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Zhao T, Du H, Ding X, Walls K, Yan C. Activation of mTOR pathway in myeloid-derived suppressor cells stimulates cancer cell proliferation and metastasis in lal(-/-) mice. Oncogene 2014; 34:1938-48. [PMID: 24882582 PMCID: PMC4254377 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Inflammation critically contributes to cancer metastasis, in which myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are an important participant. Although MDSCs are known to suppress immune surveillance, their roles in directly stimulating cancer cell proliferation and metastasis currently remain unclear. Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency causes systemic expansion and infiltration of MDSCs in multiple organs and subsequent inflammation. In the LAL-deficient (lal−/−) mouse model, melanoma metastasized massively in allogeneic lal−/− mice, which was suppressed in allogeneic lal+/+ mice due to immune rejection. Here we report for the first time that MDSCs from lal−/− mice directly stimulated B16 melanoma cell in vitro proliferation, and in vivo growth and metastasis. Cytokines i.e., IL-1β and TNFα from MDSCs are required for B16 melanoma cell proliferation in vitro. Myeloid-specific expression of human LAL (hLAL) in lal−/− mice rescues these malignant phenotypes in vitro and in vivo. The tumor-promoting function of lal−/− MDSCs is mediated, at least in part, through over-activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Knockdown of mTOR, Raptor or Rictor in lal−/− MDSCs suppressed their stimulation on proliferation of cancer cells, including B16 melanoma, LLC and Tramp-C2 cancer cells. Our results indicate that LAL plays a critical role in regulating MDSCs ability to directly stimulate cancer cell proliferation, and overcome immune rejection of cancer metastasis in allogeneic mice through modulation of the mTOR pathway, which provides a mechanistic basis for targeting MDSCs to reduce the risk of cancer metastasis. Therefore, MDSCs possess dual functions to facilitate cancer metastasis: suppress immune surveillance, and stimulate cancer cell proliferation and growth.
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Yan C, Combine T, Dickens K, Wynn R, Pavord D, Huq M. SU-E-T-67: Clinical Implementation and Evaluation of the Acuros Dose Calculation Algorithm. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4888397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Huber GM, Blok HP, Butuceanu C, Gaskell D, Horn T, Mack DJ, Abbott D, Aniol K, Anklin H, Armstrong C, Arrington J, Assamagan K, Avery S, Baker OK, Barrett B, Beise EJ, Bochna C, Boeglin W, Brash EJ, Breuer H, Chang CC, Chant N, Christy ME, Dunne J, Eden T, Ent R, Fenker H, Gibson EF, Gilman R, Gustafsson K, Hinton W, Holt RJ, Jackson H, Jin S, Jones MK, Keppel CE, Kim PH, Kim W, King PM, Klein A, Koltenuk D, Kovaltchouk V, Liang M, Liu J, Lolos GJ, Lung A, Margaziotis DJ, Markowitz P, Matsumura A, McKee D, Meekins D, Mitchell J, Miyoshi T, Mkrtchyan H, Mueller B, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Okayasu Y, Pentchev L, Perdrisat C, Pitz D, Potterveld D, Punjabi V, Qin LM, Reimer PE, Reinhold J, Roche J, Roos PG, Sarty A, Shin IK, Smith GR, Stepanyan S, Tang LG, Tadevosyan V, Tvaskis V, van der Meer RLJ, Vansyoc K, Van Westrum D, Vidakovic S, Volmer J, Vulcan W, Warren G, Wood SA, Xu C, Yan C, Zhao WX, Zheng X, Zihlmann B. Separated response function ratios in exclusive, forward π(±) electroproduction. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 112:182501. [PMID: 24856691 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.182501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The study of exclusive π(±) electroproduction on the nucleon, including separation of the various structure functions, is of interest for a number of reasons. The ratio RL=σL(π-)/σL(π+) is sensitive to isoscalar contamination to the dominant isovector pion exchange amplitude, which is the basis for the determination of the charged pion form factor from electroproduction data. A change in the value of RT=σT(π-)/σT(π+) from unity at small -t, to 1/4 at large -t, would suggest a transition from coupling to a (virtual) pion to coupling to individual quarks. Furthermore, the mentioned ratios may show an earlier approach to perturbative QCD than the individual cross sections. We have performed the first complete separation of the four unpolarized electromagnetic structure functions above the dominant resonances in forward, exclusive π(±) electroproduction on the deuteron at central Q(2) values of 0.6, 1.0, 1.6 GeV(2) at W=1.95 GeV, and Q(2)=2.45 GeV(2) at W=2.22 GeV. Here, we present the L and T cross sections, with emphasis on RL and RT, and compare them with theoretical calculations. Results for the separated ratio RL indicate dominance of the pion-pole diagram at low -t, while results for RT are consistent with a transition between pion knockout and quark knockout mechanisms.
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Kim WT, Kim J, Yan C, Jeong P, Choi SY, Lee OJ, Chae YB, Yun SJ, Lee SC, Kim WJ. S100A9 and EGFR gene signatures predict disease progression in muscle invasive bladder cancer patients after chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2014; 25:974-9. [PMID: 24631944 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In our previous gene expression profile analysis, IL1B, S100A8, S100A9, and EGFR were shown to be important mediators of muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) progression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ability of these gene signatures to predict disease progression after chemotherapy in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic MIBC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with locally advanced MIBC who received chemotherapy were enrolled. The expression signatures of four genes were measured and carried out further functional analysis to confirm our findings. RESULTS Two of the four genes, S100A9 and EGFR, were determined to significantly influence disease progression (P = 0.023, 0.045, respectively). Based on a receiver operating characteristic curve, a cut-off value for disease progression was determined. Patients with the good-prognostic signature group had a significantly longer time to progression and cancer-specific survival time than those with the poor-prognostic signature group (P < 0.001, 0.042, respectively). In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, gene signature was the only factor that significantly influenced disease progression [hazard ratio: 4.726, confidence interval: 1.623-13.763, P = 0.004]. In immunohistochemical analysis, S100A9 and EGFR positivity were associated with disease progression after chemotherapy. Protein expression of S100A9/EGFR showed modest correlation with gene expression of S100A9/EGFR (r = 0.395, P = 0.014 and r = 0.453, P = 0.004). Our functional analysis provided the evidence demonstrating that expression of S100A9 and EGFR closely associated chemoresistance, and that inhibition of S100A9 and EGFR may sensitize bladder tumor cells to the cisplatin-based chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS The S100A9/EGFR level is a novel prognostic marker to predict the chemoresponsiveness of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic MIBC.
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Yu G, Changjun G, Yan C. The use of high-volume 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in massive obstetric hemorrhage. Int J Obstet Anesth 2013; 22:360-1. [PMID: 23993474 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yan C, Shi Y, Hao L. Investigation into the Differences in the Selective Laser Sintering between Amorphous and Semi-crystalline Polymers. INT POLYM PROC 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/217.2452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Significant different thermal properties between amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers have a great effect on the selection of proper sintering parameters and the resulting properties of the parts made by selective laser sintering (SLS) process. This paper studied the differences in the part bed temperature (Tb), and relative density, tensile strength and dimensional accuracy of the SLS fabricated parts between semi-crystalline and amorphous polymers, by measuring and comparing the laser sintering properties of polystyrene (PS), a typical amorphous polymer, and nylon-12 (PA12), a typical semi-crystalline polymer. The results show that: the part bed temperatures (Tb) of amorphous polymers and semi-crystalline polymers should be kept close to glass transition temperature (Tg) and initial melting temperature (Tim) respectively, which can be measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and this rule combined with trial and error experiments can determine Tb of a polymer in the SLS process; the amorphous polymer SLS parts have very low relative densities and much lower tensile strengths than the strengths of their fully dense forms, while the semi-crystalline polymer SLS parts have higher relative densities and their tensile strengths are close to the strengths of their fully dense forms; the dimensional accuracy of the SLS parts of amorphous polymers is higher than that of semi-crystalline polymer SLS parts at the same processing parameters. The obtained results will be helpful for the development of new SLS materials and the setting of processing parameters.
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Nakamura SN, Matsumura A, Okayasu Y, Seva T, Rodriguez VM, Baturin P, Yuan L, Acha A, Ahmidouch A, Androic D, Asaturyan A, Asaturyan R, Baker OK, Benmokhtar F, Bosted P, Carlini R, Chen C, Christy M, Cole L, Danagoulian S, Daniel A, Dharmawardane V, Egiyan K, Elaasar M, Ent R, Fenker H, Fujii Y, Furic M, Gan L, Gaskell D, Gasparian A, Gibson EF, Gogami T, Gueye P, Han Y, Hashimoto O, Hiyama E, Honda D, Horn T, Hu B, Hungerford EV, Jayalath C, Jones M, Johnston K, Kalantarians N, Kanda H, Kaneta M, Kato F, Kato S, Kawama D, Keppel C, Lan KJ, Luo W, Mack D, Maeda K, Malace S, Margaryan A, Marikyan G, Markowitz P, Maruta T, Maruyama N, Miyoshi T, Mkrtchyan A, Mkrtchyan H, Nagao S, Navasardyan T, Niculescu G, Niculescu MI, Nomura H, Nonaka K, Ohtani A, Oyamada M, Perez N, Petkovic T, Randeniya S, Reinhold J, Roche J, Sato Y, Segbefia EK, Simicevic N, Smith G, Song Y, Sumihama M, Tadevosyan V, Takahashi T, Tang L, Tsukada K, Tvaskis V, Vulcan W, Wells S, Wood SA, Yan C, Zhamkochyan S. Observation of the (Λ)(7)He hypernucleus by the (e, e'K+) reaction. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013; 110:012502. [PMID: 23383783 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.012502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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An experiment with a newly developed high-resolution kaon spectrometer and a scattered electron spectrometer with a novel configuration was performed in Hall C at Jefferson Lab. The ground state of a neutron-rich hypernucleus, (Λ)(7)He, was observed for the first time with the (e, e'K+) reaction with an energy resolution of ~0.6 MeV. This resolution is the best reported to date for hypernuclear reaction spectroscopy. The (Λ)(7)He binding energy supplies the last missing information of the A = 7, T = 1 hypernuclear isotriplet, providing a new input for the charge symmetry breaking effect of the ΛN potential.
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Dharanipathy U, Vico Triviño N, Yan C, Diao Z, Carlin JF, Grandjean N, Houdré R. Near-infrared characterization of gallium nitride photonic-crystal waveguides and cavities. OPTICS LETTERS 2012; 37:4588-4590. [PMID: 23164847 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.004588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We report the design and optical characterization of fully suspended wire waveguides and photonic crystal (PhC) membranes fabricated on a gallium nitride layer grown on silicon substrate operating at 1.5 μm. W1-type PhC waveguides are coupled with suspended wires and are investigated using a standard end-fire setup. The experimental and theoretical dispersion properties of the propagating modes in the wires and photonic-crystal waveguides are shown. Modified L3 cavities with quality factors of up to 2200 and heterostructure cavities with quality factors of up to 5400 are experimentally demonstrated.
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Yan C, Wang K, Chen L, He YM, Tang ZX. Effects of feeding an herbal preparation to sows on immunological performance of offspring1. J Anim Sci 2012; 90:3778-82. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sun Y, Joachimski MM, Wignall PB, Yan C, Chen Y, Jiang H, Wang L, Lai X. Lethally Hot Temperatures During the Early Triassic Greenhouse. Science 2012; 338:366-70. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1224126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 693] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang B, Yan C, Gao H, Wu Y, Wang Q, Huang C, Fu S, Li P. [Growth inhibition of transfection of p16 gene to lung adenocarcinoma cell lines Anip973 and AGZY83-a]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2012; 4:444-7. [PMID: 21106155 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2001.06.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND To investigate the suppression effect of tumor suppressor gene p16 on lung adenocarcinoma cell lines. METHODS p16 expression vector was transfected into high metastasis lung carcinoma cell line, Anip973, and low metastasis lung cancer cell line, AGZY83-a. The suppression effects of p16 gene on cell growth was detected by cell growth curve, cloning efficiency assay, flow cytometry analysis and TUNEL technique. RESULTS Overexpression of p16 gene in Anip973 and AGZY83-a could only lead the cells to arrest at G1 phase, but had no effects on cell growth curves, colony for mation rate and apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of p16 in Anip973 and AGZY83-a can not suppress the growth of the tumor cells.
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The second messengers cAMP and cGMP exist in multiple discrete compartments and regulate a variety of biological processes in the heart. The cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases, by catalyzing the hydrolysis of cAMP and cGMP, play crucial roles in controlling the amplitude, duration, and compartmentalization of cyclic nucleotide signaling. Over 60 phosphodiesterase isoforms, grouped into 11 families, have been discovered to date. In the heart, both cAMP- and cGMP-hydrolyzing phosphodiesterases play important roles in physiology and pathology. At least 7 of the 11 phosphodiesterase family members appear to be expressed in the myocardium, and evidence supports phosphodiesterase involvement in regulation of many processes important for normal cardiac function including pacemaking and contractility, as well as many pathological processes including remodeling and myocyte apoptosis. Pharmacological inhibitors for a number of phosphodiesterase families have also been used clinically or preclinically to treat several types of cardiovascular disease. In addition, phosphodiesterase inhibitors are also being considered for treatment of many forms of disease outside the cardiovascular system, raising the possibility of cardiovascular side effects of such agents. This review will discuss the roles of phosphodiesterases in the heart, in terms of expression patterns, regulation, and involvement in physiological and pathological functions. Additionally, the cardiac effects of various phosphodiesterase inhibitors, both potentially beneficial and detrimental, will be discussed.
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Chen H, Saleh-Sayah N, Watkins W, Yan C, Salguero F, Heath E, Siebers J. SU-E-T-526: Evaluation of Dose Mapping Errors via Use of a Volume-Based Dose Mapping Method. Med Phys 2012; 39:3826-3836. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4735615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Li M, Du Z, Pan H, Yan C, Xiao W, Lei J. Effects of neighboring woody plants on target trees with emphasis on effects of understorey shrubs on overstorey physiology in forest communities: a mini-review. COMMUNITY ECOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1556/comec.13.2012.1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yan C, Hugo G, Salguero FJ, Saleh-Sayah N, Weiss E, Sleeman WC, Siebers JV. A method to evaluate dose errors introduced by dose mapping processes for mass conserving deformations. Med Phys 2012; 39:2119-28. [PMID: 22482633 PMCID: PMC3326071 DOI: 10.1118/1.3684951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To present a method to evaluate the dose mapping error introduced by the dose mapping process. In addition, apply the method to evaluate the dose mapping error introduced by the 4D dose calculation process implemented in a research version of commercial treatment planning system for a patient case. METHODS The average dose accumulated in a finite volume should be unchanged when the dose delivered to one anatomic instance of that volume is mapped to a different anatomic instance-provided that the tissue deformation between the anatomic instances is mass conserving. The average dose to a finite volume on image S is defined as d(S)=e(s)/m(S), where e(S) is the energy deposited in the mass m(S) contained in the volume. Since mass and energy should be conserved, when d(S) is mapped to an image R(d(S→R)=d(R)), the mean dose mapping error is defined as Δd(m)=|d(R)-d(S)|=|e(R)/m(R)-e(S)/m(S)|, where the e(R) and e(S) are integral doses (energy deposited), and m(R) and m(S) are the masses within the region of interest (ROI) on image R and the corresponding ROI on image S, where R and S are the two anatomic instances from the same patient. Alternatively, application of simple differential propagation yields the differential dose mapping error, Δd(d)=|∂d∂e*Δe+∂d∂m*Δm|=|(e(S)-e(R))m(R)-(m(S)-m(R))m(R) (2)*e(R)|=α|d(R)-d(S)| with α=m(S)/m(R). A 4D treatment plan on a ten-phase 4D-CT lung patient is used to demonstrate the dose mapping error evaluations for a patient case, in which the accumulated dose, D(R)=∑(S=0) (9)d(S→R), and associated error values (ΔD(m) and ΔD(d)) are calculated for a uniformly spaced set of ROIs. RESULTS For the single sample patient dose distribution, the average accumulated differential dose mapping error is 4.3%, the average absolute differential dose mapping error is 10.8%, and the average accumulated mean dose mapping error is 5.0%. Accumulated differential dose mapping errors within the gross tumor volume (GTV) and planning target volume (PTV) are lower, 0.73% and 2.33%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A method has been presented to evaluate the dose mapping error introduced by the dose mapping process. This method has been applied to evaluate the 4D dose calculation process implemented in a commercial treatment planning system. The method could potentially be developed as a fully-automatic QA method in image guided adaptive radiation therapy (IGART).
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Lin D, Cui F, Bu Q, Yan C. The expression and clinical significance of GTP-binding RAS-like 3 (ARHI) and microRNA 221 and 222 in prostate cancer. J Int Med Res 2012; 39:1870-5. [PMID: 22117988 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Globally, prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men and there is no biomarker for defining tumour invasion and progression. Guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding RAS-like 3 (ARHI) is a tumour suppressor gene that has been found to be downregulated in the prostate cancer cell line PC-3. MicroRNA 221 and 222 have been shown to regulate ARHI expression negatively. This study evaluated tissue samples from patients with prostate cancer (n = 35) that were designated as aggressive or non-aggressive according to their Gleason grade. Expression of ARHI and microRNA 221 and 222 was measured by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The level of ARHI mRNA was significantly lower in aggressive compared with non-aggressive prostate cancer tissue samples. In contrast, microRNA 221 and 222 levels were significantly higher in aggressive compared with non-aggressive prostate cancer tissue samples. Whether ARHI and microRNA 221 and 222 could be considered as biomarkers for disease progression in prostate cancer requires further investigation.
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Yan C, Liu D, Xu L, Chen H, Han W, Wang Y, Liu K, Huang X. Short-Term Immunosuppressive Agents for Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) Prophylaxis After Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) Have No Influence on Graft-Versus-Leukemia (GVL) Effects and Could Improve Leukemia-Free Survival in Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Cheng H, Zhao S, Jiang S, Lu M, Yan C, Ling J, Zhang Y, Liu Q, Ma N, Yin G, Wan J, Yang Y, Li L, Jerecic R, He Z. Comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging features of isolated left ventricular non-compaction in adults versus dilated cardiomyopathy in adults. Clin Radiol 2011; 66:853-60. [PMID: 21684533 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 02/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM To compare cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features between isolated left ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS A consecutive series of 50 patients with IVNC from a single institution were reviewed. During the same period, 50 patients with DCM who had prominent trabeculations, who were matched for age, gender, and body surface area, were prospectively included. Left ventricular (LV) morphology and function were assessed using cardiac MRI. RESULTS Compared with patients with DCM, patients with IVNC had a significantly lower LV sphericity index and end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) and a greater LV ejection fraction (LVEF), number of trabeculated segments, and ratio of non-compacted to compacted myocardium (NC/C ratio). There were no significant differences in stroke volume index, cardiac output, and cardiac index between the two patient groups. In patients with IVNC, the number of trabeculated segments and the NC/C ratio correlated positively with LVEDVI (r=0.626 and r=0.559, respectively) and negatively with LVEF (r=-0.647 and r=-0.521, respectively, p<0.001 for all). In patients with DCM, the number of non-compacted segments and the NC/C ratio had no correlation with either the LVEDVI (r=-0.082 and r=-0.135, respectively) or the LVEF (r=0.097 and r=0.205, respectively). CONCLUSION There are demonstrable morphological and functional differences between IVNC and DCM at LV assessment using cardiac MRI. The occurrence of trabeculated myocardium might be due to a different pathophysiological mechanism.
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Yan C, Zhu ZG, Yan M, Zhang H, Pan ZL, Chen J, Xiang M, Chen MM, Liu BY, Lin YZ. Clinicopathological characteristics and computed tomography features of mucinous gastric carcinoma. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:291-301. [PMID: 21672333 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study investigated the clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous gastric carcinoma (MGC) and assessed whether multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) could differentiate MGC from non-mucinous gastric carcinoma (NGC). Clinicopathological data from 542 patients with gastric carcinoma (23 MGC, 519 NGC), who underwent pre-operative MDCT examination and curative or palliative gastrectomy, were analysed. Only seven of the 23 patients with MGC were correctly diagnosed pre-operatively by endoscopic biopsy. The MGC patients had larger tumours, a higher frequency of lymph node metastases, were more likely to have tumours of tumour, node, metastasis stages III and IV, and were less likely to have a curative resection than NGC patients. In addition, five MGC patients had calcifications in the thickened gastric wall. In conclusion, MGC is rare and is detected mostly at an advanced stage. The diagnostic sensitivity of MGC by endoscopic biopsy was relatively low, whereas MDCT was helpful in distinguishing MGC from NGC.
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Yan C, Zhao S, Li H, Jiang S, Ling J, Zhang Y. Clinical characteristics of fat replacement of left ventricular myocardium. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yan C, Zhao S, Fang W. Viable apical aneurysms of left ventricle in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gong X, Hong D, Chen S, Shen L, Li P, Yan C. Isolation and characterization of five rice telomere-associated sequences. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 41:372-80. [PMID: 18726253 DOI: 10.1007/bf02882736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/1997] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Acoording to the telomere-repeated sequences of rice, two primers: (TTTAGGG11)(3) and (CCC-TAA.A)(3)CCC were used to amplify rice telomere-assciated sequences (TASs). Fox PCR template preparation. total DNA was digested with restrictive endonuclease and then ligated. Using the ligates or total DNA sa template, eight fragments were obtained with the single primer by the PCR reaction. To confirm that the sequences are derived from telomeric DNA, we conducted Bal31 digestion analysis. Of the eight fragments, seven were susceptible to Bal31 treatment, suggesting that they were TASs. These DNA fragments were further demonstrated u, be rice sub-telomeric sequences by RFLP mapping Five sequences have been mapped to the distal ends on rice chromme 5,6,7 and 9, and two other sequences have been mapped at interstitial sites, suggesting that (TTTAGGG)(n). also exist in the middle of rice chromosomes-All eight fragments were sequenced and characterized.
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Qiu F, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li L, Liu G, Yan C, Jiao L, Yuan H. Dehydrogenation of ammonia borane catalyzed by in situ synthesized Fe–Co nano-alloy in aqueous solution. Catal Today 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang C, Qiu J, Gao J, Liu L, Wang C, Liu Q, Yan C, Zhu X. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep and goats in northeastern China. Small Rumin Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Yan C, Yue C, Qiu S, Li H, Zhang H, Song H, Huang S, Zou F, Liao M, Zhu X. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic pigeons (Columba livia) in Guangdong Province of southern China. Vet Parasitol 2011; 177:371-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 11/27/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Song S, Zhang K, You H, Wang J, Wang Z, Yan C, Liu F. Significant anti-tumour activity of adoptively transferred T cells elicited by intratumoral dendritic cell vaccine injection through enhancing the ratio of CD8(+) T cell/regulatory T cells in tumour. Clin Exp Immunol 2010; 162:75-83. [PMID: 20735440 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We have shown that immunization with dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with hepatitis B virus core antigen virus-like particles (HBc-VLP) packaging with cytosine-guanine dinucleotide (CpG) (HBc-VLP/CpG) alone were able to delay melanoma growth but not able to eradicate the established tumour in mice. We tested whether, by modulating the vaccination approaches and injection times, the anti-tumour activity could be enhanced. We used a B16-HBc melanoma murine model not only to compare the efficacy of DC vaccine immunized via footpads, intravenously or via intratumoral injections in treating melanoma and priming tumour-specific immune responses, but also to observe how DC vaccination could improve the efficacy of adoptively transferred T cells to induce an enhanced anti-tumour immune response. Our results indicate that, although all vaccination approaches were able to protect mice from developing melanoma, only three intratumoral injections of DCs could induce a significant anti-tumour response. Furthermore, the combination of intratumoral DC vaccination and adoptive T cell transfer led to a more robust anti-tumour response than the use of each treatment individually by increasing CD8(+) T cells or the ratio of CD8(+) T cell/regulatory T cells in the tumour site. Moreover, the combination vaccination induced tumour-specific immune responses that led to tumour regression and protected surviving mice from tumour rechallenge, which is attributed to an increase in CD127-expressing and interferon-γ-producing CD8(+) T cells. Taken together, these results indicate that repeated intratumoral DC vaccination not only induces expansion of antigen-specific T cells against tumour-associated antigens in tumour sites, but also leads to elimination of pre-established tumours, supporting this combined approach as a potent strategy for DC-based cancer immunotherapy.
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Yan C, Li W, Zhao Y, Dai T, Wen B, Liu S, Wu J, Li D. P4.54 Splicing mutations in PNPLA2 gene cause neutral lipid storage disease with asymmetric myopathy with rimmed vacuoles. Neuromuscul Disord 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.07.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li H, Chen Q, Zhang X, Liu T, Liu F, Li W, Wen B, Liu S, Yan C. P2.02 Clinical and molecular genetic analysis of 13 Chinese patients with suspected hereditary inclusion body myopathy. Neuromuscul Disord 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.07.074] [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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Wang T, Zhang X, Han Y, Yan C, Huang M. e0100 Association between CREG gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in the Han population of North China. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zhang X, Pei F, Han Y, Yan C, Huang M, Wang T. e0101 Interleukin-17A gene variants and risk of coronary artery disease:a large angiography-based study. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yan C, Yue C, Yuan Z, Lin R, He Y, Yin C, Xu M, Song H, Zhu X. Molecular and serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in experimentally infected chickens. Vet Parasitol 2010; 173:179-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Slifer K, Rondón OA, Aghalaryan A, Ahmidouch A, Asaturyan R, Bloch F, Boeglin W, Bosted P, Carasco C, Carlini R, Cha J, Chen JP, Christy ME, Cole L, Coman L, Crabb D, Danagoulian S, Day D, Dunne J, Elaasar M, Ent R, Fenker H, Frlez E, Gaskell D, Gan L, Gomez J, Hu B, Jourdan J, Jones MK, Keith C, Keppel CE, Khandaker M, Klein A, Kramer L, Liang Y, Lichtenstadt J, Lindgren R, Mack D, McKee P, McNulty D, Meekins D, Mkrtchyan H, Nasseripour R, Niculescu I, Normand K, Norum B, Pocanic D, Prok Y, Raue B, Reinhold J, Roche J, Kiselev D, Savvinov N, Sawatzky B, Seely M, Sick I, Smith C, Smith G, Stepanyan S, Tang L, Tajima S, Testa G, Vulcan W, Wang K, Warren G, Wesselmann FR, Wood S, Yan C, Yuan L, Yun J, Zeier M, Zhu H. Probing quark-gluon interactions with transverse polarized scattering. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 105:101601. [PMID: 20867509 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.101601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2009] [Revised: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have extracted QCD matrix elements from our data on doubly polarized inelastic scattering of electrons on nuclei. We find the higher twist matrix element d˜2, which arises strictly from quark-gluon interactions, to be unambiguously nonzero. The data also reveal an isospin dependence of higher twist effects if we assume that the Burkhardt-Cottingham sum rule is valid. The fundamental Bjorken sum rule obtained from the a0 matrix element is satisfied at our low momentum transfer.
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Yan C, Yue CL, Zhang H, Yin CC, He Y, Yuan ZG, Lin RQ, Song HQ, Zhang KX, Zhu XQ. Serological Survey of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the Domestic Goose (Anser domestica) in Southern China. Zoonoses Public Health 2010; 58:299-302. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yan C, Zhu ZG, Yan M, Zhang H, Pan ZL, Chen J, Xiang M, Chen MM, Liu BY, Yin HR, Lin YZ. Size of the largest lymph node visualized on multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) is useful in predicting metastatic lymph node status of gastric cancer. J Int Med Res 2010; 38:22-33. [PMID: 20233510 DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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This study was designed to investigate whether the size of the largest lymph node (long-axis diameter [LAD] and short-axis diameter [SAD]) visualized using multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) was useful for predicting the metastatic lymph node (MLN) status of gastric cancer. A retrospective analysis of 305 gastric cancer patients who underwent pre-operative MDCT was performed, followed by a prospective study in 61 gastric cancer patients to determine the diagnostic effectiveness of LAD and SAD. In the retrospective study, the accuracy of LAD and SAD for predicting the MLN status of gastric cancer was 51.1% and 45.9%, respectively. In the prospective study, the accuracy of LAD and SAD measurement and the traditional MDCT method of counting MLNs was 52.5%, 49.2% and 57.4%, respectively; the differences were not significant. In conclusion, the size of the largest lymph node in terms of LAD and SAD visualized on MDCT was useful for predicting the MLN status of gastric cancer, with accuracy comparable to the traditional MDCT method of counting the total number of MLNs detected.
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Yan C, Saleh-Sayah N, Salguero F, Siebers J. SU-GG-J-15: Evaluation of Dose Uncertainties Introduced by Dose Mapping Process Implemented in a Commercial 4D Treatment Planning System. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Salguero F, Saleh-Sayah N, Yan C, Siebers J. SU-GG-T-12: Dosimetric Impact of Intrinsic Uncertainties of Deformable Registration Algorithms. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Salguero F, Saleh-Sayah N, Yan C, Siebers J. SU-GG-T-09: Uncertainty-Based Tuning of Deformable Image Registration Algorithm Parameters. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Yan C, Zhong H, Murphy M, Weiss E, Siebers JV. A pseudoinverse deformation vector field generator and its applications. Med Phys 2010; 37:1117-28. [PMID: 20384247 PMCID: PMC2837727 DOI: 10.1118/1.3301594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To present, implement, and test a self-consistent pseudoinverse displacement vector field (PIDVF) generator, which preserves the location of information mapped back-and-forth between image sets. METHODS The algorithm is an iterative scheme based on nearest neighbor interpolation and a subsequent iterative search. Performance of the algorithm is benchmarked using a lung 4DCT data set with six CT images from different breathing phases and eight CT images for a single prostrate patient acquired on different days. A diffeomorphic deformable image registration is used to validate our PIDVFs. Additionally, the PIDVF is used to measure the self-consistency of two nondiffeomorphic algorithms which do not use a self-consistency constraint: The ITK Demons algorithm for the lung patient images and an in-house B-Spline algorithm for the prostate patient images. Both Demons and B-Spline have been QAed through contour comparison. Self-consistency is determined by using a DIR to generate a displacement vector field (DVF) between reference image R and study image S (DVF(R-S)). The same DIR is used to generate DVF(S-R). Additionally, our PIDVF generator is used to create PIDVF(S-R). Back-and-forth mapping of a set of points (used as surrogates of contours) using DVF(R-S) and DVF(S-R) is compared to back-and-forth mapping performed with DVF(R-S) and PIDVF(S-R). The Euclidean distances between the original unmapped points and the mapped points are used as a self-consistency measure. RESULTS Test results demonstrate that the consistency error observed in back-and-forth mappings can be reduced two to nine times in point mapping and 1.5 to three times in dose mapping when the PIDVF is used in place of the B-Spline algorithm. These self-consistency improvements are not affected by the exchanging of R and S. It is also demonstrated that differences between DVF(S-R) and PIDVF(S-R) can be used as a criteria to check the quality of the DVF. CONCLUSIONS Use of DVF and its PIDVF will improve the self-consistency of points, contour, and dose mappings in image guided adaptive therapy.
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Murray JE, Yan C. Face aftereffects and unattended faces. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/6.6.883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu MM, Yuan ZG, Peng GH, Zhou DH, He XH, Yan C, Yin CC, He Y, Lin RQ, Song HQ, Zhu XQ. Toxoplasma gondii microneme protein 8 (MIC8) is a potential vaccine candidate against toxoplasmosis. Parasitol Res 2010; 106:1079-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Jing X, Li Z, Pan X, Shi Y, Yan C. NaIO4-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones at room temperature under solvent-free conditions. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03246529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dogan N, Sleeman W, Yan C, Fatyga M, Zhang B, Song S, Christensen G. ASSESSMENT OF AUTOMATIC HEAD-AND-NECK ANATOMY SEGMENTATION USING A DEFORMABLE IMAGE REGISTRATION ALGORITHM. Radiother Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)72904-3] [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]
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Yan C, Hugo G, Sleeman W, Weiss E, Siebers J. TH-D-303A-08: A Method to Evaluate Dose Uncertainties Introduced by Dose Mapping Processes. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Dogan N, Sleeman W, Yan C, Fatyga M, Wu J, Christensen G, Hugo G, Weiss E, Williamson J. MO-FF-A3-03: Quantitative Assessment of Automatic Anatomy Segmentation of 4D CT Images Using a Deformable Image Registration Algorithm. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Wang Z, Hu H, Yan C, Shi H. A prospective study of salivary function sparing in patients with head and neck cancer receiving intensity-modulated or conventional radiotherapy. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.03.149] [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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Li S, Jin X, Yan C, Wu S, Jiang F, Shen X. Factors associated with bed and room sharing in Chinese school-aged children. Child Care Health Dev 2009; 35:171-7. [PMID: 19228153 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00889.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Co-sleeping (bed or room sharing) has potential implications for children's development. Previous studies showed that co-sleeping was more prevalent in non-Western countries than in Western countries, which demonstrated that co-sleeping was marked with ethnic and socio-cultural background characteristics. The purpose of this study was to survey the prevalence of bed and room sharing and to examine related factors among school-aged children in an Asian country - China. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in 10 districts of Shanghai, China from November to December 2005. A total of 4108 elementary school children, 49.2% boys and 50.8% girls with a mean age of 8.79 years, participated. Parent-administered questionnaires were used to collect information about children's sleeping arrangements and socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS The prevalence of routine bed sharing, room sharing and sleeping alone in Chinese school-aged children was 21.0%, 19.1% and 47.7%, respectively. Bed and room sharing didn't show significant gender difference but gradually decreased with increasing age. Multivariate logistic regression identified those factors associated with bed and room sharing: younger age, large family, children without their own bedroom and parents' approval of a co-sleeping arrangement. CONCLUSION Co-sleeping arrangement was a common practice in Chinese school-aged children. Associated factors were characterized by intrinsic socio-cultural values and socio-economic status in China.
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Zhai W, Chen H, Yan H, Yan C, Wang G, Zhu L. Analysis and location of a rice BAC clone containing telomeric DNA sequences. SCIENCE IN CHINA. SERIES C, LIFE SCIENCES 2008; 42:68-73. [PMID: 18726500 DOI: 10.1007/bf02881750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/1998] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BAC2, a rice BAC clone containing (TTTAGGG)(n) homologous sequences, was analyzed by Southern hybridization and DNA sequencing of its subclones. It was disclosed that there were many tandem repeated satellite DNA sequences, called TA352, as well as simple tandem repeats consisting of TTTAGGG or its variant within the BAC2 insert. A 0. 8 kb (TTTAGGG)(n)-containing fragment in BAC2 was mapped in the telomere regions of at least 5 pairs of rice chromosomes by using fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH). By RFLP analysis of low copy sequences the BAC2 clone was localized in one terminal region of chromosome 6. All the results strongly suggest that the telomeric DNA sequences of rice are TTTAGGG or its variant, and the linked satellite DNA TA352 sequences belong to telomere-associated sequences.
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Yan C, Zhong H, Murphy M, Weiss E, Siebers J. SU-GG-J-13: A New Self-Consistent Inverse Deformation Field Generator and Its Applications. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Schulte K, Yan C, Ahola-Tuomi M, Stróżecka A, Moriarty PJ, Khlobystov AN. Encapsulation of cobalt phthalocyanine molecules in carbon nanotubes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/100/1/012017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chang HI, Lau YC, Yan C, Coombes AGA. Controlled release of an antibiotic, gentamicin sulphate, from gravity spun polycaprolactone fibers. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008; 84:230-7. [PMID: 17607742 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The antibiotic, gentamicin sulphate (GS), was incorporated in gravity-spun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers by spinning from particulate suspensions of the drug in PCL solution to produce a controlled delivery system. The production rate of GS-loaded PCL fibers was confined to the range 1-1.5 m/min and the fiber diameter to 170-220 microm. The kinetics of drug release could be adjusted by varying the GS loading of the fibers and the suspension preparation conditions. Gradual release of approximately 80% of the initial GS content was measured in phosphate buffered saline at 37 degrees C over 50 days from fibers spun from nonhomogenized suspensions, whereas loss of this amount of antibiotic occurred in less than 10 days from fibers spun from homogenized suspensions. Studies of growth inhibition of Stapyhlococcus epidermidis in culture indicated that GS released after 2 weeks from PCL fibers retained antibacterial activity. This behavior recommends further investigation of PCL fibers for local delivery of antibiotics to combat infection associated with periodontal disease, musculoskeletal injuries, and implantation of fiber-based tissue substitutes such as vascular prostheses.
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