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Li Y, Chi Z, Liu D. SU-E-T-437: Dosimetry Study of Setup Errors in Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy of Cervical Cancer Post-Surgery. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Anand A, Sahoo N, Zhu X, Titt U, Sawakuchi G, Li Y, Poenisch F, Amos R, Suzuki K, Ciangaru G, Mohan R, Gillin M. TH-C-BRB-10: Scanned Proton Pencil Beamˈs Lateral Profile Library to Describe the Spot Dose Characteristics. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3613515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sundell J, Levin H, Nazaroff WW, Cain WS, Fisk WJ, Grimsrud DT, Gyntelberg F, Li Y, Persily AK, Pickering AC, Samet JM, Spengler JD, Taylor ST, Weschler CJ. Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature. INDOOR AIR 2011; 21:191-204. [PMID: 21204989 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00703.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED The scientific literature through 2005 on the effects of ventilation rates on health in indoor environments has been reviewed by a multidisciplinary group. The group judged 27 papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals as providing sufficient information on both ventilation rates and health effects to inform the relationship. Consistency was found across multiple investigations and different epidemiologic designs for different populations. Multiple health endpoints show similar relationships with ventilation rate. There is biological plausibility for an association of health outcomes with ventilation rates, although the literature does not provide clear evidence on particular agent(s) for the effects. Higher ventilation rates in offices, up to about 25 l/s per person, are associated with reduced prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms. The limited available data suggest that inflammation, respiratory infections, asthma symptoms and short-term sick leave increase with lower ventilation rates. Home ventilation rates above 0.5 air changes per hour (h(-1)) have been associated with a reduced risk of allergic manifestations among children in a Nordic climate. The need remains for more studies of the relationship between ventilation rates and health, especially in diverse climates, in locations with polluted outdoor air and in buildings other than offices. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Ventilation with outdoor air plays an important role influencing human exposures to indoor pollutants. This review and assessment indicates that increasing ventilation rates above currently adopted standards and guidelines should result in reduced prevalence of negative health outcomes. Building operators and designers should avoid low ventilation rates unless alternative effective measures, such as source control or air cleaning, are employed to limit indoor pollutant levels.
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Luo S, Ni H, Li Y, Hou S, Li X, Liu Q. Novel clinical and molecular findings in Chinese families with Hailey-Hailey disease. Clin Exp Dermatol 2011; 36:814-6. [PMID: 21623880 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang S, Liu Y, Li Q, Dong X, Hu H, Hu R, Ye H, Wu Y, Hu R, Li Y. Exercise improved rat metabolism by raising PPAR-α. Int J Sports Med 2011; 32:568-73. [PMID: 21618160 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1271755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Based on the importance of exercise and crucial role of liver in metabolism, the aim of this study was to determine whether the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α, γ and adiponectin receptor 2 in OLETF rat liver were altered in conjunction with improved metabolism with exercise training. OLETF rats were randomly assigned to 2 groups: sedentary control group (n=26), and long-term exercise-trained group (n=26). Full data were available on 32 OLETF rats (16 for each group). Adiponectin, glucose, insulin, triglyceride and cholesterol were assessed. Livers were taken to determine the expression of PPAR-α, γ and adiponectin receptor 2. Compared with sedentary control group, fasting glucose (9.38 ± 2.99 mmol/L vs. 7.32 ± 1.76 mmol/L, P<0.05), triglyceride (1.73 ± 0.34 mmol/L vs. 0.89 ± 0.12 mmol/L, P<0.05) and cholesterol (4.41 ± 0.75 mmol/L vs. 2.13 ± 0.32 mmol/L, P<0.05) were substantially reduced after exercise, which significantly correlated with increased PPAR-α (P<0.05) in liver. The expression of PPAR-α upstream and target genes, including hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 (HNF4), carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT-1), catalase (CAT) and ATPbinding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) also increased significantly. Therefore, our findings suggest that increased PPAR-α expression in OLETF rats liver is a contributory factor to the exercise-related improvements in whole-body metabolism.
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Bai XP, Zheng HX, Fang R, Wang TR, Hou XL, Li Y, Chen XB, Tian WM. Fabrication of engineered heart tissue grafts from alginate/collagen barium composite microbeads. Biomed Mater 2011; 6:045002. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/6/4/045002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dong J, Kandukuru P, Huang A, Li Y. PCR-DGGE analysis of bacterial community dynamics in kava beverages during refrigeration. Lett Appl Microbiol 2011; 53:30-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2011.03065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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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Bao H, Burke PA, Chen X, Shi X, Czapiga M, Li Y, Groves C, Huang J, Brohawn P, Yao Y, Richman L, LaVallee TM. Analysis and characterization of subpopulations of circulating tumor cells in patients with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e21090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nimmagadda S, Nabell L, Carpenter JT, Falkson CI, Krontiras H, De Los Santos JF, Urist MM, Bland KI, LoBuglio AF, Li Y, Forero-Torres A. Long-term follow-up of dose-dense neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage II/III breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e11048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sun Y, Li Y, Qin S, MA D, Jiao SC, Yu SY, Li J, Liu D, Song D, Li D. A multicenter randomized phase II trial on Kanglaite Injection (KLT) plus gemcitabine hydrochloride (GEM) versus GEM in patients with local advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e14510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salamone SJ, Zhang H, Harney RL, Lundell GD, Cline DJ, Raiz H, Li Y, Courtney JB. Quantification of docetaxel plasma concentrations using a novel nanoparticle-based immunoassay. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e11545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Shroff RT, Javle MM, Li D, Wolff RA, Mauro DJ, Naumov G, Nebozhyn M, Zhang T, Li Y, Sathyanarayanan S. Comprehensive analysis of potential predictive biomarkers for insulin-like growth factor type-1 receptor (IGF-1R) targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Li Y, Yang X, Yang G, Zhou Y, Yonrmura Y. An evaluation of cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy on patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis: Final results of a phase II prospective and randomized clinical trial. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Korpanty G, Timms K, Abkevich V, Carey M, Gutin A, Li Y, Li J, Markman M, Broaddus R, Lanchbury JS, Lu KH, Mills GB, Hennessy B. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) as a measure of whole-genome instability in ovarian cancer correlates with clinical outcomes. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.5027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gong J, Zhang X, Shen L, Li J, Li Y, Li J, Zhang X, Zhou J, Dong K. Paclitaxel and cisplatin in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e14568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Huang M, Luo D, Zhang X, Yu M, Zou B, Li Y, Long J, Wang J, Peng F, Xu Y, Li L, Ren L, Hou M, Lu Y. The effect of erlotinib after gefitinib failure in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with poor performance status (PS): A matched-pair case-control study. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e18057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cline DJ, Lundell GD, Harney RL, Zhang H, Raiz H, Li Y, Courtney JB, Bertino JR, Salamone SJ. A novel immunoassay to quantify paclitaxel in plasma using monoclonal antibody–coated nanoparticles. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e11544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yang P, Li Y, Sun Z, Cunningham JM, Aubry M, Wampfler JA, Croghan G, Johnson C, Wu D, Aakre J, Molina JR, Wang L, Pankratz VS. Genetic variations in multiple drug action pathways and survival in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.7009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mu XF, Jin XL, Farnham MMJ, Li Y, O'Neill C. DNA damage-sensing kinases mediate the mouse 2-cell embryo's response to genotoxic stress. Biol Reprod 2011; 85:524-35. [PMID: 21593482 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.089334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A critical function of cells is the maintenance of their genomic integrity. A family of phosphoinositide-3-kinase-related protein kinases, which includes ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related (ATR) kinases, play key roles in sensing DNA damage. ATM and ATR were demonstrated in the cleavage stages of mouse embryo development. Genotoxic stress was imposed by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation (causes DNA strand breaks) or cisplatin (causes strand cross-links). UV irradiation or cisplatin treatment of 2-cell embryos in the G(2) phase of the cell cycle caused DNA damage as defined by increased phosphorylation of the H2A histone family, member X (H2AFX; previously H2AX) variant. UV irradiation caused a stable G(2)-M arrest, and cisplatin treatment allowed progression through mitosis followed by activation of a G(1)-S checkpoint. Both checkpoints were transformation-related protein 53-independent. Caffeine (inhibits both ATM and ATR), but not KU55933 (ATM-selective inhibitor), reversed the G(2)-M block induced by UV, inferring a primary role for ATR in sensing this form of DNA damage. Caffeine and KU55933 were equally effective in reversing the cisplatin-induced G(1)-S block, implicating ATM as the primary sensing enzyme. Breaching of either checkpoint by treatment with caffeine or KU55933 allowed embryos to progress through several further cell cycles, yet none developed to blastocysts. The results show, to our knowledge for the first time, that the G(2)-M and G(1)-S cell-cycle checkpoints in the early embryo are differentially regulated by ATM and ATR in response to genotoxic stress and that they act as an initial point for containment of genomic damage. Under conditions of extensive or persistent DNA damage, the demise of the embryo is the ultimate method of protecting genomic integrity.
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Luo L, Ye Y, Liu Z, Zuo L, Li Y, Han Y, Qiu Z, Li L, Zeng Y, Li TS. Assessment of cardiac diastolic dysfunction in HIV-infected people without cardiovascular symptoms in China. Int J STD AIDS 2011; 21:814-8. [PMID: 21297089 DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study assessed cardiac diastolic dysfunction (DD) in HIV-infected subjects without cardiovascular symptoms in China. Eighty-four HIV-infected patients without cardiovascular symptoms were recruited and compared with 30 HIV-negative control subjects. Cardiac DD was evaluated using echocardiography including tissue Doppler imaging. DD was detected in 47.6% of AIDS patients and 42.8% of HIV-positive patients, which was significantly higher than in HIV-negative controls. After logistic regression analysis, HIV infection was independently correlated with cardiac DD (P < 0.05). Among HIV-positive subjects, logistic regression analysis showed that zidovudine exposure was associated with higher prevalence of DD (P < 0.05). Asymptomatic cardiac DD was observed frequently in HIV-infected subjects. HIV infection itself and zidovudine exposure were correlated with a higher prevalence of cardiac DD.
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Li Y, Zhao C, Ren Q. Thermodynamic Simulation of CO2 Capture for an IGCC Power Plant using the Calcium Looping Cycle. Chem Eng Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201000384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pier DB, Levine D, Kataoka ML, Estroff JA, Werdich XQ, Ware J, Beeghly M, Poussaint TY, DuPlessis A A, Li Y, Feldman HA. Magnetic resonance volumetric assessments of brains in fetuses with ventriculomegaly correlated to outcomes. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2011; 30:595-603. [PMID: 21527607 PMCID: PMC3683412 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.5.595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to correlate 2-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) measurements of lateral ventricular width and 3-dimensional measurements of lateral ventricular and supratentorial parenchymal volumes to postnatal outcomes in fetuses with ventriculomegaly. METHODS A total of 307 fetuses (mean gestational age, 26.0 weeks; range, 15.7-39.4 weeks) had MR volumetry after referral for ventriculomegaly. Fetuses were grouped into those with (n = 114) and without (n = 193) other central nervous system (CNS) anomalies. Pregnancy and postnatal neurodevelopmental outcomes up to 3 years of age were obtained. A subgroup analysis was performed excluding fetuses with other CNS anomalies. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess which measurement was most predictive of outcomes. RESULTS There were 50 terminations, 2 stillbirths, and 255 live births. Seventy-five cases were lost to follow-up. Among 180 live-born neonates with follow-up, 140 had abnormal and 40 had normal outcomes. Atrial diameter (P < .0001), frontal horn diameter (P < .0001), and ventricular volume (P = .04) were predictive of live birth, with 92% specificity at 60% sensitivity. Among fetuses without other CNS anomalies, 180 of 193 pregnancies (93%) resulted in live deliveries, with atrial diameter (P < .0001), frontal horn diameter (P = .003), and ventricular volume (P = .008) associated with live birth and atrial diameter having the highest specificity (>99% at 60% sensitivity). Parenchymal volume was not associated with normal or abnormal outcomes (either live birth versus death or normal versus abnormal neurodevelopmental outcome). Among live-born neonates, no age-adjusted threshold for any of the measurements reliably distinguished between normal and abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Ventricular volume and diameter, but not parenchymal volume, correlate with live birth in fetuses with ventriculomegaly. However, once live born, neither 2- nor 3-dimensional measurements can distinguish a fetus that will have a normal outcome.
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Geng S, Du X, Weng J, Li Y, Huang X, Li Y, Lai P. 196 Analysis of the T-cell receptor Vδ and Vγ repertoire in the study of immunological abnormalities in myelodysplastic syndromes. Leuk Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(11)70198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu Y, Huang X, Li Y, Li C, Hu X, Xue C, Meng F, Zhou P. Ursolic acid promotes robust tolerance to cardiac allografts in mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2011; 164:282-8. [PMID: 21391985 PMCID: PMC3087921 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04333.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor (NF)-κB is an important molecule in T cell activation. Our previous work has found that T cell-restricted NF-κB super-repressor (IκBαΔN-Tg) mice, expressing an inhibitor of NF-κB restricted to the T cell compartment, can permanently accept fully allogeneic cardiac grafts and secondary donor skin grafts. In this study, we explore if transient NF-κB inhibition by a small molecular inhibitor could induce permanent graft survival. Ursolic acid, a small molecular compound, dose-dependently inhibited T cell receptor (TCR)-triggered NF-κB nuclear translocation and T cell activation in vitro. In vivo, ursolic acid monotherapy prolonged significantly the survival of cardiac allograft in mice. Assisted with donor-specific transfusion (DST) on day 0, ursolic acid promoted 84·6% of first cardiac grafts to survive for more than 150 days. While the mice with long-term surviving grafts (LTS) did not reject the second donor strain hearts for more than 100 days without any treatment, they all promptly rejected the third-party strain hearts within 14 days. Interestingly, this protocol did not result in an increased proportion of CD4(+) CD25(+) forkhead box P3(+) regulatory T cells in splenocytes. That adoptive transfer experiments also did not support regulation was the main mechanism in this model. Splenocytes from LTS showed reduced alloreactivity to donor antigen. However, depletion of CD4(+) CD25(+) regulatory T cells did not alter the donor-reactivity of LTS splenocytes. These data suggest that depletion of donor-reactive T cells may play an important role in this protocol.
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Li Y, Yang Z. Quantifying the sustainability of water use systems: Calculating the balance between network efficiency and resilience. Ecol Modell 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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