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Chen J, Zacharek A, Li A, Zhang C, Ding J, Roberts C, Lu M, Kapke A, Chopp M. Vascular endothelial growth factor mediates atorvastatin-induced mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 gene expression and neuronal differentiation after stroke in retired breeder rats. Neuroscience 2006; 141:737-744. [PMID: 16730914 PMCID: PMC2791335 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Revised: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neurogenesis declines with advancing age. The mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, which controls neuronal differentiation. In this study, we first tested whether atorvastatin treatment enhances neurological functional outcome and neuronal differentiation after stroke in retired breeder 12 month rats. Rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion and treated with or without atorvastatin (3 mg/kg) for 7 days. Atorvastatin significantly increased expression of mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1, beta-tubulin III, and vascular endothelial growth factor in the ischemic brain, and concomitantly improved functional outcome compared with middle cerebral artery occlusion control rats. Increased neurogenesis significantly correlated with functional recovery after stroke. To further investigate the mechanisms of atorvastatin-induced neuronal differentiation, experiments were performed on neurospheres derived from retired breeder rat subventricular zone cells. Atorvastatin increased neuronal differentiation and upregulated vascular endothelial growth factor and mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 gene expression in cultured neurospheres. Vascular endothelial growth factor-treated neurospheres significantly increased mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 and beta-tubulin III expression. Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor decreased atorvastatin-induced mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 and beta-tubulin III expression. These data indicate that atorvastatin increases neuronal differentiation in retired breeder rats. In addition, atorvastatin upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression, influences mammalian achaete-scute homologue-1 transcription factor, which in turn, facilitates an increase in subventricular zone neuronal differentiation. These atorvastatin-mediated molecular events may contribute to the improved functional outcome in retired breeder rats subjected to stroke.
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Matzkin H, Keren-Paz G, Mabjeesh NJ, Chen J. Combination therapy-permanent interstitial brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy for patients with localized prostate cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 52:31-6. [PMID: 16673591 DOI: 10.2298/aci0504031m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Combination of permanent interstitial brachytherapy based on radioactive iodine with external beam radiotherapy is an alternative to other treatment modalities, such as radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy alone in patients with intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer. In this article we report our experience with this combination modality. METHODS Among patients who were treated in our institute with brachytherapy, there were 64 patients who received combination therapy for the above indication. Combination therapy enables administration of 110 Gy as brachytherapy and thereafter 45 Gy as external beam radiation. All patients received adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy for 6 months. The prospective follow-up was done with the aid of validated evaluation instruments (questionnaires). RESULTS Combination therapy was administered without additional urinary (IPSS-based) or sexual (IIEF-based) side effects above those with brachytherapy alone. No severe perianal and lower intestinal tract side effects were observed. Short-to-moderate-term results based on serum PSA levels are encouraging, and are not inferior to what is accepted by the literature for other radical therapies. CONCLUSION Combination of permanent interstitial brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy in the appropriate patients does not cause any additional morbidity, and its biochemical results justify its application. This modality should be offered as an accepted and good alternative to other radical treatment options, to men with prostate cancer with moderate risk factors.
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Chen J, Lu YW, Shi YH, Adams MJ, Chen JP. Complete nucleotide sequence of the genomic RNA of Narcissus yellow stripe virus from Chinese narcissus in Zhangzhou city, China. Arch Virol 2006; 151:1673-7. [PMID: 16732419 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-006-0788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Schiekofer S, Franke S, Andrassy M, Chen J, Rudofsky G, Schneider JG, von Eynatten M, Wendt T, Morcos M, Kientsch-Engel R, Stein G, Schleicher E, Nawroth PP, Bierhaus A. Postprandial Mononuclear NF-κB Activation is Independent of the AGE-content of a Single Meal. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2006; 114:160-7. [PMID: 16705547 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Dietary uptake of Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGE) is supposed to potentially contribute to inflammatory reactions linked to vascular dysfunction and late diabetic complications. One mechanism by which dietary AGE might exert these effects is by activation of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-kappa-B. The aim of this study was to analyze the postprandial effects of a casein meal with low or high AGE content on postprandial NF-kappaB activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pBMC) of healthy volunteers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Casein was heated for 40 h at 50 degrees C in the presence of sorbitol or glucose, resulting in either minimal (Sorbitol [S]-casein) or large (glucose [G]-casein) amounts of AGE-modified casein. Nine healthy volunteers ate 250 g of both types of casein, whereas both meals were separated at least by 2 weeks. Plasma and pBMC were taken before and 2 h after each meal. Thereafter, the defined AGE carboxymethyllysine (CML) was determined by ELISA and Western blot. NF-kappaB activation in pBMC was assayed using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assays (EMSA) and Western blot analysis. RESULTS S-casein contained only minor amounts of CML and no pentosidine, while G-casein contained large amounts of both. 2 h after ingestion, the S-casein or the G-casein-meal, both, resulted in a non-significant increase in plasma CML and in the intracellular CML-content of pBMC. This was paralleled by a highly significant increase in postprandial mononuclear NF-kappaB-binding activity. Remarkably, neither the extent of NF-kappaB induction (178% for S-casein, 188% for G-casein), nor composition of the NF-kappaB heterodimer (mainly consisting of NF-kappaB p50/p65) were significantly different after intake of S-casein or G-casein. Consistently, Western blots confirmed an increased NF-kappaBp65 nuclear translocation and a decrease of NF-kappaBp65 in the cytoplasm, while no difference in postprandial NF-kappaB nuclear translocation was observed following intake of S-casein or G-casein. CONCLUSION Postprandial mononuclear NF-kappaB activation after a single meal is independent of the AGE-content of the ingested protein.
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Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Artuso M, Boulahouache C, Blusk S, Butt J, Dorjkhaidav O, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nandakumar R, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Briere RA, Chen GP, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Crede V, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Shepherd MR, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Urner D, Wilksen T, Weaver KM, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Gollin GD, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Williams J, Wiss J, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Li SZ, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Mueller JA, Savinov V, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH. Observation of Psi(3770)-->gammachi(c1)-->gammagammaJ/Psi. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:182002. [PMID: 16712360 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.182002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2005] [Revised: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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From e(+)e(-) collision data acquired with the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we observe the non-DD(_) decay Psi(3770))-->gammachi(c1) with a statistical significance of 6.6 standard deviations, using the two-photon cascades to J/Psi and J/Psi-->l(+)l(-). We determine sigma(e(=)e(-)-->Psi(3770))xBeta(Psi(3770)-->gammachi(c1))=(18.0 +/- 3.3 +/- 2.5) pb and branching fraction Beta(Psi(3770)-->gammachi(c1)=(2.8 +/- 0.5+/-0.4) x 10(-3). We set 90% C.L. upper limits for the transition to chi(c2) (chi(c0)): sigma x Beta<5.7 pb (<282 pb) and Beta<0.9 x 10(-3) (<44 x 10(-3)). We also determine Gamma(Psi(3770)gammachi(c1))/Gamma(Psi(3770)-->pi(+)pi(-)J/Psi)=1.5 +/- 0.3 +/- 0.3 (>1.0 at 90% C.L.), which bears upon the interpretation of X(3872).
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Rüschenschmidt C, Chen J, Becker A, Riazanski V, Beck H. Functional properties and oxidative modulation of A-type K currents in hippocampal granule cells of control and chronically epileptic rats. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 23:675-85. [PMID: 16487149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A-type K+ channels are crucial determinants of neuronal firing. For example, reducing the amplitude of A-type currents (I(A)) increases seizure susceptibility. We have therefore examined the functional and molecular properties of I(A) in dentate granule neurons following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). We found that the levels of various A-type channel subunit mRNAs are unaltered following SE. Furthermore, current density and biophysical properties of I(A) recorded in outside-out and cell-attached patches from dentate granule cells are not modified by SE. However, I(A) in both control and epileptic rats was powerfully regulated by the cellular redox state. I(A) was recorded in outside-out patches with the recording pipette containing either reduced (GSH) or oxidized (GSSG) glutathione. In both control and epileptic rats, the presence of GSSG caused a similar, marked acceleration of recovery from inactivation. Additionally, GSSG produced a small but significant reduction of I(A) amplitudes only in control rats. The inactivation time course of I(A) during depolarizing voltage steps was not modified by GSH or GSSG. Cell-attached recordings, in which the intracellular milieu is conserved, revealed a slow time course of recovery more comparable to that with GSH. In summary, epileptic activity does not produce chronic changes in the molecular and functional properties of the somatic I(A) of dentate granule cells. However, I(A) is powerfully modulated by oxidation in both control and epileptic rats. This finding suggests that the availability of I(A) may be strongly regulated by changes in the GSH/GSSG ratio occurring during prolonged seizure activity or hypoxia.
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Farboodmanesh S, Chen J, Mead J, White K. Effect of Construction on Mechanical Behavior of Fabric Reinforced Rubber. RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY 2006. [DOI: 10.5254/1.3547933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fabrics coated with rubber have wide applications in fields such as medical substrates, protective clothing, and flexible membranes for civil structures, airbags, geotextiles and industrial fabrics. As the market for coated fabrics expands to applications with more complex geometries and loading conditions, a competitive edge can be gained by optimizing the selection of fabric substrate and coating materials. This work includes a detailed experimental study of the effect of various parameters such as weave pattern, yarn size, and coating thickness on rubber coated fabric mechanical response. Nine types of woven PET fabrics were fabricated, consisting of the same warp yarn size and count, but different fill yarns (220, 500, and 1000 denier) and weave patterns (plain weave, 4-harness satin weave, and 8-harness satin weave). The fabrics were coated with neoprene latex using a dip-coating process. The coating penetration was much greater for the two-ply warp yarns than the fill yarns. Both coated and uncoated fabrics were tested. Shear tests and microscopy were used to understand the interaction between the fabric structure and the rubber coating. Results suggest that the shear behavior of the rubber-coated fabric is dominated by the rubber at low shear angles and by the fabric at higher shear angles. These results improve our ability to predict and prevent undesirable behaviors such as wrinkling, distortion and tear.
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Li Q, Liu BT, Hu YF, Chen J, Gao H, Shan L, Wen HH, Pogrebnyakov AV, Redwing JM, Xi XX. Large anisotropic normal-state magnetoresistance in clean MgB2 thin films. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:167003. [PMID: 16712262 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.167003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We report a large normal-state magnetoresistance with temperature-dependent anisotropy in very clean epitaxial MgB2 thin films (residual resistivity much smaller than 1 microOmega cm) grown by hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition. The magnetoresistance shows a complex dependence on the orientation of the applied magnetic field, with a large magnetoresistance (Delta(rho)/(rho)0=136%) observed for the field H perpendicular ab plane. The angular dependence changes dramatically as the temperature is increased, and at high temperatures the magnetoresistance maximum changes to H||ab. We attribute the large magnetoresistance and the evolution of its angular dependence with temperature to the multiple bands with different Fermi surface topology in MgB2 and the relative scattering rates of the sigma and pi bands, which vary with temperature due to stronger electron-phonon coupling for the sigma bands.
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Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Artuso M, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Briere RA, Brock I, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Savinov V, Aquines O, Li Z, Lopez A, Mehrabyan S, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Xin B, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Insler J, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH. Charmonium Decays of Y(4260), psi(4160), and psi(4040). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:162003. [PMID: 16712216 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.162003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2006] [Revised: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Using data collected with the CLEO detector operating at the CESR e+e- collider at sqrt[s]=3.97-4.26 GeV, we investigate 15 charmonium decay modes of the psi(4040), psi(4160), and Y(4260) resonances. We confirm, at 11 sigma significance, the BABAR Y(4260)-->pi+pi- J/psi discovery, make the first observation of Y(4260)--> pi(0)pi(0) J/psi (5.1 sigma), and find the first evidence for Y(4260)-->K+K- J/psi(3.7 sigma). We measure e+e- cross sections at sqrt[s]=4.26 GeV as sigma(pi+pi- J/psi)=58(+12)(-10)+/-4 pb, sigma(pi(0)pi(0) J/psi)=23(+12)(-8)+/-1 pb, and sigma(K+K- J/psi)=9(+9)(-5)+/-1 pb, in which the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. Upper limits are placed on other decay rates from all three resonances.
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Aquines O, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Xin B, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Insler J, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Stroynowski R, Artuso M, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Briere RA, Brock I, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Arms K, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Savinov V. Measurements of the exclusive decays of the upsilon(5S) to meson final states and improved B(s)* mass measurement. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:152001. [PMID: 16712149 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.152001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Using 420 pb(-1) of data collected on the upsilon(5S) resonance with the CLEO III detector, we reconstruct B mesons in 25 exclusive decay channels to measure or set upper limits on the decay rate of upsilon(5S) into B meson final states. We measure the inclusive B cross section to be sigma(upsilon(5S) --> BB(X)) = (0.177 +/- 0.030 +/- 0.016) nb and make the first measurements of the production rates of sigma(upsilon(5S) --> B*B*) = (0.131 +/- 0.025 +/- 0.014) nb and sigma(upsilon(5S) --> BB*) = (0.043 +/- 0.016 +/- 0.006) nb, respectively. We set 90% confidence level limits of sigma(upsilon(5S) -->BB) < 0.038 nb, sigma(upsilon(5S) --> B(*)B(*)pi) < 0.055 nb and sigma(upsilon(5S) --> BBpipi) < 0.024 nb. We also extract the most precise value of the B(s)* mass to date, M(B(s)*) = (5411.7 +/- 1.6 +/- 0.6) MeV/c2.
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Xu N, Shen P, Zhang XC, Yu LF, Bao HY, Shi GM, Huang S, Chen J, Mou HB, Fang WJ. Phase II trial of a 2-h infusion of gemcitabine plus carboplatin as first-line chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2006; 59:1-7. [PMID: 16614849 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-006-0237-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of using gemcitabine as a rate infusion of 10 mg/m(2) per min with carboplatin in front-line chemonaive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-four chemonaive patients with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC have been included, 44 males and 10 females, with a median age 63 years (range 19-75). Thirty-two (59%) patients had adenocarcinoma, 13 (24%) squamous cell, 1 (2%) large cell carcinoma and 8 (15%) others. Eight (15%) had stage IIIB and 46 (85%) stage IV. Treatment was consisted of 1,200 mg/m(2) gemcitabine given as a 2-h continuous infusion (10 mg/m(2) per min) on days 1 and 8 of each cycle an AUC 5 carboplatin as on day 1, repeating each cycle for every 21 days. A total of 223 chemotherapy cycles were administered, with a median of four cycles per patient (range 1-6), and 15 (28%) patients received all six cycles. RESULTS Of the 54 patients enrolled, all were evaluated for toxicity and 51 assessed for response. The overall response rate was 41% (95% confidence interval, 28-57%) with complete and partial responses of 4 and 37%, respectively. The median time to disease progression was 5.0 months (95% CI, 3.7-6.3 months), and median overall survival time was 11.5 months (95% CI, 9.9-13.1 months). One-year survival was 42%. The main grade 3-4 toxicity (according to the WHO scale) consisted of neutropenia (56%) and thrombocytopenia (57%). Patients were required platelet transfusion in 27 cycles (12%) and hematopoietic growth factors support care in 56 (25%) cycles. No bleeding episodes were recorded. Grade 3 nausea/vomiting occurred in 6% and grade 1-2 skin rash occurred in 43%. CONCLUSIONS Prolonged gemcitabine infusion combined with carboplatin is manageable and tolerated, and its efficacy is similar to that of other chemotherapeutic schemes used for NSCLC treatment.
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Eichenbaum G, Pollock-Dove C, Nguyen J, Li S, Evans J, Borghys H, Kennis L, Dong L, van Osdol W, Dai W, Scicinski J, Chen J, Xu Y, Ashton D, Mackie C, Megens A. Preclinical Assessment of the Feasibility of Applying Controlled Release Oral Drug Delivery to a Lead Series of Atypical Antipsychotics. J Pharm Sci 2006; 95:883-95. [PMID: 16489607 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this paper, we present a preclinical approach for evaluating the feasibility of applying controlled-release (CR) oral drug delivery to increase the duration of exposure and lower the C(max) of compounds in a lead series of short half-life atypical antipsychotics. Three lead compounds in the series had demonstrated potential pharmacological benefits for the treatment of psychosis, in preclinical studies. However, the compounds showed evidence of insufficient half-lives to enable a once-a-day (QD) product using immediate-release (IR) oral delivery. To evaluate and compare the potential for oral CR delivery to extend the duration of action and thereby enable QD administration, the in vitro solubility and permeability, and the duodenal and colonic absorption of three compounds in the series were measured. Based on the results, one candidate was selected for advancement that showed moderate in vitro solubility, but had the highest in vitro permeability and ratio of colonic to duodenal bioavailability (0.9) in the rat. The results from this study provided evidence that a CR drug delivery system could be used to extend the duration of exposure of the compounds in the series and a scientific basis for selecting one of the three compounds as a candidate.
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Du HL, Chen J, Cui JX, Zhang YS, Yerle M, Milan D, Zhang XQ. Radiation hybrid mapping and sequence analysis of 21 genes on porcine chromosome 15. Anim Genet 2006; 37:181-3. [PMID: 16573537 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Greenstein A, Abramov L, Matzkin H, Chen J. Sexual Dysfunction in Women Partners of Men With Erectile Dysfunction. J Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)00875-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen J, Allen ML. Significance of digging behavior to mortality of red imported fire ant workers, Solenopsis invicta, in fipronil-treated sand. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2006; 99:476-82. [PMID: 16686150 DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-99.2.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The effect of fipronil-treated sand on digging behavior and mortality of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, workers was examined in the laboratory. No-choice digging bioassays where fipronil-treated sand was the only available digging substrate were conducted on two colonies at fipronil concentrations of 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, and 2.00 ppm. Workers dug into the fipronil-treated sand in all cases, even at 2.0 ppm level, which caused 100% mortality in acute toxicity tests for both colonies. At 1.5 and 2.0 ppm, workers from the less sensitive colony had significantly higher mortality than those from the more sensitive colony, which might be explained by the significantly higher digging activity of the less sensitive colony. In two-choice digging bioassays where untreated sand was also available, workers dug into the fipronil-treated sand in 29 of 30 cases, even at 10.0 ppm level. At 1.0 and 10.0 ppm, mortality was positively correlated to digging effort in treated sand; however, such correlation was significant only at 1.0 ppm level. This indicates that digging did affect mortality; however, such effect is concentration dependent.
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Rijiravanich P, Aoki K, Chen J, Surareungchai W, Somasundrum M. Micro-cylinder biosensors for phenol and catechol based on layer-by-layer immobilization of tyrosinase on latex particles: Theory and experiment. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Arms K, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Mueller JA, Savinov V, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Stroynowski R, Artuso M, Boulahouache C, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Weinstein AJ, Briere RA, Chen GP, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME. Experimental limits on weak annihilation contributions to decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:121801. [PMID: 16605896 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.121801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We present the first experimental limits on high-q2 contributions to charmless semileptonic decays of the form expected from the weak annihilation (WA) decay mechanism. Such contributions could bias determinations of /Vub/ from inclusive measurements of B-->Xulupsilon. Using a wide range of models based on available theoretical input we set a limit of GammaWA/Gammab-->u<7.4% (90% confidence level) on the WA fraction, and assess the impact on previous inclusive determinations of /Vub/.
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Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Arms K, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Savinov V, Aquines O, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Xin B, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Insler J, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Stroynowski R, Artuso M, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Briere RA, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME. Dielectron widths of the Gamma(1S,2S,3S) resonances. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:092003. [PMID: 16606256 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.092003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We determine the dielectron widths of the Gamma(1S), Gamma(2S), and Gamma(3S) resonances with better than 2% precision by integrating the cross section of e+e- -->Gamma over the e+e- center-of-mass energy. Using e+e- energy scans of the Gamma resonances at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring and measuring Gamma production with the CLEO detector, we find dielectron widths of 1.252+/-0.004(sigma(stat))+/-0.019(sigma(syst)) keV, 0.581+/-0.004+/-0.009 keV, and 0.413+/-0.004+/-0.006 keV for the Gamma(1S), Gamma(2S), and Gamma(3S), respectively.
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Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Arms K, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Mueller JA, Savinov V, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Artuso M, Boulahouache C, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Briere RA, Chen GP, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Asner DM, Edwards KW. Measurement of sigma(e+e- -->psi(3770)-->hadrons) at Ec.m.=3773 MeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:092002. [PMID: 16606255 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.092002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We measure the cross section for e+e- -->psi(3770) -->hadrons at Ec.m.=3773 MeV to be (6.38+/-0.08(+0.41)(-0.30) nb using the CLEO detector at the CESR e+e- collider. The difference between this and the e+e- -->psi(3770) -->DD cross section at the same energy is found to be (-0.01+/-0.08(+0.41)(-0.30) nb. With the observed total cross section, we extract Gamma(ee)(psi(3770))=(0.204+/-0.003(+0.041)(-0.027) keV. Uncertainties shown are statistical and systematic, respectively.
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Buvall L, Bollano E, Chen J, Shultze W, Fu M. Phenotype of early cardiomyopathic changes induced by active immunization of rats with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the human beta-adrenergic receptor. Clin Exp Immunol 2006; 143:209-15. [PMID: 16412044 PMCID: PMC1809577 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In the failing human heart, due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, it has been suggested that the beta1-adrenergic receptor (beta1AR) is a potential pathogenic autoantigen. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether immunization of rats with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the beta1AR (beta1AR EC(II)) was able to induce the early stage of cardiomyopathy and also to investigate immunological and receptor functional parameters at a transcriptional level to permit insights into the autoimmune mechanism in cardiomyopathy. Eleven Whistar Fur rats were immunized with a beta1AR EC(II) peptide (H26R) once a month during 12 months and seven control rats were injected with vehicle according to the same procedure used for the immunized group. Cardiac function, beta1AR autoantibodies and their functional effects on cardiomyocytes were analysed. beta1AR receptor signalling, immunological and cardiomyocyte stretch markers were determined on transcriptional level. In H26R immunized rats, beta1AR autoantibodies were shown to be present and functionally active, cardiac functions in terms of fractional shortening were decreased and beta1-adrenergic receptor kinase (GRK2) mRNA were increased compared with the control group. These data have shown that immunization of rats with a putative antigenic peptide was able to induce an early stage phenotype of cardiomyopathy in the form of cardiac dysfunction and up-regulation of GRK2 as the first step in the desensitization process of the beta1AR, implying the pathological importance of the beta1AR autoantibody.
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Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Wiss J, Shepherd MR, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Savinov V, Aquines O, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Xin B, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Insler J, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Stroynowski R, Artuso M, Blusk S, Butt J, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nisar S, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Lincoln A, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Briere RA, Brock I, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL, Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Gibbons L, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J. New measurements of Cabibbo-suppressed decays of mesons with the CLEO-c detector. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:081802. [PMID: 16606168 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.081802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Using of data collected with the CLEO-c detector, we report on first observations and measurements of Cabibbo-suppressed decays of D mesons in the following six decay modes: pi+ pi- pi0 pi0, pi+ pi+ pi- pi- pi0, pi+ pi0 pi0, pi+ pi+ pi- pi0, eta pi0, and omega pi+ pi-. Improved branching fraction measurements in eight other multipion decay modes are also presented. The measured D --> pi pi rates allow us to extract the ratio of isospin amplitudes A(DeltaI = (3/2) / A(DeltaI = (1/2)) = 0.420 +/- 0.014(stat) +/- 0.016(syst) and the strong phase shift of delta1 = (86.4 +/- 2.8 +/- 3.3) degrees, which is quite large and now more precisely determined.
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Adam NE, Alexander JP, Berkelman K, Cassel DG, Crede V, Duboscq JE, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Fields L, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray R, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hertz D, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Kuznetsov VE, Mahlke-Krüger H, Meyer TO, Onyisi PUE, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Phillips EA, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Shepherd MR, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Urner D, Wilksen T, Weaver KM, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Avery P, Breva-Newell L, Patel R, Potlia V, Stoeck H, Yelton J, Rubin P, Cawlfield C, Eisenstein BI, Gollin GD, Karliner I, Kim D, Lowrey N, Naik P, Sedlack C, Selen M, White EJ, Williams J, Wiss J, Asner DM, Edwards KW, Besson D, Pedlar TK, Cronin-Hennessy D, Gao KY, Gong DT, Hietala J, Kubota Y, Klein T, Lang BW, Li SZ, Poling R, Scott AW, Smith A, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, Zweber P, Ernst J, Severini H, Dytman SA, Love W, Mehrabyan S, Mueller JA, Savinov V, Li Z, Lopez A, Mendez H, Ramirez J, Huang GS, Miller DH, Pavlunin V, Sanghi B, Shipsey IPJ, Adams GS, Anderson M, Cummings JP, Danko I, Napolitano J, He Q, Muramatsu H, Park CS, Thorndike EH, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Artuso M, Boulahouache C, Blusk S, Butt J, Dorjkhaidav O, Li J, Menaa N, Mountain R, Nandakumar R, Randrianarivony K, Redjimi R, Sia R, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Wang JC, Zhang K, Csorna SE, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, Dubrovin M, Briere RA, Chen GP, Chen J, Ferguson T, Tatishvili G, Vogel H, Watkins ME, Rosner JL. Observation of psi(3770) --> pi pi J/psi and measurement of Gamma ee[psi(2S)]. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:082004. [PMID: 16606173 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.082004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2005] [Revised: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We observe signals for the decays psi(3770) --> XJ/psi from data acquired with the CLEO detector operating at the CESR e+ e- collider with square root of s = 3773 MeV. We measure the following branching fractions Beta(psi(3770) --> XJ/psi and significances: (189 +/- 20 +/- 20) x 10(-5) (11.6sigma) for X = pi+ pi-, (80 +/- 25 +/- 16) x 10(-5) (3.4sigma) for X = pi0 pi0, and (87 +/- 33 +/- 22) x 10(-5) (3.5sigma) for X = eta, where the errors are statistical and systematic, respectively. The radiative return process e+ e- --> gamma psi(2S) populates the same event sample and is used to measure Gamma ee[psi(2S)] = (2.54 +/- 0.03 +/- 0.11) keV.
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Chen J, Nakamura M, Kawamura T, Takahashi T, Nakahara D. Roles of pedunculopontine tegmental cholinergic receptors in brain stimulation reward in the rat. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2006; 184:514-22. [PMID: 16385418 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0252-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/31/2005] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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RATIONALE The brainstem pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) is proposed to mediate hypothalamic self-stimulation reward via cholinergic activation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA). However, to date there is little direct evidence to support this hypothesis. OBJECTIVES To further study the role of PPTg in hypothalamic self-stimulation reward. METHODS By using in vivo microdialysis, the levels of extracellular acetylcholine (ACh) in the PPTg and VTA were detected during lateral hypothalamic (LH) self-stimulation in rats. Rate-frequency curve shift procedure was used to evaluate the effects of nonselective muscarinic antagonist scopolamine (1 approximately 100 microg/microl) and nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine (5 approximately 100 microg/microl) microinjected into the PPTg on the rewarding efficacy of LH self-stimulation. Subsequently, the drugs were injected into the PPTg, and the extracellular ACh in the VTA was measured. RESULTS LH self-stimulation produced a concurrent ACh release in the PPTg and VTA. Intra-PPTg injection of scopolamine (100 microg/microl) significantly reduced the frequency threshold for LH self-stimulation reward, but nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine did not shift the threshold. However, mecamylamine (10, 25 microg/microl) injected into the PPTg robustly diminished the nicotine-potentiated LH self-stimulation reward. The extracellular ACh in the VTA was dramatically increased by intra-PPTg scopolamine (10, 100 microg/microl), but not by mecamylamine. CONCLUSIONS Results confirm that PPTg plays an important role in brain stimulation reward by modulating the cholinergic activity of the VTA. The PPTg muscarinic receptors contribute to an inhibitory modulation of reward effects by self-stimulation, whereas nicotinic receptors seem to be more involved in nicotine potentiation of brain stimulation reward.
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Fosså S, Chen J, Schonfeld S, McGlynn K, McMaster M, Gail M, Travis L. Risk of Contralateral Testicular Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 29515 U.S. Men. J Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)00623-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lewandowski KC, Komorowski J, O'Callaghan CJ, Tan BK, Chen J, Prelevic GM, Randeva HS. Increased circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006; 91:1173-7. [PMID: 16338908 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in various pathological processes including inflammatory response, cardiovascular disease, and recently also in ovarian dysfunction. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age and is characterized by chronic anovulation, insulin resistance, and increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Circulating levels of MMPs and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) so far have not been assessed in the PCOS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Serum levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 were measured in 23 women with PCOS [age (mean +/- sd), 30.5 +/- 6.7 yr; body mass index, 35.8 +/- 7.5 kg/m2] and 22 healthy, regularly menstruating women (age, 29.4 +/- 5.6; body mass index, 31.7 +/- 9.2 kg/m2). RESULTS Women with PCOS had significantly higher concentrations of MMP-2 (999.8 +/- 155 vs. 521.8 +/- 242 ng/ml; P < 0.001), MMP-9 (592.4 +/- 279 vs. 345 +/- 309; P = 0.007), and TIMP-1 levels (823.8 +/- 145 vs. 692 +/- 210 ng/ml; P = 0.02) than control healthy women. There was no difference in TIMP-2 levels (47.3 +/- 30 vs. 44.4 +/- 39.7 ng/ml; P = 0.21) between women with PCOS and controls. CONCLUSIONS Obese women with PCOS have elevated serum concentrations of MMP-2 and -9. It might be hypothesized that elevated MMP concentrations may be related to increased cardiovascular risk in PCOS and/or menstrual irregularities associated with this syndrome.
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