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Gu YL, Pang J, Song JF, Cheng C, Sun ZX. [Efficacy and safety of anti-interleukin-5 therapy in patients with asthma: systematic reviews]. ZHONGHUA JIE HE HE HU XI ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA JIEHE HE HUXI ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES 2019; 40:835-844. [PMID: 29320831 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2017.11.008] [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 evaluate the efficacy and safety of anti-Interleukin-5 therapy in patients with asthma. Methods: Data were collected from PubMed, E-Mbase, Springer, Ovid, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, CNKI and Wanfang database (-Feb 2017). Bibliographies of the retrieved articles were checked and analyzed. Results: Twenty publications involving a total of 6 406 patients were used in the analysis, including 23 randomly controlled trials (RCTs) which compared anti-interleukin 5 monoclonal antibody with placebo. Pooled analyses showed that anti-interleukin 5 monoclonal antibody significantly reduced exacerbation risk [RR=0.66, 95%CI(0.59, 0.73)], increased FEV(1)[MD=0.10, 95%CI(0.07, 0.13)] and FEV(1)% predicted [MD=3.90, 95%CI(1.86, 5.95)], and improved the scores on the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) [MD=0.24, 95%CI(0.16, 0.32)]. Anti-interleukin 5 monoclonal antibody was also associated with significantly decreased risk of adverse events than placebo[OR=0.71, 95%CI(0.58, 0.87)]. Conclusion: Anti-interleukin 5 monoclonal antibody reduces the risk of exacerbations and improves quality of life in patients with asthma, and is tolerated well.
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Vargas García C, Pang J, Watts G. Predictors of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score of Zero in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.304] [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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Lu J, Zheng M, Kong R, Pang J, Zhu X. Enhancing Solubility of Candesartan Cilexetil by Co-milling; Preparation of Candesartan Cilexetil-glycyrrhizic Acid Composite. Indian J Pharm Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Puig-Saus C, Parisi G, Garcia-Diaz A, Krystofinski PE, Sandoval S, Zhang R, Champhekar AS, McCabe J, Cheung-Lau GC, Truong NA, Vega-Crespo A, Komenan MDS, Pang J, Macabali MH, Saco JD, Goodwin JL, Bolon B, Seet CS, Montel-Hagen A, Crooks GM, Hollis RP, Campo-Fernandez B, Bischof D, Cornetta K, Gschweng EH, Adelson C, Nguyen A, Yang L, Witte ON, Baltimore D, Comin-Anduix B, Kohn DB, Wang X, Cabrera P, Kaplan-Lefko PJ, Berent-Maoz B, Ribas A. IND-Enabling Studies for a Clinical Trial to Genetically Program a Persistent Cancer-Targeted Immune System. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 25:1000-1011. [PMID: 30409823 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To improve persistence of adoptively transferred T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cells and durable clinical responses, we designed a clinical trial to transplant genetically-modified hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) together with adoptive cell transfer of T cells both engineered to express an NY-ESO-1 TCR. Here, we report the preclinical studies performed to enable an investigational new drug (IND) application. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN HSCs transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing NY-ESO-1 TCR and the PET reporter/suicide gene HSV1-sr39TK and T cells transduced with a retroviral vector expressing NY-ESO-1 TCR were coadministered to myelodepleted HLA-A2/Kb mice within a formal Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)-compliant study to demonstrate safety, persistence, and HSC differentiation into all blood lineages. Non-GLP experiments included assessment of transgene immunogenicity and in vitro viral insertion safety studies. Furthermore, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant cell production qualification runs were performed to establish the manufacturing protocols for clinical use. RESULTS TCR genetically modified and ex vivo-cultured HSCs differentiated into all blood subsets in vivo after HSC transplantation, and coadministration of TCR-transduced T cells did not result in increased toxicity. The expression of NY-ESO-1 TCR and sr39TK transgenes did not have a detrimental effect on gene-modified HSC's differentiation to all blood cell lineages. There was no evidence of genotoxicity induced by the lentiviral vector. GMP batches of clinical-grade transgenic cells produced during qualification runs had adequate stability and functionality. CONCLUSIONS Coadministration of HSCs and T cells expressing an NY-ESO-1 TCR is safe in preclinical models. The results presented in this article led to the FDA approval of IND 17471.
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Ellis K, Pang J, Watts G. Errors in the imputation of LDL-cholesterol when making a phenotypic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia in drug treated patients. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kim N, Ngoc N, Pang J, Watts G, Do D, Truong T. Screening and management of familial hypercholesterolemia in Vietnam: Achievements and challenges. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chan D, Pang J, Hooper A, Bell D, Bates T, Burnett J, Watts G. Diagnostic discordance between the dutch lipid criteria network and simon broome phenotypic diagnostic test for familial hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Vargas garcía C, Pang J, Watts G, Bishop W. Dissociation between coronary artery calcium and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic patients in a risk assessment clinic. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pang J, Vargas-garcia C, Bates T, Abraham A, Watts G. A case-control study of the localisation and composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia as assessed by cardiac CT scanning. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Shim H, Ma C, Al-Farhan H, Aldarmaki AK, Pang J, Seow C, Fedorak R, Devlin S, Dieleman LA, Kaplan GG, Novak KL, Kroeker KI, Halloran BP, Panaccione R. A107 POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AMONG USTEKINUMAB TREATED CROHN’S DISEASE PATIENTS: A MULTICENTRE CANADIAN PROVINCIAL EXPERIENCE. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy008.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Faiena I, Zomorodian N, Comin-Anduix B, Sachadeva A, Bot A, Kabinnivar F, Said JW, Cheung-Lau G, Pang J, Macabali M, Cabrera P, Kaplan-Lefko P, Berent-Maoz B, Liu S, Pantuck AJ, Belldegrun AS, Chamie K, Drakaki A. A phase I, open-label, dose-escalation and cohort expansion study evaluating the safety and immune response to autologous dendritic cells transduced with AdGMCA9 in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.6_suppl.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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653 Background: We developed a fusion gene construct, GM-CSF + CAIX, transduced by a replication deficient adenovirus into autologous dendritic cells (DC) that are injected in patients with metastatic RCC (mRCC) in this phase 1 study targeting CAIX overexpressed on RCC tumors. Methods: A recombinant adenovirus encoding the GMCSF-CAIX fusion gene (AdGMCAIX) manufactured per GMP in collaboration with the NCI Rapid Access to Intervention Development (RAID) program. The final product was produced using DCs produced ex-vivo from patients’ peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), by culturing with GM-CSF & IL-4, then engineered with AdGMCAIX prior to intradermal injection. The injected transduced DCs were expected to stimulate an antigen specific immune response against CAIX expressing RCC. Three dose escalation cohorts (5, 15, and 50 X 106 cells/administration) were injected based on 3+3 design. DC-AdGMCAIX was given intradermally q2wkX3 doses. The primary aim is safety. Secondary aims are to evaluate immune responses & antitumor effects per RECIST 1.1. Eligibility criteria included patients with clear cell mRCC with ECOG 0-1, measurable disease, and adequate organ function. Results: Fifteen patients with clear cell mRCC were enrolled. Nine patients received all 3 planned vaccine doses, comprising DC expressing CAIX, CD11c and other relevant markers. No serious adverse events (SAEs) were seen. Grade 1/2 AEs include fatigue (3/1), leukopenia (1/1) and flu-like symptoms (0/1). Of the 9 patients who received treatment, 1 expired of progressive disease (PD), 2 patients were lost to follow-up and 6 patients are alive. Of the 6 patients, 5 have PD and are currently receiving standard-of-care therapies, and 1 has completed treatment with stable disease at 6 mon follow up and is being evaluated for retreatment. Conclusions: These early data show that autologous DC transduced by Ad-GMCAIX vector can be safely given to mRCC patients without any SAEs noted at the doses tested. These data support further development of Ad-GMCAIX vaccine strategies, either alone, or in combination with approved therapies. Clinical trial information: NCT01826877.
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Chieng D, Pang J, Hillis G, Watts G, Schultz C. Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and Lipoprotein(A) as Predictors of the Severity and Complexity of Angiographic Lesions in Patients With Premature Coronary Artery Disease. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.716] [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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Liu H, Wu Q, Tan HW, Pang J. [The efficacy and safety of coil embolization of septal branch in the treatment of patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]. ZHONGHUA XIN XUE GUAN BING ZA ZHI 2017; 45:1044-1048. [PMID: 29325364 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.12.008] [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 observe the clinical efficacy and safety of coil embolization of septal branch in the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Methods: Eighteen patients with HOCM hospitalized in our department from September 2014 to October 2016 were enrolled in this study. There were 12 males and 6 females in this cohort and the age of patients ranged from 22 to 64 years old. Left ventricular outflow tract gradient (LVOTG) was derived from echocardiographic apical five-chamber view at pre-operation and at 48 hours and 6 months post operation. 24-hour Holter ECG examination was performed to assess the ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block at 3 days and 6 months after the interventional operation. Routine ECG and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) examination were performed at pre-operation, at 6, 24 and 48 hours post operation. Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was detected at pre-operation, at 24, 48 hours and 6 days post operation. The clinical symptoms (including chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, syncope) and NYHA classification were assessed at 1, 6 months after the operation by telephone follow-up or outpatient clinic visit. Results: The average preoperative LVOTG detected by cardiac catheter was 103.6 (92.0, 115.0) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) , and the average LVOTG significantly reduced to 44.3 (41.6, 47.2) mmHg immediately after operation (P<0.01). The average ventricular septal thickness at 48 hours (19.2±3.1) mm and 6 months (17.8±2.8) mm after operation tended to be lower than the preoperative ventricular septal thickness ((20.4±3.5) mm, P>0.05). The echocardiographic derived average LVOTG at 48 hours and 6 months after operation was 42.9 (41.1, 45.5) and 39.1 (37.5, 41.0) mmHg, which were significant lower than the preoperative average LVOTG (94.3 (88.5, 101.8) mmHg, both P<0.01). LVOTG at 6 months after operation was significantly lower than that at 48 hours after the operation (P<0.05). The NYHA classification at 6 months after operation was significantly improved compared to pre-operation NYHA classification (P<0.01). During and after the operation, there was no complete atrioventricular block and ventricular tachycardia, no patient developed anterior wall and inferior myocardial infarction. Only one patient experienced transient left bundle branch block. During the 6 months following-up, there was no death, syncope, chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, paroxysmal dyspnea and/or lower extremity edema, ventricular tachycardia, atrioventricular block and atrial fibrillation, complete atrioventricular block and ventricular arrhythmia. Conclusion: The coil embolization of septal branch is effective and safe for the treatment of patients with HOCM.
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Tian Y, Zhou S, Yin YH, Zheng YX, Wang RP, Liu XQ, Liu ZQ, Liu QF, Liu W, Pang J, Jiang Z, Tian LH, Huang J, Yang L. [Value of two left atrium and pulmonary vein stereoscopic imaging reconstruction methods on guiding radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation]. ZHONGHUA XIN XUE GUAN BING ZA ZHI 2017; 45:930-934. [PMID: 29166718 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2017.11.007] [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 compare the value of two 3D imaging reconstruction methods for left atria and pulmonary vein on guiding the catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: From January 2014 to January 2017, a total of 100 drug refractory paroxysmal AF patients were divided into left atria direct angiography group (n=50), and indirect angiography group (n=50). 3D CARTO system was applied for mapping and guiding the ablation procedure. Patients assigned to direct angiography group were treated as follows: intraoperative puncture of atrial septum, inject contrast agent directly into the left atrium, conduct left atrial and pulmonary venous rotation angiography, reconstruct three-dimensional image, integrate the image into real-time X-ray system to facilitate circumferential pulmonary vein isolation. Patients assigned into the indirect angiography group were treated as follows: inject contrast agent through the right ventricle, conduct delayed rotation angiography of the left atria and pulmonary vein to guide circumferential pulmonary vein fixation and ablation. The left atrial and pulmonary venous image acquisition, the operation and X-ray exposure time, the success rate and the incidence of complication of the two groups were compared. The patients were followed up for 3-6 months. Results: General clinical characteristics of the two groups were similar(all P>0.05). Ablation was successful in all 100 patients. The operation time[(112.0±21.4)min vs. (134.0±24.3)min]and X-ray exposure time((10.7±4.7)min vs. (15.8±5.2)min)were significantly lower in direct angiography group than in indirect angiography group (both P<0.01). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the immediate (86%(43/50) vs. 82%(41/50), P=0.59) and short-term (76%(38/50) vs. 72%(36/50), P=0.65) success rate and complication rate (1 aneurysm in the direct angiography group, 1 pericardial tamponade in the indirect angiography group). In-hospital mortality was zero percent. Conclusion: It is safe and effective method to guide the radiofrequency catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by reconstruction 3D image of left atrium and pulmonary vein. Compared with indirect angiography group, direct angiography group can improve the imaging quality of left atrium and pulmonary vein, decrease the X-ray exposure time of the ablation procedure.
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Davies A, Dewi F, Pang J, Wright T. Reducing Patient Fasting Time on the Plastic Surgery Trauma List. Int J Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.295] [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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Xin S, Yang Z, Guo J, Lu H, Wang P, Pang J, Zhang H. [Relationship between opposite acupoints and acupoint effect from acupoint effect of Sanyinjiao (SP 6)-Xuanzhong (GB 39)]. ZHONGGUO ZHEN JIU = CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION 2017; 37:1073-1076. [PMID: 29354976 DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The acupoint effect of Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) as well as the internal relation of Sanyinjiao (SP 6)-Xuanzhong (GB 39) were analyzed in this paper to explore the relationship between opposite acupoints and acupoint effect. It was found both Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) had acupoint effects, and the two acupoints had close relationship in acupoint effects (specificity along meridian and specificity of acupoints), acupoint-meridian relationship (anatomical locations, meridians and organs, indications). It is indicated the opposite acupoint of Sanyinjiao (SP 6)-Xuanzhong (GB 39) had related aspects in acupoint effects, which is related with acupoint effect through specificity and relationship of acupoint-meridian.
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Pang J, Wang BJ, Li YC, Zhang H, Xiang WP, Hao XW, Xue H. 18 Intermittent hypoxia improves atherosclerosis associated with upregulation of hif-1α and nf-κb in aortic arch and serum of rabbits. J Investig Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-2017-mebabstracts.18] [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]
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Yang W, Fan Z, Deng Z, Pang J, Bi X, Fenchel M, Li D, Hakimian B, Fraass B, Reznik R, Sandler H, Tuli R. 4D-MRI with 3D Radial Stack-of-Stars Trajectory and k-space Self-Gating: Early Clinical Experience on Pancreatic Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee YS, Biddle S, Chan MF, Cheng A, Cheong M, Chong YS, Foo LL, Lee CH, Lim SC, Ong WS, Pang J, Pasupathy S, Sloan R, Seow M, Soon G, Tan B, Tan TC, Teo SL, Tham KW, van Dam RM, Wang J. Health Promotion Board-Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Obesity. Singapore Med J 2017; 57:472. [PMID: 27550044 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wang S, Kang Z, Xu B, Fan L, Li G, Wen L, Xin X, Xiao Z, Pang J, Du X, Sun D. Wettability switchable metal-organic framework membranes for pervaporation of water/ethanol mixtures. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2017.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pang J, Xu W, Zhang X, Wong GLH, Chan AWH, Chan HY, Tse CH, Shu SST, Choi PCL, Chan HLY, Yu J, Wong VWS. Significant positive association of endotoxemia with histological severity in 237 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 46:175-182. [PMID: 28464257 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have gut dysbiosis and intestinal bacterial overgrowth. AIM To test the hypothesis that endotoxemia is associated with the histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and determine factors associated with endotoxemia. METHODS The endotoxemia markers lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and endotoxin levels were measured in 237 NAFLD patients 1 day before liver biopsy. Biomarkers of liver injury and transient elastography were performed as additional markers of disease severity. RESULTS A total of 114/237 (48%) patients had NASH and 80/237 (34%) had F2-4 fibrosis. LBP was correlated with lobular inflammation (P=.001), while both LBP (P=.0004) and endotoxin levels (P=0.008) were correlated with fibrosis. LBP was also correlated with cytokeratin-18 fragments (P=.002) and aspartate aminotransferase-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio (P=.006), and both LBP (P=.019) and endotoxin (P=.006) were correlated with liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography. LBP was increased in patients with NASH (15.3±4.6 vs 13.8±3.3 μg/mL; P=.005) and F2-4 fibrosis (15.4±4.4 vs 14.0±3.7 μg/mL; P=.008). Interestingly, patients harbouring the TM6SF2 rs58542926 T allele that predispose to NAFLD/NASH had higher LBP level. By multivariate analysis, gender, higher body mass index and glycated haemoglobin, and TM6SF2 variants were independent factors associated with increased LBP level. CONCLUSIONS Endotoxemia is positively associated with NASH and significant fibrosis. The association between TM6SF2 and endotoxemia warrants further investigations. The findings may shed light on the pathogenesis of NASH and inform a novel treatment target.
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Yang F, Pang J. SOCIAL CONTROL, SELF-EFFICACY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1180] [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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Xian S, Zhang J, Xiao Y, Pang J. A novel fuzzy time series forecasting method based on the improved artificial fish swarm optimization algorithm. Soft comput 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00500-017-2601-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Han J, Yu H, Tu Y, Pang J, Liu F, Bao Y, Yang W, Jia W. Different clinical prognostic factors are associated with improved glycaemic control: findings from MARCH randomized trial. Diabet Med 2017; 34:490-499. [PMID: 27151271 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS Metformin and acarbose have comparable efficacy as initial therapy for HbA1c reduction in Chinese patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. However, not all participants achieved glycaemic control. Our aim was to discover a monotherapy predictor for therapeutic response in Type 2 diabetes on the basis of baseline features. METHODS Data from the MARCH trial were collected, resulting in 698 individuals being available for longitudinal analyses. All participants were divided into subgroups based on successful and unsuccessful achievement of the glycaemic target according to primary endpoints at week 24 (HbA1c < 53 mmol/mol; 7.0%). Logistic regression analysis with stepwise variable selection was performed to assess the independent risk factors for good glycaemic control of monotherapy with metformin or acarbose. RESULTS Median HbA1c was 66 ± 1 mmol/mol (8.2 ± 0.07%) in the metformin group at baseline, and 66 ± 1 mmol/mol (8.2 ± 0.07%) in the acarbose group. After 24 weeks of monotherapy, 79.8% of participants in the metformin group achieved glycaemic targets compared with 78.7% of those in the acarbose group. Multivariate regression analysis showed that BMI and fasting blood glucose were significant independent predictors for the maintenance of good glycaemic control in the metformin group, whereas phase I insulin secretion (Insulin/Glucose at 30 min, I30/G30) and duration of diabetes were associated with good glycaemic control in the acarbose group. CONCLUSIONS For newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes, some clinical features and laboratory parameters are important prognostic factors for predicting drug responsiveness. Participants with a higher BMI and lower fasting blood glucose achieved good glycaemic control when metformin was selected as the initial treatment. Acarbose was best for participants with higher phase I insulin secretion (I30/G30) and shorter duration of Type 2 diabetes.
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Chieng D, Pang J, Ellis K, Bell D, Burnett J, Hillis G, Schultz C. Lipoprotein (a) Level is Associated with Angiographic Disease Complexity (SYNTAX score) in Patients with Premature Coronary Artery Disease. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.175] [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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