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Lehman HP, Chen J, Gould AL, Kassekert R, Beninger PR, Carney R, Goldberg M, Goss MA, Kidos K, Sharrar RG, Shields K, Sweet A, Wiholm BE, Honig PK. An evaluation of computer-aided disproportionality analysis for post-marketing signal detection. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2007; 82:173-80. [PMID: 17507922 DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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To understand the value of computer-aided disproportionality analysis (DA) in relation to current pharmacovigilance signal detection methods, four products were retrospectively evaluated by applying an empirical Bayes method to Merck's post-marketing safety database. Findings were compared with the prior detection of labeled post-marketing adverse events. Disproportionality ratios (empirical Bayes geometric mean lower 95% bounds for the posterior distribution (EBGM05)) were generated for product-event pairs. Overall (1993-2004 data, EBGM05> or =2, individual terms) results of signal detection using DA compared to standard methods were sensitivity, 31.1%; specificity, 95.3%; and positive predictive value, 19.9%. Using groupings of synonymous labeled terms, sensitivity improved (40.9%). More of the adverse events detected by both methods were detected earlier using DA and grouped (versus individual) terms. With 1939-2004 data, diagnostic properties were similar to those from 1993 to 2004. DA methods using Merck's safety database demonstrate sufficient sensitivity and specificity to be considered for use as an adjunct to conventional signal detection methods.
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Fan X, Wang Y, Sun K, Zhang W, Yang X, Wang S, Zhen Y, Wang J, Li W, Han Y, Liu T, Wang X, Chen J, Wu H, Hui R. Polymorphisms of ACE2 gene are associated with essential hypertension and antihypertensive effects of Captopril in women. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2007; 82:187-96. [PMID: 17473847 DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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ACE2 appears to counterbalance the vasopressor effect of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) in the reninangiotensin system. We hypothesized that ACE2 polymorphisms could confer a high risk of hypertension and have an impact on the antihypertensive response to ACE inhibitors. The hypothesis was tested in two casecontrol studies and a clinical trial of 3,408 untreated hypertensive patients randomized to Atenolol, Hydrochlorothiazide, Captopril, or Nifedipine treatments for 4 weeks. ACE2 rs2106809 T allele was found to confer a 1.6-fold risk for hypertension in women (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.132.06), whereas when combined with the effect of the ACE DD genotype, the risk was 2.34-fold (95% CI, 1.754.85) in two independent samples. The adjusted diastolic blood pressure response to Captopril was 3.3 mm Hg lower in ACE2 T allele carriers than in CC genotype carriers (P=0.019) in women. We conclude that the ACE2 T allele confers a high risk for hypertension and reduced antihypertensive response to ACE inhibitors.
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Shen W, Chen J, Punyanitya M, Shapses S, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. MRI-measured bone marrow adipose tissue is inversely related to DXA-measured bone mineral in Caucasian women. Osteoporos Int 2007; 18:641-7. [PMID: 17139464 PMCID: PMC2034514 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recent studies suggest that bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) might play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Previous research using regional magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods to measure BMAT has reported inconsistent findings on the relationship between BMAT and dual-energy absorptiometry (DXA)-measured bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS In the present study, total body and pelvic BMAT were evaluated in 56 healthy women (age 18-88 yrs, mean +/- SD, 47.4 +/- 17.6 yrs; BMI, 24.3 +/- 4.2 kg/m(2)) with T1-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). BMD was measured using the whole-body DXA mode (GE Lunar DPX, software version 4.7). RESULTS A strong negative correlation was observed between pelvic BMAT and BMD (total-body BMD, R = -0.743, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.646, P < 0.001), and between total-body BMAT and BMD (total-body BMD, R = -0.443, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.308, P < 0.001). The inverse association between pelvic BMAT and BMD remained strong after adjusting for age, weight, total body fat, and menopausal status (partial correlation: total-body BMD, R = -0.553, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.513, P < 0.001). BMAT was also highly correlated with age (pelvic BMAT, R = 0.715, P < 0.001; total-body BMAT, R = 0.519, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION MRI-measured BMAT is thus strongly inversely correlated with DXA-measured BMD independent of other predictor variables. These observations, in the context of DXA technical concerns, support the growing evidence linking BMAT with low bone density.
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Shephard JM, Kho S, Chen J, Kosslyn SM. MiniCog: a method for administering psychological tests and experiments on a handheld personal digital assistant. Behav Res Methods 2007; 38:648-55. [PMID: 17393836 DOI: 10.3758/bf03193897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Because of their minimal cost, size, and weight, handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) are appealing as a means for administering response time tasks "in the field" or to participants in longitudinal studies who need repeated access to the testing equipment. We have developed a software package that allows investigators to author simple scripts on their desktop computers and administer the compiled tasks on PDAs. MiniCog presents instructions, practice trials with auditory feedback, and visual stimuli in random or fixed sequential orders with fixed or variable durations and intertrial intervals and records single-button responses and response times. Data from each trial are stored with a user ID, user-entered demographics and notes, and a time-and-date stamp, for later upload to a desktop computer. MiniCog performs automatic calculations of mean response time and error rate, available to users with a password and stored with the other data for upload.
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Kim J, Chen J, Zhang Z, Wong FNC, Kärtner FX, Loehl F, Schlarb H. Long-term femtosecond timing link stabilization using a single-crystal balanced cross correlator. OPTICS LETTERS 2007; 32:1044-6. [PMID: 17410229 DOI: 10.1364/ol.32.001044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We demonstrate a self-aligned balanced cross correlator based on a single type-II phase-matched periodically poled KTiOPO4 crystal. The birefringence of the crystal generates a walk-off between the two orthogonally polarized pulses. This enables the balancing of the cross correlator with input pulses at the same center wavelength. As a first application of this single-crystal balanced cross correlator, we stabilized a 310 m long optical fiber link for timing distribution with long-term stable 10 fs precision.
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Chen J, Chen P, Wu L, Zhang J, He J. Effect of Aspect Ratio of Whisker on the Fibrillation of Liquid Crystalline Polymer in Polysulfone Matrix. INT POLYM PROC 2007. [DOI: 10.3139/217.0993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hong XY, Chen J, Shi YH, Chen JP. The '6K1' protein of a strain of Soybean mosaic virus localizes to the cell periphery. Arch Virol 2007; 152:1547-51. [PMID: 17458620 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-0972-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The '6K1' protein of the Pinellia isolate of Soybean mosaic virus was cloned into a prokaryotic expression vector and a polyclonal antiserum raised to the expressed fusion protein. In immunogold labeling of thin sections of infected leaves of Pinellia ternata, specific labeling occurred at the cell periphery. This might suggest that the potyvirus '6K1' protein plays some role in viral cell-to-cell movement but the lack of transmembrane domains suggests that it does not conform to currently-recognized patterns of viral movement proteins.
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Kanjanabuch T, Ma LJ, Chen J, Pozzi A, Guan Y, Mundel P, Fogo AB. PPAR-gamma agonist protects podocytes from injury. Kidney Int 2007; 71:1232-9. [PMID: 17457378 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Podocyte injury and loss contribute to progressive glomerulosclerosis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a nuclear hormone receptor, which we have found to be increased in podocytes in a variety of kidney diseases. It is not known if PPAR-gamma contributes to renal injury or if it serves as a countermeasure to limit renal injury during disease progression. We tested these possibilities utilizing the puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) model of renal injury in immortalized mouse podocytes. The cultured podocytes expressed PPAR-gamma mRNA at baseline but this was decreased by PAN. Pioglitazone, a pharmacologic agonist of PPAR-gamma, increased both PPAR-gamma mRNA and activity in injured podocytes, as assessed by a reporter plasmid assay. Further, pioglitazone significantly decreased PAN-induced podocyte apoptosis and necrosis while restoring podocyte differentiation. The PPAR-gamma agonist significantly restored expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 and the antiapoptotic molecule Bcl-xL while significantly decreasing proapoptotic caspase-3 activity. Pioglitazone tended to decrease PAN-induced transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) mRNA expression. Our study shows that PPAR-gamma is normally expressed by podocytes and its activation is protective against PAN-induced apoptosis and necrosis. We postulate that this protective effect may be mediated in part by effects on p27 and TGF-beta expression.
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Cohen MM, Kimmel NL, Benage MK, Cox MJ, Sanders N, Spence D, Chen J. Medication safety program reduces adverse drug events in a community hospital. Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 14:169-74. [PMID: 15933311 PMCID: PMC1744034 DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.010942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is widespread interest in improving medication safety, particularly in the hospital setting. Numerous suggestions have been made as to how this should be done, but there is a paucity of data demonstrating the effectiveness of any of the interventions that have been proposed. OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of a wide ranging, community hospital based patient safety program on patient harm as measured by the rate of adverse drug events. DESIGN An audit of discharged hospital patients was conducted from January 2001 to December 2003. Baseline data were collected for the first 6 months and multiple drug protocols and other interventions were instituted on the nursing units and in the pharmacy department over the subsequent 9 months (transition period). These interventions were largely based on information about medication risks acquired from internal medication event reporting. Each month of the study adverse drug events (ADE) were sought from a random sample of inpatient charts. A trigger tool was used to detect clues to ADEs, the presence of which was confirmed or excluded by detailed manual chart review. The severity of these events was categorized using the classification system of the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error and Reporting and Prevention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES AND RESULTS Median ADEs per 1000 doses of medication dispensed declined significantly from 2.04 to 0.65 (p<0.001). Median ADEs per 100 patient days declined significantly from 5.07 to 1.30 (p<0.001). The proportion of inpatients with one or more ADE in the baseline period was 31% and declined threefold (p<0.001). The severity of reported medication events also declined. The number of ADEs associated conclusively with patient harm was 1.67 per total doses delivered in the baseline period and declined eightfold (p<0.001). CONCLUSION The implementation of a carefully planned series of low cost interventions focused on high risk medications, driven by information largely from internal event reporting, and designed to improve a hospital's medication safety leads to a significant decrease in patient harm.
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Jiang J, Zhou J, Chen J, Wei X, Lu T, Chi H, Zhao R. Effect of chicken egg yolk antibody against adipose tissue plasma membranes on carcass composition and lipogenic hormones and enzymes in pigs. Livest Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wu KM, Farrelly JG, Upton R, Chen J. Complexities of the herbal nomenclature system in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): lessons learned from the misuse of Aristolochia-related species and the importance of the pharmaceutical name during botanical drug product development. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 14:273-9. [PMID: 16863692 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have diverse cultural/historical backgrounds and are described based on complex nomenclature systems. Using the family Aristolochiaceae as an example, at least three categories of nomenclature could be identified: (1) one-to-one (one plant part from one species): the herb guan mutong refers to the root of Aristolochia manshuriensis; (2) multiple-to-one (multiple plant parts from the same species serve as different herbs): three herbs, madouling, qingmuxiang and tianxianteng, derived respectively from the fruit, root and stem of Aristolochia debilis; and (3) one-to-multiple (one herb refers to multiple species): the herb fangji refers to the root of either Aristolochia fangchi, Stephania tetrandra or Cocculus trilobus; in this case, the first belongs to a different family (Aristolochiaceae) than the latter two (Menispermaceae), and only the first contains aristolochic acid (AA), as demonstrated by independent analytical data provided in this article. Further, mutong (Akebia quinata) is allowed in TCM herbal medicine practice to be substituted with either guan mutong (Aristolochia manshuriensis) or chuan mutong (Clematis armandii); and mu fangji (Cocculus trilobus) by guang fanchi (Aristolochia fangchi) or hanzhong fangji (Aristolochia heterophylla), thereby increasing the risk of exposing renotoxic AA-containing Aristolochia species to patients. To avoid these and other confusions, we wish to emphasize the importance of a pharmaceutical name, which defines the species name, the plant part, and sometimes the special process performed on the herb, including cultivating conditions. The pharmaceutical name as referred to in this article is defined, and is limited to those botanicals that are intended to be used as drug. It is hoped that by following the pharmaceutical name, toxic herbs can be effectively identified and substitution or adulteration avoided.
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Yao W, Tian XY, Chen J, Setterberg RB, Lundy MW, Chmielzwski P, Froman CA, Jee WSS. Rolipram, a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, prevented cancellous and cortical bone loss by inhibiting endosteal bone resorption and maintaining the elevated periosteal bone formation in adult ovariectomized rats. JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL & NEURONAL INTERACTIONS 2007; 7:119-30. [PMID: 17627081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a continually produced nucleotide inactivated by hydrolysis to 5'AMP via phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes. Rolipram is a selective PDE4 inhibitor reported to have anti-inflammatory effects and used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The current study was designed to determine whether Rolipram could prevent and restore bone loss in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Six-month-old Sprague Dawley rats underwent either sham-operated or bilateral ovariectomy, and were left untreated for 60 days to develop osteopenia. Then they were treated with vehicle, 6 mg/kg PGE(2), 3 microg/kg Alendronate or 0.1-1.0 mg/kg Rolipram for 60 days. At sacrifice, the right tibiae were processed for quantitative bone histomorphometric measurements. The right femurs were measured by dual energy A-ray absorptiometry and the 5th lumbar vertebrae were subjected to micro-computed tomography to access bone mass and architecture changes. Our results indicated that OVX induced negative bone balance in all five bone sites we tested, with bone resorption exceeding bone formation. Rolipram at 0.1-0.6 mg/kg dose levels prevented while at 1 mg/kg restored ovariectomy-induced cancellous and cortical bone loss in the tibia, femur and lumbar vertebra. Dynamic bone histomorphometry suggested that these beneficial effects were achieved by partially maintaining the elevated bone formation at the trabecular bone surface and increasing bone formation at the periosteal bone surface of the cortex. Furthermore, it reduced bone turnover at the trabecular and the endocortical bone surfaces. The prevention of further bone loss effects were comparable to those of an anti-resorption agent (Alendronate) but were not as great as those of an anabolic agent (PGE(2)). In addition, Rolipram treatment increased body and muscle weights compared to the vehicle-treated OVX rats. In conclusion, our study in an osteopenic rat model suggested that a selective PDE4 inhibitor may be used for the treatment of established osteoporosis.
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MESH Headings
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/antagonists & inhibitors
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/metabolism
- Alendronate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Body Weight/physiology
- Bone Density/drug effects
- Bone Density/physiology
- Bone Density Conservation Agents/pharmacology
- Bone Regeneration/drug effects
- Bone Regeneration/physiology
- Bone Resorption/drug therapy
- Bone Resorption/metabolism
- Bone Resorption/physiopathology
- Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging
- Bone and Bones/drug effects
- Bone and Bones/metabolism
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4
- Dinoprostone/pharmacology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Humans
- Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/drug therapy
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/metabolism
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/physiopathology
- Ovariectomy
- Periosteum/drug effects
- Periosteum/metabolism
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rolipram/pharmacology
- Rolipram/therapeutic use
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
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Chen J, Rinaldo L, Lim SJ, Young H, Messing RO, Choi DS. The type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter regulates anxiety-like behavior in mice. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2007; 6:776-83. [PMID: 17376149 PMCID: PMC2831285 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2007.00311.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Activation of adenosine receptors in the brain reduces anxiety-like behavior in animals and humans. Because nucleoside transporters regulate adenosine levels, we used mice lacking the type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT1) to investigate whether ENT1 contributes to anxiety-like behavior. The ENT1 null mice spent more time in the center of an open field compared with wild-type littermates. In the elevated plus maze, ENT1 null mice entered more frequently into and spent more time exploring the open arms. The ENT1 null mice also spent more time exploring the light side of a light-dark box compared with wild-type mice. Microinjection of an ENT1-specific antagonist, nitrobenzylthioinosine (nitrobenzylmercaptopurine riboside), into the amygdala of C57BL/6J mice reduced anxiety-like behavior in the open field and elevated plus maze. These findings show that amygdala ENT1 modulates anxiety-like behavior. The ENT1 may be a drug target for the treatment of anxiety disorders.
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Chen J, Ghosh S, Pandolfino J, Kahrilas P, Hirano I. Esophageal Dysmotility in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Analysis Using High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/108155890705500230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tomek J, Mlejnek P, Janásek V, Ripka P, Kašpar P, Chen J. Gastric Motility and Volume Sensing by Implanted Magnetic Sensors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1166/sl.2007.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen J, Ghosh SK, Pandolfino J, Kahrilas PJ, Hirano I. 30 ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY IN EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS: ANALYSIS USING HIGH-RESOLUTION ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-55-02-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wang SP, Zhou HJ, Chen XP, Ren GY, Ruan XX, Zhang Y, Zhang RL, Chen J. Loss of expression of Kruppel-like factor 6 in primary hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoma cell lines. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2007; 26:117-24. [PMID: 17550140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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KLF6 (Zf9, COPEB), an ubiquitous transcription factor, maps to chromosome 10p. Recently, KLF6 was found to have a more generalized role in tumorigenesis as a candidate tumor suppressor gene for some tumors. However, results from other published studies seem not to be in agreement with data from previous studies. Gene-expression analysis is increasingly important in biological research. Loss of expression is one of the mechanisms to functionally inactivate a tumor suppressor gene. To investigate the expression change of KLF6 gene associated with HCC as a step toward a better understanding of the molecular pathophysiology, and to provide the basis for analysis of KLF6 gene in HCC carcinogenesis. We analyzed the expression of KLF6 mRNA in 26 samples of HCC tissues and hepatoma cell lines(Hep3B and HepG2) detected by Real-Time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) and conventional RT-PCR assay. To confirm and extend the data obtained at RNA level, we performed detailed immunoblotting analysis on HCC tissues and hepatoma cell lines using a rabbit polyclonal antibody specific for KLF6. NKLF6 detected by qRT-PCR from HCC and corresponding noncancerous tissues was 0.04+/-0.038 and 0.116+/-0.101, respectively. These data demonstrated that KLF6 mRNA level was significantly decreased in HCC, compared with corresponding noncancerous tissues (t =3.683 , P<0.001). The frequency of Hepatoma Cell Lines with KLF6 down-regulation detected by conventional PT-PCR, seems to be consistent with a previous study using real-time PCR assays in tumor samples. KLF6 expression levels were determined by Western blot. Compared to the matched surrounding tissues, a clear decrease of KLF6 protein levels in tumor tissues was observable (t=13.59, P<0.001). Hepatoma cell lines also showed low-level of KLF6 protein (P<0.01) expression. Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry showed a faint diffused staining in the HCC tissues and hepatoma cell lines, and endogenous KLF6 protein was detected mostly in the cytoplasm. KLF6 gene appeared markedly reduced in HCC tissues and hepatoma cell lines. Frequent down-regulation of KLF6 strongly suggested that it is a candidate of tumor suppressor gene for HCC.
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Comellas A, Briva A, Butti M, Chen J, Litvan J, Azzam Z, Lecuona E, Pesce L, Yanagisawa M, Sznajder JI. 32 ENDOTHELIN 1 DECREASES LUNG EDEMA CLEARANCE IN ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL CELLS VIA ENDOTHELIAL ET-B RECEPTOR ACTIVATION AND NITRIC OXIDE GENERATION. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-55-02-32] [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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Chen J, Ni C, Zhuang T. Mechanical shear wave induced by piezoelectric ceramics for magnetic resonance elastography. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : ... ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007; 2005:7020-3. [PMID: 17281891 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a noninvasive technique to measure elasticity of tissues in vivo. For MRE, an additional actuator is needed to be mounted on an observed object, and to excite the object. In this paper, an experiment is set to obtain MR mechanical shear wave images. A novel actuator is proposed to generate mechanical wave propagating inside a gel phantom. The actuator is made of piezoelectric ceramics, and is fixed on a plexiglass bracket. Both of the gel phantom and the actuator are put into a head coil in the scanner's bore. The actuator works synchronously with an imaging sequence running on the scanner. The sequence is modified from a FLASH sequence, into a motion-sensitizing phase-contrast sequence, for shear wave imaging. Wave images are presented to show the effect of those factors, such as the stiffness of the phantoms, the frequency of the actuator, the parameters of the motion-sensitizing gradient, and the oscillation of the patient bed.
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Ren A, Yu S, Han J, Chang P, Chen C, Chen J, Wang X. A comparative study of Pb2+ sorption onto MX-80 bentonite, LA bentonite, γ-Al2O3 and SiO2. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-006-6762-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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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, Zweber P, Dobbs S, Metreveli Z, Seth KK, Tomaradze A, 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, Yang F, Coan TE, Gao YS, Liu F, Artuso M, Blusk S, Butt J, Horwitz N, 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, Pivarski J, Riley D, Ryd A, Sadoff AJ, Schwarthoff H, Shi X, Stroiney S, Sun WM, Wilksen T, Weinberger M, Athar SB, Patel R, Potlia V, 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. Observation of Upsilon(3S)-->tau+tau- and tests of lepton universality in Upsilon decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:052002. [PMID: 17358847 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.052002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Using data collected with the CLEO III detector at the CESR e+e- collider, we report on a first observation of the decay Upsilon(3S)-->tau+tau-, and precisely measure the ratio of branching fractions of Upsilon(nS), n=1, 2, 3, to tau+tau- and mu+mu- final states, finding agreement with expectations from lepton universality. We derive absolute branching fractions for these decays, and also set a limit on the influence of a low mass CP-odd Higgs boson in the decay of the Upsilon(1S).
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Chen J, Shen B, Zhang X, Xu X. Enantioseparation of Benazepril Intermediates by High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography on Chiral CDMPC Column. ANAL LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710600952630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Li ZS, Liao Z, Chen J, Wang LW, Wu XH. Cancer of the papilla causing recurrent acute pancreatitis and mimicking a pancreatic stone. Endoscopy 2007; 39 Suppl 1:E2. [PMID: 17285500 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Barnes D, Li X, Chen J. Determination of suitable pretreatment method for old-intermediate landfill leachate. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2007; 28:195-203. [PMID: 17396414 DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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For old-intermediate landfill leachate, the high concentrations of ammonium and low BOD/COD (B/C) ratios are the main obstacles to biological treatment. Magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) precipitation (struvite precipitation) and Fenton oxidation were employed as pretreatment options on this type of leachate. Results revealed that at optimum operating conditions of pH 9 and MAP ratio of 1:1:1, ammonium and COD were reduced by 97.8% from 2132 mg l(-1) to 46 mg l(-1) and by 50.0% from 4113 mg l(-1) to 2057 mg l(-1), respectively using struvite precipitation. COD was lowered by 76% and ammonium by 6.3% using Fenton oxidation at optimized conditions of H2O2 dosage of 3500 mg l(-1), Fe2+ dosage of 437.5 mg l(-1), pH 4, a mass ratio of 8 for H2O2: Fe2+ dosage and reaction time of 30 minutes. At their respective operating conditions, the B/C ratios for both pre-treatment methods were increased from 0.35 in the raw leachate to 0.66 and 0.71, for MAP precipitation and Fenton oxidation respectively, values that are suitable for biological treatment. This study shows that struvite precipitation is a suitable pretreatment option resulting in the simultaneous removal of ammonium and organic matter in old-intermediate landfill leachate.
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Martin DN, Balgley B, Dutta S, Chen J, Rudnick P, Cranford J, Kantartzis S, DeVoe DL, Lee C, Baehrecke EH. Proteomic analysis of steroid-triggered autophagic programmed cell death during Drosophila development. Cell Death Differ 2007; 14:916-23. [PMID: 17256009 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Two morphological forms of programmed cell death, apoptosis and autophagic cell death, remove unneeded or damaged cells during animal development. Although the mechanisms that regulate apoptosis are well studied, little is known about autophagic cell death. A shotgun proteome analysis of purified dying larval salivary glands in Drosophila was used to identify proteins that are expressed during autophagic programmed cell death. A total of 5661 proteins were identified from stages before and after the onset of cell death. Analyses of these data enabled us to identify proteins from a number of interesting categories including regulators of transcription, the apoptosis, autophagy, lysosomal, and ubiquitin proteasome degradation pathways, and proteins involved in growth control. Several of the identified proteins, including the serine/threonine kinase warts (Wts), were not detected using whole-genome DNA microarrays, providing support for the importance of such high-throughput proteomic technology. Wts regulates cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis, and significantly, mutations in wts prevent destruction of salivary glands.
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