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Xu R, Wang F, Feng F, Li Q, Xu N, Hu X, Liao W, Jiang Y, Lin X, Zhang Q, Yuan X, Huang H, Chen Y, Dai G, Shi J, Shen L, Ren C, Wu H, Feng H, Yao S. Recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (JS001) in patients with refractory/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Preliminary results of an open-label phase II clinical study. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy288.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shang WL, Betti R, Hu SX, Woo K, Hao L, Ren C, Christopherson AR, Bose A, Theobald W. Electron Shock Ignition of Inertial Fusion Targets. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:195001. [PMID: 29219482 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.195001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It is shown that inertial confinement fusion targets designed with low implosion velocities can be shock-ignited using laser-plasma interaction generated hot electrons (hot-e's) to obtain high energy gains. These designs are robust to multimode asymmetries and are predicted to ignite even for significantly distorted implosions. Electron shock ignition requires tens of kilojoules of hot-e's which can be produced only at a large laser facility like the National Ignition Facility, with the laser-to-hot-e conversion efficiency greater than 10% at laser intensities ∼10^{16} W/cm^{2}.
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Fusion Science Center and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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Wong O, McNiven A, Chan B, Moseley J, Lee J, Le L, Ren C, Waldron J, Bissonnette J, Giuliani M, Zhang B. Evaluation of Differences Between Estimated Delivered Dose and Planned Dose in Nasopharynx Patients Using Deformable Image Registration and Dose Accumulation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wong O, McNiven A, Chan B, Lee J, Moseley J, Ren C, Bratman S, Hope A, Bissonnette J, Waldron J, Zhang B, Giuliani M. Interobserver Variability and Dosimetric Impact in Structure Delineation of Organs at Risk on Cone Beam CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang FH, Ren C, Zhang Y, Yao S, Feng H, Wu H, Song HF, Zhang R, Wei XL, Xia XJ, Zhao Q, Yun JP, Zou BY, Qiu M, Wang ZQ, Li YH, Xu R. Phase Ia study of a humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (JS001) in Chinese patients with refractory solid tumors. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx376.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Shi Y, Liao N, Zhang G, Ren C, Wen L, Zhu W, Chen X. Higher MCTS1 mRNA level in breast cancer may associate with an unfavorable outcome. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx365.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ren C, Song XC, Zhu L, Ai FF, Shi HH, Sun ZJ, Chen J, Lang JH. [Prospective cohort study on the outcomes of sacrospinous ligament fixation using conventional instruments in treating stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ pelvic organ prolapse]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2017. [PMID: 28647958 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the medium and long term safety and efficacy of sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) performed with conventional instruments in treating stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Methods: A prospective cohort analysis was conducted in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, between May 2007 and June 2015, enrolling 55 women with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ POP who intended to receive SSLF. Primary end points were objective success rates using pelvic organ prolapse quantitation system (POP-Q) and subjective satisfaction rates with questionnaires after surgery according to vaginal examination and related questionnaires for all patients who received SSLF eventually. Exploratory outcomes included perioperative parameters and complications. Results: Of these 55 POP patients enrolled, 52 (95%, 52/55) received SSLF using conventional surgical instruments, the other 3 cases converted to ischial spinous fascia fixation due to difficulty exposing. Medium blood loss during operation was 100 ml (20-300 ml) and operative time 60 minutes (20-165 minutes). Pelvic hematoma with diameters of 5 cm and 7 cm were observed in two patients, both recovered fully with conservative methods. All patients were able to micturate spontaneously after catheter withdrawal. One patient reported right thigh pain after operation which remained till 3-month follow-up and relieved after physiotherapy. The objective success rate was 100% (52/52) at 3 months. With a medium follow-up time of 23.7 months, the objective success rate was 98% (51/52), the recurrence rate was 2% (1/52) and the satisfactory rate was 94% (49/52). De novo urinary incontinence occurred in 6% (3/52) of patients. Conclusion: Most POP could be corrected with SSLF using conventional instruments which is a feasible, economic and effective procedure for Asian patients with medium compartment prolapse.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhao B, Li M, Ren C, Liu XY, Mei D. Aggravated nausea and vomiting induced by fat emulsion for hyperemesis gravidarum: A case report. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017; 42:618-620. [PMID: 28474354 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Total parental nutrition (TPN) for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is generally effective and well-tolerated. We report a case of aggravated nausea and vomiting caused by fat emulsion. CASE DESCRIPTION A 40-year-old pregnant woman through IVF was admitted to the hospital at 11-week gestation and diagnosed with HG. During TPN treatment, the patient suffered from aggravated nausea and vomiting. We identified fat emulsion as the most likely culprit using challenge, dechallenge and rechallenge. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION This is the first report of fat emulsion aggravating nausea and vomiting in such situation.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Du LF, Li ZP, Li D, Li WH, Ren C, Ma QB, Gao W. [Impact of blood pressure control on coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2017; 44:421-5. [PMID: 27220578 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impacts of blood pressure control on coronary flow reserve (CFR) in hypertensive patients. METHODS A total of 236 patients without significant coronary stenosis (defined as <50% luminal narrowing which was confirmed by coronary angiography or coronary artery CT scan) between January 2011 to July 2015 were retrospectively enrolled in this study. CFR was measured in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) during adenosine triphosphate-induced hyperemia by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. Patients were divided into hypertension group (n=173) and non-hypertension group (n=63). The hypertension patients were further divided into ideally controlled (n=31, defined as SBP <120 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and DBP <80 mmHg), controlled (n=82, defined as SBP 120 to 139 mmHg and DBP <90 mmHg) and uncontrolled groups (n=60, defined as SBP≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic DBP≥90 mmHg) based on their blood pressure after systematic antihypertensive therapy and CFR values were compared among the 4 groups. Multivariate regression analyses were performed to identify the independent determinants of CFR in patients with hypertension. RESULTS Compared with non-hypertension group, the CFR was significantly lower in controlled (3.27±0.71 vs. 2.87±0.56, P<0.001) and uncontrolled groups (3.27±0.71 vs. 2.61±0.71, P<0.001), but was similar in ideally controlled group (3.27±0.71 vs. 3.21±0.85, P=0.68). Furthermore, the CFR was significantly lower in uncontrolled group than that of the other two hypertension groups and was significantly lower in controlled group than that of ideally controlled group. Higher blood pressure (β=-0.17, P=0.03) and age(β=-0.02, P=0.03) were independent predictors of lower CFR in patients with hypertension. CONCLUSIONS Higher blood pressure is an independent predictor of decreased CFR in patients with hypertension. Hypertensive patients with ideally controlled blood pressure have similar CFR level as patients without hypertension.
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Beijing 100191, China
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RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool to silence or minimize gene expression, and palate culture in vitro is an important technique for study of the palate development. Our previous study demonstrated that the gene expression of glucose-regulated protein-78 (Grp78) was downregulation in the all-trans retinoic acid-induced mouse models of cleft palate (CP) during embryogenesis. To find the role of Grp78, the small interfering RNA (siRNA) of this gene carried by fluorescent vector was injected with a microinjector, through which about 30 pmol siRNA was injected into the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mouse palate explants. After 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h, these palate explants were removed from culture to observe their fluorescent and Alcian blue-staining phenotypes, and the expression of the unfolded protein response (UPR) key members (Grp78, Inositol-responsive enzyme 1, protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase, activating transcription factor-6 and X-box binding protein-1) was measured. After cultured for 72 h, the partially or completely fused bilateral palates were observed in the control siRNA group, while CPs were found in the Grp78 siRNA group. In the Grp78 siRNA group, the relatively mRNA abundance of the key genes belonged to UPR at each time point was lower than that of the control siRNA group, and their protein expression also displayed the same change. By the system of RNAi strategies with mouse palate culture, we found the siRNA of Grp78 disturbed the fusion of mouse palate cultured in vitro.
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- Institute of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic China
- School of medicine, Hunan normal University, Changsha 410013, PRC
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- Institute of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic China
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- Department of Laboratory, No.100 Hospital of CPLA, Suzhou 215007, PRC
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- Department of Laboratory, No.100 Hospital of CPLA, Suzhou 215007, PRC
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- Department of Laboratory, No.100 Hospital of CPLA, Suzhou 215007, PRC
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- Department of Laboratory, No.100 Hospital of CPLA, Suzhou 215007, PRC
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- Department of Laboratory, No.100 Hospital of CPLA, Suzhou 215007, PRC
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The bromodomain (BrD) represents an evolutionarily conserved protein domain whose function mostly is to recognize acetylated lysine residues in histones and nuclear proteins in regulation of gene transcription in chromatin. The highly conserved BrD structure features an unusual left-handed, antiparallel four-helix bundle and a hydrophobic pocket between the interhelical ZA and BC loops important for acetyl-lysine binding. Many proteins, particularly transcriptional activators, contain BrDs, and mutation or deletion of the BrDs impairs the protein function, implying their critical role in human biology and disease. In this chapter, we provide general protocols of the preparation, biochemical analysis, and structure determination of BrDs, aiming to offer a general guideline for structural and biochemical functional characterization of BrD-containing proteins.
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
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Ren C, McGrath C, Jin L, Zhang C, Yang Y. The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment: a meta-analysis. J Periodontal Res 2016; 52:8-20. [PMID: 26932392 PMCID: PMC5297978 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background and Objectives Although low‐level laser therapy (LLLT) has been demonstrated to have a biomodulatory effect on periodontal tissue, no systematic review has exclusively addressed its effectiveness as an adjunct to non‐surgical periodontal treatment. This study aimed to evaluate whether an additional benefit exists for the application of LLLT compared with scaling and root planing (SRP) alone. Material and Methods An extensive search was conducted in the Cochrane Library (Issue 8, 2015), PubMed (1997) and EMBASE (1947) before August 2015 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The bias risk was assessed with the Cochrane tool for risk of bias evaluation. A meta‐analysis was performed using REVMAN 5.3. Results After independent screening of 354 initial records, eight publications (seven RCTs) were included. However, six were rated as ‘having a high risk of bias’ as a result of major methodological weakness in ‘allocation concealment’ and ‘blinding of key personnel’. Meta‐analysis showed that LLLT‐mediated SRP demonstrated significant short‐term benefits over SRP monotherapy in the improvement of the probing pocket depth (p = 0.0009 at 1 mo; p = 0.03 at 2 mo) and the level of interleukin‐1β in the gingival crevicular fluid (p = 0.01 at 1 mo). Nevertheless, LLLT failed to show significant additional intermediate‐term (3 and 6 mo) effects in terms of clinical parameters and alveolar bone density. Conclusion These findings indicated that LLLT showed only short‐term additional benefits after conventional SRP. Its long‐term effects remain unclear due to substantial methodological weaknesses and an insufficient number of current studies. Future RCTs with better designs and longer follow‐up periods are required to assess the effectiveness of LLLT as an adjunctive treatment strategy in patients with periodontal disease.
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- Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Yu Y, Cui Y, Ren C, Rocha P, Peng M, Xu G, Wang M, Xia X. Transgenic rice expressing a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plasma membrane gene MePMP3-2 exhibits enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7336. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15017336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Xu TS, Ju L, Wang Z, Ren C, Kang SS, Qiao SZ, Li TX, Yan SS, Mei LM. Disorder-enhanced spin polarization of the Zn 1−xCo xO 1−v concentrated magnetic semiconductor. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20520d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Amorphous concentrated magnetic semiconductor Zn0.32Co0.68O1−v (v refers to oxygen vacancies) thin film was investigated by magnetic and electrical transport measurements as well as Andreev reflection spectroscopy.
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- School of Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Anyang Normal College
- Anyang 455000
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Anyang Normal College
- Anyang 455000
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Anyang Normal College
- Anyang 455000
- People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity
- Institute of Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics
- National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics
- National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Anyang Normal College
- Anyang 455000
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics
- National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics
- National Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- People's Republic of China
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Sun W, Zhang D, Sun J, Xu B, Sun K, Wang T, Ren C, Li J, Chen Y, Xu M, Bi Y, Xu Q, Wang W, Gu Y, Ning G. Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and autonomic dysfunction in a Chinese population. QJM 2015; 108:617-24. [PMID: 25614616 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcv006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autonomic dysfunction (AD) accompanying with chronic liver disorders led to an increased risk of mortality. However, researches that investigated the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and AD were insufficient. AIMS To study the association of NAFLD with AD in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults. DESIGN Four thousand nine hundred seventy-four adults aged 40 years or older were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. NAFLD was diagnosed by hepatic B-mode ultrasonography. Autonomic function was assessed using a simple EZSCAN test by measuring sudomotor function, with an AD index > 50% defined as a manifestation of AD. METHODS Pearson correlation, multiple stepwise linear regression, univariate and multivariate logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between NAFLD and AD, controlling for potential confounders. RESULTS The prevalence of AD was significantly higher in participants with NAFLD than those without (40.75 vs. 26.86%, P < 0.0001). Age, body mass index, status of diabetes, sex, diastolic blood pressure and prevalent NAFLD, were positively correlated with AD index in multiple stepwise linear regression analysis (all P < 0.05), whereas total cholesterol was negatively related to it (P = 0.0043). Compared with the participants without NAFLD, those with NAFLD had an increased odds of the prevalent AD (odds ratio 1.38; 95% confidence interval 1.15-1.64; P = 0.0004) after controlling for multiple confounders. CONCLUSIONS The presence of NAFLD was significantly associated with AD, as indicated by abnormal sudomotor function. The association was independent from various conventional risk factors.
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- Department of Research and Development, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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- From the Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of Ministry of Health, Ruijin Hospital, E-Institute of Shanghai Universities, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, and
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Bjorst LR, Ren C. Steaming Up or Staying Cool? Tourism Development and Greenlandic Futures in the Light of Climate Change. Arctic Anthropology 2015. [DOI: 10.3368/aa.52.1.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang L, Jiang S, Ren C, Xiao C, Wang R, Gao C. ASSA14-06-01 Is Long-term Warfarin TherapyNecessary in Patients With Mitral Bioprosthetic Valves Plus Atrial Fibrillation?. Heart 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307109.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Chen SM, Mu D, Cui M, Ren C, Zhang S, Guo LJ. [Relationship between serum histamine levels and ST-segment resolution in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2014; 46:875-878. [PMID: 25512275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the dynamic changes in serum histamine levels and their association with ST-segment resolution in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS A total of 84 consecutive STEMI patients who received primary PCI were enrolled in this study. The dynamic changes in serum histamine levels were observed from before PCI to 1 week after PCI. Factors associated with ST-segment resolution were identified by multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS The serum histamine levels of STEMI patients decreased during the first week after PCI. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the factors associated with ST-segment resolution 2 h after PCI were: the histamine level 2 h after PCI (r=-0.361, P=0.001), pain to balloon time, infarct related artery, and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade after PCI. CONCLUSION The higher histamine level 2 h after PCI was independently associated with poor myocardial reperfusion in STEMI patients.
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhang C, Li Q, Ren N, Li C, Wang X, Xie M, Gao Z, Pan Z, Zhao C, Ren C, Yang W. Placental miR-106a∼363 cluster is dysregulated in preeclamptic placenta. Placenta 2014; 36:250-2. [PMID: 25499681 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE) is the leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. MicroRNAs are strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of this syndrome. In current study, we performed a microarray assay to explore miRNA expression profile in the placenta, and found 11 upregulated and 7 downregulated miRNAs in preeclampsia. miR-363, plus other 5 member of miR-106a∼363 cluster was further examined and validated. These findings would facilitate further investigation of aberrant expression of miRNAs in the pathology of preeclampsia.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261041, China
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- Public Health College, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261041, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, China.
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Cui Q, Ren C, Sollars PJ, Pickard GE, So KF. The injury resistant ability of melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Neuroscience 2014; 284:845-853. [PMID: 25446359 PMCID: PMC4637166 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Neurons in the mammalian retina expressing the photopigment melanopsin have been identified as a class of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). This discovery more than a decade ago has opened up an exciting new field of retinal research, and following the initial identification of photosensitive ganglion cells, several subtypes have been described. A number of studies have shown that ipRGCs subserve photoentrainment of circadian rhythms. They also influence other non-image forming functions of the visual system, such as the pupillary light reflex, sleep, cognition, mood, light aversion and development of the retina. These novel photosensitive neurons also influence form vision by contributing to contrast detection. Furthermore, studies have shown that ipRGCs are more injury-resistant following optic nerve injury, in animal models of glaucoma, and in patients with mitochondrial optic neuropathies, i.e., Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy and dominant optic atrophy. There is also an indication that these cells may be resistant to glutamate-induced excitotoxicity. Herein we provide an overview of ipRGCs and discuss the injury-resistant character of these neurons under certain pathological and experimental conditions.
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- Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangdong, PR China; Guangdong Medical Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; GHM Collaboration and Innovation Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangdong, PR China; Guangdong Medical Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; GHM Collaboration and Innovation Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Guangdong-HongKong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangdong, PR China; Guangdong Medical Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; GHM Collaboration and Innovation Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Tan PX, Du SS, Ren C, Yao QW, Zheng R, Li R, Yuan YW. MicroRNA-207 enhances radiation-induced apoptosis by directly targeting Akt3 in cochlea hair cells. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1433. [PMID: 25275594 PMCID: PMC4649514 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in various types of cellular biological processes. Our study aimed to determine whether miRNAs function in the regulation of ionizing radiation (IR)-induced cell death in auditory cells and to determine how they affect the cellular response to IR. Microarray and qRT-PCR were performed to identify and confirm the differential expression of miRNAs in the cochlea hair cell line HEI-OC1 and in vivo after IR. Upregulation or downregulation of miRNAs using miRNA mimics or inhibitor were detected to characterize the biological effects of the indicated miRNAs. Bioinformatic analyses, luciferase reporter assays and mRNA knockdown were performed to identify a miRNA target gene. We determined that miR-207 was significantly upregulated after IR. MiR-207 enhances IR-induced apoptosis and DNA damage in HEI-OC1 cells. Furthermore, Akt3 was confirmed to be a direct target of miR-207. Downregulation of Akt3 mimics the effects of miR-207. MiR-207 enhances IR-induced apoptosis by directly targeting Akt3 and anti-miR-207 may have a potential role in protecting cochlea hair cells from IR.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
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Chen H, Ren C, Chen H. Thrombolysis Versus Anticoagulation for the Initial Treatment of Moderate Pulmonary Embolism: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Respir Care 2014; 59:1880-7. [DOI: 10.4187/respcare.03197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Zhu C, Ren C, Han J, Ding Y, Du J, Dai N, Dai J, Ma H, Hu Z, Shen H, Xu Y, Jin G. A five-microRNA panel in plasma was identified as potential biomarker for early detection of gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:2291-9. [PMID: 24595006 PMCID: PMC4007222 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated as novel biomarkers for gastric cancer (GC) diagnosis. However, the mixture of GC subtypes may have led to the inconsistent circulating miRNA profiles, and the clinical performance of circulating miRNAs has not yet been evaluated independently on early detection of GC. METHODS A four-phase study was designed with a total of 160 cancer-free controls, 124 patients with gastric non-cardia adenocarcinoma (GNCA) and 36 patients diagnosed gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA). In the discovery phase, we screened the miRNA expression profile in plasma of 40 GNCA patients (stage I) and 40 matched controls by TaqMan low density array (TLDA) chips with pooled samples. Differentially expressed miRNAs were further validated in individual sample using quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) in the training phase. Subsequently, in an independent validation phase, the identified miRNAs were evaluated in 48 GNCA patients (stage I) and 102 matched controls. Finally, the identified miRNAs were further assessed in an external validation phase including advanced GNCA and GCA patients. Additionally, the expression levels of identified miRNAs were measured in the media of BGC823 and MGC803 cell lines. RESULTS Five miRNAs (miR-16, miR-25, miR-92a, miR-451 and miR-486-5p) showed consistently elevated levels in plasma of the GC patients as compared with controls, and were identified to be potential markers for GNCA with area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves (AUCs) ranging from 0.850 to 0.925 and 0.694 to 0.790 in the training and validation phases, respectively. The five-miRNA panel presented a high diagnostic accuracy for the early-stage GNCA (AUCs=0.989 and 0.812 for the training and validation phases, respectively). Three miRNAs (miR-16, miR-25 and miR-92a) were excreted into the culture media of GC cell lines. CONCLUSIONS The five-miRNA panel in plasma may serve as a potential non-invasive biomarker in detecting the early-stage GC.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yangzhou First People's Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Xie G, Ji A, Yuan Q, Jin Z, Yuan Y, Ren C, Guo Z, Yao Q, Yang K, Lin X, Chen L. Tumour-initiating capacity is independent of epithelial-mesenchymal transition status in breast cancer cell lines. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:2514-23. [PMID: 24755887 PMCID: PMC4021510 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered to be crucial for cancer biology. The purpose of this study was to determine whether EMT directly led to the acquisition of tumour-initiating capacity in breast cancer cell lines. Methods: Epithelial–mesenchymal transition was induced in five breast cancer cell lines and one normal breast cell line by EMT-related cytokine stimulation. Mesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET) was induced by stably overexpressing miR-200c in three mesenchymal-like breast cancer cell lines. Molecular expression and cell function analysis were performed to evaluate the effect of EMT or MET on tumour-initiating capacity and other biological characteristics. Results: The induction of EMT did not enhance tumour-initiating capacity but, instead, conferred a CD44+/CD24−/low phenotype as well as cell proliferation, migration, and resistance to doxorubicin and radiation on breast cancer cell lines. Furthermore, MET did not lead to inhibition or loss of the tumour-initiating capacity in mesenchymal-like breast cancer cell lines, but it markedly attenuated other malignant properties, including proliferation, invasion, and resistance to therapy. Conclusions: Epithelial–mesenchymal transition does not alter tumour-initiating capacity of breast cancer cells but some other biological characteristics. Therefore, EMT and tumour-initiating capacity may not be directly linked in breast cancer cell lines.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, PR China
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272111, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Breast Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, PR China
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Ren C, Shi R, Min L, Zhang W, Tu C, Duan H, Zhang B, Xiong Y. Experience of Interstitial Permanent I125 Brachytherapy for Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2014; 26:230-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Didehvar S, Viola-Blitz J, Haile M, Franco L, Kline R, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren C, Bekker A. A Randomized, Double Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Palonosetron with Dexamethasone Versus Palonosetron Alone for Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting in Subjects Undergoing Bariatric Surgeries with High Emetogenic Risk. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.2174/1874321801307010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Introduction:
Postoperative (PONV) and postdischarge (PDNV) nausea and vomiting are common (60-70%) after bariatric surgery. Palonosetron (Pal), a novel 5-HT3 antagonist, is an effective antiemetic with a prolonged duration of action in the setting of PDNV. We hypothesized that combination therapy with Palonosetron (Pal) and dexamethasone (Dex) would improve treatment in comparison to Palonosetron alone in patients at high risk for PONV.
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In this study, patients undergoing bariatric laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia, a subgroup of a larger Phase IV clinical trial of patients who had laparoscopic surgery, were randomized to 8 mg Dex + 0.075mg Pal or saline + 0.075mg Pal. Data was collected postoperatively at 2, 6, 24 and 72 hrs. A Functional Living Index-Emesis (QOL-FLIE) test was administered at 96 hrs.
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We enrolled 76 ASA 1-2 patients with at least 3 PONV risk factors. Both randomization groups had a low incidence of vomiting in the PACU (Pal, 0.0%; Pal + Dex, 5.4%) as well as at 72 hours (0.0% both groups). Complete response (no vomiting, no rescue medication) was not different between treatment groups at any time intervals. Cumulative success rates over the entire 72 hrs were 60.4% (Pal alone) vs. 60.0% (Pal + Dex). Nausea scores (4 point ordinal scale) were not different between groups for any time intervals. Cumulative success scores for nausea (score = “none”; 0-72 hrs) were 41.9% for the Pal group, and 55.2% for the Pal+ Dex group. The Pal + Dex group showed a trend toward greater satisfaction on the QOL-FLIE scores with the greatest differences in the “nausea domain”.
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The combination therapy (Pal + Dex) did not significantly reduce the incidence of PONV or PDNV when compared with Pal alone although a trend was observed indicating the possible increased efficacy of multi-drug therapy. There was no change in comparative efficacy over 72 hrs, possibly due to the low incidence of PDNV in both groups.
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Zhang X, Shao X, Zhu M, Jiang R, Feng Y, Ren C. Repair of a palmar soft tissue defect of the proximal interphalangeal joint with a transposition flap from the dorsum of the proximal phalanx. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2013; 38:378-85. [PMID: 22170242 DOI: 10.1177/1753193411432676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This article describes the use of a transposition flap raised from the dorsum of the proximal phalanx for coverage of the volar defects at the proximal interphalangeal joint. The flap was based on the first dorsal branch of the proper digital artery. From January 2007 to March 2009, 14 digits in 14 patients (10 males and 4 females) were treated. There were 5 index, 6 middle, 2 ring, and 1 little finger. All patients underwent surgery 2-9 hours (mean 5 hours) after injury. Soft tissue defects ranged in size from 1.2 × 1.7 cm to 2.1 × 2.3 cm (mean 1.7 × 2 cm). Flap size ranged from 1.5 × 1.7 cm to 2.4 × 2.7 cm (mean 2 × 2.4 cm). Mean pedicle length was 1.1 cm (range 0.8-1.4 cm). All flaps completely survived. At final follow-up from 24-29 months (mean 26 months), mean active motion arcs of the metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints were 84° (range 75-91°), 86° (range 65-100°) and 54° (range 32-80°), respectively. Our technique is useful and reliable for coverage of a palmar defect over the proximal interphalangeal joint.
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- Hand Surgery Department, Second Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Changli, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.
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Electron response in an intense laser is studied in the regime where the electron temperature is relativistic. Equations for laser envelope and plasma density evolution, both in the electron plasma wave and ion acoustic wave regimes, are rederived from the relativistic fluid equations to include relativistic plasma temperature effect. These equations are used to study short-pulse and long-pulse laser hosing instabilities using a variational method approach. The analysis shows that relativistic electron temperatures reduce the hosing growth rates and shift the fastest-growing modes to longer wavelengths. These results resolve a long-standing discrepancy between previous nonrelativistic theory and simulations or experiments on hosing.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Liu SR, Liu SH, Xiao YY, Le Pivert PJ, Wu B, Zhang X, Ma XY, Ren C. CT-guided percutaneous chemoablation using an ethanol-ethiodol-doxorubicin emulsion for the treatment of metastatic lymph node carcinoma: a comparative study. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2012; 12:165-72. [PMID: 22905808 DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Current therapies for metastatic lymph node (LN) are a major burden on health-care systems. Alternative such as percutaneous chemoablation using interstitial injection of ethanol or ethanol-ethiodol-drug(s) mixture (EEM) has been successfully applied to solid tumor ablation of the liver, adrenal glands, lymph nodes and others. However, EEM chemoablation efficacy on two most frequent clinical lymph node presentation, isolated or confluent, has not yet been determined. This study was designed to compare the therapeutic effects of CT-guided percutaneous EEM injection (PEEMI) on patients presenting with single or multiple confluent metastatic LN localizations from various carcinoma. Thirty six patients with metastatic LN carcinoma at various anatomical regions were enrolled from 2009 to 2010 over a nine month period. They were separated into two groups: group A includes 24 single isolated metastatic lymph nodes and group B includes 12 multiple and confluent nodes. The primary end point was the ablative efficacy of PEEMI. The intratumoral (IT) EEM distribution and the occurrence of reflux were recorded. Adjuvant systemic chemotherapy was administered after the procedure. Contrast-enhanced CT scans were performed during procedure and follow-up. Six patients were tested for Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) fixation before and after the procedure. For group A the EEM IT distribution-to-tumor ratio was 100% vs. 50% to 80% for group B (t = 11.5, p < 0.05). The reflux frequency was 80% for group A versus 30% for group B. For group A, a complete response (CR) rates of 45.8%, 70.8%, 91.7% and a partial response (PR) rates of 54.2%, 29.2%, 8.3% were obtained at 3, 6 and 12 months after therapy. Regarding group B, a CR rate of 0%, 0%, 0% and PR rate of 16.7%, 50%, 58.3% were observed at similar period of time. Standardized rate by direct method was performed and the CR rate (74.5%) for group A was higher than for group B. The tumor FDG uptake was lower 6 months after PEEMII compared with the preoperative images. Five patients presenting with concomitant lung metastasis, had a good local response-node size reduction on postoperative CT scanning, but no response on lung nodules that were progressing. No serious adverse events were observed. A few patients had mild pain during the procedure, which resolved with peritumor injection of local anesthetic. No needle tract seeding or infection occurred. CT-guided PEEMI treatment is a simple, fast and predictable procedure that has better effectiveness on single, well circumscribed metastatic lymph node than on multiple and confluent ones. Technical improvements are expected to bring better results on large nodes that should be confirmed on larger group of patients.
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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Yan R, Ren C, Li J, Maximov AV, Mori WB, Sheng ZM, Tsung FS. Generating energetic electrons through staged acceleration in the two-plasmon-decay instability in inertial confinement fusion. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:175002. [PMID: 22680873 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.175002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Revised: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new hot-electron generation mechanism in two-plasmon-decay instabilities is described based on a series of 2D, long-term (~10 ps) particle-in-cell and fluid simulations under parameters relevant to inertial confinement fusion. The simulations show that significant laser absorption and hot-electron generation occur in the nonlinear stage. The hot electrons are stage accelerated from the low-density region to the high-density region. New modes with small phase velocities develop in the low-density region in the nonlinear stage and form the first stage for electron acceleration. Electron-ion collisions are shown to significantly reduce the efficiency of this acceleration mechanism.
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- R Yan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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May J, Tonge J, Fiuza F, Fonseca RA, Silva LO, Ren C, Mori WB. Mechanism of generating fast electrons by an intense laser at a steep overdense interface. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2011; 84:025401. [PMID: 21929052 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.84.025401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The acceleration and heating of electrons by an intense laser normally incident on a steep overdense plasma interface is investigated using the particle-in-cell code osiris. Energetic electrons are generated by the laser's electric field in the vacuum region within λ/4 of the surface. Only those electrons which originate within the plasma with a sufficiently large transverse momentum can escape the plasma. This mechanism relies on the standing wave structure created by the incoming and reflected wave and is therefore very different for linear and circularly polarized light.
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- J May
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Shi H, Ren C, Luo S, Meng Q, Sun X. Optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios. Cryst Res Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201000305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ren C, Diniz MG, Piazza C, Amm HM, Rollins DL, Rivera H, Devilliers P, Kestler DP, Waite PD, Mamaeva OA, Macdougall M. Differential enamel and osteogenic gene expression profiles in odontogenic tumors. Cells Tissues Organs 2011; 194:296-301. [PMID: 21597274 DOI: 10.1159/000324759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Odontogenic tumors occur within the jaw bones and may be derived from odontogenic epithelium or ectomesenchyme or contain active components of both tissue types. We investigated the gene expression profile of enamel matrix proteins (EMPs), genes related to osteogenesis, and the mineralization process in odontogenic tumor cell populations focusing on an ameloblastoma (AB-1), a keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT-1), and a calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT-1). All cell populations were shown to be epithelial in origin by CK14 expression. All tested EMPs were expressed by all odontogenic tumor cell types, with higher transcript levels seen in the AB-1 population especially for AMEL, AMBN, and ODAM. CEOT-1 cell populations showed a greater content of ALP-positive cells as well as higher ALP mRNA levels. Using qRT-PCR, we found a higher expression of 8 genes in the CEOT-1 compared to the AB-1 and KCOT-1. In this study we demonstrated the establishment of AB-1, KCOT-1 and CEOT-1 cell populations. The unique gene expression profiles of AB-1, KCOT-1, and CEOT-1 cells and their interactions with the surrounding microenvironment may support their unique tumor development, progression, and survival.
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- C Ren
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ren C, Baccarelli A, Wilker E, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Wright R, Schwartz J. Lipid and endothelium-related genes, ambient particulate matter, and heart rate variability--the VA Normative Aging Study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2011; 64:49-56. [PMID: 19602472 DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.083295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many studies have shown that exposures to air pollution are associated with cardiovascular events, although the mechanism remains to be clarified. To identify whether exposures to ambient particles act on autonomic function via the lipid/endothelial metabolism pathway, whether effects of particulate matter <2.5 mum in aerodynamic diameter (PM(2.5)) on heart rate variability (HRV) were modified by gene polymorphisms related to those pathways were evaluated. METHODS HRV and gene data from the Normative Aging Study and PM(2.5) from a monitor located a kilometre from the examination site were used. A mixed model was fitted to investigate the associations between PM(2.5) and repeated measurements of HRV by gene polymorphisms of apolipoprotein E (APOE), lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) adjusting for potential confounders chosen a priori. RESULTS A 10 microg/m(3) increase in PM(2.5) in the 2 days before the examination was associated with 3.8% (95% CI 0.2% to 7.4%), 7.8% (95 CI 0.4% to 15.3%) and 10.6% (95% CI 1.8% to 19.4%) decreases of the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals, the low frequency and the high frequency, respectively. Overall, carriers of wild-type APOE, LPL and VEGF genes had stronger effects of particles on HRV than those with hetero- or homozygous types. Variations of LPL-N291S, LPL-D9N and APOE-G113C significantly modified effects of PM(2.5) on HRV. CONCLUSION Associations between PM(2.5) and HRV were modified by gene polymorphisms of APOE, LPL and VEGF; the biological metabolism remains to be identified.
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- C Ren
- Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center West, Suite 415, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Zeng B, Mu G, Luo H, Xiang T, Mazin I, Yang H, Shan L, Ren C, Dai P, Wen HH. Anisotropic structure of the order parameter in FeSe(0.45)Te(0.55) revealed by angle-resolved specific heat. Nat Commun 2010; 1:112. [PMID: 21081910 PMCID: PMC3066551 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The central issues for understanding iron (Fe)-based superconductors are the symmetry and structure of the superconducting gap. So far the experimental data and theoretical models have been highly controversial. Some experiments favor two or more constant or nearly constant gaps, others indicate strong anisotropy and yet others suggest gap zeros ('nodes'). A unique method for addressing this issue, and one of very few methods that are bulk and angle resolved, is measuring the electronic-specific heat in a rotating magnetic field. In this study, we present the first such measurement for an Fe-based high-T(c) superconductor. We observed a fourfold oscillation of the specific heat as a function of the in-plane magnetic field direction. Our results are consistent with the expectations for an extended s-wave model, with a significant gap anisotropy on the electron pockets and the gap minima along the ΓM (Fe-Fe bond) direction.
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Code 6391, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, USA
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200, USA
- Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6393, USA
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- National Laboratory for Superconductivity, Institute of Physics and National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Zhu L, Lang J, Ren C, Sun Z, Liu X, Li B. Pelvic Reconstruction with Mesh for Advanced Pelvic Organ Prolapse – A New Economic Surgery. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shao Z, Huang B, Zhang J, Zhou S, He P, Chen D, Cui S, Ren C, Cai L, Shi J. 22 First interim analysis of a randomized trial comparing capecitabine/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (XEC) vs 5-FU/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) as adjuvant therapy for medium- or high-risk early breast cancer (EBC). EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Hao B, Ding WJ, Sheng ZM, Ren C, Zhang J. Plasma thermal effect on the relativistic current-filamentation and two-stream instabilities in a hot-beam warm-plasma system. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2009; 80:066402. [PMID: 20365281 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.80.066402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Based on fully kinetic model using drift-Maxwellian distributions and taking into account the transverse electrostatic field (TEF), it is shown that the current-filamentation instability (CFI) grows unexpectedly with the plasma temperature. The growth is attributed to the decreasing of the TEF as the plasma becomes hot. In the low-temperature plasma regime where the TEF is strong, it is identified that the TEF can dominate over the thermal pressure in suppressing the CFI. Since the TEF originates from the temperature difference between the beam and the plasma, the plasma temperature plays a significant role for the development of the CFI and the quasistatic magnetic fields in a hot-beam warm-plasma system. Particle-in-cell simulations verify the above results.
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- Biao Hao
- Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, China
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Yan R, Maximov AV, Ren C, Tsung FS. Growth and saturation of convective modes of the two-plasmon decay instability in inertial confinement fusion. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:175002. [PMID: 19905766 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.175002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Particle-in-cell (PIC) and fluid simulations of two-plasmon decay (TPD) instability under conditions relevant to inertial confinement fusion show the importance of convective modes. Growing at the lower density region, the convective modes can cause pump depletion and are energetically dominant in the nonlinear stage. The PIC simulations show that TPD saturates due to ion density fluctuations, which can turn off TPD by raising the instability threshold through mode coupling.
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- R Yan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Hao B, Sheng ZM, Ren C, Zhang J. Relativistic collisional current-filamentation instability and two-stream instability in dense plasma. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2009; 79:046409. [PMID: 19518361 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.79.046409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The collisional effects on the current-filamentation instability (CFI) and the two-stream instability (TSI), which appear as a relativistic intense electron beam penetrating into a cold dense plasma, are investigated. It is shown that the growth rate of the CFI mode is first attenuated and then enhanced by the collisional effects as the density ratio of the background plasma to the beam increases. Meanwhile, the maximum CFI growth rate is shifted to the long-wavelength region due to both the bulk plasma density increase and the collisional effects, resulting in larger filaments formation. On the other hand, collisional effects mainly attenuate the TSI and finally stabilize it. Numerical solutions under parameters close to the fast ignition scenario (FIS) are given, which show that the CFI growth rate can be enhanced by 2 orders of magnitude instead of being suppressed in the dense region. Therefore, the CFI-induced electron filaments formation and the resultant kinetic anomalous heating are potentially significant for the target heating in the FIS.
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- Biao Hao
- Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190, China
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Li G, Yan R, Ren C, Wang TL, Tonge J, Mori WB. Laser channeling in millimeter-scale underdense plasmas of fast-ignition targets. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 100:125002. [PMID: 18517876 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.125002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that laser channeling in millimeter-scale underdense plasmas is a highly nonlinear and dynamic process involving longitudinal plasma buildup, laser hosing, channel bifurcation and self-correction, and electron heating to relativistic temperatures. The channeling speed is much less than the linear group velocity of the laser. The simulations find that low-intensity channeling pulses are preferred to minimize the required laser energy but with an estimated lower bound on the intensity of I approximately 5x10(18) W/cm(2) if the channel is to be established within 100 ps. The channel is also shown to significantly increase the transmission of an ignition pulse.
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- G Li
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Ren C, Gao X, Steinberg GK, Zhao H. Limb remote-preconditioning protects against focal ischemia in rats and contradicts the dogma of therapeutic time windows for preconditioning. Neuroscience 2007. [PMID: 18201834 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Remote ischemic preconditioning is an emerging concept for stroke treatment, but its protection against focal stroke has not been established. We tested whether remote preconditioning, performed in the ipsilateral hind limb, protects against focal stroke and explored its protective parameters. Stroke was generated by a permanent occlusion of the left distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) combined with a 30 min occlusion of the bilateral common carotid arteries (CCA) in male rats. Limb preconditioning was generated by 5 or 15 min occlusion followed with the same period of reperfusion of the left hind femoral artery, and repeated for two or three cycles. Infarct was measured 2 days later. The results showed that rapid preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min performed immediately before stroke reduced infarct size from 47.7+/-7.6% of control ischemia to 9.8+/-8.6%; at two cycles of 15 min, infarct was reduced to 24.7+/-7.3%; at two cycles of 5 min, infarct was not reduced. Delayed preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min conducted 2 days before stroke also reduced infarct to 23.0+/-10.9%, but with two cycles of 15 min it offered no protection. The protective effects at these two therapeutic time windows of remote preconditioning are consistent with those of conventional preconditioning, in which the preconditioning ischemia is induced in the brain itself. Unexpectedly, intermediate preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min performed 12 h before stroke also reduced infarct to 24.7+/-4.7%, which contradicts the current dogma for therapeutic time windows for the conventional preconditioning that has no protection at this time point. In conclusion, remote preconditioning performed in one limb protected against ischemic damage after focal cerebral ischemia.
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- C Ren
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, MSLS Building, P306, 1201 Welch Road, Room P306, Stanford, CA 94305-5327, USA
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Ren C, Gao X, Steinberg GK, Zhao H. Limb remote-preconditioning protects against focal ischemia in rats and contradicts the dogma of therapeutic time windows for preconditioning. Neuroscience 2007; 151:1099-103. [PMID: 18201834 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2007] [Revised: 11/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Remote ischemic preconditioning is an emerging concept for stroke treatment, but its protection against focal stroke has not been established. We tested whether remote preconditioning, performed in the ipsilateral hind limb, protects against focal stroke and explored its protective parameters. Stroke was generated by a permanent occlusion of the left distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) combined with a 30 min occlusion of the bilateral common carotid arteries (CCA) in male rats. Limb preconditioning was generated by 5 or 15 min occlusion followed with the same period of reperfusion of the left hind femoral artery, and repeated for two or three cycles. Infarct was measured 2 days later. The results showed that rapid preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min performed immediately before stroke reduced infarct size from 47.7+/-7.6% of control ischemia to 9.8+/-8.6%; at two cycles of 15 min, infarct was reduced to 24.7+/-7.3%; at two cycles of 5 min, infarct was not reduced. Delayed preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min conducted 2 days before stroke also reduced infarct to 23.0+/-10.9%, but with two cycles of 15 min it offered no protection. The protective effects at these two therapeutic time windows of remote preconditioning are consistent with those of conventional preconditioning, in which the preconditioning ischemia is induced in the brain itself. Unexpectedly, intermediate preconditioning with three cycles of 15 min performed 12 h before stroke also reduced infarct to 24.7+/-4.7%, which contradicts the current dogma for therapeutic time windows for the conventional preconditioning that has no protection at this time point. In conclusion, remote preconditioning performed in one limb protected against ischemic damage after focal cerebral ischemia.
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- C Ren
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, MSLS Building, P306, 1201 Welch Road, Room P306, Stanford, CA 94305-5327, USA
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Ren C, Williams GM, Morawska L, Mengersen K, Tong S. Ozone modifies associations between temperature and cardiovascular mortality: analysis of the NMMAPS data. Occup Environ Med 2007; 65:255-60. [PMID: 17890300 DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.033878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Both ambient ozone and temperature are associated with human health. However, few data are available on whether ozone modifies temperature effects. This study aims to explore whether ozone modified associations between maximum temperature and cardiovascular mortality in the USA. METHODS The authors obtained data from the US National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study (NMMAPS) website. They used two time-series Poisson regression models (a response surface model and a stratification model) to examine whether ozone modified associations between maximum temperature and cardiovascular mortality (CVM) in 95 large US communities during 1987-2000 in summer (June to September). Bayesian meta-analysis was used to pool estimates in each community. RESULTS The response surface model was used to examine the joint effects of temperature and ozone on CVM in summer. Results indicate that ozone positively modified the temperature-CVM associations across the different regions. The stratification model quantified the temperature-CVM associations across different levels of ozone. Results show that in general the higher the ozone concentration, the stronger the temperature-CVM associations across the communities. A 10 degrees C increase in temperature on the same day was associated with an increase in CVM by 1.17% and 8.31% for the lowest and highest level of ozone concentrations in all communities, respectively. CONCLUSION Ozone modified temperature effects in different regions in the USA. It is important to evaluate the modifying role of ozone when estimating temperature-related health impacts and to further investigate the reasons behind the regional variability and mechanism for the interaction between temperature and ozone.
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- C Ren
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California, 100 Theory Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92697-7555, USA.
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Ren C, Tong S, Williams G, Mengersen K. Temperature Modifies Short-Term Effects of Ozone on Total Mortality in 60 Large Eastern US Communities. Epidemiology 2007. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000276520.57475.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bethell R, De Muys J, Lippens J, Richard A, Hamelin B, Ren C, Collins P. In vitro interactions between apricitabine and other deoxycytidine analogues. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:2948-53. [PMID: 17517847 PMCID: PMC1932514 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01204-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Apricitabine is a novel deoxycytidine analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is under development for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Apricitabine is phosphorylated to its active triphosphate by deoxycytidine kinase, which is also responsible for the intracellular phosphorylation of lamivudine (3TC) and emtricitabine (FTC); hence, in vitro studies were performed to investigate possible interactions between apricitabine and these agents. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were incubated for 24 h with various concentrations of (3)H-labeled or unlabeled apricitabine, 3TC, or FTC. Intracellular concentrations of parent compounds and their phosphorylated derivatives were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. In other experiments, viral reverse transcriptase activity was measured in PBMC infected with HIV-1 bearing M184V in the presence of various concentrations of apricitabine and 3TC. [(3)H]apricitabine and [(3)H]3TC were metabolized intracellularly to form mono-, di-, and triphosphates. 3TC and FTC (1 to 10 microM) produced concentration-dependent decreases in apricitabine phosphorylation; in contrast, apricitabine at concentrations of up to 30 muM had no effect on the phosphorylation of 3TC or FTC. The combination of apricitabine and 3TC reduced the antiviral activity of apricitabine against HIV-1: apricitabine concentrations producing 50% inhibition of viral reverse transcriptase were increased two- to fivefold in the presence of 3TC. These findings suggest that nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with similar modes of action may show biochemical interactions that affect their antiviral efficacy. It is therefore essential that potential interactions between combinations of new and existing agents be thoroughly investigated before such combinations are introduced into clinical practice.
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- ShireBioChem Inc, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
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Roberts CA, Ren C, Beuselinck PR, Benedict HR, Bilyeu K. Fatty acid profiling of soybean cotyledons by near-infrared spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2006; 60:1328-33. [PMID: 17132452 DOI: 10.1366/000370206778998932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Genetically improved soybean grain often contains altered fatty acid profiles. Such alterations can have deleterious effects on seed germination and seedling development, making it necessary to monitor fatty acid profiles in follow-up physiological studies. The objective of this research was to quantify the five fatty acids in soybean (Glycine max) cotyledons using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Soybean cotyledon samples were dried, ground, and scanned with visible and NIR radiation from 400 to 2500 nm, and reflectance was recorded. Samples were also analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) for palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids and total oil; GC data, expressed as actual concentration and proportion of total oil, were regressed against spectral data to develop calibration equations. Equation statistics indicated that four of the five fatty acids could be predicted accurately by NIR spectroscopy; the fifth fatty acid could be determined by subtraction. Principal component analysis revealed that most of the spectral variation in this population was due to chlorophyll absorbance in the visible region. Therefore, the spectra were trimmed to include the NIR region only (1100-2500 nm), and a second set of equations was developed. Equations based exclusively on NIR spectra had equal or greater precision than equations based on visible and NIR spectra. Principal component analysis and partial least squares analysis revealed that even after trimming, at least 90% of the spectral variation was unrelated to fatty acid, though variation from fatty acid was identified in the second and third principal components. This research provides an NIR method for complete fatty acid profiling of soybean cotyledons. Equations were achieved with NIR spectra only, so spectrophotometers that analyze both the visible and NIR regions are not needed for this analysis. In addition, equations were possible with a 250 mg sample, which is one-tenth the normal sample size for this analysis.
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.
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Fujita T, Timme TL, Tabata K, Naruishi K, Kusaka N, Watanabe M, Abdelfattah E, Zhu JX, Ren C, Ren C, Yang G, Goltsov A, Wang H, Vlachaki MT, Teh BS, Butler EB, Thompson TC. Cooperative effects of adenoviral vector-mediated interleukin 12 gene therapy with radiotherapy in a preclinical model of metastatic prostate cancer. Gene Ther 2006; 14:227-36. [PMID: 17024109 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We investigated the potential benefits of combining adenoviral vector mediated in situ interleukin-12 (AdmIL-12) gene therapy with radiation therapy (XRT) to enhance therapeutic efficacy. In a metastatic mouse prostate cancer cell line, 178-2 BMA, AdmIL-12+XRT demonstrated enhanced therapeutic activities in vitro as determined by clonogenic survival, apoptosis, and mIL-12 levels. At the molecular level, increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA was specific for the combined therapy. In a subcutaneous 178-2 BMA in vivo model, the combination of AdmIL-12+XRT produced statistically significant tumor growth suppression compared to control vector Adbetagal, Adbetagal XRT, or AdmIL-12 as monotherapy. In addition, significant prolongation of survival was demonstrated for the combination of AdmIL-12+XRT. The combination of AdmIL-12+XRT significantly suppressed both spontaneous and pre-established lung metastases, and led to a prolonged elevation of serum IL-12 and significantly increased natural killer (NK) activities. Importantly, in vivo depletion of NK cells resulted in significant attenuation of the antimetastatic activities of AdmIL-12 alone or AdmIL-12+XRT. These combined effects suggest that AdIL-12 gene therapy together with radiotherapy may achieve maximal tumor control (both local and systemic) in selected prostate cancer patients via radio-gene therapy induced local cytotoxicity and local and systemic antitumor immunity.
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- T Fujita
- Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Isayeva T, Ren C, Ponnazhagan S. Intraperitoneal gene therapy by rAAV provides long-term survival against epithelial ovarian cancer independently of survivin pathway. Gene Ther 2006; 14:138-46. [PMID: 16943851 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancies. Owing to the lack of an effective screening method, insidious onset, and non-specific symptoms, a majority of women present with advanced stage disease. Despite improvements from cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy, recurrent disease remains a formidable challenge. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time that stable intra-abdominal genetic transfer of endostatin and angiostatin (E+A) by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) provides sustained antitumor effects on the growth and dissemination of epithelial ovarian cancer in a mouse model. Further, when combined with paclitaxel (taxol), the effect of this therapy was dramatically increased and resulted in long-term tumor-free survival overcoming prior limitations of chemotherapy and gene therapy. The combined effects of angiosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy were found to be independently of survivin pathway. Evidence for the superior effects of the combination therapy was indicated by significantly lower ascites volume with less hemorrhage and tumor conglomerates, lower ascites vascular endothelial growth factor, higher tumor cell apoptosis and decreased blood vasculature, and long-term disease-free survival. Histopathology of visceral organs and liver enzyme assays indicated no toxicity or pathology.
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- T Isayeva
- Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA
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Gu Z, Allard B, de Muys JM, Lippens J, Rando RF, Nguyen-Ba N, Ren C, McKenna P, Taylor DL, Bethell RC. In vitro antiretroviral activity and in vitro toxicity profile of SPD754, a new deoxycytidine nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:625-31. [PMID: 16436719 PMCID: PMC1366874 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.2.625-631.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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SPD754 (AVX754) is a deoxycytidine analogue nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) in clinical development. These studies characterized the in vitro activity of SPD754 against NRTI-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and non-clade B HIV-1 isolates, its activity in combination with other antiretrovirals, and its potential myelotoxicity and mitochondrial toxicity. SPD754 was tested against 50 clinical HIV-1 isolates (5 wild-type isolates and 45 NRTI-resistant isolates) in MT-4 cells using the Antivirogram assay. SPD754 susceptibility was reduced 1.2- to 2.2-fold against isolates resistant to zidovudine (M41L, T215Y/F, plus a median of three additional nucleoside analogue mutations [NAMs]) and/or lamivudine (M184V) and was reduced 1.3- to 2.8-fold against isolates resistant to abacavir (L74V, Y115F, and M184V plus one other NAM) or stavudine (V75T/M, M41L, T215F/Y, and four other NAMs). Insertions at amino acid position 69 and Q151M mutations (with or without M184V) reduced SPD754 susceptibility 5.2-fold and 14- to 16-fold, respectively (these changes gave values comparable to or less than the corresponding values for zidovudine, lamivudine, abacavir, and didanosine). SPD754 showed similar activity against isolates of group M HIV-1 clades, including A/G, B, C, D, A(E), D/F, F, and H. SPD754 showed additive effects in combination with other NRTIs, tenofovir, nevirapine, or saquinavir. SPD754 had no significant effects on cell viability or mitochondrial DNA in HepG2 or MT-4 cells during 28-day exposure at concentrations up to 200 microM. SPD754 showed a low potential for myelotoxicity against human bone marrow. In vitro, SPD754 retained activity against most NRTI-resistant HIV-1 clinical isolates and showed a low propensity to cause myelotoxicity and mitochondrial toxicity.
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- Z Gu
- Shire Biochem, Inc., Laval, Québec, Canada
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