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Guo F, Wang C, Tao G, Ma H, Zhang J, Wang Y. A longitudinal study on the impact of high-altitude hypoxia on perceptual processes. Psychophysiology 2024:e14548. [PMID: 38385977 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14548] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the neural mechanisms underlying high-altitude (HA) adaptation and deadaptation in perceptual processes in lowlanders. Eighteen healthy lowlanders were administered a facial S1-S2 matching task that included incomplete face (S1) and complete face (S2) photographs combined with ERP technology. Participants were tested at four time points: shortly before they departed the HA (Test 1), twenty-five days after entering the HA (Test 2), and one week (Test 3) and one month (Test 4) after returning to the lowlands. Compared with those at sea level (SL), shorter reaction times (RTs), shorter latencies of P1 and N170, and larger amplitudes of complete face N170 were found in HAs. After returning to SL, compared with that of HA, the amplitude of the incomplete face P1 was smaller after one week, and the complete face was smaller after one month. The right hemisphere N170 amplitude was greater after entering HA and one week after returning to SL than at baseline, but it returned to baseline after one month. Taken together, the current findings suggest that HA adaptation increases visual cortex excitation to accelerate perceptual processing. More mental resources are recruited during the configural encoding stage of complete faces after HA exposure. The perceptual processes affected by HA exposure are reversible after returning to SL, but the low-level processing stage differs between incomplete and complete faces due to neural compensation mechanisms. The configural encoding stage in the right hemisphere is affected by HA exposure and requires more than one week but less than one month to recover to baseline.
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- Fumei Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Plateau Brain Science Research Center, Tibet University/South China Normal University, Guangzhou/Tibet, China
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- Institute of Brain Diseases and Cognition, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Labbé D, Tao G, Maas ET, Best K, Bundon A, Sauvé J, Miller WC. Predicting high quality of participation in adaptive snow-sports for individuals with disabilities: An exploratory study. Psychol Sport Exerc 2023; 69:102501. [PMID: 37665936 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This exploratory study aimed to examine the individual, program and environmental (social and physical) characteristics which predict high quality of participation in adaptive snowsports for each dimension of the Quality of Participation in Parasport Framework (QPPF): autonomy, belongingness, mastery, challenge, engagement and meaning. METHODS A survey was completed by 133 individuals with disabilities or their representatives on each dimension of the QPPF in adaptive snowsports and on the factors impacting the quality of participation. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study participants, and a multivariate logistic regression model was constructed for each dimension of the QPPF to evaluate the relative contribution of individual, snowsport-related, program and environmental factors to each dimension. RESULTS Individuals with disabilities in this study reported high quality of participation on all dimensions of the QPPF. The individual characteristics only predicted the QPPF dimension of challenge. However, the program and environmental characteristics such as equipment, number of instructors and barriers were robust predictors of quality of participation. CONCLUSION Overall, participants experienced high quality participation. Supporting the adaptive snowsports programs while reducing the barriers faced by people with disabilities should be a continued effort to promote quality of participation.
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- D Labbé
- Disability and Human Development Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Methodology and Applied Biostatistics, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Rehabilitation, Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (CIRRIS), Quebec City, QC, Canada; Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia. (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia. (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada; British Columbia Adaptive Snowsports, Vancouver, BC., Canada
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- Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Song R, Tao G, Guo F, Ma H, Zhang J, Wang Y. The change of attention network functions and physiological adaptation during high-altitude hypoxia and reoxygenation. Physiol Behav 2023; 268:114240. [PMID: 37201691 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Previous studies have not reached a definitive conclusion regarding the effect of high-altitude hypoxia and reoxygenation on attention. To clarify the influence of altitude and exposure time on attention and the relations between physiological activity and attention, we conducted a longitudinal study to track attention network functions in 26 college students. The scores on the attention network test and physiological data, including heart rate, percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), blood pressure, and vital capacity in pulmonary function measurement, were collected at five time-points: two weeks before arriving at high altitude (baseline), within 3 days after arriving at high altitude (HA3), 21 days after arriving at high altitude (HA21), 7 days after returning to sea level (POST7) and 30 days after returning to sea level (POST30). The alerting scores at POST30 were significantly higher than those at baseline, HA3 and HA21; the orienting scores at HA3 were lower than those at POST7 and POST30; the executive control scores at POST7 were significantly lower than those at baseline, HA3, HA21, and POST30; and the executive control scores at HA3 were significantly higher than those at POST30. The change in SpO2 during high-altitude acclimatization (from HA3 to HA21) was positively correlated with the orienting score at HA21. Vital capacity changes during acute deacclimatization positively correlated with orienting scores at POST7. Attention network functions at the behavioral level did not decline after acute hypoxia exposure compared with baseline. Attention network functions after returning to sea level were improved compared with those during acute hypoxia; additionally, alerting and executive function scores were improved compared with those at baseline. Thus, the speed of physiological adaptation could facilitate the recovery of orienting function during acclimatization and deacclimatization.
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- Rui Song
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Plateau Brain Science Research Center, Tibet University/South China Normal University, Guangzhou/Tibet, China
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- Institute of Brain Diseases and Cognition, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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An X, Tao G, Zhang X, Ma H, Wang Y. Attention Network Changes of High-Altitude Migrants. Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2022; 93:791-799. [DOI: 10.3357/amhp.6061.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to explore whether there are changes in the alerting, orienting, and executive network efficiencies of attention function between high altitude immigrants and low altitude residents.METHODS: Event-related potentials (ERP) were
acquired during an attention network test (ANT). The high-altitude (HA) group comprised 22 college student immigrants who were born and raised at low altitudes and had lived at a HA (11,975 ft/3650 m) for 26 mo (tests were conducted when they returned to HA for 3 mo). The low-altitude (LA)
group comprised 23 college students who had never visited HA areas before.RESULTS: Compared with the LA group, the HA group had a higher pulse rate, lower oxygen saturation level, and decreased alerting and orienting effects in the behavioral results. The ERP results of the HA group
showed a smaller P1 in the occipital area, a larger N1 both in the parietal and occipital areas of the alerting network, and a smaller P1 and larger N1 in the orienting network than the LA group. In the executive control network, the N2 amplitude of the HA group was more negative and the P3
amplitude of the HA group decreased in incongruent conditions.DISCUSSION: Together, these findings suggest that high-altitude migrants are less effective at alerting and orienting than low-altitude residents. For executive control function, changes in the P3 amplitudes of incongruent
conditions indicated a decrease in conflict inhibition underlying the executive-control network.An X, Tao G, Zhang X, Ma H, Wang Y. Attention network changes of high-altitude migrants. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2022; 93(11):791–799.
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Icke O, van Es DM, de Koning MF, Wuister JJG, Ng J, Phua KM, Koh YKK, Chan WJ, Tao G. Performance improvement of wastewater treatment processes by application of machine learning. Water Sci Technol 2020; 82:2671-2680. [PMID: 33341761 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Improving wastewater treatment processes is becoming increasingly important, due to more stringent effluent quality requirements, the need to reduce energy consumption and chemical dosing. This can be achieved by applying artificial intelligence. Machine learning is implemented in two domains: (1) predictive control and (2) advanced analytics. This is currently being piloted at the integrated validation plant of PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency. (1) Primarily, predictive control is applied for optimised nutrient removal. This is obtained by application of a self-learning feedforward algorithm, which uses load prediction and machine learning, fine-tuned with feedback on ammonium effluent. Operational results with predictive control show that the load prediction has an accuracy of ≈88%. It is also shown that an up to ≈15% reduction of aeration amount is achieved compared to conventional control. It is proven that this load prediction-based control leads to stable operation and meeting effluent quality requirements as an autopilot system. (2) Additionally, advanced analytics are being developed for operational support. This is obtained by application of quantile regression neural network modelling for anomaly detection. Preliminary results illustrate the ability to autodetect process and instrument anomalies. These can be used as early warnings to deliver data-driven operational support to process operators.
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- O Icke
- Aquasuite, Royal HaskoningDHV, Laan 1914 35, 3818 EX Amersfoort, The Netherlands E-mail:
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- Aquasuite, Royal HaskoningDHV, Laan 1914 35, 3818 EX Amersfoort, The Netherlands E-mail:
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- Aquasuite, Royal HaskoningDHV, Laan 1914 35, 3818 EX Amersfoort, The Netherlands E-mail:
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- Aquasuite, Royal HaskoningDHV, Laan 1914 35, 3818 EX Amersfoort, The Netherlands E-mail:
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- PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, 40 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228231, Singapore
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- PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, 40 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228231, Singapore
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- PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, 40 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228231, Singapore
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- PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, 40 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228231, Singapore
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- PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, 40 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228231, Singapore
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Zheng XW, Tao G, Zhang YW, Yang GN, Huang P. [Drug interaction monitoring of lopinavir/ritonavir in COVID-19 patients with cancer]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2020; 59:400-404. [PMID: 32114746 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20200219-00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- X W Zheng
- Department of Pharmacy, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhejiang Medical and Health Centre Hangzhou Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital(People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310010, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital(People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310010, China
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Rasko J, Walters M, Kwiatkowski J, Hongeng S, Porter J, Sauer M, Thrasher A, Thuret I, Schiller G, Elliot H, Deary B, Chen Y, Tao G, Asmal M, Locatelli F, Thompson A. Efficacy and safety of LentiGlobin gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and non-β0/β0 genotypes: Updated results from the completed phase 1/2 Northstar and ongoing phase 3 Northstar-2 studies. Cytotherapy 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.03.578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang X, Hu F, Zheng X, Zhang B, Wang H, Tao G, Xu J, Zhang Y, Han B. P2.03-22 OCT4andSOX2 Specific CTLs Plus PD-1 Inhibitor Had Synergistic Effect on Killing CSC And Treating Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer Mice. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bosse K, Hans CP, Zhao N, Koenig SN, Huang N, Guggilam A, LaHaye S, Tao G, Lucchesi PA, Lincoln J, Lilly B, Garg V. Corrigendum to "Endothelial nitric oxide signaling regulates Notch1 in aortic valve disease" [J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. 60 (2013) 27-35]. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018; 121:307. [PMID: 29778253 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- K Bosse
- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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Zhan L, Qin Q, Lu J, Liu J, Zhu H, Yang X, Zhang C, Xu L, Liu Z, Cai J, Ma J, Dai S, Tao G, Cheng H, Sun X. Novel poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, AZD2281, enhances radiosensitivity of both normoxic and hypoxic esophageal squamous cancer cells. Dis Esophagus 2016; 29:215-23. [PMID: 25604309 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the outcome of radiotherapy in ESCC remains unsatisfactory because esophageal squamous cancer cells, particularly those under hypoxic condition, exhibit radioresistance. The aim of this study was to determine whether or not AZD2281, a potent poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, could enhance the radiation sensitivity of two ESCC cell lines, namely ECA109 and TE13. The radiosensitizing effect of AZD2281 was evaluated on the basis of cell death, clonogenic survival and tumor xenograft progression. AZD2281 alone was slightly toxic to ESCC cell lines. Apoptosis was increased and clonogenic survival was decreased in both cell lines when AZD2281 was combined with ionizing radiation (IR) under normoxic condition. AZD2281 enhanced IR-induced apoptosis to a more significant level under chronic hypoxic condition (0.2% O(2), 48 hour) than under normoxic condition. AZD2281 also slightly enhanced clonogenic cell death under chronic hypoxic condition compared with that under normoxic condition. This result could be associated with increased radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSB), decreased DSB repair and increased apoptosis of ESCC cells. Furthermore, homologous recombination (HR) protein Rad51 expression and focus formation were decreased in ESCC cells exposed to moderate chronic hypoxic condition (0.2% O(2), 48 hour); this result indicated that chronic hypoxic ESCC cells were HR deficient, possibly causing contextual synthetic lethality with PARP inhibitor in radiation sensitization. AZD2281 was also a radiation sensitizer in ESCC tumor xenograft models. Hence, in vitro and in vivo findings provide evidence that AZD2281 potently sensitizes ESCC cells to X-ray irradiation. The selective cell killing of HR-defective hypoxic cells contributes to radiosensitization by PARP inhibitor in ESCC cells under hypoxic condition.
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- L Zhan
- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Nantong Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the Second People's Hospital of Lian Yungang, Lian Yungang Hospital Affiliated to Bengbu Medical College, Lian Yungang, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, People's Hospital of Tai Zhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Synthetic Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Kahr P, Tao G, Morikawa Y, Zhang M, Li L, Sun Z, Amendt B, Martin J. Transcription Factor Pitx2 Promotes Myocardial Regeneration after Ischemic Injury. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Tao G, Neblett Fanfair R, Owusu-Edusei K, Gift T, Bernstein KT. P09.18 Suboptimal prenatal testing for syphilis and other stds among commercially-insured women in the united states, 2013. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.402] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Tao G, Hoover K, Nye M, Peters P, Gift T, Body B. P09.17 Rectal infection with n. gonorrheaeand c. trachomatisin men in the united states. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.401] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Archambault P, Norouzi-Gheidari N, Tao G, Solomon J, Kairy D, Levin M. Use of exergames for upper extremity rehabilitation in stroke patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2015.07.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Satterwhite C, Tao G, Altaf E, Tepper N, Hoover K. Post-placental iud placement in the United States, 2009. Contraception 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hart-Cooper GD, Tao G, Stock J, Hoover K. P3.382 Post-Neonatal Pediatric Circumcision in the United States, 2010. Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0835] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Tao G, Hoover K. O08.5 Should All Pregnant Women Be Screened For Chlamydial Infection as Recommended by CDC, or Only Those Younger Than 25 Years as Recommended by USPSTF? Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0129] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Safran MA, Hoover KW, Tao G, Butler MO. Sexual behaviour and desire to discuss mental health as reported by HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Int J STD AIDS 2013; 24:93-9. [PMID: 23514829 DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472307] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We assessed sexually transmitted infection risk behaviours and desire to discuss mental health, as reported by 426 HIV-infected men who have sex with men receiving HIV care in eight urban clinics. Most of these patients (90%) had begun HIV care >1 year ago. In the past year, 74% had multiple sexual partners, 75% engaged in anal intercourse, 48% had >1 HIV-uninfected partner and 82% used illegal psychoactive drugs. Among those reporting anal intercourse, approximately 61% reported using a condom during the most recent episode. Among all patients, 70% wanted to talk with their clinicians about how they felt mentally or emotionally. Using a two-tailed chi-squared test, we found that patients who engaged in unprotected receptive anal sex were more likely to want such a conversation than those who did not (80% versus 62%, P < 0.01); and those who engaged in unprotected insertive anal sex were also more likely to want such a conversation (81% versus 63%, P < 0.01). The findings highlight the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour and of mental health concerns in the participating patient population. Patients reporting risky sexual behaviour were more likely to want to discuss how they felt mentally or emotionally than those not reporting such behaviour.
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- M A Safran
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop E-44, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333
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Liu B, Zhang R, Tao G, Lehwald N, Liu B, Koh Y, Sylvester K. Wnt Signaling Prevents Oxidative Hepatic Injury Through Enhanced Mitochondrial Function. J Surg Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.10.428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ding J, Ji J, Zhu W, Zhou K, Han J, Zhang Y, Yu C, Li T, Tao G, Ji F, Zhou X, Pan P. A retrospective study of different treatments of limited-stage small-cell esophageal carcinoma and associated prognostic factor analysis. Dis Esophagus 2013; 26:696-702. [PMID: 23317069 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Primary, small-cell esophageal carcinoma (SCEC) is a rare but highly malignant tumor. Due to lack of randomized, controlled, prospective studies, there are currently no unified treatment modalities for SCEC. This study retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of different treatments and prognostic factors that influence overall survival in patients with limited-stage SCEC. The study included 106 patients pathologically diagnosed with limited-stage SCEC at Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University (Huai'an, China), between 1998 and 2007. There were 66 males and 40 females, with a median age of 58 years (range: 45-77 years). Fourteen patients received surgery alone, 42 received surgery and postoperative chemotherapy, 11 received radiotherapy alone, and 39 received concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Combined modality treatment with and without chemotherapy yielded 5-year survival rates (5YSRs) of 27.2% and 0%, respectively. Associated median survival times were 22 months and 11 months, respectively, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.30 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.42-3.73, P = 0.001). Among patients treated with surgery plus postoperative chemotherapy or with concurrent chemoradiotherapy, the 5YSRs were 31.0% and 23.1%, respectively. Median survival times were 26 months and 18 months, with an HR of 1.25 (95% CI: 0.75-2.09, P = 0.725). Multivariate survival analysis using Cox regression model showed that chemotherapy was a positive independent prognostic factor for SCEC (HR 2.92, 95% CI: 1.25-6.80). Chemotherapy-based combined modality treatment appears to increase the long-term survival of patients with limited-stage SCEC. Similar overall survival rates results are achieved with surgery combined with chemotherapy as with concurrent chemoradiotherapy, with chemotherapy being an independent prognostic factor. Randomized, controlled, prospective studies are needed to identify optimal chemotherapy regimens for treating SCEC.
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- J Ding
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China
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Zhu Y, Cao X, Tao G, Xie W, Hu Z, Xu D. The lymph index: a potential hematological parameter for viral infection. Int J Infect Dis 2013; 17:e490-3. [PMID: 23313156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE An LH750 hematology analyzer with VCS (volume, conductivity, and light scatter) technology can determine morphologic properties of peripheral leukocytes, known as cell population data (CPD). We have previously demonstrated that the lymphocyte CPD exhibit significant changes in acute hepatitis B virus infection. A simplified lymphocyte CPD, the lymph index, was proposed. We conducted the current study to further evaluate the clinical usefulness of the lymph index, and included patients with various viral infections, as well as those with acute bacterial infections. METHODS Peripheral blood was collected from 72 patients with viral infections, 46 patients with acute bacterial infections, and 204 controls. The lymphocyte CPD included the mean volume (LV) with its standard deviation (LV-SD) and the conductivity (LC). The lymph index was calculated as LV × LV-SD ÷ LC. RESULTS The lymph index was significantly increased in viral infections and only mildly increased in acute bacterial infections compared to controls. Using a lymph index cutoff value of ≥ 12.92, we achieved 91.67% sensitivity and 97.2% specificity for diagnosing viral infection. CONCLUSIONS The findings may be clinically useful since these morphological parameters are readily obtained by hematology analyzer during automated leukocyte differentials. They are quantitative, objective, and fast. The lymph index could be a potential hematological parameter for viral infection.
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- Y Zhu
- Center of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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Tao G, Hyde KD, Cai L. Species-specific real-time PCR detection of Colletotrichum kahawae. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 114:828-35. [PMID: 23163978 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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AIMS Colletotrichum kahawae is a strongly aggressive pathogen causing coffee berry disease and is specific to Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) in Africa. In this article, we developed a real-time PCR assay for the species-specific diagnosis of C. kahawae by designing the primers and a TaqMan probe derived from the single nucleotide polymorphism-rich region of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene. METHODS AND RESULTS DNA markers from rDNA internal transcribed spacer, actin, β-tubulin and GAPDH genes of the ex-type culture of C. kahawae and 10 reference strains of Colletotrichum species were analysed for intra- and interspecific variations. The GAPDH gene was selected to develop a species-specific DNA marker. A TaqMan real-time PCR assay for species-specific detection of C. kahawae was developed, and its accuracy was tested against type strains of other phylogenetically closely related species in the C. gloeosporioides species complex, with the detection sensitivity of 80 fg μl(-1) of genomic DNA. CONCLUSIONS This real-time PCR assay is highly specific and sensitive for the diagnosis of C. kahawae and can be applied in qualitative and quantitative tests. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This protocol allows for a rapid and sensitive detection of C. kahawae and will be useful in disease management and pest detection to prevent further spread of this pathogen.
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- G Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Owusu-Edusei K, Tao G, Gift TL, Tun Y, Kamb ML, Wei X, Wang LM, Bulterys M. P177 Investigating the cost-effectiveness of integrated prenatal HIV/syphilis screening to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in China. Br J Vener Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050601c.177] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Wang L, Hu X, Tao G, Wang X. Outer membrane defect and stronger biofilm formation caused by inactivation of a gene encoding for heptosyltransferase I in Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC BAA-894. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:985-97. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05263.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu F, Liu S, Ma Z, Zhan X, Tao G, Cheng L, Song X. Assessment of left ventricular systolic function in fetuses without myocardial hypertrophy of gestational diabetes mellitus mothers using velocity vector imaging. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2012; 32:252-6. [DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.645092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lehwald N, Tao G, Jang K, Papandreou I, Liu B, Liu B, Denko N, Sylvester K. Beta-Catenin is a Critical Regulator of Mitochondrial Function and Energy Balance in Liver Homeostasis and Disease. J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.330] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Molina M, Romaguera RA, Valentine J, Tao G. Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus 2 among Hispanics in the USA: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2008. Int J STD AIDS 2011; 22:387-90. [PMID: 21729957 DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To examine the seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) among Hispanics in the USA, we used the cross-sectional, nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to compare the seroprevalence of HSV-2 between Hispanic persons of Mexican heritage and non-Mexican heritage aged 14-44 years, from survey years 2007-2008. The overall HSV-2 seroprevalence among Hispanics aged 14-44 years was 17.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 15.2, 20.1) in the USA. HSV-2 seroprevalence was significantly lower among Mexican Americans than among other Hispanics (11.7% vs. 27.8%, P < 0.01). Prevalence of HSV-2 was also significantly associated with gender and age. The significant difference in HSV-2 seroprevalence between Hispanic persons of Mexican heritage and non-Mexican heritage suggested that targeting specific subgroups of Hispanics for preventive interventions may be a strategy to reduce the transmission of HSV-2 and HIV among Hispanics in the USA.
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- M Molina
- Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Ping Y, Tao G, Yun-zhu P, Yu W, Ping Z, Hong-yan C, Zhi-ling L, Ling Z, Yun G, Hong-wen Y. A randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled study of the extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for coronary artery disease. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Siming T, Tao G, Yu W. Effect of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy on MMP 1& TIMP1 after acute myocardial infarction in pigs. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhongmei L, Tao G, Zhiping L. Study of diagnosing unexplained syncope with insertable loop recorder system. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Siming T, Tao G, Yu W. Effects of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy on angiogenesis and expression of VEGF in acute myocardial infarction pigs. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Siming T, Tao G, Yu W. A novel methodology of balloon plus micro-embolis on porcine acute myocardial infarction model. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hoover K, Tao G, Nye M, Body B, Kent C. P1-S6.33 Monitoring chlamydia testing and positivity in the USA using data from a large commercial laboratory corporation, 2008-2010. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.257] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Janes G, Beard A, Tao G, Hoover K, Kent C. P1-S6.20 Perinatal Screening for STIs in the USA: adherence to preventive screening recommendations for HIV and syphilis among the commercially insured (2008). Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hoover K, Tao G, Body B, Nye M, Kent C. O1-S01.04 Suboptimal repeat testing of women with positive chlamydia tests in the USA, 2008-2010. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Heijne J, Althaus C, Herzog S, Tao G, Kent C, Low N. O1-S01.05 Estimating the rate of annual chlamydia screening uptake in US women. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kent C, Tao G, Hoover K, Body B, Nye M. P1-S6.22 Characteristics of chlamydia testing by a large commercial laboratory corporation, USA, 2008-2010. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.246] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Tao G, Hoover K, Romaguera R, Kent C. P5-S7.08 Assessment of chlamydia testing coverage using HEDIS data: USA, 2009. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.603] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Tao G, Hoover K, Body B, Nye M, Kent C. O1-S07.05 Rare event: rectal specimen collection from males for chlamydial infection in the USA. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.41] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Tao G, Lehwald N, Jang K, Kuscuoglu U, Baek J, Sylvester K. β-Catenin Signaling Protects Hepatocytes Against Stress-induced Apoptosis Through The Inhibition of FoxO3. J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lehwald N, Tao G, Jang K, Kuscuoglu U, Sylvester K. ß-catenin Mediates Hepatocyte Injury Protection To Hypoxia Through HIF-1. J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lin L, Ning G, Jian L, Yaming T, Tao G. e0374 Comparison of treadmill exercise test and 99mTcMIBI18FFDG myocardial SPECT image for identifying viable myocardium in patients with old myocardial infarction. Heart 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yang L, Tao G, Gong C, Zhou L, Liu J, Zhuang Z. Changes of the genome DNA methylation in the progress of benzo[a]pyrene-induced transformation. Toxicol Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.03.620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lehwald N, Tao G, Kuscuoglu U, Sylvester K. Maladaptive Hepatocellular Response to Oxidative Stress Mediated by β-Catenin Accumulation. J Surg Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.471] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Gu J, Tao G, Yi B, Liu D, Guo Y, Wang H, Lu K. Hemodynamic monitoring in pigs undergoing orthotopic abdominal multivisceral transplantation. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:4376-81. [PMID: 20005403 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Anesthesia for abdominal multivisceral transplantation (MVTx) is challenging. Surgical success depends on hemodynamic stability throughout organ removal from the donor and engraftment in recipients. The aim of the current study was to summarize our experience with anesthetic management including monitoring of hemodynamic changes in pigs during MVTx procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten male pigs were randomly divided into two groups: donors and recipients for five MVTxs. A pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and pulse indicator continuous cardiac output (PiCCO) were used intraoperatively in recipients to monitor hemodynamic changes. RESULTS Two recipients had cardiac arrest and died intraoperatively presumably due to hypovolemia. The data obtained by PAC and TEE from three successful cases showed huge changes in hemodynamics during the stages of organ removal and reperfusion after engraftment. Use of PiCOO in one of those three cases allowed successful fluid management, resulting in stable intraoperative hemodynamics. CONCLUSION The anesthetic management for MVTx surgery was improved by PAC, TEE, and PiCOO monitoring.
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- J Gu
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Sha J, Gao J, Li J, Zhao Q, Tao G, Zhao C, Han H, Mori M, Li Z. Absence of donor-derived zona pellucida protein C homolog in the inner perivitelline layer of Peking duck (Anas platyrhynchos)-Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) chimeras (Duails). Poult Sci 2008; 87:2064-72. [PMID: 18809869 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Avian blastodermal cells at stage X are used to produce interspecies chimeras for heterogenous poultry reproduction. However, recipient-derived inner perivitelline layer (IPVL)-enclosed donor-derived ova may affect the efficiency of germline transmission via chimera. Among the proteins in the IPVL, zona pellucida protein C (ZPC) plays an important role in sperm-egg binding and inducing the acrosome reaction. In the present study, Peking duck blastodermal cells at stage X were transferred into subgerminal cavities of Japanese quail embryos at the same stage. Fourteen female duck-quail chimeras (duails) were hatched and raised to sexual maturity. After being screened by PCR, 3 duails were selected for examination of donor-derived ZPC. A total of 152 IPVL protein samples from the individual eggs laid by the 3 duails then underwent a preliminary examination for the presence of donor-derived ZPC by means of SDS-PAGE, periodic acid-Schiff staining, and Western blotting. A novel 35-kDa ZPC, not observed in quail but in duck, was found in the IPVL of the duails. Further analysis of peptide mass fingerprinting of Peking duck ZPC, Japanese quail ZPC, and the 35-kDa duail ZPC by matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry revealed that the novel ZPC was an isoform of quail ZPC. Moreover, comparison of N-terminal amino acid sequences of these 3 ZPC confirmed that the 35-kDa quail ZPC had more amino acids at the N terminus than did native quail ZPC, and none of the donor-derived ZPC was found in the duails. These findings suggest that it would be difficult to obtain donor-derived offspring by natural mating of interspecies chimeras.
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- J Sha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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Tao G, Yew D, Gu T, Liu S, Ma Z, Zhan X, Cheng L, Li C. Sex-related differences in the anteroposterior diameter of the foetal cisterna magna. Clin Radiol 2008; 63:1015-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ng HY, Lee LY, Ong SL, Tao G, Viawanath B, Kekre K, Lay W, Seah H. Treatment of RO brine-towards sustainable water reclamation practice. Water Sci Technol 2008; 58:931-936. [PMID: 18776632 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 05/26/2023]
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Treatment and disposal of RO brine is an important part in sustaining the water reclamation practice. RO brine generated from water reclamation contains high concentration of organic and inorganic compounds. Cost-effective technologies for treatment of RO brine are still relatively unexplored. Thus, this study aim to determine a feasible treatment process for removal of both organic and inorganic compounds in RO brine generated from NEWater production. The proposed treatment consists of biological activated carbon (BAC) column followed by capacitive deionization (CDI) process for organic and inorganic removals, respectively. Preliminary bench-scale study demonstrated about 20% TOC removal efficiency was achieved using BAC at 40 mins empty bed contact time (EBCT) while the CDI process was able to remove more than 90% conductivity reducing it from 2.19 mS/cm to only about 164 microS/cm. More than 90% cations and anions in the BAC effluent were removed using CDI process. In addition, TOC and TN removals of 78% and 91%, respectively were also attained through this process. About 90% water recovery was achieved. This process shows the potential of increased water recovery in the reclamation process while volume for disposal can be further minimized. Further studies on the sustainable operation and process optimization are ongoing.
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- H Y Ng
- Division of Environmental Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
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