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Cao Z, Aharonian FA, An Q, Axikegu, Bai LX, Bai YX, Bao YW, Bastieri D, Bi XJ, Bi YJ, Cai H, Cai JT, Cao Z, Chang J, Chang JF, Chang XC, Chen BM, Chen J, Chen L, Chen L, Chen L, Chen MJ, Chen ML, Chen QH, Chen SH, Chen SZ, Chen TL, Chen XL, Chen Y, Cheng N, Cheng YD, Cui SW, Cui XH, Cui YD, Dai BZ, Dai HL, Dai ZG, Danzengluobu, Della Volpe D, D Ettorre Piazzoli B, Dong XJ, Fan JH, Fan YZ, Fan ZX, Fang J, Fang K, Feng CF, Feng L, Feng SH, Feng YL, Gao B, Gao CD, Gao Q, Gao W, Ge MM, Geng LS, Gong GH, Gou QB, Gu MH, Guo JG, Guo XL, Guo YQ, Guo YY, Han YA, He HH, He HN, He JC, He SL, He XB, He Y, Heller M, Hor YK, Hou C, Hou X, Hu HB, Hu S, Hu SC, Hu XJ, Huang DH, Huang QL, Huang WH, Huang XT, Huang ZC, Ji F, Ji XL, Jia HY, Jiang K, Jiang ZJ, Jin C, Kuleshov D, Levochkin K, Li BB, Li C, Li C, Li F, Li HB, Li HC, Li HY, Li J, Li K, Li WL, Li X, Li X, Li XR, Li Y, Li YZ, Li Z, Li Z, Liang EW, Liang YF, Lin SJ, Liu B, Liu C, Liu D, Liu H, Liu HD, Liu J, Liu JL, Liu JS, Liu JY, Liu MY, Liu RY, Liu SM, Liu W, Liu YN, Liu ZX, Long WJ, Lu R, Lv HK, Ma BQ, Ma LL, Ma XH, Mao JR, Masood A, Mitthumsiri W, Montaruli T, Nan YC, Pang BY, Pattarakijwanich P, Pei ZY, Qi MY, Ruffolo D, Rulev V, Sáiz A, Shao L, Shchegolev O, Sheng XD, Shi JR, Song HC, Stenkin YV, Stepanov V, Sun QN, Sun XN, Sun ZB, Tam PHT, Tang ZB, Tian WW, Wang BD, Wang C, Wang H, Wang HG, Wang JC, Wang JS, Wang LP, Wang LY, Wang RN, Wang W, Wang W, Wang XG, Wang XJ, Wang XY, Wang YD, Wang YJ, Wang YP, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZH, Wang ZX, Wei DM, Wei JJ, Wei YJ, Wen T, Wu CY, Wu HR, Wu S, Wu WX, Wu XF, Xi SQ, Xia J, Xia JJ, Xiang GM, Xiao G, Xiao HB, Xin GG, Xin YL, Xing Y, Xu DL, Xu RX, Xue L, Yan DH, Yang CW, Yang FF, Yang JY, Yang LL, Yang MJ, Yang RZ, Yang SB, Yao YH, Yao ZG, Ye YM, Yin LQ, Yin N, You XH, You ZY, Yu YH, Yuan Q, Zeng HD, Zeng TX, Zeng W, Zeng ZK, Zha M, Zhai XX, Zhang BB, Zhang HM, Zhang HY, Zhang JL, Zhang JW, Zhang L, Zhang L, Zhang LX, Zhang PF, Zhang PP, Zhang R, Zhang SR, Zhang SS, Zhang X, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang YF, Zhang YL, Zhao B, Zhao J, Zhao L, Zhao LZ, Zhao SP, Zheng F, Zheng Y, Zhou B, Zhou H, Zhou JN, Zhou P, Zhou R, Zhou XX, Zhu CG, Zhu FR, Zhu H, Zhu KJ, Zuo X. Ultrahigh-energy photons up to 1.4 petaelectronvolts from 12 γ-ray Galactic sources. Nature 2021; 594:33-36. [PMID: 34002091 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The extension of the cosmic-ray spectrum beyond 1 petaelectronvolt (PeV; 1015 electronvolts) indicates the existence of the so-called PeVatrons-cosmic-ray factories that accelerate particles to PeV energies. We need to locate and identify such objects to find the origin of Galactic cosmic rays1. The principal signature of both electron and proton PeVatrons is ultrahigh-energy (exceeding 100 TeV) γ radiation. Evidence of the presence of a proton PeVatron has been found in the Galactic Centre, according to the detection of a hard-spectrum radiation extending to 0.04 PeV (ref. 2). Although γ-rays with energies slightly higher than 0.1 PeV have been reported from a few objects in the Galactic plane3-6, unbiased identification and in-depth exploration of PeVatrons requires detection of γ-rays with energies well above 0.1 PeV. Here we report the detection of more than 530 photons at energies above 100 teraelectronvolts and up to 1.4 PeV from 12 ultrahigh-energy γ-ray sources with a statistical significance greater than seven standard deviations. Despite having several potential counterparts in their proximity, including pulsar wind nebulae, supernova remnants and star-forming regions, the PeVatrons responsible for the ultrahigh-energy γ-rays have not yet been firmly localized and identified (except for the Crab Nebula), leaving open the origin of these extreme accelerators.
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Sun L, Gao Q, An HY, Pan F, Feng Y. [Efficacy and safety of prophylactic intravenous administration of tranexamic acid in abdominal aorta balloon-assisted pelvic tumor surgery]. ZHONGHUA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2021; 101:851-855. [PMID: 33789366 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210111-00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of prophylactic intravenous (IV) administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) in abdominal aorta balloon-assisted pelvic tumor surgery. Methods: The data of patients who underwent abdominal aorta balloon-assisted pelvic tumor surgery in Peking University People's Hospital from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 were retrospectively collected. According to whether receiving the prophylactic use of TXA, the patients were divided into two groups: TXA group and control group. After propensity score matching based on age, gender and surgeon, 51 patients in TXA group and 51 patients in control group were allocated. The baseline, intraoperative and postoperative clinical data of the two groups were compared to explore the efficacy and safety of TXA. Results: A total of 525 cases undergoing abdominal aorta balloon-assisted pelvic surgery were enrolled from 2015 to 2019, of which 51 cases received prophylactic use of TXA, with a utilization rate of 9.7%. There were no significant differences in age [(40.7±15.1) years vs (38.2±14.5) years, P=0.393], gender (male: 51.0% vs 49.0%, P=0.843), body weight, body mass index (BMI), complications, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, hemoglobin, hemocrit (Hct), platelet, coagulation function-related indexes and tumor pathological types between the two groups (all P>0.05). Likewise, there were no significant differences in operation time, anesthesia time, cumulative time of balloon occlusion, intraoperative blood loss, intravenous fluid volume and blood transfusion volume between the two groups (all P>0.05). Additionally, there were no significant differences in postoperative ICU admission rate and length of hospital stay between the two groups (all P>0.05), and no venous thromboembolism (VTE) or death was reported. Compared with the control group, the rate of blood transfusion at 24 hours after operation in the TXA group was lower (41.2% vs 70.6%, P=0.003). The level of fibrinogen degradation products was lower [10.4 (6.1, 22.6) mg/L vs 13.2 (7.0, 24.7) mg/L], but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.326). Conclusions: Prophylactic IV use of TXA does not reduce intraoperative bleeding in abdominal aorta balloon-assisted pelvic tumor surgery, but can decrease the rate of postoperative blood transfusion. No increased risk of postoperative TXA-related VTE was observed.
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Cui YN, Gao Q, Zhu SS, Jin HF. [Effect of serum lipid level on prognosis of patients with small cell lung cancer at the initial treatment]. ZHONGHUA ZHONG LIU ZA ZHI [CHINESE JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY] 2021; 43:318-323. [PMID: 33752312 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20190813-00517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of serum lipid level on prognosis of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) at the initial treatment. Methods: The clinical data of patients with SCLC from 2012 to 2017 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to the standard of appropriate level and abnormal stratification of blood lipid in Chinese population, the lipids included total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) at the time of initial treatment were grouped. Then the relationship between different lipid levels and clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. Finally, Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze the independent prognostic factors of patients. Results: A total of 129 patients with SCLC were included in this study. At the time of initial treatment, there were 90 (69.8%) cases whose TC < 5.2 mmol/L, while 39 (30.2%) cases ≥5.2 mmol/L; 95 (73.6%) cases whose TG <1.7 mmol/L, while 34 (26.4%) cases ≥1.7 mmol/L; 27 (20.9%) cases whose HDLC <1.0 mmol/L while 102 cases (79.1%) ≥1.0 mmol/L; 90 (69.8%) cases whose LDLC <3.4 mmol/L while 39 cases (30.2%) ≥3.4 mmol/L. The patients' triglyceride initial treatment was associated with their body mass index (P<0.05). The median disease-free survival (PFS) of SCLC patients was related with their serum TC level and clinical stage (P<0.05) and the overall survival (OS) was related with clinical stage of SCLC patients (P<0.05). The median PFS of SCLC patients in the TC <1.7 mmol/L group at the initial treatment was 10.5 months, significantly longer than 8.8 months of the TC ≥1.7 mmol/L group (P=0.024). The median OS of SCLC patients in the TG <1.7 mmol/L group at the initial treatment was 20.2 months, marginally longer than 15.6 months of the TG ≥1.7 mmol/L group (P=0.097). Multivariate analysis result showed that, the TG level was an independent risk factor of SCLC progression at the time of initial treatment (P=0.024). There was no significant correlation of TC, HDLC, LDLC and SCLC prognosis (P>0.05). Conclusion: TG level is an independent risk factor for the progression of SCLC at the time of initial treatment, and the increase of TG level indicates rapid disease progression and poor prognosis.
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Zhu GD, Gao Q, Cao J. [Challenges and countermeasures in prevention of re - establishment of imported malaria in China]. ZHONGGUO XUE XI CHONG BING FANG ZHI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL 2021; 33:7-9. [PMID: 33660467 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Malaria was one for the most serious communicable diseases in China. Following the concerted efforts for decades, remarkable achievements have been gained for malaria control in China. Since the national malaria elimination programme was initiated in China in 2010, local malaria transmission was rapidly interrupted, with zero indigenous malaria case reported for the first time in the country in 2017, and the country will undergo the certification of malaria elimination by WHO. Currently, however, malaria remains hyper-endemic across the world. In China, there are more than 2 000 overseas imported malaria cases each year, and prevention of re-establishment of imported malaria will become the major task in future malaria control activities. Here by, we analyze the main challenges in the prevention of re-establishment of imported malaria in China, and propose the corresponding countermeasures, so as to provide insights into the consolidation of malaria elimination achievements.
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Gao Q, Wang Q, Peng K, Zhang S, Zhang X, Yang J. P87.05 RET-Rearranged Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Responding to First-Line Immunotherapy plus Chemotherapy. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Peng K, Wang H, Gao Y, Li X, Gao Q, Zhang S, Yang J. P76.95 Brief Report: Immunochemotherapy in Five Patients with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Alam S, Cannon C, de Lemos J, Ballantyne C, Rosenson R, Mues K, Gao Q, Bhatt D, Kosiborod M. Two-year Results of the Getting to an imprOved Understanding of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Dyslipidaemia Management (GOULD) Registry of Patients With AtheroSclerotic CardioVascular Disease (ASCVD). Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ng TP, Gao Q, Gwee X, Chua DQL. Tea Consumption and Depression from Follow Up in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study. J Nutr Health Aging 2021; 25:295-301. [PMID: 33575719 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1526-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Experimental evidence suggest that tea polyphenols have anti-depressant effect and tea consumption may reduce the risk and severity of depression. We investigated whether tea consumption was associated with changes in depressive symptoms over time among Asian older adults. DESIGN Population-based prospective cohort study with mean 4 years of follow up. SETTING Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) of community-living older persons. PARTICIPANTS 3177 participants overall (mean age 67 years) and 3004 participants who were depression-free at baseline. MEASUREMENTS Baseline tea consumption which include Chinese (black, oolong or green) tea or Western (mixed with milk) tea and change in Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) measure of depression. Incident depression was defined by GDS≥5, and GDS depression improvement or deterioration by GDS change of ≥4 points. Estimated odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals (OR, 95%CI) were adjusted for baseline age, sex, ethnicity, education, housing type, single/divorced/widowed, living alone, physical and social activity, smoking, alcohol, number of comorbidities, MMSE, and baseline GDS level. RESULTS Compared to non-tea drinkers, participants who consumed ≥3 cups of tea of all kinds were significantly less likely to have worsened GDS symptoms: OR=0.32, 95% CI=0.12, 0.84. Among baseline depression-free participants, the risk of incident GDS (≥5) depression was significantly lower (OR=0.34, 95%CI=0.13, 0.90) for daily consumption of all types of tea, and Chinese (black, oolong or green) tea (OR=0.46, 95%CI=0.21,0.99). CONCLUSION This study suggests that tea may prevent the worsening of existing depressive symptoms and the reduce the likelihood of developing threshold depression.
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Ng TP, Lee TS, Lim WS, Chong MS, Yap P, Cheong CY, Yap KB, Rawtaer I, Liew TM, Gao Q, Gwee X, Ng MPE, Nicholas SO, Wee SL. Development, Validation and Field Evaluation of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) Risk Index for Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE 2021; 8:335-344. [PMID: 34101792 DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2021.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a critical pre-dementia target for preventive interventions. There are few brief screening tools based on self-reported personal lifestyle and health-related information for predicting MCI that have been validated for their generalizability and utility in primary care and community settings. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a MCI risk prediction index, and evaluate its field application in a pilot community intervention trial project. DESIGN Two independent population-based cohorts in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS). We used SLAS1 as a development cohort to construct the risk assessment instrument, and SLA2 as a validation cohort to verify its generalizability. SETTING community-based screening and lifestyle intervention Participants: (1) SLAS1 cognitively normal (CN) aged ≥55 years with average 3 years (N=1601); (2) SLAS2 cohort (N=3051) with average 4 years of follow up. (3) 437 participants in a pilot community intervention project. MEASUREMENTS The risk index indicators included age, female sex, years of schooling, hearing loss, depression, life satisfaction, number of cardio-metabolic risk factors (wide waist circumference, pre-diabetes or diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia). Weighted summed scores predicted probabilities of MCI or dementia. A self-administered questionnaire field version of the risk index was deployed in the pilot community project and evaluated using pre-intervention baseline cognitive function of participants. RESULTS Risk scores were associated with increasing probabilities of progression to MCI-or-dementia in the development cohort (AUC=0.73) and with increased prevalence and incidence of MCI-or-dementia in the validation cohort (AUC=0.74). The field questionnaire risk index identified high risk individuals with strong correlation with RBANS cognitive scores in the community program (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The SLAS risk index is accurate and replicable in predicting MCI, and is applicable in community interventions for dementia prevention.
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Chen X, Gao Q, Zhou L, Wang Y, Sun RR, Zhang ZY. MiR-146a alleviates inflammation of acute gouty arthritis rats through TLR4/MyD88 signal transduction pathway. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:9230-9237. [PMID: 31773674 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201911_19415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the effect of micro-ribonucleic acid (miR)-146a on acute gouty arthritis rats through Toll-like receptor-4/myeloid differentiation factor 88 (TLR4/MyD88) signal transduction pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 30 clean-grade Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups, including agomiR-146a group (n=10), antagomiR-146a group (n=10) and negative control group (NC, n=10). The model was successfully established via a one-time injection of sodium urate into ankle joint cavity. Subsequently, agomiR-146a (10 μL), antagomiR-146a (10 μL) and normal saline (10 μL) were intrathecally injected into rats in the three groups at 1 h before injection and 12 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after injection, respectively. The ankle joint swelling index, joint dysfunction index and joint inflammation index of rats in the three groups were closely monitored. After 72 h of observation, the rats were euthanized, and synovial tissues were collected from the knee joint. The expression and distribution of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in synovial tissues were detected using the immunohistochemical method. Meanwhile, the expression levels of inflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Furthermore, the mRNA and protein expression levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were detected via quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS No statistically significant differences in the joint swelling index, joint dysfunction index, joint inflammation index, TLR4 and MyD88 and related inflammatory factors were found between the NC group and antagomiR-146a group. Compared with the NC group, agomiR-146a group showed markedly reduced ankle joint swelling index (p<0.05). Meanwhile, joint landing behavior and inflammatory swelling were significantly relieved in the agomiR-146a group (p<0.05). The mRNA and protein expression levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were remarkably decreased as well (p<0.05). Furthermore, the expression and distribution of NF-κB in synovial tissues of agomiR-146a group was markedly reduced when compared with the NC group (p<0.05). In addition, agomiR-146a group exhibited significantly lower expression levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6) in synovial tissues (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS MiR-146a alleviates joint inflammation of acute arthritis in rats through the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway, which may become a new therapeutic target.
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Zhou L, Li L, Wang Y, Gao Q, Geng YQ. Effects of RANKL on the proliferation and apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis through regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:9215-9221. [PMID: 31773672 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201911_19413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the regulatory effects of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) on the proliferation and apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to explore its regulatory mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Synoviocytes were primarily cultured in rats of recognized collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model. Meanwhile, they were induced into FLS models by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). All cells were divided into three groups, including blank group, model group and RANKL inhibitor group. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the cells were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The proliferation and apoptosis of FLS were detected via 3-(4,5)-dimethylthiazol (-z-y1)-3,5-diphenytetrazoliumromide (MTT) assay and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, respectively. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was conducted to measure the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression levels of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (NF-κB) and Caspase-3 in FLS. Furthermore, Western blotting was adopted to detect the protein expression levels of NF-κB and Caspase-3 in FLS. RESULTS Compared with the blank group, the expression levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the cells of the model group increased significantly. Cell proliferation rate increased significantly, whereas the cell apoptosis rate decreased remarkably in the model group. Meanwhile, the mRNA and protein levels of NF-κB and Caspase-3 in FLS were significantly up-regulated. Compared with the model group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in cells of RANKL inhibitor group notably declined. Similarly, cell proliferation rate was significantly reduced, whereas the cell apoptosis rate increased significantly. Furthermore, the mRNA and protein levels of NF-κB and Caspase-3 in FLS were evidently down-regulated. CONCLUSIONS RANKL inhibitors can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of FLS in RA. In addition, its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway.
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Liu L, Gao Q, Jiang J, Zhang J, Song X, Cui J, Ye Y, Wang Z, Yao H, Zhang X, Hao X, Xiubao R. 24MO Randomized, multicenter, open-label trial of autologous cytokine-induced killer cell immunotherapy plus chemotherapy for squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Fan J, Gao Q, Huang R. [Research frontiers in precision therapy for liver cancer]. ZHONGHUA GAN ZANG BING ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA GANZANGBING ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 2020; 28:897-900. [PMID: 33256271 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20201103-00596] [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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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a fatal malignancy, is highly prevalent in China. Recently, tremendous achievements have been made in HCC, both in the clinical management and the understanding of cancer biology. The discovery and application of novel serum biomarkers, such as proteins, miRNAs, and cfDNA (cell-free circulating DNA) methylation will facilitate the early management of HCC. Improvements in radiological and computational technology have made the practice of precision liver surgery a true reality. The emergence of novel molecular targeted therapies, immunotherapy and their combinations has significantly prolonged patient survival rate, but the therapeutic breakthroughs are still needed. Integrated multi-omics analysis has broadened our understanding of HCC pathogenesis, providing an unprecedented molecular characterization of HCC and revealing new therapeutic opportunities. Technological innovations and revolutions such as single-cell sequencing, genome editing, and innovative drug research and development will greatly accelerate our understanding of HCC biology and bring new therapeutic opportunities. Nevertheless, HCC is a highly heterogeneous and treatment-refractory malignancy, therefore deep insights into the biology of the disease and novel therapies for HCC remain an unmet medical need.
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Gao Q, Ma D, Zhou Q, Wang L, Li Q, Chen L, Wang J, Xia B, Jiang W, Yao S, Chen Y, Xie X, Zeng S, Peng X. 239MO NUWA project: The first national real-world gynaecological oncology research and patient management platform in China. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nasar J, Shao Z, Arshad A, Jones FG, Liu S, Li C, Khan MZ, Khan T, Banda JSK, Zhou X, Gao Q. The effect of maize-alfalfa intercropping on the physiological characteristics, nitrogen uptake and yield of maize. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2020; 22:1140-1149. [PMID: 32609937 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In Northeastern China, the intensive cropping system and increased use of chemical fertilizer has caused severe problems in terms of sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, to improve agricultural sustainability and crop productivity the farming system needs to be modified in the region. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of maize-alfalfa intercropping on the physiological characteristics, nitrogen (N) uptake and yield of the maize crops in northeast China in 2017-2018. The study findings showed that intercropping under N fertilization progressively improved the physio-agronomic indices of the maize crop as compared to mono-cropping. The grain yield, 100 seed weight and biomass dry matter of maize crop improved in intercropping when it was practiced with N fertilizer. Furthermore, intercropping with N fertilization increased the chlorophyll content of the maize crop at bell-mouthed, silking, filing and mature stages by 19%, 44%, 12%, and 9% in 2017 and by 23%, 43%, 15%, and 11% in 2018, respectively, as compared with the monocropping system. Unlike monocropping, intercropping with N fertilization increased the photosynthesis rate (14% and 15%), stomatal conductance (74% and 98%) and transpiration rate (74% and 75%) in 2017 and 2018, respectively. However, intercropping reduced intercellular CO2 (Ci ). Moreover, intercropping with N fertilization increased the maize N content of grain and leaves as well as total N uptake by 49%, 31% and 93% in 2017 and 53%, 34% and 132%, respectively, in 2018 as compared to monocropping. In conclusion, our results suggest that maize-alfalfa intercropping with optimal N fertilization provides a practical method for improving growth, yield and N accumulation in the maize crop.
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Liu L, Gao Q, Jiang J, Zhang J, Song X, Cui J, Ye Y, Wang Z, Yao H, Zhang X, Hao X, Xiubao R. 376O Randomized, multicenter trial of autologous cytokine-induced killer cell immunotherapy plus chemotherapy for squamous non-small cell lung cancer: NCT01631357. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Wu H, Xu B, Gao Q, Zhou X, Shao J, Liang Z, Ma D. Genetic testing procedures of BRCA1/2 mutation and their disparities: A national survey. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Liu J, Li J, Zeng S, Cai G, Wang Y, Chi J, Li R, Yu Y, Jiao X, Dai Y, Feng Y, Van Zandt M, Seager S, Reich C, Gao Q. Evolution of treatments for endometrial cancers: Clinical data from two national medical databases. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cai G, Gao Y, Lu W, Zeng S, Chi J, Jiao X, Li R, Li X, Liu J, Song K, Yu Y, Dai Y, Cui B, Lv W, Kong B, Xie X, Ma D, Gao Q. Ovarian cancer and pretreatment thrombosis-associated indices: Evidence based on multicenter, retrospective, observational study. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cao C, Yu R, Xia Y, Liu D, Gao Q. AIF1 drives tumor progression via a cellular cross-talk with the tumor microenvironment. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gao Y, Zeng S, Xiong X, Cai G, Wang Z, Xu X, Chi J, Jiao X, Liu J, Li R, Yao S, Li X, Song K, Tang J, Xing H, Yu Z, Zeng S, Zhang Q, Yi C, Kong B, Xie X, Ma D, Li X, Gao Q. A deep convolutional neural network enabled pelvic ultrasound imaging algorithm for early and accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen Y, Lian XH, Liao LY, Liu YT, Liu SL, Gao Q. Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells alleviates spinal cord injury via inhibiting Notch signaling. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 23:31-38. [PMID: 31389571 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201908_18625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the mechanism of action by which the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) repair the spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats via the Notch signaling pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 75 male rats aged about 12 weeks old were equally divided into group A (sham operation group), group B (model group), and group C (model group + BMMSCs). The SCI model was established by Allen's method, and the differences in presenilin-1, Hes1 and Notch proteins among the three groups of rats were evaluated via immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting. RESULTS Group B exhibited a lower Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) score at each time point than group A and group C (p<0.05), and the BBB score in group C was lower than that in group A (p<0.05). According to the average optical density analysis results of the immunohistochemically stained proteins, the optical density of presenilin-1 protein in group A was lower than that in both group B and group C (p<0.05), and group C exhibited a lower optical density of presenilin-1 protein than group B. In group A, the protein expression of Hes1 in the bone marrow tissues of rats was not evident and weakly positive. Compared with that in group A, it was substantially raised (p<0.05), and the strongly positively expressed Hes1 proteins were yellow or dark brown in group B. Compared with that in group B, the color of Hes1 proteins was lighter (p<0.05), and the positive level of Hes1 proteins was lowered in group C. Group A showed inconspicuously positively expressed Notch proteins, group B brown active Notch proteins, while group C several brown Notch proteins. The optical density of Notch proteins in group A was overtly lower than that in group B and group C (p<0.05), and it was significantly lower in group C than that in group B (p<0.05). Additionally, group B had an evidently higher expression level of Notch proteins than the other two groups (p<0.05), and the expression level of Notch proteins in group C was a little higher than that in group A (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS BMMSCs inhibit the Notch signals to promote the proliferation and differentiation of rat neurons, thereby repairing spinal neurons.
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Zhou J, Fan J, Shi G, Huang X, Wu D, Yang G, Ge N, Hou Y, Sun H, Huang X, He Y, Qiu S, Yang X, Xu Y, Gao Q, Huang C, Lu J, Sun Q, Liang F. 56P Anti-PD1 antibody toripalimab, lenvatinib and gemox chemotherapy as first-line treatment of advanced and unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A phase II clinical trial. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Shen L, Li J, Miao Z, Xu N, Liu B, Li X, Zhang Q, Gao Q, Zhao Y, Pan H, Pei Z, Li W, Xia H, Wang J, Dai H, Shi Q, Yang J. 1445P CS1001, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, combined with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy for first line (1L) advanced GC/GEJ and ESCC: Preliminary results from 2 phase Ib cohorts of CS1001-101 study. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Kong M, Lu Z, Zhong C, Gao Q, Zhou X, Chen R, Xiong G, Hao L, Yang X, Yang N. A higher level of total bile acid in early mid-pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study in Wuhan, China. J Endocrinol Invest 2020; 43:1097-1103. [PMID: 32086784 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01196-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the longitudinal associations between maternal total bile acid (TBA) levels during early mid-pregnancy and the subsequent risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS In a prospective cohort study, pregnant women who were enrolled prior to gestational week 16 were followed until delivery. TBA levels were tested during weeks 14-18 of gestation. Using logistic regression, we analyzed the associations between quartiles of TBA and GDM based on a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24-28 gestational weeks. RESULTS The GDM rate was 7.9% (114/1441). The mean TBA level was higher in women with GDM than in those without GDM (2.1 ± 2.0 vs 1.5 ± 1.0 µmol/L, P = 0.000). The highest TBA level quartile (2.1-10.7 µmol/L) had a 1.78-fold (95% CI 1.01, 3.14) increased risk of GDM compared with that of the lowest quartile (0.0-0.8 µmol/L) after adjusting for pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational, age at TBA test and other confounders. High TBA levels were involved in the fasting glucose level rather than that at 1 h and 2 h after OGTT in all participants. CONCLUSIONS Pregnant women with higher serum TBA levels during early mid-pregnancy have a higher risk of developing GDM. TBA may be a new risk factor for GDM.
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