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Zixiang Y, Yitong M, Yining Y, Ding H, Xiang M, Fen L. e0252 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Xinjiang Kazak populations. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Xiang X, Yitong M, Yining Y, Zhenyan F, Xiaomei L, Ding H, Xiang M, Bangdang C, Fen L. e0081 Association of genetic polymorphisms of SAA1 and SAA2 with coronary artery disease in Chinese Han population. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Seevaratnam G, Ding H, Michel O, Heng J, Matar O. Laminar flow deformation of a droplet adhering to a wall in a channel. Chem Eng Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sahu K, Ding H, Matar O. Numerical simulation of non-isothermal pressure-driven miscible channel flow with viscous heating. Chem Eng Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Richard P, Nakayama K, Sato T, Neupane M, Xu YM, Bowen JH, Chen GF, Luo JL, Wang NL, Dai X, Fang Z, Ding H, Takahashi T. Observation of Dirac cone electronic dispersion in BaFe2As2. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 104:137001. [PMID: 20481905 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.137001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We performed an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of BaFe2As2, which is the parent compound of the so-called 122 phase of the iron-pnictide high-temperature superconductors. We reveal the existence of a Dirac cone in the electronic structure of this material below the spin-density-wave temperature, which is responsible for small spots of high photoemission intensity at the Fermi level. Our analysis suggests that the cone is slightly anisotropic and its apex is located very near the Fermi level, leading to tiny Fermi surface pockets. The bands forming the cone show an anisotropic leading edge gap away from the cone that suggests a nodal spin-density-wave description.
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Sha Z, Wang S, Zhuang Z, Wang Q, Wang Q, Li P, Ding H, Wang N, Liu Z, Chen S. Generation and analysis of 10 000 ESTs from the half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis and identification of microsatellite and SNP markers. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2010; 76:1190-1204. [PMID: 20409170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02592.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Three normalized cDNA libraries were constructed, two of which were constructed from reproductive tissues ovary and testis, and the other one from pooled immune tissues including head kidney, intestine, liver and spleen. A total of 10 542 clones were sequenced generating 10 128 expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Cluster analysis indicated a total of 5808 unique sequences including 1712 contigs and 4096 singletons. A total of 4249 (73%) of the unique ESTs had significant hits to the non-redundant protein database, 2253 of which were annotated using Gene Ontology (GO) terms. A total of 311 microsatellites (with 246 having sufficient flanking sequences for primer design) and 6294 putative SNPs were identified. These genome resources provide the material basis for future microarray development, marker validation and genetic linkage and QTL analysis.
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Ding H, Solovieva S, Vehmas T, Takala EP, Leino-Arjas P. Hand osteoarthritis and pinch grip strength among middle-aged female dentists and teachers. Scand J Rheumatol 2010; 39:84-7. [PMID: 20132076 DOI: 10.3109/03009740903201834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Among female dentists and teachers, we investigated the relationship of pinch grip strength with radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) and hand joint pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 295 female dentists and 248 female teachers aged 45-63 years for pinch grip strength using the Martin Vigorimeter. Hand radiographs were examined for the presence of OA in the wrist and each joint of the first, second, and third fingers. Joint pain and tasks with high hand loading during leisure were assessed by questionnaire. Glove size was used as proxy for hand size. RESULTS Symptomatic hand OA (jointwise co-occurrence of radiological findings and pain) increased the risk of low pinch grip strength in both hands, with an odds ratio (OR) of 3.3 (95% CI 1.8-6.2) for the right and 2.0 (95% CI 1.1-3.8) for the left hand, allowing for age, occupation, body mass index (BMI), hand size, and hand-loading leisure-time activity. The occurrence of findings and pain in non-corresponding joints was also associated with pinch grip strength in the right hand, but not in the left. Having only radiographic findings or pain was not associated with pinch grip strength. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the view that hand function is related to the severity of hand OA.
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Bishara NB, Ding H. Glucose enhances expression of TRPC1 and calcium entry in endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 298:H171-8. [PMID: 19855058 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00699.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hyperglycemia is a major risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease, and in the current study, the link to glucose-induced abnormal intracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(i)(2+)) homeostasis was explored in bovine aortic endothelial cells in high glucose (HG; 25 mmol/l) versus low glucose (LG; 5.5 mmol/l; control). Transient receptor potential 1 (TRPC1) ion channel protein, but not TRPC3, TRPC4, or TRPC6 expression, was significantly increased in HG versus LG at 72 h. HG for 4, 24, and 72 h did not change basal Ca(i)(2+) or ATP-induced Ca(i)(2+) release; however, the amplitude of sustained Ca(i)(2+) was significantly increased at 24 and 72 h and reduced by low concentration of the putative, but nonspecific, TRPC blockers, gadolinium, SKF-96365, and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate. Treatment with TRPC1 antisense significantly reduced TRPC1 protein expression and ATP-induced Ca(2+) entry in bovine aortic endothelial cells. Although the link between HG-induced changes in TRPC1 expression, enhanced Ca(2+) entry, and endothelial dysfunction require further study, the current data are suggestive that targeting these pathways may reduce the impact of HG on endothelial function.
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Besse B, Soria J, Chico I, Tsao C, Ding H, Belani C. 9141 Volociximab (V) in combination with carboplatin (C) and paclitaxel (P) in patients (pts) with advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71854-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Neupane M, Richard P, Pan ZH, Xu YM, Jin R, Mandrus D, Dai X, Fang Z, Wang Z, Ding H. Observation of a novel orbital selective Mott transition in Ca(1.8)Sr(0.2)RuO(4). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:097001. [PMID: 19792819 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.097001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We observed a novel orbital selective Mott transition in Ca(1.8)Sr(0.2)RuO(4) by angle-resolved photoemission. While two sets of dispersing bands and the Fermi surface associated with the doubly degenerate d(yz) and d(zx) orbitals are identified, the Fermi surface associated with the wider d(xy) band is missing as a consequence of selective Mott localization. Our theoretical calculations demonstrate that this orbital selective Mott transition is mainly driven by the combined effects of interorbital carrier transfer, superlattice potential, and orbital degeneracy, whereas the bandwidth difference plays a less important role.
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Apetrei C, Knight AEW, Chasovskikh E, Jochnowitz EB, Ding H, Maier JP. Gas phase electronic spectrum of T-shaped AlC2 radical. J Chem Phys 2009; 131:064305. [PMID: 19691386 DOI: 10.1063/1.3186758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Gas phase electronic transitions for the C 2B2<--X 2A1 and D 2B1<--X 2A1 band systems of T-shaped AlC2 (C2v) radical have been measured in the 345-475 nm range. Vibrational analyses of both band systems are reported. Simulation of several rotationally resolved bands confirms previously obtained rotational parameters for the C 2B2 state. The radical is produced by ablating an aluminum rod in the presence of acetylene gas. The resulting supersonic molecular beam is probed using both mass-selective resonant two-color two-photon ionization and laser induced fluorescence. Ab initio calculations and vertical electronic excitation energies help the assignment. Vibrational frequencies for the X 2A1, C 2B2, and D 2B1 states have been determined. Rotational analysis of a number of bands yields spectroscopic constants for one vibronic state in the C 2B2 manifold and the origin band of the D 2B1<--X 2A1 system.
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Ding H, Chen Z, Shen L, Xu M, Zhou Y, Xu S, Zeng Y. Heart pump system in "heart-mural coronary artery-myocardial bridge" simulative device. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2009; 32:105-11. [PMID: 19623862 DOI: 10.1007/bf03178636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The myocardial tissue covering the artery is termed a myocardial bridge. But so far many researches on the myocardial bridge have been involved with clinical patients or animals, which have some limitations (e.g. lack of systematicness, difficulties in measuring the flow in the mural coronary artery and so on). Designing a "Heart-Mural coronary artery-Myocardial Bridge" Simulative Device provides a good approach to solve above problems; however, documents on this subject have seldom been reported until now. The heart pump as the key part of the whole simulative device should be able to simulate the waveform of blood pressure, adjust blood flow and regulate heart rate. Our experimental results basically met above requirements. The heart pump proposed in the paper presented an alternative experimental method to go further into other issues about the cardiovascular circulation system.
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Sato T, Nakayama K, Sekiba Y, Richard P, Xu YM, Souma S, Takahashi T, Chen GF, Luo JL, Wang NL, Ding H. Band structure and fermi surface of an extremely overdoped iron-based superconductor KFe2As2. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:047002. [PMID: 19659391 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.047002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We have performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on heavily overdoped KFe_{2}As_{2} (transition temperature T_{c} = 3 K). We observed several renormalized bands near the Fermi level with a renormalization factor of 2-4. While the Fermi surface around the Brillouin-zone center is qualitatively similar to that of optimally doped Ba_{1-x}K_{x}Fe_{2}As_{2} (x = 0.4; T_{c} = 37 K), the Fermi surface topology around the zone corner (M point) is markedly different: the two electron Fermi surface pockets are completely absent due to an excess of hole doping. This result indicates that the electronic states around the M point play an important role in the high-T_{c} superconductivity of Ba_{1-x}K_{x}Fe_{2}As_{2} and suggests that the interband scattering via the antiferromagnetic wave vector essentially controls the T_{c} value in the overdoped region.
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Xu JY, Chen SL, Ding H. Specific MHC class II B alleles associated with resistance to Edwardsiella tarda in turbot, Psetta maxima (L.). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2009; 32:637-640. [PMID: 19486240 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01028.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Terashima K, Sekiba Y, Bowen JH, Nakayama K, Kawahara T, Sato T, Richard P, Xu YM, Li LJ, Cao GH, Xu ZA, Ding H, Takahashi T. Fermi surface nesting induced strong pairing in iron-based superconductors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:7330-3. [PMID: 19359490 PMCID: PMC2667370 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900469106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in iron pnictides raised the possibility of an unconventional superconducting mechanism in multiband materials. The observation of Fermi-surface (FS)-dependent nodeless superconducting gaps suggested that inter-FS interactions may play a crucial role in superconducting pairing. In the optimally hole-doped Ba(0.6)K(0.4)Fe(2)As(2), the pairing strength is enhanced simultaneously (2Delta/T(c) approximately 7) on the nearly nested FS pockets, i.e., the inner hole-like (alpha) FS and the 2 hybridized electron-like FSs, whereas the pairing remains weak (2Delta/T(c) approximately 3.6) in the poorly nested outer hole-like (beta) FS. Here, we report that in the electron-doped BaFe(1.85)Co(0.15)As(2), the FS nesting condition switches from the alpha to the beta FS due to the opposite size changes for hole- and electron-like FSs upon electron doping. The strong pairing strength (2Delta/T(c) approximately 6) is also found to switch to the nested beta FS, indicating an intimate connection between FS nesting and superconducting pairing, and strongly supporting the inter-FS pairing mechanism in the iron-based superconductors.
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Richard P, Sato T, Nakayama K, Souma S, Takahashi T, Xu YM, Chen GF, Luo JL, Wang NL, Ding H. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of the Fe-Based Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 high temperature superconductor: evidence for an orbital selective electron-mode coupling. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 102:047003. [PMID: 19257465 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.047003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have performed an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of the new superconductor Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 in the low energy range. We report the observation of an anomaly around 25 meV in the dispersion of superconducting Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2 samples that nearly vanishes above T_{c}. The energy scale of the related mode (13+/-2 meV) and its strong dependence on orbital and temperature indicates that it is unlikely related to phonons. Moreover, the momentum locations of the kink can be connected by the antiferromagnetic wave vector. Our results point towards an unconventional electronic origin of the mode and the superconducting pairing in the Fe-based superconductors, and strongly support the antiphase s-wave pairing symmetry.
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Newcombe G, Shipunov A, Eigenbrode SD, Raghavendra AKH, Ding H, Anderson CL, Menjivar R, Crawford M, Schwarzländer M. Endophytes influence protection and growth of an invasive plant. Commun Integr Biol 2009; 2:29-31. [PMID: 19704862 PMCID: PMC2649296 DOI: 10.4161/cib.2.1.7393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We investigated the symbiotic activities of fungal endophytes isolated from spotted knapweed, Centaurea stoebe. Previously, an analysis of community similarity had demonstrated differences in the endophyte communities of C. stoebe in its native and invaded ranges. Here, we found that specific endophytes can exert positive effects on their host, whereas others exert negative effects. Endophytes produced metabolites that inhibited germination of a competitor of C. stoebe. Endophytes also repelled a specialist insect herbivore, perhaps by producing biologically active volatiles. Yet other endophytes acted as cryptic pathogens of C. stoebe, suppressing its germination, reducing its growth, increasing the abundance of a generalist insect herbivore, and delaying or suppressing its flowering. Since, as reported here, endophytes are not functionally interchangeable, previously reported community differences could be contributing to the invasiveness of C. stoebe.
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Ding H, Solovieva S, Vehmas T, Takala EP, Leino-Arjas P. Hand osteoarthritis and pinch grip strength among middle-aged female dentists and teachers. Scand J Rheumatol 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/03009740903201834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ma JH, Pan ZH, Niestemski FC, Neupane M, Xu YM, Richard P, Nakayama K, Sato T, Takahashi T, Luo HQ, Fang L, Wen HH, Wang Z, Ding H, Madhavan V. Coexistence of competing orders with two energy gaps in real and momentum space in the high temperature superconductor Bi_{2}Sr_{2-x}La_{x}CuO_{6+delta}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:207002. [PMID: 19113369 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.207002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Through a combined scanning tunneling microscopy and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study, we report the observation of two distinct gaps (a small and a large gap) that coexist both in real space and in the antinodal region of momentum space, below the superconducting transition temperature (T_{c}) of Bi_{2}Sr_{2-x}La_{x}CuO_{6+delta}. We show that the small gap is associated with superconductivity. The large-gap persists above T_{c}, and seems linked to observed charge ordering. We find a strong correlation between the large and small gaps suggesting that they are affected by similar physical processes.
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Wrogemann K, Ding H, Heng Y, Kania A, Wu X, Patel N, Funk A, Hirst C, Krawitz S, Gietz D, DelBigio M. G.P.14.05 Trim32 is the gene for limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2H. What do we know about it? Neuromuscul Disord 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.06.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Li N, Zhou L, Zhang B, Dong P, Lin W, Wang H, Xu R, Ding H. Recombinant human growth hormone increases albumin and prolongs survival in patients with chronic liver failure: a pilot open, randomized, and controlled clinical trial. Dig Liver Dis 2008; 40:554-9. [PMID: 18164672 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Revised: 11/09/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the treatment of patients with chronic liver failure. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and fourteen patients with chronic liver failure were randomly divided into two groups: (1) 56 patients in the rhGH treatment group received 4.5IU of rhGH intramuscularly daily for 4 weeks and (2) 58 patients in the control-treatment group. Fifteen healthy subjects served as normal controls. Symptoms and complications were recorded. The prognosis was analysed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The serum GH, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and insulin levels were determined using ELISA. RESULTS The efficacy of rhGH treatment was 87.5% (vs. 38.1% in the controls-treatment group, p<0.01). The serum GH, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and insulin levels in patients with chronic liver failure were significantly different than the levels in the normal controls (5.50+/-4.21 vs. 1.57+/-1.27, 80.45+/-69.99 vs. 172.97+/-78.12, 109.93+/-87.53 vs. 373.41+/-119.07, and 31.99+/-49.87 vs. 6.72+/-1.09, respectively, p<0.05-0.001). The serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3, albumin, proalbumin, and cholesterol levels were significantly increased after rhGH treatment; however, the serum GH and insulin levels were decreased. The survival rate of the rhGH treatment and control-treatment groups after 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months of treatment was 98.21% vs.75.86%, 91.07% vs.62.07%, 66.07% vs.22.41%, and 55.36% vs.13.79%, respectively. Cox regression analysis showed that rhGH was an independent factor in predicting the survival of patients after 3 and 6 months of treatment with rhGH. CONCLUSIONS rhGH replacement therapy increased albumin and tended to improve survival in adult patients with chronic liver failure.
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Wijnhoven TJM, van den Hoven MJW, Ding H, van Kuppevelt TH, van der Vlag J, Berden JHM, Prinz RA, Lewis EJ, Schwartz M, Xu X. Heparanase induces a differential loss of heparan sulphate domains in overt diabetic nephropathy. Diabetologia 2008; 51:372-82. [PMID: 18058084 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0879-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/08/2007] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Recent studies suggest that loss of heparan sulphate in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) of the kidney with diabetic nephropathy is due to the increased production of heparanase, a heparan sulphate-degrading endoglycosidase. Our present study addresses whether heparan sulphate with different modifications is differentially reduced in the GBM and whether heparanase selectively cleaves heparan sulphate with different domain specificities. METHODS The heparan sulphate content of renal biopsies (14 diabetic nephropathy, five normal) were analysed by immunofluorescence staining with four anti-heparan sulphate antibodies: JM403, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) recognising N-unsubstituted glucosamine residues; two phage display-derived single chain antibodies HS4C3 and EW3D10, defining sulphated heparan sulphate domains; and anti-K5 antibody, an mAb recognising unmodified heparan sulphate domains. RESULTS We found that modified heparan sulphate domains (JM403, HS4C3 and EW3D10), but not unmodified domains (anti-K5) and agrin core protein were reduced in the GBM of kidneys from patients with diabetic nephropathy, compared with controls. Glomerular heparanase levels were increased in diabetic nephropathy kidneys and inversely correlated with the amounts of modified heparan sulphate domains. Increased heparanase production and loss of JM403 staining in the GBM correlated with the severity of proteinuria. Loss of modified heparan sulphate in the GBM as a result of degradation by heparanase was confirmed by heparan sulphate staining of heparanase-treated normal kidney biopsy specimens. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our data suggest that loss of modified heparan sulphate in the GBM is mediated by an increased heparanase presence and may play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes-induced proteinuria.
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Niestemski FC, Kunwar S, Zhou S, Li S, Ding H, Wang Z, Dai P, Madhavan V. A distinct bosonic mode in an electron-doped high-transition-temperature superconductor. Nature 2007; 450:1058-61. [PMID: 18075588 DOI: 10.1038/nature06430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Richard P, Neupane M, Xu YM, Fournier P, Li S, Dai P, Wang Z, Ding H. Competition between antiferromagnetism and superconductivity in the electron-doped cuprates triggered by oxygen reduction. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:157002. [PMID: 17995205 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.157002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We have performed a systematic angle-resolved photoemission study of as-grown and oxygen-reduced Pr(2-x)CexCuO4 and Pr(1-x)LaCexCuO4 electron-doped cuprates. In contrast with the common belief, neither the band filling nor the band parameters are significantly affected by the oxygen reduction process. Instead, we show that the main electronic role of the reduction process is to remove an anisotropic leading edge gap around the Fermi surface. While the nodal leading edge gap is induced by long-range antiferomagnetic order, the origin of the antinodal one remains unclear.
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Yi XH, Liu HH, Lu YT, Tao J, Ding H, Zhang M, Jiang W. Altered serum levels of sex steroids and biotransformation enzyme activities by long-term alachlor exposure in crucian carp (Carassius auratus). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2007; 79:283-7. [PMID: 17668140 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9245-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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