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Gao G, Qian MH, Ji C, Yao M. [The analysis of the effect of psycho-intervention combined with diazepam on patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss and anxiety]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2018; 32:753-757. [PMID: 29873212 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of psychological intervention combined with diazepam on sudden hearing loss patients with anxiety. Method: 108 cases of sudden hearing loss patients with anxiety were randomly divided into two groups(n=54 in each group): The control group received routine treatment of sudden hearing loss, the study group was given psychological intervention combined with diazepam tablets(2.5 mg once, twice a day) based on the routine treatment. The hearing and HAMA and SAS scores were reviewed after 10 days of treatment. Result: After 10 days of treatment, the average hearing threshold of patients in the control group and the study group were respectively increased by (19.65±7.89)dB and (26.93±9.04)dB (t=4.54, P=0.006), the HAMA score of two groups were respectively decreased by 4.68 and 10.75(t=9.949, P=0.000)and the SAS score of two groups were respectively decreased by 15.93 and 23.39 (t=6.773, P=0.000), and the total efficiency of hearing of two groups were 61.11% and 77.78% (χ²=4.441, P=0.035),respectively. the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: Psychological intervention combined with diazepam can relieve anxiety in patients with sudden hearing loss effectively, and play a positive role in the development and prognosis of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
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Lv J, Zhang H, Ma J, Ma Y, Gao G, Song Z, Yang Y. Comparison of CT radiogenomic and clinical characteristics between EGFR and KRAS mutations in lung adenocarcinomas. Clin Radiol 2018; 73:590.e1-590.e8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Han W, Gao G, Geng J, Li Y, Wang Y. Ecological and health risks assessment and spatial distribution of residual heavy metals in the soil of an e-waste circular economy park in Tianjin, China. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 197:325-335. [PMID: 29366953 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ziya Circular Economy Park is the biggest e-waste recycle park in North China before 2011, its function was then transformed in response to regulations and rules. In this paper, investigation was conducted to research the residual concentrations of 14 analytes (12 heavy metals and 2 non-metals) in the surface soil of Ziya Circular Economy Park and surrounding area. Both ecological and health assessments were evaluated using GI (geo-accumulation index) and NPI (Nemerow pollution index), and associated health risk was assessed by using USEPA model. According to the ecological risk assessment, Cu, Sb, Cd, Zn and Co were seriously enriched in the soil of the studied area. The health risk assessment proposed by USEPA indicated no significant health risks to the population. Soil properties, such as pH and organic matter, were found to correlate with the enrichment of heavy metals. Arsenic concentrations in the soil were found positively correlated to dead bacteria concentrations. Spatial distribution of heavy metals revealed that Ziya Circular Economy Park was the dominant pollution source in the studied area. Findings in this study suggest that enough attention should be payed to the heavy metal pollution in Ziya Circular Economy Park.
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Wu Z, Xie M, Li Y, Gao G, Bartlam M, Wang Y. Biodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) by a newly isolated bacterium from an e-waste recycling area. AMB Express 2018; 8:27. [PMID: 29478232 PMCID: PMC6890894 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-018-0560-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have become widespread environmental pollutants all over the world. A newly isolated bacterium from an e-waste recycling area, Stenotrophomonas sp. strain WZN-1, can degrade decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) effectively under aerobic conditions. Orthogonal test results showed that the optimum conditions for BDE 209 biodegradation were pH 5, 25 °C, 0.5% salinity, 150 mL minimal salt medium volume. Under the optimized condition, strain WZN-1 could degrade 55.15% of 65 μg/L BDE 209 under aerobic condition within 30 day incubation. Moreover, BDE 209 degradation kinetics was fitted to a first-order kinetics model. The biodegradation mechanism of BDE 209 by strain WZN-1 were supposed to be three possible metabolic pathways: debromination, hydroxylation, and ring opening processes. Four BDE 209 degradation genes, including one hydrolase, one dioxygenase and two dehalogenases, were identified based on the complete genome sequencing of strain WZN-1. The real-time qPCR demonstrated that the expression level of four identified genes were significantly induced by BDE 209, and they played an important role in the degradation process. This study is the first to demonstrate that the newly isolated Stenotrophomonas strain has an efficient BDE 209 degradation ability and would provide new insights for the microbial degradation of PBDEs.
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Jiang WG, Ye L, Owen S, Ruge F, Martin TA, Sanders AJ, Gao G, Wei C, Wu Y, Davies E. Abstract P3-15-04: Signalling pathways targeted by the YangZheng Xiaoji extract and the therapeutic implications in human breast cancer. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p3-15-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background. Yangzheng Xiaoji is a formulation of Chinese medicine and has been used in the treatment of solid cancer as an adjuvant to chemotherapy by reducing the side effects to the patient. There has been evidence to show that the medicine has a direct biological role in cancer cells. In the present study, we sought to investigate the potential effects of the medicine on breast cancer cells and in particular aimed to identify the key targets and molecular pathways contributing to the anti-cancer effect of the medicine.
Methods. Human breast cancer cell lines (BT549, BT20, MDA MB-231, MCF-7 and ZR 75-1) with varying invasiveness and receptor status were used. The soluble extract of Yangzheng Xiaoji, namely DME25 was used in the study. The effects of DME25 on the growth, toxicity and cellular migration were assessed. Signalling kinase changes were screened using kinase antibody array based array technologies. Kinases were also validated using phosphorylation based protein blotting.
Results. Of the five breast cancer cell lines tested, Yangzheng Xiaoji extract DME25 showed little cytotoxicity over a broad range of concentrations. However, DME25 were able to markedly reduce the migration of the panel of breast cancer tested, without being toxic. Triple negative cells responded in a similar fashion with other cells. It was also noted that the adhesion of these cells were also inhibited by DME25. Using a protein kinase array, it was shown that a number of kinase complexes were inhibited by the medicine, notable ones including EGFR family kinases (reduced by 35%), Janus protein kinases (JAK) (by 57%), and Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate (Rac1 or CDC42 GTPase) (by 49%) and Ribosomal protein S6 kinases (RSKs) (by 52%). Given the clinical significance of RSKs in human breast cancer, we further evaluated the role of RSK and RSK inhibitors in DME mediated cell functions and have demonstrated that both in triple negative breast cancer cells and receptor positive breast cancer cell lines, DME25 was able to synergistically enhance the effect of RSK2 inhibitor, SL1010-1, on the both the cellular migration and cell growth.
Conclusion. Yangzheng Xiaoji has a broad and direct effect on the migration of breast cancer, an effect unrelated to hormone receptor status and independent of cytotoxicity. The medicine appears to target kinase pathway, particularly for the RSK kinases, suggesting an important clinical implication in the treatment of breast cancer.
Citation Format: Jiang WG, Ye L, Owen S, Ruge F, Martin TA, Sanders AJ, Gao G, Wei C, Wu Y, Davies E. Signalling pathways targeted by the YangZheng Xiaoji extract and the therapeutic implications in human breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-15-04.
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Koppel S, Charlton JL, Hua P, Liu PY, Pham H, Stephan K, Logan D, St Louis RM, Gao G, Griffiths D, Williams G, Witharanage T, Di Stefano M, Darzins P, Odell M, Porter MM, Mazer B, Gelinas I, Vrkljan B, Marshall S. Are older drivers' driving patterns during an on-road driving task representative of their real-world driving patterns? TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION 2018; 19:S173-S175. [PMID: 30841798 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1532219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The current study investigated whether older drivers' driving patterns during a customized on-road driving task were representative of their real-world driving patterns. METHODS Two hundred and eight participants (male: 68.80%; mean age = 81.52 years, SD = 3.37 years, range = 76.00-96.00 years) completed a customized on-road driving task that commenced from their home and was conducted in their own vehicle. Participants' real-world driving patterns for the preceding 4-month period were also collected via an in-car recording device (ICRD) that was installed in each participant's vehicle. RESULTS During the 4-month period prior to completing the on-road driving task, participants' median real-world driving trip distance was 2.66 km (interquartile range [IQR] = 1.14-5.79 km) and their median on-road driving task trip distance was 4.41 km (IQR = 2.83-6.35 km). Most participants' on-road driving task trip distances were classified as representative of their real-world driving trip distances (95.2%, n = 198). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that most older drivers were able to devise a driving route that was representative of their real-world driving trip distance. Future research will examine whether additional aspects of the on-road driving task (e.g., average speed, proportion of trips in different speed zones) are representative of participants' real-world driving patterns.
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Yang L, Zha Y, Feng J, Dong H, Zong C, Lei X, Liang N, Wang X, Gao G, Bai X. Treatment of a Pediatric Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis: Case Report and Review of Literature. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:2365-2367. [PMID: 29198679 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hemorrhagic cystitis is one of the complications of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis is difficult, especially in pediatric patients. A pediatric case of severe hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was treated in our hospital with arterial embolization combined with corticosteroid therapy because the conventional therapy was invalid for him. After the treatment, hemorrhagic cystitis was cured. During follow-up, the patient was in stable condition, with normal urine, blood cells returned to normal, bone marrow was in complete remission state, and disease-free survival for more than 8 months. Selective bladder arterial embolism followed by corticosteroid therapy successfully treated the patient.
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He Y, Zhao C, Li X, Ren S, Jiang T, Zhang J, Su C, Chen X, Cai W, Gao G, Li W, Wu F, Li J, Zhao J, Zhou F, Hu Q, Hirsch F, Zhou C. P1.03-052 Comparing EGFR-TKI with EGFR-TKI plus Chemotherapy as 1st Line Treatment in Advanced NSCLC Patients with Both Mutated EGFR and Bim Polymorphism. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.857] [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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Wang Y, Shi J, Li W, Gao G, Ren S, Zhou C. P2.07-047 Poor Performance Status and BRAF Mutation Predict Grade 3-5 Immune-Related Adverse Events in Pts with Advanced NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.11.106] [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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Wu F, Zhang S, Yu J, Gao G, Li W, Cai W, Su C, Chen X, Ren S, Zhou C. P3.01-085 A Phase 2 Trial of Apatinib in Advanced Non-Squamous NSCLC: Updated Data and Clinical Benefit of Continuing Apatinib after Initial Progression. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen Y, Zhang Y, Chao YJ, Gao G, Ni CS, Fu XM, Wei JJ, Gu DQ, Yu J. Stent-assisted coiling embolization of middle cerebral artery trifurcation wide-necked aneurysms. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017; 21:4346-4349. [PMID: 29077162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the effects of stent-assisted coiling embolization of middle cerebral artery (MCA) trifurcation wide-necked aneurysms in clinical practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS 57 patients with MCA trifurcation wide-necked aneurysms underwent stent-assisted coiling embolization using a solitaire AB stent. All 57 patients completed the surgery successfully. Embolization efficacy was graded according to the modified Raymond scale. RESULTS There were 52 cases of complete embolization, 4 cases of residual aneurysm neck, and 1 case of residual aneurysm body. 50 patients participated in a 6-36-month follow-up. There has not been observed any aneurysm rupture and hemorrhage. 50 patients received digital subtraction angiography (DSA) re-examination; 46 patients presenting complete embolization had no aneurysm relapses; 3 patients had residual aneurysm neck demonstrated; 1 patient had no aneurysm neck and others 2 were in stable condition. Finally, the patient with residual aneurysm body showed no sign during follow-up reexamination. CONCLUSIONS Stent-assisted coiling embolization of intracranial wide-necked aneurysms using the solitaire AB stent was safe and effective.
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Silva RMO, Vallejo RL, Evenhuis JP, Leeds TD, Gao G, Parsons JE, Martin KE, Lourenco DAL, Palti Y. 209 Prospecting genomic regions associated with columnaris disease in two rainbow trout breeding populations. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/asasann.2017.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Swayampakula M, McDonald PC, Vallejo M, Coyaud E, Chafe SC, Westerback A, Venkateswaran G, Shankar J, Gao G, Laurent EMN, Lou Y, Bennewith KL, Supuran CT, Nabi IR, Raught B, Dedhar S. The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion. Oncogene 2017; 36:6244-6261. [PMID: 28692057 PMCID: PMC5684442 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is a hypoxia inducible factor 1-induced, cell surface pH regulating enzyme with an established role in tumor progression and clinical outcome. However, the molecular basis of CAIX-mediated tumor progression remains unclear. Here, we have utilized proximity dependent biotinylation (BioID) to map the CAIX ‘interactome’ in breast cancer cells in order to identify physiologically relevant CAIX-associating proteins with potential roles in tumor progression. High confidence proteins identified include metabolic transporters, β1 integrins, integrin-associated protein CD98hc and matrix metalloprotease 14 (MMP14). Biochemical studies validate the association of CAIX with α2β1 integrin, CD98hc and MMP14, and immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrates colocalization of CAIX with α2β1 integrin and MMP14 in F-actin/cofilin-positive lamellipodia/pseudopodia, and with MMP14 to cortactin/Tks5-positive invadopodia. Modulation of CAIX expression and activity results in significant changes in cell migration, collagen degradation and invasion. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that CAIX associates with MMP14 through potential phosphorylation residues within its intracellular domain, and that CAIX enhances MMP14-mediated collagen degradation by directly contributing hydrogen ions required for MMP14 catalytic activity. These findings establish hypoxia-induced CAIX as a novel metabolic component of cellular migration and invasion structures, and provide new mechanistic insights into its role in tumor cell biology.
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Fu P, Gao G, Song ZQ, He SY, Qin PJ, Li D, Tang LJ, Wang WLS, Wu YB, Liang XY. Design and Test Results for the PF Power Supply System of EAST. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst08-a1916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fu P, Liu ZZ, Xu JZ, Gao G, Wen JL, Cao Y, Song ZQ, Tang LJ, Wang LS, Liang XY. Poloidal Field Power Supply Systems for the HT-7U Steady-State Superconducting Tokamak. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fu P, Gao G, Song ZQ, Xu LW, Huang LS, Jiang L, Li JC, Zha FW, Dong L, Wang M. Preliminary Design of the Poloidal Field AC/DC Converter System for the ITER Coil Power Supply. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a24094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gao G, Gu DQ, Zhang Y, Yu J, Chen Y, Chao YJ, Wei JJ, Fu XM, Niu CS. Comparison of the efficacy of surgical clipping and embolization for oculomotor nerve palsy due to a posterior communicating artery aneurysm. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017; 21:292-296. [PMID: 28165559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To aim at the efficacies of surgical clipping and endovascular embolization for oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) as treatments for posterior communicating artery aneurysm (PcoAA), and the comparison and various influencing factors of the treatments. PATIENTS AND METHODS An analysis of the clinical data of 52 enrolled PcoAA patients with ONP who had treatment in the Department of Neurosurgery in Anhui Provincial Hospital from January 2011 to June 2015 was conducted. There were 23 patients among a total underwent surgical clippings and others 29 patients received endovascular embolization treatment. Then, the age, gender, aneurysm size and rupture status, onset duration, preoperative ONP severity and postoperative recovery degree of ONP of patients in the two groups were compared. RESULTS The final ONP outcomes of the 52 PcoAA patients consisted of 27 full recovery patients (51.9%), 21 partial recovery patients (40.4%), and 4 no recovery patients (7.7%). (1) Within the 23 patients in the surgical clipping group, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occurred in 16 patients, and no SAH occurrence in the other 7 patients; the final ONP evaluation showed 18 patients fully recovered (78.3%) and 5 patients partially recovered (21.7%). Within the 29 patients in the endovascular embolization group, SAH occurred in 18 patients, and no SAH occurrence in the other 11 patients; the final ONP evaluation showed 9 patients fully recovered (31%), 16 patients partially recovered in 16 patients (55.2%) and 4 no recovery patients (13.8%). (2) The postoperative ONP recovery was analyzed with multivariate logistic regression, and the treatment method was an independent factor for ONP recovery (OR = 0.041, 95% CI: 0.007-0.261, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS When compared with the endovascular embolization, the surgical clipping showed a better efficacy in the recovery from PcoAA related ONP.
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Gao G, Wang H, Zhao X, Li Q, Wang C, Li J, Zhang K, Zhong H, Wang Q. Effect of Feeding Conditions on the Methylation Status of Fatp1 Gene in Chicken Breast Muscle. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2016-0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dong Q, Liu X, Wang F, Xu Y, Liang C, Du W, Gao G. DYNAMIC CHANGES OF TRAb AND TPOAb AFTER RADIOIODINE THERAPY IN GRAVES' DISEASE. ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST 2017; 13:72-76. [PMID: 31149151 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2017.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Context To analyze the dynamic changes of serum thyrotrophin receptor antibody (TRAb) and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) in Graves' disease (GD) patients before and after radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment and to investigate if TRAb and TPOAb play a role in the occurrence of early hypothyroidism after 131I therapy for Graves' hyperthyroidism. Subjects and Methods A total of 240 patients newly diagnosed with GD were selected to study. A clinical and laboratory assessment was performed before and at 3, 6, and 12 months after 131I therapy. Chemiluminescent immunoassays were used to detect serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), sensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and TPOAb concentration. Radio-receptor assay was used to measure serum TRAb concentration. According to the early onset of hypothyroidism in a year after RAI therapy, patients were divided into early hypothyroidism group (group A) and non-early hypothyroidism group (group B). Results In both groups, serum TRAb and TPOAb increased at 3 months, reached the highest level at 6 months and returned to the baseline at 12 months after RAI therapy. TRAb showed a significant difference between the two groups at 6 months (P<0.01). Serum TPOAb in group A was higher than that in group B before and at 3, 6, 12 months after RAI therapy (P<0.05). Conclusions Serum TRAb and TPOAb are closely related to the occurrence of the early hypothyroidism, and play an important role in judging prognosis after 131I treatment in Graves' disease.
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Sun Y, Liang Y, Liu YQ, Gu S, Yang X, Guo W, Shi T, Jia M, Wang L, Lyu B, Zhou C, Liu A, Zang Q, Liu H, Chu N, Wang HH, Zhang T, Qian J, Xu L, He K, Chen D, Shen B, Gong X, Ji X, Wang S, Qi M, Song Y, Yuan Q, Sheng Z, Gao G, Fu P, Wan B. Nonlinear Transition from Mitigation to Suppression of the Edge Localized Mode with Resonant Magnetic Perturbations in the EAST Tokamak. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:115001. [PMID: 27661697 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.115001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Evidence of a nonlinear transition from mitigation to suppression of the edge localized mode (ELM) by using resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) in the EAST tokamak is presented. This is the first demonstration of ELM suppression with RMPs in slowly rotating plasmas with dominant radio-frequency wave heating. Changes of edge magnetic topology after the transition are indicated by a gradual phase shift in the plasma response field from a linear magneto hydro dynamics modeling result to a vacuum one and a sudden increase of three-dimensional particle flux to the divertor. The transition threshold depends on the spectrum of RMPs and plasma rotation as well as perturbation amplitude. This means that edge topological changes resulting from nonlinear plasma response plays a key role in the suppression of ELM with RMPs.
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Zhu Y, Gao G, Xia L, Li X, Wu X, Her C, Xu K. The polymorphichMSH5C85T allele augments radiotherapy-induced spermatogenic impairment. Andrology 2016; 4:873-9. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang QL, Gao G. [Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for determination of thallium in blood]. ZHONGHUA LAO DONG WEI SHENG ZHI YE BING ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA LAODONG WEISHENG ZHIYEBING ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES 2016; 34:302-304. [PMID: 27514271 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Colloidal palladium was used as chemical modifier in the determination of blood thallium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. METHODS Blood samples were precipitated with 5% (V/V)nitric acid, and then determined by GFAAS with colloidal palladium used as a chemical modifier. 0.2% (W/V)sodium chloride was added in the standard series to improve the matrix matching between standard solution and sample. RESULTS The detection limit was 0.2 μg/L. The correlation coefficient was 0.9991. The recoveries were between 93.9% to 101.5%.The relative standard deviations were between 1.8% to 2.7%.The certified reference material of whole blood thallium was determined and the result was within the reference range Conclusion: The method is accurate, simple and sensitive, and it can meet the needs of detection thallium in blood entirely.
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Ma L, Mao G, Liu J, Gao G, Zou C, Bartlam MG, Wang Y. Spatial-Temporal Changes of Bacterioplankton Community along an Exhorheic River. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:250. [PMID: 26973627 PMCID: PMC4776164 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To date, few aquatic microbial ecology studies have discussed the variability of the microbial community in exorheic river ecosystems on both the spatial and seasonal scales. In this study, we examined the spatio-temporal variation of bacterioplankton community composition in an anthropogenically influenced exorheic river, the Haihe River in Tianjin, China, using pyrosequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes. It was verified by one-way ANOVA that the spatial variability of the bacterioplankton community composition over the whole river was stronger than the seasonal variation. Salinity was a major factor leading to spatial differentiation of the microbial community structure into riverine and estuarial parts. A high temperature influence on the seasonal bacterial community variation was only apparent within certain kinds of environments (e.g., the riverine part). Bacterial community richness and diversity both exhibited significant spatial changes, and their seasonal variations were completely different in the two environments studied here. Furthermore, riverine bacterial community assemblages were subdivided into urban and rural groups due to changes in the nutritional state of the river. In addition, the nutrient-loving group including Limnohabitans, Hydrogenophaga, and Polynucleobacter were abundant in the urbanized Haihe River, indicating the environmental factors in these anthropogenic waterbodies heavily influence the core freshwater community composition.
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Gao TT, Niu N, Liu YD, Liu XL, Gao G, Liu FQ. Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic association hydrogels with tunable mechanical strength. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra04271f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tunable tough HA-gels are designed: straight gels remain in water for 160 days as branched ones degrade within two months.
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This editorial is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on "Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare". The amount of data being generated in the healthcare industry is growing at a rapid rate. This has generated immense interest in leveraging the availability of healthcare data (and "big data") to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. However, the nature of healthcare data, and especially big data, presents unique challenges in processing and analyzing big data in healthcare. This Focus Theme aims to disseminate some novel approaches to address these challenges. More specifically, approaches ranging from efficient methods of processing large clinical data to predictive models that could generate better predictions from healthcare data are presented.
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