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Sui X, He X, Song Z, Gao Y, Zhao L, Jiao F, Kong G, Li Y, Han S, Wang B. The gene NtMYC2a acts as a 'master switch' in the regulation of JA-induced nicotine accumulation in tobacco. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:317-326. [PMID: 33236500 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13223] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biosynthesis and transport of nicotine has been shown to be coordinately upregulated by jasmonate (JA). MYC2, a member of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor family, is well-documented as the core player in the JA signalling pathway to regulate diverse plant development processes. Four MYC2 genes were found in the tobacco genome, NtMYC2a/2b and 1a/1b. In this study, we tested whether one of them, NtMYC2a, acts as a 'master switch' in the regulation of nicotine biosynthesis and transport in tobacco. We generated NtMYC2a knockout tobacco plants using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique and analysed the effect of NtMYC2a knockout on expression of the nicotine biosynthesis genes (NtAO, NtQS, NtPMT1a, NtQPT2, NtODC2, NtMPO1, NtA622 and NtBBLa) and transport genes (NtMATE2 and NtJAT1), as well as leaf accumulation of nicotine in the NtMYC2a knockout plants. We found that all the nicotine biosynthesis and transport genes tested in this study were significantly downregulated (>50% reduction compared with wild-type control) in the NtMYC2a knockout plants. Moreover, the leaf nicotine content in knockout plants was dramatically reduced by ca 80% compared with the wild-type control. These results clearly show that NtMYC2a acts as a 'master switch' to coordinate JA-induced nicotine accumulation in tobacco and suggests that NtMYC2a might play an important role in tobacco nicotine-mediated defence against herbivory.
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- X Sui
- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Technology Center, Baoshan Oriental Tobacco Company, Baoshan, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Chemical Analysis Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Tobacco Breeding Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Li CC, Zhan JL, Chen ZZ, Jiao F, Chen YF, Chen YY, Nie JX, Kang XN, Li SF, Wang Q, Zhang GY, Shen B. Operating behavior of micro-LEDs on a GaN substrate at ultrahigh injection current densities. Opt Express 2019; 27:A1146-A1155. [PMID: 31510496 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.0a1146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Near-ultraviolet micro-LEDs with different diameters were fabricated on GaN substrates. The electroluminescence and the light output power-current density and current density-voltage relationships were measured. A saturated current density of 358 kA/cm2 was achieved with a 20 µm LED. The ideality factor curves showed steps and peaks when the injection current density was increased from 20 to 150 kA/cm2 and an abnormal efficiency increase. The transport and recombination processes of micro-LEDs at high injection current densities were simulated, and the many-body effect and phase space filling in the integrated quantum drift-diffusion model were considered. Serious current crowding was observed above 100 kA/cm2, even for the 20 µm LED.
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Zhang H, Wang L, Lu B, Qi W, Jiao F, Zhang H, Yuan D. Metabolite profiling and quantification of phytochemicals of Tianma-Gouteng granule in human and rat urine using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:2762-2770. [PMID: 31207093 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tianma-Gouteng granule has been used for the treatment of hypertension, headache, and stroke in China. However, the metabolism of Tianma-Gouteng granule has not been clear. In the present study, an ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry method has been developed for rapid identification of 35 prototypes and 43 metabolites in human and rat urine after single oral administration of Tianma-Gouteng granule. The results showed that glucuronidation and sulfation were the main metabolic pathways for flavonoids, alkaloids, iridoidic glycosides, anthraquinones, phenols, and stilbenes that were found in Tianma-Gouteng granule. Moreover, a validated ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry method was applied for the quantification of 14 compounds in rat urine after an oral administration of Tianma-Gouteng granule (2.5 g/kg). During 0-48 h after dosing, the cumulative excretion rates of nine prototype components were 53% for gastrodin, 0.07∼1.6% for geniposide, baicalin and baicalein, wogonoside, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline, leonurine, and emodin, indicating that urinary excretion is the major way for gastrodin to eliminate from the body. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of metabolism and excretive kinetics of Tianma-Gouteng granule in human and/or rat, and helpful information for screening of its active components in vivo and clinical application.
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- Hongye Zhang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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Wen L, Mao A, Jiao F, Zhang D, Xie J, He K. Detection of porcine circovirus-like virus P1 in Hebei, China. Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:1133-1136. [PMID: 29761653 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Porcine circovirus-like virus P1 is a novel unclassified circovirus that was first detected in China and may be associated with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and congenital tremor. In this study, we detected P1 infection in pigs in Hebei Province, China, in 2017. One hundred and forty of 500 (28.0%) serum samples from 25 pig farms with different PMWS status in seven cities were P1 positive on PCR. Twelve P1 strains were sequenced, and the complete genomes of 11 P1 strains were 648 nucleotides (nt) in length, whereas that of strain ZJK02 was 647 nt, with a G deletion at position of 183 in its genome. The complete genomic and capsid protein sequences of the 12 P1 strains analysed in this study shared 98.8%-100.0% and 86.5%-100.0% identity, respectively. A phylogenetic analysis based on the complete genomic and capsid sequences of 26 P1 strains showed that the 12 P1 sequences from Hebei Province clustered on two small branches. Further studies of the evolution and pathogenesis of P1 are required.
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- L Wen
- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences·Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology, Ministry of Agriculture·Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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Wen L, Mao A, Jiao F, Zhang D, Xie J, He K. Evidence of porcine circovirus-like virus P1 in piglets with an unusual congenital tremor. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:e501-e504. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- L. Wen
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Key Laboratory of Animal Diseases, Diagnostics, and Immunology; Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Ministry of Agriculture National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products; Nanjing China
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Han T, Hu H, Zhuo M, Wang L, Cui JJ, Jiao F, Wang LW. Long Non-Coding RNA: An Emerging Paradigm of Pancreatic Cancer. Curr Mol Med 2017; 16:702-709. [PMID: 27686798 DOI: 10.2174/1566524016666160927095812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer remains a worldwide issue and burden that is hard to resolve given its low resection rate and chemo-resistance. Early diagnosis and early treatment are critical for conquering pancreatic cancer. Therefore, new biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis are urgently needed. Previously, researchers mainly focused on protein-coding genetic and epigenetic changes in many types of cancers, and regarded the noncoding part as waste. Recently, however, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) has emerged as a major participant in carcinogenesis, as it regulates cell proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis, chemo-resistance, etc. The underlying mechanisms are summarized as signaling, decoy, guide and scaffold, yet the specific regulation networks remain to be uncovered. Several studies have revealed that some lncRNAs are dysregulated in pancreatic cancer, participating in biological functions. In this review, we will briefly outline the functional lncRNAs in pancreatic cancer, decipher possible mechanisms of lncRNAs, and further explore their significance in pancreatic cancer.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Pancreatic Cancer Center, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Diseases, 650 New Songjiang Road, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Jiao F, Wong CKH, Tang SCW, Fung CSC, Tan KCB, McGhee S, Gangwani R, Lam CLK. Annual direct medical costs associated with diabetes-related complications in the event year and in subsequent years in Hong Kong. Diabet Med 2017. [PMID: 28636749 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM To develop models to estimate the direct medical costs associated with diabetes-related complications in the event year and in subsequent years. METHODS The public direct medical costs associated with 13 diabetes-related complications were estimated among a cohort of 128 353 people with diabetes over 5 years. Private direct medical costs were estimated from a cross-sectional survey among 1825 people with diabetes. We used panel data regression with fixed effects to investigate the impact of each complication on direct medical costs in the event year and subsequent years, adjusting for age and co-existing complications. RESULTS The expected annual public direct medical cost for the baseline case was US$1,521 (95% CI 1,518 to 1,525) or a 65-year-old person with diabetes without complications. A new lower limb ulcer was associated with the biggest increase, with a multiplier of 9.38 (95% CI 8.49 to 10.37). New end-stage renal disease and stroke increased the annual medical cost by 5.23 (95% CI 4.70 to 5.82) and 5.94 (95% CI 5.79 to 6.10) times, respectively. History of acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, end-stage renal disease and lower limb ulcer increased the cost by 2-3 times. The expected annual private direct medical cost of the baseline case was US$187 (95% CI 135 to 258) for a 65-year-old man without complications. Heart disease, stroke, sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and end-stage renal disease increased the private medical costs by 1.5 to 2.5 times. CONCLUSIONS Wide variations in direct medical cost in event year and subsequent years across different major complications were observed. Input of these data would be essential for economic evaluations of diabetes management programmes.
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- F Jiao
- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
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Yuan ZY, Jiao F, Shi XR, Sardans J, Maestre FT, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Reich PB, Peñuelas J. Experimental and observational studies find contrasting responses of soil nutrients to climate change. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28570219 PMCID: PMC5453695 DOI: 10.7554/elife.23255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Manipulative experiments and observations along environmental gradients, the two most common approaches to evaluate the impacts of climate change on nutrient cycling, are generally assumed to produce similar results, but this assumption has rarely been tested. We did so by conducting a meta-analysis and found that soil nutrients responded differentially to drivers of climate change depending on the approach considered. Soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus concentrations generally decreased with water addition in manipulative experiments but increased with annual precipitation along environmental gradients. Different patterns were also observed between warming experiments and temperature gradients. Our findings provide evidence of inconsistent results and suggest that manipulative experiments may be better predictors of the causal impacts of short-term (months to years) climate change on soil nutrients but environmental gradients may provide better information for long-term correlations (centuries to millennia) between these nutrients and climatic features. Ecosystem models should consequently incorporate both experimental and observational data to properly assess the impacts of climate change on nutrient cycling. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.23255.001
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- Z Y Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resource, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resource, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resource, Yangling, China
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- Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Bellaterra, Spain.,CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain.,Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, Australia.,Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
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- Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Bellaterra, Spain.,CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Jiao F, Fung C, Wan Y, McGhee S, Wong C, Dai D, Kwok R, Lam C. Effectiveness of the multidisciplinary Risk Assessment and Management Program for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (RAMP-DM) for diabetic microvascular complications: A population-based cohort study. Diabetes & Metabolism 2016; 42:424-432. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- F. Jiao
- School of Mechanical and Power EngineeringHenan Polytechnic University, 2001, New Century Road, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power EngineeringHenan Polytechnic University, 2001, New Century Road, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power EngineeringHenan Polytechnic University, 2001, New Century Road, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
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Wu SL, Yang XB, Liu LQ, Jiang T, Wu H, Su C, Qian YH, Jiao F. Agrobacterium-mediated transient MaFT expression in mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2015; 79:1919. [PMID: 26312649 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1084734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chu M, Wu XY, Guo X, Pei J, Jiao F, Fang HT, Liang CN, Ding XZ, Bao PJ, Yan P. Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms of fatty acid synthase gene and meat quality traits in Datong Yak (Bos grunniens). Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:2617-25. [PMID: 25867409 DOI: 10.4238/2015.march.30.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a key enzyme in fatty acid anabolism that plays an important role in the fat deposit of eukaryotic cells. Therefore, in this study, we detected 2 novel single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FASN gene in 313 adult individuals of Datong yak using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism and DNA sequencing techniques. SNP g.5477C>T is located in intron 3 of FASN, and 3 genotypes, HH, HG, and GG, were detected in this mutation site. SNP g.16930T>A is located in exon 37 of FASN, and 2 genotypes, EE and EF, were detected in this site. Association analysis of these 2 SNPs with meat quality traits showed that in SNP g.5477C>T, yaks with the HH genotype and HG genotype had significantly higher intramuscular fat content than individuals with the GG genotype (P < 0.01). In SNP g.16930T>A, yaks with the EE genotype also had significantly higher IMF content than individuals with the EF genotype (P < 0.01). The results indicate that FASN may be used as a candidate gene affecting intramuscular fat content in Datong yaks.
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- M Chu
- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Food and Drug Administration of Jinchang, Jinchang, China
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- Food and Drug Administration of Jinchang, Jinchang, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou, China
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Yang X, Wu S, Zhu D, Wu H, Jiang T, Qian Y, Jiao F. Expression of the 2-dehydro-3-deoxyphosphooctonate aldolase (KdsA) gene in mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) is down-regulated under high salt and drought stress. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:11955-64. [DOI: 10.4238/2015.october.5.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Samuel R, Sant HJ, Jiao F, Johnson CR, Gale BK. Microfluidic laminate-based phantom for diffusion tensor-magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI). J Micromech Microeng 2011; 21:950271-9502711. [PMID: 22865956 PMCID: PMC3410755 DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/9/095027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper reports fabrication of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) phantom created by stacking of multiple thin polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layers. PDMS is spin coated on SU-8 molds to obtain the desired layer thickness and imprints of the microchannel patterns that define the phantom geometry. This paper also identifies the unique challenges related to the fabrication and assembly of multiple thin layers and reports for the first time assembly of a large number of thin laminates of this nature. Use of photolithography techniques allows us to create a wide range of phantom geometries. The target dimensions of the phantoms reported here are (i) a stack of 30 thin PDMS layers of 10 µm thickness (ii) curved 5 µm × 5 µm microchannels with 8.7 µm spacing, and (iii) straight 5 µm × 5 µm microchannels with 3.6 µm spacing. SEM scans of the assembled phantoms show open microchannels and a monolithic cross-section with no visible interface between PDMS layers. Based on the results of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI) scan, the anisotropic diffusion of water molecules due to the physical restriction of the microchannels was detected, which means that the phantom can be used to calibrate and optimize MRI instrumentation.
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- R Samuel
- State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, 72 S Central Campus Dr. Rm. 3750, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, 72 S Central Campus Dr. Rm. 3750, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Wang J, Wang XF, Zhang LG, Xie SY, Li ZL, Li YJ, Li HH, Jiao F. Involvement of the mitochondrial pathway in p53-independent apoptosis induced by p28GANK knockdown in Hep3B cells. Cytogenet Genome Res 2009; 125:87-97. [PMID: 19729910 DOI: 10.1159/000227831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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It is well known that TP53 may mediate apoptosis triggered by anticancer drugs. However, accumulating evidence indicates that TP53 may be inactivated by mutations and/or deletions in about 50% of human cancers and, as such, may lead to pronounced resistance to therapeutic agents. Thus, the development of new approaches to improve the efficiency of therapeutic agents in cancer cells harboring mutant TP53 may have a significant impact on cancer treatment. It has been reported that knockdown by RNA interference (RNAi) of p28GANK (an alias of the gene PSMD10), a novel oncogene over-expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), can induce apoptosis in HepG2, a TP53-intact HCC cell line. Because of the high frequency TP53 mutations in HCC, it is relevant to know whether p28GANK knockdown-induced apoptosis is also operational in TP53-negative HCC cells. Here, we investigated Adsip28GANK-induced apoptosis in the TP53-negative HCC cell line Hep3B. Our results indicate that p28GANK-knockdown induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in turn activates p38. Since p38 can signal to Bax, its activation may lead to mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Delta psi m) loss, cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol, and caspase-9 activation, eventually triggering the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis.
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- J Wang
- Department of Biotechnology, Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, PR China
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Wang PY, Xie S, Cui AD, Jiao F, Li ZL, Bai XY, Liu F. Inhibiting gene expression in vivo by virus-mediated small interfering RNA. Mol Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893308060083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang PY, Xie S, Cui AD, Jiao F, Li ZL, Bai XY, Liu F. [Inhibiting gene expression in vivo by virus-mediated small interfering RNA]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2008; 42:997-1003. [PMID: 19140319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Inhibiting gene expression in specific tissues and organs through intravenous injection would be the ultimately preferred method of disease therapy. Here, we report the successful delivery of lentivirus-mediated small interfering RNA (siRNA) to suppress the GFP gene expression in living mice. First, a lentiviral vector with siRNA (len-siRNA) driven by H1 promoter was constructed to suppress GFP expression effectively in Mel cells. When the len-siRNA virus was injected into transgenic mice, the GFP expression was significantly suppressed (over 15% reduction) in the recipient mice compared to the control mice and the suppressing effect lasted more than one week after injection. Our results demonstrate a new effective approach to inhibit gene expression by siRNA and lentiviral vectors. Further development of this suppression of gene expression siRNA drug should result in applications not only for cancers but also for infectious and immune diseases.
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Jiao F, Zhu X, Zhao B, Liu C, Gao G. Optimum design and grinding performance of ultrasonic hone-lapping tool with fixed abrasive material. IJCAT 2007. [DOI: 10.1504/ijcat.2007.015248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang X, Jiao F, Zhang Y, Wang J. [Substitution of diphenyl sulfurine to trinuclear clusters and infrared spectra characterization]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2001; 21:475-477. [PMID: 12945265] [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: 05/24/2023]
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Substitution of diphenyl sulfurine to dodecarbonyl-triruthenium and dodecarbonyl-triiron were studied respectively. Infrared spectra were used in characterization of the reactions and to follow the reaction processes from starting to finishing. Spectra data showed that the new compounds appeared and starting materials disappeared. The results products Ru3 (CO)9CSN2HPh2 and Fe3 (CO)8S2CNPh were taken in KBr pellet infrared spectras. C, S and N in diphenyl sulfurine might coordinate to transitionmetal atoms in the clusters. Since trinuclear ruthenium and iron clusters have different stability and diphenyl sulfurine induced attacked to cluster skeleton in reaction, Ru3 (CO)12 and Fe3 (CO)12 give different coordination structure trinuclear Ru and Fe clusters, in which every metal atom forms 18 e constitution.
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- X Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, 250002 Jinan
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Jiao F, Zhang Y. [Study in coordination substitution of trinuclear iron and ruthenium clusters by infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi 2001; 21:183-186. [PMID: 12947616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this paper, ultraviolet spectra and infrared spectra were used in the characterization of the reaction in which carbonyls in trinuclear-iron cluster and trinuclear-ruthenium cluster were substituted by Ph2C2 and PPh3 respectively. The spectra showed the process of the new compounds appear and starting materials disappear separately. Infrared spectra data in KBr pellets further proved the result products. Reaction of Ru3(CO)12 with PPh3 (mol ratio = 1:3) in hexane affords Ru3(CO)9 (PPh3)3, a red microcrystalline solid and Fe3(CO)12 with Ph2C2 (mol ratio = 1:1) affords Fe3(CO)10 (Ph2C2) a deep green crystals. In the study, the ultraviolet spectra and infrared spectra of reaction solutions changed following the reactions, given a information in which we known the reaction starting and finishing. Then new compounds possibly were separated from reaction solutions. This is an important method used for synthesis and catalysis.
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- F Jiao
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, 250002 Jinan
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Jiao F, Yang L, Li Y, Qiao J, Guo X, Zhang T, Kawasaki T, Sonobe T, Yanagawa H. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease in Shaanxi Province, China, 1993-1997. J Trop Pediatr 2001; 47:54-6. [PMID: 11245353 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/47.1.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The objective of this paper is to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Shaanxi Province, China during the 5-year period from January 1993 to December 1997. A province-wide epidemiological survey on KD was made by the China-Japan Kawasaki Disease Study Group. The questionnaire form and the diagnostic criteria of KD, which were prepared by the Japan Kawasaki Disease Research Committee and translated into Chinese, were sent to the departments of pediatrics of all the hospitals with 100 beds or more in Shaanxi province. All the KD patients who were diagnosed during the observation period from 1993 to 1997 were asked to take part in this survey. The databases of reported KD in this survey were analysed at the Department of Pediatrics of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China. All the patients that satisfied the diagnostic criteria were included in the report. A total of 105 (70 per cent) hospitals responded and 376 cases of KD were confirmed. More cases were reported in 1993 and 1994. Of the total patients reported, 69 per cent were children under 3 years old with a male to female ratio of 1.6:1. The proportion of patients with cardiac sequelae was 19 per cent with a male to female ratio of 3:1. There were four fatal cases with a fatality rate of 1 per cent. It is concluded that KD is common in China. Continuous surveillance is necessary to maintain high awareness of KD so as to find possible risk factors and their association with the disease.
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- F Jiao
- Department of Pediatrics, The Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
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Jiao F, Qiao J, Zhou X, Li Y, Kang H. [A clinical and epidemiological study of 86 cases on abused children]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:335-7. [PMID: 11860809] [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 study the clinical and epidemiological manifestations on abused children, in order to find ways of prevention. METHODS Retrospective study was carried out clinically and epidemiologically on 86 cases abused children from 1998.1 - 1999.12. RESULTS The sex ratio (male:female) in the abused children was 0.76:1. Most cases were 3 - 16 years olds. Abuse incidences were most commonly occurred in spring and winter, accounted for 32.56% and 33.72% respectively. Most abuses happened physically (45.34%), predominantly involved skin (30.23%) and parenchyma (11.27%). Mental abuse accounted for 24.41%. 14 cases resulted in death (16.27%). 55 (64%) of the abusers were illiterate or with poor education. CONCLUSION The abused sites mostly involved skin and parenchyma, but also caused harm to children's mental health, even causing deaths. Most abused children were female and abusers had lower cultural background. Thus, we need to provide a sounding board, to work on child abuse preventin.
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- F Jiao
- Dept. of Pediatrics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China
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Jiao F, Yang L, Qiao J, Li Y, Zhang T, Liu C. [Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease in Shanxi province]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2000; 21:97-9. [PMID: 11860764] [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 The objective of this paper is to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Shanxi province, China during a 5 year - period from January 1993 to December 1997. METHODS A province - wide epidemiological survey on Kawasaki disease (KD) was carried ont by the China - Japan Kawasaki disease study group. The questionnaire form and the diagnostic criteria of KD which was prepared by the Japan Kawasaki disease research committee and translated into Chinese were sent of the departments of pediatrics of all the hospitals with 100 or more beds in Shanxi province. All the KD patients who were diagnosed during the observation period from 1993 to 1997 were asked to report to this survey. The database of reported KD in this survey was analyzed at the Department of pediatrics of the Shanxi provincial people's hospital, Xian, China. All the patients that satisfied the diagnostic criteria were included. RESULTS A total of 105 (70%) hospitals responded and 376 cases of KD were confirmed. More cases were reported in 1993 and 1994. Of the total patients reported, 69% were children under 3 years old with male to female ratio of 1.6:1. The proportion of patients with cardiac sequelae was 19% with male to female ratio: 3:1. There were 4 fatal cases with a fatality rate of 1%. CONCLUSIONS Since KD is common in China continuous surveillance is necessary to maintain high awareness of KD so as to identify possible risk factors and its association with other disease.
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- F Jiao
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xian 710068, China
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Mukherji D, Jiao F, Chen W, Wahi R. Stacking fault formation in γ′ phase during monotonic deformation of IN738LC at elevated temperatures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/0956-7151(91)90237-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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