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Cai ZZ, Xu CX, Song ZL, Li JL, Zhang N, Zhao JH, Lee YY, Reaney MJT, Huang FR, Wang Y. A two-step method of cyclolinopeptide (linusorb) preparation from flaxseed cake via dry-screening. Food Chem 2024; 449:139243. [PMID: 38608605 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139243] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Linusorbs (LO), cyclolinopeptides, are a group of cyclic hydrophobic peptides and considered a valuable by-product of flaxseed oil due to numerous health benefits. Currently applied acetone or methanol extraction could contaminate the feedstocks for further food-grade application. Using flaxseed cake as feedstock, this study established a practical method for preparing LO from pressed cake. Firstly, LO composition of 15 flaxseed cultivars was analyzed. Next, cold-pressed cake was milled and screened mechanically. The kernel and hull fractions were separated based on the disparity of their mechanical strength. Monitored by hyperspectral fluorescence, the LO-enriched kernel fraction separated from cold-pressed flaxseed cake was further used as feedstock for LO production. After ethanol extraction, partition, and precipitation, LOs were extracted from cold-pressed flaxseed cake with a purity of 91.4%. The proposed method could serve as feasible flaxseed cake valorization strategy and enable the preparation of other polar compounds such as flax lignan and mucilage.
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- Zi-Zhe Cai
- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Li YP, Lu TY, Huang FR, Zhang WM, Chen ZQ, Guang PW, Deng LY, Yang XH. Differential diagnosis of Crohn's disease and intestinal tuberculosis based on ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with machine learning. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:1377-1392. [PMID: 38596500 PMCID: PMC11000079 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i10.1377] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is often misdiagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis (ITB). However, the treatment and prognosis of these two diseases are dramatically different. Therefore, it is important to develop a method to identify CD and ITB with high accuracy, specificity, and speed. AIM To develop a method to identify CD and ITB with high accuracy, specificity, and speed. METHODS A total of 72 paraffin wax-embedded tissue sections were pathologically and clinically diagnosed as CD or ITB. Paraffin wax-embedded tissue sections were attached to a metal coating and measured using attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy at mid-infrared wavelengths combined with XGBoost for differential diagnosis. RESULTS The results showed that the paraffin wax-embedded specimens of CD and ITB were significantly different in their spectral signals at 1074 cm-1 and 1234 cm-1 bands, and the differential diagnosis model based on spectral characteristics combined with machine learning showed accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity of 91.84%, 92.59%, and 90.90%, respectively, for the differential diagnosis of CD and ITB. CONCLUSION Information on the mid-infrared region can reveal the different histological components of CD and ITB at the molecular level, and spectral analysis combined with machine learning to establish a diagnostic model is expected to become a new method for the differential diagnosis of CD and ITB.
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- Yuan-Peng Li
- College of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
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Liu S, Zeng T, Luo C, Peng D, Xu X, Liu Q, Wu Q, Lu Q, Huang F. A rare homozygous variant of MC2R gene identified in a Chinese family with familial glucocorticoid deficiency type 1: A case report. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1113234. [PMID: 36909322 PMCID: PMC10003339 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1113234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Background Melanocortin-2 receptor (MC2R), a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family, is selectively activated by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). variants in MC2R are associated with family glucocorticoid deficiency 1 (FGD1). Case presentation We first reported a Chinese family with two affected siblings with a homozygotic variant of c.712C>T/p.H238Y in MC2R, presenting with skin hyperpigmentation, hyperbilirubinemia, and tall stature. These individuals showed novel clinical features, including congenital heart defects, not been found in other FGD1 patients. Conclusions We reported a Chinese family with affected siblings having a homozygotic variant of c.712C>T/p.H238Y in MC2R.Our report may expand the genetic and clinical spectrum of FGD1.
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- ShuPing Liu
- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Children's Health Care, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Applied and Translational Medicine, GeneMind Biosciences Company Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Children’s Medical Center, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Zhang JL, Luo AP, Huang FR, Gong TY, Liu ZH. [SERPINE2 promotes cellular migration and invasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by activating β-catenin]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:638-645. [PMID: 34289555 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200528-00492] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To clarify the function and molecular mechanisms of serpin family E member 2 (SERPINE2) in cellular migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods: The expression of SERPINE2 in ESCC was analyzed by using online databases TCGA (http: //gepia.cancer-pku.cn/detail.php and http: //ualcan.path.uab. edu/index.html). The expressions of SERPINE2 mRNA in normal human esophageal epithelial cell line NE2, human ESCC cell lines KYSE30 and KYSE150 were detected by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). SERPINE2-konckdown or SERPINE2-overexpressed plasmid was transfected into KYSE30 cells, and the efficiencies of the knockdown and overexpression system were tested by qRT-PCR. The relationships of SERPINE2 and ESCC migration and invasion were determined by migration and invasion assays in vitro. The associations between SERPINE2 expression and β-catenin as well as its target genes including c-Myc, cyclin D1 and CD44 were analyzed by immunofluorescence, qRT-PCR and western blot, respectively. Results: The expressions of SERPINE2 were significantly upregulated in both esophageal cancer (ESCA) and ESCC tissues compared to normal tissues by analyzing 182 and 95 cases, respectively (P<0.01). SERPINE2 is highly expressed in both KYSE30 and KYSE150 cells (P<0.05). The number of migrating and invading cells in control group were (212.66±24.11)/field and (136.00±14.42)/field, while were (88.33±9.71)/field and (77.00±9.53)/field in SERPINE2-knockdown 1 group, and (66.00±8.00)/field and (45.66±3.78)/field in SERPINE2-knockdown 2 group, respectively, and the differences were dramatically significant compared with the control group (P<0.01). The number of migrating and invading cells in control group were (250.00±30.00)/field and (203.33±15.27)/field, while were (383.33±35.11)/field and (246.66±25.16)/field in SERPINE2-overpressed group, and the differences were strikingly significant compared with the control group (P<0.01). The protein expression of β-catenin was upregulated while phosphorylated β-catenin protein expression was downregulated in SERPINE2-overexpressed KYSE30 cells when compared to control cells.The transcription activity of β-catenin was significantly upregulated and the mRNA expressions of its target genes including c-Myc, cyclin D1 and CD44 were all increased. After treated with 25 μM iCRT14, the number of migrated cells in the control and SERPINE2-overpressed groups were (200.00±36.05)/field and (258.33±22.54)/field, and the number of invaded cells were (160.00±17.32)/field and (188.33±25.65)/field, respectively, the differences were dramatically significant compared with the group without iCRT14 treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion: SERPINE2 is significantly upregulated in ESCC cells and can promote cellular migration and invasion by activating β-catenin, which may provide a potential therapeutic target for patients with ESCC.
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- J L Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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Jiang XY, Huang B, Huang DP, Wei CS, Zhong WC, Peng DT, Huang FR, Tong GD. Long-term follow-up of cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus patients without antiviral therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:1101-1116. [PMID: 33776376 PMCID: PMC7985729 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i11.1101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND China has a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), but most chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients do not receive standardized antiviral therapy. There are few relevant reports addressing the outcomes of the large number of CHB patients who do not receive antiviral therapy.
AIM To observe the outcomes of long-term follow-up of patients with CHB without antiviral treatment.
METHODS This study included 362 patients with CHB and 96 with hepatitis B cirrhosis without antiviral treatment and with only liver protection and anti-inflammatory treatment from 1993 to 1998. The median follow-up times were 10 and 7 years, respectively. A total of 203 CHB and 129 hepatitis B cirrhosis patients receiving antiviral therapy were selected as the control groups. The median follow-up times were 8 and 7 years, respectively. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to analyze the cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and the Cox regression model was used to analyze the risk factors for HCC.
RESULTS Among the patients in the non-antiviral group, 16.9% had spontaneous decreases in HBV DNA to undetectable levels, and 32.8% showed hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion. In the antiviral group, 87.2% of patients had undetectable HBV DNA, and 52% showed HBeAg seroconversion. Among CHB and hepatitis B cirrhosis patients, the cumulative incidence rates of HCC were 14.9% and 53.1%, respectively, in the non-antiviral group and were 10.7% and 31.9%, respectively, in the antiviral group. There was no difference between the two groups regarding the CHB patients (P = 0.842), but there was a difference between the groups regarding the hepatitis B cirrhosis patients (P = 0.026). The cumulative incidence rates of HCC were 1.6% and 22.3% (P = 0.022) in the groups with and without spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion, respectively. The incidence rates of HCC among patients with and without spontaneous declines in HBV DNA to undetectable levels were 1.6% and 19.1%, respectively (P = 0.051). There was no difference in the cumulative incidence of HCC between the two groups regarding the patients with drug-resistant CHB (P = 0.119), but there was a significant difference between the two groups regarding the patients with cirrhosis (P = 0.004). The Cox regression model was used for regression of the corrected REACH-B score, which showed that alanine aminotransferase > 400 U/L, history of diabetes, and family history of liver cancer were risk factors for HCC among men aged > 40 years (P < 0.05). Multifactorial analysis showed that a family history of HCC among men was a risk factor for HCC.
CONCLUSION Antiviral therapy and non-antiviral therapy with liver protection and anti-inflammatory therapy can reduce the risk of HCC. Antiviral therapy may mask the spontaneous serological response of some patients during CHB. Therefore, the effect of early antiviral therapy on reducing the incidence of HCC cannot be overestimated.
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- Xiao-Yan Jiang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
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Wu ZQ, Xu J, Zhang AM, Hu X, Huang FR. [Dyspnea and ventilator dependence after birth in a full-term female infant]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22:897-902. [PMID: 32800039 PMCID: PMC7441518] [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] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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A female infant, aged 43 days, had shortness of breath, cyanosis, groan, and dyspnea since birth. Physical examination showed cyanosis of lips and three-concave sign, and multiple lung imaging examinations showed diffuse ground-glass opacities in both lungs. The girl was given anti-infective therapy and continuous mechanical ventilation but there were no significant improvements in symptoms. Gene testing confirmed a compound heterozygous mutation, c.1890C>A(p.Tyr630Ter)+c.3208G>A(p.Ala1070Thr), in the ABCA3 gene, with the former from her father and the latter from her mother. Pathological examination of the lungs indicated pulmonary interstitial disease. The girl was diagnosed with infantile diffuse pulmonary interstitial disease caused by mutations in the ABCA3 gene. When full-term neonates experience shortness of breath and dyspnea after birth, pulmonary imaging suggests diffuse ground-glass changes, and conventional treatment is not effective (ventilator-dependent), congenital pulmonary surfactant metabolism defects needs to be considered. Gene testing, which can provide a basis for early intervention, prognostic evaluation, and genetic counseling, should be performed as early as possible.
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- Zi-Qi Wu
- Department of Neonatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/ First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, China.
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Wu ZQ, Xu J, Zhang AM, Hu X, Huang FR. [Dyspnea and ventilator dependence after birth in a full-term female infant]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22:897-902. [PMID: 32800039 PMCID: PMC7441518 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2003332] [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] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A female infant, aged 43 days, had shortness of breath, cyanosis, groan, and dyspnea since birth. Physical examination showed cyanosis of lips and three-concave sign, and multiple lung imaging examinations showed diffuse ground-glass opacities in both lungs. The girl was given anti-infective therapy and continuous mechanical ventilation but there were no significant improvements in symptoms. Gene testing confirmed a compound heterozygous mutation, c.1890C>A(p.Tyr630Ter)+c.3208G>A(p.Ala1070Thr), in the ABCA3 gene, with the former from her father and the latter from her mother. Pathological examination of the lungs indicated pulmonary interstitial disease. The girl was diagnosed with infantile diffuse pulmonary interstitial disease caused by mutations in the ABCA3 gene. When full-term neonates experience shortness of breath and dyspnea after birth, pulmonary imaging suggests diffuse ground-glass changes, and conventional treatment is not effective (ventilator-dependent), congenital pulmonary surfactant metabolism defects needs to be considered. Gene testing, which can provide a basis for early intervention, prognostic evaluation, and genetic counseling, should be performed as early as possible.
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- Zi-Qi Wu
- Department of Neonatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/ First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, China.
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Xu J, Yang DJ, Huang FR, Zhang AM. [Application of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction in neonates]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22:711-715. [PMID: 32669166 PMCID: PMC7389627] [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] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the value of fractional anisotropy (FA) of regions of interest (ROI) on magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction in neonates. METHODS A total of 91 neonates with hyperbilirubinemia who were hospitalized from January 2017 to January 2018 were enrolled. According to the peak level of total serum bilirubin, they were divided into three groups: mild/moderate increase (n=45), severe increase (n=35), and extremely severe increase (n=11). According to the presence or absence of abnormal neurological manifestations, they were divided into two groups: neurological dysfunction (n=20) and non-neurological dysfunction (n=71). Ten healthy full-term infants were enrolled as the control group. Head DTI was performed for all neonates to measure the FA values of the bilateral globus pallidus, the anterior limb of the internal capsule, the posterior limb of the internal capsule, and the cerebellar dentate nucleus. RESULTS The extremely severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus than the control, mild/moderate increase, and severe increase groups (P<0.05). The severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus than the control group (P<0.05). The extremely severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the posterior limb of the internal capsule than the control, mild/moderate increase, and severe increase groups (P<0.05). The neurological dysfunction group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus and the posterior limb of the internal capsule than the non-neurological dysfunction group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Serum bilirubin level combined with the changes in the DTI FA values of the globus pallidus and the posterior limb of the internal capsule can be used to predict the injury of cerebral nuclei and white matter fibers.
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- Jun Xu
- Department of Neonatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410000, China.
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Xu J, Yang DJ, Huang FR, Zhang AM. [Application of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction in neonates]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22:711-715. [PMID: 32669166 PMCID: PMC7389627 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2003139] [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] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the value of fractional anisotropy (FA) of regions of interest (ROI) on magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction in neonates. METHODS A total of 91 neonates with hyperbilirubinemia who were hospitalized from January 2017 to January 2018 were enrolled. According to the peak level of total serum bilirubin, they were divided into three groups: mild/moderate increase (n=45), severe increase (n=35), and extremely severe increase (n=11). According to the presence or absence of abnormal neurological manifestations, they were divided into two groups: neurological dysfunction (n=20) and non-neurological dysfunction (n=71). Ten healthy full-term infants were enrolled as the control group. Head DTI was performed for all neonates to measure the FA values of the bilateral globus pallidus, the anterior limb of the internal capsule, the posterior limb of the internal capsule, and the cerebellar dentate nucleus. RESULTS The extremely severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus than the control, mild/moderate increase, and severe increase groups (P<0.05). The severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus than the control group (P<0.05). The extremely severe increase group had significantly lower FA values of the posterior limb of the internal capsule than the control, mild/moderate increase, and severe increase groups (P<0.05). The neurological dysfunction group had significantly lower FA values of the globus pallidus and the posterior limb of the internal capsule than the non-neurological dysfunction group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Serum bilirubin level combined with the changes in the DTI FA values of the globus pallidus and the posterior limb of the internal capsule can be used to predict the injury of cerebral nuclei and white matter fibers.
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- Jun Xu
- Department of Neonatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410000, China.
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Kleptomania is a kind of uncontrollable impulse and behavior of stealing, and it is also a serious disease. At present, studies on pathological theft at home and abroad are not sufficient, and the understanding of the symptoms, etiology and treatment of this disease is very insufficient. This article focuses on the latest development of symptoms, etiology and treatment of kleptomania, providing a reference for people to further identify, treat and study the disease.
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- Zi-Hao Zhang
- Criminal Justice School, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 430073, China.
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- Literature School, Hubei University of Education, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Departmentof Neurology and Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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Zhou KJ, Li YN, Huang FR, Wang QM, Yu AY. In Vivo Observation of Lens Regeneration in Rat Using Ultra-Long Scan Depth Optical Coherence Tomography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:6615-6623. [PMID: 27926753 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate morphologic changes of lens regeneration in rats in vivo after extracapsular lens extraction (ECLE) by ultra-long scan depth optical coherence tomography (UL-OCT). Methods A total of 42 Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. We performed ECLE on the right eyes of animals in the surgery group (n = 34). Biomicroscopy and UL-OCT scans were carried out for the surgery group immediately (within 1 hour postoperatively) and at days 1 and 3, weeks 1 and 2, and months 1, 2, and 3 postoperatively. After in vivo examination, three animals of the surgery group were euthanized at each time point for histology study, while the other 10 animals were examined continuously at those time points. The regenerated lens was evaluated in OCT images at 2 and 3 months postoperatively. The control group consisted of eight untreated rats that had OCT examination at the age of 5 months. Results Lens regeneration could be observed from 2 weeks postoperatively. Regeneration was mainly at the peripheral capsular bag in the first month and central region thereafter. The average thickness of regenerated lenses was 2222 ± 309 and 2324 ± 352 μm at 2 and 3 months, respectively. Regeneration was faster in the first 2 months and slowed down thereafter. Although anterior capsule opening and posterior capsule adhesion and wrinkling existed, the regenerated lens still could form a relatively regular shape, however, the size was much smaller than that of the normal lenses from rats with the same age. Conclusions Ultra-long OCT provides longitudinal data of the process of lens regeneration on a single individual rat in vivo, which may allow one to follow and compare the lens regenerative process under different interventions or therapy after ECLE in rats.
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- Kai-Jing Zhou
- The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China 3Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Wang XX, Zhou Q, Pan DB, Deng HW, Zhou AG, Guo HJ, Huang FR. Comparison of Postoperative Events between Spinal Anesthesia and General Anesthesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Biomed Res Int 2016; 2016:9480539. [PMID: 27525282 PMCID: PMC4976158 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9480539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is usually carried out under general anesthesia. There were a few studies which have found spinal anesthesia as a safe alternative. We aimed to evaluate the postoperative events between spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library (from inception to January 2016) for eligible studies. The primary outcome was the visual analogue scale score. Secondary outcomes included postoperative nausea and vomiting and urine retention 24 hours postoperatively. We calculated pooled risk ratios and 95% confidence interval using random- or fixed-effects models. Results. Eight trials involving 723 patients were listed. Meta-analysis showed that patients in spinal anesthesia groups have lower visual analogue scale score 24 hours postoperatively. There were significant decreases in the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in spinal anesthesia group when compared with general anesthesia group (odds ratios: 0.38, 95% confidence interval: 0.19-0.76; P = 0.006) with heterogeneity accepted (I (2) = 13%; P = 0.33), while urine retention rate was increased in patients with spinal anesthesia (odds ratios: 4.95, 95% confidence interval: 1.24-19.71; P = 0.02) without any heterogeneity (I (2) = 0%; P = 0.98). Conclusions. Spinal anesthesia may be associated with less postoperative pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting compared with general anesthesia.
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- Xian-Xue Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Science & Education Division, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan 415003, China
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Wang XX, Zhou Q, Pan DB, Deng HW, Zhou AG, Huang FR, Guo HJ. Dexamethasone versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Anesthesiol 2015; 15:118. [PMID: 26276641 PMCID: PMC4536735 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-015-0100-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Dexamethasone is an antiemetic alternative to ondansetron. We aimed to compare the effects of dexamethasone and ondansetron in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Medline and Cochrane Library (from inception to July 2014) for eligible studies. The primary outcome was the incidence of PONV during the first 24 h after surgery. The secondary outcomes included PONV in the early postoperative stage (0–6 h), PONV in the late postoperative stage (6–24 h), and the postoperative anti-emetics used at both stages. We calculated pooled risk ratios (RR) and 95 % CIs using random- and fixed-effects models. Results Seven trials involving 608 patients were included in this meta-analysis, which found that dexamethasone had a comparable effectiveness in preventing PONV (RR, 0.91; 95 % CI, 0.73-1.13; P = 0.39) with that of ondansetron within 24 h of laparoscopic surgery, with no evidence of heterogeneity among the studies (I2 = 0 %; P = 0.71). In the early postoperative stage (0–6 h), ondansetron was better at decreasing PONV than dexamethasone (RR, 1.71; 95 % CI, 1.05-2.77; P = 0.03), while in the late postoperative stage (6–24 h), dexamethasone was more effective in preventing PONV than ondansetron (RR, 0.51; 95 % CI, 0.27-0.93; P = 0.03). There was no significant difference in the postoperative anti-emetics used (RR, 0.90; 95 % CI, 0.67-1.19; P = 0.45). Conclusions Dexamethasone was as effective and as safe as ondansetron in preventing PONV. Dexamethasone should be encouraged as an alternative to ondansetron for preventing PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.
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- Xian-Xue Wang
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. .,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Science & Education Division of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology of the First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan, China.
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Zhang AM, Xu J, Wang JM, Huang FR, Zhong LL, Lin L, Yue SJ. [Application of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal respiratory diseases]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2014; 16:306-308. [PMID: 24661527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Ai-Min Zhang
- Division of Neonatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Tang YJ, Zhou FW, Luo ZQ, Li XZ, Yan HM, Wang MJ, Huang FR, Yue SJ. Multiple therapeutic effects of adjunctive baicalin therapy in experimental bacterial meningitis. Inflammation 2010; 33:180-8. [PMID: 20033479 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-009-9172-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This study aimed to examine effects of adjunctive baicalin therapy to ampicillin for experimental bacterial meningitis in rabbits. After Escherichia Coli inoculation, mean leukocyte counts, concentrations of protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and lactate in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), brain water content and mean arterial and intracranial pressures substantially increased in the meningitis group. Ampicillin alone for 5 h markedly exacerbated the enhanced leukocyte counts and protein concentration, and showed no significant effect on the elevated CSF TNF-alpha, IL-1 and lactate concentration, mean arterial and intracranial pressures, and brain water content. Baicalin (7-D-glucuronic acid-5,6-dihydroxyflavone, C(21)H(18)O(11)) completely counteracted ampicillin-induced exacerbation, and further alleviated the enhanced mean leukocyte counts and protein concentration when combined with ampicillin. Adjunctive baicalin also significantly ameliorated the elevated CSF TNF-alpha, IL-1 and lactate concentration, mean arterial and intracranial pressures, and brain water content. Baicillin, as an adjunctive treatment exerted multiple therapeutic effects in experimental bacterial meningitis.
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- Yong-Jun Tang
- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, China
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Wang M, Luo Z, Liu S, Li L, Deng X, Huang F, Shang L, Jian C, Yue S. Glutamate Mediates Hyperoxia-Induced Newborn Rat Lung Injury through N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 40:260-7. [DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0135oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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Zhan ZP, Huang FR, Luo J, Dai JJ, Yan XH, Peng J. Duration of feeding linseed diet influences expression of inflammation-related genes and growth performance of growing-finishing barrows. J Anim Sci 2008; 87:603-11. [PMID: 18765842 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary linseed (rich in n-3 PUFA) on expression of inflammation-related genes and on growth performance of growing-finishing barrows. Two isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets were formulated, one as the basal diet and the other containing 10% linseed. Twenty-four Landrace x Yorkshire barrows weighing 35 +/- 3.7 kg were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups, with 6 pigs per group. During the entire experimental period of 90 d, these 4 groups of pigs were first fed the basal diet and then fed the linseed diet for 0, 30, 60, and 90 d before slaughter, respectively. Pig growth; messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), IL-1beta0, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha); and plasma concentrations of the 3 proinflammatory cytokines were measured and analyzed. Average daily feed intake did not differ among treatment groups (P > 0.05), but ADG (P < 0.05) and G:F (P < 0.01) responded quadratically to the duration of linseed diet feeding, and pigs in the 60-d treatment group had the greatest ADG and G:F. The mRNA expression of PPARgamma in loin muscle and spleen increased linearly (P < 0.01) with the duration of linseed diet feeding, whereas its expression in adipose tissue was not affected (P = 0.095). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and IL-6 mRNA expression in muscle, adipose, and spleen, as well as serum concentration of TNF-alpha, decreased linearly (P < 0.01) with the duration of linseed diet feeding. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma mRNA abundance was negatively correlated with IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha mRNA abundance both in muscle (R(2) = 0.63, P < 0.001) and in spleen (R(2) = 0.69, P < 0.001), and PPARgamma mRNA expression in spleen (R(2) = 0.59, P < 0.01) and muscle (R(2) = 0.52, P < 0.05) was negatively correlated with serum TNF-alpha concentration. There were also significant quadratic relations between ADG and expression of PPARgamma (P < 0.05) and splenic TNF-alpha (P < 0.05). These data suggest that intake of n-3 PUFA from the linseed diet led to significant decreases in the expression of proinflammatory cytokine genes, which may stimulate growth in growing-finishing barrows, at least in part, through a PPARgamma-dependent mechanism.
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- Z P Zhan
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P R China
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Liu HX, Zhang J, Huang FR, Huang Y, He LJ, Zeng YP, Chen XD, Lu E. [Investigation on the quality indicators of beers using NIR]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2008; 28:313-316. [PMID: 18479011] [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: 05/26/2023]
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Near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) has been used to determine important indicators of the quality of undeaired beers by a partial least squares (PLS) regression and stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR). The indicators are original, real extract and alcohol contents. Absorbance spectra in transmission mode of 83 samples were obtained with 1 mm and 5 mm path-length quartz cell. The selected resolving powers are 8, 16 and 32 cm(-1). Air and water were used as background respectively. It was concluded that the calibration and prediction results are similar with different background, pathlength and resolving power. The SMLR method seems to be better than PLS method. The results of this paper provide a foundation for the application and further development of NIR on-line beer analyzer.
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- Hong-Xin Liu
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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Chang MY, Huang FR, Soong YK. Transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and surgical starch sclerosis therapy in recurrent pelvic inclusion cysts--report of two cases. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 1995; 18:58-63. [PMID: 7767856] [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: 05/22/2023]
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Pelvic inclusion cyst is one of the complications of major abdominal surgery. Treatment of the symptomatic mass is either surgical or needle aspiration. However, recurrence of the condition is still not uncommon. Repeated surgery or aspiration could result in serious morbidity. We report two cases of recurrent pelvic inclusion cyst which were successfully treated with transvaginal aspiration and sclerosing therapy with starch powder from surgical gloves and normal saline solution. The aspirations were guided by transvaginal ultrasound and on local paracervical anesthesia. Starch and normal saline solution were injected through the aspiration needle for irrigation three times. One patient with a large cyst needed two treatment courses, the other only one. Both patients had no discomfort both intra- and postoperatively. A Follow-up ultrasonography proved no recurrence to date.
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- M Y Chang
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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