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Li SN, Liu GJ. [A case of 1q21.3q44 duplication and Xp22.33p11.3 deletion]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:363-365. [PMID: 37011984 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20221124-00999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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- S N Li
- Department of Pediatric Respiratory, the Children's Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan 523321, China
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory, the Children's Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan 523321, China
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Wang N, Yang CQ, Wu XM, Ren P, Zhang SY, Pang B, Yuan YL, Liu GJ, Gu C. [Comparison and application of postprandial and fasting blood lipid levels in 839 physical examinees in Beijing]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:245-252. [PMID: 34645187 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200512-00719] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility of application of non-fasting dyslipidemia cutoff values in community population. Methods: Self-control study was used. 839 physical examinees (292 males and 547 females) were recruited in clinical laboratory of Guang'an men Hospital from January to October 2018. The median (interquartile range) of age was 60 (54, 66) years. Blood samples were collected before and at 4 h after a standard breakfast. Comparison of fasting and postprandial lipoprotein levels was performed using Paired-Samples T Test or Two-Related-Samples Wilcoxon. The changes of 4-hour postprandial blood lipid levels and the percentages of postprandial dyslipidemia according to different stratification of fasting dyslipidemia were performed using one-way ANOVA and χ2 test, respectively. Results: Compared with fasting, 4-hour postprandial total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) decreased slightly, postprandial triglyceride (TG) increased by 0.72 mmol/L, and postprandial remnant-like lipoprotein cholesterol (RLP-C) increased by 0.27 mmol/L (t or Z values = 10.26,22.94,24.22,4.71,16.61,26.92,-23.58,-19.35, P<0.05, respectively). According to the non-fasting dyslipidemia cut-off values recommended by the European consensus, there were 10%, 16.6%, 10.1%, 12.3%, 30% and 34.9% of the population in the appropriate levels of fasting TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, non-HDL-C, TG and RLP-C distributed in elevated levels of postprandial, respectively. The changes of 4-hour postprandial TC, LDL-C, non-HDL-C and HDL-C increased with the elevation of fasting level (F=9.50,6.18,8.07,3.86,P<0.01), and the maximum changes of TC≤3.5%, LDL-C≤6.8%, non-HDL-C≤2.9%, HDL-C≤6.3%; the change of 4-hour postprandial TG increased slightly first and then decreased significantly (51.3% vs. 57.9% vs. 39.2%, F=19.05, P<0.01); the change of 4-hour postprandial RLP-C decreased (50.8% vs. 33.2%, F=10.40, P<0.01). The cut-off values of 4-hour postprandial dyslipidemia were TC ≥5.1 mmol/L, LDL-C ≥3.2 mmol/L, HDL-C ≤0.9 mmol/L, non-HDL-C ≥4.0 mmol/L and RLP-C ≥1.0 mmol/L. The cut-off values of borderline elevated and elevated TG levels were ≥2.2 mmol/L and ≥3.4 mmol/L, respectively. Conclusions: The cut-off values of postprandial dyslipidemia including TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, non-HDL-C and RLP-C were preliminarily established in community population, which could be applied to the routine lipid profile evaluation in the physical examination population. And it might be needed that postprandial TG was managed hierarchically according to different cut-off values.
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- N Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen South Area Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 102618, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen South Area Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 102618, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen South Area Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 102618, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen South Area Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 102618, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China
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Ma L, Liu GJ, Zhang TQ. Extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma with involvement of the bilateral submandibular lymph node mimicking a rhinoscleroma: a diagnostic challenge. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020; 122:107-111. [PMID: 32446996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2020.05.016] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL) is a rare and aggressive tumor that can mimic inflammatory conditions and other tumors, and present a diagnostic challenge. We report a 57-year-old Chinese man previously misdiagnosed with rhinoscleroma. The patient had undergone multiple biopsies when the histopathological diagnosis of ENKL was made. Because the diagnosis may be obscured by extensive necrosis, multiple biopsies are necessary to make a certain diagnosis. According to the diagnosis process of this patient, the need to consider a neoplastic cause should be highlighted when faced with an aggressive nasal disease not responsive to maximal treatment.
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- L Ma
- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Liu GJ, Chen ZF, Zhao XH, Li MY, Guo ZH. Meta-analysis: Supplementary artificial light and goose reproduction. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 214:106278. [PMID: 32087909 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Photoperiod affects poultry reproduction, and in birds, photoperiod regulation is a complex physiological process. In modern poultry production, lighting management has become an important and effective management approach for increasing egg production. Geese are domesticated fowl and in many goose production enterprises animals are allowed to roam in outside pens during the day and are housed indoors at night, so the animals can be exposed to artificial lighting during the night periods. Supplementary artificial lighting resulted in improved reproduction in some studies, but reports have been inconsistent. To evaluate the results from previous studies of supplementary lighting on goose egg production, a meta-analysis was conducted to determine optimal supplementary artificial lighting regimens for geese egg production. Results indicated supplementary artificial light increases mean egg production, the length of the period of egg production before there is cessation of egg production capacity, and fertility. In summary, there were evaluations of data from five studies focused on White Roman geese in the meta-analysis conducted in the present study, however, examination of more breeds is necessary to make more definitive assessments of the findings from this meta-analysis.
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- G J Liu
- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry Research Institute, No. 368 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, PR China.
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- Heilongjiang Animal Sciences Institute, No. 2 Heyi Road, Qiqihare 161005, PR China.
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry Research Institute, No. 368 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, PR China.
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry Research Institute, No. 368 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, PR China.
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry Research Institute, No. 368 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, PR China.
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Ma WQ, Cheng HZ, Zhao DH, Yang J, Wang SB, Wu HZ, Lu MY, Xu L, Liu GJ. Effects of dietary Enteromorpha powder supplementation on productive performance, egg quality, and antioxidant performance during the late laying period in Zi geese. Poult Sci 2019; 99:1062-1068. [PMID: 32029142 PMCID: PMC7587732 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of dietary Enteromorpha powder supplementation on the productive performance, egg quality, and antioxidant performance of Zi geese during the late laying period. Three hundred twelve Zi geese (1 yr old) were randomly allocated into 2 cohorts to form a control group and an experimental group (with each cohort including 6 replicates and 21 female geese and 5 male geese in each replicate). The control group was fed a basal diet, and the experimental group was fed a diet containing 3% Enteromorpha powder. The data showed that Enteromorpha powder supplementation significantly improved egg production, laying rate, average daily egg weight (P < 0.01), and egg yolk color (P < 0.05). Supplementation decreased the ADFI and feed conversion rate (P < 0.01). Compared with the control group, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity was significantly higher in serum and ovary tissue (P < 0.05), but GSH-Px activity was lower in liver tissue (P < 0.01). Malondialdehyde was reduced in liver and ovary tissue (P < 0.05) in the Enteromorpha powder supplementation group. Meanwhile, the expression of the CAT gene was significantly upregulated in the liver (P < 0.01) in the Enteromorpha group. These results indicate that dietary Enteromorpha powder supplementation improved productive performance and reduced the level of lipid peroxidation in Zi geese during the late laying period.
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- W Q Ma
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Haibin, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, China.
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Li JQ, Han X, Zhang MJ, Li XB, Liu GJ, Zhang JQ, Liu ZJ. [Investigation and analysis of protein and energy intake in adult patients with severe burns]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2019; 35:143-147. [PMID: 30798581 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate and analyze the actual intake of protein and energy in adult patients with severe burns during post burn days (PBDs) 3 to 14. Methods: Records of 52 adult patients with severe burns [37 males and 15 females, (37±9) years old], admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns of Tianjin First Central Hospital from January 1st 2011 to December 31st 2017 and meeting the study inclusion criteria, were retrospectively analyzed. Nutrition intake from routes of oral diet, enteral nutrition preparations, and parenteral nutrition preparations of patients during PBDs 3 to 14 were obtained from critical care records. During PBDs 3 to 7 and PBDs 8 to 14, the personal daily total energy intake and the ratio of it to energy target of patients were calculated and compared; the personal daily intake of carbohydrate, fat, and protein and calorigenic percentages of carbohydrate, fat, and protein accounted for total energy intake, and the ratios of non-protein calories to total nitrogen of patients were calculated and compared; the personal daily energy and protein intake of patients from routes of oral diet, enteral nutrition preparations, and parenteral nutrition preparations were analyzed; the percentages of energy intake from routes of oral diet, enteral nutrition preparations, and parenteral nutrition preparations accounted for total energy intake, and the percentages of protein intake from routes of oral diet, enteral nutrition preparations, and parenteral nutrition preparations accounted for total protein intake of patients were calculated. Vomiting and diarrhea of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 and PBDs 8 to 14 were recorded. Levels of serum albumin, prealbumin, blood glucose, and triglycerides, 24-hour excretion of urinary nitrogen, nitrogen balance values of patients on PBDs 7 and 14 were recorded or calculated. Data were processed with paired t test and chi-square test. Results: (1) The personal daily total energy intake of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 and PBDs 8 to 14 were (8 696±573) and (11 980±1 259) kJ respectively, and ratios of them to energy target [(13 290±1 561) kJ] were 65.4% and 90.1% respectively. The personal daily total energy intake of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 was obviously lower than that during PBDs 8 to 14 (t=18.172, P<0.01). (2) The personal daily intake of carbohydrate, fat, and protein of patients during PBDs 8 to 14 were obviously higher than those during PBDs 3 to 7 (t=15.628, 22.231, 10.403, P<0.01). The personal daily calorigenic percentages of carbohydrate, fat, and protein accounted for total energy intake of patients were 56.8%, 25.1%, and 18.3% respectively during PBDs 3 to 7 and 54.2%, 27.0%, and 18.7% respectively during PBDs 8 to 14. The calorigenic constituent ratio of personal daily intake of carbohydrate, fat, and protein accounted for total energy intake of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 was close to that during PBDs 8 to 14 (χ(2)=0.185, P>0.05). The ratios of non-protein calories to total nitrogen (kJ∶g) of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 and PBDs 8 to 14 were 469∶ 1 and 456∶ 1 respectively. (3) The personal daily energy intake of patients from routes of oral diet and parenteral nutrition preparations during PBDs 8 to 14 [(4 394±978), (5 723±898) kJ] were obviously higher than those during PBDs 3 to 7 [(2 137±453), (4 855±825) kJ, t=26.516, 6.583, P<0.01], while the personal daily energy intake of patients from routes of enteral nutrition preparations during PBDs 8 to 14 was close to that during PBDs 3 to 7 (t=1.922, P>0.05). The constituent ratio of personal daily energy during PBDs 3 to 7 was close to that during PBDs 8 to 14 (χ(2)=4.100, P>0.05). The personal daily protein intake of patients from route of oral diet during PBDs 8 to 14 was (58±22) g, obviously higher than (25±6) g during PBDs 3 to 7 (t=14.514, P<0.01). The personal daily protein intake of patients from routes of enteral nutrition preparations and parenteral nutrition preparations during PBDs 8 to 14 was close to those during PBDs 3 to 7 (t=1.924, 1.110, P>0.05). The constituent ratio of personal daily protein intake from routes of oral diet, enteral nutrition preparations, and parenteral nutrition preparations accounted for total protein intake during PBDs 8 to 14 was close to that during PBDs 3 to 7 (χ(2)=5.634, P>0.05). (4) There were 3 patients with vomiting and 4 patients with diarrhea during PBDs 3 to 7, and 1 patient experienced both of them during PBDs 8 to 14. The levels of serum albumin, prealbumin, blood glucose, and triglycerides, 24-hour excretion of urinary nitrogen, and nitrogen balance values of patients on PBDs 7 and 14 were (29±4) and (30±4) g/L, (132±42) and (171±48) mg/L, (7.4±2.8) and (6.7±2.8) mmol/L, (1.5±0.7) and (1.4±0.7) mmol/L, (30.5±4.3) and (34.5±2.2) g, -(25.1±2.6) and -(23.7±3.9) g, respectively. Conclusions: The personal daily total energy intake of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 was lower than that during PBDs 8 to 14. The calorigenic constituent ratio of personal daily intake of carbohydrate, fat, and protein accounted for total energy of patients during PBDs 3 to 7 was close to that during PBDs 8 to 14. Energy and protein intake were mostly derived from parenteral nutrition preparations during PBDs 3 to 7, while those during PBDs 8 to 14 were mainly derived from parenteral nutrition preparations and oral diet.
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- J Q Li
- The First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China
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Zhao XH, Li MY, Xu SS, Sun JY, Liu GJ. Expression of Myostatin (Mstn) and Myogenin (Myog) Genes in Zi And Rhine Goose and Their Correlation with Carcass Traits. Braz J Poult Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- XH Zhao
- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences Postdoctoral Programme, China; Animal Husbandry Research Institute, China
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- Animal Husbandry Research Institute, China
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- Animal Husbandry Research Institute, China
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- Animal Husbandry Research Institute, China
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- Animal Husbandry Research Institute, China
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Li M, Li RJ, Bai H, Xiao P, Liu GJ, Guo YW, Mei JZ. Association between the pre-miR-196a2 rs11614913 polymorphism and gastric cancer susceptibility in a Chinese population. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7516. [PMID: 27173281 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15027516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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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We did a case-control study to provide a more comprehensive evaluation of the association of the pre-miR-196a2 rs11614913 polymorphism with gastric cancer. Between January 2013 and December 2014, 182 patients newly diagnosed with primary gastric cancer and 182 control subjects were recruited at Zhengzhou People's Hospital. For SNP genotyping, we used the Assay Designer 3.1 to design the primers of polymerase chain reaction. Using the chi-square test, we found that patients with gastric cancer were more likely to be alcohol drinkers (χ(2) = 4.4, P = 0.04), to have a family history of cancer in the first relatives (χ(2) = 5.29, P = 0.02), and to be infected with Helicobacter pylori (χ(2) = 23.39, P < 0.001). A significant difference in the genotype distributions of rs11614913 was observed in our study (χ(2) = 6.66, P = 0.04). By logistic regression analysis, we found that the CC genotype of rs11614913 was associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer in a codominant model (OR = 2.68, 95%CI = 1.17-6.44). By stratification analysis, we found that the CC genotype was associated with a strongly increased risk of gastric cancer in drinkers when compared with the TT+TC genotype (OR = 5.63, 95%CI = 1.54-30.76). In conclusion, the results of our study suggest an association between the rs11614913 gene polymorphism and an elevated risk of gastric cancer, especially in drinkers.
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- M Li
- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Li RJ, Li M, Liu GJ, Guo YW, Bai H, Xiao P, Mei JZ. Association between ERCC5 gene polymorphisms and gastric cancer risk in a Chinese population. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7510. [PMID: 27051028 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15017510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We conducted a hospital-based case-control study to investigate the association between 3 common SNPs in the ERCC5 gene (rs1047768, rs751402, and rs17655) and the risk of developing gastric cancer. Between January 2013 and December 2014, samples were collected from 216 gastric cancer patients and 216 control subjects. ERCC5 rs1047768, rs751402, and rs17655 polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction combined with restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. By conditional logistic regression analysis, the GG genotype of rs17655 was found to be associated with an elevated risk of gastric cancer in a codominant model, and the adjusted OR (95%CI) was 1.96 (1.10-3.50). Moreover, in a dominant model, the CG + GG genotype of rs17655 was correlated with an increased risk of gastric cancer compared to the CC genotype (OR = 1.48; 95%CI = 1.00-2.22). rs1047768 and rs751402 were not significantly correlated with an increased or decreased gastric cancer risk.
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- R J Li
- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Zou J, Qiang W, Shen G, Zhu YY, Li WX, Liu GJ. Identification of a novel HLA-B*40 allele, HLA-B*40:324, by sequence-based typing, in a Chinese individual. HLA 2016; 87:110-1. [PMID: 26889906 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12746] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The new allele, HLA-B*40:324 differs from B*40:63 by two nucleotide changes in exon 3.
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- J Zou
- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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- HLA Typing Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center, Wuhan, China
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Zhao XH, Li MY, Xu SS, Liu GJ. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in IGFBP-2 Gene and Their Associations with Body Weight Traits on Jinghai Yellow Chicken. Rev Bras Cienc Avic 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1516-635x1704497-502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- XH Zhao
- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
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GRAS proteins are plant-specific transcription factors that are involved in the regulation of root and shoot growth. Here, we cloned BkGRAS2 from Betula kirghisorum (abbreviated to Bk) and analyzed the physicochemical properties and expression pattern of the encoded protein. BkGRAS2 had an open reading frame of 1614 bp encoding 537 amino acid residues. The deduced BkGRAS2 protein was hydrophilic, and it contained highly conserved VHIID and SAW motifs. BkGRAS1 and BkGRAS2 showed considerable sequence similarities. An expression analysis indicated that BkGRAS2 was expressed in root, stem, and leaf, with the highest level in the leaf. Expression of BkGRAS2 was increased following stress treatment with 0.6% NaHCO3. Transient expression analysis of GFP-BkGRAS2 in onion epidermal cells revealed that the BkGRAS2 protein was localized in the cytoplasm, but could also be detected in the nucleus. Our study provides the basis for future research on the role of the GRAS gene family in B. kirghisorum.
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- G Y Li
- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Liu GJ, Xiao GH, Liu NJ, Liu D, Chen PS, Qin YM, Zhu YX. Targeted Lipidomics Studies Reveal that Linolenic Acid Promotes Cotton Fiber Elongation by Activating Phosphatidylinositol and Phosphatidylinositol Monophosphate Biosynthesis. Mol Plant 2015; 8:911-921. [PMID: 25731673 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The membrane lipids from fast-elongating wild-type cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) fibers at 10 days post-anthesis, wild-type ovules with fiber cells removed, and ovules from the fuzzless-lintless mutant harvested at the same age, were extracted, separated, and quantified. Fiber cells contained significantly higher amounts of phosphatidylinositol (PI) than both ovule samples with PI 34:3 being the most predominant species. The genes encoding fatty acid desaturases (Δ(15)GhFAD), PI synthase (PIS) and PI kinase (PIK) were expressed in a fiber-preferential manner. Further analysis of phosphatidylinositol monophosphate (PIP) indicated that elongating fibers contained four- to five-fold higher amounts of PIP 34:3 than the ovules. Exogenously applied linolenic acid (C18:3), soybean L-α-PI, and PIPs containing PIP 34:3 promoted significant fiber growth, whereas a liver PI lacking the C18:3 moiety, linoleic acid, and PIP 36:2 were completely ineffective. The growth inhibitory effects of carbenoxolone, 5-hydroxytryptamine, and wortmannin were reverted by C18:3, PI, or PIP, respectively, suggesting that PIP signaling is essential for fiber cell growth. Furthermore, cotton plants expressing virus-induced gene-silencing constructs that specifically suppressed GhΔ(15)FAD, GhPIS, or GhPIK expression, resulted in significantly short-fibered phenotypes. Our data provide the basis for in-depth studies on the roles of PI and PIP in mediating cotton fiber growth.
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- Gao-Jun Liu
- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Wang XC, Li Q, Jin X, Xiao GH, Liu GJ, Liu NJ, Qin YM. Quantitative proteomics and transcriptomics reveal key metabolic processes associated with cotton fiber initiation. J Proteomics 2014; 114:16-27. [PMID: 25449837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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UNLABELLED An iTRAQ-based proteomics of ovules from the upland cotton species Gossypium hirsutum and its fuzzless-lintless mutant was performed, and finally 2729 proteins that preferentially accumulated at anthesis in wild-type ovules were identified. We confirmed that the gene expression levels of 2005 among these proteins also increased by performing an RNA sequencing transcriptomics. Expression of proteins involved in carboxylic acid metabolism, small-molecule metabolic processes, hormone regulation, and lipid metabolism was significantly enhanced in wild-type ovules. Quantitative real-time PCR verified the increased expression of 26 genes involved in these processes. Cotton 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase (GhPAS2) catalyzing the third reaction of very long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) biosynthesis, accumulated at anthesis in wild-type ovules. Heterogeneous expression of GhPAS2 restored viability to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae haploid psh1-deletion strain deficient in PAS2 activity. Application of VLCFA biosynthesis inhibitor acetochlor (2-chloro-N-[ethoxymethyl]-N-[2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl]-acetamide; ACE) and gibberellic acid to the unfertilized cotton ovules significantly suppressed fiber cell protrusion. In this study, the profiling of gene expression at both transcriptome and proteome levels provides new insights into cotton fiber cell initiation. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Cotton fiber initiation determines the ultimate number of fibers per ovule, thereby determining fiber yield. In total, 2729 proteins were preferentially accumulated in wild-type ovules at anthesis. The most up-regulated proteins were assigned to carboxylic acid metabolism, small-molecule metabolic processes, hormone regulation, and lipid metabolism. In consistence with these findings, we characterized GhPAS2 gene coding for the enzyme that catalyzes VLCFA production. VLCFA biosynthesis inhibitor, acetochlor, was shown to significantly suppress fiber initiation. This study provides a genome-scale transcriptomic and proteomic characterization of fiber initial cells, laying a solid basis for further investigation of the molecular processes governing fiber cell development.
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- Xu-Chu Wang
- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources for Tropical Crops, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 571101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources for Tropical Crops, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 571101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Zhao LL, Hu GC, Zhu SS, Li JF, Liu GJ. Propofol pretreatment attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats by activating the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [PMID: 25387673 PMCID: PMC4244672 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20143949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of propofol pretreatment on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and the role of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) pathway in this procedure. Survival was determined 48 h after LPS injection. At 1 h after LPS challenge, the lung wet- to dry-weight ratio was examined, and concentrations of protein, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were determined using the bicinchoninic acid method or ELISA. Lung injury was assayed via lung histological examination. PI3K and p-Akt expression levels in the lung tissue were determined by Western blotting. Propofol pretreatment prolonged survival, decreased the concentrations of protein, TNF-α, and IL-6 in BALF, attenuated ALI, and increased PI3K and p-Akt expression in the lung tissue of LPS-challenged rats, whereas treatment with wortmannin, a PI3K/Akt pathway specific inhibitor, blunted this effect. Our study indicates that propofol pretreatment attenuated LPS-induced ALI, partly by activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.
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- L L Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Meng XR, Lu P, Mei JZ, Liu GJ, Fan QX. Expression analysis of miRNA and target mRNAs in esophageal cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 47:811-7. [PMID: 25098614 PMCID: PMC4143210 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20143906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We aimed to investigate miRNAs and related mRNAs through a network-based approach in order to learn the crucial role that they play in the biological processes of esophageal cancer. Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) and adenocarcinoma (EAC)-related miRNA and gene expression data were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, and differentially expressed miRNAs and genes were selected. Target genes of differentially expressed miRNAs were predicted and their regulatory networks were constructed. Differentially expressed miRNA analysis selected four miRNAs associated with EAC and ESCC, among which hsa-miR-21 and hsa-miR-202 were shared by both diseases. hsa-miR-202 was reported for the first time to be associated with esophageal cancer in the present study. Differentially expressed miRNA target genes were mainly involved in cancer-related and signal-transduction pathways. Functional categories of these target genes were related to transcriptional regulation. The results may indicate potential target miRNAs and genes for future investigations of esophageal cancer.
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- X R Meng
- Oncology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
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- Medical Oncology Department, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Li Z, Chen J, Li L, Ran JH, Liu J, Gao TX, Guo BY, Li XH, Liu ZH, Liu GJ, Gao YC, Zhang XL. In vitro proliferation and differentiation of hepatic oval cells and their potential capacity for intrahepatic transplantation. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:681-8. [PMID: 23903688 PMCID: PMC3854420 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20132620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Hepatic oval cells (HOCs) are recognized as facultative liver progenitor cells that
play a role in liver regeneration after acute liver injury. Here, we investigated the
in vitro proliferation and differentiation characteristics of
HOCs in order to explore their potential capacity for intrahepatic transplantation.
Clusters or scattered HOCs were detected in the portal area and interlobular bile
duct in the liver of rats subjected to the modified 2-acetylaminofluorene and partial
hepatectomy method. Isolated HOCs were positive for c-kit and CD90 staining (99.8%
and 88.8%, respectively), and negative for CD34 staining (3.6%) as shown by
immunostaining and flow cytometric analysis. In addition, HOCs could be
differentiated into hepatocytes and bile duct epithelial cells after leukemia
inhibitory factor deprivation. A two-cuff technique was used for orthotopic liver
transplantation, and HOCs were subsequently transplanted into recipients. Biochemical
indicators of liver function were assessed 4 weeks after transplantation. HOC
transplantation significantly prolonged the median survival time and improved the
liver function of rats receiving HOCs compared to controls (P=0.003, Student
t-test). Administration of HOCs to rats also receiving liver
transplantation significantly reduced acute allograft rejection compared to control
liver transplant rats 3 weeks following transplantation (rejection activity index
score: control=6.3±0.9; HOC=3.5±1.5; P=0.005). These results indicate that HOCs may
be useful in therapeutic liver regeneration after orthotopic liver
transplantation.
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- Liaocheng People's Hospital, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, LiaochengShandong, China
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Liu GJ, Wan BN, Sun YW, Xiao BJ, Wang Y, Luo ZP, Qian JP, Liu DM. Analysis of uncertainty in equilibrium reconstruction in the EAST superconducting tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:073502. [PMID: 23902058 DOI: 10.1063/1.4811657] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The analysis of uncertainties of magnetic measurements in equilibrium reconstruction is carried out on the EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) tokamak. It is shown that uncertainties of magnetic diagnostics are about 0.2% and 10 mWb for flux loops and 0.6% and 20 G for magnetic probes. Analyzing the sensitivity of the magnetic data uncertainty in the plasma shape reconstruction is presented, based on EFIT fixed boundary and fitting mode and applying overall uncertainty as fitting weight in EFIT. It is found that reconstruction uncertainties are ranged in 0.5-1.4 cm for 6 control segments, less than 0.8 cm for X-points, and 1.0-1.6 cm for strike points with 95% confidence, in the last experimental campaign on the EAST tokamak.
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- G J Liu
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 1126, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major public health problem around the world due to its increasing prevalence, long duration, caregiver burden, and high financial cost of care. The degeneration of acetylcholine-containing neurons in the basal forebrain has been implicated in the symptoms of AD. Cholinesterase inhibitors may block the degradation of acetylcholine, thus increasing the efficacy of the remaining cholinergic neurons. Huperzine A is a linearly competitive, reversible inhibitor of acetyl cholinesterase that is said to have both central and peripheral activity with the ability to protect cells against hydrogen peroxide, beta-amyloid protein (or peptide), glutamate, ischemia and staurosporine-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. These properties might qualify Huperzine A as a promising agent for treating dementia (including AD). OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of Huperzine A for the treatment of patients with AD. SEARCH STRATEGY The Specialized Register of the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group was searched on 1 February 2006 using the search term: huperzin*. The CDCIG Specialized register contains records from all major health care databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, SIGLE, ISTP, INSIDE, LILACS) as well as from many trials databases and grey literature sources. In addition, the CBM and AMED databases and relevant websites were searched and some journals were hand-searched. Specialists in the field were approached for unpublished material and any publications found were searched for additional references. SELECTION CRITERIA All relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) studying the efficacy and safety of Huperzine A for AD. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data were extracted independently by two reviewers using a self-developed data extraction form and entered into RevMan 4.2.10 software. Meta-analyses were performed when more than one trial provided data on a comparable outcome on sufficiently similar patients. Random effects analyses were performed whenever heterogeneity between results appeared to be present. Standardized differences in mean outcome measures were used due to the use of different scales and periods of treatment. MAIN RESULTS Six trials including a total of 454 patients met our inclusion criteria. The methodological quality of most included trials was not high. It was shown that compared to placebo, Huperzine A had beneficial effects on the improvement of general cognitive function measured by MMSE (WMD 2.81; 95% CI 1.87 to 3.76; P < 0.00001) and ADAS-Cog at six weeks (WMD 1.91; 95% CI 1.27 to 2.55) and at 12 weeks (WMD 2.51; 95% CI 1.74 to 3.28), global clinical assessment measured by CDR (WMD -0.80; 95% CI -0.95 to -0.65) and CIBIC-plus (OR 4.32, 95% CI 2.37 to 7.90), behavioral disturbance measured by ADAS-non-Cog at six weeks (WMD -1.33, 95%CI -2.12 to -0.54) and at 12 weeks (WMD -1.52, 95% CI-2.39 to -0.65), and functional performance measured by ADL (WMD = -7.17; 95% CI -9.13 to -5.22; P < 0.00001). However, Huperzine A was not superior to placebo in the improvement of general cognitive function measured by Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS) (WMD: 2.78; 95% CI -0.17 to 5.73, P = 0.06) and specific cognitive function measured by Weshler Memory Scale (WMS) (WMD = 6.64; 95% CI -3.22 to 16.50; P = 0.19). No data were available on quality of life and caregiver burden. The adverse events of Huperzine A were mild and there were no significant differences of adverse events between Huperzine A groups and control groups. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS From the available evidence, Huperzine A seems to have some beneficial effects on improvement of general cognitive function, global clinical status, behavioral disturbance and functional performance, with no obvious serious adverse events for patients with AD. However, only one study was of adequate quality and size. There is therefore inadequate evidence to make any recommendation about its use. Rigorous design, randomized, multi-centre, large-sample trials of Huperzine A for AD are needed to further assess the effects.
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BACKGROUND Influenza is an acute respiratory communicable disease which, during epidemics, can cause high morbidity and mortality. Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, often administered following a particular theory, may be a potential medicine of choice. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of Chinese medicinal herbs in preventing and treating influenza, and to estimate the frequency of adverse effects. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2007), which includes the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Review Group specialised register; MEDLINE (January 1966 to January 2007); EMBASE (January 1988 to January 2007); CBM (Chinese Biomedical Database) (January 1980 to January 2007); and the Chinese Cochrane Center's Controlled Trials Register (up to January 2007). We also searched Current Controlled Trials (www.controlled-trials.com) and the National Research Register (http://www.update-software.com/National/) for ongoing trials and reference lists of articles. For more information we telephoned and wrote to researchers in the field, as well as trial authors of studies evaluated in the review SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing traditional Chinese medicinal herbs with placebo, no treatment, or chemical drugs normally used in preventing and treating uncomplicated influenza patients. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed trial quality. MAIN RESULTS Two studies involving 1012 participants were reviewed. The methodological quality of both studies was 'poor'. Included RCTs separately compared two medicinal herbs with two different antiviral drugs, precluding any pooling of results. 'Ganmao' capsules were found to be more effective than amantadine in decreasing influenza symptoms and speeding recovery in one study, (in which adverse reactions were mentioned in the amantadine group although no data were reported). There were no significant differences between 'E Shu You' and ribavirin in treating influenza, nor in the occurrence of adverse reaction. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The present evidence is too weak to support or reject the use of Chinese medicinal herbs for preventing and treating influenza. More RCTs with good methodological quality, larger numbers of participants and clear reporting are needed in the future. We recommend that all the clinical trials registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Register and Chinese journals join in the Joint Statement of Establishing Chinese Clinical Trial Registration and Publishing System.
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- X Y Chen
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, No 17, Ren Min Nan Lu 3 Duan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041.
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Markhotina N, Liu GJ, Martin DK. Contractility of retinal pericytes grown on silicone elastomer substrates is through a protein kinase A-mediated intracellular pathway in response to vasoactive peptides. IET Nanobiotechnol 2007; 1:44-51. [PMID: 17506596 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt:20060019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The normal function of retinal capillaries to distribute blood within the retina depends on appropriate contractility of retinal pericytes, which is thought to be modulated by agents that alter intracellular cyclic adenosine-3'-monophosphate (cAMP) levels. We examined the hypothesis that the vasoactive peptides Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide (PACAP) reduce pericyte contractility via a protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated intracellular pathway that utilises cAMP. We utilised a single-call assay of contractility that is based on visualising the contractile force exerted by the pericytes on a silicone elastomer substrate and quantified, as a contractility index, from the number and length of wrinkles induced in the silicone elastomer by the pericytes. Pericytes were cultured from the retinas of freshly killed abattoir cattle, and identified in culture using immunohistochemical techniques. The pericytes contracted in response to norepinephrine (EC(50)=8 microM) and relaxed in response to both VIP (EC(50)=48 nM) and PACAP (EC(50)=3 nM). The relaxation induced by PACAP was inhibited by Rp-cAMPS (EC(50)=26 microM), which is an agent that inhibits cAMP binding at PKA. We confirmed the activation of PKA by PACAP in experiments where H89 also inhibited the PACAP-induced relaxation. U71322, which inhibits phospholipase C-linked events, was also able to inhibit the PACAP-induced pericyte relaxation. Our results support the hypothesis that PACAP leads to the relaxation of pericytes via a PKA-mediated intracellular pathway and a phospholipase C-mediated pathway, which probably relies on hyperpolarisation because of activation of Ca(2+)-dependent potassium channels. This single-cell assay has proved useful as the basis for the development of a diagnostic procedure for diabetic retinopathy, which is an eye disease caused by abnormal regulation of blood flow in the retinal capillaries.
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- University of Technology, Faculty of Science, Sydney, Australia
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BACKGROUND Bicyclol is a novel synthetic 'anti-hepatitis' drug, used in China for chronic hepatitis C. Until now, systematic reviews on bicyclol therapy have not been performed. OBJECTIVES To study the benefits and harms of bicyclol for patients with chronic hepatitis C. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched The Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register (July 2005), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2005), MEDLINE (1994 to July 2005), EMBASE (1994 to July 2005), Science Citation Index Expanded (1994 to July 2005), The Chinese Biomedical Database (1994 to August 2005), Chinese Journals Full-article Database (1994 to August 2005), VIP Chinese Science and Technique Journals Database (1994 to August 2005), and China National Infrastructure (CNKI) (1994 to August 2005). We also contacted manufacturers and researchers in the field. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised clinical trials on bicyclol versus no intervention, placebo, or other interventions in patients with chronic hepatitis C were included, irrespective of blinding, publication status, or language. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The primary outcome measures were total and liver-related mortality and liver-related morbidity (eg, cirrhosis and carcinoma). Secondary outcome measures were viral response and liver histology. MAIN RESULTS The search identified one randomised clinical trial comparing bicyclol with placebo for 39 patients with chronic hepatitis C. The follow-up was three months. In the trial, there was no evidence that bicyclol was superior to placebo for clearance of HCV RNA (RR 3.80, 95% CI 0.47 to 31.0) and anti-HCV antibodies, but bicyclol was associated with statistically significant decrease in alanine aminotransferase activity at 12-th week after treatment (WMD -69 IU/L, 95% CI -115 to -24). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Only one randomised clinical trial has examined bicyclol for patients with chronic hepatitis C. This small, short-term trial found no evidence to support or refute its use. Large, randomised, double-blind clinical trials with long-term follow-up are needed to examine the possible benefits and harms associated with bicyclol. Bicyclol can only be recommended for use in randomised trials.
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BACKGROUND Chinese herbal medicines are frequently used to treat the common cold in China. Until now, their efficacy has not been systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicines for the common cold. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2006) which contains the Acute Respiratory Infections Group's specialised register; MEDLINE (1966 to July 2006); EMBASE (1980 to March 2006); AMED (1985 to July 2006); and the Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) (1975 to July 2005). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) studying the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine(s) for the treatment of the common cold were included, irrespective of publication status or language. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Four review authors telephoned original trial authors of the RCTs identified by our searches to verify the randomisation procedure. Two review authors extracted and analysed data from the trials which met the inclusion criteria. MAIN RESULTS Fourteen studies involving 2440 patients were included. The methods of all studies were rated of poor quality (category C). Included studies used "effective drugs" as controls; however, the efficacy of these control drugs was not reported. Different Chinese herbal preparations were tested in nearly all trials; in only one was a Chinese herbal preparation tested twice. In six studies, five herbal preparations were found to be more effective at enhancing recovery than the control; and in the other eight studies, five herbal preparations were shown to be equal to the control. There was a strong probability of different biases in all of the included studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Chinese herbal medicines may shorten the symptomatic phase in patients with the common cold. However, the lack of high quality clinical trials means we are unable to recommend any kind of Chinese herbal preparation for the common cold.
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chinese Cochrane Centre, Chinese EBM Centre, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041.
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Zhang RX, Yu SQ, Jiang JZ, Liu GJ. Complementary DNA microarray analysis of chemokines and their receptors in allergic rhinitis. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2007; 17:329-336. [PMID: 17982926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the roles of chemokines and their receptors in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis by observing the complementary DNA (cDNA) expression of the chemokines and their receptors in the nasal mucosa of patients with and without allergic rhinitis, using gene chips. METHODS The total RNAs were isolated from the nasal mucosa of 20 allergic rhinitis patients and purified to messenger RNAs, and then reversely transcribed to cDNAs and incorporated with samples of fluorescence-labeled with Cy5-dUPT (rhinitis patient samples) or Cy3-dUTP (control samples of nonallergic nasal mucosa). Thirty-nine cDNAs of chemokines and their receptors were latticed into expression profile chips, which were hybridized with probes and then scanned with the computer to study gene expression according to the different fluorescence intensities. RESULTS The cDNAs of the following chemokines were upregulated: CCL1, CCL2, CCL5, CCL7, CCL8, CCL11, CCL13, CCL14, CCL17, CCL18, CCL19, CCL24, and CX3CL1 in most of the allergic rhinitis sample chips. CCR2, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR8 and CX3CR1 were the highly expressed receptor genes. Low expression of CXCL4 was found in these tissues. CONCLUSION The T helper cell (T(H)) immune system is not well regulated in allergic rhinitis. Most of the upregulated genes we identified are of chemokines and their receptors that play important roles in T(H)2 response, and some are involved in the induction of allergic reaction, accumulation of inflammatory cells, and degranulation of sensitized cells. These findings can point to new strategies for allergic rhinitis immunotherapy.
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- R X Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Gao XF, Wang L, Liu GJ, Wen J, Sun X, Xie Y, Li YP. Rifampicin plus pyrazinamide versus isoniazid for treating latent tuberculosis infection: a meta-analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10:1080-90. [PMID: 17044199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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SETTING Six trials from Haiti, Mexico, the U.S.A., Brazil, Spain, Zambia and Hong Kong. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rifampicin plus pyrazinamide (RZ) vs. isoniazid (INH) for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) among persons with or without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. DESIGN Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs that compared RZ for 2-3 months with INH for 6-12 months. Endpoints were development of active TB, severe adverse effects and death. Treatment effects were summarised as risk difference (RD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS Three trials conducted in HIV-infected patients and three trials conducted in non-HIV-infected persons were identified. The rates of TB in the RZ group were similar to those in the INH group, whether the subjects were HIV-infected or not (HIV-infected patients: pooled RD = 0%, 95% CI -1-2, P = 0.89; non-HIV-infected persons: pooled RD = 0%, 95% CI -2-1, P = 0.55). There was no difference in mortality between the two treatment groups (HIV-infected patients: pooled RD = -1%, 95% CI -4-2, P = 0.53; non-HIV-infected persons: pooled RD = 0%, 95% CI -1-1, P = 1.00). However, both subgroup analyses showed that a higher incidence of all severe adverse events was associated with 2RZ than INH among non-HIV-infected persons (RD = 29%, 95% CI 13-46, P = 0.0005 vs. RD = 7%, 95% CI 4-10, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION RZ is equivalent to INH in terms of efficacy and mortality in the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. However, this regimen increases the risk of severe adverse effects compared with INH in non-HIV-infected persons.
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- Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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Tao S, Liu WX, Liu GJ, Dawson R, Cao J, Wong PK. Short-term dynamic change of gill copper in common carp, Cyprinus carpio, evaluated by a sequential extraction. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2006; 51:408-15. [PMID: 16865604 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-005-0170-0] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Dynamic changes in Cu speciation and its binding to fish gills were investigated by exposing common carp (Cyprinus carpio) to a 1 mg/1 Cu solution for 7 hours. Cu speciation in the bulk solution and fish gill microenvironment was calculated using general chemical equilibrium modeling. A sequential extraction procedure using distilled water, magnesium dichloride (1.0 mol/1), and acetic acid (10%) was used to characterize the Cu associated with the fish gills. Cu residual in the gill tissue was measured after the sequential extraction. Changes in total Cu concentration, pH, and dissolved organic carbon (Doc) in the bulk solution were recorded during the experimental period and calculated for the fish gill microenvironment. Cu-hydroxide species and Cu2 were dominant Cu species in both bulk solution and the fish gill microenvironment, whereas increased Cu-mucus was found in the fish gill microenvironment. DOC in the exposure medium, assumed to arise from mucus release, also increased and complexed Cu in solution. Forty-three percent of the Cu associated with the gills was readily water extractable, with an additional 22% exchangeable with Mg2+ or protons. Only 35% of the Cu accumulated within the gill tissues. The binding of Cu to the fish gills reached apparent equilibrium after 3 hours of exposure. Furthermore, the amount of water-extractable Cu within the gills showed significant correlation to the concentration of Cu predicted to be complexed with calculated free mucus in the gill microenvironment.
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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BACKGROUND Measles is an infectious disease caused by Morbillivirus. Chinese physicians believe that medicinal herbs are effective in alleviating symptoms and preventing complications. Chinese herbal medicines are dispensed according to the particular symptoms. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and possible adverse events of Chinese medicinal herbs in treating measles. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 4, 2005); MEDLINE (1966 to June 2005); EMBASE (1980 to June 2005); the Chinese Biomedical Database (1976 to June 2005); VIP Information (1989 to June 2005); China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) (1994 to June 2005); and the metaRegister of Controlled Trials was searched for ongoing trials. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which patients with measles without complications were treated with Chinese medicinal herbs were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The primary outcome measure was death from any cause. The secondary outcome measure was improvement of overall symptoms. The tertiary outcome measure was fever clearance time. MAIN RESULTS We identified 28 trials which claimed to use random allocation. Nineteen study authors were contacted by telephone and we discovered that the allocation methods they had used were not actually randomised. Three studies were excluded because the patients experienced complications. We were unable to contact the remaining six authors. These require further assessment and have been allocated to the 'Studies awaiting assessment' section. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Two authors independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. We interviewed by telephone the study authors for missing information regarding random allocation of the study process. Some trials allocated the participants according to the sequence they were admitted to the trials, that is to say, by using a pseudo-random allocation method. None of the trials concealed the allocation or blinding method. We hope future randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in this field will be conducted.
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BACKGROUND Influenza is an acute respiratory communicable disease which can cause high morbidity and mortality in an epidemic. Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs following a particular theory may be a potential medicine of choice. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to assess the therapeutic effect and adverse reaction of Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in treating uncomplicated influenza. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2004); MEDLINE (January 1966 to October 2004); EMBASE (January 1988 to October 2004); CBM (Chinese Biomedical Database) (January 1980 to December 2003); and the Chinese Cochrane Center's Controlled Trials Register (up to December 2003). We also searched Current Controlled Trials (www.controlled-trials.com) and the National Research Register (http://www.update-software.com/National/) for ongoing trials and reference lists of articles. We wrote to researchers in the field, or authors of studies evaluated in the review for more information. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised and quasi-randomised trials comparing traditional Chinese medicinal herbs with placebo, or various other Chinese medicinal herbs, or with other current regimes normally used in care or comparing drugs with herbal preparations to simple drugs in treating defined uncomplicated influenza patients. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS At least two reviewers extracted data and assessed trial quality. MAIN RESULTS Eleven studies with the number of participants ranged from 52 to 479. In total 2,088 participants were included in the review. As the interventions of the included studies were different from each other and most of the studies were of low quality, we did not perform a summary meta-analysis. Some of the studies showed positive results favouring Traditional Chinese medicinal herb treatment compared to antiviral or antipyretic-analgesic drugs or the combination of them. Only three studies mentioned adverse reactions but no detailed data were acquired in the included studies. Eleven studies with the number of participants ranged from 52 to 479, 2,088 in total were included. As the interventions of the included studies were different from each other and most of the studies were of low quality, we failed to perform a summary meta-analysis. Some of the studies showed positive results favouring Traditional Chinese medicinal herb treatment compared to antiviral or antipyretic-analgesic drugs or the combination of them. Only three studies mentioned adverse reactions but no detailed data was acquired in the included studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The small number of included studies and participants, as well as the low quality of most studies, made the evidence far from conclusive for clinical decision making, although traditional Chinese medicinal herbs as a whole seem to be comparatively or more effective compared to different chemical drugs. A certain herbal preparation could not be recommended for there was not enough evidence. More high quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with similar interventions are required to strengthen the evidence for the efficacy and safety of certain herbal preparation.
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Chen XY, Wu TX, Liu GJ, Wang Q, Zheng J, Wei J, Ni J, Zhou LK, Duan X, Qiao JQ. Chinese medicinal herbs for influenza. Hippokratia 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004559] [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: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Iodine deficiency is the main cause for potentially preventable mental retardation in childhood, as well as causing goitre and hypothyroidism in people of all ages. It is still prevalent in large parts of the world. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of iodised salt in comparison with other forms of iodine supplementation or placebo in the prevention of iodine deficiency disorders. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Library, Medline, the Register of Chinese trials developed by the Chinese Cochrane Centre, and the Chinese Med Database. We performed handsearching of a number of journals (Chinese Journal of Control of Endemic Diseases, Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Studies of Trace Elements and Health up to February 2001), and searched reference lists, databases of ongoing trials and the Internet. Date of latest search: November 2001. SELECTION CRITERIA We included prospective controlled studies of iodised salt versus other forms of iodine supplementation or placebo in people living in areas of iodine deficiency. Studies reported mainly goitre rates and urinary iodine excretion as outcome measures. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The initial data selection and quality assessment of trials was done independently by two reviewers. Subsequently, after the scope of the review was slightly widened from including only randomised controlled trials to including non-randomised prospective comparative studies, a third reviewer repeated the trials selection and quality assessment. As the studies identified were not sufficiently similar and not of sufficient quality, we did not do a meta-analysis but summarised the data in a narrative format. MAIN RESULTS We found six prospective controlled trials relating to our question. Four of these were described as randomised controlled trials, one was a prospective controlled trial that did not specify allocation to comparison groups, and one was a repeated cross-sectional study comparing different interventions. Comparison interventions included non-iodised salt, iodised water, iodised oil, and salt iodisation with potassium iodide versus potassium iodate. Numbers of participants in the trials ranged from 35 to 334; over 20,000 people were included in the cross-sectional study. Three studies were in children only, two investigated both groups of children and adults and one investigated pregnant women. There was a tendency towards goitre reduction with iodised salt, although this was not significant in all studies. There was also an improved iodine status in most studies (except in small children in one of the studies), although urinary iodine excretion did not always reach the levels recommended by the WHO. None of the studies observed any adverse effects of iodised salt. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that iodised salt is an effective means of improving iodine status. No conclusions can be made about improvements in other, more patient-oriented outcomes, such as physical and mental development in children and mortality. None of the studies specifically investigated development of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, which can be easily overlooked if just assessed on the basis of symptoms. High quality controlled studies investigating relevant long term outcome measures are needed to address questions of dosage and best means of iodine supplementation in different population groups and settings.
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- T Wu
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, West China Medical Centre, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Neurons may be particularly susceptible to oxidative damage, which has been proposed to induce somatic mutations, particularly in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Therefore, acquired mtDNA mutations might preferentially accumulate in the brain and could play a role in aging and neurodegenerative disorders. Recently, a somatic T to G mtDNA mutation at noncoding nucleotide position 414 was reported in fibroblasts specifically from elderly subjects, with mutational burdens of up to 50%. We screened for this mutation in brain-derived mtDNA from 8 Alzheimer's disease patients, 27 Parkinson's disease patients, 4 multiple system atrophy patients, and 44 controls using up to three RFLP analyses. A total of 73 of these subjects were over the age of 65. The 414 mutation was absent in all cases. Next, individual mtDNA fragments from 6 elderly subjects were cloned, and a total of 70 clones were sequenced. The 414 mutation was absent in all clones, though occasional sequence variations were identified at other sites in single clones. The 414 mutation also was absent in blood (n = 6) and fibroblasts (n = 11) from elderly subjects. Our data suggest that it is rare for any one particular acquired mtDNA mutation to reach levels in the brain that are functionally significant. This does not exclude the possibility that the cumulative burden of multiple, individually rare, acquired mutations impairs mitochondrial function.
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- D K Simon
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Liu GJ, Liu Z, Yu RJ. [The study of quantitative evaluation between age and dyspnea in the healthy]. Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi 2001; 17:250-292. [PMID: 21189625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Chu MQ, Gu HC, Liu GJ. [Study on improving the dissolution rate of tanshinone in vitro by solvent deposition method]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2001; 26:170-3. [PMID: 12525035] [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: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To improve the dissolution rate of a poorly watersoluble drug, tanshinone. METHOD Using pregeletinged starch as carrier, to prepare solvent deposition systems of tanshinone solvent method. The dissolution rate of tanshinone, solvent deposition systems and physical mixture were detected, and the physico-chemical properties of these study forms were investigated with scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. RESULT The dissolution rate of tanshinone from the solvent deposition systems in vitro was significantly higher than that from physical mixtures and tanshinone powered alone. Tanshinone deposited on the surface of the carrier in crystal form, and the size was obviously reduced. A lot of acerose crystals of tanshinone on the surface of the carrier occurred. No chemical reaction acted between tanshinone and carrier. CONCLUSION The dissolution rate of tanshinone in vitro can be improved with solvent deposition method.
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- M Q Chu
- Institute of Chemistry and Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237
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It is often assumed that ion channels in cell membrane patches gate independently. However, in the present study nicotinic receptor patch clamp data obtained in cell-attached mode from embryonic chick myotubes suggest that the distribution of steady-state probabilities for conductance multiples arising from concurrent channel openings may not be binomial. In patches where up to four active channels were observed, the probabilities of two or more concurrent openings were greater than expected, suggesting positive cooperativity. For the case of two active channels, we extended the analysis by assuming that 1) individual receptors (not necessarily identical) could be modeled by a five-state (three closed and two open) continuous-time Markov process with equal agonist binding affinity at two recognition sites, and 2) cooperativity between channels could occur through instantaneous changes in specific transition rates in one channel following a change in conductance state of the neighboring channel. This allowed calculation of open and closed sojourn time density functions for either channel conditional on the neighboring channel being open or closed. Simulation studies of two channel systems, with channels being either independent or cooperative, nonidentical or identical, supported the discriminatory power of the optimization algorithm. The experimental results suggested that individual acetylcholine receptors were kinetically identical and that the open state of one channel increased the probability of opening of its neighbor.
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- Department of Physiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214 USA.
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Preischemic hyperglycemia is known to aggravate brain damage resulting from transient ischemia. In the present study, we explored whether this aggravation is preceded by an enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the early reperfusion period. To that end, normo- and hyperglycemic rats were subjected to 15 min of forebrain ischemia and allowed recovery periods of 5, 15, and 60 min. Sodium salicylate was injected intraperitoneally in a dose of 100 mg/kg, and tissues were sampled during recirculation to allow analyses of salicylic acid (SA) and its hydroxylation products, 2,3- and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate (DHBA). Tissue sampled from thalamus and caudoputamen in normoglycemic animals failed to show an increase in 2,3- or 2,5-DHBA after 5 and 15 min of recirculation. However, such an increase was observed in the neocortex after 60 min of recirculation, with a suggested increase in the hippocampus as well. Hyperglycemia had three effects. First, it increased 2,5-DHBA in the thalamus and caudoputamen to values exceeding normoglycemic ones after 15 min of recirculation. Second, it increased basal values of 2,5- and total DHBA in the neocortex. Third, it increased the 60-min values for 2,5- and total DHBA in the hippocampus. These results hint that, at least in part, hyperglycemia may aggravate damage by enhancing basal- and ischemia-triggered production of ROS.
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- P A Li
- Center for the Study of Neurological Disease, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Liu GJ, Miyaji F, Kokubo T, Takadama H, Nakamura T, Murakami A. Apatite-organic polymer composites prepared by a biomimetic process: improvement in adhesion of the apatite layer to the substrate by ultraviolet irradiation. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1998; 9:285-290. [PMID: 15348886 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008860812637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A dense and uniform layer of highly bioactive apatite can be formed in arbitrary thickness on any kind and shape of organic polymer substrates by the following biomimetic process. The substrate is first placed in contact with granular particles of CaO, SiO2-based glass soaked in a simulated body fluid with ion concentrations nearly equal to those of human blood plasma for forming apatite nuclei, and then soaked in another fluid highly supersaturated with respect to the apatite for making the apatite nuclei grow. In the present study, the polymer substrates were pretreated with ultraviolet (UV) light, and then subjected to the biomimetic process described above. By UV irradiation, the induction period for the apatite nucleation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly-ether sulphone (PESF), polyethylene (PE), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polyamide 6 (N6) substrates were reduced form 24 h to 10 h. The adhesive strengths of the apatite layer to the substrates increased from 2.5-3.2 MPa to 4.5-6.0 MPa for PET, PESF and PMMA, and from about 1.0 MPa to 4.0-6.5 MPa for PE and N6 substrates. These results have been explained by assuming that silicate ions, which induce apatite nucleation, are easily adsorbed on the substrates due to the formation of polar groups, with an improved hydrophilic nature, on the polymer surfaces by UV irradiation.
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- G J Liu
- Department of Material Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-01, Japan
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The modulatory effect of PACAP27 on NMDA receptor channel activity in cultured chick cortical neurons was investigated using the outside-out recording mode of the patch clamp technique. Channel opening frequency elicited by 20 microM NMDA, or 20 microM NMDA plus 1 microM glycine, was potentiated in the presence of 100 nM PACAP27 and inhibited with 1000 nM PACAP27. These effects were reversible on washout and reduced when glycine concentration was increased to 10 microM, but were not affected by the PACAP antagonist PACAP6-27 (1 microM) or the GTP inhibitor GDP-beta-S (100 microM). It is suggested that PACAP27 may exert its modulatory action on NMDA receptor channel activity through the glycine site(s).
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- G J Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia
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The outside-out recording mode of the patch-clamp technique was used to study modulatory effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP38) on N-methyl--aspartate (NMDA) receptor activity in cultured chick cortical neurons. Biphasic concentration-dependent effects of PACAP38 on channel opening frequency induced by NMDA (20 microM) and glycine (1 microM) were found, with low concentrations (0.5-2 nM) of PACAP38 increasing activity and higher concentrations (10-1,000 nM) causing inhibition. These effects were reversible, reduced with higher concentrations of glycine (2-10 microM) but not by 200 microM NMDA, and inhibited by 10 microM 7-chlorokynurenic acid. In addition, 1 microM PACAP6-38 (a PACAP antagonist) inhibited channel activity due to 20 microM NMDA and 1 microM glycine by 66%, and this inhibition was reduced to 13% in the additional presence of 2 nM PACAP38. These observations suggest that PACAP38 has a direct modulatory effect on the NMDA receptor that is independent of intracellular second messengers and probably mediated through the glycine coagonist site(s).
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- G J Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6907, Australia
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1. The modulatory action of pentobarbitone on chick myotube nicotinic acetylcholine receptor kinetics was studied by the patch clamp technique, particularly focussing on effects at low concentrations. 2. Open time sojourn distributions of foetal-type receptors recorded at room temperature (22-24 degrees C) in cell-attached mode in the presence of 0.2 microM acetylcholine were well described by two exponentials, with fast and slow time constants of 0.53 +/- 0.12 and 16.7 +/- 2.2 ms (means +/- s.e. mean) respectively. 3. The duration of the slow open time constant was increased by low concentrations of pentobarbitone (up to 1 microM), and thereafter decreased with higher concentrations (10-50 microM) in a concentration-dependent manner. 4. Complementary evidence for the stimulatory effect of pentobarbitone on open time was obtained (i) by using a backfill technique where drug concentration at the patch gradually increases over time, and (ii) through use of perfused outside-out preparations where receptors in the same patch were successively exposed to acetylcholine in the absence and presence of pentobarbitone. 5. The dual action of pentobarbitone on channel kinetics probably, indicates that an allosteric interaction mechanism is involved rather than simple steric channel blockade.
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- G J Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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Emaduddin M, Liu GJ, Takeuchi H, Munekata E. Multiple intracellular signal transduction pathways mediating inward current produced by the neuropeptide, achatin-I. Eur J Pharmacol 1996; 302:129-39. [PMID: 8791001 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00022-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effects of intracellular signal transduction system inhibitors on the inward current (Iin) caused by achatin-I (Gly-D-Phe-Ala-Asp), an Achatina endogenous tetrapeptide having a D-phenylalanine residue, applied locally onto the neurone tested, were examined under voltage clamp using two identifiable Achatina giant neurone types, v-RCDN (ventral-right cerebral distinct neurone) and PON (periodically oscillating neurone). H-89 (N-[2-(p-bromocinnamylamino)-ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide) (adenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP)-dependent protein kinase inhibitor) markedly suppressed the achatin-I-induced Iin on PON, whereas this drug was ineffective on the Iin of v-RCDN. Dose (pressure duration)-response study of achatin-I on PON in a physiological solution and in the presence of H-89, and Lineweaver-Burk plot of these data, indicated that H-89 inhibited the Iin in a noncompetitive manner. KT5823 (N-methyl-(8R*,9S*,11S*)-(-)-9-methoxy-9-methoxycarbonyl-8-methyl-2,3,9, 10-tetrahydro-8,11-epoxy-1H,8H,11H-2, 7b,11a-triazadibenzo[a,g]cycloocta[c,d,e]-trinden-1-on e) (guanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP)-dependent protein kinase inhibitor) suppressed the achatin-I-induced Iin of v-RCDN in mainly noncompetitive and partly uncompetitive manners, but this drug had no effect on the Iin of PON. W-7 (N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene-sulfonamide) (calmodulin inhibitor) suppressed noncompetitively the Iin of PON, but this drug had no effect on the Iin of v-RCDN. IBMX (3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine) (cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor) enhanced the achatin-I-induced Iin of v-RCDN, but this drug was ineffective on the Iin of PON. However, IBMX might have effects on the achatin-I receptor sites on v-RCDN. These findings suggest multiple intracellular signal transduction pathways mediating the achatin-I-induced Iin: the Iin of PON is via cyclic AMP-dependent and probably Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases, and that of v-RCDN via cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase. Other signal transduction system inhibitors including calphostin C (2-[12-[2-(benzyloxy)-propyl]-3, 10-dihydro-4,9-dihydroxy-2,6,7,11-tetramethoxy-3,10-dioxo-1-per yleny]-1 -methylethyl carbonic acid 4-hydroxyphenyl ester) (protein kinase C inhibitor) did not significantly affect the Iin of both v-RCDN and PON.
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- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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The sensitivities of 22 giant neurone types of an African giant snail (Achatina fulica Férussac) to threo-beta-hydroxy-L-glutamic acid (threo-L-BHGA), a derivative of L-glutamic acid (L-Glu), applied by brief pneumatic pressure ejection, were examined under current clamp. The 5 neurone types were depolarized by this compound, whereas 2 were hyperpolarized. The 4 neurone types, PON (periodically oscillating neurone), RAPN (right anterior pallial nerve neurone), d-RPLN (dorsal-right parietal large neurone) and RPeNLN (right pedal nerve large neurone) that are excited by threo-L-BHGA and one type, v-LCDN (ventral-left cerebral distinct neurone), inhibited by this compound, were selected to study their pharmacological features in detail. Effects of the stereoisomers of L-Glu and threo-L-BHGA, and mammalian L-Glu receptor agonists, ejected by brief pressure, on the 5 Achatina neurone types were examined under voltage clamp. d-RPLN produced an inward current (Iin) by L-Glu and threo-L-BHGA, whereas this neurone type was insensitive to D-Glu and erythro-L-, threo-D- and erythro-D-BHGA. This was also excited by AMPA, indicating that the pharmacological features of the L-Glu receptors in this neurone type were similar to those of the mammalian ionotropic AMPA type L-Glu receptors. RAPN produced Iin by L-Glu and threo-L-BHGA. This neurone type was also excited by quisqualic acid and ibotenic acid, indicating that the features of the L-Glu receptors were similar to those of the mammalian metabotropic L-Glu receptors. PON and RPeNLN produced Iin by L-Glu and threo-L-BHGA. These neurone types were also excited by quisqualic acid, AMPA and ibotenic acid, indicating that their L-Glu receptors seemed to be in the mixed type, of the two types mentioned. On the other hand, v-LCDN produced an outward current (Iout) by threo-L- and erythro-L-BHGA, but was insensitive to L-Glu, indicating that the receptors activated by L-BHGA were not L-Glu receptors. This neurone type was also inhibited by quisqualic acid.
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- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kumar M, Liu GJ, Floyd RA, Grammas P. Anoxic injury of endothelial cells increases production of nitric oxide and hydroxyl radicals. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1996; 219:497-501. [PMID: 8605016 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Reactive oxygen radicals have been implicated as mediators of anoxic injury in brain, but the cellular source of these radicals is unknown. In the periphery, there is evidence that endothelial cells play a fundamental role in anoxic tissue injury. The objective of the present study was to examine the response of rat brain endothelial cells to anoxia/reoxygenation injury in vitro. The results demonstrate that brain endothelial cells produce hydroxyl radicals and have increased nitric oxide synthase activity after anoxic injury. The increased production of nitric oxide in the cerebral endothelial cells does not appear to be mediated by an increase in either inducible or constitutive nitric oxide synthase. The radical trap alpha-phenyl-tert-butyl nitrone blocked hydroxyl free radical production, but not nitric oxide. These data suggest that the cerebral microcirculation may be an important site of oxygen free radical production in the brain in ischemic stroke.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190, USA
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De Maria N, Colantoni A, Fagiuoli S, Liu GJ, Rogers BK, Farinati F, Van Thiel DH, Floyd RA. Association between reactive oxygen species and disease activity in chronic hepatitis C. Free Radic Biol Med 1996; 21:291-5. [PMID: 8855439 DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(96)00044-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may be involved in the damage occurring in the course of chronic HCV infection. Individuals with chronic hepatitis C present increased hepatic levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced levels of glutathione. To determine whether these observations are associated with serological evidence for ROS injury, MDA and protein carbonyl content (PCC) of serum was determined in 20 HCV positive patients (14 chronic active hepatitis -- CAH and 6 cirrhosis) and 20 controls. Compared to controls, HCV positive subjects had increased levels of MDA (13.33 +/- 0.21 SE ng/ml vs. 9.90 +/- 0.65 P < .05) and PCC (4.74 +/- 0.21 mmol/mg vs 3.68 +/- 0.21, p < .02). Patients with CAH had higher levels than did cirrhotics. Both MDA and PCC correlated with serum ALT levels (r = .792 and r = .818 respectively, p < .001). A common origin for MDA and PCC found in patients with chronic hepatitis C was suggested by the correlation between the two measures (r = .741, p < .001). No correlation were found between MDA or PCC and the hepatic iron content. These data demonstrate that: (1) lipid and protein oxidation occur in chronic hepatitis C, (2) oxidative damage can be demonstrated as increased serum levels of MDA and PCC, and (3) both MDA and PCC levels correlate with disease activity.
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- N De Maria
- Liver Disease Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, USA
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Abdullah D, Ping QN, Liu GJ. Enhancing effect of essential oils on the penetration of 5-fluorouracil through rat skin. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1996; 31:214-21. [PMID: 9206269] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Three essential oils as penetration enhancers for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were studied using excised rat skin. The oils used were eucalyptus, peppermint and turpentine. Azone was used for comparison. The enhancing effect of the oils was found to be less than that of azone, but all the oils used enhanced the permeation of 5-FU. Eucalyptus oil was found to be the most active, causing about 60 fold increase, while peppermint and turpentine caused 46 and 28 fold increase, respectively. Eucalyptus oil was further studied by grading it into 5 fractions according to difference in boiling points. It was found that their activities increased as their boiling point increased. With all enhancers increased partition coefficients were observed but the diffusion coefficient values obtained were comparatively higher. The mode of action of these accelerants may be described by combined processes of partition and diffusion, the diffusion process being dominant.
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- D Abdullah
- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing
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Araki Y, Liu GJ, Zhang W, Takeuchi H, Munekata E. Further mapping of the Achatina giant neurone types sensitive to the neuroactive peptides isolated from invertebrates. Gen Pharmacol 1995; 26:1701-8. [PMID: 8745159 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)00045-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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1. The effects of the 10 synthetic neuroactive peptides originally isolated from invertebrates, applied locally to the neurone tested by the brief pneumatic pressure ejection on the identifiable neurone types of Achatina fulica Ferussac were examined. 2. Achatin-1 (Gly-D-Phe-Ala-Asp), an Achatina endogenous tetrapeptide having a D-phenylalanine residue, ejected locally, showed the depolarizing effects on nearly half of the number of neurone types tested. 3. ACEP-1 (Ser-Gly-Gln-Ser-Trp-Arg-Pro-Gln-Gly-Arg-Phe-NH2), isolated originally from Achatina atria, and pedal peptide (Pro-Leu-Asp-Ser-Val-Tyr-Gly-Thr-His-Gly-Met-Ser-Gly-Phe-Ala) and buccalin (Gly-Met-Asp-Ser-Leu-Ala-Phe-Ser-Gly-Gly-Leu-NH2), found in Aplysia neurones, showed excitatory effects on some Achatina neurone types. 4. Myomodulin (Pro-Met-Ser-Met-Leu-Arg-Leu-NH2), found in Aplysia neurones, produced a hyperpolarization on nearly half of the number of Achatina neurone types tested. The two FMRFamide-like peptides, <EDPFLRFamide (<Glu-Asp-Pro-Phe-Leu-Arg-Phe-NH2), isolated from Helix heart, and AF1 (Lys-Asn-Glu-Phe-Ile-Arg-Phe-NH2), from Ascaris head, also showed hyperpolarizing effects on more than half of the number of Achatina neurone types. 5. SALMFamide 1 (Gly-Phe-Asn-Ser-Ala-Leu-Met-Phe-NH2), isolated from Asterias nervous system, CCAP (Pro-Phe-Cys-Asn-Ala-Phe-Thr-Gly-Cys-NH2), from Carcinus pericardial organ, and corazonin (<Glu-Thr-Phe-Gln-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Gly-Trp-Thr-Asn-NH2), from Periplaneta cardiac corpus, had no effect on Achatina neurones.
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- Y Araki
- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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The pharmacological features of dopamine receptors in identifiable giant neurone types of a snail (Achatina fulica Férussac) were studied. Under voltage clamp, two neurone types, LVMN (left ventral multiple spike neurone) and d-RPeAN (dorsal-right pedal anterior neurone), produced an inward current (Iin) in response to dopamine, (-)-noradrenaline and epinine, whereas v-LCDN (ventral-left cerebral distinct neurone) produced an outward current (Iout) in response to dopamine and epinine. Mammalian dopamine receptor agonists, fenoldopam (dopamine D1-like receptor agonist), (+/-)-SKF 38393 (1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine-7,8- diol) (D1-like), apomorphine (D2-like), (-)-quinpirole (D3 and D4) and methylergometrine showed slight or no effect. (+/-)-SKF 83566 ((+/-)-7-bromo-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benza zepine) (dopamine D1-like receptor antagonist) and (+)-UH 232 (cis-(+)-5-methoxy-1-methyl-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin) (D3 and D2) non-competitively inhibited the Iin of LVMN and d-RPeAN, but (+/-)-sulpiride (D2-like) was without effect. In contrast, (+/-)-sulpiride competitively inhibited Iout of v-LCDN, (+)-UH 232 non-competitively inhibited Iout of v-LCDN but (+/-)-SKF 83566 was without effect. H-7 (1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine) (non-selective protein kinase inhibitor) inhibited Iin of LVMN and d-RPeAN, but did not affect Iout of v-LCDN. Dopamine-induced Iin was Na(+)-dependent; Iout was K(+)-dependent. Ouabain did not affect these currents. We propose that the pharmacological features of Achatina neuronal dopamine receptors are not fully comparable to those of mammals, although intracellular signal transduction systems linked with dopamine receptors may similarly exist in different animal species.
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- M Emaduddin
- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Liu GJ, Takeuchi H. Suppressing effects of neuroactive peptides on the inward current caused by achatin-I, an Achatina endogenous peptide. Gen Pharmacol 1995; 26:765-72. [PMID: 7543426 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(94)00250-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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1. Modulatory effects of the four molluscan neuroactive peptides. FMRFamide (Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2), APGW-amide (Ala-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH2), oxytocin and [SER2]-Mytilus inhibitory peptide ([SER2]-MIP) (Gly-Ser-Pro-Met-Phe-Val-NH2) were examined on the inward current (Iin) caused by achatin-I (Gly-D-Phe-Ala-Asp), which has been isolated from the Achatina ganglia. 2. Two Achatina giant neurone types, v-RCDN (ventral-right cerebral distinct neurone) and PON (periodically oscillating neurone), were used. Achatin-I was applied locally to the neurone tested by brief pneumatic pressure ejection, and the other molluscan neuroactive peptides were perfused around the ganglia. 3. FMRFamide, perfused at 3 microM, suppressed markedly the Iin elicited by the achatin-I of both v-RCDN and PON. APGW-amide at 3 microM also suppressed the Iin of v-RCDN, but did not affect that of PON. Oxytocin at 1 microM suppressed the Iin of PON, but did not affect that of v-RCDN. [Ser2]-MIP at 3 microM did not affect the Iin of v-RCDN. 4. The dose-response curves of FMRFamide, APGW-amide and oxytocin, indicated that their respective suppressive effects on the Iin of achatin-I were dose-dependent, and that APGW-amide was slightly more potent than the other peptides. The dose (pressure duration)-response curves of achatin-I (1 kg/cm2, 10(-3) M, 5 min interval), obtained by varying the duration of the achatin-I pressure ejection, were measured in the presence and absence of each of the three peptides.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G J Liu
- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Some histamine H1 receptor antagonists suppressed the inward current (Iin) of an Achatina identifiable neurone type, PON (periodically oscillating neurone), caused by an Achatina endogenous tetrapeptide having a D-phenylalanine residue, achatin-I (Gly-D-Phe-Ala-Asp), under voltage clamp. Achatin-I was applied locally to the neurone by brief pneumatic pressure ejection and antagonists were administered by perfusion. The dose-response curves of the effective histamine H1 antagonists indicated their potency order to suppress the Iin as follows: chlorcyclizine, promethazine, triprolidine and homochlorcyclizine > trimeprazine and clemastine > diphenylpyraline. The potent drugs were mostly piperazine and phenothiazine types. The effects of chlorcyclizine, promethazine and triprolidine on the dose (the duration of the pressure ejection)-response curve of achatin-I indicated that these drugs affected the Iin caused by achatin-I in a non-competitive manner. The antagonists for the receptors of the small-molecule neurotransmitters other than histamine H1, such as histamine H2, acetylcholine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), L-glutamic acid, dopamine, alpha- and beta-adrenalin and 5-hydroxytryptamine, had no effect on the Iin caused by achatin-I.
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- D E Santos
- Department of Physiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Liu GJ. [Psychological care during psychological tests]. Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi 1994; 29:677-8. [PMID: 7614593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Liu GJ, Mizukawa A, Okisaka S. Mechanism of intraocular pressure decrease after contact transscleral continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmic Res 1994; 26:65-79. [PMID: 8196935 DOI: 10.1159/000267395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Twenty-two eyes of 11 cynomolgus monkeys were subjected to contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser. The right eye of each monkey was coagulated at the pars plicata region by the contact probe placed 1.0 mm from the limbus, while the left eye of each monkey was coagulated at the pars plana region by the contact probe placed 3.0 mm from the limbus. Physiological and morphological studies were carried out up to 6 months after the treatment. The postoperative intraocular pressure showed a significant decrease within 1 week, corresponding to the inflammation of the anterior chamber. A gradual increase of the intraocular pressure occurred from the 2nd week on and returned to the preoperative value 8 weeks after pars plicata coagulation. The pars plana coagulation group maintained the intraocular pressure lower than the preoperative value until the end of the observation period. Histopathological examinations were carried out by the use of tracer particle perfusion into the anterior chamber. The pathologic features of pars plicata coagulation were necrosis, followed by atrophy of the ciliary process. The tracer particles accumulated at the anterior portion of the space between the bundles of ciliary muscle. The pathologic features of pars plana coagulation were necrosis followed by extension of proliferative tissue into the vitreous. The surrounding extracellular space of the stroma was enlarged, and the ciliary muscles were separated from the sclera. The tracer particles accumulated at the enlarged extracellular space of the stroma and the opened suprachoroidal space. These results suggest that the decrease of the intraocular pressure after pars plicata cyclocoagulation resulted from the reduction of aqueous secretion, whereas that after pars plana cyclocoagulation resulted from enhancement of the uveoscleral outflow through the enlarged extracellular space from the anterior chamber into the suprachoroidal space.
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- G J Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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