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Zhou S, Mei Y, Yang W, Jiang C, Guo H, Feng SP, Tang CY. Energy harvesting from acid mine drainage using a highly proton/ion-selective thin polyamide film. Water Res 2024; 255:121530. [PMID: 38564897 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121530] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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A huge chemical potential difference exists between the acid mine drainage (AMD) and the alkaline neutralization solution, which is wasted in the traditional AMD neutralization process. This study reports, for the first time, the harvest of this chemical potential energy through a controlled neutralization of AMD using H+-conductive films. Polyamide films with controllable thickness achieved much higher H+ conductance than a commercially available cation exchange membrane (CEM). Meanwhile, the optimal polyamide film had an excellent H+/Ca2+ selectivity of 63.7, over two orders of magnitude higher than that of the CEM (0.3). The combined advantages of fast proton transport and high proton/ion selectivity greatly enhanced the power generation of the AMD battery. The power density was 3.1 W m-2, which is over one order of magnitude higher than that of the commercial CEM (0.2 W m-2). Our study provides a new sustainable solution to address the environmental issues of AMD while simultaneously enabling clean energy production.
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- Shenghua Zhou
- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, PR China
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- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230052, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, PR China; Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, PR China; Department of Advanced Design and Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, PR China.
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Liu Y, Tong H, He F, Zhai Y, Wu C, Wang J, Jiang C. Corrigendum: Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on the prognosis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and neurological complications. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1383797. [PMID: 38646537 PMCID: PMC11027428 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1383797] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1118039.].
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- Yun Liu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Huang ZL, Huang ZH, Xie Y, Li YD, Pi ZD, Jiang C, Chen AM, Gao XY, Wen J, Zhu JM. Inflammatory factors mediated the effect of air pollution on ischemic stroke: a two-step, mediation Mendelian randomization study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024; 28:1959-1969. [PMID: 38497879 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202403_35610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Numerous investigations have indicated a correlation between air pollution (AP) and an elevated ischemic stroke (IS) likelihood. The existing literature does not provide a consensus about the possible link between AP and IS. A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was utilized to systematically measure the causal link between AP and ischemic stroke. Furthermore, the mediating impact of inflammatory factors was also performed by a two-step MR. MATERIALS AND METHODS A two-sample MR analysis was utilized to examine the AP impact on the incidence of IS. Additionally, a two-step MR approach was carried out to account for possible mediating variables. The indirect impact was determined by employing the product approach, which included multiplying the AP impact on inflammatory factors by the inflammatory factors' impacts on IS. The MR effect was identified through inverse variance-weighted (IVW) meta-analysis of each Wald Ratio. Additionally, complementary studies were conducted using the weighted median and MR-egger approaches. RESULTS The IVW method with random effects showed that the per unit increase in genetically predicted PM2.5 was linked to the 0.362-fold elevated ischemic stroke risk (OR: 1.362, 95% CI: 1.032-1.796, p=0.029). Furthermore, the IVM technique, incorporating random effects, demonstrated that the per unit increase in genetically predicted PM2.5 was related to an elevated Interleukin (IL)-1β risk (OR: 1.529, 95% CI: 1.191-1.963, p=0.001), IL-6 (OR: 1.498, 95% CI: 1.094-2.052, p=0.012) and IL-17 (OR: 1.478, 95% CI: 1.021-2.139, p=0.038). IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17 modulated the PM2.5 impact on ischemic stroke, while the proportion mediated by them was 59.5%. CONCLUSIONS A positive correlation between genetically predicted PM2.5 levels and elevated ischemic stroke risk is mediated by IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17.
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- Z-L Huang
- Department of Neurology, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changde, China.
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Zhao BT, Wang Y, Jiang C, Xin YN. [Idiopathic portal hypertension: a case report]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2024; 32:76-79. [PMID: 38320795 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20231129-00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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- B T Zhao
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, China
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- Department of Pathology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, China
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Yan X, Xia P, Tong H, Lan C, Wang Q, Zhou Y, Zhu H, Jiang C. Development and Validation of a Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting 3-Month Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2024; 17:145-158. [PMID: 38250220 PMCID: PMC10799644 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s442353] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Background Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) carries a substantial risk of mortality, emphasizing the need for effective risk assessment and timely interventions. This study aimed to develop and validate a practical dynamic nomogram for predicting 3-month mortality in AIS patients with AF. Methods AIS patients with AF were enrolled and randomly divided into training and validation cohorts. The nomogram was developed based on independent risk factors identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The prediction performance of the nomogram was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC), calibration plots, decision curve analysis (DCA), and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results A total of 412 patients with AIS and AF entered final analysis, 288 patients in the training cohort and 124 patients in the validation cohort. The nomogram was developed using age, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, early introduction of novel oral anticoagulants, and pneumonia as independent risk factors. The nomogram exhibited good discrimination both in the training cohort (AUC, 0.851; 95% CI, 0.802-0.899) and the validation cohort (AUC, 0.811; 95% CI, 0.706-0.916). The calibration plots, DCA and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that the nomogram was well calibrated and clinically useful, effectively distinguishing the 3-month survival status of patients with AIS and AF, respectively. The dynamic nomogram can be obtained at the website: https://yanxiaodi.shinyapps.io/3-monthmortality/. Conclusion The dynamic nomogram represents the first predictive model for 3-month mortality and may contribute to managing the mortality risk of patients with AIS and AF.
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- Xiaodi Yan
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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Kong Y, Jiang C, Zhou L, Ye Y, He L, Chen Q, Pan Y, Cui J, Zeng Y, Ma CS. [Clinical characteristics and associated factors of mild cognitive impairment in patients with common cardiovascular diseases]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:132-137. [PMID: 38186134 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230812-00209] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with common cardiovascular diseases (CVD, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure) combined with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and explore the potential risk factors of MCI in patients with CVD. Methods: A total of 2 294 patients with common cardiovascular diseases who met the criteria at Cardiology Medical Center in Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, from June 1, 2021, to January 5, 2022, were retrospectively included. The patients were divided into the normal cognitive function group (1 107 cases) and the MCI group (1 187 cases). Demographic information and CVD status were collected. The information of cognitive function were collected using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scales. The difference between normal cognitive function and MCI were compared and analyzed. The logistic regression analysis was used to explored risk factors of MCI in CVD patients. Results: A total of 2 294 patients aged (60.6±10.4) years were included, among whom there were 29.99% (688 cases) females. Compared with patients in the normal cognitive function group, patients in the MCI group were older [ (57.9±11.4) vs (63.1±8.9) years old, P<0.001], with a higher proportion of women [26.47% (293 cases) vs 33.28% (395 cases), P<0.001]; there was a higher proportion of patients suffering from hypertension in the MCI group [59.62% (660 cases) vs 64.62% (767 cases), P=0.014], and more components of CVD [(1.68±0.62) vs (1.74±0.65) components, P=0.017]. The risk factors of MCI in patients with common CVD were increased age, increased depression score, combined with hypertension, and ≥3 common components of CVD, with OR (95%CI) of 1.043 (1.032-1.054), 1.021 (1.004-1.037), 1.151 (1.142-3.439), and 1.137 (1.023-1.797), respectively (all P values <0.05). Increasing education level was observed to be associated with reduced risk of MCI with OR (95%CI) of 0.319 (0.271-0.378) (P<0.05). Conclusions: The incidence of MCI was high in CVD patients. The risk factors of MCI in CVD patients included hypertension and≥3 common components of CVD.
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- Y Kong
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Huang Q, Yang Z, Tao X, Ma C, Cao P, Wei P, Jiang C, Ren H, Li X. Sprayable chitosan nanogel with nitric oxide to accelerate diabetic wound healing through bacteria inhibition, biofilm eradication and macrophage polarization. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127806. [PMID: 37918593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Bacterial infection and chronic inflammation are two major risks in diabetic wound healing, which increase patient mortality. In this study, a multifunctional sprayable nanogel (Ag-G@CS) based on chitosan has been developed to synergistically inhibit bacterial infection, eradicate biofilm, and relieve inflammation of diabetic wounds. The nanogel is successfully crafted by encapsulating with a nitric oxide (NO) donor and performing in-situ reduction of silver nanoparticles (Ag). The released NO enhances the antibacterial efficacy of Ag, nearly achieving complete eradication of biofilms in vitro. Upon application on both normal or diabetic chronic wounds, the combination effects of released NO and Ag offer a notable antibacterial effect. Furthermore, after bacteria inhibition and biofilm eradication, the NO released by the nanogel orchestrates a transformation of M1 macrophages into M2 macrophages, significantly reducing tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) release and relieving inflammation. Remarkably, the released NO also promotes M2a to M2c macrophages, thereby facilitating tissue remodeling in chronic wounds. More importantly, it upregulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), further accelerating the wound healing process. Collectively, the formed sprayable nanogel exhibits excellent inhibition of bacterial infections and biofilms, and promotes chronic wound healing via inflammation resolution, which has excellent potential for clinical use in the future.
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- Qinqin Huang
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Jiang C, Xu F, Yi D, Jiang B, Wang R, Wu L, Ding H, Qin J, Lee Y, Sang J, Shi X, Su L. Testosterone promotes the migration, invasion and EMT process of papillary thyroid carcinoma by up-regulating Tnnt1. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:149-166. [PMID: 37477865 PMCID: PMC10776714 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02132-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To explore the key genes and molecular pathways in the progression of thyroid papillary carcinoma (PTC) promoted by testosterone using RNA-sequencing technology, and to provide new drug targets for improving the therapeutic effect of PTC. METHODS Orchiectomy (ORX) was carried out to construct ORX mouse models. TPC-1 cells were subcutaneously injected for PTC formation in mice, and the tumor tissues were collected for RNA-seq. The key genes were screened by bioinformatics technology. Tnnt1 expression in PTC cells was knocked down or overexpressed by transfection. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), colony formation assay, scratch assay and transwell assay were adopted, respectively, for the detection of cell proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion. Besides, quantification real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot were utilized to determine the mRNA and protein expression levels of genes in tissues or cells. RESULTS Both estradiol and testosterone promoted the growth of PTC xenografts. The key gene Tnnt1 was screened and obtained by bioinformatics technology. Functional analysis revealed that overexpression of Tnnt1 could markedly promote the proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process of PTC cells, as well as could activate p38/JNK pathway. In addition, si-Tnt1 was able to inhibit the cancer-promoting effect of testosterone. CONCLUSION Based on the outcomes of bioinformatics and basic experiments, it is found that testosterone can promote malignant behaviors such as growth, migration, invasion and EMT process of PTC by up-regulating Tnnt1 expression. In addition, the function of testosterone may be achieved by activating p38/JNK signaling pathway.
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- C Jiang
- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 221000, Jiangsu, China.
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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Tokoro M, Mizuno T, Bi X, Lacante S, Jiang C, Makunja R. Molecular screening of Entamoeba spp. ( E. histolytica, E. dispar, E. coli, and E. hartmanni) and Giardia intestinalis using PCR and sequencing. MethodsX 2023; 11:102361. [PMID: 37744888 PMCID: PMC10511480 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102361] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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A wide range of intestinal protozoan parasites inhabit the human gut. To establish a more comprehensive molecular screening, we designed PCR-sequencing screening methods for Entamoeba spp., including commensal species, and Giardia intestinalis, and performed such methods using 174 stool samples collected from Kenyan children. The prevalences of the target species were as follows: E. histolytica (2/174, 1.1%), E. dispar (20/174, 11.5%), E. coli (107/174, 61.5%), E. hartmanni (77/174, 44.3%), and G. intestinalis (54/174, 31.0%). PCR amplicons specific to G. intestinalis was differentiated to assemblages A (8/174, 4.6%) and B (46/174, 26.4%). PCR specificity for Entamoeba spp. was quite high, except for some cross-reactions between E. hartmanni detection primers and G. intestinalis, although the false-positive amplicons were discernible by the band size. The 18S rRNA PCR primers that was designed by Monis et al. in 1999 for G. intestinalis, have specificity issue, therefore amplicon sequencing was essential not only to determine assemblage classifications but also to confirm the positive results by eliminating potential non-specific reactions. The detection sensitivity of both the Entamoeba universal PCR and the G. intestinalis PCR was more than 100 copies of the target loci, which is sufficient for detecting a single trophozoite or cyst of both species.
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- M. Tokoro
- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Jiang B, Wang C, Qu C, Jiang C, Zhang C, Chen Y, Chen F, Su L, Luo Y. Primary human thyrocytes maintained the function of thyroid hormone production and secretion in vitro. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:2501-2512. [PMID: 37133653 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02103-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Thyroid cell lines are useful tools to study the physiology and pathology of the thyroid, however, they do not produce or secrete hormones in vitro. On the other hand, the detection of endogenous thyroid hormones in primary thyrocytes was often hindered by the dedifferentiation of thyrocytes ex vivo and the presence of large amounts of exogenous hormones in the culture medium. This study aimed to create a culture system that could maintain the function of thyrocytes to produce and secrete thyroid hormones in vitro. METHODS We established a Transwell culture system of primary human thyrocytes. Thyrocytes were seeded on a porous membrane in the inner chamber of the Transwell with top and bottom surfaces exposed to different culture components, mimicking the 'lumen-capillary' structure of the thyroid follicle. Moreover, to eliminate exogenous thyroid hormones from the culture medium, two alternatives were tried: a culture recipe using hormone-reduced serum and a serum-free culture recipe. RESULTS The results showed that primary human thyrocytes expressed thyroid-specific genes at higher levels in the Transwell system than in the monolayer culture. Hormones were detected in the Transwell system even in the absence of serum. The age of the donor was negatively related to the hormone production of thyrocytes in vitro. Intriguingly, primary human thyrocytes cultured without serum secreted higher levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3) than free thyroxine (FT4). CONCLUSION This study confirmed that primary human thyrocytes could maintain the function of hormone production and secretion in the Transwell system, thus providing a useful tool to study thyroid function in vitro.
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- B Jiang
- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Clinical College of Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- General Surgery Center Department of Thyroid Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Gongye Middle Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China.
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- Frontier Research Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 210008, Nanjing, China.
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Jiang C, Shi Q, Yang J, Ren H, Zhang L, Chen S, Si J, Liu Y, Sha D, Xu B, Ni J. Ceria Nanozyme Coordination with Curcumin for Treatment of Sepsis-induced Cardiac Injury by Inhibiting Ferroptosis and Inflammation. J Adv Res 2023:S2090-1232(23)00315-6. [PMID: 37871772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.10.011] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis-induced cardiac injury is the leading cause of death in patients. Recent studies have reported that reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated ferroptosis and macrophage-induced inflammation are the two main key roles in the process of cardiac injury. The combination of ferroptosis and inflammation inhibition is a feasible strategy in the treatment of sepsis-induced cardiac injury. OBJECTIVES In the present study, ceria nanozyme coordination with curcumin (CeCH) was designed by a self-assembled method with human serum albumin (HSA) to inhibit ferroptosis and inflammation of sepsis-induced cardiac injury. METHODS AND RESULTS The formed CeCH obtained the superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like and catalase (CAT)-like activities from ceria nanozyme to scavenge ROS, which showed a protective effect on cardiomyocytes in vitro. Furthermore, it also showed ferroptosis inhibition to reverse cell death from RSL3-induced cardiomyocytes, denoted from curcumin. Due to the combination therapy of ceria nanozyme and curcumin, the formed CeCH NPs could also promote M2 macrophage polarization to reduce inflammation in vitro. In the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis model, the CeCH NPs could effectively inhibit ferroptosis, reverse inflammation, and reduce the release of pro-inflammatory factors, which markedly alleviated the myocardial injury and recover the cardiac function. CONCLUSION Overall, the simple self-assembled strategy with ceria nanozyme and curcumin showed a promising clinical application for sepsis-induced cardiac injury by inhibiting ferroptosis and inflammation. Acknowledgments This study was supported by grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82100398); the Nanjing Medical Science and Technique Development Foundation (YKK21068); Clinical Trials from the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University (2023-LCYJ-PY-24); the Jiangsu Research Hospital Association for Precision Medication (JY202120); the Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Association for Jinpeiying Project (J2021001); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022M721576).
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- Chenxiao Jiang
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
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- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Department of General Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Department of General Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China.
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Liu F, Wang H, Jiang C, He L, Xiao S, Ye X, Fan C, Wu X, Liu W, Li Y, Wu W, Zhao Q. Dose Painting Radiotherapy Guided by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance vs. 18F-FDG-PET/CT in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S100-S101. [PMID: 37784268 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.054] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) This phase II randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing the efficacy and toxicity of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI)-guided dose painting radiotherapy (DP-RT), FDG-PET/CT-guided DP-RT, and conventional MRI-based radiotherapy (RT) in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 330 patients with stage III-IVa NPC disease were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy by DWI-guided DP-RT (group A, n = 110), FDG-PET/CT-guided DP-RT (group B, n = 110), or conventional MRI-based RT (group C, n = 110). All patients received volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). In group A, subvolume GTVnx-DWI (gross tumor volume of nasopharynx in DWI) was defined as the areas within the GTVnx (gross tumor volume of nasopharynx) with an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) below the mean ADC (ADC < mean). In group B, subvolume GTVnx-PET (gross tumor volume of nasopharynx in PET images) was defined within GTVnx as the SUV50%max isocontour. The doses to GTVnx-DWI in group A and GTVnx-PET in group B were escalated to 75.2 Gy/32 fx in patients with T1-2 disease and to 77.55 Gy/33 fx in those with T3-4 disease in 2.35 Gy per fraction. In group C, planning gross tumor volume of nasopharynx (PGTVnx) was irradiated at 70.4 to 72.6 Gy/32 to 33 fx in 2.2 Gy per fraction. This trial is registered with chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR2200057476). RESULTS Group A and B showed significant higher complete response (CR) rates than group C (100%, 100%, and 96.4% for group A, B and C, respectively, p = 0.036). In groups A, B and C, the 1-year local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) rates were 100%, 100%, and 94.5%, respectively (p = 0.002). The 1-year disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 100%, 99.1%, and 92.7%, respectively (p = 0.001). The 1-year distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates were 100%, 99.1%, and 93.6%, respectively (p = 0.004). The 1-year overall survival (OS) rates were 100%, 100%, and 95.4%, respectively (p = 0.006). Group A and B had significantly higher 1-year LRFS, DFS, DMFS, and OS than those in group C. No significant differences were observed in LRFS, DFS, DMFS and OS between group A and B. Group B (PET/CT group) had a higher incidence of grade 3-4 acute ototoxicity (3.6%) than group A (0%) and group C (0%, p = 0.036). No significant differences in other grade 3-4 acute adverse events and late toxic effects were observed among the three groups, and no patient had grade 5 toxicities. Multivariate analysis showed that dose painting (DWI-guided DP-RT and PET/CT-guided DP-RT vs conventional MRI-based RT) was associated with improved LRFS, DFS, DMFS and OS. CONCLUSION Both DWI-guided DP-RT and PET/CT-guided DP-RT plus chemotherapy are associated with improved LRFS, DFS, DMFS and OS compared with conventional MRI-based RT among patients with locoregionally advanced NPC. DWI-guided DP-RT does not increase toxicities, but PET/CT-guided DP-RT has higher incidence of acute ototoxicity.
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- F Liu
- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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Li B, Yang L, Jiang C, Li H, Qin W, Dong T, Wang L. Outcome Supervised Deep Learning Model on Pathological Whole Slide Images for Survival Prediction of Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e35. [PMID: 37785211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.724] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Although PD-(L)1 inhibitors were marked by durable efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer patients (NSCLC), about 60% of patients still suffer from recurrence and metastasis after PD-(L)1 inhibitors treatment. And there were no robust biomarkers of the response of PD-(L)1 inhibitors. Whole slide images (WSIs) of H&E-stained specimens have been found to characterize the tumor microenvironment, and might be the potential prognostic predictors of NSCLC patients. To accurately predict the response to PD-(L)1 inhibitors, we presented the deep learning model based on WSI of H&E-stained specimens of NSCLC patients. MATERIALS/METHODS Two independent cohorts of NSCLC patients receiving PD-(L)1 inhibitors from two hospitals were enrolled for model training and testing respectively. The WSI images of H&E-stained histological specimens were obtained from these patients, and patched into 1024×1024 pixels. The labels of patched images were determined due to their progression free survival (PFS) with the interval of 4 months. The patch-level model was firstly trained based on Vit to identify the predictive patches in training cohort, and patch-level probability distribution was performed. Then we trained patient-level survival model-based Vit-RNN framework, and tested it in external validation cohort. RESULTS A total of 291 WSI images of H&E-stained histological specimens from 198 NSCLC patients in primary cohort and 62 WSI images from 30 NSCLC patients in testing cohort were included for model training and external validation. All patients were divided into 4 groups due to their PFS after PD-(L)1 inhibitors. There were 246,318 patches from 291 images in primary cohort after image pre-processing, and all images were randomly divided into train cohort and validation cohort with the proportion of 7:3. The patch-level Vit model with the highest accuracy was saved and the predictive patches were selected after 50 epochs training. All patches were ranked by the probability of correct prediction, and the first 50 top-ranked patches from each WSI image are sequentially passed to the patient-level Vit-RNN model. The Vit-RNN survival achieved an accuracy of 88.6% in the validation cohort, and an accuracy of 81% in the testing cohort. The multivariate cox analysis also indicated the Vit-RNN survival model remained a statistically independent predictor of survival from PD-(L)1 inhibitors (P = 0.0085). CONCLUSION The outcome supervised Vit-RNN survival model based on pathological WSIs could be used to predict the efficacy the PD-(L)1 inhibitors in NSCLC patients, laying the foundation for the deployment of computational pathomics in clinical practice of immunotherapy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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Zhu Y, Sun X, Jiang C, Lin Q, Weng D, Chen W, Xu Y, Shang J. Adaptive Radiotherapy Guided by PET/CT in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Randomized Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S28. [PMID: 37784466 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.288] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The aim of this study was to determine whether adaptive radiotherapy guided by functional imaging with flourine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) can improve local tumor control in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). MATERIALS/METHODS This was a phase II randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety between PET-guided adaptive radiotherapy and conventional radiotherapy. The primary end point was 2-year local-regional tumor control (LRTC) rate. Secondary end points included local-regional progression-free survival (LR-PFS), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and radiation-related toxicities. RESULTS Between November 2012 and June 2017, 72 patients were 1:1 randomized to adaptive and conventional arms. The 2- and 5-year LRTC rates were 63.2% and 58.0% versus 43.0% and 37.6% (P = 0.035) in the adaptive and conventional arms, respectively. The median LR-PFS (14.3 versus 12.0 months; P = 0.010) and PFS (12.8 versus 8.9 months; P = 0.034) were significantly longer in the adaptive arm than in the conventional arm. The median OS was 36.3 months in the adaptive arm and 28.8 months in the conventional arm (P = 0.266). The esophageal volume of receiving ≥60 Gy (V60) in the adaptive arm was lower than that in the conventional arm (P = 0.011), while the V30 for the heart in the adaptive arm was lower than that in the conventional arm (P = 0.077). Other radiological metrological parameters of tumor, organs at risk, and the incidence of ≥grade 2 radiation-related toxicities were not significantly different between the 2 arms. CONCLUSION Compared with conventional radiotherapy, PET-guided adaptive radiotherapy significantly improved the 2-year LRTC rate, LR-PFS, and PFS without increased risks of radiation-related toxicities in patients with LA-NSCLC.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 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, China
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Jiang C, Wei Q, Wang X. Study on Dosimetric Benefits of Adaptive Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Postoperative Cervical Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e735. [PMID: 37786137 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2261] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT) has been proven to improve the local control and survival rate of cervical cancer patients, while reducing the side effects. However, IGABT is time-consuming and difficult to achieve in countries or hospitals with intense medical resources. Compared with radical cervical cancer patients, the anatomical change of postoperative patients during brachytherapy is small. We hypothesis that the dosimetric benefits of adaptive brachytherapy in the treatment of postoperative cervical cancer patients is limited. This study investigates whether there is a balance between the treatment quality and treatment efficiency in postoperative cervical cancer patients without using IGABT. MATERIALS/METHODS We retrospectively studied 30 postoperative cervical cancer patients who underwent brachytherapy. Each patient had a primary CT (PCT) and an adaptive CT (ACT). The plan developed on the PCT (PCT plan) was introduced into ACT for dose calculation (P-ACT plan) to evaluate the dosimetric effect of anatomy change. The dose difference between P-ACT plan and ACT plan and was compared. RESULTS The mean value of HRCTV D100% and V150% in P-ACT plan are 4.95% and 0.75% lower than those of ACT plan, the difference is not statistically significant (P>0.05). The D0.1cm³ of bladder, rectum and sigmoid in P-ACT plan are higher 2.13%, 3.17%, and 0.71% than ACT plan, respectively, but the increment is insignificant (P>0.05). The D2cm³ of bladder and rectum is slightly lower in ACT plan, while the D2cm³ of sigmoid is slightly lower in P-ACT plan. The dosimetric benefits of IGABT is not remarkable for postoperative cervical cancer patients. CONCLUSION The preliminary results of this study show that IGBAT is optional for postoperative patients with cervical cancer in countries or hospitals with tight medical resources. It is necessary to conduct a larger sample and more detailed research further.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China; Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Liu F, Wang H, Jiang C, He L, Xiao S, Yan O, Wu X, Liu W, Ye X, Fan C, Li Y, Zhao Q, Wu W, Tan C. Efficacy and Toxicity of Different Target Volume Delineations of Radiotherapy Based on the Updated RTOG/NRG and EORTC Guidelines in Patients with High Grade Glioma: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S84-S85. [PMID: 37784587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.406] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Postoperative radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) is the standard of care for newly diagnosed high grade glioma, but the optimal method for target volume delineations for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is still unclear. We hypothesized that compared with the EORTC guidelines, IMRT based on the updated RTOG/NRG guidelines was equally effective, without increasing toxicities for patients with high-grade glioma. The purpose of this randomized phase 2 study was to compare the efficacy and toxicity of IMRT based on different target volume delineations (updated RTOG/NRG versus EORTC guidelines) with concomitant and adjuvant TMZ for patients with high grade glioma. MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 302 patients with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma (WHO grade 3-4) were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive postoperative IMRT based on either updated RTOG/NRG guidelines (RTOG/NRG group, n = 151) or EORTC guideline (EORTC group, n = 151), with concomitant and adjuvant TMZ. In the RTOG/NRG group, an initial volume consisting of enhancement, postoperative cavity, plus surrounding edema (or fluid-attenuated inversion recovery [FLAIR] abnormality defined by magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) and a 2-cm margin received 46 Gy in 23 fractions followed by a boost of 14 Gy in 7 fractions to the area of enhancement plus the cavity and a 2-cm margin. In the EORTC group, a single planning volume was used to deliver 60 Gy in 30 fractions to the area of enhancement and the cavity with a 2-cm margin. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). Secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicities associated with each treatment. RESULTS No statistically significant differences were observed between groups for 1-year OS (71.8% for RTOG/NRG group and 69.9% for EORTC group, respectively; P = 0.759) or 1-year PFS (46.7% for RTOG/NRG group and 43.6% for EORTC group, respectively; P = 0.674). Efficacy did not differ by MGMT methylation status. There were no differences in grade 3-4 toxicities (leukopenia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, fatigue, nausea and vomiting) between the two groups. No grade 5 toxicities were observed in both groups. Multivariate analyses showed that tumor MGMT status (methylated vs unmethylated) and WHO grade (grade 3 vs grade 4) were associated with OS and PFS. However, radiation type (RTOG/NRG group vs EORTC), sex, age, and Karnofsky scale did not significantly influence OS or PFS. CONCLUSION Compared with EORTC guidelines for postoperative radiotherapy, IMRT based on RTOG/NRG guidelines was equally effective, without increasing toxicities for patients with high-grade glioma. This trial is registered with chictr.org.cn, number ChiCTR2100046667.
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Jiang C, Liu R, Wu X. Alcohol dehydrogenase-1B represses the proliferation, invasion and migration of breast cancer cells by inactivating the mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway. J Physiol Pharmacol 2023; 74. [PMID: 38085522 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2023.5.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Breast cancer (BRCA) is a serious life-threatening cancer, especially triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) has recently been revealed to be associated with poor prognosis of BRCA patients. This study identified the exact function of ADH1B on the progression of BRCA and TNBC. ADH1B effect on the prognosis of BRCA and TNBC patients was researched based on online databases and clinical samples. The function of ADH1B on the proliferation, invasion and migration, and growth of BRCA and TNBC cells was investigated by cell counting kit-8, Transwell, and in vivo assays. Western blot was utilized to determine the effect of ADH1B on the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway activity. As a result, ADH1B was down-regulated in BRCA and TNBC patients and cells, predicting unfavorable prognosis (P<0.05). ADH1B overexpression suppressed the proliferation, invasion and migration, and inactivated the MAPK signalling pathway in BRCA and TNBC cells (P<0.01). ADH1B synergized with Selumetinib (inhibitor of the MAPK signalling pathway) to attenuate the proliferation, invasion and migration of BRCA and TNBC cells (P<0.001). Conversely, Vacquinol-1 (activator of the MAPK signalling pathway) abolished the suppression of ADH1B on the proliferation, invasion and migration of BRCA and TNBC cells (P<0.05). ADH1B suppressed in vivo growth of TNBC cells (P<0.001). Thus, ADH1B may inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of BRCA and TNBC cells by inactivating the MAPK signalling pathway. It may be a promising target for the clinical treatment of BRCA and TNBC.
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- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital South Campus, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital South Campus, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jiang C, Hoover T, Kim MM, Han X, Plastaras JP, LaRiviere MJ. Outcomes of Proton Therapy for Patients with Infradiaphragmatic Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e470. [PMID: 37785498 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1676] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) While the role of proton radiation (PT) in treating supradiaphragmatic targets in lymphoma patients is becoming increasingly well-established, outcomes of PT for infradiaphragmatic locations have not been reported. We report on the radiation planning details, doses achieved to key organs at risk (OARs), and clinical outcomes for a cohort of lymphoma patients treated with PT to infradiaphragmatic locations. MATERIALS/METHODS This is a single institution retrospective study of patients with biopsy-proven lymphoma who received PT to an infradiaphragmatic target between 2011-2022. Patient, disease, and radiation details were collected. Comparison photon plans were generated for a subset of patients. Toxicity was reported using CTCAE version 5.0. Dosimetric and clinical factors associated with toxicity and oncologic outcomes were assessed via linear regression, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Fisher's exact test, and/or independent t-test while the paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for dosimetric analyses. RESULTS 38 patients comprising 40 PT courses were included. Median age was 63 years and median follow-up was 48 months. The most common diagnoses were DLBCL (58%) and Hodgkin lymphoma (18%). 28% of PT courses had direct overlap with a prior radiation field and 20% were palliative. Median dose was 30.6 GyE over 17 fractions to the retroperitoneum (30%), spine/paraspinal region (30%), pelvis (18%), inguinals (8%), spleen (3%), or other (8%). Top G1 toxicities were fatigue (65%), dermatitis (28%), and nausea (23%). 10% of PT courses led to a G2 toxicity and there were no G3+ toxicities. Higher number of fractions was associated with increased incidence of dermatitis (mean 16 vs. 19, p = 0.008), but no OAR parameters were associated with CTCAE toxicities. Among patients treated with curative intent, 44% experienced progression of disease (PD) at a median time of 3 months after PT; of these progressions, 60% were distant only, 20% were marginal only, 10% was marginal and distant, and 10% was in-field and distant. Higher number of systemic therapy lines received prior to PT was associated with increased likelihood of PD (mean 1.4 vs. 4.1, p = 0.01), and PD increased the risk of death (OR 15.3, 95% CI 2.5-95.2). 5/39 patients were diagnosed with a second malignancy after PT, two of which were hematologic. Among the 10 patients with photon comparison plans, PT provided a significant decrease in kidney doses (mean and V5), small bowel V5 Gy, large bowel V5 Gy, bowel bag V15 Gy, and mean liver (all p = 0.045 or less). However, average spinal cord/cauda Dmax was slightly higher with PT (24 vs. 25 Gy, p = 0.0156). CONCLUSION PT is a well-tolerated treatment for infradiaphragmatic lymphoma that leads to excellent outcomes with minimal high-grade toxicities. Compared to photon therapy, PT can significantly reduce doses to key abdominopelvic OARs.
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- C Jiang
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Penn State School of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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He L, Jiang C, Jiang CX, Tang RB, Sang CH, Long DY, Du X, Dong JZ, Ma CS. [Association between atrial fibrillation reoccurrence and new-onset ischemic stroke among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:944-950. [PMID: 37709710 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20221108-00873] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Objective: Explore the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) reoccurrence and new-onset ischemic stroke (IS) in patients with nonvalvular AF, and explore whether there is a high-risk period of IS after recurrent episodes of AF. Methods: A nested case-control study design was used. A total of 565 nonvalvular AF patients with new-onset IS after a follow-up of at least 2 years in the China-AF cohort were enrolled as the case group, and 1 693 nonvalvular AF patients without new-onset IS were matched as the control group at a ratio of 1∶3. Frequency and types of recurrent AF in the previous 1 or 2 years were compared between two groups, and the adjusted associations of AF reoccurrence with new onset IS were explored using conditional logistic regression analysis. The proportion of recurrent AF was compared between the case period and control period, and conditional logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate adjusted associations of case-period AF with IS. Results: The nested case-control study design results showed that the proportion of at least one record of recurrent AF in the previous 1 year was higher in the case group than in the control group (72.0% vs. 60.8%, P<0.05), and the recurrent AF was positively correlated with new-onset IS (adjusted OR=1.80, P<0.001). Similar results were also observed in the previous 2 years period. The case-crossover study design analysis showed that among 565 patients with new-onset IS, recurrent AF in the case period was positively correlated with IS (adjusted OR=1.61, P=0.003). Conclusion: Recurrent AF is associated with IS, and there may be a high-risk period of IS after recurrent episodes of AF.
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- L He
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Office of Beijing Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, Beijing 100029, China
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Liu Y, Fan G, He F, Tong H, Jiang C, Xu P, Wang J. An unusual case of acquired angioedema associated with monoclonal gammopathies of uncertain significance. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2023; 51:29-32. [PMID: 37695227 DOI: 10.15586/aei.v51i5.795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Acquired angioedema (AAE) is a rare disease due to the C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency. Clinically, its symptoms are similar to hereditary angioedema (HAE) with hereditary C1-INH deficiency. Both conditions have the potential to cause upper airway obstruction, which can be fatal in clinical practice and thus require intense attention. Here, we'd like to discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis and follow up of a special case of AAE associated with monoclonal gammopathies of unknown significance (MGUS) with recurrent upper airway obstruction. The patient was regularly followed up after being discharged from our ward. Measurements of C3-C4 levels were carried out by a hematological test. Due to the rarity of such a disease, especially in Chinese people, relevant diagnosis methods are missing in this patient, so the patient was only diagnosed with AAE-C1-INH associated with MGUS clinically. The latest follow up showed that he still underwent recurrent upper airway obstruction; thus, he remained in a tracheostomy state due to a lack of proper medication prophylaxis and died eventually. This unusual case reminds emergency physicians to pay attention to such disease during clinical practice, and relevant diagnosis method should be improved.
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- Yun Liu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China; @163.com
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China; @163.com
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Li B, Wang H, Jiang C, Zeng X, Zhang T, Liu S, Zhuang Z. Tissue Distribution of mtDNA Copy Number And Expression Pattern of An mtDNA-Related Gene in Three Teleost Fish Species. Integr Org Biol 2023; 5:obad029. [PMID: 37705694 PMCID: PMC10495257 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obad029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Teleosts are the most speciose vertebrates and have diverse swimming performance. Based on swimming duration and speed, teleosts are broadly divided into sustained, prolonged, and burst swimming fish. Teleosts with different swimming performance have different energy requirements. In addition, energy requirement also varies among different tissues. As mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number is correlated with ATP production, we speculated that mtDNA copy number varies among fish with different swimming performance, as well as among different tissues. In other species, mtDNA copy number is regulated by tfam (mitochondrial transcription factor A) through mtDNA compaction and mito-genome replication initiation. In order to clarify the tissue distribution of mtDNA copy number and expression pattern of tfam in teleosts with disparate swimming performance, we selected representative fish with sustained swimming (Pseudocaranx dentex), prolonged swimming (Takifugu rubripes), and burst swimming (Paralichthys olivaceus). We measured mtDNA copy number and tfam gene expression in 10 tissues of these three fish. The results showed the mtDNA content pattern of various tissues was broadly consistent among three fish, and high-energy demanding tissues contain higher mtDNA copy number. Slow-twitch muscles with higher oxidative metabolism possess a greater content of mtDNA than fast-twitch muscles. In addition, relatively higher mtDNA content in fast-twitch muscle of P. olivaceus compared to the other two fish could be an adaptation to their frequent burst swimming demands. And the higher mtDNA copy number in heart of P. dentex could meet their oxygen transport demands of long-distance swimming. However, tfam expression was not significantly correlated with mtDNA copy number in these teleosts, suggesting tfam may be not the only factor regulating mtDNA content among various tissues. This study can lay a foundation for studying the role of mtDNA in the adaptive evolution of various swimming ability in teleost fish.
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- B Li
- National Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Marine Life research center, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Dalian Tianzheng Industry Co., Ltd., Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Marine Life research center, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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Zhou L, Ma CS, Kong Y, He L, Jiang C. [Application and prospect of telehealth in the management of cardiovascular disease]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:1034-1038. [PMID: 37528046 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20220913-00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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- L Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Guo XY, Wang Z, Li ST, Jiang C, Sang CH, Ma CS. [Analysis of factors associated with anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation and their caregivers]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:2151-2156. [PMID: 37482726 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230202-00152] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Objective: To explore the risk factors of anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation and their caregivers. Methods: From September 2020 to March 2021, patients with atrial fibrillation and one primary family member as caregiver of each patient from Beijing Anzhen Hospital were enrolled. Basic data of patients and their caregivers were collected, and anxiety of patients and caregivers were evaluated by Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7). A total of 374 patients with atrial fibrillation and their caregivers were included in this study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors of anxiety of patients and their caregivers. Results: The mean age of the patients was (58.3±10.6) years, and 124 (33.2%) were female. The caregivers were (53.6±11.6) years old, and 247 (66%) were female. 69 (18.4%) patients and 38 (10.2%) caregivers had mild anxiety (GAD-7:5-9 scores), 13 (3.5%) patients and 9 (2.4%) caregivers had moderate or higher anxiety (GAD-7:10-21 scores). Multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors of anxiety in patients with atrial fibrillation included EHRA score≥3 (OR=1.73,95%CI:1.03-2.89,P=0.039) and female sex (OR=1.90,95%CI:1.06-3.40,P=0.032). EHRA score of patients≥3 (OR=2.11,95%CI:1.05-4.24, P=0.036) or anxiety of patients (OR=2.76,95%CI:1.36-5.60,P=0.005) were associated with higher anxiety of caregivers. Moreover, age of≥65 years old (OR=3.97,95%CI:1.68-9.38,P=0.002), female sex (OR=3.83,95%CI:1.64-8.93,P=0.002) and number of comorbidities of caregivers≥2 (OR=2.57,95%CI:1.03-6.41,P=0.043) were also associated with anxiety of caregivers. Conclusions: Patients with severe symptoms have a higher proportion of anxiety, and their caregivers are more likely to experience anxiety. Anxiety rate is higher in caregivers of patients with anxiety.
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- X Y Guo
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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Shen CY, Li GR, Wei D, Wang W, Yang XS, Jiang C, Sheng YT, Yang ZK, Nie XW, Chen JY. [Expression and protective effect of chemerin in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:688-696. [PMID: 37402659 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20221119-00910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Objective: To explore the expression and the role of chemerin in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods: Quantitative PCR and Western blotting were used to determine the mRNA and protein levels of chemerin in lung tissues from IPF patients and the controls. Clinical serum level of chemerin was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The mouse lung fibroblasts isolated and cultured in vitro were divided into the control, TGF-β, TGF-β+chemerin and chemerin groups. Immunofluorescence staining was used to observe the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into the control, bleomycin, bleomycin+chemerin, and chemerin groups. Masson and immunohistochemical staining were performed to evaluate the severity of pulmonary fibrosis. Expression of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers was detected by quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical staining in the in vitro and in vivo models of pulmonary fibrosis, respectively. Results: Compared with the control group, the expression of chemerin was downregulated in both the lung tissue and the serum of IPF patients. Immunofluorescence showed that treatment of fibroblasts with TGF-β alone resulted in a robust expression of α-SMA, whereas treatment with TGF-β and chemerin together exhibited the similar expression levels of α-SMA as the control group. Masson staining indicated that the bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model was constructed successfully, while treatment of chemerin partially alleviated the damage of lung tissue. Immunohistochemical staining showed that the expression of chemerin in the lung tissue was significantly decreased in the bleomycin group. Quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry showed that chemerin attenuated EMT induced by TGF-β and bleomycin both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: The expression of chemerin was reduced in patients with IPF. Chemerin may play a protective role in the development of IPF by regulating EMT, providing a new idea for the clinical treatment of IPF.
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- C Y Shen
- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Transplant Center, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Laboratory of Human Organ Transplantation, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Transplant Center, Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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Luo F, Fan S, Sha M, Cheng D, Zhang N, Jiang C, Zhang K, Fang W, Ji K. Fabrication of Poly (Trans-3-(3-Pyridyl)Acrylic Acid)/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Membrane for Electrochemically Simultaneously Detecting Catechol and Hydroquinone. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:657. [PMID: 37505023 PMCID: PMC10384511 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13070657] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Herein, conductive polymer membrane with excellent performance was successfully fabricated by integrating carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and poly (trans-3-(3-pyridyl) acrylic acid) (PPAA) film. The drop-casting method was employed to coated MWCNTs on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface, and PPAA was then electropolymerized onto the surface of the MWCNTs/GCE in order to form PPAA-MWCNTs membrane. This enables the verification of the excellent performances of proposed membrane by electrochemically determining catechol (CC) and hydroquinone (HQ) as the model. Cyclic voltammetry experiments showed that the proposed membrane exhibited an obvious electrocatalytic effect on CC and HQ, owing to the synergistic effect of PPAA and MWCNTs. Differential pulse voltammetry was adopted for simultaneous detection purposes, and an increased electrochemical responded to CC and HQ. A concentration increase was found in the range of 1.0 × 10-6 mol/L~1.0 × 10-4 mol/L, and it exhibited a good linear relationship with satisfactory detection limits of 3.17 × 10-7 mol/L for CC and 2.03 × 10-7 mol/L for HQ (S/N = 3). Additionally, this constructed membrane showed good reproducibility and stability. The final electrode was successfully applied to analyze CC and HQ in actual water samples, and it obtained robust recovery for CC with 95.2% and 98.5%, and for HQ with 97.0% and 97.3%. Overall, the constructed membrane can potentially be a good candidate for constructing electrochemical sensors in environmental analysis.
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- Fabao Luo
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230061, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institues, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230061, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institues, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institues, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institues, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230061, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230061, China
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Jiang C, Zhao KQ, Zhao HL, Zheng ZZ, Zhao XH, Wu WW. [Relationship between carotid atherosclerotic plaque characteristics in magnetic resonance imaging and perioperative hemodynamic instability]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1918-1924. [PMID: 37402673 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221208-02600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the relationship between carotid atherosclerotic plaque characteristics in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and perioperative hemodynamic instability in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). Methods: A total of 89 patients with carotid artery stenosis who underwent CAS treatment at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital affiliated to Tsinghua University from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021, were prospectively included. Among them, 74 were male and 15 were female, with an age range of 43 to 87 years (mean age: 67.8±8.2 years). Preoperative examinations included carotid artery MRI vessel wall imaging to analyze the existence of large lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC), intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), and fibrous cap rupture in carotid artery plaques. Plaques without the above-mentioned risk factors were defined as stable plaque group (34 cases), while those with such risk factors were defined as vulnerable plaque group (55 cases). The number of risk factors present in each plaque was also calculated. Intraoperative changes in blood pressure and heart rate were recorded, and the use of dopamine postoperatively was noted. Using the risk factors that the plaque has as independent variables and the clinical outcomes as dependent variables, the RR values were calculated, and the differences in clinical outcomes of patients with different risk factors were compared. Results: The incidence rates of hypotension and bradycardia were higher in patients with vulnerable plaques than those with stable plaques (60.0% (33/55) vs 14.7%(5/34) and 38.2%(21/55) vs 14.7%(5/34), respectively; both P<0.05). Based on MRI imaging features, the large LRNC was present in 45 cases, with RR values for hypotension and bradycardia of 3.15 (1.69-5.87) and 2.20 (1.07-4.53), respectively; IPH was present in 37 cases, with RR values for hypotension and bradycardia of 2.70 (1.61-4.55) and 2.25 (1.15-4.39), respectively; and fibrous cap rupture was present in 29 cases, with RR values for hypotension and bradycardia of 1.50 (0.94-2.40) and 1.29 (0.67-2.49), respectively. The higher the number of risk factors in vulnerable plaques, the higher the incidence of intraoperative blood pressure and heart rate decrease: when the number of risk factors ranged from 0 to 3, the incidence of blood pressure decrease was 14.7% (5/34), 9/18, 11/18, and 13/19, respectively (P<0.001), and the incidence of heart rate decrease was 14.7% (5/34), 6/18, 7/18, and 8/19, respectively (P=0.022). There was no significant difference in the number of cases of dopamine use between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Patients with a higher number of risk factors for vulnerable carotid plaques, as indicated by carotid artery MRI vessel wall imaging, are at a higher risk of experiencing blood pressure and heart rate decrease during CAS surgery.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
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Jiang C, Yuan Y, Gu B, Ahn E, Kim J, Feng D, Huang Q, Song S. Preoperative prediction of microvascular invasion and perineural invasion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics analysis. Clin Radiol 2023:S0009-9260(23)00219-2. [PMID: 37365115 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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AIM To develop and validate a predictive model based on 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) radiomics features and clinicopathological parameters to preoperatively identify microvascular invasion (MVI) and perineural invasion (PNI), which are important predictors of poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT images and clinicopathological parameters of 170 patients in PDAC were collected retrospectively. The whole tumour and its peritumoural variants (tumour dilated with 3, 5, and 10 mm pixels) were applied to add tumour periphery information. A feature-selection algorithm was employed to mine mono-modality and fused feature subsets, then conducted binary classification using gradient boosted decision trees. RESULTS For MVI prediction, the model performed best on a fused subset of 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics features and two clinicopathological parameters, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 83.08%, accuracy of 78.82%, recall of 75.08%, precision of 75.5%, and F1-score of 74.59%. For PNI prediction, the model achieved best prediction results only on the subset of PET/CT radiomics features, with AUC of 94%, accuracy of 89.33%, recall of 90%, precision of 87.81%, and F1 score of 88.35%. In both models, 3 mm dilation on the tumour volume produced the best results. CONCLUSIONS The radiomics predictors from preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging exhibited instructive predictive efficacy in the identification of MVI and PNI status preoperatively in PDAC. Peritumoural information was shown to assist in MVI and PNI predictions.
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- C Jiang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Biomedical and Multimedia Information Technology Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Discipline of Information Technology, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Australia
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- Biomedical and Multimedia Information Technology Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Biomedical and Multimedia Information Technology Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Li R, Wang H, Yan J, Fu R, Wang B, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. A cascade electro-dehydration process for simultaneous extraction and enrichment of uranium from simulated seawater. Water Res 2023; 240:120079. [PMID: 37224666 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Uranium extraction from seawater has become a crucial issue that has raised tremendous attention. The transport of water molecules along with salt ions through an ion-exchange membrane is a common phenomenon for typical electro-membrane processes such as selective electrodialysis (SED). In this study, a cascade electro-dehydration process was proposed for the simultaneous extraction and enrichment of uranium from simulated seawater by taking advantage of water transport through ion-exchange membranes and the high permselectivity of membranes for monovalent ions against uranate ions. The results indicated that the electro-dehydration effect in SED allowed 1.8 times the concentration of uranium with a loose structure CJMC-5 cation-exchange membrane at a current density of 4 mA/cm2. Thereafter, a cascade electro-dehydration by a combination of SED with conventional electrodialysis (CED) enabled approximately 7.5 times uranium concentration with the extraction yield rate reaching over 80% and simultaneously desalting the majority of salts. Overall, a cascade electro-dehydration is a viable approach, creating a novel route for highly effective uranium extraction and enrichment from seawater.
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- Ruirui Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
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Pismenskaya N, Rybalkina O, Solonchenko K, Pasechnaya E, Sarapulova V, Wang Y, Jiang C, Xu T, Nikonenko V. How Chemical Nature of Fixed Groups of Anion-Exchange Membranes Affects the Performance of Electrodialysis of Phosphate-Containing Solutions? Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15102288. [PMID: 37242863 DOI: 10.3390/polym15102288] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Innovative ion exchange membranes have become commercially available in recent years. However, information about their structural and transport characteristics is often extremely insufficient. To address this issue, homogeneous anion exchange membranes with the trade names ASE, CJMA-3 and CJMA-6 have been investigated in NaxH(3-x)PO4 solutions with pH 4.4 ± 0.1, 6.6 and 10.0 ± 0.2, as well as NaCl solutions with pH 5.5 ± 0.1. Using IR spectroscopy and processing the concentration dependences of the electrical conductivity of these membranes in NaCl solutions, it was shown that ASE has a highly cross-linked aromatic matrix and mainly contains quaternary ammonium groups. Other membranes have a less cross-linked aliphatic matrix based on polyvinylidene fluoride (CJMA-3) or polyolefin (CJMA-6) and contain quaternary amines (CJMA-3) or a mixture of strongly basic (quaternary) and weakly basic (secondary) amines (CJMA-6). As expected, in dilute solutions of NaCl, the conductivity of membranes increases with an increase in their ion-exchange capacity: CJMA-6 < CJMA-3 << ASE. Weakly basic amines appear to form bound species with proton-containing phosphoric acid anions. This phenomenon causes a decrease in the electrical conductivity of CJMA-6 membranes compared to other studied membranes in phosphate-containing solutions. In addition, the formation of the neutral and negatively charged bound species suppresses the generation of protons by the "acid dissociation" mechanism. Moreover, when the membrane is operated in overlimiting current modes and/or in alkaline solutions, a bipolar junction is formed at the CJMA- 6/depleted solution interface. The CJMA-6 current-voltage curve becomes similar to the well-known curves for bipolar membranes, and water splitting intensifies in underlimiting and overlimiting modes. As a result, energy consumption for electrodialysis recovery of phosphates from aqueous solutions almost doubles when using the CJMA-6 membrane compared to the CJMA-3 membrane.
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- Natalia Pismenskaya
- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Russian Federation, Kuban State University, 149, Stavropolskaya Str., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
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Lin X, Li Q, Hu L, Jiang C, Wang S, Wu X. Apical Papilla Regulates Dental Follicle Fate via the OGN-Hh Pathway. J Dent Res 2023; 102:431-439. [PMID: 36515316 DOI: 10.1177/00220345221138517] [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] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Root apical complex, including Hertwig's epithelial root sheath, apical papilla, and dental follicle (DF), is the germinal center of root development, wherein the DF constantly develops into periodontal tissue. However, whether DF development is regulated by the adjacent apical papilla remains largely unknown. In this study, we employed a transwell coculture system and found that stem cells from the apical papilla (SCAPs) inhibit the differentiation and maintain the stemness of dental follicle stem cells (DFSCs). Meanwhile, partial SCAP differentiation markers were upregulated after DFSC coculture. High-throughput RNA sequencing revealed that the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway was significantly downregulated in DFSCs cocultured with SCAPs. Upregulation or downregulation of the Hh pathway can respectively activate or inhibit the multidirectional differentiation of DFSCs. Osteoglycin (OGN) (previously known as mimecan) is highly expressed in the dental papilla, similarly to Hh pathway factors. By secreting OGN, SCAP regulated the stemness and multidirectional differentiation of DFSCs via the OGN-Hh pathway. Finally, Ogn-/- mice were established using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. We found that the root length growth rate was accelerated during root development from PN0 to PN30 in Ogn-/- mice. Moreover, the hard tissues (including dentin and cementum) of the root in Ogn-/- mice were thicker than those in wild-type mice. These phenotypes were likely due to Hh pathway activation and the increased cell proliferation and differentiation in both the apical papilla and DF. The current work elucidates the molecular regulation of early periodontal tissue development, providing a theoretical basis for future research on tooth root biology and periodontal tissue regeneration.
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- X Lin
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Tooth Regeneration and Function Reconstruction, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Academician Workstation for Oral-Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Research Center of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Liu Y, Tong H, He F, Zhai Y, Wu C, Wang J, Jiang C. Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on the prognosis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and neurological complications. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1118039. [PMID: 37033957 PMCID: PMC10073413 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1118039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Background Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been reported to exert a beneficial effect on severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) patients with neurological complications. However, in clinical practice, the standard regime is unclear and there is a lack of evidence from large-scale studies. Methods A single-center retrospective study was conducted to determine the influence of IVIG dosage and duration on SFTS patients with neurological complications. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality, and laboratory parameters before and after IVIG treatment were measured. Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method and analyzed with the log-rank test according to the median IVIG dosage and IVIG duration. Besides, multivariate Cox regression analysis was performed to examine the association between the independent factors and 28-day mortality in SFTS patients. Results Overall, 36 patients (58.06%) survived, while 26 (41.9%) patients died. The median age of the included patients was 70 (55-75) years, and 46.8% (29/62) were male. A significantly higher clinical presentation of dizziness and headache was observed in the survival group. The IVIG duration in the survival group was longer than in the death group (P <0.05). Additionally, the IVIG dosage was higher in the survival group than in the death group, but there was not a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.066). The mediating effect of IVIG duration was verified through the relationship between IVIG dosage and prognosis using the Sobel test. Univariate analysis revealed that IVIG dosage (HR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.97-1.00; P = 0.007) and IVIG duration (HR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.41-0.72; P <0.001) were significantly associated with risk of death. The multivariate analysis generated an adjusted HR value of 0.98 (95% CI: 0.96-1.00; P = 0.012) for IVIG dosage and 0.26 (95% CI: 0.09-0.78; P = 0.016) for dizziness and headache. Conclusion Prolonged high-dose IVIG is beneficial to the 28-day prognosis in SFTS patients with neurological complications.
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- Yun Liu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Zhang Z, Luo F, Jiang C, Xu T. Power-free bipolar membrane electrodialysis for acid-alkali production in river estuaries. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118643] [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: 03/19/2023]
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Deng L, Jiang C, Perimbeti S, Attwood K, Chen H. PP01.71 Survival Outcome of Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Treated with Immunotherapy: A Study of National Cancer Database. J Thorac Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.09.097] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Jiang C, Tang W, Hou X, Li H. Recurrent syncope in an 84-year-old man. J Postgrad Med 2023; 69:111-113. [PMID: 36861546 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_414_22] [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] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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An 84-year-old man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presented with recurrent transient loss of consciousness within 2 hours after dinner at home. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, and laboratory studies were unremarkable except hypotension. Blood pressures were measured in different postures and within 2 hours after meal, but neither orthostatic hypotension nor postprandial hypotension was detected. Further, history taking revealed that the patient was tube-fed with a fluid food pump with an inappropriate rapid infusion rate of 1500 mL per minute at home. He was eventually diagnosed as having syncope due to postprandial hypotension, which was caused by the inappropriate way of tube feeding. The family was educated about appropriate way of tube-feeding and the patient did not develop any episode of syncope during a two-year follow-up. This case highlights the importance of careful history taking in the diagnostic evaluation of syncope and the increased risk of syncope due to postprandial hypotension in the elderly.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, India
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Zhang H, Lu J, Jiang C, Fang M. [Construction and evaluation of an artificial intelligence-based risk prediction model for death in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:271-279. [PMID: 36946048 PMCID: PMC10034554 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.02.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To screen the risk factors for death in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and establish a risk prediction model. METHODS The clinical data of NPC patients obtained from SEER database (1973-2015). The patients were randomly divided into model building and verification group at a 7∶3 ratio. Based on the data in the model building group, R software was used to identify the risk factors for death in NPC patients using 4 AI algorithms, namely eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Decision Tree (DT), Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and random forest (RF), and a risk prediction model was constructed based on the risk factor identified. The C-Index, decision curve analysis (DCA), receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve (CC) were used for internal validation of the model; the data in the validation group and clinical data of 96 NPC patients (collected from First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College) were used for internal and external validation of the model. RESULTS The clinical data of a total of 2116 NPC patients were included (1484 in model building group and 632 in verification group). Risk factor screening showed that age, race, gender, stage M, stage T, and stage N were all risk factors of death in NPC patients. The risk prediction model for NPC-related death constructed based on these factors had a C-index of 0.76 for internal evaluation, an AUC of 0.74 and a net benefit rate of DCA of 9%-93%. The C-index of the model in internal verification was 0.740 with an AUC of 0.749 and a net benefit rate of DCA of 3%-89%, suggesting a high consistency of the two calibration curves. In external verification, the C-index of this model was 0.943 with a net benefit rate of DCA of 3%-97% and an AUC of 0.851, and the predicted value was consistent with the actual value. CONCLUSIONS Gender, age, race and TNM stage are risk factors of death of NPC patients, and the risk prediction model based on these factors can accurately predict the risks of death in NPC patients.
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Smart Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Smart Health, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China
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Yan X, Wang B, Xia P, Lan C, Wang Q, Ge W, Zhou Y, Jiang C. Efficacy and Safety of Anticoagulant Therapy Versus Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2023; 29:10760296231213070. [PMID: 37956462 PMCID: PMC10644758 DOI: 10.1177/10760296231213070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) remain uncertain. This study enrolled 431 AIS and AF patients from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021 and followed for 365 days to determine the associations between anticoagulants and clinical outcomes by assessing modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, recurrent ischemic stroke/systemic embolism (IS/SE), all-cause mortality, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and major bleeding. Final analysis included 400 eligible patients and divided them into antiplatelet group (n = 191) and anticoagulant group (n = 209). Anticoagulant therapy was associated with excellent (mRS 0-1; adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 2.63; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.61-4.30) and favorable functional outcomes (mRS 0-2; aOR, 2.82; 95% CI, 1.69-4.70) and lower risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR), 0.35; 95% CI, 0.21-0.57), ICH (aHR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.23-0.87) and major bleeding (aHR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.28-0.94), without increasing the risk of recurrent IS/SE (aHR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.45-1.24). In conclusion, anticoagulant therapy may be a more effective and safer option than antiplatelet therapy for AIS patients with AF.
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- Xiaodi Yan
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Fu R, Wang H, Yan J, Li R, Wang B, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. A cost-effective and high-efficiency online ED-BMED integrated system enables the conversion of 3.5 wt% NaCl aqueous solution into 6.20 mol/L NaOH. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118523] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Hussain A, Wang H, Fu R, Afsar NU, Wang B, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. Ion Transport Behavior in Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis: Role of Anions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03812] [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: 12/24/2022]
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- Arif Hussain
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang Z, Chen B, Zhang H, Wang Y, Jiang C, Xu T. Numerical simulation of ion transport across monovalent ion perm-selective membranes. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bao F, Wang Y, Ju SQ, Sun WJ, Li YH, Zhang YC, Sun XY, Jiang C, Cong H. [Correlation between serum uric acid and creatinine ratio and metabolic syndrome based on physical examination population in Nantong area]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:1630-1635. [PMID: 36372755 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220617-00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To investigate the relationship between serum uric acid to creatinine ratio (SUA/Cr) and metabolic syndrome (MS) and other indexes on physical examination population in Nantong area. Using the method of cross-sectional study, 8 148 physical examiners in the physical examination center of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from January 2017 to April 2020 were used as the research objects, and the clinical data and serum biochemical indicators such as smoking and alcohol addiction, physical examination and so on were collected. According to the standard diagnosis of MS of Diabetes Society of Chinese Medical Association, the patients were grouped according to the quartile of SUA/Cr and the clinical data of each group were compared. Pearson correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the correlation between SUA/Cr and clinical indicators and the relationship between SUA/Cr and the risk of MS. The results showed that UA and SUA/Cr were the lowest in normal metabolism group, followed by abnormal metabolism group and the highest in MS group, The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (H=919.21 and 629.34, P<0.001). According to the SUA/Cr quartile, the population was divided into four groups. After adjusting for gender, age, smoking history and drinking history, SUA/Cr in group Q1 was positively correlated with BMI and TG (r=0.061 and 0.080, P<0.05), but negatively correlated with HDL-C (r=-0.057, P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression results showed that after adjusting for age, sex, smoking history and drinking history, the risk of MS for BMI, SBP, DBP, FBG, TG, HDL-C and SUA/Cr [OR (95%CI)] were: 1.44 (1.41-1.47), 1.07 (1.06-1.07), 1.10 (1.10-1.11), 1.83 (1.73-1.92), 1.89 (1.79-1.99), 0.08 (0.06-0.10) and 1.54 (1.47-1.62). Compared with SUA/Cr group Q1, the risk of MS in group Q2, Q3 and Q4 increased by 75%, 162% and 346%, respectively. In conclusion, there was an independent positive correlation between SUA/Cr and MS risk in Nantong area.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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Li H, Lin Y, Yu T, Xie Y, Jiang C, Feng J, Qian X, Yin Z. 346P The safety and efficacy of intrathecal chemotherapy with pemetrexed via the Ommaya reservoir for leptomeningeal metastases from lung adenocarcinoma: A prospective study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.384] [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: 12/05/2022] Open
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Li R, Yan H, Wang H, Yan J, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. Electrodialysis for the volume reduction of the simulated radionuclides containing seawater. J Hazard Mater 2022; 439:129601. [PMID: 35863228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, electrodialysis (ED) was performed to concentrate the radionuclides containing seawater for volume minimization. The concentration behaviors of the trace radioactive elements were also explored. Under the optimal voltage drop of 6 V and the volume ratio of 1:40, the concentration times of Cs+, Co2+, Sr2+ and I- could reach 9.9, 9.5, 20.1 and 32.5, respectively. Furthermore, it enabled over 80% volume reduction and over 90% removal of all hazardous radionuclides. Hence, ED is a feasible and promising method to manage the radioactive wastewater due to its high concentration and decontamination performances. For identical ion contents, the concentration rate for the cations presented the order of Na+ > Cs+ > Sr2+ > Co2+; the hydration radius and hydration free energy played the dominant roles in ion concentration. In contrast, for the ED concentration of trace radioactive elements, of which the contents are several magnitudes lower than the predominant salt concentration, the concentration rate presented the order of Sr2+ > Cs+ > Co2+ > Na+; the specific charge began to play an important role when the predominant ion approached its saturated salt concentration. For the anions, I- always migrated faster than Cl- at diverse concentrations.
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- Ruirui Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
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Deng JL, He L, Jiang C, Lai YW, Long DY, Sang CH, Jia CQ, Feng L, Li X, Ning M, Hu R, Dong JZ, Du X, Tang RB, Ma CS. [A comparison of CAS risk model and CHA 2DS 2-VASc risk model in guiding anticoagulation treatment in Chinese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:888-894. [PMID: 36096706 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210826-00740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To compare the differences between CAS risk model and CHA2DS2-VASc risk score in predicting all cause death, thromboembolic events, major bleeding events and composite endpoint in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. From the China Atrial Fibrillation Registry cohort study, the patients with atrial fibrillation who were>18 years old were randomly divided into CAS risk score group and CHA2DS2-VASc risk score group respectively. According to the anticoagulant status at baseline and follow-up, patients in the 2 groups who complied with the scoring specifications for anticoagulation were selected for inclusion in this study. Baseline information such as age and gender in the two groups were collected and compared. Follow-up was performed periodically to collect information on anticoagulant therapy and endpoints. The endpoints were all-cause death, thromboembolism events and major bleeding, the composite endpoint events were all-cause death and thromboembolism events. The incidence of endpoints in CAS group and CHA2DS2-VASc group was analyzed, and multivariate Cox proportional risk model was used to analyze whether the incidence of the endpoints was statistically different between the two groups. Results: A total of 5 206 patients with AF were enrolled, average aged (63.6±12.2) years, and 2092 (40.2%) women. There were 2 447 cases (47.0%) in CAS risk score group and 2 759 cases (53.0%) in CHA2DS2-VASc risk score group. In the clinical baseline data of the two groups, the proportion of left ventricular ejection fraction<55%, non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, oral warfarin and HAS BLED score in the CAS group were lower than those in the CHA2DS2-VASc group, while the proportion of previous diabetes history and history of antiplatelet drugs in the CAS group was higher than that in the CHA2DS2-VASc group, and there was no statistical difference in other baseline data. Patients were followed up for (82.8±40.8) months. In CAS risk score group, 225(9.2%) had all-cause death, 186 (7.6%) had thromboembolic events, 81(3.3%) had major bleeding, and 368 (15.0%) had composite endpoint. In CHA2DS2-VASc risk score group, 261(9.5%) had all-cause death 209(7.6%) had thromboembolic events, 112(4.1%) had major bleeding, and 424 (15.4%) had composite endpoint. There were no significant differences in the occurrence of all-cause death, thromboembolic events, major bleeding and composite endpoint between anticoagulation in CAS risk score group and anticoagulation in CHA2DS2-VASc risk score group (log-rank P =0.643, 0.904, 0.126, 0.599, respectively). Compared with CAS risk score, multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models showed no significant differences for all-cause death, thromboembolic events, major bleeding and composite endpoint between the two groups with HR(95%CI) 0.95(0.80-1.14), 1.00(0.82-1.22), 0.83(0.62-1.10), 0.96(0.84-1.11), respectively. All P>0.05. Conclusions: There were no significant differences between CAS risk model and CHA2DS2-VASc risk score in predicting all-cause death, thromboembolic events, and major bleeding events in Chinese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Wang B, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Li X, Xu H. Outcome of anticoagulation with rivaroxaban in patients with non-retrieved inferior vena cava filters for the prevention of filter thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:406. [PMID: 36089586 PMCID: PMC9464391 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02849-6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Non-retrieved inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is associated with some severe complications, such as filter thrombosis. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the outcome of rivaroxaban for the prevention of filter thrombosis in patients with non-retrieved IVCF.
Methods
The study based on the VTE registry databases was limited to patients with non-retrieved IVCF treated at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from January 2012 to December 2017. Outcomes included filter thrombosis, total bleeding events, death.
Results
A total of 202 patients were enrolled in the study and divided into rivaroxaban group and warfarin group. Mean follow-up period of the two groups was 57.4 ± 20.8 and 62.2 ± 23.0 months, respectively. In risk factors for VTE, transient factors (P = 0.008) and history of VTE (P = 0.028) were statistically different between the two groups. A total of 13 (6.4%) patients developed filter complications, of which 4 (3.5%) and 5 (5.7%) patients in rivaroxaban group and warfarin group developed filter thrombosis, respectively, without significant difference (P = 0.690). The total bleeding events in rivaroxaban group, including major bleeding and clinically relevant and non-major (CRNM) bleeding, were significantly lower than that in warfarin group (P = 0.005). Adjusting for hypertension, transient risk factors, history of VTE and cancer, no differences in the hazard ratio for outcomes were notable.
Conclusions
It is necessary to perform a concomitant anticoagulation in patients with non-retrieved filters. Rivaroxaban can be an alternative anticoagulant option for the prevention of filter thrombosis.
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Deng L, Jiang C, Perimbeti S, Chen H. EP08.01-050 Survival Outcome of Metastatic Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Treated with Immunotherapy: An Analysis of National Cancer Database (NCDB). J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wang Q, Alpert N, Zhang Y, Tran J, Jiang C, Wang X, Gomez J, Wisnivesky J, Taioli E, Wolf A, Veluswamy R. EP07.01-002 Surgery in Stage I-III Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)- Medicare Analysis 1995-2015. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Deng L, Jiang C, Perimbeti S, Chen H. EP02.04-006 Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients Treated with Preoperative Chemotherapy. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wang H, Yan J, Song W, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. Ion exchange membrane related processes towards carbon capture, utilization and storage: Current trends and perspectives. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hussain A, Yan H, Ul Afsar N, Wang H, Yan J, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. Acid recovery from molybdenum metallurgical wastewater via selective electrodialysis and nanofiltration. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fang Q, Wei X, Yan H, Jiang C, Wang Y, Xu T. A Sustainable Electrochemical Method for the Production of Vanadium Pentoxide Using Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Qinxiang Fang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People’s Republic of China
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