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Liu X, Chen M, Wang Y, Sun L, Zhang J, Shi Y, Wang J, Zhang H, Sun G, Baker PN, Luo X, Qi H. Prenatal anxiety and obstetric decisions among pregnant women in Wuhan and Chongqing during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study. BJOG 2020; 127:1229-1240. [PMID: 32583536 PMCID: PMC7362035 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the mental status of pregnant women and to determine their obstetric decisions during the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two cities in China--Wuhan (epicentre) and Chongqing (a less affected city). POPULATION A total of 1947 pregnant women. METHODS We collected demographic, pregnancy and epidemic information from our pregnant subjects, along with their attitudes towards COVID-19 (using a self-constructed five-point scale). The Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was used to assess anxiety status. Obstetric decision-making was also evaluated. The differences between cities in all of the above factors were compared and the factors that influenced anxiety levels were identified by multivariable analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Anxiety status and its influencing factors. Obstetric decision-making. RESULTS Differences were observed between cities in some background characteristics and women's attitudes towards COVID-19 in Wuhan were more extreme. More women in Wuhan felt anxious (24.5 versus 10.4%). Factors that influenced anxiety also included household income, subjective symptom and attitudes. Overall, obstetric decisions also revealed city-based differences; these decisions mainly concerned hospital preference, time of prenatal care or delivery, mode of delivery and infant feeding. CONCLUSIONS The outbreak aggravated prenatal anxiety and the associated factors could be targets for psychological care. In parallel, key obstetric decision-making changed, emphasising the need for pertinent professional advice. Special support is essential for pregnant mothers during epidemics. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT The COVID-19 outbreak increased pregnant women's anxiety and affected their decision-making.
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Sun G, Zhang YX, Liu F, Tu N. Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging is superior to skeletal scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastatic tumors: a meta-analysis. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 24:7240-7252. [PMID: 32706062 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202007_21879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The meta-analysis aims to compare the diagnostic performance of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and skeletal scintigraphy (SS) for the detection of skeletal metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched Medline, Scopus, Embase and Cochrane library databases for identifying fifteen eligible studies with a total of 1939 participants, and the quality of these studies was assessed according to Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) guidelines. Sensitivities, specificities, diagnostic odds ratios (DOR), positive likelihood ratios (PLR), and negative likelihood ratios (NLR) were calculated. Summary receiver operating characteristic curves (sROC) were generated using bivariate models for whole-body MRI and skeletal scintigraphy. RESULTS Whole-body MRI had higher but comparable patient-based higher specificity compared to SS (99% vs. 95%). However, it had markedly higher sensitivity (94% vs. 80% respectively), DOR (966 vs. 82), and LPR (54.4 vs 17.1). LNR of whole-body MRI was <0.1 (0.06), while LNR of SS was >0.1 (0.22). The area under curves (AUC) for whole-body MRI and SS were 0.99 and 0.95 respectively. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that both whole-body MRI and SS have good diagnostic performance. However, MRI is superior for diagnostics of bone metastases, as it has higher sensitivity, higher diagnostic accuracy, and can be used for both confirmation and exclusion of metastatic bone disease.
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Zhang P, Xu B, Gui L, Wang W, Xiu M, Zhang X, Sun G, Zhu X, Zou J. A phase I study of SHR6390, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor in patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC). J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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1095 Background: SHR6390 is a novel inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6). This study was conducted to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, safety, and preliminary antitumor activity of SHR6390 in patients (pts) with advanced breast cancer (ABC). Methods: In this open-label, single-arm phase I study, pts who had failed standard therapy were enrolled to receive oral SHR6390 in 3 + 3 dose-escalation pattern at doses of 25−175 mg. Eligible pts were given a single-dose of SHR6390 in week 1, followed by once daily continuous doses for three weeks, and one week off in 28-day cycle. Based on the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and activity data revealed from the dose-escalation phase, three dose cohorts were selected to expand to 8−10 pts. The primary endpoints were maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and pharmacokinetics. Results: Between Apr 15, 2016 and Dec 21, 2018, 40 pts were enrolled. All pts were diagnosed of hormone receptor positive and HER2-negative ABC. 45.0% of pts had at least three prior chemotherapies and 55.0% had at least two prior endocrine therapies. SHR6390 100 mg, 125 mg, and 150 mg cohorts were expanded to 10 pts, respectively. No dose limiting toxicity was observed and the MTD was not reached. Adverse events (AEs) of grade ≥3 were observed in 22 (55.0%) of 40 pts, being neutropenia (52.5%), leukopenia (35.0%), thrombocytopenia (5.0%), and hypertension (2.5%). No serious AEs were reported. At the doses of 50−175 mg, median time to peak concentration was 2.5−4.0 h, and mean terminal half-life was 40.3−51.4 h with single-dose SHR6390. Following multiple dosing, steady state SHR6390 was observed on day 8. The steady state areas under the concentration and peak concentration increased slightly greater than the increase rate of dose, with steady state Cmax at day 21 of 41.1, 53.4, 87.0, 115.0, 126.0, and 155.0 ng/mL in 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, and 175 mg cohorts, respectively. The disease control rate was 62.5% (25/40, 95% CI 45.8% to 77.3%). Two pts (5%, one in 125 mg, one in 150 mg cohort) achieved partial response, with responses lasting 169 and 356+ days, respectively. Conclusions: SHR6390 showed acceptable safety profile and dose-dependent plasma exposure in pts with ABC. The recommended phase II dose was 150 mg. Preliminary evidence of clinical activity was observed, warranted further study. Clinical trial information: NCT02684266 .
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Zhang H, Sun G, Zheng K, Meng RG, Hao LQ, Liu LJ, Lou Z, Gao XH, Zhang W. [Analysis of risk factor for prognosis of patients with rectal cancer with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy after pathological complete remission]. ZHONGHUA WEI CHANG WAI KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 2020; 23:305-311. [PMID: 32192312 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20191227-00528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Wang X, Wei C, Zhang Z, Liu D, Guo Y, Sun G, Wang Y, Li H, Tian Y, Kang X, Han R, Li Z. Association of growth traits with a structural variation downstream of the KCNJ11 gene: a large population-based study in chickens. Br Poult Sci 2020; 61:320-327. [PMID: 32008360 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2020.1724878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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1. The potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 11 gene (KCNJ11) is involved in the insulin secretion pathway. Studies have shown that mutation in this gene is associated with muscle weakness. The objective of the present study was to establish the association between KCNJ11 gene polymorphism and chicken growth performance and to analyse its expression pattern. 2. A novel 163-bp insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphism was identified in the region downstream of the KCNJ11 gene in 2330 individuals from ten populations by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). An F2 resource population was used to investigate the genetic effects of the chicken KCNJ11 gene. Association analysis showed that the indel was significantly associated with chicken growth traits and that the phenotypic value of the ins-ins (II) genotype is higher than that of the ins-del (ID) and del-del (DD) genotypes. 3. Gene expression for different genotypes showed that birds carrying the II allele had a higher expression level than the DD genotypes. Analysis of tissue and spatiotemporal expression patterns indicated that the KCNJ11 gene was highly expressed in muscle tissues, with the highest levels in muscle tissue at one week of age, and that a 10% crude protein diet reduced the expression of this gene, average daily gain and muscle fibre diameter. 4. The results suggested that this novel 163-bp indel has the potential to become a new target for marker-assisted selection.
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Li X, Ji W, Sun G, Xiao W, Bian Y, Qing H. Cloning and expression analysis of PRL and PRLR genes in black Muscovy duck. Br Poult Sci 2019; 61:92-96. [PMID: 31630540 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1680800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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1. Prolactin hormone (governed by the PRL gene) is secreted by the anterior pituitary of animals, which combines with its receptor (prolactin receptor, PRLR) to act on target cells. Both PRL and PRLR are mainly associated with reproductive performance. The genetic mechanism of nesting in poultry is not yet clear, and so the aim of the current study was to determine expression patterns of PRL and PRLR at different times across the breeding stages of black Muscovy ducks.2. In this study, the CDS regions of PRL and PRLR were determined by RACE sequencing. The expression levels of PRL and PRLR in the pituitary, ovary and uterus from the black Muscovy duck were compared and analysed during the pre-laying, laying and nesting periods.3. The results showed that PRL and PRLR are highly homologous in a variety of poultry species. The expression of the PRL gene in the pituitary was the highest, which was significantly higher than seen in the ovary and uterus. This trend ran through the entire prenatal period, i.e. the laying period and the nesting period. The expression level of the PRLR gene in the pituitary and ovary was generally low, and expression in the uterus was the highest. There was no significant difference in expression of the PRLR gene between pituitary and ovary during different periods, but the expression level of the PRLR gene in the uterus reached its highest level during the nesting stage, which was significantly higher than seen in the early laying period.
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Zhen YN, Liu XP, Lin F, Yang YG, Sun G, Zhang YJ, Wang LF, Zhai ZG, Xie WM, Wan J, Tao XC, Duan J, Li AL, Liu P. [Brain protection strategy and effectivity in pulmonary thromboendarterectomy]. ZHONGHUA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2019; 99:2916-2920. [PMID: 31607021 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.37.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summarize the experience and effectivity of brain protection in 25 patients who suffered from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and received pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 25 PTE surgeries in our center from December 2016 to August 2018. All cases were completed underdeep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Standard brain protections were strictly executed, including: balanced and controlled extracorporeal circulation cooling, cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) monitoring, strictly control of circulatory arrest time, and etc. The neurological adverse events during the perioperative period were recorded and statistically analyzed, and the intelligence level and cognitive function of the patients were evaluated by MMSE scale and MoCA scale before surgery and discharge. Results: All the 25 patients successfully completed the surgery, and 1 patient (4%) died of postoperative infection. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure decreased from (52.9±16.7) mmHg before surgery to (23.6±8.1) mmHg immediately after surgery (t=10.01, P<0.01), and(20.7±7.9) mmHg at 3 months follow-up (t=10.73, P<0.01). Pulmonary vascular resistance decreased from 975.4 (788.6-1 292.8) dyn·s·cm(-5) to 376.1 (283.6-565.5) dyn·s·cm(-5) (Z=5.34, P<0.01). Neurological complications occurred in 3 patients during the perioperative period, including 2 patients with hypoxic encephalopathy, and 1 patient with cerebral hemorrhage. All 3 patients fully recovered before discharge. Univariate analysis showed that the duration of rSO(2)<40% and the maximum decrease rate of rSO(2) from baseline were significantly correlated with postoperative neurological damage. Multivariate analysis showed only time of rSO(2)<40% was significantly correlated with postoperative neurological damage. There was no significant difference in MMSE and MoCA score before and after surgery (P>0.05). Conclusions: Adequate brain protection measures are essential to reduce the neurological complications of PTE surgery. Real-time intraoperative monitoring of rSO(2) and strict control of circulatory arrest time can further reduce the occurrence of neurological damage.
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Huang C, Yang Y, Kwong A, Chen SC, Tseng LM, Liu MC, Shen K, Wang S, Ng TY, Feng Y, Sun G, Yan I, Shao Z. Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) vs trastuzumab (H) in Chinese patients (pts) with residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) in the phase III KATHERINE study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz416] [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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Zitek T, Sigal T, Sun G, Manuel C, Tran K. 230 Intravenous Fluids for Headaches in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sun G, Johnson T, Allegra J. 294 Emergency Department Patients Who Smoke Have Higher Admission Rates Than Non-Smokers. Ann Emerg Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chen J, Wang Z, Zhao J, Zhu S, Sun G, Liu J, Zhang H, Zhang X, Shen P, Zeng H. Pelvic lymph node dissection and its extent on survival benefit in prostate cancer patients with a risk of lymph node invasion>5%: A propensity score matching analysis from SEER database. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz248.023] [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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Peled A, Sarig O, Sun G, Samuelov L, Freeman A, Vidal L, Chamarthy L, Walter J, Milner J, Sprecher E. 350 Dual role of CARD14 in skin inflammatory diseases. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.352] [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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Wang S, Wen G, Tang Y, Yang Y, Peng R, Jing H, Wang J, Zhang J, Zhao X, Sun G, Jin J, Liu Y, Song Y, Fang H, Ren H, Tang Y, Qi S, Li N, Chen B, Lu N, Yu Z, Zhang Y, LI Y. Recurrence Score Helps in Selecting T1-2N1 Breast Cancer Patients for Individualized Postmastectomy Radiotherapy – Joint Analysis of 2793 Patients from Two Institutions. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.700] [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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Dess R, Sun Y, Matuszak M, Sun G, Schonewolf C, Kong F, Gadgeel S, Kalemkerian G, Hayman J, Haken RKT, Lawrence T, Schipper M, Jolly S. Interplay of Cardiac and Pulmonary Toxicity: An Analysis of Prospective Trials for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang J, Wang S, Tang Y, Jing H, Sun G, Jin J, Liu Y, Song Y, Wang W, Fang H, Ren H, Yu Z, LI Y. Risk Stratification Model for Prediction of Locoregional Recurrence in Patients with Pathologic T1-2N0 Breast Cancer after Mastectomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sun G, Wang S, Song Y, Jin J, Liu Y, Ren H, Fang H, Zhao X, Song Y, Yu Z, Liu X, Li Y. Radiation-Induced Lymphopenia is Associated with Radiation Fractionation and Predicts Poorer Prognosis in Patients with Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhang J, Wang S, Li T, Liu Z, Chen S, Qin S, Tang Y, Song Y, Jin J, Liu W, Wang J, Jing H, Zhao X, Sun G, LI Y. Assessment of Voluntary Deep Inspiration Breath-holding Technique Using Optical Surface Monitoring System for Breast Radiotherapy: A Prospective Phase 2 Study of 20 Cases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sun G, Gao P, Jia J, Zhang L. Efficacy and safety of apatinib for metastatic colorectal cancer in standard therapy failure. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mattson J, Emerson J, Kulkarni A, Underwood A, Sun G, Mott S, Robison K, Hill E. Evaluation of superficial versus deep inguinal lymph node dissection in squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. Gynecol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tang X, Cai W, Cheng J, Lu P, Ma S, Chen C, Chen Y, Sun Y, Wang C, Hu P, Lv X, Sun G, Wang Y, Sheng J. The histone H3 lysine-27 demethylase UTX plays a critical role in colorectal cancer cell proliferation. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:144. [PMID: 31139021 PMCID: PMC6530047 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0841-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, X chromosome (UTX) is an H3K27me3 demethylase, a permissive mark associated with active gene transcription. UTX has been linked to various human cancers. Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks 3rd among the most common cancers worldwide. However, the role of UTX in colorectal cancer has rarely been reported. Methods RT-qPCR, immunoblotting assays (WB), and immunohistochemistry staining were conducted to explore the UTX expression levels in CRC tissues and surrounding normal tissues. CCK-8 assays, colony formation assays, and flow cytometry were also used to determine the potential role of UTX in CRC cell proliferation in vitro. A cell line-derived xenograft model was performed to determine on the role of UTX in HCT116 cell proliferation in vivo. The protein expression levels of UTX, KIF14, AKT, and GAPDH were examined by WB. Results Compared with surrounding normal tissues, UTX was upregulated in CRC tissues. Knockdown of UTX significantly inhibited proliferation and caused G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in CRC cell lines, and overexpression of UTX significantly promoted proliferation in CRC cells. Furthermore, knockdown of UTX significantly inhibited tumour growth in vivo. In addition, knockdown of UTX decreased the expression of KIF14 and pAKT and increased the expression of P21. Conclusions Our findings indicate that knockdown of UTX inhibits CRC cell proliferation and causes G0/G1 cell cycle arrest through downregulating expression of KIF 14 and pAKT. Thus, UTX may serve as a novel biomarker in CRC.
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Sun G, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Xu K, Zhang Q, Zhao T, Zheng X. Effective Dimensionality Reduction for Visualizing Neural Dynamics by Laplacian Eigenmaps. Neural Comput 2019; 31:1356-1379. [PMID: 31113304 DOI: 10.1162/neco_a_01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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With the development of neural recording technology, it has become possible to collect activities from hundreds or even thousands of neurons simultaneously. Visualization of neural population dynamics can help neuroscientists analyze large-scale neural activities efficiently. In this letter, Laplacian eigenmaps is applied to this task for the first time, and the experimental results show that the proposed method significantly outperforms the commonly used methods. This finding was confirmed by the systematic evaluation using nonhuman primate data, which contained the complex dynamics well suited for testing. According to our results, Laplacian eigenmaps is better than the other methods in various ways and can clearly visualize interesting biological phenomena related to neural dynamics.
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Wang J, Liu J, Meng H, Guan Y, Yin Y, Zhao Z, Sun G, Wu A, Chen L, Yu X. Neural stem cells promote glioblastoma formation in nude mice. Clin Transl Oncol 2019; 21:1551-1560. [PMID: 30945128 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02087-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Neural stem cells (NSCs) have been characterized with the ability of self-renewal and neurogenesis, which has inspired lots of studies to clarify the functions of NSCs in neural injury, ischemic stroke, brain inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. We focused on the relationship of NSCs with glioblastoma, since we have discovered that recurrent glioblastomas were inclined to be derived from subventricular zone (SVZ), where NSCs reside. We want to clarify whether NSCs are involved in glioblastoma relapse. METHODS Immunocytochemistry was used to confirm the stemness of NSCs. The Cell Counting Kit-8 was used to measure the proliferation of cells. Migration abilities were examined by wound healing and transwell assays, and tumor formation abilities were confirmed in nude mice. RESULTS We found in experiments that NSCs promoted proliferation of a glioblastoma cell line-Ln229, the migration ability of Ln229 cells was motivated by co-cultured with NSCs. Tumor formation of Ln229 cells was also accelerated in nude mice when co-transplanted with NSCs. In immunohistochemistry, we found that the Sox2- and Ki67-positive cells were much higher in co-transplanted groups than that of control groups. CONCLUSIONS These results imply the potential role that NSCs play in speeding up tumor formation in the process of glioblastoma relapse, providing the basis for dealing with newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients, which may help postpone the recurrence of glioblastoma as far as possible through preprocessing the tumor-adjacent SVZ tissue.
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Xing W, Li Q, Sun G, Cao R, Chen B, Jiang C, Ma L, Wang K. Abstract P6-02-14: Not presented. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p6-02-14] [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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Citation Format: Xing W, Li Q, Sun G, Cao R, Chen B, Jiang C, Ma L, Wang K. Not presented [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-02-14.
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Xing W, Li Q, Cao R, Sun G, Jiang C. Abstract P2-01-25: Not presented. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p2-01-25] [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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Citation Format: Xing W, Li Q, Cao R, Sun G, Jiang C. Not presented [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-01-25.
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Zhao J, Chen J, Zhang M, Tang X, Sun G, Zhu S, Liu J, Zhang H, Zhang X, Yin X, Zhao P, Zhu X, Ni Y, Dai J, Shen P, Chen N, Zeng H. The clinical significance of perineural invasion in patients with de novo metastatic prostate cancer. Andrology 2019; 7:184-192. [PMID: 30609313 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clinical value of perineural invasion (PNI) in patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa) is widely explored. However, its role in metastatic PCa (mPCa) remains unknown. OBJECTIVES We aim to investigate the clinical significance of PNI in patients with mPCa. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data of 515 mPCa patients between 2012 and 2018 were retrospectively studied. PNI and its intensity were identified by prostate biopsy. The prognostic value of PNI was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional-hazards model. RESULTS Perineural invasion was detected in 170/515 (33.0%) cases. Among them 73/170 (42.9%) and 97/170 (57.1%) harbored unifocal PNI (uni-PNI) and multifocal PNI (multi-PNI), respectively. Compared to patients without PNI, those with PNI had statistically shorter castration-resistant PCa-free survival (CFS) and numerically shorter overall survival (OS) (mCFS: 15.4- vs. 18.5-Mo, p = 0.015; mOS: 63.8- vs. 71.4-Mo, p = 0.108). Patients harboring multi-PNI were associated with poorer clinical outcomes than those with uni-PNI (mCFS: 12.4- vs. 18.0-Mo, p = 0.040; mOS: 39.7-Mo vs. NR, p = 0.018) or those without PNI (mCFS: 12.4- vs. 18.5-Mo, p = 0.002; mOS: 39.7- vs. 71.4-Mo, p = 0.002). Totally, neither uni-PNI nor multi-PNI was an independent risk factor impacting survival outcomes in multivariate analyses. While remarkably, for patients with favorable/intermediate-risk mPCa, multi-PNI was an independent adverse prognosticator for both CFS and OS (CFS: HR: 1.705, 95% CI: 1.029-2.825, p = 0.038; OS: HR: 3.294, 95% CI: 1.464-7.413, p = 0.004). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study filled the blank of the clinical significance of PNI in mPCa. We found that multi-PNI could distinguish men with relatively poor prognosis from patients initially regarded as with favorable survival outcomes by other prognosticators, and thus, avoid disease underestimation in this group of patients. Our finding would help physicians have a deeper understanding of the heterogeneity of mPCa and make better individualized therapeutic strategy.
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