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Huang W, Dong X, Zhao T, Kucikova L, Fu A, Shu N. DCP: A pipeline toolbox for diffusion connectome. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26626. [PMID: 38375916 PMCID: PMC10877999 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
Abstract
The brain structural network derived from diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) reflects the white matter connections between brain regions, which can quantitatively describe the anatomical connection pattern of the entire brain. The development of structural brain connectome leads to the emergence of a large number of dMRI processing packages and network analysis toolboxes. However, the fully automated network analysis based on dMRI data remains challenging. In this study, we developed a cross-platform MATLAB toolbox named "Diffusion Connectome Pipeline" (DCP) for automatically constructing brain structural networks and calculating topological attributes of the networks. The toolbox integrates a few developed packages, including FSL, Diffusion Toolkit, SPM, Camino, MRtrix3, and MRIcron. It can process raw dMRI data collected from any number of participants, and it is also compatible with preprocessed files from public datasets such as HCP and UK Biobank. Moreover, a friendly graphical user interface allows users to configure their processing pipeline without any programming. To prove the capacity and validity of the DCP, two tests were conducted with using DCP. The results showed that DCP can reproduce the findings in our previous studies. However, there are some limitations of DCP, such as relying on MATLAB and being unable to fixel-based metrics weighted network. Despite these limitations, overall, the DCP software provides a standardized, fully automated computational workflow for white matter network construction and analysis, which is beneficial for advancing future human brain connectomics application research.
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- Weijie Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and LearningBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
- School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
- Department of NeuroscienceSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Medical School and Insigneo Institute for in Silico Medicine, University of SheffieldSheffieldUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and LearningBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and LearningBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
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- Department of NeuroscienceSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Medical School and Insigneo Institute for in Silico Medicine, University of SheffieldSheffieldUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and LearningBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and LearningBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingPR China
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Gouw ZAR, Jeong J, Rimner A, Lee NY, Jackson A, Fu A, Sonke JJ, Deasy JO. "Primer shot" fractionation with an early treatment break is theoretically superior to consecutive weekday fractionation schemes for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 2024; 190:110006. [PMID: 37972733 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.110006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Radiotherapy is traditionally given in equally spaced weekday fractions. We hypothesize that heterogeneous interfraction intervals can increase radiosensitivity via reoxygenation. Through modeling, we investigate whether this minimizes local failures and toxicity for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS Previously, a tumor dose-response model based on resource competition and cell-cycle-dependent radiosensitivity accurately predicted local failure rates for early-stage NSCLC cohorts. Here, the model mathematically determined non-uniform inter-fraction intervals minimizing local failures at similar normal tissue toxicity risk, i.e., iso-BED3 (iso-NTCP) for fractionation schemes 18Gyx3, 12Gyx4, 10Gyx5, 7.5Gyx8, 5Gyx12, 4Gyx15. Next, we used these optimized schedules to reduce toxicity risk (BED3) while maintaining stable local failures (TCP). RESULTS Optimal schedules consistently favored a "primer shot" fraction followed by a 2-week break, allowing tumor reoxygenation. Increasing or decreasing the assumed baseline hypoxia extended or shortened this optimal break by up to one week. Fraction sizes of 7.5 Gy and up required a single primer shot, while smaller fractions needed one or two extra fractions for full reoxygenation. The optimized schedules, versus consecutive weekday fractionation, predicted absolute LF reductions of 4.6%-7.4%, except for the already optimal LF rate seen for 18Gyx3. Primer shot schedules could also reduce BED3 at iso-TCP with the biggest improvements for the shortest schedules (94.6Gy reduction for 18Gyx3). CONCLUSION A validated simulation model clearly supports non-standard "primer shot" fractionation, reducing the impact of hypoxia-induced radioresistance. A limitation of this study is that primer-shot fractionation is outside prior clinical experience and therefore will require clinical studies for definitive testing.
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- Z A R Gouw
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, New York, NY, USA; The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Department of Radiation Oncology, the Netherlands.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, New York, NY, USA
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Department of Radiation Oncology, the Netherlands
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, New York, NY, USA
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Wu N, Fu A, Liu Y, Yue T, Li J, Wang X, Huang X. The impact of stereotype threat on endogenous poverty-elimination dynamics in generationally poor individuals. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1174614. [PMID: 37063575 PMCID: PMC10098129 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1174614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
Abstract
IntroductionThe study examines the impact of stereotype threat on generationally poor individuals and its effect on achievement motivation. It also explores the extent to which self-affirmation has an intervention effect on the negative impact of stereotype threat.Methods and resultsIn Study 1, statements that contained negative stereotypes were used to elicit stereotype threat in generationally poor individuals; the results show that stereotype threat reduced the performance of generationally poor individuals in a mental-rotation task. Study 2 used a questionnaire to measure the endogenous dynamics of generationally poor individuals attempting to escape poverty after experiencing stereotype threat; participants in the stereotype-threat group showed lower-level endogenous poverty-elimination dynamics than those in the control group. In Study 3, a self-affirmation intervention was administered to the stereotype-threat group after the stereotype threat was induced. Participants in the self-affirmation group were shown to have higher-level endogenous poverty-elimination dynamics than those in the control group.DiscussionThese findings confirm the negative effect of stereotype threat on endogenous poverty-elimination dynamics and verify the effectiveness of self-affirmation in mitigating the negative effects of stereotype threat.
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- Na Wu
- Research Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Management School, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Research Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Development and Education for Special Needs Children, Department of Psychology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, China
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- School of Education and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Research Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Xiting Huang,
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Guan Y, Zhou X, Zheng Y, Wen S, Fu Y, Hu N, Fu A, Han Y, Wang Z. Role of perceived events in university graduates' job search self-efficacy and success. Journal of Vocational Behavior 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang F, Xu Y, Zhou X, Fu A, Guan Y, She Z, Wang Z, Bi Y. Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover. Applied Psychology 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/apps.12356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Fuxi Wang
- College of Economics and Management China Agricultural University Beijing China
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- School of Labor and Human Resources Renmin University of China Beijing China
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- Business School Durham University Durham UK
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- School of Management Hainan University Haikou China
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- Business School Durham University Durham UK
- Applied Psychology Program The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen China
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- School of Public Administration and Policy Renmin University of China Beijing China
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- Inspection Office of the CPC Central University of Finance and Economics Committee Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing China
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- College of Economics and Management Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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Andersen J, Caccese J, Esopenko C, Fu A, McKay M, Meyer T, Oxenham V, Peek K. The effect of ball characteristics on head impact magnitude during purposeful heading in adolescent male and female football players. J Sci Med Sport 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fu A, Barry Q, Boudreau R, Clifford C, Chow A, Simard T, Chong AY, Dick A, Froeschl M, Glover C, Hibbert B, Labinaz M, Le May M, Russo J, So D. Outcomes of patients with high bleeding risks characteristics presenting with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Patients with high bleeding risk characteristics (HBR) presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) pose a clinical challenge to balance risk for recurrent ischemic events versus incurring bleeding with dual antiplatelet therapy.
Purpose
We seek to determine the incidence and predictors of short and long term ischemic and bleeding outcomes in patients with HBR factors presenting with ACS after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Method
Consecutive patients over a 1-year period, who underwent PCI for ACS were categorized as having HBR based on: age ≥75, anemia (hemoglobin<110g/L), thrombocytopenia (platelet<100x109/L), renal failure (eGFR<30umol/L) or concurrent use of oral anticoagulation. Primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) defined as composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke at 1 year. Key secondary outcomes include significant bleeding defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 3 or 5, and net adverse cardiovascular event (NACE), as a composite of MACE and significant bleeding.
Results
Of 1351 patients presented with ACS, 389 (28.8%) had at least one HBR criteria. At 1 year, patients with HBR, compared to those without, had increased MACE (11.1% vs 4.2%, p<0.001) and cardiovascular death (5.7% vs 1.7%, p<0.001). Patients with HBR had increased significant bleeding (3.6% vs 2.3%, p=0.011) and NACE (14.4% vs 5.4%, p<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed the presence of HBR and prior history of myocardial infarction were predictors for 1-year MACE (OR 2.67, CI [1.62–4.42], p<0.001 and OR 2.18, CI [1.29–3.70], p=0.004, respectively), whereas the use of second-generation antiplatelet agent was not. Increased MACE and NACE were observed in HBR patients beyond 1 month of DAPT.
Conclusion
Among patients with ACS undergoing PCI, those with HBR had higher risk for both ischemic and bleeding complications. Novel strategies need to be considered for this high-risk group. Current guidelines, recommending 1 year of DAPT for patients with ACS, should be re-evaluated among patients with HBR.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Kaplan-Meier curve for 1 year MACEKaplan-Meier curve for 1 year death
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- A Fu
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Keller P, Mazo I, Gao Y, Reddy V, Caballero F, Stephens B, Marvin J, Fu A, Sun Y, Jenkins R, von Andrian U, Mempel T. 1020P MPT-0118 a clinical drug candidate to assess Treg reprogramming via MALT1 blockade. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Yue T, Zhao J, Fu A. Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations and Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Trait Positive Empathy: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:604106. [PMID: 33679474 PMCID: PMC7930913 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.604106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Positive empathy is the ability to share and understand the positive emotions of others. In recent years, although positive empathy has received more and more attention, trait positive empathy (TPE)-related spontaneous brain activity during the resting state has not been extensively explored. We used the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFFs) and resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) of the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging signal to explore TPE-associated brain regions. We found that higher TPE was associated with higher ALFFs in the right insula and lower ALFFs in the right subgenual cingulate (SGC), right dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), and right precuneus. RSFC analyses showed that higher functional connectivity between the right insula and left parahippocampal gyrus, left inferior parietal lobule and left middle temporal gyrus were related to higher TPE. Moreover, the connection between the right dmPFC and the left medial orbitofrontal cortex, left middle occipital gyrus and left posterior cingulate cortex were positively related to TPE. Meanwhile, the strength of functional connectivity between the right SGC and left supplementary motor area was positively associated with TPE. These findings may indicate that TPE is linked to emotional (especially the experience of more positive emotions and better negative emotion regulation) and self-referential processing.
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- Tong Yue
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Management, Hainan University; Hainan Institute of Corporate Governance, Haikou, China
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Boudreau R, Fu A, Barry Q, Tran U, Perry-Nuygen D, Simard T, Le May M, Labinaz L, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Hibbert B, Chong A, So D. Comparing clinical outcomes following 1 year of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients risk stratified by the PRECISE-DAPT and DAPT scores. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is the standard of care following PCI. DAPT reduces ischemic events but increases bleeding risk. Duration of DAPT following PCI remains controversial. Current guidelines recommend duration be individualized based on risk of ischemia and bleeding. Although multiple strategies exist to risk stratify patients, including application of the PRECISE-DAPT and DAPT scores, there is currently no standardized risk assessment protocol.
Purpose
To determine if the PRECISE-DAPT and DAPT scores can identify patients at increased risk of ischemia or bleeding in a cohort prescribed 12 months of DAPT following PCI.
Methods
We calculated the PRECISE-DAPT and DAPT scores for 469 consecutive patients at baseline after PCI. Patients were grouped based on score treatment recommendation; PRECISE-DAPT prolonged or shortened (PRECISE DAPT <25 vs. ≥25) and DAPT prolonged or shortened (DAPT ≥2 vs <2). End points included 1-year rates of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and TIMI major or minor bleeding.
Results
Among 469 patients, mean age was 64.4 (SD 12.2); 102 (21.7%) were women. Index presentation consisted of a STEMI in 207 (44.1%), NSTEMI in 99 (21.1%), and UA in 60 (12.8%). At presentation, 174 (37.1%) were current smokers, 115 (24.5%) had a prior MI, 118 (25.2%) had diabetes, 249 (53.1%) had dyslipidemia and 281 (60.0%) were previously diagnosed as hypertensive. Overall, there was an increase in bleeding and no difference in MACE for patients with a PRECISE-DAPT score ≥25 (13.3% vs. 4.1% P<0.001). No difference in bleeding or MACE was present in patients stratified by the DAPT score.
Conclusion
A PRECISE-DAPT score ≥25 was associated with an increased rate of bleeding and no difference in MACE in patients prescribed 12 months of DAPT. This supports the use of the PRECISE-DAPT as a prospective tool in clinical practice.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- R Boudreau
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Xie Z, Wu N, Yue T, Jie J, Hou G, Fu A. How Leader-Member Exchange Affects Creative Performance: An Examination From the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory. Front Psychol 2020; 11:573793. [PMID: 33192872 PMCID: PMC7655925 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.573793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
It has been shown that leadership is a major factor that influences creative performance. Although past studies have found that leader-member exchange (LMX) has direct effects on employee creative performance, there continues to be a lack of research examining how the LMX relationship mediates creative performance. This study used self-determination theory to examine the mediating effects of the LMX relationship on creative performance through attitudinal and emotional processes. Participants were supervisors and subordinates of township enterprises in the Pearl River Delta in China. There were 386 valid supervisor-subordinate dyads. Supervisors were responsible for assessing creative performance and the remaining variables were completed by employees. Results showed that high LMX increased the positive moods of subordinates, improved creative performance, and stimulated intrinsic motivation for improvement. Based on the results, we have proposed academic and practical recommendations such as organizations that want to encourage creativity, could begin by training managers to demonstrate high LMX by strengthening their relationships with employees. We also described study limitations, and suggested directions for future studies.
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- Zhiyu Xie
- School of Management, Hainan Institute of Corporate Governance, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Management, Hainan Institute of Corporate Governance, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Law, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- School of Management, Hainan Institute of Corporate Governance, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Wu N, Fu A, Zhang Z, He W, Yao T, Sun X, Liao Z, Hou G. Relationship between relative deprivation and health of Hainan Island residents: mediating effect of negative health behaviors. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8728. [PMID: 32231874 PMCID: PMC7100593 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite extensive evidence of the direct impact of relative deprivation on health, the mediating role of tobacco, alcohol and betel nuts in this impact has been largely ignored. This study aimed to verify whether these negative health behaviors are mediating factors for relative deprivation and health according to the mediating effect concept. Data from the Hainan Island Residents Health Interview Survey in 2017 were used. Variables including age, marital status, educational level, chronic diseases and area of residence were controlled for in multivariate analysis with separate sex analyses. Mediating effects of smoking, alcohol drinking and betel nut chewing, and whether the effects were complete or partial, were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. Smoking, alcohol drinking and betel nut chewing had a significant mediating effect in men, but not in women; however, alcohol drinking and betel nut chewing had similar, significant complete mediation in both sexes. Dissatisfaction following relative deprivation due to uneven income distribution may be relieved through these negative health behaviors. Therefore, better medical resources should be provided to improve residents’ health and the impact of income inequality on health, particularly the growing gap between the rich and poor, should be addressed.
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- Na Wu
- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Department of Tourism Management, Hainan College of Economics and Business, Haikou, China
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- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lingnan Normal University, Department of Psychology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Development and Education for Special Needs Children, Zhanjiang, China
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- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Barry Q, Fu A, Boudreau R, Perry-Nguyen D, Tran U, Simard T, Le May M, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Hibbert B, Chong A, So D. OUTCOMES OF APPROPRIATE VERSUS INAPPROPRIATE DE-ESCALATION OF P2Y12 INHIBITOR THERAPY POST PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Boudreau R, Fu A, Barry Q, Perry-Nguyen D, Tran U, Simmard T, Le May M, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Hibbert B, Chong AY, So D. P1933Comparing treatment recommendations for the DAPT and PRECISE-DAPT scores after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor, is the standard therapy for patients following PCI. Duration of treatment with DAPT has been controversial despite large studies. Current guidelines recommend treatment duration be individualized based on risk of ischemia and bleeding. To facilitate treatment decisions, risk assessment tools, including the DAPT and PRECISE-DAPT scores, have been developed.
Purpose
As components of these scores differ, the variability of recommendation remains unknown. We set to evaluate inter-tool concordance in treatment recommendation in a cohort of patients after PCI.
Methods
Using data from our local PCI registry, we calculated the PRECISE-DAPT at baseline following PCI and the DAPT after 1 year of treatment for 311 consecutive patients with complete data for both scores to be calculated. Based on their DAPT and PRECISE-DAPT scores, patients were grouped into concordant for long-term treatment (DAPT ≥2 and PRECISE-DAPT <25) or concordant for shortened treatment (DAPT <2 and PRECISE- DAPT ≥25). All other patients were considered discordant. We then performed a concordance analysis using Cohen's kappa to measure degree of agreement.
Results
Among the 311 patients, mean age was 63.4 (SD 11.6); 245 (79%) were men, 93 (29.9%) had history of a prior MI, 130 (41.8%) were current smokers, 32 (10.3%) had a history of CHF or LVEF <30%, 82 (26.3%) had diabetes and 196 (63.0%) were previously diagnosed with hypertension. Index event consisted of a STEMI in 101 (32.4%), NSTEMI in 93 (29.9%), unstable angina in 27 (8.7%), stable angina in 67 (21.5%) and the remaining 23 (7.4%) had other indications for PCI. Mean DAPT score was 1.52 (SD 1.37). Mean PRECISE-DAPT was 17.65 (SD 12.73). The DAPT recommended long-term treatment for 162 (52.1%) and shortened treatment for 149 (47.9%). The PRECISE-DAPT recommended long-term treatment for 245 (78.9%) and shortened treatment for 66 (21.2%). The overall proportion of agreement between the two risk scores was 56.6% with a Cohen's kappa index of 0.110 (95% CI, 0.017 to 0.204). See Table.
Concordance Analysis PRECISE-DAPT Score Recommendation Long Term (N=245) Shortened (N=66) DAPT Score Recommendation Long Term (N=162) 136 (43.7%) 26 (8.4%) Concordant for Long Term Treatment Shortened (N=149) 109 (35%) 40 (12.8%) Concordant for Shortened Treatment
Conclusion
Comparison of the DAPT score and the PRECISE-DAPT score showed concordance in treatment recommendation in only 56.6% of patients. Given the poor agreement between these tools, prospective concurrent evaluations and correlation to outcomes will be required in future studies.
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- R Boudreau
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Fu A, Zhang Z, He W, Lin Z, Wu N, Hou G, Yao T. Does Perceiving the Poor as Warm and the Rich as Cold Enhance Perceived Social Justice? The Effects of Activating Compensatory Stereotypes on Justice Perception. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1361. [PMID: 31275198 PMCID: PMC6591312 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Compensatory stereotypes are the fundamental components of social perception, and competence and warmth are the two fundamental dimensions of social cognition. Previous studies have concluded that, to maintain belief in justice, the system justification motive leads people to believe that upper- and lower-class groups each have their own unique and mutually offsetting advantages and disadvantages (e.g., the rich have low warmth and the poor have high warmth). The present study introduced the variable of social justice perception (personal and systemic justice perception) and hypothesized that endowing upper-class groups with negative characteristics and lower-class groups with positive characteristics could enhance people’s social justice perception. Participants were presented with vignettes that activated compensatory/non-compensatory stereotypes in four ways (compensatory competence, non-compensatory competence, compensatory warmth, non-compensatory warmth) regarding individuals described as rich and poor. Justice perception toward these individuals was then rated by the participants. The results showed that compensatory stereotypes triggered by system justification motives can affect the social justice perceptions of individuals to a certain extent. That is, perceiving the poor as warm and the rich as cold enhances perceived social justice, whereas perceiving the poor as competent and the rich as incompetent reduces perceived personal justice but does not affect perceived systemic justice. Especially in the context of the Chinese Confucian culture, which emphasizes warmth but ignores competence, the effect of compensatory stereotypes on perceptions of social justice underscores a cultural difference with the West that warmth is superior to competence. Further, compensatory stereotypes may be either beneficial for or detrimental to individuals of low socioeconomic status, and the results also question whether justice perception reflects the true fairness of society.
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- Anguo Fu
- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- *Correspondence: Anguo Fu,
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Zaisheng Zhang,
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- School of Educational Science, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, China
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- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Tourism Management, Hainan College of Economics and Business, Haikou, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- School of Management, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Fu A, Parker A, Qiu M. 43. Diagnostic dilemma on extensive squamous metaplasia of ischemic warthin's tumour vs mucoepidermoid carcinoma of warthin's tumour – Case report and literature review. Pathology 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mo Q, Fu A, Lin Z, Wang W, Gong L, Li W. Expression and purification of antimicrobial peptide AP2 using SUMO fusion partner technology inEscherichia coli. Lett Appl Microbiol 2018; 67:606-613. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.13079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Q. Mo
- Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Nutrition of Education of Ministry; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Nutrition of Education of Ministry; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study; Westlake University; Hangzhou Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Nutrition of Education of Ministry; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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- Linyi Institute for Food and Drug Control; Linyi Shandong China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Nutrition of Education of Ministry; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Nutrition of Education of Ministry; College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou China
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Fu A, Barry Q, Boudreau R, Perry-Nguyen D, Tran U, Simard T, Le May M, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Hibbert B, Chong A, So D. INCIDENCE AND RATIONALE FOR P2Y12 INHIBITOR SWITCHING IN PATIENTS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Barry Q, Fu A, Boudreau R, Simard T, Le May M, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Hibbert B, Chong A, So D, Perry-Nguyen D, Tran U. APPROPRIATE VERSES INAPPROPRIATE DE-ESCALATION OF P2Y12 INHIBITOR THERAPY POST PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Moawad G, Liu E, Song C, Tackett S, Fu A. Preoperative Factors and Surgical Routes for Outpatient Migration of Benign Hysterectomy in United States, 2008–2014. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fu A, Weber CE, Vialet T, Talmont E, Hirsch G, Gilmore E, Davis A, Westhoff C. A noninferiority randomized controlled trial to compare transabdominal and transvaginal sonography for eligibility assessment prior to medical abortion. Contraception 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Scheerer MF, Kosiborod M, Cavender M, Fu A, Wilding J, Norhammar A, Birkeland K, Jorgensen M, Thuresson M, Arya N, Bodegard J, Hammar N, Holl RW, Fenici P. Positive Einflüsse auf die Hospitalisierung für Herzinsuffizienz (HHI) und Gesamtmortalität bei Neueinstellung auf SGLT-2 Inhibitoren im Vergleich zu anderen Antidiabetika: Gesamtergebnisse von mehr als 300.000 Patienten aus dem klinischen Alltag – CVD-REAL Studie. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- MF Scheerer
- AstraZeneca GmbH, Medical Affairs, Wedel, Germany
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, United States
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, United States
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- National Institute of Public Health, Southern Denmark University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, United States
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- AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
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- University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Moawad G, Liu E, Song C, Lavin J, Tackett S, Fu A. 65: Preoperative factors and surgical routes for outpatient migration of benign hysterectomy in United States, 2008-2014. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.12.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Abstract
Mitochondria possess oxygen-consuming respiratory electron transfer chains (RETCs), and the oxygen-evolving photosynthetic electron transfer chain (PETC) resides in chloroplasts. Evolutionarily mitochondria and chloroplasts are derived from ancient α-proteobacteria and cyanobacteria, respectively. However, cyanobacteria harbor both RETC and PETC on their thylakoid membranes. It is proposed that chloroplasts could possess a RETC on the thylakoid membrane, in addition to PETC. Identification of a plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) in the chloroplast from the Arabidopsis variegation mutant immutans (im) demonstrated the presence of a RETC in chloroplasts, and the PTOX is the committed oxidase. PTOX is distantly related to the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX), which is responsible for the CN-insensitive alternative RETC. Similar to AOX, an ubiquinol (UQH2) oxidase, PTOX is a plastoquinol (PQH2) oxidase on the chloroplast thylakoid membrane. Lack of PTOX, Arabidopsis im showed a light-dependent variegation phenotype; and mutant plants will not survive the mediocre light intensity during its early development stage. PTOX is very important for carotenoid biosynthesis, since the phytoene desaturation, a key step in the carotenoid biosynthesis, is blocked in the white sectors of Arabidopsis im mutant. PTOX is found to be a stress-related protein in numerous research instances. It is generally believed that PTOX can protect plants from various environmental stresses, especially high light stress. PTOX also plays significant roles in chloroplast development and plant morphogenesis. Global physiological roles played by PTOX could be a direct or indirect consequence of its PQH2 oxidase activity to maintain the PQ pool redox state on the thylakoid membrane. The PTOX-dependent chloroplast RETC (so-called chlororespiration) does not contribute significantly when chloroplast PETC is normally developed and functions well. However, PTOX-mediated RETC could be the major force to regulate the PQ pool redox balance in the darkness, under conditions of stress, in nonphotosynthetic plastids, especially in the early development from proplastids to chloroplasts.
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- D Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Western Resources Biology and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Western Resources Biology and Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xian, China.
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Ungun B, Fu A, Boyd S, Xing L. SU-F-T-340: Direct Editing of Dose Volume Histograms: Algorithms and a Unified Convex Formulation for Treatment Planning with Dose Constraints. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4956525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fu A, Johnston S, Sheehan J, Ghannam A, Tsai K, Rist R. Risiko von Hospitalisierung aufgrund von Herzinsuffizienz unter Dipeptidylpeptidase-4 Inhibitoren vs. Sulfonylharnstoffen und unter Saxagliptin vs. Sitagliptin anhand einer U.S. Versichertendatenbank. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1580959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dou L, Wong AB, Yu Y, Lai M, Kornienko N, Eaton SW, Fu A, Bischak CG, Ma J, Ding T, Ginsberg NS, Wang LW, Alivisatos AP, Yang P. Atomically thin two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites. Science 2015; 349:1518-21. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aac7660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 991] [Impact Index Per Article: 110.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Dashwood A, Fu A, Stangoni S. Audit on treatment of infective endocarditits in a rural hospital. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fu A, Abunassar J, Le May M, Chong A, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Marquis J, Malhotra N, Tran L, Hibbert B, So D. TICAGRELOR VERSUS CLOPIDOGREL AMONG PATIENTS USING TRIPLE THERAPY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: THE CAPITAL ATACC STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Malhotra N, Abunassar J, Fu A, Hibbert B, Labinaz M, Dick A, Glover C, Froeschl M, Marquis J, Chong A, Le May M, Bernick J, So D. A PHARMACODYNAMIC COMPARISON OF PERSONALIZED STRATEGY TO ANTIPLATLET THERAPY AGAINST TICAGRELOR IN ACHIEVING A THERAPEUTIC WINDOW. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Mouzaki M, Yap J, Avinashi V, Babu A, Fu A, Deangelis M, Van Roestel K, Ghanekar A, Kamath B, Avitzur Y, Fecteau A, Jones N, Ling S, Grant D, Ng V. Basiliximab with delayed introduction of calcineurin inhibitors as a renal-sparing protocol following liver transplantation in children with renal impairment. Pediatr Transplant 2013; 17:751-6. [PMID: 24118898 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Renal impairment is frequently compromised in patients with end-stage liver disease and is associated with increased long-term mortality post-LT. In contrast to CNI, basiliximab is an immunosuppressive agent with minimal nephrotoxic potential. This study reviews the experience of a single pediatric liver transplant center's renal-sparing approach with the use of basiliximab and MMF to compensate for delayed entry of CNI in children with renal impairment at the time of organ availability. There were no differences in renal function between pediatric patients with and without pre-LT renal impairment within the first year (cGFR: 135 mL/min/1.73 m2 vs. 144 mL/min/1.73 m2 ; p = 0.56) or at 5-8 yr following LT, (129 mL/min/1.73 m2 vs. 130 mL/min/1.73 m2 ; p = 0.97). In addition, there was no difference in ACR rates (50% vs. 43%, p = 0.62) between patients in the basiliximab group and those patients receiving standard CNI and steroid strategies. The utilization of a renal-sparing approach with basiliximab alongside delayed entry and lower early target trough levels of CNI in children with renal impairment at the time of LT is safe and maintains excellent long-term kidney function.
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- M Mouzaki
- SickKids Transplant Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Velenosi T, Feere D, Sohi G, Hardy D, Fu A, Urquhart B. Decreased Nuclear Receptor Activity Mediates Down‐ Regulation of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes in Chronic Kidney Disease Through Epigenetic Modulation. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.670.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology & PharmacologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Physiology & PharmacologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Physiology & PharmacologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
- Lawson Health Research InstituteLondonONCanada
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- Physiology & PharmacologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Physiology & PharmacologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
- Lawson Health Research InstituteLondonONCanada
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Yan H, Varki V, Fu A, Hallahan D. Targeting of Radiation Inducible Antigen on Human Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fu A, Leaderer BP, Gent JF, Leaderer D, Zhu Y. An environmental epigenetic study of ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation and childhood asthma severity. Clin Exp Allergy 2012; 42:1575-81. [PMID: 22862293 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 05/26/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) is the primary target of both short- and long-acting beta-agonist asthma medications. ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation changes in blood have the potential to act as a surrogate biomarker of responsiveness to beta-agonist treatment and childhood asthma severity. OBJECTIVE To study the association between ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation, NO (2) exposure and childhood asthma severity. METHODS We compared ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation levels in blood between 60 children with mild asthma and 122 children with severe asthma using methylation-specific PCR. We also investigated potential joint effects between NO (2) exposure and ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation. RESULTS We found a significant association between intermediate (OR: 4.11, 95% CI: 1.58-10.73) and high levels (OR: 7.63, 95% CI: 3.02-19.26) of ADRB2 methylation and severe childhood asthma. In addition, we found a significant association between indoor exposure to NO (2) , an air pollutant and known asthmogen, and severe asthma among children exhibiting high ADRB2 methylation (OR: 4.59, 95% CI: 1.03-20.55) but no association among children exhibiting low levels of ADRB2 methylation (OR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.01-14.13). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE These findings support the potential use of ADRB2 5'-UTR methylation as a biomarker of both asthma severity and risk for NO (2) -associated asthma exacerbations in children, and present the first evidence of an epigenetic link between an important environmental exposure and childhood asthma severity.
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- A Fu
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Wang Y, Yang J, Yuan J, Fu A, Meng X, Li H. The impact of emotion valence on brain processing of behavioral inhibitory control: Spatiotemporal dynamics. Neurosci Lett 2011; 502:112-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Bussolati B, Moggio A, Collino F, Grange C, Camussi G, Cantaluppi V, Gatti S, Medica D, Figliolini F, Bruno S, Deregibus MC, Sordi A, Biancone L, Tetta C, Segoloni GP, Camussi G, Castellano G, Curci C, Stasi A, Cariello M, Loverre A, Simone S, Tataranni T, Ditonno P, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Crovace A, Staffieri F, Gesualdo L, Schena FP, Grandaliano G, Kim S, Heo NJ, Lee JW, Oh YK, Na KY, Joo KW, Earm JH, Han JS, Loureiro J, Aguilera A, Selgas R, Sandoval P, Albar-Vizcaino P, Perez-Lozano ML, Ruiz-Carpio V, Borras-Cuesta F, Dotor J, Lopez-Cabrera M, Henley C, Davis J, Lee P, Wong S, Salyers K, Wagner M, Jung J, Nguyen H, van der Valk M, Jackson J, Serafino R, Jin L, Willcockson M, Ward S, Turk J, Lu JYL, Fu A, Richards W, Reagan JD, Medina J, Li AR, Liu J. Experimental models. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fu A, Cohen A, Trerotola S. Abstract No. 255: The bumper stitch: A better way to secure tubes? J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Diaz R, Hariri G, Passarella R, Wu H, Fu A, Hallahan D. Radiation-guided Platinum Drug Delivery using Recombinant Peptides. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Geng L, Onishko H, Fu A, Hallahan D. Adoptive T-cell Therapy against Melanoma in Mouse Model Improved by Irradiated B16F0 Vaccine. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang J, Qin Y, Fu A, Tang J, Chen G, Cai D, Han J. Electro-acupuncture-mediated gene transfer. Sci China C Life Sci 2008; 41:555-60. [PMID: 18726239 DOI: 10.1007/bf02882895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/1998] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Gene transfer is one of the key techniques in gene therapy application. Unfortunately, it seems that by now, there still exists no approach with simplicity, easiness, efficiency and safety. A novel method for gene delivery, electro-acupuncture needle-mediated gene transfer which combined the Chinese traditional acupuncture with modem gene introduction, was developed. With acupuncture needle carrying exogenous gene into muscle after direct electronic stimuli, efficient gene delivery was achieved.
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- J Zhang
- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Beijing Medical University, China
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Sherman EL, Nkrumah JD, Murdoch BM, Li C, Wang Z, Fu A, Moore SS. Polymorphisms and haplotypes in the bovine neuropeptide Y, growth hormone receptor, ghrelin, insulin-like growth factor 2, and uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 genes and their associations with measures of growth, performance, feed efficiency, and carcass merit in beef cattle1. J Anim Sci 2008; 86:1-16. [PMID: 17785604 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genes that regulate metabolism and energy partitioning have the potential to influence economically important traits in farm animals, as do polymorphisms within these genes. In the current study, SNP in the bovine neuropeptide Y (NPY), growth hormone receptor (GHR), ghrelin (GHRL), uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 (UCP2 and UCP3), IGF2, corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART), melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), proopiomelanocortin (POMC), and GH genes were evaluated for associations with growth, feed efficiency, and carcass merit in beef steers. In total, 24 SNP were evaluated for associations with these traits and haplotypes were constructed within each gene when 2 or more SNP showed significant associations. An A/G SNP located in intron 4 of the GHR gene had the largest effects on BW of the animals (dominance effect P < 0.01) and feed efficiency (allele substitution effect P < 0.05). Another A/G SNP located in the promoter region of GHR had similar effects but the haplotypes of these 2 SNP reduced the effects of the SNP located in intron 4. Three SNP in the NPY gene showed associations to marbling (P < 0.001) as well as with ADG, BW, and feed conversion ratio (FCR; P < 0.05). The combination of these 3 SNP into haplotypes generally improved the association or had a similar scale of association as each single SNP. Only 1 SNP in UCP3, an A/G SNP in intron 3, was associated with ADG (P = 0.025), partial efficiency of growth, and FCR (P < 0.01). Three SNP in UCP2 gene were in almost complete linkage disequilibrium and showed associations with lean meat yield, yield grade, DMI, and BW (P < 0.05). Haplo-types between the SNP in UCP3 and UCP2 generally reduced the associations seen individually in each SNP. An A/G SNP in the GHRL gene tended to show effects on residual feed intake, FCR, and partial efficiency of growth (P < 0.10). The IGF2 SNP most strongly affected LM area (P < 0.01), back fat, ADG, and FCR (P < 0.05). The SNP in the CART, MC4R, POMC, GH, and CRH genes did not show associations at P < 0.05 with any of the traits. Although most of the SNP that showed associations do not cause amino acid changes, these SNP could be linked to other yet to be detected causative mutations or nearby QTL. It will be very important to verify these results in other cattle populations.
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- E L Sherman
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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Geng L, Tu T, Onishko H, Fu A, Hallahan D. Calreticulin Expression is a Mechanism of Radiation Induced Immune Response in Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fu A, Diaz R, Onishko H, Huamani J, Hallahan D. Non-Invasive Assessment of Cancer Susceptibility to Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huamani J, Passarella R, Onishko H, Fu A, Geng L, Han Z, Hallahan D, Diaz R. Rapid Assessment of Malignant Glioma Susceptibility to Molecular Targeted Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cuneo K, Geng L, Fu A, Orton D, Hallahan D, Chakravarthy A. SU11248 (Sunitinib) Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer to the Cytotoxic Effects of Ionizing Radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hariri G, Zhang Y, Fu A, Han Z, Brechbiel M, Peterson T, Hallahan D. 2662. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cuneo K, Fu A, Hallahan D, Geng L. 1049. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Geng L, Cuneo K, Konjeti S, Fu A, Cooper M, Hallahan D. 2638. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang Y, Mernaugh R, Fu A, Han Z, Hariri G, Hallahan D. 2672. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Geng L, Fu A, Osusky K, Huamani J, Hallahan D. Mechanisms of Radiosensitization by the Inhibitor of Histone Deacetylase NVP-LAQ824 in Human Lung Carcinoma Tumor Models. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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