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Xu J, Huang P, Bie B, Dai Y, Ben-Salem S, Borjini N, Zhang L, Chen J, Olman M, Cheng J, Lin F. Complement Receptor C3aR1 Contributes to Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Mice and Rats. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1736-1746. [PMID: 37861348 PMCID: PMC10841827 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Cancer chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain is a devastating pain syndrome without effective therapies. We previously reported that rats deficient in complement C3, the central component of complement activation cascade, showed a reduced degree of paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia (PIMA), suggesting that complement is integrally involved in the pathogenesis of this model. However, the underlying mechanism was unclear. Complement activation leads to the production of C3a, which mediates inflammation through its receptor C3aR1. In this article, we report that the administration of paclitaxel induced a significantly higher expression level of C3aR1 on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) macrophages and expansion of these macrophages in DRGs in wild-type (WT) compared with in C3aR1 knockout (KO) mice. We also found that paclitaxel induced less severe PIMA, along with a reduced DRG expression of transient receptor potential channels of the vanilloid subtype 4 (TRPV4), an essential mediator for PIMA, in C3aR1 KO than in WT mice. Treating WT mice or rats with a C3aR1 antagonist markedly attenuated PIMA in association with downregulated DRG TRPV4 expression, reduced DRG macrophages expansion, suppressed DRG neuron hyperexcitability, and alleviated peripheral intraepidermal nerve fiber loss. Administration of C3aR1 antagonist to TRPV4 KO mice further protected them from PIMA. These results suggest that complement regulates PIMA development through C3aR1 to upregulate TRPV4 on DRG neurons and promote DRG macrophage expansion. Targeting C3aR1 could be a novel therapeutic approach to alleviate this debilitating pain syndrome.
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- Jijun Xu
- Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Neurosciences, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Hossain MJ, Kendig MD, Letton ME, Morris MJ, Arnold R. Peripheral Neuropathy Phenotyping in Rat Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating Uptake of the Neurodiab Guidelines and Identifying Future Directions. Diabetes Metab J 2022; 46:198-221. [PMID: 35385634 PMCID: PMC8987683 DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2021.0347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) affects over half of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, with an urgent need for effective pharmacotherapies. While many rat and mouse models of T2DM exist, the phenotyping of DPN has been challenging with inconsistencies across laboratories. To better characterize DPN in rodents, a consensus guideline was published in 2014 to accelerate the translation of preclinical findings. Here we review DPN phenotyping in rat models of T2DM against the 'Neurodiab' criteria to identify uptake of the guidelines and discuss how DPN phenotypes differ between models and according to diabetes duration and sex. A search of PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases identified 125 studies, categorised as either diet and/or chemically induced models or transgenic/spontaneous models of T2DM. The use of diet and chemically induced T2DM models has exceeded that of transgenic models in recent years, and the introduction of the Neurodiab guidelines has not appreciably increased the number of studies assessing all key DPN endpoints. Combined high-fat diet and low dose streptozotocin rat models are the most frequently used and well characterised. Overall, we recommend adherence to Neurodiab guidelines for creating better animal models of DPN to accelerate translation and drug development.
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- Md Jakir Hossain
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Exercise and Rehabilitation, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
- Corresponding author: Ria Arnold https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-6587 Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia E-mail:
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Jiang Z, Chen Z, Chen Y, Jiao J, Wang Z. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Involvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines in diabetic neuropathic pain via central PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway. Arch Physiol Biochem 2021; 127:I-IX. [PMID: 31399002 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2019.1651869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Retraction statementWe, the Editors and Publisher of Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, have retracted the following article:Zongming Jiang, Zhonghua Chen, Yonghao Chen, Jing Jiao and Zhifeng WangInvolvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines in diabetic neuropathic pain via central PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway, Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, Published Online 2019 Aug 9:1-9. DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2019.1651869The article has been retracted following receipt of information from the corresponding author, Zhifeng Wang, on September 11, 2019, informing us that it was realised that inappropriate doses of rapamycin and the corresponding antagonist were used in this study, which may have led to artificial results and misleading interpretations and ultimately do not support the final conclusions drawn by the authors. The article is withdrawn from all print and electronic editions.We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as "Retracted."
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- Zongming Jiang
- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, PR China
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Guo M, Jiang Z, Chen Y, Wang F, Wang Z. Inflammatory cytokines in midbrain periaqueductal gray contribute to diabetic induced pain hypersensitivity through phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway. Korean J Pain 2021; 34:176-184. [PMID: 33785669 PMCID: PMC8019962 DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2021.34.2.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Diabetes-related neuropathic pain frequently occurs, and the underpinning mechanism remains elusive. The periaqueductal gray (PAG) exhibits descending inhibitory effects on central pain transmission. The current work aimed to examine whether inflammatory cytokines regulate mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia induced by diabetes through the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in the PAG. Methods Streptozotocin (STZ) was administered intraperitoneally to mimic allodynia and hyperalgesia evoked by diabetes in rats. Behavioral assays were carried out for determining mechanical pain and thermal hypersensitivity. Immunoblot and ELISA were performed to examine PAG protein amounts of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), as well as their corresponding receptors in STZ rats, and the expression of PI3K/protein kinase B (Akt)/mTOR signaling effectors. Results Increased PAG p-PI3K/p-Akt/p-mTOR protein amounts were observed in STZ-induced animals, a PI3K-mTOR pathway inhibition in the PAG attenuated neuropathic pain responses. Moreover, the PAG concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α and their receptors (namely, IL-1R, IL-6R, and tumor necrosis factor receptor [TNFR] subtype TNFR1, respectively) were increased in the STZ rats. Additionally, inhibiting IL-1R, IL-6R, and TNFR1 ameliorated mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in STZ rats, alongside the downregulation of PI3K-mTOR signaling. Conclusions Overall, the current study suggests that upregulated proinflammatory cytokines and their receptors in the PAG activate PI3K-mTOR signaling, thereby producing a de-inhibition effect on descending pathways in modulating pain transmission, and eventually contributing to neuropathic pain.
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- Mochi Guo
- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Bioinformation Branch, Hangzhou Hibio Bioinformation Technology Company Hang Zhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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Mohammed RA, El-Yamany MF, Abdel-Rahman AA, Nassar NN, Al-Shorbagy MY. Role of pERK1/2-NFκB signaling in the neuroprotective effect of thalidomide against cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 895:173872. [PMID: 33465355 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In the present investigation, we tested the hypothesis that suppression of the phospho-extracellular signal regulated kinase (pERK1/2)-nuclear factor kappa (NFκ)-B signaling, subsequent to tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibition, underlies thalidomide (TLM) mediated neuroprotection. Male Wistar rats (250-280 g) were divided into five groups: (1) sham; (2) negative control receiving TLM (5μg/1μl/site) and 3 groups of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury rats pretreated with: (3) vehicle (DMSO 100%); (4) TLM (5μg/1μl/site) or (5) PD98059 (0.16μg/1μl/site). IR rats were subjected to occlusion of both common carotid arteries for 45 min followed by reperfusion for 24 h. Drugs and/or vehicles were administered by unilateral intrahippocampal injection after removal of the carotid occlusion and at the beginning of the reperfusion period. IR rats exhibited significant infarct size, histopathological damage, memory impairment, motor incoordination and hyperactivity. Unilateral intra-hippocampal TLM ameliorated these behavioral deficits along with the following ex vivo hippocampal effects: (i) abrogation of the IR-evoked elevations in hippocampal TNF-α, pERK1/2, NFκB, BDNF, iNOS contents and (ii) partial restoration of the reduced anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and p-nNOS S852. These neurochemical effects, which were replicated by the pERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059, likely underlie the reductions in c-Fos and caspase-3 levels as well as the anti-apoptotic effect of TLM in the IR model. These results suggest a crucial anti-inflammatory role for pERK1/2 inhibition in the salutary neuronal and behavioral effects of TLM in a model of brain IR injury.
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- Reham A Mohammed
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, 4184, United Arab Emirates
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Soltesova Prnova M, Svik K, Bezek S, Kovacikova L, Karasu C, Stefek M. 3-Mercapto-5H-1,2,4-Triazino[5,6-b]Indole-5-Acetic Acid (Cemtirestat) Alleviates Symptoms of Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy in Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) Rats: A Role of Aldose Reductase. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:1056-1064. [PMID: 30689163 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02736-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Peripheral neuropathy is the most prevalent chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. Good glycemic control can delay the appearance of neuropathic symptoms in diabetic patients but it is not sufficient to prevent or cure the disease. Therefore therapeutic approaches should focus on attenuation of pathogenetic mechanisms responsible for the nerve injury. Considering the role of polyol pathway in the etiology of diabetic neuropathy, we evaluated the effect of a novel efficient and selective aldose reductase inhibitor, 3-mercapto-5H-1,2,4-triazino[5,6-b]indole-5-acetic acid (cemtirestat), on symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats. Since the age of 5 months, male ZDF rats were orally administered cemtirestat, 2.5 and 7.5 mg/kg/day, for two following months. Thermal hypoalgesia was evaluated by tail flick and hot plate tests. Tactile allodynia was determined by a von Frey flexible filament test. Two-month treatment of ZDF rats with cemtirestat (i) did not affect physical and glycemic status of the animals; (ii) partially inhibited sorbitol accumulation in red blood cells and the sciatic nerve; (iii) markedly decreased plasma levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; (iv) normalized symptoms of peripheral neuropathy with high significance. The presented findings indicate that inhibition of aldose reductase by cemtirestat is not solely responsible for the recorded improvement of the behavioral responses. In future studies, potential effects of cemtirestat on consequences of diabetes that are not exclusively dependent on glucose metabolism via polyol pathway should be taken into consideration.
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- Marta Soltesova Prnova
- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, 06510, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84104, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Dewanjee S, Das S, Das AK, Bhattacharjee N, Dihingia A, Dua TK, Kalita J, Manna P. Molecular mechanism of diabetic neuropathy and its pharmacotherapeutic targets. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 833:472-523. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Song T, Ma X, Ma P, Gu K, Zhao J, Yang Y, Jiang B, Li Y, Wang C. Administrations of thalidomide into the rostral ventromedial medulla produce antinociceptive effects in a rat model of postoperative pain. J Neurosci Res 2017; 96:273-283. [PMID: 28758232 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Tieying Song
- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang; No. 36 Fanxi Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang 050011 Hebei province China
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