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Sun ML, Shi DM, Wang J, Li NY, Tong Y. [Clinical effect of electroencephalographic biofeedback therapy in treatment of memory disorders in patients with acute severe toxic encephalopathy]. ZHONGHUA LAO DONG WEI SHENG ZHI YE BING ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA LAODONG WEISHENG ZHIYEBING ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES 2018; 35:765-767. [PMID: 29294552 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.10.013] [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 investigate the clinical effect and safety of electroencephalographic biofeedback therapy in improving memory disorders in patientsin the recovery stage of acute severe toxic encephalopathy. Methods: A total of 52 patients in the recovery stage of acute severe toxic encephalopathy who were hospitalized in our hospital from March 2013 to December 2016 were enrolled and randomly divided into observation group with 27 patients and control group with 25 patients. Both groups were given the drugs to promote the metabolism of brain cells,and the patients in the observation group were given electroencephalographic biofeedback therapy in addition. The Chinese revised version of Wechsler Memory Scale Type A was used to measure memory ability before and after each course of treatment. The treatment outcome was evaluated for both groups. Results: There were no significant differences in the scores of long-term memory,short-term memory, immediate memory, and memory quotient between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After the first course of treatment ended, the observation group had significant increases in the scores of forward task,backward task,association,and memory quotient(P<0.05); compared with the control group, the observation group had a significant reduction in the score of backward task(P<0.05).After the second course of treatmentended, the observation group had significant increases in the scores offorward task,backward task,memorization of pictures,reproduction,association,comprehension,and memory quotient,and the control group had significant increases in the scores of reproduction,association,comprehension,and memory quotient(P<0.05); compared with the control group, the observation group had significant increases in the scores of forward task,backward task,memorization of pictures, reproduction, association, comprehension, and memory quotient(P<0.05).Two patients experiencedchest distress, palpitation, and dysphoria during treatment, which did not affect the treatment. Conclusion: Electroencephalographic biofeedback therapy has a certain effect in the treatment of memory disorders in patients with acute severe toxic encephalopathy.
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Tong Y, Jiang ZQ, Zhang YX, Jia JL, Lu W, Wang J, Tang HJ, Zhang M, Guo XN, Li T, Jiang HY, Yu WL, Lou JL. [Analyzing the mental health status and its impact factors among female nurses in China]. ZHONGHUA LAO DONG WEI SHENG ZHI YE BING ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA LAODONG WEISHENG ZHIYEBING ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES 2018; 36:115-118. [PMID: 29699010 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the mental health status and its impact factors among nurses, finding ways to improve the mental health of nurses. Methods: A total of 13 425 female healthcare workers aged from 18 to 65 were selected as study objects. The survey was conducted with unified design questionnaire. The survey included the basic situation of the individuals and SCL-90 questionnaire. Comparing the female doctors, the mental health status and its impact factors of nurses were analyzed. Results: The income, age, education and occupation, which include shift work, heavy work load and overtime work are different between nurses and doctors. The main mental health problems of nurses were obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depressive symptoms and somatization. The results of univariate analysis indicated that shift work, overtime work, and heavy work load affected the positive rate of each factor. The results of multivariate analysis showed that occupation, shift work, overtime work, and heavy work load have significant adverse effects on the positive rate of the total score in female healthcare workers (P<0.01) . The positive rate of each dimension of SCL-90 in nurses is significantly higher than that of doctors. Conclusion: The mental health problems of nurses are significantly higher than doctors. The main reasons are low occupational level and adverse workstyles which include shift work, heavy workload and so on. Health administration and hospital management departments should pay much more attention to the mental health of nurses, improving their mental health through a variety of ways.
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Tan M, Zhang S, Zhao Z, Wang A, Cheung D, Du P, Yu J, Jia S, Guo C, Tong Y, Zhou K. Circulating tumor DNA and RNA as an exploratory biomarker to evaluate GT0918 in a phase I/II clinical trial in mCRPC patients. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy269.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Vasko IY, Agapitov OV, Mozer FS, Bonnell JW, Artemyev AV, Krasnoselskikh VV, Tong Y. Electrostatic Steepening of Whistler Waves. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:195101. [PMID: 29799234 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.195101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present surprising observations by the NASA Van Allen Probes spacecraft of whistler waves with substantial electric field power at harmonics of the whistler wave fundamental frequency. The wave power at harmonics is due to a nonlinearly steepened whistler electrostatic field that becomes possible in the two-temperature electron plasma due to the whistler wave coupling to the electron-acoustic mode. The simulation and analytical estimates show that the steepening takes a few tens of milliseconds. The hydrodynamic energy cascade to higher frequencies facilitates efficient energy transfer from cyclotron resonant electrons, driving the whistler waves, to lower energy electrons.
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Xiong H, Yu Q, Gong Y, Chen W, Tong Y, Wang Y, Xu H, Shi Y. 1175 Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) promotes tumorigenesis in melanoma cells through stimulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1). J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tong Y, Gong G, Yin Y, Lu J. OC-0523: Individual dose limitation should be given for left ventricular myocardium in thoracic radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30833-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Li Q, Tong Y, Gong G, Yin Y. EP-2349: Quantification and analysis of coronary artery major ostia motion based on ECG-gated 4D-CT. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)32658-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tong Y, Piotrowski M, Ye H. Differences in the health-age profile across rural and urban sectors: a study on migrants and non-migrants in China. Public Health 2018; 158:124-134. [PMID: 29602526 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to examine age-health differentials between migrants and non-migrants in the context of migration in China. STUDY DESIGN We use nationally representative data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey to analyze the relationship between age and health across different migration status groups. METHODS We used a comprehensive measure of perceived health from factor analysis and structural equation models to take multiple dimensions of subjective health into consideration. RESULTS We found a difference in the association between age and health (net of controls) at age 46 years and above but not for younger age groups. That is, there is a health disadvantage between those who had ever migrated and urban non-migrants in older adulthood but not for young adulthood. However, the age-health profile of rural ever-migrants is not different from that of rural non-migrants. CONCLUSIONS These results highlight the effect of migration on health at different ages, which reflects the toll that migration takes on health over time. Our results imply that researchers should take into consideration life stages when examining the migration-health nexus. We also argue that there are potential influences related to China's longstanding division between rural and urban sectors.
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Tong Y, Jiang S, Cai L, Guan X, Hou S, Wang Z, Lu Q, Liu J. Identification of Functional Genetic Polymorphisms at IL-10 Promoter Region and their Association with Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Han Population. J Nutr Health Aging 2018; 22:779-784. [PMID: 30080219 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-018-1012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) has been suggested as modifying risk for atherosclerosis. Promoter region genetic polymorphism of IL-10 gene is known to be associated with the level of IL-10 production. Through these effects, they might be involved with the ischemic stroke (IS). Our aim was to assess the nature of the functional polymorphisms in IL-10 promoter and any links with IS in Chinese Han population. METHODS The IL-10 -1082 G>A, -819 C>T and -592 C>A functional polymorphisms were determined by TaqMan SNP Genotyping assays in 1296 subjects (648 IS patients diagnosed by CTs or/and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 648 normal healthy controls from Chinese Han Population). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to show the association between the IL-10 genotypes and the IS events. RESULTS We found that the CC genotype of -819 C>T was more common in controls than IS subjects (P<0.05, corrected for multiple testing) in the Han population. CC carriage may be associated with the decreased risk of IS in the Han ethnic group (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.43-0.97). In addition, the CC genotype in -592 C>A and GG genotype in -1082 G>A are all extremely low in Chinese Han cases and controls. CONCLUSIONS The G allele frequency at the -1082 promoter region of IL-10 was rare in Chinese Han population which are diffierent from American/European populations.. IL-10 -819 C>T may be an independent protective factor for IS in the Chinese Han population.
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Zhao R, Wang M, Tong Y, Wei GW. Divide-and-conquer strategy for large-scale Eulerian solvent excluded surface. COMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS 2018; 18:299-329. [PMID: 31327932 DOI: 10.4310/cis.2018.v18.n4.a5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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MOTIVATION Surface generation and visualization are some of the most important tasks in biomolecular modeling and computation. Eulerian solvent excluded surface (ESES) software provides analytical solvent excluded surface (SES) in the Cartesian grid, which is necessary for simulating many biomolecular electrostatic and ion channel models. However, large biomolecules and/or fine grid resolutions give rise to excessively large memory requirements in ESES construction. We introduce an out-of-core and parallel algorithm to improve the ESES software. RESULTS The present approach drastically improves the spatial and temporal efficiency of ESES. The memory footprint and time complexity are analyzed and empirically verified through extensive tests with a large collection of biomolecule examples. Our results show that our algorithm can successfully reduce memory footprint through a straightforward divide-and-conquer strategy to perform the calculation of arbitrarily large proteins on a typical commodity personal computer. On multi-core computers or clusters, our algorithm can reduce the execution time by parallelizing most of the calculation as disjoint subproblems. Various comparisons with the state-of-the-art Cartesian grid based SES calculation were done to validate the present method and show the improved efficiency. This approach makes ESES a robust software for the construction of analytical solvent excluded surfaces. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION http://weilab.math.msu.edu/ESES.
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Lin KJ, Chen J, Lin W, Lin XD, Zhou YM, Zheng LD, Tong Y. [The clinical analysis of corneal interface fluid syndrome after Laser lamellar corneal refractive surgery]. [ZHONGHUA YAN KE ZA ZHI] CHINESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2017; 53:847-854. [PMID: 29141390 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2017.11.009] [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 analysis, the clinical characteristics, refractive changes, and clinical treatment of interface fluid syndrome after laser lamellar corneal refractive surgery. Methods: During Dec. 2010 to Apr. 2016. In total 6 cases(9 eyes), 3 cases were bilateral, 3 cases were unilateral. Five patients were male and 1 was female. The age of the patients ranged from 20 to 29 years was (24.83±4.02) years. Six cases(9 eyes)of IFS were diagnosed at our hospital. The history and complete ophthalmic examination that include Slit-lamp examination, Slit-lamp photography, refraction, corneal thickness measurement, corneal endothelial cell counting, IOP, anterior segment OCT(AS-OCT), exams were recorded. Results: Post-lasik Primary open angle glaucoma was 2 eyes in 1 patient. 1 patient(1 eye)was Posner-Schlossmann Syndrome and 1 patient(1 eye)was iritis after femtosecond laser. Post-small incision lenticule extraction by steroid drops induced elevated IOP were 5 eyes in 3 patients. Slit-lamp exam indicated edematous corneal flap or cap, lamellar haze, interface fluids accumulation. AS-OCT showed obvious interface dark area. The corneal flap or cap thickening and wrinkles, IOP change, diopter myopic shift, Corneal thickening. Conclusions: IFS is a rare but serious complication after Laser lamellar corneal refractive surgery. The main causes are high intraocular pressure and/or dysfunction of corneal endothelium. For patients with high IOP after laser lamellar corneal refractive surgery, follow up should be observed closely. accurate diagnosis by OCT and corneal endothelial cell counting. Early diagnosis, accurate treatment, its prognosis is good. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2017, 53: 847-854).
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Lu FC, Tong Y, Shen P, Liu W, Li PH, Li HQ, Zhou P. [Clear cell carcinoma of the head and face: a study of four cases]. ZHONGHUA ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 2017; 52:855-856. [PMID: 29141299 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wu X, Udupa J, Odhner D, Tong Y, Pednekar G, McLaughlin D, Simone C, Camaratta J, Torigian D. e-Rekha: A High-Performance Software System for Auto Contouring Head and Neck Anatomy in Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bai Y, Tong Y, Liu Y, Hu H. Self-dsDNA in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 191:1-10. [PMID: 28836661 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic and poly-aetiological autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies to autologous double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) which serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers. The defective clearance of apoptotic material, together with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), provides abundant chromatin or self-dsDNA to trigger the production of anti-dsDNA antibodies, although the mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In SLE patients, the immune complex (IC) of dsDNA and its autoantibodies trigger the robust type I interferon (IFN-I) production through intracellular DNA sensors, which drives the adaptive immune system to break down self-tolerance. In this review, we will discuss the potential resources of self-dsDNA, the mechanisms of self-dsDNA-mediated inflammation through various DNA sensors and its functions in SLE pathogenesis.
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Zhang Y, Tong Y, Zhou K. Coloring 3D Printed Surfaces by Thermoforming. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2017; 23:1924-1935. [PMID: 28678700 DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2016.2598570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Decorating the surfaces of 3D printed objects with color textures is still not readily available in most consumer-level or even high-end 3D printers. Existing techniques such as hydrographics color transfer suffer from the issues of air pockets in concave regions and discoloration in overly stretched regions. We propose a novel thermoforming-based coloring technique to alleviate these problems as well as to simplify the overall procedure. Thermoforming is a widely used technique in industry for plastic thin shell product manufacturing by pressing heated plastic sheets onto molds using atmospheric pressure. We attach on the transparent plastic sheet a precomputed color pattern decal prior to heating, and adhere it to 3D printed models treated as the molds in thermoforming. The 3D models are thus decorated with the desired color texture, as well as a thin, polished protective cover. The precomputation involves a physical simulation of the thermoforming process to compute the correct color pattern on the plastic sheet, and the vent hole layout on the 3D model for air pocket elimination. We demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of our computational model and our prototype thermoforming surface coloring system through physical experiments.
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Ding H, Fang L, Xin W, Tong Y, Zhou Q, Huang P. Cost-effectiveness analysis of fulvestrant versus anastrozole as first-line treatment for hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2017; 26. [PMID: 28675545 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Although recent studies demonstrated that fulvestrant is superior to anastrozole as first-line treatment for hormone receptor (HR)-positive advanced breast cancer, the cost-effectiveness of fulvestrant versus anastrozole remained uncertain. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of fulvestrant compared with anastrozole in the first-line setting. A Markov model consisting of three health states (stable, progressive and dead) was constructed to simulate a hypothetical cohort of patients with HR-positive advanced breast cancer. Costs were calculated from a Chinese societal perspective. Health outcomes were measured in quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was expressed as incremental cost per QALY gained. Model results suggested that fulvestrant provides an additional effectiveness gain of 0.11 QALYs at an incremental cost of $32,654 compared with anastrozole, resulting in an ICER of $296,855/QALY exceeding the willingness-to-pay threshold of $23,700/QALY. Hence, fulvestrant is not a cost-effective strategy compared with anastrozole as first-line treatment for HR-positive advanced breast cancer.
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Chen S, Tong Y, Hata T, Gallo R. 317 Transcriptome differences in wound healing between psoriatic nonlesional and healthy skin. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.333] [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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Tong Y, Chen S, Hata T. 318 Is psoriasis a chronic wound? A comparison using RNA-seq analysis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nawas Z, Hatch M, Ramos E, Liu M, Tong Y, Peranteau A, Tyring S. A Review of Guselkumab, an IL-23 Inhibitor, for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis. SKIN THERAPY LETTER 2017; 22:8-10. [PMID: 28329405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that affects 2% of the population. Evidence suggests that interleukin (IL)-23 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Guselkumab is a subcutaneously administered, humanized anti-IL23 monoclonal antibody indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Data from Phase I-III trials in this patient population reveal that guselkumab has proven to be superior to placebo or adalimumab based on achieving a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 90% reduction, or a static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) score of 0 or 1 from baseline. This article reviews the current status of guselkumab as a therapy for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
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Ying SB, Tong Y, Jiang ZQ. [Molecular mechanisms of HMGB1 extracellular secretion in asbestos-induced malignant mesothelioma]. ZHONGHUA LAO DONG WEI SHENG ZHI YE BING ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA LAODONG WEISHENG ZHIYEBING ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES 2017; 35:76-78. [PMID: 28241714 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cheung HP, Wang SW, Ng TB, Zhang YB, Lao LX, Zhang ZJ, Tong Y, Chung FWS, Sze SCW. Comparison of chemical profiles and effectiveness between Erxian decoction and mixtures of decoctions of its individual herbs: a novel approach for identification of the standard chemicals. Chin Med 2017; 12:1. [PMID: 28053654 PMCID: PMC5209811 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-016-0123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Identification of bioactive standard chemicals is a major challenge in the study of the Chinese medicinal formula. In particular, the chemical components may interact differently depending on the preparative methods, therefore affecting the amounts of bioactive components and their pharmacological properties in the medicinal formula. With the use of Erxian decoction (EXD) as a study model—a well-known Chinese medicinal formula for treating menopausal symptoms, a novel and rapid approach in seeking standard chemicals has been established by differentially comparing the HPLC profiles and the menopause-related biochemical parameters of combined decoction of EXD (EXD-C) and mixtures of the decoctions of its individual herbs (EXD-S). Methods The levels of six chemicals, which exerted actions on the HPO axis, have been measured in EXD-C and EXD-S by HPLC. Twelve-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were employed and treated with EXD-C and EXD-S. Their endocrine functions after treatment were evaluated by determining the ovarian mRNA levels of aromatase, a key enzyme for estradiol biosynthesis. The effect of the antioxidant regimen was determined by the hepatic superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx-1) mRNA levels. Results The amounts of mangiferine, ferulic acid, jatrorrhizine and palmatine in EXD-S were twofold higher than those in EXD-C. EXD-S was more effective in stimulating ovarian aromatase and the expression of the antioxidant enzymes compared with EXD-C. Conclusion Mangiferine, ferulic acid, jatrorrhizine and palmatine are suitable for use as standard chemicals for quality evaluation of EXD according to our approach. EXD-S could be more effective than EXD-C.
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Liu B, Wang B, Zhao R, Tong Y, Wei GW. ESES: Software for Eulerian solvent excluded surface. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:446-466. [PMID: 28052350 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Solvent excluded surface (SES) is one of the most popular surface definitions in biophysics and molecular biology. In addition to its usage in biomolecular visualization, it has been widely used in implicit solvent models, in which SES is usually immersed in a Cartesian mesh. Therefore, it is important to construct SESs in the Eulerian representation for biophysical modeling and computation. This work describes a software package called Eulerian solvent excluded surface (ESES) for the generation of accurate SESs in Cartesian grids. ESES offers the description of the solvent and solute domains by specifying all the intersection points between the SES and the Cartesian grid lines. Additionally, the interface normal at each intersection point is evaluated. Furthermore, for a given biomolecule, the ESES software not only provides the whole surface area, but also partitions the surface area according to atomic types. Homology theory is utilized to detect topological features, such as loops and cavities, on the complex formed by the SES. The sizes of loops and cavities are measured based on persistent homology with an evolutionary partial differential equation-based filtration. ESES is extensively validated by surface visualization, electrostatic solvation free energy computation, surface area and volume calculations, and loop and cavity detection and their size estimation. We used the Amber PBSA test set in our electrostatic solvation energy, area, and volume validations. Our results are either calibrated by analytical values or compared with those from the MSMS software. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Tong Y, Peranteau AJ, Nawas Z, Tyring SK. A Review of Brodalumab, an IL-17 Receptor Antagonist, for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis. SKIN THERAPY LETTER 2017; 22:1-6. [PMID: 28122092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease with epidermal hyperplasia that affects 2-3% of the population. Interleukin (IL)-17 signaling has a central role in its pathogenesis. Brodalumab is a monoclonal antibody that neutralizes IL-17 receptor type A. Brodalumab is highly effective in the reversal of psoriatic phenotype and gene expression patterns.
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Vaqueiro P, Makin S, Tong Y, Ewing SJ. A new class of hybrid super-supertetrahedral cluster and its assembly into a five-fold interpenetrating network. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:3816-3819. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00280g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first hybrid super-supertetrahedron, formed by five [Ga10S16L4]2− supertetrahedral clusters, is presented.
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Peranteau AJ, Turkeltaub AE, Tong Y, Nawas Z, Tyring SK. A Review of Ixekizumab, an Anti-Interleukin-17A Monoclonal Antibody, for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis. SKIN THERAPY LETTER 2016; 21:1-6. [PMID: 27825174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Psoriasis is a multifactorial chronic skin disease that can have significant detrimental effects on patients' physical, mental, antibodypsychosocial wellbeing. Patients often suffer from a decreased quality of life along with numerous comorbidities. Recent advances in our understanding of the innate and adaptive immune systems have led to the identification of interleukin (IL)-17 as a key pro-inflammatory mediator in psoriasis. This knowledge has in turn led to the development of newer biologic agents that have been shown to be more effective than traditional therapies. In this article, we review phase 1-3 clinical trials of the anti-IL-17 monoclonal antibody, ixekizumab, for treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
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