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Liu X, Zhang YF, Zhan YL, Yue HX, Gui LT, Bian F, Wei WW, Jiang Y. [Study on the operation process and construction standard of an esophageal cancer screening cohort study]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1504-1508. [PMID: 34814575 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200930-01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One of the most cost-effective measures in cancer prevention on cancer is to advocate to be aware of the disease, consciously changing negative behaviors, and taking the initiative to participate in regular physical checkup programs. Esophageal cancer is one of the malignant tumors accompanied by a heavy disease burden in China. Routine screening, early diagnosis, and treatment are the critical points of preventing and treating the disease. Cohort studies help understand the natural history and risk factors of esophageal cancer and identify high-risk groups of the disease. This paper intends to discuss the construction specifications of the multi-dimensional dynamic follow-up shared cohort for esophageal cancer by studying the risk factors, monitoring, and collecting biological sample information, providing references for developing a standardized and unified screening cohort research procedure, and necessary standards on esophageal cancer in the future.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Cancer Registry Office, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Yue HX, Zhan YL, Bian F, Zhang YF, Gui LT, Shi YJ, Meng YH, Zhang J, Jiang Y. [Data standard and data sharing in clinical cohort studies]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1299-1305. [PMID: 34814547 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200610-00831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Data standard plays an important role in the process of data collection, Integration and sharing in clinical cohort studies, and more attention have been paid to it. This paper summarizes the 5 international proven data standard model, analyze their characteristics and development status, and match their data modules with the general data set of the clinical cohorts to evaluate the international data standard models' applicability and provide reference for the development and improvement of the data standard model for clinical cohort studies in China.
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- H X Yue
- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Liu X, Zhang YF, Zhan YL, Yue HX, Gui LT, Bian F, Wang YP, Jiang Y. [Application of AGREEⅡ in evaluating quality of esophageal cancer screening practice guidelines]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1312-1317. [PMID: 34814549 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200828-01105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High-quality clinical practice guidelines are of great significance for standardizing the clinical diagnosis and treatment process and improving the overall quality of health care. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation InstrumentⅡ (AGREEⅡ) is one of the recognized tools for the evaluation of the quality of clinical practice guidelines. It has been translated into Chinese and is widely used in guideline formulation and quality evaluation. This article intends to take the comparatively high-quality clinical practice guidelines in the field of esophageal cancer screening in China, i.e. "Expert Consensus on Early Esophageal Cancer and Precancerous Lesion Screening in China (2019, Xinxiang)" as an example, to interpret the use of AGREEⅡ item by item, which might provide a reference for medical and health workers to better understand and use the assessment tool.
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Ruan G, Xu J, Wang K, Zheng S, Wu J, Ren J, Bian F, Chang B, Zhu Z, Han W, Ding C. Associations between serum S100A8/S100A9 and knee symptoms, joint structures and cartilage enzymes in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:99-105. [PMID: 30240939 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Animal studies suggest that S100A8/S100A9 may be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA); however, there has been no clinical study examining the associations between serum S100A8/S100A9 and knee symptoms, joint structures and cartilage degradation enzymes in knee OA patients so far. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the cross-sectional associations between serum levels of S100A8/S100A9 and the outcomes in patients with knee OA. DESIGN A total of 141 subjects with clinical knee OA were included. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score was used to assess joint symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to measure knee structural abnormalities including cartilage defects. Knee radiography was used to assess joint space narrowing (JSN), osteophytes and the radiographic severity of OA. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the serum levels of S100A8/S100A9, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3, MMP10 and MMP13. RESULTS In multivariable analyses, serum S100A8/S100A9 were positively associated with total WOMAC score (β: 0.111 per 10 ng/ml, P = 0.021), WOMAC weight-bearing pain (β: 0.015 per 10 ng/ml, P = 0.043) and WOMAC physical dysfunction (β: 0.091 per 10 ng/ml, P = 0.010), and had positive associations with total cartilage defects and cartilage defects at lateral femoral, lateral tibial and medial femoral sites (ORs: 1.006-1.008 per 10 ng/ml, all P < 0.05) and serum levels of MMP3 (β: 0.002 per 10 ng/ml, P = 0.032) in patients with clinical knee OA. CONCLUSIONS Serum levels of S100A8/S100A9 were positively associated with increased knee symptoms, cartilage defects and serum cartilage degradation enzymes in patients with knee OA, suggesting that S100A8/S100A9 may have a role to play in knee OA. Future longitudinal studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Ruan G, Xu J, Wang K, Wu J, Zhu Q, Ren J, Bian F, Chang B, Bai X, Han W, Ding C. Associations between knee structural measures, circulating inflammatory factors and MMP13 in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018; 26:1063-1069. [PMID: 29753949 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate cross-sectional associations between serum level of Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)13 and knee structural measures and circulating inflammatory factors in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN A total of 149 subjects with symptomatic knee OA were included. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to measure infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) volume, IPFP signal intensity alternation, cartilage volume and cartilage defects. Knee radiography was used to assess radiographic OA using the Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) grading system. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the serum levels of inflammatory factors and MMP13. RESULTS In multivariable analyses, serum MMP13 was negatively associated with cartilage volume at patellar site (β: -32.94 mm3 per 10 ng/ml, P < 0.05), and positively associated with cartilage defect at medial femoral site (OR: 1.13 per 10 ng/ml, P < 0.05). Also, MMP13 was positively associated with K-L grading and IPFP signal intensity alteration (OR: 1.14 and 1.15 per 10 ng/ml, respectively, both P < 0.05), and negatively associated with IPFP volume (β: -0.34 cm3 per 10 ng/ml, P < 0.05). Furthermore, serum level of adiponectin was negatively associated serum MMP13 quartiles (OR: 0.66 per 10 μg/ml, P < 0.05), and serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-18 were positively associated with serum MMP13 quartiles (ORs: 1.01-1.18 per 10 pg/ml, all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Serum level of MMP13 was associated with knee structural abnormalities as well as serum inflammatory factors. These suggest that systemic MMP13 may play a role in knee OA, and could be regulated by inflammatory factors.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Translational Research Centre, Academy of Orthopaedics, Guangdong Province, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Arthritis Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; Translational Research Centre, Academy of Orthopaedics, Guangdong Province, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Jin RR, Li JJ, Zhang J, Li JL, Bian F, Deng GJ, Ma S, Su XW, Zhao J, Jiang Y. [Management programs on diabetes among Chinese adults in the National Demonstration Areas for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2018; 39:407-411. [PMID: 29699027 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the current situation on management of diabetes mellitus patients aged 35 and above in the National Demonstration Areas for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, in China. Methods: Local residents, aged 18 years and above were randomly selected by a complex, multistage, probability sampling method. Face-to-face questionnaire survey was carried out between November and December 2016. Rates regarding prevalence, treatment and management of diabetes were calculated, and influencing factors of diabetes were analyzed by using the non-conditional logistic regression model. Results: A total of 3 213 residents aged ≥35 years were included in this study, of which 11.48% (369/3 213) reported that they had ever been informed by a doctor or other health worker that their blood sugar level was high or being diabetic. The rate of self-reported treatment among the diabetic patients was 83.20% (307/369). Rates on overall management and standardized management were 69.92% (258/369) and 53.66% (198/369), respectively. Higher rates were seen in residents aged 55 to 64 years, 76.32% for overall management and 59.65% for standardized management. Through multiple logistic regression analysis, we found that standardized management for diabetes was much higher in the Demonstration Areas located in the eastern areas (OR=2.942, 95%CI: 1.547-5.594), or patients with characteristics including high implementation score (OR=3.499, 95%CI: 1.865-6.563), already signed family doctors (OR=5.661, 95%CI: 3.237-9.899), or without hypertension (OR=1.717, 95%CI: 1.010- 2.920). Residents who were living in the first and second batch areas of implementation or responding to the NCDs with positive attitude were more likely to accept standardized management. Conclusion: Prevention and management programs on diabetes had met the requirements set for the Demonstration Areas which had promoted the specific implementation and further development of standardized management on diabetes.
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- R R Jin
- School of Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Li JJ, Li JL, Zhang J, Jin RR, Ma S, Deng GJ, Su XW, Bian F, Qu YM, Hu LL, Jiang Y. [Study on the overall implementation status of the National Demonstration Areas for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2018; 39:417-421. [PMID: 29699029 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the current overall status of implementation on the National Demonstration Areas of Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. Methods: According to the scheme design of the questionnaires, all the National Demonstration Areas were involved in this study. For each National Demonstration Areas, eight departments were selected to complete a total of 12 questionnaires. Results: Scores related to the implementation of the National Demonstration Areas accounted for 71.8% of the total 170 points. Based on the scores gathered from this study, the 23-items-index-system that represented the status of project implementation was classified into seven categories. Categories with higher percentile scores would include: monitoring (88.0%), safeguard measures (75.0%), health education and health promotion (75.0%). Categories with lower percentile scores would include: the national health lifestyle actions (67.7%), community diagnosis (66.7%), discovery and intervention of high-risk groups (64.7%), and patient management (60.9%). There were significant differences noticed among the eastern, central and western areas on items as safeguard measures, health education/promotion, discovery and intervention of high-risk groups. In all, the implementation programs in the eastern Demonstration Areas seemed better than in the central or western regions. As for the 23 items, five of the highest scores appeared on policy support, mortality surveillance, tumor registration, reporting system on cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events, and on tobacco control, respectively. However, the lowest five scores fell on healthy diet, patient self-management program, oral hygiene, setting up the demonstration units and promotion on basic public health services, respectively. The overall scores in the eastern region was higher than that in the central or the western regions. The scores in the central and western regions showed basically the same. Conclusions: The overall status of implementation on the National Demonstration Areas was satisfactory. Future attention should be focusing on patient management as well as discovery and intervention of high-risk groups, which also presented the lowest scores, in this survey.
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- J J Li
- School of Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Bian F, Zhang GL, Wang FM, Yang D, Gao YY, Li J, Li Y. [Clinical effect of endoscopic tissue adhesive injection versus its combination with modified lauromacrogol sandwich injection in treatment of gastric varices]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2016; 24:786-789. [PMID: 27938567 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- F Bian
- Drpartment of Gastroenterology, Beilun District People's Hospital in Ningbo City, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology , The First Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China
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Zang L, Liu Y, Geng J, Luo Y, Bian F, Lv X, Yang J, Liu J, Peng Y, Li Y, Sun Y, Bosch-Traberg H, Mu Y. Efficacy and safety of liraglutide versus sitagliptin, both in combination with metformin, in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a 26-week, open-label, randomized, active comparator clinical trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2016; 18:803-11. [PMID: 27060930 PMCID: PMC5084818 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIMS To compare the efficacy and safety of liraglutide versus sitagliptin as add-on to metformin after 26 weeks of treatment in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS This 26-week open-label, active comparator trial (NCT02008682) randomized patients (aged 18-80 years) with T2DM inadequately controlled with metformin [glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) 7.0-10.0% (53-86 mmol/mol)] 1 : 1 to once-daily subcutaneously administered liraglutide 1.8 mg (n = 184) or once-daily oral sitagliptin 100 mg (n = 184), both as add-on to metformin. The primary endpoint was change in HbA1c from baseline to week 26. RESULTS Liraglutide was superior to sitagliptin in reducing HbA1c from baseline [8.1% (65 mmol/mol)] to 26 weeks, as evidenced by estimated mean HbA1c change of -1.65% (-18.07 mmol/mol) versus -0.98% (-10.72 mmol/mol), respectively [estimated treatment difference for liraglutide vs sitagliptin of -0.67% (95% CI -0.86, -0.48) or -7.35 mmol/mol (95% CI -9.43; -5.26); p < 0.0001]. More patients receiving liraglutide (76.5%) than sitagliptin (52.6%) achieved the HbA1c target of <7.0% (53 mmol/mol) at week 26 [odds ratio 3.65 (95% CI 2.18, 6.12); p < 0.0001]. Reductions in fasting plasma glucose, 7-point self-measured plasma glucose and body weight were greater with liraglutide than with sitagliptin (p < 0.0001 for all). More patients experienced nausea (14.8% vs 0.5%), diarrhoea (8.2% vs 2.2%) and decreased appetite (10.9% vs 0.5%) with liraglutide than sitagliptin. Two hypoglycaemic episodes were confirmed for liraglutide and one for sitagliptin; none were severe or nocturnal. CONCLUSIONS Liraglutide provided better glycaemic control and greater body weight reduction than sitagliptin when administered as add-on to metformin. More patients had nausea, diarrhoea and decreased appetite with liraglutide versus sitagliptin.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Cangzhou People's Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, PLA, Military General Hospital of Beijing, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Central Hospital of Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Adherence of an embryo to the uterus represents the most critical step of the reproductive process. Implantation is a synchronized event between the blastocyst and the uterine luminal epithelium, leading to structural and functional changes for further embryonic growth and development. The milieu comprising the complex process of implantation is mediated by estrogen through diverse but interdependent signaling pathways. Mouse models have demonstrated the relevance of the expression of estrogen-modulated paracrine factors to uterine receptivity and implantation window. More importantly, some factors seem to serve as molecular links between different estrogen pathways, promoting cell growth, acting as molecular chaperones, or amplifying estrogenic effects. Abnormal expression of these factors can lead to implantation failure and infertility. This review provides an overview of several well-characterized signaling pathways that elucidates the molecular cross talk involved in the uterus during early pregnancy.
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- I Robertshaw
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Cincinnati, West Chester, Ohio, USA Division of Reproductive SciencesCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Reproductive SciencesCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Perinatal InstituteCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Reproductive SciencesCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Perinatal InstituteCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Department of PediatricsUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Yu Y, Zhou J, Li Q, Bian F, Cao CS, Jin X, Liu Y. The preliminary application of assessment system for cancer pain management. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015; 19:1164-1169. [PMID: 25912575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To apply the assessment system for cancer pain management preliminarily, explore the issues in cancer pain diagnosis and treatment, and analyze the differences between oncology department and non-oncology in cancer pain diagnosis and treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS The validated questionnaires were collected from department of medical oncology of three hospitals including Xuzhou Central Hospital. Subjects included 41 doctors, 43 nurses, 50 patients, and 12 wards. The data was analyzed to find the main issues as far in cancer pain management. Twelve units of oncology department and 15 units of non-oncology in three hospitals including Xuzhou Central Hospital were assessed with assessment system for cancer pain management. Rank test was conducted to analyze the differences in cancer pain diagnosis and treatment between oncology department and non-oncology. RESULTS The average scores of doctors, nurses, wards were 85.4, 88.5, 83.8, respectively, while the average score of patients was 68.7. The percentile of analgesic efficacy and safety in patients was 81.7 and the percentile of analgesic opinion changes was only 55.8, indicating that it was necessary to enhance the education of concept about pain management. The average scores of assessment were 82.2 ± 2.1 and 39.9 ± 3.6 for oncology and non-oncology, respectively. The Wilcoxon value of Rank test was 120.0, indicating the significant difference between the two (p < 0.01). It suggests that there is still a great shortage in cancer pain diagnosis and treatment in non-oncology, and there is an urgent need to further strengthen the cancer pain management-related continuing education. CONCLUSIONS In cancer pain treatment-related clinical work, patients' pain education still needs to be strengthened; in comparison with oncology, the cancer pain management-related continuing education for non-oncology also needs to be strengthened.
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- Y Yu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xuzhou Hospital, Affiliated to Medical College of Southeast University and Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China.
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Bio-inspired laminated graphite nanosheets/copper composites with modified mechanical properties.
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- P. Wang
- Shanghai Hiwave Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Hiwave Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Hiwave Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Hongfeng Electrical Alloy Co., Ltd
- Wenzhou 325603
- P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Hongfeng Electrical Alloy Co., Ltd
- Wenzhou 325603
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 201204
- P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhen H, Yao W, Bian F, Mao X, Yang X, Jin S. Antidepressant drug, desipramine, alleviates allergic rhinitis by regulating Treg and Th17 cells. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2013; 26:107-15. [PMID: 23527713 DOI: 10.1177/039463201302600110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity and usually progresses to chronic nasal inflammation, with depression as one of its comorbidities. The importance of treating the depression in AR patients has been increasingly recognized. Desipramine is a representative of tricyclic-antidepressant agents. In the present study we investigate whether desipramine has therapeutic effects on AR inflammation. BALB/C mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA), followed by repeated challenge with OVA intranasally. Desipramine was administered orally to treat the mice. The nasal symptoms (sneezing, nasal scratching etc.) of AR were evaluated to determine the severity of AR. Cytokines in the nasal lavage fluid (NALF), including interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin 4 (IL-4) and serum OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody were measured by ELISA. The regulatory T cells (Treg) and T helper cells 17 (Th17) were quantified by flow cytometric analysis. As a result, the repeated oral administration of desipramine attenuated the nasal symptoms (sneezing and nasal rubbing) in AR mice. Desipramine also suppressed the serum OVA-specific IgE and IL-4 levels, but had no effect on IFN-gamma level. Moreover, desipramine treatment up regulated CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg cells, which were found down-regulated in established AR mice. Meanwhile, desipramine administration attenuated CD4+IL-17+ Th17 cells, which were significantly increased in AR mice. These results suggest that the antidepressant drug, desipramine, also has anti-allergic action, which was possibly achieved by reducing allergen-specific IgE and Th2 cytokine production and maintaining a balance between Treg and Th17 cells. Thus, this study provide the first evidence that desipramine may be utilized to treat allergic diseases, especially for those allergic patients with depression or depression patients with allergy.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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Bian F, Tian YC, Wang R, Yang HX, Xu H, Meng S, Zhao J. Ultrasmall silver nanopores fabricated by femtosecond laser pulses. Nano Lett 2011; 11:3251-3257. [PMID: 21718020 DOI: 10.1021/nl201529d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Ultrasmall nanopores in silver thin films with a diameter of about 2 nm have been fabricated using femtosecond laser ablation in liquid. Ultrafast laser pulse ablation generates highly nonequilibrium excitated states, from which silver thin films emerge and progressively grow with the assistance of capping agent molecules. During this growth process, capping agent molecules are enclaved within the film, leaving individual ultrasmall pores in the thin film. Our first-principles calculations show that the pore size is critically determined by the dimension of the confined molecules. Our approach advances the capability of optical methods in making nanoscale structures with potential applications in areas such as near-field aperture probes, imaging masks, magnetic plasmonic resonances, and biosensing with individual nanopores.
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- F Bian
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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We report a 19-year-old man with thrombosis of the portal vein associated with a nephrotic syndrome. A computed tomography showed obstruction of the portal vein with prominent collaterals and cavernous transformation. This case is noteworthy as a report of nephrotic syndrome accompanied by extensive abdominal venous thrombosis and was cured successfully.
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- F Bian
- Department of Nephrology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Ge QM, Du SC, Bian F, Lin N, Su Q. Effects of lipopolysaccharides on TLR4 expression in INS-1 rat insulinoma cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2011; 57 Suppl:OL1513-OL1519. [PMID: 21699766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of the study was to obtain insight into the mechanism of sepsis-induced hyperglycemia, to explore the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on INS-1 cells, the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on TLR4 expression and cell viability. The expression of TLR4 on INS-1 was detected by both RT-PCR and Western blot assays. After being intervened by LPS of various concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, 10mg/L) for a certain time, the effects of LPS on TLR4 expression and cell viability were detected by quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and CCK-8 assay. Then INS-1 cells were stimulated by LPS (0.1, 1mg/L) together with anti-TLR4 antibody, cell viability and TLR4 expression were detected again. TLR4 expressed in INS-1 cell line. Its expression was up-regulated by the stimulation of LPS higher than 0.1mg/L for 12h (P<0.05). However, there was a little down-regulation of TLR4 between the LPS treated groups and controls with further LPS treatment for 24 and 48 h (P>0.05). In certain concentrations(0.1~10mg/L), viability of INS-1 cells was inhibited by LPS in a dose dependent manner (P<0.05) These effects could be blocked by anti-TLR4 antibody partially. These results suggest that LPS may act directly on the pancreatic β cells via TLR4 on the β-cell membrane. LPS increased TLR4 expression in the early short period of time and caused injury to INS-1 cells after a certain time. It could be one of the mechanisms that hyperglycemia occurs in the early stage of sepsis.
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- Q-M Ge
- Department of Emergency, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, China
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Qi H, Li DQ, Bian F, Chuang EY, Jones DB, Pflugfelder SC. Expression of glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor in the stem-cell-containing human limbal epithelium. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92:1269-74. [PMID: 18723744 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.132431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the expression pattern of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) with its receptors GDNF family receptor alpha-1 (GFR alpha-1) and Ret in the human corneal and limbal tissues, as well as in the primary human limbal epithelial cultures (PHLEC). METHODS Expression of GDNF and its receptors, and the co-localisation with stem cell associated and differentiation markers were evaluated by immunofluorescent staining, western blot analysis and real-time PCR in the fresh human corneoscleral tissues, as well as in the PHLEC. Single cell colony-forming and wound-healing assays were also evaluated in PHLEC. RESULTS GDNF and GFR alpha-1 were found to be expressed by a subset of basal cells and co-localised with ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G (WHITE), member 2 (ABCG2) and p63, but not with cytokeratin 3 in the human limbal basal epithelium. In PHLEC, they were expressed by a small population of cells in the less differentiated stage. The GDNF and GFR alpha-1-positive subpopulations were enriched for the expression of ABCG2 and p63 (p<0.01). Recombinant human GDNF promoted the proliferation and wound healing of epithelial cells in the PHLEC. In contrast, Ret was abundantly located in the human corneal epithelium except for the basal cells of the limbal epithelium. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that GDNF and GFR alpha-1 may represent a property for the phenotype of human corneal epithelial precursor cells. GDNF may signal independently of Ret through GFR alpha-1 in the stem cell-containing limbal epithelium.
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- H Qi
- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Protein misfolding and aberrant polymerization are salient features of virtually all central neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, triplet repeat disorders, tauopathies, and prion diseases. In many instances, a single amino acid change can predispose to disease by increasing the production and/or changing the biophysical properties of a specific protein. Possible pathogenic similarities among the cerebral proteopathies suggest that therapeutic agents interfering with the proteopathic cascade might be effective against a wide range of diseases. However, testing compounds preclinically will require disease-relevant animal models. Numerous transgenic mouse models of beta-amyloidosis, tauopathy, and other aspects of AD have now been produced, but none of the existing models fully recapitulates the pathology of AD. In an attempt to more faithfully replicate the human disease, we infused dilute AD-brain extracts into Tg2576 mice at 3-months of age (i.e. 5-6 months prior to the usual onset of beta-amyloid deposition). We found that intracerebral infusion of AD brain extracts results in: 1). Premature deposition of beta-amyloid in eight month-old, beta-amyloid precursor protein ( betaAPP)-transgenic mice (Kane et al., 2000); 2). augmented amyloid load in the injected hemisphere of 15 month-old transgenic mice; 3). evidence for the spread of pathology to other brain areas, possibly by neuronal transport mechanisms; and 4). tau hyperphosphorylation (but not neurofibrillary pathology) in axons passing through the injection site. The seeding of beta-amyloid in vivo by AD brain extracts suggests pathogenic similarities between beta-amyloidoses such as AD and other cerebral proteopathies such as the prionoses, and could provide a new model for studying the proteopathic cascade and its neuronal consequences in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- L C Walker
- CNS Pharmacology, Pfizer Ann Arbor Laboratories, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA.
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Zhang X, Baader SL, Bian F, Müller W, Oberdick J. High level Purkinje cell specific expression of green fluorescent protein in transgenic mice. Histochem Cell Biol 2001; 115:455-64. [PMID: 11455445 DOI: 10.1007/s004180100283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2001] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The green fluorescent protein (GFP) has become a powerful tool in molecular and cell biology. It is a commonly used marker for cloning and transfection experiments as well as a useful label of living cells allowing continuous observation of developing structures. In order to unravel mechanisms of neuronal differentiation, we generated a transgenic mouse model which expresses GFPS65T,hu under the control of the Purkinje cell-specific promoter L7/pcp-2. Here, we show that GFPS65T,hu is highly expressed specifically in the cerebellum in whole mount preparations after the 2nd postnatal week. GFPS65T,hu can be detected exclusively in Purkinje cells of cerebellar slices. The fluorescence intensity of GFPS65T,hu should enable the characterization and recording of axons, dendrites, and spines protruding from these neuronal processes. The level of GFP expression can be quantified by western blotting which allows to analyze protein expression and L7/pcp-2 promoter regulation in vivo. The application of cellular and physiological techniques on L7GFP mice will provide a remarkable opportunity to investigate various aspects of neuronal development at the cellular and subcellular levels.
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- X Zhang
- Department of Neuroscience, Neurobiotechnology Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Callahan MJ, Lipinski WJ, Bian F, Durham RA, Pack A, Walker LC. Augmented senile plaque load in aged female beta-amyloid precursor protein-transgenic mice. Am J Pathol 2001; 158:1173-7. [PMID: 11238065 PMCID: PMC1850367 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64064-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2000] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Transgenic mice (Tg2576) overexpressing human beta-amyloid precursor protein with the Swedish mutation (APP695SWE) develop Alzheimer's disease-like amyloid beta protein (Abeta) deposits by 8 to 10 months of age. These mice show elevated levels of Abeta40 and Abeta42, as well as an age-related increase in diffuse and compact senile plaques in the brain. Senile plaque load was quantitated in the hippocampus and neocortex of 8- to 19-month-old male and female Tg2576 mice. In all mice, plaque burden increased markedly after the age of 12 months. At 15 and 19 months of age, senile plaque load was significantly greater in females than in males; in 91 mice studied at 15 months of age, the area occupied by plaques in female Tg2576 mice was nearly three times that of males. By enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, female mice also had more Abeta40 and Abeta42 in the brain than did males, although this difference was less pronounced than the difference in histological plaque load. These data show that senescent female Tg2576 mice deposit more amyloid in the brain than do male mice, and may provide an animal model in which the influence of sex differences on cerebral amyloid pathology can be evaluated.
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- M J Callahan
- Neuroscience Therapeutics, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ann Arbor Laboratories, 2800 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
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Kane MD, Lipinski WJ, Callahan MJ, Bian F, Durham RA, Schwarz RD, Roher AE, Walker LC. Evidence for seeding of beta -amyloid by intracerebral infusion of Alzheimer brain extracts in beta -amyloid precursor protein-transgenic mice. J Neurosci 2000; 20:3606-11. [PMID: 10804202 PMCID: PMC6772682] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Many neurodegenerative diseases are associated with the abnormal sequestration of disease-specific proteins in the brain, but the events that initiate this process remain unclear. To determine whether the deposition of the beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta), a key pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), can be induced in vivo, we infused dilute supernatants of autopsy-derived neocortical homogenates from Alzheimer's patients unilaterally into the hippocampus and neocortex of 3-month-old beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP)-transgenic mice. Up to 4 weeks after the infusion there was no Abeta-deposition in the brain; however, after 5 months, the AD-tissue-injected hemisphere of the transgenic mice had developed profuse Abeta-immunoreactive senile plaques and vascular deposits, some of which were birefringent with Congo Red. There was limited deposition of diffuse Abeta also in the brains of betaAPP-transgenic mice infused with tissue from an age-matched, non-AD brain with mild beta-amyloidosis, but none in mice receiving extract from a young control case. Abeta deposits also were not found in either vehicle-injected or uninjected transgenic mice or in any nontransgenic mice. The results show that cerebral beta-amyloid can be seeded in vivo by a single inoculation of dilute AD brain extract, demonstrating a key pathogenic commonality between beta-amyloidosis and other neurodegenerative diseases involving abnormal protein polymerization. The paradigm can be used to clarify the conditions that initiate in vivo beta-amyloidogenesis in the brain and may yield a more authentic animal model of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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- M D Kane
- Neuroscience Therapeutics, Parke-Davis Research, Division of Warner-Lambert, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
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Bian F, Zhao P, Zhang Z. [Clinical study on treatment of incipient diabetic nephropathy by integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 2000; 20:335-7. [PMID: 11789241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the curative effect of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine (TCM-WM) on incipient diabetic nephropathy (DN). METHODS One hundred patients with incipient DN were randomly divided into two groups, the treatment group (50 cases) was treated with TCM-WM therapy, which was carried out by using Jiangtang Janshenling (JTJSL) capsule, a Chinese preparation for supplementing Qi and nourishing Yin, on the basis of controlling blood glucose with western medicine effectively. The 50 patients in the control group were treated with western medicine alone. The course of treatment was three months. Changes of symptoms, signs, and related laboratory parameters were observed before and after treatment. RESULTS The total effective rate in the treatment group was 90% while that in the control group was 58%, the difference between two groups was significant (P < 0.05). The related parameters including 24 hours urinary albumin excretion, blood sugar, microalbuminuria, blood and urine beta 2-microglobulin, blood lipids, and hemorrheology levels were all improved after treatment in the treatment group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). CONCLUSION The curative effect of TCM-WM was better than that of western medicine alone in treating incipient DN.
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- F Bian
- Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Cangzhou, Hebei 061000
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De Zeeuw CI, Hansel C, Bian F, Koekkoek SK, van Alphen AM, Linden DJ, Oberdick J. Expression of a protein kinase C inhibitor in Purkinje cells blocks cerebellar LTD and adaptation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Neuron 1998; 20:495-508. [PMID: 9539124 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80990-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cerebellar long-term depression (LTD) is a model system for neuronal information storage that has an absolute requirement for activation of protein kinase C (PKC). It has been claimed to underlie several forms of cerebellar motor learning. Previous studies using various knockout mice (mGluR1, GluRdelta2, glial fibrillary acidic protein) have supported this claim; however, this work has suffered from the limitations that the knockout technique lacks anatomical specificity and that functional compensation can occur via similar gene family members. To overcome these limitations, a transgenic mouse (called L7-PKCI) has been produced in which the pseudosubstrate PKC inhibitor, PKC[19-31], was selectively expressed in Purkinje cells under the control of the pcp-2(L7) gene promoter. Cultured Purkinje cells prepared from heterozygous or homozygous L7-PKCI embryos showed a complete blockade of LTD induction. In addition, the compensatory eye movements of L7-PKCI mice were recorded during vestibular and visual stimulation. Whereas the absolute gain, phase, and latency values of the vestibulo-ocular reflex and optokinetic reflex of the L7-PKCI mice were normal, their ability to adapt their vestibulo-ocular reflex gain during visuo-vestibular training was absent. These data strongly support the hypothesis that activation of PKC in the Purkinje cell is necessary for cerebellar LTD induction, and that cerebellar LTD is required for a particular form of motor learning, adaptation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex.
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- C I De Zeeuw
- Department of Anatomy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Bian F, Logan JR, Bian Y. Intergenerational relations in urban China: proximity, contact, and help to parents. Demography 1998; 35:115-24. [PMID: 9512914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although most older Chinese parents live with an adult son or daughter, most adult offspring do not live with parents. We examine the relations of these noncoresident offspring with parents in terms of proximity, frequency of contact, and exchange of help. Based on a 1993 random sample survey conducted in two major Chinese cities, we find that although rates of coresidence are high, noncoresident sons and daughters live close to parents, have frequent contact with their parents, and provide regular help to parents. Relationships with noncoresident sons and daughters are unaffected by whether parents coreside with another child. There is some evidence of closer relationships with sons than with daughters, but parents without a son receive as much help from all children as do parents with sons. The effects of these and other predictors are estimated in multivariate analyses, and results are interpreted in terms of the persistence or change of traditional family norms.
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- F Bian
- Department of Sociology, SUNY at Albany, Social Science 12222, USA
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Bian F, Chu T, Schilling K, Oberdick J. Differential mRNA transport and the regulation of protein synthesis: selective sensitivity of Purkinje cell dendritic mRNAs to translational inhibition. Mol Cell Neurosci 1996; 7:116-33. [PMID: 8731480 DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Although the majority of mRNAs expressed in neurons are confined to the perikaryon, a growing number appear to be transported into dendrites. It is likely that this allows for the local regulation of protein synthesis within discrete subcellular compartments. Here, three different subcellular distribution patterns are demonstrated for four mRNAs that encode proteins highly expressed in Purkinje cells and their dendrites; mRNAs are found in the perikaryon only, perikaryon and proximal dendrite, or perikaryon and proximal plus distal dendrites. Further, it is shown that transport of an mRNA into the dendrites increases its sensitivity to translational inhibition by diphtheria toxin. These data suggest a simple model whereby the transport machinery can regulate the translation of selected mRNAs. Thus, environmental signals that generally affect translational efficiency in concert with the selectivity provided by the transport machinery could provide a means to locally regulate the synthesis of a restricted pool of proteins.
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- F Bian
- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Smeyne RJ, Chu T, Lewin A, Bian F, Sanlioglu S, S-Crisman S, Kunsch C, Lira SA, Oberdick J. Local control of granule cell generation by cerebellar Purkinje cells. Mol Cell Neurosci 1995; 6:230-51. [PMID: 7496629 DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1995.1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cerebellar Purkinje cells were ablated by the specific expression of diphtheria toxin in these cells in transgenic mice. Purkinje cell degeneration during early postnatal development shows a zonally restricted pattern which has been exploited in order to look for local secondary effects. The most obvious early effect is the alignment of gaps in the Purkinje cell layer with dramatically thinned zones in the overlying EGL, the germinal layer from which granule cells are generated. Within these EGL zones in the transgenic mutant, markers that distinguish matrix from mantle cells demonstrate a preferential loss of the proliferative cells. Comparison of BrdU incorporation in the mutant vs wild-type confirms the reduction in proliferation. In the mutant, in situ labeling of DNA fragmentation associated with apoptotic cell death shows abundant labeling of granule cells that have exited the EGL, but not of progenitor cells in the EGL. Thus, although a trophic role for Purkinje cells has been well documented, these observations further suggest a mitogenic role which can be exerted locally.
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- R J Smeyne
- Department of Central Nervous System Research, Hoffmann-La Roche, Nutley, New Jersey 07110, USA
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