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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Eren EE, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Fedorov O, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Santoro V, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Measurements of Absolute Hadronic Branching Fractions of the Λ_{c}^{+} Baryon. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:052001. [PMID: 26894702 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.052001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the first measurement of absolute hadronic branching fractions of Λ_{c}^{+} baryon at the Λ_{c}^{+}Λ[over ¯]_{c}^{-} production threshold, in the 30 years since the Λ_{c}^{+} discovery. In total, 12 Cabibbo-favored Λ_{c}^{+} hadronic decay modes are analyzed with a double-tag technique, based on a sample of 567 pb^{-1} of e^{+}e^{-} collisions at sqrt[s]=4.599 GeV recorded with the BESIII detector. A global least-squares fitter is utilized to improve the measured precision. Among the measurements for twelve Λ_{c}^{+} decay modes, the branching fraction for Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+} is determined to be (5.84±0.27±0.23)%, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. In addition, the measurements of the branching fractions of the other 11 Cabibbo-favored hadronic decay modes are significantly improved.
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Li Y, Zhang Y, Chen C, Zhang H, Ma C, Xia Y. Establishment of a rabbit model to study the influence of advanced glycation end products accumulation on osteoarthritis and the protective effect of pioglitazone. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016; 24:307-14. [PMID: 26321377 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in cartilage degeneration in vivo and determine the influence of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonist pioglitazone on AGEs-induced osteoarthritis (OA) in a rabbit model. DESIGN Thirty-two rabbits were separated into four groups (n = 8 each) and received 500 μL of 123, 350, or 1000 mmol/L D-ribose or Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution administered to the right stifle joint via intra-articular injection twice a week. All the rabbits ran 500 m on treadmills every day. Another 16 rabbits were administered 1000 mmol/L D-ribose and divided into 2 groups (n = 8) that received either placebo or pioglitazone administered orally at 20 mg/kg/day. Eight weeks later, cartilage damage was evaluated macroscopically, histologically, and biochemically. RESULTS Artificially increasing the AGEs level and exercise load resulted in cartilage damage and dose-dependent downregulation of PPARγ expression. The efficacy of pioglitazone treatment was tested in a rabbit OA model, and a clear chondroprotective effect was revealed by macro- and microscopic assessments. CONCLUSION Elevating AGEs in rabbits can accelerate the articular cartilage degradation that occurs with physical exercise, and pioglitazone can reduce the severity of the AGEs-induced OA in a rabbit model.
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Shen Z, Du C, Zang R, Xie H, Lv W, Li H, Xia Y, Tang W. Microarray expression profiling of dysregulated long non-coding RNAs in Hirschsprung's disease reveals their potential role in molecular diagnosis. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:266-73. [PMID: 26574899 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is one of the common digestive disorders in the new born. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in various biological processes. However, knowledge on lncRNAs in HSCR is limited. METHODS The expression profile of lncRNAs in HSCR was obtained using microarray. A total of 2078 differentially expressed lncRNAs were detected by microarray in HSCR tissues compared with matched normal colon tissues (fold change ≥2, p < 0.05). Candidate biomarkers were selected from these differentially expressed lncRNAs based on artificial criterion (raw signal intensity ≥50; fold change ≥8) and then validated in 80 pairs of HSCR and normal tissues using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Moreover, the computational analysis was used to evaluate the lncRNA-microRNA and lncRNA-protein relationships. KEY RESULTS A panel of 5-lncRNAs was identified to distinguish HSCR from normal tissues with remarkable sensitivity and specificity. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for HSCR identification in the validation set was 0.875. The bioinformatics analysis reveals that these dysregulated lncRNAs are mainly involved in RNA-protein relationships, including RNA splicing, binding, transport, processing, and localization. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Our results are the first to report the expression profile of dysregulated lncRNAs in HSCR and infer that lncRNAs may serve as novel diagnostic biomarkers for HSCR.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Ferroli RB, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Duan PF, Eren EE, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, He XQ, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kühn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales CM, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Santoro V, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YN, Zhang YH, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Measurement of Azimuthal Asymmetries in Inclusive Charged Dipion Production in e^{+}e^{-} Annihilations at sqrt[s]=3.65 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:042001. [PMID: 26871323 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.042001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present a measurement of the azimuthal asymmetries of two charged pions in the inclusive process e^{+}e^{-}→ππX, based on a data set of 62 pb^{-1} at the center-of-mass energy of 3.65 GeV collected with the BESIII detector. These asymmetries can be attributed to the Collins fragmentation function. We observe a nonzero asymmetry, which increases with increasing pion momentum. As our energy scale is close to that of the existing semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering experimental data, the measured asymmetries are important inputs for the global analysis of extracting the quark transversity distribution inside the nucleon and are valuable to explore the energy evolution of the spin-dependent fragmentation function.
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Zou J, Weng RH, Chen ZY, Wei XB, Wang R, Chen D, Xia Y, Wang Q. Position Emission Tomography/Single-Photon Emission Tomography Neuroimaging for Detection of Premotor Parkinson's Disease. CNS Neurosci Ther 2016; 22:167-77. [PMID: 26776081 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Premotor Parkinson's disease (PD) refers to a prodromal stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) during which nonmotor clinical features may be present. Currently, it is difficult to make an early diagnosis for premotor PD. Molecular imaging with position emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) offers a wide variety of tools for overcoming this difficulty. Indeed, molecular imaging techniques may play a crucial role in diagnosing, monitoring and evaluating the individuals with the risk for PD. For example, dopaminergic dysfunctions can be identified by detecting the expression of vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2) and aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) to evaluate the conditions of dopaminergic terminals functions in high-risk individuals of PD. This detection provides a sensitive and specific measurement of nonmotor symptoms (NMS) such as olfactory dysfunction, sleep disorders, and psychiatric symptoms in the high-risk patients, especially at the premotor phase. Molecular imaging technique is capable of detecting the dysfunction of serotonergic, noradrenergic, and cholinergic systems that are typically associated with premotor manifestations. This review discusses the importance of SPECT/PET applications in the detection of premotor markers preceding motor abnormalities with highlighting their great potential for early and accurate diagnosis of premotor symptoms of PD and its scientific significance.
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Xia Y, Zhang X, Jin F, Wang Q, Xiao R, Hao Z, Gui Q, Sun J. Apoptotic effect of sodium acetate on a human gastric adenocarcinoma epithelial cell line. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2016; 15:gmr8375. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15048375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Liu Z, Xia Y, Feng S, Zhang Y, Wang J. Rh(i)-Catalyzed coupling of 2-bromoethyl aryldiazoacetates with tertiary propargyl alcohols through carbene migratory insertion. Org Chem Front 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qo00453a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A Rh(i)-catalyzed cross-coupling of 2-bromoethyl aryldiazoacetates with tertiary propargyl alcohols has been successfully achieved.
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Wu H, Wei M, Zhang Q, Du H, Xia Y, Liu L, Wang C, Shi H, Guo X, Liu X, Li C, Bao X, Su Q, Gu Y, Fang L, Yang H, Yu F, Sun S, Wang X, Zhou M, Jia Q, Zhao H, Song K, Niu K. Consumption of Chilies, but not Sweet Peppers, Is Positively Related to Handgrip Strength in an Adult Population. J Nutr Health Aging 2016; 20:546-52. [PMID: 27102794 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0628-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chili consumption may have a beneficial effect on muscle strength in the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between frequency of chili consumption and handgrip strength in adults. DESIGN Population-based cross-sectional study. SETTING This study used baseline data from the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health Cohort Study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3 717 subjects were recruited to the study. Frequency of chili consumption during the previous month was assessed using a valid self-administered food frequency questionnaire. Analysis of covariance was used to examine the relationship between muscle strength and frequency of chili consumption. Handgrip strength was measured using a handheld digital dynamometer. RESULTS After adjustment for potential confounding factors, significant relationships were observed between different categories of chili consumption and handgrip strength in males, the means (95% confidence interval) for handgrip strength across chili consumption categories were 44.7 (42.1, 47.2) for < one time/week; 45.5 (42.9, 48.1) for one time/week; and 45.8 (43.3, 48.4) for ≥ 2-3 times/week (P for trend < 0.01). Similar results were not observed with sweet pepper consumption. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals a positive correlation between frequency of chili consumption and muscle strength in adult males. Further studies are necessary in order to determine whether there is a causal relationship between chili consumption frequency and muscle strength.
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Xia Y, Sheng J, Liang GY, Liu DX, Tang Q, Cheng AP. miR-96 inhibits cardiac hypertrophy by targeting growth factor receptor-bound 2. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2015; 14:18958-64. [PMID: 26782545 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.29.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Increasing evidence has indicated that microRNAs are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy. However, whether miR-96 is involved in heart diseases, particularly cardiac hypertrophy, remains unclear. In this study, we found that miR-96 is a negative regulator of cardiac hypertrophy. In primary cardiomyocytes, overexpression of miR-96 inhibited phenylephrine-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and decreased the mRNA expression of cardiac hypertrophy markers such as atrial natriuretic factor and β-myosin heavy chain. Interestingly, we found that growth factor receptor-bound 2 is a direct target of miR-96, which is a negative regulator of cardiac hypertrophy. Overexpression of miR-96 in cardiomyocytes led to reduced growth factor receptor-bound 2 expression. More importantly, miR-96 repressed the extracellular-regulated protein kinase signaling pathway by targeting growth factor receptor-bound 2 in cardiomyocytes. Our data demonstrate that miR-96 is a negative regulator of cardiac hypertrophy and extracellular-regulated protein kinase signaling, thus offering a new therapeutic strategy for cardiac hypertrophy.
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Chao D, Wang Q, Balboni G, Ding G, Xia Y. Attenuating Ischemic Disruption of K+ Homeostasis in the Cortex of Hypoxic-Ischemic Neonatal Rats: DOR Activation vs. Acupuncture Treatment. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 53:7213-7227. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9621-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Xia Y, Bauer S, Maier A, Berger M, Hornegger J. Patient-bounded extrapolation using low-dose priors for volume-of-interest imaging in C-arm CT. Med Phys 2015; 42:1787-96. [PMID: 25832069 DOI: 10.1118/1.4914135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Three-dimensional (3D) volume-of-interest (VOI) imaging with C-arm systems provides anatomical information in a predefined 3D target region at a considerably low x-ray dose. However, VOI imaging involves laterally truncated projections from which conventional reconstruction algorithms generally yield images with severe truncation artifacts. Heuristic based extrapolation methods, e.g., water cylinder extrapolation, typically rely on techniques that complete the truncated data by means of a continuity assumption and thus appear to be ad-hoc. It is our goal to improve the image quality of VOI imaging by exploiting existing patient-specific prior information in the workflow. METHODS A necessary initial step prior to a 3D acquisition is to isocenter the patient with respect to the target to be scanned. To this end, low-dose fluoroscopic x-ray acquisitions are usually applied from anterior-posterior (AP) and medio-lateral (ML) views. Based on this, the patient is isocentered by repositioning the table. In this work, we present a patient-bounded extrapolation method that makes use of these noncollimated fluoroscopic images to improve image quality in 3D VOI reconstruction. The algorithm first extracts the 2D patient contours from the noncollimated AP and ML fluoroscopic images. These 2D contours are then combined to estimate a volumetric model of the patient. Forward-projecting the shape of the model at the eventually acquired C-arm rotation views gives the patient boundary information in the projection domain. In this manner, we are in the position to substantially improve image quality by enforcing the extrapolated line profiles to end at the known patient boundaries, derived from the 3D shape model estimate. RESULTS The proposed method was evaluated on eight clinical datasets with different degrees of truncation. The proposed algorithm achieved a relative root mean square error (rRMSE) of about 1.0% with respect to the reference reconstruction on nontruncated data, even in the presence of severe truncation, compared to a rRMSE of 8.0% when applying a state-of-the-art heuristic extrapolation technique. CONCLUSIONS The method we proposed in this paper leads to a major improvement in image quality for 3D C-arm based VOI imaging. It involves no additional radiation when using fluoroscopic images that are acquired during the patient isocentering process. The model estimation can be readily integrated into the existing interventional workflow without additional hardware.
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Chintalapani G, Chinnadurai P, Maier A, Xia Y, Bauer S, Shaltoni H, Morsi H, Mawad ME. The Added Value of Volume-of-Interest C-Arm CT Imaging during Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:660-6. [PMID: 26659340 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Successful endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms requires understanding the exact relationship of implanted devices to the aneurysm, parent artery, and other branch vessels during the treatment. Intraprocedural C-arm CT imaging has been shown to provide such information. However, its repeated use is limited due to increasing radiation exposure to the patient. The goal of this study was to evaluate a new volume-of-interest C-arm CT imaging technique, which would provide device-specific information through multiple 3D acquisitions of only the region of interest, thus reducing cumulative radiation exposure to the patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS VOI C-arm CT images were obtained in 28 patients undergoing endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. VOI images were acquired with the x-ray source collimated around the deployed device, both horizontally and vertically. The images were reconstructed by using a novel prototype robust reconstruction algorithm to minimize truncation artifacts from double collimation. The reconstruction accuracy of VOI C-arm CT images was assessed quantitatively by comparing them with the full-head noncollimated images. RESULTS Quantitative analysis showed that the quality of VOI C-arm CT images is comparable with that of the standard Feldkamp, Davis, and Kress reconstruction of noncollimated C-arm CT images (correlation coefficient = 0.96 and structural similarity index = 0.92). Furthermore, 91.5% reduction in dose-area product was achieved with VOI imaging compared with the full-head acquisition. CONCLUSIONS VOI imaging allows multiple 3D C-arm CT acquisitions and provides information related to device expansion, parent wall apposition, and neck coverage during the procedure, with very low additional radiation exposure to the patient.
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Xia Y, Eryilmaz E, Der E, Pawar RD, Guo X, Cowburn D, Putterman C. A peptide mimic blocks the cross-reaction of anti-DNA antibodies with glomerular antigens. Clin Exp Immunol 2015; 183:369-79. [PMID: 26482679 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Anti-DNA antibodies play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis by cross-reacting with renal antigens. Previously, we demonstrated that the binding affinity of anti-DNA antibodies to self-antigens is isotype-dependent. Furthermore, significant variability in renal pathogenicity was seen among a panel of anti-DNA isotypes [derived from a single murine immunoglobulin (Ig)G3 monoclonal antibody, PL9-11] that share identical variable regions. In this study, we sought to select peptide mimics that effectively inhibit the binding of all murine and human anti-DNA IgG isotypes to glomerular antigens. The PL9-11 panel of IgG anti-DNA antibodies (IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b and IgG3) was used for screening a 12-mer phage display library. Binding affinity was determined by surface plasmon resonance. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), flow cytometry and glomerular binding assays were used for the assessment of peptide inhibition of antibody binding to nuclear and kidney antigens. We identified a 12 amino acid peptide (ALWPPNLHAWVP, or 'ALW') which binds to all PL9-11 IgG isotypes. Preincubation with the ALW peptide reduced the binding of the PL9-11 anti-DNA antibodies to DNA, laminin, mesangial cells and isolated glomeruli significantly. Furthermore, we confirmed the specificity of the amino acid sequence in the binding of ALW to anti-DNA antibodies by alanine scanning. Finally, ALW inhibited the binding of murine and human lupus sera to dsDNA and glomeruli significantly. In conclusion, by inhibiting the binding of polyclonal anti-DNA antibodies to autoantigens in vivo, the ALW peptide (or its derivatives) may potentially be a useful approach to block anti-DNA antibody binding to renal tissue.
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Wong YK, Yung KKL, Tsang YF, Xia Y, Wang L, Ho KC. Scenedesmus quadricauda for Nutrient Removal and Lipid Production in Wastewater. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2015; 87:2037-2044. [PMID: 26652116 DOI: 10.2175/106143015x14362865227193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Scenedesmus quadricauda, a local freshwater microalga, was used to treat primary settled and filtrate wastewater and to produce algal lipid. For the primary settled wastewater, the maximum biomass concentrations of acclimated and unacclimated microalgae were 0.995 g/L and 0.940 g/L, respectively. Over 90% orthophosphate and 95% ammonia nitrogen in the acclimated and unacclimated cultures, respectively, were removed after five days. The lipid contents of the microalgae were higher than 13% in all cultures. The highest growth rate occurred in the 25% filtrate culture. Over 80% phosphate was removed under the 25% and 50% filtrate cultures within six days, while over 90% ammonia nitrogen was removed within five days under both conditions. The lipid content was the highest (18.1%) under the 50% filtrate condition. C16:0, C18:2n6, and C18:3n3 were dominant fatty acids. In conclusion, S. quadricauda is a viable candidate for wastewater treatment and lipid production.
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Huang H, Xia Y, Gao Y, Wang X, Cai Q, Xia Z, Zhimin L, Bai B, Lin T, Zhao W, Yan Z, Jiang W. 290P Rituximab plus CHOP dramatically improved outcome of newly diagnosed diffuse large b-cell lymphoma in China: results of long-term follow-up from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC). Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv526.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Wan X, Zhai X, Yan Z, Yang P, Li J, Wu D, Wang K, Xia Y, Shen F. 147PD TACE with sorafenib for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective nested case-control study. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv523.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Ferroli RB, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SC, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, He XQ, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kühn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang JJ, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales CM, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YN, Zhang YH, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of a Neutral Structure near the DD[over ¯]^{*} Mass Threshold in e^{+}e^{-}→(DD[over ¯]^{*})^{0}π^{0} at sqrt[s]=4.226 and 4.257 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:222002. [PMID: 26650295 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.222002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A neutral structure in the DD[over ¯]^{*} system around the DD[over ¯]^{*} mass threshold is observed with a statistical significance greater than 10σ in the processes e^{+}e^{-}→D^{+}D^{*-}π^{0}+c.c. and e^{+}e^{-}→D^{0}D[over ¯]^{*0}π^{0}+c.c. at sqrt[s]=4.226 and 4.257 GeV in the BESIII experiment. The structure is denoted as Z_{c}(3885)^{0}. Assuming the presence of a resonance, its pole mass and width are determined to be [3885.7_{-5.7}^{+4.3}(stat)±8.4(syst)] MeV/c^{2} and [35_{-12}^{+11}(stat)±15(syst)] MeV, respectively. The Born cross sections are measured to be σ[e^{+}e^{-}→Z_{c}(3885)^{0}π^{0},Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→DD[over ¯]^{*}]=[77±13(stat)±17(syst)] pb at 4.226 GeV and [47±9(stat)±10(syst)] pb at 4.257 GeV. The ratio of decay rates B[Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→D^{+}D^{*-}+c.c.]/B[Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→D^{0}D[over ¯]^{*0}+c.c.] is determined to be 0.96±0.18(stat)±0.12(syst), consistent with no isospin violation in the process, Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→DD[over ¯]^{*}.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Fava L, Fedorov O, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Santoro V, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction for Λ_{c}^{+}→Λe^{+}ν_{e}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:221805. [PMID: 26650293 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.221805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the first measurement of the absolute branching fraction for Λ_{c}^{+}→Λe^{+}ν_{e}. This measurement is based on 567 pb^{-1} of e^{+}e^{-} annihilation data produced at sqrt[s]=4.599 GeV, which is just above the Λ_{c}^{+}Λ[over ¯]_{c}^{-} threshold. The data were collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII storage rings. The branching fraction is determined to be B(Λ_{c}^{+}→Λe^{+}ν_{e})=[3.63±0.38(stat)±0.20(syst)]%, representing a significant improvement in precision over the current indirect determination. As the branching fraction for Λ_{c}^{+}→Λe^{+}ν_{e} is the benchmark for those of other Λ_{c}^{+} semileptonic channels, our result provides a unique test of different theoretical models, which is the most stringent to date.
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Xu Y, Wei X, Liu X, Liao J, Lin J, Zhu C, Meng X, Xie D, Chao D, Fenoy AJ, Cheng M, Tang B, Zhang Z, Xia Y, Wang Q. Low Cerebral Glucose Metabolism: A Potential Predictor for the Severity of Vascular Parkinsonism and Parkinson's Disease. Aging Dis 2015; 6:426-36. [PMID: 26618044 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2015.0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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This study explored the association between cerebral metabolic rates of glucose (CMRGlc) and the severity of Vascular Parkinsonism (VP) and Parkinson's disease (PD). A cross-sectional study was performed to compare CMRGlc in normal subjects vs. VP and PD patients. Twelve normal subjects, 22 VP, and 11 PD patients were evaluated with the H&Y and MMSE, and underwent 18F-FDG measurements. Pearson's correlations were used to identify potential associations between the severity of VP/PD and CMRGlc. A pronounced reduction of CMRGlc in the frontal lobe and caudate putamen was detected in patients with VP and PD when compared with normal subjects. The VP patients displayed a slight CMRGlc decrease in the caudate putamen and frontal lobe in comparison with PD patients. These decreases in CMRGlc in the frontal lobe and caudate putamen were significantly correlated with the VP patients' H&Y, UPDRS II, UPDRS III, MMSE, cardiovascular, and attention/memory scores. Similarly, significant correlations were observed in patients with PD. This is the first clinical study finding strong evidence for an association between low cerebral glucose metabolism and the severity of VP and PD. Our findings suggest that these changes in glucose metabolism in the frontal lobe and caudate putamen may underlie the pathophysiological mechanisms of VP and PD. As the scramble to find imaging biomarkers or predictors of the disease intensifies, a better understanding of the roles of cerebral glucose metabolism may give us insight into the pathogenesis of VP and PD.
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Xu Z, Liu B, Chen Y, Gao D, Wang H, Xia Y, Song Z, Wang C, Zhu N, Ren J, Zhan Y. The Suppressing of Density Change in Nitrogen Doped Ge2Sb2Te5 for High Performance Phase Change Memory. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1149/2.0121512ssl] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carreira VS, Fan Y, Kurita H, Wang Q, Ko CI, Naticchioni M, Jiang M, Koch S, Zhang X, Biesiada J, Medvedovic M, Xia Y, Rubinstein J, Puga A. Disruption of Ah Receptor Signaling during Mouse Development Leads to Abnormal Cardiac Structure and Function in the Adult. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142440. [PMID: 26555816 PMCID: PMC4640841 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Theory proposes that the environment encountered during fetal life and infancy permanently shapes tissue physiology and homeostasis such that damage resulting from maternal stress, poor nutrition or exposure to environmental agents may be at the heart of adult onset disease. Interference with endogenous developmental functions of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), either by gene ablation or by exposure in utero to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a potent AHR ligand, causes structural, molecular and functional cardiac abnormalities and altered heart physiology in mouse embryos. To test if embryonic effects progress into an adult phenotype, we investigated whether Ahr ablation or TCDD exposure in utero resulted in cardiac abnormalities in adult mice long after removal of the agent. Ten-months old adult Ahr-/- and in utero TCDD-exposed Ahr+/+ mice showed sexually dimorphic abnormal cardiovascular phenotypes characterized by echocardiographic findings of hypertrophy, ventricular dilation and increased heart weight, resting heart rate and systolic and mean blood pressure, and decreased exercise tolerance. Underlying these effects, genes in signaling networks related to cardiac hypertrophy and mitochondrial function were differentially expressed. Cardiac dysfunction in mouse embryos resulting from AHR signaling disruption seems to progress into abnormal cardiac structure and function that predispose adults to cardiac disease, but while embryonic dysfunction is equally robust in males and females, the adult abnormalities are more prevalent in females, with the highest severity in Ahr-/- females. The findings reported here underscore the conclusion that AHR signaling in the developing heart is one potential target of environmental factors associated with cardiovascular disease.
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Liu L, Qiao Y, Hu C, Liu Y, Xia Y, Wang L, Liu B, Chen H, Jiang X. Endostatin exerts radiosensitizing effect in non-small cell lung cancer cells by inhibiting VEGFR2 expression. Clin Transl Oncol 2015; 18:18-26. [PMID: 26542176 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-015-1319-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND To determine the effects of endostatin on vascular growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and the mechanisms underlying its radiosensitizing effect. METHODS VEGFR2 mRNA levels were determined in different NSCLC cell lines using qRT-PCR. RT-PCR and Western blot assays were used to assess the expression of mRNA and proteins. The radiosensitivity of the cells was determined by colony-formation assays; and cell apoptosis and cell cycle distribution were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS VEGFR2 mRNA levels differed among the five NSCLC cell lines (P < 0.01), with the highest expression in Calu-1 cells and lowest in A549 cells. Endostatin significantly inhibited the growth of Calu-1 cells (P < 0.01) (IC20 = 296.5 μg/ml), and the expression of VEGFR2 and HIF-1α (P < 0.05). Phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt), extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), and p38 were significantly lower in endostatin-treated cells than control (P < 0.05). Endostatin enhanced the radiosensitivity of Calu-1 cells to SER = 1.38 and induced apoptosis (P < 0.01) and G2/M blockage (P < 0.01). However, endostatin had limited effects on A549 cells. Compared with Calu-1 cells, there was not significantly effects on cell radiosensitivity (SER = 1.09). CONCLUSIONS Endostatin induces apoptosis and enhances radiosensitivity of the VEGFR2 high-expressing cell line Calu-1, but it has a limited effect on the VEGFR2 low-expressing cell line A549.
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Shi J, Luo F, Shi Q, Xu X, He X, Xia Y. Increased circulating follicular helper T cells with decreased programmed death-1 in chronic renal allograft rejection. BMC Nephrol 2015; 16:182. [PMID: 26525294 PMCID: PMC4630917 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0172-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic antibody-mediated rejection is a major issue that affects long-term renal allograft survival. Since follicular helper T (Tfh) cells promote the development of antigen-specific B cells in alloimmune responses, we investigated the potential roles of Tfh cells, B cells and their alloimmune-regulating molecules in the pathogenesis of chronic renal allograft rejection in this study. METHODS The frequency of Tfh, B cells and the levels of their alloimmune-regulating molecules including chemokine receptor type 5 (CXCR5), inducible T cell co-stimulator (ICOS), programmed death-1 (PD-1), ICOSL, PDL-1 and interleukin-21 (IL-21), of peripheral blood were comparatively measured in 42 primary renal allograft recipients within 1-3 years after transplantation. Among them, 24 patients had definite chronic rejection, while other 18 patients had normal renal function. RESULTS Tfh-cell ratio was significantly increased with PD-1 down-regulation in the patients with chronic renal allograft rejection, while B cells and the alloimmune-regulating molecules studied did not show any appreciable change in parallel. CONCLUSIONS The patients with chronic renal allograft rejection have a characteristic increase in circulating Tfh cells with a decrease in PD-1 expression. These pathological changes may be a therapeutic target for the treatment of chronic renal allograft rejection and can be useful as a clinical index for monitoring conditions of renal transplant.
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Yin Q, Li J, Xia Y, Zhang R. Systematic review and meta-analysis: bezafibrate in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis [Erratum]. Drug Des Devel Ther 2015; 9:5947. [PMID: 26604692 PMCID: PMC4642802 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s98298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Abstract
We report a study of the process e^{+}e^{-}→(D^{*}D[over ¯]^{*})^{0}π^{0} using e^{+}e^{-} collision data samples with integrated luminosities of 1092 pb^{-1} at sqrt[s]=4.23 GeV and 826 pb^{-1} at sqrt[s]=4.26 GeV collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII storage ring. We observe a new neutral structure near the (D^{*}D[over ¯]^{*})^{0} mass threshold in the π^{0} recoil mass spectrum, which we denote as Z_{c}(4025)^{0}. Assuming a Breit-Wigner line shape, its pole mass and pole width are determined to be (4025.5_{-4.7}^{+2.0}±3.1) MeV/c^{2} and (23.0±6.0±1.0) MeV, respectively. The Born cross sections of e^{+}e^{-}→Z_{c}(4025)^{0}π^{0}→(D^{*}D[over ¯]^{*})^{0}π^{0} are measured to be (61.6±8.2±9.0) pb at sqrt[s]=4.23 GeV and (43.4±8.0±5.4) pb at sqrt[s]=4.26 GeV. The first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic.
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