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Cui Y, Xu ST, Long CY, Li SH, Shen J, Fu T, Xu XH, Wang XQ. Ni-Catalyzed Csp 2 and Csp 3 Coupling for Divergent Bisboronic Ester Synthesis. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 38607850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00904] [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: 04/14/2024]
Abstract
Bisboronic esters are critical compounds in various research fields, including drug discovery, chemical biology, and material sciences. Currently, the bisboronic esters with reactive functional groups are difficult to synthesize; this is partially due to the lack of a robust method to produce these products with diverse structures and various functional groups at specific locations. To overcome this issue, this study introduced a Ni-catalysis approach to produce bisboronic esters efficiently via cross-coupling and homocoupling using readily available halogenated boronic esters as the starting material under mild reaction conditions. This newly developed strategy enables Csp2-Csp2, Csp3-Csp3, and Csp2-Csp3 couplings, demonstrating a broad substrate scope and excellent compatibility with various functional groups.
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- Yue Cui
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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Tu YL, Chen YH, Long CY. Anterior approach sacrospinous hysteropexy: native tissue compared with mesh-augmented repair for primary uterovaginal prolapse management. Int Urogynecol J 2024; 35:735. [PMID: 38367053 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-024-05739-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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- Yu-Ling Tu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Ko CH, Wong TH, Suen JL, Lin PC, Long CY, Yen JY. Estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 169:307-317. [PMID: 38070471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.11.019] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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The interplay between ovarian hormones, stress, and inflammatory markers in developing premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) remains inadequately understood. This study investigated the associations of dynamic changes in the levels of estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with PMDD during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. A total of 58 women with PMDD and 50 healthy women were recruited in this study. These women's estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, BDNF, and VEGF levels were evaluated during the preovulation (PO), mid-luteal (ML), and late-luteal (LL) phases. Furthermore, the severity of P MDD symptoms, depressive symptoms, perceived stress, inattention, craving for sweet foods, and fatigue was assessed. The findings revealed that women with PMDD with higher levels of progesterone during the ML or LL phase or a greater increase (ML-PO) or higher sum (ML + LL) of luteal progesterone level exhibited a greater increase in PMDD symptoms during the luteal phase than did the healthy controls. Furthermore, women with PMDD exhibited higher cortisol levels during the LL phase than did the controls. The BDNF level was negatively correlated with PMDD severity. Furthermore, BDNF and VEGF levels were negatively correlated with inattention and craving for sweet foods among women with PMDD. These results suggest an association between progesterone and the exacerbation of PMDD symptoms during the LL phase. Women with PMDD have relatively high cortisol levels during the LL phase. Future investigations with experimental designs or larger sample sizes are warranted to verify the roles of progesterone and cortisol in the development of PMDD.
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- Chih-Hung Ko
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Chang CY, Tang FH, Lin KL, Liu YY, Loo ZX, Long CY. Effect of pelvic floor muscles exercises by extracorporeal magnetic innervations on the bladder neck and urinary symptoms. J Chin Med Assoc 2023; 86:1096-1100. [PMID: 37748030 DOI: 10.1097/jcma.0000000000001003] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the changes in the bladder neck (BN) and urinary symptoms using extracorporeal magnetic innervation (ExMI) therapy before and after performing passive pelvic floor exercises. METHODS Twenty women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were assessed by transperineal ultrasound and questionnaires before and after the ExMI therapy from January 2011 to February 2021. RESULTS The incidence of urinary frequency and SUI were significantly decreased after the therapy (McNemar test, p < 0.01). The therapeutic efficacy of SUI was 75%. A significant decrease was noted in pad test results (paired t test, p < 0.05). At the same time, there was a considerable difference in Urinary Distress Inventory-6 scale measures (paired t test, p < 0.001). However, results for the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 showed a marginally significant difference (paired t test, p = 0.066). Three domains of lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction in the Female Sexual Function Index showed significant differences (paired t test, p < 0.05). Transperineal ultrasound found that BN mobility and Q-tip straining angle were not statistically significant (paired t test, p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The ExMI is effective for SUI by strengthening the pelvic floor muscle without significantly decreasing BN mobility.
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- Chieh-Yu Chang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Wu CH, Lin KL, Long CY, Feng CW. The Neuroprotective Effect of Isotetrandrine on Parkinson's Disease via Anti-Inflammation and Antiapoptosis In Vitro and In Vivo. Parkinsons Dis 2023; 2023:8444153. [PMID: 37854894 PMCID: PMC10581844 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8444153] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most influential diseases in the world, and the current medication only can relieve the clinical symptoms but not slow the progression of PD. Therefore, we intend to examine the neuroprotective activity of plant-derived compound isotetrandrine (ITD) in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, cells were cotreated with ITD and LPS to detect the inflammatory-related protein and mRNA. In vivo, zebrafish were pretreated with ITD and inhibitors prior to 6-OHDA treatment. Then, the behavior was monitored at 5 dpf. Our result showed ITD inhibited LPS-induced upregulation of iNOS, COX-2 protein expression, and iL-6, inos, cox-2, and cd11b mRNA expression in BV2 cells. The data in zebrafish also demonstrated a significant improvement of ITD on the 6-OHDA-induced locomotor deficiency. ITD also improved 6-OHDA-induced apoptosis in zebrafish PD. We also pharmacologically validated the mechanism with three inhibitors, including LY294002, PI3K inhibitor; LY32141996, ERK inhibitor, SnPP, and HO-1 inhibitors. All of these inhibitors could abolish the neuroprotective effect of ITD partially in locomotor activity. Besides, the molecular level also showed the same trend. Treatment of these inhibitors could significantly abolish ITD-induced antineuroinflammatory and antioxidative stress effects in zebrafish PD. Our study showed ITD possessed a neuroprotective activity in zebrafish PD. The mRNA level also supported our arguments. The neuroprotection of ITD might be through antineuroinflammation and antiapoptosis pathways via PI3K, ERK, and HO-1.
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- Ching-Hu Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Zhao BW, Yang L, Long CY, Li HL, He YT, Wang XQ. Correction to "Ni-Catalyzed Protecting Group Free Diphenic Acid Analog Synthesis". Org Lett 2023; 25:6603. [PMID: 37615639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02514] [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: 08/25/2023]
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Li SH, Zhang GR, He YT, Yang L, Li HL, Long CY, Cui Y, Wang XQ. Emission Wavelength-Tunable Bicyclic Dioxetane Chemiluminescent Probes for Precise In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13191-13200. [PMID: 37610431 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02126] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Chemiluminescent probes have become increasingly popular in various research areas including precise tumor imaging and immunofluorescence analysis. Nevertheless, previously developed chemiluminescence probes are mainly limited to studying oxidation reaction-associated biological events. This study presents the first example of bioimaging applicable bicyclic dioxetane chemiluminescent probes with tunable emission wavelengths that range from 525 to 800 nm. These newly developed probes were able to detect the analytes of β-Gal, H2O2, and superoxide with high specificity and a limit of detection of 77 mU L-1, 96, and 28 nM, respectively. The bioimaging application of the probes was verified in ovarian and liver cancer cells and macrophage cells, allowing the detection of the content of β-Gal, H2O2, and superoxide inside the cells. The high specificity allowed us to image the xenografted tumor in mice. We expect that our probes will receive extensive applications in recording complex biomolecular events using noninvasive imaging techniques.
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- Shen-Huan Li
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, People's Republic of China
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Yang Q, Peng Y, Deng Z, Zhang D, Long CY, Zhang GR, Li J, Wang XQ, Tan W. Regulating the properties of XQ-2d for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents to pancreatic cancers. Natl Sci Rev 2023; 10:nwad113. [PMID: 37731726 PMCID: PMC10508320 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad113] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Enhanced recognition ability, cell uptake capacity, and biostability are characteristics attributed to aptamer-based targeted anticancer agents, and are possibly associated with increased accumulation at the tumor site, improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced negative side effects. Herein, a phosphorothioate backbone modification strategy was applied to regulate the biomedical properties of pancreatic cancer cell-targeting aptamer for efficient in vivo drug delivery. Specifically, the CD71- targeting aptamer XQ-2d was modified into a fully thio-substituted aptamer S-XQ-2d, improving the plasma stability of S-XQ-2d and mitomycin C (MMC)-functionalized S-XQ-2d (MFSX), thus considerably prolonging their half-life in mice. Moreover, the binding and uptake capacities of S-XQ-2d were significantly enhanced. MFSX showed the same level of cytotoxicity as that of MMC against targeted cancer cells, but lower toxicity to non-targeted cells, highlighting its specificity and biosafety. Brief mechanistic studies demonstrated that XQ-2d and S-XQ-2d had different interaction modes and internalization pathways with the targeted cells.
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- Qiuxia Yang
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Long CY, Loo ZX, Wu CH, Lin KL, Yeh CL, Feng CW, Wu PC. Relationship between Q-Tip Test and Urethral Hypermobility on Perineal Ultrasound. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4863. [PMID: 37510978 PMCID: PMC10381566 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144863] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the overall rest-stress distance measured by transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) and Q-tip test angle in women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI), and determine a cut-off value of rest-stress distance for predicting urethral hypermobility (UH). METHODS Women with USI scheduled for mid-urethral sling surgery were retrospectively recruited. UH was defined as a Q-tip angle more than or equal to 30 degrees. Ultrasonic measurement of the overall rest-stress distance was defined as the linear distance of bladder-neck position change from resting status to maximal strain. RESULTS Among the 132 enrolled women, the Pearson correlation coefficient between the overall rest-stress distance in TPUS and Q-tip test angle was 0.9104 (95% CI, 0.8758-0.9357, p < 0.001). In receiver-operating-characteristic-curve analysis, a rest-stress distance of more than 13.3 mm was an optimal cut-off value to predict UH (sensitivity = 76.47%, specificity = 93.3%; area = 0.937, 95% confidence interval: 0.881-0.972). CONCLUSIONS The overall rest-stress distance in TPUS correlated well with the Q-tip test angle, indicating that it can be an alternative method for the assessment of USI. A rest-stress distance of more than 13.3 mm was an optimal cut-off value to predict UH in women with USI.
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei 100225, Taiwan
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Zhao BW, Yang L, Long CY, Li HL, He YT, Wang XQ. Ni-Catalyzed Protecting Group Free Diphenic Acid Analog Synthesis. Org Lett 2023; 25:4700-4704. [PMID: 37314939 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01625] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Severe side effects and drug resistance are major drawbacks of Pt-based chemotherapy in clinical practice, leading to the search for new Pt-based drugs through the tuning of coordination ligands. Therefore, seeking appropriate ligands has attracted significant interest in this area. In this study, we report a Ni-catalyzed coupling strategy for the divergent synthesis of diphenic acid derivatives and the application of these newly prepared acids in Pt(II) agent synthesis.
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- Bo-Wei Zhao
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, People's Republic of China
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Long CY, Chang CY, Liu YY, Loo ZX, Yeh CL, Wu MP, Lin KL, Tang FH. Tape-Releasing Suture with "Long Loop" on Mid-Urethral Sling: A Novel Procedure for Management of Iatrogenic Urethral Obstruction. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3938. [PMID: 37373634 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123938] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To report our experiences of a tape-releasing suture with "long-loop" in women with iatrogenic urethral obstruction following the mid-urethral sling procedure. METHODS A total of 149 women underwent a tape-releasing suture with "Long Loop" during the operation. Post-void residual volume was evaluated after Foley removal. Lower urinary tract symptoms and urodynamic studies were assessed before and six months postoperatively. RESULTS Nine women out of 149 who underwent mid-urethral sling surgery were found to have iatrogenic urethral obstruction post-operatively based on their urinary symptoms and ultrasound findings. There was no apparent difference between tested groups in mid-urethral sling products and concomitant procedures. 77.8% had successful releases after the first Long-loop manipulation procedure, and 22.2% required two or more releases. However, the SUI cure rate is similar in groups receiving the Long-loop manipulation or not (88.9% and 87.1%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS We are convinced of the practicability and efficacy of the tape-releasing suture "Long-loop." We adopted subjective and objective means to evaluate both groups before and after a six-month follow-up. The Long-loop manipulation procedure can successfully resolve the iatrogenic urethral obstruction without compromising the effectiveness of mid-urethral sling for the treatment of SUI.
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siao-Gang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan 71004, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Shen TT, Long CY, Wu MP. Favorable cervical cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios of countries with good human development index rankings and high health expenditures. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:284. [PMID: 37231410 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02423-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is highly preventable. The mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) is a marker that reflects the available screening interventions and clinical outcomes of cancer treatments. The association between the MIR for cervical cancer and cancer screening disparities among countries is an interesting issue but rarely investigated. The present study sought to understand the association between the cervical cancer MIR and the Human Development Index (HDI). METHODS Cancer incidence and mortality rates were obtained from the GLOBOCAN database. The MIR was defined as the ratio of the crude mortality rate to the incidence rate. We used linear regression to analyze the correlation of MIRs with the HDI and current health expenditure (CHE) in 61 countries selected based on data quality. RESULTS The results showed lower incidence and mortality rates and MIRs in more developed regions. In terms of regional categories, Africa had the highest incidence and mortality rates and MIRs. The incidence and mortality rates and MIRs were lowest in North America. Furthermore, favorable MIRs were correlated with a good HDI and high CHE as a percentage of gross domestic product (CHE/GDP) (both p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The MIR variation for cervical cancer is associated with the ranking of the health system and health expenditure, which further supports the role of cancer screening and treatment disparities in clinical outcomes. The promotion of cancer screening programs can reduce the cervical cancer global incidence and mortality rates and MIRs.
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- Tzu-Tsen Shen
- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Foundation Hospital, 901, Chung Hwa Rd Yung Kang, Tainan, 710, Taiwan.
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Chen YC, Chen HW, Huang TC, Chu TY, Juan YS, Long CY, Lee HY, Huang SP, Liu YP, Chen CJ, Wu MN, Chueh KS, Li CC, Lee CH, Tsai WC, Wu WJ. Skin sympathetic nerve activity as a potential biomarker for overactive bladder. World J Urol 2023; 41:1373-1379. [PMID: 36971826 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-023-04376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Abnormalities in autonomic function are associated with an overactive bladder (OAB). Heart rate variability is generally used as the sole assessment of autonomic activity; however, we utilized neuECG, a novel method of recording skin electrical signals, to assess autonomic nervous function in healthy controls and patients with OAB before and after treatment. METHODS The prospective sample included 52 participants: 23 patients newly diagnosed with OAB and 29 controls. Autonomic function was assessed in all participants in the morning using neuECG, which analyzed the average skin sympathetic nerve activity (aSKNA) and electrocardiogram simultaneously. All patients with OAB were administered antimuscarinics; urodynamic parameters were assessed before treatments; autonomic and bladder functions using validated questionnaires for OAB symptoms were evaluated before and after OAB treatment. RESULTS Patients with OAB had significantly higher baseline aSKNA (p = 0.003), lower standard deviation of the normal-to-normal beat intervals, lower root mean square of the successive differences, lower high-frequency, and higher low-frequency than did controls. Baseline aSKNA had the highest value in predicting OAB (AUROC = 0.783, p < 0.001). The aSKNA was negatively correlated with first desire and normal desire in urodynamic studies (both p = 0.025) and was significantly decreased after treatment at rest, stress, and recovery phases, as compared to those before treatment (p = 0.046, 0.017, and 0.017, respectively). CONCLUSION Sympathetic activity increased significantly in patients with OAB compared to that in healthy controls, and decreased significantly post-treatment. Higher aSKNA is associated with decreased bladder volume at which voiding is desired. SKNA may be a potential biomarker for diagnosing OAB.
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Hsu IL, Fang JH, Long CY. Letter to editor: A new treatment of an intravesical eroded mesh after TVM: 3 mm trocar-assisted cystoscopic approach. Int Urogynecol J 2022; 33:3593. [PMID: 36269333 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05385-1] [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] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- I-Le Hsu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Long CY, Chen H, Ma C, Zhao BW, Li SH, Cui Y, Yang X, Ni SF, Wang XQ. Highly Chemoselective Ni-Catalyzed Protecting-Group-Free 2,2'-Biphenol Synthesis and Mechanistic Insights. Org Lett 2022; 24:4155-4159. [PMID: 35658460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The utilization of readily available starting materials to produce useful molecules is often challenged by selectivity issues. In this study, a Ni-catalyzed protecting-group-free C-C coupling protocol is described for the efficient synthesis of 2,2'-biphenol derivatives. Its remarkable chemoselectivity control ability, wide substrate scope, and excellent functional group tolerance highlight this newly developed strategy. Detailed mechanistic studies have demonstrated that potassium tert-butoxide acts as a critical agent to prevent the occurrence of protonation events.
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Hunan Gaoxin Material Co., Ltd., Huancheng North Road, Ziwu Industrial Park, Zixing 423400, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276000, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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Chueh KS, Huang KH, Lu JH, Juan TJ, Chuang SM, Lin RJ, Lee YC, Long CY, Shen MC, Sun TW, Juan YS. Therapeutic Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma Improves Bladder Overactivity in the Pathogenesis of Ketamine-Induced Ulcerative Cystitis in a Rat Model. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105771. [PMID: 35628581 PMCID: PMC9147926 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The present study attempted to elucidate whether intravesical instillation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) could decrease bladder inflammation and ameliorate bladder hyperactivity in ketamine ulcerative cystitis (KIC) rat model. Female Sprague Dawley (S-D) rats were randomly divided into control group, ketamine-treated group, ketamine with PRP treated group, and ketamine with platelet-poor plasma (PPP) treated group. Cystometry and micturition frequency/volume studies were performed to investigate bladder function. The morphological change of bladder was investigated by Mason’s trichrome staining. Western blotting analysis were carried out to examine the protein expressions of inflammation, urothelial differentiation, proliferation, urothelial barrier function, angiogenesis and neurogenesis related proteins. The results revealed that treatment with ketamine significantly deteriorated bladder capacity, decreased voiding function and enhanced bladder overactivity. These pathological damage and interstitial fibrosis may via NF-κB/COX-2 signaling pathways and muscarinic receptor overexpression. PRP treatment decreased inflammatory fibrotic biosynthesis, attenuated oxidative stress, promoted urothelial cell regeneration, and enhanced angiogenesis and neurogenesis, thereafter recovered bladder dysfunction and ameliorate the bladder hyperactivity in KIC rat model. These findings suggested that the PRP therapy may offer new treatment options for those clinical KIC patients.
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- Kuang-Shun Chueh
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (S.-M.C.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
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- Divisions of Urological Oncology, Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan;
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- Emerging Compounds Research Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan;
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- Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Taipei 11490, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (S.-M.C.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (S.-M.C.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (S.-M.C.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (S.-M.C.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-3121101
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Chen YC, Liang YC, Ho SJ, Chen HW, Juan YS, Tsai WC, Huang SP, Lee JT, Liu YP, Kao CY, Lin YK, Long CY, Wu MN, Chen CJ, Wu WJ. Does COVID-19 Vaccination Cause Storage Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms? J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11102736. [PMID: 35628863 PMCID: PMC9148126 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102736] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We investigated the storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) before and after the first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and the association between pre-vaccinated overactive bladder (OAB) and the worsening of storage LUTS following COVID-19 vaccination. This cross-sectional study in a third-level hospital in Taiwan used the validated pre- and post-vaccinated Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS). Diagnosis of OAB was made using pre-vaccinated OABSS. The deterioration of storage LUTS was assessed as the increased score of OABSS following vaccination. Of 889 subjects, up to 13.4% experienced worsened storage LUTS after vaccination. OAB was significantly associated with an increased risk of worsening urinary urgency (p = 0.030), frequency (p = 0.027), and seeking medical assistance due to urinary adverse events (p < 0.001) after vaccination. The OAB group faced significantly greater changes in OABSS-urgency (p = 0.003), OABSS-frequency (p = 0.025), and total OABSS (p = 0.014) after vaccination compared to those observed in the non-OAB group. Multivariate regression revealed that pre-vaccinated OAB (p = 0.003) was a risk for the deterioration of storage LUTS. In conclusion, storage LUTS may deteriorate after vaccination. OAB was significantly associated with higher risk and greater changes in worsening storage LUTS. Storage LUTS should be closely monitored after COVID-19 vaccination, especially in those OAB patients.
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- Yu-Chen Chen
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807377, Taiwan
- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Si Wan College, National Sun-Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun-Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Humanities and Education, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Chang CT, Jeng CJ, Long CY, Chuang LT, Shen J. High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for large and small solitary uterine fibroids. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:485-489. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2039788] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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- Chih-Ting Chang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Show Chwan Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Western Connecticut Health Network, Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Danbury, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Long CY, Wu PC, Chen HS, Lin KL, Loo Z, Liu Y, Wu CH. Changes in sexual function and vaginal topography using transperineal ultrasound after vaginal laser treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3435. [PMID: 35236871 PMCID: PMC8891315 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06601-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We aim to assess the changes in sexual function and vaginal topography using 3-D transperineal ultrasound in stress-incontinent women treated with Er:YAG vaginal laser. Two hundred and twenty women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treated with Er:YAG laser were recruited. Assessment before and 6 months after the treatment included vaginal topography using 3-D transperineal ultrasound and sexual function using female sexual function index questionnaire (FSFI). A total of 50 women with complete data showed that the symptomatic improvement was noted in 37 (74%) women. After Er:YAG vaginal laser treatment, significantly decreased width and cross-sectional area in proximal, middle, and distal vagina were found in women with SUI. Nearly all of the domains of FSFI improved significantly after the vaginal laser treatment, except sexual desire. In conclusion, 3-D transperineal ultrasound can be used to conduct vaginal topography. After Er:YAG vaginal laser treatment, the anatomical changes of vaginal shrinkage and the improvement of female sexual function were both noted. The favorable outcome of sexual function partly related to the tightening of vagina, as evidenced by the measurements of the 3-D transperineal ultrasound.
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Ziyou 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Regenerative Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Ziyou 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Ziyou 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Da-Ton Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Ziyou 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Da-Ton Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Ziyou 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan.
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Hsu CY, Wu CH, Long CY. Re: Vaginal Er:YAG laser application in the menopausal ewe model: a randomised estrogen and sham-controlled trial'. BJOG 2021; 129:1010. [PMID: 34846799 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Cheng-Yang Hsu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Lin RJ, Yen YK, Lee CH, Hsieh SL, Chang YC, Juan YS, Long CY, Shen KP, Wu BN. Eugenosedin-A improves obesity-related hyperglycemia by regulating ATP-sensitive K + channels and insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 145:112447. [PMID: 34808553 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112447] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Eugenosedin-A (Eu-A) has been shown to protect against hyperglycemia- and hyperlipidemia-induced metabolic syndrome. We investigated the relationship of KATP channel activities and insulin secretion by Eu-A in vitro in pancreatic β-cells, and examined the effect of Eu-A on streptozotocin (STZ)/nicotinamide (NA)-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in vivo. We isolated pancreatic islets from adult male Wistar rats (250-350 g) and identified pancreatic β-cells by the cell size, capacitance and membrane potential. Perforated patch-clamp and inside-out recordings were used to monitor the membrane potential (current-clamp mode) and channel activity (voltage-clamp mode) of β-cells. The membrane potential of β-cells was raised by Eu-A and reversed by the KATP channel activator diazoxide. Eu-A inhibited the KATP channel activity measured at - 60 mV and increased the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), resulting in enhanced insulin secretion. Eu-A also reduced Kir6.2 protein on the cell membrane and scattered in the cytosol under normal glucose conditions (5.6 mM). In our animal study, rats were divided into normal and STZ/NA-induced T2DM groups. Normal rats fed with regular chow were divided into control and control+Eu-A (5 mg/kg/day, i.p.) groups. The STZ/NA-induced diabetic rats fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) were divided into three groups: T2DM, T2DM+Eu-A (5 mg/kg/day, i.p.), and T2DM+glibenclamide (0.5 mg/kg/day, i.p.; a KATP channel inhibitor). Both Eu-A and glibenclamide decreased the rats' blood glucose, prevented weight gain, and enhanced insulin secretion. We found that Eu-A blocked pancreatic β-cell KATP channels, caused membrane potential depolarization, and stimulated Ca2+ influx, thus increasing insulin secretion. Furthermore, Eu-A decreased blood glucose and increased insulin levels in T2DM rats. These results suggested that Eu-A might have clinical benefits for the control of T2DM and its complications.
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- Rong-Jyh Lin
- Department of Parasitology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Yang XG, Wang XQ, Li SH, Long CY. Recent Progress in Amination Enabled by Transition-Metal-Free C(sp2)–O/C(sp2)–S Bond Cleavage Strategy. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1720382] [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: 10/20/2022]
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AbstractRecently, intense efforts have been dedicated to the development of novel synthetic strategies to access aromatic amines due to their importance in the pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials, and natural product areas. Although numerous transition-metal-catalyzed C–N formation strategies have been described for the preparation of aromatic amines in the past few decades, complementary methods under transition-metal-free conditions are still required. We present the recent advances in the exploration of innovative amination approaches via C(sp2)–O/C(sp2)–S bond cleavage in this review.1 Introduction2 Stoichiometric Base-Promoted Amination3 Base-Catalyzed Amination4 Photoredox-Catalyzed Amination5 Acid-Promoted Amination6 Conclusion and Perspectives
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- Xin-Ge Yang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University
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Hsieh KL, Chin HY, Lo TS, Long CY, Ho CH, Huang SKH, Chuang YC, Wu MP. Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patient is associated with subsequent increased risks of outpatient visits and hospitalizations: A population-based study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256800. [PMID: 34492065 PMCID: PMC8423233 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256800] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is not only a chronic urinary bladder pain syndrome but is also associated with multifactorial etiology. Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that IC/BPS is associated with subsequent increased risks of outpatient visits and hospitalizations. Using nationwide database, the diagnoses were based on the International Classification Codes (ICD-9-CM) (595.1) of at least three outpatient services during 2002-2008, (n = 27,990) and cystoscopic finding Hunner type and/or glomerulation with pre-audit criteria. All recruited cases monitored for subsequent outpatient visits and hospitalizations for 2 years, including all-cause and specialty-specific departments, were classified according to medical specialty and age group (<40, 40-60, ≥60 years of age). IC/BPS patients have more overall outpatient department (OPD) visits and an overall adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.64. As for specialty, IRRs were higher in psychiatry (2.75), Chinese medicine (2.01), and emergency medicine (2.00), besides urology and gynecology. The IRRs decreased as age advanced (2.01, 1.71, and 1.44, respectively), except for gynecology (2.42, 2.52, and 2.81). A similar phenomenon happens in hospitalization with IRR of 1.69. Due to claim data characteristics, whether ulcer type IC/BPS findings can be deductive to non-ulcer type remains inclusive. Current results indicate the impacts of healthcare burden in broad spectrum about IC/PBS patients. IC/BPS has been suggested to be associated with lower threshold of healthcare visits and some coexisting disease and is comprised of systemic dysregulation, and is beyond the scope of local bladder-urethra disease. Adequate recognition of associated or comorbid factors and possible recommendation or referral for IC/BPS patients can help provide better healthcare quality.
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- Kun-Lin Hsieh
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linkou, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu YY, Wang CL, Loo ZX, Lin KL, Long CY. Clinical Risk Factors for Uterine Cervical Elongation among Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18179255. [PMID: 34501846 PMCID: PMC8431083 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179255] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: Cervical elongation is commonly associated with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). It was an identified risk for recurrent prolapse after hysteropexy, requiring additional surgeries. The aim of the study is to investigate the risk factors for uterine cervical elongation among women with POP. Methods: In this single-center retrospective cohort study, women who underwent vaginal total hysterectomy for POP between 2014 and 2016 were collected. The cervical and total uterine lengths were measured by pathologists, while the ratio of cervical length to total uterine length were calculated. The cervical elongation is defined as corpus/cervix ratio ≤ 1.5. Results: A total of 133 patients were enrolled in this study. Among these patients, 43 women had cervical elongation and 90 women had normal length of uterine cervix. We found that age > 65 years old (67.4% vs. 42.2%, p = 0.007), total vaginal length ≥ 9.5 cm (65.1% vs. 45.6%, p = 0.035), uterine weight < 51 gm (72.1% vs. 52.2%, p = 0.03), and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory 6 (POPDI-6) ≥ 12 (30.2% vs. 14.4%, p = 0.032) were associated with the risk of cervical elongation. There were no significant differences on preoperative urodynamic parameters in the two groups. Conclusion: The patient age > 65 years old, the total vaginal length of POP-Q system ≥ 9.5 cm, uterine weight < 51 g, and POPDI-6 ≥ 12 are independent risk factors of cervical elongation in women with POP. For women scheduled for pelvic reconstructive hysteropexy, concomitant cervical amputation should be considered.
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- Yi-Yin Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan; (Y.-Y.L.); (C.-L.W.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan; (Y.-Y.L.); (C.-L.W.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan; (Z.-X.L.); (K.-L.L.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan; (Z.-X.L.); (K.-L.L.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan; (Y.-Y.L.); (C.-L.W.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +886-931830188
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Jeng CJ, Ou KY, Long CY, Chuang L, Ker CR. 500 Cases of High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Ablated Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:865-871. [PMID: 33218403 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Clinical outcomes of 500 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-treated uterine fibroids and adenomyosis are analyzed and presented. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis from a single tertiary medical center. From April 2015 to October 2018, 546 cases were enrolled for the study. After excluding 46 patients with less than 3 months of follow-up period, there were 404 fibroids, 149 adenomyosis and 53 mixed conditions entered for analysis. The patients' uterine fibroids and adenomyosis were treated by HIFU according to Chongqing Haifu protocol, with 12 cm diameter transducer of focal length 10-16 cm at 0.8 or 1.6 MHz T2-weight MRI imaging was rendered prior to and 3 month post treatment to assess lesion volume change using non-perfusion volume, which was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes including quality of life, subjective satisfaction, adverse events and pregnancy rate were determined using self-reported questionnaires. The mean follow up period ranged from 3 to 38 months with an average of 21 months. RESULTS Three months after HIFU-treated uterine fibroids and adenomyosis, the lesion size reduced 40.2% and 46.3%, respectively. Symptoms all improved with better quality of life for the fibroid group, while those with adenomyosis or combined diseases benefit the most from pain control. Serum CA125 decreased significantly for all studied groups, and LDH only showed improvement for fibroids group. Number of adverse events is comparable to Chongqing data (approximately 10.2%), with mostly mild and self-resolving conditions. No permanent sequelae or death was documented. Twelve pregnancies are reported in this cohort. CONCLUSION HIFU is safe and effective in treating uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. The results are reproducible if standardized treatment schedules are followed. It is a promising treatment alternative with the advantages of precision, non-invasiveness, rapid recovery and readiness for pregnancy.
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- Cherng-Jye Jeng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Western Connecticut Health Network, Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont, Danbury, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Jeng CJ, Long CY, Chuang LT. Comparison of magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound with uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine myoma: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:691-697. [PMID: 32917320 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the outcomes of magnetic resonance-guided (MR-g) high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) with uterine artery embolization (UAE) for the treatment of uterine myoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was conducted using database searches of Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Google Scholar. Articles were searched through March 25, 2020. Outcomes of interest were Symptom Severity Score (SSS), Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL), re-intervention rate, and rate of adverse reactions in patients with uterine myoma. RESULTS Four studies were included with a total of 207 patients with uterine myomas who received MR-g HIFU and 201 who received UAE. UAE was associated with a greater reduction in SSS, improved HRQoL, and a significantly lower re-intervention rate compared with MR-g HIFU in 3 of 4 included studies. No significant differences were found in the incidence and severity of adverse events between treatment arms in one study, but differences were observed in the percentage of adverse reactions in another. CONCLUSION Published evidence suggests that the efficacy of MR-g HIFU may not be superior to that of UAE in the treatment of uterine myoma.
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- Cherng-Jye Jeng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Connecticut Health Network, The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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Lu JH, Chueh KS, Chuang SM, Wu YH, Lin KL, Long CY, Lee YC, Shen MC, Sun TW, Juan YS. Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a Potential Treatment for Overactive Bladder Syndrome. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:biology10060540. [PMID: 34208659 PMCID: PMC8235660 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Simple Summary Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common urologic condition with urinary frequency, urinary urgency, nocturia, and urgency incontinence, which can get in the way of a patient’s social life, exercise, work, and sleep. Exploring a promising option for OAB patients is very important, especially one with less side effects or invasive alternations. This study uses low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LiESWT) to investigate the therapeutic effect and duration on OAB symptoms. Abstract Background: The present study attempted to investigate the therapeutic effect and duration of low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LiESWT) on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, including social activity and the quality of life (QoL). Methods: In this prospective, randomized, single-blinded clinical trial, 65 participants with OAB symptom were randomly divided into receive LiESWT (0.25 mJ/mm2, 3000 pulses, 3 pulses/second) once a week for 8 weeks, or an identical sham LiESWT treatment without the energy transmission. We analyzed the difference in overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) and 3-day urinary diary as the primary end. The secondary endpoint consisted of the change in uroflowmetry, post-voided residual (PVR) urine, and validated standardized questionnaires at the baseline (W0), 4-week (W4) and 8-week (W8) of LiESWT, and 1-month (F1), 3-month (F3) and 6-month (F6) follow-up after LiESWT. Results: 8-week LiESWT could significantly decrease urinary frequency, nocturia, urgency, and PVR volume, but meaningfully increase functional bladder capacity, average voided volume and maximal flow rate (Qmax) as compared with the W0 in the LiESWT group. In addition, the scores calculated from questionnaires were meaningfully reduced at W4, W8, F1, F3, and F6 in the LiESWT group. Conclusions: Our results revealed that the therapeutic efficacy of LiESWT could improve voided volume and ameliorate OAB symptoms, such as urgency, frequency, nocturia, and urinary incontinence, and lasted up to 6 month of follow-up. Moreover, LiESWT treatment brought statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in social activity and QoL of patients. These findings suggested that LiESWT could serve as an alternative non-invasive therapy for OAB patients.
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- Jian-He Lu
- Emerging Compounds Research Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung County 91201, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-L.L.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80661, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-L.L.); (C.-Y.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-L.L.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80661, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-L.L.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center (RCC), Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-S.C.); (S.-M.C.); (Y.-C.L.); (M.-C.S.); (T.-W.S.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (K.-L.L.); (C.-Y.L.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80661, Taiwan
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center (RCC), Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-3121101; Fax: +886-7-3506269
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Huang Z, Wang D, Long CY, Li SH, Wang XQ, Tan W. Regulating the Anticancer Efficacy of Sgc8-Combretastatin A4 Conjugates: A Case of Recognizing the Significance of Linker Chemistry for the Design of Aptamer-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Strategies. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8559-8564. [PMID: 34097382 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The unique merits of aptamers, including specificity, high binding affinity, easy cell internalization, and rapid tissue accumulation abilities, have led aptamer-drug conjugates to evolve into one of the most attractive strategies for targeted drug delivery purposes. Nevertheless, the critical role of linkers in regulating anticancer efficacy of these conjugates, especially those engineered by automated modular synthesis techniques, has been rarely explored. In this work, we utilized Sgc8c aptamer and combretastatin A4 to develop three conjugates with either a phosphodiester bond linker, a disulfide bond linker, or a carbamate linker to study their payload release mechanisms and the influence on anticancer efficacy. These investigations allowed us to identify the unique activation pathway of the phosphodiester bond linker that is activated by both nucleophilic attack of glutathione and degradation caused by phosphodiesterase, which is highly associated with the higher cytotoxicity of the conjugate. Importantly, the understanding of the chemistry of phosphodiester bond linker activation allowed us to further design another XQ-2d-CA4 conjugate that can induce pancreatic cancer cells apoptosis in a more efficient manner.
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- Zhiyong Huang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.,The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China.,Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Wu YH, Chueh KS, Chuang SM, Long CY, Lu JH, Juan YS. Bladder Hyperactivity Induced by Oxidative Stress and Bladder Ischemia: A Review of Treatment Strategies with Antioxidants. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116014. [PMID: 34199527 PMCID: PMC8199707 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome, including frequency, urgency, nocturia and urgency incontinence, has a significantly negative impact on the quality-of-life scale (QoL) and can cause sufferer withdrawal from social activities. The occurrence of OAB can result from an imbalance between the production of pro-oxidants, such as free radicals and reactive species, and their elimination through protective mechanisms of antioxidant-induced oxidative stress. Several animal models, such as bladder ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) and ovarian hormone deficiency (OHD), have suggested that cyclic I/R during the micturition cycle induces oxidative stress, leading to bladder denervation, bladder afferent pathway sensitization and overexpression of bladder-damaging molecules, and finally resulting in bladder hyperactivity. Based on the results of previous animal experiments, the present review specifically focuses on four issues: (1) oxidative stress and antioxidant defense system; (2) oxidative stress in OAB and biomarkers of OAB; (3) OAB animal model; (4) potential nature/plant antioxidant treatment strategies for urinary dysfunction with OAB. Moreover, we organized the relationships between urinary dysfunction and oxidative stress biomarkers in urine, blood and bladder tissue. Reviewed information also revealed the summary of research findings for the effects of various antioxidants for treatment strategies for OAB.
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- Yi-Hsuan Wu
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (K.-S.C.)
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 80661, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (K.-S.C.)
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Emerging Compounds Research Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pintung 91201, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (K.-S.C.)
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung 80145, Taiwan
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-3121101; Fax: +886-7-3506269
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Chuang L, Long CY, Jeng CJ. Which is a superior non-surgical uterine myoma treatment option? Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:384. [PMID: 33678353 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.01.026] [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] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Linus Chuang
- Nuvance Health, University of Vermont, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury, CT, 06810 USA.
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- Nuvance Health, University of Vermont, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury, CT, 06810 USA
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- Nuvance Health, University of Vermont, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury, CT, 06810 USA
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Lin CH, Long CY, Huang KH, Lo TS, Wu MP. Surgical Trend and Volume Effect on the Choice of Hysterectomy Benign Gynecologic Conditions. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2021; 10:1-9. [PMID: 33747766 PMCID: PMC7968603 DOI: 10.4103/gmit.gmit_68_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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With the advance of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the surgical trends of hysterectomy changed significantly during past 2 decades. Total number (age-standardized) of all types of hysterectomy decreased, which may be due to the availability of some other alternatives, e.g. hysteroscopy, laparoscopic myomectomy. However, laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) still remains the mainstream of surgical treatment. LH significantly increases for benign gynecologic conditions in Taiwan and worldwide. The increase of LH was accompanied with decrease of TAH; VH kept stationary, and SAH increased slightly. The increase in popularity of LH and SAH; provides evidence of surgical trends and a paradigm shift for hysterectomy. This time-frame shift suggests LH has reached a u during the later years. Older patients tend to receive AH, while middle-aged women tend to receive LH. Oder surgeons tend to perform AH, while younger surgeons tend to perform LH. However, all type hysterectomy and LH were more commonly performed by older surgeons aged over 50 years. It means both patients and surgeons became older during the time-frames. The above phenomena may also happen due to less young surgeons entered in the gynecologic practice. Most of the LHs were performed by high-volume surgeons, however, there is a shift from high-volume, to medium- and low-volume surgeons. The above scenario may be due to the wide spread of LH techniques. Surgical volume has important impacts on both complications and costs. The high-volume surgeons have lower complications, which result in lower costs. In the future, how to increase the use of LH, to improve the training and monitoring system deserves more attentions.
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- Chung-Hong Lin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Hospital, Chiali, Taiwan.,Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linkou, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Lee YC, Hsieh TJ, Tang FH, Jhan JH, Lin KL, Juan YS, Wang HS, Long CY. Therapeutic effect of Low intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Li-ESWT) on diabetic bladder dysfunction in a rat model. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18:1423-1431. [PMID: 33628099 PMCID: PMC7893573 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.55274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objectives: Low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Li-ESWT) has proven to be effective and safe for the treatment of various urological disorders including erectile dysfunction and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. In this study, we elucidated the therapeutic effect and possible mechanisms of Li-ESWT on diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD) in a rat model. Materials and Methods: In all, thirty-two female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: normal control (NC), diabetes mellitus (DM) control, and DM Li-ESWT. The two DM groups were given high fat diets for one month, followed by 2 intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin (STZ) 30 mg/kg separated by one week. Body weight and fasting blood glucose were monitored every week. Only rats with fasting blood glucose 140 mg/dL or more were considered diabetic and used in the subsequent portions of the study. The Li-ESWTs were applied toward the pelvis of the rats twice a week for 4 weeks with energy flux density (EFD) 0.02 mJ/mm2, 500 shocks, at 3Hz. All rats underwent plasma insulin tolerance test, conscious cystometry, leak-point pressure (LPP) assessment, and immunohistochemical studies. Results: DM groups had significantly lower insulin sensitivity and higher body weight. Conscious cystometry also revealed voiding dysfunctions. In the DM Li-ESWT group, the rats had significantly improved voiding functions that were reflected in longer micturition intervals and higher LPP compared to DM control. Immunofluorescence in DM control groups showed increased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression and decreased neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the longitudinal urethral smooth muscles. Besides, rats had dilations and deformities of suburothelium capillary network of the bladder, revealing the deterioration of the nerve function of the urethra and destruction of the vascularization of the bladder. However, the DM Li-ESWT group exhibited recovery of the nerve expression of the urethra and vascularization of bladder. Conclusions: Li-ESWT ameliorates the bladder dysfunction and urinary continence in the DBD rat model, reflected in restoration of the nerve expression of the urethra and the vascularization of the bladder. Non-invasive Li-ESWT could be an alternative therapeutic option for DBD.
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- Yung-Chin Lee
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is an emerging disease. There has been a rapid increase in cases and deaths since it was identified in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019, with over 4,000,000 cases of COVID-19 including at least 250,000 deaths worldwide as of May 2020. However, limited data about the clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 have been reported. Given the maternal physiologic and immune function changes during pregnancy, pregnant women may be at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and developing more complicated clinical events. Information on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) may provide insights into the effects of COVID-19's during pregnancy. Even though SARS and MERS have been associated with miscarriage, intrauterine death, fetal growth restriction and high case fatality rates, the clinical course of COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women has been reported to be similar to that in non-pregnant women. In addition, pregnant women do not appear to be at a higher risk of catching COVID-19 or suffering from more severe disease than other adults of similar age. Moreover, there is currently no evidence that the virus can be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy or during childbirth. Babies and young children are also known to only experience mild forms of COVID-19. The aims of this systematic review were to summarize the possible symptoms, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes of women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy.
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- Chiu-Lin Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Advanced mechanical engineering with management MSc, School of Engineering, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nursing, Fooyin University, Ta-Liao District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Loo ZX, Long CY, Jeng CJ. Extragonadal mature cystic teratoma at anterior uterine wall coexisting with a pararectal corpus luteum cyst and agenesis of left fallopian tube and left ovary. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 59:154-156. [PMID: 32039786 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2019.11.026] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Mature cystic teratomas are mostly confined to the ovaries, but several authors have reported findings of extragonadal occurrences along the migration pathway of primordial germ cells. Extragonadal mature cystic teratomas are extremely rare; their occurrences and pathogenesis are unknown. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who was admitted for scheduled laparoscopic right ovarian tumor excision. An anterior uterine wall mature cystic teratoma and a pararectal corpus luteum cyst were found intraoperatively with coexistence of left adnexal agenesis. CONCLUSION The existence of an extragonadal mature cystic teratoma over the anterior uterine serosal layer may be caused by autoamputation and reimplantation as a result of ovarian torsion or displacement of primordial germ cells along their migration path. The existence of an ovarian mass over the sigmoid colon combined with left adnexal agenesis may be the result of ovarian torsion with remnant tissue attached to the sigmoid colon.
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- Zi-Xi Loo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Long CY, Ni SF, Su MH, Wang XQ, Tan W. Highly Chemoselective Access to 2,2′-Diaminobiaryls via Ni-Catalyzed Protecting-Group-Free Coupling of 2-Haloanilines. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Molecular Sciences and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Sciences and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Sciences and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Molecular Sciences and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang 310022, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Loo ZX, Chen HS, Tang FH, Lin KL, Liu YY, Wu MP, Long CY. Predictors of voiding dysfunction following Uphold™ mesh repair for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020; 255:34-39. [PMID: 33070088 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.09.041] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with voiding dysfunction after Uphold™ transvaginal mesh (TVM) repair in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective analysis of 110 women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP), anterior vaginal wall prolapse and/or apical prolapse (stage II to IV) who were scheduled for Uphold™ mesh surgery from September 2015 through December 2016. All subjects underwent urinalyses, UDI-6, IIQ-7, ICI-Q, POPDI-6, and pelvic examinations using the POP quantification (POP-Q) staging system before and after surgeries, with follow-up durations ranging from 24-36 months. RESULTS A total of 12 (10.9 %) of 110 women reported voiding dysfunction after Uphold™ mesh surgery. Using univariate analysis, there were no differences in body mass index and urodynamic parameters between normal voiding group and dysfunctional voiding group (P > 0.05). However, in patients aged above 71, POPDI-6 score≧13, preoperative concomitant urinary hesitancy, and incomplete emptying were found to be significant predictors of voiding dysfunction following Uphold™ mesh surgeries (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION In patients aged above 71, POPDI-6 score≧13, preoperative concomitant urinary hesitancy, and incomplete emptying were significant predictors of voiding dysfunction after Uphold™.
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- Zi-Xi Loo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Wu PC, Wu CH, Liu Y, Loo Z, Lin KL, Long CY. The clinical and urodynamic outcomes of single-incision mesh surgery using the Uphold system for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13506. [PMID: 32782300 PMCID: PMC7419285 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69886-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This retrospective cohort study aims to assess the clinical and urodynamic outcomes of single-incision mesh surgery with the Uphold system. The medical records of 140 women with anterior and/or apical compartment prolapse stage 2 or greater who underwent Uphold mesh surgeries were reviewed. The clinical evaluation included a pelvic examination, a urodynamic study (UDS), and a personal interview to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). After a follow-up time of 12–30 months, the anatomical reduction rates were 100% and 96.4% for the apical and anterior compartments, respectively, and these rates were similar across women with or without hysterectomy. All of the LUTS and several UDS parameters improved significantly. The continence rate in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) was improved if they also underwent a mid-urethral sling (MUS) operation. However, the continence rate did not differ between women with and without occult urodynamic stress incontinence who did not undergo a concomitant MUS operation. The rate of vaginal mesh extrusion was 2.8%, and this complication rarely occurred beyond the learning curve. In conclusion, the anatomic correction of the Uphold system was satisfactory with a low rate of mesh extrusion. Women with SUI would benefit from a concomitant MUS operation.
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- Pei-Chi Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 482, Shan-Ming Road, Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung, 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 482, Shan-Ming Road, Hsiao-Kang Dist., Kaohsiung, 812, Taiwan.
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Yen JY, Lin HC, Lin PC, Liu TL, Long CY, Ko CH. Leptin and ghrelin concentrations and eating behaviors during the early and late luteal phase in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020; 118:104713. [PMID: 32460195 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we evaluated the changes in leptin and ghrelin concentrations, eating behavior, depression, and impulsivity and their correlations within the luteal phase among women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). METHODS In 63 women with PMDD and 53 healthy controls, we prospectively evaluated serum levels of leptin and ghrelin, Body Mass Index(BMI), and self-reported sweet cravings, cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, emotional eating, depression, and impulsivity during the early luteal (EL) and late luteal (LL) phases. RESULTS Compared with the controls, the women with PMDD had higher BMI, higher leptin concentrations in the EL and LL phase, and leptin concentrations increased from the EL to the LL phase. However, there is no significant difference in ghrelin. Women with PMDD increased sweet cravings and uncontrolled eating from EL to LL phase. No significant correlation was observed between the EL-LL changes in leptin or ghrelin concentrations and those in eating behaviors. Both depression and impulsivity correlated with sweet craving and uncontrolled eating. Depression mediated the association between PMDD and uncontrolled eating. The BMI of women with PMDD positively correlated with their EL-LL change in leptin, and LL depression levels and emotional eating. CONCLUSION Young women with PMDD had higher leptin concentrations and BMI in the luteal phase. The LL leptin level was not the primary factor responsible for the increased uncontrolled eating of PMDD. Whether the increased eating and depression in the LL phase contribute to the risk of obesity or hyperleptinemia among women with PMDD need to be evaluated in the future.
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- Ju-Yu Yen
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Research Center for Substance Addiction and Behavior Addiction, Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Ker CR, Ou KY, Long CY, Chuang L, Jeng CJ. Acute renal insufficiency and thrombocytopenia after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for uterine myomas. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 59:594-597. [PMID: 32653136 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.05.021] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USg-HIFU) has emerged in recent years as the new treatment modality for uterine myomas and adenomyosis with the advantages of being non-invasive, safe and effective. As its utility increases, adverse reactions emerge and deserve clinicians' attention for experience accrual. We herein report a case who suffered from acute renal insufficiency and thrombocytopenia immediately after receiving HIFU for uterine myomas. CASE REPORT A 38-year-old nulliparous healthy female received HIFU for huge uterine myoma that caused heavy vaginal bleeding and chronic anemia. The procedure went smoothly but the patient immediately suffered from oliguria and dark-colored urine. With conservative management and aggressive hydration, her condition had improved spontaneously after 1 week without leaving any long-term sequelae. Myoma size reduced by 70% 3 months post-treatment and her bleeding problems significantly improved. CONCLUSION This is the first report of post-HIFU acute renal failure and thrombocytopenia. Thermal injuries, drug toxicity and mechanical obstruction of ureters are some plausible explanations for speculations.
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- Chin-Ru Ker
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Western Connecticut Health Network, Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont, Danbury, CT, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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Long CY, Wang CL, Lin KL, Ker CR, Loo Z, Liu Y, Wu PC. Laparoscopic Long Mesh Surgery with Augmented Round Ligaments: A Novel Uterine Preservation Procedure For Apical Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6615. [PMID: 32313187 PMCID: PMC7171133 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63725-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We aim to assess the surgical outcomes of our novel hysteropexy procedure, laparoscopic long mesh surgery (LLMS) with augmented round ligaments. Twenty-five consecutive women with stage II or greater main uterine prolapse defined by the POP quantification staging system were referred for LLMS. Long mesh is a synthetic T-shaped mesh, with the body fixed at the uterine cervix and the two arms fixed along the bilateral round ligaments. The clinical evaluations performed before and 6 months after surgery included pelvic examinations, urodynamic studies, and questionnaires for urinary and sexual symptoms. After a follow-up time of 12 to 24 months, the anatomical reduction rate was 92% (23/25) for the apical compartment. The average operative time was 65.4 ± 28.8 minutes. No major complications were recognized during LLMS. The lower urinary tract symptoms and scores on the questionnaires improved significantly after the surgery, except urgency urinary incontinence and nocturia. Neither voiding nor storage dysfunction was observed after the operations. All of the domains and total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scores of the 15 sexually active women did not differ significantly after LLMS. The results of our study suggest that LLMS is an effective, safe, and time-saving hysteropexy surgery for the treatment of apical prolapse.
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Long CY, Lin KL, Lee YC, Chuang SM, Lu JH, Wu BN, Chueh KS, Ker CR, Shen MC, Juan YS. Therapeutic effects of Low intensity extracorporeal low energy shock wave therapy (LiESWT) on stress urinary incontinence. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5818. [PMID: 32242035 PMCID: PMC7118154 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62471-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Low intensity extracorporeal low energy shock wave therapy (LiESWT) on stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The investigation was a single-arm, open-label, multicentre study conducted in Taiwan. 50 female patients with SUI received LiESWT-treated with 0.25 mJ/mm2 intensity, 3000 pulses, and 3 pulses/second, once weekly for 4-weeks (W4) and 8-weeks (W8). The pad test, uroflowmetry, life quality questionnaires, and 3-day urinary diary measurement were performed before and after LiESWT intervention. The results revealed that 8-week of LiESWT treatment meaningfully improved urine leakage (pad test), maximum flow rate, post-voided residual urine, average urine volume, functional bladder capacity, urinary frequency, urgency symptom, and nocturia, which also persisted to show significant improvements at 1-month follow up (F1). Moreover, bothersome questionnaires scores were significantly improved at W4, W8, and F1 as compared to the baseline (W0). These results indicated that 8 weeks of LiESWT attenuated SUI symptoms on physical activity, reduced bladder leaks and overactive bladder (OAB), implying that LiESWT brought significant improvement in the quality of life. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04059133).
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- Cheng-Yu Long
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Lin KL, Tang FH, Chou SH, Loo ZX, Liu YY, Juan YS, Long CY. Evaluation of single-incision apical vaginal suspension for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020; 247:198-202. [PMID: 32146224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To present a comprehensive evaluation of anterior/apical and/or posterior prolapse repair systems with a focus on safety and surgical efficacy. METHODS Two hundred and twenty women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) stage II-IV were referred for single-incision transvaginal mesh procedures in a single institution. Pre- and postoperative assessments included pelvic examination, urodynamic studies, and personal interviews about patients' quality of life and urinary symptoms. RESULTS The anatomical success rate was 92.3 % (203/220), regardless of primary or de-novo POP, at 12-38 month follow-up. The POP quantification parameters, except total vaginal length, improved significantly after surgery (p < 0.05). Complications included bladder injury (one case), mesh exposure (six cases) and urinary retention that required intermittent catheterization (five cases). There were no cases of bowel injury during surgery. The results indicated that 29 % of patients had de-novo stress urinary incontinence and 7.7 % of patients had de-novo POP after surgery. CONCLUSION The apical vaginal suspension system is a safe and effective procedure, creating good anatomical restoration and significant improvement in quality of life. However, the rate of de-novo POP in the anterior compartment of the vagina (31.8 %) seems high after treatment with apical and posterior prolapse repair systems.
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- Kun-Ling Lin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Wu PC, Wu CH, Lin KL, Liu Y, Loo Z, Lee YC, Long CY. Predictors for de novo stress urinary incontinence following pelvic reconstruction surgery with transvaginal single-incisional mesh. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19166. [PMID: 31844157 PMCID: PMC6914784 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55512-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The study aims to identify predictors for de novo stress urinary incontinence (SUI) following Elevate mesh surgery. A total of 164 women who underwent Elevate mesh surgeries between November 2011 and February 2014 in a single center were included. Seventy-three women were excluded due to preoperative incontinence or concomitant mid-urethral sling surgery. Fourteen others were excluded due to incomplete medical records. Fisher’s exact test and χ2 test were applied. The univariate logistic regression was used for odds ratios. Of the 77 continent women, 24 (31.2%) experienced de novo SUI after the operation. Significantly more women with de novo SUI were over the age of 64 years (75.0% vs. 47.2%, p = 0.023, OR 3.36, 95% CI 1.15–9.79). Preoperative occult urodynamic stress incontinence (29.2% vs. 3.8%, p = 0.003, OR 10.0, 95% CI 2.0–50.0) and previous SUI history (41.7% vs. 7.6%, p = 0.001, OR 9.1, 95% CI 2.38–33.3) were 2 other predictors of de novo SUI postoperatively. In conclusion, age over 64 years old, occult urodynamic stress incontinence, and previous history of SUI are 3 significant predictors for de novo SUI following the single-incision mesh surgeries.
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- Pei-Chi Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Yen JY, Lin HC, Lin PC, Liu TL, Long CY, Ko CH. Early- and Late-Luteal-Phase Estrogen and Progesterone Levels of Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16224352. [PMID: 31703451 PMCID: PMC6888463 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Objective/introduction: The dynamics of ovarian hormone fluctuations during the luteal phase of the menstruation cycle were previously suggested to contribute to the development of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptoms, but adequate empirical evidence has not been obtained from hormone concentration studies. We prospectively evaluated estrogen and progesterone levels in the early luteal (EL) and late luteal (LL) phases in women with PMDD and the association of these levels with PMDD symptom severity. Methods: 63 women with PMDD and 53 controls without such severe symptoms were evaluated for the estrogen and progesterone levels, and PMDD severity in the EL and LL phases. Results: The results demonstrated that the women with PMDD had a lower EL-phase estrogen level than the controls. Covariant analysis demonstrated that the interaction term between EL-phase estrogen and EL-phase progesterone level was associated with PMDD severity. Among women with lower EL estrogen levels, higher EL-phase progesterone was observed among the women with PMDD versus controls. These results suggest that low EL-phase estrogen level could moderate the provoking effect of EL progesterone in women with PMDD. Overall, these data suggest a possible role of estrogen and progesterone in the development of PMDD symptoms.
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- Ju-Yu Yen
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 801, Taiwan; (J.-Y.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 801, Taiwan; (J.-Y.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-975-357-342
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Chang CT, Ker CR, Long CY. Letter to the editor: does estrogen deprivation affect pelvic floor muscle contractility? Int Urogynecol J 2019; 30:1783. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-019-04086-6] [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] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang CL, Lin MJ, Hsu CY, Lin HY, Tsai HP, Long CY, Tsai EM, Hsieh TH, Wu CH. CD47 promotes cell growth and motility in epithelial ovarian cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 119:109105. [PMID: 31493748 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Endometriosis is considered a high risk factor for the development of ovarian carcinoma, including clear cell and endometrioid malignancies. The mechanism by which endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) avoids anti-tumor immune surveillance by macrophages remains unclear, but CD47 is a very important immune checkpoint for macrophage phagocytosis. Therefore, we collected 36 clinical ovarian samples and detected the protein profile of CD47 by immunohistochemistry and analyzed the correlation with clinical pathological features using statistical software. We found that CD47 expression was relatively higher in patients with EAOC compared with the normal group. High CD47 expression was positively and significantly correlated with histology (P = 0.007) and tumor grade (P = 0.002). We also found that CD47 overexpression promotes cancer cell growth and motility in the TOV-112D and TOV-21G cell lines. Silencing CD47 and anti-CD47 mAb inhibit cancer cell growth and motility in cancer cell lines. Together, these results demonstrate that CD47 in EAOC may be a useful surface marker and offer a novel therapeutic option by targeting CD47 in ovarian cancer.
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- Chiu-Lin Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital/ E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Xia Wang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, Hunan University, 2 Lushan Nan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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Wen JY, Lo TS, Chuang YC, Ho CH, Long CY, Law KS, Tong YC, Wu MP. Risks of interstitial cystitis among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A population-based cohort study. Int J Urol 2019; 26:897-902. [PMID: 31311067 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the risk of interstitial cystitis increases among the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS This was a nationwide population-based cohort study. Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Women aged >18 years newly diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus during 2001-2008 were identified as the control group. The comparison included individuals randomly selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database in the year of 2000, by matching one systemic lupus erythematosus participant with eight non-systemic lupus erythematosus participants with sex and age. These participants were followed up until being diagnosed as interstitial cystitis, or the end of 2011. Women diagnosed with lupus cystitis were excluded from this study. RESULTS This study included 7240 women with systemic lupus erythematosus and 57 920 women without systemic lupus erythematosus as controls. The incidence rate of interstitial cystitis was significantly higher in the systemic lupus erythematosus group, with an incidence rate ratio of 2.26 (95% confidence interval 1.57-3.27, P < 0.0001). After adjustment, the risk increased by 2.45-fold (adjusted hazard ratio 2.45, 95% confidence interval 1.57-3.27, P < 0.05). Age as a factor increases incidence rate ratios among all age groups, 2.12-, 3.32- and 4.65-fold. Age ≥45 years had an increased adjusted hazard ratio (2.07, 95% confidence interval 1.37-3.13, P < 0.05). Comorbidities, for example, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and renal disease, were insignificant. CONCLUSIONS This is the first population-based cohort study showing a higher incidence of interstitial cystitis among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. These findings support the concordance of interstitial cystitis with autoimmune diseases, and the temporal relationship to develop interstitial cystitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- Jen-Yu Wen
- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Medical Center, Keelung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wang X, Yang QX, Long CY, Tan Y, Qu YX, Su MH, Huang SJ, Tan W, Wang XQ. Anticancer-Active N-Heteroaryl Amines Syntheses: Nucleophilic Amination of N-Heteroaryl Alkyl Ethers with Amines. Org Lett 2019; 21:5111-5115. [PMID: 31199659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A mild amination protocol of N-heteroaryl alkyl ethers with various amines is described. This transformation is achieved by utilizing simple and readily available base as promoter via C-O bond cleavage, offering a new amination strategy to access several anticancer-active compounds. This work is highlighted by the excellent functional group compatibility, scalability, wide substrate scope, and easy derivatization of a variety of drugs.
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- Xia Wang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , P. R. China.,Department of Chemistry and Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, Center for Research at the Bio/Nano Interface, Health Cancer Center, UF Genetics Institute and McKnight Brain Institute , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611-7200 , United States
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha , Hunan 410082 , P. R. China
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Chuang SM, Lu JH, Lin KL, Long CY, Lee YC, Hsiao HP, Tsai CC, Wu WJ, Yang HJ, Juan YS. Epigenetic regulation of COX‑2 expression by DNA hypomethylation via NF‑κB activation in ketamine‑induced ulcerative cystitis. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:797-812. [PMID: 31257475 PMCID: PMC6657979 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the methylation of CpG sites in the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 promoter via nuclear factor (NF)-κB transcriptional regulation and elucidated its effect on the COX-2 transcriptional expression in a ketamine-induced ulcerative cystitis (KIC) animal model. The results of the present study revealed that ketamine treatment induced NF-κB p65 translocation to nuclei and activated COX-2 expression and prostaglandin (PGE)2 production in bladder tissue, whereas COX-2 inhibitor suppressed the inflammatory effect. Moreover, DNA hypomethylation of the COX-2 promoter region located from -1,522 to -829 bp might contribute to transcriptional regulation of COX-2 expression and induce a pro-inflammatory response in KIC. Ketamine treatment increased the binding of NF-κB and permissive histone H3 lysine-4 (H3K4)m3, but caused a decrease in the repressive histone H3K27m3 and H3K36m3 on the COX-2 promoter ranging from -1,522 to -1,331 bp as determined by a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Moreover, in the ketamine group, the level of Ten-Eleven-Translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase for demethylation as determined by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assay was increased in comparison with the control group, but that was not the case for the level of DNA methyltransferases for methylation. The present findings revealed that there was a hypomethylation pattern of the COX-2 promoter in association with the level of COX-2 transcription in KIC.
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- Shu-Mien Chuang
- Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Genetics, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C
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