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Liang X, Zhou Y, Zou L, Kong J, Wang J, Zhou T. Fluidization behavior of binary iron-containing nanoparticle mixtures in a vibro-fluidized bed. POWDER TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2016.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhou M, Zou L, Chen Q, Tian Y, Lian Y. The Assessment of Cognitive Function in Lung Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases Before and After Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Irwin JJ, Pottel J, Zou L, Wen H, Zuk S, Zhang X, Sterling T, Shoichet BK, Lionberger R, Giacomini KM. A Molecular Basis for Innovation in Drug Excipients. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2016; 101:320-323. [PMID: 27557422 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Excipients are ubiquitous in drug formulation, ensuring that active ingredient drugs are properly released on dosing, retain their properties over time, and are palatable, among other roles. Despite their crucial roles, surprisingly little is known about their systemic availability and activities on molecular targets. Here we review key excipient properties, introduce a public-accessible database that enumerates and categorizes them, and sketch a strategy for exploring their possible direct actions on molecular targets.
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Liu TR, Su X, Qiu WS, Chen WC, Men QQ, Zou L, Li ZQ, Fu XY, Yang AK. Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor affects metastasis and prognosis in papillary thyroid carcinoma. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2016; 20:3582-3591. [PMID: 27649658] [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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OBJECTIVE Although endocrine therapy of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) by inhibiting thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) has been used for many years, its mechanism of action is not clear. This study aimed to explore the expression and role of TSH receptor (TSHR) in PTC, to provide a theoretical basis for optimization of endocrine treatment options in PTC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Expression of TSHR was tested by immunohistochemistry of tissues from 150 cases of PTC and 21 normal thyroid tissues. Survival analysis was performed by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank analyses, and multivariate analysis was done using a Cox model. The regulatory effects of the TSH-TSHR signal transduction pathway on differentiated thyroid carcinoma cells were explored in vitro. RESULTS The positive expression rate of TSHR in PTC was 68% (102/150). TSHR expression was an independent factor affecting the prognosis of PTC patients aged > 45 years (p = 0.006), and TSHR might have a role in decreasing distant metastasis (p = 0.024). In vitro experiments showed that up-regulation of TSHR promoted apoptosis of thyroid cancer cells and inhibited metastasis significantly. There was no significant regulatory effect of the TSH-TSHR signal transduction pathway on the proliferation of thyroid carcinoma cells. CONCLUSIONS TSHR expression is an independent factor that affects the prognosis of PTC patients, and might decrease distant metastasis in patient aged > 45 years. Up-regulation of TSHR could inhibit metastasis and promote apoptosis in PTC cells.
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Long M, Lai H, Deng W, Zhou K, Li B, Liu S, Fan L, Wang H, Zou L. Disinfectant susceptibility of differentSalmonellaserotypes isolated from chicken and egg production chains. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:672-81. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mahto A, Humby F, Gregoriadou S, Ng N, Blighe K, Zou L, Lewis M, Bombardieri M, Kelly S, Pitzalis C. OP0263 Synovial B-Cell Gene Signature Predicts Response To Rituximab Therapy. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Lewis M, McAndrew M, Wheeler C, Workman N, Agashe P, Koopmann J, Uddin E, Zou L, Stark R, Anson J, Cope A, Vyse T. THU0249 Functional Clusters of Autoantibodies Targeting TLR and Smad Pathways Define New Subgroups in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.6111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Humby F, Dicicco M, Kelly S, Bombardieri M, Hands R, Rocher V, Zou L, Myles L, Blighe K, Ng N, Ramamoorthi N, Hackney J, Zuckerman N, Townsend M, Landewe R, Van der Helm van Mihl A, van der Heijde D, Buckely C, Taylor P, McInnes I, Pitzalis C. OP0240 Synovial Lymphocytic Aggregates Associate with Highly Active RA and Predict Erosive Disease Progression at 12 Months: Results from The Pathobiology of Early Arthritis Cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.3229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Nerviani A, DiCicco M, Humby F, Kelly S, Zou L, Lewis M, Hands R, Rocher V, Blighe K, Bombardieri M, Pitzalis C. FRI0157 A Baseline Prediction Model for Response To Certolizumab-Pegol: Role of Synovial Histopathology. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Jeyakanthan M, Meloncelli PJ, Zou L, Lowary TL, Larsen I, Maier S, Tao K, Rusch J, Chinnock R, Shaw N, Burch M, Beddows K, Addonizio L, Zuckerman W, Pahl E, Rutledge J, Kanter KR, Cairo CW, Buriak JM, Ross D, Rebeyka I, West LJ. ABH-Glycan Microarray Characterizes ABO Subtype Antibodies: Fine Specificity of Immune Tolerance After ABO-Incompatible Transplantation. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:1548-58. [PMID: 26602221 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Organ transplantation from ABO blood group-incompatible (ABOi) donors requires accurate detection, effective removal and subsequent surveillance of antidonor antibodies. Because ABH antigen subtypes are expressed differently in various cells and organs, measurement of antibodies specific for the antigen subtypes in the graft is essential. Erythrocyte agglutination, the century-old assay used clinically, does not discriminate subtype-specific ABO antibodies and provides limited information on antibody isotypes. We designed and created an ABO-glycan microarray and demonstrated the precise assessment of both the presence and, importantly, the absence of donor-specific antibodies in an international study of pediatric heart transplant patients. Specific IgM, IgG, and IgA isotype antibodies to nonself ABH subtypes were detected in control participants and recipients of ABO-compatible transplants. Conversely, in children who received ABOi transplants, antibodies specific for A subtype II and/or B subtype II antigens-the only ABH antigen subtypes expressed in heart tissue-were absent, demonstrating the fine specificity of B cell tolerance to donor/graft blood group antigens. In contrast to the hemagglutination assay, the ABO-glycan microarray allows detailed characterization of donor-specific antibodies necessary for effective transplant management, representing a major step forward in precise ABO antibody detection.
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Guo X, Zheng L, Zhang X, Zou L, Li J, Sun Z, Hu J, Sun Y. The prevalence and heterogeneity of prehypertension: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of published literature worldwide. Cardiovasc J Afr 2016; 23:44-50. [PMID: 22331252 PMCID: PMC3721861 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2011-058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objective Prehypertension appears to be a precursor of hypertension and has been recognised as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recognition of prehypertension provides important opportunities for preventing hypertension and CVD. We aimed to investigate the world-wide prevalence and heterogeneity of prehypertension. Methods We performed a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies worldwide that reported the prevalence of prehypertension. We searched for publications between January 1966 and November 2010, using PubMed, Ovid and the Cochrane Library, with the keyword ‘prehypertension’, supplemented by a manual search of references from recent reviews and relevant published original studies. Pooled prevalence of prehypertension was calculated using random-effects models. Heterogeneity was investigated by subgroup analysis and meta-regression. Twenty-two articles met our inclusion criteria, with a total sample of 242 322 individuals. Results The overall pooled prevalence of prehypertension was 38%. Significant heterogeneity across estimates of prevalence was observed (p = 0.000, I2 = 99.9%). The prevalence rose as the sample size increased, and was higher among men than women (41 vs 34%). The non-Asian population was more likely to be prehypertensive than Asian individuals (42 vs 36%). A high prevalence of 47% was observed among the black African population in the non-Asian subgroup. The inception year of the surveys was the only source of heterogeneity we found by meta-regressional analysis (p = 0.06). Conclusion These results indicate that the prevalence of prehypertension was relatively high, particularly among males. Although more attention has been paid to this segment of the population since 2003, additional practical and reasonable steps should be taken to prevent and treat prehypertension.
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Zou L, Xie Z, Zhang W, Xie Y, Xing L. EP-1926: Hybrid of cloud computing and workstations for radiotherapy planning. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)33177-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Adare A, Aidala C, Ajitanand NN, Akiba Y, Al-Bataineh H, Alexander J, Alfred M, Angerami A, Aoki K, Apadula N, Aramaki Y, Asano H, Atomssa ET, Averbeck R, Awes TC, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bai M, Baksay G, Baksay L, Bandara NS, Bannier B, Barish KN, Bassalleck B, Basye AT, Bathe S, Baublis V, Baumann C, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Beckman S, Belikov S, Belmont R, Bennett R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Bhom JH, Blau DS, Bok JS, Boyle K, Brooks ML, Bryslawskyj J, Buesching H, Bumazhnov V, Bunce G, Butsyk S, Campbell S, Caringi A, Chen CH, Chi CY, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Choudhury RK, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Chung P, Chvala O, Cianciolo V, Citron Z, Cole BA, Conesa Del Valle Z, Connors M, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Dahms T, Dairaku S, Danchev I, Danley TW, Das K, Datta A, Daugherity MS, David G, Dayananda MK, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dharmawardane KV, Dietzsch O, Dion A, Diss PB, Do JH, Donadelli M, D'Orazio L, Drapier O, Drees A, Drees KA, Durham JM, Durum A, Dutta D, Edwards S, Efremenko YV, Ellinghaus F, Engelmore T, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esumi S, Fadem B, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fleuret F, Fokin SL, Fraenkel Z, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fujiwara K, Fukao Y, Fusayasu T, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Garishvili I, Ge H, Giordano F, Glenn A, Gong H, Gonin M, Goto Y, Granier de Cassagnac R, Grau N, Greene SV, Grim G, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Gustafsson HÅ, Hachiya T, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamblen J, Hamilton HF, Han R, Han SY, Hanks J, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, Hashimoto K, Haslum E, Hayano R, He X, Heffner M, Hemmick TK, Hester T, Hill JC, Hohlmann M, Hollis RS, Holzmann W, Homma K, Hong B, Horaguchi T, Hornback D, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Ichihara T, Ichimiya R, Ikeda Y, Imai K, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Ishihara M, Issah M, Ivanishchev D, Iwanaga Y, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Jia J, Jiang X, Jin J, Johnson BM, Jones T, Joo KS, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kajihara F, Kamin J, Kanda S, Kang JH, Kapustinsky J, Karatsu K, Kasai M, Kawall D, Kawashima M, Kazantsev AV, Kempel T, Key JA, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kijima KM, Kikuchi J, Kim A, Kim BI, Kim C, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim GW, Kim M, Kim YJ, Kimelman B, Kinney E, Kiss Á, Kistenev E, Kitamura R, Klatsky J, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Koblesky T, Kochenda L, Komkov B, Konno M, Koster J, Kotov D, Král A, Kravitz A, Kunde GJ, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kwon Y, Kyle GS, Lacey R, Lai YS, Lajoie JG, Lebedev A, Lee DM, Lee J, Lee KB, Lee KS, Lee S, Lee SH, Leitch MJ, Leite MAL, Li X, Lichtenwalner P, Liebing P, Lim SH, Linden Levy LA, Liška T, Liu H, Liu MX, Love B, Lynch D, Maguire CF, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Malik MD, Manion A, Manko VI, Mannel E, Mao Y, Masui H, Matathias F, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Means N, Meles A, Mendoza M, Meredith B, Miake Y, Mibe T, Mignerey AC, Miki K, Milov A, Mishra DK, Mitchell JT, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mohanty AK, Montuenga P, Moon HJ, Moon T, Morino Y, Morreale A, Morrison DP, Moukhanova TV, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagamiya S, Nagashima K, Nagle JL, Naglis M, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakagomi H, Nakamiya Y, Nakamura KR, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nam S, Nattrass C, Netrakanti PK, Newby J, Nguyen M, Nihashi M, Niida T, Nishimura S, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Nyanin AS, Oakley C, O'Brien E, Oda SX, Ogilvie CA, Oka M, Okada K, Onuki Y, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ouchida M, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park IH, Park JS, Park S, Park SK, Park WJ, Pate SF, Patel M, Pei H, Peng JC, Pereira H, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peressounko DY, Perry J, Petti R, Pinkenburg C, Pinson R, Pisani RP, Proissl M, Purschke ML, Qu H, Rak J, Ramson BJ, Ravinovich I, Read KF, Rembeczki S, Reygers K, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richardson E, Rinn T, Roach D, Roche G, Rolnick SD, Rosati M, Rosen CA, Rosendahl SSE, Rowan Z, Rubin JG, Ružička P, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sakashita K, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sano S, Sarsour M, Sato S, Sato T, Sawada S, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seele J, Seidl R, Sen A, Seto R, Sett P, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shoji K, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Silvestre C, Sim KS, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Slunečka M, Snowball M, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Stankus PW, Stenlund E, Stepanov M, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sziklai J, Takagui EM, Taketani A, Tanabe R, Tanaka Y, Taneja S, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Themann H, Thomas D, Thomas TL, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Togawa M, Toia A, Tomášek L, Tomášek M, Torii H, Towell CL, Towell R, Towell RS, Tserruya I, Tsuchimoto Y, Vale C, Valle H, van Hecke HW, Vazquez-Zambrano E, Veicht A, Velkovska J, Vértesi R, Virius M, Vrba V, Vznuzdaev E, Wang XR, Watanabe D, Watanabe K, Watanabe Y, Watanabe YS, Wei F, Wei R, Wessels J, White AS, White SN, Winter D, Woody CL, Wright RM, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamaura K, Yang R, Yanovich A, Ying J, Yokkaichi S, Yoo JH, Yoon I, You Z, Young GR, Younus I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zelenski A, Zhou S, Zou L. Centrality-Dependent Modification of Jet-Production Rates in Deuteron-Gold Collisions at √[s(NN)]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:122301. [PMID: 27058071 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.122301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Jet production rates are measured in p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV recorded in 2008 with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Jets are reconstructed using the R=0.3 anti-k_{t} algorithm from energy deposits in the electromagnetic calorimeter and charged tracks in multiwire proportional chambers, and the jet transverse momentum (p_{T}) spectra are corrected for the detector response. Spectra are reported for jets with 12<p_{T}<50 GeV/c, within a pseudorapidity acceptance of |η|<0.3. The nuclear-modification factor (R_{dAu}) values for 0%-100% d+Au events are found to be consistent with unity, constraining the role of initial state effects on jet production. However, the centrality-selected R_{dAu} values and central-to-peripheral ratios (R_{CP}) show large, p_{T}-dependent deviations from unity, challenging the conventional models that relate hard-process rates and soft-particle production in collisions involving nuclei.
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Peng LX, Zou L, Wang JB, Zhao JL, Xiang DB, Zhao G. Flavonoids, Antioxidant Activity and Aroma Compounds Analysis from Different Kinds of Tartary Buckwheat Tea. Indian J Pharm Sci 2016; 77:661-7. [PMID: 26997692 PMCID: PMC4778224 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.174972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The rutin, quercetin concentrations, antioxidant activity, and aroma compounds in different commercial tartary buckwheat tea were analyzed in our study. Results revealed that the materials and the processing protocol affected the chemical composition and activity of tartary buckwheat tea. Rutin and quercetin concentrations, antioxidant activity were significantly different in various kinds of tartary buckwheat tea, where the whole bran tea and the whole plant tea had the lower rutin, but higher quercetin concentrations and higher antioxidant activity. The whole embryo tea had the converse results. There was strong correlation between quercetin concentration and antioxidant activity (r>0.98, P<0.05). Meanwhile, Twenty eight different aroma compounds in tartary buckwheat tea were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Those compounds were mainly composed of pyrazine, aldehydes, fatty acids and ketones. The main type of aroma compounds in different tartary buckwheat tea were similar, but their relative contents were different. The implications to the quality control of buckwheat tea were extensively discussed.
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Adare A, Aidala C, Ajitanand N, Akiba Y, Akimoto R, Alexander J, Alfred M, Aoki K, Apadula N, Aramaki Y, Asano H, Atomssa E, Awes T, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bai M, Bai X, Bandara N, Bannier B, Barish K, Bathe S, Baublis V, Baumann C, Baumgart S, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Beckman S, Belmont R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Black D, Blau D, Bok J, Boyle K, Brooks M, Bryslawskyj J, Buesching H, Bumazhnov V, Butsyk S, Campbell S, Chen CH, Chi C, Chiu M, Choi I, Choi J, Choi S, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Cianciolo V, Citron Z, Cole B, Cronin N, Crossette N, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Danley T, Datta A, Daugherity M, David G, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond E, Ding L, Dion A, Diss P, Do J, D’Orazio L, Drapier O, Drees A, Drees K, Durham J, Durum A, Engelmore T, Enokizono A, En’yo H, Esumi S, Eyser K, Fadem B, Feege N, Fields D, Finger M, Finger M, Fleuret F, Fokin S, Frantz J, Franz A, Frawley A, Fukao Y, Fusayasu T, Gainey K, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Garishvili A, Garishvili I, Ge H, Giordano F, Glenn A, Gong X, Gonin M, Goto Y, Granier de Cassagnac R, Grau N, Greene S, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gu Y, Gunji T, Guragain H, Hachiya T, Haggerty J, Hahn K, Hamagaki H, Hamilton H, Han S, Hanks J, Hasegawa S, Haseler T, Hashimoto K, Hayano R, He X, Hemmick T, Hester T, Hill J, Hollis R, Homma K, Hong B, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Ichihara T, Ikeda Y, Imai K, Imazu Y, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Isinhue A, Ivanishchev D, Jacak B, Jeon S, Jezghani M, Jia J, Jiang X, Johnson B, Joo E, Joo K, Jouan D, Jumper D, Kamin J, Kanda S, Kang B, Kang J, Kang J, Kapustinsky J, Kawall D, Kazantsev A, Key J, Khachatryan V, Khandai P, Khanzadeev A, Kihara K, Kijima K, Kim C, Kim D, Kim D, Kim EJ, Kim G, Kim HJ, Kim M, Kim YJ, Kim Y, Kimelman B, Kistenev E, Kitamura R, Klatsky J, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Koblesky T, Kofarago M, Komkov B, Koster J, Kotchetkov D, Kotov D, Krizek F, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kwon Y, Lacey R, Lai Y, Lajoie J, Lebedev A, Lee D, Lee G, Lee J, Lee K, Lee K, Lee S, Lee S, Leitch M, Leitgab M, Lewis B, Li X, Lim S, Liu M, Lynch D, Maguire C, Makdisi Y, Makek M, Manion A, Manko V, Mannel E, Maruyama T, McCumber M, McGaughey P, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Meles A, Mendoza M, Meredith B, Miake Y, Mibe T, Mignerey A, Miller A, Milov A, Mishra D, Mitchell J, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mohanty A, Mohapatra S, Montuenga P, Moon T, Morrison D, Moskowitz M, Moukhanova T, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagae T, Nagamiya S, Nagashima K, Nagle J, Nagy M, Nakagawa I, Nakagomi H, Nakamiya Y, Nakamura K, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nattrass C, Netrakanti P, Nihashi M, Niida T, Nishimura S, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Nyanin A, O’Brien E, Ogilvie C, Oide H, Okada K, Orjuela Koop J, Osborn J, Oskarsson A, Ozaki H, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park I, Park J, Park S, Park S, Pate S, Patel L, Patel M, Peng JC, Perepelitsa D, Perera G, Peressounko D, Perry J, Petti R, Pinkenburg C, Pinson R, Pisani R, Purschke M, Qu H, Rak J, Ramson B, Ravinovich I, Read K, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richardson E, Rinn T, Riveli N, Roach D, Rolnick S, Rosati M, Rowan Z, Rubin J, Ryu M, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sarsour M, Sato S, Sawada S, Schaefer B, Schmoll B, Sedgwick K, Seele J, Seidl R, Sekiguchi Y, Sen A, Seto R, Sett P, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shaver A, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shoji K, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva C, Silvermyr D, Singh B, Singh C, Singh V, Skolnik M, Slunečka M, Snowball M, Solano S, Soltz R, Sondheim W, Sorensen S, Sourikova I, Stankus P, Steinberg P, Stenlund E, Stepanov M, Ster A, Stoll S, Stone M, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sziklai J, Takahara A, Taketani A, Tanaka Y, Tanida K, Tannenbaum M, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tennant E, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Tomášek M, Torii H, Towell C, Towell M, Towell R, Towell R, Tserruya I, van Hecke H, Vargyas M, Vazquez-Zambrano E, Veicht A, Velkovska J, Vértesi R, Virius M, Vrba V, Vznuzdaev E, Wang X, Watanabe D, Watanabe K, Watanabe Y, Watanabe Y, Wei F, Whitaker S, White A, Wolin S, Woody C, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi Y, Yanovich A, Yokkaichi S, Yoo J, Yoon I, You Z, Younus I, Yu H, Yushmanov I, Zajc W, Zelenski A, Zhou S, Zou L. Inclusive cross section and double-helicity asymmetry forπ0production at midrapidity inp+pcollisions ats=510 GeV. Int J Clin Exp Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.93.011501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chen Y, Wu L, Zhang W, Zou L, Li G, Fan L. Delivery modes and pregnancy outcomes of low birth weight infants in China. J Perinatol 2016; 36:41-6. [PMID: 26540243 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate and analyze the perinatal outcomes of low birth weight (LBW) infants, thereby selecting the appropriate mode and suitable time of delivery to improve the adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective analysis of 112,441 deliveries (from 39 hospitals of different levels in 14 provinces and autonomous regions in China throughout 2011) were performed in this study to further evaluate the modes of delivery and pregnancy outcomes of LBW infants. RESULTS The rate of cesarean section, stillbirth, neonatal asphyxia and mortality of LBW were significantly higher than those of normal birth weight (NBW) infants (odds ratio, 1.24, 56.56, 57.27 and 10.40 times higher, respectively). Stratified analysis showed that adverse events were reduced with the increase in gestational weeks, especially at 34 to 36(+6) weeks. However, LBW infants still had higher risks of adverse events as compared with NBW infants. In particular, full-term LBW babies had a 23.81- and 26.06-fold higher risk of stillbirth and neonatal death as compared with term babies with NBW. In addition, the cesarean delivery rate was 1.24-fold higher for LBW babies than for NBW babies. With an increase in gestational age in LBW infants, the rate of cesarean section was also increased. The rates of stillbirth and neonatal mortality of full-term LBW infants who were delivered via cesarean section (0.5% and 1.0%, respectively) were significantly lower than in the vaginal-delivery group (5.2% and 6.9%, respectively). CONCLUSION LBW is one of the causes of perinatal death and other adverse pregnancy outcomes and increases the rate of cesarean section. Individualized analysis according to gestational age and intrauterine fetal condition should be performed to extend the gestational age to at least 34 weeks before delivery, cesarean section is a relatively safe mode of delivery, but cannot completely eliminate complications. The key to improving mother and child outcomes is to strengthen pregnancy care and reduce low birth weight infants and premature birth. LBW is one of the causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes in both premature and full-term infants and increases the rate of cesarean section. Individualized analysis of the mode of delivery should be performed to extend the gestational age to 34 weeks and so improve the survival rate.
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Wei FJ, Cai CY, Yu P, Lv J, Ling C, Shi WT, Jiao HX, Chang BC, Yang FH, Tian Y, Li MS, Wang YH, Zou L, Shi JM, Chen LM, Li WD. Quantitative candidate gene association studies of metabolic traits in Han Chinese type 2 diabetes patients. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2015; 14:15471-81. [PMID: 26634513 DOI: 10.4238/2015.november.30.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many loci associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hyperuricemia, and obesity in various ethnic populations. However, quantitative traits have been less well investigated in Han Chinese T2DM populations. We investigated the association between candidate gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and metabolic syndrome-related quantitative traits in Han Chinese T2DM subjects. Unrelated Han Chinese T2DM patients (1975) were recruited. Eighty-six SNPs were genotyped and tested for association with quantitative traits including lipid profiles, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), serum uric acid (SUA), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), plasma glucose [fasting plasma glucose (FPG)], plasma glucose 120 min post-OGTT (P2PG; OGTT = oral glucose tolerance test), and insulin resistance-related traits. We found that CAMTA1, ABI2, VHL, KAT2B, PKHD1, ESR1, TOX, SLC30A8, SFI1, and MYH9 polymorphisms were associated with HbA1c, FPG, and/or P2PG; GCK, HHEX, TCF7L2, KCNQ1, and TBX5 polymorphisms were associated with insulin resistance-related traits; ABCG2, SLC2A9, and PKHD1 polymorphisms were associated with SUA; CAMTA1, VHL, KAT2B, PON1, NUB1, SLITRK5, SMAD3, FTO, FANCA, and PCSK2 polymorphisms were associated with blood lipid traits; CAMTA1, SPAG16, TOX, KCNQ1, ACACB, and MYH9 polymorphisms were associated with blood pressure; and UBE2E3, SPAG16, SLC2A9, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/B, TCF7L2, SMAD3, and PNPLA3 polymorphisms were associated with BMI (all P values <0.05). Some of the candidate genes were associated with metabolic and anthropometric traits in T2DM in Han Chinese. Although none of these associations reached genome-wide significance (P < 5 x 10(-8)), genes and loci identified in this study are worthy of further replication and investigation.
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Adare A, Afanasiev S, Aidala C, Ajitanand NN, Akiba Y, Akimoto R, Al-Bataineh H, Alexander J, Alfred M, Al-Ta'ani H, Andrews KR, Angerami A, Aoki K, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Appelt E, Aramaki Y, Armendariz R, Aronson SH, Asai J, Asano H, Aschenauer EC, Atomssa ET, Averbeck R, Awes TC, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bai M, Baksay G, Baksay L, Baldisseri A, Bandara NS, Bannier B, Barish KN, Barnes PD, Bassalleck B, Basye AT, Bathe S, Batsouli S, Baublis V, Baumann C, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Beckman S, Belikov S, Belmont R, Ben-Benjamin J, Bennett R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Bhom JH, Bickley AA, Blau DS, Boissevain JG, Bok JS, Borel H, Boyle K, Brooks ML, Broxmeyer D, Bryslawskyj J, Buesching H, Bumazhnov V, Bunce G, Butsyk S, Camacho CM, Campbell S, Caringi A, Castera P, Chang BS, Chang WC, Charvet JL, Chen CH, Chernichenko S, Chi CY, Chiba J, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Choudhury RK, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Chung P, Churyn A, Chvala O, Cianciolo V, Citron Z, Cleven CR, Cole BA, Comets MP, Conesa del Valle Z, Connors M, Constantin P, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Dahms T, Dairaku S, Danchev I, Danley D, Das K, Datta A, Daugherity MS, David G, Dayananda MK, Deaton MB, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Delagrange H, Denisov A, d'Enterria D, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dharmawardane KV, Dietzsch O, Dion A, Diss PB, Do JH, Donadelli M, D'Orazio L, Drapier O, Drees A, Drees KA, Dubey AK, Durham JM, Durum A, Dutta D, Dzhordzhadze V, Edwards S, Efremenko YV, Egdemir J, Ellinghaus F, Emam WS, Engelmore T, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esumi S, Eyser KO, Fadem B, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fleuret F, Fokin SL, Fraenkel Z, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fujiwara K, Fukao Y, Fusayasu T, Gadrat S, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Garishvili I, Ge H, Giordano F, Glenn A, Gong H, Gong X, Gonin M, Gosset J, Goto Y, Granier de Cassagnac R, Grau N, Greene SV, Grim G, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gu Y, Gunji T, Guo L, Gustafsson HÅ, Hachiya T, Hadj Henni A, Haegemann C, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamblen J, Hamilton HF, Han R, Han SY, Hanks J, Harada H, Harper C, Hartouni EP, Haruna K, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, Hashimoto K, Haslum E, Hayano R, He X, Heffner M, Hemmick TK, Hester T, Hiejima H, Hill JC, Hobbs R, Hohlmann M, Hollis RS, Holzmann W, Homma K, Hong B, Horaguchi T, Hori Y, Hornback D, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Ichihara T, Ichimiya R, Iinuma H, Ikeda Y, Imai K, Imrek J, Inaba M, Inoue Y, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Isenhower L, Ishihara M, Isobe T, Issah M, Isupov A, Ivanishchev D, Iwanaga Y, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Jia J, Jiang X, Jin J, Jinnouchi O, John D, Johnson BM, Jones T, Joo KS, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kajihara F, Kametani S, Kamihara N, Kamin J, Kanda S, Kaneta M, Kaneti S, Kang BH, Kang JH, Kang JS, Kanou H, Kapustinsky J, Karatsu K, Kasai M, Kawall D, Kawashima M, Kazantsev AV, Kempel T, Key JA, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kijima KM, Kikuchi J, Kim A, Kim BI, Kim C, Kim DH, Kim DJ, Kim E, Kim EJ, Kim GW, Kim M, Kim SH, Kim YJ, Kim YK, Kimelman B, Kinney E, Kiriluk K, Kiss Á, Kistenev E, Kitamura R, Kiyomichi A, Klatsky J, Klay J, Klein-Boesing C, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Koblesky T, Kochenda L, Kochetkov V, Komkov B, Konno M, Koster J, Kotchetkov D, Kotov D, Kozlov A, Král A, Kravitz A, Kubart J, Kunde GJ, Kurihara N, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kweon MJ, Kwon Y, Kyle GS, Lacey R, Lai YS, Lajoie JG, Layton D, Lebedev A, Lee DM, Lee J, Lee KB, Lee KS, Lee MK, Lee S, Lee SH, Lee SR, Lee T, Leitch MJ, Leite MAL, Lenzi B, Li X, Lichtenwalner P, Liebing P, Lim SH, Linden Levy LA, Liška T, Litvinenko A, Liu H, Liu MX, Love B, Lynch D, Maguire CF, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Malakhov A, Malik MD, Manion A, Manko VI, Mannel E, Mao Y, Mašek L, Masui H, Matathias F, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Means N, Meles A, Mendoza M, Meredith B, Miake Y, Mibe T, Mignerey AC, Mikeš P, Miki K, Miller TE, Milov A, Mioduszewski S, Mishra DK, Mishra M, Mitchell JT, Mitrovski M, Miyachi Y, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mohanty AK, Montuenga P, Moon HJ, Moon T, Morino Y, Morreale A, Morrison DP, Motschwiller S, Moukhanova TV, Mukhopadhyay D, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagamiya S, Nagashima K, Nagata Y, Nagle JL, Naglis M, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakagomi H, Nakamiya Y, Nakamura KR, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nam S, Nattrass C, Netrakanti PK, Newby J, Nguyen M, Nihashi M, Niida T, Nishimura S, Norman BE, Nouicer R, Novak T, Novitzky N, Nyanin AS, Oakley C, O'Brien E, Oda SX, Ogilvie CA, Ohnishi H, Oka M, Okada K, Omiwade OO, Onuki Y, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ouchida M, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pal D, Palounek APT, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park BH, Park IH, Park J, Park JS, Park S, Park SK, Park WJ, Pate SF, Patel L, Patel M, Pei H, Peng JC, Pereira H, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peresedov V, Peressounko DY, Perry J, Petti R, Pinkenburg C, Pinson R, Pisani RP, Proissl M, Purschke ML, Purwar AK, Qu H, Rak J, Rakotozafindrabe A, Ramson BJ, Ravinovich I, Read KF, Rembeczki S, Reuter M, Reygers K, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richardson E, Rinn T, Roach D, Roche G, Rolnick SD, Romana A, Rosati M, Rosen CA, Rosendahl SSE, Rosnet P, Rowan Z, Rubin JG, Rukoyatkin P, Ružička P, Rykov VL, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sakai S, Sakashita K, Sakata H, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sano S, Sarsour M, Sato S, Sato T, Savastio M, Sawada S, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seele J, Seidl R, Semenov AY, Semenov V, Sen A, Seto R, Sett P, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shein I, Shevel A, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shim HH, Shimomura M, Shoji K, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Silvestre C, Sim KS, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Skutnik S, Slunečka M, Snowball M, Sodre T, Soldatov A, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Staley F, Stankus PW, Stenlund E, Stepanov M, Ster A, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Suire C, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sziklai J, Tabaru T, Takagi S, Takagui EM, Takahara A, Taketani A, Tanabe R, Tanaka Y, Taneja S, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarján P, Tennant E, Themann H, Thomas D, Thomas TL, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Togawa M, Toia A, Tojo J, Tomášek L, Tomášek M, Tomita Y, Torii H, Towell CL, Towell R, Towell RS, Tram VN, Tserruya I, Tsuchimoto Y, Utsunomiya K, Vale C, Valle H, van Hecke HW, Vazquez-Zambrano E, Veicht A, Velkovska J, Vértesi R, Vinogradov AA, Virius M, Vossen A, Vrba V, Vznuzdaev E, Wagner M, Walker D, Wang XR, Watanabe D, Watanabe K, Watanabe Y, Watanabe YS, Wei F, Wei R, Wessels J, White AS, White SN, Winter D, Woody CL, Wright RM, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xie W, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamaura K, Yang R, Yanovich A, Yasin Z, Ying J, Yokkaichi S, Yoo JH, Yoo JS, Yoon I, You Z, Young GR, Younus I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zaudtke O, Zelenski A, Zhang C, Zhou S, Zimamyi J, Zolin L, Zou L. Measurements of Elliptic and Triangular Flow in High-Multiplicity 3He+Au Collisions at √(s(NN))=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:142301. [PMID: 26551807 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.142301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present the first measurement of elliptic (v(2)) and triangular (v(3)) flow in high-multiplicity (3)He+Au collisions at √(s(NN))=200 GeV. Two-particle correlations, where the particles have a large separation in pseudorapidity, are compared in (3)He+Au and in p+p collisions and indicate that collective effects dominate the second and third Fourier components for the correlations observed in the (3)He+Au system. The collective behavior is quantified in terms of elliptic v(2) and triangular v(3) anisotropy coefficients measured with respect to their corresponding event planes. The v(2) values are comparable to those previously measured in d+Au collisions at the same nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy. Comparisons with various theoretical predictions are made, including to models where the hot spots created by the impact of the three (3)He nucleons on the Au nucleus expand hydrodynamically to generate the triangular flow. The agreement of these models with data may indicate the formation of low-viscosity quark-gluon plasma even in these small collision systems.
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Mariano Z, Angaran P, Thomas G, Cazes J, Zou L, Mangat I, Dorian P. ARE THERE GENDER DIFFERENCES IN GUIDELINE-BASED STROKE PREVENTION MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES IN HIGH RISK ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS PRESENTING TO AN ACADEMIC HOSPITAL? Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.229] [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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Zou L, Jin G, Qin J, Yi X, Shi J, Li H. Runx1t1 regulates the neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells from the rat hippocampus. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jeyakanthan M, Tao K, Zou L, Meloncelli PJ, Lowary TL, Suzuki K, Boland D, Larsen I, Burch M, Shaw N, Beddows K, Addonizio L, Zuckerman W, Afzali B, Kim DH, Mengel M, Shapiro AMJ, West LJ. Chemical Basis for Qualitative and Quantitative Differences Between ABO Blood Groups and Subgroups: Implications for Organ Transplantation. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:2602-15. [PMID: 26014598 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Blood group ABH(O) carbohydrate antigens are carried by precursor structures denoted type I-IV chains, creating unique antigen epitopes that may differ in expression between circulating erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Characterization of such differences is invaluable in many clinical settings including transplantation. Monoclonal antibodies were generated and epitope specificities were characterized against chemically synthesized type I-IV ABH and related glycans. Antigen expression was detected on endomyocardial biopsies (n = 50) and spleen (n = 11) by immunohistochemical staining and on erythrocytes by flow cytometry. On vascular endothelial cells of heart and spleen, only type II-based ABH antigens were expressed; type III/IV structures were not detected. Type II-based ABH were expressed on erythrocytes of all blood groups. Group A1 and A2 erythrocytes additionally expressed type III/IV precursors, whereas group B and O erythrocytes did not. Intensity of A/B antigen expression differed among group A1 , A2 , A1 B, A2 B and B erythrocytes. On group A2 erythrocytes, type III H structures were largely un-glycosylated with the terminal "A" sugar α-GalNAc. Together, these studies define qualitative and quantitative differences in ABH antigen expression between erythrocytes and vascular tissues. These expression profiles have important implications that must be considered in clinical settings of ABO-incompatible transplantation when interpreting anti-ABO antibodies measured by hemagglutination assays with reagent erythrocytes.
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Xu JB, Yang XC, Guo JH, Chen JY, Shang Y, Liu WJ, Wang TM, Zou L. Serum nerve growth factor level indicates therapeutic efficacy of 125I seed implantation in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2015; 19:3385-90. [PMID: 26439032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate serum nerve growth factor (NGF) as a marker in predicting effectiveness of 125I seed implantation in advanced pancreatic carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 45 patients (30 males/15 females with mean age of 52.07±8.43 years) diagnosed with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PCa) between January 2011 to May 2014 were enrolled as PCa group in this study. Tumors were categorized as at least stage III with unresectionable condition by the TNM standard. The average tumour shortest diameter was 37.54±13.84 mm (18.50-71.20 mm). NGF level in serum before 125I seed implantation and in tumor tissue resected during surgery was measured by ELISA. After treatment, CT Scan was used to serially monitor the diameters of the tumour monthly for 6-month follow-up. RECIST was applied to evaluate the efficacy. Predictive value of serum and tumour derived NGF was evaluated based on ROC curve chart. RESULTS We found that the serum NGF level was significantly increased in PCa patients (775.60 ± 250.97 pg/ml) compared to the healthy control group (35.03 ± 25.36 pg/ml), after age and gender adjustment. In the PCa group, the serum NGF level positively correlated with that from loci tumor tissue (r=0.487). The serum NGF level was compared between the effective group (537.42 ± 122.61 pg/ml) and noneffective group (883.17 ± 217.79 pg/ml), and significant difference was detected (p<0.0001). Patients with lower serum NGF level had good response to the 125I seeds implantation. Taking cut-off at 649.59 pg/ml, 85.70% specificity and 90.30% sensitivity were achieved by ROC. Area under the Curve of serum NGF was 0.945, standard deviation was 0.032, 95% confidence interval was 0.882-1.000. CONCLUSIONS The level of serum NGF could be a referential index to predict the therapeutic efficacy of 125I seed implantation treatments in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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Zou L, Liu J, Zhang H, Wu S, Long C, Ji B, Yu Z, Tang Y, Meng L, Wu A. A rabbit model of antegrade selective cerebral perfusion with cardioplegic arrest. Perfusion 2015; 31:327-33. [PMID: 26265692 DOI: 10.1177/0267659115599835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Due to the weak ascending aorta, it is extremely challenging to establish an anterograde selective cerebral perfusion (ASCP) model in rabbits, especially when cardioplegic arrest is required. Herein, the aim of this study was to establish a rabbit ASCP model with cardiac arrest being easily performed and being similar to the clinical scenario. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two adult New Zealand white rabbits were selected for ASCP model establishment and another 22 rabbits were utilized for blood donation. The cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit consisted of a roller pump, a membrane oxygenator, a heat-cooler system and a blood reservoir, which were connected by silicone tubing. The total priming volume of the circuit was 70 ml. Cannulations on the right and left subclavian arteries were used for arterial inflow and cardioplegia perfusion, respectively. Venous drainage was conducted through the right atrial appendage. ASCP was initiated by clamping the innominate artery; the flow rate was maintained 10 ml/kg/minute and sustained for 60 minutes. After 120 minutes of reperfusion, the rabbits were sacrificed. The mean arterial pressure, heart rate, electrocardiogram and urine output were monitored. Arterial blood samples were analyzed at the following time points: after anesthesia, immediately after CPB, after aorta cross-clamping and cardioplegia perfusion, 5 min after the re-opening of the aorta and at CPB termination. RESULTS ASCP modeling was performed successfully on 18 rabbits and 4 rabbits unsuccessfully. Vital signs and blood gas indictors changed in an acceptable range throughout the experiments. One rabbit had ventricular fibrillation after re-opening of the ascending aorta. Obvious hemodilution occurred after the perfusion of cardioplegia, but the hematocrit improved after CPB termination. CONCLUSION By using cannulation of the subclavian artery rather than the aorta and with a low priming volume, we established a modified rabbit model of ASCP with cardioplegic arrest. The model has excellent repeatability and operability, which is similar to the clinic process and is suitable for the study of cerebral, cardiac and renal protection.
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Wu J, Yi L, Zou L, Zhong H, Liang L, Song T, Song Y, Su J, Ke C. Imported case of MERS-CoV infection identified in China, May 2015: detection and lesson learned. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20. [PMID: 26111235 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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At the end of May 2015, an imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was confirmed in China. The patient is in a stable condition and is still undergoing treatment. In this report, we summarise the preliminary findings for this imported case and the results of contact tracing. We identified 78 close contacts and after 14 days of monitoring and isolation, none of the contacts presented symptoms and all tested negative for MERS-CoV.
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Guo L, Long M, Huang Y, Wu G, Deng W, Yang X, Li B, Meng Y, Cheng L, Fan L, Zhang H, Zou L. Antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from giant pandas. J Appl Microbiol 2015; 119:55-64. [PMID: 25846200 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The study aims to demonstrate the antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance phenotypes and genotypes of Escherichia coli isolates obtained from giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). METHODS AND RESULTS Antimicrobial testing was performed according to the standard disk diffusion method. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of disinfectants were determined using the agar dilution method. All isolates were screened for the presence of antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance genes and further analysed for genetic relatedness by pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Results showed that 46·6% of the isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial. Escherichia coli isolates showed resistance to fewer antimicrobials as panda age increased. Among antimicrobial-resistant E. coli isolates, the antimicrobial resistance genes blaCTX-M (88·2%) and sul1 (92·3%) were most prevalent. The disinfectant resistance genes emrE, ydgE/ydgF, mdfA and sugE(c) were commonly present (68·2-98·9%), whereas qac and sugE(p) were relatively less prevalent (0-21·3%). The frequencies of resistance genes tended to be higher in E. coli isolated in December than in July, and PFGE profiles were also more diverse in isolates in December. The qacEΔ1 and sugE(p) genes were higher in adolescent pandas than in any other age groups. PFGE revealed that antimicrobial resistance correlated well with sampling time and habitat. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance was common in giant panda-derived E. coli, and the antimicrobial resistance was associated with sampling time and habitat. Escherichia coli could serve as a critical vector in spreading disinfectant and antimicrobial resistance. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first study that demonstrated the phenotypic and genetic characterizations of antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance in E. coli isolates from more than 60 giant pandas. Frequent transfer of pandas to other cages may lead to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. The study highlights the need for regularly monitoring the antimicrobial and disinfectant resistance in bacteria from giant pandas.
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