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Li DG, Song SL, Chen DR, Liang P. Effects of Ce, Sm and Yb on cavitation erosion of NAB alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution. Ultrason Sonochem 2022; 88:106093. [PMID: 35863091 PMCID: PMC9304669 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The influences of Ce, Sm and Yb on cavitation erosion of NAB alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution are evaluated using mass loss, SEM, 3D morphology and Tafel plot, respectively. The results show that the addition of Ce or Sm or Yb enhances the mechanical property of NAB alloy, and the sizes of κⅠ and κⅡ phases within NAB alloy decrease with adding Ce or Sm or Yb, resulting in the prevention of the propagation of the cracks caused by cavitation erosion initially originated at the phase boundaries between α and κ phases, and finally the cavitation erosion damage significantly decreases with adding Ce or Sm or Yb. The corrosion of NAB alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution can promote the cavitation erosion of NAB alloy, while the corrosion resistance of NAB alloy increases with the addition of Ce or Sm or Yb, and then the cavitation erosion resistance is accordingly improved with the addition of rare earth element.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Zhang Y, Shao CC, Wei XL, Ni PJ, Guan H, Zhao C, Li DG, Zhang FX. Ultrasound Findings to Predict Risk of Recurrence in Pediatric Intussusception After Air Enema Reduction. J Ultrasound Med 2022; 41:1227-1235. [PMID: 34418137 DOI: 10.1002/jum.15814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Intussusception is one of the most common abdominal emergencies in early children. Intussusception recurs in 8-20% of children after successful nonoperative reduction. The aim of this study was to explore the ultrasound findings to predict risk of recurrence in pediatric intussusception after air enema reduction. METHODS A total of 336 intussusception children were followed up for 1 year after received successful air enema reduction. They were divided into the recurrent group and the non-recurrent group. The differences of clinical characteristics, ultrasonic features, and laboratory tests were analyzed by univariate analyses and the Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS Sixty-five children with recurrent intussusception were identified. There were statistically significances in the diameter of the mass, in the presence or absence of enlarged lymph nodes out of the sleeve, and in the sleeve between recurrent and non-recurrent groups (P < .05). Other ultrasonic features, clinical characteristics, and blood parameters had no differences (P > .05). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model showed that the diameter of the mass and abdominal lymph nodes may be the risk factors of intussusception recurrence (HR = 1.395, 95% CI: 1.045~1.863 and HR = 2.078, 95% CI: 1.118~3.865, P < .05). The cut-off value of mass diameter was 2.55 cm, above which recurrence is more likely. CONCLUSIONS Intussusception recurrence was prone with greater mass diameter (>2.55 cm) and enlarged abdominal lymph nodes. Although these ultrasound findings for recurrence do not necessarily reduce the rate of recurrence, it can predict the recurrent possibility, and help the emergency physicians to be more vigilant in these children and better counsel parents upon discharge.
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- Yuan Zhang
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Research Center of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Evidence-Based Medicine, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Sun XG, Wang RY, Xu JL, Li DG, Chen WX, Li JL, Wang J, Li AW. Surgical outcomes of bladder augmentation: A comparison of three different augmentation procedures. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8:3240-3248. [PMID: 32874978 PMCID: PMC7441248 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i15.3240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Augmentation cystoplasty is indispensable in many pediatric diseases, especially neurogenic bladder. Various methods and materials are used to augment the bladder, and these methods are associated with different shortcomings and complications.
AIM The present study reported the mid-term outcomes of patients undergoing various bladder augmentation procedures in a single institution, and assessed whether seromuscular cystoplasty lined with urothelium (SCLU) provided better urodynamic results than auto-augmentation (AA).
METHODS A retrospective review of 96 patients undergoing various augmentation methods between 2003 and 2018 was performed. The patients were divided into three groups according to the type of augmentation, and their outcomes were compared. All patients developed neurogenic bladder due to myelomeningocele or sacrococcygeal teratoma. The clinical data of all patients were collected.
RESULTS The mean ages at surgery in the three groups (standard cystoplasty [SC], SCLU, AA) were 10.8, 7.5, and 4.8 years, respectively, with mean follow-ups of 36, 61, and 36 mo, respectively. The mean preoperative and postoperative bladder capacities of the SC, SCLU, and AA groups were 174 ± 11.7 vs. 387 ± 13.7 (P < 0.0001), 165 ± 12.2 vs. 240 ± 14.7 (P = 0.0002), and 138 ± 16.7 vs. 181 ± 9.9 (P = 0.0360), respectively. Compared with the AA group, the SCLU procedure did not have better postoperative urodynamic parameters. Incontinence was reduced in most patients. The mean times of clean intermittent catheterization per day in the SC, SCLU, and AA groups were 5.6, 7.8, and 8.2, respectively. The main complications of the SC group were recurrent urinary tract infections (8%) and bladder calculi (6%). Re-augmentation was done in patients in the SCLU (8) and AA (3) groups.
CONCLUSION SC provided sufficient bladder capacity and improved compliance with acceptable complications. After AA and SCLU, the patients acquired limited increases in bladder capacity and compliance with a high rate of re-augmentation. Compared with AA, SCLU did not yield better postoperative urodynamic parameters.
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- Xiao-Gang Sun
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
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Xian WH, Li DG, Chen DR. Investigation on ultrasonic cavitation erosion of TiMo and TiNb alloys in sulfuric acid solution. Ultrason Sonochem 2020; 62:104877. [PMID: 31806552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Two kinds of Ti-alloys, i.e., TiMo and TiNb alloys are manufactured in this paper, and their ultrasonic cavitation erosion behaviors in 0.1 M H2SO4 solution are evaluated by the mean depth erosion (MDE), SEM and white light photograph. The results show that MDE of TiMo and TiNb alloys obviously increase with increasing the cavitation erosion time, however, they evidently decrease with the increment of Mo or Nb content at each fixed cavitation erosion time, and even some large blank areas (uneroded areas) still exist on the sample surface after ultrasonic cavitation erosion for 2 h in the case of Ti10Mo and Ti20Nb samples, implying the enhanced anti-cavitation erosion property of Ti-alloy by adding Mo or Nb element. The MDE of Ti10Mo or Ti20Nb sample is lower than that of TC4 sample in the case of each cavitation erosion time, indicating the better cavitation erosion resistance of of Ti10Mo or Ti20Nb sample. The influences of Mo and Nb on the passivity of TiMo and TiNb alloys during the ultrasonic cavitation erosion are detected by potentiodynamic curves. The results display that Ti, TC4, TixMo (x = 1, 5, 10) and TixNb (x = 5, 10, 20) samples are all almost in the passive state within the potential region from 0VSCE to 1.5VSCE during ultrasonic cavitation erosion, and the passive current density evidently decreases with increasing Mo or Nb content, indicating the enhanced passive characteristic by adding Mo or Nb alloys during the ultrasonic cavitation erosion.
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- W H Xian
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Li DG, Liu QY, Hu GM, Wang Y, Jia EZ, Gong YB, Zhang L. [Hypertrophic port-wine stain in maxillofacial region: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2019; 48:739-741. [PMID: 31495103 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2019.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- D G Li
- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450014, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe 462000, China
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- Department of Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Kan YZ, Feng SE, Hu GM, Jia EZ, Li DG, Liu QY. [Clinicopathological features of high grade urothelial carcinoma with metastasis as initial symptoms]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2019; 48:312-314. [PMID: 30955269 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Z Kan
- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450014, China
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- Department of Pathology, Luohe Central Hospital, Henan Province, Luohe 462000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Liu QY, Gao G, Hu GM, Feng SE, Zhang YP, Jia EC, Li DG, Zhao YW. [Clinicopathologic and molecular subtyping analysis of occult breast cancer]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2018; 47:633-634. [PMID: 30107672 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Li DG, Ren ZX. Cordyceps sinensis promotes immune regulation and enhances bacteriostatic activity of PA-824 via IL-10 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e6188. [PMID: 28793052 PMCID: PMC5572845 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PA-824 is a novel bicyclic nitroimidazole anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug. Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. (CS) was proven to be a good immunomodulatory compound. This research aimed to investigate the effect of CS on PA-824 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infected mice (female CBA/J mice, 6 to 8 weeks of age and 20±2 g of weight). Mice were randomly assigned to 4 groups: PA-824, CS, PA-824+CS, and control. To verify the effect of PA-824 and CS on M.tb, after drug administration, mice lungs were harvested and bacterial colony formations were measured. Cells were isolated from infected lungs and spleens to analyze the percentage of CD4+ T cells (CD11a positive). Lung cells were cultured to detect the secretion of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) by ELISA. IFN-γ and IL-10 double-positive CD4+ cells in peripheral blood were measured by flow cytometry. The expression levels of IL-2 and IL-10 in mice lungs were analyzed by real-time PCR and western blot. Results showed that PA-824 combined with CS led to the lowest lung colony-forming units (CFU) counts among treated groups. Furthermore, this beneficial outcome might be associated with the decreased CD11a on CD4+ cells in mice lungs and spleens. Moreover, the suppressed secretion of IFN-γ and IL-10, and IL-10 expressions, as well as the decreased IFN-γ and IL-10 double-positive CD4+ cells in blood, could also be associated with the positive effect. However, no significant effect on IL-2 production was found. The combination of PA-824 and CS had more effective bacteriostatic and immunomodulatory effects on M.tb infected mice than PA-824 alone. In conclusion, CS has the potential to be an effective adjuvant in TB treatment.
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- D G Li
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, East Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, East Medical District of Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China
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Li DG, Long Y, Liang P, Chen DR. Effect of micro-particles on cavitation erosion of Ti6Al4V alloy in sulfuric acid solution. Ultrason Sonochem 2017; 36:270-276. [PMID: 28069211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The influences of micro-particles on ultrasonic cavitation erosion of Ti6Al4V alloy in 0.1M H2SO4 solution were investigated using mass loss weight, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and white light interferometer. Mass loss results revealed that the cavitation erosion damage obviously decreased with increasing particle size and mass concentration. Open circuit potential recorded during cavitation erosion shifted to positive direction with the decreased mass loss. Meanwhile, the mass loss sharply decreased with applying a positive potential during the entire ultrasonic cavitation erosion, and the relationship between the open circuit potential and the cavitation erosion resistance was discussed.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Li DG, Chen DR, Liang P. Enhancement of cavitation erosion resistance of 316 L stainless steel by adding molybdenum. Ultrason Sonochem 2017; 35:375-381. [PMID: 27838220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The influence of Mo on ultrasonic cavitation erosion of 316 L stainless steel in 3.5% NaCl solution were investigated using an ultrasonic cavitation erosion (CE) facility. The morphologies of specimen after cavitation erosion were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that the addition of Mo can sharply decrease the mean depth of erosion (MDE) of 316 L SS, implying the increased resistance of cavitation erosion. In order to better understanding the influence of Mo on the cavitation erosion of 316 L SS, the semi-conductive property of passive films on 316 L SS containing different concentrations of Mo were studied by Mott-Schottky plot. Based on Mott-Schottky results and semiconductor physics, a physical model was proposed to explain the effect mechanism of Mo on cavitation erosion of 316 L SS.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Li DG, Li ZX, Hu JS, Lin ZX, Li XF. Polymorphism analysis of multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations of upland cotton developed in China. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr-15-04-gmr.15048759. [PMID: 28002582 DOI: 10.4238/gmr15048759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an important cash crop that provides renewable natural fiber worldwide. Currently limited genetic base leads to a decrease in upland cotton genetic diversity. Multi-parent advance generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations can be used to evaluate complex agronomic traits in crops. In this study, we developed an upland cotton MAGIC population. A total of 258 MAGIC population lines and their twelve founder lines were analyzed, using 432 pairs of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Gene diversity indices and the polymorphism information content were calculated using polymorphism analyses. Our genotype analysis showed that 258 inbred lines could be divided into 158 genotypes. Among these, we identified 17 pairs of specific SSR primers on the A chromosome subgroups and 24 pairs of specific SSR primers on the B chromosome subgroups of upland cotton. These were related to 77 and 128 genotypes, respectively. Our results suggest that the upland cotton MAGIC population contained abundant genetic diversity and may provide enormous resources for future genetic breeding.
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- D G Li
- Institute of Crop Genetic and Breeding, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- Institute of Crop Genetic and Breeding, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- Institute of Crop Genetic and Breeding, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science & Technology of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Institute of Crop Genetic and Breeding, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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Cao XL, Zhao MF, Li DG, Xing Y, Zhang YC, Chen J, He XY, Cui R, Meng JX, Xiao X, Mu J, Jiang YY, Wu RM. [Establishment of macrophage model of iron overload in vitro and the injury induced by oxidative stress on macrophage with iron overload]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:129-33. [PMID: 26792697 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.02.012] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish macrophage iron overload model in vitro by co-culture macrophages with iron, and to explore the effect of iron overload on cell reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the impact of ROS on macrophages. METHOD Iron overload group were treated with different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 μmol/L respectively) of ferric ammonium citrate (FAC). The control group was the group of macrophages without FAC treatment. We detected the number and state of cells, metabolic activity, the change of phagocytosis, the levels of ROS and reactive nitrogen, and changes of related oxidative stress signaling pathways in different groups. Changes in the above indexes were detected after application of deferasirox (DFX) to remove iron and the antioxidant N -acetylcysteine (NAC) to clear excess oxidative stress. RESULTS (1)The levels of labile iron pool (LIP) in macrophages co-cultivated with iron was increased with the increase of iron concentration in a dose-dependent manner. The LIP levels was the highest in the macrophages treated with 80 μmol/L. (2)The increase of FAC concentration, the metabolic activity of macrophages in the 5 FAC-treated groups decreased to 51.58%, 40.98%, 16.23%, 3.46%, and 0.05% of the activity level of the control group (all P< 0.05). The group with the metabolic activity decreased to 16.23% (20 μmol/L) was selected as the iron overload group for the following experiments. (3)Compared with the control group, the number of macrophages in the iron overload group reduced to 32.80% (P<0.05), and the state of cells changed from adherence to partial suspension. The phagocytosis of macrophages in the iron overload group reduced to 20.40% of the control group (P<0.05). (4)Our further experiment showed that the levels of ROS and the activity nitrogen in the iron overload group increased by 7.71-and 1.45-fold compared with the control group (both P<0.05). The RT-PCR showed up-regulated mRNA expression of genes related with ROS production, i. e. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX 4) gene related with ROS production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene related with reactive nitrogen production, down-regulated mRNA expression of glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) gene which participated in ROS clearance. Moreover, mRNA expression of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) gene involved in oxidative stress signaling pathway in the iron overload group was up-regulated, while fork head protein O3 (FOXO3) which regulated oxidative stress through negative feedback showed a down-regulation level of mRNA expression compared with the control group. (5)After iron chelation and antioxidant treatment, the above-mentioned damage in the iron overload group were partially reversed. CONCLUSIONS The damages of iron overload on macrophages may be mediated by inducing oxidative stress and activating oxidative stress signaling pathways. Our established model provides a method to explore the mechanism of iron overload on macrophage, and may shed some new light on possible therapeutic target in treating iron overload patients.
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- X L Cao
- Department of Hematology, First Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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Li X, Liu CY, Li YS, Xu J, Li DG, Li X, Han D. Deep RNA sequencing elucidates microRNA-regulated molecular pathways in ischemic cardiomyopathy and nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7465. [PMID: 27173194 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15027465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Deregulation of cardiac miRNA gene-regulatory networks is a feature of different heart diseases, including ischemic (ICM) and nonischemic (NICM) cardiomyopathy. Here, based on the paired miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in ICM and NICM, we identified the differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs and the expression signatures distinguishing ICM/NICM from control samples. Furthermore, we constructed a functional miRNA network for each disease. Analysis of the topological features of these networks revealed that the Wnt signaling pathway and cell cycle (de)regulation play critical roles in the development of ICM and NICM. In addition, comparison of the miRNA and mRNA functional profiles revealed that their expression patterns in ICM and NICM differ. These findings revealed hundreds of novel heart-failure-related miRNAs with important regulatory functions. In summary, RNA-seq-based transcriptome profiling in the failing human heart revealed a complex transcriptional regulation associated with the disease. The newly uncovered importance of miRNAs in disease pathogenesis highlights their value as potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
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- X Li
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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Li DG, Wang JD, Chen DR, Liang P. Influence of passive potential on the electronic property of the passive film formed on Ti in 0.1 M HCl solution during ultrasonic cavitation. Ultrason Sonochem 2016; 29:48-54. [PMID: 26584983 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The influence of the applied passive potential on the electronic property of the passive film formed on Ti at different potentials in 0.1M HCl solution during ultrasonic cavitation, was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) and Mott-Schottky plot. The influence of the applied passive potential on the structure and composition of the passive film was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). The results showed that the applied passive potential can obviously affect the electronic property of the passive film formed on Ti during ultrasonic cavitation. The resistance of the passive film increased, and the donor density of the passive film decreased with increasing the potential. The flat band potential moved to positive direction and the band gap of the passive film moved to negative direction with increasing potential. AES and XPS results indicated that the thickness of the passive film increased evidently with applying passive potential. The passive film was mainly composed of the mixture of TiO and TiO2. While the TiO2 content increased with increasing the applied passive potential, and the crystallization of the passive film increased with the increased potential.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Li DG, Wang JD, Chen DR, Liang P. The role of passive potential in ultrasonic cavitation erosion of titanium in 1 M HCl solution. Ultrason Sonochem 2016; 29:279-287. [PMID: 26585008 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The influence of the applied passive potential on the ultrasonic cavitation erosion of Ti specimen in 1 M HCl solution was investigated by mass loss experiment, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) and Mott-Schottky plot. The results showed that Ti was in the passive state within the potential region from -0.3 VSCE to 1.5 VSCE under ultrasonic cavitation erosion. The applied passive potential can obviously decrease the mass loss of Ti caused by ultrasonic cavitation erosion in 1 M HCl solution. The resistance of the passive film increased, the flat band potential moved to positive direction, and the donor density of the passive film decreased with increasing the passive potential. Finally, a physical model was provided to explain the experimental results based on energy band and semi-conductive theories.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Li DG. Effect of ultrasonic cavitation on the diffusivity of a point defect in the passive film on formed Nb in 0.5 M HCl solution. Ultrason Sonochem 2015; 27:296-306. [PMID: 26186848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This work primarily focused on the influence of ultrasonic cavitation on the transport property of the point defect in the passive film on formed Nb in 0.5M HCl solution via electrochemical techniques based on the point defect model (PDM). The influence of ultrasonic cavitation on the composition and structure of the passive film was detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). The transport property of a point defect in the passive film was characterized by the diffusivity of the point defect (D0). The influences of the ultrasonic cavitation power, passivated time and the distance between horn bottom and sample surface on D0 were analyzed. The results demonstrated that the passive film formed on Nb was an n-type semiconductor with a donor density (ND) ranging from 10(19) cm(-3) to 10(20) cm(-3) in the case of static state, while the order of ND increased one to two times by applying ultrasonic cavitation during film formation. The diffusivity of the point defect (D0) in the passive film formed on Nb at 0.5 V for 1 h in a 0.5 M HCl solution in the static state was calculated to be 9.704×10(-18) cm(2) s(-1), and it increased to 1.255×10(-16) cm(2) s(-1), 7.259×10(-16) cm(2) s(-1) and 7.296×10(-15) cm(2) s(-1) when applying the 180 W, 270 W and 450 W ultrasonic cavitation powers during film formation. D0 increased with the increment of the ultrasonic cavitation power, and decreased with the increased in formation time and distance between the horn bottom and sample surface. AES results showed the film structure and composition were changed by applying the ultrasonic cavitation. XPS results revealed that the passive film was mainly composed of Nb2O5 in the static state, and the low valence Nb-oxide (NbO) appeared in the passive film except Nb2O5 in the case of applying a 270 W ultrasonic cavitation power.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Li DG, Wang JD, Chen DR, Liang P. Ultrasonic cavitation erosion of Ti in 0.35% NaCl solution with bubbling oxygen and nitrogen. Ultrason Sonochem 2015; 26:99-110. [PMID: 25818362 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The influences of oxygen and nitrogen on the ultrasonic cavitation erosion of Ti in 0.35%NaCl solution at room temperature, were investigated using a magnetostrictive-induced ultrasonic cavitation erosion (CE) facility and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The roles of oxygen and nitrogen in the composition and the electronic property of the passive film on Ti, were studied by Mott-Schottky plot and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that the mass loss of Ti in 0.35%NaCl solution increased with increasing cavitation time. Bubbling oxygen can evidently increase the resistance of ultrasonic cavitation erosion comparing with bubbling nitrogen. XPS results showed that the thickness of the passive film on Ti in 0.35%NaCl solution in the case of bubbling oxygen for 3 weeks, was about 7 nm, and the passive film was mainly composed of TiO2 with an anatase structure. While TiO2 with a rutile structure was found to be the major component of the passive film on Ti in 0.35%NaCl solution in the case of bubbling nitrogen for 3 weeks, and the film thickness was 5 nm. The results extracted from Mott-Schottky plot showed that the passive film on Ti in the case of bubbling oxygen had more donor density than the passive film on Ti in the case of bubbling nitrogen.
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- D G Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Sun Y, Li DG, Li Q, Huang L, He Z, Zhang F, Wang CB. Relationship between adipoq gene polymorphism and lipid levels and diabetes. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2015; 29:221-227. [PMID: 25864761] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome (MS), a series of physiological and metabolic disorders caused by insulin resistance, combines clinical syndrome of abdominal obesity, diabetes or impaired glucose regulation, dyslipidemia, hypertension and other metabolic diseases. Several studies have found that multiple single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) exists in adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) and some unusual mutations might be related to hypoadiponectinemia and MS. This study aims to explore the relationship between ADIPOQ gene polymorphism and lipid levels and diabetes. A total of 1,049 confirmed MS cases were selected for research. From the perspective of potential functional SNPs of ADIPOQ gene, tag SNPs, combined with environmental factors, we studied the relationship between ADIPOQ gene polymorphism and phenotype (serum adiponectin level) and further analyzed the correlation of ADIPOQ gene polymorphism and metabolic syndrome components so as to clear the relationship between ADIPOQ gene polymorphism and lipid levels and diabetes and at the same time provide a scientific basis for preventing primarily MS etiology and screening high-risk groups.
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- Y Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Fifth Peoples Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Fifth Peoples Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sun XB, Li DG, Sun XG, Liu Q, Li JL. [Magnetic resonance imaging of children with fecal incontinence after anoplasty for anorectal malformation and its clinical significance]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2013; 16:439-442. [PMID: 23696399] [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: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the development of pelvic floor muscle, morphology and location of rectum and anal canal as well as morphology of spinal cord and sacrum based on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of children with fecal incontinence after anoplasty for anorectal malformation and to provide information on management of fecal incontinence. METHODS Clinical and MRI data of 34 children with fecal incontinence after anoplasty for anorectal malformation in the Second Hospital of Shangdong University from September 2009 to December 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 21 males and 13 females with the age of 3 to 14 years old. All the children underwent MRI detection. The morphology of external anal sphincter, puborectalis, ani levator, rectum and anal canal as well as the development of spinal cord and sacrum were observed using 1.5T MR scanner, including routine axial view, coronal view and sagittal view. RESULTS MRI revealed that dysplasia of external anal sphincter, puborectalis and anilavatory were found in 18, 23 and 27 children, respectively. MRI also showed ectopia of rectum(n=6), dilation of rectum(n=12), increased anorectal angle(n=11), fat tissue around the anal canal(n=5), tethered cord syndrome(n=2), Currarino syndrome(n=2), sacrum dysplasia(n=11); and rectourethral fistula(n=2). The above MRI findings were confirmed by operation and clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS MRI can provide clear morphology of external anal sphincter, puborectalis and ani lavatory, and location of rectum and anal canal as well as the development of spinal cord and sacrum. MRI is a valuable method to evaluate the children with fecal incontinence after anoplasty.
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- Xiao-Bing Sun
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China.
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Sun DQ, Li AW, Li J, Li DG, Li YX, Hao-Feng, Gong MZ. Changes of lipid peroxidation in carbon disulfide-treated rat nerve tissues and serum. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 179:110-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2008] [Revised: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li DG, Wang ZR, Lu HM. Pharmacology of tetrandrine and its therapeutic use in digestive diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2001; 7:627-9. [PMID: 11819843 PMCID: PMC4695563 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i5.627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2001] [Revised: 05/14/2001] [Accepted: 05/16/2001] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- D G Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200092,China
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To acquire the phage-displayed mimotopes which mimic the specificity of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), a random peptide library expressing linear peptide with 12 amino acids in length were used to screen with the serum from a hepatitis B virus infected patient in the recovery phase. After 3 rounds of biopanning, the positive phages were confirmed by competitive ELISA using HBsAg/P33. Two phagotopes were identified and one of them was confirmed as mimotope by competition experiment. Based on the mimotpe, a multiple antigenic peptide with four branches was synthesized by solid phase peptide synthesis. The antiginicity and specificity of the synthesized antigen was tested in BALB/c mice compared with the native epitope-based antigen. The results showed that the mimotope-based antigen could evoke higher titer of antibodies with the same specificity of the epitope-based antigen. Those findings indicate mimotopes can be used in antigen and vaccine design.
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- W Y Zhang
- Institute of Immunology, PLA, The Third Medical University, Chongqing, China
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AIM: To examine the expression of activin A, a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF-β) superfamily, recently has been reported to beoverexpressed in liver cirrhosis, in the course of carbon tetrachloride-induced rat hepatic fibrosis.
METHODS: Hepatic fibrosis was induced in rats by subcutaneous injections of 40% carbon tetrachloride oily solution for a period of 1 to 7 weeks. At the end of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 weeks after carbon tetrachloride injections, the rats were killed in group (6-10 rats each time) for study. The activin A messenger RNA expression and its protein localization were assessed by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: The normal rat liver expressed activin A mRNA and protein, and its expression was transiently decreased and became undetectable after carbon tetrachloride injections for 2 or 3 weeks and then increased gradually. After injection of carbon tetrachloride for 6 and 7 weeks, activin A mRNA and protein expressions were significantly enchanced in rat liver. Compared with that of the normal rat liver. Activin A mRNA expression levels in rats receiving carbon tetrachloride injections for 6 and 7 weeks were 1.6 and 2.2 times that of those in normal rat liver respectively (0.456 ± 0.094 vs 0.286 ± 0.0670, P < 0.01; 0.620 ± 0.134 vs 0.286 ± 0.0670, P < 0.01). Immunohistochemistry showed that activin A expressed in hepatocytes of normal liver, and its expression was decreased in rats receiving carbon tetrachloride for 2 or 3 weeks. Compared with normal liver, activin A expression distribution mode changed in fibrotic liver, being increased significantly in hepatocytes around fibrotic areas.
CONCLUSION: Activin A expression was increased in late stage of hepatic fibrosis, and this may be involved in hepatic fibrosis formation in this period.
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- X Huang
- Gastroenterology Department, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Hayes RB, Yin SN, Dosemeci M, Li GL, Wacholder S, Chow WH, Rothman N, Wang YZ, Dai TR, Chao XJ, Jiang ZL, Ye PZ, Zhao HB, Kou QR, Zhang WY, Meng JF, Zho JS, Lin XF, Ding CY, Li CY, Zhang ZN, Li DG, Travis LB, Blot WJ, Linet MS. Mortality among benzene-exposed workers in China. Environ Health Perspect 1996; 104 Suppl 6:1349-52. [PMID: 9118919 PMCID: PMC1469764 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A large cohort of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 nonexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China was followed to determine mortality from all causes. Benzene-exposed study subjects were employed in a variety of occupations including coating applications, and rubber, chemical, and shoe production. Mortality was slightly increased among workers with greater cumulative exposure to benzene (ptrend < 0.05), but this excess was largely due to cancer deaths (ptrend < 0.01). Deaths due to lymphatic and hematopoietic malignancies (ptrend = 0.01) and lung cancer (ptrend = 0.01) increased with increasing cumulative exposure to benzene. Investigations continue to relate benzene exposure to specific lymphatic and hematopoietic malignancies and other causes of death.
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- R B Hayes
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7368, USA.
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Yin SN, Hayes RB, Linet MS, Li GL, Dosemeci M, Travis LB, Zhang ZN, Li DG, Chow WH, Wacholder S, Blot WJ. An expanded cohort study of cancer among benzene-exposed workers in China. Benzene Study Group. Environ Health Perspect 1996; 104 Suppl 6:1339-41. [PMID: 9118917 PMCID: PMC1469739 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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An expanded cohort study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 unexposed workers were followed during 1972 to 1987, based on a previous study in 12 cities in China. A small increase was observed in total cancer mortality among benzene-exposed compared with unexposed workers (relative risk [RR] = 1.2). Statistically significant excesses were noted for leukemia (RR = 2.3), malignant lymphoma (RR = 4.5), and lung cancer (RR = 1.4). When risks were evaluated by leukemia subtype, only acute myelogenous leukemia was significantly elevated (RR = 3.1), although nonsignificant excesses were also noted for chronic myelogenous leukemia (RR = 2.6) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (RR = 2.3). A significant excess was also found for aplastic anemia.
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- S N Yin
- Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Bejing, China.
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Linet MS, Yin SN, Travis LB, Li CY, Zhang ZN, Li DG, Rothman N, Li GL, Chow WH, Donaldson J, Dosemeci M, Wacholder S, Blot WJ, Hayes RB. Clinical features of hematopoietic malignancies and related disorders among benzene-exposed workers in China. Benzene Study Group. Environ Health Perspect 1996; 104 Suppl 6:1353-1364. [PMID: 9118920 PMCID: PMC1469722 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Previous occupational cohort studies of benzene-exposed workers have for the most part used only death certificates to validate diagnoses of workers developing leukemia and other hematopoietic and lymphoproliferative malignancies and related disorders (HLD). In a follow-up study of 74,828 benzene-exposed workers and a comparison group of 35,805 nonexposed workers from 12 cities in China, we sought to characterized clinicopathologically and to confirm diagnoses of all cases of HLD. Using medical records, laboratory hematology results, and histopathology, U.S. and Chinese expert hematopathologists, blinded to exposure status, carried out a detailed review using standardized evaluation forms. Key among the findings were a notable diversity of malignant and nonneoplastic hematopoietic and lymphoproliferative disorders, documentation of excess myelodysplastic syndromes among benzene workers, and widespread dyspoiesis involving all hematopoietic cell lines. As sophisticated clinicopathologic characterization and corresponding classification schemes for HLD become increasingly widespread, it is recommended that future epidemiologic investigations of benzene workers incorporate similarly detailed morphologic evaluation. In extending follow-up of this cohort of young workers, we will continue to use all available clinical, laboratory hematology, and pathology data as well as cytogenetic and biochemical markers to characterized various HLD outcomes. These careful surveillance mechanisms should also provide additional insight into carcinogenic mechanisms of benzene and allow comparison of the molecular pathogenesis of HLD induced by benzene versus chemotherapy, radiation, or other exposure.
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- M S Linet
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7368, USA.
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We examined the level of heat shock proteins (HSPs) present in umbilical cord vessels and placenta following delivery. A 10 cm segment of fresh umbilical cord was obtained immediately after delivery and a placental biopsy was obtained following the third stage of labor. Apgar scores, cord pHs, and pertinent histories were recorded. Tissues were prepared and analyzed for HSP mRNA by in situ hybridization, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Sixteen patients were studied. HSP72 mRNA was selectively expressed in the vascular smooth muscle in all cord arteries and veins. This correlated with marked expression of HSP72 protein in the vascular media. Both HSP72/73 mRNA and protein expression were noted diffusely in the placenta. HSP27 protein was highly expressed in umbilical cords with lower levels present in placentas. There were no correlations between method of delivery, gestational age, Apgar score, cord pH, or fetal outcome to the magnitude or distribution of the HSP response. This is the first demonstration of HSP expression in the human maternal-fetal circulation.
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- D G Li
- Laboratory of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-5674, USA
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Yin SN, Hayes RB, Linet MS, Li GL, Dosemeci M, Travis LB, Li CY, Zhang ZN, Li DG, Chow WH, Wacholder S, Wang YZ, Jiang ZL, Dai TR, Zhang WY, Chao XJ, Ye PZ, Kou QR, Zhang XC, Lin XF, Meng JF, Ding CY, Zho JS, Blot WJ. A cohort study of cancer among benzene-exposed workers in China: overall results. Am J Ind Med 1996; 29:227-35. [PMID: 8833775 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199603)29:3<227::aid-ajim2>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 02/02/2023]
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A large cohort study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 unexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China were followed to determine mortality from all causes and the incidence of lymphohematopoietic malignancies and other hematologic disorders. Benzene-exposed study subjects were employed in a variety of occupations, including painting, printing, and the manufacture of footwear, paint, and other chemicals. All-cause mortality was similar in the benzene-exposed and unexposed comparison group. Statistically significant excess deaths were noted among benzene-exposed subjects for leukemia (RR = 2.3, 95% CP 1.1-5.0), malignant lymphoma (RR = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.3-28.4), and nonneoplastic diseases of the blood (RR = 95% CP 2.5-infinity), and a marginally significant excess was noted for lung cancer (RR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.0-2.0). Risk was significantly elevated for the incidence of all lymphohematopoietic malignancies (RR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.5-5.0), malignant lymphoma (RR = 3.5, 95% CI: 1.2-14.9), and leukemia (RR = 2.6, 95% CI.. 1.3-5.7). Among the leukemia subtypes, only acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) incidence was significantly elevated (RR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.2-10.7), although nonsignificant excesses were also noted for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (RR = 2.6, 95% CI: 0.7-16.9) and lymphocytic leukemias (RR = 2.8, 95% CI.. 0.5-54.5). Significant excesses were found for aplastic anemia (RR = infinity, 95% CI: 2.2-co) and myelodysplastic syndrome (RR = infinity, 95% CI: 1.7-infinity). Employment in benzene-associated occupations in China is associated with a wide spectrum of myelogenous and lymphocytic malignant diseases and related disorders. Investigations continue to assess the nature of these associations.
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- S N Yin
- Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Beijing, China
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Liu HL, Lu HM, Li DG, Qi F, Jiang ZM. Effects of egtazic acid and calcimycin on synthesis of DNA and collagen in cultured human lung fibroblasts. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1996; 17:63-5. [PMID: 8737458] [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: 02/01/2023]
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AIM To study the effects of egtazic acid (EA) and calcimycin (Cal) on the synthesis of DNA and collagen in cultured human lung fibroblasts (HLF). METHODS The synthesis of DNA and collagen was determined by measuring the incorporation of [3H]TdR and [3H]proline of HLF respectively. RESULTS The collagen synthesis increased markedly 24 h after exposure to both EA (0.05-4 mmol.L-1) and Cal (0.25-20 mumol.L-1), and that there was no obvious change in DNA synthesis. After 36-48-h exposure, both DNA and collagen syntheses decreased in the groups of EA (1, 2, and 4 mmol.L-1); the DNA synthesis was also suppressed in Cal groups in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas collagen synthesis decreased only in Cal (10 and 20 mumol.L-1). CONCLUSION Extracellular Ca2+ influx into fibroblasts increased collagen production, However, the DNA synthesis was suppressed when the cytosolic Ca2+ was too high or too low.
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- H L Liu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Xin-Hua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, China
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Li DG, Gao XH, Guan HW. [Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection other factors and diffuse-and intestinal type stomach carcinomas]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1995; 16:299-302. [PMID: 8706100] [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: 02/01/2023]
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To investigate the role of Helicobacter Pylori (HP) infection and other factors in the development of stomach carcinoma, a matched case-control study was conducted in Dalian, China. A total number of 95 paired cases and controls were involved in the study. The cases were divided into two histological types: diffuse- and intestinal-type. IgG antibody of HP in the subjects was tested with ELISA method. The results revealed that the prevalences of HP infection in cases and in controls were 77.5% and 50.0%, respectively, and that the matched OR was 5.0 (2.08-12.01). The stratified analysis showed that the risk effect of HP in intestinal-type was more significant (OR = 5.75, 1.99-16.63) than it in defuse-type (OR = 3.5, 0.73-16.89). Cancer history within family and blood group A were associated with diffuse-type while the environmental factors such as low economic status, irregular eating and fast-eating habits were mainly associated with intestinal-type. We conclude from our findings that HP infection may play a role in the development of stomach cancer, especially for intestinal-type gastric cancer. The two Lauren's histological types of stomach cancer might be different in terms of pathogenesis and characteristics.
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- D G Li
- Dalian Medical University
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Liu HL, Lu HM, Li DG, Jiang ZM, Qi F. Effects of tetrandrine and chlorpromazine on synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid in cultured human lung fibroblasts. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1995; 16:412-4. [PMID: 8701756] [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: 02/01/2023]
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AIM To study the effects of tetrandrine (Tet) and chlorpromazine (Chl) on synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid (HA) in cultured human lung fibroblasts (HLF). METHODS The synthesis of collagen and HA was assessed by measuring the incorporation of [3H]proline and radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Both Tet (5-80 mumol L-1) and Chl (10-40 mumol L-1) diminished the collagen synthesis in a concentration-dependent manner. The suppression was aggravated at 36-48 h. The HA content in the supernatant of culture also decreased gradually with the increasing dosage of Tet or Chl after 24-h exposure. There was no obvious toxic effect of Tet on HLF cells at 5-20 mumol L-1. CONCLUSION Tet 5-20 mumol L-1 decreased the production of collagen and HA without obvious toxity on HLF, suggesting that Tet could be a hopeful anti-fibrosis drug.
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- H L Liu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Second Medical University, China
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BACKGROUND Many factors cause acute systemic hypertension, which in turn can result in damage to the vessel wall and lead to vascular disease. In previous studies, we demonstrated that restraint, or immobilization stress, results in the induction of heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70) gene expression in the aorta of adult rat and showed that this response was markedly attenuated with age. METHODS AND RESULTS Here we provide evidence that restraint-induced hsp70 expression occurs secondary to a rise in systemic blood pressure. Old rats were unable to mount a significant stress-induced hypertensive response, providing an explanation for the reduced hsp70 response in the old rats. A variety of vasoactive agents that induce acute hypertension through distinct signal transduction pathways, including phenylephrine, dopamine, vasopressin, angiotensin II, and endothelin-1, were found to result in hsp70 mRNA induction in the aorta. The magnitude of hsp70 expression achieved with these hypertensive agents was directly correlated with their relative effects on blood pressure. Rats were treated with the vasodilator sodium nitroprusside, which prevented an acute rise in blood pressure from the hypertensive agents tested and abolished induction of hsp70 expression. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the conclusion that hsp70 induction occurs as a physiological response to acute hypertension and suggest the possibility that hsp70 plays a role in the protecting the vasculature from damage during hemodynamic stress.
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- Q Xu
- Section on Gene Expression and Aging, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Udelsman R, Li DG, Stagg CA, Holbrook NJ. Aortic crosstransplantation between young and old rats: effect upon the heat shock protein 70 stress response. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1995; 50:B187-92. [PMID: 7614229 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/50a.4.b187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 01/26/2023] Open
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In previous studies we demonstrated that restraint, or immobilization stress, resulted in the induction of HSP70 mRNA in the vasculature of rats. This response was confined to the vascular smooth muscle, was associated with alpha 1-adrenergic receptor stimulation, and was attenuated with age. In the present study, we examined the influence of transplanting aged vessels into young animals and young vessels into aged animals to determine if this age-related diminution was due to changes intrinsic to the aorta or the result of alterations in the environment in which the aorta resides. We demonstrate that restraint-induced HSP70 expression in transplanted vessels is influenced to a greater degree by the age of the recipient than by the age of the transplanted vessel. Transplantation of aged vessels into young animals leads to preservation of the response, whereas transplantation of young vessels into aged animals leads to attenuation. These findings indicate that the environment in which the vessel resides is a major factor in determining this molecular response to stress.
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- R Udelsman
- Laboratory of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Gordon CB, Li DG, Stagg CA, Manson P, Udelsman R. Impaired wound healing in Cushing's syndrome: the role of heat shock proteins. Surgery 1994; 116:1082-7. [PMID: 7985091] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glucocorticoids impair wound healing and cause surgical morbidity. Heat shock proteins are essential to cellular stress tolerance and are associated with glucocorticoids. The adrenal heat shock protein response is under hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal-axis control, whereas the vascular response is associated with alpha-1 receptors. Because heat shock proteins affect cellular stress responses and are under hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal-axis control in other tissues, we postulated an association between heat shock proteins and glucocorticoids in healing wounds. METHODS Modified Hunt-Schilling wound chambers were implanted subcutaneously in rats. They received subcutaneous time-release dexamethasone (25 mg) or placebo pellets. Wound chamber heat shock protein 25 and heat shock protein 72/73 were serially assayed for 21 days with western analysis and immunocytochemistry. RESULTS Dexamethasone caused Cushing's syndrome with approximately 10% weekly weight-loss and adrenal atrophy. Total wound tissue decreased 90% with profound differences in molecular wound responses manifested by decreased heat shock protein 25, 72, and 73 in animals treated with dexamethasone despite equal protein loads. Furthermore, dexamethasone caused heat shock protein 72 redistribution by immunocytochemistry. CONCLUSIONS This study represents the first description of heat shock proteins in a wound healing model and demonstrates tissue-specific decrease of heat shock proteins with glucocorticoid therapy. Thus the heat shock protein response is intimately associated with normal wound healing and is profoundly altered in subjects with Cushing's syndrome. Manipulation of this response may have clinical importance in wound healing.
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- C B Gordon
- Laboratory of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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Li DG, Haneman D, McAlpine NS, Chen B. Voltage generation on cleavage of silicon. Phys Rev Lett 1994; 73:1170-1173. [PMID: 10057642 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.73.1170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Udelsman R, Li DG, Stagg CA, Gordon CB, Kvetnansky R. Adrenergic regulation of adrenal and aortic heat shock protein. Surgery 1994; 116:177-82. [PMID: 8047983] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical stress results in catecholamine secretion and selective induction of the major heat shock protein (HSP70) in the adrenal gland and in the vasculature. The adrenal response is cortical-specific and corticotropin-dependent. The vascular response occurs in the smooth muscle and is corticotropin-independent. We previously suggested that the vascular response was associated with adrenergic receptor stimulation. Herein, we report a series of experiments designed to test the hypothesis that aortic HSP70 messenger RNA (mRNA) induction occurs as a direct and specific response to alpha 1-adrenergic receptor stimulation. METHODS Acute and chronic indwelling central venous catheter models were developed in the Wistar rat through which the following agents were infused: the alpha 1 agonist phenylephrine (0.14 mg/kg), the beta agonist isoproterenol (0.8 mg/kg), the alpha 1 antagonist prazosin (1 mg/kg), prazosin followed by phenylephrine, or saline solution alone. Hemodynamic responses were monitored; catecholamines were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography; 60 minutes after infusion, the animals were killed, and the adrenal glands and aortas were assayed for HSP70 mRNA expression on Northern blots. RESULTS Alpha 1 stimulation with phenylephrine resulted in marked hypertension, a reflexive bradycardia, and marked induction of aortic HSP70 mRNA. This effect could be completely abolished when the alpha 1 antagonist prazosin was administered before phenylephrine treatment. The beta agonist isoproterenol failed to induce aortic HSP70. A significant catecholamine response only occurred after prazosin administration. CONCLUSIONS These studies show a functional interaction between alpha 1 receptor stimulation and vascular HSP mRNA induction.
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- R Udelsman
- Laboratory of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-5674
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Travis LB, Li CY, Zhang ZN, Li DG, Yin SN, Chow WH, Li GL, Dosemeci M, Blot W, Fraumeni JF. Hematopoietic malignancies and related disorders among benzene-exposed workers in China. Leuk Lymphoma 1994; 14:91-102. [PMID: 7920231 DOI: 10.3109/10428199409049654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Although the relationship between benzene and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) is well established, most of the analytic cohort investigations examining the relationship between benzene and hematologic neoplasms have evaluated only death certificates to validate diagnoses. In a follow-up study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 non-exposed workers in China, pathology reports, medical records, and/or histopathologic material were reviewed for all patients with hematopoietic malignancies to ensure correct classification and to provide clinicopathologic descriptions. Eighty-two patients with hematopoietic neoplasms and related disorders were identified among benzene-exposed workers, including 32 cases of acute leukemia, 7--myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), 9--chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL), 20--malignant lymphoma or related disorder (ML), 9--aplastic anemia, and 5 others. Among the comparison group, 13 hematologic malignancies were observed, including 6 patients with acute leukemia, 2--CGL, 3--ML, and 2 others. The hematopathologic characteristics of the benzene-exposed ANLL cases resembled those following chemotherapy or radiotherapy. ANLL in workers exposed to benzene may represent a distinct clinicopathologic entity, with characteristics similar to treatment-related ANLL, including a preceding preleukemic phase in some patients. Results in our series, one of the largest to data, also indicate that a greater diversity of hematologic neoplasms is evident among benzene-exposed workers than previously described.
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- L B Travis
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Udelsman R, Blake MJ, Stagg CA, Li DG, Putney DJ, Holbrook NJ. Vascular heat shock protein expression in response to stress. Endocrine and autonomic regulation of this age-dependent response. J Clin Invest 1993; 91:465-73. [PMID: 8094399 PMCID: PMC287957 DOI: 10.1172/jci116224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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Adaptation to stress requires coordinated interactions between the vascular and endocrine systems. Previously we demonstrated that restraint stress induces the expression of the major heat shock protein, HSP70, in the adrenal cortex of the rat. Here we demonstrate that restraint also induces expression of HSP70 in the vasculature. We further demonstrate that the adrenal and vascular responses are differentially regulated: the adrenal response is adrenocorticotropin dependent, whereas the vascular response is under adrenergic control. In addition, the adrenal response is restricted to members of the HSP70 gene family, whereas in vascular tissue the low molecular weight HSP, HSP27, is also induced by restraint. Further characterization of the vascular response revealed that HSP70 induction occurred in both the thoracic and abdominal aortas as well as in the vena cava. However, no HSP70 induction was apparent in the heart or in a wide variety of other tissues examined. In situ hybridization showed that the vascular expression was localized to the aortic smooth muscle cells with minimal expression in the endothelium. Induction of HSP70 mRNA in both the adrenal cortex and aorta was followed by an elevation in HSP70 protein. Maximum HSP70 protein levels were seen within 3-12 h after restraint, but declined thereafter. Stress induced HSP70 expression was dramatically reduced with age, which may explain, in part, the diminished tolerance to stress seen in elderly individuals.
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- R Udelsman
- Division of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287
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Li DG, Lu HM, Li XH. [Significance of serum procollagen-III-peptide in reflecting the therapeutic effects of calcium-channel blockers on hepatic fibrosis]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1990; 29:453-6, 509. [PMID: 2086011] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Changes in serum procollagen-III-peptide (PIIIP) and intravenous tryptophan tolerance test (ITT) were studied in 121 patients with liver cirrhosis during a follow-up period of up to 18 months. The patients received either nifedipine (31 cases, 60 mg/day), verapamil (28 cases, 120 mg/day), cinnarizine (29 cases, 150 mg/day) or tetrandrine (33 cases, 150 mg/day). The significant changes were found in ITT in any of the four drugs administrated for over three months. Serum PIIIP concentration decreased significantly in patients under tetrandrine therapy for 18 months (12.06 +/- 3.91 ng/ml vs 16.57 +/- 5.69 ng/ml before treatment). These data suggest that tetrandrine therapy may have favourable effects on hepatic fibrosis and improvement of liver function in liver cirrhosis.
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- D G Li
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University
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Zhu SS, Hu F, Li DG, Jin GQ, Jiang SJ, Lu HM, Li R. Intravenous tryptophan tolerance test for liver function. Chin Med J (Engl) 1990; 103:146-51. [PMID: 2167818] [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: 12/30/2022] Open
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An intravenous tryptophan tolerance test (ITrpTT) was designed for liver function since 95% Trp is metabolized by the liver. After an intravenous loading dose of 4 mg/kg body weight, serum levels of both free (F) and total (T) Trp were determined at 45 and 60 minutes. In normal controls and nonhepatic-disease patients, F45 (60) and T45 (60) did not exceed 7 mumol/L and 80 mumol/L, respectively, and F/T ratio not greater than 0.14. These were set up as cutoffs of upper normal limits. The test was abnormal in 87.5% of chronic persistent hepatitis (CPH) characterized by elevation of T45 (60), 100% of chronic active hepatitis (CAH) by elevation of F45 (60) and/or T45 (60), and 100% of hepatic cirrhosis by increase in F45 (60) and F/T ratio but not in T45 (60). The test seems to be more sensitive than the conventional tests for liver function. However, one should be cautious in interpretation of the test as there are some factors which might influence the Trp metabolism like exercise, alcoholism, corticosteroids and enzyme-inducers. It merits as an indication of liver dysfunction only when these factors are considered and excluded.
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- S S Zhu
- Department of Medicine, 411 Hospital, PLA
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Ge CW, Li DG, Hao YM. [Analysis of 30 cases of chronic myeloid leukemia with non-myeloid blast crisis]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 1989; 28:731-3, 768. [PMID: 2636091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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30 cases of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with non-myeloid blast crisis from 1966 to 1986 in PUMC Hospital were investigated. Morphologically 18 cases were lymphoblastic, 4 histiocytic, 3 basophilic, 2 erythro-leukemic, 2 megakaryocytic, and 1 monocytic, the ratio between male and female was 3.3:1, and their age ranged from 16 to 55 years. These results suggest that blast crisis of CML may involve many other cellular derivatives than the myeloid series of the pluripotential stem cells, Spleen was not palpable among half of the patients with lymphoblastic crisis, but all the cases with blast crisis of other morphological types had enlarged lives and spleen, especially those with histiocytic and monocytic crisis of CML. Most of cases of CML with non-myeloid blast crisis had poor prognosis with survival time of less than 6 months. However, cases of CML with lymphoblastic crisis had longer survival duration than those with non-myeloid blast crisis of other types.
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Zhang DC, Qian CW, Liu YG, Shi TZ, Li DG, Huang MD. Morphopathologic observations on high-velocity steel bullet wounds at various intervals after wounding. J Trauma 1988; 28:S98-104. [PMID: 3339710 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198801001-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Soft-tissue wounds of both hind legs in 15 dogs were inflicted by spherical steel bullets. Histologic and ultrastructural changes were observed in the contusion zone and the concussion zone at 6, 12, and 24 hr after wounding. Histologically, it was shown that at 6 hr after wounding, there were degeneration and necrosis of myofibers and interstitial hemorrhage and edema in the contusion zone, while some fibers still appeared to have normal structure in the outer layers. In the inner layers of the concussion zone close to the entrance, there was focal necrosis of myofibers. Histologic changes at 12 and 24 hr after wounding were similar to those at 6 hr but there were more inflammatory reactions. A considerable number of ultrastructural changes were seen in the contusion zone at 6 hr after wounding, such as loss of sarcomeres, vacuolization and pyknosis of mitochondria, swelling of sarcoplasmic reticulum, irregular arrangement of Z-lines, breaking of some capillary endothelial cells, etc. However, in the concussion zone, the changes were much less than those above mentioned, although karyons and karyomeres of some monocytes appeared to be gathering to the side of cytoblast. On the whole, the ultrastructural changes were not so severe at 12 and 24 hr as those at 6 hr after wounding. Also, the characteristic features of the wound caused by high-velocity steel bullets were not similar to those caused by 5.56-mm high-velocity missiles. The severity of damage at the entrance of wound track caused by steel bullet was more marked than that at the exit.
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- D C Zhang
- Research Institute of Surgery, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing, China
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Li DG. [A preliminary investigation on the role of selenium and other trace elements in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1987; 8:276-80. [PMID: 3449214] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Xu CB, Jiang BQ, Wang JY, Sun NL, Chen H, Liu XR, Tian YW, Chen SJ, Li DG, Xie CW. Hemodynamic and renal effects of human alpha atrial natriuretic peptide in two patients with congestive heart failure. A preliminary report. Chin Med J (Engl) 1986; 99:1-8. [PMID: 2942345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Zhang ZN, Liu EK, Zheng TL, Li DG. Treatment of chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) by traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine alternately. J TRADIT CHIN MED 1985; 5:246-8. [PMID: 3869272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hou YH, Li XR, Li DG, Zhang A. Sister chromatid exchange and cell cycle in peripheral lymphocytes in patients with acute leukemia. Chin Med J (Engl) 1985; 98:598-602. [PMID: 3937688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Zheng TL, Li DG, Zhang ZN, Cao JN, Li GX. Metastatic neoplasms of bone marrow. Clinical and morphological analysis of 71 cases. Chin Med J (Engl) 1985; 98:321-4. [PMID: 3926402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Yao EH, Li DG, Gu HD. T cell subpopulation in hepatoma. Am J Gastroenterol 1984; 79:227-8. [PMID: 6322577] [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: 12/11/2022]
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The determination of T cell subpopulation is a modern development in immunology. The increase or hyperactivity of suppressor T cells plays an important role in the development of immune deficiency diseases and most tumors. Our 15 cases of hepatoma, which have all been confirmed with clinical and pathological evidence, belong to the rapid-growing type. Suppressor (Tr) cell elevation appears in the early stage; and the more severe and late the disease is, the higher the Tr cell increase. Thus, the determination of T cell subpopulations bears a close relationship to the evaluation of early hepatoma and to the prognosis of the disease.
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Zhang A, Zhang ZN, Liu TH, Liu EK, Li DG, Zheng TL. [Malignant histiocytosis - analysis of 30 cases (author's transl)]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1981; 3:167-70. [PMID: 6459176] [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: 01/20/2023]
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