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Hu YT, Zhen C. [Remodeling midwifery by introducing sterilization in childbirth in the period of Republic of China]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2023; 53:81-87. [PMID: 37183621 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20221010-00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In the period of the Republic of China, the maternal and infant mortality rates were high, most of which were caused by puerperal fever and neonatal tetanus. In this sense, Chinese traditional midwives were often regarded as "dirty". After western obstetrics was introduced into China in the late Qing Dynasty and the early period of the Republic of China,the occurrence of postpartum infection was effectively reduced with childbirth disinfection. To improve the health status of women and infants, the government of the Republic of China put in place measures to develop midwifery. The training of the traditional midwives was included in midwifery education. The delivery basket was used to help promote the new method of delivery and popularise the concept of sterilization of delivery. Thus, midwifery was remodeled and the remodeled midwives played an important role in family midwifery education.
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- Y T Hu
- The School of Health Humanities, Peking University, Beijing 100191,China
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- The Center for History of Medicine,Peking University, Beijing 100191,China
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Zhen C, Gao D. [Cheng Zhifan and the Chinese Journal of Medical History]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2022; 52:259-264. [PMID: 36268661 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20220727-00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Professor Cheng Zhifan (1922-2018), was a famous contemporary Chinese medical historian and medical history educator, who successively served as the deputy editor in chief, editor in chief and honorary editor in chief for the Chinese Journal of Medical History. He developed the Chinese Journal of Medical History into an important academic journal in the field of Chinese medical history. He had his 46 papers published in the Chinese Journal of Medical History. The papers published in his youth and middle age focused on the study of western medical history. In his later years, he shifted the focus of his research into the education of medical history and the comparative study of Chinese and Western medicine. He devoted his life to teaching and research of medical history, paid close attention to the Chinese Journal of Medical History and made an important contribution to the development of medical history.
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- C Zhen
- Center for the History of Medicine, Peking University, 100191,China
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- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, Beijing 100191,China
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Fan J, Mu XY, Guo XY, Guo YT, Zhen C, Song YN, Wang FS. [The progress and challenges in immunotherapy for the difficulty- to- treat liver diseases]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2021; 29:609-614. [PMID: 34371528 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20210714-00341] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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As a digestive organ, the liver has the functions of metabolism, synthesis, and detoxification. It is also an immune organ and plays an important role in maintaining anti-infection, autoimmune stability, and anti-tumor. In particular, the liver has unique immunological advantages. Its immune cells can maintain the liver's immune homeostasis and participate in immunoregulation. A variety of immunotherapy is used in clinical trials for the treatment of difficult and critical liver diseases. This review mainly summarizes the recent clinical trials of immunotherapy in chronic hepatitis B, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and autoimmune liver disease.
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- J Fan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- Peking University 302 Clinical Medical School, Beijing 100039, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- Capital Medical University Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing 100015, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China Peking University 302 Clinical Medical School, Beijing 100039, China Capital Medical University Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing 100015, China The Second School of Clinical Medicine Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing 100039, China
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Fang HX, Zhen C. [The evolution and development of palliative and hospice care]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2021; 51:208-212. [PMID: 34645117 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20200610-00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Palliative and Hospice Care initially developed in Great Britain. It was founded by Cicely Saunders for the humane care of terminally ill cancer patients and her institution was established as the first modern hospice in England. The concept developed gradually into a systematic medical program for terminal ill patients and was subsequently been generalised worldwide. The palliative and hospice care model currently in Taiwan of China is characterised by the joint participation of the government and society. This experience and knowledge is expected to contribute to the system of palliative and hospice care in the process of being established in the mainland of China.
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- H X Fang
- The School of Health Humanities, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Center for the History of Medicine,Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Yang X, Zhu S, Jin N, Li Y, Zhen C, Zhang H, Xu A, Wang M, Zheng C. [Orexin-A inhibits γ-aminobutyric acid current of neonatal rat spinal cord ventral horn neurons by activating OX 1R, OX 2R and Ca 2+-independent PKC]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:694-701. [PMID: 34134956 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.05.09] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of orexin-A on the functionality of ionotropic γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in spinal cord ventral horn neurons and its mechanisms. OBJECTIVE The spinal cord containing the lumbosacral enlargement was isolated from neonatal SD rats (7-12 days old) and sliced. The slices were digested with papain (in 0.18 g/30 mL artificial cerebrospinal fluid) for 40-60 min, and the ventral horn neurons were separated acutely using fire-polished Pasteur pipettes. After the cells adhered to the bottom of Petri dishes, patch-clamp experiments combined with pharmacological methods were performed to test the effects of orexin-A on GABA currents of the neurons treated with SB334867 (a selective OX1R antagonist), TCSOX229 (a selective OX2R antagonist), Bis-Ⅳ (a PKC inhibitor), PMA (a PKC agonist), Rp-cAMP (a PKA inhibitor), or BAPTA (Ca2+ chelator). OBJECTIVE The isolated neurons maintained good morphologies with diverse shapes of cell body and long protrusions. Treatment with orexin-A significantly inhibited the amplitude of GABA-induced current (P < 0.001, n=49) with an inhibition rate of (67.48±12.50)%. SB334867 and TCSOX229, when applied simultaneously, completely abolished the suppressive effect of orexin-A on the GABA currents (P=0.93, n=6), and their separate use partially relieved the suppressive effect of orexin-A (P=0.001, n=8; P=0.02, n=8). The application of Bis-Ⅳ also abolished the suppressive effect of orexin-A on GABA currents (P=0.31, n=5). PMA mimicked the effect of orexin-A in these neurons and significantly inhibited GABA currents with an inhibition rate of (60.79±10.94)%, and the application of orexin-A did not cause further suppression of GABA currents in PMA-treated neurons (P=0.15, n=6). Orexin-A was still capable of suppressing GABA currents in Rp-cAMP-treated neurons (P=0.001, n=5). The extracellular Ca2+-free solution (P=0.004, n=8) or the presence of BAPTA (P=0.04, n=7) did not significantly affect the inhibitory effect of orexin-A on GABA currents. OBJECTIVE Orexin-A inhibits GABA currents in the ventral horn neurons of rat spinal cord probably by activating OX1R, OX2R and Ca2+-independent PKC.
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- X Yang
- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Psychophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Physiological Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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Zhen C. [Reminiscing the pioneers of modern nursing during Covid-19 epidemic: 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2020; 50:165-170. [PMID: 32660194 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20200426-00050] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Before Florence Nightingale, nurses lacked special skills and training. The nursing mainly relied on nurse's religious passion and feelings to carry out nursing activities, and some vulgar and ignorant women took care of the job. Nightingale, who well-educated, born in an aristocratic family, devoted herself to nursing career despite the opposition of her family. She travelled around the world to investigate the hospital and nursing status. Nightingale practiced her concept of nursing work in the Crimean war. After the investigation of the wounded soldiers, she pointed out that the high mortality rate of British soldiers was related to poor nursing. She put forward suggestions to strengthen military nursing education; then she established modern nursing education institutions and created a new nursing education model, which was the beginning of modern nursing career.
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- C Zhen
- Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Guo A, Lu P, Lee J, Zhen C, Chiosis G, Wang YL. HSP90 stabilizes B-cell receptor kinases in a multi-client interactome: PU-H71 induces CLL apoptosis in a cytoprotective microenvironment. Oncogene 2017; 36:3441-3449. [PMID: 28114285 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of B cells in the hematopoietic system and lymphoid tissues. Although inhibitors targeting the B-cell receptor (BCR) pathway have been successful in the treatment of the disease, the underlying mechanisms leading to BCR over-activity in CLL are not fully understood. In this study, we found that HSP90, a highly conserved molecular chaperone, is overexpressed in CLL compared with resting B cells. HSP90 overexpression is accompanied by the overexpression of several BCR kinases including LYN, spleen tyrosine kinase, Bruton tyrosine kinase and AKT. Chemical and immune-precipitation demonstrated that these BCR constituents are present in a multi-client chaperone complex with HSP90. Inhibition of HSP90 with PU-H71 destabilized the BCR kinases and caused apoptosis of CLL cells through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Further, PU-H71 induced apoptosis in the presence of stromal co-culture or cytoprotective survival signals. Finally, genetic knockdown of HSP90 and its client AKT, but not BTK, reduced CLL viability. Overall, our study suggests that the chaperone function of HSP90 contributes to the over-activity of the BCR signaling in CLL and inhibition of HSP90 has the potential to achieve a multi-targeting effect. Thus, HSP90 inhibition may be explored to prevent or overcome drug resistance to single targeting agents.
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- Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago and
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- Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago and
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- Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago and
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- Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago and
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- Program in Chemical Biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA and Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago and
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Qiao X, Li J, Song Y, Zhen C, Liu M, Zhang R, Wang S, Zhang X, Bai W. 3012 Simultaneous integrated boost conformal radiotherapy in unresectable central non-small cell lung cancer: A prospective study. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(15)30058-7] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Bai W, Qiao X, Zhou Z, Song Y, Zhang R, Zhen C. SU-E-P-18: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Cervical Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4923952] [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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An K, Zhen C, Liu ZH, Zhao Q, Liu HP, Zhong XL, Huang WQ. Spinal protein kinase Mζ contributes to the maintenance of peripheral inflammation-primed persistent nociceptive sensitization after plantar incision. Eur J Pain 2014; 19:39-47. [PMID: 24782097 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest that persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) is correlated with preoperative pain status and amplification of central sensitization. Protein kinase Mζ (PKMζ) is an essential substrate of the late long-term potentiation underlying central sensitization, which is one mechanism of pain memory formation. However, the potential contributions of spinal PKMζ to PPSP, a condition in which preoperative pain is prevalent, are not known. METHODS Here, a modified 'hyperalgesia priming' model was established to simulate the clinical situation. This model used intraplantar injections of carrageenan (Car) as priming stimuli to elicit persistent nociceptive sensitization after plantar incision in rats. Upon treatment with PKMζ inhibitor ZIP, Scr-ZIP or protein kinase Cs (PKCs) inhibitor NPC-15437, altered behaviour and spinal PKMζ/PKCs expression were observed. RESULTS A long-lasting hypersensitivity induced by Car-priming was identified and precipitated by subsequent plantar incision in this 'two-hit' paradigm. Post-treatment with ZIP, but not Scr-ZIP and NPC-15437, after the resolution of Car-priming selectively relieved hypersensitivity. In contrast, pre-priming NPC-15437 treatment only prevented Car-induced initial transient hyperalgesia. Immunoassays showed a significant decrease in spinal PKMζ expression after plantar incision with post-priming ZIP treatment as compared with Scr-ZIP and NPC-15437, but no notable differences in PKCs expression were observed. CONCLUSIONS Spinal PKCs solely contribute to the initial induction of persistent pain, whereas PKMζ plays an essential role in spinal plasticity storage. PKMζ is responsible for the maintenance of peripheral inflammation-primed PPSP. Therefore, spinal PKMζ may be a therapeutic target to prevent surgery-induced chronic pain in patients with preoperative pain.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Wang Q, Dong Y, Geng S, Su H, Ge W, Zhen C. Photodynamic therapy inhibits the formation of hypertrophic scars in rabbit ears by regulating metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 39:196-201. [PMID: 24475901 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Q. Wang
- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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- Department of Dermatology; Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shaanxi China
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Wang Z, Zhang J, Wang L, Hu X, Wang B, Cao J, Lv F, Zhen C, Zhang S, Shao Z. Abstract P3-13-06: A prospective phase II trial of vinorelbine plus oxaliplatin in second- or third-line metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p3-13-06] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: Patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) typically have a poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Previous study showed biweekly combination of vinorelbine and oxaliplatin (NVBOX) at doses of 30 mg/m2 and 90 mg/m2, respectively, is highly active and well tolerated as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic breast cancer. The purpose of this study (NCT 01528826) was to prospectively evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of NVBOX in second- or third-line mTNBC.
Methods: Eligible patients were female with 18–70 years old and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1, and had mTNBC that had progressed after 1or 2 prior chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting. A period of 4 weeks (NVBOX twice) was considered as one treatment cycle and the maximum cycles were 6. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and safety.
Results: Between Dec 2011 and Nov 2012, forty-four patients were recruited [median age 47; 77.3% with viceral metastasis, 100% had been exposed to anthracyclines and/or taxanes; 56.8% cis/carbo-platin pretreated for MBC; 38.6% with time to progression (TTP) of 1-2 previous regimens before recruitment ≤ 3 months]. The overall response rate was 31.6% (1 complete response, 11 partial responses) and 10 achieved stable diseases (7 lasting more than 6 months) in 38 evaluable patients. After a median follow-up of 12.8 months, the median PFS and OS were 4.3 (95% CI, 3.6–5.0) months and 12.6 (95% CI, 8.1–17.0) months, respectively. PFS was significantly shorter in patients with disease free interval (DFI) ≤ 1year (HR = 2.10; 95% CI, 1.05–4.21; P = 0.037) and TTP of 1-2 previous regimens before recruitment ≤ 3 months (HR = 3.39; 95% CI, 1.66–6.89; P < 0.001). Also, these two factors were two independent predictors for the poor OS (HR = 5.45; 95% CI, 2.08–14.32; P < 0.001 and HR = 4.09; 95% CI, 1.73–9.68; P < 0.001). For 34 second line patients, prior platinum in the first line was a factor significantly compromise the PFS (HR = 2.29; 95% CI, 1.03–5.10; P = 0.043). Dose adjustment happened in 14 patients (31.8%) due to adverse events (AEs). Grade 3/4 hematologic toxicities were neutropenia (70.5%), thrombocytopenia (27.3%) and anemia (15.9%). Four patients experienced febrile neutropenia. The most frequent grade 3/4 non-hematologic toxicities were constipation (20.5%) and vomiting (11.4%). Two patients developed grade 3 NVBOX-related peripheral neurotoxicity. There were no treatment-related deaths.
Conclusion: We conclude that biweekly NVBOX regimen is effective with a good safety profile in the second- or third-line mTNBC, which warrants further investigation in a phase III study.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2013;73(24 Suppl): Abstract nr P3-13-06.
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- Z Wang
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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Qiao X, Li J, Song Y, Zhou Z, Zhen C. Prospective Study of Simultaneous Integrated Boost Conformal Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Central Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.1466] [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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Qiao X, Li M, Zhou Z, Zhen C, Song Y, Li J. A Prospectively Randomized Study of Clinical Target Volume Margins for 3-dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Thoracic Esophagus. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.317] [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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Zhen C, Chen L, Zhao Q, Liang B, Gu YX, Bai ZF, Wang K, Xu X, Han QY, Fang DF, Wang SX, Zhou T, Xia Q, Gong WL, Wang N, Li HY, Jin BF, Man JH. Gankyrin promotes breast cancer cell metastasis by regulating Rac1 activity. Oncogene 2012; 32:3452-60. [PMID: 22890318 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.356] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tumor metastasis is responsible for most cancer patients' deaths. Understanding the mechanism of metastasis is crucial for improving the cure rate for cancer. Here, we report that Gankyrin, a chaperone of ubiquitin-proteasome, has an essential role in breast cancer metastasis. We find that Gankyrin is highly overexpressed in human breast cancers and the expression correlates strongly with lymph node metastasis. Knocking down Gankyrin expression in highly metastatic human breast cancer cells significantly decreases cancer cell migration and invasion. Furthermore, we demonstrate that depletion of Gankyrin inhibits intrinsic Rac1 activity and induces large focal adhesions. Overexpression of Gankyrin accelerates focal adhesion turnover and increases cell migration. Notably, reduction of Gankyrin expression in mouse mammary tumor cell significantly decreases tumor metastasis to lung in animal models. Therefore, our findings suggest that Gankyrin is crucial for breast cancer metastasis and highlight the potential of Gankyrin as a therapeutic target for tumor metastasis.
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- C Zhen
- National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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Valdivia Vega RP, Perez Carlos J, LI X, LI X, Xu X, Zhang W, Ren H, Chen N, Yorioka N, Doi T, Hirashio S, Arita M, Hirabayashi A, Tilkiyan E, Chonova E, Ronchev Y, Kumchev E, Giamalis P, Spartalis M, Stangou M, Tsouchnikas I, Moysiades D, Dimopoulou D, Garyfalos A, Efstratiadis G, Memmos D, Schonermarck U, Eichhorn P, Sitter T, Wendler T, Vielhauer V, Lederer S, Fechner K, Fischereder M, Bantis C, Heering P, Kouri NM, Stangou M, Schwandt C, Kuhr N, Ivens K, Rump LC, Matta V, Melis P, Conti M, Cao R, Binda V, Altieri P, Asunis AM, Catani W, Floris M, Angioi A, Congia M, Cucca F, Minerba L, Peri M, Pani A, Beck LH, Fervenza FC, Fervenza FC, Bomback AS, Ayalon R, Irazabal MV, Eirin A, Cattran DC, Appel GB, Salant DJ, Santoro D, Postorino A, Costantino G, Bellinghieri G, Savica V, Weiner M, Goh SM, Mohammad A, Eriksson P, Westman K, Selga D, Salama A, Segelmark M, Chocova Z, Hruskova Z, Mareckova H, Svobodova B, Jancova E, Bednarova V, Rysava R, Tesar V, Hruskova Z, Jancova E, Hanzal V, Zamboch K, Grussmannova M, Svojanovsky J, Klaboch J, Kubisova M, Sevcik J, Olsanska R, Sobotkova M, Becvar R, Nemec P, Kodeda M, Jilek D, Chocova Z, Tesar V, Hussain M, Dhaygude A, Cartery C, Cartery C, Huart A, Plaisier E, Bongard V, Montastruc F, Ronco P, Pourrat J, Chauveau D, Prasad N, Gurjar D, Bhadauria D, Sharma RK, Gupta A, Kaul A, Jain M, Venning M, Brown N, Bruce I, Noor S, Dhaygude A, Bekker P, Potarca A, Dairaghi D, Miao S, Powers JP, Jaen JC, Schall TJ, Kalavrizioti D, Kalavrizioti D, Gerolymos M, Komninakis D, Rodi M, Mouzaki A, Kalliakmani P, Goumenos D, Choi BS, Choi BS, Park CW, Kim YS, Yang CW, Sun IO, Qin W, Xie L, Tan C, Qin W, Mian W, Fu P, Tan C, Kaminskyy V, Bantis C, Heering P, Kouri NM, Kuhr N, Schwandt C, Ivens K, Rump LC, Hao X, Hao X, Ren H, Wang W, Chen N, Cengiz C, Nur C, Nurdan Y, Selman G, Pinar T, Mehmet T, Lale S, Caliskan S, Shinzawa M, Yamamoto R, Nagasawa Y, Oseto S, Mori D, Niihata K, Fukunaga M, Yamauchi A, Tsubakihara Y, Rakugi H, Isaka Y, Chen JS, Lin YF, Lin WY, Shu KH, Chen HH, Wu CJ, Yang CS, Tseng TL, Zaza G, Bernich P, Lupo A, Panizo N, Rivera F, Lopez Gomez JM, Regn SROG, Ceresini G, Vaglio A, Urban ML, Corradi D, Usberti E, Palmisano A, Buzio C, Vaglio A, Zineb H, Ramdani B, Marques LPJ, Rioja LDS, Rocco R, Nery ACF, Novaes BC, Bridoux F, Sicard A, Labatut D, Touchard G, Sarkozy C, Vanhille P, Callard P, Essig M, Provot F, Nony A, Ronco P, Karras A, Agustin CP, M Belen HR, Carmen CP, Eliana O, Elisa P, Luis P, Alberto MC, Javier N, Isabel F, Cao R, Conti M, Atzeni A, Fois A, Piras D, Maxia S, Angioi A, Binda V, Melis P, Sau G, Pili G, Floris M, Asunis AM, Porcu M, Derudas D, Angelucci E, Ledda A, La Nasa G, Pani A, Ossareh S, Asgari M, Savaj S, Ataipour Y, Abdi E, Malakoutian T, Rajaa R, Berkchi FZ, Haffane L, Squalli Z, Rouass L, Al Hamany Z, Ezzaitouni F, Benamar L, Bayahya R, Ouzeddoun N, Gao-Yuan H, Yao X, Xin C, Zhen C, Yong-Chun G, Qing-Wen W, Hui-Ping C, Da-XI J, De-Hua G, Wei-Xin H, Zhi-Hong L, Rajaa R, Fatima Zahra B, Laila H, Zoubair S, Rouass L, Al Hamany Z, Ezzaitouni F, Benamar L, Bayahya R, Naima O, Smykal-Jankowiak K, Niemir Z, Polcyn-Adamczak M, Szramka-Pawlak B, Zaba R, Zhang C, Zhang C, Ren H, MA Y, Wang W, Zhang W, Shen P, Chen N, Ouyang Y, Ouyang Y, Pan X, Wang Z, Feng X, Shen P, Ren H, Ni L, Zhang W, Chen N. Primary and secondary glomerulonephritis II. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs239] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zhen C. [History of cholelithiasis]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2001; 25:145-9. [PMID: 11613562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Huang J, Gou D, Zhen C, Jiang D, Mao X, Li W, Chen S, Cai C. Protection of xenogeneic cells from human complement-mediated lysis by the expression of human DAF, CD59 and MCP. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2001; 31:203-9. [PMID: 11720816 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2001.tb00521.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CD59 and membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46) are widely expressed cell surface glycoproteins that protect host cells from the effect of homologous complement attack. cDNAs encoding human CD59 and MCP cloned from Chinese human embryo were separately transfected into NIH/3T3 cells resulting in the expression of human CD59 and MCP protein on the cell surface. The functional properties of expressed proteins were studied. When the transfected cells were exposed to human serum as a source of complement and naturally occurring anti-mouse antibody, they were resistant to human complement-mediated cell killing. However, the cells remained sensitive to rabbit and guinea pig complement. Human CD59 and MCP can only protect NIH/3T3 cells from human complement-mediated lysis. These results demonstrated that complement inhibitory activity of these proteins is species-selective. The cDNAs of CD59 and MCP were also separately transfected into the endothelial cells (ECs) of the pigs transgenic for the human DAF gene to investigate a putative synergistic action. The ECs expressing both DAF and MCP proteins or both DAF and CD59 proteins exhibited more protection against cytolysis by human serum compared to the cells with only DAF expressed alone.
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- J Huang
- College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan439972, PR China.
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Zhen C, Zhang D, Liang J. [Professor Cheng Zhifan: his academic thinking, scholarship, and behaviour]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2001; 31:195-201. [PMID: 11922056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Zhen C. [Clinical medicine of the western medicine in the 18th century]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2001; 31:134-40. [PMID: 11760774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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The 18th century is an important turning point not only in human history, but also in medical history. G. B. Morgagni was an Italian who founded the organic pathology in the 18th century, which was a bridge between basic medicine and clinical medicine of western medicine. H. Boerhaave called for "paying attention to the development of clinical medicine", and under this situation, western clinical medicine was attached importance and developed again in the 18th century. However, at the same time, the mechanical materialism was also infiltrated into western clinical medicine.
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- C Zhen
- Center for Medical History of Peking University, Beijing
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Zhang Q, Zhen C. [History of nephritis]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2001; 31:36-40. [PMID: 11877110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The nephritis is one of the common and detrimental diseases. This paper reviews the history of knowledge of nephritis, ancient and modern, and western and Chinese medicine, demonstrating that the continuous development of treatment of TCM and western medicine are all effective measures to combat nephritis.
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- Q Zhang
- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100083
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Anforth HR, Bluthe RM, Bristow A, Hopkins S, Lenczowski MJ, Luheshi G, Lundkvist J, Michaud B, Mistry Y, Van Dam AM, Zhen C, Dantzer R, Poole S, Rothwell NJ, Tilders FJ, Wollman EE. Biological activity and brain actions of recombinant rat interleukin-1alpha and interleukin-1beta. Eur Cytokine Netw 1998; 9:279-88. [PMID: 9831177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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IL-1alpha and IL-1beta have potent effects on the central nervous system resulting in fever, activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and behavioural depression. These effects have mainly been studied in rats, using recombinant human and mouse IL-1. Because IL-1alpha and IL-1beta show some species specificity in the potency of their biological activities, the objective of the present work was to directly compare the effects of recombinant rat IL-1alpha and IL-1beta in the rat system as a first step to dissect out the mechanisms that are involved in these effects. In vitro, recombinant rat IL-1alpha and IL-1beta bound with the same affinity as human IL-1 to the rat insulinoma Rin m5F cell line that mainly expresses type I IL-1 receptors. This binding activated IL-1 receptors, as shown by induction of the synthesis of TNF-alpha mRNA. In vivo, recombinant rat IL-1alpha and IL-1beta enhanced body temperature, increased plasma levels of corticosterone and ACTH, and depressed social behaviour. All these effects were obtained at doses 100-1,000 fold lower when IL-1 was injected centrally than when it was administered peripherally, indicating that they are centrally mediated. The relative potencies of recombinant rat IL-1alpha and IL-1beta were not the same depending on the endpoint and the route of injection, indicating that different mechanisms are likely to be involved in the various effects of IL-1 on the brain.
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- H R Anforth
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Qiu M, Shen Y, Zhen C. [Application of laparoscopic technique in gastrointestinal surgery]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1996; 76:92-5. [PMID: 8758437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of gastrointestinal procedures guided by laparoscopy in 42 patients aged from 18 to 86 years. METHODS We performed 10 Billroth II gastrectomies, 10 resections of gastric benign tumor, 11 repairs of duodenal perforation, 2 highly selective vagotomies, 5 resections of small bowel, 3 adhesiolyses of small bowel and 1 ileocolectomy. The operations were performed under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and through four portals (10mm). The omentum and mesentery were mobilized with an electrocautery and vessels controlled with either Endoclip or ELC. The reconstructions of the digestive tract were performed entirely intraabdominally with ELC. RESULTS Except one patient receiving Billroth II gastrectomy complicated with postoperative bleeding had to be reoperated, the remaining 41 patients were successfully treated. All the 41 patients could walk and take fluids on the second postoperative day. The average length of hospitalization after operation was 7.5 days. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic gastrointestinal procedures for selected cases can be carried out safely and effectively with decreased postoperative pain and rapid recovery. It may change the surgical management of some benign gastrointestinal diseases.
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- M Qiu
- Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai
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