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Hadsell DL, Wei J, Olea W, Hadsell LA, Renwick A, Thomson PC, Shariflou M, Williamson P. In silico QTL mapping of maternal nurturing ability with the mouse diversity panel. Physiol Genomics 2012; 44:787-98. [PMID: 22759921 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00159.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Significant variation exists for maternal nurturing ability in inbred mice. Although classical mapping approaches have identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that may account for this variation, the underlying genes are unknown. In this study, lactation performance data among the mouse diversity panel were used to map genomic regions associated with this variation. Females from each of 32 inbred strains (n = 8-19 dams/strain) were studied during the first 8 days of lactation by allowing them to raise weight- and size-normalized cross-foster litters (10 pups/litter). Average daily weight gain (ADG) of litters served as the primary indicator of milk production. The number of pups successfully reared to 8 days (PNUM8) also served as a related indicator of maternal performance. Initial haplotype association analysis using a Bonferroni-corrected, genome-wide threshold revealed 10 and 15 associations encompassing 11 and 13 genes for ADG and PNUM8, respectively. The most significant of these associated haplotype blocks were found on MMU 8, 11, and 19 and contained the genes Nr3c2, Egfr, Sec61g, and Gnaq. Lastly, two haplotype blocks on MMU9 were detected in association with PNUM8. These overlapped with the previously described maternal performance QTL, Neogq1. These results suggest that the application of in silico QTL mapping is a useful tool in discovering the presence of novel candidate genes involved in determining lactation capacity in mice.
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Li G, Wei J, Li D, Ballangrud A. SU-E-J-120: Characterization of 4D Lung Ventilation Based on 4DCT Lung Density. Med Phys 2012; 39:3680. [PMID: 28519801 DOI: 10.1118/1.4734956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize patient's 4D lung ventilation and motion using 4DCT images aiming to extract pulmonary features for developing a biomechanical model to predict lung tumor motion. METHODS 4DCT images of sixteen patients were used for initial 4D-ventilation evaluation. A program was developed for visualization and quantification of 4D lung ventilation. Lung density gradient and pleural pressure variation were evaluated based on the gravity. Freeform deformable image registration (DIR) was applied to map the lung density from one phase to another, with linearly interpolated voxel density. The warped lung density from a secondary CT was compared with the primary CT (full-exhalation) for quantification. To minimize the uncertainty from motion artifacts for quantitative ventilation/motion analysis, we developed two screening algorithms (based on Fourier Transformation and Generalized Linear Regression) to quantify the regularity (score: 0 to 1) of the RPM waveform, assuming the higher the regularity in RPM the less motion artifacts in 4DCT. Ninety-seven RPM curves (54 free-breathing and 43 audio-coaching patients) were used to qualitatively test these screening methods. RESULTS Lung density gradient in anterior-posterior direction for supine patients is observed in 15/16 patients at scale of >100-200HU. The gravity pressure due to lung tissue weight is estimated to be ∼4mmHg, which could neutralize the pleural pressure at the posterior chest wall. The different pleural pressures at anterior/posterior chest walls may explain the difference in local diaphragm muscle engagement and motion range: 8±5mm (anterior) and 23±12mm (posterior). Motion artifacts and DIR uncertainty affected quantitative ventilation mapping. In the RPM regularity assessment, audiocoaching patients score higher than free-breathing patients: 0.76±0.13 vs. 0.50±0.19 (Fourier method) and 0.74±0.19 vs. 0.66±0.17 (Regression method). High-quality 4DCTs can be readily selected for further quantitative ventilation/motion analysis. CONCLUSIONS We have characterized several basic features of lung ventilation and motion and developed two effective screening methods for high-quality 4DCT for on-going quantitative studies.
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Xue X, Gao W, Sun B, Xu Y, Han B, Wang F, Zhang Y, Sun J, Wei J, Lu Z, Zhu Y, Sato Y, Sekido Y, Miao Y, Kondo Y. Vasohibin 2 is transcriptionally activated and promotes angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2012; 32:1724-34. [PMID: 22614011 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically relies on angiogenesis for its malignant behavior, including growth and metastasis. Vasohibin 2 (VASH2) was previously identified as an angiogenic factor, but its role in tumorigenesis is unknown. Using quantitative PCR and western blot analyses, we found that VASH2 is overexpressed in HCC cells and tissues. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we detected histone modifications at the putative VASH2 promoter, with increased H3K4 trimethylation and H3 acetylation and decreased H3K27 trimethylation, suggesting that epigenetic mechanisms are responsible for the deregulated VASH2 transcription in HCC. Knockdown of VASH2 via siRNA inhibited the proliferation of the hepatoma cell lines by delaying cell cycle progression and increasing apoptosis. Importantly, we found VASH2 secreted in the culture supernatant, and co-expression of its secretory chaperone small vasohibin-binding protein (SVBP) further enhanced VASH2 secretion. The supernatant from HepG2 cells expressing VASH2 enhanced the proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and knockdown of VASH2 significantly inhibited these effects. In an in vivo study using a nude mouse model, we found that exogenous VASH2 significantly contributed to tumor growth, microvessel density and hemoglobin concentration in the tumors. Further analyses showed that the VASH2-mediated increase in the transcription of fibroblast growth factor-2, vascular endothelial growth factor and vasohibin 1 may be the mechanism underlying these effects. Taken together, these data indicate that VASH2 is abnormally expressed in HCC cells as a result of histone modifications and that VASH2 contributes to the angiogenesis in HCC via an SVBP-mediated paracrine mechanism. These results indicate a novel and important role for VASH2 in HCC angiogenesis and malignant transformation.
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Lee YT, Chu CH, Sue SH, Chen IC, Wei J. Efficacy of Double Filtration Plasmapheresis in Removing Xenoantibodies and Prolonging Xenograft Survival in an Ex Vivo Swine Perfusion Model. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1143-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee K, Chang C, Chuang Y, Sue S, Yang H, Weng C, Lee Y, Huang W, Chen I, Wei J. Combined St. Thomas and Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarat Solutions for Myocardial Preservation in Heart Transplantation Patients. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:886-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huang HH, Chuang YC, Lee KC, Sue SH, Chang CY, Wei J. Prosthetic Endocarditis Treated by Repeated Heart Transplantation: Report of a Successful Case. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1171-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rashid H, Abdel-Moniem A, Email S, El-Batran M, Rashid H, Mansour H, Mahmoud S, Ashour Z, Mustafa S, Khodeer SA, Abdu-Allah AM, Al-Assal M, Rashid HK, Ghosh Dastidar A, Garg P, West J, Muthusamy R, Gunn J, Zhu F, Lee A, Chee YE, Li ZJ, Kang CS, Chen ZY, Zhang YX, Zhao ZX, Song Q, Rong Y, Bao W, Shan ZL, Rong S, Wang D, Yao P, Liu LG, Zhu LX, Ho SC, Ruan GQ, Xie Q, Sit JWH, Yang YL, Chan MCH, Hu M, Chan TYK, Tomlinson B, Wu HS, Wang LS, Qin J, Wong TT, Heng PA, Yu CM, Luis SA, Luis CR, Habibian M, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Poon K, Slaughter R, Raffel OC, Raffel OC, Luis SA, Hansen M, Slaughter R, Hamilton-Craig C, Liang Y, Bai Y, Chen T, Feng GX, Yang YM, Wang XY, Yang YJ, Zhu J, Al-Mohammadi M, Hersi A, Alhabib KF, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Sulaiman K, Alfaleh H, Alsaif S, Almahmeed W, Asaad N, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, Al-Suwaid J, Blanco JRF, Velasco AB, Mancera J, Francisco A, CA, Zhuravlyova L, Lopina N, Song HH, Xu SH, Huang MZ, Xu CS, Xie LD, Ko B, Cameron J, Seneviratne S, Leung M, Antonis P, Koutsoubos J, Malaiapan Y, Meredith I, Capros N, Istrati V, Matcovschi S, Dumitras T, Istrati S, Nicolenco I, Hotineanu R, Manea D, Gherman O, Hsiung MC, Ko CH, Wei J, Tung TH, Graham CA, Chan JWM, Rotherary KR, Rainer TH, Yan B, Liu M, Huang XR, Li RJ, Lam YY, Yu CM. P033 * Evaluation of myocardial function in patients with chronic stable angina and apparent normal ventricular function (tissue doppler study before and after PCI). Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Jain P, Varma Y, Jain S, Dandekar P, Sharma VK, Yadav BS, Arya A, Gupta R, Zhu QR, Guo ZR, Hu XS, Wu M, Luo WS, Liu JC, Ding Y, Gu SJ, Liu MM, Shi L, Hui CN, Wang D, Chu WCW, Yu CM, Ahuja AT, Hong L, Xie MX, Wang X, Gong H, Ling Y, Chan YH, Lai WK, Chow SL, Chow L, Yam PW, Ko WC, Wong ML, Chu CK, Fong CH, Lee S, Hsiung MC, Chen KC, Wei J, Tung TH. P122 * Relationship between retinal microvascular complications in metabolic syndrome (MS) and its association with serum uric acid level. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lee WY, Tam CS, Yan PY, Lam YY, Duchatelet S, Peat RA, Denjoy I, Itoh H, Berthet M, Crotti L, Ohno S, Pedrazzini M, Klug D, Schwartz PJ, Shimizu W, Horie M, Tregouet DA, Guicheney P, Tiong WN, Hwang SS, Fong AYY, Wee CC, Lai LYH, Tiong LL, Chang BC, Ong TK, Garg P, Ashraffi R, Chuah S, Baho H, Draz S, Mously F, Atta J, Kouatly A, Hussian A, Abu zeid H, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Slaughter R, Luis CR, Habibian M, Luis SA, Raffel OC, Tung TH, Hsiung MC, Wei J, Clements IP, Hodge DO, Scott CG, Chai SC, Liew M, Leong G, Peng H, Ding J, Peng Y, Zhang Q, Xu Y, Chao X, Tian H, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tong WJ, Liu YY, Wang J, Zhang YH, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tam WWS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Liu KQ, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, Cheung NT, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S, Poon KKC, Wong HL, Ng SH, Kwok WT, Yeung CL, Yu SY, Wan YP, Wan S, Underwood MJ, Chan PH, Alegria-Barrero E, Price S, Kelleher A, Moat N, Mario CD, Franzen O, Zhang YC, Lee AP, Lin QS, Fang F, Wan S, Underwood M, Yu CM, Mirhoseini SJ, Frouzannia SK, Mostafavi Pour Manshadi SMY, Naderi N, Sayegh S, Dandekar PG, Verma Y. A001 * Barriers of warfarin use for atrial fibrillation patients in Hong Kong. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Halley L, Doherty M, Megson I, Wei J. P-1239 - Study of association of the HLA-DRB1*13 variants with schizophrenia in a british population. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)75406-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Goh C, Tan S, Ngoh S, Wei J. Surface Treatment of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film for Lamination of Flexible Photovoltaic Devices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wei J, Wu H, Sun M, Liu W, Meng L. Primary endometrial natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma: case report and review of literature. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2012; 33:425-427. [PMID: 23091905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Primary natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma of the uterus is extremely rare. A case of primary NK/T cell lymphoma arising from the endometrium of the uterus was diagnosed by curettage which demonstrated the typical pathological characteristics of NK/T cell lymphoma. The patient received induction chemotherapy but refused hysterectomy. Later she developed bone marrow infiltration and eventually died on day 76 after diagnosis. The natural course of primary endometrial (NK)/T cell lymphoma was very aggressive. Conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy may be ineffective for this aggressive disease.
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Mortellaro VE, Pettiford JN, St Peter SD, Fraser JD, Ho B, Wei J. Incidence, diagnosis, and outcomes of vocal fold immobility after esophageal atresia (EA) and/or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) repair. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011; 21:386-8. [PMID: 22169990 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of vocal fold paralysis in an infant is a devastating finding that may require a permanent tracheotomy. The incidence of congenital vocal fold paralysis is unknown, but it is thought to be more common in infants with anatomic anomalies in the aero-digestive system. Vocal fold paralysis after surgical repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula is a rare finding often diagnosed after multiple failed extubations. Currently infants do not routinely undergo documentation of vocal fold motion prior to esophageal atresia repair. We report here on our experience with this rare complication. METHOD A retrospective review was done of patients with esophageal atresia and/or tracheoesophageal fistula from 1985 to 2009. Patient demographics, operative techniques, and outcomes were collected. RESULTS 150 patients were identified. Mean age at surgical intervention was 12 ± 33 days. Otolaryngology service was consulted for 13% of patients with postoperative failure. Awake fiberoptic laryngoscopy identified 3% of patients with vocal fold paralysis. Bilateral vocal fold paralysis was found in 3 patients, and 2 patients had unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Patients with bilateral paralysis were treated with tracheotomy; unilateral paralysis was treated expectantly. CONCLUSION In this study, 3% of patients were diagnosed with vocal fold paralysis after esophageal atresia repair. The etiology of vocal fold paralysis in this study is difficult to assess. Pre-operative fiberoptic laryngoscopy is recommended to identify children with congenital vocal fold paralysis prior to surgical intervention, especially in those requiring revision surgery.
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Zhong B, Liang T, Zha H, Yu G, Wang K, Wei J, Loong CK. Neutronics analysis of the target-moderator–reflector (TMR) configuration for compact long pulsed neutron sources. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hu YL, De Lay M, Rose SD, Carbonell WS, Aghi MK, Rose SD, Carbonell WS, De Lay M, Hu YL, Paquette J, Tokuyasu T, Tsao S, Chaumeil M, Ronen S, Aghi MK, Matlaf LA, Soroceanu L, Cobbs C, Soroceanu L, Matlaf L, Harkins L, Cobbs C, Garzon-Muvdi T, Rhys CA, Smith C, Kim DH, Kone L, Farber H, An S, Levchenko A, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Lemke D, Pfenning PN, Sahm F, Klein AC, Kempf T, Schnolzer M, Platten M, Wick W, Smith SJ, Rahman R, Rahman C, Barrow J, Macarthur D, Rose F, Grundy RG, Kaley TJ, Huse J, Karimi S, Rosenblum M, Omuro A, DeAngelis LM, de Groot JF, Kong LY, Wei J, Wang T, Piao Y, Liang J, Fuller GN, Qiao W, Heimberger AB, Jhaveri N, Cho H, Torres S, Wang W, Schonthal A, Petasis N, Louie SG, Hofman F, Chen TC, Yamada R, Sumual S, Buljan V, Bennett MR, McDonald KL, Weiler M, Pfenning PN, Thiepold AL, Jestaedt L, Gronych J, Dittmann LM, Jugold M, Kosch M, Combs SE, von Deimling A, Weller M, Bendszus M, Platten M, Wick W, Kwiatkowska A, Paulino V, Tran NL, Symons M, Stockham AL, Borden E, Peereboom D, Hu Y, Chaturbedi A, Hamamura M, Mark E, Zhou YH, Abbadi S, Guerrero-Cazares H, Pistollato F, Smith CL, Ruff W, Puppa AD, Basso G, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Monje M, Freret ME, Masek M, Fisher PG, Haddix T, Vogel H, Kijima N, Hosen N, Kagawa N, Hashimoto N, Fujimoto Y, Kinoshita M, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Anneke N, Bob H, Pieter W, Arend H, William L, Eoli M, Calleri A, Cuppini L, Anghileri E, Pellegatta S, Prodi E, Bruzzone MG, Bertolini F, Finocchiaro G, Zhu D, Hunter SB, Vertino PM, Van Meir EG, Cork SM, Kaur B, Cooper L, Saltz JH, Sandberg EM, Van Meir EG, Burrell K, Hill R, Zadeh G, Parker JJ, Dionne K, Massarwa R, Klaassen M, Niswander L, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Waziri A, Jalali S, Wataya T, Salehi F, Croul S, Gentili F, Zadeh G, Jalali S, Foltz W, Burrell K, Lee JI, Agnihorti S, Menard C, Chung C, Zadeh G, Torres S, Jhaveri N, Wang W, Schonthal AH, Louie SG, Hofman FM, Chen TC, Elena P, Faivre G, Demopoulos A, Taillibert S, Rosenblum M, Omuro A, Kirsch M, Martin KD, Bertram A, uckermann O, Leipnitz E, Weigel P, Temme A, Schackert G, Geiger K, Gerstner E, Jennings D, Chi AS, Plotkin S, Kwon SJ, Pinho M, Polaskova P, Batchelor TT, Sorensen AG, Hossain MB, Gururaj AE, Cortes-Santiago N, Gabrusiewicz K, Yung WKA, Fueyo J, Gomez-Manzano C, Gil OD, Noticewala S, Ivkovic S, Esencay M, Zagzagg D, Rosenfeld S, Bruce JN, Canoll P, Chang JH, Seol HJ, Weeks A, Smith CA, Rutka JT, Georges J, Samuelson G, Misra A, Joy A, Huang Y, McQuilkin M, Yoshihiro A, Carpenter D, Butler L, Feuerstein B, Murphy SF, Vaghaiwalla T, Wotoczek-Obadia M, Albright R, Mack D, Lawn S, Henderson F, Jung M, Dakshanamurthy S, Brown M, Forsyth P, Brem S, Sadr MS, Maret D, Sadr ES, Siu V, Alshami J, Trinh G, Denault JS, Faury D, Jabado N, Nantel A, Del Maestro R. ANGIOGENESIS AND INVASION. Neuro Oncol 2011; 13:iii1-iii9. [PMCID: PMC3222963 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Dziurzynski K, Wei J, Qiao W, Hatiboglu MA, Kong LY, Wu A, Wang Y, Cahill DP, Levine NB, Prabhu SS, Rao G, Sawaya R, Heimberger AB, de Vrij J, Kwappenberg KMC, Maas SLN, Kleijn A, Lamfers ML, Dirven CMF, Schilham MW, Broekman MLD, Garcia-Velasco A, del Barco S, Alvarez R, Fuentes R, Marruecos J, Hernando O, Rubio C, Menendez J, Brunet J, Hidalgo M, Jung TY, Kim YH, Jung S, Jang WY, Moon KS, Kim IY, Lee MC, Lee JJ, Kohanbash G, McKaveney K, Sakaki M, Mintz A, Ohlfest J, Bondy M, Fujita M, Okada H, Liu Y, Ohno M, Okada H, Raychaudhuri B, Vogelbaum MA, Sabin KZ, Lebert D, Thibado V, Rovin R, Lawrence J, Winn R, Kleijn A, Kloezeman J, Treffers-Westerlaken E, Fulci G, Leenstra S, Dirven C, Debets R, Lamfers M, Belcaid Z, Phallen JA, Zeng J, See AP, Albesiano E, Durham NM, Tyler B, Brem H, Pardoll DM, Drake C, Lim M, Sippel TR, White J, Russel R, Waziri A, Kohanbash G, Ishikawa E, Fujita M, Ohno M, Liu Y, Sakaki M, Ikeura M, Scheurer M, Bondy M, Okada H, Yi HQ, Duan YL, Yang CQ, Seo KS, Bohach G, Fortunato E, Luo MH. IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Xu J, Miao G, Zhao Y, Wei J. Subcutaneous Transplantation May Not Be an Appropriate Approach for the Islets Embedded in the Collagen Gel Scaffolds. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:3205-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pavel H, Ajeawung N, Faure R, Poirier D, Kamnasaran D, Ajeawung N, Joshi H, Kamnasaran D, Poirier D, Ajeawung N, Kamnasaran D, Lun X, Zemp F, Sun B, Stechishin O, Luchman A, Kelly JJ, Weiss S, Hamilton MG, Cairncross G, Senger DL, Bell J, McFadden G, Forsyth PA, Tzeng SY, Guerrero-Cazares H, Martinez EE, Young NP, Sunshine JC, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Green JJ, Lei L, D'Amico R, Sisti J, Leung R, Sonabend AM, Guarnieri P, Rosenfeld SS, Bruce JN, Canoll P, Baichwal VR, Reeves L, Chad BL, Zavitz KH, Beelen AP, Mather GG, Carlson RO, Manton C, Chandra J, Keir ST, Reardon DA, Saling JR, Gray LS, Bigner DD, Friedman HS, Zhang J, Brun J, Ogbomo H, Zemp F, Wang Z, Stojdl DJ, Lun X, Forsyth PA, Kong LY, Hatiboglu MA, Wei J, Wang Y, McEnery KA, Fuller GN, Qiao W, Davies MA, Priebe W, Heimberger AB, Amendolara B, Gil O, Lei L, Ivkovic S, Bruce J, Canoll P, Rosenfeld S, Finniss S, Perlstein B, Miller C, Okhrimenko H, Kazimirsky G, Cazacu S, Lemke N, Brodie S, Rempel SA, Rosenblum M, Mikkelsen T, Margel S, Brodie C, Guvenc H, Demir H, Gupta S, Mazumder S, Ray-Chaundhury A, Li T, Li C, Nakano I, Rahman R, Rahman C, Smith S, Macarthur D, Rose F, Shakesheff K, Grundy RG, Brenner AJ, Goins B, Bao A, Miller J, Trevino A, Zuniga R, Phillips WT, Gilg AG, Bowers KG, Toole BP, Maria BL, Leung GK, Sun S, Wong ST, Zhang XQ, Pu JK, Lui WM, Marino AM, Hussaini IM, Amos S, Simpson K, Redpath GT, Lyons C, Dipierro C, Grant GA, Wilson C, Salami S, Macaroni P, Li S, Park JY, Needham D, Bigner D, Dewhirst M, Ohlfest J, Gallardo J, Argawal S, Mittapalli R, Donelson R, Elmquist WF, Nicolaides T, Hariono S, Barkovich K, Hashizume R, Rowitch D, Weiss W, Sheer D, Baker S, Paugh B, Waldman T, Li H, Jones C, Forshew T, James D, Caroline H, Patrick R, Katrin L, Karl F, Ghazaleh T, Michael W, Albrecht V, Thorsteinsdottir J, Wagner E, Tonn JC, Ogris M, Schichor C, Charest G, Paquette B, Sanche L, Mathieu D, Fortin D, Qi X, Cuttitta F, Chu Z, Celerier J, Pakradouni J, Rixe O, Hashizume R, Gragg A, Muller S, Banerjee A, Phillips J, Prados M, Haas-Kogan D, Gupta N, James D, Florence L, Gwendoline VG, Veronique M, Robert K, Agarwal S, Mittapalli RK, Cen L, Carlson BL, Elmquist WF, Sarkaria JN, Sengupta S, Weeraratne SD, Rallapalli S, Amani V, Pierre-Francois J, Teider N, Rotenberg A, Cook J, Pomeroy SL, Jenses F, Cho YJ, Hjouj M, Last D, Guez D, Daniels D, Lavee J, Rubinsky B, Mardor Y, Serwer LP, Noble CO, Michaud K, Drummond DC, Ozawa T, Zhou Y, Marks JD, Bankiewicz K, Park JW, James D, Wang W, Cho H, Weintraub M, Jhaveri N, Torres S, Petasis N, Schonthal AH, Louie SG, Hofman FM, Chen TC, Grada Z, Hegde M, Schaffer DR, Ghazi A, Byrd T, Dotti G, Wels W, Heslop HE, Gottschalk S, Baker M, Ahmed N, Hamblett KJ, Kozlosky CJ, Liu H, Siu S, Arora T, Retter MW, Matsuda K, Hill JS, Fanslow WC, Diaz RJ, Etame A, Meaghan O, Mainprize T, Smith C, Hynynen K, Rutka J, Pradarelli J, Yoo JY, Kaka A, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Pan Q, Chiocca EA, Teknos T, Kaur B, Lee SY, Slagle-Webb B, Sheehan JM, Connor JR, Cote J, Lepage M, Gobeil F, Fortin D, Kleijn A, Balvers R, Kloezeman J, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Leenstra S, See W, Tan IL, Nicolaides T, Pieper R, Jiang H, White E, Rios-Vicil CI, Yung WKA, Gomez-Manzano C, Fueyo J, Zemp FJ, McKenzie BA, Lun X, McFadden G, Forsyth PA, Mueller S, Yang X, Hashizume R, Gragg A, Smirnov I, Prados M, James DC, Phillips JJ, Berger MS, Rowitch DH, Gupta N, Haas-Kogan DH, D'Amico R, Lei L, Kennedy B, Rosenfeld SS, Canoll P, Bruce JN, Gopalakrishnan V, Das C, Taylor P, Kommagani R, Su X, Aguilera D, Thomas A, Wolff J, Flores E, Kadakia M, Alkins R, Broderson P, Sodhi R, Hynynen K, Chung SA, McDonald KL, Shen H, Day BW, Stringer BW, Johns T, Decollogne S, Teo C, Hogg PJ, Dilda PJ, Patel TR, Zhou J, Piepmeier JM, Saltzman WM, Vogelbaum MA, Agarwal S, Manchanda P, Ohlfest JR, Elmquist WF, Kitange GJ, Mladek AC, Carlson BL, Schroeder MA, Pokorny JL, Sarkaria JN, Ogbomo H, Lun X, Zhang J, McFadden G, Mody C, Forsyth P, Dasgupta T, Yang X, Hashizume R, Gragg A, Prados M, Nicolaides T, James CD, Haas-Kogan D, Madhankumar AB, Webb BS, Park A, Harbaugh K, Sheehan J, Connor JR. PRECLINICAL EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yuemin S, Wei J, Zheng W, Yongle L, Xuefang Y, Wei Y. Metabolic syndrome and multiple organ damage in essential hypertension. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wang L, Guo Y, Liang S, Yang Q, Wei J. Determination of Trace Benzene Derivatives in Aqueous Samples by Ultrasonic Enhanced Hollow Fiber Liquid- Phase Microextraction Prior to Gas Chromatography. J Chromatogr Sci 2011; 49:671-5. [DOI: 10.1093/chrsci/49.9.671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hui L, Xiaomei G, Wei J, Chunxue B, Zhaochong Z. EGFR-TKI Therapy Prolongs Survival In Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases or Bone Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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He S, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Wei J, Yang L, Yang H, Sun W, Zeng X, Yang P. Analysis of properties and proinflammatory functions of cockroach allergens Per a 1.01s. Scand J Immunol 2011; 74:288-295. [PMID: 21535080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02571.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cockroaches have been identified as one of the major indoor allergens inducing perennial rhinitis and asthma. Per a 1s are a group of the major allergens from American cockroach. Although Per a 1s are major allergens from American cockroach, factors contributing to the allergenicity of Per a 1s are still poorly defined. To investigate the effects of Per a 1s on the expression of PARs and the release of proinflammatory cytokines from mast cells. Per a 1.0101 and Per a 1.0104 were cloned from American cockroach and then expressed in Eschericia coli. The purified allergens were used to stimulate P815 mast cells, and the expression of protease-activated receptors (PARs) was determined by real-time RT-PCR and flow cytometry. The levels of IL-4 and IL-13 in culture media were detected with ELISA. Sera from 80 and 77.3% of cockroach allergy patients reacted to recombinant Per a (rPer a) 1.0101 and rPer a 1.0104, confirming they are major allergens. Both rPer a 1.0101 and rPer a 1.0104 had no enzymatic activity, but rPer a 1.0101 upregulated the expression of PAR-1 and PAR-2, and rPer a 1.0104 enhanced the expression of PAR-1 and PAR-4 proteins. Both recombinant allergens were able to increase the release of IL-4 and IL-13 from P815 mast cells. This is the first study aiming to investigate functions of group 1 allergens of American cockroach. rPer a 1.0101 and rPer a 1.0104 have the capacity to upregulate the expression of PARs and to enhance Th2 cytokine production in mast cells.
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Wang JX, Sun XW, Yang Y, Kyaw KKA, Huang XY, Yin JZ, Wei J, Demir HV. Free-standing ZnO-CuO composite nanowire array films and their gas sensing properties. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:325704. [PMID: 21772068 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/32/325704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A modified hydrothermal method was developed to synthesize ZnO-CuO composite nanostructures. A free-standing film made of ZnO-CuO nanostructures was assembled on the surface of the hydrothermal solution with a smooth surface on one side and a spherical surface on the other side. The structure, growth mechanism and the optical properties of the composite nanostructures were studied. Structural characterizations indicate that the composite nanostructure mainly consisted of two single-crystal phases of CuO and ZnO. The sensitivity for CO gas detection was significantly improved for the composite CuO-ZnO nanostructure film. This method offers a possible route for the fabrication of free-standing nanostructure films of different functional composite oxides.
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Lionel AC, Crosbie J, Barbosa N, Goodale T, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Rickaby J, Gazzellone M, Carson AR, Howe JL, Wang Z, Wei J, Stewart AFR, Roberts R, McPherson R, Fiebig A, Franke A, Schreiber S, Zwaigenbaum L, Fernandez BA, Roberts W, Arnold PD, Szatmari P, Marshall CR, Schachar R, Scherer SW. Rare Copy Number Variation Discovery and Cross-Disorder Comparisons Identify Risk Genes for ADHD. Sci Transl Med 2011; 3:95ra75. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Wang QP, Wu ZD, Wei J, Owen RL, Lun ZR. Human Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an update. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 31:389-95. [PMID: 21725905 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis was first discovered in 1935 and has become an important emerging pathogen causing human angiostrongyliasis. Major outbreaks of human angiostrongyliasis have been reported in endemic regions. Thousands of cases of human angiostrongyliasis have been documented worldwide. A. cantonensis has spread from its traditional endemic regions of the Pacific islands and Southeast Asia to the American continent including the USA, Caribbean islands and Brazil. Humans acquire A. cantonensis by consumption of raw or undercooked intermediate snail hosts or paratenic hosts. The main clinical manifestations of human angiostrongyliasis are eosinophilic meningitis and ocular angiostrongyliasis. The treatment of this disease includes supportive treatment, corticosteroid therapy, and combined therapy with corticosteroids and anthelminthics. The most effective method for prevention is to persuade people not to eat raw or undercooked intermediate and paratenic hosts.
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