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Liu CH, Lehan C, Speer ME, Fernbach DJ, Rudolph AJ. Degenerative changes in neutrophils: an indicator of bacterial infection. Pediatrics 1984; 74:823-7. [PMID: 6493877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A review was made of 195 peripheral blood smears of 157 neonates who required sepsis work-up in the first month of life. Degenerative changes of neutrophils including vacuolization and toxic granulation were observed frequently in infants with culture-proven bacterial sepsis. Of 21 peripheral blood smears from 20 neonates subsequently proven to have bacterial infection, 17 had vacuolization present in the neutrophils for a sensitivity of 81%, a specificity of 93%, and a positive predictive accuracy of 59%. Toxic granulation changes in neutrophils showed similar results. This simple test can be performed easily in all hospitals; it does not require special laboratory facilities. The test appears to provide a valuable adjunct in the early detection of neonatal bacterial infection.
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Lynn TC, Hsieh RP, Lin KT, Shen MC, Chen DS, Wang CH, Liu CH, Wang JH, Lai MY, Liou MF. Anti-HTLV antibodies in cancer patients, hemophiliacs and uremics: a preliminary report. ZHONGHUA MINGUO WEI SHENG WU JI MIAN YI XUE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 1984; 17:172-6. [PMID: 6096089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A total of 132 sera were studied for anti-HTLV antibodies using the Biotech ELISA test. Among the HTL group, two were, one, and the other two (+/-). Among 23 hemophiliacs one was. None of the lympho- and myelo-proliferative disorders, chronic uremics and normal controls showed positive results. Our results show that the ELISA anti-HTLV test is quite specific for HTL and related disorders, but the antibody titers may be low in some cases in the late stage. The significance of frequent high ELISA readings in hepatomas and NPCs awaits for further studies. The occurrence of one hemophiliac with definite positive anti-HTLV calls for a routine screening of the blood preparations for HTLV.
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Torng JK, Chen YC, Liu CH, Chen FW. A case of chronic myelogenous leukemia following I131 therapy for metastatic thyroid carcinoma. TAIWAN YI XUE HUI ZA ZHI. JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1984; 83:730-5. [PMID: 6594437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Chu RM, Liu CH. Morphological and functional comparisons of Peyer's patches in different parts of the swine small intestine. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1984; 6:391-403. [PMID: 6485244 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(84)90063-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Fifteen conventional 8-week-old pigs were used to compare the morphology and function of Peyer's patches (PP) in different parts of the small intestine with special emphasis on the dome epithelium (DE). The comparisons were done by morphological observation through light and electron microscopy, and by the ability of the DE complex to phagocytize horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Dome epithelium of the PP in the jejunum was more superficially located in the mucosa in comparison with the ileum. The DE's of the ileum were much smaller, with an area of 3.7 micron2/DE, than that of the jejunum (18.4 micron2/DE). The number of DE areas/5 cm2 in the ileum was more than in the jejunum. However, the total surface area of DE/5 cm2 of PP, was larger in the jejunum (180.5 micron2) than in the ileum (55.6 micron2). Brown discoloration of diaminobenzidine-hydrogenperoxide (DAB+H2O2)-treated PP specimens, after HRP inoculation, intensified with post-inoculation time from 20 s to 5 min. The brown pigment first appeared on the surface of microvilli and infiltrated into the dome. No morphological differences were observed between the jejunum and the ileum in 1 micron thick Epon-embedded specimens. Intramucosally, brown pigment was almost always found in DE areas. The pigmented areas were more numerous in the jejunum but the color intensity showed no obvious difference. By transmission electron microscopy, the electron dense materials (which were interpreted as the products of HRP and DAB+H2O2) were found between the microvilli of membraneous (M) cells, in the intercellular spaces of the DE, and in a form similar to intracytoplasmic vesicles in the cytoplasm of M-cell and DE complex lymphocytes. Our results confirmed that DE of PP had much stronger phagocytic activity than did the ordinary villous epithelium. This evidence indicates that the DE complex of PP in the swine intestine is immunologically important.
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Combs GF, Liu CH, Lu ZH, Su Q. Uncomplicated selenium deficiency produced in chicks fed a corn-soy-based diet. J Nutr 1984; 114:964-76. [PMID: 6202860 DOI: 10.1093/jn/114.5.964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Day-old chicks were fed a practical-type diet based on corn- and soybean meal produced in a severely Se-deficient area of northeastern China. The diet contained 0.007 ppm Se and resulted in marked decreases in the activities of Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase in plasma and pancreas within 6 days of feeding. Chicks fed this basal diet showed histological signs of acinar atrophy of the pancreas, hyaline body formation, vacuolation and cytoplasmic shrinkage by 18 days and significantly elevated activities of amylase in plasma by 30 days. Each of these changes was prevented by supplementing the basal diet with Se to bring it to a level of 0.20 ppm. Chicks fed a Se-deficient purified diet based on crystalline amino acids also showed decreased Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase activities in plasma and pancreas, pancreatic damage as evidenced by histological examination and increases in plasma amylase activities. However, these signs of nutritionally induced pancreatic atrophy occurred sooner and were of greater magnitude than those observed in Se-deficient chicks fed the practical diet within the 30-day experimental period. These results, therefore, constitute the first report of nutritionally induced pancreatic atrophy in Se-deficient chicks fed a diet containing intact protein, and we suggest that a factor(s) associated with the practical diet acts to partially protect the chicks from this pathological consequence of severe Se deficiency.
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Ho HN, Liu CH, Hsieh HJ, Chen HY. Systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy. TAIWAN YI XUE HUI ZA ZHI. JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1984; 83:286-292. [PMID: 6588139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Liu CH, Tsang DS, Chan YW, Yew DT. A multiple approach to the study of high dose laser lesions on the retina. Acta Histochem 1984; 75:9-25. [PMID: 6095577 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-1281(84)80067-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The retinae after high dose laser treatment were followed for a period of 60 d. Histochemical evaluation (cytochrome oxidase and succinic dehydrogenase reactions), neurochemical evaluation (labelled DOPAmine uptake) as well as ERG recordings of the lesioned eyes were performed in this period. It was found that the results of different evaluations agreed well with each other and with our previous E.M. studies.
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Zhao DL, Wang ZX, Pei SQ, Liu CH. [Effect of soman, sarin and VX on specific binding of 3H-quinuclidinyl benzilate in rat cerebral cortex homogenates]. ZHONGGUO YAO LI XUE BAO = ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA 1983; 4:225-8. [PMID: 6230862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ma XY, Liu CH. [Administration of drugs via the vertebral artery by direct intubation in the cat]. SHENG LI KE XUE JIN ZHAN [PROGRESS IN PHYSIOLOGY] 1983; 14:186-188. [PMID: 6612304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Lee SY, Shen MC, Wang CH, Liu CH, Lin KS. Studies of leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity in hematological disorders. TAIWAN YI XUE HUI ZA ZHI. JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1979; 78:573-81. [PMID: 290731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Yuan Hsiao CY, Liu CH, Hsiao CC. Prerupture behavior of biosystems under stress. J Biomech 1978; 11:309-13. [PMID: 711780 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(78)90064-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hsu ST, Liu CH, Wang TK, Liu TP. Food poisoning due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus. ZHONGHUA MINGUO WEI SHENG WU XUE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 1977; 10:87-9. [PMID: 580237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lin TM, Yang CS, Chiou JF, Tu SM, Hsu MM, Liu CH, Chen KP, Ito Y, Kawamura A, Hirayama T. Anti-Epstein-Barr virus antibody in patients with cancer of various sites and control groups. ZHONGHUA MINGUO WEI SHENG WU XUE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 1975; 8:93-8. [PMID: 173499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sera collected from patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC, 321 cases), cancer of the other sites (297 cases), diseases of the ear, nose and throat (64 cases) and neighborhood controls matched for age and sex (817 cases) were titrated for antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody technique. High anti-EBV antibody titers (greater than or equal to 1:640) were noted in 55% in patients with NPC but only less than 31% were noted for the other 3 groups. The differences in the distributions of anti-EBV antibodies are statistically significant. The geometric mean levels of the antibody titers were 1:342 for the patients with NPC but less than 1:178 for the other 3 control groups. The relative risks shows that more than 40 times higher risk for those with equal to or higher than 1:640 antibody titers than those with lower than 1:40. The patients with NPC also show for higher ridit scales than the other 3 groups. The etiology of NPC was discussed with our findings.
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Lin TM, Yang CS, Chiou JF, Tu SM, Lin CC, Liu CH, Chen KP, Ito Y, Kawamura A, Hirayama T. Seroepidemiological studies on carcinoma of the nasopharynx. Cancer Res 1973; 33:2603-8. [PMID: 4355974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Liu CH. Cryoextraction on high myopes: an evaluation of 32 eyes. ANNALS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 1973; 5:1251-4. [PMID: 4754706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Liu CH. Cryoextraction of cataracts in high myopes. EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT MONTHLY 1973; 52:53-5. [PMID: 4684021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Sung JL, Sekine T, Lin TM, Nishioka K, Mayumi M, Liao YF, Liu CH. Hepatitis-associated antigen in hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. TAIWAN YI XUE HUI ZA ZHI. JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1972; 71:505-8. [PMID: 4343305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Lin TM, Yang CS, Ho SW, Chiou JF, Liu CH, Tu SM, Chen KP, Ito YH, Kawamura A, Hirayama T. Antibodies to herpes-type virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and control groups. Cancer 1972; 29:603-9. [PMID: 4334237 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197203)29:3<603::aid-cncr2820290312>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Liu CH. Cryoextraction of cataract: an evaluation of 132 eyes. ANNALS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 1972; 4:133-5 passim. [PMID: 4621673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Shen MC, Liu CH, Lin KS. The kaolin partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test: the normal value in 150 healthy chinese and the usefulness in the diagnosis and management of coagulopathies especially hemophilia. TAIWAN YI XUE HUI ZA ZHI. JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 1970; 69:311-26. [PMID: 5273022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Sigmund C, Liu CH, Moses RA. Corticosteroid-induced ocular hypertension and range of accommodation. Am J Ophthalmol 1966; 61:802-3. [PMID: 5931277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Liu CH. The Advancement of Science in China During the Past Thirty Years. Science 1943; 98:47-51. [PMID: 17834753 DOI: 10.1126/science.98.2533.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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