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Yu Z, Chen DM, Huang JL. [Research progress of long-chain non-coding RNA in lipid metabolism reprogramming in primary hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2024; 32:180-185. [PMID: 38514271 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20240117-00034] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver malignant tumor with complex pathogenesis and a poor prognosis. Metabolic reprogramming has been recognized as one of the important cancer markers, and the liver, as an important organ for lipid metabolism in the human body, plays an important role in the process of the occurrence and development of HCC. More and more evidence shows that long-chain non-coding RNA (lncRNA) can influence the lipid metabolism process by regulating key enzymes and transcription factors, as well as being involved in the occurrence and development of HCC. Therefore, explicating the mechanism of lncRNA in lipid metabolism reprogramming is conducive to providing new targets and strategies for the diagnosis and treatment and improving the prognosis of HCC patients. This article summarizes the latest research progress on the involvement of lncRNA in the reprogramming process of HCC lipid metabolism.
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- Z Yu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gene Diagnosis Research Center, Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gene Diagnosis Research Center, Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gene Diagnosis Research Center, Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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Sun Y, Zhu RN, Wang F, Chen DM, Guo Q, Zhou YT, Yao Y, Jia LP, Zhao LQ. [Pathogenic agents causing acute respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients in Spring, 2023, in Beijing]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:159-164. [PMID: 38264816 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230723-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Objective: To explore the pathogenic agents of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in children in Beijing. Methods: In the cross-sectional study, 3 groups of children from different departments were enrolled from Feb 6th, 2023 (6th week) to May 28th (21th week), 2023, including influenza-like case group from emergency department for nucleic acid testing of influenza virus (Flu) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV), the outpatient ARI group under nucleic acid testing for Flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV), and parainfluenza virus (PIV), and the inpatient ARI group under nucleic acid testing for Flu, RSV, HMPV, ADV, human bocavirus (HBoV), Rhinovirus (Rh), PIV, coronavirus (HCoV), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) and Chlamydia pneumonia (Cp). Results: There were 320 influenza-like cases enrolled, including 192 males and 128 females, aged 4.7 (3.6, 6.9) years, and 117 cases (36.6%) positive for Flu A, which contained similar proportion of pandemic H1N1 (H1N1) 47.0% (55/117) and H3N2 53.0% (62/117), and 13 cases for HMPV 4.1% (13/320). The rate of Flu reached its peak at the 10th week, with H1N1 as the predominant one from the 6th to 9th week (10.0%-50.0%) and then H3N2 from the 10th to 16th week (15.0%-90.0%). HMPV was detected from the 15th week 5.0% (1/20), and then reached to 30.0% (6/20) at the 20th week. In the outpatient ARI group, 7 573 were enrolled, including 4 131 males and 3 442 females, aged 4.0 (2.1, 5.3) years, and the highest positive rate for RSV 32.9% (2 491/7 573), followed by Flu A 12.1% (915/7 573). The dominant one was Flu A in weeks 6-14 (23.2%-74.7%), then RSV in the 15th week 24.8% (36/145). In the inpatient ARI group, 1 391 patients were enrolled, including 804 males and 587 females, aged 3.3 (0.4, 5.8) years, and the highest positive rate for Rh 18.7% (260/1 391), followed by RSV 12.4% (173/1 391), Flu A 10.2% (142/1 391, of which 116 cases (81.7%) were H1N1, and 26 cases (18.3%) were H3N2) and HMPV 3.1% (43/1 391). H1N1 was detected from the 7th week 10% (6/60), to peak in the 11th week 31.8% (21/66). H3N2 was detected from the 8th week 1.5% (1/68), and then kept in low level. The proportion of H1N1 among Flu was 81.7% (116/142) in the inpatient ARI group. RSV was detected from 12th week 1.3% (1/80), reaching 30.4% (35/115) at 19th week. The positive rate of HMPV reached 12.1% (14/116) at 21th week. Conclusions: In the spring of 2023, the first one in Beijing is the Flu epidemic, with H1N1 being the predominant one in the early stage and H3N2 in the later stage. Then, there is a postponed RSV epidemic and an increased HMPV detection. In addition, nucleic acid testing for outpatient children should be strengthened to provide early warning of epidemics.
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- Y Sun
- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Chen DM, Yu Z, Zhang ZW, Huang JL. [Research progress of non-coding RNA-encoding polypeptides in primary hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2024; 32:91-96. [PMID: 38320799 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20231126-00236] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors, with rapid progression and a poor prognosis. More and more studies have shown that there are small open reading frames (sORFs) on the molecular sequences of a large number of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), which can encode conserved peptides that play an important role in controlling the occurrence and development of HCC. This article introduces the discovery, prediction, and validation methods of ncRNA-encoding polypeptides and reviews its research progress, with the aim of providing new targets and ideas for early-stage diagnosis, targeted therapy, and prognosis assessment of HCC.
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- D M Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou 350005, China Gene Diagnostic Research Centre, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou 350005, China Gene Diagnostic Research Centre, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou 350005, China Gene Diagnostic Research Centre, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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Jiang SY, Yang CZ, Tian XY, Chen DM, Yang ZM, Shi JY, Xu FL, Mo Y, Gu XY, Lee K, Zhou WH, Cao Y. [Outcomes and care practices of extremely preterm infants at 22-25 weeks' gestation age from the Chinese Neonatal Network]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:22-28. [PMID: 38154973 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231017-00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Objective: To describe the current status and trends in the outcomes and care practices of extremely preterm infants at 22-25 weeks' gestation age from the Chinese Neonatal Network (CHNN) from 2019 to 2021. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the CHNN cohort of very preterm infants. All 963 extremely preterm infants with gestational age between 22-25 weeks who were admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of the CHNN from 2019 to 2021 were included. Infants admitted after 24 hours of life or transferred to non-CHNN hospitals were excluded. Perinatal care practices, survival rates, incidences of major morbidities, and NICU treatments were described according to different gestational age groups and admission years. Comparison among gestational age groups was conducted using χ2 and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Trends by year were evaluated by Cochran-Armitage and Jonckheere-Terpstra tests for trend. Results: Of the 963 extremely preterm infants enrolled, 588 extremely preterm infants (61.1%) were male. The gestational age was 25.0 (24.4, 25.6) weeks, with 29 extremely preterm infants (3.0%), 88 extremely preterm infants (9.1%), 264 extremely preterm infants (27.4%), and 582 extremely preterm infants (60.4%) at 22, 23, 24, and 25 weeks of gestation age, respectively. The birth weight was 770 (680, 840) g. From 2019 to 2021, the number of extremely preterm infants increased each year (285, 312, and 366 extremely preterm infants, respectively). Antenatal steroids and magnesium sulfate were administered to 67.7% (615/908) and 51.1% (453/886) mothers of extremely preterm infants. In the delivery room, 20.8% (200/963) and 69.5% (669/963) extremely preterm infants received noninvasive positive end-expiratory pressure support and endotracheal intubation. Delayed cord clamping and cord milking were performed in 19.0% (149/784) and 30.4% (241/794) extremely preterm infants. From 2019 to 2021, there were significant increases in the usage of antenatal steroids, antenatal magnesium sulfate, and delivery room noninvasive positive-end expiratory pressure support (all P<0.05). Overall, 349 extremely preterm infants (36.2%) did not receive complete care, 392 extremely preterm infants (40.7%) received complete care and survived to discharge, and 222 extremely preterm infants (23.1%) received complete care but died in hospital. The survival rates for extremely preterm infants at 22, 23, 24 and 25 weeks of gestation age were 10.3% (3/29), 23.9% (21/88), 33.0% (87/264) and 48.3% (281/582), respectively. From 2019 to 2021, there were no statistically significant trends in complete care, survival, and mortality rates (all P>0.05). Only 11.5% (45/392) extremely preterm infants survived without major morbidities. Moderate to severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (67.3% (264/392)) and severe retinopathy of prematurity (61.5% (241/392)) were the most common morbidities among survivors. The incidences of severe intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia, necrotizing enterocolitis, and sepsis were 15.3% (60/392), 5.9% (23/392) and 19.1% (75/392), respectively. Overall, 83.7% (328/392) survivors received invasive ventilation during hospitalization, with a duration of 22 (10, 42) days. The hospital stay for survivors was 97 (86, 116) days. Conclusions: With the increasing number of extremely preterm infants at 22-25 weeks' gestation admitted to CHNN NICU, the survival rate remained low, especially the rate of survival without major morbidities. Further quality improvement initiatives are needed to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based care practices.
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- S Y Jiang
- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Nankai University Maternity Hospital, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, Tianjin 300199,China
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- Department of Neonatology, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou 362017,China
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- Department of Neonatology, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215001,China
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- Department of Neonatology, Gansu Provincial Central Hospital, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Henan Province), Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Neonatal Medical Center, the Children's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530005, China
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- National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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- the Maternal Infant Care Research Center (MiCARE), Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Division of Neonatology and Center for Newborn Care, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 201102, China
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Tang L, Zhou M, Xia L, Hao RM, Tong X, Chen DM, Song YY, Zhao X, Zhang H, Hu WJ, Zou LM, Du Y, Qi YL, Chen XM, Yang ZM. [Rethinking the marketing strategy of anti-tumor drugs by single-arm trials supported]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2022; 44:587-592. [PMID: 35754235 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20210513-00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single-arm trial refers to a clinical trial design that does not set up parallel control group, adopts open design, and does not involve randomization and blind method. These features, on the one hand, speed up the process of clinical trials, significantly shorten the time to market and meet the needs of patients with advanced malignancies, but also lead to the uncertainty of single-arm clinical trials themselves. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration held a meeting of the oncologic drug advisory committee to discuss six tumor indications that have been accelerated approved, which once again triggered the discussion of single-arm trials. The basis of accelerated approval by single-arm trial is actually a compromise on the level of evidence-based medical evidence requirements after assessing the benefit risk. Therefore, the sponsor should strictly grasp the applicable conditions of single-arm trial in anti-tumor drugs and conduct single-arm trial scientifically. Post-marketing clinical trial should be implement as early as possible to ensure the benefit of patients. Based on the characteristics of single-arm trial, combined with two guidance relevant to single-arm trial issued by National Medical Products Administration recently, this article is supposed to propose and summarize the strategy of single-arm trial supporting the marketing of anti-tumor drugs.
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration of China, Beijing 100022, China
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Wang FM, Yang CY, Qian Y, Li F, Gu L, Chen DM, Sun Y, Zhu RN, Wang F, Guo Q, Zhou YT, De R, Cao L, Qu D, Zhao LQ. [Clinical characteristics of human adenovirus infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection in Beijing]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:30-35. [PMID: 34986620 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210809-00658] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To compare the clinical characteristics of different types of human adenovirus (HAdV) infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection in Beijing, and to clarify the clinical necessity of adenovirus typing. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 9 022 respiratory tract specimens collected from hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection from November 2017 to October 2019 in Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics were screened for HAdV by direct immunofluorescence (DFA) and (or) nucleic acid detection. Then the Penton base, Hexon and Fiber gene of HAdV were amplified from HAdV positive specimens to confirm their HAdV types by phylogenetic tree construction. Clinical data such as laboratory results and imaging data were analyzed for children with predominate type HAdV infection using t, U, or χ2 test. Results: There were 392 cases (4.34%) positive for HAdV among 9 022 specimens from hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection. Among those 205 cases who were successfully typed, 131 were male and 74 were female, age of 22.6 (6.7, 52.5) months,102 cases (49.76%) were positive for HAdV-3 and 86 cases (41.95%), HAdV-7, respectively, while 17 cases were confirmed as HAdV-1, 2, 4, 6, 14 or 21. In comparison of clinical characteristics between the predominate HAdV type 7 and 3 infection, significant differences were shown in proportions of children with wheezing (10 cases (11.63%) vs. 25 cases (24.51%)), white blood cell count >15 ×109/L (4 cases (4.65%) vs.14 cases (13.73%)), white blood cell count <5×109/L (26 cases (30.23%) vs.11 cases (10.78%)), procalcitonin level>0.5 mg/L (43 cases (50.00%) vs. 29 cases (28.43%)), multilobar infiltration (45 cases (52.33%) vs.38 cases (37.25%)), pleural effusion (23 cases (26.74%) vs. 10 cases (9.80%)), and severe adenovirus pneumonia (7 cases (8.14%) vs. 2 cases (1.96%)) with χ²=5.11, 4.44, 11.16, 9.19, 4.30, 9.25, 3.91 and P=0.024, 0.035, 0.001, 0.002, 0.038, 0.002, 0.048, respectively, and also in length of hospital stay (11 (8, 15) vs. 7 (5, 13) d, Z=3.73, P<0.001). Conclusions: HAdV-3 and 7 were the predominate types of HAdV infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection in Beijing. Compared with HAdV-3 infection, HAdV-7 infection caused more obvious inflammatory reaction, more severe pulmonary symptoms, longer length of hospital stay, suggesting the clinical necessity of further typing of HAdVs.
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- F M Wang
- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of ICU, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of ICU, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Chen DM, Chen LD, Kouba CK, Kouba AJ. 20 Paths less travelled: novel oral and nasal hormone administration routes for eliciting spermiation in male eastern tiger salamanders ( Ambystoma tigrinum). Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:244. [PMID: 35231272 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab20] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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- D M Chen
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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Yang CY, Zhou XH, Qian Y, Li F, Gu L, Chen DM, Sun Y, Zhu RN, Wang F, Guo Q, Zhou YT, De R, Cao L, Qu D, Zhao LQ. [Clinical characteristics of children infected with different subtypes/genotypes of human respiratory syncytial virus in Beijing from 2009 to 2017]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2867-2872. [PMID: 34587726 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210314-00631] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the different clinical characteristics of children infected with different subtype/genotype of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) in Beijing. Methods: Respiratory specimens for positive HRSV were randomly collected from children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in the epidemic season of HRSV from November of each year to January of the next year during 2009 and 2017. G genes of HRSV were amplified and sequenced for subtyping and genotyping by bioinformatics analysis. Clinical data were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of 590 children, 376 (63.7%) with subtype A, and 214 (36.3) with subtype B. The annual dominant subtypes of HRSV from 2009 to 2017 were B-A-A-B-AB-A-A-B-A, respectively, whilst a total of 10 genotypes were detected with 95.8% assigned to genotype ON1 and NA1 of subtype A, and genotype BA9 of subtype B. Children infected with subtype B (96 cases, 44.9%) were more likely aged 0-3 month old than those with subtype A (118 cases, 31.4%) (P=0.001), and more likely to be admitted to Intensive Care Unit(ICU) ((124 cases, 57.9%) than those with subtype A (172 cases, 45.7%)) (P=0.005). Statistical significance were shown among children infected with genotype ON1, NA1 or BA9, in the possibility of infection in children aged 0-3 month (P=0.003), proportion of admission into ICU (P=0.007), length of stay in hospital (P=0.001), and clinical outcome (P=0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Children infected with different subtype or genotype of HRSV have different clinical characteristics, which stresses the important role of the monitoring HRSV subtypes and genotypes among children.
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- C Y Yang
- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Chen DM, Yang HJ, Huang JG, Yuan L. Lysobacter enzymogenes LE16 autolysates have potential as biocontrol agents-Lysobacter sp. autolysates as biofungicide. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:1684-1692. [PMID: 32588501 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS Biological techniques can manage plant diseases safely and in environmentally friendly ways, but their efficacy needs improvement. It is of the utmost importance to search for powerful microbes for the effective control of plant diseases. METHODS AND RESULTS Unheated self-digestive solutions (SDS) that were heated at 100°C for 30 min(H-SDS) or stored for 12 months at room temperature (S-SDS) were prepared from Lysobacter enzymogenes LE16 broth culture to study their potential as biocontrol agents. This bacterium produced protease, phosphatase, lysozyme and siderophores in pure culture as well as 12 secondary metabolites including novel antibiotics lysobactin, WAP-8294A2 and mupirocin determined based on the antiSMASH 5.0.0 blast database. A poison plate assay revealed the antagonistic activities of SDS, H-SDS and S-SDS against an animal pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, a phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci, and numerous plant pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, including Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Penicillium italicum, Alternaria alternate, Rhizoctonia solani, Didymella bryoniae, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Phytophthora nicotianae and Phytophthora capsici. The greenhouse experiment showed that SDS was highly effective in controlling pepper blight disease, which is caused by P. capsici. Compared with only pathogen inoculation, the application of SDS to the soil in preventive or curative treatments significantly reduced the disease incidence and index with relatively high control efficacy of 86·2-93·1%. CONCLUSIONS SDS enriched lytic enzymes, siderophores and antibiotics, has a wide antimicrobial spectrum, and shows potential as a new, safe and effective biocontrol agent against plant diseases. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Autolysates of the new biocontrol bacterium L. enzymogenes LE16 demonstrated the potential for industrial production and commercial use as a promising biocontrol agent in agriculture.
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- D M Chen
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Zhou M, Chen DM, Xia L, Song YY, Shi YK, Yang ZM. [Clinical research and drug review of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2019; 41:949-952. [PMID: 31874554 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2019.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the most common cause of cancer mortality in China. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 85% of lung cancers. The mutation rate of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is relatively high, accounts for 32%~38% of all NSCLC. During the last decade, the application of EGFR specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) significantly improved prognosis of NSCLC patients with sensitive EGFR mutations. Thus, the research and development of third generation EGFR-TKI have entered the period of rapid development. The fourth generation EGFR-TKI which targeting EGFR C797S has even begun clinical development in China. This review will discuss the clinical research and drug review of EGFR-TKI from the perspective of drug review.
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100022, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100022, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100022, China
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Rao YB, Yang J, Cao B, Chen DM, Gao PM, Zhong Q, Li MX, Gao JH, Chen YJ, Zhong XM, Ren ZX. [Predictive effect of neonatal morbidities on the poor outcomes at 12 months corrected age in very low birth weight premature infants]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 55:608-612. [PMID: 28822437 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the prognostic effect of neonatal morbidities on poor outcomes at 12 months corrected age in very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants . Method: From November 2013 to October 2014, a multi-center retrospective study was conducted in 8 tertiary Maternal and Children's hospitals in Guangdong, Hunan and Fujian. The premature infants survived to a postmenstrual age (PMA) of 36 weeks with birth weight less than 1 500 g and without congenital diseases were included, and divided into two groups according to poor outcomes. The birth weight, gestational age, morbidities and poor outcomes (death, cerebral palsy, cognitive delay, et al) were recorded. Data were analyzed with Chi-square test to investigate the relationship between morbidities and poor outcomes. And the predictive effect of the top three morbidities were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis. Result: Total of 834 VLBW premature infants (473 boys and 361 girls) finished the follow-up, whose average gestational age and birth weight were (30.6±1.8) weeks and (1 189±159)g. The incidences of BPD, severe ROP, NEC, brain injury and sepsis were 207 (24.8%), 119 (14.3%), 58 (7.0%), 281 (33.7%) and 124 (14.9%), respectively. There were significant differences between the two groups in the incidences of BPD, severe ROP, NEC, brain injury and sepsis(χ(2)=42.10, 47.20, 4.81, 44.28, 18.63, all P<0.01), which had significant correlation with poor outcomes at 12 months corrected age. The three top morbidities were severe ROP, BPD and brain injury(OR=3.82, 2.90, 2.80). Combined morbidities with BPD, severe ROP and brain injury correlated with higher risk of poor outcomes (one morbidity, OR=3.14, β=1.15; two morbidities, OR=7.31, β=1.99; three morbidities, OR=22.41, β=3.11; all P<0.01). Conclusion: BPD, severe ROP, NEC, brain injury and sepsis were the risk factors of poor outcomes at 12 months corrected age in VLBW infants. And the more combined morbidities with severe ROP, BPD and brain injury, the higher risk of poor outcomes in this population. Trial registration Clinical Trails, NCT03104946.
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- Neonatology Department, Guangdong Maternal and Children's Hospital, Guangzhou 511400, China
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Sun Y, Zhou RB, Chen DM. APOA5 -1131T>C and APOC3 -455T>C polymorphisms are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:18218-28. [PMID: 26782469 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.23.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate correlations between apolipoprotein A-V (APOA5) -1131T>C and apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) -455T>C polymorphisms and coronary heart disease (CHD). PubMed, Ovid, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases were searched using combinations of keywords relating to these polymorphisms and CHD. Studies retrieved from database searches were screened using our stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria, and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 2.0 software was used for statistical analyses. In total, 115 studies were initially retrieved and after further selection, 11 were included in the meta-analysis. These 11 articles comprised 4840 patients with CHD in the case group and 4913 healthy participants in the control group. Meta-analysis revealed that APOA5 -1131T>C and APOC3 -455T>C polymorphisms increased CHD risk. In addition, subgroup analysis by ethnicity showed that while the -1131T>C polymorphism elevated the risk of CHD in the Caucasian population under both allelic and dominant models, this increased risk was observed only under a dominant model in the Asian population. The results of our meta-analysis point to a strong link between both APOA5 -1131T>C and APOC3 -455T>C polymorphisms and an increased risk of CHD. Thus, these polymorphisms constitute important predictive indicators of CHD susceptibility.
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- Department of Emergency, The Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing, China
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Mathias SD, Chren MM, Crosby RD, Colwell HH, Yim YM, Reyes C, Chen DM, Fosko SW. Reliability and validity of the Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma Index (aBCCdex). Br J Dermatol 2015; 173:713-9. [PMID: 25939524 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires were recently developed specifically for use with patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma (aBCC) and basal cell carcinoma naevus syndrome (BCCNS). OBJECTIVES To evaluate the measurement properties of PRO questionnaires for use in patients with aBCC or BCCNS. METHODS In total 129 patients from 10 clinical sites in the U.S.A. and the BCCNS Support Network completed the two newly developed questionnaires multiple times over 3 months. Patients also completed the Skindex-16 and the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey as collateral measures. Psychometric properties of the questionnaires were evaluated, including internal consistency and test-retest reliability, construct and known-groups validity, and responsiveness. RESULTS Based on the results of exploratory factor analysis and clinical input, the two newly developed questionnaires were combined into a single questionnaire, called the aBCCdex, which is relevant for patients with both aBCC and BCCNS. The internal consistency reliability was acceptable, and all aBCCdex scale scores correlated significantly with conceptually similar scales. When divided into groups that differed based on scores from collateral measures, aBCCdex scale scores differentiated between groups (known-groups validity) and were responsive to change. CONCLUSIONS The aBCCdex is a brief and comprehensive questionnaire appropriate for use with patients with aBCC and BCCNS. Its reliability and validity have been confirmed. Further research is necessary to estimate the minimally important difference in a larger patient population.
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- S D Mathias
- Health Outcomes Solutions, 2351 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, FL, 32789, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A
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- Health Outcomes Solutions, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, and University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, U.S.A
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- Health Outcomes Solutions, 2351 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, FL, 32789, U.S.A
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- Genentech, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A
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- Genentech, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A
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- Genentech, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A
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- Departments of Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, U.S.A
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Sun Y, Shuang F, Chen DM, Zhou RB. Treatment of hydrogen molecule abates oxidative stress and alleviates bone loss induced by modeled microgravity in rats. Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:969-78. [PMID: 22648000 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Treatment with molecular hydrogen alleviates microgravity-induced bone loss through abating oxidative stress, restoring osteoblastic differentiation, and suppressing osteoclast differentiation and osteoclastogenesis. INTRODUCTION Recently, it has been suggested that hydrogen gas exerts a therapeutic antioxidant activity by selectively reducing cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether treatment with molecular hydrogen alleviated bone loss induced by modeled microgravity in rats. METHODS Hindlimb suspension (HLS) and rotary wall vessel bioreactor were used to model microgravity in vivo and in vitro, respectively. Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to HLS for 6 weeks to induced bone loss and simultaneously administrated with hydrogen water (HW). Then, we investigated the effects of incubation with hydrogen-rich medium (HRM) on MC3T3-E1 and RAW264.7 cells exposed to modeled microgravity. RESULTS Treatment with HW alleviated HLS-induced reduction of bone mineral density, ultimate load, stiffness, and energy in femur and lumbar vertebra. Treatment with HW alleviated HLS-induced augmentation of malondialdehyde content and peroxynitrite content and reduction of total sulfhydryl content in femur and lumbar vertebra. In cultured MC3T3-E1 cells, incubation with HRM inhibited modeled microgravity-induced ROS formation, reduction of osteoblastic differentiation, increase of ratio of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand to osteoprotegerin, inducible nitric oxide synthetase upregulation, and Erk1/2 phosphorylation. In cultured RAW264.7, incubation with HRM aggravated modeled microgravity-induced ROS formation, osteoclastic differentiation, and osteoclastogenesis. CONCLUSION Treatment with molecular hydrogen alleviates microgravity-induced bone loss in rats. Molecular hydrogen could thus be envisaged as a nutritional countermeasure for spaceflight but remains to be tested in humans.
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- Department of Emergency, The Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing 100700, China
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Hong Y, Xie QX, Chen CY, Yang C, Li YZ, Chen DM, Xie MQ. Insulin resistance in first-trimester pregnant women with pre-pregnant glucose tolerance and history of recurrent spontaneous abortion. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2013; 27:225-231. [PMID: 23489701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Insulin resistance (IR) has been reported to play an important role in recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, scanted materials exist regarding the independent effect of IR on RSA. The aim of this study is to investigate the status of IR in first trimester pregnant patients with normal pre-pregnant glucose tolerance and history of RSA. This two-center case-control study enrolled totally 626 first trimester pregnant women including 161 patients with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion, who were pre-pregnantly glucose-tolerant according to oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and 465 women with no history of abnormal pregnancies of any kind. Clinical, biochemical and hormonal parameters were simultaneously measured in all participants. Serum beta-HCG, estradiol, progesterone, fasting plasma glucose and fasting plasma insulin levels, as well, the calculated homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), fasting plasma glucose/insulin ratio(G/I) and pregnancy outcome were analyzed and compared. Serum beta-HCG and progesterone were found to be significantly lower in RSA group compared to controls. Subjects in RSA group were found to have higher HOMA-IR and lower G/I ratio than those in control group. Serum beta-HCG and progesterone were negatively correlated with HOMA-IR, and positively with G/I ratio even after adjustment for BMI. The spontaneous abortion rate within first trimester pregnancy of RSA patients was significantly higher than that in controls. In conclusion, woman with recurrent spontaneous abortion and normal pre-pregnant glucose metabolism tends to be more insulin resistant during first trimester pregnancy than healthy controls, no matter whether she has PCOS or not. Insulin resistance might be one of the direct causes that lead to recurrent abortion.
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Joshi AD, Forsyth MT, Fryefield DC, Lopez W, Chen DM, Ramanan DD. Demographic and treatment characteristics for advanced basal cell carcinoma (aBCC) in an oncology outpatient setting. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e19001] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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DaCosta Byfield S, Chen DM, Ramanan DD. Cost and patterns of care among patients with advanced non-melanoma skin cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e16517] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy of atomically flat Ga(001) islands revealed the 2D electronic superlattice composed of stripe domains. Tunnel spectroscopy of these surface electrons indicates the formation of a 2D charge-ordered state of Wigner-crystal type driven by competition of short-range and long-range Coulomb energies. At the boundaries of stripe domains the energy spectra exhibit splitting due to charged excitonic states and shift due to charge doping, altogether indicating the self-assembly of 1D hole stripes. The size distribution of stripe domains is broadened around 4a.
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- I B Altfeder
- Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Liu H, Meng Y, Zhao HW, Chen DM. Active mechanical noise cancellation scanning tunneling microscope. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:073705. [PMID: 17672764 DOI: 10.1063/1.2755399] [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: 05/16/2023]
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We present the design and performance of an active mechanical noise cancellation scanning tunneling microscope (STM). This system features two key parts: a "twin-tip" scanner and an active mechanical noise cancellation algorithm. The twin-tip scanner functions as two independent STMs which share nearly the same mechanical transfer function, allowing both STMs to sense nearly identical background mechanical noise. Based on an adaptive digital signal processing technique, the active mechanical noise cancellation algorithm applies the noise sensed by the first STM to concurrently cancel the noise in the second STM and hence allows the second STM to acquire spectroscopy with a significantly improved signal to noise ratio. This system demonstrates long-term stability of the tip-sample tunnel junction and improved spectroscopy measurement in a mechanically noisy environment.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Cai W, Pang F, Wang J, Liu H, Liang XJ, Xue QK, Chen DM. Ultrahigh vacuum, variable temperature, dual scanning tunneling microscope system operating under high magnetic field. Rev Sci Instrum 2007; 78:065108. [PMID: 17614639 DOI: 10.1063/1.2746821] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present a dual scanning tunneling microscope (DSTM) system operating between 2.2 K and room temperature, in a split-coil superconducting magnetic field up to 12 T and in ultrahigh vacuum. The DSTM consists of two compact STMs, each having x, y, and z coarse positioning piezoelectric steppers with embedded capacitive positioning sensor for navigation. Each STM can be operated independently and can achieve atomic resolution. The DSTM and the sample is configured in a way that allows the magnetic field orientation to be varied continuously from normal to parallel to the sample surface. Together with the sample, the DSTM can form a nanometer scale three terminal setup for transport measurement.
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- Weiwei Cai
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street No. 8, Haidian, Beijing 100080, China
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Hu CH, Chen DM, Wang YM, Xu DS, Yang K. First-principles investigations of the pressure-induced structural transitions in Mg(AlH(4))(2). J Phys Condens Matter 2007; 19:176205. [PMID: 21690951 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/17/176205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 05/30/2023]
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A systematic investigation is presented of the high-pressure structural stability of Mg(AlH(4))(2) using a plane-wave pseudo-potential method. The total-energy calculations show that under ambient pressure the structure of α-Mg(AlH(4))(2) found by experiments is more stable than the other proposed structures, and with pressure increasing the α to β (δ-Zr(MoO(4))(2)-type structure) and β to γ (Ca(BF(4))(2)-type structure) transitions occur at 0.67 and 10.28 GPa respectively, accompanied with volume reductions of 6.6% and 8.7%. A detailed study of the electronic structures reveals the bonding characteristics between Al and H and between Mg and H as well as the nonmetallic features of α, β, and γ phases under pressure of up to 20.0 GPa. Their electronic structures are mainly responsible for the relative high-pressure stability of the three phases. Finally, an analysis of their structural relations indicates that it is possible to produce the [Formula: see text] structural transition by applying pressure.
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- C H Hu
- National Engineering Research Center, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua road, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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Yang GS, Chen DM, Yang Y, Tang B, Gao JJ, Aboul-Enein HY, Koppenhoefer B. Enantioseparation of Some Clinically Used Drugs by Capillary Electrophoresis Using Sulfated β-Cyclodextrin as a Chiral Selector. Chromatographia 2005. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-005-0632-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Huang NY, She JC, Chen J, Deng SZ, Xu NS, Bishop H, Huq SE, Wang L, Zhong DY, Wang EG, Chen DM. Mechanism responsible for initiating carbon nanotube vacuum breakdown. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:075501. [PMID: 15324247 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.075501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report a physical mechanism responsible for initiating a vacuum breakdown process of a single carbon nanotube (CNT) during field emission. A quasidynamic method has been developed to simulate the breakdown process and calculate the critical field, critical emission current density and critical temperature beyond which thermal runaway occurs before the CNT temperature reaches its melting point. This model is in good agreement with experiments carried out with a single CNT on a silicon microtip.
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- N Y Huang
- State Key Lab of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Altfeder IB, Liang X, Yamada T, Chen DM, Narayanamurti V. Anisotropic metal-insulator transition in epitaxial thin films. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:226404. [PMID: 15245244 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.226404] [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: 10/16/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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By comparing the properties of In and Pb quantum wells in a scanning tunneling microscopy subsurface imaging experiment, we found the existence of lateral bound states, a 2D Mott-Hubbard correlation gap, induced by transverse confinement. Its formation is attributed to spin or charge overscreening of quasi-2D excitations. The signature of the 2D confinement-deconfinement transition is also experimentally observed, with the correlation gap being pinned in the middle of the conduction band. A self-organized 2D Anderson lattice is suggested as a new ground state.
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- I B Altfeder
- Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Hou JG, Wang B, Yang J, Wang K, Lu W, Li Z, Wang H, Chen DM, Zhu Q. Disorder and suppression of quantum confinement effects in Pd nanoparticles. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:246803. [PMID: 12857212 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.246803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/11/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Size-selectable ligand-passivated crystalline and amorphous Pd nanoparticles (<4 nm) are synthesized by a novel two-phase process and verified by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy preformed at 5 K on these two types of nanoparticles exhibits clear Coulomb blockade and Coulomb staircases. Size dependent multipeak spectral features in the differential conductance curve are observed for the crystalline Pd particles but not for the amorphous particles. Theoretical analysis shows that these spectral features are related to the quantized electronic states in the crystalline Pd particle. The suppression of the quantum confinement effect in the amorphous particle arises from the reduction of the degeneracy of the eigenstates and the level broadening due to the reduced lifetime of the electronic states.
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- J G Hou
- Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
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Kim S, Chen DM, Zavarella K, Fourtner CF, Stark WS, Shortridge RD. Substitution of a non-retinal phospholipase C in Drosophila phototransduction. Insect Mol Biol 2003; 12:147-153. [PMID: 12653936 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00396.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The Drosophila norpA gene encodes at least two subtypes of phospholipase C (PLC), one of which is essential for phototransduction and the other is utilized in signalling pathways other than phototransduction. The two subtypes of norpA-PLC differ by 14 amino acids that have been proposed as important for the function of PLC in different signalling pathways. The present study aimed to determine whether norpA subtype II enzyme can functionally substitute for the subtype I enzyme in the phototransduction pathway. We found that the non-retinal norpA-PLC enzyme can substitute for its retinal counterpart, but that there is a reduced rate of repolarization of photoreceptors following intense light stimuli. This reduced repolarization might be due to the inability of a regulatory component being able to interact with the non-retinal norpA-PLC enzyme.
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- S Kim
- Department of Biology, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-1300, USA
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Yuan LF, Yang J, Wang H, Zeng C, Li Q, Wang B, Hou JG, Zhu Q, Chen DM. Low-temperature orientationally ordered structures of two-dimensional C60. J Am Chem Soc 2003; 125:169-72. [PMID: 12515519 DOI: 10.1021/ja025775h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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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Orientationally ordered structures of two-dimensional (2D) C(60) at low temperature have been investigated theoretically and experimentally. Using total energy optimization with a phenomenological potential, we find the ground state is a close packed hexagonal lattice in which all the molecules have the same orientation. Several local minima of the potential energy surface are found to be associated with other 1 x 1 lattices as well as 2 x 2 lattices. The energies of the orientational domain boundaries of the 1x1 lattices are also computed, and two kinds of which yield negative values. A majority of these theoretical findings are confirmed by our low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy study of a 2D C(60) array supported on a self-assembled monolayer.
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- Lan-Feng Yuan
- Open Laboratory of Bond Selective Chemistry and Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Perry T, Lahiri DK, Chen DM, Zhou J, Shaw KTY, Egan JM, Greig NH. A Novel Neutrotrophic Property Of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1: A Promoter Of Nerve Growth Factor-Mediated Differentiation In PC12 Cells. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2002. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02026_3.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lead quantum wells (QW) epitaxially grown on annealed Pb/Si(111) interface form a model system for the study of interactions between quantized electrons and adiabatically modulated boundaries. Tunnel spectra of this system reveal a previously unknown adiabatic shift of QW resonances due to lateral variations of the electronic reflection phase at the buried interface. With this effect, lateral distribution of the subsurface reflection phase can be probed, using scanning tunneling microscopy.
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- I B Altfeder
- Gordon McKay Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Chen DM, Reeves LW. Sodium magnetic resonance in lyotropic nematic phases and the implications for observation in living systems. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00767a081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chen DM, Reeves LW, Tracey AS, Tracey MM. Membrane processes. IV. Structure of the acetate ion and degree of orientation of the ionic head groups in the electrical double layer. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00824a008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang YH, Chen DM, He T, Liu FC. Reaction of metallotetraphenylporphyrins on hydroxyl-modified silver colloid and Ag2O colloid by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2001; 57:2599-2605. [PMID: 11765787 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-1425(01)00432-2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This paper reports a novel reaction of metallotetraphenylporphyrins on hydroxyl-modified silver colloid and Ag2O colloid. Surface-enhanced Raman spectra of Ag(II) and Cu(II) complexes of tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) adsorbed on the hydroxyl-modified Ag colloid and Ag2O colloid have been studied. The time-dependent SERS spectra of MTPP (M = Ag, Cu) on hydroxyl-modified Ag colloid were recorded and dramatic change on SERS spectra was observed. The final spectra were found to be strikingly different from the corresponding normal Raman spectra (NRS), with the appearance of new Raman bands at 1614. 1417, 947, 674 and 292 cm(-1). The UV-visible absorption spectrum of MTPP on hydroxyl-modified Ag colloid exhibits a broad shoulder near 460 nm. Similar spectral phenomena were also observed for AgTPP and CuTPP adsorbed on Ag2O colloid. The observed spectral alterations were ascribed to new species formation due to the irreducible oxidation of MTPP on the colloids.
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- Y H Zhang
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Xu CJ, Chen DM, Zhang SL. [Molecular cloning of full length capsanthin/capsorubin synthase homologous gene from orange (Citrus sinensis)]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2001; 34:147-50. [PMID: 12549109] [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: 04/19/2023]
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The complete sequence of orange homologous capsanthin/capsorubin synthase gene is 3788 bp long with a coding sequence of 1512 bp, which encodes a polypeptide of 503 amino acids. The 5' upstream sequence is 1721 bp long and the 3' downstream sequence is 555 bp long. The amino acid sequence of this gene is 78% and 69% identical to the genes from carrot and pepper, respectively. It is also partially homologous to plant neoxanthin synthase, lycopene beta-cyclase and lycopene epsilon cyclase genes. Isolation of the gene provides a framework for elucidation of the mechanisms involved in inability of citrus to produce capsanthin and capsorubin.
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- C J Xu
- Department of Horticulture, Huajiachi Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029
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Hou JG, Jinlong Y, Haiqian W, Qunxiang L, Changgan Z, Lanfeng Y, Bing W, Chen DM, Qingshi Z. Topology of two-dimensional C60 domains. Nature 2001; 409:304-5. [PMID: 11201729 DOI: 10.1038/35053163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- J G Hou
- Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China.
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Hou JG, Jinlong Y, Haiqian W, Qunxiang L, Changgan Z, Hai L, Wang B, Chen DM, Qingshi Z. Hou et al. reply:. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:2654. [PMID: 10978137 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.2654] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- JG Hou
- Structure Research Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China and Open Laboratory of Bond Selective Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026, People's Rep
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Liao DP, Zhou ZY, Gu YF, Chen DM. [Experimental study of mandibular reconstruction with Sr-HAP]. Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue 2000; 9:73-5. [PMID: 15014811] [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: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Different ration of Sr-HAP was implanted in animals to study the bioreactions in order to prepare for the clinical applications in future. METHODS 24 rabbits were divided into 3 groups for study.Bone defect of 6 x 12 x 4 mm was made at the mandibular angle of rabbits and Sr-HAP of different proportion (10%,5%,0%) was applied to repair the defect. One group of animals were killed at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months to evaluate the biologic capacity with anatomy, tetracycline fluorescent marker and ration histology. RESULTS Sr-HAP almost hadn't been rejected by hosts, and early after operation the new bone in the Sr-HAP was found with great quantities as the degradation of Sr-HAP much more than that in the pure HA, and the difference of bone quantity can be shown in statistics. New bone in 5% Sr-HAP looked more mature than those in 10% Sr-HAP with no statistic difference in quantity. Strong and bright fluorescent rings can be seen around Sr-HAP from the 3 months to 6 months. CONCLUSION (1) Sr-HAP has a better biocompatibility, biodegradation than pure HA and an excellent osteoinductivity. (2) The ration of strontium isn't the key influencing the new bone quantity,total new bone quantity maybe associated with the degree of biodegradation. (3) The existence of Sr-HAP improves the total new bone quantity and prolongs the period of new bone increasing.
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- D P Liao
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangquan Hospital, Shanghai Tiedao University. Shanghai 200065, China
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Altfeder IB, Chen DM. Bistability in scanning tunneling spectroscopy of Ga-terminated Si(111). Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:1284-1287. [PMID: 11017499 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.1284] [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: 10/11/1999] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bistable electron transport, a phenomenon usually associated with double-barrier structures, has been observed with a conventional STM junction formed between a metal tip and a Ga-terminated Si(111) surface at 77 K. Large hysteresis loops appear in the current-voltage characteristics when electrons are injected from the tip to the surface. The turn-on bias varies from -3.1 to -4.0 V and shows an inverse dependence on the tip-sample distance, indicating a strong field effect. The turn-off bias, however, is essentially pinned at a conductance threshold of -2.7 V.
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- IB Altfeder
- The Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Zhu XQ, Chen DM. [CAT system and its application in training for manned space flight]. Space Med Med Eng (Beijing) 2000; 13:74-8. [PMID: 12214618] [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: 04/19/2023]
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As aerospace missions get increasingly frequent and complex, training becomes ever more critical. Training devices in all levels are demanded. Computer-Aided Training (CAT) system, because its economic, efficient and flexible, is attracting more and more attention. In this paper, the basic factors of CAT system were discussed; the applications of CAT system in training for manned space flight were illustrated. Then we prospected further developments of CAT system.
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- X Q Zhu
- Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China
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Lapiere JC, Guitart J, Ettlin DA, Chen DM, Amagai M, Chan LS. Preferential activation of the complement system in the lower epidermis of patients with pemphigus vulgaris. Br J Dermatol 1998; 139:851-4. [PMID: 9892953 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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]
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Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an immune-mediated blistering skin disease characterized by acantholysis of the suprabasal epidermis and by IgG autoantibodies targeting a desmosomal component, desmoglein 3. IgG alone has been demonstrated to induce acantholysis in some experimental conditions. The role of the complement system in blister formation in PV remains controversial. We describe four consecutive patients with new-onset PV. The acantholytic process occurred in the lower epidermis and colocalized with deposition of complement C3 and the membrane attack complex C5b-9. The colocalization of complement deposition with the acantholytic process in the lower epidermis supports a role for the complement system in blister formation in PV.
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- J C Lapiere
- Departments of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
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Bai HS, Jin HX, Fan HQ, Du J, Wang F, Chen DM, Cheng Z. Study on analysis of153Sm-EDTMP stability in vitro and vivo by HPLC. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02386323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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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van Huizen R, Miller K, Chen DM, Li Y, Lai ZC, Raab RW, Stark WS, Shortridge RD, Li M. Two distantly positioned PDZ domains mediate multivalent INAD-phospholipase C interactions essential for G protein-coupled signaling. EMBO J 1998; 17:2285-97. [PMID: 9545241 PMCID: PMC1170572 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.8.2285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Drosophila INAD, which contains five tandem protein interaction PDZ domains, plays an important role in the G protein-coupled visual signal transduction. Mutations in InaD alleles display mislocalization of signaling molecules of phototransduction which include the essential effector, phospholipase C-beta (PLC-beta), which is also known as NORPA. The molecular and biochemical details of this functional link are unknown. We report that INAD directly binds to NORPA via two terminally positioned PDZ1 and PDZ5 domains. PDZ1 binds to the C-terminus of NORPA, while PDZ5 binds to an internal region overlapping with the G box-homology region (a putative G protein-interacting site). The NORPA proteins lacking binding sites, which display normal basal PLC activity, can no longer associate with INAD in vivo. These truncations cause significant reduction of NORPA protein expression in rhabdomeres and severe defects in phototransduction. Thus, the two terminal PDZ domains of INAD, through intermolecular and/or intramolecular interactions, are brought into proximity in vivo. Such domain organization allows for the multivalent INAD-NORPA interactions which are essential for G protein-coupled phototransduction.
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- R van Huizen
- Departments of Physiology and Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N.Wolfe Street, WBSB 216, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering disorder characterized by antibody deposition in the lamina lucida of the basement membrane zone. In addition to the idiopathic form, there are many agents that have been implicated in inducing bullous pemphigoid or bullous pemphigoid-like lesions. We describe a patient who developed a bullous pemphigoid-like eruption after a chemical burn.
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- D M Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
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Liou GI, Matragoon S, Chen DM, Gao CL, Zhang L, Fei Y, Katz ML, Stark WS. Visual sensitivity and interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein in the mouse: regulation by vitamin A. FASEB J 1998; 12:129-38. [PMID: 9438418 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.1.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP) is a retinoid and fatty acid binding glycoprotein secreted by rod and cone photoreceptors in all vertebrates. IRBP is believed to serve as a carrier for retinoids in the bleaching and regeneration cycle of rhodopsin. IRBP protein has been found to be decreased in vitamin A-deprived rats; it is rapidly recovered after retinol repletion. To understand the mechanism for this recovery, we determined whether vitamin A affects transcription and translation of the IRBP gene. Wild-type and transgenic mice harboring the IRBP promoter-CAT reporter fusion gene were maintained on a retinol-deficient diet supplemented with retinoic acid (-A) or on a control diet (+A) for up to 60 wk postweaning. Some of the -A mice were given retinol repletion for 7 days (-A+A). Electroretinography analysis revealed alterations in waveform and a 2 log unit decrease in b-wave sensitivity in the -A mice over a broad range of stimulus wavelengths. Retinol repletion effected a full recovery. Immunochemistry showed a significant decrease in the immunogold-labeled IRBP between the retinal pigment epithelium and the outer segments of the -A mice compared with +A and -A+A mice. Northern blots showed no differences in the amounts of IRBP or CAT mRNA between these three treatment groups. These results suggest that the regulation of IRBP by retinol is not transcriptional.
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- G I Liou
- Medical College of Georgia, Department of Opthalmology, Augusta 30912, USA
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Chen DM, Crosby DL. Periorbital edema as an initial presentation of rosacea. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997; 37:346-8. [PMID: 9270545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rosacea is a common dermatosis with a variety of clinical manifestations. The eyes are often affected. The most frequent ocular findings are blepharitis and conjunctivitis. We describe three patients with rosacea in whom periorbital edema was the initial presentation. This symptom may be confused with other dermatoses and may be refractory to conventional treatments for rosacea.
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- D M Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
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Picking WL, Chen DM, Lee RD, Vogt ME, Polizzi JL, Marietta RG, Stark WS. Control of Drosophila opsin gene expression by carotenoids and retinoic acid: northern and western analyses. Exp Eye Res 1996; 63:493-500. [PMID: 8994352 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/03/2023]
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In the fly, thorough retinoid deprivation is possible, to optimize investigation of the effects of vitamin A metabolites and retinoic acid (RA) on visual development. Retinoids had been found to control fly opsin gene transcription, though this finding was contested. Northern blots on Drosophila heads showed that mRNA of Rh1 (the predominant rhodopsin) was high in vitamin A replete controls, very low in deprived flies, and increased upon feeding carrot juice to deprived flies as early as 1 hr. Expression of the ribosomal protein 49 [rp49] gene (the control) was equal both in deprivation and in replacement. Recovery of Rh1 protein upon such carotenoid replacement followed, barely detectable on Western blots at 4 hr but conspicuous by 8 hr. Alternative chromophore deprivation with yeast-glucose food yielded flies with opsin mRNA on Northerns but not rhodopsin, as demonstrated by Western blots, spectrophotometry and the electroretinogram (ERG). Rh1's mRNA but not Rh1 protein resulted from rearing flies from egg to adult on the otherwise deprivational medium supplemented with RA or beef brain-heart infusion. By comparing results from these different media it was concluded that: [1] deprivation and replacement affect opsin gene transcription; and [2] contradictory conclusions were from chromophore deprivation which does not eliminate all retinoid dependent factors which could affect the opsin promoter. Preliminary evidence shows that carotenoid deprivation decreases two proteins relevant to visual function: [1] phospholipase C (PLC); and [2] Drosophila retinoid binding protein (DRBP).
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- W L Picking
- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, MO 63103-2020, USA
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Mutations in the norpA gene of Drosophila melanogaster severely affect the light-evoked photoreceptor potential with strong mutations rendering the fly blind. The norpA gene has been proposed to encode phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC), which enzymes play a pivotal role in one of the largest classes of signaling pathways known. A chimeric norpA minigene was constructed by placing the norpA cDNA behind an R1-6 photoreceptor cell-specific rhodopsin promoter. This minigene was transferred into norpAP24 mutant by P-element-mediated germline transformation to determine whether it could rescue the phototransduction defect concomitant with restoring PLC activity. Western blots of head homogenates stained with norpA antiserum show that norpA protein is restored in heads of transformed mutants. Moreover, transformants exhibit a large amount of measurable PLC activity in heads, whereas heads of norpAP24 mutant exhibit very little to none. Immunohistochemical staining of tissue sections using norpA antiserum confirm that expression of norpA protein in transformants localizes in the retina, more specifically in rhabdomeres of R1-6 photoreceptor cells, but not R7 or R8 photoreceptor cells. Furthermore, electrophysiological analyses reveal that transformants exhibit a restoration of light-evoked photoreceptor responses in R1-6 photoreceptor cells, but not in R7 or R8 photoreceptor cells. This is the strongest evidence thus far supporting the hypothesis that the norpA gene encodes phospholipase C that is utilized in phototransduction.
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- R R McKay
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo 14260, USA
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Wang Y, Huang MR, Wei ZM, Sun YR, Chen DM, Xu ZH, Zhang LM, Xu N. Regeneration of simon poplar (Populus simonii) from protoplast culture. Plant Cell Rep 1995; 14:442-445. [PMID: 24185453 DOI: 10.1007/bf00234051] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/1994] [Revised: 10/19/1994] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Simon poplar (Populus simonii) protoplasts were isolated from suspension cells, with protoplast yield of 3.8×10(7) g(-1) F. W. They were cultured in a K8P liquid medium containing 13.57μM 2,4-D, 1.07μM NAA and 0.93 μM KT. Protoplast culture was influenced by the plating density, osmotic pressure, and the sources and amounts of nitrogen and carbon in the culture medium. Multiple shoots were produced from protoplast-derived callus after culture on MS medium containing 4.44 μM BA, 2.32μM KT, 2.28 μM ZT, and 0.54μM NAA. Shoots 2-3 cm in height were isolated from the calli and rooted on 1/2 MS medium. After transplantation into pots, the regenerated plants grew vigorously in greenhouse.
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- Y Wang
- Forest tree Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road, 210037, Nanjing, China
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