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Swayampakula M, McDonald PC, Vallejo M, Coyaud E, Chafe SC, Westerback A, Venkateswaran G, Shankar J, Gao G, Laurent EMN, Lou Y, Bennewith KL, Supuran CT, Nabi IR, Raught B, Dedhar S. The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion. Oncogene 2017; 36:6244-6261. [PMID: 28692057 PMCID: PMC5684442 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is a hypoxia inducible factor 1-induced, cell surface pH regulating enzyme with an established role in tumor progression and clinical outcome. However, the molecular basis of CAIX-mediated tumor progression remains unclear. Here, we have utilized proximity dependent biotinylation (BioID) to map the CAIX ‘interactome’ in breast cancer cells in order to identify physiologically relevant CAIX-associating proteins with potential roles in tumor progression. High confidence proteins identified include metabolic transporters, β1 integrins, integrin-associated protein CD98hc and matrix metalloprotease 14 (MMP14). Biochemical studies validate the association of CAIX with α2β1 integrin, CD98hc and MMP14, and immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrates colocalization of CAIX with α2β1 integrin and MMP14 in F-actin/cofilin-positive lamellipodia/pseudopodia, and with MMP14 to cortactin/Tks5-positive invadopodia. Modulation of CAIX expression and activity results in significant changes in cell migration, collagen degradation and invasion. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that CAIX associates with MMP14 through potential phosphorylation residues within its intracellular domain, and that CAIX enhances MMP14-mediated collagen degradation by directly contributing hydrogen ions required for MMP14 catalytic activity. These findings establish hypoxia-induced CAIX as a novel metabolic component of cellular migration and invasion structures, and provide new mechanistic insights into its role in tumor cell biology.
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Solimeo S, Nguyen T, Edmonds S, Lou Y, Roblin D, Saag K, Cram P, Wolinsky F. GENDER AND OSTEOPOROSIS SELF-EFFICACY AMONG OLDER ADULTS PRESENTING FOR BONE DENSITY TESTING. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lou Y, Zhang Y, Xu J, Gu P, Zhang W, Zhang X, Zhong H, Jiang L, Han B. Knockdown of MFN2 gene expression inhibits lung adenocarcinoma cell proliferation. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx090.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Zhang W, Lou Y, Yan B, Zhao Y, Cui S, Jiang L, Han B. PLGF regulates crosstalk between non-small cell lung cancer cells and tumor-associated macrophages in cancer vascularization and growth. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx090.015] [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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Golubitsky M, Hao W, Lam KY, Lou Y. Dimorphism by Singularity Theory in a Model for River Ecology. Bull Math Biol 2017; 79:1051-1069. [PMID: 28357615 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-017-0268-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Geritz, Gyllenberg, Jacobs, and Parvinen show that two similar species can coexist only if their strategies are in a sector of parameter space near a nondegenerate evolutionarily singular strategy. We show that the dimorphism region can be more general by using the unfolding theory of Wang and Golubitsky near a degenerate evolutionarily singular strategy. Specifically, we use a PDE model of river species as an example of this approach. Our finding shows that the dimorphism region can exhibit various different forms that are strikingly different from previously known results in adaptive dynamics.
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Cram P, Wolinsky FD, Lou Y, Edmonds SW, Hall SF, Roblin DW, Wright NC, Jones MP, Saag KG. Patient-activation and guideline-concordant pharmacological treatment after bone density testing: the PAADRN randomized controlled trial. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:3513-3524. [PMID: 27363400 PMCID: PMC5572571 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3681-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Patients often do not know or understand their bone density test results, and pharmacological treatment rates are low. In a clinical trial of 7749 patients, we used a tailored patient-activation result letter accompanied by a bone health brochure to improve appropriate pharmacological treatment. Treatment rates, however, did not improve. INTRODUCTION Patients often do not know or understand their dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) test results, which may lead to suboptimal care. We tested whether usual care augmented by a tailored patient-activation DXA result letter accompanied by an educational brochure would improve guideline-concordant pharmacological treatment compared to usual care only. METHODS We conducted a randomized, controlled, double-blinded, pragmatic clinical trial at three health care centers in the USA. We randomized 7749 patients ≥50 years old and presenting for DXA between February 2012 and August 2014. The primary clinical endpoint at 12 and 52 weeks post-DXA was receiving guideline-concordant pharmacological treatment. We also examined four of the steps along the pathway from DXA testing to that clinical endpoint, including (1) receiving and (2) understanding their DXA results and (3) having subsequent contact with their provider and (4) discussing their results and options. RESULTS Mean age was 66.6 years, 83.8 % were women, and 75.3 % were non-Hispanic whites. Intention-to-treat analyses revealed that guideline-concordant pharmacological treatment was not improved at either 12 weeks (65.1 vs. 64.3 %, p = 0.506) or 52 weeks (65.2 vs. 63.8 %, p = 0.250) post-DXA, even though patients in the intervention group were more likely (all p < 0.001) to recall receiving their DXA results letter at 12 weeks, correctly identify their results at 12 and 52 weeks, have contact with their provider at 52 weeks, and have discussed their results with their provider at 12 and 52 weeks. CONCLUSION A tailored DXA result letter and educational brochure failed to improve guideline-concordant care in patients who received DXA.
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Lou Y, Edmonds SW, Jones MP, Ullrich F, Wehby GL, Cram P, Wolinsky FD. Predictors of bone mineral density testing among older women on Medicare. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:3577-3586. [PMID: 27358177 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3688-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Although dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is recommended for all women ≥65 and is covered by Medicare, 40 % of women on Medicare report never having had a DXA. In a longitudinal cohort of 3492 women followed for two decades, we identified several risk factors that should be targeted to improve DXA testing rates. INTRODUCTION DXA is used to measure bone mineral density, screen for osteoporosis, and assess fracture risk. DXA is recommended for all women ≥65 years old. Although Medicare covers DXA every 24 months for women, about 40 % report never having had a DXA test, and little is known from prospective cohort studies about which subgroups of women have low use rates and should be targeted for interventions. Our objective was to identify predictors of DXA use in a nationally representative cohort of women on Medicare. METHODS We used baseline and biennial follow-up survey data (1993-2012) for 3492 women ≥70 years old from the nationally representative closed cohort known as the Survey on Assets and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). The survey data for these women were then linked to their Medicare claims (1991-2012), yielding 17,345 person years of observation. DXA tests were identified from the Medicare claims, and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used with both fixed and time-dependent predictors from the survey interviews including demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, health status, health habits, and the living environment. RESULTS DXA use was positively associated with being Hispanic American, better cognition, higher income, having arthritis, using other preventative services, and living in Florida or other southern states. DXA use was negatively associated with age, being African-American, being overweight or obese, having mobility limitations, and smoking. CONCLUSIONS Interventions to increase DXA use should target the characteristics that were observed here to be negatively associated with such screening.
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Liu NF, Yu ZY, Sun D, Lou Y. Rare Variants in LAMA5 Gene associated with FLT4 and FOXC2 Mutations in Primary Lymphedema May Contribute to Severity. Lymphology 2016; 49:192-204. [PMID: 29908552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Mutations in the Fms-related tyrosine kinase 4 (FLT4) and forkhead box protein C2 (FOXC2) genes cause Milroy disease (MD) and lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome (LDS), respectively, but the mechanism underlying disease pathology remains unclear. Applying whole-exome sequencing to two families with MD, one LDS family, and one sporadic LDS case, we identified four rare variants in the laminin subunit alpha-5 gene (LAMA5) in subjects carrying novel and known missense FLT4 mutations and a 7-bp duplication and 1-bp insertion in FOXC2. Phenotyping was expanded in some individuals using magnetic resonance lymphangiography, indiocyanine green fluorescence lymphography, and immunofluorescent lymphatic staining of skin tissue. Skin lymphatic staining showed the existence of dermal lymphatic vasculature in the MD case. Significant lymphatic dysfunction was observed in both MD and LDS patients. In the MD patient, tortuous lymphatics in the dorsum of the foot were slowly enhanced on indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography (ICG) imaging. Dilated lymph collectors with disruption and lymph leakage were observed in the familial LDS case on magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL). Numerous tortuous lymph collectors were visualized along the entire length of affected lower limbs on MRL imaging, and retrograde lymph flow was observed in the lymph collectors during ICG lymphography in the isolated LDS case. The finding of rare LAMA5 variants together with FLT4 and FOXC2 mutations suggests that these mutations may be co-responsible for these disorders and most likely interfere with the function of lymphatics. Further, larger studies are needed to confirm these results.
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Cantrell RS, Cosner C, Lou Y, Schreiber SJ. Evolution of natal dispersal in spatially heterogenous environments. Math Biosci 2016; 283:136-144. [PMID: 27840280 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Understanding the evolution of dispersal is an important issue in evolutionary ecology. For continuous time models in which individuals disperse throughout their lifetime, it has been shown that a balanced dispersal strategy, which results in an ideal free distribution, is evolutionary stable in spatially varying but temporally constant environments. Many species, however, primarily disperse prior to reproduction (natal dispersal) and less commonly between reproductive events (breeding dispersal). These species include territorial species such as birds and reef fish, and sessile species such as plants, and mollusks. As demographic and dispersal terms combine in a multiplicative way for models of natal dispersal, rather than the additive way for the previously studied models, we develop new mathematical methods to study the evolution of natal dispersal for continuous-time and discrete-time models. A fundamental ecological dichotomy is identified for the non-trivial equilibrium of these models: (i) the per-capita growth rates for individuals in all patches are equal to zero, or (ii) individuals in some patches experience negative per-capita growth rates, while individuals in other patches experience positive per-capita growth rates. The first possibility corresponds to an ideal-free distribution, while the second possibility corresponds to a "source-sink" spatial structure. We prove that populations with a dispersal strategy leading to an ideal-free distribution displace populations with dispersal strategy leading to a source-sink spatial structure. When there are patches which cannot sustain a population, ideal-free strategies can be achieved by sedentary populations, and we show that these populations can displace populations with any irreducible dispersal strategy. Collectively, these results support that evolution selects for natal or breeding dispersal strategies which lead to ideal-free distributions in spatially heterogenous, but temporally homogenous, environments.
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Jia L, Wu F, Lou Y, Li Y, Da J, Bai W, Jin G, Li D. The prevalence and characteristics of Barrett esophagus of general population in high risk area for esophagus cancer in North China (CiXian County). Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw385.08] [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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Shen C, Lou Y, Chen L, Jia X. WE-AB-207A-04: Random Undersampled Cone Beam CT: Theoretical Analysis and a Novel Reconstruction Method. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Lou Y, Bai C, Pei JL, He PQ. A Novel Micro Wall Slip Model Based on Chain Length and Temperature. INT POLYM PROC 2016. [DOI: 10.3139/217.3191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A micro chain length and temperature (MCLT) wall slip model of polymer was developed on the basis of chain length and temperature. The effectiveness and accuracy of the MCLT slip model were verified through a micro-square-column filling rate experiment for Polypropylene (PP) material and a micro-square-column pressure difference experiment for Polystyrene (PS) material. The difference between the simulated data of the MCLT slip model and the experimental data decreased with decreasing feature size. The accuracy of the MCLT slip model was enhanced by decreasing the feature size. When the feature size was decreased to 200 μm, the maximum deviation between the simulated filling rate by the MCLT slip model and the experimental result was 8.67 %. Moreover, under different shearing rates, the simulated pressure drop by the MCLT slip model was closer to the experimental result than that by the conventional slip model. The micro-scale flow characteristics of the melt were also explored using the MCLT slip model. Melt flow velocity decreased from the center of the micro-channel to the wall, and the wall slip phenomenon was beneficial to the melt flow.
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Shen C, Chen L, Xu Y, Tian Z, Ng M, Zeng T, Lou Y, Zhu L, Jia X. WE-G-207-08: Imaging Dose Reduction and Scatter Removal in Cone Beam CT Via Random Undersampling: A Simulation Study. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4926101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Chen L, Shen C, Ng M, Zeng T, Lou Y, Jia X. MO-FG-204-06: A New Algorithm for Gold Nano-Particle Concentration Identification in Dual Energy CT. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4925427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Li L, Li T, Zhang Y, Pan Z, Wu B, Huang X, Zhang Y, Mei Y, Ge L, Shen G, Ge RS, Zhu D, Lou Y. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorβ/δ activation is essential for modulating p-Foxo1/Foxo1 status in functional insulin-positive cell differentiation. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1715. [PMID: 25855963 PMCID: PMC4650555 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) participate in energy homeostasis and play essential roles in diabetes therapy through their effects on non-pancreas tissues. Pathological microenvironment may influence the metabolic requirements for the maintenance of stem cell differentiation. Accordingly, understanding the mechanisms of PPARs on pancreatic β-cell differentiation may be helpful to find the underlying targets of disrupted energy homeostasis under the pancreatic disease condition. PPARs are involved in stem cell differentiation via mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, but the subtype member activation and the downstream regulation in functional insulin-positive (INS+) cell differentiation remain unclear. Here, we show a novel role of PPARβ/δ activation in determining INS+ cell differentiation and functional maturation. We found PPARβ/δ expression selectively upregulated in mouse embryonic pancreases or stem cells-derived INS+ cells at the pancreatic mature stage in vivo and in vitro. Strikingly, given the inefficiency of generating INS+ cells in vitro, PPARβ/δ activation displayed increasing mouse and human ES cell-derived INS+ cell numbers and insulin secretion. This phenomenon was closely associated with the forkhead box protein O1 (Foxo1) nuclear shuttling, which was dependent on PPARβ/δ downstream PI3K/Akt signaling transduction. The present study reveals the essential role of PPARβ/δ activation on p-Foxo1/Foxo1 status, and in turn, determining INS+ cell generation and insulin secretion via affecting pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1 expression. The results demonstrate the underlying mechanism by which PPARβ/δ activation promotes functional INS+ cell differentiation. It also provides potential targets for anti-diabetes drug discovery and hopeful clinical applications in human cell therapy.
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Han B, Xiong L, Sun J, Li R, Lou Y, Zhang Y, Gu A, Jiang L, Shi J. Erlotinib as Neoadjuvant Treatment in Endobronchial Ultrasound Confirmed Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation (EXON 19 OR 21) (NCT01217619, ESTERN): a Prospective, Single Arm, Phase Ii Clinical Trial. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv049.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Zhang Y, Han B, Jin B, Lou Y, Li R, Zhang X, Hu S. Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels Predicts the Efficacy of EGFR-TKI in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring EGFR Mutations. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv050.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Jin Q, Lou Y, Chen H, Li T, Bao X, Liu Q, He X. Lower free testosterone level is correlated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Clin Pract 2014; 68:1454-61. [PMID: 25040479 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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AIMS Low testosterone (T) level is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. However, the relationship between T level and heart function in asymptomatic men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is unknown. METHODS A total of 325 men were recruited who had no history, symptoms, or signs of heart disease. RESULTS T2DM had significantly lower free T (FT) levels than those with normal glucose metabolism (NGM) (428 ± 38 pmol/l vs. 444 ± 38 pmol/l, p = 0.0002), and had an increased risk of LVDD (66.1% vs. 31.8%). There was a significant difference in FT level between subjects with and without LVDD among those with T2DM (421 ± 37 pmol/l vs. 442 ± 40 pmol/l, p = 0.0007), but not among those with NGM (439 ± 37 pmol/l vs. 447 ± 39 pmol/l, p = 0.247) or in the group overall (426 ± 38 pmol/l vs. 445 ± 38 pmol/l, p = 0.156). Lower FT level was significantly associated with LVDD [univariate odds ratio (OR) = 0.63, p = 0.032; multivariate OR = 0.71, p = 0.039]. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the usefulness of FT level for predicting LVDD showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.85 for T2DM (p < 0.001) and 0.66 for NGM (p < 0.05). FT level had a high predictive value for LVDD in T2DM (83% for FT < 414 pmol/l), but a low predictive value in NGM (61% for FT < 423 pmol/l). Comparison of the AUCs showed that FT level was more strongly correlated with LVDD in T2DM than in NGM. CONCLUSIONS Lower FT level is correlated with LVDD in asymptomatic middle-aged men with T2DM.
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Lam KY, Lou Y, Lutscher F. Evolution of dispersal in closed advective environments. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS 2014; 9 Suppl 1:188-212. [PMID: 25333688 DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2014.969336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We study a two-species competition model in a closed advective environment, where individuals are exposed to unidirectional flow (advection) but no individuals are lost through the boundary. The two species have the same growth and advection rates but different random dispersal rates. The linear stability analysis of the semi-trivial steady state suggests that, in contrast to the case without advection, slow dispersal is generally selected against in closed advective environments. We investigate the invasion exponent for various types of resource functions, and our analysis suggests that there might exist some intermediate dispersal rate that will be selected. When the diffusion and advection rates are small and comparable, we determine criteria for the existence and multiplicity of singular strategies and evolutionarily stable strategies. We further show that every singular strategy is convergent stable.
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Chen L, Lou Y, Chen Y, Yang J. Prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Int J Clin Pract 2014; 68:1034-40. [PMID: 24666824 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel inflammation index that has been shown to independently predict poor clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the role of NLR in the prediction of 3-month mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (AoCLF). METHODS One hundred and twenty-seven patients, including 46 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 81 with AoCLF and 58 healthy controls (HCs), were enrolled in the study. All patients were followed up for 4 months. The primary end-point was in-hospital mortality at the end of 90 days. A blood sample was collected for all subjects at admission to examine liver function, renal function, international normalised ratio, C-reactive protein and neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, and NLRs were calculated. A total of six clinical chemistry and biochemical variables were analysed for potential associations with outcomes using Cox proportional hazards and multiple regression models. RESULTS Acute-on-chronic liver failure patients had significantly higher NLRs on admission compared with HCs and CHB patients (all p = 0.001). Patients with elevated NLRs were associated with increased severity of liver disease and 3-month mortality rates. According to multivariate analysis, only NLR was an independent predictor for mortality (p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS The NLR measured at admission can serve as an independent predictor for 3-month mortality rate in AoCLF patients.
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Zeng L, Yi X, Lu S, Lou Y, Jiang J, Qu H, Lan N, Wang G. Design of a high voltage stimulator chip for a stroke rehabilitation system. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2014; 2013:834-7. [PMID: 24109817 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6609630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This paper describes the design of an 8-channel high voltage stimulator chip for rehabilitation of stroke patients through surface stimulation, which requires high stimulation currents and high compliance voltage. The chip gets stimulation control data through its Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), and can accordingly generate biphasic stimulation currents with different amplitudes, duration, frequencies and polarities independently for each channel. The current driver is implemented with thick oxide devices with a supply voltage up to 90V. The chip is designed in a 0.35εm X-FAB high voltage process.
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Bai T, Yan H, Shi F, Jia X, Lou Y, Xu Q, Jiang SB, Mou X. WE-G-18A-04: 3D Dictionary Learning Based Statistical Iterative Reconstruction for Low-Dose Cone Beam CT Imaging. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4889515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Spreen W, Min S, Ford SL, Chen S, Lou Y, Bomar M, St Clair M, Piscitelli S, Fujiwara T. Pharmacokinetics, safety, and monotherapy antiviral activity of GSK1265744, an HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS 2014; 14:192-203. [PMID: 24144896 DOI: 10.1310/hct1405-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND GSK1265744 is an HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor selected for clinical development. OBJECTIVE This first-time-in-human and phase IIa investigation assessed GSK1265744 antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. METHODS This double-blind, placebo-controlled study consisted of a dose escalation of single (part A) and multiple (part B) oral doses in 48 healthy subjects and an oral dose (part C) in 11 HIV-1-infected subjects. In part A, 2 cohorts of 9 subjects received either 5 and 25 mg or 10 and 50 mg. In part B, 3 cohorts of 10 subjects received 5, 10, or 25 mg once daily for 14 days. In part C and the phase IIa study, subjects received 5 or 30 mg once daily for 10 days. RESULTS Dose-proportional increases in drug exposure were observed in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. In healthy subjects, pharmacokinetic variability was low following single or repeat dosing (coefficient of variation, 13%-34% and 15%-23%, respectively). Mean plasma half-life was 31.5 hours. GSK1265744 monotherapy significantly reduced plasma HIV-1 RNA from baseline to day 11 in HIV-1-infected subjects receiving 5 or 30 mg versus placebo (P < .001); mean decrease was 2.2 to 2.3 log10 copies/mL, respectively. Study drug was generally well tolerated with no clinically relevant trends in laboratory values, vital signs, or electrocardiograms. CONCLUSIONS GSK1265744 was well tolerated in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. Results demonstrate once-daily doses of 5 or 30 mg exceeded minimum target therapeutic concentrations and produced a significant reduction in plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.
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Fuentes-Mattei E, Phan L, Velazquez-Torres G, Zhang F, Chou PC, Shin JH, Choi HH, Chen JS, Chen J, Gully C, Carlock C, Zhao R, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Esteva FJ, Lou Y, McKeehan WL, Ensor JE, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Lee MH, Yeung SCJ. Abstract P3-01-04: Obesity induces functional transcriptomic changes enhancing the cancer hallmarks of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p3-01-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Obesity increases the risk of cancer death among postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, but the direct evidence for the mechanisms is lacking. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate direct evidence for the mechanisms mediating this epidemiologic phenomenon. Transcriptomic profiles of pretreatment biopsies from a prospective cohort of 137 ER+ breast cancer patients were analyzed. A transgenic and an orthotopic/syngeneic obese mouse models were created to phenocopy obese patients and evaluate the effect of obesity on breast carcinogenesis and tumor progression, and to explore further direct mechanisms. Functional transcriptomic analysis of untreated human ER+ breast cancer revealed that obesity was associated with increased insulin signaling among others. Many of the functional changes in obese patients were linked to cancer hallmarks. Obese mouse models recapitulated the functional transcriptomic landscape of obesity-associated changes seen in human ER+ breast cancer and demonstrated the role of the Akt/mTOR pathway in obesity-induced breast carcinogenesis and tumor progression. Functional transcriptomic analysis identified 85 biological functions common to humans and mice. An in vitro co-culture model revealed that adipocyte-secreted adipokines (e.g., TIMP-1) regulate adipocyte-induced breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion. The human transcriptomic data provided direct evidence for the roles of hyperinsulinemia, estrogen signaling, adipokine secretion, and inflammation in the link between obesity and ER+ breast cancer. Our animal experiments provide strong evidence for the causal relationship between obesity and accelerated carcinogenesis and cancer progression and for potential therapeutic interventions by blocking these signaling pathways.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2013;73(24 Suppl): Abstract nr P3-01-04.
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Lou Y, Lutscher F. Evolution of dispersal in open advective environments. J Math Biol 2013; 69:1319-42. [PMID: 24132380 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-013-0730-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We consider a two-species competition model in a one-dimensional advective environment, where individuals are exposed to unidirectional flow. The two species follow the same population dynamics but have different random dispersal rates and are subject to a net loss of individuals from the habitat at the downstream end. In the case of non-advective environments, it is well known that lower diffusion rates are favored by selection in spatially varying but temporally constant environments, with or without net loss at the boundary. We consider several different biological scenarios that give rise to different boundary conditions, in particular hostile and "free-flow" conditions. We establish the existence of a critical advection speed for the persistence of a single species. We derive a formula for the invasion exponent and perform a linear stability analysis of the semi-trivial steady state under free-flow boundary conditions for constant and linear growth rate. For homogeneous advective environments with free-flow boundary conditions, we show that populations with higher dispersal rate will always displace populations with slower dispersal rate. In contrast, our analysis of a spatially implicit model suggest that for hostile boundary conditions, there is a unique dispersal rate that is evolutionarily stable. Nevertheless, both scenarios show that unidirectional flow can put slow dispersers at a disadvantage and higher dispersal rate can evolve.
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Redfield RR, Lou Y, Rodriguez E, Rostami S, Parsons RF, Noorchashm H, Naji A, Abt PL. Sustained reduction of alloantibody secreting plasma cells and donor specific antibody with proteasome inhibition in mice. Transpl Immunol 2013; 29:11-6. [PMID: 24103731 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The long-lived plasma cells, which develop after alloantigen sensitization, produce donor specific alloantibodies (DSAs) that generate a positive serum cross-match and preclude transplantation. Bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor, is being investigated in clinical desensitization protocols, however preclinical studies in a transplant model are nonexistent. We hypothesized that sustained treatment with only a proteasome inhibitor would eliminate plasma cells and reduce DSA over time. Cardiac allografts were transplanted into murine recipients. Eight weeks after allograft rejection the proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib, was injected intravenously twice weekly for 60 days. Serum alloantibody responses were assayed using flow cross-match. Total and alloreactive plasma cell numbers were enumerated using flow cytometry and ELISPOT. All recipients of cardiac allografts rejected their graft promptly within 16 days and demonstrated alloantibody by flow cross-match. DSA was sustained in the control mice while mice treated with bortezomib had sustained elimination of DSA and a marked reduction in plasma cell population. Also, bortezomib was associated with an increased level of BLyS. Within a murine model, proteasome inhibition can eliminate alloantibody secreting plasma cells, and reduce alloantibody. Cessation of bortezomib is not associated with return of DSA.
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Thornhill A, Dibouni ZA, Shah T, Wheat S, Teitelbaum M, Walker M, Bissonette F, Yuzpe AL, Leveille MC, Gysler M, Johnson M, Sprague A, Villena JG, Aparicio JL, Gimenez J, Ten J, Perez RB, Scholten I, Chambers GM, van Loendersloot L, van der Veen F, Repping S, Gianotten J, Hompes PGA, Ledger W, Mol BWJ, Dior UP, Laufer N, Granovsky-Grisaru S, Yagel S, Yaffe H, Gielchinsky Y, Nelen WLDM, Huppelschoten AG, Verkerk EW, Adang EMM, Kremer JAM, Davies M, Rumbold A, Marino J, Willson K, Moore V, Giles L, Shebl O, Ebner T, Tews G, Haas D, Oppelt P, Mayer RB, Sanges F, Maggiulli R, Albricci L, Romano S, Scarica C, Schimberni M, Giallonardo A, Vettraino G, Ubaldi F, Rienzi L, Figueira RCS, Braga DPAF, Setti AS, Iaconelli A, Borges E, Obrado EC, Barredo DR, Navarro LL, Rodriguez AV, Rague PNB, Lletget BC, Padro RT, Oron G, Sokal-Arnon T, Zeadna A, Son WY, Holzer H, Tulandi T, Nakamura Y, Hattori H, Sato Y, Kuchiki M, Sakamoto E, Doshida M, Toya M, Kyono K, Nakajo Y, Nakamura Y, Hirata K, Doshida M, Toya M, Kyono K, Xin ZM, Zhu H, Sun YP, Jin HX, Song WY, Rodriguez A, Poisot F, Rodriguez F, Coll O, Vassena R, Vernaeve V, Ye Y, Wang L, Wang N, Le F, Jin F, Zheng Y, Jin F, Lou Y, Le F, Pan PP, Wang N, Wang LY, Hu CX, Liu SY, Zheng YM, Li LJ, Liu XZ, Xu XR, Huang HF, Jin F, Lin SL, Li M, Lian Y, Chen LX, Liu P, Kawwass JF, Crawford S, Kissin DM, Session DR, Boulet S, Jamieson DJ. Quality and safety of ART therapies. Hum Reprod 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det219] [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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Lou Y, Liu H, Han L, Xie S, Huang Y, Li Y. The study of warfarin maintenance dose algorithm in Chinese Han population. Int J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(13)70549-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wu Y, Hsiu J, Lou Y, Xia Z, Somers K. p53 protein accumulation and genetic alterations in human giant cell tumors of bone (osteoclastomas). Int J Oncol 2012; 10:1087-92. [PMID: 21533488 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.10.6.1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes represents a critical determinant in the development of a large proportion of human cancers. The tumor suppressor gene p53 is the most frequently altered gene in human cancers. In the present study, p53 protein accumulation, gene mutation and the association between p53 alteration and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed in 29 giant cell tumors of bone. p53 overexpression was detected by immunohistochemistry in 23 of 29 (79%) primary tumors but not in adjacent bone tissue. p53 gene mutations in exons 5-8 were detected in 15 of 29 (52%) of the tumors by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis. In 15 (52%) of 29 patient specimens, p53 immunostaining and mutations in exons 5-8 were concordant. Eleven (38%) of 29 tumors overexpressed p53 in the absence of mutations in exons 5-8. No significant association between p53 alterations and clinicopathological parameters was found. The present study represents the first report to assess p53 protein content and gene mutation in a substantial number of giant cell tumors of bone and suggests that p53 alterations play an important role in the development of this neoplasm.
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Han B, Xiong L, Li R, Sun J, Lou Y, Zhang Y. Erlotinib as Neoadjuvant Treatment in Patients with IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer(NSCLC) With Activating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation (NCT01217619, ESTERN). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33855-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bokides D, Lou Y, Hamilton IM. A model of sexual selection and female use of refuge in a coercive mating system. Proc Biol Sci 2012; 279:3209-16. [PMID: 22553090 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In many non-monogamous systems, males invest less in progeny than do females. This leaves males with higher potential rates of reproduction, and a likelihood of sexual conflict, including, in some systems, coercive matings. If coercive matings are costly, the best female strategy may be to avoid male interaction. We present a model that demonstrates female movement in response to male harassment as a mechanism to lower the costs associated with male coercion, and the effect that female movement has on selection in males for male harassment. We found that, when females can move from a habitat patch to a refuge to which males do not have access, there may be a selection for either high, or low harassment male phenotype, or both, depending on the relationship between the harassment level of male types in the population and a threshold level of male harassment. This threshold harassment level depends on the relative number of males and females in the population, and the relative resource values of the habitat; the threshold increases as the sex ratio favours females, and decreases with the value of the refuge patch or total population. Our model predicts that selection will favour the harassment level that lies closest to this threshold level of harassment, and differing harassment levels will coexist within the population only if they lie on the opposite sides of the threshold harassment. Our model is consistent with empirical results suggesting that an intermediate harassment level provides maximum reproductive fitness to males when females are mobile.
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Xiao Y, Wang Q, Erb M, Turlings TCJ, Ge L, Hu L, Li J, Han X, Zhang T, Lu J, Zhang G, Lou Y. Specific herbivore-induced volatiles defend plants and determine insect community composition in the field. Ecol Lett 2012; 15:1130-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01835.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cantrell RS, Cosner C, Lou Y. Evolutionary stability of ideal free dispersal strategies in patchy environments. J Math Biol 2011; 65:943-65. [PMID: 22048260 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-011-0486-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Revised: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Jia X, Tian Z, Lou Y, Jiang S. Reconstruction and Enhancement of Four-dimensional Cone Beam CT using a Temporal Non-local Means Method. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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DeAngelis DL, Wolkowicz GSK, Lou Y, Jiang Y, Novak M, Svanbäck R, Araújo MS, Jo Y, Cleary EA. The Effect of Travel Loss on Evolutionarily Stable Distributions of Populations in Space. Am Nat 2011; 178:15-29. [DOI: 10.1086/660280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Averill I, Lou Y, Munther D. On several conjectures from evolution of dispersal. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS 2011; 6:117-130. [PMID: 22873583 DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2010.529169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We address several conjectures raised in Cantrell et al. [Evolution of dispersal and ideal free distribution, Math. Biosci. Eng. 7 (2010), pp. 17-36 [ 9 ]] concerning the dynamics of a diffusion-advection-competition model for two competing species. A conditional dispersal strategy, which results in the ideal free distribution of a single population at equilibrium, was found in Cantrell et al. [ 9 ]. It was shown in [ 9 ] that this special dispersal strategy is a local evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) when the random diffusion rates of the two species are equal, and here we show that it is a global ESS for arbitrary random diffusion rates. The conditions in [ 9 ] for the coexistence of two species are substantially improved. Finally, we show that this special dispersal strategy is not globally convergent stable for certain resource functions, in contrast with the result from [ 9 ], which roughly says that this dispersal strategy is globally convergent stable for any monotone resource function.
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Tian Z, Jia X, Dong B, Lou Y, Jiang S. WE-A-301-11: Low Dose Multi-Slice Helical CT Reconstruction Using Tight Frame Regularization. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3613295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jia X, Men C, Lou Y, Jiang S. SU-E-T-868: Beam Orientation Optimization for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Using Adaptive L1 Minimization. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jia X, Tian Z, Lou Y, Jiang S. WE-A-301-02: Four-Dimensional Cone Beam CT Reconstruction and Enhancement with a Temporal Non-Local Means Method. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3613286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jia L, Lou Y, Tian A, Zhu S, Zhang X. Randomized, multicenter, phase II trial of compound Chinese herbal extract LC09 versus placebo for external treatment of hand-foot syndrome induced by anticancer therapy. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.9049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Maye M, Luo J, Lou Y, Ly NK, Chan WB, Phillip E, Hepel M, Zhong C. Investigating Catalytic Properties of Composite Nanoparticle Assemblies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-703-v10.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTWe present herein recent findings of an investigation of catalyst assembly and activation using metallic nanoparticles encapsulated with organic monolayers. Gold nanocrystals (2∼5 nm) encapsulated with thiolate monolayers assembled on electrode surfaces, were found to be catalytically active towards electrooxidation of CO and MeOH upon activation. The activation involved partial removal of the encapsulating thiolates and the formation of surface oxygenated species. A polymeric film was also used as a substrate for the assembly of the nanoparticle catalysts. When the polymer matrix was doped with small amounts of Pt, a remarkable catalytic activity was observed. These catalysts were characterized utilizing cyclic voltammetry and atomic force microscopy.
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Gitta PK, Kendall L, Musiime V, Adkison K, Kekitiinwa AA, Ferrier A, Opilo O, Lou Y, Bwakura-Dangarembi MF, Nahirya-Ntege P, Bakeera-Kitaka S, Ssenyonga M, Snowden W, Burger D, Walker AS, Gibb D. Pharmacokinetics of lamivudine, abacavir and zidovudine administered twice daily as syrups versus scored tablets in HIV-1-infected Ugandan children. J Int AIDS Soc 2010. [PMCID: PMC3112956 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-s4-p176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Jia X, Lou Y, Li R, Lewis J, Men C, Gu X, Song W, Jiang S. GPU-based Fast Low Dose Cone Beam CT Reconstruction via Total Variation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jia X, Lou Y, Lewis J, Li R, Gu X, Men C, Song W, Jiang S. WE-E-201B-01: GPU-Based Fast Cone Beam CT Reconstruction from Undersampled and Noisy Projection Data Via Total Variation. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jia X, Lou Y, Li R, Lewis J, Gu X, Men C, Song W, Jiang S. TH-C-BRA-03: GPU-Based Cone Beam CT Reconstruction. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Lou Y, Jia L. Study on external Chinese herbal medicine LC09 treating hand-foot skin reaction associated with the multitargeted kinase inhibitors. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e19534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Grafodatskaya D, Choufani S, Ferreira J, Butcher D, Lou Y, Zhao C, Scherer S, Weksberg R. EBV transformation and cell culturing destabilizes DNA methylation in human lymphoblastoid cell lines. Genomics 2010; 95:73-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2009.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 11/25/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cantrell RS, Cosner C, Lou Y. Evolution of dispersal and the ideal free distribution. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2010; 7:17-36. [PMID: 20104946 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2010.7.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A general question in the study of the evolution of dispersal is what kind of dispersal strategies can convey competitive advantages and thus will evolve. We consider a two species competition model in which the species are assumed to have the same population dynamics but different dispersal strategies. Both species disperse by random diffusion and advection along certain gradients, with the same random dispersal rates but different advection coefficients. We found a conditional dispersal strategy which results in the ideal free distribution of species, and show that it is a local evolutionarily stable strategy. We further show that this strategy is also a global convergent stable strategy under suitable assumptions, and our results illustrate how the evolution of conditional dispersal can lead to an ideal free distribution. The underlying biological reason is that the species with this particular dispersal strategy can perfectly match the environmental resource, which leads to its fitness being equilibrated across the habitats.
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