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Liu C, Zhao JL, Wang JO, Qian HJ, Wu R, Wang HH, Zhang N, Ibrahim K. Correspondence between the electronic structure and phase separation in a K-doped FeSe system. J Phys Condens Matter 2017; 29:395503. [PMID: 28730996 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aa8156] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Phase separated potassium intercalated FeSe thin films have been synthesized by pulsed laser deposition. The coexistence of FeSe phase and 245 phase was investigated both by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and x-ray diffraction. The volume ratio of these two phases is sensitive to temperatures and amount of extra potassium dosing. The XPS and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy results indicated that these two phases shows the different hybridization strength between adjacent Fe layer and Se layer. We infer that the layered electronic structure is the necessary condition of superconductivity in potassium-doped FeSe system, and the phase separation is driven by competition between quasi-2D and 3D bonding mode within FeSe layer. Similar competition may also be able to interpret the phase seperation in K x Fe2-y Se2 bulk single crystal.
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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Dong R, Weng L, Guo T, Zhu TN, Zhao JL, Wu QJ, Zeng XF. [The 455th case: swollen leg, jaundice and mental disturbance]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 56:316-320. [PMID: 28355731 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.04.018] [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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A 17-year-old young man with a history of swollen leg and intermittent jaundice was presented to Peking Union Medical College Hospital with acute fever and mental disturbance. He developed deep venous thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction and plantar skin necrosis during the past four years, and was presented with an acute episode of fever, thrombocytopenia, acute kidney injury, acute myocardial infarction, mental disturbance, and obstructive jaundice. Laboratory tests showed schistocytes on peripheral blood smear.High titer of antiphospholipid antibodies was detected.Strikingly, the activity of a disintegrin and metalloprotease with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13)was significantly decreased without the production of inhibitors. Images indicated stenosis of the common bile duct, common hepatic duct, and cystic duct, which caused dilation of bile ducts and the gall bladder. Corticosteroids and anticoagulation therapy were effective at first, but the disease relapsedonce the corticosteroids tapered down. Plasma exchange was administrated for 17 times, which was effective temporarily during this episode. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin, rituximab, anticoagulation therapy, and bile drainage, were all tried but still could not control the disease. The patient's family agreed to withdraw treatment after he developed septic shock.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Yang X, Qi MW, Zhang ZZ, Gao C, Wang CQ, Lei WQ, Tan L, Zhao JL, Fang R, Hu M. Development and Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (Lamp) Assay for the Detection of Haemonchus contortus in Goat Fecal Samples. J Parasitol 2017; 103:161-167. [PMID: 28098507 DOI: 10.1645/16-157] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Haemonchus contortus is one of the most significant strongylid nematodes infecting small ruminants, and it causes great economic losses to the livestock industry worldwide. Accurate diagnosis of H. contortus is crucial to control strategies. Traditional microscopic examinations are the most common methods for the diagnosis of H. contortus , but they are time-consuming and inaccurate. Molecular methods based on PCR are more accurate, but need expensive machines usually only used in the laboratory. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a rapid, simple, specific, and sensitive method that has been widely used to detect viruses, bacteria, and parasites. In the present study, a LAMP method targeting ribosomal ITS-2 gene for detection of the H. contortus in goat fecal samples has been established. The established LAMP method was H. contortus specific, and the sensitivity of LAMP was the same as that of the H. contortus species-specific PCR, with the lowest DNA level detected as being 1 pg. Examination of the clinical samples indicated that the positive rate of LAMP was higher than that of PCR, but no statistical difference was observed between LAMP and PCR (χ2 = 17.991, P = 0.053). In conclusion, a LAMP assay with a high specificity and a good sensitivity has been developed to detect H. contortus infection in goats. The established LAMP assay is useful for clinical diagnosis of H. contortus .
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China
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Zhang SH, Zhao JL. [Prostaglandins and optic papilla blood flow]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2017; 53:73-76. [PMID: 28162202 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2017.01.015] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recent studies found that peripapillary microcirculation was damaged in glaucoma patients, indicating that blood flow in the optic nerve head is important in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Effects of different antiglaucoma drugs on optic papilla blood flow deserve attention. Prostaglandins is the first line antiglaucoma drug. The experimental and clinical studies on the potential of prostaglandins to modify the blood flow in the optic papilla and related mechanisms are reviewed in this article. Effects of ocular blood flow increase on the treatment of glaucoma require further investigations. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2017, 53: 73-76).
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhao JL, Sun YD, Zhang Y, Xu D, Wang Q, Li MT, Zeng XF. [The clinical manifestations and thrombotic risk factors in primary antiphospholipid syndrome]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:386-91. [PMID: 27143190 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.05.011] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical characteristics in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) and to identify potential predictors of thrombotic events. METHODS A total of 107 patients with PAPS were enrolled in our study, who were admitted in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 2004 to December 2014. Demographic data, age at onset, disease duration, past history of hypertension and regular cigarette smoking, clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics, management and prognosis were retrospectively collected. Bivariate statistical analysis and logistical regression test were performed to compare the discrepancy between patients with or without thromboembolic events. RESULTS In 107 patients, there were 65 female and 42 male patients, with mean age (39.8±15.8) years old, median disease duration 10.5 (2.0, 48.0) months. A total of 72(67.3%) patients reported episodes of thromboembolic events, including 72 venous thromboses and 29 arterial thromboses. The most frequent venous thromboses were deep vein thromboses (35.5%), pulmonary embolism the second common (29.9%), with cranial venous sinus thromboses the following (8.4%). In arterial thromboembolic events, the incidence of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stoke was the highest(14.0%), embolism of lower extremities the second (6.5%), and 4 patients (3.7%) with acute myocardial infarction. Sixty seven patients(62.6%)had positive lupus anticoagulant, 60 patients(56.1%)with positive anticardiolipin antibody, 32 patients(29.9%, 32/74) with positive β2 glycoprotein Ⅰ(β2GPⅠ). Forty patients(37.4%)had double positive antibodies, while 19 cases(17.8%)with triple positive. In logistical regression, aging (per 10 years) and hypocomplementemia were significantly related to venous thrombosis (OR=1.421, 95%CI 1.066-1.894, P<0.05, and OR=6.435, 95%CI 1.374-30.130, P<0.05, respectively). Cigarette smoking and triple positive antibodies were independent risk factors of arterial thrombosis (OR=3.996, 95%CI 1.079-14.795, P<0.05 and OR=3.166, 95%CI 1.102-9.097, P<0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION APS is an autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent arterial and venous thromboembolic events. Venous thromboembolism is more common than the arterial. Age and hypocomplementemia are predictors of venous thromboembolism; while smoking and triple positive antibodies are independent risk factors of arterial thromboembolism.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness world widely. The pathogenesis of glaucoma is still not fully understood. It is proposed that the microcirculation of optic nerve head (ONH) may play an important role in glaucomatous optic neuropathy, but the hypothesis is still lack of direct evidence. In this review, we summarized the technical developments in ONH blood flow examination and findings on relationship between decreased ONH microcirculation and glaucoma. These evidences implicate that damaged ONH microcirculation involves in pathogenesis of glaucoma. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2016, 52: 466-470).
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- Ophthalmology Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Cao ZJ, Zhu RR, Wu WW, Zhao KQ, Zhao JL, Yan Y, Jiang C. [A meta-analysis of totally percutaneous access versus open femoral exposure for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:3647-3651. [PMID: 27978900 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.45.008] [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: This study was aim to compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous access and open femoral exposure for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Methods: Eligible studies were searched from PubMed, Embase, and Corchrane databases published in English from January 1999 to December 2015. Data extracted from each study were synthesized into overall odds ratios (OR) for technical success rates and complications. The outcomes on technical success rates and complications of both totally percutaneous access and open femoral exposure group were compared. Results: After a systematic review of English language articles, ten studies including 1 504 patients were eligible for the Meta-analysis. The technical success rates of the percutaneous endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (PEVAR) group was 95.1%, close to that of femoral exposure (FE) group (97.5%). The difference did not show significantly (OR=0.57, 95% CI: 0.31-1.04, P>0.05). However, the incidence of total postoperative complications in PEVAR group was 8%, significantly lower than that in FE group (15.9%) (OR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.37-0.42, P<0.01). Conclusion: PEVAR is associated with a similar technical success rate and lower complication incidence rate comparing with FE. Therefore, it could be as a preferred approach of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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Bai XL, Xu X, Lu M, He JN, Xu X, Du X, Zhang B, He XG, Lu LN, Zhu JF, Zou HD, Zhao JL. [A cross-sectional study of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in residents with type 2 diabetes living in Xinjing Town, Shanghai]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2016; 52:825-830. [PMID: 27852398 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2016.11.005] [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: 06/06/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence, underlying causes and risk factors of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in a population with type 2 diabetes in Xinjing Town, Shanghai, China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey among local Han adult residents, who were previously diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, was conducted between October 2014 and January 2015. The survey was preceded by a pilot study; operational methods were refined and quality assurance evaluation was carried out. The best corrected visual acuity was recorded and classified following the modified World Health Organization grading system. Assigned ophthalmic doctors assured the leading causes of every blind or visually impaired eye. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the related factors of blindness and moderate or severe visual impairment. Results: A total of 2 216 type 2 diabetic residents were enrolled, and 166 eyes (3.7%, 166/4 432) were blind. Cataract was the leading cause of blindness (39.8%); macular degeneration (18.0%) and eyeball atrophy (11.4%) were the second and third leading causes of blindness, respectively. Moderate or severe visual impairment was found in 376 eyes (8.5%, 376/4 432), and the most frequent cause was cataract (65.7%), followed by diabetic retinopathy (9.8%) and macular degeneration (9.4% ). Older age, female gender, earlier onset diabetes and a lower spherical equivalent in the better eye were associated with best corrected visual acuity<20/63 in the better eye. Conclusion: The prevalences of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in our population with type 2 diabetes were high. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2016, 52: 825-830).
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- Shanghai Xinjing County Community Health Center, Shanghai 200335, China
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Zhang JZ, Zhu YB, Zhao JL, Wan BN, Li JG, Heidbrink WW. First results from solid state neutral particle analyzer on experimental advanced superconducting tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:11D834. [PMID: 27910466 DOI: 10.1063/1.4962063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Full function integrated, compact solid state neutral particle analyzers (ssNPA) based on absolute extreme ultraviolet silicon photodiode have been successfully implemented on the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak to measure energetic particle. The ssNPA system has been operated in advanced current mode with fast temporal and spatial resolution capabilities, with both active and passive charge exchange measurements. It is found that the ssNPA flux signals are increased substantially with neutral beam injection (NBI). The horizontal active array responds to modulated NBI beam promptly, while weaker change is presented on passive array. Compared to near-perpendicular beam, near-tangential beam brings more passive ssNPA flux and a broader profile, while no clear difference is observed on active ssNPA flux and its profile. Significantly enhanced intensities on some ssNPA channels have been observed during ion cyclotron resonant heating.
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- J Z Zhang
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Zhao JL, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Li J, Wang Q, Zhao Y, Zeng XF. [The 451(th) case: intermittent rash, fever and headache]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:578-81. [PMID: 27373302 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.07.023] [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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A 29-year-old woman was admitted to the Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital due to intermittent rashes, fever and headache. Palpable purpura were symmetrically distributed on the extremities and trunk. Other manifestations included headache with nausea and vomiting. Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count, platelet (PLT) count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein were the main laboratory findings. Antinuclear antibodies and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies were negative. Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed high intracranial pressure, while routine cytology and biochemical tests of CSF were normal. Head MRI scan and PET-CT did not detect remarkable findings. A diagnosis of systemic vasculitis was confirmed by the biopsy of skin lesion which showed inflammatory infiltration of the muscular vessel wall. Combination therapy of corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide lead to a rapid improvement in clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters. The patient was in stable remission till 6 month follow-up.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Peng LX, Zou L, Wang JB, Zhao JL, Xiang DB, Zhao G. Flavonoids, Antioxidant Activity and Aroma Compounds Analysis from Different Kinds of Tartary Buckwheat Tea. Indian J Pharm Sci 2016; 77:661-7. [PMID: 26997692 PMCID: PMC4778224 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.174972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The rutin, quercetin concentrations, antioxidant activity, and aroma compounds in different commercial tartary buckwheat tea were analyzed in our study. Results revealed that the materials and the processing protocol affected the chemical composition and activity of tartary buckwheat tea. Rutin and quercetin concentrations, antioxidant activity were significantly different in various kinds of tartary buckwheat tea, where the whole bran tea and the whole plant tea had the lower rutin, but higher quercetin concentrations and higher antioxidant activity. The whole embryo tea had the converse results. There was strong correlation between quercetin concentration and antioxidant activity (r>0.98, P<0.05). Meanwhile, Twenty eight different aroma compounds in tartary buckwheat tea were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Those compounds were mainly composed of pyrazine, aldehydes, fatty acids and ketones. The main type of aroma compounds in different tartary buckwheat tea were similar, but their relative contents were different. The implications to the quality control of buckwheat tea were extensively discussed.
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- National Research and Development Center for Coarse Cereal Processing, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610 106, People's Republic of China
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- National Research and Development Center for Coarse Cereal Processing, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610 106, People's Republic of China
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- School of Bioengineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610 039, People's Republic of China
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- National Research and Development Center for Coarse Cereal Processing, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610 106, People's Republic of China
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- National Research and Development Center for Coarse Cereal Processing, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610 106, People's Republic of China
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- National Research and Development Center for Coarse Cereal Processing, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610 106, People's Republic of China
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Zhao JL, Teo KL, Zheng K, Sun XW. Color tunable electroluminescence and resistance switching from a ZnO-nanorod-TaOx-p-GaN heterojunction. Nanotechnology 2016; 27:115204. [PMID: 26878415 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/11/115204] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Well-aligned ZnO nanorods have been prepared on p-GaN-sapphire using a vapor phase transport (VPT) technique. A thin sputtered layer of TaOx is employed as the intermediate layer and an n-ZnO-TaOx-p-GaN heterojunction device has been achieved. The current transport of the heterojunction exhibited a typical resistance switching behavior, which originated from the filament forming and breaking in the TaOx layer. Color controllable electroluminescence (EL) was observed from the biased heterojunction at room temperature. Bluish-white wide band emission is achieved from the forward biased device in both the high resistance and low resistance states, while red emission can only be observed for the reverse biased device in the low resistance state. The correlation between the EL and resistance switching has been analyzed in-depth based on the interface band diagram of the heterojunction.
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- J L Zhao
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117608, Singapore. School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue 50, 639798, Singapore
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Zhao Y, Wang J, Thammaratsuntorn J, Wu JW, Wei JH, Wang Y, Xu JW, Zhao JL. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in response to alkalinity stress. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:17916-26. [PMID: 26782437 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.22.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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To identify genes of potential importance to alkalinity tolerance, RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was performed to survey gill transcriptome profiles from freshwater (FW) and alkaline water (AW) exposed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). A total of 22,724,036 (AW)/16,461,040 (FW) single-end reads were generated in which 20,304,348 (AW)/14,681,290 (FW) reads (90.0/89.72%) were aligned to the reference genome. Differential expression analysis revealed 302 up-regulated and 193 down-regulated genes between AW- and FW-exposed fish. These differentially expressed genes were enriched in several Gene Ontology (GO) terms related to "stress response", "heme binding", and "carbonate dehydratase activity". Meanwhile, significant KEGG pathways were enriched in energy metabolism, including nitrogen and sulfur metabolism. These results demonstrate the response of Nile tilapia exposed to alkaline-water and might provide valuable information to further understand the molecular mechanisms of adaptation of fish to alkaline environments.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Li YL, Xu GS, Tritz K, Zhu YB, Wan BN, Lan H, Liu YL, Wei J, Zhang W, Hu GH, Wang HQ, Duan YM, Zhao JL, Wang L, Liu SC, Ye Y, Li J, Lin X, Li XL. Edge multi-energy soft x-ray diagnostic in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:123512. [PMID: 26724032 DOI: 10.1063/1.4938155] [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] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A multi-energy soft x-ray (ME-SXR) diagnostic has been built for electron temperature profile in the edge plasma region in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) after two rounds of campaigns. Originally, five preamplifiers were mounted inside the EAST vacuum vessel chamber attached to five vertically stacked compact diode arrays. A custom mechanical structure was designed to protect the detectors and electronics under constraints of the tangential field of view for plasma edge and the allocation of space. In the next experiment, the mechanical structure was redesigned with a barrel structure to absolutely isolate it from the vacuum vessel. Multiple shielding structures were mounted at the pinhole head to protect the metal foils from lithium coating. The pre-amplifiers were moved to the outside of the vacuum chamber to avoid introducing interference. Twisted copper cooling tube was embedded into the back-shell near the diode to limit the temperature of the preamplifiers and diode arrays during vacuum vessel baking when the temperature reached 150 °C. Electron temperature profiles were reconstructed from ME-SXR measurements using neural networks.
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- Y L Li
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4575, USA
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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Zhao JL, Si YF, He F, Wen HS, Li JF, Ren YY, Zhao ML, Huang ZJ, Chen SL. Polymorphisms and DNA methylation level in the CpG site of the GHR1 gene associated with mRNA expression, growth traits and hormone level of half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Fish Physiol Biochem 2015; 41:853-865. [PMID: 25893903 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-015-0052-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The objectives of the present study were to estimate the GHR1 gene mutations and methylation status of CpGs, and whether those mutations and methylation were involved in the regulation of GHR1 gene expression, hormone level and growth traits in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms was performed on 43 male fish. Through polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequencing, two SNPs were found. SNP1 [c.G1357A (p.Val376Ile)] creating one CpG site located in exon 8 was named L1 locus, and SNP2 (c.G1479A) located in exon 9 was named L2 locus. Individuals were divided into three genotypes, AA, AG and GG according to L1 locus (GG genotype had one more CpG site because of the mutation), and into two genotypes, AA- and GG-based on L2 locus. The results showed that only L1 locus was significantly associated with body weight (P < 0.01), gonad weight (P ≤ 0.05), triiodothyronine (T3) level (P ≤ 0.05) and mRNA expression (P < 0.01). At L1 locus, newly created CpG site in GG genotype was highly methylated (93.3 %), while there was no difference of methylation level in the other two CpG sites among three genotypes. AA genotype and AG genotype having higher T3 level were significantly different (P ≤ 0.05) from GG genotype. There were significant differences among body weights of AA, AG and GG genotypes (P < 0.01). Gonad weights of AA genotype and AG genotype were significantly lower than GG genotype. The GHR1 mRNA expression of GG genotype was significantly lower than AA and AG genotypes (P < 0.01). These implied that mutations and methylation status of GHR1 gene might influence the hormone level, growth traits and gene expression in male half-smooth tongue sole and the L1 locus could be regarded as a potential candidate genetic and epigenetic marker in half-smooth tongue sole selection.
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- J L Zhao
- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Zhang XL, Dai HT, Zhao JL, Wang SG, Sun XW. Surface-morphology evolution of ZnO nanostructures grown by hydrothermal method. Crystal Research and Technology 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201300334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- X. L. Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science; Tianjin University; Tianjin 300072 China
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- South University of Science and Technology of China; Shenzhen Guangdong China
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Meng ZH, Zhong ZG, Wang XX, Zhao JL. Synthesis, crystal structure, and characterizations of a (6,3)-connected coordination polymer based on cadmium(II) and nickel(II). RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328412100107] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Wang Q, Zhao JL, Zhu Q, Li J, Meng PP. Comparison of conventional therapy, intensive therapy and modified constraint-induced movement therapy to improve upper extremity function after stroke. J Rehabil Med 2011; 43:619-25. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ling B, Sun XW, Zhao JL, Shen YQ, Dong ZL, Sun LD, Li SF, Zhang S. One-dimensional single-crystalline bismuth oxide micro/nanoribbons: morphology-controlled synthesis and luminescent properties. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2010; 10:8322-8327. [PMID: 21121334 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.3051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Based on a facile vapor-phase transport method without any catalyst and template, one-dimensional single-crystalline bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) micro/nanoribbons were fabricated on silicon substrates in large quantities and morphology-controlled fabrication of Bi2O3 was achieved from a single precursor. The widths of Bi2O3 ribbons varied from 0.2 to 20 microm depending on the deposition temperatures. The thickness was in the range of 0.1-2 microm and the length reached several hundred micrometers and even millimeter range. The detailed composition and structural analysis confirmed the single-crystalline nature of alpha-Bi2O3 micro/nanoribbons with monoclinic structure. The photoluminescence spectrum of a single Bi2O3 ribbon showed a broadband emission from 450 to 750 nm in the visible region, consisting two peaks located at 589 and 697 nm which were primarily originated from the impurity ions and crystal defects. A self-catalyzed vapor-solid model was proposed to account for the growth mechanism of Bi2O3 ribbons with different morphologies.
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- B Ling
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Wang LX, Zhao JH, He L, Liu Q, Zhou DN, Zhou YQ, Zhao JL. An indirect ELISA for detection of Theileria sergenti antibodies in water buffalo using a recombinant major piroplasm surface protein. Vet Parasitol 2010; 170:323-6. [PMID: 20207484 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this study we investigated the prevalence and enzootic potential of Theileria spp. in water buffalo in the Hubei province in China. An indirect ELISA based on a recombinant major piroplasma surface protein was developed. The complete ORF of the 33-kDa major piroplasma surface protein (p33) was obtained from Theileria sergenti genomic DNA by PCR, cloned into the pET-28(a) vector and expressed in E. coli as a His-fusion protein. Then the recombinant p33 (rp33) was purified and used as the antigen to develop an iELISA. Specificity test showed that there was no cross-reaction with Babesia orientalis, Schistosoma japonicum, Anaplasma marginale and Toxoplasma gondii. 178 water buffaloes raised in different locations in Hubei province in China were detected by this iELISA, all samples were also examined by PCR and microscopy at the same time. The iELISA result showed a higher positive rate (27.5%) than PCR (22.5%) and microscopy (12.9%). This result indicated that the iELISA is a suitable method for the diagnosis of T. sergenti infection and could be used in serological surveys to map out the prevalence of the disease.
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- L X Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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Chen YZ, Sun JR, Zhao JL, Wang J, Shen BG, Pryds N. Large anisotropy in colossal magnetoresistance of charge orbital ordered epitaxial Sm(0.5)Ca(0.5)MnO(3) films. J Phys Condens Matter 2009; 21:442001. [PMID: 21832458 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/44/442001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated the structure and magnetotransport properties of Sm(0.5)Ca(0.5)MnO(3) (SCMO) films epitaxially grown on (011)-oriented SrTiO(3) substrates, which exhibited clear charge/orbital ordering transition. A significant anisotropy of ∼1000 in the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect was observed in the films with a thickness between 50 and 80 nm, which was distinctly different from the basically isotropic CMR effect in bulk SCMO. The large anisotropy in the CMR can be ascribed to the intrinsic asymmetric strain in the film, which plays an important role in tuning the spin-orbit coupling in manganite films. The origin of the peculiar CMR effect is discussed.
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- Y Z Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetism, Institute of Physics and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China. Fuel cells and Solid State Chemistry Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Zhao JL, Yang YJ, Pei WD, Sun YH, Zhai M, Liu YX, Gao RL. Carvedilol reduces myocardial no-reflow by decreasing endothelin-1 via activation of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel. Perfusion 2008; 23:111-5. [PMID: 18840580 DOI: 10.1177/0267659108094628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/22/2022]
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It has been verified that carvedilol can attenuate myocardial no-reflow. However, the effects of carvedilol on adenosine triphosphate-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel and endothelin-1 (ET-1) are unknown. Forty mini-swines were randomized into 5 study groups: 8 control, 8 carvedilol pretreatment, 8 glibenclamide (KATP channel blocker)-treated, 8 carvedilol and glibenclamide-pre-treated and 8 sham-operated. An acute myocardial infarction(AMI) and reperfusion model was created with a three-hour occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by one-hour reperfusion. Compared with the control group, carvedilol significantly decreased the area of no-reflow (myocardial contrast echocardiography: from 78.5±4.5% to 24.9±4.1%, pathological means: from 82.3±1.9% to 25.8±4.3% of ligation area, respectively; all p < 0.01) and reduced necrosis size from 98.5±1.3% to 74.4±4.7% of ligation area, p < 0.05). It also decreased plasma ET-1 and myocardial tissue ET-1. However, glibenclamide abrogated the protective effect of carvedilol. The beneficial effect of carvedilol on myocardial no-reflow could be due to its effect on ET-1 via the activation of the KATP channel.
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- JL Zhao
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu-Wai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Zhao JL, Hsu C, Jain HK, Spohrer JC, Tanniru M, Wang HJ. ICIS 2007 Panel Report: Bridging Service Computing and Service Management: How MIS Contributes to Service Orientation. CAIS 2008. [DOI: 10.17705/1cais.02222] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Kellogg DL, Hodges GJ, Orozco CR, Phillips TM, Zhao JL, Johnson JM. Cholinergic mechanisms of cutaneous active vasodilation during heat stress in cystic fibrosis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:963-8. [PMID: 17600158 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00278.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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To test the hypothesis that cutaneous active vasodilation in heat stress is mediated by a redundant cholinergic cotransmitter system, we examined the effects of atropine on skin blood flow (SkBF) increases during heat stress in persons with (CF) and without cystic fibrosis (non-CF). Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has been implicated as a mediator of cutaneous vasodilation in heat stress. VIP-containing cutaneous neurons are sparse in CF, yet SkBF increases during heat stress are normal. In CF, augmented ACh release or muscarinic receptor sensitivity could compensate for decreased VIP; if so, active vasodilation would be attenuated by atropine in CF relative to non-CF. Atropine was administered into skin by iontophoresis in seven CF and seven matched non-CF subjects. SkBF was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) at atropine treated and untreated sites. Blood pressure [mean arterial pressure (MAP)] was monitored (Finapres), and cutaneous vascular conductance was calculated (CVC = LDF/MAP). The protocol began with a normothermic period followed by a 3-min cold stress and 30-45 min of heat stress. Finally, LDF sites were warmed to 42 degrees C to effect maximal vasodilation. CVC was normalized to its site-specific maximum. During heat stress, CVC increased in both CF and non-CF (P < 0.01). CVC increases were attenuated by atropine in both groups (P < 0.01); however, the responses did not differ between groups (P = 0.99). We conclude that in CF there is not greater dependence on redundant cholinergic mechanisms for cutaneous active vasodilation than in non-CF.
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Liu Q, Zhou YQ, Zhou DN, Liu EY, Du K, Chen SG, Yao BA, Zhao JL. Semi-nested PCR detection of Babesia orientalis in its natural hosts Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and buffalo. Vet Parasitol 2006; 143:260-6. [PMID: 17005323 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2006] [Revised: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Babesiosis has recently been recognized as an emerging infectious disease of buffalo in China. In order to investigate the epidemiology and enzootic potential of this parasite in Hubei province, we sought to develop a semi-nested PCR to detect Babesia orientalis in buffalo and the potential tick vector-Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides by amplifying a specific 257bp fragment of B. orientalis 18S rRNA gene. The practical limit of detection showed that it had high sensitivity and an approximate parasitemia of 0.00000012% was detected by the PCR system. The blood samples of 121 asymptomatic buffaloes collected from four babesia endemic counties and that of 71 asymptomatic buffaloes collected from three babesia free counties in Hubei province of China were examined for the presence of B. orientalis using both Wright-Giemsa stained blood smear and semi-nested PCR. Microscopic examination revealed that 5/121 animals were positive, whereas 24/121 animals were positive by the semi-nested PCR assay. Of 378 ticks (R. haemaphysaloides) collected from buffaloes and examined by the semi-nested PCR, 35 were positive. The results showed that the semi-nested PCR was a useful method to investigate the epidemiology of buffalo babesiosis (B. orientalis), which is widely distributed in Hubei province, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei Province, PR China
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Liu Q, Zhao JL, Zhou YQ, Liu EY, Yao BA, Fu Y. Study on some molecular characterization of Babesia orientalis. Vet Parasitol 2005; 130:191-8. [PMID: 15925722 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2004] [Revised: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 03/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The study on buffalo babesiosis indicated that its pathogen was different from other Babesia on many aspects such as morphology, transmission and pathogenicity. Therefore, it was named as a new species-Babesia orientalis. In order to prove the validity of this taxon, molecular taxonomic study on the pathogen was done in this experiment. The complete 18S rRNA gene sequence of B. orientalis was determined by PCR. It was sequenced and blasted. The results indicated that the classification of the parasite belonged to the genus Babesia. The 1700 bp complete sequence was compared with 15 other Babesia sp. available in GenBank. The data were analyzed and a phylogenetic tree was established. The results indicated that the hereditary distance of the parasite was close to that of Babesia sp. from South Africa and Babesia ovis, and the hereditary distance was far from Babesia bigemina and B. bovis.
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- National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei Wuhan 430070, China
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Acetylcholine (ACh) can effect vasodilation by several mechanisms, including activation of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and prostaglandin (PG) production. In human skin, exogenous ACh increases both skin blood flow (SkBF) and bioavailable NO levels, but the relative increase is much greater in SkBF than NO. This led us to speculate ACh may dilate cutaneous blood vessels through PGs, as well as NO. To test this hypothesis, we performed a study in 11 healthy people. We measured SkBF by laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) at four skin sites instrumented for intradermal microdialysis. One site was treated with ketorolac (Keto), a nonselective cyclooxygenase antagonist. A second site was treated with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to inhibit NO synthase. A third site was treated with a combination of Keto and L-NAME. The fourth site was an untreated control site. After the three treated sites received the different inhibiting agents, ACh was administered to all four sites by intradermal microdialysis. Finally, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was administered to all four sites. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was monitored by Finapres, and cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) was calculated (CVC = LDF/MAP). For data analysis, CVC values for each site were normalized to their respective maxima as effected by SNP. The results showed that both Keto and L-NAME each attenuated the vasodilation induced by exogenous ACh (ACh control = 79 +/- 4% maximal CVC, Keto = 55 +/- 7% maximal CVC, L-NAME = 46 +/- 6% maximal CVC; P < 0.05, ACh vs. Keto or L-NAME). The combination of the two agents produced an even greater attenuation of ACh-induced vasodilation (31 +/- 5% maximal CVC; P < 0.05 vs. all other sites). We conclude that a portion of the vasodilation effected by exogenous ACh in skin is due to NO; however, a significant portion is also mediated by PGs.
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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This study examined whether nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the cutaneous response to reactive hyperemia (RH) in the human forearm. We enrolled seven healthy volunteers. NO concentrations were monitored using a NO selective amperometric electrode (ISO-NOP200, World Precision Instruments) inserted into the skin of the forearm. Laser-Doppler flowmetry (Moor Instruments) was used for monitoring skin blood flow (SkBF) at the same site. SkBF and NO levels were monitored and recorded continuously throughout the experiment. An intradermal microdialysis probe was inserted adjacent to the NO electrode for drug delivery. Data collection began 140 min after the NO electrodes and microdialysis probes were inserted. RH was achieved by the inflation of a blood pressure cuff to 25 mmHg above systolic pressure for 7 min after which the pressure in the cuff was abruptly released. Acetylcholine (ACh) was given by microdialysis probe at the end of RH study to verify the ability of the electrode system to detect changes in the NO concentration. SkBF and NO data before RH and immediately, 2, 5, 7, and 10 min after cuff deflation were used for analysis. SkBF increased immediately after release of the occlusion ( P < 0.0001) and remained elevated for 2 min. No significant NO changes occurred with the increases in LDF. ACh induced increases in both SkBF and NO ( P < 0.000 and P < 0.037, respectively). We conclude that RH increases SkBF by mechanisms that do not require a measurable increase in NO concentrations.
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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To examine the role of nitric oxide (NO) in cutaneous active vasodilation, we measured the NO concentration from skin before and during whole body heat stress in nine healthy subjects. A forearm site was instrumented with a NO-selective, amperometric electrode and an adjacent intradermal microdialysis probe. Skin blood flow (SkBF) was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF). NO concentrations and LDF were measured in normothermia and heat stress. After heat stress, a solution of ACh was perfused through the microdialysis probe to pharmacologically generate NO and verify the electrode's function. During whole body warming, both SkBF and NO concentrations began to increase at the same internal temperature. Both SkBF and NO concentrations increased during heat stress (402 +/- 76% change from LDF baseline, P < 0.05; 22 +/- 5% change from NO baseline, P < 0.05). During a second baseline condition after heat stress, ACh perfusion led to increases in both SkBF and NO concentrations (496 +/- 119% change from LDF baseline, P < 0.05; 16 +/- 10% change from NO baseline, P < 0.05). We conclude that NO does increase in skin during heat stress in humans, attendant to active vasodilation. This result suggests that NO has a role beyond that of a permissive factor in the process; rather, NO may well be an effector of cutaneous vasodilation during heat stress.
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Buffalo babesiosis represents a major problem for the livestock industry in China. The pathogen of this disease was isolated and identified as Babesia orientalis and subsequently propagated in vitro, using the microaerophilus stationary phase culture system. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of exoantigens derived from B. orientalis cultures to induce a protective immunity against challenge exposure to virulent organisms in laboratory and field. The results showed that exoantigens of B. orientalis could induce a high degree of protection against challenge with a virulent B. orientalis strain. The animals in the vaccinated group exhibited a slight decrease in haemoglobin levels and blood cell counts, whereas animals in the control group showed typical clinical symptoms and died between days 11 and 16 after challenge. In another approach, 82 buffaloes kept in B. orientalis-endemic areas were injected with exoantigens plus Freund's adjuvant in two doses at an interval of 2 weeks, one month before the endemic period. An additional 86 buffaloes served as unvaccinated controls. During the endemic period, the clinical signs of all buffaloes were monitored and the antibody response was investigated, using the latex agglutination test. During the endemic period, none of the vaccinated buffaloes showed clinical signs or died, whereas five control buffaloes showed clinical signs and two of them died. The mean antibody titre of vaccinated animals was higher than that of the control animals. These results showed that the culture-derived exoantigens of B. orientalis could be used as a vaccine to prevent buffalo babesiosis.
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- J L Zhao
- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan Hubei, The People's Republic of China
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Leukotriene C(4) synthase (LTC(4)S) is responsible for the biosynthesis of cysteinyl leukotrienes that participate in allergic and asthmatic inflammation. We analyzed 2.1 kilobases of the 5'-flanking region of the human LTC(4)S gene, which contains three DNase I hypersensitivity sites, for its transcriptional activity when fused to a promoterless and enhancerless luciferase gene. Deletion analysis revealed a nonspecific basal promoter region between nucleotides -122 and -56 upstream of the translation start site which contains a consensus Sp1 binding site and a putative initiator element (Inr) and cell-specific enhancer regions further upstream. A single mutation of either the Sp1 binding site between nucleotides -120 and -115 or the Inr (CAGAC) between nucleotides -66 and -62 reduced the expression of the reporter gene by approximately 60%, whereas double mutations decreased the expression by approximately 80%. The incubation of nuclear extracts from THP-1 and K562 cells with a (32)P-labeled oligonucleotide containing the Sp1 site or the Inr sequence gave gel-shifted complexes that were blocked by their respective cold oligonucleotides, and antisera specific for Sp1 and Sp3 provided supershifts for the former. Linker-scanning mutations of a cell-specific regulatory region revealed that mutations from nucleotides -165 to -125 reduced reporter activity. This region contains a tandem CACCC repeat (at nucleotides -149 to -145 and -139 to -135). An oligonucleotide containing the distal CACCC motif was gel shifted by THP-1 cell nuclear extract and was supershifted by antisera to Sp1 and Sp3. Cotransfection of an Sp1 expression plasmid into Drosophila SL2 cells with a -228 to -3 LTC(4)S reporter construct transactivated the reporter gene, whereas mutations at the CACCC repeat region reduced Sp1 transactivation by approximately 66%. Similarly, the Kruppel-like factor Zf9/CPBP (core promoter-binding protein) transactivated the -228 construct in COS cells but not its CACCC mutant construct. These findings indicate the involvement of Sp1 and an Inr in non-cell-specific regulation and a Kruppel-like transcription factor and Sp1 in the cell-specific regulation of the LTC(4)S gene. These are the first such analyses of a member of a newly recognized superfamily of membrane-associated proteins involved in eicosanoid and glutathione metabolism, which contains key proteins involved in the generation of both prostanoids and cysteinyl leukotrienes.
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- J L Zhao
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Protein kinases play central roles in the regulation of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell growth, division, and differentiation. The Caulobacter crescentus divL gene encodes a novel bacterial tyrosine kinase essential for cell viability and division. Although the DivL protein is homologous to the ubiquitous bacterial histidine protein kinases (HPKs), it differs from previously studied members of this protein kinase family in that it contains a tyrosine residue (Tyr-550) in the conserved H-box instead of a histidine residue, which is the expected site of autophosphorylation. DivL is autophosphorylated on Tyr-550 in vitro, and this tyrosine residue is essential for cell viability and regulation of the cell division cycle. Purified DivL also catalyzes phosphorylation of CtrA and activates transcription in vitro of the cell cycle-regulated fliF promoter. Suppressor mutations in ctrA bypass the conditional cell division phenotype of cold-sensitive divL mutants, providing genetic evidence that DivL function in cell cycle and developmental regulation is mediated, at least in part, by the global response regulator CtrA. DivL is the only reported HPK homologue whose function has been shown to require autophosphorylation on a tyrosine, and, thus, it represents a new class of kinases within this superfamily of protein kinases.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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To investigate the mechanism of antiprogestins in the regulation of ovarian function, a dual-chamber culture system was prepared with the amnion membrane of human placenta. Isolated porcine granulosa and thecal cells were grown on both sides of the amnion and co-cultured with or without RU486 and ZK98, 734. After 48 h incubation, the progesterone receptor (PR) and estrogen receptor (ER) of both cells were detected by flow cytometry. Progesterone and estradiol concentrations in the media were measured by radioimmunoassay. The results showed that antiprogestins increased PR contents in both cells; no significant change was found for ER. At the same time the progesterone and estradiol production by granulosa cells was inhibited; the progesterone production by thecal cells was reduced also. These data suggest that progesterone regulates progesterone synthesis. This autocrine/paracrine action may be the approach through which progesterone controls PR upregulation. It could be one mechanism for the inhibition of follicle development and steroidogenic function by antiprogestins.
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- E R Wu
- National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, P.R. of China
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Zhu DX, Zhao JL, Mo L, Li HL. Drug allergy: identification and characterization of IgE-reactivities to aspirin and related compounds. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 1997; 7:160-8. [PMID: 9252874] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Twenty-seven patients with aspirin (ASA) sensitivity were studied. 14 patients had naso-ocular-bronchial reactions after taking ASA while others had cutaneous and gastrointestinal reactions. The oral challenges with salicylic acid (SA), O-methylsalicylic acid (OMSA), ASA, and the determination of IgE antibodies specific to salicyloyl, O-methylsalicyloyl, acetylsalicyloyl using correspondent disks by RAST, RAST inhibition and RAST crossinhibition assays were performed. The findings suggest that OMSA seems to be the main offender responsible for cutaneous and gastrointestinal reactions, whereas ASA is responsible for naso-ocular-bronchial reactions. The clinical crossreactions between ASA and ASA-like drugs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and pyrazolone drugs) are probably due to "inborn errors of metabolism". The results indicate that genetic factors, mast-cell heterogeneity, and the interindividual variability in drug metabolism, combined with immunological background should be considered as underlying mechanisms.
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- D X Zhu
- Department of Allergy, Xuan-Wu Hospital, Capital University of Medicine, Beijing, China
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Clauss IM, Chu M, Zhao JL, Glimcher LH. The basic domain/leucine zipper protein hXBP-1 preferentially binds to and transactivates CRE-like sequences containing an ACGT core. Nucleic Acids Res 1996; 24:1855-64. [PMID: 8657566 PMCID: PMC145876 DOI: 10.1093/nar/24.10.1855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 02/01/2023] Open
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The transcription factor hXBP-1 belongs to the family of basic region/leucine zipper (bZIP) proteins and interacts with the cAMP responsive element (CRE) of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II A alpha, DR alpha and DP beta genes. However, the developmental expression of hXBP-1 as revealed by in situ hybridization in mouse embryos, has suggested that it interacts with the promoter of additional genes. To identify other potential target genes of this factor, we performed binding site selection experiments with recombinant hXBP-1 protein. The results indicated that hXBP-1 binds preferably to the CRE-like element GAT-GACGTG(T/G)NNN(A/T)T, wherein the core sequence ACGT is highly conserved, and that it also binds to some TPA response elements (TRE). hXBP-1 can transactivate multimers of the target sequences to which it binds in COS cells, and the level of transactivation directly correlates with the extent of binding as observed in gel retardation experiments. One target sequence that is strongly bound by hXBP-1 is the 21 bp repeat in the HTLV-1 LTR, and we demonstrate here that hXBP-1 can transactivate the HTLV-1 LTR. Further, the transactivation domain of hXBP-1 encompasses a large C-terminal region of the protein, containing domains rich in glutamine, serine and threonine, and proline and glutamine residues, as shown in transient transfection experiments using hXBP-1-GAL4 fusion proteins and a reporter gene under the control of GAL4-binding sites.
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- I M Clauss
- Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-6023, USA
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Ramakrishnan G, Zhao JL, Newton A. Multiple structural proteins are required for both transcriptional activation and negative autoregulation of Caulobacter crescentus flagellar genes. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:7587-600. [PMID: 8002583 PMCID: PMC197216 DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.24.7587-7600.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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The periodic and sequential expression of flagellar (fla) genes in the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle depends on their organization into levels I to IV of a regulatory hierarchy in which genes at the top of the hierarchy are expressed early in the cell cycle and are required for the later expression of genes below them. In these studies, we have examined the regulatory role of level II fliF operon, which is located near the top of the hierarchy. The last gene in the fliF operon, flbD, encodes a transcriptional factor required for activation of sigma 54-dependent promoters at levels III and IV and negative autoregulation of the level II fliF promoter. We have physically mapped the fliF operon, identified four new genes in the transcription unit, and determined that the organization of these genes is 5'-fliF-fliG-flbE-fliN-flbD-3'. Three of the genes encode homologs of the MS ring protein (FliF) and two switch proteins (FliG and FliN) of enteric bacteria, and the fourth encodes a predicted protein (FlbE) without obvious similarities to known bacterial proteins. We have introduced nonpolar mutations in each of the open reading frames and shown that all of the newly identified genes (fliF, fliG, flbE, and fliN) are required in addition to flbD for activation of the sigma 54-dependent flgK and flbG promoters at level III. In contrast, fliF, fliG, and flbE, but not fliN, are required in addition to flbD for negative autoregulation of the level II fliF promoter. The simplest interpretation of these results is that the requirements of FlbD in transcriptional activation and repression are not identical, and we speculate that FlbD function is subject to dual or overlapping controls. We also discuss the requirement of multiple structural genes for regulation of levels II and III genes and suggest that fla gene expression in C. crescentus may be coupled to two checkpoints in flagellum assembly.
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- G Ramakrishnan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1014
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Hu C, Zhao JL, Zhang QN. [Establishment of a primary eye care network and creation of a cataract-free zone in Shunyi County of Beijing]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1994; 30:134-7. [PMID: 8001448] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Based on the epidemiological survey of eye diseases in 1985, a primary eye care network was established in Shunyi County of Beijing in 1987. Cataract surgery was the primary measure for the prevention of blindness, with the aim of creating a cataract-free zone in the county. The activities included (1) establishment of a County Guiding Committee for the prevention of blindness; (2) establishment of a 3-levelled primary eye care network and a referral and monitor system; (3) training of 7 ophthalmologists, 449 eye care workers and 6 optometrists; (4) extensive publicity of knowledge for the prevention of blindness; (5) screening of low vision and blindness in which 815 cataract blind patients were identified; and (6) conducting benefit ophthalmic counselling services. Up to December, 1991, 667 cataract operations were performed, representing 81.84% of the total cataract blind, to meet the qualifications of a cataract-free zone. 90.64% of the blind were restored sight and 59.16% of the blind were able to resume work. Operative infection occurred in none and 97.42% of the operations had no complication.
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Zhu DX, Zhao JL, Zhang TQ. [Advances in research of hypersensitivity reaction of some principal drugs]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1993; 32:636-9. [PMID: 8112149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Sperduto RD, Hu TS, Milton RC, Zhao JL, Everett DF, Cheng QF, Blot WJ, Bing L, Taylor PR, Li JY. The Linxian cataract studies. Two nutrition intervention trials. Arch Ophthalmol 1993; 111:1246-53. [PMID: 8363468 DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090090098027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the vitamin/mineral supplements used in two cancer intervention trials affected the risk of developing age-related cataracts. DESIGN Two randomized, double-masked trials with a duration of 5 to 6 years and end-of-trial eye examinations. SETTING Rural communes in Linxian, China. PARTICIPANTS In trial 1, 2141 participants aged 45 to 74 years, and, in trial 2, 3249 participants aged 45 to 74 years. INTERVENTIONS Multivitamin/mineral supplement or matching placebo in trial 1; factorial design to test the effect of four different vitamin/mineral combinations in trial 2 (retinol/zinc, riboflavin/niacin, ascorbic acid/molybdenum, and selenium/alpha-tocopherol/beta carotene). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of nuclear, cortical, and posterior subcapsular cataracts in treatment groups at end of trials. RESULTS In the first trial, there was a statistically significant 36% reduction in the prevalence of nuclear cataract for persons aged 65 to 74 years who received the supplements. In the second trial, the prevalence of nuclear cataract was significantly lower in persons receiving riboflavin/niacin compared with persons not receiving these vitamins. Again, persons in the oldest group, 65 to 74 years, benefited the most (44% reduction in prevalence). No treatment effect was noted for cortical cataract in either trial. Although the number of posterior subcapsular cataracts was very small, there was a statistically significant deleterious effect of treatment with riboflavin/niacin. CONCLUSIONS Findings from the two trials suggest that vitamin/mineral supplements may decrease the risk of nuclear cataract. Additional research is needed in less nutritionally deprived populations before these findings can be translated into general nutritional recommendations.
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Control of bacterial ring rot ultimately depends on the accurate and sensitive detection of C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus in infected potato tissues and tubers. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based detection of C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus appears to have the potential to circumvent many of the problems currently associated with detection of this phytopathogen. PCR reactions using primers specific to C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus and genomic DNAs from related strains, including phytopathogens, did not produce any amplification products. C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus was detectable from a mixture of potato and bacterial DNA by amplification of a DNA sequence specific to C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. Detection by DNA amplification allowed direct processing of plant tissue samples, and circumvented the need for prior isolation of the suspected phytopathogen.
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- B J Schneider
- Department of Bacteriology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow
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Armstrong TA, Bettoni D, Bharadwaj V, Biino C, Borreani G, Broemmelsiek D, Buzzo A, Calabrese R, Ceccucci A, Cester R, Church MD, Dalpiaz P, Dalpiaz PF, Fast JE, Ferroni S, Ginsburg CM, Gollwitzer KE, Hahn AA, Hasan MA, Hsueh SY, Lewis RA, Luppi E, Macr M, Majewska A, Mandelkern MA, Marchetto F, Marinelli M, Marques JL, Marsh W, Martini M, Masuzawa M, Menichetti E, Migliori A, Mussa R, Palestini S, Pastrone N, Patrignani C, Peoples J, Pesando L, Petrucci F, Pia MG, Pordes S, Rapidis PA, Ray RE, Reid JD, Rinaudo G, Rosen JL, Santroni A, Sarmiento M, Savrié M, Schultz J, Seth KK, Smith GA, Tecchio L, Tommasini F, Trokenheim S, Weber MF, Werkema SJ, Zhao JL, Zito M. Precision measurements of charmonium states formed in pp-bar annihilation. Phys Rev Lett 1992; 68:1468-1471. [PMID: 10045139 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.68.1468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ramakrishnan G, Zhao JL, Newton A. The cell cycle-regulated flagellar gene flbF of Caulobacter crescentus is homologous to a virulence locus (lcrD) of Yersinia pestis. J Bacteriol 1991; 173:7283-92. [PMID: 1938923 PMCID: PMC209236 DOI: 10.1128/jb.173.22.7283-7292.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 12/29/2022] Open
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We have characterized flbF, a key locus located at the top of the flagellar gene hierarchy of Caulobacter crescentus. This gene is required for transcription from sigma 54 promoters of fla genes expressed late in the cell cycle. We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the gene, mapped the 5' end of the flbF RNA, and examined the pattern of expression in the cell cycle. Our results show that flbF is expressed earlier in the cell cycle than other fla genes, that it is expressed at a low level throughout the stalked cell cycle, and that its 5' regulatory region contains sequences that can be aligned with the sigma 28 promoter consensus reported for enteric bacteria. flbF contains an open reading frame of 700 residues with an amino-terminal half rich in hydrophobic residues that could correspond to six to eight transmembrane domains. The translated flbF sequence is very similar to LcrD (low calcium response) encoded by virulence plasmids of pathogenic Yersinia spp. (G. Plano, S. Barve, and S. Straley, J. Bacteriol. 173:7293-7303, 1991). LcrD and FlbF can be aligned over the entire length of the proteins with the greatest degree of sequence identity (45%) in the hydrophobic amino-terminal region. The high degree of sequence homology of proteins derived from widely differing organisms, including Caulobacter and Yersinia species, suggests that FlbF and LcrD may be representatives of a larger family of regulatory proteins with a common sensor mechanism for modifying responses to appropriate stimuli.
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- G Ramakrishnan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1014
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The nucleotide sequence was determined for the bacterial ice nucleation gene, inaX, from Xanthomonas campestris pathovar translucens X56S. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of inaX to the previously characterized ice nucleation genes, inaZ from Pseudomonas syringae S203, inaW from Pseudomonas fluorescens MS1650, and iceE from Erwinia herbicola M1 revealed a 65.8%, 67.8%, and 68.8% homology, respectively. Within the internal, repetitive domain of the translated product of inaX are 153 consecutive octapeptide repeat units.
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- J L Zhao
- Department of Bacteriology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow 83843
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Zhao JL. [An epidemiological survey of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in Tibet]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1990; 26:47-50. [PMID: 2373037] [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: 12/31/2022]
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The authors compared the results of a prevalence study of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in Duilong-Deqing county, suburb of Lhasa, Tibet in 1987, with those of a similar study in Shunyi county, suburb of Beijing in 1985. The prevalences of PACG in subjects over 20 years and over 40 years of age were 0.08% and 0.15% respectively in Tibet, significantly lower than the corresponding figures of 0.62% and 1.17% in Shunyi (P less than 0.001). The incidence of shallow anterior chamber in Tibet was much less than that in Beijing, in consistency with the low prevalence of PACG in Tibet. It was interesting to note that no acute attacks of PACG occurred after mydriasis with neosynephrine among Tibetians, while in Beijing, 6 cases of PACG occurred during mydriatic examination in subjects over 50 years of age.
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- J L Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, PUMC Hospital, Beijing
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The Tibet Eye Study was designed to estimate the prevalence of age-related cataract in Duilong-Deqing County, west of Lhasa, China (altitude, 4000 m). Previous reports have suggested an unusually high prevalence of age-related cataract in Tibet. A two-stage probability sample of persons aged 20 years or older from the 35 townships of the county targeted 2884 persons for inclusion in the study; 2665 (92.4%) were examined. Age-related cataract was diagnosed when (1) visual acuity was worse than 6/12 (20/40) because of nuclear or cortical (including posterior subcapsular) opacities, or (2) aphakia associated with a history of age-related cataract was present in either eye. The prevalence of age-related cataract among persons aged 20 to 39 years was 0.2%; among persons 40 years old or older, the prevalence was 11.8%. Cortical cataracts were by far the most common type of cataract diagnosed. Age- and sex-adjusted prevalence in Tibet was 60% higher than the prevalence in a similar, previously conducted study of 6951 person in Shunyi County, northeast of Beijing (altitude, 50 m). A second, independent slit-lamp classification of lens status was conducted in the Tibet Eye Study using standard photographs previously described. Age-specific cataract prevalence was similar with the two examination techniques. Results from the Tibet Eye Study support previous suggestions of a high prevalence of age-related cataract in Tibet.
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- T S Hu
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Hua YB, Zhao JL. [Nursing of aged patients with Adams-Stokes syndrome]. Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi 1988; 23:13-4. [PMID: 3383291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zhao JL. [Anterior chamber depth measurement in the early diagnosis of primary angle closure glaucoma]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1986; 22:89-92. [PMID: 3089735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Zhao JL. [Relation between the depth of the anterior chamber and anterior chamber angle in primary angle closure glaucoma]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1986; 22:19-23. [PMID: 3089718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Zhao JL. [Ocular features and diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1985; 21:222-5. [PMID: 3930181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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