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Sun D, Fan XH. LncRNA SNHG12 accelerates the progression of ovarian cancer via absorbing miRNA-129 to upregulate SOX4. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:2345-2352. [PMID: 30964158 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To clarify whether long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) SNHG12 could regulate the proliferative and migratory abilities of ovarian cancer (OC) cells through mediating microRNA-129 (miRNA-129), thus influencing the progression of OC. PATIENTS AND METHODS The expression patterns of SNHG12 and miRNA-129 in OC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were determined by quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). Meanwhile, their expression levels in OC cell lines were also examined. Regulatory effects of SNHG12 and miRNA-129 on the proliferative and migratory abilities of OC cells were evaluated by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and transwell assay, respectively. Through the dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, we explored the binding between miRNA-129 with SNHG12 and SOX4. A series of rescue experiments were conducted to clarify the role of SNHG12/miRNA-129/SOX4 regulatory loop in the progression of OC. RESULTS SNHG12 was upregulated in OC tissues relative to adjacent normal ones. Patients with metastatic OC or those in stage III-IV had a higher level of SNHG12 compared with non-metastatic or stage I-II patients. The 5-year survival was markedly worse in OC patients with high-level SNHG12 than those in the low-level group. Similarly, SNHG12 was highly expressed in OC cell lines. Overexpression of SNHG12 accelerated A2780 and HO8910 cells to proliferate and migrate. We observed the binding between SNHG12 and miRNA-129, and the latter was lowly expressed in OC. The miRNA-129 overexpression partially reversed the promotive effects of SNHG12 on proliferative and migratory abilities of OC cells. Subsequently, SOX4 was proved to be the target gene of miRNA-129. The SOX4 overexpression was further confirmed to reverse the inhibitory effects of miRNA-129 on proliferative and migratory abilities of OC cells. CONCLUSIONS SNHG12 accelerates the proliferative and migratory abilities of OC cells via sponging miRNA-129 to upregulate SOX4.
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Liu D, Jia S, Sun D, Wang SY, Meng FC, Guo WC. Rapamycin repairs damaged nerve cells and neurological function in rats with spinal cord injury through ERK signaling pathway. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:865-873. [PMID: 32689766 DOI: 10.23812/20-122-l-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The object of this study was to explore the effect of rapamycin regulating the proliferation of Schwann cells through activating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway on rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). The rat Schwann cells were cultured and divided into solvent (DMSO) group, rapamycin (Rapa) group (1.5 nM, 3.0 nM, 6.0 nM, 12.0 nM, 24.0 nM and 48.0 nM), and Rapa + ERK inhibitor (PD98059) group (40 mM). The proliferation of Schwann cells was detected by MTS. Western blot was used to evaluate the expression of ERK and p-ERK protein. Moreover, the spinal cord compression injury rat model was established, and the rats were divided into normal control group, SCI group and Schwann cell transplantation group. The animal experiment ended 7 weeks after Schwann cells had been injected every day into the injured rats. In the second animal experiment, the rats were divided into DMSO group, Rapa group and Rapa + PD98059 group. The motor recovery of rats was evaluated using the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) score every week, and the proliferation of Schwann cells at the site of SCI was detected using immunohistochemistry. It was verified that lowdose rapamycin (1.5 nM) could significantly promote the proliferation of Schwann cells cultured in vitro (P<0.001), most significantly at 48 h. Rapamycin could activate the ERK signaling pathway. The results of the first animal experiment showed that the BBB score in Schwann cell transplantation group rose with time compared with that in SCI group (P<0.05). The BBB score was obviously increased in Rapa group compared with that in DMSO group and Rapa + PD98059 group (P<0.05). According to the results of Ki67 immunohistochemistry, the proliferation ability of Schwann cells at the site of SCI was remarkably stronger than that in the other two groups. Rapamycin regulates the proliferation of Schwann cells through the ERK signaling pathway. The proliferation of Schwann cells can effectively repair the damaged nerve cells and neurological function in SCI rats.
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Li JJ, Li DW, Yang W, Mo DC, Sun D, Peng L. [Application of intestinal stent in prevention of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer operation]. ZHONGHUA WEI CHANG WAI KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 2020; 23:602-605. [PMID: 32521983 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200228-00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objective: To observe preventive effect of intestinal stent against anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer operation. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out. Clinical data of 107 patients with low rectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic radical resection from January 2015 to August 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Intestinal stent was placed intraoperatively in 48 cases and was not placed in 59 cases. Postoperative Wexner score for anal function and incidence of anastomotic leakage were compared between patients with and without intstinal stent. Results: There was no significant differences in age, distance between tumor and the anal verge, operative time and postoperative Wexner score for anal function between the two groups (all P>0.05). After a month of follow-up, the incidence of anastomotic leakage was 16.9% (10/59) in the non-stent group, while no anastomotic leakage was found in the stent group (P=0.002). Conclusion: Placement of intestinal stent can effectively prevent anastomotic leakage after low rectal cancer surgery.
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Sun D, Cheng Z, Jiang TC, Li PF, Jia LQ, Wang TT, Zheng CP, Li Y, Duo MJ. [Characteristics and clinical significance of pulmonary function test and KL-6 in ASSD-ILD and IPF]. ZHONGHUA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2020; 100:748-752. [PMID: 32192286 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20191008-02166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the characteristics and clinical significance of pulmonary function test and kerbs von den lungen 6 (KL-6) in anti-synthetase syndrome related interstitial lung disease (ASSD-ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods: The clinical data of 43 patients with ASSD-ILD (ASSD-ILD group) from May 2015 to May 2017 were collected retrospectively, including 12 males and 31 females, and 34 patients with IPF (IPF group) treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University during the same period, including 28 males and 6 females, were also included. The basic information, and the value of pulmonary function test [pulmonary function parameters included the forced vital capacity expressed as percent predicted (FVC%pred), the forced expiratory volume in 1 second expressed as percent predicted (FEV(1)%pred), the ratio of FVC to FEV(1) (FVC/FEV(1)), the peak expiratory flow expressed as percent predicted (PEF%pred), the forced expiratory flow at 25%, 50%, 75% of FVC as percent predicted (FEF(25)%pred, FEF(50)%pred, and FEF(75)%pred), the maximum mid-expiratory flow as percent predicted (MMEF% pred), and the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide as percent predicted (DLCO% pred)], and serum KL-6 level in ASSD-ILD and IPF were compared. Results: The FEV(1)%pred, FEF(50)%pred, FEF(75)%pred, and MMEF%pred values in ASSD-ILD group were significantly lower than those in IPF group (all P<0.05), while the FVC% pred, FVC/FEV(1), PEF% pred, FEF(25)%pred, and DLCO% pred values in ASSD-ILD group had no significant difference compared with IPF group (all P>0.05). There was no significant difference in serum KL-6 level between ASSD-ILD group and IPF group [(1 169±911) vs (1 210±908) U/ml, t=0.62, P=0.463]. Follow-up analysis showed that the serum KL-6 level of ASSD-ILD patients who died within two years was significantly higher than that of survivors [(2 060±1 168) vs (1 042±858) U/ml, t=2.93, P=0.041]. The serum KL-6 level of patients who died within two years of IPF patients was also significantly higher than that of patients who survived [(1 767±865) vs (1 089±894) U/ml, t=2.53, P=0.026]. The serum KL-6 level in ASSD-ILD group was negatively correlated with FVC%pred (r=-0.43, P=0.004), FEV(1)%pred (r=-0.39, P=0.010) and DLCO% pred (r=-0.41, P=0.006). There was no correlation between serum KL-6 level and pulmonary function test indexes in IPF group (all P>0.05). Conclusions: There is difference in pulmonary function test between ASSD-ILD patients and IPF patients. High serum KL-6 level will be predictive of poor prognosis.
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Tweedie M, Sun D, Gajula DR, Ward B, Maguire PD. The analysis of dissolved inorganic carbon in liquid using a microfluidic conductivity sensor with membrane separation of CO 2. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2020; 24:37. [PMID: 32362805 PMCID: PMC7183500 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-020-02339-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Autonomous continuous analysis of oceanic dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration with depth is of great significance with regard to ocean acidification and climate change. However, miniaturisation of in situ analysis systems is hampered by the size, cost and power requirements of traditional optical instrumentation. Here, we report a low-cost microfluidic alternative based on CO2 separation and conductance measurements that could lead to integrated lab-on-chip systems for ocean float deployment, or for moored or autonomous surface vehicle applications. Conductimetric determination of concentration, in the seawater range of 1000-3000 µmol kg-1, has been achieved using a microfluidic thin-film electrode conductivity cell and a membrane-based gas exchange cell. Sample acidification released CO2 through the membrane, reacting in a NaOH carrier, later drawn through a sub-µL conductivity cell, for impedance versus time measurements. Precision values (relative standard deviations) were ~ 0.2% for peak height measurements at 2000 µmol kg-1. Comparable precision values of ~ 0.25% were obtained using a C4D electrophoresis headstage with similar measurement volume. The required total sample and reagent volumes were ~ 500 µL for the low volume planar membrane gas exchange cell. In contrast, previous conductivity-based DIC analysis systems required total volumes between 5000 and 10,000 µL. Long membrane tubes and macroscopic wire electrodes were avoided by incorporating a planar membrane (PDMS) in the gas exchange cell, and by sputter deposition of Ti/Au electrodes directly onto a thermoplastic (PMMA) manifold. Future performance improvements will address membrane chemical and mechanical stability, further volume reduction, and component integration into a single manifold.
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Shi L, Liu L, Lv X, Ma Z, Li C, Li Y, Zhao F, Sun D, Han B. Identification of genetic effects and potential causal polymorphisms of CPM gene impacting milk fatty acid traits in Chinese Holstein. Anim Genet 2020; 51:491-501. [PMID: 32301146 DOI: 10.1111/age.12936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Our previous GWAS revealed 83 significant SNPs and 20 promising candidate genes associated with milk fatty acid traits in dairy cattle. Out of them, the carboxypeptidase M (CPM) gene contains a genome-wide significant SNP, Hapmap49848-BTA-106779, which is strongly associated with myristic acid (C14:0; P = 0.0064). Herein, we aimed to confirm the genetic effects of CPM on milk fatty acids in Chinese Holstein. Seven SNPs were detected by re-sequencing the sequences of entire exons and 3000 bp of up-/downstream flanking regions of the CPM gene, of which three were in 5' flanking region, one in the 3' UTR and three were in the 3' flanking region. Using the Haploview 4.1, we estimated the LD among the identified SNPs and found two haplotype blocks. With the animal model, we performed the SNP- and haplotype-based association analyses, and observed that these SNPs and haplotype blocks mainly had strong genetic associations with medium-chain saturated fatty acids (caproic acid, C6:0; caprylic acid, C8:0; capric acid, C10:0; and lauric acid, C12:0) (P < 0.0001-0.0257). In addition, using the Genomatix software, we predicted that three SNPs in the 5' flanking region of CPM (g.45079507A>G, g.45080228C>A and g.45080335C>G) changed the transcription factor binding sites for PREF (progesterone receptor biding site), ZBRK1 (transcription factor with eight central zinc fingers and an N-terminal KRAB domain), SOX9 (sex-determining region Y-box 9, dimeric binding sites), SOX6 (sex-determining region Y-box 6) and FOXP1-ES (alternative splicing variant of FOXP1, activated in ESCs). Further, the dual-luciferase reporter assay showed these three SNPs altered the transcriptional activity of CPM gene (P ≤ 0.0006). In summary, using the post-GWAS strategy, we first confirmed the significant genetic effects of CPM with milk fatty acids in dairy cattle, and identified three potential causal mutations.
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Zhu HM, Sun D, Wu GF, Hu JS, Qian QQ, Liu ZS. [Overlapping syndrome of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-antibody disease and anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in two children]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2020; 58:324-326. [PMID: 32234141 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20190916-00588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hackett I, Lang R, Sun D, Kim G, Grinstein J. Redefining Normal Outflow Cannula Velocity Reference Values for Each Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Hu YJ, Yu WC, Lai KT, Sun D, Balakirev FF, Zhang W, Xie JY, Yip KY, Aulestia EIP, Jha R, Higashinaka R, Matsuda TD, Yanase Y, Aoki Y, Goh SK. Detection of Hole Pockets in the Candidate Type-II Weyl Semimetal MoTe_{2} from Shubnikov-de Haas Quantum Oscillations. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:076402. [PMID: 32142308 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.076402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The bulk electronic structure of T_{d}-MoTe_{2} features large hole Fermi pockets at the Brillouin zone center (Γ) and two electron Fermi surfaces along the Γ-X direction. However, the large hole pockets, whose existence has important implications for the Weyl physics of T_{d}-MoTe_{2}, has never been conclusively detected in quantum oscillations. This raises doubt about the realizability of Majorana states in T_{d}-MoTe_{2}, because these exotic states rely on the existence of Weyl points, which originated from the same band structure predicted by density functional theory (DFT). Here, we report an unambiguous detection of these elusive hole pockets via Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) quantum oscillations. At ambient pressure, the quantum oscillation frequencies for these pockets are 988 and 1513 T, when the magnetic field is applied along the c axis. The quasiparticle effective masses m^{*} associated with these frequencies are 1.50 and 2.77 m_{e}, respectively, indicating the importance of Coulomb interactions in this system. We further measure the SdH oscillations under pressure. At 13 kbar, we detected a peak at 1798 T with m^{*}=2.86m_{e}. Relative to the oscillation data at a lower pressure, the amplitude of this peak experienced an enhancement, which can be attributed to the reduced curvature of the hole pockets under pressure. Combining our experimental data with DFT+U calculations, where U is the Hubbard parameter, our results shed light on why these important hole pockets have not been detected until now.
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Yang Y, Zhang YH, Chen JY, Ma JH, Sun D, Yang XL, Zhang J, Chen Y, Wu XR. [Clinical phenotypes of epilepsy associated with GABRA1 gene variants]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2020; 58:118-122. [PMID: 32102148 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2020.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical phenotypes of epilepsy in patients with GABRA1 gene variants. Methods: A total of 11 epileptic patients (4 boys and 7 girls) who were treated in the Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital from March 2016 to July 2019 and detected with GABRA1 gene heterozygous pathogenic variants by targeted next-generation sequencing were enrolled. The features of clinical manifestations, electroencephalogram (EEG), and neuroimaging were analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total of 11 epileptic patients carried GABRA1 gene pathogenic variants, of whom 10 were de novo variants and the other one was inherited from the patient's mother. Two patients had the same variants. Six variants were novel. Ages at seizure onset ranged from 3 to 14 months, and the median age was 8 months. The seizure was first observed within 1 year in 10 patients and beyond 1 year of age in 1 patient. Multiple seizure types were observed, including focal seizures in 10 patients, generalized tonic clonic seizures (GTCS) in 3 patients, myoclonic seizures in 3 patients, and epileptic spasm in 2 patients. There were 5 patients with multiple seizure types. Sensitivity to fever was observed in 9 patients, among whom 6 patients had a history of status epilepticus. Two patients had photoparoxysmal response. Five patients had abnormal EEG background, and 6 patients had abnormal discharges in EEG during interictal phase. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was normal in all patients. Developmental delay in various degrees was present in 9 patients. Among the 11 patients, Dravet syndrome was diagnosed in 5 patients, West syndrome in 2 patients, undiagnosed early-onset epileptic encephalopathy in 1 patient, and focal epilepsy in the other 3 patients. The ages at the last follow-up ranged from 8 months to 12 years. During follow-up, 8 patients were seizure-free for 6 months to 8 years, and 1 patient had discontinuation of medication. Conclusions: In epilepsy associated with GABRA1 gene variants, de novo pathogenic variants are more common than inherited. Most epilepsy caused by GABRA1 gene variants occurs in infancy. Most patients have multiple seizures and focal seizures are common. Most patients have a comparatively favorable prognosis, but they may still have varied degrees of developmental delay.
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Song J, Wu Q, Jiang J, Sun D, Wang F, Xin B, Cui Q. Berberine reduces inflammation of human dental pulp fibroblast via miR-21/KBTBD7 axis. Arch Oral Biol 2020; 110:104630. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lin Q, Liu X, Chen B, Tian D, Liu C, Du A, Lu B, Liu G, Wu B, Li L, Liang H, Wu S, Shi Z, Gong T, Yan Z, Sun Q, Fang L, Zhang L, Sun D, Li M, Xu WH. Design of stroke imaging package study of intracranial atherosclerosis: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:13. [PMID: 32055604 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.11.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Background Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) is a major cause of stroke worldwide. However, much remains unknown regarding its underlying pathophysiology. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) can clearly display intracranial vessel wall lesions in vivo. The aim of stroke imaging package study of ICAS (SIPS-ICAS) study is to explore the stroke mechanisms of symptomatic ICAS, the dynamic changes under aggressive medical treatment and their associations with clinical events using conventional MRI sequences plus HR-MRI. Methods This is a multicenter, prospective, cohort study recruiting first-ever acute ischemic stroke patients attributed to intracranial large artery stenosis (>50% or occlusion). Subjects undergo a pre-designed stroke imaging packages at baseline and are recommended to receive aggressive medical treatments. Participants will be followed up for functional outcome, stroke recurrence, and death events at 3, 6 and 12 months and retake HR-MRI imaging at 6 months. Results Enrollment began in November 2018 and 96 patients have been enrolled as of September 2019. Conclusions The SIPS-ICAS study will provide insights into the pathophysiology of ICAS and identify specific imaging markers for risk stratification and prognosis prediction. At the same time, the feasibility and validity of the new stroke imaging package including HR-MRI will be assessed, which is promising for clinical routine use.
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Meier S, Yu C, Sun D, Trieu J, Sum W, Yiannikas J, Kritharides L, Naoum C. 318 Diagnostic Utility of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMRI) in Patients with Myocardial Infarction without Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA). Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sun D, Ge Y, Cheng Q. Development of Twenty-Six Novel Microsatellite Markers in Pampus argenteus (Perciformes: Stromateidae) and Cross-Species Amplification in Closely Related Species, Pampus minor. RUSS J GENET+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795420010111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li H, Xing Z, Li Y, Wan Z, Sun D, Zhao M, Sun J. Retirement planning: the perceptions of pre-retirement nurses within different hospitals in China. Int Nurs Rev 2019; 67:173-182. [PMID: 31773745 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This study explored the perceptions of senior Chinese nurses working in different hospital types, about retirement planning; and compared the results from two hospitals. BACKGROUND A recent review indicates that nurses with inadequate retirement planning could be faced with a retirement crisis. In China, hospitals are classified into different levels, and salaries, job satisfaction and the turnover of nurses varies among these levels. These factors may also influence nurses' perceptions of retirement planning. METHODS In a descriptive, qualitative design, 27 semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with nurses who were between 50 and 60 years old and recruited from two hospitals in China from April to September 2018. The interviews were transcribed and analysed thematically. FINDINGS Four main themes emerged from the interviews, namely, the understanding of pre-retirement nurses of retirement planning, the attitudes of pre-retirement nurses towards retirement planning, factors influencing nurses' retirement planning and the retirement planning activity of nurses. Most nurses participating in this study did not know much about retirement planning, but they all agreed on its importance. We identified the influencing factors of retirement planning and several differences regarding the perceptions of nurses about retirement planning in different hospitals. CONCLUSION In this cohort of nurses, planning for a good retirement was thought to be important; however, their readiness for retirement and the influences around planning for retirement were varied in type and scope. IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY Governments and employing hospitals should develop reasonable measures and policies to support nurses in their understanding of the benefits of retirement planning and help them to prepare for retirement. Information about retirement planning should be made available and options for planning explained. Any systematic hurdles to retirement planning should be mitigated or eliminated.
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Sun D, Heimall J. A353 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY PROVIDERS IN THE UNITED STATES IS INFLUENCED BY MEDIAN INCOME. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gebreyesus G, Buitenhuis AJ, Poulsen NA, Visker MHPW, Zhang Q, van Valenberg HJF, Sun D, Bovenhuis H. Combining multi-population datasets for joint genome-wide association and meta-analyses: The case of bovine milk fat composition traits. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:11124-11141. [PMID: 31563305 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In genome-wide association studies (GWAS), sample size is the most important factor affecting statistical power that is under control of the investigator, posing a major challenge in understanding the genetics underlying difficult-to-measure traits. Combining data sets available from different populations for joint or meta-analysis is a promising alternative to increasing sample sizes available for GWAS. Simulation studies indicate statistical advantages from combining raw data or GWAS summaries in enhancing quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection power. However, the complexity of genetics underlying most quantitative traits, which itself is not fully understood, is difficult to fully capture in simulated data sets. In this study, population-specific and combined-population GWAS as well as a meta-analysis of the population-specific GWAS summaries were carried out with the objective of assessing the advantages and challenges of different data-combining strategies in enhancing detection power of GWAS using milk fatty acid (FA) traits as examples. Gas chromatography (GC) quantified milk FA samples and high-density (HD) genotypes were available from 1,566 Dutch, 614 Danish, and 700 Chinese Holstein Friesian cows. Using the joint GWAS, 28 additional genomic regions were detected, with significant associations to at least 1 FA, compared with the population-specific analyses. Some of these additional regions were also detected using the implemented meta-analysis. Furthermore, using the frequently reported variants of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1) genes, we show that significant associations were established with more FA traits in the joint GWAS than the remaining scenarios. However, there were few regions detected in the population-specific analyses that were not detected using the joint GWAS or the meta-analyses. Our results show that combining multi-population data set can be a powerful tool to enhance detection power in GWAS for seldom-recorded traits. Detection of a higher number of regions using the meta-analysis, compared with any of the population-specific analyses also emphasizes the utility of these methods in the absence of raw multi-population data sets to undertake joint GWAS.
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Ni K, Sun D, Wang J. [Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion in a child]. ZHONGHUA ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2019; 57:716-717. [PMID: 31530361 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Shi L, Liu L, Ma Z, Lv X, Li C, Xu L, Han B, Li Y, Zhao F, Yang Y, Sun D. Identification of genetic associations of ECHS1 gene with milk fatty acid traits in dairy cattle. Anim Genet 2019; 50:430-438. [PMID: 31392738 DOI: 10.1111/age.12833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Our previous genome-wide association study identified 83 genome-wide significant SNPs and 20 novel promising candidate genes for milk fatty acids in Chinese Holstein. Among them, the enoyl-CoA hydratase, short chain 1 (ECHS1) and enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH) genes were located near two SNPs and one SNP respectively, and they play important roles in fatty acid metabolism pathways. We herein validated whether the two genes have genetic effects on milk fatty acid traits in dairy cattle. By re-sequencing the full-length coding region, partially adjacent introns and 3000 bp up/downstream flanking sequences, we identified 12 SNPs in ECHS1: two in exons, four in the 3' flanking region and six in introns. The g.25858322C>T SNP results in an amino acid replacement from leucine to phenylalanine and changes the secondary structure of the ECHS1 protein, and single-locus association analysis showed that it was significantly associated with three milk fatty acids (P = 0.0002-0.0013). The remaining 11 SNPs were found to be significantly associated with at least one milk fatty acid (P = <0.0001-0.0040). Also, we found that two haplotype blocks, consisting of nine and two SNPs respectively, were significantly associated with eight milk fatty acids (P = <0.0001-0.0125). However, none of polymorphisms was observed in the EHHADH gene. In conclusion, our findings are the first to indicate that the ECHS1 gene has a significant genetic impact on long-chain unsaturated and medium-chain saturated fatty acid traits in dairy cattle, although the biological mechanism is still undetermined and requires further in-depth validation.
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Sun D, Cao Y, Guo Y, Wu N, Zhu C, Gao Y, Dong Q, Li J. A Modified Algorithm Including Lipoprotein(A) For Diagnosis Of Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Heath BR, Michmerhuizen NL, Donnelly CR, Sansanaphongpricha K, Sun D, Brenner JC, Lei YL. Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy beyond the Checkpoint Blockade. J Dent Res 2019; 98:1073-1080. [PMID: 31340724 DOI: 10.1177/0022034519864112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The success of immune checkpoint receptor blockade has brought exciting promises for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). While patients who respond to checkpoint inhibitors tend to develop a durable response, <15% of patients with HNSCC respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, underscoring the critical need to alleviate cancer resistance to immunotherapy. Major advances have been made to elucidate the intrinsic and adaptive resistance mechanisms to immunotherapy. Central genomic events in HNSCC have been found to possess previously unknown roles in suppressing immune sensing. Such inhibitory function affects both the innate and adaptive arms of tumor-specific immunity. While checkpoint blockade effectively reinvigorates adaptive T-cell responses, additional targeting of the oncogenic inhibitors of innate immune sensing likely informs a novel and potent strategy for immune priming. This review discusses the recent advances on the identification of key HNSCC oncogenes that impair antitumor immunity and emerging immune-priming approaches that sensitize poorly immunogenic HNSCCs to checkpoint blockade. These approaches include but are not limited to cancer vaccine systems utilizing novel type I interferon agonists as immune adjuvants, radiation, DNA damage-inducing agents, and metabolic reprogramming. The goal of these multipronged approaches is to expand tumor-specific effector T-cells, break checkpoint receptor-mediated tolerance, and metabolically support sustained T-cell activation. The translation of therapeutics that reverses oncogenic inhibition of immune sensing requires thorough characterization of the HNSCC regulators of innate immune sensors, development of additional immunocompetent HNSCC mouse models, as well as engineering of more robust immune adjuvant delivery systems. Built on the success of checkpoint blockade, validation of novel immune-priming approaches holds key promises to expand the pool of responders to immunotherapy.
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Gong W, Su Y, Liu A, Liu J, Sun D, Jiang T, Xiang J, Chi C, Sun P. Clinical characteristics and treatments of patients with alpha-fetoprotein producing gastric carcinoma. Neoplasma 2019; 65:326-330. [PMID: 29788728 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_170207n84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a well-known tumor marker of hepatic carcinoma and yolk sac tumor. Alpha-fetoprotein producing gastric carcinoma (AFPGC) is a rare type of gastric cancer with high malignancy and poor prognosis, which make it different from other types of gastric cancer. This rare gastric cancer patient subgroup is likely frequently misdiagnosed which may be related to lack of knowledge of the disease. The purpose of this article is to summarize the mechanism of AFP positive gastric cancer, classification, biological behavior and treatment, in order to assist clinical practitioners to detect AFPGC earlier and treat it better. Previous studies have showed that AFPGC has a complex pathophysiology mechanism. AFPGC is more aggressive and characterized by stronger proliferation, neovascularization, lymphatic invasion and distant metastasis. Furthermore, so far there has been no standard treatment for patients with AFPGC. Nevertheless, our present study summarizes some effective treatments based on previous research outcome. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that the importance of detecting AFP routinely in serum and tissues in gastric cancer cases, which will greatly improve the diagnosis rate of AFPGC, and in regards to treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and interventional treatment may have positive impacts on AFPGC treatment outcome. However, further study with a larger sample is required to confirm the reliability and validity of these methods.
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Lee D, Ko Y, Won H, Sun D. TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF INVOLVED-FIELD RADIOTHERAPY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HIGH-GRADE OR RECURRENT NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.93_2631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sun D, Cao YX, You XD, Zhou BY, Li S, Guo YL, Zhang Y, Wu NQ, Zhu CG, Gao Y, Dong QT, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. Clinical and genetic characteristics of familial hypercholesterolemia patients with type 2 diabetes. J Endocrinol Invest 2019; 42:591-598. [PMID: 30276670 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-018-0959-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Though type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an important and independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population, the impact of T2DM on CAD in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is less understood. Thus, the current study aimed to examine the features of FH patients with T2DM and explore the effects of T2DM on CAD in FH. METHODS A total of 289 clinical heterozygous FH (HeFH) patients diagnosed with Dutch Lipid Clinic Criteria were consecutively recruited and divided into a T2DM group (n = 58) and non-T2DM group (n = 231). Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings were compared between the two groups. Target exome sequencing was used for gene mutation analysis. RESULTS HeFH patients with T2DM had significantly higher levels of triglycerides, body mass index and free fatty acids than did non-T2DM patients; moreover, patients with T2DM more frequently exhibited hypertension. However, the spectrum of FH-causing mutations was not significantly different (p = 0.061). Notably, patients with T2DM had higher prevalence of CAD (p = 0.012) and higher Gensini Score (p = 0.002). The regression analysis confirmed that HbA1c was an independent risk factor for both the presence and severity of CAD [OR 2.321 (1.098-4.904), p = 0.027; OR 1.349 (1.032-1.762), p = 0.028, respectively] in patients with HeFH. CONCLUSIONS Although there were not many differences in the clinical, lipid and genetic aspects of HeFH patients with and without T2DM, T2DM and HbA1c were associated with worse coronary lesions, suggesting that diabetes and the degree of blood glucose control are also important determinants of cardiovascular disease in these patients.
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Shi Q, Sun D, Zhong YS, Xu MD, Li B, Cai SL, Qi ZP, Ren Z, Zhang H, Yong YY, Yao LQ, Zhou PH. [Application of dental floss traction-assisted endoscopic submucosa dissection to rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm]. ZHONGHUA WEI CHANG WAI KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 2019; 22:377-382. [PMID: 31054553 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0274.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of dental floss traction-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (DFS-ESD) for rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed. Clinical data of rectal NEN patients undergoing ESD at Endoscopy Center of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University from January 2016 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Inclusion criteria: 1) age of 18 to 80 years old; 2) maximal diameter of lesions <1.5 cm; 3) tumor locating in the submucosa without invasion into the muscularis propria; 4) no enlarged lymph nodes around bowel and in abdominal cavity; 5) ESD requested actively by patients. A total of 37 patients were enrolled, including 23 male and 14 female cases with mean age of (56.0±11.3) years. All the lesions were single tumor of stage T1, and the mean size was 0.8±0.2(0.5-1.2) cm. Postoperative pathology revealed all samples as neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Seventeen patients received DFS-ESD treatment (DFS-ESD group) and 20 patient received conventional ESD treatment (conventional ESD group). In DFS-ESD group, after the mucosa was partly incised along the marker dots, the endoscopy was extracted, and the dental floss was tied to one arm of the metallic clip. When the endoscope was reinserted, the hemoclip was attached onto the incised mucosa; another hemoclip was attached onto normal mucosa opposite to the lesion in the same way. The submucosa was clearly exposed with the traction of dental floss and the resection could proceed. The conventional ESD group received the traditional ESD operation procedure. The operation time, modified operation time (remaining time after excluding the assembly time of dental floss traction in DFS-ESD group), en bloc resection rate, R0 resection rate, morbidity of operative complication, recurrence and metastasis were compared between two groups. Results: The average tumor size was (0.8±0.2) cm in DFS-ESD group and (0.7±0.2) cm in conventional ESD group (t=0.425, P=0.673). According to postoperative pathological grading of rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm, 13 were G1 and 4 were G2 in DFS-ESD group, while 17 cases were G1 and 3 cases were G2 in conventional ESD group without significant difference (P=0.680). There were no significant differences in baseline data between in the two groups (all P>0.05). All the basal resection margins were negative, the en bloc resection rate was 100% and the R0 resection rate was 100%. Pathological results showed tumor tissue close to the burning margin in 5 cases of conventional ESD group and in 2 cases of DFS-ESD group (P=0.416). The operation time was (17.9±6.6) minutes in conventional ESD group and (14.7±3.3) minutes in DFS-ESD group (t=1.776, P=0.084). The modified operation time of DFS-ESD group was (11.9±2.8) minutes, which was significantly shorter than (17.9±6.6) minutes in conventional ESD group (t=3.425, P=0.002). The hospital stay was (2.3±0.6) days and (2.0±0.5) days in conventional ESD group and DFS-ESD group, respectively, without significant difference (t=1.436, P=0.160). No patient was transferred to surgery, and no delayed bleeding or perforation occurred in either group. There was no recurrence or primary tumor-related death, and all the patients recovered well during a follow-up period of 14(1-24) months. Conclusion: Dental floss traction-assisted ESD for rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm can simplify operation and ensure negative basal margin.
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Sun D, Chen J, Hu H, Lin S, Jin L, Luo L, Yan X, Zhang C. Acanthopanax senticosus polysaccharide suppressing proliferation and metastasis of the human non-small cell lung cancer NCI-H520 cells is associated with Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Neoplasma 2019; 66:555-563. [PMID: 30943746 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2018_180913n689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lung cancer (LC) is the highest lethality in all tumors. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 80% of all LC. Acanthopanax senticosus polysaccharide (ASPS) is extracted from the root of Acanthopanax senticosus (AS). Herein, we examined the effect and molecular mechanism of ASPS on NSCLC. The proliferation, invasion and migration of NCI-H520 cells were detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), transwell assay and wound healing assay, respectively. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and Wnt/β-catenin pathway-related factors were evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR (QRT-PCR) and western blot assay. Our results observed that ASPS significantly decreased the proliferation of cells at 24 and 48 h. Moreover, ASPS markedly repressed the invasion and migration capacities of cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Besides, ASPS obviously down-regulated the levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, fibronectin 1 (FN1), vimentin, wnt3a, phosphorylated-glycogen synthase kinase 3β (p-GSK3β) and cyclin D1, whereas, up-regulating E-cadherin level. The level of GSK3β was not changed in the different groups. ASPS conspicuously inhibited the abilities of proliferation and metastasis in human non-small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H520 possibly by suppressing Wnt/β-catenin pathway mediated-EMT.
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Tweedie M, Sun D, Ward B, Maguire PD. Long-term hydrolytically stable bond formation for future membrane-based deep ocean microfluidic chemical sensors. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 19:1287-1295. [PMID: 30848276 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00123a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Future ocean profiling of dissolved inorganic carbon and other analytes will require miniaturised chemical analysis systems based on sealed gas membranes between two fluid channels. However, for long-term deployment in the deep ocean at high pressure, the ability to seal incompatible materials represents an immense challenge. We demonstrate proof of principle high strength bond sealing. We show that polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a preferred membrane material for rapid CO2 transfer, without ion leakage, and report long-term stable bonding of thin PDMS membrane films to inert thermoplastic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) patterned manifolds. Device channels were filled with 0.01 M NaOH and subjected to repeated tape pull and pressure - flow tests without failure for up to six weeks. Bond formation utilised a thin coating of the aminosilane bis-[3-trimethoxysilylpropyl]amine (BTMSPA) conformally coated onto PMMA channels and surfaces and cured. All surfaces were subsequently plasma treated and devices subject to thermocompressive bond annealing. Successful chemically resistant bonding of membrane materials to thermoplastics opens the possibility of remote environmental chemical analysis and offers a route to float-based depth profiling of dissolved inorganic carbon in the oceans.
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Gebreyesus G, Buitenhuis AJ, Poulsen NA, Visker MHPW, Zhang Q, van Valenberg HJF, Sun D, Bovenhuis H. Multi-population GWAS and enrichment analyses reveal novel genomic regions and promising candidate genes underlying bovine milk fatty acid composition. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:178. [PMID: 30841852 PMCID: PMC6404302 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5573-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background The power of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is often limited by the sample size available for the analysis. Milk fatty acid (FA) traits are scarcely recorded due to expensive and time-consuming analytical techniques. Combining multi-population datasets can enhance the power of GWAS enabling detection of genomic region explaining medium to low proportions of the genetic variation. GWAS often detect broader genomic regions containing several positional candidate genes making it difficult to untangle the causative candidates. Post-GWAS analyses with data on pathways, ontology and tissue-specific gene expression status might allow prioritization among positional candidate genes. Results Multi-population GWAS for 16 FA traits quantified using gas chromatography (GC) in sample populations of the Chinese, Danish and Dutch Holstein with high-density (HD) genotypes detects 56 genomic regions significantly associated to at least one of the studied FAs; some of which have not been previously reported. Pathways and gene ontology (GO) analyses suggest promising candidate genes on the novel regions including OSBPL6 and AGPS on Bos taurus autosome (BTA) 2, PRLH on BTA 3, SLC51B on BTA 10, ABCG5/8 on BTA 11 and ALG5 on BTA 12. Novel genes in previously known regions, such as FABP4 on BTA 14, APOA1/5/7 on BTA 15 and MGST2 on BTA 17, are also linked to important FA metabolic processes. Conclusion Integration of multi-population GWAS and enrichment analyses enabled detection of several novel genomic regions, explaining relatively smaller fractions of the genetic variation, and revealed highly likely candidate genes underlying the effects. Detection of such regions and candidate genes will be crucial in understanding the complex genetic control of FA metabolism. The findings can also be used to augment genomic prediction models with regions collectively capturing most of the genetic variation in the milk FA traits. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5573-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Kobayashi K, Sun D, Skummer P. 03:54 PM Abstract No. 359 Skin erosion over chest ports in adult oncologic patients: incidence and risk factors. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.12.431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Li Y, Han B, Liu L, Zhao F, Liang W, Jiang J, Yang Y, Ma Z, Sun D. Genetic association of DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 genes with milk yield and composition in dairy cattle. Anim Genet 2019; 50:123-135. [PMID: 30815908 DOI: 10.1111/age.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Previously, we identified by RNA sequencing that DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 genes were significantly differentially expressed between the mammary glands of lactating Holstein cows with extremely high and low milk protein and fat percentages; thus, these four genes are considered as promising candidates potentially affecting milk yield and composition traits in dairy cattle. In the present study, we further verified whether these genes have genetic effects on milk traits in a Chinese Holstein population. By re-sequencing part of the non-coding and the entire coding regions of the DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 genes, a total of 35 SNPs and three insertions/deletions were identified, of which three were found in DDIT3, 12 in RPL23A, 16 in SESN2 and seven in NR4A1. Moreover, two of the insertions/deletions-g.125714860_125714872del and g.125714806delinsCCCC in SESN2-were novel and have not been reported previously. Subsequent single SNP analyses revealed multiple significant association with all 35 SNPs and three indels regressed against the dairy production traits (P-value = <0.0001-0.0493). In addition, with a linkage disequilibrium analysis, we found one, one, three, and one haplotype blocks in the DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 genes respectively. Haplotype-based association analyses revealed that some haplotypes were also significantly associated with milk production traits (P-value = <0.0001-0.0461). We also found that 12 SNPs and two indels (two in DDIT3, two in RPL23A, nine in SESN2 and one in NR4A1) altered the specific transcription factor binding sites in the promoter, thereby regulating promoter activity, suggesting that they might be promising potential functional variants for milk traits. In summary, our findings first determined the genetic associations of DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 with milk yield and composition traits in dairy cattle and also suggested potentially causal variants, which require in-depth validation.
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Meng Z, Sun D. Brain SPECT scans: A promising research tool for specific learning disability. J Postgrad Med 2019; 65:9-10. [PMID: 30693872 PMCID: PMC6380138 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_309_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hong S, Bi M, Yan Z, Sun D, Ling L, Zhao C. Silencing of ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 2 inhibits migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells. Neoplasma 2019; 63:846-855. [PMID: 27565322 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2016_603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors with a high rate of distant metastasis, postoperative recurrence and mortality. ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 2 (ATAD2), a member of ATPase family, is highly expressed in various cancers, including colorectal cancer. However, whether ATAD2 plays a role in the migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells remains unknown. In this study, we established ATAD2 knockdown in colorectal cancer cell lines by RNA interference and found that silencing of ATAD2 inhibited the migration and invasion ability of Caco-2 and SW-480 cells. Moreover, ATAD2 silencing suppressed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and reduced the expression and enzymatic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in Caco-2 and SW-480 cells. In summary, our results suggest that silencing of ATAD2 inhibits migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells by suppressing EMT and decreasing the activity of MMPs. Hence, ATAD2 could be considered as a novel molecular marker of metastatic colorectal cancer, and it may provide new insights for clinical diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer.
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Fekete G, Sun D, Gu Y, Neis P, Ferreira N, Innocenti B, Csizmadia B. Tibiofemoral wear in standard and non-standard squat: implication for total knee arthroplasty. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2019. [DOI: 10.32098/mltj.04.2017.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sun D, Zhao P, Ni JY, Sun JJ, Ren YW, Wang F, Zhu LH. [Effects of airway management team in the treatment of severely mass burn patients combined with inhalation injury]. ZHONGHUA SHAO SHANG ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA SHAOSHANG ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF BURNS 2018; 34:354-359. [PMID: 29961292 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore and analyze the effects of airway management team (AMT) in the treatment of severely mass burn patients combined with inhalation injury. Methods: The clinical data of 58 severely burned patients combined with inhalation injury hospitalized in our unit from January 2012 to August 2014, conforming to the inclusion criteria, were retrospectively analyzed. According to whether airway management was implemented by AMT or not, patients hospitalized from January 2012 to July 2014 were divided into control group (n=27), while patients in Kunshan factory aluminum dust explosion accident hospitalized on 2nd August 2014 were divided into observation group (n=31). Patients in control group received regular airway nursing carried out by nurses on duty, while patients in observation group received specialized airway concentration nursing implemented by AMT. The concrete implementation included overall assessment of patients' airway, elaborate airway care, and controlled management of mechanical ventilation. Arterial blood gas indexes and oxygenation index of patients in the two groups on post injury day (PID) 1, 7, and 14 were compared. Sputum viscosity, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurrence rate, and ventilation time of patients in the two groups in post injury week(s) 1, 2, and 3 after admission were monitored and recorded. Survival rates of patients in the two groups were compared. Data were processed with analysis of variance for repeated measurement, t test and Bonferroni correction, chi-square test, and Wilcoxon rank sum test. Results: (1) There were no statistically significant differences in pH value, arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO(2)), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO(2)), arterial oxygen saturation (SaO(2)), and oxygenation index of patients in the two groups on PID 1 (t=0.595, -0.166, 1.518, -0.828, 0.458, P>0.05). The pH values of patients in observation group on PID 7 and 14 were 7.327±0.050 and 7.367±0.043, respectively, significantly better than those in control group (7.304±0.021 and 7.390±0.029, respectively, t=-2.385, 2.391, P<0.05). The PaO(2) values of patients in observation group on PID 7 and 14 were (95.1±6.7) and (106.3±7.8) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), respectively, significantly higher than those in control group [(91.6±5.7) and (102.0±8.3) mmHg, respectively, t=-2.109, -2.059, P<0.05]. The PaCO(2) values of patients in observation group on PID 7 and 14 were (41±4) and (40±4) mmHg, respectively, significantly lower than those in control group [(43±5) and (43±4) mmHg, respectively, t=2.220, 2.304, P<0.05]. The SaO(2) values of patients in observation group on PID 7 and 14 were 0.95±0.04 and 0.96±0.04, respectively, significantly higher than those in control group (0.93±0.05 and 0.94±0.05, respectively, t=-2.201, -2.016, P<0.05). The oxygenation indexes of patients in observation group on PID 7 and 14 were (286±18) and (329±20) mmHg, significantly higher than those in control group [(277±14) and (306±58) mmHg, respectively, t=-2.263, -2.022, P<0.05]. (2) Sputum viscosity of patients in observation group in post injury week(s) 1, 2, and 3 were superior to that in control group (Z=-2.096, -2.076, -2.033, P<0.05). (3) VAP occurrence rate of patients in observation group was lower than that in control group, and time of mechanical ventilation of patients in observation group was shorter than that in control group (χ(2)=4.244, t=2.425, P<0.05). (4) Survival rate of patients in observation group was higher than that in control group (χ(2)=4.244, P<0.05). Conclusions: The special intensive care of airway management by AMT can effectively improve the oxygenation status of severely burned patients combined with inhalation injury, alleviate the sputum viscosity, reduce the occurrence of VAP, and shorten the time of mechanical ventilation, thus benefits the treatment of severely mass burn patients combined with inhalation injury.
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Chen X, Liu H, Sun D, Zhang J, Fan Q, Shi H, Lang J. Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Tubal Pregnancy and a Device Innovation from Our Institution. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.09.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sun D, Ma J, Han C, Wang J, Qian Y, Chen G, Li X, Zhang J, Song J, Zhao X, Cai S, Hu Y. Anti-PD-1 therapy combined with chemotherapy or target therapy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer in real-world clinical setting. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy288.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Liu NF, Yu ZY, Lou Y, Sun D. A Milroy case with FLT4/VEGFR3 mutation and an unusual skin biopsy. Br J Dermatol 2018; 180:223-224. [PMID: 30169892 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gao Y, Cao J, Zhang S, Zhang Q, Sun D. Short communication: Heritability estimates for susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection in Chinese Holstein cattle. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:7274-7279. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li J, Li X, Luo T, Wang R, Liu C, Chen S, Li D, Yue J, Cheng SH, Sun D. Development of a magnetic microrobot for carrying and delivering targeted cells. Sci Robot 2018; 3:3/19/eaat8829. [DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aat8829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tan YS, Sansanaphongpricha K, Prince MEP, Sun D, Wolf GT, Lei YL. Engineering Vaccines to Reprogram Immunity against Head and Neck Cancer. J Dent Res 2018; 97:627-634. [PMID: 29533731 PMCID: PMC5960883 DOI: 10.1177/0022034518764416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The recent Food and Drug Administration's approval of monoclonal antibodies targeting immune checkpoint receptors (ICRs) for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) offers exciting promise to improve patient outcome and reduce morbidities. A favorable response to ICR blockade relies on an extensive collection of preexisting tumor-specific T cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). ICR blockade reinvigorates exhausted CD8+ T cells and enhances immune killing. However, resistance to ICR blockade is observed in about 85% of patients with HNSCC, therefore highlighting the importance of characterizing the mechanisms underlying HNSCC immune escape and exploring combinatorial strategies to sensitize hypoimmunogenic cold HNSCC to ICR inhibition. Cancer vaccines are designed to bypass the cold TME and directly deliver cancer antigens to antigen-presenting cells (APCs); these vaccines epitomize a priming strategy to synergize with ICR inhibitors. Cancer cells are ineffective antigen presenters, and poor APC infiltration as well as the M2-like polarization in the TME further dampens antigen uptake and processing, both of which render ineffective innate and adaptive immune detection. Cancer vaccines directly activate APC and expand the tumor-specific T-cell repertoire. In addition, cancer vaccines often contain an adjuvant, which further improves APC function, promotes epitope spreading, and augments host intrinsic antitumor immunity. Thus, the vaccine-induced immune priming generates a pool of effectors whose function can be enhanced by ICR inhibitors. In this review, we summarize the major HNSCC immune evasion strategies, the ongoing effort toward improving HNSCC vaccines, and the current challenges limiting the efficacy of cancer vaccines.
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Sun D, Li S, Zhu CG, Guo YL, Wu NQ, Gao Y, Qing P, Zhang Y, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. [Prevalence and clinical features of familial hypercholesterolemia in Chinese patients with myocardial infarction]. ZHONGHUA XIN XUE GUAN BING ZA ZHI 2018; 46:109-113. [PMID: 29495233 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the prevalence and clinical features of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Chinese patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Method: This retrospective study recruited a total of 2 119 consecutive patients (age (56.7±10.9) years old) undergoing coronary angiography with first MI from April 2011 to December 2016. Patients were divided into 2 groups: premature MI (male<55 years old, female<60 years old) and non-premature MI. The diagnosis of FH was established according to Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) diagnostic criteria and referred as definite/probable FH in our study. The prevalence and clinical features of FH, including lipid level, MI characteristics and stain therapy, were explored. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess the predictive value of FH for the presence of premature MI. Results: The prevalence of definite/probable FH was 3.68% (78/2 119) in MI patients and 7.28% (68/934) in premature MI patients. Onset of MI occurred 10 years earlier in patients with definite/probable FH than those without FH ((47.9±9.4) years vs. (58.8±10.7) years, P<0.01). Additionally, we found that the risk of premature MI was significantly and independently increased in definite/probable FH patients (OR=5.32, 95%CI 2.77-10.22, P<0.01). None of FH patients reached the target of LDL-C<1.8 mmol/L under statin therapy. Conclusions: The prevalence of FH in Chinese patients with MI is not rare. Clinically, FH is linked with the early onset of MI.
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Sun D, Kobayashi K, Samuel M, Skummer P, Zhang S, Zhang D, Karmel M. 3:36 PM Abstract No. 195 Chest port placement in patients with a history of port removal: is there any difference in the incidence of complications between ports placed in the same and opposite side of chest wall as the prior port? J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Yang M, Zhang G, Yang J, Sun D, Wen P, Zhang W. Effect of pH on dissociation of casein micelles in yak skim milk. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:2998-3007. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Han B, Liang W, Liu L, Li Y, Sun D. Genetic association of the ACACB gene with milk yield and composition traits in dairy cattle. Anim Genet 2018. [PMID: 29521460 DOI: 10.1111/age.12651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previously, we re-sequenced the whole genomes of eight Holstein bulls with high or low milk protein and fat percentage, and we detected two indels in the ACACB (acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta) gene that were polymorphic between the two groups. Thus, we considered ACACB as a promising candidate gene potentially affecting milk composition traits. Herein, we verified the genetic effects of ACACB on five milk traits in a Chinese Holstein population. We identified six SNPs in the 5'-promoter region, five in the 5'- untranslated region (UTR), 11 in exons, four in the 3'-UTR and three in the 3'-flanking region by re-sequencing the entire coding and regulatory regions of ACACB. One of these SNPs (ss1987461005) is reported here for the first time, and three of the SNPs (rs109482081, rs110819816 and rs109281947) were predicted to result in amino acid replacements. Genotype-phenotype association analyses showed that all the identified SNPs, except for ss1987461005, rs208919019 and rs134447911, were significantly associated with milk yield, fat yield, fat percentage, protein yield or protein percentage (P < 0.0001 to 0.0484). Linkage disequilibrium analyses were conducted among the identified SNPs to confirm the genetic associations. Two SNPs-rs135874354 (g.66218726T>C) and rs210928430 (g.66218117G>A)-were predicted to alter transcription factor binding sites in the 5'-promoter region of ACACB. A luciferase activity assay showed that the promoter activity of haplotype TG was significantly higher than that of CG (P = 0.0002) and that the promoter activity of haplotype TA was remarkably higher than that of CA (P = 7.4285E-09), showing that the T allele of rs135874354 increased promoter activity. Thus, rs135874354 was considered to be a potentially functional mutation. Our findings have, for the first time, profiled the genetic effect of ACACB on milk production traits in dairy cattle and revealed a potentially causal mutation that requires further the in-depth validation.
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Guo C, Li H, Sun D, Liu J, Mao S. Effects of abomasal supplementation of quercetin on performance, inflammatory cytokines, and matrix metalloproteinase genes expression in goats fed a high-grain diet. Livest Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hertz DL, Kidwell KM, Vangipuram K, Sun D, Henry NL. Abstract P6-11-03: Association of systemic paclitaxel concentrations with severity and progression of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p6-11-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Paclitaxel is commonly used in combination regimens in patients with early stage breast cancer, but its use is often limited by the development of severe paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN). Paclitaxel pharmacokinetics (PK), specifically the maximum paclitaxel concentration (Cmax) and amount of time the concentration remains above 0.05 µM (Tc>0.05), have been associated with occurrence of severe, clinician-documented (NCI CTCAE) neuropathy. Patient-reported outcomes are more reliable, sensitive, and responsive than clinician-documented neuropathy, particularly for subjective toxicities. The objective of this study was to confirm that paclitaxel PK predicts occurrence and progression of patient-reported PIPN.
Methods: This observational trial enrolled patients with early stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant/neoadjuvant weekly 1-hour paclitaxel infusions (80 mg/m2 x 12 cycles) at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients with existing neuropathy or previous neuropathic chemotherapy treatment were excluded. Paclitaxel concentration was measured via liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) in plasma samples collected at the end of (Cmax) and 16-24 hours after (Tc>0.05) first infusion. Patient-reported neuropathy was collected (EORTC CIPN20) at baseline and each treatment cycle. The 8-item sensory subscale of the CIPN20 (CIPN8, range 8-32) was estimated for each patient and cycle of treatment to calculate the change from baseline (ΔCIPN8, range 0-24). The analysis was conducted using two approaches. In the first analysis, the cohort was stratified into cases and controls by the median ΔCIPN8 and in the second, each patient was described by the rate of change of CIPN8 per treatment cycle. The association of Cmax and Tc>0.05 with case/control definition was tested using Wilcoxon rank sum and t-tests. Associations with rate of change of CIPN8 were tested using linear regression.
Results: 60 patients were enrolled in this observational clinical study. The mean age was 52.4 years, 93% of patients were Caucasian, and 5% had diabetes diagnosis. At baseline there was very little patient-reported neuropathy (mean baseline CIPN8=8.3). The median ΔCIPN8 was 4. Patients with ΔCIPN8>4 had greater Cmax than patients with ΔCIPN8≤4 (p=0.010). In the regression modeling, there was a significant correlation between patient's Tc>0.05 and the rate of increase in ΔCIPN8 (r=0.28, p=0.03).
Conclusions: Our preliminary findings suggest that a single PK sample collected at the end of the first cycle (Cmax) or 16-24 hours later (Tc>0.05) are indicative of a patient's risk of experiencing PIPN during paclitaxel treatment. Ongoing modeling that accounts for dosing decreases, delays, and discontinuations will further characterize the contribution of paclitaxel pharmacokinetics to PIPN development and enable identification of genetic and metabolomic biomarkers that predict which patients experienced more severe PIPN than would be anticipated based on their paclitaxel PK.
Citation Format: Hertz DL, Kidwell KM, Vangipuram K, Sun D, Henry NL. Association of systemic paclitaxel concentrations with severity and progression of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-11-03.
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Wang Y, Ding X, Tan Z, Xing K, Yang T, Wang Y, Sun D, Wang C. Genome-wide association study for reproductive traits in a Large White pig population. Anim Genet 2018; 49:127-131. [PMID: 29411893 PMCID: PMC5873431 DOI: 10.1111/age.12638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Using the PorcineSNP80 BeadChip, we performed a genome‐wide association study for seven reproductive traits, including total number born, number born alive, litter birth weight, average birth weight, gestation length, age at first service and age at first farrowing, in a population of 1207 Large White pigs. In total, we detected 12 genome‐wide significant and 41 suggestive significant SNPs associated with six reproductive traits. The proportion of phenotypic variance explained by all significant SNPs for each trait ranged from 4.46% (number born alive) to 11.49% (gestation length). Among them, 29 significant SNPs were located within known QTL regions for swine reproductive traits, such as corpus luteum number, stillborn number and litter size, of which one QTL region associated with litter size contained the ALGA0098819 SNP for total number born. Subsequently, we found that 376 functional genes contained or were near these significant SNPs. Of these, 14 genes—BHLHA15, OCM2, IL1B2, GCK, SMAD2, HABP2, PAQR5, GRB10, PRELID2, DMKN, GPI, GPIHBP1, ADCY2 and ACVR2B—were considered important candidates for swine reproductive traits based on their critical roles in embryonic development, energy metabolism and growth development. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the genetic mechanisms for reproductive traits and could have a positive effect on pig breeding programs.
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Li P, Lin S, Zhang R, Chen J, Sun D, Lan J, Song S, Xie Z, Jiang S. Isolation and characterization of novel goose parvovirus-related virus reveal the evolution of waterfowl parvovirus. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:e284-e295. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Malinowski A, De France B, Sun D, Carvalho JCA, Shehata N. Obstetric neuraxial anaesthesia in the context of maternal immune thrombocytopenia: secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort study. Br J Anaesth 2017; 119:1067-1068. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aex335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zhang Y, Sun L, Sun H, Liu X, Luo X, Li C, Sun D, Li T. Overexpression of microRNA-133b reduces myocardial injuries in children with viral myocarditis by targeting Rab27B gene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 63:80-86. [PMID: 29096746 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2017.63.10.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present study is to measure the expression of microRNA (miRNA or miR)-133b in circulating blood of children with viral myocarditis before and after drug treatment, and to investigate its relationship with the severity of myocardial lesions. A total of 36 children patients with viral myocarditis who received treatments at our hospital between June 2014 and June 2016 were enrolled in the present study, including 21 boys and 15 girls (age range, 9 months - 16 years).Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the expression of miR-133b in peripheral blood of patients and cardiomyocytes infected with CVB3. CCK-8 assay was used to test the proliferation of cardiomyocytes. ELISA was used to determine the levels of creatine kinase (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in peripheral blood and cardiomyocyte culture supernatants. Western blotting and ELISA were performed to measure the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 in cardiomyocytes infected by CVB3 and cell culture supernatants. Bioinformatics was used to predict the target gene of miR-133b. Silencing of Rab27B gene was achieved by transfection with its small-interfering RNA. Dual luciferase reporter assay was carried out to test whether miR-133b directly targets Rab27B. Reduced expression of miR-133b in peripheral blood was possibly correlated with myocardial injuries in viral myocarditis miR-133b. Expression of miR-133b was significantly reduced in cardiomyocytes infected with CVB3 virus. Overexpression of miR-133b inhibited cardiomyocyte injuries caused by CVB3 virus infection, and the enhanced production and release of cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 by cardiomyocytes infected with CVB3 virus. Rab27B promoted injuries of cardiomyocytes induced by CVB3 infection and facilitated the synthesis and release of cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 by cardiomyocytes. miR-133b was able to bind to the 3'-untranslated region seeding region of Rab27B mRNA. The present study demonstrates that expression of miR-133b in peripheral blood from children with viral myocarditis is reduced, and negatively correlated with myocardial injuries. miR-133b inhibits the proliferation of cardiomyocytes and the release of cytokines TNF-α and IL-6, and alleviates CVB3 infection-induced myocardial injuries by targeting Rab27B.
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