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Ahmed SA, Zhang B, Abdel-Rahman AA. Estrogen-mediated mitigation of cardiac oxidative stress in ovariectomized rats is associated with upregulated cardiac circadian clock Per2 and heart-specific miRNAs. Life Sci 2023; 331:122038. [PMID: 37619835 PMCID: PMC10528738 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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AIM Estrogen (E2) confers cardioprotection in premenopausal women and in models of menopause and its effects, mostly studied in female reproductive organs, vary on a circadian rhythm basis in relation to the circadian clock genes. However, it remains unknown if a similar circadian pattern exists in the female heart in a manner that explains, at least partly, the cardioprotective effect of E2. The aim of the present investigation was to determine if upregulation of the circadian clock Per2 and its regulated heart-specific miRNAs, and redox enzymes contribute to the E2-mediated cardioprotection in ovariectomized rats. MAIN METHODS Rats were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) 2-weeks prior to a 2-week E2 treatment. On the last treatment day, hearts were collected every 4 h. for ex-vivo biochemical measurements. In parallel studies, telemetric mean arterial pressure (MAP) was obtained at the tissue collection times. KEY FINDINGS OVX + E2 rats exhibited lower body weight during daytime and MAP during day and night times, and their hearts exhibited: (1) higher Per2 protein abundance, cardioprotective miRNAs (miRNA1, miRNA133a, miRNA208a, miRNA499), mALDH2, and catalase; (2) lower reactive oxygen species, cardio-detrimental miRNA652, carbonyl, MDA and HO-1 levels. The reciprocal Per2/HO-1 relationship was more evident during the daytime and correlated with the upregulated cardioprotective miRNAs in OVX + E2 rats. Finally, cardiac Per2, heart-specific miRNAs and reactive oxygen species levels and redox enzymes activities were similar in normal female and OVX + E2 rats. SIGNIFICANCE Enhancement of cardiac Per2, redox enzymes and heart-specific miRNAs likely contribute to E2-mediated mitigation of cardiac oxidative stress in OVX rats.
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- Syed Anees Ahmed
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.
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Woods C, Contoreggi NH, Johnson MA, Milner TA, Wang G, Glass MJ. Estrogen receptor beta activity contributes to both tumor necrosis factor alpha expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and the resistance to hypertension following angiotensin II in female mice. Neurochem Int 2022; 161:105420. [PMID: 36170907 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2022.105420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Sex differences in the sensitivity to hypertension and inflammatory processes are well characterized but insufficiently understood. In male mice, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) contributes to hypertension following slow-pressor angiotensin II (AngII) infusion. However, the role of PVN TNFα in the response to AngII in female mice is unknown. Using a combination of in situ hybridization, high-resolution electron microscopic immunohistochemistry, spatial-temporal gene silencing, and dihydroethidium microfluorography we investigated the influence of AngII on both blood pressure and PVN TNFα signaling in female mice. We found that chronic (14-day) infusion of AngII in female mice did not impact blood pressure, TNFα levels, the expression of the TNFα type 1 receptor (TNFR1), or the subcellular distribution of TNFR1 in the PVN. However, it was shown that blockade of estrogen receptor β (ERβ), a major hypothalamic estrogen receptor, was accompanied by both elevated PVN TNFα and hypertension following AngII. Further, AngII hypertension following ERβ blockade was attenuated by inhibiting PVN TNFα signaling by local TNFR1 silencing. It was also shown that ERβ blockade in isolated PVN-spinal cord projection neurons (i.e. sympathoexcitatory) heightened TNFα-induced production of NADPH oxidase (NOX2)-mediated reactive oxygen species, molecules that may play a key role in mediating the effect of TNFα in hypertension. These results indicate that ERβ contributes to the reduced sensitivity of female mice to hypothalamic inflammatory cytokine signaling and hypertension in response to AngII.
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- Clara Woods
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA; Harold and Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Heart Failure in Menopause: Treatment and New Approaches. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315140. [PMID: 36499467 PMCID: PMC9735523 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Aging is an important risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF) and half of patients with HF have preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) which is more common in elderly women. In general, sex differences that lead to discrepancies in risk factors and to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been attributed to the reduced level of circulating estrogen during menopause. Estrogen receptors adaptively modulate fibrotic, apoptotic, inflammatory processes and calcium homeostasis, factors that are directly involved in the HFpEF. Therefore, during menopause, estrogen depletion reduces the cardioprotection. Preclinical menopause models demonstrated that several signaling pathways and organ systems are closely involved in the development of HFpEF, including dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), chronic inflammatory process and alteration in the sympathetic nervous system. Thus, this review explores thealterations observed in the condition of HFpEF induced by menopause and the therapeutic targets with potential to interfere with the disease progress.
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Estrogen Dampens Central Cannabinoid Receptor 1-mediated Neuroexcitation and Pressor Response in Conscious Female Rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 201:115102. [PMID: 35617998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Activation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) cannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1R) causes nNOS-dependent increases in sympathetic activity, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in male rats. However, it remains unknown if the CB1R-mediated neurochemical and cardiovascular responses are influenced by the ovarian sex hormones, particularly estrogen (E2). Therefore, we studied the effects of intra-RVLM CB1R activation (WIN 55,212-2) on BP and HR in conscious female rats under the following hormonal states: (1) highest E2 level (proestrus sham-operated, SO); (2) E2-deprivation (ovariectomized, OVX); (3) OVX with E2 replacement (OVXE2). Intra-RVLM WIN55,212-2 elicited dose (100-400 pmol) dependent pressor and tachycardic responses, in OVX rats, which replicated the reported responses in male rats. However, in SO and OVXE2 rats, the CB1R-mediated pressor response was attenuated and the tachycardic response reverted to bradycardic response. The neurochemical findings suggested a key role for the upregulated RVLM sympathoexcitatory molecules phosphorated protein kinase B, phosphorated neuronal nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species in the exaggerated CB1R-mediated BP and HR responses in OVX rats, and an E2-dependent dampening of these responses. The intra-RVLM WIN55212-2-evoked cardiovascular and neurochemical responses were CB1R-mediated because they were attenuated by prior CB1R blockade (AM251). Our findings suggest that attenuation of RVLM neuroexcitation and oxidative stress underlies the protection conferred by E2, in female rats, against the CB1R-mediated adverse cardiovascular effects.
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Fouda MA, Ghovanloo MR, Ruben PC. Late sodium current: incomplete inactivation triggers seizures, myotonias, arrhythmias, and pain syndromes. J Physiol 2022; 600:2835-2851. [PMID: 35436004 DOI: 10.1113/jp282768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Acquired and inherited dysfunction in voltage-gated sodium channels underlies a wide range of diseases. "In addition to the defects in trafficking and expression, sodium channelopathies are also caused by dysfunction in one or several gating properties, for instance activation or inactivation. Disruption of the channel inactivation leads to the increased late sodium current, which is a common defect in seizure disorders, cardiac arrhythmias skeletal muscle myotonia and pain. An increase in late sodium current leads to repetitive action potential in neurons and skeletal muscles, and prolonged action potential duration in the heart. In this topical review, we compare the effects of late sodium current in brain, heart, skeletal muscle, and peripheral nerves. Abstract figure legend Shows cartoon illustration of general Nav channel transitions between (1) resting, (2) open, and (3) fast inactivated states. Disruption of the inactivation process exacerbates (4) late sodium currents. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Mohamed A Fouda
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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Parekh RU, White A, Leffler KE, Biancardi VC, Eells JB, Abdel-Rahman AA, Sriramula S. Hypothalamic kinin B1 receptor mediates orexin system hyperactivity in neurogenic hypertension. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21050. [PMID: 34702886 PMCID: PMC8548389 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00522-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Brain orexin system hyperactivity contributes to neurogenic hypertension. We previously reported upregulated neuronal kinin B1 receptor (B1R) expression in hypertension. However, the role of central B1R activation on the orexin system in neurogenic hypertension has not been examined. We hypothesized that kinin B1R contributes to hypertension via upregulation of brain orexin-arginine vasopressin signaling. We utilized deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension model in wild-type (WT) and B1R knockout (B1RKO) mice. In WT mice, DOCA-salt-treatment increased gene and protein expression of orexin A, orexin receptor 1, and orexin receptor 2 in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and these effects were attenuated in B1RKO mice. Furthermore, DOCA-salt- treatment increased plasma arginine vasopressin levels in WT mice, but not in B1RKO mice. Cultured primary hypothalamic neurons expressed orexin A and orexin receptor 1. B1R specific agonist (LDABK) stimulation of primary neurons increased B1R protein expression, which was abrogated by B1R selective antagonist R715 but not by the dual orexin receptor antagonist, ACT 462206, suggesting that B1R is upstream of the orexin system. These data provide novel evidence that B1R blockade blunts orexin hyperactivity and constitutes a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension.
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- Rohan Umesh Parekh
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
- Center for Neuroscience Initiative, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- 4Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine at East, Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
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Fouda MA, Ruben PC. Protein Kinases Mediate Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cannabidiol and Estradiol Against High Glucose in Cardiac Sodium Channels. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:668657. [PMID: 33995099 PMCID: PMC8115126 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.668657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: Cardiovascular anomalies are predisposing factors for diabetes-induced morbidity and mortality. Recently, we showed that high glucose induces changes in the biophysical properties of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav1.5) that could be strongly correlated to diabetes-induced arrhythmia. However, the mechanisms underlying hyperglycemia-induced inflammation, and how inflammation provokes cardiac arrhythmia, are not well understood. We hypothesized that inflammation could mediate the high glucose-induced biophyscial changes on Nav1.5 through protein phosphorylation by protein kinases A and C. We also hypothesized that this signaling pathway is, at least partly, involved in the cardiprotective effects of cannabidiol (CBD) and 17β-estradiol (E2). Methods and Results: To test these ideas, we used Chinese hamster ovarian (CHO) cells transiently co-transfected with cDNA encoding human Nav1.5 α-subunit under control, a cocktail of inflammatory mediators or 100 mM glucose conditions (for 24 h). We used electrophysiological experiments and action potential modeling. Inflammatory mediators, similar to 100 mM glucose, right shifted the voltage dependence of conductance and steady-state fast inactivation and increased persistent current leading to computational prolongation of action potential (hyperexcitability) which could result in long QT3 arrhythmia. We also used human iCell cardiomyocytes derived from inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) as a physiologically relevant system, and they replicated the effects produced by inflammatory mediators observed in CHO cells. In addition, activators of PK-A or PK-C replicated the inflammation-induced gating changes of Nav1.5. Inhibitors of PK-A or PK-C, CBD or E2 mitigated all the potentially deleterious effects provoked by high glucose/inflammation. Conclusion: These findings suggest that PK-A and PK-C may mediate the anti-inflammatory effects of CBD and E2 against high glucose-induced arrhythmia. CBD, via Nav1.5, may be a cardioprotective therapeutic approach in diabetic postmenopausal population.
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- Mohamed A Fouda
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Ma Q, Deng P, Lin M, Yang L, Li L, Guo L, Zhang L, He M, Lu Y, Pi H, Zhang Y, Yu Z, Chen C, Zhou Z. Long-term bisphenol A exposure exacerbates diet-induced prediabetes via TLR4-dependent hypothalamic inflammation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123926. [PMID: 33254826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental endocrine-disrupting compound, has been revealed associated with metabolic disorders such as obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, its underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. Here, we provide new evidence that BPA is a risk factor for T2D from a case-control study. To explore the detailed mechanisms, we used two types of diet models, standard diet (SD) and high-fat diet (HFD), to study the effects of long-term BPA exposure on prediabetes in 4-week-old mice. We found that BPA exposure for 12 weeks exacerbated HFD-induced prediabetic symptoms. Female mice showed increased body mass, serum insulin level, and impaired glucose tolerance, while male mice only exhibited impaired glucose tolerance. No change was found in SD-fed mice. Besides, BPA exposure enhanced astrocyte-dependent hypothalamic inflammation in both male and female mice, which impaired proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neuron functions. Moreover, eliminating inflammation by toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) knockout significantly abolished the effects of BPA on the hypothalamus and diet-induced prediabetes. Taken together, our data establish a key role for TLR4-dependent hypothalamic inflammation in regulating the effects of BPA on prediabetes.
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- Qinlong Ma
- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Management Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400042, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health, Army Medical University (Former Name: Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, and Department of Emergency Medicine of First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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