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He Q, Wang Q, Wu Q, Feng J, Cao J, Chen BY. Value of Autofluorescence Imaging Videobronchoscopy in Detecting Lung Cancers and Precancerous Lesions: A Review. Respir Care 2013; 58:2150-9. [DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Song W, Huo T, Guo F, Wang H, Wei H, Yang Q, Dong H, Wang Q, Xiong L. Globular adiponectin elicits neuroprotection by inhibiting NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative damage in ischemic stroke. Neuroscience 2013; 248:136-44. [PMID: 23756185 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent studies indicate that adiponectin can attenuate cerebral ischemic lesions via its functional area located in the C-terminal globular domain, which is called globular adiponectin (gAD). However, the mechanisms underlying this action remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant properties of gAD during cerebral ischemia. Adult male C57BL/6 mice received an intracerebral injection of gAD with or without tetrabromocinnamic acid (TBCA, a NADPH oxidase activator). Mice were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) after gAD injection. Infarct volume, neurological function, the activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase), the content of malondialdehyde (MDA), and the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3 and NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) were examined at 24h after MCAO. Infarct volume was attenuated in gAD-transduced mice when compared with mice in the MCAO group, with significant improvement in neurological function. In addition, neuronal apoptosis was attenuated, along with the expression of Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase 3. Furthermore, the activities of SOD and catalase increased, and the content of MDA reduced. However, TBCA blocked the effect of gAD on cerebral protection and its antioxidant abilities. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the neuroprotective action of gAD may result from the promotion of antioxidant capacity by inhibiting the NOX2 signaling system.
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Han F, Wang P, Li Z, Zheng J, Wang Q, Xu A, Wang Z. Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma: a new paraneoplastic skin manifestation? Br J Dermatol 2013; 168:1351-3. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang Q, Zhang M. AB0245 Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptorII:IGG FC fusion protein attenuates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension via the suppression of TNF-α expression and NF-κB pathway in rats. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Guo WG, Zhang Y, Ge D, Zhang YX, Lu CL, Wang Q, Fan H. Bioinformatics analyses combined microarray identify the desregulated microRNAs in lung cancer. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2013; 17:1509-1516. [PMID: 23771539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and carcinogenesis. Deregulated miRNAs are found in blood cells of cancer patients recently. AIM This study aims to screen the differentially expressed miRNAs (DE-miRNAs) which could discriminate lung cancers from non-cancerous lung tissues as well as molecular signatures that differ in tumor histology. MATERIALS AND METHODS miRNA expression profiles of GSE17681 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database. Three test methods were used to identify DE-miRNAs between lung cancer tissue and healthy controls. Target genes of DE-miRNAs were retrieved from three databases and mapped to KEGG to investigate their roles in lung cancer. Further, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed used STRING and Cytoscape. RESULTS A total of 17 DE-miRNAs were identified. Among them, hsa-miR-339-5p draw specific attention. Pathway analysis revealed that target genes of RASSF1 and KRAS play roles as oncogene or tumor suppressor gene in the progression of lung cancer. Besides, Target genes of RASSF1 and ERBB4 formed a module in the PPI network. Functional analysis suggested biological process of response to hypoxia was significantly enriched. CONCLUSIONS hsa-miR-339-5p play important role in the regulation of lung cancer and it may be potential to be used as biomarker to predict lung cancer progression.
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Jiang Y, Chen X, Yang G, Wang Q, Wang J, Xiong W, Yuan J. BaP-induced DNA damage initiated p53-independent necroptosis via the mitochondrial pathway involving Bax and Bcl-2. Hum Exp Toxicol 2013; 32:1245-57. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327113488613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a typical environmental carcinogen, can induce cell death both by protein 53 or tumor protein 53 (p53)-independent and -dependent pathways. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of p53-independent pathways in BaP-induced cell death. In this study, cells with different genetic background (including p53-proficient human fetal lung fibroblast cell lines (MRC-5), p53-deficient human non-small-cell lung carcinoma cell lines (H1299), and p53-knockdown cell lines (MRC-5 p53−/−)) were used to establish models of BaP-induced cell death. The results showed that BaP (8, 16, 32, and 64 μM) induced necroptotic cell death in the cell lines. The necroptotic cell death and DNA damage were concurrently observed. In the three cell lines, at 24 h after treatment, BaP (8–64 μM) upregulated expressions of BAX, BCL-2, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins, but not their messenger RNA levels. The findings suggested that BaP-induced necroptosis was modulated by the p53-independent pathway, which was related to the induction of BAX, decreased expression of BCL-2, and activation of caspase-3.
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Liu W, Li Z, Xu W, Wang Q, Yang S. Humoral autoimmune response to IGF2 mRNA-binding protein (IMP2/p62) and its tissue-specific expression in colon cancer. Scand J Immunol 2013; 77:255-60. [PMID: 23421499 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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To understand the autoimmune response and immunogenicity of a tumour-associated antigen (TAA) and IGF2 mRNA-binding protein (IMP2/62) in colon cancer, autoantibody to this TAA was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence assay in sera from patients with colon cancer. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) study with colon cancer tissues was also performed to analyse protein expression of IMP2/p62. The result has showed that there has a relatively higher frequency of autoantibody response to IMP2/p62 in colon cancer (23.4%, 15/64) compared to patients with colonic adenomas (4.8%, 2/42) and normal individuals (2.9%, 1/34). Of 64 colon cancer tissue specimens examined, 48 tissues (75.0%, 48/64) expressed p62, while normal colon tissues did not show any expression of p62 (0/34). The positive rate of antinuclear antibody (ANA) in colon cancer was 82.8% (53/64), which is significantly higher than that in patients with colonic adenomas (21.4%, 9/42) and normal individuals (17.6%, 6/34). The data suggest that the combinational detection of anti-p62 autoantibody and ANA is of significance in diagnosing colon cancer and monitoring the prognosis of the disease.
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Wang P, Luan X, Wang G, Liu W, Zhang J, Li W, Gao X, Wang Y, Mao Y, Sun X, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Bai S. Efficacy and safety of short-term administration of recombinant human atrial natriuretic peptide (rhANP) for congestive heart failure: a phase II, multicentre randomized controlled dose-finding study. J Clin Pharm Ther 2013; 38:388-93. [PMID: 23672267 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Although the long-term infusion of ANP has proved effective to treat heart failure, no published randomized controlled study has been reported to confirm the efficacy of the short-term ANP infusion in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. This study was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of short-term infusion of recombinant human atrial natriuretic peptide (rhANP) in CHF patients. METHODS A total of 48 patients with CHF were enrolled and randomized into four groups, treated with standard therapy or rhANP (0·05, 0·1 or 0·2 μg/kg/min) for 1-hour infusion in addition to standard therapy. The hemodynamics were assessed for 12 h by Swan-Ganz catheter. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The effect of the 0·05 μg/kg/min rhANP dose group on CO was modest and transient. The 0·2 μg/kg/min rhANP dose group tended to be associated with better effect on SV, CO and dyspnoea improvement, but modest effect on PCWP and more adverse events probably attributed to the study drug. However, the 0·1 μg/kg/min rhANP infusion was well tolerated and effective both on PCWP decrease (maximum:-9·46 ± 5·81 mmHg compared with baseline (P = 0·0002) and -6·75 mmHg compared with standard therapy, the 95% confidential interval [-13·43, -0·06 mmHg] at 1 h) and CO increase (maximum: 1·02 ± 1·43 L/min [P = 0·0308] at 1 h). WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION In this small-sample study, 1-hour infusion of rhANP produced beneficial hemodynamic effects in CHF patients compared with standard therapy, and it was well tolerated. 0·1 μg/kg/min may be the optimum dose for short-term rhANP infusion to treat CHF for the further large sample trial before clinical application.
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Zhou H, Liao L, Zhou L, Li H, Cao R, Dai M, Wang Q, Xu N, Wei Y, Liu X, Deng Y, Xu B, Feng R, Sun J, Lin R, Xu X, Fan D, Meng F. P-031 Isochromosome 17q10 in MDS/MPN are frequently associated with TET2 mutations and transformation termination of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Leuk Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(13)70080-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zeng WW, Wang Q, Wang YY, Xu DH, Wu SQ. A one-step molecular biology method for simple and rapid detection of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella reovirus (GCRV) HZ08 strain. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2013; 82:1545-1555. [PMID: 23639153 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Six reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) primers designed against conserved regions of segment 6 (s6) gene were used for the detection of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella reovirus (GCRV) HZ08 subtype. The entire amplification could be completed within 40 min at 62·3° C. The RT-LAMP showed higher sensitivity than reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The RNA detection limit was 10 copies µl⁻¹ for RT-LAMP assay and 100 copies µl⁻¹ for conventional RT-PCR. In specificity tests, no cross-reactivity was detected in other viruses from common aquatic animals. In addition, the reaction results can be visualized by using calcein fluorescent dye. Furthermore, a total of 86 samples were tested by RT-LAMP, RT-PCR and virus isolation. The results demonstrated that all 54 specimens identified as positive by virus isolation were also positive when detected by RT-LAMP. Seven out of 54 samples, however, were misidentified by RT-PCR. The RT-LAMP method is more accurate than conventional RT-PCR. The results indicate that RT-LAMP has potential as a simple and rapid diagnosis technique for the detection of GCRV HZ08 subtype infection.
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Borras M, Roig J, Betriu A, Vilar A, Hernandez M, Martin M, Fernandez ED, Dounousi E, Kiatou V, Papagianni A, Zikou X, Pappas K, Pappas E, Tatsioni A, Tsakiris D, Siamopoulos KC, Kim JK, Kim Y, Kim SG, Kim HJ, Ahn SY, Chin HJ, Oh KH, Ahn C, Chae DW, Yazici R, Altintepe L, Bakdik S, Guney I, Arslan S, Topal M, Karagoz A, Stefan G, Mircescu G, Capusa C, Stancu S, Petrescu L, Alecu S, Nedelcu D, Bennett AHL, Pham H, Garrity M, Magdeleyns E, Vermeer C, Zhang M, Ni Z, Zhu M, Yan J, Mou S, Wang Q, Qian J, Saade A, Karavetian M, ElZein H, de Vries N, de Haseth DE, Lay Penne E, van Dam B, Bax WA, Bots ML, Grooteman MPC, van den Dorpel RA, Blankenstijn PJ, Nube MJ, Wee PM, Park JH, Jo YI, Lee JH, Cianfrone P, Comi N, Lucisano G, Piraina V, Talarico R, Fuiano G, Toyonaga M, Fukami K, Yamagishi SI, Kaida Y, Nakayama Y, Ando R, Obara N, Ueda S, Okuda S, Granatova J, Havrda M, Hruskova Z, Tesar V, Viklicky O, Rysava R, Rychlik I, Kratka K, Honsova E, Vernerova Z, Maluskova J, Vranova J, Bolkova M, Borecka K, Benakova H, Zima T, Lu KC, Yang HY, Su SL, Cao YH, Lv LL, Liu BC, Zeng R, Gao XF, Deng YY, Boelaert J, t' Kindt R, Glorieux G, Schepers E, Jorge L, Neirynck N, Lynen F, Sandra P, Sandra K, Vanholder R, Yamamoto T, Nameta M, Yoshida Y, Uhlen M, Shi Y, Tang J, Zhang J, An Y, Liao Y, Li Y, Tao Y, Wang L, Koibuchi K, Tanaka K, Aoki T, Miyagi M, Sakai K, Aikawa A, Martins AR, Branco PQ, Serra FM, Matias PJ, Lucas CP, Adragao T, Duarte J, Oliveira MM, Saraiva AM, Barata JD, Masola V, Zaza G, Granata S, Proglio M, Pontrelli P, Abaterusso C, Schena F, Gesualdo L, Gambaro G, Lupo A, Pruijm M, Hofmann L, Stuber M, Zweiacker C, Piskunowicz M, Muller ME, Vogt B, Burnier M, Togashi N, Yamashita T, Mita T, Ohnuma Y, Hasegawa T, Endo T, Tsuchida A, Ando T, Yoshida H, Miura T, Bevins A, Assi L, Ritchie J, Jesky M, Stringer S, Kalra P, Hutchison C, Harding S, Cockwell P, Viccica G, Cupisti A, Chiavistelli S, Borsari S, Pardi E, Centoni R, Fumagalli G, Cetani F, Marcocci C, Scully P, O'Flaherty D, Sankaralingam A, Hampson G, Goldsmith DJ, Pallet N, Chauvet S, Beaune P, Nochy D, Thervet E, Karras A, Bertho G, Gallyamov MG, Saginova EA, Severova MM, Krasnova TN, Kopylova AA, Cho E, Jo SK, Kim MG, Cho WY, kim HK, Trivin C, Metzger M, Boffa JJ, Vrtovsnik F, Houiller P, Haymann JP, Flamant M, Stengel B, Thervet E, Roozbeh J, Yavari V, Pakfetrat M, Zolghadr AA, Kim CS, Kim MJ, Kang YU, Choi JS, Bae EH, Ma SK, Kim SW, Lemoine S, Guebre-Egziabher F, Dubourg L, Hadj-Aissa A, Blumberg S, Katzir Z, Biro A, Cernes R, Barnea Z, Vasquez D, Gordillo R, Aller C, Fernandez B, Jabary N, Perez V, Mendiluce A, Bustamante J, Coca A, Goek ON, Sekula P, Prehn C, Meisinger C, Gieger C, Suhre K, Adamski J, Kastenmuller G, Kottgen A, Kuzniewski M, Fedak D, Dumnicka P, Solnica B, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Kapusta M, Sulowicz W, Drozdz R, Zawada AM, Rogacev KS, Hummel B, Fliser D, Geisel J, Heine GH, Kretschmer A, Volsek M, Krahn T, Kolkhof P, Kribben A, Bruck H, Koh ES, Chung S, Yoon HE, Park CW, Chang YS, Shin SJ, Deagostini MC, Vigotti FN, Ferraresi M, Consiglio V, Scognamiglio S, Moro I, Clari R, Daidola G, Versino E, Piccoli GB, Mammadrahim Agayev M, Mehrali Mammadova I, Qarib Ismayilova S, Anguiano L, Riera M, Pascual J, Barrios C, Betriu A, Valdivielso JM, Fernandez E, Soler MJ, Tsarpali V, Liakopoulos V, Panagopoulou E, Kapoukranidou D, Spaia S, Kostopoulou M, Michalaki A, Nikitidou O, Dombros N, Zhu F, Abba S, Flores-Gama C, Williams C, Cartagena C, Carter M, Kotanko P, Levin NW, Kolesnyk M, Stepanova N, Driyanska V, Stashevska N, Kundin V, Shifris I, Dudar I, Zaporozhets O, Keda T, Ishchenko M, Khil M, Choe JY, Nam SA, Kim J, Cha JH, Gliga ML, Irimescu CG, Caldararu CD, Gliga MG, Toma LV, Gomotarceanu A, Park Y, Kim Y, Jeon J, Kwon SK, Kim SJ, Kim SM, Kim HY, Montero N, Soler MJ, Barrios C, Marquez E, Berrada A, Arias C, Prada JA, Orfila MA, Mojal S, Vilaplana C, Pascual J, Vigotti FN, Attini R, Parisi S, Fassio F, Deagostini MC, Ghiotto S, Ferraresi M, Clari R, Biolcati M, Todros T, Piccoli GB, Jin K, Vaziri ND, Tramonti G, Romiti N, Chieli E, Maksudova AN, Khusnutdinova LA, Tang J, Shi Y, Zhang J, Li Y, An Y, Tao Y, Wang L, Reque JE, Quiroga B, Lopez JM, Verdallez UG, Garcia de Vinuesa M, Goicoechea M, Nayara PG, Arroyo DR, Luno J, Tanaka H, Flores-Gama C, Abbas SR, Williams C, Cartagena C, Carter M, Thijssen S, Kotanko P, Levin NW, Zhu F, Berthoux FC, Azzouz L, Afiani A, Ziane A, Mariat C, Fournier H, Kusztal M, Dzierzek P, Witkowski G, Nurzynski M, Golebiowski T, Weyde W, Klinger M, Altiparmak MR, Seyahi N, Trabulus S, Bolayirli M, Andican ZG, Suleymanlar G, Serdengecti K, Niculae A, Checherita IA, Neagoe DN, Ciocalteu A, Seiler S, Rogacev KS, Pickering JW, Emrich I, Fliser D, Heine G, Bargnoux AS, Obiols J, Kuster N, Fessler P, Badiou S, Dupuy AM, Ribstein J, Cristol JP, Yanagisawa N, Ando M, Ajisawa A, Tsuchiya K, Nitta K, Bouquegneau A, Cavalier E, Krzesinski JM, Delanaye P, Tominaga N, Shibagaki Y, Kida K, Miyake F, Kimura K, Ayvazyan 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Lab methods / biomarkers. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Meng X, Jun C, Wang Q, Zhang X, Li Z, Li Q, Hou J, Zeng Q, Wang Q, Ma X. High b-value diffusion tensor imaging of the remote white matter and white matter of obstructive unilateral cerebral arterial regions. Clin Radiol 2013; 68:815-22. [PMID: 23623577 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM To assess diffusion changes in the remote white matter and areas of white matter with cerebral artery obstruction without magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of brain parenchymal abnormalities using high b-value diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 34 patients with severe unilateral stenosis (≥75%) or occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) without abnormal brain parenchymal signals at MRI underwent DTI with a b value of 2200 s/mm(2) at 3 T. Fractional anisotropy (FA), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), axial diffusivity (eigenvalue λ₁) and radial diffusivity (eigenvalue λ₂₃) were measured at the bilateral corona radiata, anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule, cerebral peduncle, and pons. RESULTS The mean FA was significantly lower at the ipsilateral corona radiata and anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule than at the contralateral corona radiata and anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule (p < 0.05). The mean ADC, λ₁ and λ₂₃ were significantly higher at the ipsilateral corona radiata than at the contralateral corona radiata (p < 0.01). The mean λ₂₃ were significantly higher at the ipsilateral anterior and posterior limb of the internal capsule than at the contralateral anterior and posterior limb of the internal capsule (p < 0.05). The mean ADC, λ₁ and λ₂ ₃were not significantly different between the ipsilateral cerebral peduncle and pons. CONCLUSIONS High b-value DTI could sensitively reveal diffusion changes in white matter in regions of cerebral artery obstruction without abnormal anisotropy and diffusivity of the remote white matter of patients with severe MCA stenosis or occlusion without MRI evidence of brain parenchymal abnormalities.
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Wang Q, Qin J, He B, Zhou Y, Yang JJ, Hou XL, Yang XB, Chen JH, Chen YD. Double prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for CT coronary angiography: initial experience. Clin Radiol 2013; 68:792-8. [PMID: 23601956 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the feasibility of double prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition mode (double high-pitch mode) for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTCA). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and forty-nine consecutive patients [40 women, 109 men; mean age 58.2 ± 9.2 years; sinus rhythm ≤70 beats/min (bpm) after pre-medication, body weight ≤100 kg] were enrolled for CTCA examinations using a dual-source CT system with 2 × 128 × 0.6 mm collimation, 0.28 s rotation time, and a pitch of 3.4. Double high-pitch mode was prospectively triggered first at 60% and later at 30% of the R-R interval within two cardiac cycles. Image quality was evaluated using a four-point scale (1 = excellent, 4 = non-assessable). RESULTS From 2085 coronary artery segments, 86.4% (1802/2085) were rated as having a score of 1, 12.3% (257/2085) as score of 2, 1.2% (26/2085) as score of 3, and none were rated as "non-assessable". The average image quality score was 1.15 ± 0.26 on a per-segment basis. The effective dose was calculated by multiplying the coefficient factor of 0.028 by the dose-length product (DLP); the mean effective dose was 3.5 ± 0.8 mSv (range 1.7-7.6 mSv). The total dosage of contrast medium was 78.7 ± 2.9 ml. CONCLUSION Double prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition mode provides good image quality with an average effective dose of less than 5 mSv in patients with a heart rate ≤70 bpm.
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Ruggieri VG, Haigron P, Wang Q, Esneault S, Madeleine R, Heautot JF, Leguerrier A, Verhoye JP. CT-scan images preprocessing and segmentation to improve bioprosthesis leaflets morphological analysis. Med Hypotheses 2013; 81:86-93. [PMID: 23618610 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The visualization of bioprosthesis leaflet morphology might help to better understand the underlying mechanism of dysfunction in degenerated aortic bioprosthesis. Because today such visualization of bioprosthesis leaflet morphology is intricate to impossible with other imaging techniques, we hypothesized that the processing of multi-detector CT images would allow better visualization of the prosthetic valve leaflets after biological aortic valve replacement. The purpose of our study was to prospectively evaluate patients with a degenerated aortic bioprosthesis, waiting for reoperation, by using 64-slice CT to evaluate prosthetic leaflets morphology. A semi-automatic segmentation of pre-operative tomodensitometric images was conducted, using 2 different implementations of the region growing algorithm. Here we report all segmentation steps (selection of the region of interest, filtering, segmentation). Studied degenerated aortic bioprostheses were represented by two Carpentier-Edwards Supra Annular Valve (porcine leaflets), one Edwards Perimount (pericardial leaflets) and one Medtronic Mosaic (porcine leaflets). Both segmentation methods (Isotropic Region Growing and Stick Region Growing) allowed a semi-automatic segmentation with 3D reconstruction of all bioprosthetic components (stent, leaflets, degeneration/calcifications). Explanted bioprosthesis CT images were also processed and used as reference. Segmentation results were compared by means of quantitative criteria. Semi-automatic segmentation using region growing algorithm seems to provide an interesting approach for the morphological characterization of degenerated aortic bioprostheses. We believe that in the next future CT scan images segmentation may play an important role to better understand the mechanism of dysfunction in failing aortic bioprostheses. Moreover, bioprostheses 3D reconstructions could be integrated into preoperative planning tools to optimize valve-in-valve procedure.
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Wang Q, Chu B, Zhu J, Zhang S, Liu Y, Zhuang M, Yang Y. Clinical analysis of prophylactic central neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Clin Transl Oncol 2013; 16:44-8. [PMID: 23606353 PMCID: PMC3884135 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-013-1038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purpose The need of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. The major restriction of PCND is the potential complications. We undertook a retrospective study to discuss its necessity in PTC patients. Methods A total of 188 patients with PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy and PCND were involved. In all of these, central lymph nodes were pathologic examined. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed based on tumor location and size, etc. Results Overall, node metastases were found in 44.1 % (83/188) of patients. Tumor size was the independent positive predictor for lymph node metastasis, while gender, age, tumor multifocality, tumor location, and capsular infiltration were not independent predictors of central lymph node metastases. Postoperative complications happened in 5.3 % (10/188) of patients, which 4.8 % (9/188) had temporary hypocalcemia and 0 % (0/188) had permanent hypocalcemia. Rates of temporary and permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury were 0.5 % (1/188) and 0 % (0/188), respectively. Conclusions PCND is recommended in all patients with PTC.
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Qiu W, Wang X, Buchanan M, He K, Sharma R, Zhang L, Wang Q, Yu J. ADAR1 is essential for intestinal homeostasis and stem cell maintenance. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e599. [PMID: 23598411 PMCID: PMC3641348 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1) is a double-stranded RNA-editing enzyme that converts adenosine (A) to inosine (I), and essential for normal development. In this study, we reported an essential role of ADAR1 in the survival and maintenance of intestinal stem cells and intestinal homoeostasis by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and interferon (IFN) signaling. ADAR1 was highly expressed in the Lgr5+ cells, and its deletion in adult mice led to a rapid apoptosis and loss of these actively cycling stem cells in the small intestine and colon. ADAR1 deletion resulted in a drastic expansion of progenitors and Paneth cells but a reduction of three other major epithelial lineages. Moreover, loss of ADAR1 induced ER stress and activation of IFN signaling, and altered expression in WNT targets, followed by intestinal inflammation. An ER stress inhibitor partially suppressed crypt apoptosis. Finally, data from cultured intestinal crypts demonstrated that loss of ADAR1 in the epithelial cells is the primary cause of these effects. These results support an essential role of ADAR1 and RNA editing in tissue homeostasis and stem cells.
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Vass CD, Sahota O, Drummond A, Kendrick D, Grainge M, Gladman J, Sach T, Avis M, O'Halloran AM, King-Kallimanis B, Kenny RA, Kumar A, Carpenter H, Morris R, Iliffe S, Kendrick D, Bamford C, Parry S, Deary V, Finch T, Cronin H, Savva G, O'Regan C, Donoghue OA, Kearney P, Kenny RA, Sutton GM, Hussain R, Bhangu J, King-Kallimanis B, Cunningham C, Kenny RA, Duggan E, Finucane C, Cronin H, O'Regan C, Savva G, Loughman J, Kenny RA, Donoghue OA, Horgan F, Savva G, Cronin H, O'Regan C, Kenny RA, Shipway DJH, Shipway MDH, Shah M, Jenkin RP, Wang Q, Chua EC. Falls, fractures and trauma. Age Ageing 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Choi DH, Wang Q, Azuma Y, Majima Y, Warner JH, Miyata Y, Shinohara H, Kitaura R. Fabrication and characterization of fully flattened carbon nanotubes: a new graphene nanoribbon analogue. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1617. [PMID: 23563618 PMCID: PMC3619137 DOI: 10.1038/srep01617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Graphene nanoribbons (GNR) are one of the most promising candidates for the fabrication of graphene-based nanoelectronic devices such as high mobility field effect transistors (FET). Here, we report a high-yield fabrication of a high quality another type of GNR analogue, fully flattened carbon nanotubes (flattened CNTs), using solution-phase extraction of inner tubes from large-diameter multi-wall CNTs (MWCNTs). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations show that flattened CNTs have width of typically 20 nm and a barbell-like cross section. Measurements of the low-bias conductance of isolated flattened CNTs as a function of gate voltage shows that the flattened CNTs display ambipolar conduction which is different from those of MWCNTs. The estimated gap based on temperature dependence of conductivity measurements of isolated flattened CNTs is 13.7 meV, which is probably caused by the modified electronic structure due to the flattening.
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Liu Y, Pan J, Du M, Tang A, Wang Q. Advanced Oxidative Removal of Nitric Oxide from Flue Gas by Homogeneous Photo-Fenton in a Photochemical Reactor. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201200336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Adamczyk L, Adkins JK, Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alekseev I, Alford J, Anson CD, Aparin A, Arkhipkin D, Aschenauer E, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Banerjee A, Barnovska Z, Beavis DR, Bellwied R, Betancourt MJ, Betts RR, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bhattarai P, Bichsel H, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Borowski W, Bouchet J, Brandin AV, Brovko SG, Bruna E, Bültmann S, Bunzarov I, Burton TP, Butterworth J, Cai XZ, Caines H, Calderón de la Barca Sánchez M, Cebra D, Cendejas R, Cervantes MC, Chaloupka P, Chang Z, Chattopadhyay S, Chen HF, Chen JH, Chen JY, Chen L, Cheng J, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Christie W, Chung P, Chwastowski J, Codrington MJM, Corliss R, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, Cui X, Das S, Davila Leyva A, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derradi de Souza R, Dhamija S, di Ruzza B, Didenko L, Ding F, Dion A, Djawotho P, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunkelberger LE, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Elnimr M, Engelage J, Eppley G, Eun L, Evdokimov O, Fatemi R, Fazio S, Fedorisin J, Fersch RG, Filip P, Finch E, Fisyak Y, Flores E, Gagliardi CA, Gangadharan DR, Garand D, Geurts F, Gibson A, Gliske S, Grebenyuk OG, Grosnick D, Gupta A, Gupta S, Guryn W, Haag B, Hajkova O, Hamed A, Han LX, Harris JW, Hays-Wehle JP, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Horvat S, Huang B, Huang HZ, Huck P, Humanic TJ, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jena C, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kang K, Kapitan J, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Kesich A, Kikola DP, Kiryluk J, Kisel I, Kisiel A, Klein SR, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Konzer J, Koralt I, Korsch W, Kotchenda L, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kulakov I, Kumar L, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, Landry KD, LaPointe S, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Leight W, LeVine MJ, Li C, Li W, Li X, Li X, Li Y, Li ZM, Lima LM, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Longacre RS, Lu Y, Luo X, Luszczak A, Ma GL, Ma YG, Madagodagettige Don DMMD, Mahapatra DP, Majka R, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, McDonald D, McShane TS, Mioduszewski S, Mitrovski MK, Mohammed Y, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Munhoz MG, Mustafa MK, Naglis M, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nelson JM, Nogach LV, Novak J, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Ohlson A, Okorokov V, Oldag EW, Oliveira RAN, Olson D, Pachr M, Page BS, Pal SK, Pan YX, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlak T, Pawlik B, Pei H, Perkins C, Peryt W, Pile P, Planinic M, Pluta J, Poljak N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Powell CB, Pruneau C, Pruthi NK, Przybycien M, Pujahari PR, Putschke J, Qiu H, Ramachandran S, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Riley CK, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Ross JF, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Sahoo NR, Sahu PK, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandacz A, Sandweiss J, Sangaline E, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmidke B, Schmitz N, Schuster TR, Seger J, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shao M, Sharma B, Sharma M, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Singaraju RN, Skoby MJ, Smirnov D, Smirnov N, Solanki D, Sorensen P, deSouza UG, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Stevens JR, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Suaide AAP, Suarez MC, Sumbera M, Sun XM, Sun Y, Sun Z, Surrow B, Svirida DN, Symons TJM, Szanto de Toledo A, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarini LH, Tarnowsky T, Thomas JH, Tian J, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Trzeciak BA, Tsai OD, Turnau J, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vanfossen JA, Varma R, Vasconcelos GMS, Videbæk F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Vossen A, Wada M, Wang F, Wang G, Wang H, Wang JS, Wang Q, Wang XL, Wang Y, Webb G, Webb JC, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu YF, Xiao Z, Xie W, Xin K, Xu H, Xu N, Xu QH, Xu W, Xu Y, Xu Z, Xue L, Yang Y, Yang Y, Yepes P, Yi L, Yip K, Yoo IK, Zawisza M, Zbroszczyk H, Zhang JB, Zhang S, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang ZP, Zhao F, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhu X, Zhu YH, Zoulkarneeva Y, Zyzak M. Observation of an energy-dependent difference in elliptic flow between particles and antiparticles in relativistic heavy ion collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013; 110:142301. [PMID: 25166982 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.142301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Elliptic flow (v(2)) values for identified particles at midrapidity in Au + Au collisions, measured by the STAR experiment in the beam energy scan at RHIC at sqrt[s(NN)] = 7.7-62.4 GeV, are presented. A beam-energy-dependent difference of the values of v(2) between particles and corresponding antiparticles was observed. The difference increases with decreasing beam energy and is larger for baryons compared to mesons. This implies that, at lower energies, particles and antiparticles are not consistent with the universal number-of-constituent-quark scaling of v(2) that was observed at sqrt[s(NN)] = 200 GeV.
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Shang M, Noël T, Wang Q, Hessel V. Packed-Bed Microreactor for Continuous-Flow Adipic Acid Synthesis from Cyclohexene and Hydrogen Peroxide. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201200703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang Q, Li M, Xia LC, Wen G, Zu H, Gao M. Genetic analysis of differentiation of T-helper lymphocytes. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2013; 12:972-87. [PMID: 23613243 DOI: 10.4238/2013.april.2.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In the human immune system, T-helper cells are able to differentiate into two lymphocyte subsets: Th1 and Th2. The intracellular signaling pathways of differentiation form a dynamic regulation network by secreting distinctive types of cytokines, while differentiation is regulated by two major gene loci: T-bet and GATA-3. We developed a system dynamics model to simulate the differentiation and re-differentiation process of T-helper cells, based on gene expression levels of T-bet and GATA-3 during differentiation of these cells. We arrived at three ultimate states of the model and came to the conclusion that cell differentiation potential exists as long as the system dynamics is at an unstable equilibrium point; the T-helper cells will no longer have the potential of differentiation when the model reaches a stable equilibrium point. In addition, the time lag caused by expression of transcription factors can lead to oscillations in the secretion of cytokines during differentiation.
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Reinsmoen N, Lai CH, Mirocha J, Cao K, Ong G, Naim M, Wang Q, Riega S, Rafiei M, Patel J, Kobashigawa J. Increased Negative Impact of Anti-Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Antibodies Together with De Novo Donor HLA Specific Antibodies on Graft Outcome in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Ying X, Gong J, Goff H, Yu H, Wang Q, Cui S. Effects of pig colonic digesta and dietary fibres on in vitro microbial fermentation profiles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2013.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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He Z, Deng W, Li M, Chen Z, Jiang L, Wang Q, Huang C, Collier DA, Gong Q, Ma X, Zhang N, Li T. Aberrant intrinsic brain activity and cognitive deficit in first-episode treatment-naive patients with schizophrenia. Psychol Med 2013; 43:769-780. [PMID: 22883428 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291712001638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Given the important role of the default mode network (DMN) in cognitive function and the well-known neurocognitive deficit in schizophrenia, it is intriguing to examine systematically the relationship between neurocognitive dysfunction and aberrant intrinsic activities, and also functional connectivity, of the DMN in patients with schizophrenia. Method First-episode, treatment-naive patients with schizophrenia (FES) (n = 115) and healthy controls (n = 113) underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans and neurocognitive tests. Intrinsic neural activities evaluated by using the fragment amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and the resting-state functional connectivity assessed by seed-based correlational analysis were compared between patients and controls. Aberrant intrinsic activities and DMN connectivity in patients were then correlated to neurocognitive performance and clinical symptoms. RESULTS Compared to controls, patients with FES showed decreased fALFF in the bilateral medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), and increased fALFF in the bilateral putamen. Increased functional connectivity with the DMN was observed in the left insula and bilateral dorsolateral PFC (DLPFC) in patients with FES. In patients, aberrant fALFF in the bilateral OFC were correlated with cognitive processing speed; fALFF in the left OFC and right putamen were correlated with the clinical factors excited/activation and disorganization; and increased DMN functional connectivity in the left insula was correlated with the clinical factors positive, excited/activation, disorganization and neurocognitive deficit in the domain of sustained attention. CONCLUSIONS These associations between neurocognitive dysfunction and aberrant intrinsic activities, and also functional connectivity, of the DMN in patients with schizophrenia may provide important insights into the neural mechanism of the disease.
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