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Yang Y, Liu Y, Tang H, Zhou Q, Li H, Song E. FTY720 Suppresses Pathogenic Retinal Müller Cell Activation and Chronic Progression by Inhibiting the mTOR/NF-κB Signaling Pathway and Regulating Autophagy. Curr Eye Res 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38577836 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2024.2337301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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PURPOSE FTY720 is an agonist of the Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor 1, 3, 4, and 5 and a functional antagonist of the S1P1 receptor; it can inhibit the activation of mTOR/NF-κB and has therapeutic potential in inflammatory disease. This study was designed to determine the role of the inflammatory process in diabetic retinopathy and investigate the effect of FTY720 on high glucose (HG)-induced rat retinal Müller cells (rMC-1 cells). METHODS In the present study, the role of FTY720 in inhibiting inflammation and its underlying mechanism were investigated. rMC-1 cells were treated without or with HG, FTY720, CQ, or RAP. Cell viability was examined by CCK-8 assay; cell activation was assessed by western blot analysis and IF staining; and cell migration was evaluated by a scratch wound healing assay. The expression of inflammation-associated proteins and autophagy-related proteins was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy, AO staining, MDC-labeled autophagic vacuoles, western blot analysis and ELISA. RESULTS Western blot analysis and IF staining showed that the level of the rMC-1 cell marker GFAP was decreased, while GS was increased in FTY720 groups compared to that in the HG group. The healing assay results showed that compared with HG treatment, FTY720 treatment significantly reduced cell migration. Western blot analysis, ELISA and IF staining showed that compared with HG, FTY720 reduced proinflammatory proteins by inhibiting the mechanistic target of the mTOR/NF-κB signaling pathway and regulating autophagy. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that in an HG-induced rMC-1 cell model, FTY720 significantly inhibited the production of inflammatory cytokines by inhibiting mTOR/NF-κB signaling and regulating autophagy. These findings were associated with a decrease in rMC-1 cell injury, suggesting that FTY720 or related compounds may be valuable modulators of HG-induced retinal injury.
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- Yanting Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Changzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Changzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Zhu MH, Zhao QL, Sun YK, Song E. [Experimental study on the therapeutic effect and mechanism of erlotinib on non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2023; 59:906-918. [PMID: 37936359 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20230210-00053] [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: 11/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of erlotinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, on non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). Methods: An experimental research was conducted. Human retinal Müller cells (RMC) were MIO-M1 cells from Moorfields Ophthalmology Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology at London University College. MIO-M1 cells were divided into normal, hypertonic, high glucose, high glucose+dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), high glucose+erlotinib 0.5 mmol/L, high glucose+erlotinib 1 mmol/L, and high glucose+erlotinib 2 mmol/L groups using a random number table method. Detection of the effect of erlotinib on the proliferation of MIO-M1 cells under high glucose conditions was performed by 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) method. Western blotting (WB) was used to detect the effect of erlotinib on the activation markers of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glutamine synthetase (GS) protein levels in MIO-M1 cells under high glucose conditions. WB was used to detect the effect of erlotinib on the protein levels of nerve growth factor receptor (p75NTR), vimentin, and cell retinol binding protein (CRALBP) in RMC under high glucose conditions. MIO-M1 cells were divided into normal group, high glucose group, high glucose+DMSO group, and high glucose+erlotinib (1 mmol/L) group using random number table method. The effect of erlotinib on EGFR nuclear translocation under high glucose conditions was detected by cell immunofluorescence staining. Immunoprecipitation was used to detect the effect of erlotinib on the interaction between EGFR and transcription intermediate factor 2 (TIF2) in MIO-M1 cells under high glucose conditions. MIO-M1 cells were randomly divided into normal group, high glucose group, high glucose+DMSO group, high glucose+Myc-DDK empty body group, high glucose+erlotinib group, high glucose+erlotinib+human doublet protein group, high glucose+erlotinib+TIF2 plasmid group, and high glucose+erlotinib+human doublet protein+TIF2 plasmid group. Cell immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the effect of erlotinib on the binding of EGFR and TIF2 in MIO-M1 cells under high glucose conditions through the EGFR/TIF2 axis. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the regulatory effect of EGFR and TIF2 binding on cyclin D1 transcription in MIO-M1 cells under high glucose conditions. The mouse model of diabetes retinopathy (DR) was constructed and divided into normal group, DR group, DR+DMSO group, DR+erlotinib 0.25 mg·kg-1·d-1 group, DR+erlotinib 0.5 mg·kg-1·d-1 group and DR+erlotinib 1 mg·kg-1·d-1 group. 25 mice in total, 5 in each group. Tissue immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the expression of RMC activation marker GFAP. The FITC-dextran injection experiment was used to detect the effect of erlotinib on retinal vascular leakage in a murine DR model. Results: Compared with the normal group (32.4%±3.0%), the proportion of EdU positive cells in RMC in the high glucose group (59.2%±3.8%) increased (P<0.001). Compared with the high glucose group (59.2%±3.8%), the proportion of EdU positive cells in the high glucose+1 mmol/L erlotinib group (37.6%±4.4%) decreased (P<0.001). Compared with the normal group, the expression of GFAP in RMC in the high glucose group increased (1 in the normal group, 2.27±0.11 in the high glucose group, P<0.001), while the expression of GS decreased (1 in the normal group, 0.32±0.03 in the high glucose group, P<0.001). 1 mmol/L erlotinib treatment reduced the expression of GFAP in RMC under high glucose conditions (1.32±0.13 and 2.27±0.11, respectively; P<0.001), and increased the expression of GS (0.71±0.06 and 0.32±0.03, respectively; P<0.001). The colocalization of EGFR and DAPI in RMC of the high glucose+1 mmol/L erlotinib group was lower than that of the high glucose group (52.2%±4.1% and 76.4%±5.7%, respectively; P<0.001). The expression of TIF2 or EGFR both increased while using EGF or TIF2 antibodies to precipitate TIF2 or EGFR under high glucose conditions compared to the normal group (1 in the normal group, 2.27±0.20 in the high glucose group, 2.17±0.21 in the EGFR, all P<0.05). And the expression of TIF2 (1.38±0.10) or EGFR (1.32±0.13) in the high glucose+erlotinib group was lower than that in the high glucose group (2.27±0.20) and the high glucose group (2.17±0.21) (all P<0.05). The colocalization of EGFR and TIF2 (17.2%±3.9%) and the mRNA level of Cyclin D1 (1.32±0.16) in the RMC of the high glucose+erlotinib group were lower than those in the high glucose group (54.6%±3.7% of EGFR and TIF2 colocalization ratio, 2.58±0.19 of Cyclin D1 mRNA level,all P<0.05). The high glucose+erlotinib+AREG (EGFR agonist) group, high glucose+erlotinib+Myc DDK-TIF2 plasmid group and high sugar+erlotinib+AREG+Myc-DDK-TIF2 plasmid group EGFR colocalization with TIF2 (colocalization ratios 24.1%±1.9%, 26.0%±2.3%, 35.3%±2.5%) and TIF2 mRNA levels (1.71±0.16, 1.72±0.18, 2.20±0.18). Compared with the high glucose+erlotinib group, The increases were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Compared to the normal group, the expression of GFAP in mouse retina tissue was increased in the DR group (1 in the normal group, 3.07±0.19 in the DR group, P<0.001), and 0.5 mg·kg-1·d-1 erlotinib (1.73±0.30) significantly reduced the expression of GFAP in the retina of DR group mice (P<0.05). Compared to the normal group (3.97±0.47), the DR group (23.13±2.15) showed an increase in fluorescein leakage, while the DR+erlotinib group (11.66±1.45) showed a significant decrease in leakage compared to the DR group (all P<0.05). Conclusions: Erlotinib inhibits the proliferation and activation of RMC induced by high glucose, inhibits the entry of EGFR into the nucleus, inhibits the binding of EGFR to TIF2 in RMC, and reduces the transcription of Cyclin D1 in RMC by inhibiting the interaction between EGFR and TIF2. At the same time, erlotinib inhibits the proliferation and activation of RMC in the mouse DR model, ameliorating retinal vascular leakage in mice. These results suggest that erlotinib inhibits the activation and proliferation of RMC by downregulating the EGFR/TIF2/Cyclin D1 pathway under high glucose conditions, thereby alleviating the progression of NPDR.
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- M H Zhu
- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Xu J, Zheng Y, Cheng L, Sun H, Yu X, Gu F, Song E. GPR143 mutations in an X-linked infantile nystagmus syndrome cohort in Southeast China. Mol Vis 2023; 29:234-244. [PMID: 38222445 PMCID: PMC10784212] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Purpose Infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS), or congenital nystagmus (CN), refers to a group of ocular motor disorders characterized by rapid to-and-fro oscillations of the eyes. GPR143 is the causative gene of ocular albinism type 1 (OA1), which is a special type of INS that manifests as reduced vision, nystagmus, and iris and fundus hypopigmentation. Here, we explored the genetic spectrum of INS and the genotype-phenotype correlation. Methods A total of 98 families with INS from Southeast China were recruited for this study. A sample from each participant was subjected to PCR-based DNA direct sequencing of GPR143. Varied bioinformatics analysis was subsequently used in a mutation assessment. All participants received detailed ophthalmic examinations. Results Genetic analysis identified 11 GPR143 mutations in 11.2% (11/98) of the X-linked INS families. These included seven novel mutations (c.899 C>T, c.886-2 A>G, c.1A>G, c.633_643del CCTGTTCCAAA, c.162_198delCGCGGGCCCCGGGTCCCCCGCGACGTCCCCGCCGGCC, c.628C>A, and c.178_179insGGGTCCC) and four known mutations. Patients who carried a GPR143 mutation were found to present a typical or atypical phenotype of OA1. All patients with GPR143 mutations manifested foveal hypoplasia; thus, about 45.8% (11/24) of the families with total X-linked INS exhibited foveal hypoplasia. Conclusions We discovered seven novel mutations and four previously reported mutations of GPR143 in a cohort of families with X-linked INS and enlarged the Chinese genetic spectrum of INS. These findings offer new insights for developing genetic screening strategies and shed light on the importance of conducting genetic analysis in confirming the clinical diagnosis in unresolved patients and atypical phenotypes.
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- Jingling Xu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China
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- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China
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- Eye Department in People's Hospital of Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
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- Eye Department of Children Hosptial in Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China
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- Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Wang Y, Zheng F, Zhou F, Song E. Assessment of precision and reliability of a novel computerized heterophoria test. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1207945. [PMID: 37378014 PMCID: PMC10291043 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1207945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Purpose To assess the precision and reliability of a novel computerized heterophoria test (CHT). Methods One hundred and three subjects aged 20 to 48 (27.37 ± 5.15) were recruited from Wenzhou Medical University. All subjects with corrected spectacles were examined with CHT and a prism-neutralized objective cover test (POCT) in a randomized order. They were then re-examined with CHT within 1 week. Their heterophoria was measured at three different distances (3 m, 0.77 m and 0.4 m); the average was recorded after three consecutive measurements. Inter-examiner repeatability, intra-examiner repeatability of CHT and agreement between CHT and POCT were evaluated. Results There was no significant difference among repeated measurements using CHT (all p > 0.05). The difference between POCT and CHT was statistically significant at three distances (all p < 0.001). However, the mean absolute difference was 1.20△, 1.93△, and 2.41△, all of which were significantly smaller than the permissible range of error (4△) at three different distances (all p < 0.001). Conclusion The CHT demonstrated excellent inter- and intra-examiner repeatability, as well as good correlation with POCT. The differences between CHT and POCT were within the permissible range of error, indicating that CHT could provide a precise and reliable measurement for clinical applications.
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- Yuwen Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Makan N, Song E, Kramvis A. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of undergraduate health sciences students on hepatitis B vaccination at a South African university highlight the need for improvement of policies, implementation and co-ordination. S Afr Med J 2023; 113:39-45. [PMID: 37170608 DOI: 10.7196/samj.2023.v113i5.16556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes nearly 300 million chronic infections globally. Healthcare workers face up to four times the risk of HBV infection through occupational exposure to contaminated blood and bodily fluids. Health sciences students (HSSs) are regarded as at an even greater risk as they embark on their clinical training journey. While chronic hepatitis B is incurable, it can be prevented by the safe and effective hepatitis B vaccine (HepB). The South African National Department of Health recommends at least three doses of vaccine (HepB3) for HSSs before patient contact. However, data on policy implementation at training institutions, vaccine coverage and HBV immunity in HSSs are lacking or limited. OBJECTIVES To investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices of HSSs at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in relation to international guidelines and institutional HepB programmes included in the Wits vaccination policy. Sociodemographic factors predicting HepB uptake were also investigated. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2021. An electronic, self-administered survey was emailed to all current HSSs (N=3 785). The survey included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of and attitudes towards HepB- related international guidelines and Wits policies, and HepB uptake and vaccine practices at Wits. Descriptive statistical analyses, followed by multivariable regression modelling, were used to identify factors associated with HepB uptake. RESULTS A response rate of only 7.1% yielded 269 returned surveys, of which 221 were adequate for analysis. Most respondents were female (69.2%), with a mean (standard deviation) age of 22.5 (3.5) years, and were studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB BCh) degree (76.9%). Only 78% of those students who reported a history of vaccination (89.1% of study sample) reported a completed vaccine series. The only significant predictor, when adjusted for interactions, was being enrolled in MB BCh compared with other courses (odds ratio 4.69; p=0.026). Students displayed higher levels of knowledge around institutional (Wits) vaccine recommendations (94.1%) compared with international recommendations (75.6%). Most students were in favour of mandatory vaccination (91.4%), but not of serological testing following vaccination (42.5%). Half of our students received vaccinations in private facilities, but no follow-up or record was made of this by the designated Wits Campus Health and Wellness Centre. CONCLUSION Institutional HepB policies are suboptimal, with no centralised co-ordination or implementation strategy. Urgent efforts are required to create awareness around policy and management, ensure vaccination coverage in this high-risk group, and foster positive practices with adequate monitoring.
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- N Makan
- Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa , African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE), School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa .
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Rahaman MS, Tisha SN, Song E, Cerny T. Access Control Design Practice and Solutions in Cloud-Native Architecture: A Systematic Mapping Study. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:3413. [PMID: 37050474 PMCID: PMC10098865 DOI: 10.3390/s23073413] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Protecting the resources of a cloud-native application is essential to meet an organization's security goals. Cloud-native applications manage thousands of user requests, and an organization must employ a proper access control mechanism. However, unfortunately, developers sometimes grumble when designing and enforcing access decisions for a gigantic scalable application. It is sometimes complicated to choose the potential access control model for the system. Cloud-native software architecture has become an integral part of the industry to manage and maintain customer needs. A microservice is a combination of small independent services that might have hundreds of parts, where the developers must protect the individual services. An efficient access control model can defend the respective services and consistency. This study intends to comprehensively analyze the current access control mechanism and techniques utilized in cloud-native architecture. For this, we present a systematic mapping study that extracts current approaches, categorizes access control patterns, and provides developers guidance to meet security principles. In addition, we have gathered 234 essential articles, of which 29 have been chosen as primary studies. Our comprehensive analysis will guide practitioners to identify proper access control mechanisms applicable to ensuring security goals in cloud-native architectures.
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Ji N, Guo Y, Liu S, Zhu M, Tu Y, Du J, Wang X, Wang Y, Song E. MEK/ERK/RUNX2 Pathway-Mediated IL-11 Autocrine Promotes the Activation of Müller Glial Cells during Diabetic Retinopathy. Curr Eye Res 2022; 47:1622-1630. [PMID: 36154781 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2022.2129070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE To uncover the role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2)/interleukin-11 (IL-11) pathway in the activation of Müller glial cells (MGCs) and the breakdown of blood-retina barrier (BRB) during diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS Western blot (WB) detected the activation of MEK/ERK/RUNX2/IL-11 pathway, and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) detected IL-11 mRNA levels in high glucose (HG)-exposed MIO-M1 cells. Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) identified the interaction between ERK and RUNX2. Immunofluorescence (IF) measured the co-localization of ERK and RUNX2. Luciferase reporter gene assay identified the transcription activity of IL-11 promoter under HG conditions. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detected IL-11 levels in MIO-M1 cell culture supernatant. WB detected IL-RA protein levels, and Immunofluorescence measured the co-localization of IL-11 and IL-11RA. WB detected MGCs activation marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) protein levels. 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assay detected the proliferation of MGCs. WB detected the activation of MEK/ERK/RUNX2/IL-11 pathway in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. ELISA detected IL-11 and IL-11RA levels in mouse retina tissues. QRT-PCR and WB detected tight junction-associated molecules claudin-5, occluding and tight junction protein 1 (ZO-1) mRNA and protein levels in mouse retina tissues, respectively. RESULTS MEK/ERK/RUNX2/IL-11 pathway was activated in HG-exposed MIO-M1 cells. Additionally, IL-11 bound to IL-11RA on MIO-M1 cells to promote MIO-M1 cell activation and proliferation. In the mouse STZ-induced diabetic model, MEK/ERK/RUNX2/IL-11/IL-11RA pathway was also activated. Finally, the blockade of the pathway mitigated the activation of MGCs and the breakdown of BRB. CONCLUSION The data suggested that activated MEK/ERK/RUNX2/IL-11/IL-11RA autocrine pathway can promote the activation of MGCs and the breakdown of BRB during DR, implying novel anti-molecular strategies for the treatment of DR.
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- Na Ji
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,The Affiliated Eye Hospital, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Medical Biotechnology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Medical Biotechnology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Medical Biotechnology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, the Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Zhu QJ, Xing XY, Zhu MH, Ma L, Yuan Y, Song E. Validation of the vault prediction model based on the sulcus-to-sulcus diameter and lens thickness: a 925-eye prospective study. BMC Ophthalmol 2022; 22:463. [PMID: 36451125 PMCID: PMC9714062 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02698-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To verify the accuracy and stability of the prediction formula based on the ciliary sulcus diameter and lens thickness and to analyse factors influencing the prediction results. METHODS In total, 925 eyes from 506 subjects were enrolled in this prospective study between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. Subjects were divided into four seasons, each spanning three months. The target vault was set to be between 300 μm and 700 μm according the prediction formula. The actual vault was measured one month postoperatively. The Bland-Altman test, 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) and 95% limits of agreement (95% LoA) were used to evaluate the agreement between the predicted vault and the actual vault. Eyes with absolute prediction errors greater than 300 μm were further analysed. RESULTS The mean predicted vaults for the four seasons were 503 ± 99, 494 ± 96, 481 ± 92 and 502 ± 93 μm, while the mean actual vaults were 531 ± 189, 491 ± 179, 464 ± 179 and 529 ± 162 μm, respectively. The predicted and actual vaults of the overall subjects were 493 ± 95 and 500 ± 180 μm, respectively. Of the 925 eyes, 861 eyes (93.08%), 42 eyes (4.54%), and 22 eyes (2.38%) showed a normal vault, high vault, and low vault, respectively. Bland-Altman plots showed that the mean difference between the actual vault and predicted vault overall (± 95% LoA) was 6.43 ± 176.2 μm (-339 to 352 μm). Three UBM features may lead to large prediction errors (more than 300 μm): wide iris-ciliary angle (ICA), iris concavity and anteriorly positioned ciliary body. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated the accuracy and stability of the prediction formula through the validation of a large sample size and a long time span. Wide ICA, iris concavity and anteriorly positioned ciliary body may have an effect on vault.
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- Qiu-Jian Zhu
- grid.452666.50000 0004 1762 8363Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China ,grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Wang C, Yu J, Pan M, Ye X, Song E. Macular pigment optical density of hyperopic anisometropic amblyopic patients measured by fundus reflectometry. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:991423. [PMID: 36304187 PMCID: PMC9592689 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.991423] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose Hyperopic anisometropia is a major cause of amblyopia and may be associated with macular pigment optical density (MPOD) reduction. To explore whether the MPOD changes in hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia, we measured the MPOD using fundus reflectometry in eyes with hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia and normal vision. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted from January 2017 to June 2017. Forty subjects (25 males and 15 females) between the ages of 6 and 10 years were recruited. The subjects' eyes were divided into two groups: amblyopic eyes (best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) not more than 20/25 or BCVA of two eyes differing by two or more lines) and fellow eyes. All enrolled subjects underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, including extraocular motility assessment, cover-uncover testing, and refractive error (noncycloplegic), BCVA, axial length (AL), macular foveal thickness (MFT) and MPOD (Visucam® 200, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Germany). Results The MPOD of amblyopic and fellow eyes was 0.12 ± 0.03 log units and 0.13 ± 0.04 log units, respectively, with a significant difference (P = 0.026). The MFT of amblyopic and fellow eyes was 241.28 ± 13.95 and 237.13 ± 16.02 μm, respectively, revealing that the MFT was significantly higher in amblyopic eyes than in fellow eyes (P = 0.028). Conversely, there was no correlation between the MPOD and MFT in the two groups. Conclusions This study is the first to report that the MPOD is decreased in hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia. In this study, no correlation between the MPOD and MFT was found. In the future, factors that induce a decrease in the MPOD in eyes with hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia should be explored in a large-sample study with follow-up observation.
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- Chenxiao Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China,Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China,Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China,*Correspondence: E. Song
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Tan H, Wang X, Ye K, Lin J, Song E, Gong L. Prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy among Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes in a suburb of Shanghai, China. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275617. [PMID: 36194621 PMCID: PMC9531829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a Chinese population with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a suburb (Qingpu) of Shanghai, China. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study. A total of 7462 residents with T2DM in Qingpu were enrolled according to the resident health archives from January 2020 to December 2020. Blood and urine samples of the subjects were collected. Disc- and macula-centred retinal images were taken to assess DR. SPSS was used to analyse and investigate the prevalence and risk factors of DR. Results The fundus images of 6380 (85.5%) subjects were of sufficiently good quality for grading. The average (range) age of 6380 subjects was 63.46±7.77 (28–92) years. Six hundred forty-four subjects were diagnosed with DR. The prevalence of DR was 10.1% (95% CI 9.4%-10.8%), with mild, moderate, and severe non-proliferative retinopathy and proliferative retinopathy being 2.1%, 6.3%, 1.3% and 0.4%, respectively. The prevalence of bilateral DR was 6.5%. Higher T2DM duration (OR, 1.057), fasting plasma glucose (OR, 1.063), glycated hemoglobinA1c (OR, 1.269), urea nitrogen (OR, 1.059), and urinary albumin (OR, 1.001) were associated with the higher DR prevalence. Conclusion The prevalence of DR among Chinese adults with T2DM in Qingpu was 10.1%, in which non-proliferative DR was more common. Higher fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobinA1c are well-known risk factors of DR, consistent with the findings in our study. Our study didn’t find the risk between lipid indicators and DR. However, several renal function indicators, like higher urea nitrogen and urinary albumin, were risk factors for DR in this study. Appropriate diagnosis and intervention should be taken in time to prevent and control DR development.
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- Huiling Tan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Qingpu Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (ES); (LG)
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Wang Y, Xie L, Zhu M, Guo Y, Tu Y, Zhou Y, Zeng J, Zhu L, Du S, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Liu X, Song E. Shikonin alleviates choroidal neovascularization by inhibiting proangiogenic factor production from infiltrating macrophages. Exp Eye Res 2021; 213:108823. [PMID: 34752817 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Choroidal neovascularization (CNV), a feature of neovasular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), acts as a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. Shikonin (SHI), a natural bioactive compound extracted from Chinese herb radix arnebiae, exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic roles and also acts as a potential pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) inhibitor in macrophages. The major immune cells macrophages infiltrate the CNV lesions, where the production of pro-angiognic cytokines from macrophage facilitates the development of CNV. PKM2 contributes to the neovascular diseases. In this study, we found that SHI oral gavage alleviated the leakage, area and volume of mouse laser-induced CNV lesion and inhibited macrophage infiltration without ocular cytotoxicity. Moreover, SHI inhibited the secretion of pro-angiogenic cytokine, including basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), placental growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), from primary human macrophages by down-regulating PKM2/STAT3/CD163 pathway, indicating a novel potential therapy strategy for CNV.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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McDonald J, Raghunand N, Rejniak K, Frakes J, Song E, Latifi K, Kim D, Carballido E, Denbo J, Pimiento J, Parsee A, Hodul P, Hoffe S, Costello J. Multisequence MRI With Functional Imaging May Improve Pseudoprogression vs. Viable Tumor Determination Following High Dose Adaptive MRgRT in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Loi S, Schneeweiss A, Song E, Harries M, De Laurentiis M, Li Y, Wiese C, Poppe R, Emens L. 329TiP KATE3: A phase III study of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in combination with atezolizumab or placebo in patients with previously treated HER2-positive and PD-L1–positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Li M, Xu Z, Zhang L, Cui M, Zhu M, Guo Y, Sun R, Han J, Song E, He Y, Su Y. Targeted Noninvasive Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization by Hybrid Cell-Membrane-Cloaked Biomimetic Nanoparticles. ACS Nano 2021; 15:9808-9819. [PMID: 34037377 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the leading cause of vision loss in many blinding diseases, but current antiangiogenic therapies with invasively intravitreal injection suffer from poor patient compliance and a rate of devastating ocular complications. Here, we develop an alternative antiangiogenic agent based on hybrid cell-membrane-cloaked nanoparticles for noninvasively targeted treatment of CNV. The retinal endotheliocyte membrane coating provides as-fabricated nanoagents with homotypic targeting capability and binding ability to the vascular endothelial growth factor. The fusion of red blood cell membranes protects the hybrid membrane-coated nanoparticles from phagocytosis by macrophages. In a laser-induced wet age-related macular degeneration mouse model, a significantly enhanced accumulation is observed in CNV regions after intravenous delivery of the hybrid membrane-coated nanoparticles. Moreover, an excellent therapeutic efficacy is achieved in reducing the leakage and area of CNV. Overall, the biomimetic antiangiogenic nanoagents provide an effective approach for noninvasive treatment of CNV.
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- Manjing Li
- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biochemical Analysis, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong 510120, China
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Zhu QJ, Chen WJ, Zhu WJ, Xiao HX, Zhu MH, Ma L, Yuan Y, Song E. Short-term changes in and preoperative factors affecting vaulting after posterior chamber phakic Implantable Collamer Lens implantation. BMC Ophthalmol 2021; 21:199. [PMID: 33957891 PMCID: PMC8101126 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-021-01963-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background To describe the very early vault changes in the first month after Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) implantation and to evaluate the effect of preoperative biometric factors on vault. Methods Eighty-three eyes from eighty-three subjects with complete data who met follow-up requirements were recruited in this retrospective study between May 2019 and March 2020. We quantitatively assessed the postoperative vault at 2 h, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month following implantation. Associations between the postoperative vault and age, ICL size, spherical equivalent (SE), axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), flat keratometry (K), steep K, mean K, anterior chamber depth (ACD), crystalline lens thickness (LT), white-to-white (WTW) diameter obtained by three devices, horizontal and vertical sulcus-to-sulcus (STS) diameter, bright and dark pupil sizes (BPS and DPS) and DPS-BPS were investigated using Spearman’s correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Results The mean vault values at 2 h, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month after ICL implantation were 672.05 ± 30.72, 389.15 ± 28.33, 517.23 ± 30.76 and 530.12 ± 30.22 μm, respectively. Significant differences were found in the vault values at 2 h, 1 day and 1 week after the operation. The ICL size (β = 0.942; p < 0.001), followed by horizontal STS (β = -0.517; p < 0.001), crystalline LT (β = -0.376; p < 0.001) and vertical STS (β = -0.257; p = 0.017), significantly influenced the vault at 1 month after the operation. The multiple regression equation was expressed as follows: central vault (µm) = -1369.05 + 657.121 × ICL size- 287.408 × horizontal STS − 432.497 × crystalline LT − 137.33 × vertical STS (adjusted R2 = 0.643). Conclusions After ICL implantation, the vault decreased and then increased, but it did not return to the vault value 2 h after surgery. The ICL size, horizontal and vertical STS and crystalline LT are key factors for predicting postoperative vaulting. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12886-021-01963-x.
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- Qiu-Jian Zhu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215021, Suzhou, China
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Bellone S, Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Hui P, Bonazzoli E, Guglielmi A, Zammataro L, Nagarkatti N, Zaidi S, Lee J, Silasi DA, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Damast S, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Tymon-Rosario J, Harold J, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Alexandrov LB, Iwasaki A, Kong Y, Song E, Dong W, Elvin J, Choi J, Santin AD. A phase II evaluation of pembrolizumab in recurrent microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) endometrial cancer patients with Lynch-like versus MLH-1 methylated characteristics (NCT02899793). Ann Oncol 2021; 32:1045-1046. [PMID: 33932502 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- S Bellone
- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mercy Clinic, St. Louis, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA
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- Cancer Genomics Research, Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Smilow Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
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Tu Y, Song E, Wang Z, Ji N, Zhu L, Wang K, Sun H, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Liu X, Zhu M. Melatonin attenuates oxidative stress and inflammation of Müller cells in diabetic retinopathy via activating the Sirt1 pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 137:111274. [PMID: 33517190 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress and inflammation are important pathogenic factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR). DR remains the most common ocular complication caused by diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the leading cause of visual impairment in working-aged people worldwide. Melatonin has attracted extensive attention due to its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. In the present study, melatonin inhibited oxidative stress and inflammation by enhancing the expression and activity of silent information regulator factor 2-related enzyme 1 (Sirt1) both in in vitro and in vivo models of DR, and the Sirt1 inhibitor EX-527 counteracted melatonin-mediated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on Müller cells. Moreover, melatonin enhanced Sirt1 activity through the maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3)/miR-204 axis, leading to the deacetylation of the Sirt1 target genes forkhead box o1 (Foxo1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) subunit p65, eventually contribute to the alleviation of oxidative stress and inflammation. The study revealed that melatonin promotes the Sirt1 pathway, thereby protecting the retina from DM-induced damage.
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- Yuanyuan Tu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Ren W, Yu Y, Tan Y, Chen Y, Liu J, He Z, Li A, Ma J, Lu N, Li C, Li X, Ou Q, Chen K, Hu Q, Ouyang J, Su F, Xie C, Song E, Yao H. 4MO Machine learning intratumoral and peritumoral magnetic resonance imaging radiomics for predicting disease-free survival in patients with early-stage breast cancer (RBC-01 Study). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Yu Y, Tan Y, Hu Q, Ouyang J, Chen Y, Yang G, Li A, Lu N, He Z, Yang Y, Chen K, Ou Q, Zhang Y, Wu Z, Su F, Xie C, Song E, Yao H. 169MO Development and validation of a magnetic resonance imaging radiomics-based signature to predict axillary lymph node metastasis and disease-free survival in patients with breast cancer: A multicenter cohort study. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Gong X, Ren Y, Fang X, Cai J, Song E. Substance P induces sympathetic immune response in the contralateral eye after the first eye cataract surgery in type 2 diabetic patients. BMC Ophthalmol 2020; 20:339. [PMID: 32811461 PMCID: PMC7437040 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-020-01598-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Substance P (SP) is a nociceptive tachykinin which regulates the immune inflammatory reactions including monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) production. Sequential second-eye cataract surgery patients often suffer more pain than the first one partly because of the MCP-1 increase in aqueous humor (AH). This study aims to illustrate whether SP is involved in sympathetic inflammatory responses in the contralateral eye in patients with or without type 2 diabetes. Methods This prospective randomized clinical study included 51 cataract patients (22 with diabetes and 29 without). Bilateral sequential cataract surgeries were conducted with 1-day or 1-week interval randomly. More than 100 μl of AH were obtained before surgery and stored for later analysis using magnetic Luminex assays to detect interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-1ra,IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, MCP-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, spinal macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP-1a), interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted (RANTES), as well as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for SP. Results Among the 4 groups, no significant differences were found in age, sex distribution, the R/L ration of the first surgery eye, or the lens nucleus hardness (P ≥ 0.802). Over 100 μl of AH samples were collected safely in all cases without intraoperative complications. SP and MCP-1 levels were both increased significantly in the second eye of the diabetic patients with 1-day and 1-week interval (P ≤ 0.040). The SP increase in the second eye of the diabetic patients were significantly higher than that of the patients without diabetes (P ≤ 0.030) both in the groups with 1-day and 1-week interval. Similarly, the MCP-1 increase was significantly higher in the diabetic patients in the group with 1-week interval (P = 0.042). Conclusions Substance P and MCP-1 productions elevated in the AH of the contralateral eye after the first-eye cataract surgery in diabetic patients, indicating that SP and MCP-1 were involved in the sympathetic inflammatory responses. Diabetic patients are susceptible to noninfectious inflammation after cataract surgery, and perceive more pain in the second-eye phacoemulsification. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1900028374, retrospectively registered on 20th December, 2019.
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- Xianhui Gong
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.,The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Acero M, Adamson P, Aliaga L, Alion T, Allakhverdian V, Anfimov N, Antoshkin A, Arrieta-Diaz E, Aurisano A, Back A, Backhouse C, Baird M, Balashov N, Baldi P, Bambah B, Basher S, Bays K, Behera B, Bending S, Bernstein R, Bhatnagar V, Bhuyan B, Bian J, Blair J, Booth A, Bolshakova A, Bour P, Bromberg C, Buchanan N, Butkevich A, Campbell M, Carroll T, Catano-Mur E, Childress S, Choudhary B, Chowdhury B, Coan T, Colo M, Corwin L, Cremonesi L, Cronin-Hennessy D, Davies G, Derwent P, Ding P, Djurcic Z, Doyle D, Dukes E, Dung P, Duyang H, Edayath S, Ehrlich R, Feldman G, Flanagan W, Frank M, Gallagher H, Gandrajula R, Gao F, Germani S, Giri A, Gomes R, Goodman M, Grichine V, Groh M, Group R, Guo B, Habig A, Hakl F, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Hatzikoutelis A, Heller K, Himmel A, Holin A, Howard B, Huang J, Hylen J, Jediny F, Johnson C, Judah M, Kakorin I, Kalra D, Kaplan D, Keloth R, Klimov O, Koerner L, Kolupaeva L, Kotelnikov S, Kreymer A, Kullenberg C, Kumar A, Kuruppu C, Kus V, Lackey T, Lang K, Lin S, Lokajicek M, Lozier J, Luchuk S, Maan K, Magill S, Mann W, Marshak M, Matveev V, Méndez D, Messier M, Meyer H, Miao T, Miller W, Mishra S, Mislivec A, Mohanta R, Moren A, Mualem L, Muether M, Mulder K, Mufson S, Murphy R, Musser J, Naples D, Nayak N, Nelson J, Nichol R, Niner E, Norman A, Nosek T, Oksuzian Y, Olshevskiy A, Olson T, Paley J, Patterson R, Pawloski G, Pershey D, Petrova O, Petti R, Plunkett R, Potukuchi B, Principato C, Psihas F, Raj V, Radovic A, Rameika R, Rebel B, Rojas P, Ryabov V, Sachdev K, Samoylov O, Sanchez M, Seong I, Shanahan P, Sheshukov A, Singh P, Singh V, Smith E, Smolik J, Snopok P, Solomey N, Song E, Sousa A, Soustruznik K, Strait M, Suter L, Talaga R, Tas P, Thayyullathil R, Thomas J, Tiras E, Torbunov D, Tripathi J, Tsaris A, Torun Y, Urheim J, Vahle P, Vasel J, Vinton L, Vokac P, Vrba T, Wang B, Warburton T, Wetstein M, While M, Whittington D, Wojcicki S, Wolcott J, Yadav N, Yallappa Dombara A, Yang S, Yonehara K, Yu S, Zalesak J, Zamorano B, Zwaska R. Measurement of neutrino-induced neutral-current coherent
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production in the NOvA near detector. Int J Clin Exp Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.102.012004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Du J, Wang Y, Tu Y, Guo Y, Sun X, Xu X, Liu X, Wang L, Qin X, Zhu M, Song E. A prodrug of epigallocatechin-3-gallate alleviates high glucose-induced pro-angiogenic factor production by inhibiting the ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome axis in retinal Müller cells. Exp Eye Res 2020; 196:108065. [PMID: 32407725 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a neurovascular complication of diabetes mellitus that leads to blindness in the working-age population. Retinal Müller cells proliferate and produce pro-angiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), via the reactive oxygen species (ROS)/thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP)/NACHT, LRR and PYD domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome axis to promote proliferative DR. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) plays anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic roles in Müller cells. A prodrug of EGCG (pro-EGCG) enhances the bioavailability of EGCG. In an in vitro model of high glucose-stimulated Müller cells, pro-EGCG inhibited proliferation and pro-angiogenic factor production by down-regulating the activity of the ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome axis. In a mouse DR model, pro-EGCG reduced ROS accumulation, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, Müller cell proliferation, and production of the pro-angiogenic factors VEGF and HGF. In summary, pro-EGCG mitigated hyperglycaemia-challenged Müller cell proliferation and pro-angiogenic factor production by inhibiting ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome signalling, implying a potential therapeutic strategy for DR.
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- Jingxia Du
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Tu Y, Zhu M, Wang Z, Wang K, Chen L, Liu W, Shi Q, Zhao Q, Sun Y, Wang X, Song E, Liu X. Melatonin inhibits Müller cell activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production via upregulating the MEG3/miR-204/Sirt1 axis in experimental diabetic retinopathy. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:8724-8735. [PMID: 32324260 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common ocular complication caused by diabetes mellitus and is the main cause of visual impairment in working-age people. Reactive gliosis and pro-inflammatory cytokine production by Müller cells contribute to the progression of DR. Melatonin is a strong anti-inflammatory hormone, mediating the cytoprotective effect of a variety of retinal cells against hyperglycemia. In this study, melatonin inhibited the gliosis activation and inflammatory cytokine production of Müller cells in both in vitro and in vivo models of DR. The melatonin membrane blocker, Luzindole, invalidated the melatonin-mediated protective effect on Müller cells. Furthermore, melatonin inhibited Müller cell activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production by upregulating the long noncoding RNA maternally expressed gene 3/miR-204/sirtuin 1 axis. In conclusion, our study suggested that melatonin treatment could be a novel therapeutic strategy for DR.
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- Yuanyuan Tu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Guangxi, China
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- Jinqiao Clinic, Shanghai Pudong New Area Public Benefit Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Zhu Q, Xing X, Wang M, Zhu M, Ma L, Yuan Y, Song E. Characterization of the Three Distinct Retinal Capillary Plexuses Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Myopic Eyes. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:8. [PMID: 32818096 PMCID: PMC7396166 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.4.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Purpose To segment and quantify three distinct retinal capillary plexuses using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in myopic eyes. Methods We analyzed 96 eyes from 62 subjects with myopia (27.76 ± 7.05 years of age) and evaluated 30 normal eyes from 15 subjects (28.33 ± 3.13 years of age) for controls. En face OCTA images generated by AngioPlex (Carl Zeiss; Oberkochen, Germany) were manually segmented by the progressive matching method into superficial, middle, and deep capillary plexuses (SCPs, MCPs, and DCPs, respectively). Estimated positions for each plexus relative to the reference line were calculated. After strict artifact removal and magnification correction, vessel density (VD) and skeleton density (SD) analyses were performed on each capillary plexus. Results Myopic eyes were divided into three groups according to their degree of myopia. We defined the relative estimated positions of the MCP outer boundary to the retinal pigment epithelium fit layer as MCP = –89.317 – 0.178 (central retinal thickness) – 0.580 (ganglion cell inner plexiform thickness); the DCP outer boundary was 38.48 ± 6.24 µm below the inner plexiform layer. VDs were significantly higher in the super-high myopia group than in the control and moderate myopia groups for the DCP (all P < 0.05). SDs in the SCPs were significantly lower in the high myopia and super-high myopia groups than in the control groups (all P < 0.001). Conclusions With progressive matching, we segmented three capillary plexuses and defined the relative estimated positions of each capillary plexus to the reference line in myopic eyes. The VD of the DCP increased for more myopic eyes. Translational Relevance Our study provides a visual method for OCTA image vascular segmentation for myopic eyes.
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- Qiujian Zhu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Wei C, Song E, Mei L. PTK-Assisted Surface Ablation on Aborted LASIK Flaps. J Refract Surg 2020; 36:62. [PMID: 31917854 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20191217-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Xu C, Bi M, Jin X, Zhu M, Wang G, Zhao P, Qin X, Xu X, Sun X, Ji N, Du J, Xu J, Guo Y, Ma Q, Song E. Long-Term Tea Consumption Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Elderly Chinese from Rural Communities. J Diabetes Res 2020; 2020:1860452. [PMID: 32733963 PMCID: PMC7372293 DOI: 10.1155/2020/1860452] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the association between variables related to tea consumption (duration, frequency, and type) and the risk of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A rural community-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted in Weitang Town, Suzhou, China. People aged 60 years or above were invited to complete the survey. All eligible patients underwent detailed eye examination. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) was diagnosed and graded based on the retinal fundus imaging. Diabetes was defined as fasting glucose concentrations of ≥7.0 mmol/L or self-reported diagnosis of diabetes. Information about tea consumption such as duration, type, and frequency, together with demographics and lifestyle characteristics, were collected using a face-to-face questionnaire interview. The association between tea consumption and the risk of DR was determined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Among the 5,281 participants, 614 had diabetes mellitus (prevalence of 11.63%). The prevalence rate of DR was 10.38% in the diabetic population and 1.04% in the general population. Compared with non-tea consumers, the crude OR values for DR in subjects with long-term and short-term tea consumption were 0.34 (95%CI = 0.14-0.82, p = 0.016) and 1.64 (95%CI = 0.74-3.64, p = 0.221), respectively. When adjusted for age, gender, and other confounders, consumption of tea for ≥20 years was associated with reduced odds of DR (OR = 0.29, 95%CI = 0.09-0.97, p = 0.044). Thus, long-term tea consumption was significantly associated with a lower risk of DR. There was no statistical significance between frequency or type of tea consumption with DR (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Elderly diabetic Chinese residents who consumed tea for more than twenty years had a lower risk of DR compared to non-tea consumers. The long-term tea consumption may be an independent protective factor for DR. However, further studies are warranted to examine the association.
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- Cailian Xu
- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Suzhou Optometry Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Yu Y, Zhang W, Li A, Chen Y, Wang Y, Zhang Y, He Z, Ou Q, Liu R, Song E, Yao H. Association of long non-coding RNA biomarkers with clinically immune subtype and prediction of immunotherapy in patients with cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz452.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Xu J, Tu Y, Wang Y, Xu X, Sun X, Xie L, Zhao Q, Guo Y, Gu Y, Du J, Du S, Zhu M, Song E. Prodrug of epigallocatechin-3-gallate alleviates choroidal neovascularization via down-regulating HIF-1α/VEGF/VEGFR2 pathway and M1 type macrophage/microglia polarization. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 121:109606. [PMID: 31743875 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly and is attributed to choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which is a feature of wet AMD. The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of CNV. M1-type macrophages/microglia secrete interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), facilitating the development of CNV. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a kind of polyphenol in green tea that exerts anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic effects. In this study, a prodrug of EGCG (pro-EGCG) alleviated mouse laser-induced CNV leakage and reduced CNV area by down-regulating HIF-1α/VEGF/VEGFR2 pathway; M1-type macrophage/microglia polarization; as well as endothelial cell viability, proliferation, migration and tube formation, indicating a novel potential therapy for AMD.
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- Jiaowen Xu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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McDonald J, Song E, Frakes J, Extermann M, Latifi K, Kim D, Malafa M, Hodul P, Fleming J, Hoffe S. PATHOLOGIC OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS 65 AND OLDER TREATED WITH SYSTEMIC THERAPY FOLLOWED BY STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY (SBRT) FOR PANCREATIC CANCER IN A NOVEL LATERAL DECUBITUS TREATMENT POSITION. J Geriatr Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(19)31302-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Acero MA, Adamson P, Aliaga L, Alion T, Allakhverdian V, Altakarli S, Anfimov N, Antoshkin A, Aurisano A, Back A, Backhouse C, Baird M, Balashov N, Baldi P, Bambah BA, Bashar S, Bays K, Bending S, Bernstein R, Bhatnagar V, Bhuyan B, Bian J, Blackburn T, Blair J, Booth AC, Bour P, Bromberg C, Buchanan N, Butkevich A, Calvez S, Campbell M, Carroll TJ, Catano-Mur E, Cedeno A, Childress S, Choudhary BC, Chowdhury B, Coan TE, Colo M, Cooper J, Corwin L, Cremonesi L, Davies GS, Derwent PF, Ding P, Djurcic Z, Doyle D, Dukes EC, Duyang H, Edayath S, Ehrlich R, Elkins M, Feldman GJ, Filip P, Flanagan W, Frank MJ, Gallagher HR, Gandrajula R, Gao F, Germani S, Giri A, Gomes RA, Goodman MC, Grichine V, Groh M, Group R, Guo B, Habig A, Hakl F, Hartnell J, Hatcher R, Hatzikoutelis A, Heller K, Hewes J, Himmel A, Holin A, Howard B, Huang J, Hylen J, Jediny F, Johnson C, Judah M, Kakorin I, Kalra D, Kaplan DM, Keloth R, Klimov O, Koerner LW, Kolupaeva L, Kotelnikov S, Kourbanis I, Kreymer A, Kulenberg C, Kumar A, Kuruppu CD, Kus V, Lackey T, Lang K, Lin S, Lokajicek M, Lozier J, Luchuk S, Maan K, Magill S, Mann WA, Marshak ML, Martinez-Casales M, Matveev V, Méndez DP, Messier MD, Meyer H, Miao T, Miller WH, Mishra SR, Mislivec A, Mohanta R, Moren A, Mualem L, Muether M, Mufson S, Mulder K, Murphy R, Musser J, Naples D, Nayak N, Nelson JK, Nichol R, Nikseresht G, Niner E, Norman A, Nosek T, Olshevskiy A, Olson T, Paley J, Patterson RB, Pawloski G, Pershey D, Petrova O, Petti R, Phan DD, Plunkett RK, Potukuchi B, Principato C, Psihas F, Radovic A, Raj V, Rameika RA, Rebel B, Rojas P, Ryabov V, Samoylov O, Sanchez MC, Sánchez Falero S, Seong IS, Shanahan P, Sheshukov A, Singh P, Singh V, Smith E, Smolik J, Snopok P, Solomey N, Song E, Sousa A, Soustruznik K, Strait M, Suter L, Sutton A, Talaga RL, Tapia Oregui B, Tas P, Thayyullathil RB, Thomas J, Tiras E, Torbunov D, Tripathi J, Tsaris A, Torun Y, Urheim J, Vahle P, Vasel J, Vinton L, Vokac P, Vrba T, Wallbank M, Wang B, Warburton TK, Wetstein M, While M, Whittington D, Wojcicki SG, Wolcott J, Yadav N, Yallappa Dombara A, Yonehara K, Yu S, Zadorozhnyy S, Zalesak J, Zamorano B, Zwaska R. First measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters using neutrinos and antineutrinos by NOvA. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:151803. [PMID: 31702305 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.151803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The NOvA experiment has seen a 4.4σ signal of ν[over ¯]_{e} appearance in a 2 GeV ν[over ¯]_{μ} beam at a distance of 810 km. Using 12.33×10^{20} protons on target delivered to the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beamline, the experiment recorded 27 ν[over ¯]_{μ}→ν[over ¯]_{e} candidates with a background of 10.3 and 102 ν[over ¯]_{μ}→ν[over ¯]_{μ} candidates. This new antineutrino data are combined with neutrino data to measure the parameters |Δm_{32}^{2}|=2.48_{-0.06}^{+0.11}×10^{-3} eV^{2}/c^{4} and sin^{2}θ_{23} in the ranges from (0.53-0.60) and (0.45-0.48) in the normal neutrino mass hierarchy. The data exclude most values near δ_{CP}=π/2 for the inverted mass hierarchy by more than 3σ and favor the normal neutrino mass hierarchy by 1.9σ and θ_{23} values in the upper octant by 1.6σ.
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- M A Acero
- Universidad del Atlantico, Km. 7 antigua via a Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67206, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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- Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67206, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Dallas, 1845 E Northgate Drive, Irving, Texas 75062 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad 502 205, India
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás 74690-900, Brazil
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninsky Prospect 53, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA
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- Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 07 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninsky Prospect 53, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67206, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67206, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, University of Jammu, Jammu Tawi 180 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA
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- Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninsky Prospect 53, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, India
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67206, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague 116 36, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India
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- Physics and Astronomy Dept., University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati 781 039, India
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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Tabor DE, Oganesyan V, Keller AE, Yu L, McLaughlin RE, Song E, Warrener P, Rosenthal K, Esser M, Qi Y, Ruzin A, Stover CK, DiGiandomenico A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PcrV and Psl, the Molecular Targets of Bispecific Antibody MEDI3902, Are Conserved Among Diverse Global Clinical Isolates. J Infect Dis 2019; 218:1983-1994. [PMID: 30016475 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Bispecific antibody MEDI3902, targeting the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type 3 secretion system (PcrV) and Psl exopolysaccharide, is currently in phase 2b development for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. We surveyed a diverse collection of isolates to study MEDI3902 epitope conservation and protective activity. Methods P. aeruginosa clinical isolates (n = 913) were collected from diverse patients and geographic locations during 2003-2014. We conducted whole-genome sequencing; performed PcrV and Psl expression analyses via immunoblotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively; performed crystallography to determine the MEDI3902 PcrV epitope, using anti-PcrV Fab and PcrV components (resolved at 2.8 Å); and evaluated MEDI3902 protective activity against select isolates in vitro and in vivo. Results Intact psl operon and pcrV genes were present in 94% and 99% of isolates, respectively, and 99.9% of isolates contained at least one of the genetic elements. Anti-Psl binding was confirmed in tested isolates harboring a complete Psl operon or lacking nonessential psl genes. We identified 46 PcrV variant sequences, and MEDI3902-PcrV contact residues were preserved. MEDI3902 maintained potent in vivo activity against various strains, including strains expressing only a single target. Conclusions Psl and PcrV are highly prevalent in global clinical isolates, suggesting MEDI3902 can mediate broad coverage against P. aeruginosa.
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- D E Tabor
- Translational Medicine, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Antibody Development and Protein Engineering, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Microbial Sciences, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Biostatistics, MedImmune, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Global Medicines Development, AstraZeneca, Waltham, Massachusetts
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- Translational Medicine, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Microbial Sciences, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Antibody Development and Protein Engineering, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Translational Medicine, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Translational Medicine, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Translational Medicine, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Song E, Hwang J, Choi J, Gwon H, Chun J, Choi SG, Chang Y. MON-LB675: Dracocephlaum Moldavica L. Seed Extracts Ameliorate Photo-Aging Andwound Healing in HaCat Cell and 3D Skin Model. Clin Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32130-2] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Song E, Choi J, Gwon H, Choi SG, Chun J, Chang Y, Hwang J. MON-LB674: Dracocephalum Moldavica L. Seed Extracts Modulate Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Human Skin Cells. Clin Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32129-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Song E, Frakes J, Dilling T, Quinn J, Harrison L, Hoffe S. A Novel Radiation Oncology Residency Training Leadership Curriculum: Baseline Attitudes of Past and Current Residents. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2124] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Song E, Frakes J, Latifi K, Malafa M, Hodul P, Pimiento J, Kim D, Kim R, Fleming J, Hoffe S. Pathologic Outcomes of Systemic Therapy Followed By Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer in a Novel Lateral Decubitus Treatment Position. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang L, Sun X, Zhu M, Du J, Xu J, Qin X, Xu X, Song E. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate stimulates autophagy and reduces apoptosis levels in retinal Müller cells under high-glucose conditions. Exp Cell Res 2019; 380:149-158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhu Q, Xing X, Zhu M, Xiao H, Ma L, Chen L, Liang J, Yuan Y, Song E. A New Approach for the Segmentation of Three Distinct Retinal Capillary Plexuses Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2019; 8:57. [PMID: 31293812 PMCID: PMC6602150 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.8.3.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Purpose To segment three distinct retinal capillary plexuses by using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods This prospective study included 30 eyes of 15 healthy subjects. En face OCTA images generated by the AngioPlex platform were manually segmented by the “progressive matching” method to the superficial, middle, and deep capillary plexuses (SCP, MCP, and DCP, respectively). The estimated position of each plexus relative to the reference line was calculated. Vascular density (VD) and skeleton density (SD) analyses, as well as the interclass correlation coefficient and relative standard deviation, were performed on each capillary plexus. We also measured central retinal thickness (CRT) and ganglion cell layer thickness (GCT). Results Thirty eyes of 15 healthy subjects (9 females; average age of 28.33 ± 3.07 years) were included in the analysis. We defined the relative estimated positions of the outer boundary MCP to the RPEfit as MCP = 14.491 − 0.307 CRT − 1.443 GCT, while the outer boundary of DCP was 37.63 ± 7.04 μm below the IPL. The VDs of SCP, MCP, and DCP were 32.97% ± 3.90%, 45.05% ± 5.34%, and 37.34% ± 4.96%, respectively, while the SDs of SCP, MCP, and DCP were 14.45 ± 1.51 mm−1, 19.80 ± 1.92 mm−1, and 17.38 ± 1.97 mm−1, respectively. Conclusions With the progressive matching method, we segmented three capillary plexuses and defined the relative estimated positions of each capillary plexus to the reference line and calculated the VD and SD of three capillary plexuses in healthy subjects, providing controls for future studies. Translational Relevance Our study provides a visual method for OCTA image vascular segmentation and provides reference and control for future studies on retinal three capillary plexuses.
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- Qiujian Zhu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Binkley M, Rauf M, Milgrom S, Pinnix C, Tsang R, Ng A, Roberts K, Gao S, Ricardi U, Levis M, Casulo C, Stolten M, Kelsey C, Brady J, Mikhaeel N, Hoppe B, Terezakis S, Kirova Y, Akhtar S, Maghfoor I, Koenig J, Jackson C, Song E, Segal S, Advani R, Natkunam Y, Constine L, Eich H, Wirth A, Hoppe R. STAGE I-II NODULAR LYMPHOCYTE-PREDOMINANT HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN THE MODERN ERA: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ADULT PATIENTS BY ILROG. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.103_2629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M.S. Binkley
- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Princess Margaret Cancer Center; Toronto Canada
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- Radiation Oncology; Dana Farber and Harvard University School of Medicine; Boston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Oncology; University of Turin; Torino Italy
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- Oncology; University of Turin; Torino Italy
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- Medical Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Guy's Cancer Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Radiation Oncology; Guy's Cancer Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Florida; Jacksonville United States
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- Radiation Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Institut Curie; Paris France
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham United States
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- Radiation Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore United States
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- Medical Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Pathology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Munster University; Munster Germany
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- Radiation Oncology; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Melbourne Australia
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- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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Wei CH, Dai QY, Mei LX, Ge Y, Zhang PF, Song E. Paired eye-control study of unilateral opaque bubble layer in femtosecond laser assisted laser in situ keratomileusis. Int J Ophthalmol 2019; 12:654-659. [PMID: 31024822 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2019.04.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the predictive factors of the opaque bubble layer (OBL) compared to the fellow eye of same patients in FS200 femtosecond laser assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK). METHODS This study consisted of 60 consecutive patients (120 eyes) with unilateral OBL during FS-LASIK. Eyes were divided into OBL (the OBL eyes) and OBL-free groups (the fellow eyes) based on the occurrence of OBL. The preoperative demographic data, refraction, keratometry, corneal astigmatism, pachymetry, intraocular pressure and intraoperative data including the outlet location of gas diffusing canal were collected. Conditional logistic regression analysis was performed to find the associated factors with OBL in the two groups by determining odds ratios (OR) and 95%CI. RESULTS The preoperative demographic data, mean spherical errors, mean K value, suction time, intraocular pressure and central cornea thickness were not significantly different between the two groups. The outlet location of gas diffusing canal (P<0.01, OR 7.16, 95%CI 2.53-20.32) and the corneal astigmatism (P=0.013, OR 0.13, 95%CI 0.03-0.65) were significantly associated with the incidence of OBL by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Visual acuity, efficacy, and safety were comparable between the two groups two months after surgery except for a slightly lower predictability value for the hard OBL eyes. CONCLUSION The reduction of the incidence of OBL is obvious when the outlet of gas diffusing canal located at the posterior border of the corneoscleral limbus. This is probably consequent to more effectiveness of gas diffusing canal. Corneal astigmatism is also an independent protective factor for OBL formation.
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- Cheng-Hua Wei
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, Jiangsu Province, China
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Zhu QJ, Liang J, Xu CL, Wu X, Zhu MH, Ma L, Li MY, Ma QH, Song E. [Quantification of optical coherence tomographic angiography images in type 2 diabetic patients]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2019; 55:273-279. [PMID: 30982289 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4081.2019.04.009] [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: 06/09/2023]
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Objective: To quantify optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA) images and to explore potential clinical values of each parameter in diabetic patients. Methods: A case-control and cross-sectional study of diabetic (129 eyes) and healthy (32 eyes) subjects was conducted. 3-mm OCTA scan, fundus photography and best corrected visual acuity measurement were performed. Image-pro plus was used to calculate microvascular and foveal avascular indices in nonsegmented and segmented OCTA images. Intraclass correlation coefficient and relative standard deviation were used to examine the reliability, reproducibility and accuracy. Correlation of each parameter was calculated, and so was the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Results: Vessel density (VD) of diabetic patients measured in the nonsegmented retinal layer (RL) and superficial retinal layer (SRL) was 49.146%±6.097%, 44.038%±5.641%, respectively, significantly lower than healthy subjects 52.212%±6.250%, 46.698%±5.417% (t=2.534, 2.405; P=0.012, 0.017), and vessel length (VL) was (19.905±2.285)mm, (17.596±2.149)mm, (14.479±2.091)mm in the three layers, which was significantly shorter than that in the healthy control group (21.037±2.185)mm, (18.739±1.994)mm, (15.343±2.266)mm (t=2.529, 2.731, 2.059; P=0.012, 0.007, 0.041). Compared with non-diabetes, foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in diabetes was (0.441±0.167)mm(2), larger compared to health eyes 0.352±0.109mm(2) (t=-2.831, P=0.005). FAZ demonstrated a negative correlation with VD and VL in RL or SRL(r=-0.227, -0.338; P<0.05) (r=-0.241, -0.332; P<0.05), while best corrected visual acuity showed a negative correlation with VL in each layer (r=-0.225, -0.201, -0.250; P=0.01, 0.022, 0.004), and VD in DRL (r=-0.197, P=0.026). All parameters showed high reproducibility between graders(intraclass correlation coefficient>0.965), while relative standard deviation was greater than 3.049%. AR had the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.737), compared with AI (0.724). Conclusions: Our study demonstrates good reliability, reproducibility and accuracy of quantification of OCTA images and reveals changes of VD, VL and FAZ in diabetes, which may occur earlier than vision impairment. AR and AL may have great values in prompting early diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2019, 55:273-279).
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China; The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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- Suzhou Gusu District Health And Family Planning Bureau, Suzhou 215000, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou 215131, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China
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Zhu M, Jiang L, Yuan Y, Chen L, Liu X, Liang J, Zhu Q, Ding D, Song E. Intravitreal Ets1 siRNA alleviates choroidal neovascularization in a mouse model of age-related macular degeneration. Cell Tissue Res 2019; 376:341-351. [PMID: 30834976 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-019-03001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the basic feature of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in elders. Macrophages and microglia promote CNV via producing pro-angiogenic factors and inflammatory cytokines. Transcription factor E26 transformation specific-1 (Ets1) plays a pro-angiogenic role via its pro-inflammatory function. In this study, Ets1 increased and localized in the macrophages and microglia of a mouse laser-induced CNV region. Ets1 siRNA intravitreal injection ameliorated the leakage and area of CNV, as well as inhibiting the dysfunction of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and the activation of macrophages/microglia. Taken together, we provide a new insight into the molecular mechanism of CNV progression, in which Ets1 can be a new therapeutic target.
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- Manhui Zhu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Laizhou City People's Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Laizhou City People's Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang J, Chen W, Jiang Z, Lin X, Qin T, Yang X, Liu T, Hu H, Li Z, Xie D, Yao H, Song E. Abstract P4-04-11: A small amount of primary breast cancer shows high tumor mutation burden that may benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p4-04-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Targeted therapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is a major breakthrough in cancer treatment in the last decade. ICIs like PD1 or PD-L1 antibodies have been shown to be quite effective in cancer like melanoma. However, in most other tumor types including breast cancer, the situation is not as optimistic. Only a small percentage of those patients respond to ICIs therapy. This highlights the importance of identifying biomarkers to predict which patients may benefit from such treatment. Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) has been shown to be a sensitive marker for ICI treatment. This study is to investigate whether TBM could be used as a biomarker for breast cancer treatment.
Methods: We reviewed next generation sequencing studies of breast cancer. Two such studies with raw data provided were included in our analysis. One study entitled METABRIC performed targeted sequencing of 173 cancer-related genes in around 2500 primary breast cancer tissues. The other study was from TCGA breast cancer project, which performed Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) of around 1000 primary breast cancer samples. Mutation data were downloaded from public data deposit. The number of mutations per sample was calculated. TBM was calculated by divide the coverage in million base pair from that of the total mutation counts.
Results: In METABRIC study, 17272 mutations were identified in 2369 samples, with a median of 7 mutations per sample (95% CI: 6 ˜ 7). The median TMB of METABRIC dataset was 5.8 SNVs/Mb (95% CI: 5 ˜ 5.8). Totally 30 out 2369 (1.3%) samples had a TMB equal or large than 20 SNVs/Mb. In another cohort from TCGA breast cancer study using WES technology, 90172 mutations were identified in 977 samples, with a median of 44 mutations per sample (95% CI: 39 ˜ 50). The median TMB was 1 SNVs/Mb (95% CI: 0.9 ˜ 1.1). Totally 13 out 977 (1.3%) samples had a TMB equal or large than 20 SNVs/Mb.
Conclusions: Breast cancer shows middle to low mutation burden compared to other cancer types. Around 1.3% of breast cancer has quite high TMB of at least 20 SNVs/Mb, which may be qualified for immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy. Our study indicates that TMB may be incorporated as a standard test for late stage breast cancer patients in the clinical practice.
Keywords: Breast cancer, Tumor Mutation Burden, Whole exome sequencing, Targeted sequencing, Immune checkpoint
Citation Format: Wang J, Chen W, Jiang Z, Lin X, Qin T, Yang X, Liu T, Hu H, Li Z, Xie D, Yao H, Song E. A small amount of primary breast cancer shows high tumor mutation burden that may benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-04-11.
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Gong C, Andrew A, Feng Y, Owen S, Liang G, Davies E, Song E, Jiang W. Abstract P2-01-08: The potential role of CTNND1 (catenin (cadherin-associated protein), Delta 1) in breast cancer bone metastasis. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p2-01-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
The bone is a frequently visited site by breast cancer cells. Most women who die of metastatic breast cancer would already have bone metastases, whether they are micro- or macro-metastases. Metastatic bone metastasis from breast cancer is mostly osteolytic, with reasons unclear and little in vitro and in vivo studies exploring the osteolytic nature of bone metastasis. In the present study, we investigated the potential role of CTNND1, Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein) Delta 1, in the context of bone metastasis of breast cancer.
Materials and Methods:
In order to identify potential genes involved in bone metastasis, we established a novel in vitro model named Bone Matrix Extract (BME) which was extracted from human femur and used to mimic the bone environment. Full profile of gene expression in response to BME was conducted using Ampliseq technology. Potential genes associated with bone metastasis was examined in a clinical breast cohort containing both cancer and normal tissues (n = 103), collected immediately following surgery. Gene transcript levels were quantified using QPCR and analysed against patient's pathological information and clinical outcome. We generated a series of cell models by knocking down and over-expressing one of the most relevant genes, CTNND1, using siRNA, sh-RNA, ribozyme transgenes and insertion of full coding sequence containing plasmids. Function assays including Matrigel based-adhesion, cancer cell-osteobalstic cell contact, proliferation, transwell invasion and migration were used to investigate the changes of biological features after interfering with CTNND1 expression in relation to BME / co-culture models.
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CTNND1 was down regulated in all breast epithelial cells following BME treatment at both mRNA and protein level. From the clinical cohort, we found that compared with benign tissue, breast cancer tissues had significantly decreased CTNND1 transcript expression. Reduced CTNND1 was associated with advanced TNM stage and poor distant metastasis, local recurrence and bone metastasis. We went on to knockdown CTNND1 by siRNA, ribozyme as well as lenti-shCTNND1 transfection in MCF-10A and MDA-231 cells and overexpressed CTNND1 in MCF-7 cells. In vitro study demonstrated that knockdown of CTNND1 expression led to decreased capacity of Matrigel-adhesion, migration and invasion but increased cancer cell-osteobalstic cell adhesion. No effects were observed on cell proliferation after altering CTNND1 expression, in the presence or absence of BME.
Conclusions:
In this initial study on CTNND1 in breast cancer, our current data suggests that lower transcript expression of CTNND1 associates with a poorer patient prognosis. CTNND1 reduction may play a role in the progression of breast cancer bone metastasis.
Citation Format: Gong C, Andrew A, Feng Y, Owen S, Liang G, Davies E, Song E, Jiang W. The potential role of CTNND1 (catenin (cadherin-associated protein), Delta 1) in breast cancer bone metastasis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-01-08.
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- C Gong
- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation and Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou City, China; Cardiff Breast Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Song E, Su S, Huang D. Abstract P4-06-27: LncRNA NKILA promotes tumour immune evasion by sensitizing tumour-specific t cells to activation-induced cell death. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p4-06-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Activation induced cell death (AICD) of T lymphocytes is critical to maintain T-cell homeostasis, which is adopted by malignant tumors to convey immune evasion by eliminating tumor-reactive cytotoxic T cells. In this study, we demonstrated excessive apoptosis of tumor antigen-specific CTLs in breast and lung cancers. However, the mechanism involved in AICD of tumor-specific T cells remains obscure. Here, we demonstrated that NF-κB activity in tumor-specific T cells is high at the early phase of CTL activation induced by breast tumor antigens, but is suppressed at the later phase. This results in massive apoptosis of tumor-specific CTLs challenged by tumor cells. Interestingly, NKILA, an NFκB interacting lncRNA, sensitizes CTLs to AICD by inhibiting NF-κB activities after their activation, leading to tumor immune evasion. In vivo, administering CTLs with NKILA silencing into immunocompromised mice with breast cancer patient derived xenografts (PDXs) effectively inhibits PDX growth by increasing CTL infiltration. Clinically, NKILA was overexpressed in the tumor specific CTLs of breast and lung cancers, which was associated with less CTL infiltration in the tumors and shorter patient survival. Our findings present the first evidence that AICD in tumor-specific CTLs is crucial to cancer immune evasion, and targeting NKILA in CTLs emerges as a novel anti-tumor immunotherapy.
Citation Format: Song E, Su S, Huang D. LncRNA NKILA promotes tumour immune evasion by sensitizing tumour-specific t cells to activation-induced cell death [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-06-27.
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- E Song
- Sun Yat sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Song E, Chao X, Nie Y, Jin X, Tan C, Cui J, Hu H, Yao H. Abstract P4-08-32: Derivation and validation of a novel prediction model in breast phyllodes tumors after surgery. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p4-08-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aim
This study aimed to develop a nomogram based on clinicopathological features to evaluate the recurrence probability of breast phyllodes tumors following surgery. The criteria for atypia, mitoses, overgrowth, and surgical margin (AMOS) were also validated.
Method
Data from 334 patients with breast phyllodes tumors, who underwent surgical treatment at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital from January 2005 to December 2014, were used to develop a prediction model. Additionally, data of 36 patients from Peking University Shenzhen Hospital and data of 140 patients from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center during the same period were used to validate the model. The medical records and tumor slides were retrospectively reviewed. The log-rank and Cox regression tests were used to develop a clinical prediction model of breast phyllodes tumors as well as validating the AMOS criteriaAll statistical analyses were performed using R and STATA.
Results
Of all 334 patients included in the study, 224 had benign, 91 had borderline, and 19 had malignant tumors. The local and distant recurrence rate was 17.7%. The 1-,3-, and 5-year cumulative recurrence-free survival was 98.5%, 97.9%, and 96.8%, respectively. Surgical margin, mitoses, and tumor border were identified as independent risk factors for breast phyllodes tumors. A nomogram was developed based on these three variables. The C-index of internal and external validation was 0.71and 0.67, respectively. The area under the curve of AMOS criteria was 0.59.
Conclusions
The present study model presented a more concise and objective variables to evaluate the recurrence-free survival of patients after surgery compared with that using the AMOS criteria, which is more appropriate for clinical practice and also allows for a more accurate prediction.
Citation Format: Song E, Chao X, Nie Y, Jin X, Tan C, Cui J, Hu H, Yao H. Derivation and validation of a novel prediction model in breast phyllodes tumors after surgery [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-08-32.
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- E Song
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Song E, Yao H, Yu Y, Ou Q, Wang Y. Abstract P1-16-07: Progression-free survival is a surrogate of survival in maintenance therapy for metastatic breast cancer: Randomized trial level analysis. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p1-16-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:The validity of progression-free survival (PFS) as a surrogate end point for overall survival (OS) in maintenance therapy trials of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is uncertain. We aimed to compare treatment effect sizes and the strength of associations between OS and PFS in trials of maintenance therapy for MBC.
Methods: We searched for randomized trials investigating maintenance chemotherapy, endocrine therapy or immunotherapy after first-line chemotherapy in MBC and selected those reporting results for both OS and PFS. Treatment effect size differences between OS and PFS by a ratio of hazard ratios (rHRs) with 95% confidence intervals [CIs] were evaluated using random effects analysis. Surrogacy were analyzed using a weighted linear regression model, correlations were evaluated by squared correlation R2.
Results: We analyzed data from 16 trials and 3,898 patients that received maintenance chemotherapy, endocrine therapy or immunotherapy for MBC. In the all trial-level analysis, treatment effect sizes were 28% greater for PFS than for OS (combined rHR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.62 to 0.85, P < 0.001), and the correlation coefficient R2 between PFS and OS was 18% (95% CI, 12% to 26%). Differences were greater with PFS than OS for trials of maintenance chemotherapy compared with observation (rHR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.59 to 0.80, P < 0.001), and the correlation coefficient R2between treatment effects on PFS and on OS ranged from 12% (95% CI, 8% to 16%) when all trials were considered to 40% (95%CI, 30% to 54%) after exclusion of one highly influential trial by sensitivity analysis. Differences were also great for trials of maintenance endocrine therapy vs. observation (rHR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.66), and immunotherapy vs. observation (rHR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.91).
Conclusion: PFS was greater than OS in the treatment effect sizes, which is a valid surrogate end point for OS to assess treatment effect in MBC maintenance therapy trials.
PROSPERO registry: No. CRD42017071858; Support: ChiCTR-IIR-17014036, SYS-C-201801.
Citation Format: Song E, Yao H, Yu Y, Ou Q, Wang Y. Progression-free survival is a surrogate of survival in maintenance therapy for metastatic breast cancer: Randomized trial level analysis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-16-07.
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yi QY, Huang J, Chen N, Li WD, Chen LS, Wang YY, Wang JL, Song E. Managing dislocated hard lens nuclei: 23-gauge vitrectomy and lens extraction via a corneoscleral limbal incision versus 23-gauge vitrectomy and phacofragmentation. J Cataract Refract Surg 2019; 45:451-456. [PMID: 30661969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare 23-gauge vitrectomy and lens extraction via a corneoscleral limbal incision (CSLI) with 23-gauge vitrectomy and phacofragmentation to treat dislocation of hard lens nuclei. SETTING Ningbo Eye Hospital, Zhejiang, China. DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS The study included consecutive patients with complete posterior dislocation of a hard nucleus (grade ≥ IV) into the vitreous cavity. All patients received 23-gauge 3-channel vitrectomy. Some patients also had phacofragmentation and others had lens extraction through a CSLI. RESULTS The CSLI group comprised 21 eyes of 21 patients and the phacofragmentation group, 22 eyes of 22 patients. The median follow-up was 10.8 months (range 6 to 24 months) and 11.3 months (range 5 to 18 months), respectively. Demographic characteristics, reason for lens dislocation, preoperative corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), lens nucleus grade, and comorbidities were similar between groups. The CSLI group had a shorter mean surgical time than the phacofragmentation group (42.5 ± 7.2 minutes versus 68.2 ± 16.5 minutes); less frequent use of perfluorocarbon liquid, octafluoropropane, or air tamponade; lower incidence of retinal tears (9.5% versus 31.8%); and better CDVA but worse astigmatism 1 day and 1 week postoperatively (P < .05). The postoperative IOP did not differ between groups. Corneal edema and recurrent retinal detachment were less common in the CSLI group than in the phacofragmentation group. CONCLUSION The 23-gauge vitrectomy with lens extraction through a CSLI might have advantages over 23-gauge vitrectomy with phacofragmentation for management of dislocated hard lens nuclei.
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- Quan-Yong Yi
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Ningbo Eye Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhu M, Liu X, Wang Y, Chen L, Wang L, Qin X, Xu J, Li L, Tu Y, Zhou T, Sang A, Song E. YAP via interacting with STAT3 regulates VEGF-induced angiogenesis in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells. Exp Cell Res 2018; 373:155-163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rishi A, Song E, Zhang G, Latifi K, Eaford I, Mviera A, Pimiento J, Fontaine J, Moros E, Harrison L, Hoffe S, Frakes J. Integrated CT and 18F-FDG PET Based Radiomic Prediction Models for Pathological Response and Outcome in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.542] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Ding D, Zhu M, Liu X, Jiang L, Xu J, Chen L, Liang J, Li L, Zhou T, Wang Y, Shi H, Yuan Y, Song E. Inhibition of TRAF6 alleviates choroidal neovascularization in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:2742-2748. [PMID: 30103950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a type of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is a major cause of blindness in elder patients. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) promotes tumor angiogenesis via upregulating the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Additionally, TRAF6 facilitates the inflammatory response in macrophages and microglia. Here, using mouse laser-induced CNV model and TRAF6 siRNA, the study shows that TRAF6 is a critical player in CNV. The expression of TRAF6, HIF-1α, and VEGF increased in the model. TFAF6 siRNA intravitreal (IVT) injection inhibited CNV formation, as well as expression of HIF-1α and VEGF, activation of macrophages and microglia. Together, our data suggest that TFAF6 inhibition reduces CNV formation via down-regulating expression of HIF-1α and VEGF and activation of macrophages and microglia, demonstrating the unique advantages of TRAF6 inhibition in the alleviation of AMD.
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- Dongmei Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Laizhou City People's Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Laizhou City People's Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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