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Brooks R, Ghezelayagh T, Kiet T, Fuh K, Ueda S, Longacre T, Teng N, Chen L, Chan J. The impact of chemotherapy and fertility-sparing surgery on recurrence of serous borderline ovarian tumors: A multi-institutional study of 491 patients. Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fuh K, Kiet T, Chen L, Sherman A, Kapp D, Chan J. The use of molecular markers to predict for optimal cytoreduction in ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lesnock J, Chan J, Kiet T, Sherman A, Monk B, Ruskin R, Kapp D, Chen L, Krivak T. BRCA mutations and advanced stage serous epithelial ovarian cancer—Does the type of mutation matter? Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bristow R, Powell M, Al-Hammadi N, Chen L, Miller J, Roland P, Mutch D, Cliby W. Hugh Barber Outstanding Abstract AwardDisparities in epithelial ovarian cancer according to race and socioeconomic status: Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and survival outcome, a study of 47,160 patients from the National Cancer Data Base. Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Peng H, Wang S, Zhang Z, Xiong H, Li J, Chen L, Li Y. Molecularly imprinted photonic hydrogels as colorimetric sensors for rapid and label-free detection of vanillin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:1921-8. [PMID: 22292481 DOI: 10.1021/jf204736p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A novel colorimetric sensor for the rapid and label-free detection of vanillin, based on the combination of photonic crystal and molecular imprinting technique, was developed. The sensing platform of molecularly imprinted photonic hydrogel (MIPH) was prepared by a noncovalent and self-assembly approach using vanillin as a template molecule. Morphology characterization by scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the MIPH possessed a highly ordered three-dimensional (3D) macroporous structure with nanocavities. The vanillin recognition events of the created nonocavities could be directly transferred into readable optical signals through a change in Bragg diffraction of the ordered macropores array of MIPH. The Bragg diffraction peak shifted from 451 to 486 nm when the concentration of the vanillin was increased from 10⁻¹² to 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ within 60 s, whereas there were no obvious peak shifts for methyl and ethyl vanillin, indicating that the MIPH had high selectivity and rapid response for vanillin. The adsorption results showed that the hierarchical porous structure and homogeneous layers were formed in the MIPH with higher adsorption capacity. The application of such a label-free sensor with high selectivity, high sensitivity, high stability, and easy operation might offer a potential method for rapid real-time detection of trace vanillin.
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Yoshikawa S, Kukimoto-Niino M, Parker L, Handa N, Terada T, Fujimoto T, Terazawa Y, Wakiyama M, Sato M, Sano S, Kobayashi T, Tanaka T, Chen L, Liu ZJ, Wang BC, Shirouzu M, Kawa S, Semba K, Yamamoto T, Yokoyama S. Structural basis for the altered drug sensitivities of non-small cell lung cancer-associated mutants of human epidermal growth factor receptor. Oncogene 2012; 32:27-38. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Van Essen DC, Ugurbil K, Auerbach E, Barch D, Behrens TEJ, Bucholz R, Chang A, Chen L, Corbetta M, Curtiss SW, Della Penna S, Feinberg D, Glasser MF, Harel N, Heath AC, Larson-Prior L, Marcus D, Michalareas G, Moeller S, Oostenveld R, Petersen SE, Prior F, Schlaggar BL, Smith SM, Snyder AZ, Xu J, Yacoub E. The Human Connectome Project: a data acquisition perspective. Neuroimage 2012; 62:2222-31. [PMID: 22366334 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1379] [Impact Index Per Article: 114.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2011] [Revised: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is an ambitious 5-year effort to characterize brain connectivity and function and their variability in healthy adults. This review summarizes the data acquisition plans being implemented by a consortium of HCP investigators who will study a population of 1200 subjects (twins and their non-twin siblings) using multiple imaging modalities along with extensive behavioral and genetic data. The imaging modalities will include diffusion imaging (dMRI), resting-state fMRI (R-fMRI), task-evoked fMRI (T-fMRI), T1- and T2-weighted MRI for structural and myelin mapping, plus combined magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography (MEG/EEG). Given the importance of obtaining the best possible data quality, we discuss the efforts underway during the first two years of the grant (Phase I) to refine and optimize many aspects of HCP data acquisition, including a new 7T scanner, a customized 3T scanner, and improved MR pulse sequences.
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Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alakhverdyants AV, Alekseev I, Alford J, Anderson BD, Anson CD, Arkhipkin D, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barnby LS, Beavis DR, Bellwied R, Betancourt MJ, Betts RR, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bichsel H, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Borowski W, Bouchet J, Braidot E, Brandin AV, Brovko SG, Bruna E, Bueltmann S, Bunzarov I, Burton TP, Cai XZ, Caines H, Sánchez MCDLB, Cebra D, Cendejas R, Cervantes MC, Chaloupka P, Chattopadhyay S, Chen HF, Chen JH, Chen JY, Chen L, Cheng J, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Christie W, Chung P, Codrington MJM, Corliss R, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, Cui X, Leyva AD, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, de Souza RD, Didenko L, Djawotho P, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Elnimr M, Engelage J, Eppley G, Estienne M, Eun L, Evdokimov O, Fachini P, Fatemi R, Fedorisin J, Fersch RG, Filip P, Finch E, Fine V, Fisyak Y, Gagliardi CA, Gangadharan DR, Geurts F, Ghosh P, Gorbunov YN, Gordon A, 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, Huang B, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Huo L, Igo G, Jacobs WW, Jena C, Joseph J, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kang K, Kapitan J, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Kettler D, Kikola DP, Kiryluk J, Kisiel A, Kizka V, Klein SR, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Konzer J, Koralt I, Koroleva L, Korsch W, Kotchenda L, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Kumar L, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, LaPointe S, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Leight W, LeVine MJ, Li C, Li L, Li W, Li X, Li X, Li Y, Li ZM, Lima LM, Lisa MA, Liu F, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Longacre RS, Lu Y, Lukashov EV, Luo X, Ma GL, Ma YG, Mahapatra DP, Majka R, Mall OI, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, McDonald D, McShane TS, Meschanin A, Milner R, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mitrovski MK, Mohammed Y, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov B, Morozov DA, Munhoz MG, Mustafa MK, Naglis M, Nandi BK, Nasim M, Nayak TK, Nogach LV, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Ohlson A, Okorokov V, Oldag EW, Oliveira RAN, Olson D, Pachr M, Page BS, Pal SK, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlak T, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Perkins C, Peryt W, Pile P, Planinic M, Pluta J, Plyku D, Poljak N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Powell CB, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Pruthi NK, Pujahari PR, Putschke J, Qiu H, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Redwine R, Reed R, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Sahoo NR, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sangaline E, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmah AM, Schmitz N, Schuster TR, Seele J, Seger J, Selyuzhenkov I, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shao M, Sharma M, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Simon F, Singaraju RN, Skoby MJ, Smirnov N, Solanki D, Sorensen P, deSouza UG, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Steadman SG, 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, de Toledo AS, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarini LH, Tarnowsky T, Thein D, Thomas JH, Tian J, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trainor TA, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Trzeciak BA, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vanfossen JA, Varma R, Vasconcelos GMS, Vasiliev AN, Videbæk F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Wada M, Walker 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, Witzke W, Wu YF, Xiao Z, Xie W, Xu H, Xu N, Xu QH, Xu W, Xu Y, Xu Z, Xue L, Yang Y, Yang Y, Yepes P, Yip K, Yoo IK, Zawisza M, Zbroszczyk H, Zhan W, Zhang JB, Zhang S, Zhang WM, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang ZP, Zhao F, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhu X, Zhu YH, Zoulkarneeva Y. Identified hadron compositions in p+p and Au+Au collisions at high transverse momenta at √S(NN)=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 108:072302. [PMID: 22401197 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.072302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report transverse momentum (p(T)≤15 GeV/c) spectra of π(±), K(±), p, p[over ¯], K(S)(0), and ρ(0) at midrapidity in p+p and Au+Au collisions at √S(NN)=200 GeV. Perturbative QCD calculations are consistent with π(±) spectra in p+p collisions but do not reproduce K and p(p[over ¯]) spectra. The observed decreasing antiparticle-to-particle ratios with increasing p(T) provide experimental evidence for varying quark and gluon jet contributions to high-p(T) hadron yields. The relative hadron abundances in Au+Au at p(T)≳8 GeV/c are measured to be similar to the p+p results, despite the expected Casimir effect for parton energy loss.
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Agakishiev G, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alakhverdyants AV, Alekseev I, Alford J, Anderson BD, Anson CD, Arkhipkin D, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barnby LS, Beavis DR, Behera NK, Bellwied R, Betancourt MJ, Betts RR, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bichsel H, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Bland LC, Bordyuzhin IG, Borowski W, Bouchet J, Braidot E, Brandin AV, Bridgeman A, Brovko SG, Bruna E, Bueltmann S, Bunzarov I, Burton TP, Cai XZ, Caines H, Sánchez MCDLB, Cebra D, Cendejas R, Cervantes MC, Chaloupka P, Chattopadhyay S, Chen HF, Chen JH, Chen JY, Chen L, Cheng J, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi KE, Christie W, Chung P, Codrington MJM, Corliss R, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, Cui X, Leyva AD, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, Deng J, Derevschikov AA, de Souza RD, Didenko L, Djawotho P, Dogra SM, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Du CM, Dunlop JC, Efimov LG, Elnimr M, Engelage J, Eppley G, Estienne M, Eun L, Evdokimov O, Fatemi R, Fedorisin J, Fersch RG, Filip P, Finch E, Fine V, Fisyak Y, Gagliardi CA, Gangadharan DR, Geurts F, Ghosh P, Gorbunov YN, Gordon A, Grebenyuk OG, Grosnick D, Gupta A, Gupta S, Guryn W, Haag B, Hajkova O, Hamed A, Han LX, Harris JW, Hays-Wehle JP, Heinz M, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Huang B, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Huo L, Igo G, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Jena C, Jin F, Jones PG, Joseph J, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kang K, Kapitan J, Kauder K, Ke HW, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Kettler D, Kikola DP, Kiryluk J, Kisiel A, Kizka V, Klein SR, Knospe AG, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Konzer J, Koralt I, Koroleva L, Korsch W, Kotchenda L, Kouchpil V, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Krus M, Kumar L, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, LaPointe S, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee JH, Leight W, LeVine MJ, Li C, Li L, Li N, Li W, Li X, Li X, Li Y, Li ZM, Lima LM, Lisa MA, Liu F, Liu H, Liu J, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Longacre RS, Lu Y, Lukashov EV, Luo X, Ma GL, Ma YG, Mahapatra DP, Majka R, Mall OI, Manweiler R, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, McDonald D, McShane TS, Meschanin A, Milner R, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mitrovski MK, Mohammed Y, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov B, Morozov DA, Munhoz MG, Mustafa MK, Naglis M, Nandi BK, Nayak TK, Nelson JM, Nogach LV, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Oh K, Ohlson A, Okorokov V, Oldag EW, Oliveira RAN, Olson D, Pachr M, Page BS, Pal SK, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlak T, Pei H, Peitzmann T, Perkins C, Peryt W, Pile P, Planinic M, Ploskon MA, Pluta J, Plyku D, Poljak N, Porter J, Poskanzer AM, Potukuchi BVKS, Powell CB, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Pruthi NK, Pujahari PR, Putschke J, Qiu H, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Redwine R, Reed R, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Ruan L, Rusnak J, Sahoo NR, Sakrejda I, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sangaline E, Sarkar A, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schaub J, Schmah AM, Schmitz N, Schuster TR, Seele J, Seger J, Selyuzhenkov I, Seyboth P, Shah N, Shahaliev E, Shao M, Sharma M, Shi SS, Shou QY, Sichtermann EP, Simon F, Singaraju RN, Skoby MJ, Smirnov N, Solanki D, Sorensen P, deSouza UG, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Steadman SG, Stevens JR, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Suaide AAP, Suarez MC, Subba NL, Sumbera M, Sun XM, Sun Y, Sun Z, Surrow B, Svirida DN, Symons TJM, de Toledo AS, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarini LH, Tarnowsky T, Thein D, Thomas JH, Tian J, Timmins AR, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trainor TA, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tribedy P, Trzeciak BA, Tsai OD, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vanfossen JA, Varma R, Vasconcelos GMS, Vasiliev AN, Videbæk F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Wada M, Walker 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, Witzke W, Wu YF, Xiao Z, Xie W, Xu H, Xu N, Xu QH, Xu W, Xu Y, Xu Z, Xue L, Yang Y, Yang Y, Yepes P, Yip K, Yoo IK, Zawisza M, Zbroszczyk H, Zhan W, Zhang JB, Zhang S, Zhang WM, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang ZP, Zhao F, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhu X, Zhu YH, Zoulkarneeva Y. Strangeness enhancement in Cu-Cu and Au-Au collisions at √S(NN)=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 108:072301. [PMID: 22401196 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.072301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report new STAR measurements of midrapidity yields for the Λ, Λ[over ¯], K(S)(0), Ξ(-), Ξ[over ¯](+), Ω(-), Ω[over ¯](+) particles in Cu+Cu collisions at √S(NN)==200 GeV, and midrapidity yields for the Λ, Λ[over ¯], K(S)(0) particles in Au+Au at √S(NN)==200 GeV. We show that, at a given number of participating nucleons, the production of strange hadrons is higher in Cu+Cu collisions than in Au+Au collisions at the same center-of-mass energy. We find that aspects of the enhancement factors for all particles can be described by a parametrization based on the fraction of participants that undergo multiple collisions.
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Li M, Xiang W, Xiao KX, Chen L. Dynamical changes of ion current distribution for a Penning discharge source using a Langmuir probe array. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:02B722. [PMID: 22380327 DOI: 10.1063/1.3675386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A paralleled plate electrode and a 9-tip Langmuir probe array located 1 mm behind the extraction exit of a cold cathode Penning ion source are employed to measure the total current and the dynamical changes of the ion current in the 2D profile, respectively. Operation of the ion source by 500 V DC power supply, the paralleled plate electrode and the Langmuir probe array are driven by a bias voltage ranging from -200 V to 200 V. The dependence of the total current and the dynamical changes of the ion current in the 2D profile are presented at the different bias voltage. The experimental results show that the distribution of ion current is axial symmetry and approximate a unimodal distribution.
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Chen L, Zhang GL, Jin DZ, Yang L, Dai JY. Influence of discharge gap on the discharge stability in a short vacuum arc ion source. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:02A509. [PMID: 22380205 DOI: 10.1063/1.3673008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The influence of the discharge gap between cathode and anode on the discharge stability in a short vacuum arc (SVA) ion source is presented in this paper. Planar cathode and cylindrical hollow anode made of titanium are investigated. There is a great need in present accelerator injection research for SVA source to produce the small deviation of the ion current beam. Current research shows that increasing the short discharge gap can reduce the level of ion current deviation and ion charge deviation from 29% and 31% to 15% and 17%, respectively. A microplasma plume generation mechanism in SVA and scanning electron microscopic results can be used to explain this interesting phenomenon.
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Chai L, Ni JQ, Diehl C, Kilic I, Heber A, Chen Y, Cortus E, Bogan B, Lim T, Ramirez-Dorronsoro JC, Chen L. Ventilation rates in large commercial layer hen houses with two-year continuous monitoring. Br Poult Sci 2012; 53:19-31. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.643766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chen L, Charrier A, Zhou Y, Brigstock D. The Pro-Fibrotic Molecule, Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF), is Regulated by MicroRNA-214 (miR-214) in Hepatic Stellate Cells. J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fu X, Lou T, Chen Z, Lin M, Feng W, Chen L. "Turn-on" fluorescence detection of lead ions based on accelerated leaching of gold nanoparticles on the surface of graphene. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2012; 4:1080-1086. [PMID: 22264012 DOI: 10.1021/am201711j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A novel platform for effective "turn-on" fluorescence sensing of lead ions (Pb(2+)) in aqueous solution was developed based on gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-functionalized graphene. The AuNP-functionalized graphene exhibited minimal background fluorescence because of the extraordinarily high quenching ability of AuNPs. Interestingly, the AuNP-functionalized graphene underwent fluorescence restoration as well as significant enhancement upon adding Pb(2+), which was attributed to the fact that Pb(2+) could accelerate the leaching rate of the AuNPs on graphene surfaces in the presence of both thiosulfate (S(2)O(3)(2-)) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME). Consequently, this could be utilized as the basis for selective detection of Pb(2+). With the optimum conditions chosen, the relative fluorescence intensity showed good linearity versus logarithm concentration of Pb(2+) in the range of 50-1000 nM (R = 0.9982), and a detection limit of 10 nM. High selectivity over common coexistent metal ions was also demonstrated. The practical application had been carried out for determination of Pb(2+) in tap water and mineral water samples. The Pb(2+)-specific "turn-on" fluorescence sensor, based on Pb(2+) accelerated leaching of AuNPs on the surface of graphene, provided new opportunities for highly sensitive and selective Pb(2+) detection in aqueous media.
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Mogal H, Allam E, Margenthaler J, Chen L, Virgo K, Johnson F. Patient Surveillance After Breast Cancer Treatment: What Motivates Clinicians? J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cui B, Tang B, Ma R, Huang Q, Ma Y, Chen L, Jiang W. Reliability test of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source for accelerator driven sub-critical system. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:02A321. [PMID: 22380168 DOI: 10.1063/1.3666914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The reliability test of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source developed for accelerator driven sub-critical system is carried out in China Institute of Atomic Energy. A unique technique to improve the reliability is adopted. The source is operated for more than 200 h at 75 keV, 100 mA extracted hydrogen current, while 2 beam trips are recorded in the period, and uninterrupted operation time is about 150 h. The experimental result is described.
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Lee S, Szilagyi E, Chen L, DiPietro L, Bartholomew A. Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Wound Tensile Strength in Old Mouse Model Via Macrophages. J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Xiang W, Li M, Chen L. Characteristic of a triple-cathode vacuum arc plasma source. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:02A513. [PMID: 22380209 DOI: 10.1063/1.3678661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In order to generate a better ion beam, a triple-cathode vacuum arc plasma source has been developed. Three plasma generators in the vacuum arc plasma source are equally located on a circle. Each generator initiated by means of a high-voltage breakdown between the cathode and the anode could be operated separately or simultaneously. The arc plasma expands from the cathode spot region in vacuum. In order to study the behaviors of expanding plasma plume generated in the vacuum arc plasma source, a Langmuir probe array is employed to measure the saturated ion current of the vacuum arc plasma source. The time-dependence profiles of the saturated current density of the triple vacuum arc plasma source operated separately and simultaneously are given. Furthermore, the plasma characteristic of this vacuum arc plasma source is also presented in the paper.
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Xiao C, Qin B, Chen L, Liu H, Zhu Y, Lu X. Preactivation of the interferon signalling in liver is correlated with nonresponse to interferon alpha therapy in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. J Viral Hepat 2012; 19:e1-10. [PMID: 22239505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01471.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Interferon alpha (IFN-α) therapy is widely used to treat patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) but the sustained response rate is low, and the molecular mechanisms for the ineffectiveness of IFN-α treatments are not known. We screened differentially expressed genes between responders (Rs) and nonresponders (NRs) in patients with CHB treated with IFN-α to explore the molecular basis for treatment failure. Expression profiling was performed on percutaneous needle liver biopsy specimens taken before therapy. Gene expression levels were compared between seven patients who did not respond to therapy (NR) and six who did respond (R). Gene ontology category and KEGG pathway were analysed for differentially expressed genes, and the selected differentially expressed genes were confirmed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. We identified 3592 genes whose expression levels differed significantly between all Rs and NRs (P < 0.05); many of these genes are IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) and immune-related genes. The ISGs were more highly expressed, while immune-related genes were inhibited in NRs before IFN-α treatment. Two ISGs (CEB1 and USP18) that are linked in an IFN inhibitory pathway are highly expressed in NRs, and a potential antiviral gene ISG20 was inhibited in NRs, suggesting a possible rationale for treatment nonresponse. Patients who do or do not respond to IFN have different liver gene expression profiles before IFN-α treatment. Preactivation of the IFN signalling pathway leading to the increased expression of inhibitory ISGs and inhibition of immune response in the pretreatment livers was associated with treatment failure.
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Liu J, Xu C, Chen L, Xu P, Xiong H. Involvement of Kv1.3 and p38 MAPK signaling in HIV-1 glycoprotein 120-induced microglia neurotoxicity. Cell Death Dis 2012; 3:e254. [PMID: 22258405 PMCID: PMC3270274 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2011.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Inflammatory responses mediated by activated microglia play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-associated neurocognitive disorders. Studies on identification of specific targets to control microglia activation and resultant neurotoxic activity are imperative. Increasing evidence indicate that voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels are involved in the regulation of microglia functionality. In this study, we investigated Kv1.3 channels in the regulation of neurotoxic activity mediated by HIV-1 glycoprotein 120 (gp120)-stimulated rat microglia. Our results showed treatment of microglia with gp120 increased the expression levels of Kv1.3 mRNA and protein. In parallel, whole-cell patch-clamp studies revealed that gp120 enhanced microglia Kv1.3 current, which was blocked by margatoxin, a Kv1.3 blocker. The association of gp120 enhancement of Kv1.3 current with microglia neurotoxicity was demonstrated by experimental results that blocking microglia Kv1.3 attenuated gp120-associated microglia production of neurotoxins and neurotoxicity. Knockdown of Kv1.3 gene by transfection of microglia with Kv1.3-siRNA abrogated gp120-associated microglia neurotoxic activity. Further investigation unraveled an involvement of p38 MAPK in gp120 enhancement of microglia Kv1.3 expression and resultant neurotoxic activity. These results suggest not only a role Kv1.3 may have in gp120-associated microglia neurotoxic activity, but also a potential target for the development of therapeutic strategies.
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Zhang Z, Xu S, Li J, Xiong H, Peng H, Chen L. Selective solid-phase extraction of Sudan I in chilli sauce by single-hole hollow molecularly imprinted polymers. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:180-187. [PMID: 22168281 DOI: 10.1021/jf2041609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A new single-hole hollow molecularly imprinted polymer (SHH-MIP) was prepared by multistep seed swelling polymerization using Sudan I as template molecule and successfully applied to selective solid-phase extraction (SPE) of Sudan dyes in chilli sauce samples. The polymers possessed high specific surface area obtained by nitrogen adsorption and good thermal stability without decomposition lower than 380 °C by thermogravimetry analysis. Much higher binding capacity was exhibited than with irregular solid MIP prepared by bulk polymerization, because most of the binding sites were located in the surface of the polymers, facilitating template removal and mass transfer. Accordingly, the SHH-MIP was employed as SPE adsorbent for chilli sauce analysis and offered high recoveries for Sudan I in the range of 87.5-103.4% with the precision of 1.94-5.33% at three spiked levels. The SHH-MIP with high selectivity and high stability was demonstrated to be potentially applicable for high selective preconcentration and determination of trace Sudan dyes in complicated samples.
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Chen L, Hong C, Chen EC, Yee SW, Xu L, Almof EU, Wen C, Fujii K, Johns SJ, Stryke D, Ferrin TE, Simko J, Chen X, Costello JF, Giacomini KM. Genetic and epigenetic regulation of the organic cation transporter 3, SLC22A3. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2012; 13:110-20. [PMID: 22231567 PMCID: PMC3396779 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2011.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Human organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3 and SLC22A3) mediates the uptake of many important endogenous amines and basic drugs in a variety of tissues. OCT3 is identified as one of the important risk loci for prostate cancer, and is markedly underexpressed in aggressive prostate cancers. The goal of this study was to identify genetic and epigenetic factors in the promoter region that influence the expression level of OCT3. Haplotypes that contained the common variants, g.-81G>delGA (rs60515630) (minor allele frequency 11.5% in African American) and g.-2G>A (rs555754) (minor allele frequency>30% in all ethnic groups) showed significant increases in luciferase reporter activities and exhibited stronger transcription factor-binding affinity than the haplotypes that contained the major alleles. Consistent with the reporter assays, OCT3 messenger RNA expression levels were significantly higher in Asian (P<0.001) and Caucasian (P<0.05) liver samples from individuals who were homozygous for g.-2A/A in comparison with those homozygous for the g.-2G/G allele. Studies revealed that the methylation level in the basal promoter region of OCT3 was associated with OCT3 expression level and tumorigenesis capability in various prostate cancer cell lines. The methylation level of the OCT3 promoter was higher in 62% of prostate tumor samples compared with matched normal samples. Our studies demonstrate that genetic polymorphisms in the proximal promoter region of OCT3 alter the transcription rate of the gene and may be associated with altered expression levels of OCT3 in human liver. Aberrant methylation contributes to the reduced expression of OCT3 in prostate cancer.
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Xie Y, Chen L, Hofmann UG. Reduction of periodic noise in Fourier domain optical coherence tomography images by frequency domain filtering. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2012. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2012-4189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jia C, Huang J, Kershaw S, Luo G, Farabegoli E, Perri MC, Chen L, Bai X, Xie S. Microbial response to limited nutrients in shallow water immediately after the end-Permian mass extinction. GEOBIOLOGY 2012; 10:60-71. [PMID: 22168223 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00310.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Previous work indicates that a variety of microbes bloomed in the oceans after the end-Permian faunal mass extinction, but evidence is sporadically documented. Thus, the nature and geographic distribution of such microbes and their associations are unclear, addressed in this study using a series of biomarker groups. On the basis of microbial biomarker records of the 2-methylhopane index, evidence is presented for cyanobacterial blooms in both the western and eastern Tethys Sea and in both shallow and deep waters, after the mass extinction. The enhanced relative abundance of C(28) (expressed by the C(28) /C(29) ratio of) regular steranes suggests a bloom of prasinophyte algae occurred immediately after the end-Permian faunal extinction, comparable with those observed in some other mass extinctions in Phanerozoic. Significantly, cyanobacteria and prasinophyte algae show a synchronized onset of bloom in the shallow water Bulla section, north Italy, inferring for the first time their coupled response to the biotic crisis and the associated environmental conditions. However, in Meishan of Zhejiang Province in south China, the bloom declined earlier than in Bulla. The association of increased 2-methylhopane index with a negative shift in the nitrogen isotope composition infers a scenario of enhanced nitrogen fixation by cyanobacteria immediately after the faunal mass extinction. N(2) fixation by cyanobacteria is here interpreted to have provided prasinophyte algae with ammonium in nutrient-limited shallow waters, and thus caused their associated blooms.
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Luan Y, Ju J, Luo L, Zhang Z, Wang J, Zhu DM, Cheng L, Zhang SY, Chen L, Wang FS, Wang S. Potential role of soluble B7-H3 in liver immunopathogenesis during chronic HBV infection. J Viral Hepat 2012; 19:23-31. [PMID: 22187944 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Immune-mediated mechanisms have been implicated in liver pathogenesis and subsequent progression in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Costimulatory molecules, the important regulators of immune responses, participate in the regulation of liver pathology in HBV infection. However, the role of B7-H3 (CD276, a new member of B7 family) in this process has not been investigated. In this study, we detected abundant soluble B7-H3 (sB7-H3) in the plasma of patients with chronic HBV infections. The increase of the plasma B7-H3 was associated with the progression of liver cirrhosis and accompanied by decreased expression of B7-H3 on hepatocytes. The identification analysis suggests that the plasma B7-H3 might be derived from the membrane-bound B7-H3 on hepatocytes. A functional study showed that immobilized (4Ig) B7-H3Ig fusion protein could inhibit TCR-induced proliferation and IFN-γ secretion of T cells, which could be partially blocked by soluble B7-H3flag fusion protein. These results suggest that the reduced expression of B7-H3 in the livers might temper the inhibition of T-cell responses mediated by B7-H3 expressed on hepatocytes and thus promote the hepatic inflammation and hepatitis progression in the chronic HBV-infected patients.
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