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Wu JY, Xiong ZH, Xiong GZ, Ding FQ, Lei J, Lu S, Li Y, He GM, Zhao LL, Liu ZJ. Protective effect of interleukin-10 and recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-2 on ventilation-induced lung injury in rats. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:15642-51. [PMID: 26634532 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.1.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A rat model of ventilation-induced lung injury (VILI) during anesthesia was generated to investigate the potential role and possible mechanism of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-2 (rhKGF-2) in protecting anesthetized rats against VILI. A total of 50 male SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (N = 10 each): control, VILI, IL-10, rhKGF-2, and IL-10 + rhKGF-2. The VILI (model) group was generated via ventilation, with a tidal volume of 20 mL/kg. Rats in the IL-10 and rhKGF-2 groups received 8 mg/kg IL-10 and 5 mg/kg rhKGF-2, respectively, prior to ventilation. The rats in the IL-10 + rhKGF-2 group received both 8 mg/kg IL-10 and 5 mg/kg rhKGF-2 72 h before ventilation. The total number of nucleated cells and neutrophils in the bronchial alveolar lavage fluid was quantified, and the pathological changes in the pulmonary tissues examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The transcript and protein levels of surfactant protein C (SP-C) in lung tissues were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses. The SP-C mRNA expression in both IL-10 and rhKGF-2 groups was similar to that in the VILI group. However, this was significantly elevated in the combined treatment group (P < 0.05), indicating that IL-10 and rhKGF-2 could synergistically protect the lung tissue from VILI via the enhancement of SP-C mRNA expression in lung tissues. The protein assay showed a decreased level of infiltration and activation of inflammatory cells, in addition to increased expression of SP-C, thereby confirming the efficacy of this treatment in preventing VILI during anesthesia.
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Lei J, Kim JI, Shi S, Zhang X, Machaidze Z, Lee S, Schuetz C, Martins PN, Oura T, Farkash EA, Rosales IA, Smith RN, Stott R, Lee KM, Soohoo J, Boskovic S, Cappetta K, Nadazdin OM, Yamada Y, Yeh H, Kawai T, Sachs DH, Benichou G, Markmann JF. Pilot Study Evaluating Regulatory T Cell-Promoting Immunosuppression and Nonimmunogenic Donor Antigen Delivery in a Nonhuman Primate Islet Allotransplantation Model. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:2739-49. [PMID: 26014796 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The full potential of islet transplantation will only be realized through the development of tolerogenic regimens that obviate the need for maintenance immunosuppression. Here, we report an immunotherapy regimen that combines 1-ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (ECDI)-treated donor lymphoid cell infusion (ECDI-DLI) with thymoglobulin, anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody and rapamycin to achieve prolonged allogeneic islet graft survival in a nonhuman primate (NHP) model. Prolonged graft survival is associated with Treg expansion, donor-specific T cell hyporesponsiveness and a transient absence of donor-specific alloantibody production during the period of graft survival. This regimen shows promise for clinical translation.
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Lei J, Tian Y, Zhu SC, Han Q, Wei Y, Yang S, Shi DP. Preliminary study of IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI in early diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015; 19:3345-3350. [PMID: 26439027] [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: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the application value of double exponential model diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in the diagnosis of early esophageal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS 30 cases of patients with early esophageal cancer confirmed by pathology were collected. They were performed MRI plain scan, IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI scan. The normal esophageal tissue, SlowADC value in tumor focus, FastADC value, F value, Ktrans, Kep and Ve values were measured. The difference between cancer tissue and normal tissue was compared using two independent sample t test. The prediction parameters and diagnostic threshold were compared by drawing receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). RESULTS The average F, Ktrans and Kep values in esophageal cancer and normal esophageal tissue were: (0.48 ± 0.19), (0.64 ± 0.08); (0.45 ± 0.19)/min, (0.14 ± 0.04)/min and (1.14 ± 0.42)/min, (0.56 ± 0.25)/min respectively. Compared with normal esophageal tissue, esophageal cancer F value decreased, Ktrans value increased, Kep value increased, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05); There was no difference in SlowADC, FastADC, Ve values of esophageal cancer and those in normal esophageal tissues (p > 0.05). The areas under ROC curve F, Ktrans and Kep values were 0.90, 0.98 and 0.92 respectively. They had the higher diagnostic efficiency. CONCLUSIONS IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI can be used as the imaging method to diagnose esophageal malignant tumor, which has the higher diagnostic value.
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- Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
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Xiao Y, Lei J, Ye G, Xu H, You HJ. Role of thalamic nuclei in the modulation of Fos expression within the cerebral cortex during hypertonic saline-induced muscle nociception. Neuroscience 2015; 304:36-46. [PMID: 26189794 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It has been proposed that thalamic mediodorsal (MD) and ventromedial (VM) nuclei form thalamic 'nociceptive discriminators' in discrimination of nociceptive afferents, and specifically govern endogenous descending facilitation and inhibition. The present study conducted in rats was to explore the role of thalamic MD and VM nuclei in modulation of cerebral neuronal activities by means of detection of spatiotemporal variations of Fos expression within the cerebral cortex. Following a unilateral intramuscular injection of 5.8% saline into the gastrocnemius muscle, Fos expression within the bilateral, different areas of the cerebral cortex except S2 was significantly increased (P<0.05). Particularly, the increases in Fos expression within the cingulate cortex and the insular cortex occurred at 0.5h, 4h and reached the peak level at 4h, 16h, respectively. Electrolytic lesion of the contralateral thalamic MD and VM nuclei significantly blocked the 5.8% saline intramuscularly induced increases in Fos expression within the bilateral cingulate and insular cortices, respectively. Additionally, the 5.8% saline-induced Fos expression in the cingulate cortex and the insular cortex were dose-dependently attenuated by microinjection of μ-opioid antagonist β-funaltrexamine hydrochloride into the thalamic MD and VM nuclei. It is suggested that (1) the neural circuits of 'thalamic MD nucleus - cingulate cortex' and 'thalamic VM nucleus - insular cortex' form two distinct pathways in the endogenous control of nociception, (2) mirror or contralateral pain is hypothesized to be related to cross-talk of neuronal activities within the bilateral cerebral cortices modulated by μ-opioid receptors within the thalamic MD and VM nuclei.
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China; Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Pain, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, PR China
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- Institute of Neurosciences, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP), College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
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Yang YY, Liu LY, Guo LL, Lv YL, Zhang GM, Lei J, Liu WT, Xiong YY, Wen HM. Seasonal concentrations, contamination levels, and health risk assessment of arsenic and heavy metals in the suspended particulate matter from an urban household environment in a metropolitan city, Beijing, China. Environ Monit Assess 2015; 187:409. [PMID: 26048587 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4611-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The levels and health risks of arsenic and heavy metals (As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected from an urban household environment in Beijing of China for 12 months were investigated. The mean concentrations of the studied toxic elements were higher and lower than crustal abundance and PM2.5 in the urban outdoors of Beijing. The concentrations of the studied elements displayed significant seasonality. The highest concentrations of the total elements occurred in winter, followed by autumn, while the lowest concentrations were recorded in summer. Based on the calculated values of enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo), the levels for As and Cu were heavily contaminated, while those for Cd, Pb, and Zn were extremely contaminated. As and Pb might pose risks to children and adults via ingestion exposure. The accumulative risks of multi-elements resulted from dermal contact and inhalation exposures were not negligible. More attention should be paid to reducing the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks posed by the toxic elements bound to urban household SPM particles via ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact exposure.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China,
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Tang GX, Yan PP, Yan CL, Fu B, Zhu SJ, Zhou LQ, Huang X, Wang Y, Lei J. Determinants of suicidal ideation in gynecological cancer patients. Psychooncology 2015; 25:97-103. [PMID: 26103593 DOI: 10.1002/pon.3880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gynecological cancer survivors are at increased risk of psychological problems including suicide risk. Suicidal ideation, which was thought to be precursor to suicide attempts, has not been well studied. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, and determinants of suicidal ideation for women with gynecological cancer, and then to assess the effect of coping style and social support on suicidal ideation. METHODS Patients with cervical, ovarian and endometrial cancers seen at Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital from September 2012 to June 2013 were consecutively recruited and were asked to complete the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, Suicidal Ideation of Self-rating Scale, Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire and Social Support Rating Scale. Path analysis was used to examine the relationship among coping style, social support, depression symptoms and suicidal ideation. RESULTS A total of 579 (579/623, 93.0%) gynecological cancer patients were enrolled in this study and completed all investigations between September 2012 and June 2013. Among them, 105 (18.1%) patients reported suicidal ideation, with the highest rate in patients with ovarian cancer (30.16%). Suicidal ideation was associated with depression symptoms, care providers, chemotherapy history and acceptance-resignation. Path analysis showed that the acceptance-resignation affected suicidal ideation directly as well as mediated by social support and depression symptoms, while confrontation and avoidance affected suicidal ideation entirely through social support and depression symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Suicidal ideation is high among patients with gynecological cancer, especially among ovarian cancer patients. Coping strategies such as confrontation and avoidance, and social support may be helpful for preventing suicidal ideation among them.
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Chen T, Yuan J, Duncanson S, Hibert ML, Kodish BC, Mylavaganam G, Maker M, Li H, Sremac M, Santosuosso M, Forbes B, Kashiwagi S, Cao J, Lei J, Thomas M, Hartono C, Sachs D, Markmann J, Sambanis A, Poznansky MC. Alginate encapsulant incorporating CXCL12 supports long-term allo- and xenoislet transplantation without systemic immune suppression. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:618-27. [PMID: 25693473 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [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: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Islet transplantation represents a potentially curative approach for individuals with Type I Diabetes. The requirement for systemic immune suppression to control immune-mediated rejection of transplanted islets and the limited human islet supply represent significant roadblocks to progress for this approach. Islet microencapsulation in alginate offers limited protection in the absence of systemic immunosuppression, but does not support long-term islet survival. The chemokine, CXCL12, can repel effector T cells while recruiting immune-suppressive regulatory T cells (Tregs) to an anatomic site while providing a prosurvival signal for beta-cells. We proposed that coating or encapsulating donor islets with CXCL12 would induce local immune-isolation and protect and support the function of an allo- or xenograft without systemic immune suppression. This study investigated the effect of alginate microcapsules incorporating CXCL12 on islet function. Islet transplantation was performed in murine models of insulin-dependent diabetes. Coating of islets with CXCL12 or microencapsulation of islets with alginate incorporating the chemokine, resulted in long-term allo- and xenoislet survival and function, as well as a selective increase in intragraft Tregs. These data support the use of CXCL12 as a coating or a component of an alginate encapsulant to induce sustained local immune-isolation for allo- or xenoislet transplantation without systemic immunosuppression.
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- Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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Xu L, Lei J, Wang Q, Li J, Wu L. Clinical characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancers harboring anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements and primary lung adenocarcinoma harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutations. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:12973-83. [DOI: 10.4238/2015.october.21.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Adler DA, Ammanuel S, Lei J, Dada T, Borbiev T, Johnston MV, Kadam SD, Burd I. Circadian cycle-dependent EEG biomarkers of pathogenicity in adult mice following prenatal exposure to in utero inflammation. Neuroscience 2014; 275:305-13. [PMID: 24954445 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intrauterine infection or inflammation in preterm neonates is a known risk for adverse neurological outcomes, including cognitive, motor and behavioral disabilities. Our previous data suggest that there is acute fetal brain inflammation in a mouse model of intrauterine exposure to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). We hypothesized that the in utero inflammation induced by LPS produces long-term electroencephalogram (EEG) biomarkers of neurodegeneration in the exposed mice that could be determined by using continuous quantitative video/EEG/electromyogram (EMG) analyses. A single LPS injection at E17 was performed in pregnant CD1 dams. Control dams were injected with same volumes of saline (LPS n=10, Control n=8). At postnatal age of P90-100, 24-h synchronous video/EEG/EMG recordings were done using a tethered recording system and implanted subdural electrodes. Behavioral state scoring was performed blind to treatment group, on each 10s EEG epoch using synchronous video, EMG and EEG trace signatures to generate individual hypnograms. Automated EEG power spectrums were analyzed for delta and theta-beta power ratios during wake vs. sleep cycles. Both control and LPS hypnograms showed an ultradian wake/sleep cycling. Since rodents are nocturnal animals, control mice showed the expected diurnal variation with significantly longer time spent in wake states during the dark cycle phase. In contrast, the LPS-treated mice lost this circadian rhythm. Sleep microstructure also showed significant alteration in the LPS mice specifically during the dark cycle, caused by significantly longer average non-rapid eye movement (NREM) cycle durations. No significance was found between treatment groups for the delta power data; however, significant activity-dependent changes in theta-beta power ratios seen in controls were absent in the LPS-exposed mice. In conclusion, exposure to in utero inflammation in CD1 mice resulted in significantly altered sleep architecture as adults that were circadian cycle and activity state dependent.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Hugo Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Hugo Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Hugo Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Hugo Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Lei J, Tagliazucchi E, Brodbeck V, Kell C, Laufs H. P880: Haemodynamic correlates of fronto-central EEG delta and sigma power during slow wave sleep. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50916-9] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Jiang Y, Gu J, Lei J, Chen Y, Jin J. Molecular Dynamics and Bioactivity of a Novel Mutated Human Parathyroid Hormone. TROP J PHARM RES 2014. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v13i4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Zhao F, Huang X, Hou X, Deng Y, Wu M, Guan F, Liu W, Li Y, Lei J. Schistosoma japonicum: susceptibility of neonate mice born to infected and noninfected mothers following subsequent challenge. Parasite Immunol 2014; 35:157-63. [PMID: 23387533 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study was to investigate the differences between neonate mice born to Schistosoma japonicum-infected mothers and those born to noninfected mothers in subsequent challenge. The intensity of infection (evidenced by worm burden and liver egg burden) and liver immunopathology (number and size of liver granulomas) were significantly reduced in neonates from infected mothers (I.M.) compared with neonates from noninfected mothers (N.M.). Anti-soluble worm antigen of S. japonicum (SWA) IgG could be detected in sera of neonates from I.M. (N.N./I.M.) at 1 week after delivery, remained a plateau for 2 weeks and gradually decreased until 8 weeks of age. Parasite-specific IgM was not detected in sera from N.N./I.M. at any time after delivery. At 6 weeks after infection, the level of anti-SWA IgG in infected neonates from I.M. (I.N./I.M.) was significantly higher than that of infected neonates from N.M. (I.N./N.M.). In addition, production of IFN-γ, IL-12 and TGF-β by cultured splenocytes from I.N./I.M. was significantly increased, while the level of IL-4 was significantly decreased when compared to those from I.N./N.M.. These data demonstrate that congenital exposure to schistosomiasis japonica may render neonatal mice born to I.M. less susceptible to subsequent challenge and result in down-regulation of both infection intensity and immunopathology.
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- Department of Parasitology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Lei J, McLane LT, Curtis JE, Temenoff JS. Characterization of a multilayer heparin coating for biomolecule presentation to human mesenchymal stem cell spheroids. Biomater Sci 2014; 2:666-673. [PMID: 25126416 PMCID: PMC4128496 DOI: 10.1039/c3bm60271k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mesenchymal stem cells therapies have the potential to treat many pathologies, however, controlling cell fate after implantation remains challenging. We have used a multilayer technology to graft a range of 5 μg/mL - 5 mg/mL heparin onto the surface of MSC aggregates. Heparin coating does not affect cell viability (seen through LIVE/DEAD staining), cell anti-inflammatory properties (seen through co-culture with activated monocytes)and facilitates sequestration by coated cells of a growth factor (TGF-β1) that remains bioactive. This system can maximize therapeutic potential of MSC-based treatments because the cell surface-loaded protein could both signal to the cells to influence transplanted cell fate and be released into the surrounding environment to help repair injured tissue.
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Physics. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Physics. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Lei J, Yan L, Wang W. Difference in outcomes between living left lobe donors and noncirrhotic subjects undergoing left lobe resections. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:2248-52. [PMID: 23953535 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.03.037] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare short- and long-term outcomes between the living donors and patients without cirrhosis after left lobe resection. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively collected data from 40 left lobe donors (Group 1) and from 40 patients who had undergone left liver resection for various diseases (Group 2) from 2002 to 2010. In addition to preoperative parameters, we compared intraoperative variables as well as, short- and long-term outcomes, including postoperative complications and laboratory test results. The liver functions included total bilurubin (TB), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), international normalized ratio (INR), and albumin (ALB) compared as well as changes in white blood cell (WBC) count and platelet count. RESULTS The preoperative parameters of the two groups were comparable. There was significantly more blood loss in Group 2 than Group 1 (422.5 mL vs 318.8 mL; P = .001), leading to more autologous blood transfusions in Group 2 (P = .008). The other intraoperative variables were similar between the two groups. The overall postoperative complication rate was similar: 4% in Group 1 and 8% in Group 2 (P = .213); however, there were longer hospital stays and overall costs in Group 1 (P < .05). The total bilirubin level, AST, and ALT of Group 2 were worse than those in Group 1 during the early postoperative period. Upon long-term follow-up the postoperative platelet count decreased in the two groups compared with the preoperative levels. CONCLUSION The type and rate of complications following left hepatectomy were similar between donors and noncirrhotic hepatic patients. Nevertheless, more serious liver dysfunction postoperatively was observed among the patient group.
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- Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Ricordi C, Hering B, Bridges N, Eggerman T, Naji A, Posselt A, Stock P, Kaufman D, Larsen C, Turgeon N, Oberholzer J, Barbaro B, Korsgren O, Markmann J, Alejandro R, Rickels M, Senior P, Luo X, Zhang X, Bellin M, Lei J, Clarke W, Hunsicker L, Goldstein J, Czarniecki C, Priore A, Green N, Shapiro A. Completion of the first FDA phase 3 multicenter trial of Islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes by the NIH CIT consortium. Cytotherapy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lei J, Liu S, Wang XY. Generalised multi-scale image reconstruction algorithm for electrical capacitance tomography. The Imaging Science Journal 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/136821910x12863757400204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The north-western region of China carries a big burden of esophageal cancer with incidence above the national average. This study ascertained the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of esophageal cancer in this remote part of China. A case-control study was undertaken in Urumqi and Shihezi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, between 2008 and 2009. Participants were 359 incident esophageal cancer patients and 380 hospital-based controls. Information on habitual fruit and vegetable consumption was obtained by face-to-face interview using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Unconditional logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the strength of the associations. The esophageal cancer patients consumed significantly less fruits (mean 364.3, standard deviation [SD] 497.4 g) and vegetables (mean 711.4, SD 727.9 g) daily than their counterparts without the disease (mean 496.5, SD 634.4 g and mean 894.5, SD 746.1 g, respectively). The adjusted odds ratios were 0.48 (95% confidence interval 0.33-0.71) and 0.46 (95% confidence interval 0.32-0.68) for consuming at least 515 g of fruits and 940 g of vegetables per day, respectively, relative to at most 170 g and 520 g. With respect to nutrients contained in fruits and vegetables, intakes of vitamin C, vitamin E, β-cryptoxanthin, potassium, and magnesium at high levels also reduced the esophageal cancer risk. In conclusion, inverse associations were evident between consumption of fruits and vegetables and the risk of esophageal cancer for adults residing in north-west China.
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Howard M, Lei J, Lin S. Transcriptional Regulation of Autonomic Neuron Development. Auton Neurosci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2013.05.011] [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: 11/27/2022]
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You HJ, Lei J, Niu N, Yang L, Fan XL, Tjølsen A, Li Q. Specific thalamic nuclei function as novel ‘nociceptive discriminators’ in the endogenous control of nociception in rats. Neuroscience 2013; 232:53-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhang ZY, Jia GQ, Zuo JJ, Zhang Y, Lei J, Ren L, Feng DY. Effects of constant and cyclic heat stress on muscle metabolism and meat quality of broiler breast fillet and thigh meat. Poult Sci 2012; 91:2931-7. [PMID: 23091152 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of constant and cyclic heat stress on muscle metabolism and meat quality of broiler breast fillet and thigh meat from 4 to 6 wk of age. Male Arbor Acres (AA) broilers (n = 270, 4 wk old) were raised under different temperature conditions: standard (temperature was 23°C); constant high temperature (temperature was 34°C); and cyclic high temperature (temperature was 36°C from 1000 h to 1600 h and 23°C from 1600 h to 1000 h). On d 42, broilers were stunned and sampled. The results showed that chronic high temperature significantly decreased the proportion of breast muscle and significantly increased the proportion of thigh muscle (P < 0.05). The moisture concentration was significantly higher in the breast muscle of the birds exposed to constant high temperature (P < 0.05), whereas the protein content was significantly lower (P < 0.05) and fat deposition was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the breast muscle of the birds exposed to constant or diurnal cyclic high temperature than those grown under standard temperature. The breast and thigh muscle of the birds grown under constant high temperature had significantly higher lightness, cook loss, and shear force (P < 0.05) and significantly lower initial pH (pH(i)), ultimate pH (pH(u)), and redness compared with those grown under standard temperature (P < 0.05). The pH(i), pH(u), and redness were significantly lower (P < 0.05) while the lightness and shear force were significantly higher for the breast muscle of the chickens raised under diurnal cyclic high temperature (P < 0.05) than those grown under standard temperature. In contrast, lightness and yellowness of thigh muscle were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the chickens grown under diurnal cyclic high temperature than under standard temperature. Breast and thigh muscle of broilers exposed to constant high temperature produced higher (P < 0.05) lactic acid and pyruvate kinase activities than those exposed to the standard temperature. These results indicated that chronic heat stress significantly increased lactate production, reduced meat pH value by accelerating meat glycolysis, and eventually reduced meat quality.
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- College of Animal Science of South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Durant C, Hadj-Khelifa S, Lei J, Badaoui A, Moreau AS, Traineau R, Farge D, Decaux O. La Schtroumpfette en Australie. Rev Med Interne 2012; 33:536-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2012.06.011] [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] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chen YK, Lei J, Jin L, Tan YX, You HJ. Dynamic variations of c-Fos expression in the spinal cord exposed to intramuscular hypertonic saline-induced muscle nociception. Eur J Pain 2012; 17:336-46. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP); College of Medicine; Xi'an Jiaotong University; China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP); College of Medicine; Xi'an Jiaotong University; China
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- Department of Neurosurgery; The First Hospital affiliated to Xi'an Medical College; China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP); College of Medicine; Xi'an Jiaotong University; China
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain (CBRP); College of Medicine; Xi'an Jiaotong University; China
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Li M, Du Z, Pan H, Yan C, Xiao W, Lei J. Effects of neighboring woody plants on target trees with emphasis on effects of understorey shrubs on overstorey physiology in forest communities: a mini-review. COMMUNITY ECOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1556/comec.13.2012.1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tang B, Lu XH, Zhou D, Lei J, Niu ZH, Fan J, Xia QH. Highly efficient epoxidation of styrene and α-pinene with air over Co2+-exchanged ZSM-5 and Beta zeolites. CATAL COMMUN 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Kalsbeek A, van der Spek R, Lei J, Endert E, Buijs RM, Fliers E. Circadian rhythms in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 349:20-9. [PMID: 21782883 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The pronounced daily variation in the release of adrenal hormones has been at the heart of the deciphering and understanding of the circadian timing system. Indeed, the first demonstration of an endocrine day/night rhythm was provided by Pincus (1943), by showing a daily pattern of 17-keto-steroid excretion in the urine of 7 healthy males. Twenty years later the adrenal gland was one of the very first organs to show, in vitro, that circadian rhythmicity was maintained. In the seventies, experimental manipulation of the daily corticosterone rhythm served as evidence for the identification of respectively the light- and food-entrainable oscillator. Another 20 years later the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis was key in furthering our understanding of the way in which rhythmic signals generated by the central pacemaker in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) are forwarded to the rest of the brain and to the organism as a whole. To date, the adrenal gland is still of prime importance for understanding how the oscillations of clock genes in peripheral tissues result in functional rhythms of these tissues, whereas it has become even more evident that adrenal glucocorticoids are key in the resetting of the circadian system after a phase-shift. The HPA-axis thus still is an excellent model for studying the transmission of circadian information in the body.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Duan J, An Z, Cai Y, Lei J, Liu M. 1.268 SUSTAINED DYSTONIA AND CHOREA IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70326-1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Liang H, Zheng W, Xu H, Lei J, Song Z, Jiang X, Zeng Z, Deng H. 3.055 GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE LINGO4 GENE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL TREMOR. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(11)70791-x] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu S, Lei J, Li Z, Han Z, Li J, Chen Q. Generalized flow pattern image reconstruction algorithm for electrical capacitance tomography. Nuclear Engineering and Design 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Qi B, Lu XH, Fang SY, Lei J, Dong YL, Zhou D, Xia QH. Aerobic epoxidation of olefins over the composite catalysts of Co-ZSM-5(L) with bi-/tridentate Schiff-base ligands. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2010.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhao G, Moore DJ, Lee KM, Kim JI, Duff PE, O’Connor MR, Hirohashi T, Lei J, Yang M, Markmann JF, Deng S. An unexpected counter-regulatory role of IL-10 in B-lymphocyte-mediated transplantation tolerance. Am J Transplant 2010; 10:796-801. [PMID: 20199511 PMCID: PMC2934759 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03027.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Monoclonal antibody against the CD45RB protein induces stable transplantation tolerance to multiple types of allograft. We have previously established that this tolerance protocol relies on the regulatory function of B lymphocytes for its effect. B lymphocytes have also been reported to participate in immune regulation in several other settings. In most of these systems, the regulatory function of B lymphocytes depends on the production of IL-10. Therefore, we investigated the role of IL-10 in the anti-CD45RB model of B-cell-mediated transplantation tolerance. Surprisingly, using antibody-mediated neutralization of IL-10, IL-10-deficient recipients and adoptive transfer of IL-10-deficient B lymphocytes, we found that IL-10 actually counter-regulates tolerance induced by anti-CD45RB. Furthermore, neutralization of IL-10 reduced the development of chronic allograft vasculopathy compared to anti-CD45RB alone and reduced the production of graft reactive alloantibodies. These data suggest that the participation of regulatory B lymphocytes in transplantation tolerance may be distinct from how they operate in other systems. Identifying the specific B lymphocytes that mediate transplantation tolerance and defining their mechanism of action may yield new insights into the complex cellular network through which antigen-specific tolerance is established and maintained.
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Department of Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital & Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ian Burr Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Department of Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital & Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Department of Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital & Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China,Corresponding author: Shaoping Deng,
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Wu Z, Li S, Lei J, An D, Haacke EM. Evaluation of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage using susceptibility-weighted imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1302-10. [PMID: 20190211 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE SWI is an MR imaging technique that is very sensitive to hemorrhage. Our goal was to compare SWI and CT to determine if SWI can show traumatic SAH in different parts of the subarachnoid space. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty acute TBI patients identified by CT with SAH underwent MR imaging scans. Two neuroradiologists analyzed the CT and SWI data to decide whether there were SAHs in 8 anatomical parts of the subarachnoid space. RESULTS Fifty-five areas with SAH were identified by both CT and SWI. Ten areas were identified by CT only and 13 by SWI only. SAH was recognized on SWI by its very dark signal intensity surrounded by CSF signal intensity in the sulci or cisterns. Compared with the smooth-looking veins, SAH tended to have a rough boundary and inhomogeneous signal intensity. In many instances, blood in the sulcus left an area of signal intensity loss that had a "triangle" shape. SWI showed 5 more cases of intraventricular hemorrhage than did CT. CONCLUSIONS SAH can be recognized by SWI through its signal intensity and unique morphology. SWI can provide complementary information to CT in terms of small amounts of SAH and hemorrhage inside the ventricles.
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- School for Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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You HJ, Lei J, Arendt-Nielsen L. Selective inhibitory effects of pregabalin on peripheral C but not A-delta fibers mediated nociception in intact and spinalized rats. Neuroscience 2009; 164:1845-53. [PMID: 19782722 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effects of pregabalin (PGB, 20-80 mg/kg i.v. injection) on spinally-organized nociception were investigated in isoflurane-anesthetized intact and spinalized rats. Responses of single deep spinal dorsal horn (DH) (laminae IV-V) nociceptive-specific (NS) neurons receiving peripheral inputs from A-delta and C fibers to repetitive electrical stimulation (intensity: 3-5 mA; frequency: 1 Hz; pulse duration: 1 ms), mechanical/heat stimulation were recorded extracellularly during physiological condition and s.c. bee venom (BV) induced inflammation. PGB significantly inhibited C-fiber mediated spinal NS neurons' late responses including phenomena of wind-up (temporal summation) and after-discharge. However, the antinociceptive effects of PGB on nociception were not observed until 30 min after its administration. In contrast, no significant inhibitory effect of PGB on A-delta fiber mediated early responses was observed during the experiments. Compared with intact rats, the inhibitory effects of PGB upon nociception vanished in the spinalized animals. This suggests that PGB-induced selective antinociceptive effect on C-fiber mediated nociception is mainly central effects involving supraspinal centers via descending inhibitory controls. Furthermore, pre-treatment, but not post-treatment, with PGB (80 mg/kg) markedly inhibited s.c. BV elicited spontaneous neuronal responses, and noxious mechanical/heat stimuli evoked hyperactivities of spinal NS neurons, indicating that PGB has efficacy of pre-emptive analgesia on pathological pain associated with central sensitization.
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Pain, College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
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Lei J, Huang K. Dynamics of alpha helix formation in the CSAW model. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter 2008; 27:197-204. [PMID: 18825424 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10371-4] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We study the folding dynamics of polyalanine (Ala20), a protein fragment with 20 residues whose native state is a single alpha helix. We use the CSAW model (conditioned self-avoiding walk), which treats the protein molecule as a chain in Brownian motion, with interactions that include hydrophobic force and internal hydrogen bonding. We find that large-scale structures form before small-scale structures, and obtain the relevant relaxation times. We find that helix nucleation occurs at two separate points on the protein chain, one near each end. The evolution of small- and large-scale structures involves different mechanisms. While the former can be described by rate equations that govern the growth of helical content, the latter is akin to the relaxation of an elastic solid.
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- J Lei
- Zhou Pei-Yuan Center for Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
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Lei J, Li C. Spatiotemporal organization of simple-cell receptive fields in area 18 of cat's cortex. Sci China C Life Sci 2008; 41:1-8. [PMID: 18726264 DOI: 10.1007/bf02882699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/1997] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Spatiotemporal structures of receptive-fields (RF) have been studied for simple cells in area 18 of eat by measuring the temporal transfer function (TTF) over different locations (subregions) within the RF. The temporal characteristics of different subregions differed from each other in the absolute phase shift (APS) to visual stimuli. Two types of relationships can be seen: (i)The APS varied continuously from one subregion to the next: (ii) A 180 degrees -phase jump was seen as the stimulus position changed somewhere within the receptive field. Spatiotemporal receptive field profiles have been determined by applying reverse Fourier analysis to responses in the frequency domain. For the continuous type, spatial and temporal characteristics cannot be dissociated (space time inseparable) and the spatiotemporal structure is oriented. On the contrary, the spatial and temporal characteristics for the jumping type can be dissociated (space-time separable) and the structure is not oriented in the space-time plane. Based on the APSs measured at different subregions, the optimal direction of motion and optimal spatial frequency of neurons can be predicted.
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- J Lei
- Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Liu G, Ling BD, Zeng Y, Lin L, Xie YE, Lei J. Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases produced by clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae from a Teaching Hospital in China. Jpn J Infect Dis 2008; 61:286-289. [PMID: 18653970] [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: 05/26/2023]
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Of 59 clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae from a teaching hospital in Sichuan, China, 18 isolates were shown to be resistant to oxyimino cephalosporins and aztreonam. Enterobacterial repetitive consensus PCR revealed that these isolates comprised 7 distinct genotypes. The presence of plasmids in the 18 clinical isolates was revealed by conjugational transfer of plasmids from E. cloacae to Escherichia coli with the further isolation of the plasmids in the transconjugants. Subsequent nucleotide sequencing and beta-lactamase isoelectric focusing indicated that the plasmids encoded blaSHV, blaCTX-M and/or blaTEM genes, including genes for CTX-M-22 (13 strains), TEM-1 (12 strains), TEM-29 (1 strain), TEM-141 (1 strain), TEM-157 (1 strain), SHV-5 (1 strain), SHV-12 (1 strain), and SHV-70 (1 strain). The widespread presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in E. cloacae isolated from the southwest of China was likely due to the dissemination of resistance plasmids with the predominant genotype of blaCTX-M-22.
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- Gang Liu
- Institute of Materia Medica and Department of Pharmacology, North Sichuan Medical College, Sichuan, China
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Nguyen PL, Lei J, Mueller E, Signoretti S, D’Amico AV, Lin D, Pagano M, Weinstein MH, Loda M. The association between overexpression of skp2 and the risk of recurrence following prostatectomy. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.11052] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alpha-fodrin, an intracellular organ-specific cytoskeleton protein, was identified recently as an autoantigen associated with Sicca- and Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Identification of the antigenic determinants of alpha-fodrin is a prerequisite to developing highly sensitive and specific anti-alpha-fodrin antibodies, which provides potential means for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) in patients. Based on the structure and predicted antigenic sites of alpha-fodrin protein with 560 amino acids (alpha-fodrin 560), we prepared a set of overlapping recombinant protein fragments covering antigenic epitopes and synthesized a set of peptides derived from the alpha-fodrin protein. These recombinant proteins and synthesized peptides were subjected to screening with pSS patients sera, respectively. The peptide with the strongest immunoreactivity was used as antigenic peptide to define further the role of anti-alpha-fodrin-peptide antibodies in the sera of 135 patients with pSS, 48 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 88 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 83 normal controls. Our data showed that the N-terminal peptide of amino acids 46-59 (N46) of alpha-fodrin 560 was the epitope with strongest antigenicity. The prevalences of anti-N46 peptide antibodies (alpha-N46PA) in patients with pSS, SLE, RA and normal controls were 78.5%, 10.4%, 21.6% and 6.0%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the autoantibodies in pSS were 78.5% and 86.8%, respectively. These results suggest the alpha-N46PA which shows highest sensitivity and specificity is of significance to develop an effective diagnostic approach for pSS.
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- Q Chen
- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Zhang H, Wang J, Lei J, Zhang M, Yang Y, Chen Y, Wang H. PPE protein (Rv3425) from DNA segment RD11 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a potential B-cell antigen used for serological diagnosis to distinguish vaccinated controls from tuberculosis patients. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007; 13:139-145. [PMID: 17328725 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Proteins encoded by a 9.5-kb DNA segment, termed the region of difference (RD), of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been demonstrated to be important in bacterial virulence, vaccine development and the design of diagnostic reagents. This study evaluated the immunogenic properties of Rv3425, a member of the PPE family of proteins, encoded by an open reading frame found in RD11 of M. tuberculosis, in comparison with two other well-known antigens, the early secreted antigen target 6 (ESAT-6) and the 10-kDa culture filtrate protein (CFP-10). RT-PCR demonstrated that Rv3425 mRNA is expressed in liquid culture by M. tuberculosis H37Rv. When tested in a conventional ELISA in the form of a His-tagged recombinant protein, Rv3425 revealed a statistically significant antigenic distinction between healthy bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated controls and tuberculosis (TB) patients (p <0.0001). The anti-IgG response to recombinant Rv3425 was almost equal to that for CFP-10, and was higher than that for ESAT-6. The results highlight the immunosensitive and immunospecific nature of Rv3425, which shows promise for use in the serodiagnosis of TB.
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- H Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- No. 6 Hospital of Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai.
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Although cultured keratinocyte allografts are initially accepted, grafted donor cells are gradually replaced by recipient elements. The precise mechanisms underlying this process are not clear. Keratinocyte stem cells (KSCs) were isolated and purified from neonatal C57BL/6 (H-2(b)) and BALB/c (H-2(d)) mice. Cultured KSCs were negative for IA/IE, indicating the absence of any contamination with Langerhans cells. Immunostaining showed that over a 7-day culture period, KSCs expressed increasing amounts of CD80, while CD86 could not be detected. RT-PCR results were consistent with these data. Mixed lymphocyte reaction assays showed that KSCs cultured in 10% serum for 7 days stimulated allogeneic rather than syngeneic T-cell proliferation. This study demonstrates that the costimulatory molecule CD80, but not CD86, may be expressed on cultured KSCs. The data indicate KSCs could act as antigen-presenting cells and thus provide an alternative explanation for the ultimate rejection of allogeneic keratinocytes.
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- J Lei
- Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
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Lei J, Schoch PM, Demers DR, Shah U, Connor KA, Anderson JK, Crowley TP. Core electrostatic fluctuations and particle transport in a reversed-field pinch. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:275001. [PMID: 12513210 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.275001] [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] [Received: 08/05/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Potential and electron-density fluctuation profiles, phi(r) and ñ(e)(r)/n(e), are measured for the first time in the core of a reversed-field pinch using a heavy ion beam probe. It is found that the fluctuations are broadband and correlated with the core resonant m/n=1/6 tearing mode. The electrostatic-fluctuation-induced particle transport in the core of standard RFP plasmas, estimated from measured <ñ(e)phi>, is small compared to the total particle flux. Measurements of fluctuations and estimates of fluctuation induced particle transport in improved confinement RFP discharges are also presented.
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- J Lei
- ECSE Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Kashevskii A, Lei J, Safronov A, Ikeda O. Electrocatalytic properties of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin cobalt for nitric oxide oxidation in methanolic solution and in Nafion® film. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-0728(02)01048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND A solubilized form of the CD200 molecule, CD200Fc, has been shown to suppress allograft rejection and development of collagen-induced arthritis in mice. We investigated whether the same molecule could prolong survival of rat islet xenografts. METHODS Streptozocin-treated mice, receiving injections with anti-asialo-GM1 antibody, received rat islets ( approximately 400/mouse) under the kidney capsule or injected into the portal vein, along with rapamycin treatment. Thereafter mice received injections of CD200Fc (10 microg/mouse/injection) or control mouse IgG2. Blood glucose was monitored daily. Some mice received additional injections of anti-CD200/-CD200R monoclonal antibodies. RESULTS Portal vein delivery of islets led to more extended resolution of diabetes than did transplantation under the kidney capsule. CD200Fc further prolonged survival in either case, an effect abolished by anti-CD200 or F(ab')2 anti-CD200R mAbs, but not by whole anti-CD200R (anti-CD200R Ig). Spleen cells taken from CD200Fc-treated mice showed polarization to type-2 cytokine production (interleukin-4, interleukin-10) on restimulation with rat splenocytes in culture, in comparison to cells from control mice (type-1 cytokines, interlulin-2, interferon-gamma). CONCLUSION CD200:CD200R interactions are important in regulating rat islet xenograft survival.
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- R M Gorczynski
- The Toronto Hospital, University Health Network and Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5G2C4
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Zdunek M, Silbiger S, Lei J, Neugarten J. Protein kinase CK2 mediates TGF-beta1-stimulated type IV collagen gene transcription and its reversal by estradiol. Kidney Int 2001; 60:2097-108. [PMID: 11737584 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have previously shown that the transcription factor Sp1 mediates the stimulatory effects of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) on type IV collagen gene transcription and protein synthesis, and that estradiol reverses these effects by down-regulating Sp1 activity. Protein kinase casein kinase II (CK2) phosphorylates Egr-1 and prevents its binding to Sp1. We hypothesized that TGF-beta1 stimulates CK2 activity, which in turn activates type IV collagen gene transcription via increased availability of free Sp1. METHODS The effects of TGF-beta1 and of estradiol on murine mesangial cell type IV collagen gene transcription were measured using a reporter mini gene construct and on collagen IV protein synthesis by Western blotting. Nuclear Egr-1, phosphorylated Egr-1, Sp1, Egr-1/Sp1 complexes and unbound Sp1 were measured using co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting techniques. RESULTS TGF-beta1 stimulated CK2 activity in murine mesangial cells. Although TGF-beta1 failed to alter total Egr-1 protein, it increased phosphorylated Egr-1. This led to decreased Egr-1/Sp1 complex formation, increased unbound Sp1, increased binding of nuclear extracts to the collagen IV promoter, and increased type IV collagen gene transcription and protein synthesis. Physiologic concentrations of estradiol reversed these effects. CONCLUSIONS These studies suggest that activation of CK2 mediates the stimulatory effect of TGF-beta1 on type IV collagen gene transcription. Moreover, the ability of estradiol to reverse TGF-beta1-stimulated type IV collagen synthesis is mediated by down-regulating CK2 activity, which ultimately limits the availability of unbound Sp1 to activate gene transcription.
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- M Zdunek
- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
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Increased expression of the molecule CD200 in mice receiving renal allografts is associated with immunosuppression leading to increased graft survival, and altered cytokine production in lymphocytes harvested from the transplanted animals. Preferential production of IL-4, IL-10 and TGFbeta occurs on donor-specific restimulation in vitro, with decreased production of IL-2, IFNgamma and TNFalpha. These effects are enhanced by simultaneous infusion of CD200 immunoadhesin (CD200Fc) and donor CD200 receptor (CD200r) bearing macrophages to transplanted mice. C57BL/6 mice do not normally resist growth of EL4 or C1498 leukaemia tumour cells. Following transplantation of cyclophosphamide-treated C57BL/6 with T-depleted C3H bone marrow cells, or for the EL4 tumour, immunization of C57BL/6 mice with tumour cells transfected with a vector encoding the co-stimulatory molecule CD80 (EL4-CD80), mice resist growth of tumour challenge. Immunization of C57BL/6 mice with EL4 cells overexpressing CD86 (EL4-CD86) is ineffective. Protection from tumour growth in either model is suppressed by infusion of CD200Fc, an effect enhanced by co-infusion of CD200r+ macrophages. CD200Fc acts on both CD4+ and CD8+ cells to produce this suppression. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that immunosuppression following CD200-CD200r interaction can regulate a functionally important tumour growth inhibition response in mice.
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- R M Gorczynski
- Department of Surgery and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Lei J, Wan JT, Yu KW, Sun H. First-principle approach to dielectric behavior of nonspherical cell suspensions. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2001; 64:012903. [PMID: 11461313 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.64.012903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2000] [Revised: 12/21/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present a theoretical study of the dielectric behavior of cell suspensions by employing the Bergman-Milton spectral representation of the effective dielectric constant. By means of the spectral representation, we derive the dielectric dispersion spectrum in terms of the electrical and structure parameters of the cell models. Our results show that a better agreement with the experimental data can be obtained, provided that we introduce a conductivity contrast t=sigma(2)/(sigma(2)-sigma(1)). We find that the conductivity of the cell cytoplasm sigma(1) can be much larger than that of the suspending medium sigma(2), in contrast to the previous claim that sigma(1) approximately sigma(2).
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- J Lei
- Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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Abou-Saif A, Lei J, McDonald TJ, Chakrabarti S, Waxman IF, Shojamanesh H, Schrump DS, Kleiner DE, Gibril F, Jensen RT. A new cause of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: non-small cell lung cancer. Gastroenterology 2001; 120:1271-8. [PMID: 11266390 DOI: 10.1053/gast.2001.23242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Numerous epidemiologic studies suggest a relationship between lung cancer and peptic ulcer disease. Furthermore, various lung cancers synthesize and release a number of peptides such as gastrin and gastrin-releasing peptide that could cause acid hypersecretion; however, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), because of a lung tumor, has never been described. We report such a patient for the first time. A 60-year-old man with a non-small cell lung carcinoma (large cell type) presented with diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal pain, and duodenal ulcers. Evaluation showed ZES was present (fasting hypergastrinemia, hyperchlorhydria) and control of all symptoms by omeprazole. No abdominal or cardiac tumor, the other known locations of gastrinomas causing ZES, was found on detailed tumor imaging studies. Resection of the lung tumor resulted in a decrease in gastrin levels to normal values. Plasma radioimmunoassays showed elevated gastrin, chromogranin A and normal levels of gastrin-releasing peptide, and 9 other hormones. The tumor showed similar immunocytochemical results. The characteristics of this case are compared with 100 cases of sporadic abdominal gastrinomas, and the evidence reviewed suggests why ZES should be considered in patients with lung cancer with peptic symptoms.
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- A Abou-Saif
- Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH, Building 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1804, USA
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Gorczynski R, Bransom J, Cattral M, Huang X, Lei J, Min W, Wan Y, Gauldie J. Dendritic cells expressing TGFbeta/IL-10, and CHO cells with OX-2, increase graft survival. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:1565-6. [PMID: 11267422 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02595-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yang X, Lei J, Zhang Y, Tang X, Zheng Y, Chen J. [The diagnostic value and limitations of total serum bile acid determined enzymatically]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2001; 40:16-8. [PMID: 11798551] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the diagnostic value of total serum bile acid. METHOD Clinical data from 913 cases was statistically analyzed with SPSS for Windows and other statistical procedures reported previously. RESULTS (1) The mean of TBA of healthy subjects was (4.0 +/- 3.2) micromol/L. The TBA level of liver disease group is significantly higher than other group(P < 0.01). (2) The mean of TBA of patients with acute hepatitis was (167.2 +/- 132.4) micromol/L, the highest value was 449.5 micromol/L, it was significantly higher than other groups. TBA was a sensitive mark reflecting acute hepatic injury. (3) The sensitivity of TBA in patients with cirrhosis was 85.8%, higher than routine liver function tests. TBA is a valuable mark reflecting collateral circulation. (4) The sensitivity of TBA in mild chronic hepatitis was only 30.5%, much lower than ALT and TBIL (P < 0.01). (4) There was a relationship between the level of TBA and the severity of patients' condition, but the value of TBA for evaluating the severity was not as good as TBIL. CONCLUSION The specificity of TBA is quite high, the sensitivity is moderate, TBA is valuable for the diagnosis of liver disease, especially for acute hepatitis and cirrhosis, but it's sensitivity for mild chronic hepatitis is only 30.5%, it is not as good as TBIL for evaluating the condition of patients.
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- X Yang
- Liver Disease Center, The Second Hospital of Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410011, China
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Adams J, Lei J, Husain D. The Collisional Behaviour of Ba[6s5d(3DJ)] Generated Following Pulsed Dye-Laser Excitation at λ = 553.5 nm {Ba[6s6p(1P1)] ← Ba[6s2(1S0)]} in the Presence of Noble Gases and Ground State Atomic Barium by Atomic Spectroscopic Marker Emission Measurements in the Time-Domain. Z PHYS CHEM 2001. [DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2001.215.9.1205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We present a kinetic study of the collisional behaviour of Ba[6
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