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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ahmed S, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Bakina O, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Berger N, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chai J, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Heinsius FH, Held T, Heng YK, Holtmann T, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ikegami Andersson W, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Lavezzi L, Leithoff H, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu YY, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Mezzadri G, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Musiol P, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schnier C, Schoenning K, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xie Y, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, You ZY, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Precise Measurement of the e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ Cross Section at Center-of-Mass Energies from 3.77 to 4.60 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:092001. [PMID: 28306266 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The cross section for the process e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ is measured precisely at center-of-mass energies from 3.77 to 4.60 GeV using 9 fb^{-1} of data collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring. Two resonant structures are observed in a fit to the cross section. The first resonance has a mass of (4222.0±3.1±1.4) MeV/c^{2} and a width of (44.1±4.3±2.0) MeV, while the second one has a mass of (4320.0±10.4±7.0) MeV/c^{2} and a width of (101.4_{-19.7}^{+25.3}±10.2) MeV, where the first errors are statistical and second ones are systematic. The first resonance agrees with the Y(4260) resonance reported by previous experiments. The precision of its resonant parameters is improved significantly. The second resonance is observed in e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ for the first time. The statistical significance of this resonance is estimated to be larger than 7.6σ. The mass and width of the second resonance agree with the Y(4360) resonance reported by the BABAR and Belle experiments within errors. Finally, the Y(4008) resonance previously observed by the Belle experiment is not confirmed in the description of the BESIII data.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ahmed S, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Bakina O, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Berger N, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chai J, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Heinsius FH, Held T, Heng YK, Holtmann T, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ikegami Andersson W, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Lavezzi L, Leithoff H, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu YY, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Mezzadri G, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Musiol P, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schnier C, Schoenning K, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xie Y, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, You ZY, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Evidence of Two Resonant Structures in e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}h_{c}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:092002. [PMID: 28306302 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.092002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The cross sections of e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}h_{c} at center-of-mass energies from 3.896 to 4.600 GeV are measured using data samples collected with the BESIII detector operating at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider. The cross sections are found to be of the same order of magnitude as those of e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}J/ψ and e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}ψ(2S), but the line shape is inconsistent with the Y states observed in the latter two modes. Two structures are observed in the e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-}h_{c} cross sections around 4.22 and 4.39 GeV/c^{2}, which we call Y(4220) and Y(4390), respectively. A fit with a coherent sum of two Breit-Wigner functions results in a mass of (4218.4_{-4.5}^{+5.5}±0.9) MeV/c^{2} and a width of (66.0_{-8.3}^{+12.3}±0.4) MeV for the Y(4220), and a mass of (4391.5_{-6.8}^{+6.3}±1.0) MeV/c^{2} and a width of (139.5_{-20.6}^{+16.2}±0.6) MeV for the Y(4390), where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second ones systematic. The statistical significance of Y(4220) and Y(4390) is 10σ over one structure assumption.
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Sun XH. [Focus on popular science education of glaucoma and reduce glaucomatous low vision and blindness]. [ZHONGHUA YAN KE ZA ZHI] CHINESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2017; 53:81-84. [PMID: 28260356 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The prevention of blindness caused by glaucoma is a difficult task. In order to accomplish the task better, we need the participation of whole society and popularize relevant medical knowledge. Popular science and related knowledge of glaucoma are needed to the people especially for high risk population. If people know glaucoma better and actively join the screening of glaucoma, we can find and diagnose glaucoma earlier, avoid late treatment and reduce the glaucomatous visual function impairment. For patients who had been diagnosed with glaucoma, they should aware and accept new medical concept and technique through systemic popular science education. They should actively participate the whole procedure of the disease management and improve their compliance and confidence. Academic organization of ophthalmology should participate and guide the patient education, improve the individualized comprehensive health care for the diagnosis and treatment and third-order health care system that is suitable for the condition of our country, help improving the prognosis of glaucoma and life quality related to vision for advanced and late glaucoma. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2017, 53: 81-84).
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Gong Q, Sun XH, Yuan ST, Liu QH. The relation of the serum aldosterone level and central serous chorioretinopathy - a pilot study. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017; 21:446-453. [PMID: 28239828] [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 The aim of this study was to investigate the serum aldosterone level and abnormal levels of mineral corticoid in patients with the central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). PATIENTS AND METHODS All recruited patients with CSC received fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and serum aldosterone assay. The patients were classified into spontaneously resolved group and unresolved group according to a 3-months follow-up of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) examination. Patients from unresolved group were recruited to receive treatment with 40 mg spironolactone orally for 2 months. After the treatment, the EDI-OCT and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were performed again to assess the treatment efficacy. RESULTS The study included 61 patients (72 eyes) with 34 patients in the unresolved group and 27 patients in the resolved group. The aldosterone level was significantly associated with the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) of revolved CSC eyes (r=0.342, p<0.05) as well as the SFCT of unresolved CSC eyes (r=0.348, p<0.05). And the aldosterone level in the unresolved CSC group was greater than that in the spontaneously resolved group (161.8 ± 50.1 ng/dl vs. 122.5 ± 50.5 ng/dl, p<0.05). The central macular thickness and SFCT were decreased significantly (p<0.05) after the treatment with 40 mg/d spironolactone for two months. CONCLUSIONS The unresolved CSC patients were characterized by high level of aldosterone and thickened SFCT. Spironolactone treatment was associated with the improvement of chronic CSC. Besides, the side effect of spironolactone treatment was rare.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Fedorov O, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang Y, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Amplitude Analysis of the Decays η^{'}→π^{+}π^{-}π^{0} and η^{'}→π^{0}π^{0}π^{0}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:012001. [PMID: 28106414 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.012001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Based on a sample of 1.31×10^{9} J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector, an amplitude analysis of the isospin-violating decays η^{'}→π^{+}π^{-}π^{0} and η^{'}→π^{0}π^{0}π^{0} is performed. A significant P-wave contribution from η^{'}→ρ^{±}π^{∓} is observed for the first time in η^{'}→π^{+}π^{-}π^{0}. The branching fraction is determined to be B(η^{'}→ρ^{±}π^{∓})=(7.44±0.60±1.26±1.84)×10^{-4}, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic, and the third model dependent. In addition to the nonresonant S-wave component, there is a significant σ meson component. The branching fractions of the combined S-wave components are determined to be B(η^{'}→π^{+}π^{-}π^{0})_{S}=(37.63±0.77±2.22±4.48)×10^{-4} and B(η^{'}→π^{0}π^{0}π^{0})=(35.22±0.82±2.54)×10^{-4}, respectively. The latter one is consistent with previous BESIII measurements.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ahmed S, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Bakina O, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Berger N, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chai J, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Fegan S, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Heinsius FH, Held T, Heng YK, Holtmann T, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang Y, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ikegami Andersson W, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leithoff H, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PL, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu YY, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Long YF, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Mezzadri G, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Musiol P, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schnier C, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, You ZY, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Measurement of Singly Cabibbo Suppressed Decays Λ_{c}^{+}→pπ^{+}π^{-} and Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}K^{-}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:232002. [PMID: 27982610 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.232002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using 567 pb^{-1} of data collected with the BESIII detector at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s]=4.599 GeV, near the Λ_{c}^{+}Λ[over ¯]_{c}^{-} threshold, we study the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays Λ_{c}^{+}→pπ^{+}π^{-} and Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}K^{-}. By normalizing with respect to the Cabibbo-favored decay Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+}, we obtain ratios of branching fractions: [B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pπ^{+}π^{-})/B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+})]=(6.70±0.48±0.25)%, [B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pϕ)/B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+})]=(1.81±0.33±0.13)%, and [B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}K_{non-ϕ}^{-})/B(Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{-}π^{+})]=(9.36±2.22±0.71)×10^{-3}, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The absolute branching fractions are also presented. Among these measurements, the decay Λ_{c}^{+}→pπ^{+}π^{-} is observed for the first time, and the precision of the branching fraction for Λ_{c}^{+}→pK^{+}K_{non-ϕ}^{-} and Λ_{c}^{+}→pϕ is significantly improved.
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Wang ST, Zhong DR, Sun XH. [The 453rd case: diarrhea, weight loss and diabetes mellitus]. ZHONGHUA NEI KE ZA ZHI 2016; 55:979-982. [PMID: 27916060 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Chronic diarrhea is a common complaint in gastroentology department, which is classified into a variety of types. While as eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare cause. A 50-year-old male patient was admitted with a 2-year history of diarrhea worsened for 10 months. Fasting could alleviate the diarrhea. Laboratory findings demonstrated anemia, low vitamins and minerals, fat malabsorption and abnormal D-xylose absorption test, delayed gastric emptying. According to the endoscopic biopsy of gastrointestinal mucosa, the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis was made. Diabetic neuropathy may aggravate the symptom. The diarrhea resolved after the administration of steroids.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ahmed S, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Berger N, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Fedorov O, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Heinsius FH, Held T, Heng YK, Holtmann T, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang YP, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang Y, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leithoff H, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu YY, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Mezzadri G, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Musiol P, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schnier C, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of an Anomalous Line Shape of the η^{'}π^{+}π^{-} Mass Spectrum near the pp[over ¯] Mass Threshold in J/ψ→γη^{'}π^{+}π^{-}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:042002. [PMID: 27494467 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.042002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using 1.09×10^{9} J/ψ events collected by the BESIII experiment in 2012, we study the J/ψ→γη^{'}π^{+}π^{-} process and observe a significant abrupt change in the slope of the η^{'}π^{+}π^{-} invariant mass distribution at the proton-antiproton (pp[over ¯]) mass threshold. We use two models to characterize the η^{'}π^{+}π^{-} line shape around 1.85 GeV/c^{2}: one that explicitly incorporates the opening of a decay threshold in the mass spectrum (Flatté formula), and another that is the coherent sum of two resonant amplitudes. Both fits show almost equally good agreement with data, and suggest the existence of either a broad state around 1.85 GeV/c^{2} with strong couplings to the pp[over ¯] final states or a narrow state just below the pp[over ¯] mass threshold. Although we cannot distinguish between the fits, either one supports the existence of a pp[over ¯] moleculelike state or bound state with greater than 7σ significance.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Farinelli R, Fava L, Fedorov O, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong L, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang Y, Huang ZL, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kupsc A, Kühn W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QY, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li YB, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu B, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Ma YM, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi HR, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang SQ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of h_{c} Radiative Decay h_{c}→γη^{'} and Evidence for h_{c}→γη. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:251802. [PMID: 27391715 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.251802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A search for radiative decays of the P-wave spin singlet charmonium resonance h_{c} is performed based on 4.48×10^{8} ψ^{'} events collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring. Events of the reaction channels h_{c}→γη^{'} and γη are observed with a statistical significance of 8.4σ and 4.0σ, respectively, for the first time. The branching fractions of h_{c}→γη^{'} and h_{c}→γη are measured to be B(h_{c}→γη^{'})=(1.52±0.27±0.29)×10^{-3} and B(h_{c}→γη)=(4.7±1.5±1.4)×10^{-4}, respectively, where the first errors are statistical and the second are systematic uncertainties.
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Liu CQ, Xie MR, Guo MF, Sun XH, Wu HR, Sun XX, Xu MQ. [Short-term outcomes of minimally invasive Sweet esophagectomy for Siewert type Ⅱ esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma]. ZHONGHUA WAI KE ZA ZHI [CHINESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY] 2016; 54:461-465. [PMID: 27938582 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To describe the technique for minimally invasive Sweet esophagectomy and to evaluate the feasibility, safety and the short-term clinical outcomes of this approach in the treatment of Siewert type Ⅱ esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma. Methods: The clinical data of 122 patients with Siewert type Ⅱ esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma who received Sweet esophagectomy between October 2013 and June 2015 in Department of Thoracic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Anhui Medical University was analyzed retrospectively. The study group consisted of 87 men and 35 women, and the ages ranged from 48 to 78 years (median: 67 years). Of those 122 patients, 47 underwent minimally invasive approach and 75 underwent open left transthoracic sweet esophagectomy. This study included 16 stage Ⅰa patients, 35 stage Ⅰb patients, 32 stage Ⅱa patients, 28 stage Ⅱb patients, and 11 stage Ⅲa patients. The clinicopathologic factors, operational factors and postoperative complications of the two groups were compared by t test and χ2 test. Results: The two groups were similar in terms of gender, age, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, preoperative staging and incidence of comorbidities (P>0.05). The minimally invasive approach was associated with significant increase in the number of total lymph nodes dissected or the stations of the total lymph nodes dissected (18.1±2.7 vs. 15.0±2.5, t= 6.612, P=0.001; 8.9±1.1 vs. 6.7±1.2, t=9.960, P=0.003), significant decrease in surgical blood loss ((88±32) ml vs. (120±34) ml, t=5.052, P=0.001), chest tube duration ((8±4) d vs. (10±4) d, t=3.110, P=0.002) and postoperative stay ((9±5) d vs. (12±4) d, t=3.167, P=0.002) relative to the open approach. The postoperative in-hospital mortality and total morbidity did not differ between the two groups (P>0.05). The minimally invasive approach was associated with significantly fewer respiratory complications than the open approach (8.5% vs. 22.7%, χ2=4.063, P=0.044). Conclusion: Minimally invasive technique for Siewert type Ⅱ esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma can be safely and effectively performed for intrathoracic anastomosis with favorable early outcomes.
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Liu YJ, Zhang JY, Li AM, Liu ZW, Zhang YY, Sun XH. Detection of Piwi-interacting RNAs based on sequence features. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2016; 15:gmr8638. [PMID: 27323033 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15028638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs. Distinguishing piRNAs from other non-coding RNAs is important because of their important role in the physiological regulation of spermatogenesis, genome protection from transposons, and regulation of mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs. Few computational studies have addressed piRNAs detection, and both effectiveness and efficiency of piRNA detection tools require improvement. In this study, a piRNA detection method based on sequence features and a support vector machine was developed. Four types of features are proposed: weighted k-mer, weighted k-mer with wildcards, position-specific base, and piRNA length. The piRNA sequences from human, mouse, rat, and drosophila were respectively used in this experiment. Compared to existing algorithms, the proposed method provides a better balance between precision and sensitivity (both are approximately 90%), and although these values were slightly slower than those obtained using the piRNA annotation approach, the proposed method was four-fold faster than piRPred and 229-fold faster than piRNA predictor.
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Sun Y, Sun XH, Fan WJ, Jiang XM, Li AW. Icariin induces S-phase arrest and apoptosis in medulloblastoma cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:123-129. [PMID: 27188746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Medulloblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children. Despite a relatively high long-term survival rate, complications still represent great burden for the majority of patients receiving traditional therapy. Therefore, the development of new effective treatments and drugs is urgently needed. A cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assay were used to evaluate medulloblastoma cell proliferation and colony formation, respectively. Cell cycles and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry. A western blot was performed to determine the levels of protein expression. Axenograft model of medulloblastoma was established to evaluate the in vivo anticancer effects of icariin. The CCK-8 assay showed that icariin decreased cell viability in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The colony formation assay indicated that icariin potently inhibited the colony formation ability of Daoy and D341 cells. Icariin-induced proliferation inhibition may be due to S-phase arrest in medulloblastoma cells. In addition, icariin induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, as shown by the results of annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) double staining and Hoechst 33342 staining. Icariin progressively inhibited tumor growth and induced apoptosis in a mouse model. Moreover, cell cycle regulators Cyclin A, CDK2, and Cyclin B1, and apoptosis-related proteins caspase-3, caspase-9, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and Bcl-2 were modulated in response to treatment with icariin in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that icariin may exert anticancer effects. Thus, it is a promising drug for medulloblastoma treatment.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen S, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Dou ZL, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Harris FA, He KL, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang XZ, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang JJ, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales Morales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang BL, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang Y, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YY, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang YN, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of the Singly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay D^{+}→ωπ^{+} and Evidence for D^{0}→ωπ^{0}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:082001. [PMID: 26967411 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.082001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Based on 2.93 fb^{-1} e^{+}e^{-} collision data taken at center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV by the BESIII detector, we report searches for the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays D^{+}→ωπ^{+} and D^{0}→ωπ^{0}. A double tag technique is used to measure the absolute branching fractions B(D^{+}→ωπ^{+})=(2.79±0.57±0.16)×10^{-4} and B(D^{0}→ωπ^{0})=(1.17±0.34±0.07)×10^{-4}, with statistical significances of 5.5σ and 4.1σ, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.
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Zhang X, Zheng C, Zhou ZH, Li M, Gao YT, Jin SG, Sun XH, Gao YQ. Relationship between HLA-DP gene polymorphisms and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2015; 14:15553-63. [PMID: 26634522 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.1.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The association between the HLA-DP single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs3077 and rs9277535 and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been reported, but results have been inconclusive and controversial. Therefore, to investigate the relationship between these HLA-DP SNPs and HCC susceptibility, a meta-analysis of studies published before January 2014 was carried out using the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for HLA-DP alleles, and for co-dominant, dominant, and recessive genotype models of each SNP, based on fixed- or random-effects models. A total of nine studies from six published articles were included. The association study between rs3077 and HCC susceptibility was performed in four independent comparisons that contained 1871 cases with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC and 3207 carriers with persistent HBV. Association between rs9277535 and HCC susceptibility was examined in five separate comparisons that contained 2017 cases and 3930 carriers. Our analysis indicated a significant association of rs3077 and rs9277535 with HCC susceptibility, suggesting that rs3077 might act beneficially against HCC susceptibility (A vs G: OR = 0.884, 95%CI = 0.803-0.973, P = 0.012; GA vs GG: OR = 0.842, 95%CI = 0.733-0.967, P = 0.015; AA+GA vs GG: OR = 0.848, 95%CI = 0.744-0.968, P = 0.014), and that rs9277535 might promote HCC susceptibility (AA vs GA: OR = 1.202, 95%CI = 1.011-1.428, P = 0.037). This study suggested that HLA-DP rs3077 and rs9277535 polymorphisms are associated with HCC susceptibility in the Asian population.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Ai XC, Albayrak O, Albrecht M, Ambrose DJ, Amoroso A, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Ferroli RB, Ban Y, Bennett DW, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bettoni D, Bian JM, Bianchi F, Boger E, Boyko I, Briere RA, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SC, Chen SJ, Chen X, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu XK, Cibinetto G, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dbeyssi A, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, De Mori F, Ding Y, Dong C, Dong J, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Duan PF, Fan JZ, Fang J, Fang SS, Fang X, Fang Y, Fava L, Feldbauer F, Felici G, Feng CQ, Fioravanti E, Fritsch M, Fu CD, Gao Q, Gao XL, Gao XY, Gao Y, Gao Z, Garzia I, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo RP, Guo Y, Guo YP, Haddadi Z, Hafner A, Han S, Hao XQ, Harris FA, He KL, He XQ, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu Y, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LW, Jiang XS, Jiang XY, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Johansson T, Julin A, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kang XL, Kang XS, Kavatsyuk M, Ke BC, Kiese P, Kliemt R, Kloss B, Kolcu OB, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kühn W, Kupsc A, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leng C, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li FY, Li G, Li HB, Li HJ, Li JC, Li J, Li K, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li T, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XM, Li XN, Li XQ, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang JJ, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CX, Liu D, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu J, Liu JB, Liu JP, Liu JY, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu Y, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lyu XR, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma LL, Ma MM, Ma QM, Ma T, Ma XN, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Marcello S, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Mo YJ, Morales CM, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nerling F, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Nisar S, Niu SL, Niu XY, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Pan Y, Patteri P, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Pettersson J, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prasad V, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin N, Qin XS, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Ripka M, Rong G, Rosner C, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Savrié M, Schoenning K, Schumann S, Shan W, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen PX, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shi M, Song WM, Song XY, Sosio S, Spataro S, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XH, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Tiemens M, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang SG, Wang W, Wang WP, Wang XF, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZH, Wang ZY, Wang ZY, Weber T, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wolke M, Wu LH, Wu LJ, Wu Z, Xia L, Xia LG, Xia Y, Xiao D, Xiao H, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu JJ, Xu L, Xu QJ, Xu XP, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan WC, Yan YH, Yang HJ, Yang HX, Yang L, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yin JH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu JS, Yuan CZ, Yuan WL, Yuan Y, Yuncu A, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zeng Y, Zeng Z, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang J, Zhang JJ, Zhang JL, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YN, Zhang YH, Zhang YT, Zhang Y, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao JW, Zhao JY, Zhao JZ, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao QW, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng WJ, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhou XY, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu S, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zotti L, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of a Neutral Structure near the DD[over ¯]^{*} Mass Threshold in e^{+}e^{-}→(DD[over ¯]^{*})^{0}π^{0} at sqrt[s]=4.226 and 4.257 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:222002. [PMID: 26650295 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.222002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A neutral structure in the DD[over ¯]^{*} system around the DD[over ¯]^{*} mass threshold is observed with a statistical significance greater than 10σ in the processes e^{+}e^{-}→D^{+}D^{*-}π^{0}+c.c. and e^{+}e^{-}→D^{0}D[over ¯]^{*0}π^{0}+c.c. at sqrt[s]=4.226 and 4.257 GeV in the BESIII experiment. The structure is denoted as Z_{c}(3885)^{0}. Assuming the presence of a resonance, its pole mass and width are determined to be [3885.7_{-5.7}^{+4.3}(stat)±8.4(syst)] MeV/c^{2} and [35_{-12}^{+11}(stat)±15(syst)] MeV, respectively. The Born cross sections are measured to be σ[e^{+}e^{-}→Z_{c}(3885)^{0}π^{0},Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→DD[over ¯]^{*}]=[77±13(stat)±17(syst)] pb at 4.226 GeV and [47±9(stat)±10(syst)] pb at 4.257 GeV. The ratio of decay rates B[Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→D^{+}D^{*-}+c.c.]/B[Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→D^{0}D[over ¯]^{*0}+c.c.] is determined to be 0.96±0.18(stat)±0.12(syst), consistent with no isospin violation in the process, Z_{c}(3885)^{0}→DD[over ¯]^{*}.
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Xie MR, Xu SB, Sun XH, Ke L, Mei XY, Liu CQ, Ma DC. Role of surgery in the management and prognosis of limited-stage small cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Dis Esophagus 2015; 28:476-82. [PMID: 24787553 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) is a rare, highly aggressive tumor characterized by early dissemination and a poor prognosis. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have been used alone or in combination for the treatment of this rare disease. The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the role of surgery in the management of limited-stage SCCE at a high-volume center. We retrospectively evaluated 73 patients with limited-stage SCCE who received an esophagectomy at our center from January 1994 to December 2011. The clinical characteristics, median survival times (MSTs), overall survival (OS), and relevant prognostic factors were analyzed. The overall MST was 23.0 months, and the 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates were 61.6%, 47.9%, 22.7%, and 10.6%, respectively. The MST for patients without lymph node involvement (33.0 months) was greater than the MST for patients with lymph node involvement (17.0 months) (P = 0.014). Similarly, patients who underwent radical resection had a greater MST (25.0 months) than patients who underwent palliative resection (7.0 months) (P = 0.004). Patients who received chemotherapy had a greater MST (27.0 months) than patients who did not receive chemotherapy (13.0 months) (P = 0.021). Survival analysis confirmed that a radical operation, chemotherapy, and lymph node involvement were independent prognostic factors. This study suggests that radical resection combined with chemotherapy should be recommended for patients with limited-stage SCCE, especially patients with negative regional lymph nodes. A lack of lymph node metastasis was a good prognostic factor because patients without lymph node involvement had greater OS.
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Yu G, Xie LQ, Li JT, Sun XH, Zhang H, Du Q, Li QY, Zhang SH, Pan HY. Isolation, partial characterization, and cloning of an extracellular chitinase from the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2015; 14:2275-89. [PMID: 25867374 DOI: 10.4238/2015.march.27.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii is a well-known biocontrol agent of fungal phytopathogens, as well as insect pests. A 42-kDa chitinase belonging to family 18 of the glycosyl hydrolases was isolated and partially characterized. Chitinase was purified using successive column chromatography on phenyl-sepharose, DEAE-sepharose, and CM-sepharose. The enzyme showed the highest activity at 40°C and pH 4.6. Enzyme activity was strongly activated in the presence of Mg(2+). The purified enzyme showed inhibitory activity of spore germination against several plant pathogens, particularly Fusarium moniliforme. The genomic DNA and cDNA sequences were resolved by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing. Protein modeling and comparative investigation of different chitinase amino acids showed that chitinases are conserved in parasitic fungi.
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Geng XL, Sun XH, Zhang J, Yang LB, Liang QD. Observation of the clinical effects of iontophoresis of a chinese drug in the treatment of degenerative osteoarthropathy. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2015; 29:135-141. [PMID: 25864750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Degenerative osteoarthropathy, a kind of arthrosis induced by various factors, mainly affects articular cartilage and causes syndesmophyte formation. Its morbidity increases year by year, tending to occur more among young people than previously. This paper mainly discusses the clinical effects of iontophoresis of the Chinese drug in treating degenerative osteoarthropathy. A total of 296 cases of degenerative osteoarthropathy were randomly divided into two groups (of both genders): the iontophoresis group: the joint was treated with iontophoresis of the Chinese drug and a medium frequency electrotherapy instrument; the frequency electrotherapy group: the joint was treated only by medium frequency electrotherapy. The two groups were both treated for 30 min once a day, for a total of 4 weeks. The results of the study showed that, the total effective rate in the medium frequency electrotherapy group was 74.3%, the iontophoresis group was 93.2%, indicating the curative effect of iontophoresis of the Chinese medicine. The above finding indicates that, iontophoresis has a good clinical effect in the treatment of osteoarthropathy and deserves to be promoted and applied.
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Li JT, Yu G, Sun XH, Jia CG, Du Q, Li QY, Pan HY. Modification of vectors for functional genomic analysis in plants. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2014; 13:7815-25. [PMID: 25299096 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.26.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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UNLABELLED Simple, efficient, and economical recombinant plant binary expression vectors for deciphering large-scale functional genomic research in plants and promoting crop improvement by genetically engineering and biotechnology is in great demand. In this research, using the pCHF3, pCAMBIA1301, pCAMBIA3300, pCAMBIA3301 vectors, we successfully constructed general plant binary expression vectors carrying CaMV35S and Arabidopsis rd29A promoters mediating multiple cloning sites ( MCS SacI, KpnI, SmaI, BamHI, XbaI, SalI, and PstI). Meanwhile, a series of applicative binary expression vectors that can be utilized for subcellular localization were constructed by fusion of the MCS and eGFP. Subsequently, the recombinant vectors were successfully transferred into Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana for further investigation of functional elements in these plant binary expression vectors. Our results demonstrated that this system was a convenient and versatile vector system for phenotypic, functional, subcellular localization, and promoter activity analysis, and it provided a relatively high-efficiency and reliable platform for researchers in vector construction and may facilitate large-scale functional genomics analysis in plants.
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Wang YY, Wang Q, Sun XH, Liu RZ, Shu Y, Kanekura T, Huang JH, Li YP, Wang JC, Zhao M, Lu QJ, Xiao R. DNA hypermethylation of the forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) promoter in CD4+ T cells of patients with systemic sclerosis. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:39-47. [PMID: 24641670 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease that involves dysregulation of immune homeostasis. The failure of impaired regulatory T cells (Tregs) to maintain immune homeostasis plays a major role in the development of SSc. Transcriptional silencing of the forkhead box protein 3 gene (FOXP3) via hypermethylation of regulatory regions has been identified as a hallmark of committed Tregs and several autoimmune disorders. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether aberrant expression and methylation of FOXP3 occurs in CD4+ T cells of patients with SSc and their roles in the pathogenesis of SSc. METHODS FOXP3 expression in CD4+ T cells was measured by real-time quantitative reverse-itranscriptase polymerase chain reaction and western blot. Bisulfite sequencing was performed to determine the methylation status of the FOXP3 proximal promoter sequence. The percentage of Treg cells was estimated by flow cytometry. RESULTS Decreased FOXP3 expression was observed in CD4+ T cells from patients with SSc. The methylation levels of the FOXP3 regulatory sequences were elevated and inversely correlated with FOXP3 mRNA expression in patients with SSc. The number of Tregs was significantly reduced in patients with SSc. Treatment of SSc CD4+ T cells with a DNA methylation inhibitor, 5-azacytidine, reduced the mean methylation levels, and enhanced FOXP3 expression and Treg generation. The promoter methylation status and expression level of FOXP3 are significantly associated with disease activity. CONCLUSIONS The contribution of the hypermethylation of the FOXP3 promoter to decreased FOXP3 expression and the subsequent quantitative defects of Tregs may mediate the immune dysfunction in SSc.
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Zhang X, Sun XH, Li M, Zhou ZH, Gao YQ. A promoter polymorphism (rs3806798) of interleukin-15 gene is associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Chinese Han population. Int J Immunogenet 2014; 41:298-305. [PMID: 24762213 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the association between the polymorphisms of IL-15 gene and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Chinese Han population. A total of 234 patients with chronic HBV infection and 150 age- and sex-matched healthy controls in the Chinese population were enrolled in this case-control study. Genotyping of ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-15 gene was carried out via Sequenom MassARRAY system. The association analysis demonstrated that SNP rs3806798 (A/T) had a significant difference in the distribution between patients and healthy controls (P = 0.033). Moreover, a significantly increased risk of HBV infection was found to be associated with IL-15 rs3806798 A allele among male patients and HBeAg-negative patients, compared with IL-15 rs3806798 T allele (P = 0.003; P = 0.046, respectively). Furthermore, haplotype analysis revealed that haplotype ATAGG (rs3806798, rs12508866, rs1519551, rs6819823 and rs2857261, respectively) in block 1 was significantly associated with HBV infection (P = 0.022). In conclusion, we found an association between IL-15 rs3806798 and the risk of chronic HBV infection in a sample of Chinese Han population.
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A precision measurement by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays in the energy range from 0.5 to 350 GeV based on 6.8 × 10(6) positron and electron events is presented. The very accurate data show that the positron fraction is steadily increasing from 10 to ∼ 250 GeV, but, from 20 to 250 GeV, the slope decreases by an order of magnitude. The positron fraction spectrum shows no fine structure, and the positron to electron ratio shows no observable anisotropy. Together, these features show the existence of new physical phenomena.
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Sun XH, Guan JQ, Tan JJ, Liu C, Wang CX. 3D-QSAR studies of quinoline ring derivatives as HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2012; 23:683-703. [PMID: 22991976 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2012.717541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In the process of HIV-1 virus replication, integrase plays a quite important role. Integrase inhibitors of quinoline ring derivatives were analysed by the Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA), Comparative Molecular Similarity Induces Analysis (CoMSIA) and Topomer CoMFA methods. Firstly, 77 compounds were selected to form the training and test sets. Secondly, predictive models were constructed with the CoMFA, CoMSIA and Topomer CoMFA methods. The CoMFA model yielded the best model with q (2) of 0.76 and [Formula: see text] of 0.99, the CoMSIA model has q (2 )= 0.70 and [Formula: see text] of 0.99, while the Topomer CoMFA model has q (2) of 0.66 and [Formula: see text] of 0.97. These results provide a helpful contribution to the design of novel highly active HIV-1 integrase inhibitors.
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Lu QB, Wang ZP, Gong R, Sun XH, Gao LJ, Zhao ZT. Investigation of ultrasound screening efficiency for neural tube defects during pregnancy in rural areas of China. Public Health 2011; 125:639-44. [PMID: 21872896 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To understand the uptake and efficacy of ultrasound screening for neural tube defects (NTDs) during pregnancy, and the outcomes when NTDs were detected in rural areas of China. STUDY DESIGN Prevalence study. METHODS Four hundred and twenty-four women who delivered or gestated babies/fetuses with NTDs were selected at random in 20 counties of two provinces of China from March 2008 to January 2009. The uptake of ultrasound screening, NTD detection rate and termination of pregnancy (TOP) rate were calculated and analyzed. Generalized estimating equations were employed to control for potential confounding factors. RESULTS The uptake of ultrasound screening was 98.8%. Among the study subjects, 361 (85.1%) NTDs were detected and 63 (14.9%) were not detected by prenatal ultrasound screening. The total detection rate was 43.3% (15.6%, 49.6% and 52.2% in the first, second and third trimesters, respectively; P < 0.05). Taking the possibility of NTD detection in the first trimester as 1.0, the possibilities in the second and third trimesters were 10.9 [95% confidence interval (CI) 6.5-18.3] and 25.2 (95% CI 13.3-47.6), respectively. The detection rate at the township health centres (THCs), family planning centres (FPCs), maternal and child care service centres (MCSCs) and hospitals was 24.5%, 29.1%, 53.6% and 78.1%, respectively (P < 0.05). Taking the possibility of NTD detection at THCs as 1.0, the possibilities at FPCs, MCSCs and hospitals were 0.9 (95% CI 0.5-1.6), 3.4 (95% CI 1.9-6.1) and 2.1 (95% CI 1.3-3.4), respectively. Three hundred and fifty-five (98.3%) of the 361 NTDs detected at prenatal ultrasound screening ended in TOP. CONCLUSIONS The uptake of ultrasound screening was satisfactory, but the NTD detection rate was low. Ultrasound screening did not play its full role in the secondary prevention of NTDs in the study areas. Medical institutions in rural areas in China need to improve their ultrasound screening skills in order to increase the efficacy of NTD control.
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Castro R, Sun XH, Liu XB, Martinez JR, Zhang GH. Inhibition of Ca2+ influx by surfactant in NR8383 alveolar macrophages. Inflamm Res 2009; 57:489-96. [PMID: 18827971 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-008-6214-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Pulmonary surfactants reduce alveolar surface tension and alter inflammatory cell function. We studied the effects of surfactant preparations on Ca2+ influx regulated by protein kinase C (PKC) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and cytokine secretion in the alveolar macrophage (AM) cell line NR8383. METHODS Fura-2-loaded AMs were stimulated with zymosan (200 microg/ml), 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (DOG, 20 microM) or C6-ceramide (C6C, 10 microM) in the presence of exogenous surfactants (beractant, calfactant or colfosceril) or surfactant phospholipid (dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, DPPC), at 250 microg/ml phospholipid and changes in cytosolic free Ca2+ (Delta[Ca2+]i) and cytokines were measured. RESULTS Zymosan-induced Delta[Ca2+]i (117 +/- 5 nM) at 3 min was reduced (p <0.001) by beractant (50 +/- 6 nM), colfosceril (61 +/- 2 nM), calfactant (46 +/- 5 nM), and DPPC (52 +/- 5 nM). Beractant inhibited the Delta[Ca2+]i by PKC stimulation with DOG and all preparations reduced the MAPK-induced Ca2+ influx by C6C. Beractant and Ca2+ channel blocker SKF 96365 (10 microM) together abolished the zymosan-stimulated Delta[Ca2+]i. Zymosan-stimulated TNF-alpha and IL-1beta secretion was also inhibited by surfactant pretreatment. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that exogenous surfactant inhibits Ca2+ influx and cytokine secretion in zymosan-stimulated AMs. This anti-inflammatory activity may be through an interaction with downstream signaling elements or Ca2+ channels.
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