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Kim JY, Lee S, Kim G, Shin HJ, Lee EJ, Lee CS, Yoon S, Lee E, Lim A, Kim SH. Ameliorating effect of 2'-Fucosyllactose and 6'-Sialyllactose on lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal inflammation. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00568-X. [PMID: 38490539 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-24325] [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: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) affect gut microbiota during neonatal development, particularly with respect to the immune system. Bovine milk-based infant formulas have low oligosaccharide contents. Thus, efforts to fortify infant formulas with HMO are being undertaken. Two major HMO, 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL) and 6'-sialyllactose (6'-SL), exert anti-inflammatory effects; however, the associations between anti-inflammatory effects induced by 2'-FL and 6'-SL co-treatment and gut microbiota composition and metabolite modulation remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the effects of a mixture of these HMO. To determine the optimal HMO ratio for anti-inflammatory effects and elucidate its mode of action, LPS-induced inflammatory HT-29 epithelial cells and intestinal inflamed suckling mice were treated with various mixtures of 2'-FL and 6'-SL. 2'-FL:6'-SL ratio of 5:1 was identified as the most effective pre-treatment HMO mixture in vitro; thus, this ratio was selected and used for low, middle, and high-dose treatments for subsequent in vivo studies. In vivo, high-dose HMO treatment restored LPS-induced inflammation symptoms, such as body weight loss, colon length reduction, histological structural damage, and intestinal gene expression related to inflammatory responses. High-dose HMO was the only treatment that modulated the major phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and the genera Ihubacter, Mageeibacillus, and Saccharofermentans. These changes in microbial composition were correlated with intestinal inflammation-related gene expression and short-chain fatty acid production. To our knowledge, our study is the first to report the effects of Ihubacter, Mageeibacillus, and Saccharofermentans on short chain fatty acid levels, which can subsequently affect inflammatory cytokine and tight junction protein levels. Conclusively, the HMO mixture exerted anti-inflammatory effects through changes in microbiota and metabolite production. These findings suggested that supplementation of infant formula with HMO may benefit formula-fed infants by forming unique microbiota contributing to neonatal development.
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- J-Y Kim
- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Lotte R&D Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Lotte R&D Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Lotte R&D Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Kim IK, Lee CS, Bae JH, Han SR, Alshalawi W, Kim BC, Lee IK, Lee DS, Lee YS. Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic low anterior resection using ArtiSential ® versus robotic approach in patients with rectal cancer: a propensity score matching analysis. Tech Coloproctol 2024; 28:25. [PMID: 38231341 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02895-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Total mesorectal excision using conventional straight fixed devices may be technically difficult because of the narrow and concave pelvis. Several laparoscopic articulating tools have been introduced as an alternative to robotic systems. The aim of this study was to compare perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic low anterior resection using ArtiSential® and robot-assisted surgery for rectal cancer. METHODS This retrospective study included 682 patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer from September 2018 to December 2021. Among them, 82 underwent laparoscopic surgery using ArtiSential® (group A) and 201 underwent robotic surgery (group B). A total of 73 [group A; 66.37 ± 11.62; group B 65.79 ± 11.34] patients were selected for each group using a propensity score matching analysis. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the baseline characteristics between group A and B. Mean operative time was longer in group B than A (163.5 ± 61.9 vs 250.1 ± 77.6 min, p < 0.001). Mean length of hospital stay was not significantly different between the two groups (6.2 ± 4.7 vs 6.7 ± 6.1 days, p = 0.617). Postoperative complications, reoperation, and readmission within 30 days after surgery were similar between the two groups. Pathological findings revealed that the circumferential resection margins were above 10 mm in both groups (11.00 ± 7.47 vs 10.17 ± 6.25 mm, p = 0.960). At least 12 lymph nodes were sufficiently harvested, with no significant difference in the number harvested between the groups (20.5 ± 9.9 vs 19.7 ± 7.3, p = 0.753). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic low anterior resection using ArtiSential® can achieve acceptable clinical and oncologic outcomes. ArtiSential®, a multi-joint and articulating device, may serve a feasible alternative approach to robotic surgery in rectal cancer.
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- I K Kim
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hansol Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lee DH, Heo H, Suh CH, Shim WH, Kim E, Jo S, Chung SJ, Lee CS, Kim HS, Kim SJ. Improved diagnostic performance of susceptibility-weighted imaging with compressed sensing-sensitivity encoding and neuromelanin-sensitive MRI for Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinsonism. Clin Radiol 2024; 79:e102-e111. [PMID: 37863747 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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AIM To verify the diagnostic performance of the loss of nigrosome-1 on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) with compressed sensing-sensitivity encoding (CS-SENSE) and neuromelanin on neuromelanin-sensitive (NM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical Parkinsonism. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 195 patients who underwent MRI between October 2019 and February 2020, including SWI, with or without CS-SENSE, and NM-MRI, were reviewed retrospectively. Two neuroradiologists assessed the loss of nigrosome-1 on SWI and neuromelanin on the NM-MRI. The result of N-3-fluoropropyl-2-beta-carbomethoxy-3-beta-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane positron-emission tomography (PET) was set as the reference standard. RESULTS When CS-SENSE was applied for nigrosome-1 imaging on SWI, the non-diagnostic scan rate was lowered significantly from 19.3% (17/88) to 5.6% (6/107; p=0.004). Diagnosis of PD and atypical Parkinsonism based on the loss of nigrosome-1 on SWI and based on NM-MRI showed good diagnostic value (area under the curve [AUC] 0.821, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.755-0.875: AUC 0.832, 95% CI = 0.771-0.882, respectively) with a substantial inter-reader agreement (κ = 0.791 and 0.681, respectively). Combined SWI and neuromelanin had a similar discriminatory ability (AUC 0.830, 95% CI = 0.770-0.880). Similarly, the diagnosis of PD was excellent. CONCLUSIONS CS-SENSE may add value to the diagnostic capability of nigrosome-1 on SWI to reduce the nondiagnostic scan rates. Furthermore, loss of nigrosome-1 on SWI or volume loss of neuromelanin on NM-MRI may be helpful for diagnosing PD.
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- D H Lee
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Philips Healthcare Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ng LC, Lee CS, Lim BB, Mohd Tap R, Tan XT, Tang MM. Fungus isolated from dermatomycoses: a 9-month prospective study at Hospital Melaka. Med J Malaysia 2023; 78:364-371. [PMID: 37271847] [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: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dermatomycoses are common superficial cutaneous fungal infections which affect the skin, nails and human hairs. It affects 20 to 25% of the world population. The causative fungus varies geographically across the globe. Study on dermatomycoses is crucial to identify the aetiological fungus involved locally. The study aimed to determine the causative fungus of superficial fungal infections of the skin, nail and hair in patients presented to Hospital Melaka. METHODS This was a prospective study conducted from 15th January 2022 till 15th October 2022 at Dermatology Clinic, Hospital Melaka. Subjects with clinical dermatomycoses were included in this study. The samples were collected from skin, nails and hairs clinically affected by tinea corporis/cruris/pedis, onychomycosis and tinea capitis respectively. A potassium hydroxide (KOH) study was performed on the sample in which the fungal hyphae/yeast positive subjects were sent for fungal culture and fungal PCR test. RESULT A total of 222 clinical samples from skin, nails and hairs with a clinical suspicion of dermatomycoses yielded fungal hyphae/yeast in KOH. Majority of the samples were collected from skin (138, 62.2%), followed by nails (65, 29.3%) and hairs (19, 8.6%). Male to female ratio was 1.18: 1. The age ranged from 2 to 87 with the median of 55.5-yearsold. Out of 222 samples, 150 (67.6%) were fungal culture positive. From fungal culture positive samples, 87 samples were from tinea corporis, 50 samples were from onychomycoses and 13 samples were from tinea capitis. Trichophyton rubrum (39, 44.8%) was the commonest dermatophyte isolated in tinea corporis/cruris/pedis. Nondermatophyte moulds (NDM, 35, 70%) were the main fungi isolated in onychomycosis. Microsporum canis (7/53.8%) was the principal causative fungus among patients with tinea capitis. Among 150 fungal culture positive samples, 76 were fungal PCR positive. Only 38 samples consistently isolated same fungal species in both fungal culture and PCR test. CONCLUSION Majority of tinea corporis and tinea capitis fungal culture isolated dermatophytes, especially Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum canis, respectively. Non-dermatophyte moulds were mainly isolated in onychomycosis.
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- L C Ng
- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia.
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- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia
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- Hospital Melaka, Department of Pathology, Malaysia
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- Institute of Medical Research, Malaysia
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- Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia
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Hung HM, Kuo PL, Lee CS, Chen CH. Effectiveness of mental health website intervention on stress and depression for women with recurrent miscarriage: A randomized controlled trial. Health Care Women Int 2023; 44:496-508. [PMID: 36856797 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2022.2141744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We aimed to investigate the effect of a mental health website intervention on perceived stress, depression, sleep quality, and social support in women with recurrent miscarriage (RM). Performing a randomized controlled trial, the participants in the experimental group (n = 31) received a 12-week mental health website intervention; the participants in the control group (n = 31) received RM standard medical care only. The paired t-tests results for the mean posttest scores for depression (p = .023) and perceived stress (p = .041) in the experimental group showed a significant decrease, but did not in the control group.
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- Hsuan-Man Hung
- Department of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Director of Music Therapy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK, USA
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- Department of Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Nursing & Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Tee CT, Abdullah NH, Kristummoonthy P, Lee CS. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions: A 5-year retrospective study at Hospital Melaka, Malaysia, from December 2014 to February 2020. Med J Malaysia 2022; 77:409-414. [PMID: 35902928] [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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INTRODUCTION Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are potentially lethal adverse drug reactions that involve the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs, resulting in disability. SCARs include drug-induced epidermal necrolysis, which is Steven Johnson syndrome (SJS)/ Steven Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap (SJS-TEN overlap)/ toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), generalised bullous fixed drug eruption (GBFDE), and acute erythroderma. Awareness of local epidemiology of SCARs plays an important role in prescribing practices by healthcare provider. Recognition of SCARs enables the offending drug to be withdrawn immediately, which is the definitive treatment of SCARs. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study reviewing SCAR cases reported to the Malaysian Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee (MADRAC) registry at the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Melaka, for 5 years and 3 months from December 2014 to February 2020. RESULTS A total of 41 SCARs cases were identified over the study duration. The incidence rate was 0.18%. All 41 cases require hospitalisations, with four cases (9.8%) managed in ICU and one mortality (2.4%) due to SJS-related complication. One patient had two episodes of SCARs. There were 22 male patients and 18 female patients. The majority were Malays (33, 80.5%), followed by Chinese (7, 17.1%) and Indonesian (1, 2.4%). There was no Indian patient with SCARs in this study. The mean age of patients was 47.2±17 years. Drug-induced epidermal necrolysis was the commonest type of SCARs (63.4%), and out of this, SJS accounted for the majority of cases (48.8%). Antibiotic was the main group of offending medication in this SCAR study (29.3%). The top five individual causative drugs of SCARs in sequence include allopurinol, phenytoin, carbamazepine, co-amoxiclav, and cephalexin. Allopurinol was the commonest culprit drug for drug-induced epidermal necrolysis and DRESS, phenytoin for acute erythroderma, and co-amoxiclav for AGEP. CONCLUSION SJS was the most common manifestation and Allopurinol was the commonest culprit drug for SCAR cases in our cohort.
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- C T Tee
- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia.
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- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia
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- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia
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Tee CT, Lee CS, Gunabalasingam P. Characteristics and quality of life in pemphigus patients. Med J Malaysia 2022; 77:324-330. [PMID: 35638489] [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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INTRODUCTION Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease affecting the skin and mucus membranes. It is a debilitating skin condition with painful bullae and erosions, which may limit the patient's daily activities. Therefore, measuring the quality of life (QoL) from the perspective of physical, functional, social, and emotional well-being is important to address the disease burden. This study aims to review the demography and assess the impact of disease on QoL in pemphigus patients at the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Melaka. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a single-centre, crosssectional study on the characteristics and QoL among the pemphigus patients at the Department of Dermatology, Melaka General Hospital, from August 2020 to July 2021. Patients' information was collected, and each patient was assessed objectively on the disease severity physically using the Pemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI) scoring system. The disease severity was then assessed subjectively, in which each participant was given three questionnaires to answer, namely the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and itch, and Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (ABQOL). RESULTS There were a total of 30 pemphigus patients (13 males, 17 females), with an average age of 54.0 ± 13.6 years. Our study population had low median PDAI score (2.0 ± 4.0) with low median DLQI (3.0 ± 8.0) and ABQOL (11.0 ± 12.0). The median VAS scores for pain (1.0 ± 2.0) and itch (2.0 ± 3.0) were also low. Patients with tertiary educational qualification reported higher median DLQI (10.0 ± 12.0, p = 0.016) and ABQOL (21.0 ± 23.0, p = 0.026). Significant correlation was neither observed between PDAI and DLQI scores nor observed between PDAI and ABQOL scores. The DLQI and ABQOL scores were not affected by gender, age, ethnicity, and duration of illness. CONCLUSION Most of the patients in our study cohort had low DLQI and ABQOL scores, with mild clinical severity, as evidenced by low PDAI and VAS scores for both pain and itch. Disease severity had no correlation with QoL in our study. However, educational level showed significant influence on the QoL.
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- C T Tee
- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia.
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- Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia
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- Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Department of Dermatology, Seremban, Malaysia
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Lin P, Min M, Lai K, Lee M, Holloway L, Xuan W, Bray V, Fowler A, Lee CS, Yong J. Mid-treatment Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Human Papillomavirus-related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Primary Radiotherapy: Nodal Metabolic Response Rate can Predict Treatment Outcomes. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2021; 33:e586-e598. [PMID: 34373179 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate whether biomarkers derived from fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) performed prior to (prePET) and during the third week (interim PET; iPET) of radiotherapy can predict treatment outcomes in human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPC). MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis included 46 patients with newly diagnosed OPC treated with definitive (chemo)radiation and all patients had confirmed positive HPV status (HPV+OPC) based on p16 immunohistochemistry. The maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesional glycolysis (TLG) of primary, index node (node with the highest TLG) and total lymph nodes and their median percentage (≥50%) reductions in iPET were analysed, and correlated with 5-year Kaplan-Meier and multivariable analyses (smoking, T4, N2b-3 and AJCC stage IV), including local failure-free survival, regional failure-free survival, locoregional failure-free survival (LRFFS), distant metastatic failure-free survival (DMFFS), disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival. RESULTS There was no association of outcomes with prePET parameters observed on multivariate analysis. A complete metabolic response of primary tumour was seen in 13 patients; the negative predictive value for local failure was 100%. More than a 50% reduction in total nodal MTV provided the best predictor of outcomes, including LRFFS (88% versus 47.1%, P = 0.006, hazard ratio = 0.153) and DFS (78.2% versus 41.2%, P = 0.01, hazard ratio = 0.234). More than a 50% reduction in index node TLG was inversely related to DMFFS: a better nodal response was associated with a higher incidence of distant metastatic failure (66.7% versus 100%, P = 0.009, hazard ratio = 3.0). CONCLUSION The reduction (≥50%) of volumetric nodal metabolic burden can potentially identify a subgroup of HPV+OPC patients at low risk of locoregional failure but inversely at higher risk of distant metastatic failure and may have a role in individualised adaptive radiotherapy and systemic therapy.
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- P Lin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia; Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia; Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia; Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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Awi NJ, Yap HY, Armon S, Low JSH, Peh KB, Peh SC, Lee CS, Teow SY. Association between autophagy and KRAS mutation with clinicopathological variables in colorectal cancer patients. Malays J Pathol 2021; 43:269-279. [PMID: 34448791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Autophagy is a host defensive mechanism responsible for eliminating harmful cellular components through lysosomal degradation. Autophagy has been known to either promote or suppress various cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC). KRAS mutation serves as an important predictive marker for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapies in CRC. However, the relationship between autophagy and KRAS mutation in CRC is not well-studied. In this single-centre study, 92 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues of CRC patients (42 Malaysian Chinese and 50 Indonesian) were collected and KRAS mutational status was determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR) (n=92) while the expression of autophagy effector (p62, LC3A and LC3B) was examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) (n=48). The outcomes of each were then associated with the clinicopathological variables (n=48). Our findings demonstrated that the female CRC patients have a higher tendency in developing KRAS mutation in the Malaysian Chinese population (p<0.05). Expression of autophagy effector LC3A was highly associated with the tumour grade in CRC (p<0.001) but not with other clinicopathological parameters. Lastly, the survival analysis did not yield a statistically significant outcome. Overall, this small cohort study concluded that KRAS mutation and autophagy effectors are not good prognostic markers for CRC patients.
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- N J Awi
- Sunway University, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Sunway University, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Pathology Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sunway Medical Centre, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Mahkota Medical Centre, Mahkota Melaka, Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia
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- Sunway University, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Western Sydney University, School of Medicine, Discipline of Pathology, Sydney, Australia
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- Sunway University, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Lee CS, Kim JY, Kim BK, Lee IO, Park NH, Kim SH. Lactobacillus-fermented milk products attenuate bone loss in an experimental rat model of ovariectomy-induced post-menopausal primary osteoporosis. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:2041-2062. [PMID: 32920885 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIM In this study, we investigated the anti-osteoporotic effect of two fermented milk products (FMPs) fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum A41 and Lactobacillus fermentum SRK414 on a rat model of ovariectomy-induced post-menopausal primary osteoporosis. METHODS AND RESULTS The two Lactobacillus FMPs increased the bone volume and bone mineral density (BMD) in ovariectomized (OVX) rats, and normalized the bone biomarkers in the serum. Additionally, they altered the gene expression levels of bone-metabolism-related markers. Furthermore, the two Lactobacillus FMPs downregulated bone-apoptosis-related genes stimulated by ovariectomy. Interestingly, the Lactobacillus FMPs decreased the levels of inflammation markers in the serum, bone, ileum and colon of the rats. Gut bacterial populations were also affected upon FMP treatment due to increase in the abundance of the genus Lactobacillus and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii. CONCLUSIONS Milk products fermented by L. plantarum A41 and L. fermentum SRK414 can exhibit anti-osteoporotic effects on post-menopausal osteoporosis via regulating the expression of bone-metabolism-related markers. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The two Lactobacillus FMPs used in the study can be an ideal method that has its potential of treating post-menopausal osteoporosis instead of drug treatments.
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- C S Lee
- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Probiotic Research Laboratory, CKD Bio Research Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Probiotic Research Laboratory, CKD Bio Research Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Probiotic Research Laboratory, CKD Bio Research Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Michimasa S, Kobayashi M, Kiyokawa Y, Ota S, Yokoyama R, Nishimura D, Ahn DS, Baba H, Berg GPA, Dozono M, Fukuda N, Furuno T, Ideguchi E, Inabe N, Kawabata T, Kawase S, Kisamori K, Kobayashi K, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Lee CS, Matsushita M, Miya H, Mizukami A, Nagakura H, Oikawa H, Sakai H, Shimizu Y, Stolz A, Suzuki H, Takaki M, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Tokieda H, Uesaka T, Yako K, Yamaguchi Y, Yanagisawa Y, Yoshida K, Shimoura S. Mapping of a New Deformation Region around ^{62}Ti. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:122501. [PMID: 33016755 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.122501] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
We performed the first direct mass measurements of neutron-rich scandium, titanium, and vanadium isotopes around the neutron number 40 at the RIKEN RI Beam Factory using the time-of-flight magnetic-rigidity technique. The atomic mass excesses of ^{58-60}Sc, ^{60-62}Ti, and ^{62-64}V were measured for the first time. The experimental results show that the two-neutron separation energies in the vicinity of ^{62}Ti increase compared to neighboring nuclei. This shows that the masses of Ti isotopes near N=40 are affected by the Jahn-Teller effect. Therefore, a development of Jahn-Teller stabilization appears below the Cr isotopes, and the systematics in Sc, Ti, and V isotopes suggest that ^{62}Ti is located close to the peak of the Jahn-Teller effect.
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- S Michimasa
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Natural Sciences, Tokyo City University, Tamazutsumi 1-28-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8557, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, 640 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Jin HY, Lee CS, Lee YS. Laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomy with D3 lymph node dissection using a new articulating instrument. Tech Coloproctol 2020; 25:235-237. [PMID: 32926244 PMCID: PMC7884364 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02345-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- H Y Jin
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
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Tang TL, Uesaka T, Kawase S, Beaumel D, Dozono M, Fujii T, Fukuda N, Fukunaga T, Galindo-Uribarri A, Hwang SH, Inabe N, Kameda D, Kawahara T, Kim W, Kisamori K, Kobayashi M, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Kusaka K, Lee CS, Maeda Y, Matsubara H, Michimasa S, Miya H, Noro T, Obertelli A, Ogata K, Ota S, Padilla-Rodal E, Sakaguchi S, Sakai H, Sasano M, Shimoura S, Stepanyan SS, Suzuki H, Takaki M, Takeda H, Tokieda H, Wakasa T, Wakui T, Yako K, Yanagisawa Y, Yasuda J, Yokoyama R, Yoshida K, Yoshida K, Zenihiro J. How Different is the Core of ^{25}F from ^{24}O_{g.s.} ? Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:212502. [PMID: 32530645 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.212502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The structure of a neutron-rich ^{25}F nucleus is investigated by a quasifree (p,2p) knockout reaction at 270A MeV in inverse kinematics. The sum of spectroscopic factors of π0d_{5/2} orbital is found to be 1.0±0.3. However, the spectroscopic factor with residual ^{24}O nucleus being in the ground state is found to be only 0.36±0.13, while those in the excited state is 0.65±0.25. The result shows that the ^{24}O core of ^{25}F nucleus significantly differs from a free ^{24}O nucleus, and the core consists of ∼35% ^{24}O_{g.s.}. and ∼65% excited ^{24}O. The result may infer that the addition of the 0d_{5/2} proton considerably changes neutron structure in ^{25}F from that in ^{24}O, which could be a possible mechanism responsible for the oxygen dripline anomaly.
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- T L Tang
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Institut de physique nucléaire d'Orsay, 91406 Orsay, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RCNP, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, AP 70-543, México City 04510, DF, México
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- CYRIC, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RCNP, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Cho HJ, Lee CS, Lee JW, Yang HM, Kim HS. P313ADGRL2 is an essential surface molecule for cardiac lineage specification and heart development. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Specific surface markers that enable monitoring of cell subsets would be valuable for establishing the conditions under which pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) differentiate into cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) and cardiomyocytes (CMCs).
Methods and results
To verify whether a specific marker is expressed during heart development, we assessed its expression using the CLARITY technique. After immersion in a solution with a refractive index matching that of the CLARITY hybrid, the mouse embryo became transparent. After immunostaining the cleared embryo sample, Adgrl2 was exclusively observed in cardiac cells expressing α-SA at embryonic day E9.5 and E10.5. Our clarified 3D images and movies show that four chambers of the heart are fully developed at E10.5 but not at E9.5. At E9.5, Adgrl2 is observed at the ventricle and atrium, while Adgrl2 is present in all chambers of the heart at E10.5. Next, we performed LacZ (β-Gal) staining in heterozygous Adgrl2 KO embryos to evaluate Adgrl2 expression. As a result, LacZ staining showed that Adgrl2 was predominantly expressed in the heart during the embryonic developmental stage. Adgrl2 knockout in mice was embryonically lethal because of severe heart, but not vascular, defects. To examine the use of Adgrl2 as a bona fide CPC marker during heart development, we tracked Adgrl2 expression during early embryonic development. The heart of Adgrl2−/− embryos at E10.5 exhibited occlusion of the RV, and the expression levels of Gata4 and Nkx2.5 were not as high as those in wild-type and Adgrl2+/− embryos. Interestingly, the heart of Adgrl2−/− embryos, unlike those of wild-type and Adgrl2+/− embryos between E13.5 and E15.5 had a single ventricle revealing a ventricular septal defect. The specific expression pattern of Adgrl2 in PSC-derived cardiac lineage cells as well as in embryonic heart, adult mice, and human heart tissues.
Conclusion
We demonstrate that Adgrl2 plays a pivotal and functional role across all strata of the cardiomyogenic lineage, as early as the precursor stage of heart development. These findings shed light on heart development and regeneration.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Grants from “Strategic Center of Cell and Bio Therapy” (grant number: HI17C2085) and “Korea Research-Driven Hospital” (HI14C1277)
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- H J Cho
- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Cho HJ, Lee JW, Lee CS, Ryu YR, Kim HS, Yang HM. P3479Sequential stimulation and inhibition of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 4 are critical for cardiac differentiation and repair. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
The clinical application of cell therapy to repair the damaged heart needs to understand the precise differentiation process of stem cells and the characteristics of cardiac progenitor cells.
Purpose
We examined the cardiac-specific markers that expressed on the cell surface and determined their functional significance during cardiac differentiation.
Methods and results
We screened cell-surface expressing proteins on cardiac progenitor cells at differentiation day 3 compared to undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). Among candidates, we identified lysophosphatidic acid receptor 4 (LPAR4) that is a G protein-coupled receptor. During in vitro differentiation of mouse PSCs toward cardiac cells, LPAR4 expression peaked for 3–5 days and then and declined immediately. Also in vivo, LPAR4 was specifically expressed in the early stage of heart development in embryos and disappeared completely in adults, suggesting that stimulatory signal of LPAR4 at an early stage should be shut off for further progression of differentiation. We next have identified the LPAR4 downstream signaling molecule, p38MAPK, by comparing PSCs and LPAR4 knockdown PSCs. In both mouse and human PSCs, ODP (LPAR4 specific agonist) followed by p38MAPK blocker (SB203580) treatment significantly increased cardiac differentiation efficiency. Furthermore, we investigated whether LPAR4 is the maker for adult cardiac progenitor cells. We found that LPAR4-positive cells were rarely present in normal adult mouse hearts, but LPAR4-positive cells were increased when the heart was damaged. LPAR4-positive cells from adult hearts differentiated into cardiomyocytes. After myocardial infarction (MI), the sequential stimulation and inhibition of LPAR4 with ODP and p38MAPK blocker resulted in the reduction of infarct size and improvement of left ventricular dysfunction.
Conclusion
We demonstrated that LPAR4 is a cardiac progenitor-specific marker and its functional significance during cardiac differentiation and regeneration. Our findings provide a new insight in cell-free cardiac repair by the modulation of progenitor-specific downstream signaling.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Grants from “Strategic Center of Cell and Bio Therapy” (grant number: HI17C2085) and “Korea Research-Driven Hospital” (HI14C1277)
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- H J Cho
- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Chuang C, Chen P, Lee CS, Chen C, Tu Y, Wu S. Music intervention for pain and anxiety management of the primiparous women during labour: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. J Adv Nurs 2018; 75:723-733. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.13871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Ching‐Hui Chuang
- Department of Nursing Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Nursing National Cheng Kung University Tainan Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Department of Music Therapy Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford Oklahoma
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences & Department of Nursing National Cheng Kung University Tainan Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery Chang Gung Memorial Hospital‐Kaohsiung Medical Center Chang Gung University College of Medicine Kaohsiung Taiwan
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Yasuda J, Sasano M, Zegers RGT, Baba H, Bazin D, Chao W, Dozono M, Fukuda N, Inabe N, Isobe T, Jhang G, Kameda D, Kaneko M, Kisamori K, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi N, Kobayashi T, Koyama S, Kondo Y, Krasznahorkay AJ, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Kurata-Nishimura M, Lee CS, Lee JW, Matsuda Y, Milman E, Michimasa S, Motobayashi T, Muecher D, Murakami T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Ota S, Otsu H, Panin V, Powell W, Reichert S, Sakaguchi S, Sakai H, Sako M, Sato H, Shimizu Y, Shikata M, Shimoura S, Stuhl L, Sumikama T, Suzuki H, Tangwancharoen S, Takaki M, Takeda H, Tako T, Togano Y, Tokieda H, Tsubota J, Uesaka T, Wakasa T, Yako K, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J. Extraction of the Landau-Migdal Parameter from the Gamow-Teller Giant Resonance in ^{132}Sn. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:132501. [PMID: 30312098 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.132501] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The key parameter to discuss the possibility of the pion condensation in nuclear matter, i.e., the so-called Landau-Migdal parameter g^{'}, was extracted by measuring the double-differential cross sections for the (p,n) reaction at 216 MeV/u on a neutron-rich doubly magic unstable nucleus, ^{132}Sn with the quality comparable to data taken with stable nuclei. The extracted strengths for Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions from ^{132}Sn leading to ^{132}Sb exhibit the GT giant resonance (GTR) at the excitation energy of 16.3±0.4(stat)±0.4(syst) MeV with the width of Γ=4.7±0.8 MeV. The integrated GT strength up to E_{x}=25 MeV is S_{GT}^{-}=53±5(stat)_{-10}^{+11}(syst), corresponding to 56% of Ikeda's sum rule of 3(N-Z)=96. The present result accurately constrains the Landau-Migdal parameter as g^{'}=0.68±0.07, thanks to the high sensitivity of the GTR energy to g^{'}. In combination with previous studies on the GTR for ^{90}Zr and ^{208}Pb, the result of this work shows the constancy of this parameter in the nuclear chart region with (N-Z)/A=0.11 to 0.24 and A=90 to 208.
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- J Yasuda
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- ATOMKI, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 51, H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, 8-9-1 Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Technical University of Munich, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Technical University of Munich, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Michimasa S, Kobayashi M, Kiyokawa Y, Ota S, Ahn DS, Baba H, Berg GPA, Dozono M, Fukuda N, Furuno T, Ideguchi E, Inabe N, Kawabata T, Kawase S, Kisamori K, Kobayashi K, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Lee CS, Matsushita M, Miya H, Mizukami A, Nagakura H, Nishimura D, Oikawa H, Sakai H, Shimizu Y, Stolz A, Suzuki H, Takaki M, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Tokieda H, Uesaka T, Yako K, Yamaguchi Y, Yanagisawa Y, Yokoyama R, Yoshida K, Shimoura S. Magic Nature of Neutrons in ^{54}Ca: First Mass Measurements of ^{55-57}Ca. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:022506. [PMID: 30085708 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.022506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We perform the first direct mass measurements of neutron-rich calcium isotopes beyond neutron number 34 at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory by using the time-of-flight magnetic-rigidity technique. The atomic mass excesses of ^{55-57}Ca are determined for the first time to be -18650(160), -13510(250), and -7370(990) keV, respectively. We examine the emergence of neutron magicity at N=34 based on the new atomic masses. The new masses provide experimental evidence for the appearance of a sizable energy gap between the neutron 2p_{1/2} and 1f_{5/2} orbitals in ^{54}Ca, comparable to the gap between the neutron 2p_{3/2} and 2p_{1/2} orbitals in ^{52}Ca. For the ^{56}Ca nucleus, an open-shell property in neutrons is suggested.
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- S Michimasa
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, 640 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo City University, Tamazutsumi 1-28-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8557, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Lee CS, Baek HS, Bae IH, Choi SJ, Kim YJ, Lee JH, Kim JW. Depigmentation efficacy of galacturonic acid through tyrosinase regulation in B16 murine melanoma cells and a three-dimensional human skin equivalent. Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 43:708-712. [PMID: 29744907 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sugar is a well-known cosmetic ingredient for moisturizing skin with minimal side-effects. Several reports have demonstrated an antimelanogenic effect of sugar in melanocytes. We evaluated the whitening efficacy of galacturonic acid (GA), the main component of pectin, as an anti-melanogenic agent. GA significantly suppressed melanin synthesis and secretion in a concentration-dependent manner in α-melanocyte stimulating hormone-treated B16 melanoma cells, and inhibited tyrosinase activity and expression at a dose of 10 mmol/L. In a three-dimensional human skin equivalent (MelanoDerm), GA clearly brightened tissue colour. Haematoxylin and eosin and Fontana-Masson (F&M) staining of tissue sections revealed decreased melanin production without skin tissue collapse in the presence of GA. Interestingly, GA dramatically suppressed gene expression of the melanogenic proteins tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein (TYRP)-1 and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, but not TYRP-2. The results support the utility of GA as an effective candidate antimelanogenic agent.
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- C S Lee
- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea.,Department of Beauty and Cosmetic Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam-si, Korea
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- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea.,Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea.,Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea
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- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea
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- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea
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- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea
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- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea.,Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea
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Cho EH, Kim MJ, Sohn H, Shin WH, Won JY, Kim Y, Kwak C, Lee CS, Woo YS. A graphene mesh as a hybrid electrode for foldable devices. Nanoscale 2018; 10:628-638. [PMID: 29235603 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07086a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A graphene mesh with arrays of micro-holes was fabricated on a polymer substrate using photolithography for use as an electrode in flexible devices. The optimal mesh structure with high optical transmittance and electrical conductivity was designed using a finite element method, in which the conductivity of the mesh was simulated as a function of structure, size, and periodicity of the hole array. The sheet resistance of the graphene mesh was lowered to that of a graphene monolayer by chemical doping and found to be 330 Ω Sq-1 at 98.5% transparency. The figure of merit of the doped graphene mesh was calculated to be 106 at 98% transmittance, a value that has not yet been reported for any conventional transparent electrode material. Due to strong bonding between the polymer and substrate, the hybrid electrode composed of a silver nanowire (AgNW)/graphene mesh coated with an over-coating layer exhibited more stable electrical characteristics during mechanical fatigue deformation compared to a hybrid film composed of a AgNW/graphene sheet. The AgNW/graphene sheet underwent breakdown at less than 20 000 cycles in cyclic bending tests with 6.5% strain, but the AgNW/graphene mesh showed a 38% increase in resistance at 20 000 cycles and no breakdown even at 100 000 cycles. Therefore, in this study, we propose a hybrid structure composed of a AgNW/graphene mesh, which is optically and mechanically superior to AgNW/graphene sheets, and therefore suitable for application as a transparent electrode in foldable devices with long-term stability.
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- E H Cho
- Platform Technology Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, 120 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, South Korea
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Non-attendance at clinics and endoscopy units wastes resources and lengthens waiting lists. In a previous study elsewhere, a substantial proportion of patients claimed to have forgotten their appointment. We therefore assessed the value of telephoning patients a week before their booked day-case endoscopy. An observation period of two months was followed by an intervention period of two months in which patients were contacted by phone and asked if they wished to come for their investigation. A maximum of three separate attempts were made to contact each patient. Patients cancelling the appointment were replaced by others on the reserve list. The non-attendance rate was expressed as the percentage of unused beds. During the observation period 56 patients were admitted and 18 beds were unused. During the intervention period it was possible to contact 73 of 88 patients and 8 of these cancelled. 87 beds were available and 83 patients were admitted. When clerical error, overbooking and failure to replace patients were taken into account, the non-attendance rate declined from 23.3% during the observation period to 5.7% during the intervention period (P<0.05). The intervention seemed more effective in reducing non-attendance in outpatients referrals (0/48) than in general practitioner referrals (5/40).
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- C S Lee
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoire, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
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Dimitrov D, Rafailov P, Marinova V, Babeva T, Goovaerts E, Chen YF, Lee CS, Juang JY. Structural and optical properties of LuVO4 single crystals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/794/1/012029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mook WT, Aroua MK, Szlachta M, Lee CS. Optimisation of Reactive Black 5 dye removal by electrocoagulation process using response surface methodology. Water Sci Technol 2017; 75:952-962. [PMID: 28234295 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this work, a regression model obtained from response surface methodology (RSM) was proposed for the electrocoagulation (EC) treatment of textile wastewater. The Reactive Black 5 dye (RB5) was used as a model dye to evaluate the performance of the model design. The effect of initial solution pH, applied current and treatment time on RB5 removal was investigated. The total number of experiments designed by RSM amounted to 27 runs, including three repeated experimental runs at the central point. The accuracy of the model was evaluated by the F-test, coefficient of determination (R2), adjusted R2 and standard deviation. The optimum conditions for RB5 removal were as follows: initial pH of 6.63, current of 0.075 A, electrolyte dose of 0.11 g/L and EC time of 50.3 min. The predicted RB5 removal was 83.3% and the percentage error between experimental and predicted results was only 3-5%. The obtained data confirm that the proposed model can be used for accurate prediction of RB5 removal. The value of the zeta potential increased with treatment time, and the X-ray diffraction pattern shows that iron complexes were found in the sludge.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia E-mail:
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia E-mail:
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław 50-370, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia E-mail:
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Lee WY, Park MH, Kim KW, Song H, Kim KB, Lee CS, Kim NK, Park JK, Yang BC, Oh KB, Im GS, Chung HJ. Identification of lactoferrin and glutamate receptor-interacting protein 1 in bovine cervical mucus: A putative marker for oestrous detection. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 52:16-23. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- WY Lee
- Department of Food Bioscience; College of Biomedical & Health Science; Konkuk University; Chung-ju Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry; College of Biomedical & Health Science; Konkuk University; Chung-ju Korea
- Doosan Venture Digm 924; Dongan-gu Anyang Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division; National Institute of Animal Science; Wanju-gun Korea
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology; Konkuk University; Gwangjin-gu Seoul Korea
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- Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation; Gunpo Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry; College of Biomedical & Health Science; Konkuk University; Chung-ju Korea
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- Experiment Research Institute; National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS); Gimcheon Gyeongbuk Korea
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- Department of Swine & Poultry Science; Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries; Jeonju Korea
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- Institute of Hanwoo; National institute of animal Science; Pyeongchang Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division; National Institute of Animal Science; Wanju-gun Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division; National Institute of Animal Science; Wanju-gun Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division; National Institute of Animal Science; Wanju-gun Korea
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Kisamori K, Shimoura S, Miya H, Michimasa S, Ota S, Assie M, Baba H, Baba T, Beaumel D, Dozono M, Fujii T, Fukuda N, Go S, Hammache F, Ideguchi E, Inabe N, Itoh M, Kameda D, Kawase S, Kawabata T, Kobayashi M, Kondo Y, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Kurata-Nishimura M, Lee CS, Maeda Y, Matsubara H, Miki K, Nishi T, Noji S, Sakaguchi S, Sakai H, Sasamoto Y, Sasano M, Sato H, Shimizu Y, Stolz A, Suzuki H, Takaki M, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Tamii A, Tang L, Tokieda H, Tsumura M, Uesaka T, Yako K, Yanagisawa Y, Yokoyama R, Yoshida K. Candidate Resonant Tetraneutron State Populated by the ^{4}He(^{8}He,^{8}Be) Reaction. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:052501. [PMID: 26894705 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.052501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A candidate resonant tetraneutron state is found in the missing-mass spectrum obtained in the double-charge-exchange reaction ^{4}He(^{8}He,^{8}Be) at 186 MeV/u. The energy of the state is 0.83±0.65(stat)±1.25(syst) MeV above the threshold of four-neutron decay with a significance level of 4.9σ. Utilizing the large positive Q value of the (^{8}He,^{8}Be) reaction, an almost recoilless condition of the four-neutron system was achieved so as to obtain a weakly interacting four-neutron system efficiently.
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- K Kisamori
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- IPN Orsay, 15 Rue, Georges, Clemenceau 91400 Orsay, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honcho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- IPN Orsay, 15 Rue, Georges, Clemenceau 91400 Orsay, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IPN Orsay, 15 Rue, Georges, Clemenceau 91400 Orsay, France
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honcho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen, Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, 640 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honcho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Liu YH, Lee CS, Yu CH, Chen CH. Effects of music listening on stress, anxiety, and sleep quality for sleep-disturbed pregnant women. Women Health 2015; 56:296-311. [DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1088116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A new gaseous active target based on a time projection chamber, named CAT, is introduced. The remarkable feature is a dual gain THGEM to decrease the effective gain for the beam particles while keeping a high enough effective gain for the recoil particles. The measured effective gain of low gain region was a factor of one hundred smaller than that of high gain region. This technique provides a wide dynamic range in order to detect both the beam and recoil particles at the same time even with a very high intensity beam of more than 105 Hz.
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- S Ota
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan ; RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8654 Japan
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PIK3CA encodes the p110α catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) which through its role in the PI3K/Akt pathway is important for the regulation of important cellular functions such as proliferation, metabolism and protein synthesis, angiogenesis and apoptosis. Mutations in PIK3CA are known to be involved in a wide range of human cancers and mutant PIK3CA is thought to act as an oncogene. The specific PIK3CA inhibitor, NVP-BYL719, has displayed promising results in cancer therapy and is currently under clinical trials. Furthermore, PI3K regulates autophagy, a cellular process that recycles proteins and organelles through lysosomal degradation and has recently been recognised as an attractive therapeutic target due to its pro- and anti-cancer properties. Several studies have attempted to investigate the effects of combining the inhibition of both PI3K and autophagy in cancer therapy, and an in vivo model has demonstrated that the combined use of a concomitant PI3K and autophagy inhibitor induced apoptosis in glioma cells.
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- K Lai
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Pathology and Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology and Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Pathology and Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cancer Pathology, Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jin F, Chu B, Li W, Su Z, Zhao H, Lee CS. Enhanced performances in inverted small molecule solar cells by Ag nanoparticles. Opt Express 2014; 22 Suppl 7:A1669-A1679. [PMID: 25607480 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.0a1669] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We demonstrate a highly efficient inverted small molecular solar cell with integration of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) into the devices. The optimized device based on thermal evaporated Ag NPs provides a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.87%, which offers 33% improvement than that of the reference device without Ag NPs. Such a high efficiency is mainly attributed to the improved electrical properties by virtue of the modification of the surface of ITO with Ag NPs and the enhanced light harvesting due to localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The more detail enhanced mechanism of the PCE by introduction of Ag NPs is also discussed.
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Chetty R, Montgomery EA, Lee CS. Gastrointestinal pathology: recent developments and concepts. J Clin Pathol 2014; 67:847. [PMID: 25473686 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lai K, Killingsworth MC, Lee CS. The significance of autophagy in colorectal cancer pathogenesis and implications for therapy. J Clin Pathol 2014; 67:854-8. [DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Lim SHS, Shin JS, Tut TG, Ng WT, Chua W, Dissanayake IU, Spring K, Ng W, Bokey L, De Souza P, Lee CS. Polo-like kinase 1 as a biomarker in rectal cancers. J Clin Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.e14542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Liverpool Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, Australia
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- Liverpool Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Liverpool Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, Australia
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Liverpool Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, Australia
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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Moon H, Lee CS, Inder KL, Sharma S, Choi E, Black DM, Lê Cao KA, Winterford C, Coward JI, Ling MT, Craik DJ, Parton RG, Russell PJ, Hill MM. PTRF/cavin-1 neutralizes non-caveolar caveolin-1 microdomains in prostate cancer. Oncogene 2013; 33:3561-70. [PMID: 23934189 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Caveolin-1 has a complex role in prostate cancer and has been suggested to be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. As mature caveolin-1 resides in caveolae, invaginated lipid raft domains at the plasma membrane, caveolae have been suggested as a tumor-promoting signaling platform in prostate cancer. However, caveola formation requires both caveolin-1 and cavin-1 (also known as PTRF; polymerase I and transcript release factor). Here, we examined the expression of cavin-1 in prostate epithelia and stroma using tissue microarray including normal, non-malignant and malignant prostate tissues. We found that caveolin-1 was induced without the presence of cavin-1 in advanced prostate carcinoma, an expression pattern mirrored in the PC-3 cell line. In contrast, normal prostate epithelia expressed neither caveolin-1 nor cavin-1, while prostate stroma highly expressed both caveolin-1 and cavin-1. Utilizing PC-3 cells as a suitable model for caveolin-1-positive advanced prostate cancer, we found that cavin-1 expression in PC-3 cells inhibits anchorage-independent growth, and reduces in vivo tumor growth and metastasis in an orthotopic prostate cancer xenograft mouse model. The expression of α-smooth muscle actin in stroma along with interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cancer cells was also decreased in tumors of mice bearing PC-3-cavin-1 tumor cells. To determine whether cavin-1 acts by neutralizing caveolin-1, we expressed cavin-1 in caveolin-1-negative prostate cancer LNCaP and 22Rv1 cells. Caveolin-1 but not cavin-1 expression increased anchorage-independent growth in LNCaP and 22Rv1 cells. Cavin-1 co-expression reversed caveolin-1 effects in caveolin-1-positive LNCaP cells. Taken together, these results suggest that caveolin-1 in advanced prostate cancer is present outside of caveolae, because of the lack of cavin-1 expression. Cavin-1 expression attenuates the effects of non-caveolar caveolin-1 microdomains partly via reduced IL-6 microenvironmental function. With circulating caveolin-1 as a potential biomarker for advanced prostate cancer, identification of the molecular pathways affected by cavin-1 could provide novel therapeutic targets.
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- 1] Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine and Molecular Medicine Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [2] Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- 1] Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine and Molecular Medicine Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [2] Department of Anatomical Pathology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- 1] The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [2] School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Mater Research, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland and Institute for Biomedical Health & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland and Institute for Biomedical Health & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Tang Q, Harrata AK, Lee CS. High-resolution capillary isoelectric focusing-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for hemoglobin variants analysis. Anal Chem 2012; 68:2482-7. [PMID: 21619194 DOI: 10.1021/ac960169o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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On-line capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF)-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) as a two-dimensional separation system is employed for high-resolution analysis of hemoglobin variants A, C, S, and F. The effects of moving ionic boundary inside the CIEF capillary and MS scan rate on the separation resolution and mass detection of hemoglobin variants are investigated. The formation of a moving ionic boundary due to the replacement of background electrolyte counterions with sheath liquid counterions can be minimized by combining cathodic mobilization with a gravity-induced hydrodynamic flow. Hemoglobin variants F and A, with a pI difference of 0.05 pH unit, are almost baseline resolved and identified in CIEF-ESIMS. The concentration detection limit for each hemoglobin variant is in the range of 10(-)(8) M, comparable to that obtained in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using silver staining. Initial preconcentration during the focusing step and the use of single-ion monitoring scan mode are responsible for improving detection limits.
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- Department of Chemistry and Ames Laboratory [Formula: see text] USDOE, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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McPhee CK, Balgley BM, Nelson C, Hill JH, Batlevi Y, Fang X, Lee CS, Baehrecke EH. Identification of factors that function in Drosophila salivary gland cell death during development using proteomics. Cell Death Differ 2012; 20:218-25. [PMID: 22935612 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Proteasome inhibitors induce cell death and are used in cancer therapy, but little is known about the relationship between proteasome impairment and cell death under normal physiological conditions. Here, we investigate the relationship between proteasome function and larval salivary gland cell death during development in Drosophila. Drosophila larval salivary gland cells undergo synchronized programmed cell death requiring both caspases and autophagy (Atg) genes during development. Here, we show that ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) function is reduced during normal salivary gland cell death, and that ectopic proteasome impairment in salivary gland cells leads to early DNA fragmentation and salivary gland condensation in vivo. Shotgun proteomic analyses of purified dying salivary glands identified the UPS as the top category of proteins enriched, suggesting a possible compensatory induction of these factors to maintain proteolysis during cell death. We compared the proteome following ectopic proteasome impairment to the proteome during developmental cell death in salivary gland cells. Proteins that were enriched in both populations of cells were screened for their function in salivary gland degradation using RNAi knockdown. We identified several factors, including trol, a novel gene CG11880, and the cop9 signalsome component cop9 signalsome 6, as required for Drosophila larval salivary gland degradation.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Hong AM, Martin A, Armstrong BK, Lee CS, Jones D, Chatfield MD, Zhang M, Harnett G, Clark J, Elliott M, Milross C, Smee R, Corry J, Liu C, Porceddu S, Vaska K, Veness M, Morgan G, Fogarty G, Veivers D, Rees G, Rose B. Human papillomavirus modifies the prognostic significance of T stage and possibly N stage in tonsillar cancer. Ann Oncol 2012; 24:215-9. [PMID: 22887467 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the association with more advanced nodal stage, patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) positive oropharyngeal cancers have better outcomes. We examined whether the HPV can modify the effect of known prognostic factors in tonsillar cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 489 patients from 10 centres were followed up for recurrence or death for a median of 3.2 years. Determinants of the rate of locoregional recurrence, death from tonsillar cancer and overall survival were modelled using Cox regression. RESULTS The prognostic value of T and N stages were modified by HPV as indicated by statistically significant interaction terms. After adjusting for age, gender and treatment, T stage appeared relevant only for HPV-positive cancers (where a higher T stage was associated with worse outcomes). There was some evidence that N stage was a more relevant prognostic factor for HPV-negative than -positive cancers. There was no evidence that the HPV modifies the effect of age, gender or grade on outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the prognostic significance of the conventional staging system in tonsillar cancer is modified by HPV.
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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Ahn DG, Amanov A, Cho IS, Shin KS, Pyoun YS, Lee CS, Park IG. Gigacycle fatigue behavior by ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:5902-5906. [PMID: 22966678 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.6329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nanocrystalline surface layer up to 84 microm in thick is produced on a specimen made of Al6061-T6 alloy by means of surface treatment called ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM) technique. The refined grain size is produced in the top-layer and it is increased with increasing depth from the top surface. Vickers microhardness measurement for each nanocrystalline surface layer is performed and measurement results showed that the microhardness is increased from 116 HV up to 150 HV, respectively. In this study, fatigue behavior of Al6061-T6 alloy was studied up to 10(7)-10(9) cycles by using a newly developed ultrasonic fatigue testing (UFT) rig. The fatigue results of the UNSM-treated Al6061-T6 alloy specimens were compared with those of the untreated specimens. The microstructure of the untreated and UNSM-treated specimens was characterized by means of scanning electron microscopey (SEM) and transmission electron microscopey (TEM).
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- D G Ahn
- School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon 641-773, South Korea
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Wang CD, Jha SK, Chen ZH, Ng TW, Liu YK, Yuen MF, Lu ZZ, Kwok SY, Zapien JA, Bello I, Lee CS, Zhang WJ. Construction and evaluation of high-quality n-ZnO nanorod/p-diamond heterojunctions. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:4560-4563. [PMID: 22905500 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.6211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Vertically-aligned ZnO nanorods (NRs) arrays were synthesized by a low-temperature solution method on boron-doped diamond (BDD) films. The morphology, growth direction, and crystallinity of the ZnO NRs were studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and cathodoluminescence. Electrical characterization of the ZnO NR/BBD heterostructures revealed characteristic p-n junction properties with an on/off ratio of about 50 at +/- 4 V and a small reverse leakage current approximately 1 microA. Moreover, the junctions showed an ideality factor around 1.0 at a low forward voltage from 0 to 0.3 V and about 2.1 for an increased voltage ranging from 1.2 to 3.0 V, being consistent with that of an ideal diode according to the Sah-Noyce-Shockley theory.
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- C D Wang
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Cao YL, Liu ZT, Chen LM, Tang YB, Luo LB, Lee ST, Lee CS. In-situ phosphrous doping in ZnTe nanowires with enhanced p-type conductivity. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:2353-2359. [PMID: 22755058 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5752] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Single-crystalline undoped and phosphrous-doped (P-doped) p-type ZnTe nanowires (NWs) were synthesized via a simple vapor transport and deposition method. Both undoped and P-doped ZnTe nanowires have zinc blende structure and uniform geometry. X-ray diffraction peaks of the P-doped ZnTe nanowires show an obvious shift toward higher diffraction angle as compared with the undoped ZnTe nanowires. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms the existence of P-dopant in the ZnTe nanowires. Field-effect transistors based on both undoped and P-doped ZnTe nanowires were fabricated and characterized. Electrical measurements demonstrated that P-doping led to an enhancement in ptype conductivity of ZnTe nanowires. A defect reaction mechanism was proposed to explain the p-type behaviors of both undoped and P-doped ZnTe nanowires.
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- Y L Cao
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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Lee CS, Wetzel K, Buckley T, Wozniak D, Lee J. Rapid and sensitive detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chlorinated water and aerosols targeting gyrB gene using real-time PCR. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:893-903. [PMID: 21794031 PMCID: PMC3173516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIMS For the rapid detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from chlorinated water and aerosols, gyrB gene-based real-time PCR assay was developed and investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Two novel primer sets (pa722F/746MGB/899R and pa722F/746MGB/788R) were designed using the most updated 611 Pseudomonas and 748 other bacterial gyrB genes for achieving high specificity. Their specificity showed 100% accuracy when tested with various strains including clinical isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. The assay was tested with Ps. aeruginosa-containing chlorinated water and aerosols to simulate the waterborne and airborne transmission routes (detection limit 3·3 × 10² CFU per PCR-2·3 × 10³ CFU per PCR). No chlorine interference in real-time PCR was observed at drinking water level (c. 1 mg l⁻¹), but high level of chorine (12 mg l⁻¹) interfered the assay, and thus neutralization was needed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in aerosol was successfully detected after capturing with gelatin filters with minimum 2 min of sampling time when the initial concentration of 10⁴ CFU ml⁻¹ bacteria existed in the nebulizer. CONCLUSIONS A highly specific and rapid assay (2-3 h) was developed by targeting gyrB gene for the detection of Ps. aeruginosa in chlorinated water and aerosols, combined with optimized sample collection methods and sample processing, so the direct DNA extraction from either water or aerosol was possible while achieving the desired sensitivity of the method. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The new assay can provide timely and accurate risk assessment to prevent Ps. aeruginosa exposure from water and aerosol, resulting in reduced disease burden, especially among immune-compromised and susceptible individuals. This approach can be easily utilized as a platform technology for the detection of other types of micro-organisms, especially for those that are transmitted via water and aerosol routes, such as Legionella pneumophila.
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- C S Lee
- College of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Dou W, Huang S, Zhang RQ, Lee CS. Molecule-substrate interaction channels of metal-phthalocyanines on graphene on Ni(111) surface. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:094705. [PMID: 21384995 DOI: 10.1063/1.3561398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Molecule-substrate interaction channels of metal-phthalocyanines (MPcs, including NiPc, CuPc, ZnPc, FePc, and CoPc) on graphene on Ni(111) were investigated by employing high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). Except the expected IR-active modes, some Raman-active modes were also observed in all of MPcs, which are considered in this study. From the origination of the Raman-active features, it was deduced that MPcs are coupled with the substrate mainly through their central metal atom. The Raman-active modes appear as symmetric peaks in the HREELS in the case of MPcs with Ni, Cu, and Zn, whereas they are asymmetric and appear as a Fano line shape in the case of MPcs with Fe and Co. This spectroscopic difference indicates that the molecule-substrate coupling is completely different in the two cases mentioned above. The molecule-substrate interaction strength is considerably weak and comparable with the π-π interaction between molecules in the case of MPcs with Ni, Cu, and Zn, whereas it is much stronger in the case of MPcs with Fe and Co. From the HREELS observations, it can be suggested that the whole molecule can be effectively decoupled from the underneath Ni(111) by inserting a single layer of graphene between them in the case of MPcs with Ni, Cu, and Zn, whereas only benzene rings can be completely decoupled in the case of MPcs with Fe and Co.
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- Weidong Dou
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Cao YL, Liu ZT, Chen LM, Tang YB, Luo LB, Jie JS, Zhang WJ, Lee ST, Lee CS. Single-crystalline ZnTe nanowires for application as high-performance green/ultraviolet photodetector. Opt Express 2011; 19:6100-8. [PMID: 21451633 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.006100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Single-crystalline ZnTe nanowires were prepared by a simple vapor transport and deposition method. Photodetectors of individual ZnTe nanowires were fabricated to study photoconductivity of the nanowires. It was observed the nanowire photodetectors show the highest visible-light photoconductive gains among all reported photodetectors based on 1D nanostructure semiconductors, including CdS, CdSe, ZnSe, etc. The high photosensitivity and relatively fast response speed are attributable to the high crystal quality of the ZnTe nanowires. These results reveal that such single-crystalline ZnTe nanowires are excellent candidates for optoelectronic applications.
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- Y L Cao
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Verpooten GA, Aerts A, Coen N, Vancayzeele S, Hermans C, Bowles J, MacDonald K, Abraham I, Lee CS. Antihypertensive effectiveness of aliskiren for the 'real-world' management of hypertension: multilevel modelling of 180-day blood pressure outcomes (the Belgian DRIVER Study). Int J Clin Pract 2011; 65:54-63. [PMID: 21155943 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS The 'DRIVER' study was designed to investigate the 'real-world' effectiveness of aliskiren-based treatment of hypertension. This article reports the 180-day blood pressure (BP) outcomes, and the multilevel (physician- and patient-level) determinants thereof. METHODS AND RESULTS DRIVER was a prospective, observational, open-label, multi-centre, pharmaco-epidemiologic study of hypertensive patients treated with aliskiren in whom prior treatment failed or was not tolerated. 2070 patients (enrolled by 426 physicians) were enrolled; 1695 patients (81.9%) completed the 180-day aliskiren treatment period. Mean patient age was 64.2 ± 12.1 years; 53.7% were men, 25.3% diabetic and 40.7% had a high or very high cardiovascular (CV) risk. At 180 days, the mean ± SD reductions in systolic and diastolic BP were -22.9 ± 16.7 mmHg and -10.5 ± 10.9 mmHg respectively (both p < .001). 2007 and 2009 guideline-defined BP control was achieved in 36.4% and 56.3% of patients, respectively (both p < .001). 64.2% of eligible patients had a reduction in CV risk (p < .001). A physician-level class effect was responsible for 22.8% and 28.1% of variability in systolic and diastolic BP, respectively, for 20.1% of variability in BP control, and for 16.1% of variability in the reduction of CV risk. Both patient- (e.g. adherence) and physician-related factors (e.g. age and knowledge) were significant in profiling best response to treatment with aliskiren. Adverse events reported in this article were consistent with the aliskiren scientific leaflet. CONCLUSION Aliskiren is safe and effective in reducing BP, improving BP control and reducing global CV risk in a 'real-world' setting and for patients in whom prior treatment failed or was not tolerated. Optimising treatment adherence and strategic medical education may be ways of improving BP outcomes in patients with hypertension.
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- G A Verpooten
- Department of Nephrology-Hypertension, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat, Edegem, Belgium
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Kang HY, Yang PY, Dominy WG, Lee CS. Bioprocessing papaya processing waste for potential aquaculture feed supplement--economic and nutrient analysis with shrimp feeding trial. Bioresour Technol 2010; 101:7973-7979. [PMID: 20541398 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Papaya processing waste (PPW), a major fruit processing waste in the Hawaii islands, served as substrate for yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) growth. The fermented PPW products containing nutrients of 45% crude protein and various fat, fiber, lignin, cellulose, and minerals were advantages to nutrients of yeast alone. Three experimental diets controlled at 35% protein formulation containing different levels of inclusion of PPW products and a commercial control diet were fed to shrimps for 8 weeks. The 50% inclusion of PPW diets were comparable to commercial feed in weight, growth, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and survival rate. Such bioprocess treatment system would be economically feasible with the control of annual cost and increase of the amount of PPW treated. The selling price of PPW products and annual operation and maintenance cost were the most influential factors to additional profits. This study presented a promising alternative for environmental-friendly treatment of organic wastes as well as the sustainability of local agriculture and aquaculture industries.
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Lee CS, Song JW, Chae EJ, Lee CW, Do KH, Seo JB, Kim MY, Lee JS, Song KS. Radiological findings and clinical features of thoracic immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cell granuloma: two cases. Br J Radiol 2010; 83:e150-3. [PMID: 20603401 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/77516426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Plasma cell granulomas, inflammatory pseudotumours and myofibroblastomas are synonymous with characteristic plasma cell infiltration in various body organs including the pancreas, liver, retroperitoneum and mediastinal structures causing idiopathic fibrosclerosis. Recently, a new concept has arisen regarding the relationship between immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-positive cell infiltration and idiopathic systemic fibrosclerosis. We report two cases showing IgG4-positive cell infiltration in the lung presenting as lung nodules with or without extrapulmonary manifestations.
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- C S Lee
- Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Lee J, Lee CS, Hugunin KM, Maute CJ, Dysko RC. Bacteria from drinking water supply and their fate in gastrointestinal tracts of germ-free mice: a phylogenetic comparison study. Water Res 2010; 44:5050-8. [PMID: 20705313 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Revised: 06/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Microorganisms in drinking water sources may colonize in gastrointestinal (GI) tracts and this phenomenon may pose a potential health risk especially to immunocompromised population. The microbial community diversity of the drinking water was compared with the GI tracts of the mice using phylogenetic and statistical analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences. A group of germ-free mice were fed with drinking water from public water supply that passed through an automated watering system with documented biofilm accumulation. From drinking water and GI tracts of the germ-free mice, 179 bacteria were isolated and 75 unique 16S rRNA gene phylotypes were sequenced as operational taxonomic unit (OTU, >97% similarity). Three major groups of the genus Acidovorax (21%), Variovorax (42%) and Sphingopyxis (15%) were found in drinking water. Three major groups of the genus Ralstonia (24%), Staphylococcus (20%) and Bosea (22%) were found in GI tracts. Ralstonia (6%, 24%), Sphingopyxis (15%, 2%), Bacillus (3%, 5%), Escherichia coli (3%, 2%) and Mesorhizobium (3%, 5%) were found in both sources - drinking water and GI tract. A lineage-per-time plot shows that the both bacterial communities have convex shape lines, suggesting an excess of closely related ecotypes. A significant F(ST) test (0.00000-0.00901) coupled with an insignificant P test (0.07-0.46) implies that the tree contained several clades of closely related bacteria. Both phylogenetic and statistical results suggest a correlation between the bacterial communities originating in the drinking water and those associated with the GI tracts. The GI tract showed a higher genetic diversity than the drinking water, but a similar lineage-per-time plot was obtained overall. It means a sudden evolutionary transformation and colonization occurred with high selective forces.
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- J Lee
- College of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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MacDonald K, Lee CS, Chen HC, Ko ML, Fidel GE, Brié H, Hermans C, Vancayzeele S, Reel S, Van der Niepen P, Abraham I. Gender-specific, multi-level determinants of outcomes of antihypertensive treatment: a sub-analysis of the Belgian PREVIEW study. J Hum Hypertens 2010; 25:372-82. [DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yuan GD, Zhou YB, Guo CS, Zhang WJ, Tang YB, Li YQ, Chen ZH, He ZB, Zhang XJ, Wang PF, Bello I, Zhang RQ, Lee CS, Lee ST. Tunable electrical properties of silicon nanowires via surface-ambient chemistry. ACS Nano 2010; 4:3045-3052. [PMID: 20565140 DOI: 10.1021/nn1001613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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p-Type surface conductivity is a uniquely important property of hydrogen-terminated diamond surfaces. In this work, we report similar surface-dominated electrical properties in silicon nanowires (SiNWs). Significantly, we demonstrate tunable and reversible transition of p(+)-p-i-n-n(+) conductance in nominally intrinsic SiNWs via changing surface conditions, in sharp contrast to the only p-type conduction observed on diamond surfaces. On the basis of Si band energies and the electrochemical potentials of the ambient (pH value)-determined adsorbed aqueous layer, we propose an electron-transfer-dominated surface doping model, which can satisfactorily explain both diamond and silicon surface conductivity. The totality of our observations suggests that nanomaterials can be described as a core-shell structure due to their large surface-to-volume ratio. Consequently, controlling the surface or shell in the core-shell model represents a universal way to tune the properties of nanostructures, such as via surface-transfer doping, and is crucial for the development of nanostructure-based devices.
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- G D Yuan
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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