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Wen C, Mai C, Cai R, Gou Q, Zhang B, Li J, Sun C, Yang N. Inheritance of the duration of fertility in chickens and its correlation with laying performance. Genet Sel Evol 2022; 54:41. [PMID: 35659242 PMCID: PMC9164397 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-022-00733-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Duration of fertility (DF) is an important economic trait in poultry production because it has a strong effect on chick output. Various criteria or traits to assess DF on individual hens have been reported but they are affected by many nongenetic factors. Thus, a reliable definition and associated genetic parameters are needed. Because egg production is also vital in chicken breeding, knowledge of the relationship between DF and laying performance is needed for designing selection programs. Methods We used five traits that consider both fertility and embryonic livability to delineate DF. Phenotypic and genetic analyses were completed for 2094 hens, with measurements of DF at 35 and 60 weeks of age and hatching egg production at 400 days of age (HEP400). The selection differentials for DF and HEP400 were evaluated. Results DF is largely independent of the number of oviposited eggs in the peak laying period but both egg production and DF naturally decline with age. The heritability of the five DF traits ranged from 0.11 to 0.13 at 35 weeks of age and increased slightly in the later laying period, ranging from 0.14 to 0.17 (except for efficient duration, time between insemination and the first unhatched egg). Estimates of the genetic correlation for a given trait measured at the two ages were moderate (0.37–0.44), except for efficient duration. However, number of viable embryos depends strongly on egg production. Estimates of genetic correlations of fertility duration day (FDD) at both ages with HEP were weak. Selection for FDD improved DF but without a significant change in laying performance. Selection for increased HEP400 did not contribute to DF improvement. Conclusions Although estimates of heritability of the five traits related to DF were low, selection to improve DF based on any one of them is possible. Among these, FDD is an effective selection criterion when the eggs are collected for approximately two weeks after insemination. The best selection procedure for DF improvement would involve multiple measurements at various ages. FDD is independent of laying performance and can be incorporated into a breeding program with egg production to improve reproductive efficiency.
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- Chaoliang Wen
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. .,National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Wen C, Yan W, Mai C, Duan Z, Zheng J, Sun C, Yang N. Joint contributions of the gut microbiota and host genetics to feed efficiency in chickens. Microbiome 2021; 9:126. [PMID: 34074340 PMCID: PMC8171024 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01040-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Feed contributes most to livestock production costs. Improving feed efficiency is crucial to increase profitability and sustainability for animal production. Host genetics and the gut microbiota can both influence the host phenotype. However, the association between the gut microbiota and host genetics and their joint contribution to feed efficiency in chickens is largely unclear. RESULTS Here, we examined microbial data from the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, and feces in 206 chickens and their host genotypes and confirmed that the microbial phenotypes and co-occurrence networks exhibited dramatic spatial heterogeneity along the digestive tract. The correlations between host genetic kinship and gut microbial similarities within different sampling sites were weak, with coefficients ranging from - 0.07 to 0.08. However, microbial genome-wide analysis revealed that genetic markers near or inside the genes MTHFD1L and LARGE1 were associated with the abundances of cecal Megasphaera and Parabacteroides, respectively. The effect of host genetics on residual feed intake (RFI) was 39%. We further identified three independent genetic variations that were related to feed efficiency and had a modest effect on the gut microbiota. The contributions of the gut microbiota from the different parts of the intestinal tract on RFI were distinct. The cecal microbiota accounted for 28% of the RFI variance, a value higher than that explained by the duodenal, jejunal, ileal, and fecal microbiota. Additionally, six bacteria exhibited significant associations with RFI. Specifically, lower abundances of duodenal Akkermansia muciniphila and cecal Parabacteroides and higher abundances of cecal Lactobacillus, Corynebacterium, Coprobacillus, and Slackia were related to better feed efficiency. CONCLUSIONS Our findings solidified the notion that both host genetics and the gut microbiota, especially the cecal microbiota, can drive the variation in feed efficiency. Although host genetics has a limited effect on the entire microbial community, a small fraction of gut microorganisms tends to interact with host genes, jointly contributing to feed efficiency. Therefore, the gut microbiota and host genetic variations can be simultaneously targeted by favoring more-efficient taxa and selective breeding to improve feed efficiency in chickens. Video abstract.
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- Chaoliang Wen
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, 100125, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Mai C, Wen C, Xu Z, Xu G, Chen S, Zheng J, Sun C, Yang N. Genetic basis of negative heterosis for growth traits in chickens revealed by genome-wide gene expression pattern analysis. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2021; 12:52. [PMID: 33865443 PMCID: PMC8053289 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00574-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Heterosis is an important biological phenomenon that has been extensively utilized in agricultural breeding. However, negative heterosis is also pervasively observed in nature, which can cause unfavorable impacts on production performance. Compared with systematic studies of positive heterosis, the phenomenon of negative heterosis has been largely ignored in genetic studies and breeding programs, and the genetic mechanism of this phenomenon has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. Here, we used chickens, the most common agricultural animals worldwide, to determine the genetic and molecular mechanisms of negative heterosis. Results We performed reciprocal crossing experiments with two distinct chicken lines and found that the body weight presented widely negative heterosis in the early growth of chickens. Negative heterosis of carcass traits was more common than positive heterosis, especially breast muscle mass, which was over − 40% in reciprocal progenies. Genome-wide gene expression pattern analyses of breast muscle tissues revealed that nonadditivity, including dominance and overdominace, was the major gene inheritance pattern. Nonadditive genes, including a substantial number of genes encoding ATPase and NADH dehydrogenase, accounted for more than 68% of differentially expressed genes in reciprocal crosses (4257 of 5587 and 3617 of 5243, respectively). Moreover, nonadditive genes were significantly associated with the biological process of oxidative phosphorylation, which is the major metabolic pathway for energy release and animal growth and development. The detection of ATP content and ATPase activity for purebred and crossbred progenies further confirmed that chickens with lower muscle yield had lower ATP concentrations but higher hydrolysis activity, which supported the important role of oxidative phosphorylation in negative heterosis for growth traits in chickens. Conclusions These findings revealed that nonadditive genes and their related oxidative phosphorylation were the major genetic and molecular factors in the negative heterosis of growth in chickens, which would be beneficial to future breeding strategies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40104-021-00574-2.
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- Chunning Mai
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Mai C, Qiu L, Zeng Y, Jian HG. LncRNA Lethe protects sepsis-induced brain injury via regulating autophagy of cortical neurons. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:4858-4864. [PMID: 31210319 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201906_18073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) Lethe in mediating autophagy of cortical neurons in mice with sepsis-induced brain injury (SIBI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 60 wild-type C57BL/6 mice were divided into sham-operated wild-type (SWT) group and wild-type model (MWT) group. Sixty Lethe-/- mice were divided into sham-operated knockout (SKO) group and model knockout (MKO) group. Each group had 30 mice. Sepsis model in mice was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Neurobiological score was recorded at 6 h after CLP. Mice with lower than 6 scores of neurobehavioral tests were diagnosed with SIBI. Quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to determine mRNA levels of Lethe and interferon-γ (INF-γ) in cortical neurons of SIBI mice. Western blot was conducted to detect protein levels of LC3-II, LC3-I and SQSTM1 in mice. Neuronal impairment in mouse brain was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. RESULTS Expressions of LC3-I and LC3-II in cerebral cortex of MWT group began to increase at 6 h after CLP, and remained at high levels until 96 h. On the contrary, SQSTM1 expression in cerebral cortex of MWT group began to decrease at 6 h after CLP. Compared with SWT group, expressions of Lethe and IFN-γ were remarkably upregulated in cortex of MWT group at 12 h after CLP. Expression of LC3-II in MWT group was remarkably upregulated, while SQSTM1 was downregulated at 12 h after CLP, which were contrary to those in MKO group. At 12 h after CLP, the neurobiological scores of the MKO group (4.97±0.71) were markedly lower than those of the MWT group (5.43±0.86). HE staining showed worse damage in cerebral cortex and fewer neurons of MKO group relative to MWT group. CONCLUSIONS Lethe has a protective effect on SIBI mice by regulating autophagy in mouse cortical neurons.
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- C Mai
- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
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Wen C, Mai C, Wang B, Li J, Sun C, Yang N. Detrimental effects of excessive fatty acid secretion on female sperm storage in chickens. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2020; 11:26. [PMID: 32266065 PMCID: PMC7114795 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-020-0432-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Female sperm storage (FSS), the maintenance of sperm inside the female reproductive tract for an extended period of time, is pervasive among organisms with internal fertilization. Because FSS enables asynchronous mating and fertilization, it could be extremely important to reproduction. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying prolonged preservation and maintenance are poorly understood. Here, we used chicken, a typical oviparous animal, to determine the mechanisms ensuring sperm functionality in sperm storage tubules (SSTs). Results We performed an insemination experiment on over two thousand hens at two periods, and found that the FSS capabilities varied widely among individuals. Except for the differences in the SST density between the two groups with distinct FSS abilities, we quantitatively profiled small-molecule metabolites derived from SST cells, and identified 28 metabolites with differential expression. In particular, high levels of lipids, fatty acids and lipid peroxidation product were observed in hens with low FSS capability. Pathway analysis showed that these differential metabolites were significantly enriched in the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids. Moreover, we detected the total antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation level of SSTs, and found that chickens with a lower FSS ability had a significantly higher content of lipid peroxidation end-product, which was 2.4-fold greater than chickens with a higher FSS capability, and no significant difference was found in the total antioxidant capacity between these two groups. Conclusions Our findings reveal that the long-term storage of sperm and the maintenance of their function in the female reproductive tract require an adequate microenvironment. The superabundance of fatty acids secreted by SST cells had detrimental effects on sperm storage in the female reproductive tract. Lipid peroxidation produces toxic biological substances that may cause irreversible damage to resident spermatozoa, resulting in short-term sperm retention and decreased fertility. Our findings provide new avenues for studying sperm storage and sustaining fertility.
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- Chaoliang Wen
- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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- 1Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.,2National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China
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Mai C. Vision 2020: „The Right to Sight“ in 6 Jahren? Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Steurer T, Mai C, Bertelmann E. Stellenwert der Dakryozystorhinostomie als Revisionseingriff nach vorangegangener Tränenwegschirurgie. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mai C, Bergholz R, Bertelmann E. Mundschleimhauttransplantation in der Augenheilkunde. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Klamann MKJ, Mai C, Sonnleithner CV, Klein JP, Gonnermann J, Maier AK, Torun N, Bertelmann E. Torische Hinterkammerlinsen nach perforierender Keratoplastik. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mai C, Bertelmann E. Mundschleimhauttransplantation in der Augenheilkunde – alte Technik in neuem Licht. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bergholz R, Mai C, Klein J, Salchow D. Optikusneuropathie – eine Diagnose, viele Gesichter. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bertelmann E, Mai C. Benigne Neoplasien der Orbita: Chirurgische Ergebnisse am CVK über 7 Jahre. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bertelmann E, Erb K, Mai C, Khan M. [Malignant neoplasms of the orbit]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2012; 229:e15-29; quiz 30-1. [PMID: 22576359 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- E Bertelmann
- Augenklinik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, 13353 Berlin.
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Bertelmann E, Erb K, Mai C, Khan M. Maligne Neoplasien der Orbita. Augenheilkunde up2date 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- E. Bertelmann
- Augenklinik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Klinik für Radiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Augenklinik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
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Mai C, Vega-Pérez A, Koch M, Bertelmann E. Erfolgreiche Behandlung eines kapillären orbitalen Hämangioms mit Propranolol. Ophthalmologe 2010; 108:364-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00347-010-2281-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mai C, Bergholz R, Rieck PW. Erste klinische Ergebnisse nach Implantation einer torischen Intraokularlinse. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bauer A, Schwarz E, Mai C. Environmental medicine or psychiatry? Int J Hyg Environ Health 2009; 212:569-70; author reply 571-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 12/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Loewenbrück KF, Herr A, Mai C, Schäfer J, Reichmann H, Storch A. Mutationsanalyse bei Patienten in Ostsachsen mit hereditärer motorischer und sensibler Neuropathie Typ I und II auf Basis eines Genchips nach dem Prinzip der Oberflächenplasmonenresonanz. Akt Neurol 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1238810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mai C, Torun N, Friederici L, Liekfeld A. Bilaterale Ergebnisse einer neuen diffraktiven Multifokallinse. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1110077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mai C, Detert J, Pleyer U. Therapierefraktäre Sympathische Ophthalmie: TNF-α-Hemmer Infliximab – eine erfolgreiche Option. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xie Y, Krause A, Mai C, Militz H, Richter K, Urban K, Evans P. Weathering of wood modified with the N-methylol compound 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea. Polym Degrad Stab 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wood is a natural, biodegradable and renewable raw material, used in construction and as a feedstock in the paper and wood product industries and in fuel production. Traditionally, biotechnology found little attention in the wood product industries, apart from in paper manufacture. Now, due to growing environmental concern and increasing scientific knowledge, legal restrictions to conventional processes have altered the situation. Biotechnological approaches in the area of wood protection aim at enhancing the treatability of wood with preservatives and replacing chemicals with biological control agents. The substitution of conventional chemical glues in the manufacturing of board materials is achieved through the application of fungal cultures and isolated fungal enzymes. Moreover, biotechnology plays an important role in the waste remediation of preservative-treated waste wood.
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- C Mai
- Institute of Wood Biology and Technology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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Cazaban S, Maïza D, Coffin O, Radoux JM, Mai C, Wen HY. Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Carotid Artery Stenosis and Carotid Artery Stenosis after Neck Irradiation: Evaluation of Operative Risk. Ann Vasc Surg 2003; 17:393-400. [PMID: 14670017 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Surgical treatment of recurrent carotid artery stenosis after endarterectomy and carotid artery stenosis after neck irradiation purportedly has a higher complication rate than primary carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Accordingly, carotid angioplasty has been proposed as a safer alternative. The purpose of this study was to evaluate operative risks on the basis of our experience with these lesions. A series of 679 carotid revascularizations (CRV) performed over a period of 9 years was retrospectively reviewed. Immediate outcome and operative technique was analyzed in three groups: group 1 included 549 "routine" CRV, group 2 included 8 CRV for recurrent stenosis after CEA, and group 3 consisted of 11 CRV for stenosis after neck irradiation. No difference in revascularization techniques was found between groups 1 and 2. In contrast there were fewer CEA and resection-anastomosis procedures in group 2 than in group 1 (62.5% vs. 98.2%; p < 0.0006) and more bypass procedures (37.5% vs. 1.8%; p = 0.0015). The cumulative neurological morbidity/mortality rate (CMMR) was 0% in groups 2 and 3 as compared to 4.4% in group 1. In comparison with group 1, early and permanent neurological morbidity rates were significantly higher in both group 2 (2.2% vs. 25.0%; p = 0.015 and 0.2% vs. 12.5%; p = 0.028, respectively) and group 3 (2.2% vs. 18.2%; p = 0.028 and 0.2% vs. 9.1%; p = 0.039, respectively). Surgical treatment of recurrent stenosis after CEA and stenosis after neck irradiation is not associated with a higher CMMR. The only potentially valid justification for using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in these patients would be a higher risk of cervical neurological morbidity.
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- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-vasculaire, CHU Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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The cell walls of woody plants are compounded materials made by in situ polymerization of a polyphenolic matrix (lignin) into a web of fibers (cellulose), a process that is catalysed by polyphenoloxidases (laccases) or peroxidases. The first attempt to transform the basic strategy of this natural process for use in human craftsmanship was the ancient lacquer method. The sap of the lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua) contains large amounts of a phenol (urushiol), a polysaccharide and the enzyme laccase. This oil-in-water emulsion solidifies in the presence of oxygen. The Chinese began using this phenomenon for the production of highly creative artwork more than 6,000 years ago. It was the first example of an isolated enzyme being used as a catalyst to create an artificial plastic compound. In order to apply this process to the production of products on an industrial scale, an inexpensive phenol must be used, which is transferred by an enzyme to active radicals that react with different components to form a compounded material. At present, the following approaches have been studied: (1) In situ polymerization of lignin for the production of particle boards. Adhesive cure is based on the oxidative polymerization of lignin using phenoloxidases (laccase) as radical donors. This lignin-based bio-adhesive can be applied under conventional pressing conditions. The resulting particle boards meet German performance standards. By this process, 80% of the petrochemical binders in the wood-composite industry can be replaced by materials from renewable resources. (2) Enzymatic copolymerization of lignin and alkenes. In the presence of organic hydroperoxides, laccase catalyses the reaction between lignin and olefins. Detailed studies on the reaction between lignin and acrylate monomers showed that chemo-enzymatic copolymerization offers the possibility to produce defined lignin-acrylate copolymers. The system allows control of the molecular weights of the products in a way that has not been possible with chemical catalysts. This is a novel attempt to enzymatically induce grafting of polymeric side chains onto the lignin backbone, and it enables the utilization of lignin as part of new engineering materials. (3) Enzymatic activation of the middle-lamella lignin of wood fibers for the production of wood composites. The incubation of wood fibers with a phenol oxidizing enzyme results in oxidative activation of the lignin crust on the fiber surface. When such fibers are pressed together, boards are obtained which meet the German standards for medium-density fiber boards (MDF). The fibers are bound together in a way that comes close to that by which wood fibers are bound together in naturally grown wood. This process will, for the first time, yield wood composites that are produced solely from naturally grown products without any addition of resins.
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- A Hüttermann
- Abteilung für Technische Mykologie, Institut für Forstbotanik de Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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The effect of different ions which are constituents of technical lignin sulfonates (LS) on chemo-enzymatic graft co-polymerization was determined. The application of the iron chelator desferrioxamine in the initial reaction mixture revealed that iron impurities of LS which catalyzed a Fenton-like reaction were crucial for the initiation of grafting, whereas calcium or chloride ions showed no such effect. The addition of laccase (ATCC 11235) to the reaction mixture which contained desferrioxamine caused a significantly higher yield compared to the control; this indicates a crucial effect of laccase with regard to the initiation of copolymerization. The involvement of laccase in the initiation of the graft copolymerization was additionally confirmed by the application of low molecular weight phenolics instead of LS. In the presence of the lignin-like substrates, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid and guaiacol, the rate of the decomposition of t-butylhydroperoxide was significantly enhanced by laccase. It can be assumed that the enzymatically generated phenoxy radicals mediate the production of oxygen centered radicals (alkoxy or peroxy) which initiate grafting.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Initiation of copolymerization of lignin-like phenolic and acrylic compounds by the phenoloxidase laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) and a peroxide species (t-butylhydroperoxide, t-BHP) was compared to a Fenton-like system (ferrous ion, t-BHP). Initially, the relative activity of laccase towards different phenolic compounds and the optimum pH of some characteristic phenolics were determined. The polymer yield and the average molecular weight (Mw) of chemo-enzymatically produced polymers were dependent both on the type of each phenolic tested and on the phenol/monomer ratio. Furthermore, the success of copolymerization of the phenolics was dependent both on their redox potential and on the type of acrylic monomer applied. The extent of phenol incorporation into the polymer chain was enhanced by the presence of laccase in the reaction mixture and was significantly higher than in polymerization initiated by a Fenton-like reaction.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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Hüttermann A, Majcherczyk A, Braun-Lüllemann A, Mai C, Fastenrath M, Kharazipour A, Hüttermann J, Hüttermann AH. Enzymatic activation of lignin leads to an unexpected copolymerization with carbohydrates. Naturwissenschaften 2000; 87:539-41. [PMID: 11198194 DOI: 10.1007/s001140050774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- A Hüttermann
- Institut für Forstbotanik, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS To quantitatively evaluate the long-term impact of sinus surgery on paranasal sinus development in the pediatric patient. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal review of eight pediatric patients treated with unilateral sinus surgery for periorbital or orbital cellulitis with an average follow-up of 6.9 years. Control subjects consisted of two groups, 9 normal adult patients with no computed tomographic evidence of sinusitis and 10 adult patients with scans consistent with sinusitis and a history of sinus-related symptoms extending to childhood. METHODS Application of computed tomography (CT) volumetrics, a technique allowing for precise calculation of volumes using thinly cut CT images, to the study and control groups. RESULTS Paired Student t test analyses of side-to-side volume comparisons in the normal patients, patients with sinusitis, and patients who had surgery revealed no statistically significant differences. Comparisons between the orbital volumes of patients who did and did not have surgery revealed a statistically significant increase in orbital volume in patients who had surgery. CONCLUSIONS Only minimal changes in facial volume measurements have been found, confirming clinical impressions that sinus surgery in children is safe and without significant cosmetic sequelae.
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- Division of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7070, USA
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The storage stability of laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) from the white-rot basidomycete Trametes versicolor in potassium-citrate buffer was enhanced by various phenolic compounds as well as by lignin sulfonate. The highest storage stability was obtained with phenolics, e.g. phloroglucin and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid; these represent substrates of laccase which are oxidized slowly because of their relatively high redox potential and which did not precipitate from the solution within the tested period of time. Sterilization enhanced the stability of laccase but additional stabilization by phenolics was observed both under sterile and non-sterile conditions. We thus concluded that stabilization occurred not only through prevention of microbial degradation.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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Laccase (E.C.1.10.3.2.) from white-rot basidiomycete Trametes versicolor and dioxane peroxides were essential in the copolymerization of acrylamide and a derivative with lignin in a dioxane-H(2)O (7:3) mixture. Both a solubility test and an elemental analysis of the eluted and separated fractions provided evidence of grafting. Gel permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-100 showed that the side chain and the lignin backbone migrate as one unit through the column. Copolymers obtained were characterized by UV-VIS-spectroscopy as well as FT-IR, and 13C-CPMAS-NMR spectroscopy. Freeze-dried copolymers of lignin and acrylamide appeared as homogeneous fibril-like particulate. The mechanism of the enzymatical grafting is discussed.
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- C Mai
- Institut für Forstbotanik der Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Zhang M, Mai C, Nie S. Phototherapeutic keratectomy combined with photorefractive keratectomy for treatment of myopia with corneal scars. Curr Med Sci 2000; 20:347-8. [PMID: 12840934 DOI: 10.1007/bf02888202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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: 12/16/1999] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To evaluate the effect of phototherapeutic keratectomy combined with photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of myopia with corneal scars, corneal epithelium was removed with laser plus scraping. Corneal scars were removed with PTK, followed by PRK for myopia. Healon was used to make corneal surface smoother during operation. 30 eyes of 24 cases of myopia with corneal scars were followed up for one year. Mean corrected vision was 0.51 and myopic degree was -6.42 D +/- 4.26 D before operation. After operation, corneal scars of 21 eyes (70.0%) were removed in operative zone. The vision of 27 operated eyes (90.0%) was equal to or better than best corrected vision. Mean postoperative visual acuity was 0.72. Corneal surface was smoother and astigmatism was reduced after the surgery. Our study showed that PTK combined with PRK is a safe and effective treatment for myopia with corneal scars.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430022
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Thulasiraman P, Newton SM, Xu J, Raymond KN, Mai C, Hall A, Montague MA, Klebba PE. Selectivity of ferric enterobactin binding and cooperativity of transport in gram-negative bacteria. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:6689-96. [PMID: 9852016 PMCID: PMC107775 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6689-6696.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ligand-gated outer membrane porin FepA serves Escherichia coli as the receptor for the siderophore ferric enterobactin. We characterized the ability of seven analogs of enterobactin to supply iron via FepA by quantitatively measuring the binding and transport of their 59Fe complexes. The experiments refuted the idea that chirality of the iron complex affects its recognition by FepA and demonstrated the necessity of an unsubstituted catecholate coordination center for binding to the outer membrane protein. Among the compounds we tested, only ferric enantioenterobactin, the synthetic, left-handed isomer of natural enterobactin, and ferric TRENCAM, which substitutes a tertiary amine for the macrocyclic lactone ring of ferric enterobactin but maintains an unsubstituted catecholate iron complex, were recognized by FepA (Kd approximately 20 nM). Ferric complexes of other analogs (TRENCAM-3,2-HOPO; TREN-Me-3,2-HOPO; MeMEEtTAM; MeME-Me-3,2-HOPO; K3MECAMS; agrobactin A) with alterations to the chelating groups and different net charge on the iron center neither adsorbed to nor transported through FepA. We also compared the binding and uptake of ferric enterobactin by homologs of FepA from Bordetella bronchisepticus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhimurium in the native organisms and as plasmid-mediated clones expressed in E. coli. All the transport proteins bound ferric enterobactin with high affinity (Kd </= 100 nM) and transported it at comparable rates (>/=50 pmol/min/10(9) cells) in their own particular membrane environments. However, the FepA and IroN proteins of S. typhimurium failed to efficiently function in E. coli. For E. coli, S. typhimurium, and P. aeruginosa, the rate of ferric enterobactin uptake was a sigmoidal function of its concentration, indicating a cooperative transport reaction involving multiple interacting binding sites on FepA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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Zhang M, He Y, Wei H, Mai C. An analysis of 1,001 blinding patients with corneal disease in 1960-1989. Yan Ke Xue Bao 1998; 14:48-51. [PMID: 12580077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the condition and change of corneal blindness (CB) in the past 30 years. METHODS 1,001 blinding patients of corneal disease were clinically analysed from 1960 to 1989, including etiology, sex, age, occupation, difference between the urban and rural areas etc. RESULTS The male predominated. Infection stood the first cause of blinding corneal diseases, followed by trauma, malnutrition and the others. HSV-1 keratitis was the most frequent infection in 1980s. The highest incidence of CB was 20-40 year-old. The number of CB caused by occupational trauma was more than that by ordinary trauma in 1960s, but from 1970s, the latter was more than the former. The number of CB in rural area was more than that in the urban in 1960s, but from 1970s, there was no significant difference between the two areas. The percentage of bilateral CB was gradually decreased. CONCLUSION We should try to find more effective strategies to prevent and treat CB caused by HSV-1 keratitis, pay special attention to preschool blindness caused by perforation injuries and avoid infection after corneal injuries of foreign bodies.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430022, China
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Mai C, Nagel M, Saeger HD. [Surgical therapy of esophageal perforation. A determination of current status based on 4 personal cases and the literature]. Chirurg 1997; 68:389-94. [PMID: 9206634 DOI: 10.1007/s001040050203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We present four cases of esophageal rupture (three iatrogenic, one Boerhaave syndrome) to demonstrate the difficulty in diagnosis and therapy. The current literature is discussed and conclusions are drawn as regards the modus operandi. All our patients were operated on. The site of esophageal rupture was always closed with a primary suture and substantial irrigation and drainage were performed. In two cases the suture line was in addition covered with fibrin glue or by an omentum flap, respectively. All patients survived and recovered was unremarkable. Our own results and a subsequent analysis of literature allow the following conclusions. At an early stage of esophageal rupture surgical intervention is indicated. The method of choice is primary closure of the rupture site by suture, possibly combined with a muscle or omentum flap. In cases of delayed diagnosis with advanced mediastinitis, suture of the rupture site should also be striven for. Additional coverage is advisable in these cases. Resection procedures with or without reconstruction should be done only in exceptional cases before of the high surgical risk.
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- C Mai
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden
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Li J, Mai C, Hu Y. [A study on histochemistry and electron microscopy of corneal nerves in experimental diabetic rabbits]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1996; 32:258-9. [PMID: 9590839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the changes of corneal nerves in diabetes mellitus. METHODS Alloxan-induced diabetes in rabbits was used as the experimental model. Histochemical techniques and electron microscopy were applied to examine the corneal nerves. RESULTS In the diabetic rabbits, from 6 weeks, the density of nerve plexus became markedly sparser, the fibers thinner and the activity of nerves lower than those of the control group. Ultrastructural changes showed swelling of axons, irregular distribution of fibril and degeneration of mitochondria of varying degree; with the progress of disease the above changes became more marked gradually. CONCLUSION The abnormal corneal nerve changes might be a pathologic basis for the reduction in corneal sensitivity in diabetes.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Jiang D, He Y, Mai C. [A study on the course of corneal epithelial healing in diabetic rabbits]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1996; 32:255-7. [PMID: 9590838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In order to approach the course of corneal epithelial healing of diabetes mellitus. METHODS The experimental rabbit diabetes models were produced by the injection of alloxan. The corneal epithelium of each rabbit was removed by freezing with a 6 mm diameter brass probe cooled in liquid nitrogen. The rate of corneal epithelial healing following freezing in the normal rabbit was compared to that in the diabetic one. Contrasted with the normal rabbits, the ultrastructural changes of the epithelium with and without freezing were also observed in the diabetic rabbits. RESULTS It is shown that there is no statistical significant difference in the overall rate of epithelial healing between the normal and diabetic rabbit. In contrast with the normal rabbit, the epithelial basement membrane of the diabetic rabbit without freezing revealed markedly thickened, and the mitochondria and glycogen particles in the epithelial cell increased. In the diabetic rabbit with freezing, the epithelial basement membrane appeared absent or discontinuous. After complete healing, the corneal epithelium was edematous in diabetic rabbit. CONCLUSION The abnormal basemenet membrane and edematous epithelial cell were responsible for the diabetic corneal epithelial poor healing and recurrent erosion.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Zhang M, Wei H, Mai C, Fan Z, Zeng S, Hu Y, Hu Y. Intraoperative use of mitomycin in trabeculectomy. J Tongji Med Univ 1996; 16:61-2. [PMID: 8758751 DOI: 10.1007/bf02889049] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mitomycin (0.2 mg/ml) was applied intraoperatively to 26 glaucomatous patients (33 eyes) during conventional trabeculectomy procedure. Most of them were considered to be at high risk of surgical failure. The conjunctival flap was fornix-based in 9 patients (11 eyes). The success rate was 84.8% without any serious side effect.
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- M Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Mai C, Johari GP. Dielectric relaxation and aging effect in interpenetrating network polymers of poly(urethane)-poly(methyl methacrylate). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.1987.090250910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/06/2022]
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Pelletier J, Vigier G, Mai C, Borrelly R. Influence of the initial stages of precipitation on the electrical properties of CuBe Alloys. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/0001-6160(83)90145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mai C, Livet F, Vigier G. A numerical calculation method for spherical and ellipsoidal particle size distribution application to Zn precipitates in AlZn alloys. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/0036-9748(81)90293-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Finck GA, Mai C, Gregor M. [Transient polyneuropathy with cranial nerve involvement, due to hypophosphataemie (author's transl)]. Nervenarzt 1979; 50:778-82. [PMID: 121151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liebenschütz F, Mai C, Pickerodt VW. Increased carbon dioxide production in two patients with malignant hyperpyrexia and its control by dantolene. Br J Anaesth 1979; 51:899-903. [PMID: 508495 DOI: 10.1093/bja/51.9.899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Two patients with successfully treated malignant hyperpyrexia are reported. Carbon dioxide output, calculated from the respiratory minute volume and PaCO2, was found to be greatly increased in both patients. In the patient who received dantolene 7.5 mg kg-1 the carbon dioxide output decreased rapidly to normal values, whereas in the other patient carbon dioxide output remained increased for several hours.
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Merle G, Rashkov I, Mai C, Gole J. Action des molécules organiques sur les composés d'insertion de métaux alcalins dans le graphite II. Cas des hydrocarbures aromatiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/0025-5416(77)90009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mai C, Dinslage E, Schütz M. Fleisch, Fleischwaren und diätetische Nährmittel. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sonntag G, Dinslage E, Mai C. Wein. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Großfeld J, Dinslage E, Grimme C, Mai C. Gewürze. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02037795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mai C, Großfeld J, Neumann P, Schütz M. Spirituosen und Essig. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02038927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Neumann P, Reuß A, Mai C, Schütz M. Konservierungsmittel. Eur Food Res Technol 1921. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02038381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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