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Zhang L, Dai D, Shi Z, Jiang J, Wang Y. Abstract OT1-01-04: Phase 1 study of D-0502, an orally bioavailable SERD with optimized pharmacological and PK/PD property for ER-positive breast cancer. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-ot1-01-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Endocrine therapy such as selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) fulvestrant has been used effectively to extend the life of HR+ (ER+ and PR+) and HER2- breast cancer patient, either alone or in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors such as palbociclib or abemaciclib. D-0502 is an orally bioavailable SERD with potent activity in various HR+ and HER2- breast cancer cell lines and xenograft models. Its combination with palbociclib in both MCF-7 xenograft model and ESR-1 mutated (Y537S) patient derived breast cancer xenograft models resulted in further tumor growth inhibition or regression. Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies both in vitro and in vivo demonstrated that D-0502 exhibits favorable PK profiles suitable for clinical development.
Trial Design: D-0502 is currently being evaluated in a phase 1 trial of women with advanced or metastatic HR+, HER2- breast cancer (MBC) (NCT03471663). This is a multicenter, open-label phase I study of D-0502 single agent and D-0502 in combination with standard dose of palbociclib. The primary objective is to characterize the safety and tolerability of D-0502 and D-0502 in combination with palbociclib, to identify an MTD and/or RP2D. The secondary objective is to evaluate the PK properties and the preliminary anti-tumor activities. Patients will receive D-0502 orally every day and treatment will be administered as 28-day cycles. The study has two parts: Dose Escalation (phase 1a) and Dose Expansion and Combination (phase 1b). In phase Ia, patients will be enrolled using a conventional dose-escalation algorithm (3+3 subjects per dose level) with 4 sequential dose cohorts to identify the MTD and RDE (recommended dose for expansion) in phase 1b) which will be at or below MTD. In phase 1b, there will be 2 cohorts, one is D-0502 single agent administered at RDE and the other is D-0502 in combination with standard dose of palbociclib, each with approximately 12 patients.
Key Eligibility Criteria: Eligible patients included women with confirmed HR+, HER2- MBC who have previously received no more than 2 prior chemotherapies for MBC; ECOG 0-1; evaluable (phase 1a) or measurable (phase 1b) disease (RECIST v1.1); premenopausal or postmenopausal status; adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal functions.
Current Status and Contact Information: At the time of abstract submission, the first cohort of 50 mg patients have started the study treatment. For inquiry of the study, please contact ling.zhang@inventisbio.com.
Citation Format: Zhang L, Dai D, Shi Z, Jiang J, Wang Y. Phase 1 study of D-0502, an orally bioavailable SERD with optimized pharmacological and PK/PD property for ER-positive breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT1-01-04.
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- InventisBio Inc., Shanghai, China
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- InventisBio Inc., Shanghai, China
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- InventisBio Inc., Shanghai, China
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- InventisBio Inc., Shanghai, China
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- InventisBio Inc., Shanghai, China
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Milord F, Jolicoeur G, Hacala MA, Jiang J, Leclerc M, Phan E, Lambert L. Clinical presentation of reported lyme disease cases among children from Quebec (Canada) between 2009-2017. Int J Infect Dis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis (OP) is considered to be a well-defined disease which results in high morbidity and mortality. In patients diagnosed with OP, low bone mass and fragile bone strength have been demonstrated to significantly increase risk of fragility fractures. To date, various anabolic and antiresorptive therapies have been applied to maintain healthy bone mass and strength. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) are employed to treat patients suffering from delayed fracture healing and nonunions. Although PEMFs stimulate osteoblastogenesis, suppress osteoclastogenesis, and influence the activity of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and osteocytes, ultimately leading to retention of bone mass and strength. However, whether PEMFs could be taken into clinical use to treat OP is still unknown. Furthermore, the deeper signaling pathways underlying the way in which PEMFs influence OP remain unclear.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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Xu Q, Liu X, Jiang J, He Y, Zhu Q, Gao F, Du F, He W, Cheng J, Kong M, Pu Z, Zhou Q, Gooley R, Wang J. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in atypical valve anatomy using the Lotus valve : A Chinese single-center experience. Herz 2019; 46:63-70. [PMID: 30694372 PMCID: PMC7862532 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-018-4778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the West, the safety and efficacy of the Lotus valve have been demonstrated; however, data in the Chinese population are still lacking. Few studies have compared the clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the Lotus valve in patients with bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valve stenosis. Our aim was to assess TAVR outcomes with the Lotus aortic valve in a Chinese patient cohort. METHODS In total, 23 symptomatic, high-surgical risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis were enrolled. Among them, nine patients (39%) had bicuspid aortic valves, and three patients had a large annulus dimension. The Lotus valve was successfully implanted in all patients. To facilitate accurate positioning, partial re-sheathing was attempted in ten patients (43.5%), while one patient had a full retrieval. One-year clinical follow-up was completed in all patients. RESULTS There were no deaths, strokes, or major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in 22 of the 23 patients at 30 days; the all-cause mortality rate at 1 year was 4.4% (1 of 23 patients). The mean aortic valve gradient decreased from 51.5 ± 8.8 mm Hg at baseline to 13.4 ± 4.9 mm Hg (p < 0.001) and the valve area increased from 0.6 ± 0.2 cm2 to 1.5 ± 0.4 cm2 (p < 0.001) at 30 days. Paravalvular leakage was absent or mild (22%), and no patient had severe paravalvular leakage. Six patients (26.1%) required a postprocedural pacemaker. There was no difference regarding the procedural and the 1‑year outcomes between patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve stenosis. CONCLUSION Our single-center experience demonstrated that the Lotus valve is feasible and effective for Chinese patients with aortic valve stenosis, including atypical cases with bicuspid aortic valves or large aortic annulus size.
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China
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- Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
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Xu X, Sui X, Zhong W, Xu Y, Wang Z, Jiang J, Ge Y, Song L, Du Q, Wang X, Song W, Jin Z. Clinical utility of quantitative dual-energy CT iodine maps and CT morphological features in distinguishing small-cell from non-small-cell lung cancer. Clin Radiol 2019; 74:268-277. [PMID: 30691731 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the clinical usefulness of quantitative dual-energy (DE) computed tomography (CT) iodine enhancement metrics combined with morphological CT features in distinguishing small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and six untreated lung cancer patients who underwent DECT before biopsy or surgery were prospectively enrolled. Twenty-seven routine CT descriptors, including tumour location, size, shape, margin, enhancement heterogeneity, and internal and surrounding structures, and associated findings were assessed and DECT parameters were measured in all patients. Multiple logistic regression analyses were applied to identify independent predictors of SCLC. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was compared between CT features combined with DECT metrics and CT features alone for distinguishing SCLC from NSCLC. RESULTS Histology revealed NSCLC in 80 and SCLC in 26 patients. In univariate analysis, 12 morphological CT features and two DECT metrics differed significantly between NSCLC and SCLC. When DECT parameters were combined with CT features for multivariate analysis, the independent predictors of SCLC were large tumour size, central location, confluent mediastinal lymphadenopathy, homogeneous enhancement, absence of coarse spiculation, and lower iodine density and iodine ratio (all p<0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was improved from 0.908 to 0.981 after adding DECT metrics compared with CT features alone (p=0.007). CONCLUSION The combination of DECT measures and CT morphological features can be used to distinguish SCLC from NSCLC, with higher diagnostic performance compared with CT morphological features alone.
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Siemens China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Chu Q, Jiang J, Huang S, Zhang P, Chen Y, Zhang T. P076 A Lung Adenocarcinoma with Concomitant EGFR And De Novo MET Amplification Response Well to Combination of TKI And Bevacizumab. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.10.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Liang XZ, Dodge MF, Jiang J, Dong HB. Using transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope to quantify geometrically necessary dislocation density at the nanoscale. Ultramicroscopy 2018; 197:39-45. [PMID: 30496887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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It is challenging to quantify the geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density at the nanoscale using conventional electron backscatter diffraction due to its limited spatial resolution. To overcome this problem, in this study, the transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD) technique is used to measure lattice orientation and to calculate the corresponding nanoscale GND density. Using the TKD method, a variation of GND density from 6 × 1014 to 1016 m-2 has been measured in a welded super duplex stainless steel sample. The distribution of dislocation density is shown to be in good agreement with transmission electron microscope (TEM) result. Compared with dislocation measurements obtained by TEM, the TKD-GND method is revealed to be a relatively accurate, fast and accessible method.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; Department of Engineering, Engineering Building, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, UK.
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- TWI Ltd., Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL, UK.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
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Du F, Liu X, Zhu Q, He Y, Jiang J, Napawan T, Jaiswal S, Chen Z, Wang J. Sex-specific aortic root anatomy in patients with bicuspid aortic valve undergoing TAVR in a Chinese cohort. Herz 2018; 45:375-381. [PMID: 30483815 PMCID: PMC7286940 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-018-4740-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the sex-specific aortic root anatomy in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Patients and methods This retrospective study includes 73 consecutive patients with BAV who underwent CT evaluation before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) between July 2013 and April 2017 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University. Result The size of the annulus, diameter and height of the sinotubular junction (STJ), height of the coronary artery ostia, and dimension of the aorta were measured. Women had significantly smaller annulus parameters (mean diameter: 23.4 ± 1.8 vs. 26.1 ± 2.1 mm; area: 425.3 ± 59.4 vs. 527.4 ± 84.6 mm2; perimeter: 74.3 ± 5.2 vs. 83.2 ± 6.4 mm), and STJ diameter (29.7 ± 3.1 vs. 32.6 ± 4.5 mm) than men (p < 0.01 for all), even after adjustment for their smaller body surface area (BSA). Dimension of aorta and height of right coronary artery were also significantly smaller in women, although not when indexing for the BSA. The left ventricular ejection fraction of women is significantly higher than that of men before discharge (60.2 ± 9.7% vs. 53.7 ± 13.6%, p = 0.01). There were no differences between women and men in the all-cause 30-day and 1‑year mortality. Conclusion Women with BAV had smaller annulus and STJ diameter after indexing for BSA, reflecting a sex-specific difference. There were no differences in 30-day and 1‑year mortality between the two groups. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00059-018-4740-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Jiang J, Bushara O, Ponczek J, Warren C, Blumenstock J, Smith B, Gupta R. UPDATED PEDIATRIC PEANUT ALLERGY PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Samady W, Das R, Ross J, Warren C, Jiang J, Smith B, Gupta R. EGG ALLERGY IN US CHILDREN. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.09.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Smith-Ray R, Suwalski M, Jiang J, Havern L, Taitel M. LEVERAGING THE EXPERTISE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PHARMACISTS IN PREVENTING OLDER ADULT FALLS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Walgreens Center for Health and Wellbeing Research
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- Walgreens Center for Health and Wellbeing Research
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- Walgreens Center for Health and Wellbeing Research
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Zhou XW, Jiang J, Ren W, Fei YY, Peng L, Jiang JL, Lan L, Ye SD. [Related factors of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:2403-2406. [PMID: 30138984 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.30.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the related factors of diabetic nephropathy in inpatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Methods: A total of 300 patients with T1DM who were treated in the Department of Endocrinology of Anhui Provincial Hospital between 2014 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. All the patients were divided into two groups according to their urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio: non-diabetic nephropathy group (n=193) and diabetic nephropathy group (n=107). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was adopted to analyze the factors related to diabetic nephropathy in T1DM, including the age, diabetic duration, body mass index (BMI) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of the two groups. Results: Age, diabetes duration, HbA1c, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol, triglyceride and uric acid (UA) of diabetic nephropathy group were higher than those of non-diabetic nephropathy group (all P<0.05). The total bilirubin, hemoglobin (Hb) and albumin in non-diabetic nephropathy group were higher than those in diabetic nephropathy group (P<0.05). The proportion of women in diabetic nephropathy group was higher than non-diabetic nephropathy group (62.6% vs 42.0%, P=0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that diabetes duration (OR=2.142, 95% CI: 1.011-4.539), HbA1c (OR=1.262, 95% CI: 1.090-1.462), DBP (OR=1.048, 95% CI: 1.001-1.096), UA (OR=1.005, 95% CI: 1.001-1.009) and Hb (OR=0.952, 95% CI: 0.929-0.975) were independent related factors for diabetic nephropathy. Conclusions: Positive controlling of blood pressure, blood glucose, hyperuricemia and correcting anemia may reduce the incidence of diabetic nephropathy in T1DM patients.
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Heifei 230001, China
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Luo L, Jiang J, Huang SL, He J, Li JM. [Analysis on characteristics of hearing loss in occupational noise-exposed workers in automotive manufacturing industry]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 36:445-448. [PMID: 30248743 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the characteristics of hearing loss in occupational noise-exposed workers in automotive manufacturing industry. Methods: According to Technical Specifications for Occupational Health Surveillance (GBZ188-2014) , 530 noise-exposed workers were examined for health and pure tone audiometry during January to June, 2017, and the data were collected for analysis. Poisson regression analysis was used to analysis the relationship between work age and hearing loss. Results: After correction of age and gender, pure-tone threshold of 500, 1 000, 2 000, 3 000, 4 000, 6 000 of the noise-exposed workers in the <3 year-exposure group were 20.15±3.60, 18.80±3.43, 18.54±3.38, 19.10±4.03, 20.32±6.79, 23.48±8.92 dB (A) ; the values in the 3-10 year-exposure group were 20.96±5.38, 19.25±4.76, 19.22±5.29, 20.17±7.50, 21.36±8.88, 25.39±11.60 dB (A) ; the values in the >10 year-exposure group were 20.18±3.67, 18.34±3.60, 18.36±4.25, 18.49±4.41, 20.32±9.24, 22.50±9.57 dB (A) . Poisson regression analysis showed that the relative risk (RR) of hearing loss of the noise-exposed workers compared with the noise-free workers was 4.38 (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The noise-exposed workers in automotive manufacturing industry revealed hearing loss, which was associated with their actual working age of noise exposure.
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- Changsha Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410000, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332‐0100
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Liu Y, Hu X, Zhou S, Li J, Liu P, Wang Y, Hao X, Shi Y, Jiang J. P1.12-03 A Prospective Study of Apatinib in Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Failed from Two or More Lines of Chemotherapy. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chu Q, Jiang J, Huang S, Zhang P, Chen Y. P3.13-12 A Lung Adenocarcinoma with Concomitant EGFR and de novo MET Amplification Response Well to Combination of TKI and Bevacizumab. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xiong Y, Jiang J, Zhang H, Fu Q, Deng R, Li J, Liu L, Yuan X, He X, Wang C. Higher Renal Allograft Function in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation Rather Than in Living-Related Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2412-2415. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kok T, Jiang J, Kelm J, van Herwijnen M, Kleinjans J. Inflammatory conditions affect the acetaminophen-induced liver injury in a novel 3D model of human multicellular microtissues. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hodi F, Chiarion-Sileni V, Gonzalez R, Grob J, Rutkowski P, Cowey C, Lao C, Schadendorf D, Wagstaff J, Dummer R, Ferrucci P, Smylie M, Hill A, Hogg D, Marquez-Rodas I, Jiang J, Rizzo J, Larkin J, Wolchok J. Overall survival at 4 years of follow-up in a phase III trial of nivolumab plus ipilimumab combination therapy in advanced melanoma (CheckMate 067). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jin J, Tang Y, Liu S, Zhu Y, Wang W, Li G, Wang X, Wang J, Yang J, Li S, Li N, Liu W, Li Y, Chi Y, Zhou A, Huang J, Wang X, Jiang L, Jiang J, Zou S. Short-term radiotherapy plus chemotherapy versus long-term chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (STELLAR): A planned interim analysis. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy281.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Zhang A, Gu W, Lu H, Zeng L, Zhang L, Du D, Hao J, Wen D, Wang X, Jiang J. Genetic contribution of suppressor of cytokine signalling polymorphisms to the susceptibility to infection after traumatic injury. Clin Exp Immunol 2018; 194:93-102. [PMID: 29920655 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS) proteins are crucial negative regulators in many signalling pathways and are implicated in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to uncover possible associations of common polymorphisms within SOCS genes with infectious outcomes after traumatic injury. A total of 1087 trauma patients (Chongqing cohort 806 and Yunnan cohort 281) were recruited and followed-up for the development of infectious outcomes, such as sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Twelve selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were screened by pyrosequencing to determine their genotypes and associations with infectious complications. Among the 12 selected SNPs, only the cytokine-inducible Src homology (SH2) domain protein (CISH) promoter rs414171 polymorphism was found consistently to be associated statistically with the incidence of sepsis and MOD score in the two cohorts, despite analysing the SNPs independently or in combination. Further, patients with a T allele had significantly lower CISH expression and lower production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, but higher production of interleukin (IL)-10. Luciferase assay confirmed that the A→T variant in the rs414171 polymorphism inhibited the transcriptional activities of the CISH gene significantly. The CISH rs414171 polymorphism is associated significantly with susceptibility to sepsis and MODS in traumatic patients, which might prove to be a novel biomarker for indicating risk of infectious outcomes in critically injured patients.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Chongqing University, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Emergency Department, Kunming General Hospital, Chengdu Military of PLA, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yang H, Jiang J, Zhao T, Zhang H, Xu X, Li J. First Report of Stemphylium lycopersici Causing Gray Leaf Spot on Potato in China. Plant Dis 2018; 102:PDIS03180539PDN. [PMID: 30192180 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-18-0539-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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Zhou B, Wang P, Xu WJ, Li YM, Tong DL, Jiang J, Sun ZY. Correlations of glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and inflammatory factors with symptom score of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:5077-5081. [PMID: 30178825 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201808_15700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and inflammatory factors on International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS) of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), to explore their correlations and evaluate the clinical significance. PATIENTS AND METHODS 90 patients with BPH were selected and divided into normal blood glucose group and abnormal blood glucose group. The changes of indexes related to prostate function, prostate volume (PV), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and IPSS in two groups were evaluated. The fasting blood glucose (FBS), fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index and inflammatory factors interleukin-8 (IL-8) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) levels in expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) were compared. The correlations of glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and inflammatory factors with IPSS were analyzed by Logistic regression. The changes of these indexes after treatment of BPH were observed. RESULTS The FBS, FINS, HOMA-IR, and inflammatory factors IL-8 and COX-2 levels were significantly different between high IPSS group and low IPSS group of patients with BPH. Moreover, the PV and PSA were higher in high IPSS group than those in low IPSS group. The FBS, FINS and inflammatory factors IL-8 and COX-2 levels were positively correlated with IPSS (p<0.05). All the indexes above of BPH patients were decreased after treatment. CONCLUSIONS The FBS, FINS, and inflammatory factors IL-8 and COX-2 levels are closely correlated with IPSS, which can reflect the severity and prognosis of BPH. It can effectively postpone the progression of BPH by lowering blood glucose, improving insulin resistance, and controlling the expressions of inflammatory factors in serum through a healthy lifestyle and clinical comprehensive treatment.
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- Department of Urology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
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He PX, Wu L, Jiang J. [Etiology, prevention and treatment of sudden cardiac death in youth]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2018; 46:665-667. [PMID: 30139023 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cui C, Jiang J, Chen W, Cui LG, Wang JR. [Xanthogranulonatous pyelonephritis: report of 5 cases]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018; 50:743-746. [PMID: 30122783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an unusual form of chronic pyelonephritis in which the renal parenchyma is destroyed and replaced by lipid-laden foamy macrophages. It usually affects middle-aged women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection, diabetes, or kidney stones. The inflammatory process is usually diffuse and can extend beyond the kidney. The rare focal forms may simulate primary renal tumours. The preoperative imaging diagnosis may be difficult. We reported five cases of XGP, The findings of ours were recorded including kidney size, shape, contour, the echogenecity of the renal parenchyma, the internal echoes of the dilate collecting system, the presence of perinephric fluid accumulation and obstruction. One of the 5 cases was a male patient, and the other four were female, with a mean age of 53 years. He affected kidneys of the 5 cases swelled in different degrees, and one of them was found with line-like anechoic fluid. Among the 5 cases, one kidney appeared as diffusely reducing of the parenchyma echogenicity, multiple hypoechoic areas, disappearance of corticomedullary differentiation and multiple hyperecho with shadow. A round cystic anechoic lesion was found in one kidney, with internal punctate echo and peripheral fluid. Ultrasonographic finding of 1 case was extremely hypoechoic lesion on the left kidney, protruding from the outline of the kidney, with the partial renal capsule discontinuous, the less clear boundary, and a little blood flow in it. Ultrasonographic demonstration of 2 cases was mild dilatation of the collecting system with irregular wall thickening and internal hypoechogenicity, and 1 case was solid lesion with less clear boundary to the pelvic wall and a small amount of blood flow signal, the another 1 case was showed floccule without internal blood flow. Three cases were caused by chronic obstruction verified by operation, of which one was staghorn calculi, one was poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in the middle part of the ureter, and one was inflammatory stricture of upper ureteral. Through analysis of the above five cases and review of related literature, we explored diagnoses and management of the patients with XGP. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic variant of pyelonephritis characterized by destruction of the renal parenchyma. Combining ultrasonographic features of XGP with clinical recurrent urinary infection and chronic obstruction, XGP can be included in the differentiation. The diagnosis of XGP suspected by ultrasound can be clarified by CT, MRI, contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
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- Department of diagnostic Ultrasound,d HospPeking University Thirital 100191, China
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- Department of diagnostic Ultrasound,d HospPeking University Thirital 100191, China
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- Department of diagnostic Ultrasound,d HospPeking University Thirital 100191, China
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- Department of diagnostic Ultrasound,d HospPeking University Thirital 100191, China
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- Department of diagnostic Ultrasound,d HospPeking University Thirital 100191, China
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Jiang J, Luo L, Xu P, Wang P. How does social development influence life expectancy? A geographically weighted regression analysis in China. Public Health 2018; 163:95-104. [PMID: 30121438 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine how social development influenced life expectancy from a spatio-temporal perspective. STUDY DESIGN Data were taken from the China Statistical Yearbooks for 2001 and 2011, which presented results from 2000 to 2010, respectively. METHODS A geographically weighted regression method was performed. A total of 31 provinces were treated as units of our analysis, and four social development dimensions were extracted by exploratory factor analysis. RESULTS Generally speaking, healthcare and education development could significantly improve life expectancy. Between 2000 and 2010, the positive effects of social harmony and eco-environment development were gradually increasing. Spatially speaking, the enhancing effect of healthcare development on life expectancy generally declined from south to north China; the improving effect of education development generally declined from southwest China to northeast and northwest China. The geographical distributions of the effects of eco-environment and social harmony development on life expectancy were different between 2000 and 2010; the former declined from the eastern coast to west China in 2000 and declined from northwest to south China in 2010, while the latter first declined from north to southwest China in 2000 and then declined from southwest to northeast China in 2010. CONCLUSIONS Because the effects of various social development dimensions on life expectancy vary with time and space, it is necessary to improve certain aspects of social development in specific areas and social stages to efficiently improve life expectancy and population health.
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Sociology, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Weller JI, Bickhart DM, Wiggans GR, Tooker ME, O'Connell JR, Jiang J, Ron M, VanRaden PM. Determination of quantitative trait nucleotides by concordance analysis between quantitative trait loci and marker genotypes of US Holsteins. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:9089-9107. [PMID: 30031583 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Experimental designs that exploit family information can provide substantial predictive power in quantitative trait nucleotide discovery projects. Concordance between quantitative trait locus genotype as determined by the a posteriori granddaughter design and marker genotype was determined for 30 trait-by-chromosomal segment effects segregating in the US Holstein population with probabilities of <10-20 to accept the null hypotheses of no segregating gene affecting the trait within the chromosomal segment. Genotypes for 83 grandsires and 17,217 sons were determined by either complete sequence or imputation for 3,148,506 polymorphisms across the entire genome; 471 Holstein bulls had a complete genome sequence, including 64 of the grandsires. Complete concordance was obtained only for stature on chromosome 14 and daughter pregnancy rate on chromosome 18. For each quantitative trait locus, effects of the 30 polymorphisms with highest concordance scores for the analyzed trait were computed by stepwise regression for predicted transmitting abilities of 26,750 bulls with progeny test and imputed genotypes. Effects for stature on chromosome 11, daughter pregnancy rate on chromosome 18, and protein percentage on chromosome 20 met 3 criteria: complete or almost complete concordance, nominal significance of the polymorphism effect after correction for all other polymorphisms, and marker coefficient of determination >40% of total multiple-regression coefficient of determination for the 30 polymorphisms with highest concordance. An intronic variant marker on chromosome 5 at 93,945,738 bp explained 7% of variance for fat percentage and 74% of total multiple-marker regression variance but was concordant for only 24 of 30 families. The missense polymorphism Phe279Tyr in GHR at 31,909,478 bp on chromosome 20 was confirmed as the causative mutation for fat and protein concentration. For effect on fat percentage on chromosome 14, 12 additional missense polymorphisms were found that had almost complete concordance with the suggested causative polymorphism (missense mutation Ala232Glu in DGAT1). The only polymorphism found likely to improve predictive power for genomic evaluation of dairy cattle was on chromosome 15; that polymorphism had a frequency of 0.45 for the allele with economically positive effects on all production traits.
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel; USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350.
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Cell Wall Biology and Utilization Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park 20742
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350
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Streeter MJV, Kneip S, Bloom MS, Bendoyro RA, Chekhlov O, Dangor AE, Döpp A, Hooker CJ, Holloway J, Jiang J, Lopes NC, Nakamura H, Norreys PA, Palmer CAJ, Rajeev PP, Schreiber J, Symes DR, Wing M, Mangles SPD, Najmudin Z. Observation of Laser Power Amplification in a Self-Injecting Laser Wakefield Accelerator. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:254801. [PMID: 29979081 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.254801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report on the depletion and power amplification of the driving laser pulse in a strongly driven laser wakefield accelerator. Simultaneous measurement of the transmitted pulse energy and temporal shape indicate an increase in peak power from 187±11 TW to a maximum of 318±12 TW after 13 mm of propagation in a plasma density of 0.9×10^{18} cm^{-3}. The power amplification is correlated with the injection and acceleration of electrons in the nonlinear wakefield. This process is modeled by including a localized redshift and subsequent group delay dispersion at the laser pulse front.
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- M J V Streeter
- The Cockcroft Institute, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- High Energy Physics Group, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- GoLP/Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- The Cockcroft Institute, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- High Energy Physics Group, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Kollmeier AP, Greenspan A, Xu XL, Silkoff PE, Barnathan ES, Loza MJ, Jiang J, Zhou B, Chen B, Thurmond RL. Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, parallel-group study of an H 4 R-antagonist (JNJ-39758979) in adults with uncontrolled asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:957-969. [PMID: 29682796 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effects of H4 R antagonists in preclinical asthma models support the study of antagonists of the H4 R in the treatment of asthma in humans. JNJ-39758979 is a potent and highly selective oral H4 R antagonist. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the H4 R-antagonist JNJ-39758979 in adult patients with uncontrolled asthma. METHODS One hundred and fifteen eligible patients were randomly assigned to JNJ-39758979 300 mg or placebo once daily for 12 weeks in this phase 2a, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled study. Primary efficacy was assessed via week-12 change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 ). Secondary efficacy assessments included patient-reported outcome (PRO) asthma assessments (Asthma Daily Diary data [AM and PM peak expiratory flow rate, number of puffs of albuterol/salbutamol, the presence of nocturnal awakenings and asthma symptom score]). RESULTS The study did not meet the primary end-point. However, nominally significant improvements in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 were observed with JNJ-39758979 versus placebo at week 12 in pre-specified subgroups with elevated exhaled nitric oxide, sputum eosinophils or blood eosinophils at baseline. Nominally significant improvements across PRO assessments were consistently observed in the overall population, as well as in eosinophilic subgroups. Safety, such as adverse event rates, was comparable between JNJ-39758979 and placebo. No serious adverse events were reported. No clinically relevant changes in laboratory values were observed. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The findings suggest potential benefit of H4 R antagonists on lung function and asthma control in eosinophilic asthma patients and warrant further evaluation of this mechanism in asthma with eosinophilic inflammation. NCT00946569.
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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Zhang LX, Jin W, Zheng J, Dai YX, Song Y, Ni HB, Jiang J, Liang WB. MicroRNA-375 regulates proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cancer cells by inhibiting CTGF-EGFR signaling pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 119:17-21. [PMID: 29405725 DOI: 10.4149/bll_2018_004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the correlation between miRNA-375 and cell proliferation and apoptosis in glioma cancer cell. METHODS Collecting 30 cases of glioma cancer patients and 30 cases of cerebral infarction patients. The miRNA-375 and CTGF protein expressions were evaluated by ISH and IHC methods. In the cell experiment, the U87 cells were divided into 3 groups: NC group (the cells were treated with normal method); BL group (the cells were transfected with empty vector) and miRNA group (the cells were transfected with miRNA-375). The U87 cell proliferation and apoptosis rates and cell cycle of the different groups were measured by MTT and flow cytometry. The relative proteins (CTGF, EGFR, AKT, Erk and P21) expressions were measured by WB assay. RESULTS The miRNA-375 and CTGF expressions of glioma cancer tissues were significantly different compared with those of no-cancer tissues (p < 0.05, respectively). In the cell experiments, the cell proliferation of miRNA group was significantly decreased compared with that of NC group (p < 0.05); the cell apoptosis and G1 phase rate of miRNA group was significantly decreased compared with NC group (p < 0.05, respectively). Depending on the WB assay, the CTGF, EGFR, AKT, Erk and P21 proteins expressions of miRNA group were significantly different compared with proteins expressions of NC group (p < 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION miRNA-375 over-expression suppresses glioma cancer cells development via CTGF-EGFR pathway (Fig. 3, Ref. 30).
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Chen L, Yin R, Xi L, Jiang J, Li X, Qu P, Kong B, Ma D, Xie X, Lv W. Single-course methotrexate and single-course combined methotrexate–dactinomycin: A phase III randomized controlled clinical trial in treatment of low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasm. Gynecol Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li C, Jiang J, Zhang Q, Wang X. Duplicated major histocompatibility complex class II genes in the tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis
). Int J Immunogenet 2018; 45:210-224. [DOI: 10.1111/iji.12368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding; College of Marine Life Sciences; Ocean University of China; Qingdao China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding; College of Marine Life Sciences; Ocean University of China; Qingdao China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding; College of Marine Life Sciences; Ocean University of China; Qingdao China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding; College of Marine Life Sciences; Ocean University of China; Qingdao China
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Shui CY, Li C, Liu W, Cai YC, Jiang J, Sun RH, Zhou YQ, Qin G. [Research progress in pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis of HPV positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:392-396. [PMID: 29764025 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth common malignant tumors of whole body with a high incidence, which accounts for 90% of the head and neck malignant tumors. Previous studies have shown the risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol, are related to the occurrence and development of HNSCC. However, recent studies have shown that the non-tobacco and non-alcohol related HNSCC increased year by year. At the same time, more and more studies have shown that HNSCC is related to the infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), and the occurrence and development of HPV-positive HNSCC has own characteristics in epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis. In this paper the research progress for HPV-positive HNSCC is reviewed.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646200, Sichuan Province, China; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646200, Sichuan Province, China; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Sichuan Institute of Cancer Research, Sichuan Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646200, Sichuan Province, China
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Liu SC, Yi TC, Weng HY, Zhang L, Li YX, Mohetaboer M, Zhang Y, Jiang J, Li JP, Huo Y. [Prognostic value of myeloperoxidase concentration in patients with acute coronary syndrome]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2018; 46:284-291. [PMID: 29747324 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the difference of plasma myeloperoxidase (MPO) level in different types of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, and the value of baseline MPO level in predicting short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with ACS. Methods: The study cohort was derived from "the 12th Five-Year" National Science and Technology Support Program Project "Study on Comprehensive Intervention and Prognosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome" . We enrolled all hospitalized ACS patients who were enrolled in "the 12th Five-Year" cohort from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. A total of 630 patients from 20 centers were enrolled. According to the diagnosis, the patients were divided into two groups: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) group. Plasma levels of MPO were measured by ELISA method. Cardiovascular events in the hospital were recorded. All patients were followed-up by telephone, follow-up ended December 31, 2015. The occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE, defined as cardiac death, recurrent myocardial infarction, unscheduled coronary revascularization procedure and stroke) and all-cause death were recorded. Logistic regression analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to evaluate the predictive value of baseline MPO levels obtained during hospitalization and the long-term outcomes of ACS patients. Results: A total of 597 ACS patients were enrolled in final analysis. Level of plasma MPO in STEMI patients was significantly higher than that of NSTE-ACS patients (34.02(19.31, 67.87) μg/L vs. 27.25(16.69, 52.92) μg/L, P=0.028) . MPO was not related to the in-hospital cardiovascular events (OR=0.797, 95%CI 0.366-1.737, P=0.569). Follow up was completed in 476 patients, median follow-up time was 796 (32, 1 816) days. There were 23 all-cause deaths and 51 MACE. Plasma MPO level was not an independent predictor for all-cause death (HR=1.434, 95%CI 0.502-4.100, P=0.501) and MACE (HR=1.271, 95%CI 0.662-2.442, P=0.471). Conclusion: In hospitalized ACS patients, level of plasma MPO was significantly higher in STEMI patients than in NSTE-ACS patients, but MPO could not predict the short-term or long-term outcomes in patients with ACS.
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Jiang J, Meng S, Huang S, Ruan Y, Lu X, Li JZ, Wu N, Huang J, Xie Z, Liang B, Deng J, Zhou B, Chen X, Ning C, Liao Y, Wei W, Lai J, Ye L, Wu F, Liang H. Effects of Talaromyces marneffei infection on mortality of HIV/AIDS patients in southern China: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018; 25:233-241. [PMID: 29698815 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Talaromyces marneffei is an opportunistic infection with high morbidity among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS patients in Southeast Asia and southern China. Its effects on mortality in HIV/AIDS patients has not been clearly elucidated. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized HIV-infected individuals at the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Guangxi, China during 2012-2015. Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to calculate the cumulative mortality. Cox proportional hazard models and 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) were used to evaluate the effects of T. marneffei infection on mortality of HIV/AIDS patients. RESULTS In total, 6791 HIV/AIDS patients were included, 1093 of them (16.1%) with documented T. marneffei co-infection. The mortality of T. marneffei-infected patients (25.0 per 100 person-months, 95% CI 21.5-26.7) was the highest among all AIDS-associated complications and was significantly higher than that of T. marneffei-uninfected HIV/AIDS patients (13.8 per 100 person-months, 95% CI 12.5-15.1; adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) 1.80, 95% CI 1.48-2.16). The results using PSM were similar (AHR 4.52 95% CI 2.43-8.42). The mortality of T. marneffei-infected patients was also significantly higher than that of patients without any complications. When stratified by demographic characteristics, T. marneffei infection has higher mortality risk in all stratifications. Co-infection with T. marneffei carries a higher mortality risk in patients at any CD4+ T-cell count. CONCLUSIONS Talaromyces marneffei infection is commonly found in hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients in southern China and was associated with a higher mortality rate than most HIV-associated complications. These results highlight the need for improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection by this neglected fungal pathogen in southern China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (SKLID), Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), Beijing, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment & Guangxi Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Disease, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomedicine, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Wang C, Hu J, Wang F, Jiang J, Zhang ZZ, Yang Y, Ding JX, Jiang HC, Wang YM, Wei HY. Measurement of Ti-6Al-4V alloy ignition temperature by reflectivity detection. Rev Sci Instrum 2018; 89:044902. [PMID: 29716380 DOI: 10.1063/1.5019241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fires resulting from titanium combustion are complex and violent processes which can instantly burn a titanium alloy once ignited. The occurrence of titanium combustion is a disaster for aircraft. Accurate measurement of the ignition temperature of titanium alloys is of significance in preventing such fires and in investigating combustion-resistance properties. In this study, monochromatic temperature and emissivity measurement methods based on reflectivity detection were used to determine the ignition temperature of a titanium alloy. Experiments were carried out using a titanium burning apparatus. The temperatures of titanium in the oxidation stage before ignition and in the combustion stage during the ignition process were measured using wavelengths of 1050 nm and 940 nm, respectively. Experimental results showed that the ignition temperature of the titanium alloy could be measured by reflectivity detection and that measurement precision during thermal oxidation (500-900 °C) was ±1 °C. The temperature of the ignition process ranged between 1653 and 1857 °C, and the ignition temperature was around 1680 °C.
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Clean Energy Materials and Equipment Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Key Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronics Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Chang S, Jiang J. Association of Body Mass Index and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-analysis. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1316-1325. [PMID: 29880352 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To comprehensively examine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation (NODAT). METHODS The electronic databases Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, updated in December 2016, were searched, and a literature review was conducted as well to identify relevant research studies. With the use of R 3.12 software, the association between BMI and NODAT risk was analyzed by means of a meta-analysis, with the mean differences (MDs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) as effect indexes. Publication bias was assessed with the use of the Egger test. A sensitivity analysis was performed by excluding 1 study at a time. And the overall morbidity of NODAT was calculated. RESULTS In the meta-analysis, 55 eligible studies involving 15,458 kidney transplantation cases were included. After the heterogeneity test, the random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled results of the effect indexes. The results of the meta-analysis showed that BMI was an independent risk factor of NODAT (MD, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.48-2.27). No publication bias was found among the included studies (t = 0.3417; P = 0.7339). The sensitivity analysis revealed that the pooled MD did not reverse after ignoring 1 study at a time. In addition, the overall morbidity of NODAT was 21% (95% CI, 21%-23%). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that BMI is an independent risk factor for NODAT.
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- Key Lab of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education; Key Lab of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health; Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education; Key Lab of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health; Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Chu S, Xia YL, Zhou J, Jiang J, Sheng QH, Ding YS. 194Baseline echocardiography-indicated impaired atrial function predicts reoccurrence and thromboembolic risks after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- S Chu
- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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- Peking University First Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Beijing, China People's Republic of
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Jiang J, Akinseye O, Tovar-Garza A, Pandya A. The effect of melasma on self-esteem: A pilot study. Int J Womens Dermatol 2018; 4:38-42. [PMID: 29872675 PMCID: PMC5986109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Melasma is a common disorder of hyperpigmentation characterized by tan or brown macules and patches affecting sun-exposed areas, particularly the face. Melasma has been shown to have a significant impact on the quality of life and self-esteem of those affected. We interviewed six patients who were diagnosed with moderate-to-severe melasma with regard to the effect of their disorder on their self-esteem. All patients reported a significant negative effect on their quality of life and self-esteem. With successful therapy using a triple combination of cream and oral tranexamic acid to treat their melasma, all reported a marked improvement in self-esteem. Physicians who treat patients with melasma should be aware of its profound psychosocial effects and the improvement that successful melasma treatment can have on self-esteem.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Jiang J, He M, Hu X, Ni C, Yang L. Deep sequencing reveals the molecular pathology characteristics between primary uterine leiomyoma and pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma. Clin Transl Oncol 2018; 20:1080-1086. [PMID: 29484624 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1847-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (PBML), a rare condition of smooth muscle tumor, originates from women with a history of uterine leiomyoma (LM). Numerous genetic studies of uterine LM have been reported; however, there are few cytogenetic and molecular descriptions of PBML. Therefore, molecular subtyping is necessary to understand the pathogenesis of metastasizing sites. METHODS Driver gene exon-capture sequencing was performed on one patient's peripheral blood, paraffin samples from primary uterine LM, and lung metastasizing leiomyoma 8 years later. RESULTS The results showed that the same missense mutations of BLMH, LRP2, MED12, SMAD2, and UGT1A8 were concurrently mutated in the primary uterine LM and the PBML. Moreover, a splice mutation of PTEN (c.492+1G>A) was uniquely identified in the lung metastasis of the patient. CONCLUSION This study indicates that the metastatic lung lesions were derived from the same malignant cell clone of uterine LMs and later acquired the novel driver mutations in the evolution of the tumor. In addition, driver gene sequencing can discriminate somatic driver mutations as biological indicators of potential malignant leiomyoma and can identify pathogenic variation driver mutations, which could be used for individualized therapy.
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- Department of Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Shang Tang Road 158, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Shang Tang Road 158, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Shang Tang Road 158, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Garcia-Murillas I, Proszek P, Fribbens C, Yuan L, Bye H, Hubank M, Jiang J, Yuang S, Palma J, Johnston S, Ring A, Turner N. Abstract P2-02-17: Circulating tumor DNA analysis with ultra-high sensitivity sequencing in metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p2-02-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction.
Circulating tumor DNA analysis has the potential to transform the clinical management of patients with breast cancer. We assessed the accuracy of ultra-high sensitivity ctDNA testing in patients with advanced breast cancer.
Methods.
From a prospective tissue collection study, we identified 25 patients with a contemporaneous metastatic tissue biopsy and plasma for ctDNA testing. Tumour DNA from the metastatic tissue biopsy was sequenced with a validated clinical hybrid capture panel, while plasma cell free DNA was sequenced with AVENIO ctDNA technology – a molecular barcoded duplex sequencing based on CAPPseq technology. Sample collection is on-going and results from the full concordance series will be presented at the conference.
Results.
Circulating tumour DNA was detectable in 87% (20/23) of patients, with at least one variant from tissue sequencing identified in plasma. There was overall high agreement between tissue and plasma sequencing. The sensitivity of plasma testing for variants identified in tumour, positive percent agreement, was 75% (24/32). Plasma testing revealed a diversity of sub-clonal mutations including polyclonal ESR1, polyclonal FGFR2 and FGFR3 mutations, rare KRAS mutations, and TSC1 and MSH2 inactivating mutations.
Conclusions.
Circulating tumour DNA testing with molecular barcoded duplex sequencing offers high sensitivity for tumour variant detection. The extent of sub-clonal resistance mutations identified emphasises the genetic diversity of advanced breast cancer.
Citation Format: Garcia-Murillas I, Proszek P, Fribbens C, Yuan L, Bye H, Hubank M, Jiang J, Yuang S, Palma J, Johnston S, Ring A, Turner N. Circulating tumor DNA analysis with ultra-high sensitivity sequencing in metastatic breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-02-17.
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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- Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, CA
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Zhang CD, Zhang HM, Meng YK, Ye F, Jiang J, Ouyang H, Zhao XM, Zhou CW. [Combined T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted MR imaging for staging of rectal cancers]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2018; 40:46-51. [PMID: 29365417 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare the diagnostic value of T2 weighted imaging (T2WI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and T2WI+ DWI magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for staging of rectal cancers for improving the accuracy of tumor staging. Methods: From January 2011 to December 2013, 120 cases of rectal cancers proved by colonoscopy without receiving any anti-tumor treatment were enrolled retrospectively. The MRI data for these patients were divided into three groups, ie., T2WI, DWI and T2WI+ DWI, for evaluating the tumor stages. The results were compared with histopathologic findings. The sensitivity and specificity were calculated and compared with chi-square test. The nodal staging was predicted by using T2WI+ DWI. Results: The accuracy for prediction of tumor staging was 83.3%, 65.0% and 92.5% for T2WI, DWI, and T2WI+ DWI respectively. The specificity for evaluating T1 and T2 stage, and the sensitivity for evaluating T3 by DWI was significantly lower than those using T2WI and T2WI+ DWI in rectal cancers. The sensitivity for evaluation of T2 by DWI was lower than that using T2WI+ DWI (63.0% vs. 88.9%). The sensitivity for evaluation T2 and specificity for T3 by T2WI+ DWI was higher than thouse using T2WI only (88.9% vs. 51.9%, 94.0% vs. 72.0%). The accuracy for prediction of nodal staging by using T2WI+ DWI was 62.1% (72/116). Conclusions: T2WI is the key sequence for staging of rectal cancers. Although the diagnostic accuracy was not good by using DWI alone, the combination of T2WI and DWI can improve the accuracy significantly for tumor staging in rectal cancers, whereas the nodal staging was still a hard task for radiologists.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) or greening is a devastating disease of citrus worldwide and no effective control measure is currently available. Plant defense activators environmentally friendly compounds capable of inducing resistance against many plant pathogens. Earlier studies showed that foliar spray of plant defense inducers could slow down HLB disease progress. In this study, eight plant defense activators and three antibiotics were evaluated in three field trials for their effect to control HLB by trunk injection of young and mature sweet orange trees. Results showed that four trunk injections of several activators, including salicylic acid, oxalic acid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, and potassium phosphate, provided significant control of HLB by suppressing 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' titer and disease progress. Trunk injection of penicillin, streptomycin, and oxytetracycline hydrochloride resulted in excellent control of HLB. In general, antibiotics were more effective in reduction of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' titer and HLB symptom expressions than plant defense activators. These treatments also resulted in increased yield and better fruit quality. Injection of both salicylic acid and acibenzolar-S-methyl led to significant induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes PR-1 and PR-2 genes. Meanwhile, injection of either potassium phosphate or oxalic acid resulted in significant induction of PR-2 or PR-15 gene expression, respectively. These results suggested that HLB diseased trees remained inducible for systemic acquired resistance under field conditions. In summary, this study presents information regarding controlling HLB via trunk injection of plant defense activators and antibiotics, which helps citrus growers in decision making regarding developing an effective HLB management program.
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- First author: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred 33850; second author: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; and third author: China-USA Citrus Huanglongbing Joint Laboratory (A joint laboratory of The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Gannan Normal University), National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China; Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL
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- First author: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred 33850; second author: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; and third author: China-USA Citrus Huanglongbing Joint Laboratory (A joint laboratory of The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Gannan Normal University), National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China; Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL
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- First author: Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred 33850; second author: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; and third author: China-USA Citrus Huanglongbing Joint Laboratory (A joint laboratory of The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Gannan Normal University), National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China; Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL
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Langley R, Tsai T, Flavin S, Song M, Randazzo B, Wasfi Y, Jiang J, Li S, Puig L. Efficacy and safety of guselkumab in patients with psoriasis who have an inadequate response to ustekinumab: results of the randomized, double‐blind, phase III NAVIGATE trial. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hanada S, Kayano H, Jiang J, Kojima N, Miyajima A, Sakoda A, Sakai Y. Enhanced in Vitro Maturation of Subcultivated Fetal Human Hepatocytes in Three Dimensional Culture using Poly-L-Lactic Acid Scaffolds in the Presence of Oncostatin M. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 26:943-51. [PMID: 14636012 DOI: 10.1177/039139880302601012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fetal human liver cell fractions, which contain large numbers of hepatocyte progenitors, have high proliferation potential in vitro. To create an engineered liver tissue equivalent of a clinically significant size, however, repeated subcultivation and functional maturation are necessary in vitro. A commercially available human fetal liver cell fraction that was cultivated for some time in vitro has been reported to lose liver specific functions almost completely. We therefore investigated the effects of oncostatin M (OSM) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in long-term three-dimensional (3D) culture using macroporous poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) scaffolds on the restoration of such liver-specific functions of the fraction. 3D culture using PLLA scaffolds with OSM remarkably enhanced the albumin production and cytochrome P450 1A1/2 capacity with the culture time. HGF alone had no preferable effect on these functions even in 3D culture. Alpha-fetoprotein production was consistently suppressed in the 3D culture compared with that in monolayers. This suppression was not observed in the same types of culture of hepatocarcinoma Hep G2 cells. Despite these favorable observations on the 3D culture with OSM, the final attained functional levels at the 5th week were still over ten-times lower than those of Hep G2 cells when standardized with a cellular DNA amount. Although further improvement is needed for the complete functional restoration and maturation in vitro, these results demonstrate that a combination of 3D culture using PLLA scaffolds and OSM offers promising culture conditions for in vitro maturation of human hepatocyte progenitors.
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- Sakai Lab, 4th Dept, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shen PC, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Jiang J, Xu JJ, Lin HL, Xu D. [Study on the difference of binocular accommodative response between atients with intermittent exotropia under different viewing condition]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2018; 54:55-61. [PMID: 29429288 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the accommodative response of patients with intermittent exotropia (IXT) objectively, and study the changes of accommodative response of intermittent exotropia patients when maintaining binocular fusion. Methods: The prospective cohort study was used in this study. Twenty-four patients diagnosed with basic intermittent exotropia who visited the eye hospital of Wenzhou Medical University during October 2016 through January 2017 together with 24 normal volunteers were included, the 48 participants aged from 10 to 27 years old. The participants were divided into the case group and the control group. There were 11 males and 13 females in the case group, and 7 males and 17 females in the control group. The Open-filed autorefractor WAM-5500 (Grand Seiko, Japan) was used to measure the accommodative response of each eye under binocular and monocular viewing conditions at 5 m and 40 cm respectively. During the measurement, patients wore full correction spectacles to achieve distant best-corrected visual acuity of both eyes. The accommodative responses of each eye under binocular and monocular viewing conditions at distance or near between fellow eyes and groups were compared. Results: Under near fixation (40cm) binocular viewing conditions, the accommodative response of the fixating eye (-1.915±0.301)D was different from the deviating eye -1.649(-2.020, -0.304)D in the case group (Z=-3.714, P<0.001). Under near fixation monocular viewing conditions, the accommodative response of the fixating eye (-1.653±0.271)D was also different from the deviating eye -1.565 (-2.031, -0.667)D in the case group (Z=-2.971, P=0.003). During binocular viewing, the asymmetric value of the accommodative response between both eyes of the case group was 0.389(0.102, 1.458)D which was more significant than the normal controls' 0.155(0.009, 0.573)D (Z=-3.505, P<0.001), but during monocular viewing, there was no significant difference between the groups (Z=-1.908, P=0.056). Under near viewing conditions, the variation value of the fixating eyes of the case group was -0.228(-0.796, 0.382)D, which was greater than the variation value -0.086(-0.606, 0.628)D of the right eye of the normal controls, such difference is of statistical significance (Z=-2.279, P=0.023). Under distance viewing conditions, there was no significant difference in the accommodative response between fixating eyes and deviating eyes in case group neither during monocular viewing nor binocular viewing (t=-1.525, -1.729, P>0.05). Besides, the asymmetric values of accommodative response between groups were not significantly different (Z=-1.433, P=0.152. Z=-0.938, P=0.348). Under distance viewing conditions, the changes in accommodative response of each eye during both monocular viewing and binocular viewing were not significantly different between case group and normal controls (Z=-0.041, P=0.967. Z=-1.433, P=0.152). Conclusions: The accommodative responses of the fixating eye and deviating eye of patients with intermittent exotropia were asymmetric under near fixation binocular viewing conditions, and the accommodative response of the deviating eye tends to decrease. Besides, the change of accommodative response of the patients with intermittent exotropia when maintaining binocular fusion is more significant than that of the normal controls. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2018, 54: 55-61).
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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Zhou YQ, Li C, Shui CY, Cai YC, Sun RH, Zeng DF, Wang W, Li QL, Huang L, Tu J, Jiang J. [Application of virtual reality in surgical treatment of complex head and neck carcinoma]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:49-52. [PMID: 29365381 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the application of virtual reality technology in the preoperative evaluation of complex head and neck carcinoma and he value of virtual reality technology in surgical treatment of head and neck carcinoma. Methods: The image data of eight patients with complex head and neck carcinoma treated from December 2016 to May 2017 was acquired. The data were put into virtual reality system to built the three-dimensional anatomical model of carcinoma and to created the surgical scene. The process of surgery was stimulated by recognizing the relationship between tumor and surrounding important structures. Finally all patients were treated with surgery. And two typical cases were reported. Results: With the help of virtual reality, surgeons could adequately assess the condition of carcinoma and the security of operation and ensured the safety of operations. Conclusions: Virtual reality can provide the surgeons with the sensory experience in virtual surgery scenes and achieve the man-computer cooperation and stereoscopic assessment, which will ensure the safety of surgery. Virtual reality has a huge impact on guiding the traditional surgical procedure of head and neck carcinoma.
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- Graduate School, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 646000, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Graduate school, Southwestern Medical University Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Graduate school, Southwestern Medical University Luzhou 646000, China
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- Graduate School, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 646000, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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Huang Q, Jiang J. Radiation-Tolerance Assessment of a Redundant Wireless Device. EPJ Web Conf 2018. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201817003004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This paper presents a method to evaluate radiation-tolerance without physical tests for a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based monitoring device for high level radiation fields, such as those found in post-accident conditions in a nuclear power plant (NPP). This paper specifically describes the analysis of radiation environment in a severe accident, radiation damages in electronics, and the redundant solution used to prolong the life of the system, as well as the evaluation method for radiation protection and the analysis method of system reliability. As a case study, a wireless monitoring device with redundant and diversified channels is evaluated by using the developed method. The study results and system assessment data show that, under the given radiation condition, performance of the redundant device is more reliable and more robust than those non-redundant devices. The developed redundant wireless monitoring device is therefore able to apply in those conditions (up to 10 M Rad (Si)) during a severe accident in a NPP.
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Langley R, Tsai T, Flavin S, Song M, Randazzo B, Wasfi Y, Jiang J, Li S, Puig L. Guselkumab 对使用优特克单抗疗效不佳的银屑病患者的有效性和安全性:随机、双盲 III 期 NAVIGATE 试验结果. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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