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Shen M, Tong J, Wang S, Fang Y. Interlaminate Deformation in Thermoplastic Composite Laminates: Experimental-Numerical Correlation. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2010. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100620010] [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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Hosgood HD, Zhang L, Shen M, Berndt SI, Vermeulen R, Li G, Yin S, Yeager M, Yuenger J, Rothman N, Chanock S, Smith M, Lan Q. Association between genetic variants in VEGF, ERCC3 and occupational benzene haematotoxicity. Occup Environ Med 2009; 66:848-53. [PMID: 19773279 DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.044024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Benzene is an established human haematotoxin, with substantial interindividual variation in benzene-induced toxicity. METHODS To further examine if genetic variation contributes to benzene haematotoxicity, we analysed 1023 tagSNPs in 121 gene regions important for benzene metabolism, haematopoiesis, leukaemia and lymphoma among 250 workers exposed to benzene and 140 unexposed controls in a cross-sectional study carried out in China. Linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between genetic polymorphisms and total white blood cell (WBC) count and its subtypes, adjusting for potential confounders and occupational exposure to benzene and toluene among exposed workers. The minp test assessed the association on the gene region level. The false discovery rate method was used to control for multiple comparisons. RESULTS VEGF (minp = 0.0030) and ERCC3 (minp = 0.0042) were the most significantly associated gene regions with altered WBC counts among benzene-exposed workers, after accounting for multiple comparisons. Highly significant changes were also found for WBC subtype counts, including granulocytes, CD4+ T cells and lymphocytes for VEGF and granulocytes and NK cells for ERCC3. Further, in workers exposed to <1 ppm, a SNP in VEGF was associated with changes in WBC and granulocyte counts, and SNPs in ERCC3 were associated with changes in WBC, NK cell and granulocyte counts. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest that genetic variation in VEGF, which plays an important role in blood vessel growth, and ERCC3, which is a member of the DNA repair pathway and is responsible for repairing bulky DNA adducts formed by chemicals, may contribute to individual susceptibility to benzene-induced haematotoxicity at relatively low levels of benzene exposure.
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Chu X, Dong C, Lei R, Sun L, Wang Z, Dong Y, Shen M, Wang Y, Wang B, Zhang K, Yang L, Li Y, Yuan W, Wang Y, Song H, Jin L, Xiong M, Huang W. Polymorphisms in the interleukin 3 gene show strong association with susceptibility to Graves' disease in Chinese population. Genes Immun 2009; 10:260-6. [PMID: 19262575 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2009.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Graves' disease (GD) is a common organ-specific autoimmune disorder, which is multifactorial and develops in genetically susceptible individuals. We had earlier mapped a susceptibility locus for GD to chromosome 5q31-33 in a linkage study. Here we used tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to search for genetic variants associated with GD, and examined 19 functional candidate genes in this chromosomal region. We identified 192 polymorphisms by re-sequencing the candidate genes, and selected 51 tagSNPs to genotype in a case-control collection of 1118 south Han Chinese subjects (428 cases and 690 controls). Initial analysis suggested that a non-synonymous SNP rs40401 (P27S) of interleukin 3 (IL3) was associated with GD, and further fine-mapping showed that rs40401, or its perfect proxy SNP rs31480 in the 5' flanking region of IL3, fully accounted for the association signal at this locus. We replicated significant association of rs40401 with GD in an independent sample collection of 839 north Han Chinese subjects. A combined analysis revealed strong validation of this association (odds ratio (OR(common))=1.63, combined P (P(comb))=4 x 10(-6) in the Recessive disease model). This study provides convincing evidence that the IL3 gene is a susceptibility locus for GD in the Chinese population.
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Hosgood HD, Chapman R, Shen M, Blair A, Chen E, Zheng T, Lee KM, He X, Lan Q. Portable stove use is associated with lower lung cancer mortality risk in lifetime smoky coal users. Br J Cancer 2008; 99:1934-9. [PMID: 19034286 PMCID: PMC2600700 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Domestic fuel combustion from cooking and heating, to which about 3 billion people worldwide are exposed, is associated with increased lung cancer risk. Lung cancer incidence in Xuanwei is the highest in China, and the attributable risk of lung cancer from unvented smoky coal burning is greater than 90%. To evaluate any lung cancer mortality reduction after changing from unvented stoves to portable stoves, we used lifetime smoky coal users in a retrospective cohort of all farmers born during 1917–1951 and residing in Xuanwei in 1976. Of the 42 422 enrolled farmers, 4054 lifetime smoky coal users changed to portable stoves, 4364 did not change, and 1074 died of lung cancer. Lung cancer morality associated with stove change was assessed by product-limit survival curves and multivariate Cox regression models. Both men (P<0.0001) and women (P<0.0001) who changed to portable stoves had a significantly increased probability of survival compared with those who did not change. Portable stoves were associated with decreased risk of lung cancer mortality in male participants (hazard ratio (HR)=0.62, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.46–0.82) and female participants (HR=0.41, 95% CI=0.29–0.57). Portable stove use is associated with reduced lung cancer mortality risk, highlighting a cost-effective intervention that could substantially benefit health in developing countries.
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Wu X, Schott M, Liu C, Qian C, Mao X, Xu K, Jiang J, Xu Y, Shen M, Papewalis C, Scherbaum WA, Liu C. Statins decrease the aberrant HLA-DR expression on thyrocytes from patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Horm Metab Res 2008; 40:838-41. [PMID: 18686224 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Statins have been found to exert anti-inflammatory and immune modulatory effects. It seems likely that these drugs may improve thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of statins on HLA-DR (human leukocyte antigen D-related) expression of thyrocytes from patients with HT hypothyroidism. Thyroid tissues were obtained from surgical specimens. Thyrocytes were cultured in the presence or absence of IFN-gamma (50 ng/ml) with or without statins (simvastatin 10 microM or atorvastatin 10 microM) for 72 hours. HLA-DR expression was detected by flow cytometry. Normal thyrocytes were used for controls. HLA-DR expression of HT thyrocytes was much higher than that of normal thyrocytes (41.2+/-4.5% vs. 2.7+/-2.1%, p<0.01), which could be further increased by IFN-gamma stimulation in both groups (p<0.01). However, simvastatin and atorvastatin could significantly inhibit the "aberrant" HLA-DR expression on HT thyrocytes and decrease IFN-gamma- induced HLA-DR expression in both HT and normal thyroid cells (p<0.01). Statins can repress HLA-DR expression of HT thyrocytes, which might inhibit the subsequent lymphocyte activation and ameliorate the immune disturbance of HT.
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Gan SQ, Du Z, Liu SR, Yang YL, Shen M, Wang XH, Yin JL, Hu XX, Fei J, Fan JJ, Wang JH, He QH, Zhang YS, Li N. Association of SNP Haplotypes at the Myostatin Gene with Muscular Hypertrophy in Sheep. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2008. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liu B, Wang H, Guo W, Li W, Shen M, Liu L, Zhang J. P321 Initial approach of how to enhance clinical effect of resynchronization therapy for patients with chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(08)70232-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shen M, Liu B, Wang H, Li W, Guo W, Liu L, Zhang J. P339 Study of the optimal pacemaker parameters in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Int J Cardiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(08)70250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu Y, Shen X, Zhu Y, Xu Y, Cai W, Shen M, Yu R, Wang W. Mismatch negativity in paranoid, schizotypal, and antisocial personality disorders. Neurophysiol Clin 2007; 37:89-96. [PMID: 17540291 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2007.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIMS The mismatch negativity (MMN) to frequency deviant tones has yielded conflicting results in patients with schizophrenia. This might be because Axis I schizophrenia overlaps with Axis II diagnoses such as paranoid or schizotypal personality disorders. This study was designed to address this issue. METHODS We evaluated the auditory MMN to frequency deviance in 17 patients with paranoid, 15 schizotypal, and 16 antisocial personality disorders. These were compared to 25 healthy subjects. RESULTS N1 to both deviant and standard tones was shorter in the paranoid group when compared to healthy controls. MMN latencies were shorter at Fz, Cz, and Pz in the paranoid group when compared to healthy controls, schizotypal, and antisocial groups. MMN amplitudes were higher at Fz and Cz in the schizotypal and antisocial groups when compared to healthy controls and the paranoid group. CONCLUSIONS Patients with paranoid personality disorder had faster automatic detection of auditory stimuli and of their change, but normal inhibition of irrelevant stimuli. By contrast, patients with schizotypal and antisocial personality disorders had normal discrimination of the auditory stimuli, but might have a deficit in inhibition on irrelevant stimuli. Our results might help differentiate these personality types, and clarify some MMN findings in schizophrenia.
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Sun L, Shen M, Chan FHY, Beadel PJ. Instantaneous frequency estimate of nonstationary phonocardiograph signals using hilbert spectrum. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : ... ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007; 2005:7285-8. [PMID: 17281962 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A method for analyzing the nonlinear and non-stationary processes and investigating the instantaneous frequency of the practical medical signals is presented. The aim of this contribution is to explore the role that both empirical mode decomposition and Hilbert transform can be applied to play in phonocardiograph (PCG) signals. Hilbert transform is used to each intrinsic mode function to obtain the global time-frequency distribution of the underlying signal with a point of view of instantaneous frequency. Two kinds of clinical phonocardiograph signals with normal and abnormal cardiac functions were analyzed by using the proposed approach. The instantaneous frequency distributions of the PCG signals were also compared with the results by using the Morlet wavelet transform. Both simulation and experimental results were presented and discussed to demonstrate the power and effectiveness of the proposed approach.
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Yang H, Wu Z, Duan S, Li Z, Li X, Shen M, Mathur A, Stanton B. Living environment and schooling of children with HIV-infected parents in southwest China. AIDS Care 2007; 18:647-55. [PMID: 16971271 DOI: 10.1080/09540120500282896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Longchuan County, China, to study the lives of children with HIV-infected parents. Registered HIV-infected drug users and their households were approached and information about the living environment of children < or =15 years of age was collected. Of the 266 households interviewed, there were 213 children < or =15 years old. Forty percent of the children had lost at least one parent. Most of the children resided in a household with low economic status and a high dependency ratio. One-half of the children experienced discordant family relations, family anxiety and shame. Compared to orphans, non-orphans and their families were less likely to receive social support from the community. Orphans and older children were less likely to attend school and more likely to be truant if enrolled in school. Findings in the current study suggest that many children whose parents are infected with HIV or have died from HIV are living in stressful environments with minimal support from the community. Efforts should be taken to provide support and supervision to these children.
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Rembaum A, Yen SPS, Landel RF, Shen M. Synthesis and Properties of a New Class of Potential Biomedical Polymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337008074372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tibbitt JM, Shen M, Bell AT. Structural Characterization of Plasma-Polymerized Hydrocarbons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337608060775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tibbitt JM, Bell AT, Shen M. Effects of Reaction Conditions on the Structure of Plasma-Polymerized Ethylene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337708061258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tibbitt JM, Bell AT, Shen M. Dielectric Relaxations in Plasma-Polymerized Hydrocarbons and Fluorocarbons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337608061197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kobayashi H, Bell AT, Shen M. Effects of Monomer Flow Rate, Flow Configuration, and Reactor Geometry on the Rate of Plasma Polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337608061195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kobayashi H, Shen M, Bell AT. The Role of Halogens in the Plasma Polymerization of Hydrocarbons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222337408068636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gavigan CS, Shen M, Machado SG, Bell A. Influence of the Plasmodium falciparum P-glycoprotein homologue 1 (pfmdr1 gene product) on the antimalarial action of cyclosporin. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006; 59:197-203. [PMID: 17105736 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The immunosuppressant cyclosporin A and a number of other cyclosporins have potent and selective antimalarial activity. Their exact mechanism of antimalarial action is unknown but the structure-activity relationships for malarial parasite inhibition and immunosuppression differ markedly. The 3'-keto derivative of cyclosporin D (valspodar) is particularly potent against the human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum in culture but causes negligible immunosuppression. Multidrug resistance in mammalian cancer cells, the result of overproduction of the P-glycoprotein, can be reversed by certain cyclosporins, particularly valspodar. We therefore investigated the possibility that the antimalarial target of cyclosporin might be a P-glycoprotein homologue. P. falciparum P-glycoprotein homologue 1 (Pgh1; the pfmdr1 gene product) is located in the digestive vacuole (DV) membrane of the parasite. Its function is unknown but it modulates the susceptibility of parasites to quinolines and related antimalarial drugs, including quinine, mefloquine, halofantrine and chloroquine, and to artemisinin. METHODS AND RESULTS Here we demonstrate that (i) sequence polymorphisms in pfmdr1 altered the susceptibility of parasites to cyclosporin A and (ii) pfmdr1-overexpressing strains were slightly less susceptible to the drug. Furthermore, we found synergistic antimalarial interactions between cyclosporin A and quinine, mefloquine or halofantrine and antagonism between cyclosporin A and chloroquine. However, we were unable to detect a direct interaction between cyclosporin and Pgh1. CONCLUSIONS The amino acid sequence and copy number of Pgh1 may influence cyclosporin susceptibility as a result of a direct interaction between the drug and the protein, or via indirect effects on the physiology of the DV.
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Geng L, Jiang G, Fang Y, Dong S, Xie H, Chen Y, Shen M, Zheng S. B7-H1 expression is upregulated in peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, which correlates with higher serum IL-10 levels. J Viral Hepat 2006; 13:725-33. [PMID: 17052271 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00746.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chronicity in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is maintained by increased type 2 T-helper cell response, possibly because of increased interleukin-10 (IL-10) productions. B7-H1 can negatively regulate T-cell responses via its receptor, programmed death 1. Ligation of B7-H1 to T-cells can result in the preferential secretion of IL-10. In this study, we investigated whether there was an upregulated expression of B7-H1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients chronically infected by HBV and further explored the correlation between B7-H1 expression and serum interleukin 2, interferon-gamma, IL-10, HBeAg, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and viral load. Fifty-five patients with chronic HBV infection and 20 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled in the present study. The results showed that in patients with chronic hepatitis B CD14+ monocytes but not CD3+ and CD19+ cells had a significantly increased expression of B7-H1 compared with HCs, which positively correlates with serum IL-10 levels and the presence of HBeAg and negatively correlates with serum ALT levels. In conclusion, chronic HBV patients harbour an increased B7-H1 expression in CD14+ monocytes compared with controls, which may be responsible for the increased serum IL-10 levels. This might be an important way by which HBV evades an adequate immune response, leading to viral persistence and disease chronicity.
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Wu CK, Shen M. Pressure effects on the vibrational spectra of amorphous polystyrene. I. Line shape, line width, and intensity. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347308207884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mathew J, Shen M, Schatzki TF. Effect of crosslinking on the low-temperature relaxation behavior of polyethylene. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347708208763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Akovali G, Diamant J, Shen M. Polyblends of poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) and polystyrene. I. Mechanical properties. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347708208757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Soong D, Shen M. Molecular theory of viscoelasticity for homogeneous block and graft copolymers. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348008213123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wu CK, Shen M. Pressure effects on the vibrational spectra of amorphous polystyrene. II. Grüneisen parameters. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347308207885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Toy L, Niinomi M, Shen M. Dynamic mechanical and morphological studies of homopolymer/block copolymer blends. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347508018912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shen M, Cirlin EH. Effects of divinyl and diluent contents on the low-temperature relaxations of polymethacrylates. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347008212504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Niinomi M, Akovali G, Shen M. Polyblends of poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) and polystyrene. II. Electron microscopy. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222347708208758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Geng L, Jiang G, Xie H, Fang Y, Dong S, Chen Y, Shen M, Zheng S. Mycophenolic Acid Upregulates B7-DC Expression on Dendritic Cells, Which Is Associated With Impaired Allostimulatory Capacity of Dendritic Cells. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:1622-4. [PMID: 16797370 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.02.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In addition to its effects on lymphocytes, mycophenolic acid (MPA) may inhibit the allostimulatory capacity of dendritic cells (DC) via unknown mechanisms. B7-H1 and B7-DC surface markers on DC negatively regulate T-cell responses via the receptor PD-1. In this study, we sought to investigate whether B7-H1 and B7-DC are responsible for the inhibitory functions of MPA on DC. Mouse bone marrow-derived DC were cultured with recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin (IL)-4 in the presence or absence of MPA (0.01 micromol and 0.1 micromol). The DC phenotype was assessed by flow cytometry, their immunostimulatory capacity measured by mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), and cytokine production by ELISA. The results showed that MPA not only inhibited the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 but upregulated B7-DC expression on mature DC induced by LPS. These findings were associated with a reduced allostimulatory ability and an altered cytokine secretion pattern of DC. Thus, we suggest that MPA upregulates B7-DC expression during DC maturation induced by LPS in vitro, an effect that may be responsible for MPA-mediated inhibitory effects on the allostimulatory capacity of DC.
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Cao J, Shen M, Zhou L. Preparation and electrorheological properties of triethanolamine-modified TiO2. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shen M, Cao J, Xue H, Huang J, Zhou L. Structure of polydisperse electrorheological fluids: Experiment and theory. Chem Phys Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2006.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ohri R, Bachli E, Sur G, Monni V, Szynal C, Lenz J, Jancaric T, Simons N, Gardner T, VanCamp D, Shen M, Radhakrishnan R, Whalen A. Gold-coated stainless-steel stent materials elicit exaggerated cytokine levels from human monocytes–gaining biocompatibility insights with primary monocytes, platelets, endothelial-cells and surface analysis. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang L, Yu WM, He C, Chang M, Shen M, Zhou Z, Zhang Z, Shen S, Liu TT, Hsiao KJ. Long-term outcome and neuroradiological findings of 31 patients with 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis 2006; 29:127-34. [PMID: 16601879 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-006-0080-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by enzyme defects in the biosynthesis or recycling of BH(4). Patients with BH(4) deficiency present with severe neurological signs and symptoms and require a different treatment from classical phenylketonuria. During the last 12 years, 31 cases of BH(4) deficiency were identified in our department. They were all classified as 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase (PTPS) deficiency. They were diagnosed at the ages of 2.5-48 months and treated with BH(4), L-dopa and 5-hydroxytryptophan immediately after diagnosis. The average development quotients (DQ) at diagnosis and after treatment for more than 3 years were 53+/- 16, and 78+/- 15, respectively. A significant negative correlation was observed between the level of the DQ and the age at which treatment was commenced (r = -0.751, p = 0.002). Developmental profiles were uneven. Language, adaptability and at later age mathematics were particularly weak areas. Only two patients achieved a good performance in mathematics. Eleven patients who were treated with drugs from ages of 2.9-48 months had neuroradiological scanning. Computed tomography disclosed calcification in lentiform nuclei in one patient and magnetic resonance imaging disclosed delayed myelination and abnormal high intensity signal in cerebral white matter in all of them. Even though most of abnormalities were reversible, small patchy or spotted areas were still present on these regions after treatment for 10-46 months. In summary, our study supports the substantial efficacy of the current therapeutic approach in PTPS deficiency of normalizing amine neurotransmitters with three drugs as early as possible. For the first time, calcifications could be detected in patients with PTPS deficiency. Abnormalities in white matter on magnetic resonance imaging were not related to clinical manifestations and most were reversible.
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Rieker C, Schön R, Köttig P, Shen M, Krevolin J. In-vitro versus in-vivo analysis of metal-on-metal articulations. J Biomech 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(06)83383-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Du Y, Xu J, Shen M, Yang P, Jiang L. Alkanethiol-stabilized decahedron of gold nanoparticles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ding J, Shen M, Nasir R, Dmowski W. Morphological criteria of frozen-thawed blastocysts are good predictors for successful frozen blastocyst transfer cycles. Fertil Steril 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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de Miranda JR, Drebot M, Tyler S, Shen M, Cameron CE, Stoltz DB, Camazine SM. Complete nucleotide sequence of Kashmir bee virus and comparison with acute bee paralysis virus. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:2263-2270. [PMID: 15269367 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.79990-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The complete nucleotide sequence of a novel virus is presented here together with serological evidence that it belongs to Kashmir bee virus (KBV). Analysis reveals that KBV is a cricket paralysis-like virus (family Dicistroviridae: genus Cripavirus), with a non-structural polyprotein open reading frame in the 5' portion of the genome separated by an intergenic region from a structural polyprotein open reading frame in the 3' part of the genome. The genome also has a polyadenylated tail at the 3' terminus. KBV is one of several related viruses that also includes acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV). Although KBV and ABPV are about 70 % identical over the entire genome, there are considerable differences between them in significant areas of the genome, such as the 5' non-translated region (42 % nucleotide identity), between the helicase and 3C-protease domains of the non-structural polyprotein (57 % amino acid identity) and in a 90 aa stretch of the structural polyprotein (33 % amino acid identity). Phylogenetic analyses show that KBV and ABPV isolates fall into clearly separated clades with moderate evolutionary distance between them. Whether these genomic and evolutionary differences are sufficient to classify KBV and ABPV as separate species remains to be determined.
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Zhu H, Shen M, Gao F, Kong Y, Dong L, Chen Y, Jian C, Liu Z. A study of CuO/CeO2/Al–Zr–O in “NO + CO”. CATAL COMMUN 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2004.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Okano K, Uematsu C, Shen M, Kambara H. Classified fingerprinting: A method of comprehensive analysis for comparing megabase genomes. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH. SUPPLEMENT (2001) 2003:93-4. [PMID: 12836280 DOI: 10.1093/nass/1.1.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The objective of the work we describe is to establish elementary methods for investigating the functions of genes; specifically, a fingerprinting method for analyzing entire DNA fragments in a mixture. Our goal is to develop a method for comparing genes with a size of several megabases. We improved a method of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) so that it could be used to analyze all the restriction fragments in a mixture. This method could be used to detect 90% of the DNA fragments produced from 100-kb model genomes by using a four-base cutter enzyme.
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Shen M, Wang Y, Chen M. [Clinical analysis of 30 cases of toxoplasmosis]. ZHONGGUO JI SHENG CHONG XUE YU JI SHENG CHONG BING ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY & PARASITIC DISEASES 2003; 17:61-2. [PMID: 12563822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Wagner MS, Shen M, Horbett TA, Castner DG. Quantitative analysis of binary adsorbed protein films by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. J Biomed Mater Res A 2003; 64:1-11. [PMID: 12868435 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is an ideal technique for the analysis of adsorbed protein films because of its surface sensitivity and chemical specificity. In this study, we examined ToF-SIMS with the multivariate calibration method partial least squares regression (PLSR) for the determination of the relative abundance of the components in binary protein films adsorbed onto mica, PTFE, and heptyl amine plasma polymer substrates. These results have been compared with independently measured 125I-radiolabeled protein adsorption experiments. By applying PLSR to the ToF-SIMS data, the relative abundance of the components in the binary adsorbed protein films was quantified, and the agreement between the ToF-SIMS and 125I-radiolabeling data was measured by the root mean square prediction error (RMSPE). Differences in protein quantification by PLSR and 125I-radiolabeling ranged from 5 to 25 mass % RMSPE and were highly dependent on the structure of the adsorbed protein film, the substrate surface chemistry and morphology, and the number of latent variables retained in the PLSR model. The limit of detection for the minor component in the adsorbed protein film was found to be approximately 10 mass %. This study demonstrates that the combination of ToF-SIMS and multivariate calibration provide complementary information to 125I-radiolabeling about the composition and structure of binary adsorbed protein films.
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Feng D, Zheng H, Shen M, Cheng R, Yan Y. [Regulation of p53 and bcl-2 proteins to apoptosis and cell proliferation in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma]. HUNAN YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = HUNAN YIKE DAXUE XUEBAO = BULLETIN OF HUNAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2002; 24:325-8. [PMID: 12080637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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In situ apoptosis labelling was used for detecting apoptotic cells, and immunohistochemistry for p53, bcl-2 proteins and proliferation cell nuclear antigen(PCNA) in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and liver cirrhosis tissues. The results were that in HCC, the number of apoptotic cells was higher, the density of proliferation cells lower, and expressions of p53 and bcl-2 protein were stronger than that in liver cirrhosis, and they were related to differentiation degree of HCC. The data indicate that overexpression of bcl-2 and mutant p53 proteins, which causes imbalance between cell proliferation and apoptosis, may bring about genesis and development of HCC by selecting proliferation of cells.
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Wu H, Shen M. [Capillary electrophoresis and its uses in the analysis of poisonous substances]. FA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2002; 14:176-7, 182. [PMID: 11938891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Shen M, Xiang P, Huang Z, Liu W, Shen B, Bu J. [Abuse of "pheticol" and its interference to the analysis of methamphetamine]. FA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2002; 14:129-31, 190. [PMID: 11938882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The study was to eliminate interference from ephedrine in the analysis of methamphetamine. The extraction procedure for methamphetamine was modified to include an oxidation step (2 ml urine specimen was treated with 0.5 ml of 1 mol/L phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) and 0.5 ml 0.3 mol/L sodium periodate). Results showed that ephedrine could be oxidized in the presence of periodate ions into smaller fragments while leaving methamphetamine intact. It is recommended that specimens be treated with sodium periodate prior to extraction in order to eliminate any interference caused by ephedrine.
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Shen M, Pan YV, Wagner MS, Hauch KD, Castner DG, Ratner BD, Horbett TA. Inhibition of monocyte adhesion and fibrinogen adsorption on glow discharge plasma deposited tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2002; 12:961-78. [PMID: 11787523 DOI: 10.1163/156856201753252507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Monocytes and macrophages play important roles in host responses to implanted biomedical devices. Monocyte and macrophage interactions with biomaterial surfaces are thought to be mediated by adsorbed adhesive proteins such as fibrinogen and fibronectin. Non-fouling surfaces that minimize protein adsorption may therefore minimize monocyte adhesion, activation, and the foreign body response. Radio-frequency glow discharge plasma deposition (RF-GDPD) of tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (tetraglyme) was used to produce polyethylene oxide (PEO)-like coatings on a fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) surface. Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and static time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) were used to characterize the surface chemistry of tetraglyme coating. Fibrinogen adsorption to the tetraglyme surface was measured with 125I-labeled fibrinogen and ToF-SIMS. Adsorption of fibrinogen to plasma deposited tetraglyme was less than 10 ng cm(-2), a 20-fold decrease compared to untreated FEP or tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS). Monocyte adhesion to plasma deposited tetraglyme was significantly lower than adhesion to FEP or TCPS. In addition, when the surfaces were preadsorbed with fibrinogen, fibronectin, or blood plasma, monocyte adhesion to plasma deposited tetraglyme after 2 h or 1 day was much lower than adhesion to FEP. RF-GDPD tetraglyme coating provides a promising approach to make non-fouling biomaterials that can inhibit non-specific material-host interactions and reduce the foreign body response.
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Wu H, Huang Z, Shen M. [The application of solid phase extraction for systematic toxicological analysis of abuse drugs]. FA YI XUE ZA ZHI 2002; 14:79-81, 75, 123. [PMID: 11938879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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A new column was developed in this research. It contains a proprietary bonded silica sorbent that exhibits mixed extraction mechanism. A single-column solid-phase extraction procedure was also developed for the screening of acidic, neutral and basic abuse drugs. The recovery of all 7 tested drugs exceeded 60%. The extraction mechanism for different abuse drugs on the new column was explored and was compared with on other columns. It is suggested that this column be effective in systematic toxicological analysis and better than other columns.
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Johnson DR, Osada Y, Bell AT, Shen M. Studies of the mechanism and kinetics of plasma-initiated polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Macromolecules 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ma50002a024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tibbitt JM, Jensen R, Bell AT, Shen M. A Model for the Kinetics of Plasma Polymerization. Macromolecules 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ma60057a029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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