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Manotaya S, Xu H, Uerpairojkit B, Chen F, Charoenvidhya D, Liu H, Petcharaburanin N, Liu Y, Tang S, Wang X, Dansakul S, Thomsopa T, Gao Y, Zhang H, Xu H, Jiang H. Clinical experience from Thailand: noninvasive prenatal testing as screening tests for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 in 4736 pregnancies. Prenat Diagn 2016; 36:224-31. [PMID: 26748603 DOI: 10.1002/pd.4775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to report the clinical experience and performance of massively parallel sequencing-based noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) as a screening method in detecting trisomy 21, 18, and 13 (T21/T18/T13) in a mixed-risk population in Thailand. METHODS In a 30-month period, 121 medical centers in Thailand offered NIPT as clinical screening tests for fetal T21, T18, and T13 in the mixed-risk population. All NIPT-positive cases were recommended to undergo invasive prenatal diagnosis. RESULTS A total of 4736 participants received the NIPT test, including 2840 high-risk pregnancies, either with advanced maternal age or positive serum biochemical tests, and 1889 low-risk pregnancies without conventional indications; 99.9% (4732/4736) of the participants with a median maternal age of 35 years old received reports, and 1.3% (63/4732) were classified as test positive, including 36 T21, 19 T18, and 8 T13; 82.5% (52/63) took prenatal diagnosis, and 11.5% (6/52) false-positive cases were observed. The positive predictive values for the detection of T21, T18, and T13 were 94.4%, 79.0%, and 87.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION With stringent protocol, our prospective large-scale multicenter nationwide study demonstrated that NIPT showed excellent performance as screening tests for the detection of fetal T21, T18, and T13 in mixed-risk pregnancies in Thailand.
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Smith R, Montgomery M, Kilroy G, Tang S, Müller S. Tropical low formation during the Australian monsoon: the events of January 2013 (paper updated July 2016). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.22499/2.6503.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chien S, O'Connell-Goff S, Tang S, Chien K, Ho S. Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in an ambulatory colonoscopy clinic. Sleep Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.02.1444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Evans R, Clifford T, Tang S, Au T, Fugit A. Efficacy of once-weekly dapsone dosing forPneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia prophylaxis post transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2015; 17:816-21. [DOI: 10.1111/tid.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 07/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wadhawan R, Gupta M, Laharwal A, Tsai C, Tang S, Hu J, Tan WB, Clara ES, Prakash P, Shabbir A, Lomanto D, Takahashi M, Matsuya H, Nishinari N, Szura M, Pasternak A, Kibil W, Solecki R, Matyja A, Porter A, Berney C, Niebuhr H, Mayer F, Köckerling F, Lal D, Klobusicky P, Feyerherd P, Ates M, Kinaci E, Kose E, Soyer V, Sarici B, Cuglan S, Korkmaz F, Dirican A, Gómez-Menchero J, Jurado PJ, Luque JB, Moreno JG, Grau JMS, Jurado JFG, Giubileo M, Federico L, De Nigris S, Ventura P, García-Pastor P, Carbonell-Tatay F, Torregrosa-Gallud A, Forgione U, Feleshtynsky Y, Vatamanyuk VF, Svyrydovsky SA, Kokhanevych AV, Curado-Soriano A, Infantes-Ormad M, Valera-Sanchez Z, Dominguez-Amodeo A, Naranjo-Fernandez JR, Ruiz Zafra A, Navarrete-Carcer E, Oliva-Mompean F, Padillo-Ruiz J, Brochado J, Farah F, Nicastro RG, Condi GA, De Marco M, Samaan R, Radtke MC, Ji Z, Li J. Topic: Inguinal Hernia - Fixation. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S254-60. [PMID: 26518818 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vanini R, Kabbara S, Elia E, Piancastelli A, Guglielminetti D, Tuveri M, Tuveri A, Nicolo E, Tomizawa K, Kuroyanagi H, Matoba S, Moriyama J, Toda S, Hanaoka Y, Fukui Y, Haruta S, Clara ES, Tang S, Tan WB, Wijerathne S, Hu J, Shabbir A, Lomanto D, Son G, Park S, Pietrantoni S, Pietrantoni C, Nishihara M, Takehara H, Nakagawa H, Kuniyoshi N, Aka H, Takushi Y, Miyahira T, Hanashiro N, Okushima N, Mayer F, Lechner M, Öfner D, Bittner R, Köhler G, Fortelny R, Köckerling F, Lim R, Berney C, Kato J, Iuamoto L, Meyer A, Floridi A, Bombelli E, Giuliani D, Galli I, Monti M, Longo A, Pisano G, Li J, Tian D. Topic: Inguinal Hernia - Tailored surgery. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S287-92. [PMID: 26518825 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kiely JPB, White B, Plastaras J, Ben-Josef E, Varman C, Tang S, Tochner Z, Metz J, Both S. Proton Pencil Beam Scanning for Rectal Cancer Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Young S, Van Der Pol B, Taylor S, Fife K, Hook E, Patel R, Ding K, Hemyari P, Duncan J, Tang S, Liesenfeld O, Osiecki J, Lewinski M. P07.25 Comparison of cobas® hsv 1/2 test, quidel lyra™ direct hsv 1+2/vzv, bd probetectm hsv 1/2 qx assay and sanger sequencing using clinician-collected anogenital lesion swabs. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Petrylak D, Tagawa S, Kohli M, Eisen A, Canil C, Sridhar S, Spira A, Yu E, Burke J, Shaffer D, Pan C, Kim J, Aragon-Ching J, Tang S, Zhang H, Cavanaugh C, Kauh J, Walgren R, Chi K. 2508 Three-arm phase II randomized trial of docetaxel monotherapy or combined with ramucirumab or icrucumab in second-line locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31329-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Young S, Van Der Pol B, Taylor S, Fife K, Hook E, Patel R, Ding K, Hemyari P, Duncan J, Tang S, Liesenfeld O, Osiecki J, Lewinski M. P07.23 Evaluation of the cobas ®hsv 1 and 2 test for the detection of hsv from clinician-collected anogenital lesion swab specimens compared with elvis ®hsv id and d³ typing test and sanger sequencing. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Tang S, Wang Z, Li M, Zhang W, Yang F, Zhang X. Note: A small roll angle measurement method with enhanced resolution based on a heterodyne interferometer. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:096104. [PMID: 26429491 DOI: 10.1063/1.4930241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Small roll angle is hard to be measured directly by commercial interferometer instruments due to their low sensitivities in axial direction. A method for its measurement based on a heterodyne interferometer is presented, which adopts accessories including a half wave plate, a multiple-reflector, and a phase meter to achieve test by detecting phase differences between the measurement and reference arms. Mathematical model reveals the resolution will be improved by increasing pass times through the half wave plate. The theoretical resolution is up to 0.19 in. when the pass times increase to three and the phase meter resolution is 0.01°. The proposed method is proved by the experiment.
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Lei L, Li T, Ding X, Ma W, Zhu X, Atik A, Hu Y, Tang S. Response to: 'Comment on Gas tamponade combined with laser photocoagulation therapy for congenital optic disc pit maculopathy'. Eye (Lond) 2015; 29:1625-6. [PMID: 26228290 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Qian M, Chen T, Zhou D, Zhang Z, Zhang Q, Tang S, Xiao X. Development of a new benazepril hydrochloride chewable tablet and evaluation of its bioequivalence for treatment of heart failure in dogs. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2015; 39:98-101. [PMID: 26228576 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of the study was to develop a new chewable benazepril hydrochloride(BH) tablet, investigate its physical properties, and evaluate its bioequivalence with the branded formulation (Fortekor). A corrective agent was included in the formula to improve its palatability and convenience for administration to dogs. The tablet remained stable in light, heat, and humidity tests, and its physical properties such as hardness, uniformity of content, and dissolution rate were highly consistent with the technical standards. After single and repeated administrations to eight beagles and single dose to 14 mongrel dogs (0.5 mg/kg p.o.), plasma BH and its active metabolite, benazeprilat (BZ), were detected. There was no significant difference in the major pharmacokinetic parameters (Cmax , Tmax, and AUC₀₋₂₄) between the two formulations. The 90% confidence intervals calculated for the ratios of area under the time-concentration curve (AUC₀₋₂₄) were 92.4-116.3% for BH and 89.9-102.3% for BZ, within the accepted range for bioequivalence of 80-125%. The results showed our new chewable tablet is bioequivalent to the commercial product and suitable for addition to the benazepril product family for the treatment of heart failure in dogs.
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Chen C, Tang S, Mah D, Chan M. SU-E-T-286: Dose Verification of Spot-Scanning Proton Beam Using GafChromic EBT3 Film. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tang X, Hou Y, Yang G, Wang X, Tang S, Du YE, Yang L, Yu T, Zhang H, Zhou M, Wen S, Xu L, Liu M. Stromal miR-200s contribute to breast cancer cell invasion through CAF activation and ECM remodeling. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:132-45. [PMID: 26068592 PMCID: PMC4815985 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) is a key event in tumor progression, and alternative extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins derived from CAFs induce ECM remodeling and cancer cell invasion. Here we found that miR-200 s, which are generally downregulated in activated CAFs in breast cancer tissues and in normal fibroblasts (NFs) activated by breast cancer cells, are direct mediators of NF reprogramming into CAFs and of ECM remodeling. NFs with downregulated miR-200 s displayed the traits of activated CAFs, including accelerated migration and invasion. Ectopic expression of miR-200 s in CAFs at least partially restored the phenotypes of NFs. CAF activation may be governed by the targets of miR-200 s, Fli-1 and TCF12, which are responsible for cell development and differentiation; Fli-1 and TCF12 were obviously elevated in CAFs. Furthermore, miR-200 s and their targets influenced collagen contraction by CAFs. The upregulation of fibronectin and lysyl oxidase directly by miR-200 or indirectly through Fli-1 or TCF12 contributed to ECM remodeling, triggering the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells both in vitro and vivo. Thus, these data provide important and novel insights into breast CAF activation and ECM remodeling, which trigger tumor cell invasion.
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Tang S, Song L, Chen C, Chang C, Chon B, Tsai H, Soffen E, Cahlon O, Mah D. SU-E-T-603: PBS Prostate Plan Robustness: A Tool for Patient Specific Setup Tolerance. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tang S, Yin Y, Shen C, Zhang B. P-132 The expression characteristics and clinical significance of Ki-67 in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tang S, Zhang Y, Yin SW, Gao XJ, Shi WW, Wang Y, Huang X, Wang L, Zou LY, Zhao JH, Huang YJ, Shan LY, Gounni AS, Wu YZ, Zhang JB. Neutrophil extracellular trap formation is associated with autophagy-related signalling in ANCA-associated vasculitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2015; 180:408-18. [PMID: 25644394 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence indicates that aberrant neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation could contribute to the pathogenesis of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Recent research has provided evidence that a novel type of ANCA autoantibody, anti-lysosomal membrane protein-2 (LAMP-2) antibody, may have a pathogenic role in AAV. We have shown previously that anti-LAMP-2 antibody-stimulated NET formation contains autoantigens and anti-microbial peptides. The current study sought to determine whether LAMP-2, as a novel antigen of ANCA, was present on NETs in AAV patients, the influence of the anti-LAMP-2 antibody on the neutrophil apoptosis rate and the role of autophagy in anti-LAMP-2 antibody-induced NET formation. NET formation was assessed using immunofluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy or live cell imaging. The neutrophil apoptosis rate was analysed using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Autophagy was detected using LC3B accumulation and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that enhanced NET formation, which contains LAMP-2, was observed in kidney biopsies and neutrophils from AAV patients. The apoptosis rate decreased significantly in human neutrophils stimulated with anti-LAMP-2 antibody, and this effect was attenuated by the inhibitors of autophagy 3-methyladenine (3MA) and 2-morpholin-4-yl-8-phenylchromen-4-one (LY294002). The anti-LAMP-2 antibody-stimulated NET formation was unaffected by benzyloxycarbonyl-Val- Ala-Asp (OMe)-fluoromethylketone (zVAD-fmk) and necrostatin-1 (Nec-1), which are inhibitors of apoptosis and necrosis, respectively, but was inhibited by 3MA and LY294002. Moreover, the proportion of LC3BI that was converted to LC3BII increased significantly (P=0.0057), and massive vacuolizations that exhibited characteristics typical of autophagy were detected in neutrophils stimulated with anti-LAMP-2 antibody. Our results provide further evidence that autophagy is involved in ANCA-induced NET formation in human neutrophils.
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Tan W, Gupta R, Clara E, Tang S, Hu J, Shabbir A, Lomanto D, O’Hare J, Anwar S, Huang C. Topic: Abdominal Wall Hernia — EHS classification and choice of technique. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S206-7. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03355350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cao S, Wang S, Ma H, Tang S, Sun C, Dai J, Wang C, Shu Y, Xu L, Yin R, Song X, Chen H, Han B, Li Q, Wu J, Bai C, Chen J, Jin G, Hu Z, Lu D, Shen H. Genome-wide association study of myelosuppression in non-small-cell lung cancer patients with platinum-based chemotherapy. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2015; 16:41-6. [PMID: 25823687 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2015.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Platinum-induced myelosuppression severely impedes successful chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Hence, it is clinically important to identify the patients who are at high risk for severe toxicity to certain chemotherapy. We first carried out a genome-wide scan of 906 703 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify genetic variants associated with platinum-induced myelosuppression risk in 333 NSCLC patients with chemotherapy. Then, we replicated 24 SNPs that had P<1 × 10(-4) in another independent cohort of 876 NSCLC patients. With P<0.05 as the criterion of statistical significance, we found that rs13014982 at 2q24.3 and rs9909179 at 17p12 exhibited consistently significant associations with myelosuppression risk in both the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) scan and the replication stage (rs13014982: odds ratio (OR)=0.55, 95% confidence intervals (CIs): 0.41-0.74, P=7.29 × 10(-5) for GWAS scan and OR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.65-0.93, P=0.006 for replication stage; rs9909179: OR=0.51, 95% CI: 0.37-0.70, P=4.60 × 10(-5) for GWAS scan and OR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.68-0.99, P=0.040 for replication stage; both in additive model). In combined samples of genome-wide scan and replication samples, the minor alleles of rs13014982 and rs9909179 remained significant associations with the decreased risk of myelosuppression (rs13014982: OR=0.71, 95% CI: 0.61-0.83, P =1.36 × 10(-5); rs9909179: OR=0.76, 95% CI: 0.65-0.89, P=0.001). Rs13014982 at 2q24.3 and rs9909179 at 17p12 might be independent susceptibility markers for platinum-induced myelosuppression risk in NSCLC patients.
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Chen HB, Zhang XC, Cheng YF, Abdelnasir A, Tang S, Kemper N, Hartung J, Bao ED. Association of heat shock protein 70 expression with rat myocardial cell damage during heat stress in vitro and in vivo. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2015; 14:1994-2005. [PMID: 25867345 DOI: 10.4238/2015.march.20.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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To investigate the mechanism of sudden death as a result of stress-induced damage to heart tissue and myocardial cells and to investigate the cardioprotective role of Hsp70 during heat stress, the distribution and expression of Hsp70 was evaluated in the heart cells of heat-stressed rats in vivo and heat-stressed H9c2 cells in vitro. After exposure to heat stress at 42°C for different durations, we observed a significant induction of CK, CK-MB, and LDH as well as pathologic lesions characterized by acute degeneration, suggesting that cell damage occurs from the onset of heat stress. Immunocytochemistry showed that Hsp70 was distributed mainly in the cytoplasm of myocardial cells in vivo and in vitro. Hsp70-positive signals in the cytoplasm were more prominent in intact areas than in degenerated areas after 60 min of heat stress. Hsp70 protein levels in myocardial cells in vitro decreased from the beginning to the end of heat stress. Hsp70 protein levels in rat heart tissues in vivo decreased gradually with prolonged heat stress, with a slight increase at the beginning of heat stress. These results indicate that Hsp70 plays a role in the response of cardiac cells to heat stress and that decreased Hsp70 levels are associated with damage to rat myocardial cells in vitro and in vivo. Significant differences were found in hsp70 mRNA, which began to increase after 20 min of heat stress in vitro and after 40 min in vivo. This indicates that hysteresis is involved in mRNA expression after heat stress in vivo.
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Higano CS, Berlin J, Gordon M, LoRusso P, Tang S, Dontabhaktuni A, Schwartz JD, Cosaert J, Mehnert JM. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single and multiple doses of intravenous cixutumumab (IMC-A12), an inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor, administered weekly or every 2 weeks in patients with advanced solid tumors. Invest New Drugs 2015; 33:450-62. [PMID: 25749986 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-015-0217-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) signaling is often dysregulated in cancer. Cixutumumab, a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody, blocks IGF-IR and inhibits downstream signaling. The current study determined the recommended dose, safety, and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of weekly or every-2-week dosing of cixutumumab. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two open-label, multicenter phase I studies evaluated weekly (3-15 mg/kg) or every-2-weeks (6-15 mg/kg) dosing of cixutumumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. Serial blood samples for PK were collected up to 168-336 h (day 8-15) following the first administration of cixutumumab. Efficacy was evaluated as best overall tumor response. RESULTS A total of 24 and 16 patients were enrolled in the weekly and every-2-week dosing studies, respectively. Treatment-emergent adverse events (≥10%) included hyperglycemia, fatigue, anemia, nausea, and vomiting. Severe adverse events (AE) were infrequent; one serious AE (grade 3 electrocardiogram QT prolongation) was deemed possibly cixutumumab-related (10 mg/kg every-2-weeks). One death occurred due to disease progression (6 mg/kg weekly cohort). Maximum serum concentrations increased with dose. A maximum tolerated dose was not identified; pre-determined target serum minimum concentrations (60 μg/mL) were achieved with ≥6 mg/kg weekly and ≥10 mg/kg every-2-week dosing. Cixutumumab terminal elimination half-life is approximately a week (individual range, t1/2 = 4.58-9.33 days based upon 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks). Overall, stable disease was achieved in 25% of all patients. CONCLUSIONS Cixutumumab was associated with favorable safety and PK profiles. A dosing regimen of 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks was recommended for subsequent disease-focused clinical trials.
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Yan J, Hu C, Jiang F, Zhang R, Wang J, Tang S, Peng D, Chen M, Bao Y, Jia W. Genetic variants of PLA2G6 are associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and triglyceride levels in a Chinese population. Diabet Med 2015; 32:280-6. [PMID: 25207958 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIM To test the association of PLA2G6 variants with Type 2 diabetes and clinical characteristics in large Chinese population-based samples. METHODS A total of 6822 people were recruited. In the first stage, 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms within the PLA2G6 region were selected and genotyped in 3700 Chinese Han people. In the second stage, the single nucleotide polymorphisms that showed a significant association were genotyped in an additional 3122 samples for replication. Genotype-phenotype association studies and meta-analyses were performed after combining data from the two stages. RESULTS In the first stage, we detected rs132984 and rs2284060 as significantly associated with Type 2 diabetes with odds ratios of 1.247 (95% CI 1.074-1.449, P = 0.004, empirical P = 0.047) and 1.173 (95% CI 1.059-1.299, P = 0.002, empirical P = 0.029), respectively. In the second stage, a similar effect of rs132984 on Type 2 diabetes was observed (odds ratio 1.280, 95% CI 1.094-1.497, P = 0.002). The meta-analysis showed a significant effect of the two single nucleotide polymorphisms on Type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 1.254, 95% CI 1.104-1.451, P = 4.85 × 10⁻⁵ for rs132984; odds ratio 1.120, 95% CI 1.046-1.195, P = 0.003 for rs2284060). Moreover, genotype-phenotype association analysis showed that rs132984 was associated with triglyceride levels (P = 0.022, empirical P = 0.044) and area under the curve for glucose (P = 0.015, empirical P = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS Our data imply that common single nucleotide polymorphisms within the PLA2G6 region are associated with Type 2 diabetes and triglyceride levels in the Chinese population.
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Tang S, Yao L, Hao X, Liu Y, Zeng L, Liu G, Li M, Li F, Wu M, Zhu Y, Sun H, Gu J, Wang X, Zhang Z. Clofazimine for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study in China. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60:1361-7. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Liu Z, Jiang Z, Li C, Fang H, Ping X, Luo Z, Tang S, Li L, Meng Z, Zeng Y. Public attitude toward tiger farming and tiger conservation in Beijing, China. Anim Conserv 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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