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2001; 53:75-8. [PMID: 11354804] [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: 04/16/2023]
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The effects of nitric oxide (NO) on the activation of spinal cord neurons were studied using immunocytochemistry, intrathecal injection and antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ONs) techniques in morphine-withdrawal rats. Acute administration of naloxone and chronic administration of morphine changed neither the expression of Fos-LI and NADPH-d positive neurons nor the expression of Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons in the spinal cord of rats. Fos-LI, NADPH-d positive and Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons were increased significantly in number in morphine-withdrawal rats and they were observed in all the laminae of the spinal cord. Intrathecal injection of L-NA, nNOS antisense oligonucleotides significantly inhibited the expression of Fos-LI in the spinal cord and decreased the scores for morphine-withdrawal symptoms in morphine-withdrawal rats, but not in nNOS-S group. The results suggest that NO mediates the spinal neurons sensitization in morphine-withdrawal rats.
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- J L Cao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College
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Bouillet P, Zhang LC, Huang DC, Webb GC, Bottema CD, Shore P, Eyre HJ, Sutherland GR, Adams JM. Gene structure alternative splicing, and chromosomal localization of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 relative Bim. Mamm Genome 2001; 12:163-8. [PMID: 11210187 DOI: 10.1007/s003350010242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bim is a proapoptotic protein of the Bcl-2 family that shares only the short BH3 domain with other members. It has three isoforms, apparently produced by alternative splicing. The demonstration that Bim is essential for certain apoptotic responses and to prevent overproduction of hematopoietic cells suggests that it may be a tumor suppressor. We have, therefore, investigated the organization of the mouse Bim gene, delineating its promoter and splicing, and positioned the gene on both mouse and human chromosomes. Bim has six exons, but the third is a facultative intron that is spliced out in the mRNAs for the smaller isoforms (BimL and BimS), but not that encoding the largest isoform (BimEL). The 0.8-kb region 5' to exon 1, which contains a TATA-less promoter and binding sites for several transcription factors, can drive expression of a reporter gene. Mouse Bim localizes to the distal third of Chromosome (Chr) 2, near the F-G boundary, and its human counterpart to Chr 2q12 or q13. Deletions of these bands have been reported in ten tumors (eight hematopoietic), reinforcing the possibility that Bim is a tumor suppressor. These findings should help to clarify the regulation of Bim expression and to assess whether mutations involving Bim contribute to neoplastic and other diseases.
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- P Bouillet
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang LC, Buccafusco JJ. Adaptive changes in M1 muscarinic receptors localized to specific rostral brain regions during and after morphine withdrawal. Neuropharmacology 2000; 39:1720-31. [PMID: 10884554 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(00)00012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Morphine-dependent rats were allowed to undergo withdrawal by abrupt discontinuation of the drug. The regional expression of brain M1 muscarinic receptors was measured directly by autoradiographic determination with [(3)H] pirenzepine, and indirectly by quantifying the relative levels of M1 mRNA encoding the receptor protein. Patterns of receptor changes after morphine treatment were in general agreement using the two methods. Frontal cortical samples derived from morphine-dependent rats exhibited a 28% increase in M1 receptor mRNA measured at the end of the infusion. At the peak of the withdrawal, M1 mRNA levels for dependent rats were much lower (33.4%) than those for control rats. Hippocampal samples derived from morphine-dependent rats exhibited no changes in M1 mRNA levels after the morphine infusion. During the peak of withdrawal, however, hippocampal M1 mRNA levels were reduced (57%) compared with levels for controls. The M1 mRNA levels remained at this reduced degree of expression even after withdrawal symptoms had subsided. Addition of diisopropylflurophophate (DFP) to the morphine infusion schedule inhibited the adaptive changes in M1 mRNA levels induced by morphine. During the peak period of withdrawal, M1 mRNA levels in the hippocampus declined by only 18% as compared with 57% for the morphine control group. The adaptive decrease in hippocampal M1 receptors after withdrawal subsided may reflect prolonged heightened cholinergic activity in an area where such cholinergic innervation plays an important role in memory.
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- L C Zhang
- Alzheimer's Research Center, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, GA 30912-2300, Augusta, USA
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Cao JL, Zeng YM, Zhang LC, Duan SM. [Increased expression of formalin-induced Fos and NADPH-d positive neurons in the spinal cord of morphine-tolerant rats]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2000; 52:235-8. [PMID: 11956571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Fos immunocytochemistry, NADPH-d histochemistry and Fos/NADPH-d double-labeling method were used to study the changes in formalin-induced Fos, NADPH-d positive and Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons in the spinal cord of morphine-tolerant rats. Formalin-induced Fos-like immunoreactivity (Fos-LI) was located in the superficial laminae and neck of ipsilateral spinal cord. Acute administration of morphine decreased the expression of Fos-LI in non-tolerant rats, while the expression of Fos-LI was significantly increased in morphine-tolerant rats. Fos-LI was distributed not only in the whole laminae of the ipsilateral spinal cord but also in the contralateral spinal cord. Acute administration of morphine was ineffective in decreasing the expression of Fos-LI in morphine-tolerant rats. Morphine tolerance increased the expression of formalin-induced NADPH-d positive neurons in the superficial laminae of spinal dorsal horn. A few formalin-induced Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons were detected in the superficial laminae of spinal dorsal horn of non-tolerant rats. In morphine-tolerant rats, on the other hand, formalin-induced Fos/NADPH-d double-labeled neurons were increased and distributed in the whole laminae of the ipsilateral spinal cord and the contralateral superficial spinal cord. It is suggested that NO is involved in the increase of formalin-induced Fos-LI in the spinal cord of morphine-tolerant rats and may play an important role in the development of morphine tolerance.
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- J L Cao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China
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