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Wheeler TM, Zhao B, Sonpavde G, McMannis JD, Bai Y, Lapteva N, Seethammagari M, Levitt JM, Spencer DM, Slawin KM. Antigen-specific immunity and tumor inflammation after vaccination with BPX-101, a drug-activated dendritic cell vaccine for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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176 Background: We report evidence of antigen-specific immunity and severe prostate cancer inflammation and necrosis after vaccination in patients enrolled in a phase I-IIa clinical trial of BPX-101, a drug-activated DC vaccine for mCRPC. Methods: Twelve men with progressive, mCRPC were enrolled in a 3+3 dose escalation trial evaluating BPX-101 and activating agent AP1903. BPX-101, which targets prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), was administered intradermally every 2 weeks for 6 doses, followed 24 hours after each dose by infusion of AP1903 (0.4 mg/kg). Injection site skin biopsies were performed after the fourth vaccination. T cells cultured from the skin biopsy ex vivo were stimulated with PSMA protein or control antigens, and were analyzed using Luminex microspheres for 30 inflammatory cytokines/chemokines. One patient (#1007) with an intact prostate developed lower urinary tract bleeding after the fifth vaccination and underwent a transurethral resection of bleeding prostate cancer tissue. Paraffin-embedded blocks were stained for hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). Immunohistochemical stains for CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD34 were also performed. Results: Of 5 subjects with evaluable injection site biopsy results, all exhibited PSMA-specific immunity (3 TH1-biased and 2 TH2- biased). Subject 1007's injection site biopsy demonstrated a significant >10-fold increase in IFN-gamma and IL-2 after stimulation by PSMA, compared to stimulation by ovalbumin, consistent with induction of a strong PSMA-specific CTL or TH1-biased immune response. H&E stained resected prostate tissue demonstrated Gleason 8 (4+4) prostate adenocarcinoma exhibiting a severe inflammatory response, consisting of infiltrating plasma cells and CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Large areas of necrosis were seen adjacent to inflamed prostate cancer tissue. Conclusions: Vaccination with BPX-101 followed by AP1903 can induce a strong, PSMA-specific immune response. Furthermore, evidence of severe prostate cancer-specific inflammation and necrosis, associated with a strong PSMA-specific immune response has been observed after multiple doses of BPX-101. [Table: see text]
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Dubin VM, Shacham-Diamand Y, Zhao B, Vasudev PK, Ting CH. Sub-Half Micron Electroless Cu Metallization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-427-179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractElectroless Cu metallization has been fabricated by blanket electroless Cu deposition into the trenches in SiO2 dilectric layer on sputtered Cu seed layer with Ta diffusion layer and Al protection layer. Chemical-mechanical polishing of copper has been used to planarize the structure. Selective electroless CoWP layer has been deposited to protect inlaid Cu metallization.
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Zhao B, Hu XL, Lu CR. Ring-opening polymerization of trimethylenecarbonate by the bridged diphenoxo ytterbium (II) complex. J Appl Polym Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/app.33434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Avakian H, Bosted P, Burkert VD, Elouadrhiri L, Adhikari KP, Aghasyan M, Amaryan M, Anghinolfi M, Baghdasaryan H, Ball J, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli AS, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks W, Carman DS, Casey L, Cole PL, Collins P, Crabb D, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Dey B, Dhamija S, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge G, Doughty D, Dupre R, El Alaoui A, Eugenio P, Fegan S, Fersch R, Forest TA, Fradi A, Gabrielyan MY, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guler N, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Isupov EL, Jawalkar SS, Jo HS, Joo K, Keller D, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Konczykowski P, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Livingston K, Lu HY, Markov N, Mayer M, Martinez D, McAndrew J, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrison B, Moutarde H, Munevar E, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niroula MR, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Pereira SA, Perrin Y, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Seder E, Seraydaryan H, Sharabian YG, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Strauch S, Suleiman R, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Vernarsky B, Vineyard MF, Voutier E, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Wood MH, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Measurement of single- and double-spin asymmetries in deep inelastic pion electroproduction with a longitudinally polarized target. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 105:262002. [PMID: 21231647 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.262002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report the first measurement of the transverse momentum dependence of double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive production of pions in deep-inelastic scattering off the longitudinally polarized proton. Data have been obtained using a polarized electron beam of 5.7 GeV with the CLAS detector at the Jefferson Lab (JLab). Modulations of single spin asymmetries over the azimuthal angle between lepton scattering and hadron production planes ϕ have been measured over a wide kinematic range in Bjorken x and virtual photon squared four-momentum Q2. A significant nonzero sin2ϕ single spin asymmetry was observed for the first time indicating strong spin-orbit correlations for transversely polarized quarks in the longitudinally polarized proton.
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Baghdasaryan H, Weinstein LB, Laget JM, Adhikari KP, Aghasyan M, Amarian M, Anghinolfi M, Avakian H, Ball J, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bennett RP, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Bookwalter C, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Dey B, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dupre R, Egiyan H, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Eugenio P, Fegan S, Gabrielyan MY, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guo L, Gyurjyan V, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hyde CE, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Joo K, Keller D, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Konczykowski P, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Kvaltine ND, Livingston K, Lu HY, Macgregor IJD, Markov N, Mayer M, McAndrew J, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Mikhailov K, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrison B, Moutarde H, Munevar E, Nadel-Turonski P, Nepali C, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Pereira SA, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Protopopescu D, Ricco G, Ripani M, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Seraydaryan H, Smith GD, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stepanyan SS, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tang W, Taylor CE, Tedeschi DJ, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Voutier E, Watts DP, Weygand DP, Wood MH, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Tensor correlations measured in 3He(e,e' pp)n. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 105:222501. [PMID: 21231381 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.222501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We have measured the 3He(e,e' pp)n reaction at an incident energy of 4.7 GeV over a wide kinematic range. We identified spectator correlated pp and pn nucleon pairs by using kinematic cuts and measured their relative and total momentum distributions. This is the first measurement of the ratio of pp to pn pairs as a function of pair total momentum p(tot). For pair relative momenta between 0.3 and 0.5 GeV/c, the ratio is very small at low p(tot) and rises to approximately 0.5 at large p(tot). This shows the dominance of tensor over central correlations at this relative momentum.
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Zhao B, Yang Y, Li T, Li X, Heron D, Huq M. In Vivo Dose Monitoring using an Electronic Portal Imaging Device as a Tool to Reduce the Risk of Protracted Radiation Misadministration. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wood MH, Nasseripour R, Paolone M, Djalali C, Weygand DP, Adhikari KP, Anghinolfi M, Ball J, Battaglieri M, Batourine V, Bedlinskiy I, Bellis M, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Cole PL, Collins P, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Daniel A, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Dey B, Dhamija S, Dickson R, Doughty D, Dupre R, Egiyan H, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Eugenio P, Fegan S, Gabrielyan MY, Garçon M, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Graham L, Guidal M, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hassall N, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Jawalkar SS, Jo HS, Joo K, Keller D, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Konczykowski P, Kubarovsky V, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Livingston K, Martinez D, Mayer M, McAndrew J, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Morrison B, Munevar E, Nadel-Turonski P, Ni A, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Niroula MR, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Anefalos Pereira S, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Seder E, Seraydaryan H, Sharabian YG, Smith GD, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stepanyan S, Stepanyan SS, Stoler P, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tang W, Taylor CE, Tedeschi DJ, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Vernarsky B, Vineyard MF, Voutier E, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Zhang J, Zhao B, Zhao ZW. Absorption of the ω and ϕ mesons in nuclei. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 105:112301. [PMID: 20867566 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.112301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Because of their long lifetimes, the ω and ϕ mesons are the ideal candidates for the study of possible modifications of the in-medium meson-nucleon interaction through their absorption inside the nucleus. During the E01-112 experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the mesons were photoproduced from 2H, C, Ti, Fe, and Pb targets. This Letter reports the first measurement of the ratio of nuclear transparencies for the e+e- channel. The ratios indicate larger in-medium widths compared with what have been reported in other reaction channels. The absorption of the ω meson is stronger than that reported by the CBELSA-TAPS experiment and cannot be explained by recent theoretical models.
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Mozley P, Schwartz L, Bendtsen C, Zhao B, Petrick N, Buckler A. Change in lung tumor volume as a biomarker of treatment response: a critical review of the evidence. Ann Oncol 2010; 21:1751-1755. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Zhao B, Abdelmoudjib G, Li J, Li H, Wei C, Gong Y, Liu Q. Two polymorphisms in the TIM-4 gene are associated with asthma in a Chinese Han population. Int J Immunogenet 2010; 38:31-5. [PMID: 20727045 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2010.00965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The gene family of the T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain (TIM) proteins encodes cell surface receptors that are involved in the regulation of Th1- and Th2-cell-mediated immunity. TIM-1 gene has been found to be associated with asthma in several populations. TIM-4, the natural ligand for TIM-1, may influence the susceptility to asthma.To investigate the association of the TIM-4 gene polymorphisms with asthma in a Chinese Han population. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TIM-4 gene, rs6882076, rs12658558 and rs4702747, were genotyped in 551 unrelated asthma patients and 549 healthy controls. We found that two SNPs of the TIM-4 gene, rs6882076 and rs4702747, were associated with asthma susceptibility in our study population (with P-values = 0.009 and 0.005 respectively). No association was observed between asthma and rs12658558. Our results suggest that TIM-4 gene polymorphisms are associated with asthma in a Chinese Han population.
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Buckler AJ, Schwartz LH, Petrick N, McNitt-Gray M, Zhao B, Fenimore C, Reeves AP, Mozley PD, Avila RS. Data sets for the qualification of volumetric CT as a quantitative imaging biomarker in lung cancer. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:15267-15282. [PMID: 20640013 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.015267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The drug development industry is faced with increasing costs and decreasing success rates. New ways to understand biology as well as the increasing interest in personalized treatments for smaller patient segments requires new capabilities for the rapid assessment of treatment responses. Deployment of qualified imaging biomarkers lags apparent technology capabilities. The lack of consensus methods and qualification evidence needed for large-scale multi-center trials, as well as the standardization that allows them, are widely acknowledged to be the limiting factors. The current fragmentation in imaging vendor offerings, coupled with the independent activities of individual biopharmaceutical companies and their contract research organizations (CROs), may stand in the way of the greater opportunity were these efforts to be drawn together. A preliminary report, "Volumetric CT: a potential biomarker of response," of the Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) activity was presented at the Medical Imaging Continuum: Path Forward for Advancing the Uses of Medical Imaging in the Development of New Biopharmaceutical Products meeting of the Extended Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Imaging Group sponsored by the Drug Information Agency (DIA) in October 2008. The clinical context in Lung Cancer and a methodology for approaching the qualification of volumetric CT as a biomarker has since been reported [Acad. Radiol. 17, 100-106, 107-115 (2010)]. This report reviews the effort to collect and utilize publicly available data sets to provide a transparent environment in which to pursue the qualification activities in such a way as to allow independent peer review and verification of results. This article focuses specifically on our role as stewards of image sets for developing new tools.
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Johnson C, Perlin L, Wyman P, Zhao B, Fullwood NJ, MacNeil S, Rimmer S. Cell Adhesion to Polymethacrylate Networks Prepared by Photopolymerization and Functionalized with GRGDS Peptide or Fibrinogen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.201050537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Armato S, McLennan G, McNitt-Gray M, Meyer C, Reeves A, Bidaut L, Zhao B, Croft B, Clarke L. WE-B-201B-02: The Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) and Image Database Resource Initiative (IDRI): A Completed Public Database of CT Scans for Lung Nodule Analysis. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Zhao B, Yang Y, Heron D, Huq M. SU-GG-T-537: Dosimetric Effect of Residual Tumor Motion in Phase and Amplitude-Based Gated Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468934] [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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Zhao B, Joiner MC, Burmeister J. SU-GG-T-488: SABER: A Software Tool Incorporating Spatial and Biological Information into Radiotherapy Treatment Planning. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468886] [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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Chen C, Zhao B. Some questions on dispersion of human exhaled droplets in ventilation room: answers from numerical investigation. INDOOR AIR 2010; 20:95-111. [PMID: 20002792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This study employs a numerical model to investigate the dispersion characteristics of human exhaled droplets in ventilation rooms. The numerical model is validated by two different experiments prior to the application for the studied cases. Some typical questions on studying dispersion of human exhaled droplets indoors are reviewed and numerical study using the normalized evaporation time and normalized gravitational sedimentation time was performed to obtain the answers. It was found that modeling the transient process from a droplet to a droplet nucleus due to evaporation can be neglected when the normalized evaporation time is <0.051. When the normalized gravitational sedimentation time is <0.005, the influence of ventilation rate could be neglected. However, the influence of ventilation pattern and initial exhaled velocity on the exhaled droplets dispersion is dominant as the airflow decides the droplets dispersion significantly. Besides, the influence of temperature and relative humidity on the dispersion of droplets can be neglected for the droplet with initial diameter <200 microm; while droplet nuclei size plays an important role only for the droplets with initial diameter within the range of 10 microm-100 microm. Practical Implications Dispersion of human exhaled droplets indoor is a key issue when evaluating human exposure to infectious droplets. Results from detailed numerical studies in this study reveal how the evaporation of droplets, ventilation rate, airflow pattern, initial exhaled velocity, and particle component decide the droplet dispersion indoor. The detailed analysis of these main influencing factors on droplet dispersion in ventilation rooms may help to guide (1) the selection of numerical approach, e.g., if the transient process from a droplet to a droplet nucleus due to evaporation should be incorporated to study droplet dispersion, and (2) the selection of ventilation system to minimize the spread of pathogen-laden droplets in an indoor environment.
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Petkov P, Rowlands J, Budinsky R, Zhao B, Denison M, Mekenyan O. Mechanism-based common reactivity pattern (COREPA) modelling of aryl hydrocarbon receptor binding affinity. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2010; 21:187-214. [PMID: 20373220 PMCID: PMC3036575 DOI: 10.1080/10629360903570933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor is a ligand-activated transcription factor responsive to both natural and synthetic environmental compounds, with the most potent agonist being 2,3,7,8-tetrachlotrodibenzo-p-dioxin. The aim of this work was to develop a categorical COmmon REactivity PAttern (COREPA)-based structure-activity relationship model for predicting aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands within different binding ranges. The COREPA analysis suggested two different binding mechanisms called dioxin- and biphenyl-like, respectively. The dioxin-like model predicts a mechanism that requires a favourable interaction with a receptor nucleophilic site in the central part of the ligand and with electrophilic sites at both sides of the principal molecular axis, whereas the biphenyl-like model predicted a stacking-type interaction with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor allowing electron charge transfer from the receptor to the ligand. The current model was also adjusted to predict agonistic/antagonistic properties of chemicals. The mechanism of antagonistic properties was related to the possibility that these chemicals have a localized negative charge at the molecule's axis and ultimately bind with the receptor surface through the electron-donating properties of electron-rich groups. The categorization of chemicals as agonists/antagonists was found to correlate with their gene expression. The highest increase in gene expression was elicited by strong agonists, followed by weak agonists producing lower increases in gene expression, whereas all antagonists (and non-aryl hydrocarbon receptor binders) were found to have no effect on gene expression. However, this relationship was found to be quantitative for the chemicals populating the areas with extreme gene expression values only, leaving a wide fuzzy area where the quantitative relationship was unclear. The total concordance of the derived aryl hydrocarbon receptor binding categorical structure-activity relationship model was 82% whereas the Pearson's coefficient was 0.88.
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Zhai W, Li X, Tian W, Zhou Y, Pan X, Cao S, Zhao X, Zhao B, Zhang Q, Zhu L. Introduction of a rice blight resistance gene,Xa21, into five Chinese rice varieties through an Agrobacterium-mediated system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 43:361-8. [PMID: 18726339 DOI: 10.1007/bf02879300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/1999] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A cloned gene, Xa21 was transferred into five widely-used Chinese rice varieties through an Agrobacterium- mediated system, and over 110 independent transgenic lines were obtained. PCR and Southern analysis of transgenic plants revealed the integration of the whole Xa21 gene into the host genomes. The integrated Xa21 gene was stably inherited, and segregated in a 3: 1 ratio in the selfed T(1) generation when one copy of the gene was integrated in the transformants. Inoculation tests displayed that transgenic T(0) plants and Xa21 PCR-positive T(1) plants were highly resistant to bacterial blight disease. The selected Xa21 homozygous resistant transgenic lines with desirable qualities may be propagated as new varieties or utilized in hybrid rice breeding.
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Zhao B, Yang Y, Li T, Heron D, Huq M. 3D Dose Reconstruction using EPID Images Acquired during IMRT Treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhao B, Wang H, Mao X, Li R. A rapid screening method for bacteria degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 49:408-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02668.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhao B, Howard-Knight JP, Humphris ADL, Kailas L, Ratcliffe EC, Foster SJ, Hobbs JK. Large scan area high-speed atomic force microscopy using a resonant scanner. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2009; 80:093707. [PMID: 19791944 DOI: 10.1063/1.3227238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A large scan area high-speed scan stage for atomic force microscopy using the resonant oscillation of a quartz bar has been constructed. The sample scanner can be used for high-speed imaging in both air and liquid environments. The well-defined time-position response of the scan stage due to the use of resonance allows highly linearized images to be obtained with a scan size up to 37.5 mum in 0.7 s. The scanner is demonstrated for imaging highly topographic silicon test samples and a semicrystalline polymer undergoing crystallization in air, while images of a polymer and a living bacteria, S. aureus, are obtained in liquid.
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Zhao B, Dierichs R, Liu B, Berkes P. Gold-labelled Low Density Lipoproteins Bind to Washed Human Platelets. Platelets 2009; 5:113-20. [DOI: 10.3109/09537109409005522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Zhao B, Dierichs R, Ahonen-Sann R. Low Concentration of LDL Enhances Platelet Reactivity In Vitro— a Morphological Study. Platelets 2009; 4:41-4. [DOI: 10.3109/09537109309013194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Chen W, Mibe T, Dutta D, Gao H, Laget JM, Mirazita M, Rossi P, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Amaryan MJ, Anghinolfi M, Bagdasaryan H, Battaglieri M, Bellis M, Berman BL, Biselli AS, Bookwalter C, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Careccia SL, Carman DS, Casey L, Cole PL, Collins P, Crede V, Daniel A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Dhamija S, Dickson R, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Egiyan H, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fradi A, Garçon M, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Hassall N, Heddle D, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jo HS, Johnstone JR, Joo K, Keller D, Khandaker M, Khetarpal P, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kramer LH, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Kuznetsov V, Livingston K, Lu HY, Markov N, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Mineeva T, Mokeev V, Moreno B, Moriya K, Nadel-Turonski P, Nasseripour R, Niccolai S, Niculescu I, Niroula MR, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Park S, Pereira SA, Pogorelko O, Pozdniakov S, Price JW, Procureur S, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rosner G, Sabatié F, Saini MS, Salamanca J, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Sharabian YG, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Stepanyan SS, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Tedeschi DJ, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Vineyard MF, Watts DP, Weinstein LB, Weygand DP, Wood MH, Yegneswaran A, Zhang J, Zhao B. Measurement of the differential cross section for the reaction gamman-->pi- p from deuterium. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:012301. [PMID: 19659138 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.012301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report a measurement of the differential cross section for the gamman-->pi- p process from the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory in Hall B for photon energies between 1.0 and 3.5 GeV and pion center-of-mass (c.m.) angles (thetac.m.) between 50 degrees and 115 degrees. We confirm a previous indication of a broad enhancement around a c.m. energy ([sqrt]s) of 2.1 GeV at thetac.m.=90 degrees in the scaled differential cross section s7dsigma/dt and a rapid falloff in a center-of-mass energy region of about 400 MeV following the enhancement. Our data show an angular dependence of this enhancement as the suggested scaling region is approached for thetac.m. from 70 degrees to 105 degrees.
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Guo Y, Zhou Y, Wang C, Zhu L, Wang S, Li Q, Jiang G, Zhao B, Huang H, Yu H, Xing W, Mitchelson K, Cheng J, Zhao Y. Rapid, accurate determination of multidrug resistance in M. tuberculosis isolates and sputum using a biochip system. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:914-920. [PMID: 19555544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a rapid biochip system for the determination of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and clinical sputum samples. DESIGN We developed a total solution-based system, including a biochip kit, apparatus for sample preparation, hybridisation, washing and data acquisition, and dedicated software for automated diagnosis. The biochip simultaneously identifies M. tuberculosis and detects the most commonly found mutations in the rpoB, katG and inhA genes. The system was assessed with 330 mycobacterial isolates and 129 sputum samples for rifampicin (RMP), and with 205 isolates and 105 sputum samples for isoniazid (INH), and then compared to DNA sequencing and conventional drug susceptibility testing (DST). RESULTS The entire biochip assay took 6 h. The concordance rate between the biochip assay and the DNA sequencing results was 100%. Compared to conventional DST, the concordance rates were 91.8% for isolates and 94.6% for sputum samples for RMP resistance, and 70.2% for isolates and 78.1% for sputum samples for INH resistance. CONCLUSION The biochip system provides a simple, rapid, reliable and accurate clinical assay for the parallel detection of M. tuberculosis and prevalent MDR-TB in a 6 h procedure, using either culture isolates or sputum samples for diagnosis.
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Zhang T, Pan BS, Zhao B, Zhang LM, Huang YL, Sun FY. Exacerbation of poststroke dementia by type 2 diabetes is associated with synergistic increases of β-secretase activation and β-amyloid generation in rat brains. Neuroscience 2009; 161:1045-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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