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- Hongkun Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Lin H, Dai C, Jamison TF, Jensen KF. A Rapid Total Synthesis of Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride in Continuous Flow. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:8870-8873. [PMID: 28561939 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [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: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Within a total residence time of 9 min, the sodium salt of ciprofloxacin was prepared from simple building blocks via a linear sequence of six chemical reactions in five flow reactors. Sequential offline acidifications and filtrations afforded ciprofloxacin and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. The overall yield of the eight-step sequence was 60 %. No separation of intermediates was required throughout the synthesis when a single acylation reaction was applied to remove the main byproduct, dimethylamine.
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- Hongkun Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Joung D, Nemilentsau A, Agarwal K, Dai C, Liu C, Su Q, Li J, Low T, Koester SJ, Cho JH. Self-Assembled Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Polyhedrons Inducing Volumetric Light Confinement. Nano Lett 2017; 17:1987-1994. [PMID: 28147479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The ability to transform two-dimensional (2D) materials into a three-dimensional (3D) structure while preserving their unique inherent properties might offer great enticing opportunities in the development of diverse applications for next generation micro/nanodevices. Here, a self-assembly process is introduced for building free-standing 3D, micro/nanoscale, hollow, polyhedral structures configured with a few layers of graphene-based materials: graphene and graphene oxide. The 3D structures have been further modified with surface patterning, realized through the inclusion of metal patterns on their 3D surfaces. The 3D geometry leads to a nontrivial spatial distribution of strong electric fields (volumetric light confinement) induced by 3D plasmon hybridization on the surface of the graphene forming the 3D structures. Due to coupling in all directions, resulting in 3D plasmon hybridization, the 3D closed box graphene generates a highly confined electric field within as well as outside of the cubes. Moreover, since the uniform coupling reduces the decay of the field enhancement away from the surface, the confined electric field inside of the 3D structure shows two orders of magnitude higher than that of 2D graphene before transformation into the 3D structure. Therefore, these structures might be used for detection of target substances (not limited to only the graphene surfaces, but using the entire volume formed by the 3D graphene-based structure) in sensor applications.
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- Daeha Joung
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Dai C, Genovino J, Bechle BM, Corbett MS, Huh CW, Rose CR, Sun J, Warmus JS, Blakemore DC. One-Pot Synthesis of α-Branched N-Acylamines via Titanium-Mediated Condensation of Amides, Aldehydes, and Organometallics. Org Lett 2017; 19:1064-1067. [PMID: 28199125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A three-component, titanium-mediated synthesis of α-branched N-acylamines from commercial or readily accessible amides, aldehydes, and organometallic reagents is reported. The transformation proceeds under mild reaction conditions and tolerates a variety of functional groups (including nitrile, carbamate, olefin, basic amine, furan, and other sensitive heteroaromatics) to generate a large umbrella of α-branched N-acylamine products in high yields. The operationally practical procedure enables the use of this method in parallel chemical synthesis, a valuable feature that can facilitate the screening of bioactive molecules by medicinal chemists.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Neuroscience and Pain and ‡Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry , Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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Dai C, Joung D, Cho JH. Plasma Triggered Grain Coalescence for Self-Assembly of 3D Nanostructures. Nanomicro Lett 2017; 9:27. [PMID: 30393722 PMCID: PMC6199026 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-017-0130-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Grain coalescence has been applied in many areas of nanofabrication technology, including modification of thin-film properties, nanowelding, and self-assembly of nanostructures. However, very few systematic studies of self-assembly using the grain coalescence, especially for three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures, exist at present. Here, we investigate the mechanism of plasma triggered grain coalescence to achieve the precise control of nanoscale phase and morphology of the grain coalescence induced by exothermic energy. Exothermic energy is generated through etching a silicon substrate via application of plasma. By tuning the plasma power and the flow rates of reactive gases, different etching rates and profiles can be achieved, resulting in various morphologies of grain coalescence. Balancing the isotropic/anisotropic substrate etching profile and the etching rate makes it possible to simultaneously release 2D nanostructures from the substrate and induce enough surface tension force, generated by grain coalescence, to form 3D nanostructures. Diverse morphologies of 3D nanostructures have been obtained by the grain coalescence, and a strategy to achieve self-assembly, resulting in desired 3D nanostructures, has been proposed and demonstrated.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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Li Y, Wu X, Wang S, Wang W, Xiang Y, Dai C, Liu Z, He Z, Wu X. Surfactant-assisted solvothermal synthesis of NiCo2O4 as an anode for lithium-ion batteries. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06172b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [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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The as-prepared NiCo2O4 nanoparticles through microemulsion-solvothermal growth and subsequent calcination in air exhibits excellent rate performance and cyclic stability.
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- Yehua Li
- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center of Manganese-Zinc-Vanadium Industrial Technology
- Jishou University
- Jishou 416000
- P. R. China
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Guan B, Dai C, Zhang Y, Zhu L, He X, Wang N, Liu H. Early diagnosis and outcome prediction of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy with color Doppler ultrasound. Diagn Interv Imaging 2016; 98:469-475. [PMID: 28024912 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the ultrasound presentation of the brain and cerebral hemodynamics in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) by comparison with control subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS During June 2012 to April 2013, full term neonates who had clinical evidence of HIE were enrolled. Healthy newborns without HIE were used as a control group. Cerebral parenchyma, size of lateral ventricles and hemodynamic parameters of cerebral arteries were studied using two-dimensional duplex and color Doppler ultrasound. Neonates with moderate and severe HIE were followed-up with ultrasound for at least 3 months. RESULTS A total of 158 consecutive neonates (82 boys and 76 girls), including 54 with mild HIE, 60 with moderate HIE and 44 with severe HIE were included. One hundred and twenty healthy newborns were randomly selected as a control group. Abnormal ultrasound findings of brain parenchyma were found in 25/54 (46.3%) neonates with mild HIE whereas they were found in 58/60 (96.7%) neonates with moderate HIE and 44/44 (100%) neonates with severe HIE. Almost all neonates with severe HIE had decreased cerebral artery blood flow velocity and increased resistance index of cerebral arteries. Of the 104 neonates with moderate or severe HIE, follow-up ultrasound examination revealed cystic parenchymal lesions in 12/104 (11.5%), progressive ventricular dilatation and brain atrophy in 12/104 (11.5%), mild ventricular dilatation in 15/104 (14.4%) and leukoencephalomalacia in 2/104 (1.9%) neonates. CONCLUSION Ultrasound features such as the size of lateral ventricles, altered brain parenchymal echogenicity and cerebral blood flow parameters are useful for the early diagnosis of HIE and help predict outcome.
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- B Guan
- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of ultrasound medicine, Guangzhou women and children medical center, Guangzhou medical university, 9, Jinsui road, 510120 Guangzhou, China
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Dai C, Miller J, Shah C, Tendulkar R. Clinical Outcomes Following Breast-Conserving Therapy Versus Mastectomy for T1-2N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.601] [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: 10/20/2022]
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- James J. Devery
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Dai C, Jiang M, Sun MJ. Letter: irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2016; 44:308-9. [PMID: 27375101 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- C Dai
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China.
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The self-assembly of 3D nanostructures is a promising technology for the fabrication of next generation nanodevices and the exploration of novel phenomena. However, the present techniques for assembly of 3D nanostructures are invisible and have to be done without physical contact, which bring great challenges in controlling the shapes with nanoscale precision. This situation leads to an extremely low yield of self-assembly, especially in 3D nanostructures built with metal and semiconductor materials. Here, an in situ self-assembly process using a focused ion beam (FIB) microscopy system has been demonstrated to realize 3D polyhedral nanostructures from 2D multiple pieces. An excited ion beam in the FIB microscopy system offers not only a visualization of the nanoscale self-assembly process but also the necessary energy for inducing the process. Because the beam energy that induces the self-assembly can be precisely adjusted while monitoring the status of the self-assembly, it is possible to control the self-assembly process with sub-10 nm scale precision, resulting in the realization of diverse 3D nanoarchitectures with a high yield. This approach will lead to state-of-the-art applications utilizing properties of 3D nanostructures in diverse fields.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- C Dai
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, China.
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Feng Y, Dai C, Lei J, Ju H, Cheng Y. Silole-Containing Polymer Nanodot: An Aqueous Low-Potential Electrochemiluminescence Emitter for Biosensing. Anal Chem 2015; 88:845-50. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Yaqiang Feng
- State
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key
Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key
Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Liu X, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Chang J, Wu Z, Wang C, Sun Z, Ge X, Geng R, Tang W, Dai C, Lin Y, Sun M, Jia W, Xue W, Hu Y, Li J. 27PD Plasma miRNA-based signatures to predict 3-year postoperative recurrence risk for patients with stage II and III gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv518.02] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dai C, Snead DR, Zhang P, Jamison TF. Continuous-flow synthesis and purification of atropine with sequential in-line separations of structurally similar impurities. J Flow Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1556/1846.2015.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li F, Wang Y, Meng F, Dai C, Cheng Y, Zhu C. Central-to-Axial Chirality Transfer-Induced CD Sensor for Chiral Recognition and ee
Value Detection of 1,2-DACH Enantiomers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fei Li
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University; No. 22, Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 China
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Zhang S, Wang Y, Meng F, Dai C, Cheng Y, Zhu C. Circularly polarized luminescence of AIE-active chiral O-BODIPYs induced via intramolecular energy transfer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:9014-7. [PMID: 25939571 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01994j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Two AIE-active chiral BINOL-based O-BODIPY enantiomers (R/S-5) were synthesized and showed mirror-image red-color CPL induced via intramolecular energy transfer. The chiroptical properties of the molecules indicate that the chirality of electronic ground and excited states is stable and independent of aggregation.
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- Shuwei Zhang
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Dang J, Yin F, You T, Dai C, Wang J. TH-CD-303-12: Sliding Motion Compensated Simultaneous 4D-CBCT Reconstruction. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4926247] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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You T, Dang J, Dai C, Yin F. SU-E-T-347: Effect of MLC Leaf Position Inaccuracy On Dose Distribution for Spinal SBRT with Different Energies and Dose Rates. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924708] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Numerous studies indicate that p300 acts as a key transcriptional cofactor in vivo, at least, in part, through modulating activities of p53 by acetylation. Nevertheless, the regulation of the p53-p300 interplay is not completely understood. Here, we have identified the DEAD box RNA helicase DDX24 as a novel regulator of the p300-p53 axis. We found that DDX24 interacts with p300, and this interaction leads to suppression of p300 mediated acetylation of p53. Notably, RNAi-mediated knockdown of endogenous DDX24 significantly increases the acetylation levels of endogenous p53 in human cancer cells and subsequently promotes p53-mediated activation of its transcriptional targets such as p21 and PUMA. In contrast, DDX24 expression inhibits the p300-p53 interaction and suppresses p300-mediated acetylation of p53. Moreover, DDX24 is overexpressed in human cancer cells and reduction of DDX24 protein levels by RNAi induces cell cycle arrest and senescence in a p53 dependent manner. These results reveal DDX24 as an important regulator of p300 and suggest that the modulation of the p53-p300 interplay by DDX24 is critical in controlling p53 activities in human cancer cells.
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- D Shi
- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Dai C, Jiang M, Sun MJ. Letter: irritable bowel syndrome is significantly associated with somatisation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2015; 41:791. [PMID: 25781045 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- C Dai
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Dai C, Yang D, Fu X, Chen Q, Zhu C, Cheng Y, Wang L. A study on tunable AIE (AIEE) of boron ketoiminate-based conjugated polymers for live cell imaging. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00733j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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]
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In this study, four boron ketoiminate-based conjugated polymers P1–P4 are designed and synthesized via Suzuki polymerization.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing 210023
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
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Dai C, Yang D, Zhang W, Fu X, Chen Q, Zhu C, Cheng Y, Wang L. Boron ketoiminate-based conjugated polymers with tunable AIE behaviours and their applications for cell imaging. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:7030-7036. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01262g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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]
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A series of AIE-active D–A type conjugated polymers incorporating boron ketoiminate units were synthesized and applied for cell imaging.
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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Dai C, Yang D, Zhang W, Bao B, Cheng Y, Wang L. Far-red/near-infrared fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles with size-dependent chirality and cell imaging applications. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00344j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We prepared a series of novel chiral far-red/near-infrared fluorescent CPNs with different nanoparticle sizes, which show size-dependent chirality and are successfully employed for cell imaging.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing 210023
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing 210023
- China
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- Key Lab of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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Dai C, Wang Y, Quan Y, Chen Q, Cheng Y, Zhu C. Chiral sensing of Eu(III)-containing achiral polymer complex from chiral amino acids coordination induction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Chunhui Dai
- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 China
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Dai C, Cai XH, Cai YP, Guo HC, Sun W, Tan Q, Huang GH. An integrated simulation and optimization approach for managing human health risks of atmospheric pollutants by coal-fired power plants. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2014; 64:704-720. [PMID: 25039204 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.886639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED This research developed a simulation-aided nonlinear programming model (SNPM). This model incorporated the consideration of pollutant dispersion modeling, and the management of coal blending and the related human health risks within a general modeling framework In SNPM, the simulation effort (i.e., California puff [CALPUFF]) was used to forecast the fate of air pollutants for quantifying the health risk under various conditions, while the optimization studies were to identify the optimal coal blending strategies from a number of alternatives. To solve the model, a surrogate-based indirect search approach was proposed, where the support vector regression (SVR) was used to create a set of easy-to-use and rapid-response surrogates for identifying the function relationships between coal-blending operating conditions and health risks. Through replacing the CALPUFF and the corresponding hazard quotient equation with the surrogates, the computation efficiency could be improved. The developed SNPM was applied to minimize the human health risk associated with air pollutants discharged from Gaojing and Shijingshan power plants in the west of Beijing. Solution results indicated that it could be used for reducing the health risk of the public in the vicinity of the two power plants, identifying desired coal blending strategies for decision makers, and considering a proper balance between coal purchase cost and human health risk. IMPLICATIONS A simulation-aided nonlinear programming model (SNPM) is developed. It integrates the advantages of CALPUFF and nonlinear programming model. To solve the model, a surrogate-based indirect search approach based on the combination of support vector regression and genetic algorithm is proposed. SNPM is applied to reduce the health risk caused by air pollutants discharged from Gaojing and Shijingshan power plants in the west of Beijing. Solution results indicate that it is useful for generating coal blending schemes, reducing the health risk of the public, reflecting the trade-offbetween coal purchase cost and health risk.
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OBJECTIVE In humans, the role of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock is debatable. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the efficacy of anti-TNF-α therapies against placebo in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. METHODS A structured literature search was undertaken to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock receiving anti-TNF-α therapy or placebo. A meta-analysis on relative risk (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was performed. RESULTS Seventeen studies with a total of 8971 patients were included. When all forms of anti-TNF-α therapy were pooled together, there was a significant reduction of 28-day all-cause mortality with respect to placebo (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.83-0.99; p = 0.04). Subgroup analysis showed that anti-TNF-α antibodies (monoclonal and polyclonal) reduced mortality (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.81-0.99; p = 0.04). Monoclonal antibodies enhanced survival (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.82-1.00; p = 0.05), while polyclonal antibodies or receptor blockers did not enhance survival (OR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.39-1.28, p = 0.25; OR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.78-1.17, p = 0.65). There was a trend towards better survival in patients with high levels of IL-6 (> 1000 pg/ml) and patients with shock if they were treated with anti-TNF-α therapy (OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.72-1.00; OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.62-1.04). Publication bias and statistical heterogeneity (I(2) < 50% and p > 0.1) were absent. Sensitivity analysis suggests that these results are highly stable. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis suggests that in patients with severe sepsis (before shock), immunotherapy with anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibodies reduces overall mortality. In patients with shock or high levels of IL-6 (> 1000 pg/ml), anti-TNF-α therapy may improve survival.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan Shandong, China
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Yoon S, Lee H, Fraiwan A, Dai C, Choi S. A Microsized Microbial Solar Cell: A demonstration of photosynthetic bacterial electrogenic capabilities. IEEE Nanotechnology Mag 2014. [DOI: 10.1109/mnano.2014.2310073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Zheng X, Liang Y, Kang A, Ma SJ, Xing L, Zhou YY, Dai C, Xie H, Xie L, Wang GJ, Hao HP. Peripheral immunomodulation with ginsenoside Rg1 ameliorates neuroinflammation-induced behavioral deficits in rats. Neuroscience 2013; 256:210-22. [PMID: 24161284 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Neuroinflammatory disturbances have been closely associated with depression and many other neuropsychiatric diseases. Although targeting neuroinflammatory mediators with centrally acting drugs has shown certain promise, its translation is faced with several challenges especially drug delivery and safety concerns. Here, we report that neuroinflammation-induced behavioral abnormality could be effectively attenuated with immunomodulatory agents that need not to gain brain penetration. In a rat model with intracerebral lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, we validated that ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1), a well-established anti-inflammatory agent, was unable to produce a direct action in the brain. Interestingly, peripherally restricted Rg1 could effectively attenuate the weight loss, anorexic- and depressive-like behavior as well as neurochemical disturbances associated with central LPS challenge. Biochemical assay of neuroimmune mediators in the periphery revealed that Rg1 could mitigate the deregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and selectively blunt the increase in circulating interleukin-6 levels. Furthermore, these peripheral regulatory effects were accompanied by dampened microglial activation, mitigated expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and neurotoxic species in the central compartment. Taken together, our work suggested that targeting the peripheral immune system may serve as a novel therapeutic approach to neuroinflammation-induced neuropsychiatric disorders. Moreover, our findings provided the rationale for employing peripherally active agents like Rg1 to combat mental disturbances.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutical Preparation, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Wang J, Guan X, Guo F, Zhou J, Chang A, Sun B, Cai Y, Ma Z, Dai C, Li X, Wang B. miR-30e reciprocally regulates the differentiation of adipocytes and osteoblasts by directly targeting low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e845. [PMID: 24113179 PMCID: PMC3824666 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [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: 05/20/2013] [Revised: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Reciprocal relationship usually exists between osteoblastogenesis and adipogenesis, with factors stimulating one of these processes at the same time inhibiting the other. In the present study, miR-30e was found to be involved in the reciprocal regulation of osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation. Our data indicated that miR-30e was induced in primarily cultured mouse bone marrow stromal cell, mesenchymal cell line C3H10T1/2 and preadipocyte 3T3-L1 after adipogenic treatment. Conversely, it was reduced in mouse stromal line ST2 and preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 after osteogenic treatment. Enforced expression of miR-30e in 3T3-L1 significantly suppressed the growth of the cells and induced the preadipocytes to differentiate into mature adipocytes, along with increased expression of adipocyte-specific transcription factors peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α (C/EBPα) and C/EBPβ, and the marker gene aP2. In contrast, inhibition of the endogenous miR-30e enhanced the cell growth and repressed preadipocytes to differentiate. Conversely, supplementing miR-30e activity blocked, whereas knocking down miR-30e enforced the preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 to fully differentiate. Furthermore, miR-30e overexpression stimulated adipocyte formation and inhibited osteoblast differentiation from marrow stromal cells. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6), one of the critical coreceptor for Wnts, was shown to be a direct target of miR-30e by using the luciferase assay. Knockdown of LRP6 in 3T3-L1 cells downregulated β-catenin/T-cell factor (TCF) transcriptional activity and dramatically potentiated the differentiation of the cells into mature adipocytes. Taken together, the present work suggests that the expression of miR-30e is indispensable for maintaining the balance of adipocytes and osteoblasts by targeting the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
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- Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Metabolic Diseases Hospital and Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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Wei G, Zhang S, Dai C, Quan Y, Cheng Y, Zhu C. A New Chiral Binaphthalene-Based Fluorescence Polymer Sensor for the Highly Enantioselective Recognition of Phenylalaninol. Chemistry 2013; 19:16066-71. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201302726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dai C, Galloway LF. Sexual selection in a hermaphroditic plant through female reproductive success. J Evol Biol 2013; 26:2622-32. [DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Biology; University of Virginia; Charlottesville VA USA
- School of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan China
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- Department of Biology; University of Virginia; Charlottesville VA USA
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Dai C, Zheng CQ, Jiang M. Letter: serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and the irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 37:657-8. [PMID: 23406411 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lv Y, Huang GH, Guo L, Li YP, Dai C, Wang XW, Sun W. A scenario-based modeling approach for emergency evacuation management and risk analysis under multiple uncertainties. J Hazard Mater 2013; 246-247:234-244. [PMID: 23314394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.009] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nuclear emergency evacuation is important to prevent radioactive harms by hazardous materials and to limit the accidents' consequences; however, uncertainties are involved in the components and processes of such a management system. In the study, an interval-parameter joint-probabilistic integer programming (IJIP) method is developed for emergency evacuation management under uncertainties. Optimization techniques of interval-parameter programming (IPP) and joint-probabilistic constrained (JPC) programming are incorporated into an integer linear programming framework, so that the approach can deal with uncertainties expressed as joint probability and interval values. The IJIP method can schedule the optimal routes to guarantee the maximum population evacuated away from the effected zone during a finite time. Furthermore, it can also facilitate post optimization analysis to enhance robustness in controlling system violation risk imposed on the joint-probabilistic constraints. The developed method has been applied to a case study of nuclear emergency management; meanwhile, a number of scenarios under different system conditions have been analyzed. It is indicated that the solutions are useful for evacuation management practices. The result of the IJIP method can not only help to raise the capability of disaster responses in a systematic manner, but also provide an insight into complex relationships among evacuation planning, resources utilizations, policy requirements and system risks.
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- School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
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Herein we report a one-pot deoxygenation protocol for primary and secondary alcohols developed via the combination of the Garegg-Samuelsson reaction, visible light-photoredox catalysis, and flow chemistry. This procedure is characterized by mild reaction conditions, easy-to-handle reactants and reagents, excellent functional group tolerance, and good yields.
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA, USA
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Baker J, Brown K, Rajendiran E, Yip A, DeCoffe D, Dai C, Molcan E, Chittick SA, Ghosh S, Mahmoud S, Gibson DL. Medicinal lavender modulates the enteric microbiota to protect against Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 303:G825-36. [PMID: 22821949 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00327.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease, inclusive of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, consists of immunologically mediated disorders involving the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract. Lavender oil is a traditional medicine used to relieve many gastrointestinal disorders. The goal of this study was to examine the therapeutic effects of the essential oil obtained from a novel lavender cultivar, Lavandula×intermedia cultivar Okanagan lavender (OLEO), in a mouse model of acute colitis caused by Citrobacter rodentium. In colitic mice, oral gavage with OLEO resulted in less severe disease, including decreased morbidity and mortality, reduced intestinal tissue damage, and decreased infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages, with reduced levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-22, macrophage inflammatory protein-2α, and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. This was associated with increased levels of regulatory T cell populations compared with untreated colitic mice. Recently, we demonstrated that the composition of the enteric microbiota affects susceptibility to C. rodentium-induced colitis. Here, we found that oral administration of OLEO induced microbiota enriched with members of the phylum Firmicutes, including segmented filamentous bacteria, which are known to protect against the damaging effects of C. rodentium. Additionally, during infection, OLEO treatment promoted the maintenance of microbiota loads, with specific increases in Firmicutes bacteria and decreases in γ-Proteobacteria. We observed that Firmicutes bacteria were intimately associated with the apical region of the intestinal epithelial cells during infection, suggesting that their protective effect was through contact with the gut wall. Finally, we show that OLEO inhibited C. rodentium growth and adherence to Caco-2 cells, primarily through the activities of 1,8-cineole and borneol. These results indicate that while OLEO promoted Firmicutes populations, it also controlled pathogen load through antimicrobial activity. Overall, our results reveal that OLEO can protect against colitis through the microbial-immunity nexus and that a pharmacological agent, in this case OLEO, alters the normal enteric microbiota.
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, ASC 368, 3333 Univ. Way, The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7
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Baker J, Brown K, Rajendiran E, Yip A, DeCoffe D, Dai C, Molcan E, Chittick SA, Ghosh S, Mahmoud S, Gibson DL. Medicinal lavender modulates the enteric microbiota to protect against Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012. [PMID: 22821949 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00327] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease, inclusive of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, consists of immunologically mediated disorders involving the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract. Lavender oil is a traditional medicine used to relieve many gastrointestinal disorders. The goal of this study was to examine the therapeutic effects of the essential oil obtained from a novel lavender cultivar, Lavandula×intermedia cultivar Okanagan lavender (OLEO), in a mouse model of acute colitis caused by Citrobacter rodentium. In colitic mice, oral gavage with OLEO resulted in less severe disease, including decreased morbidity and mortality, reduced intestinal tissue damage, and decreased infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages, with reduced levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-22, macrophage inflammatory protein-2α, and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. This was associated with increased levels of regulatory T cell populations compared with untreated colitic mice. Recently, we demonstrated that the composition of the enteric microbiota affects susceptibility to C. rodentium-induced colitis. Here, we found that oral administration of OLEO induced microbiota enriched with members of the phylum Firmicutes, including segmented filamentous bacteria, which are known to protect against the damaging effects of C. rodentium. Additionally, during infection, OLEO treatment promoted the maintenance of microbiota loads, with specific increases in Firmicutes bacteria and decreases in γ-Proteobacteria. We observed that Firmicutes bacteria were intimately associated with the apical region of the intestinal epithelial cells during infection, suggesting that their protective effect was through contact with the gut wall. Finally, we show that OLEO inhibited C. rodentium growth and adherence to Caco-2 cells, primarily through the activities of 1,8-cineole and borneol. These results indicate that while OLEO promoted Firmicutes populations, it also controlled pathogen load through antimicrobial activity. Overall, our results reveal that OLEO can protect against colitis through the microbial-immunity nexus and that a pharmacological agent, in this case OLEO, alters the normal enteric microbiota.
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, ASC 368, 3333 Univ. Way, The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7
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Dai C, Liang B, Stephenson CRJ. Expanding the chemical diversity of spirooxindoles via alkylative pyridine dearomatization. Beilstein J Org Chem 2012; 8:986-93. [PMID: 23019426 PMCID: PMC3458780 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.8.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 03/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A mild and practical synthesis of spirooxindole [1,3]oxazino derivatives from N-substituted isatins and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with pyridine derivatives is reported. The reactions provided good to excellent yields. Further exploration of the molecular diversity of these compounds is demonstrated through Diels–Alder reactions.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Dai C. Surgical Management for Patients with External Auditory Canal Carcinoma. Skull Base Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314240] [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: 10/28/2022]
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A new approach to anhydride formation is reported via activation of C-O bonds by the Vilsmeier-Haack reagent formed by Ru(bpy)(3)Cl(2) and CBr(4) in DMF. Various aryl and alkyl carboxylic acids are converted to the corresponding anhydrides in excellent yields.
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- Marlena D Konieczynska
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Friedel-Crafts amidoalkylation was achieved by oxidation of dialkylamides using persulfate (S(2)O(8)(2-)) in the presence of the visible light catalyst, Ru(bpy)(3)Cl(2), at room temperature, via a reactive N-acyliminium intermediate. Alternatively, mild heating of the dialkylamides and persulfate afforded a metal and Lewis acid-free Friedel-Crafts amidoalkylation. Alcohols and electron-rich arenes served as effective nucleophiles, forming new C-O or C-C bonds. In general, photocatalysis provided higher yields and better selectivities.
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- Chunhui Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Dai C, Brissova M, Hang Y, Thompson C, Poffenberger G, Shostak A, Chen Z, Stein R, Powers AC. Islet-enriched gene expression and glucose-induced insulin secretion in human and mouse islets. Diabetologia 2012; 55:707-18. [PMID: 22167125 PMCID: PMC3268985 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2369-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Our understanding of the transcription factors that control the development and function of rodent islet beta cells is advancing rapidly, yet less is known of the role they play in similar processes in human islets. METHODS To characterise the abundance and regulation of key proteins involved in glucose-regulated insulin secretion in human islets, we examined the expression of MAFA, MAFB, GLUT2 (also known as SLC2A2), βGK (also known as GCK) and PDX1 in isolated, highly purified human islets with an intact insulin secretory pattern. We also assessed these features in islets from two different mouse strains (C57BL/6J and FVB). RESULTS Compared with mouse islets, human islets secreted more insulin at baseline glucose (5.6 mmol/l), but less upon stimulation with high glucose (16.7 mmol/l) or high glucose plus 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine. Human islets had relatively more MAFB than PDX1 mRNA, while mouse islets had relatively more Pdx1 than Mafb mRNA. However, v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homologue (MAF) B protein was found in human islet alpha and beta cells. This is unusual as this regulator is only produced in islet alpha cells in adult mice. The expression of insulin, MAFA, βGK and PDX1 was not glucose-regulated in human islets with an intact insulin secretory pattern. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that human islets have a distinctive distribution and function of key regulators of the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion pathway, emphasising the urgent need to understand the processes that regulate human islet beta cell function.
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- C. Dai
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 7435 MRBIV, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN USA
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Dai C, Li YP, Huang GH. A two-stage support-vector-regression optimization model for municipal solid waste management - a case study of Beijing, China. J Environ Manage 2011; 92:3023-3037. [PMID: 21872384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2011] [Revised: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, a two-stage support-vector-regression optimization model (TSOM) is developed for the planning of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in the urban districts of Beijing, China. It represents a new effort to enhance the analysis accuracy in optimizing the MSW management system through coupling the support-vector-regression (SVR) model with an interval-parameter mixed integer linear programming (IMILP). The developed TSOM can not only predict the city's future waste generation amount, but also reflect dynamic, interactive, and uncertain characteristics of the MSW management system. Four kernel functions such as linear kernel, polynomial kernel, radial basis function, and multi-layer perception kernel are chosen based on three quantitative simulation performance criteria [i.e. prediction accuracy (PA), fitting accuracy (FA) and over all accuracy (OA)]. The SVR with polynomial kernel has accurate prediction performance for MSW generation rate, with all of the three quantitative simulation performance criteria being over 96%. Two cases are considered based on different waste management policies. The results are valuable for supporting the adjustment of the existing waste-allocation patterns to raise the city's waste diversion rate, as well as the capacity planning of waste management system to satisfy the city's increasing waste treatment/disposal demands.
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- C Dai
- MOE Key Laboratory of Regional Energy Systems Optimization, S-C Energy and Environmental Research Academy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
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Luther JM, Luo P, Kreger MT, Brissova M, Dai C, Whitfield TT, Kim HS, Wasserman DH, Powers AC, Brown NJ. Aldosterone decreases glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in vivo in mice and in murine islets. Diabetologia 2011; 54:2152-63. [PMID: 21519965 PMCID: PMC3216479 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Aldosterone concentrations increase in obesity and predict the onset of diabetes. We investigated the effects of aldosterone on glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion in vivo and in vitro. METHODS We assessed insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in aldosterone synthase-deficient (As [also known as Cyp11b2](-/-)) and wild-type mice using euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic and hyperglycaemic clamps, respectively. We also conducted studies during high sodium intake to normalise renin activity and potassium concentration in As (-/-) mice. We subsequently assessed the effect of aldosterone on insulin secretion in vitro in the presence or absence of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in isolated C57BL/6J islets and in the MIN6 beta cell line. RESULTS Fasting glucose concentrations were reduced in As (-/-) mice compared with wild-type. During hyperglycaemic clamps, insulin and C-peptide concentrations increased to a greater extent in As (-/-) than in wild-type mice. This was not attributable to differences in potassium or angiotensin II, as glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was enhanced in As (-/-) mice even during high sodium intake. There was no difference in insulin sensitivity between As (-/-) and wild-type mice in euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp studies. In islet and MIN6 beta cell studies, aldosterone inhibited glucose- and isobutylmethylxanthine-stimulated insulin secretion, an effect that was not blocked by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism, but was prevented by the superoxide dismutase mimetic tempol. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We demonstrated that aldosterone deficiency or excess modulates insulin secretion in vivo and in vitro via reactive oxygen species and in a manner that is independent of mineralocorticoid receptors. These findings provide insight into the mechanism of glucose intolerance in conditions of relative aldosterone excess.
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- J M Luther
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Pierce Ave, 560 RRB, Nashville, TN 37232-6602, USA.
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Dai C, Long Z, Xie Y, Xue S. Research on the filtering algorithm in speed and position detection of maglev trains. Sensors (Basel) 2011; 11:7204-18. [PMID: 22164012 PMCID: PMC3231682 DOI: 10.3390/s110707204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper introduces in brief the traction system of a permanent magnet electrodynamic suspension (EDS) train. The synchronous traction mode based on long stators and track cable is described. A speed and position detection system is recommended. It is installed on board and is used as the feedback end. Restricted by the maglev train's structure, the permanent magnet electrodynamic suspension (EDS) train uses the non-contact method to detect its position. Because of the shake and the track joints, the position signal sent by the position sensor is always aberrant and noisy. To solve this problem, a linear discrete track-differentiator filtering algorithm is proposed. The filtering characters of the track-differentiator (TD) and track-differentiator group are analyzed. The four series of TD are used in the signal processing unit. The result shows that the track-differentiator could have a good effect and make the traction system run normally.
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- Chunhui Dai
- College of Mechatronics Engineering and Automation, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Ghosh S, Dai C, Brown K, Rajendiran E, Makarenko S, Baker J, Ma C, Halder S, Montero M, Ionescu VA, Klegeris A, Vallance BA, Gibson DL. Colonic microbiota alters host susceptibility to infectious colitis by modulating inflammation, redox status, and ion transporter gene expression. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G39-49. [PMID: 21454446 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00509.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Individuals vary in their resistance to enteric infections. The role of the intestinal microbiota in altering susceptibility to enteric infection is relatively unknown. Previous studies have identified that C3H/HeOuJ mice suffer 100% mortality during Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis, whereas C57BL/6 mice recover from infection. The basis for their differences in susceptibility is unclear and has been mainly attributed to differences in host genetics. This study investigated the role of the intestinal microbiota in altering susceptibility to C. rodentium-induced colitis. When the feces of C57BL/6 mice were gavaged into antibiotic treated C3H/HeOuJ mice, the C57BL/6 microflora led to a complete reversal in mortality patterns where 100% of the C3H/HeOuJ mice survived infection. This protection corresponded with reduced colonic pathology and less systemic pathogen load and was associated with increased inflammatory and redox responses with reduced epithelial cell death. C3H/HeOuJ mice are normally susceptible to infection-induced dehydration due to defective expression of colonic ion transporters such as Dra, CA IV, and CA I; expression of these genes was normalized when C3H/HeOuJ mice were colonized with the C57BL/6 microflora. Together, these data reveal that the colonic microbiota play a critical role in protecting against intestinal infection by inducing proinflammatory and prooxidant responses that control pathogen load as well as ion transporter gene expression previously shown to prevent fatal dehydration. Protection of mice from lethal colitis was associated with higher levels of bacteria from Bacteroidetes. This study reveals that the microbiota is sufficient to overcome inherent genetic susceptibility patterns in C3H/HeOuJ mice that cause mortality during C. rodentium infection.
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- S Ghosh
- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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