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Yan J, Wei L, He J, Wang T, Ran L, Zou L, Li X, Zhao F, Zi L, Li S, Sun X, Zhong W, Gao Y, Dong M, Gao K, Cheng G, Sun B, Zhang F. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy or 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy Combined with Brachytherapy and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cheng G, Wu N, Su X, Song H, Li Y, Gu F, Sun X, Li X. A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of Oncologic Outcomes for Chinese Patients with Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Undergoing Platinum-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1691] [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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Ni W, Chen J, Xiao Z, Yu S, Zhang W, Zhou Z, Chen D, Qinfu F, Chen X, Lin Y, Zhu K, He J, Gao S, Xue Q, Mao Y, Cheng G, Sun K, Liu X, Fang D. The Value of Postoperative Radiation Therapy for 1 to 2 Pathological Lymph Nodes Metastases of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using Propensity Score-Matched: Analysis from a Two-Center Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wu N, Han D, Cheng G. Preliminary Investigation of Differential tRNA-Derived RNA Fragments Expression Profiling and Biological Role in Radioresistant Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.658] [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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Ni W, Chen J, Xiao Z, Yu S, Zhang W, Zhou Z, Chen D, Qinfu F, Chen X, Lin Y, Zhu K, He J, Gao S, Xue Q, Mao Y, Cheng G, Sun K, Liu X, Fang D. Effect of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy on Survival in Resected Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma According to the 8th AJCC Stage System: Pooled Analysis of Two Cancer Centers in China. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Deng W, Chen J, Xiao Z, Ni W, Li C, Chang X, Yang J, Yu S, Zhang W, Zhou Z, Chen D, Qinfu F, Chen X, Lin Y, Zhu K, He J, Gao S, Xue Q, Mao Y, Cheng G, Sun K, Liu X, Fang D. Nomogram to Predict Disease-Free Survival in Stage IB-III Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients after Radical Esophagectomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhao M, Zhao DH, Cheng G, Yan YJ, Wang Z, He XL. [Clinicopathologic and molecular genetic analysis of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland]. ZHONGHUA KOU QIANG YI XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA KOUQIANG YIXUE ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY 2018; 53:533-538. [PMID: 30078266 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathologic and molecular genetic features of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland (SCSG). Methods: Six cases of SCSG were collected from Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from January 2011 to March 2018. The clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features were analyzed and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect ETV6 gene rearrangement. Results: Four out of 6 tumors originated in the parotid gland and one of each in the minor salivary glands of soft palate and the buccal mucosa. Grossly, 4 cases were solid and 2 were partially cystic with maximum diameter ranging from 1.0 to 4.0 cm. Microscopically, 5 tumors showed typical features of low grade SCSG with tumor divided by thin fibrous septa into lobules composed of solid acinar, microcystic, follicular and papillary structures with abundant extracellular mucinous secretions. The tumor cells had cuolated or hobnail cytoplasm with low-grade nuclei and scarce mitoses. Perineural invasion was present in 1 case. The remaining tumor showed about 30% of the tumor areas with high-grade transformation characterized by proliferation of a distinct population of anaplastic cells arranged in irregular glandular, small nested and single cell patterns that were surrounded by desmoplastic stroma and invaded into surface mucosa with ulceration. Immunohistochemistry showed that all 6 tumors had diffuse and strong reactivities to S100 protein and cytokeratin 7, and 4 cases showed focal reactivity to gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 (GCDFP15), all were negative for discovered on gist 1 (DOG1), cytokeratin 20, p63 and calponin. High grade transformation cases were analysed, the high grade SCSG components showed a significantly increased Ki-67 index and cyclin D1 positive tumor cells compared to the conventional SCSG components. FISH analyses showed that 4 cases had ETV6 gene rearrangement. Eleven to seventy one months' follow-up showed no evidence of tumor recurrence nor metastasis. Conclusions: SCSG harbors characteristic genetic abnormalities with ETV6 gene rearrangement and typically shows a low grade morphology with occasionally, high grade transformation can be present.
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Astley R, Cheng G, Droop A, Black E, Knowles M, Hurst C. PO-323 Tumour evolution in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Zhang G, Cheng G, Bhuyan M, D'Amico C, Stoian R. Efficient point-by-point Bragg gratings fabricated in embedded laser-written silica waveguides using ultrafast Bessel beams. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:2161-2164. [PMID: 29714779 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.002161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We demonstrate highly efficient Bragg gratings written point-by-point by sequential single-pulse ultrashort Bessel laser beams in laser photoinscribed single-mode waveguides in bulk fused silica. The use of chirped non-diffractive Bessel beams determines a strong Bragg resonance in a weak-to-strong transitional regime, augmenting to a record value of 40 dB/cm at 1550 nm in the third order. The Bessel-induced refractive index modulation is negative and localized to sub-micrometer (200 nm) transverse scales. The strong light confinement in Bessel beams ensuring uniform one-dimensional void conditions thus allows for enhanced precision in the Bragg grating waveguide design. We demonstrate flexible fabrication of multiplexed waveguide gratings for multiple and tunable spectral resonances.
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Yu L, Liu H, Wang J, Jiang G, Cheng G. 213 Effects of Different Levels of Hemeprotein Supplementation on Performance and Blood Physicochemical Parameters in Weaned Piglets. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky073.210] [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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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Brown BC, Bugel L, Cheng G, Church ED, Conrad JM, Cooper RL, Dharmapalan R, Djurcic Z, Finley DA, Fitzpatrick RS, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Grange J, Huelsnitz W, Ignarra C, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Jordan JR, Karagiorgi G, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Louis WC, Mahn K, Mariani C, Marsh W, Mills GB, Mirabal J, Moore CD, Mousseau J, Nienaber P, Osmanov B, Pavlovic Z, Perevalov D, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Shaevitz MH, Spitz J, Stancu I, Tayloe R, Thornton RT, Van de Water RG, Wascko MO, White DH, Wickremasinghe DA, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. First Measurement of Monoenergetic Muon Neutrino Charged Current Interactions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:141802. [PMID: 29694148 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.141802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the first measurement of monoenergetic muon neutrino charged current interactions. MiniBooNE has isolated 236 MeV muon neutrino events originating from charged kaon decay at rest (K^{+}→μ^{+}ν_{μ}) at the NuMI beamline absorber. These signal ν_{μ}-carbon events are distinguished from primarily pion decay in flight ν_{μ} and ν[over ¯]_{μ} backgrounds produced at the target station and decay pipe using their arrival time and reconstructed muon energy. The significance of the signal observation is at the 3.9σ level. The muon kinetic energy, neutrino-nucleus energy transfer (ω=E_{ν}-E_{μ}), and total cross section for these events are extracted. This result is the first known-energy, weak-interaction-only probe of the nucleus to yield a measurement of ω using neutrinos, a quantity thus far only accessible through electron scattering.
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Cheng G, Xin Q, Li K, Sun C, Lin Z, Luan Y, Wang J, Qi T, Chen Y, Xu D, Kong F. The Association between O(6)-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) rs11016879 and rs7069143 Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Еsophageal Аdenocarcinoma in a Han Chinese Population. RUSS J GENET+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795418040063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhang H, Gu C, Cheng G, Zhang W, Mehmood K, Hu X. Phylogenetic and Pathotypic Characterization of a Newcastle Disease Virus Strain Isolated from Ducks and Pigeons in Hubei, China. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2016-0459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hu S, Yu Q, Wang Y, Ke D, Zhou F, Cheng G, Xia W, Zhu C. The localization and function of p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase in rat oocytes. Reprod Domest Anim 2018; 53:636-643. [PMID: 29430805 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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P38α mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which is a member of the canonical MAPK family, is activated in response to various extracellular stresses and plays a role in multiple cellular processes. In this study, we investigated the expression, subcellular localization and functional roles of p38α MAPK during the meiotic maturation of rat oocytes. We found that p38α MAPK phosphorylation (p-p38α MAPK, indicative of p38α MAPK activation) was low at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage, increased 3 hr after germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and maintained its maximum at metaphase I (MI) or metaphase II (MII). The p-p38α MAPK mainly accumulated in the GV and had no obvious expression in the nucleus. From GVBD to MII, p-p38α MAPK was distributed in the cytoplasm around either the chromosomes or the spindle. We used SB203580, an inhibitor of p38α MAPK, to investigate the possible functional role of p38α MAPK during rat oocyte meiotic maturation. Treatment of GV stage oocytes with 20 μM SB203580 blocked p-p38α MAPK activity, and the spindles appeared abnormal. Additionally, the rate of GVBD after 3 hr of culture with 20 μM SB203580 (58.8%) was significantly inhibited compared with the control (82.5%, p < .05), and the polar body extrusion rate after 12 hr of culture with SB203580 was also significantly decreased compared with the control (40.1% vs 73.3%, p < .05). Taken together, these data indicate that p38α MAPK may play a vital role in rat oocyte meiotic maturation.
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Zhang Y, Gong Y, Xue H, Xiong J, Cheng G. Vitamin D and gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review based on data free of Hawthorne effect. BJOG 2018; 125:784-793. [PMID: 29244241 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasingly prevalent disorder, associated with low blood vitamin D level. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the relationship between vitamin D and GDM. SEARCH STRATEGY EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and China Biology Medicine disc were searched up to May 2017. The references of previous studies were screened. SELECTION CRITERIA Observational studies on the relationship between vitamin D and GDM free from Hawthorne effect and randomised controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy for preventing or treating GDM were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data and information of included articles were extracted by duplicate using piloted tables. Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and Cochrane Handbook were used for quality assessment. Random-effects models were used for meta-analyses. Heterogeneity tests, sensitivity analysis and analysis of publication bias were conducted. MAIN RESULTS Eighty-seven observational studies and 25 randomised controlled trials involving 55 859 and 2445 women, respectively, were included. Low blood vitamin D level during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of GDM (OR 1.850, 95% CI 1.471-2.328). Blood vitamin D level for women with GDM were lower than in the control women. Blood vitamin D level was associated with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) (r = -0.100 and r = -0.351), whereas the correlation between blood vitamin D level and fasting insulin (FINS) might be concealed by publication bias. Vitamin D intervention during pregnancy could change the blood levels of vitamin D, FINS, FPG, HOMA-IR, glutathione, C-reactive protein and lipid. CONCLUSIONS Low blood vitamin D level could increase the risk of GDM, and vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy could ameliorate the condition of GDM. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Low blood vitamin D increases gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk. Vitamin D supplementation ameliorates GDM condition.
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Hedley B, Cheng G, Luider J, Kern W, Lozanski G, Chin-Yee I, Lowes L, Keeney M, Careaga D, Magari R, Tejidor L. Initial flow cytometric evaluation of the Clearllab lymphoid screen. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2017; 94:707-713. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Shan G, Zhao L, Li L, Liu B, Cheng G. PUB060 Comparison of Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) Derived from Whole Exome and Large Panel Sequencing in Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cheng G, Han D, Wang J. Application of Brachytherapy for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma After Chemoradiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1387] [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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Moody TD, Morfini F, Cheng G, Sheen C, Tadayonnejad R, Reggente N, O'Neill J, Feusner JD. Mechanisms of cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder involve robust and extensive increases in brain network connectivity. Transl Psychiatry 2017; 7:e1230. [PMID: 28872637 PMCID: PMC5639240 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); however, little is understood about its mechanisms related to brain network connectivity. We examined connectivity changes from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data pre-to-post-CBT in 43 OCD participants, randomized to receive either 4 weeks of intensive CBT or 4 weeks waitlist followed by 4 weeks of CBT, and 24 healthy controls before and after 4 weeks of no treatment. Network-based-statistic analysis revealed large-magnitude increases in OCD connectivity in eight networks. Strongest increases involved connectivity between the cerebellum and caudate/putamen, and between the cerebellum and dorsolateral/ventrolateral prefrontal cortices. Connectivity increases were associated with increased resistance to compulsions. Mechanisms of CBT may involve enhanced cross-network integration, both within and outside of classical cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical regions; those involving cerebellar to striatal and prefrontal regions may reflect acquisition of new non-compulsive goal-directed behaviors and thought patterns. Our findings have implications for identifying targets for enhancing treatment efficacy and monitoring treatment progress.
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An T, Hao J, Sun S, Li R, Yang M, Cheng G, Zou M. Statin treatment and healthy adherer effects. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:2737-2738. [PMID: 28555284 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4067-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Smith B, Jones EL, Kitano M, Gleisner AL, Lyell NJ, Cheng G, McCarter MD, Abdel-Misih S, Backes FJ. Influence of tumor size on outcomes following pelvic exenteration. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 147:345-350. [PMID: 28822555 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pelvic exenteration (PE) is often the only curative option for locally advanced or recurrent pelvic malignancies. Despite radical surgery, recurrence risk and morbidity remain high. In this study, we sought to determine tumor size effect on perioperative outcomes and subsequent survival in patients undergoing PE. METHODS Retrospective chart review was performed for female patients who underwent PE at two comprehensive cancer centers from 2000 to 2015. Demographics, complications and outcomes were recorded. Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square, student's t-test, logistic regression, non-parametric tests, log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards. RESULTS Of 151 women who underwent PE, 144 had available pathologic tumor size. Gynecologic oncology, surgical oncology, and urology performed 84, 29, and 31 exenterations, respectively. Tumor dimensions ranged from 0 to 25.5cm. Perioperative complications, 30-day mortality, reoperation, and readmission rates were not associated with tumor size. Obesity and prior radiation increased risk for major perioperative complication while anterior exenterations decreased risk. Larger tumors were more likely to undergo total pelvic exenteration (OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.03-1.27), have positive margins (OR 1.11; 95%CI 1.02-1.22), and recur (65%, 42% and 20% for tumors >4cm, ≤4cm and no residual tumor respectively, p=0.016). Tumor size >4cm and positive margins were associated with worse overall survival amongst gynecologic oncology patients. CONCLUSION Tumor size was not associated with perioperative morbidity. Larger tumors were associated with positive margins, more extensive resection, and worse survival in gynecologic oncology patients. Larger studies are needed to further understand tumor size impact on PE outcomes within specific tumor types.
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Su Y, Wang Q, Yang B, Wu L, Cheng G, Kuang H. Withasteroid B from D. metel L. regulates immune responses by modulating the JAK/STAT pathway and the IL-17 + RORγt + /IL-10 + FoxP3 + ratio. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 190:40-53. [PMID: 28617942 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Datura metel L. is a medicinal herb that contains withasteroids and has a wide range of biological activities. We isolated seven withasteroids from the flowers of D. metel L and examined their ability to inhibit immune responses in vitro and in vivo. Among the withasteroids, withasteroid B2 exhibited the strongest inhibitory effect on immune responses comparing B2 with other isolated compounds from D. metel L., including suppressing the differentiation of CD4+ T cells by inhibiting the expression and production of T cell lineage-specific master regulators and cytokines and directly suppressing the cytokine-induced Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signalling pathways. In the interleukin (IL)-23-induced mouse ear model of skin disease, B2 repressed disease development by inhibiting the expression of proinflammatory mediators in murine ear skin. Moreover, B2 affected the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) in vitro which, in turn, induced T cell differentiation with an increased regulatory T cell (Treg ) phenotype and decreased T helper type 17 (Th17) phenotype. This study provides new evidence that B2 might ameliorate chronic inflammatory skin diseases by suppressing pathogenic CD4+ T cell differentiation and the IL-17+ retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt)+ /IL-10+ forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3)+ ratio. These findings suggest that B2 might mediate the therapeutic effects observed in psoriasis patients following treatment with D. metel L.
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Chen T, Cheng G, Lee S, Buxton O. INSOMNIA SYMPTOMS: A CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE OF FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS? Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2174] [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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Cheng G, Chan A, Lo J. FACTORS OF SLEEP AND NAPPING AMONG OLDER SINGAPOREANS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4275] [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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Sun X, Liu W, Cheng G, Qu X, Bi H, Cao Z, Yu Q. The influence of connective tissue growth factor on rabbit ligament injury repair. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:399-404. [PMID: 28663339 PMCID: PMC5782798 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.67.bjr.2016-0255.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objectives The injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is thought to exhibit an impaired healing response, and attempts at surgical repair have not been successful. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is reported to be associated with wound healing, probably through transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). Methods A rabbit ACL injury model was used to study the effect of CTGF on ligament recovery. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed for detection of changes in RNA levels of TGF-β1, type 1 collagen (COL1), type 2 collagen (COL2), SRY-related high mobility group-box gene9 (SOX9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and matrix metallopeptidase 13 (MMP-13). Expression of related proteins was detected by Western blotting. Results The current study showed that CTGF could promote the recovery of an injured anterior cruciate ligament. It can upregulate mRNA and expression of TGF-β1, COL1, COL2, SOX9, and tissue inhibitor of TIMP-1, and downregulate mRNA and expression of MMP-13, suggesting that the curative effect of CTGF on injured rabbit ligaments is through regulation of these cellular factors. Conclusions This finding revealed the healing role of CTGF in injured tissues and provides new possibilities of treating injured tissues and wound healing by using CTGF. Cite this article: X. Sun, W. Liu, G. Cheng, X. Qu, H. Bi, Z. Cao, Q. Yu. The influence of connective tissue growth factor on rabbit ligament injury repair. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:399–404. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.67.BJR.2016-0255.R1.
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