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Zhu FH, Chen XY, Hou LL, Dong JH, Liu HW, Zhu LQ, Chen F. Limosilactobacillus reuteri peptidoglycan alleviates aflatoxin B 1-induced toxicity through adsorbing toxins and improving growth, antioxidant status, immunity and liver pathological changes in chicks. Br Poult Sci 2024:1-9. [PMID: 38466183 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2024.2316228] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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1. The objective of this study was to investigate the protective effects of a peptidoglycan produced by Limosilactobacillus reuteri against aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) induced toxicity in vitro and in vivo in broiler chicks.2. Toxin adsorption experiments were carried out firstly in vitro. These experiments indicated that the absorption efficiency of the peptidoglycan for AFB1 was 64.3-75.9%.3. In the in vivo experiments, Hy-Line Brown chicks were fed a diet containing AFB1 at 71.43 µg/kg with and without peptidoglycan supplementation at concentrations of 100, 200, or 300 g/kg feed from 0-42 d of age.4. The peptidoglycan supplementation in AFB1-contaminated diets resulted in significant improvements in terms of average daily gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, white blood cell count, haemoglobin content, glutathione peroxidase activity, immunoglobulin (Ig) A, IgG, IgM and Newcastle disease virus antibody titres (p < 0.05) and diminished liver steatosis.5. In conclusion, peptidoglycan supplementation alleviated AFB1-induced toxicity through adsorbing toxins and improving growth performance, antioxidant ability, immunity and liver pathological changes in chicks. The optimal supplemental dose was 200 mg/kg in feed.
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- F H Zhu
- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Animal Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Animal Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Animal Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Metabolic and Poisoning Diseases, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Guan SY, Liang ZY, Qiu MH, Liu HW, Xu K, Ma YY, Wang B, Jing QM, Han YL. [Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic coronary total occlusion patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:984-989. [PMID: 37709716 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20230808-00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic coronary total occlusion (CTO) patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Methods: The CTO patients with LVEF≤35% and undergoing CTO-PCI assisted by ECMO in the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command from December 2018 to March 2022 were enrolled in this study. The post-procedure complications, changes of LVEF from pre-procedure to post-procedure during hospitalization, and the incidence of all-cause mortality and changes of LVEF after discharge were assessed. Results: A total of 17 patients aged (59.4±11.8) years were included. There were 14 males. The pre-procedure LVEF of these patients were (29.00±4.08)%. Coronary angiography results showed that there were 29 CTO lesions in these 17 patients. There was 1 in left main coronary artery, 7 in left anterior descending artery, 11 in left circumflex artery, and 10 in right coronary artery. ECMO was implanted in all patients before procedure. Among 25 CTO lesions attempted to cross, 24 CTO were successfully implanted with stents. All patients underwent successful PCI for at least one CTO lesion. The number of drug-eluting stents implantation per patient were 4.6±1.3. After procedure, there were 8 patients with hemoglobin decreased>20 g/L, and 1 patient with ECMO-access-site related bleeding. The LVEF value at a median duration of 2.5 (2.0-5.5) days after procedure significantly increased to (38.73±7.01)% (P<0.001 vs. baseline). There were no in-hospital deaths. Patients were followed up for 360 (120, 394) days after discharge, 3 patients died (3/17). The LVEF value was (41.80±7.32)% at 155 (100, 308) days after discharge, which was significantly higher than the baseline value (P<0.001). Conclusion: The results of present study demonstrate that it is feasible, efficient and safe to perform ECMO)-supported CTO-PCI in CTO patients with reduced LVEF.
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- S Y Guan
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhou TN, Li MC, Wang YS, Liu HW, Jing QM, Wang XZ, Han YL. [Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of female patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:172-179. [PMID: 36789597 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20221012-00797] [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: 02/16/2023]
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Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of female patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection. Methods: This is a single-centre retrospective study. Consecutive patients diagnosed with Stanford type B aortic dissection in General Hospital of Northern Theater Command from June 2002 to August 2021 were enrolled, and grouped based on sex. According to the general clinical conditions and complications of aortic dissection tear, patients were treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair, surgery, or optimal medication. The clinical characteristics and aortic imaging data of the patients at different stages were collected, adverse events including all-cause deaths, stroke, and occurrence of aortic-related adverse events were obtained during hospitalization and within 30 days and at 1 and 5 years after discharge. According to the time of death, death was classified as in-hospital death, out-of-hospital death, and in-hospital death was divided into preoperative death, intraoperative death and postoperative death. According to the cause of death, death was classified as aortic death, cardiac death and other causes of death. Aortic-related adverse events within 30 days after discharge included new paraplegia, post-luminal repair syndrome, and aortic death; long-term (≥1 year after discharge) aortic-related adverse events included aortic death, recurrent aortic dissection, endoleak and distal ulcer events. The clinical characteristics, short-term and long-term prognosis was compared between the groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the association between different clinical factors and all-cause mortality within 30 days in female and male groups separately. Results: A total of 1 094 patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection were enrolled, mean age was (53.9±12.1) years, and 861 (78.7%) were male and 233 (21.3%) were female. (1) Clinical characteristics: compared with male patients, female patients were featured with older average age, higher proportion of aged≥60 years old, back pain, anemia, optimal medication treatment, and higher cholesterol level; while lower proportion of smoking and drinking history, body mass index, calcium antagonists use, creatine kinase level, and white blood cell count (all P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in dissection tear and clinical stage, history of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease between female and male patients (all P>0.05). (2) Follow-up result: compared with male patients, female patients had a higher rate of 30-day death [6.9% (16/233) vs. 3.8% (33/861), P=0.047], in-hospital death (5.6% (13/233) vs. 2.7% (23/861), P=0.027), preoperative death (3.9% (9/233) vs. 1.5% (12/861), P=0.023) and aorta death (6.0% (14/233) vs. 3.1% (27/861), P=0.041). The 1-year and 5-year follow-up results demonstrated that there were no significant differences in death, cerebrovascular disease, and aorta-related adverse events between the two groups (all P>0.05). (3) Prognostic factors: the results of the univariate logistic regression analysis showed that body mass index>24 kg/m2 (HR=1.087, 95%CI 1.029-1.149, P=0.013), history of anemia (HR=2.987, 95%CI 1.054-8.468, P=0.032), hypertension (HR=1.094, 95%CI 1.047-1.143, P=0.040) and troponin-T>0.05 μg/L (HR=5.818, 95%CI 1.611-21.018, P=0.003)were associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days in female patients. Conclusions: Female patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection have specific clinical characteristics, such as older age at presentation, higher rates of anemia and combined back pain, and higher total cholesterol levels. The risk of death within 1 month is higher in female patients than in male patients, which may be associated with body mass index, hypertension, anemia and troponin-T, but the long-term prognosis for both female and male patients is comparable.
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- T N Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Qiu MH, Li Y, Xu K, Wang B, Liu HW, Zhou WW, Zhang J, Pei YF, Song Y, Han YL. [Key data elements for clinical management and outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease: definitions from Coronary Artery Disease and Creative Antithrombotic Clinical Research Collaboration (CardiaCare)]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:1082-1088. [PMID: 34775717 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210824-00726] [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 develop a set of data elements and standardized definitions of Coronary Artery Disease and Creative Antithrombotic Clinical Research Collaboration (CardiaCare), aiming to facilitate the exchange of disparate data sources, enhance the abilities to support multicenter researches, and subsequently ensure the databases use under standardized process and criteria. Methods: The Cardiacare writing committee members reviewed data elements and definitions from published guidelines, clinical trials, databases, and standardized documents, then determined the data elements and standardized definitions, which should be included in CardiaCare. The writing committee also considered the specific domestic clinical management strategies during the establishment of Cardiacare. The resulting documents provide a series of key data elements and standardized definitions used in the management of coronary artery disease patients. Key data elements from CardiaCare could be sorted by clinical management flowsheet and outcome from hospitalization to long-term follow-up. Results: The Cardiacare standardized set comprised 864 data elements from admission to post-hospital follow-up visit. There were 8 tables in the documents, including demographic and admission information (23 elements), medical history and risk factors (102 elements), clinical presentations and diagnosis (22 elements), diagnostic and laboratory tests (111 elements), interventional diagnosis and treatment (118 elements), pharmacological therapy (213 elements), clinical outcomes (161 elements), and special subpopulations (114 elements: 87 elements for transcatheter valve replacement and 27 elements with cardiac rehabilitation). Conclusions: The Cardiacare standardized data elements set could provide support for real-world clinical research in consecutive data collection and databases mining. A wider applicability in various settings of CardiaCare needs to be explored further.
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- M H Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Alibaba Health Information Technology, Beijing 100000, China
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- Alibaba Health Information Technology, Beijing 100000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Wang SY, Yang XD, Gao HY, Xing JY, Hu Q, Huang TT, Wu P, Zhao YT, Liu HW, Liu WY, Wang HN, Zhou R, Chu L. [Analysis of components of proteins from Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:476-482. [PMID: 34791845 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the components of proteins from Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid using the shotgun method, and to identify the active components with potential regulatory effects for immune dysregulation diseases. METHODS The E. granulosus cyst fluid was collected aseptically from the hepatic cysts of patients with cystic echinococcosis, and characterized by liquid chromatography (LC) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) following digestion with trypsin. The protein data were searched using the software MaxQuant version 1.6.1.0 and the cellular components, molecular functions, and biological processes of the identified proteins were analyzed using the Gene Ontology (GO) method. RESULTS The E. granulosus cyst fluid separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) had a relative molecular mass of 25 to 70 kDa. LS-MS/MS analysis identified 37 proteins, including 32 known proteins and 5 unknown proteins. At least 4 proteins were preliminarily found to exhibit potential regulatory effects for immune dysregulation diseases, including antigen B, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), thioredoxin peroxidase (TPX) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH). GO enrichment analysis showed that the identified proteins had 149 molecular functions and were involved in 341 biological processes. CONCLUSIONS E. granulosus cyst fluid has a variety of protein components, and four known proteins are preliminarily identified to be associated with immune dysregulation diseases.
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- S Y Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China.,Co-first authors
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China.,Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bengbu Medical College, China.,Co-first authors
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, China
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Li JW, Yuan DS, Su SS, Wang ZF, Liu HW, Xu B, Qiao SB, Yang YJ, Gao RL, Yuan JQ, Zhao XY. [Effect of platelet reactivity on clinical events in patients using bivalirudin in selective percutaneous coronary intervention]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:783-789. [PMID: 34404187 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210106-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of platelet reactivity and other clinical factors on the postoperative 1-year adverse clinical events in patients who underwent selective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) anticoagulated with bivalirudin. Methods: This is a multicenter, retrospective and observational study, enrolling 632 patients at high risk of bleeding adjudicated by operators who underwent selective PCI anticoagulated with bivalirudin and had preoperative thrombelastography (TEG) test results in Fuwai Hospital, Northern Theater General Hospital and Xinxiang Central Hospital between January 2017 and August 2018. Platelet reactivity was tested by TEG and adenosine-induced maximal amplitude (MAADP) was recorded. According to MAADP patients were divided into three groups: low on-treatment platelet reactivity (LTPR) group (MAADP<31 mm, n=229), normal on-treatment platelet reactivity (NTPR) group (31 mm≤MAADP≤47 mm, n=207) and high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) group (MAADP>47 mm, n=196). The endpoints consisted of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) and bleeding events. The definition of MACCE was the composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, intrastent thrombosis, stroke and revascularization. Bleeding events were defined by bleeding academic research consortium (BARC) type 2, 3 and 5 bleeding. Using multivariate Cox regression to analyze the factors of MACCE and bleeding events in patients underwent selective PCI anticoagulated with bivalirudin. Results: A total of 632 patients were finally enrolled in the study with age of (68.3±10.0) years and there were 423 (66.9%) males. All of 632 patients finished one-year follow-up, and 48 (7.6%) patients occurred MACCE and 11 (1.7%) patients occurred bleeding events. There was not statistically significant difference in the incidence of MACCE (8.3% (19/229) vs. 6.3% (13/207) vs.8.2% (16/196), P=0.68) and bleeding events (1.8% (4/229) vs. 2.9% (6/207) vs. 0.5% (1/196), P=0.17) in LTPR, NTPR and HTPR group. Multivariate Cox regression showed that HTPR was not the independent factor of MACCE (HR=1.25, 95%CI 0.67-2.30, P=0.49), and the history of peripheral vessel disease was the independent risk factor of MACCE (HR=2.47, 95%CI 1.19-5.11, P=0.02). LTPR was not the independent factor of bleeding events (HR=1.35, 95%CI 0.39-4.66, P=0.64), and the independent factors of bleeding events were history of peripheral vessel disease (HR=3.95, 95%CI 1.03-15.22, P=0.05) and hemoglobin (HR=0.96, 95%CI 0.93-0.99, P=0.01). Conclusions: In patients undergoing selective PCI anticoagulated with bivalirudin, there is no significant association between platelet reactivity and postoperative 1-year MACCE or bleeding events. History of peripheral vessel disease is an independent risk factor of MACCE, and history of peripheral vessel disease and decreased hemoglobin are independent risk factors of bleeding events.
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- J W Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xinxiang Central Hospital,Xinxiang 453000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xinxiang Central Hospital,Xinxiang 453000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Northern Theater General Hospital, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Juan J, Yang HX, Wei YM, Song G, Su RN, Chen X, Yang QH, Yan JY, Xiao M, Li Y, Cui SH, Hu YL, Zhao XL, Fan SR, Feng L, Zhang MH, Ma YY, You ZS, Meng HX, Liu HW, Zhu Y, Wu CF, Cai Y, Hu KJ, Ding HJ. [Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy outcomes of subsequent pregnancy: a multicenter retrospective study]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:161-170. [PMID: 33874710 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20201010-00767] [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 explore the effects of interpregnancy interval (IPI) on pregnancy outcomes of subsequent pregnancy. Methods: A multicenter retrospective study was conducted in 21 hospitals in China. Information of age, height, pre-pregnancy weight, IPI, history of diseases, complications of pregnancy, gestational age of delivery, delivery mode, and pregnancy outcomes of the participants were collected by consulting medical records of pregnant women who had two consecutive deliveries in the same hospital during 2011 to 2018. The participants were divided into 4 groups according to IPI:<18 months, 18-23 months, 24-59 months and ≥60 months. According to the WHO's recommendation, with the IPI of 24-59 months group as a reference, to the effects of IPI on pregnancy outcomes of subsequent pregnancy were analyzed. Stratified analysis was further carried out based on age, history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), macrosomia, and premature delivery, to explore the differences in the effects of IPI on pregnancy outcomes among women with different characteristics. Results: A total of 8 026 women were included in this study. There were 423, 623, 5 512 and 1 468 participants in <18 months group, 18-23 months group, 24-59 months group and ≥60 months group, respectively. (1) The age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), history of cesarean section, GDM, gestational hypertension and cesarean section delivery rate of <18 months group, 18-23 months group, 24-59 months group and ≥60 months group were gradually increased, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). (2) After adjusting for potential confounding factors, compared with women in the IPI of 24-59 months group, the risk of premature delivery, premature rupture of membranes, and oligohydramnios were increased by 42% (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 1.07-1.88, P=0.015), 46% (OR=1.46, 95%CI: 1.13-1.88, P=0.004), and 64% (OR=1.64, 95%CI: 1.13-2.38, P=0.009) respectively for women in the IPI≥60 months group. No effects of IPI on other pregnancy outcomes were found in this study (P>0.05). (3) After stratified by age and adjusted for confounding factors, compared with women in the IPI of 24-59 months group, IPI≥60 months would significantly increase the risk of oligohydramnios for women with advanced age (OR=2.87, 95%CI: 1.41-5.83, P=0.004); and <18 months could increase the risk of premature rupture of membranes for women under the age of 35 (OR=1.59, 95%CI: 1.04-2.43, P=0.032). Both the risk of premature rupture of membranes (OR=1.58, 95%CI: 1.18-2.13, P=0.002) and premature delivery (OR=1.52, 95%CI: 1.07-2.17, P=0.020) were significantly increased in the IPI≥60 months group. After stratified by history of GDM and adjusted for confounding factors, compared with women in the IPI of 24-59 months group, IPI≥60 months would lead to an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage for women with a history of GDM (OR=5.34, 95%CI: 1.45-19.70, P=0.012) and an increased risk of premature rupture of membranes for women without a history of GDM (OR=1.44, 95%CI: 1.10-1.90, P=0.009). After stratified by history of macrosomia and adjusted for confounding factors, compared with women in the IPI of 24-59 months group, IPI≥60 months could increase the proportion of cesarean section for women with a history of macrosomia (OR=4.11, 95%CI: 1.18-14.27, P=0.026) and the risk of premature rupture of membranes for women without a history of macrosomia (OR=1.46, 95%CI: 1.12-1.89, P=0.005). After stratified by history of premature delivery and adjusted for confounding factors, compared with women in the IPI of 24-59 months group, IPI≥60 months would significantly increase the risk of premature rupture of membranes for women without a history of premature delivery (OR=1.47, 95%CI: 1.13-1.92, P=0.004). Conclusions: Both IPI≥60 months and <18 months would increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy. Healthcare education and consultation should be conducted for women of reproductive age to maintain an appropriate IPI when they plan to pregnant again, to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy.
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- J Juan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Tianjin Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Jinan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinan 250000, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Dalian Maternity Hospital, Dalian 116033, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Taiyuan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suzhou Jiulong Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Suzhou 320571, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot 010050, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbin Red Cross Central Hospital, Harbin 150070, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the Hospital of Shunyi District Beijing, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing 210000, China
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Liu HW, Han YL. [Recent advances in antithrombotic therapy for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:108-110. [PMID: 33611894 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20201222-01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- H W Liu
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Wang G, Na K, Li Y, Jing QM, Wang XZ, Liu HW, Wang B, Xu K, Han YL. [Five-year clinical outcomes of the second generation biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCROSSAL) in treating patients with de novo coronary lesions]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:121-127. [PMID: 33611897 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200916-00740] [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 evaluate the five-year safety and efficacy of the second generation biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCROSSAL) in treating patients with de novo coronary artery diseases. Methods: Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)who were implanted with EXTROSSAL stents in CREDIT Ⅱ and CREDIT Ⅲ study were included. CREDIT Ⅱ was a randomized trial, and CREDIT Ⅲ was a single-arm study. From November 2013 to December 2014, 833 CAD patients with de novo coronary lesions implanted with EXTROSSAL stents were selected from 33 centers in China. The primary outcome was 5-year target lesion failure (TLF), a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction and clinically indicated target lesion revascularization. Secondary endpoints was patient-oriented composite endpoint (PoCE), including all-cause death, all myocardial infarction, or any revascularization within 5 years post stenting and stent thrombosis according to Academic Research Consortium's (ARC) definition. Kaplan Meier method was used to calculate the incidence of TLF and PoCE within 5 years after operation. Univariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the impacts of diabetes, small vessel disease (vessel diameter ≤ 2.74 mm), lesion length ≥ 16.7 mm and multivessel disease on the incidence of TLF within 5 years after operation. Results: A total of 833 patients were included in this study including 579 males (69.5%), the age was (59.3±9.1) years. And 832 (99.9%) patients completed 5-year clinical follow-up. The incidence of TLF and PoCE in the 5-year follow-up were 10.6%(86/811) and 15.5%(126/811), respectively. Stent thrombosis occurred in 1.0%(8/811) of patients. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that vessel diameter ≤ 2.74 mm (HR=3.20,95%CI 1.90-5.39,P<0.001), lesion length ≥ 16.7 mm (HR=1.88,95%CI 1.18-2.99,P=0.007) and multivessel disease (HR=2.44,95%CI 1.60-3.72,P<0.001) were related factors of TLF within 5 years after operation. Conclusion: EXCROSSAL stent is effective and safe in treating CAD patients with de novo coronary lesions, with low incidence of TLF and PoCE within 5 years after operation.
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- G Wang
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Wu YZ, Liu HW, Liu PPS, Peng LN, Lin SZ, Loh CH. Age-stratified differences of physical capacity in rural community-dwelling Taiwanese older women: A cross-sectional study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2020; 90:104123. [PMID: 32531646 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Physical capacity decline may precede physical disability. We explored age-related physical capacity decline among rural community-dwelling Taiwanese older women to provide reference values and to identify indicators of early-onset decline in physical capacity. METHODS Older women aged 65-96 were recruited from rural community centers. Physical capacity was measured by handgrip strength (HS), gait speed (GS), five-times-sit-to-stand (5xSTS), timed up and go (TUG), and the Berg balance scale (BBS). Participants were stratified into four age groups: 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and ≥80 years. RESULTS Of 137 participants, 61 % exhibited poor 5xSTS, 34-49 % showed low HS, poor TUG and BBS, and 26 % had slow GS. The mean values in GS, HS, 5xSTS, TUG, and BBS were 1.02 m/s, 17.8 kg, 14.5 s, 12.6 s, and 50 points, respectively. Abnormal mean values were first noted at age 70-74 years for 5xSTS, age 75-79 years for HS, TUG, and BBS, and age ≥80 years for GS. Also, more than half the participants exhibited the first poor 5xSTS at age 70-74 years; the first poor HS and TUG at age 75-79 years; and lastly, the first poor BBS and GS at age ≥80 years. At age 65-69 years, 14-41 % of participants reported poor performance in all measures except for GS. CONCLUSIONS Low HS and poor 5xSTS and TUG performance were more common and had earlier onset than slow GS. More attention should be directed toward the 5xSTS, TUG, and HS in rural community-dwelling Taiwanese older women.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Occupational Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Center for Aging and Health, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Center for Aging and Health, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Yao XH, Li TY, He ZC, Ping YF, Liu HW, Yu SC, Mou HM, Wang LH, Zhang HR, Fu WJ, Luo T, Liu F, Guo QN, Chen C, Xiao HL, Guo HT, Lin S, Xiang DF, Shi Y, Pan GQ, Li QR, Huang X, Cui Y, Liu XZ, Tang W, Pan PF, Huang XQ, Ding YQ, Bian XW. [A pathological report of three COVID-19 cases by minimal invasive autopsies]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:411-417. [PMID: 32172546 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200312-00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 473] [Impact Index Per Article: 118.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the pathological characteristics and the clinical significance of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)-infected pneumonia (termed by WHO as coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19). Methods: Minimally invasive autopsies from lung, heart, kidney, spleen, bone marrow, liver, pancreas, stomach, intestine, thyroid and skin were performed on three patients died of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Chongqing, China. Hematoxylin and eosin staining (HE), transmission electron microcopy, and histochemical staining were performed to investigate the pathological changes of indicated organs or tissues. Immunohistochemical staining was conducted to evaluate the infiltration of immune cells as well as the expression of 2019-nCoV proteins. Real time PCR was carried out to detect the RNA of 2019-nCoV. Results: Various damages were observed in the alveolar structure, with minor serous exudation and fibrin exudation. Hyaline membrane formation was observed in some alveoli. The infiltrated immune cells in alveoli were majorly macrophages and monocytes. Moderate multinucleated giant cells, minimal lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils were also observed. Most of infiltrated lymphocytes were CD4-positive T cells. Significant proliferation of type Ⅱ alveolar epithelia and focal desquamation of alveolar epithelia were also indicated. The blood vessels of alveolar septum were congested, edematous and widened, with modest infiltration of monocytes and lymphocytes. Hyaline thrombi were found in a minority of microvessels. Focal hemorrhage in lung tissue, organization of exudates in some alveolar cavities, and pulmonary interstitial fibrosis were observed. Part of the bronchial epithelia were exfoliated. Coronavirus particles in bronchial mucosal epithelia and type Ⅱ alveolar epithelia were observed under electron microscope. Immunohistochemical staining showed that part of the alveolar epithelia and macrophages were positive for 2019-nCoV antigen. Real time PCR analyses identified positive signals for 2019-nCoV nucleic acid. Decreased numbers of lymphocyte, cell degeneration and necrosis were observed in spleen. Furthermore, degeneration and necrosis of parenchymal cells, formation of hyaline thrombus in small vessels, and pathological changes of chronic diseases were observed in other organs and tissues, while no evidence of coronavirus infection was observed in these organs. Conclusions: The lungs from novel coronavirus pneumonia patients manifest significant pathological lesions, including the alveolar exudative inflammation and interstitial inflammation, alveolar epithelium proliferation and hyaline membrane formation. While the 2019-nCoV is mainly distributed in lung, the infection also involves in the damages of heart, vessels, liver, kidney and other organs. Further studies are warranted to investigate the mechanism underlying pathological changes of this disease.
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- X H Yao
- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military MedicalUniversity (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Xinqiao Hosital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University),Chongqing 400037, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Xinqiao Hosital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University),Chongqing 400037, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Infection Management Department, Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chongqing Three-Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing 404000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military MedicalUniversity (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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Feng S, Leung AK, Liu HW, Ng CWW, Zhan LT, Chen R. Effects of thermal boundary condition on methane oxidation in landfill cover soil at different ambient temperatures. Sci Total Environ 2019; 692:490-502. [PMID: 31351291 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microbial aerobic methane oxidation (MAMO) has been considered as an environmental-friendly method for mitigating methane emission from municipal landfill sites. Soil column has in a landfill cover under one-dimensional (1-D) condition. However, most of the published soil column tests failed to simulate 1-D heat transfer due to the use of thermal conductive boundary at the sidewall. In the present study, a heavily instrumented soil column was developed to quantify the effects of thermal boundary condition on the methane oxidation efficiency under different ambient temperatures in landfill cover soil. The sidewall of the soil column was thermally insulated to ensure 1-D heat transport as would have been typically expected in the field condition. Two soil column tests with and without thermal insulation were conducted at a range of controlled ambient temperatures from 15 to 30°C, for studying how soil moisture, matric suction, gas pressure, soil temperature and gas concentration evolve with MAMO. The test results reveal that ignoring thermal insulation in a soil column test would result in a greater loss of soil heat generation by MAMO and hence oxidation efficiency by up to 100% for the range of temperature considered. When the ambient temperature increased to 30°C (but less than the optimum temperature for MAMO), the MAMO efficiency increased abruptly at first but then decreased substantially with time, and this is likely due to the accumulation of biomass generated by MAMO.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, China; Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental Engineering (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Formerly Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong; Formerly Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee, UK.
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- College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China; Formerly Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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Wang G, Bian LY, Li Y, Jing QM, Wang XZ, Liu HW, Wang B, Xu K, Han YL. [Long-term efficacy of a second generation biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCEL2) in treating patients with de novo coronary artery diseases]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2019; 47:784-789. [PMID: 31648460 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2019.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of a second generation biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (EXCEL2) in treating patients with de novo coronary artery diseases. Methods: CREDIT Ⅱ trial was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled study, conducted at 15 Chinese cardiac centres from November 2013 to December 2014. In this analysis, eligible patients for coronary stenting (n=419) were randomized to receive either the EXCEL2 stent (n=208) or the EXCEL stent (n=211). The primary endpoint was target lesion failure (TLF) at 3 years after PCI defined as a composite endpoints of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (TVMI), or clinically indicated target lesion revascularization (CI-TLR). Secondary endpoints included patient-oriented composite endpoint (PoCE) including all-cause death, all MI, or any revascularization at 3 years and independent components, and stent thrombosis according to Academic Research Consortium's (ARC) definition. Results: Among 419 enrolled patients, 413 (98.6%) patients completed 3-year clinical follow-up. Compared with the EXCEL group, 3-year TLF (5.4%(11/204) vs. 11.5% (24/209), P=0.025) and PoCE (9.8% (20/204) vs. 20.1% (42/209), P=0.003) were significantly lower in the EXCEL2 group. The cumulative event rate of CI-TLR (2.0% (4/204) vs. 5.7% (12/209), P=0.042) and any revascularization (4.9% (10/204) vs. 14.4% (30/209), P=0.001) were statistically lower in the EXCEL2 group than in the EXCEL group. There were no significant difference between two groups in terms of all-cause death and all MI. Rates of stent thrombosis were low without significant difference between the two groups (EXCEL2 vs. EXCEL, 1.0% (2/204) vs. 2.9% (6/209), P=0.285). Conclusion: 3-year clinical follow-up results demonstrate that EXCEL2 stents are effective and safe in treating CAD patients with de novo coronary lesions.
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Liu N, Li H, Liu HW, Wang ZQ, Zheng Y. [The value of red blood cell distribution width in the evaluation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 33:549-552. [PMID: 31163533 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To investigate the relationship between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and severity of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Method:A total of 112 patients with OSAHS who were diagnosed by PSG monitoring were selected as OSAHS group, and 61 healthy subjects with matched age, gender and BMI were selected as the control group. The peripheral venous blood of all subjects was collected in the morning, and relevant hematological indexes such as RDW, white blood cell count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, mean red blood cell volume, and platelet count were obtained. Result:The RDW level in the OSAHS group was significantly higher than that in the control group. The RDW value increased gradually with the severity of OSAHS and was positively correlated with AHI(r=0.259), the mean SaO₂ (r=-0.279), the lowest SaO₂( r=-0.328), BMI(r=0.203) and negatively correlated with sleep time(r=-0.204). Conclusion:The elevated level of RDW may be an indicator of the severity of OSAHS. Since RDW is usually included in the complete blood count, it can provide an economical and practical indicator to initially assess the condition of OSAHS patients and prioritize polysomnography monitoring.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830063, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
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- Department of OtolaryngologyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830063, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830063, China
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Zhao JS, Deng W, Liu HW. Effects of chlorogenic acid-enriched extract from Eucommia ulmoides leaf on performance, meat quality, oxidative stability, and fatty acid profile of meat in heat-stressed broilers. Poult Sci 2019; 98:3040-3049. [PMID: 30839075 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [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: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of chlorogenic acid-enriched extract (CGAE) from Eucommia ulmoides leaf on performance, meat quality, oxidative stability, and fatty acid profile of breast meat in heat-stressed broilers, 400 28-day-old male Ross 308 broilers were randomly assigned into 4 groups with 10 replicates per group (10 broilers per replicate). Broilers in the normal group (NOR) were kept at 22 ± 2°C (24 h/D) and fed the basal diet, and the other 3 groups were treated with cyclic heat (34 ± 2°C from 08:00 to 18:00 and 22 ± 2°C from 18:00 to 08:00) and fed the basal diet supplemented with 0 (HT), 500 (CGAE500), and 1,000 mg (CGAE1000) mg of CGAE/kg of diet. The experiment lasted for 14 D. Compared with the HT group, broilers in the NOR and CGAE1000 groups had a higher average daily gain and a lower feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05). CGAE supplementation at 1,000 mg/kg increased pH24 value, a* value and total superoxide dismutase activity and reduced drip loss, cooking loss, L* value and the contents of malondialdehyde and carbonyl in breast meat of heat-stressed broilers (P < 0.05). Broilers in the HT group showed lower mRNA levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (P < 0.001), superoxide dismutase (P = 0.004), and catalase (P < 0.001) in breast meat compared with the other groups. CGAE supplementation at 1,000 mg/kg reduced the stearic acid and saturated fatty acids (SFA) contents and increased the dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and n-6 PUFA contents and PUFA:SFA ratio in breast meat of heat-stressed broilers (P < 0.05). In conclusion, CGAE supplementation at 1,000 mg/kg could alleviate the adverse effects of heat stress on growth performance and meat quality and improve oxidative stability and fatty acid profile of breast meat in heat-stressed broilers.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450008, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, P. R. China
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Tian XY, Zheng N, Han RW, Ho H, Wang J, Wang YT, Wang SQ, Li HG, Liu HW, Yu ZN. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes of Streptococcus isolated from dairy cows with mastitis in China. Microb Pathog 2019; 131:33-39. [PMID: 30940606 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Streptococcus is a major mastitis-causing pathogen in dairy cows. To investigate the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence gene of Streptococcus in mastitic milk, a total of 735 mastitic raw milk samples from dairy cows in 11 provinces of China were collected and tested. Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus isolates was determined by disc diffusion against 8 classes 29 antimicrobial agents, and Streptococcus resistant genes and virulence genes were determined by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis. A total of 64 (8.71%) isolates of Streptococcus were isolated and identified using biochemical profiling, including 22 isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae, 13 isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and 29 isolates of Streptococcus uberis. Out of 64 resistant Streptococcus isolates, all isolates (100%) were resistant to 3 or more antimicrobials. The most frequency (n = 18, 28.12%) of the isolates were multi-resistant to 5-7 antimicrobials and the highest multi-resistant number was 29 (n = 1, 1.56%). Streptococcus isolates had the highest resistance rate to tetracycline (98.44%) and oxacillin (98.44%), followed by penicillin G (96.88%) and doxycycline (96.88%), and the lowest resistance was observed with respect to ciprofloxacin (1.56%). A total of 16 antimicrobials resistance genes with 25 combination patterns were detected in the isolates. The gene combination of Sul1/Sul2/Sul3 + gyrA/parC + cat1/cat2 was the most common pattern (12.5%). The correlation between resistant phenotypes and resistance genes in Streptococcs was 35.87%. A total of 7 virulence genes were detected and 59 (92.19%) isolates harbored at least one gene. Twenty-four classes of gene patterns were found in the isolates and the patterns of bca (9.38%) and cfb (9.38%) were the most prevalent form. In conclusion, the issue of drug resistance of Streptococcus is still a great concern in cattle health in China.
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- X Y Tian
- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Test Technology for Agro-products, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, PR China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, PR China.
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- Haidu College.Qingdao Agricultural University, Laiyang, 265200, PR China.
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Lu T, Li ZD, Li SC, Li YG, Liu HW, Jiang L, Huang DN, Wei HM, Liu Z. [The clinical characteristics and two different treatment outcomes of 321 patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 33:275-279. [PMID: 30813702 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics, two different treatment outcomes and prognostic factors of hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Method:The life table method was used to calculate the overall survival rates, Log-rank test was used to compare the overall survival rates between the two groups.The Cox proportional hazard model was used to perform the multivariate analysis to confirm independent treatment modalities as prognostic factors. Result:Among the 321 patients, 197 patients received surgery combine with radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment(S+R/CRT) and 124 patients received radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment(R/CRT). For 321 patients, the 1,3,5year overall survival rates were 75.87%,49.39%,41.38% and the median survival time was 37.65 months. The difference in throat retention ratio between the radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment(41.94%) and surgery combine with radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy treatment(11.17%) was statistically significant (P<0.01).Univariate analysis showed that clinical stage of tumor, T stage, N stage, M stage and two different treatment modalities have impact on survival prognosis. Cox regression multivariate analysis showed that T stage, N stage, two different treatment modalities were independent risk factors of prognosis. Conclusion:The overall prognosis of hypopharyngeal carcinoma was poor and dismal. Hypopharyngeal carcinoma is characterized by high degree of malignancy, difficult to be found early, prone to recurrence and metastasis after operation, large trauma and poor prognosis. Comprehensive examination should be conducted to define the stage of tumor and choose the rational treatment plan before treatment. Surgery combine with radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment modality is still the main treatment strategy for advanced-stage hypopharyngeal carcinoma..
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- T Lu
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Tumour Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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Chen GH, Huang HW, Wang Y, Liu HW, Xu LJ, Ma X, Xue SL, He XF, Wang Y, Gu B, Li CX, Qiu HY, Tang XW, Jin ZM, Miao M, Sun AN, Wu DP. [An experimental study of CD4 targeted chimeric antigen receptor modified T cell with anti-lymphoma activity]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2019; 39:148-152. [PMID: 29562451 PMCID: PMC7342564 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2018.02.014] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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目的 探讨针对CD4膜蛋白的CAR-T细胞对CD4+T细胞淋巴瘤细胞的靶向特异性杀伤作用。 方法 采用重组DNA技术构建含4-1BB共刺激分子的第二代针对CD4的CAR慢病毒载体,应用293T细胞包装慢病毒,采用流式细胞术检测T细胞的转染效率及T细胞亚群动态变化,采用流式细胞术微球法检测培养上清中IFN-γ浓度。 结果 ①构建的慢病毒载体转染激活的T细胞后CAR膜蛋白阳性率达到50.0%~70.0%。T细胞激活后部分CD8+T细胞弱表达(dim)CD4膜蛋白。T细胞转染针对CD4的CAR慢病毒后CD4+ T细胞、CD8+ CD4dim T细胞逐渐被清除。②CAR-T细胞、对照组T细胞(空载体转染的T细胞)以8∶1效靶比分别与CD4+人T细胞淋巴瘤细胞株KARPAS 299细胞共培养24 h,杀伤效率分别为(96.9±2.1)%和(11.2±3.1)%,前者明显高于后者(t=7.137,P=0.028)。③CAR-T细胞单独培养,与转染慢病毒载体表达人CD4的K562细胞(K562-CD4细胞)、K562细胞共培养后上清中IFN-γ浓度分别为(1 785±268)、(15 648±2 168)、(1 978±354)pg/ml,CAR-T细胞与K562-CD4细胞共培养上清IFN-γ浓度明显高于其他两组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。 结论 CD4特异性CAR-T细胞效应细胞免疫表型为CD8+ CD4+ T细胞,在体外具有杀伤正常CD4+ T细胞和CD4+ T细胞淋巴瘤细胞的活性,对于CD4dim T细胞也有较好的清除活性。
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- G H Chen
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Suzhou Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Suzhou 215006, China
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Feng S, Liu HW, Chiu ACF, Ng CWW. A steady-state analytical profile method for determining methane oxidation in landfill cover. Sci Total Environ 2019; 646:1528-1535. [PMID: 30235637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.097] [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: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Gas concentration profiles of carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), methane (CH4) and nitrogen (N2) are usually measured during tests investigating microbial aerobic methane oxidation in landfill cover. However, only qualitative/limited information can be obtained from gas concentration profiles by existing methods. A new method is proposed to determine methane oxidation in soil quantitatively and comprehensively, including methane oxidation efficiency, stoichiometry, gas transfer mechanism, methane generation rate and gas reaction rate distributions. Governing equations are established based on mass balance for O2, CO2, CH4 and N2 at one-dimensional and steady-state condition. Gas transfer mechanisms considered include gas diffusion, advection and gas reaction. The method utilizes gas concentration profiles to determine gas diffusion for each gas component according to Fick's law. Then gas advections and reactions can be determined by mass balance. The method is validated by (i) published soil column tests investigating methane oxidation and (ii) a calibrated numerical model based on a selected soil column test. The new method is capable of determining methane oxidation efficiency, stoichiometry, gas transfer mechanism, methane generation rate and gas reaction rate distributions for CH4, CO2 and O2.
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- S Feng
- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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Wu KC, Chang YH, Liu HW, Ding DC. Transplanting human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and hyaluronate hydrogel repairs cartilage of osteoarthritis in the minipig model. Tzu Chi Med J 2019; 31:11-19. [PMID: 30692826 PMCID: PMC6334562 DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_87_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease of degenerative joints. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used for cartilage regeneration in OA. We investigated the therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord-derived MSCs (HUCMSCs) with hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel transplanted into a porcine OA preclinical model. Materials and Methods: The HUCMSCs were characterized with respect to morphology, surface markers, and differentiation capabilities. Quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to examine gene expressions in a HUCMSC–HA coculture. Two healthy female minipigs weighing 30–40 kg and aged approximately 4 months were used in this large animal study. A full-thickness chondral injury was created in the trochlear groove of each of the pig's rear knees. After 3 weeks, a second osteochondral defect was created. Then, 1.5 mL of a HUCMSC (5 × 106 cells) and HA composite (4%) was transplanted into the chondral-injured area in the right knee of each pig. Using the same surgical process, an osteochondral defect (untreated) was created in the left knee as a control. The pigs were sacrificed 12 weeks after transplantation. Macroscopic and microscopic histologies, qRT-PCR, and immunostaining evaluated the degree of chondral degradation. Results: The HUCMSCs exhibited typical MSC characteristics, including spindle morphology, expression of surface markers (positive for CD29, CD4, CD73, CD90, and human leukocyte antigen [HLA]-ABC; negative for CD34, CD45, and HLA-DR), and multipotent differentiation (adipogenesis, osteogenesis, and chondrogenesis). More extensive proliferation of HUCMSCs was noted with 4% and 25% of HA than without HA. Expression of COL2A1 and aggrecan in the HUCMSC-derived chondrocytes was increased when HA was included. The treated knees showed significant gross and histological improvements in hyaline cartilage regeneration when compared to the control knees. The International Cartilage Repair Society histological score was higher for the treated knees than the control knees. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that cartilage regeneration using a mixture of HUCMSCs and HA in a large animal model may be an effective treatment for OA, and this study is a stepping stone toward the future clinical trials.
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- Kun-Chi Wu
- Department of Orthopedics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Research, Stem Cell Laboratory, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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Liu HW, Meng Y, Zhang J, Ren YB, Li YC, Wang Y, Wang JJ. Role and influence of p75NTR receptor on antioxidative damage of retinal pigment epithelial cells. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2018; 32:1379-1387. [PMID: 30574742] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The study aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of the p75 NTR receptor in the oxidative damage of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE). RPE cells transfected with the p75 NTR receptor were used as the experimental group, and the untransfected RPE cells as the control group. BrdU (5-Bromo-2-deoxyUridine) was used to detect cell proliferation activity; PI/Annexin V-FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate, FITC) double staining was used to detect the apoptosis rate of the cells. The expression of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells was observed by laser microscope, and the expression of ROS, mitochondrial markers, and C expression of cytochrome in cells was detected by flow cytometry. Western blot was used to detect the Fas protein, pyrolysis Caspase-3, and expression level of the vascular endothelial growth factor 165 (VEGF165) protein. The results showed that the proliferation activity of RPE cells in the experimental group decreased gradually with the increase of transfection time, and the apoptosis rate of RPE cells in the experimental group increased gradually with the increase of transfection time, and the apoptosis rate of RPE cells at each time point was significantly higher than that of the control group. The fluorescence intensity of ROS in the experimental group was significantly stronger than that in the control group (P less than 0.01). The fluorescence intensity of cytochrome C in the RPE cells in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group, while the number of positive mitochondria markers in the experimental group was less than that of the control group and the fluorescence intensity was weakened. The expression of Fas protein, Caspase-3 and VEGF165 protein in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P less than 0.01). In conclusion, p75 NTR receptor may be a cause of oxidative damage in RPE cells. .
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- H W Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University, Fairborn, OH, USA
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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Ding DC, Chu TY, Liu HW. Dedifferentiation of human uterine polyp stem cells into embryo-like cells during inducing pluripotency. Int J Biol Sci 2018; 14:1586-1598. [PMID: 30263010 PMCID: PMC6158719 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.23401] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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By introduction of Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and cMyc, human adult somatic cells can be reprogrammed into embryonic stem cell capable of pluripotent differentiation. In several lines of human endometrial polyp- and cervical polyp-mesenchymal stem cells (EPMSCs and CPMSC), we showed introduction of the four transcription factors led to a dedifferentiation of these cells into early embryo-like cells in three days, ranging from one-cell, two-cell, four-cell embryos, and morula to blastocyst. These early embryo-like cells resembled human early embryo derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) in morphology, and hatching activity. These cells also expressed hypoblast (GATA4) and trophoblast (Cdx2) markers. After culturing the embryo-like cells for one month, the induced pluripotency stem cells (iPSC) could be formed (proved by pluripotency gene expression, by in vitro and in vivo differentiation). C/EBPα expression was also increased in uterine polyps. In contrast, MSCs derived from normal endometrium could not be induced to dedifferentiation to such early embryo-like cells. We conclude that EPMSCs and CPMSCs could be dedifferentiated to early embryo-like cells by the iPSC cocktail. This suggests that polyps of the organ derived from Mullerian duct may harbor epigenetic markers making them vulnerable to reprogramming to the earliest developmental stage. This study provides a simple model to derive early human embryo-like cells by in vitro.
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- Dah-Ching Ding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Occupational Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital; Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Chan LC, Bourke C, Lam CK, Liu HW, Brookes S, Jenkins V, Pasi J. Lack of Activated Protein C Resistance in Healthy Hong Kong Chinese Blood Donors - Correlation with Absence of Arg506-Gln Mutation of Factor V Gene. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1665404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- L C Chan
- The Haematology Section, Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Haematology Section, Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Haematology Section, Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Hong Kong
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- Haemophilia Centre & Haemostasis Unit, Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, United Kingdom
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- Haemophilia Centre & Haemostasis Unit, Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, United Kingdom
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- Haemophilia Centre & Haemostasis Unit, Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, United Kingdom
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Liu HW, Kwong YL, Bourke C, Lam CK, Lie AKW, Wei D, Chan LC. High Incidence of Thrombophilia Detected in Chinese Patients with Venous Thrombosis. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryVenous thromboembolism is rare in Chinese. To determine the incidence and disease profile of thrombophilia in Chinese patients with thrombosis, 52 unselected Chinese patients with documented venous thrombosis were studied for the presence of thrombophilia. Levels of antithrombin III (AT III), protein C (PC) and protein S (PS) as well as the presence of acquired lupus anticoagulant (LA) and anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) were investigated. Thirty patients were found to be abnormal. These consisted of 5 AT III deficiencies, 9 PC deficiencies, 10 PS deficiencies, 1 combined PC & PS deficiency (all in the heterozygous range), and 5 patients with LA and/or ACA. When the patients with LA and/or ACA are excluded, the incidence of hereditary thrombophilia is 25/47 i.e. 53.2%' which is much higher than those reported in studies of Caucasian patients selected under strict criteria. Family studies performed in 16 cases ot hereditary thrombophilia revealed involvement in 11 cases (68.7%); a total of 36 heterozygous family members were affected, most of which remain asymptomatic. Although 35 events predisposing to thrombosis (27 pregnancies, 1 oral contraceptive consumption and 7 surgical operations) were identified among these index patients, and the heterozygous family members, thrombosis was observed on only 6 occasions (17.1%). The data suggest that pregnancy and surgery do not carry the same degree of thrombotic risk in Chinese as in the Caucasian population with heterozygous AT III, PC and PS deficiency.
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- H W Liu
- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Qian CF, Fan GS, Liao QP, Wu SY, La DD, Di W, Dong BH, Liu HW, Tang LD, Xiong ZA, Zhang HW, Hu YL, Yang NM, Ren ML, Shi H, Deng GP, Huang ZR. [Efficacy and safety of low-dose levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in Chinese women: a multicenter, single-arm, open labeled interventional trial]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:409-413. [PMID: 29961284 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, bleeding profile and safety of low-dose levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS 8) in Chinese healthy women of childbearing age. Methods: A multi-center, open-label, single-arm clinical trial conducted at 16 centres in China enrolled 773 healthy women of childbearing age (mean age 31.6 years old, range 18 to 40 years old) , who demanded contraception, from April 2006 to June 2013. All women placed LNG-IUS 8 for 3 years and then been followed up at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months. The efficacy variables including pregnancy rate and expulsion rate were analyzed using life table, while observing adverse events (AE) to evaluate the safety. The bleeding profile happened during the study was assessed using 90-day reference intervals (World Health Organization criteria) . Results: Eight pregnancies occurred among 773 women, resulting in a overall Pearl index of 0.42 per 100 women years. The 3-year cumulative pregnancy rate was 0.37 per 100 women years and the 3-year cumulative expulsion rate was 1.99 per 100 women years. The number of women with bleeding/spotting reduced and the bleeding/spotting days declined over time. Totally 219 AE were reported related to LNG-IUS 8 placements. The most common AE were vaginal bleeding (8.2%, 63/773) and the ovarian cyst (6.2%, 52/773) . LNG-IUS 8 had an improving effect on dysmenorrhea that the percentage of women with dysmenorrhea as well as the days of dysmenorrhea decreased over time. The percentage of women satisfied or very satisfied with LNG-IUS 8 was 87.2% (622/713) . Conclusion: LNG-IUS 8 is highly effective and safe for Chinese healthy women of childbearing age.
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- C F Qian
- Department of Family Planning, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
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Zheng QY, Kuang MD, Li Y, Wu XT, Huang JY, Zhang CT, Liu HW, Lu WJ, Wang J, Chen YQ. [Establishment and evaluation of a new method for determining hemodynamics of pulmonary hypertension rats]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2018; 41:485-490. [PMID: 29886624 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: By evaluating the hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output (CO), right ventricular pressure (RVP), pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and total pulmonary resistance index (TPRI) in pulmonary hypertension rat model, we established a more comprehensive hemodynamic evaluation system, which objectively evaluated the severity of disease and exercise tolerance in rats with pulmonary hypertension. Methods: SD rats were randomly divided into a control group and a model group with 5 rats in each group. The model group was intraperitoneally injected with SU5416 (20 mg/kg) and placed in an oxygen chamber at a 10% oxygen concentration for 21 days and then placed in a normoxic environment for 14 days. After modeling, rats were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated. The operator cut the skin along the right paraxial line, detached and ligated the intercostal artery, and then cut off the 3 and 4 ribs, exposing the heart and freeing aortic root about 0.2 cm. The flowmeter probe was set in the dissected aortic segment, and real-time recording time, blood flow waveforms, cardiac output were calculated accordingly. Then the needle attached to the baroreceptor was inserted into the right ventricle and the system acquired the right ventricular time-pressure waveform. After the waveform stabilized for about 30 seconds, the end of the cannula was sent to the pulmonary artery trunk through the entrance of the pulmonary artery to record the time-pressure curve of the pulmonary artery. Results: RVSP, PASP, PADP and mPAP in the model group were significantly higher than those of the control group [ RVSP(23.4±5.4) mmHg, 1 mmHg=0.133 kPa vs (56.4±13.0) mmHg, PASP (22.8±4.4) mmHg vs (58.5±14.9) mmHg, PADP (9.7±1.9) mmHg vs (30.3±7.0) mmHg, mPAP (14.1±2.7) mmHg vs (41.9±8.0) mmHg, all P<0.05 ]. Compared with the control group, the cardiac index in the model group was significantly lower [ CI (0.54±0.08) ml·min(-1)·g(-1) vs (0.40±0.09) ml·min(-1)·g(-1,) P=0.02 ]. Furthermore, compared with the control group, pulmonary vascular resistance index was significantly increased in the model group[PVRI (0.27±0.03) mmHg·ml(-1)·min(-1)·kg(-1) vs (0.06±0.01) mmHg·ml(-1)·min(-1)·kg(-1,) P<0.05]. The pathological results also showed that the middle part of pulmonary arterioles in the model group had muscular hypertrophy and muscular pulmonary arterioles, and even plexiform lesions. Conclusion: In this study, we established a new method that simultaneously determined several hemodynamic parameters such as RVSP, PASP, PADP, CO, CI and PVRI, which provided a more comprehensive assessment of hemodynamic changes in pulmonary hypertension rat models.
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- Q Y Zheng
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Liu WZ, Li ZD, Li SC, Liu HW, Fang FQ, Xu CJ, Li YG. [Study on the metastatic sequence of cervix lymph node in hypopharyngeal carcinoma]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2018; 39:937-941. [PMID: 29262512 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.12.011] [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 the metastatic sequence of cervical lymph node in hypopharyngeal carcinoma aimed at guiding neck exploration. Methods: Seventy-five serial sections of integrally dissected lateral neck specimens from 67 patients of hypophayryngeal carcinoma were histopathologically observed, and the metastatic sequence of cervical lymph node of hypophayryngeal carcinoma were analysed. Results: In 75 integrally dissected lateral neck specimens, 63 laterals were found to occur cervical lymph node metastases, the metastatic ratio was 84.0%. The analytic result of 63 dissected lateral neck specimens with positive lymph nodes showed that the metastatic lymph node ratio in descending order was level Ⅱ (90.5%), level Ⅲ (76.2%), level Ⅳ (41.3%), level Ⅴ (15.9%), level Ⅰ (7.9%) and level Ⅵ (3.2%). The metastatic ratio of lymph node between level Ⅰ~Ⅵ were significantly different from each other (P<0.01). When the tumor metastasized to one cervical lymph node, this could be found in levels Ⅱ or Ⅲ, when metastasized to two cervical lymph nodes, these could be found in levels Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, and when metastasized to more than 5 of cervical lymph nodes, these could be found in levels Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, Ⅰand Ⅵ. According to the occurring sequence, metastatic ratio and number of cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM), levels Ⅱ and Ⅲ were identified as the first station, level Ⅳ was the second station and levels Ⅴ, Ⅰ and Ⅵ were the third station of cervical LNM in hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Conclusion: The confirmation of metastatic sequence of cervical lymph node in hypophayryngeal carcinoma provides a reliable evidence for neck lymph node dissection and reference value for clinic therapy.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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Chang YH, Wu KC, Liu HW, Chu TY, Ding DC. Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells reduce monosodium iodoacetate-induced apoptosis in cartilage. Tzu Chi Med J 2018; 30:71-80. [PMID: 29875586 PMCID: PMC5968746 DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_23_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objective: The present study investigated the therapeutic potential and underlying mechanisms of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) on joint cartilage destruction induced by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) in mice. Materials and Methods: HUCMSCs were tested for mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) characteristics including surface markers by flow cytometry and mesoderm differentiation (adipogenesis, osteogenesis, and chondrogenesis). Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay and Western blot assay were used to evaluate MIA-induced chondrocyte apoptosis. In the in vivo study, 18 mice were divided into three groups (n = 6 each); normal saline (control), MIA-treated, and MIA-treated/HUCMSC-transplantation. Rota-Rods tests were used to evaluate MIA-induced cartilage destruction behaviors in mice. Histological changes in the mice cartilage were examined by immunohistochemistry. Results: HUCMSCs had an immunophenotype similar to bone marrow-derived MSCs and were able to differentiate into adipocytes, osteocytes, and chondrocytes. Conditioned medium of the HUCMSCs exhibited an anti-apoptotic effect and inhibited expression of caspase 3 in MIA-treated chondrocytes. HUCMSC transplantation assisted in recovery from movement impairment (from 30% on day 7 to 115% on day 14) and in regeneration and repair of cartilage damaged by MIA. (International Cartilage Repair Society score: 3.8 in the MIA group vs. 10.2 in the HUCMSC-treated group); HUCMSC transplantation ameliorated cartilage apoptosis through the caspase 3 pathway in MIA-induced cartilage destruction in mice. Conclusion: Taken together, these observations suggest that HUCMSC transplantation appears to be effective in protecting cartilage from MIA damage.
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- Yu-Hsun Chang
- Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Ding DC, Chu TY, Liu HW. Reciprocal crosstalk between endometrial carcinoma and mesenchymal stem cells via transforming growth factor-β/transforming growth factor receptor and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12/C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 aggravates malignant phenotypes. Oncotarget 2017; 8:115202-115214. [PMID: 29383153 PMCID: PMC5777765 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Designated for cyclic shedding, the endometrial stroma is rich in endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs) and may play an important role in the development of endometrial carcinoma (EC). This study characterized the crosstalk of EC cells with EMSCs and the resultant effects on malignant phenotypes. The cultured EMSCs expressed CD73, CD90, and CD105, but not CD14, CD19, CD34, CD45, or human leukocyte antigen—antigen D related markers. These EMSCs also showed osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic differentiation ability. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and C–X–C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) secretion or expression were reciprocally enhanced in EC cells and EMSCs, as well as in their tissues. By acting on the receptors expressed in their mutual target cells, the interaction between TGF-β and CXCL12 results in the enhanced migration, invasion, tumorigenesis, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition of EC cells, which can be blocked by neutralizing the antibody of either CXCL12 or C–X–C chemokine receptor type 4. The study revealed unprecedented paracrine interactions between EC cells and EMSCs that resulted in the enhancement of transformation phenotypes. Thus, the blocking of TGF-β or CXCL12 signaling can be a therapeutic target for EC.
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- Dah-Ching Ding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan.,Cervical Cancer Prevention Center, Department of Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Occupational Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Feng S, Leung AK, Ng CWW, Liu HW. Theoretical analysis of coupled effects of microbe and root architecture on methane oxidation in vegetated landfill covers. Sci Total Environ 2017; 599-600:1954-1964. [PMID: 28549371 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 02/04/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Reduction of soil moisture by plant root-water uptake could improve soil aeration for microbial aerobic methane oxidation (MAMO) in a landfill cover, but excessive soil moisture removal could suppress microbial activity due to water shortage. Existing models ignore the coupled microbe-vegetation interaction. It is thus not known whether the presence of plants is beneficial or adverse to MAMO. This study proposes a newly-improved theoretical model that couples the effects of root-water uptake and microbial activity for capturing water-gas flow and MAMO in unsaturated soils. Parametric studies are conducted to investigate the effects of root characteristics and transpiration rate on MAMO efficiency. Uniform, parabolic, exponential and triangular root architectures are considered. Ignoring the effects of water shortage on microbe over-predicts the MAMO efficiency significantly, especially for plants with traits that give high root-water uptake ability (i.e., uniformly-rooted and long root length). The effects of plants on MAMO efficiency depends on the initial soil moisture strongly. If the soil is too dry (i.e., close to the permanent wilting point), plant-water uptake, with any root architecture considered, would reduce MAMO efficiency as further soil water removal by plants suppresses microbial activity. Plants with exponential or triangular root architectures could preserve 10% higher MAMO than the other two cases. These two architectures are more capable of minimizing the adverse effects of root-water uptake due to microbial water shortage. This implies that high-water-demand plants such as those with long root length and with uniform or parabolic root architectures require more frequent irrigation to prevent from excessive reduction of MAMO efficiency.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
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Liu HW, Li K, Zhao JS, Deng W. Effects of chestnut tannins on intestinal morphology, barrier function, pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, microflora and antioxidant capacity in heat-stressed broilers. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 102:717-726. [PMID: 29119618 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of chestnut tannins (CT) on intestinal morphology, barrier function, pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, microflora and antioxidant capacity in heat-stressed broilers. Four hundred 28-day-old male Ross 308 broilers were randomly assigned into four groups, with 10 replicates per group and 10 broilers per replicate. The broilers in the normal (NOR) group were kept at 22 ± 1°C and fed the basal diet, and each of the other three groups were treated with cyclic heat (33 ± 1°C from 0800 to 1800 and 22 ± 1°C from 1800 to 0800) and fed the basal diet with 0 (HT), 1 (CT1) or 2 (CT2) g of CT/kg of diet. The experiment lasted for 14 days. Compared with the HT group, broilers in the NOR and CT2 groups had higher (p < .05) average daily gain and villus height in the jejunum and lower serum d-lactate (p < .001) and diamine oxidase (p < .01) levels. The addition of 2 g CT/kg of diet increased the total antioxidant capacity (p < .001) and superoxide dismutase activities (p < .05) and zonula occludens-1 mRNA expression level (p < .05) and decreased the malondialdehyde concentration (p < .01) and mRNA expression levels of interleukin-6 (p < .001) and nuclear factor kappa B (p < .001) in the jejunal mucosa of heat-stressed broilers. The populations of Escherichia coli and Clostridium in the jejunum (p < .01) and caecum (p < .05) of broilers in the HT group were higher than those in the NOR and CT2 groups. In conclusion, the addition of 2 g CT/kg of diet seemed to be a feasible means of alleviating the negative effects of heat stress on the growth performance and intestinal function of broilers.
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- H W Liu
- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- New Hope Liuhe Corp. Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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Feng S, Ng CWW, Leung AK, Liu HW. Numerical modelling of methane oxidation efficiency and coupled water-gas-heat reactive transfer in a sloping landfill cover. Waste Manag 2017; 68:355-368. [PMID: 28545891 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Microbial aerobic methane oxidation in unsaturated landfill cover involves coupled water, gas and heat reactive transfer. The coupled process is complex and its influence on methane oxidation efficiency is not clear, especially in steep covers where spatial variations of water, gas and heat are significant. In this study, two-dimensional finite element numerical simulations were carried out to evaluate the performance of unsaturated sloping cover. The numerical model was calibrated using a set of flume model test data, and was then subsequently used for parametric study. A new method that considers transient changes of methane concentration during the estimation of the methane oxidation efficiency was proposed and compared against existing methods. It was found that a steeper cover had a lower oxidation efficiency due to enhanced downslope water flow, during which desaturation of soil promoted gas transport and hence landfill gas emission. This effect was magnified as the cover angle and landfill gas generation rate at the bottom of the cover increased. Assuming the steady-state methane concentration in a cover would result in a non-conservative overestimation of oxidation efficiency, especially when a steep cover was subjected to rainfall infiltration. By considering the transient methane concentration, the newly-modified method can give a more accurate oxidation efficiency.
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- S Feng
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Fulton Building, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland DD1 4HN, UK.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Ding DC, Liu HW, Chang YH, Chu TY. Expression of CD133 in endometrial cancer cells and its implications. J Cancer 2017; 8:2142-2153. [PMID: 28819416 PMCID: PMC5559977 DOI: 10.7150/jca.18869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells are an attractive therapeutic target for cancer. The present study examined stem cell characteristics of CD133+ cells isolated from endometrial cancer. Phenotypic characteristics, proliferation, migration, anchorage-independent growth, chemoresistance, gene expression profile and tumorigenicity of CD133+ tumor cells were assessed. Primary tumor exhibited immunoreactivity for CD133. Endometrial CD133+ tumor cells enhanced proliferation rate, colony formation, chemotaxis migration ability, and chemoresistance to cisplatin, paclitaxel, and doxorubicin than CD133- cells. CD133+ cells expressed more cancer stem cells markers such as EpCAM, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor than CD133- cells. Moreover, CD133+ cells also increased expression of embryonic stem cell markers including oct4, nanog, sox2, and cmyc than CD133- cells. Finally, CD133+ tumor cells could generate xenograft but not CD133- tumor cells. CD133 and Ki67 were extensively expressed in the xenograft. In conclusion, endometrial CD133+ tumor cells displayed cancer stem cell characteristics and might represent a valuable tool for identifying endometrial cancer stem cells and hence a potential therapeutic target.
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- Dah-Ching Ding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital; Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan.,Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Occupational medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital; Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital; Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital; Hualien, Taiwan.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University; Hualien, Taiwan
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Ding DC, Hong MK, Chu TY, Chang YH, Liu HW. Robotic single-site supracervical hysterectomy with manual morcellation: Preliminary experience. World J Clin Cases 2017; 5:172-177. [PMID: 28560234 PMCID: PMC5434316 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i5.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the feasibility, safety and peri- and postoperative outcomes of robotic single-site supracervical hysterectomy (RSSSH) for benign gynecologic disease.
METHODS We report 3 patients who received RSSSH for adenomyosis of the uterus from November 2015 to April 2016. We evaluated the feasibility, safety and outcomes among these patients.
RESULTS The mean surgical time was 244 min and the estimated blood loss was 216 mL, with no blood transfusion necessitated. The docking time was shortened gradually from 30 to 10 min. We spent 148 min on console operation. Manual morcellation time was also short, ranging from 5 to 10 min. The mean hospital stay was 5 d. Lower VAS pain score was also noted. There is no complication during or after surgery.
CONCLUSION RSSSH is feasible and safe, incurs less postoperative pain and gives good cosmetic appearance. The technique of in-bag, manual morcellation can avoid tumor dissemination.
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Li SC, Li ZD, Liu HW, Dong HL, Xu Y. [The clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in adolescents and children]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:431-437. [PMID: 29871280 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To study the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in adolescents and children.Method:From 1983 to 2014, total 2936 patients with the thyroid cancer were collected in our hospital, among which there were 85 patients of adolescents and children with 61 female and 24 male. The age was from 9 to 21 years old (median 18.3 years). There were 12 cases less than 14 years.The pathologic diagnoses were papillary carcinoma 76 cases and follicular carcinoma 9 cases. The clinical material, history of disease, clinical presentation, TNM classification, histopathological features, treatment method, and the final follow-up results were analyzed and studied. Result:Overall survival rate was 100%, follow-up from 0.5 to 31 years(medium 10.9 years), 10 year progression free survival rate was 87.1%. There was no mortality and 8(9.4%)cases occurred recurrence,who followed by surgery and resumed finally. There were 20 cases found extrathyroid extention, including 8 cases less than 14 years and 12 cases older than 15 years. The extrathyroid extention rate was significantly higher in cases of lower years(66.7%)than other group(16.4%)(P<0.01). Forty-nine(57.6%) cases were found lymphanods metastases, among them ≤14 years metastases rate 92.0%(11/12)significantly more than ≥15 years metastases rate 52.1%(38/73) (P<0.05). Three patients suffered with pulmonary metastases and all of them were ≤14 years patients. All of 85 patients were received surgery treatment included total, subtotal and oneside thyroidectomy. The neck lymph nodes were underwent modefied, radical or no neck dissection. Fifteen patients were received 131I therapy postoperatively, the dosage was 50~170 mCi. All of 85 patients were received TSH suppression therapy. 13 cases(15.3%) occurred complications,such as laryngeal recurrent nerve paralysis and hypoparathyroidism commonly. Conclusion:Majority of thyroid cancer for adolescents and children are papillary and follicular carcinoma. The histopathologic feature has significant invasion beyond thyroid capsula, and metastasis to the lymphanods and distante area,especially ≤14 years patients significant more than ≥15 years. The prognosis is favorable, it is few death from thyroid cancer. The treatment means is surgery to resect all of the disease, sometimes should perform total or neartotal thyroidectomy if there are distant metastasis and extensive invasion. It should pay attention to preserve the function of recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid gland. Most of them can be performed unilateral lobectomy if the tumor located oneside thyroid gland. The lymphanode metastasis should be undertaken modified neck dissection, make effort to avoid radical neck dissection. It should be carful to use 131I internal radiation therapy and avoid the excessive treatment.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery,China Medical University Cancer Hospital,Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute,Shenyang,110042,China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery,China Medical University Cancer Hospital,Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute,Shenyang,110042,China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery,China Medical University Cancer Hospital,Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute,Shenyang,110042,China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery,China Medical University Cancer Hospital,Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute,Shenyang,110042,China
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery,China Medical University Cancer Hospital,Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute,Shenyang,110042,China
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Chang YH, Liu HW, Chu TY, Wen YT, Tsai RK, Ding DC. Cisplatin-Impaired Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells 1. Cell Transplant 2017; 26:1077-1087. [PMID: 28155807 DOI: 10.3727/096368917x694886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) are derived from adipose tissue and can be induced in vitro to differentiate into osteoblasts, chondroblasts, myocytes, neurons, and other cell types. Cisplatin is a commonly used chemotherapy drug for cancer patients. However, the effects of cisplatin on ADSCs remain elusive. This study found that a high concentration of cisplatin affects the viability of ADSCs. First, the IC50 concentration of cisplatin was evaluated. Proliferation of ADSCs, as assessed by the XTT method, decreased immediately after treatment with various concentrations of cisplatin. ADSCs maintained mesenchymal stem cell surface markers after cisplatin treatment, as determined by flow cytometry. Upon differentiation by adding specific reagents, a significant decrease in adipogenic differentiation (by Oil red O staining) and osteogenic differentiation (by Alizarin red staining), and significant chondrogenic differentiation (by Alcian blue staining) were found after cisplatin treatment. Quantitative RT-PCR was also used in evaluating expression of specific genes to confirm differentiation. Finally, ADSCs from one donor who had received cisplatin showed significantly decreased adipogenic differentiation but increased osteogenic differentiation compared with ADSCs derived from one healthy donor. In conclusion, cisplatin affects the viability, proliferation, and differentiation of ADSCs both in vitro and in vivo via certain signaling pathways, such as p53 and Fas/FasL. The differentiation abilities of ADSCs should be evaluated before their transplantation for repairing cisplatin-induced tissue damage.
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Sze SF, Lam P, Lam YS, Liu HW, Mak WY, Lam TW. Gastrointestinal: A rare cause of bloody diarrhea-Gastrointestinal amyloidosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:1913. [PMID: 27164490 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Ding DC, Liu HW, Chu TY. Interleukin-6 from Ovarian Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes Proliferation, Sphere and Colony Formation and Tumorigenesis of an Ovarian Cancer Cell Line SKOV3. J Cancer 2016; 7:1815-1823. [PMID: 27698921 PMCID: PMC5039365 DOI: 10.7150/jca.16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The origin of the majority of epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) is regarded as extraovarian, with the ovary being the secondary site. The aim of this study was to explore the possible role of ovarian mesenchymal stem cells (OvMSCs) and secreted IL-6 in the development of EOC. OvMSCs were derived from normal ovarian stroma. Cell surface markers and differentiation capability were determined. The effects of IL-6 and conditioned medium of OvMSCs on the malignant phenotype of SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells were tested, and the status of STAT3 and ERK phosphorylation was investigated. OvMSCs had similar surface marker profiles as bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, i.e., CD44 (+), CD90 (+) and CD45 (-), and was readily inducible to osteogenic, adipogenic and chondrogenic differentiation. OvMSCs secreted an extremely high level (>2500 pg/ml) of IL-6. Treatment of SKOV3 cells with conditioned media from OvMSCs increased cell proliferation, tumor sphere formation and anchorage independent growth, and resulted in activation of STAT3 but not ERK. Coinjection of OvMSCs with SKOV3 cell enhanced tumorigenesis in NOD-SCID mice. All of these behaviors were blocked by IL-6 receptor blocking antibody administered in vitro or in vivo. The OvMSCs alone injected into mice had no tumor growth after 3 months. By secreting high levels of IL-6, OvMSCs enhance the proliferation, sphere and colony formation and tumorigenesis of SKOV3 cells.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital;; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan;; Department of Occupational Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital;; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan;; Cervical cancer prevention center, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
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We report a comparative polarized Raman study of Weyl semimetals TaAs, NbAs, TaP and NbP. The evolution of the phonon frequencies with the sample composition allows us to determine experimentally which atoms are mainly involved for each vibration mode. Our results confirm previous first-principles calculations indicating that the A1, B1(2), E(2) and E(3) modes involve mainly the As(P) atoms, the B1(1) mode is mainly related to Ta(Nb) atoms, and the E(1) mode involves both kinds of atoms. By comparing the energy of the different modes, we establish that the B1(1), B1(2), E(2) and E(3) become harder with increasing chemical pressure. This behaviour differs from our observation on the A1 mode, which decreases in energy, in contrast to its behaviour under external pressure.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative joint disorder characterized by articular cartilage destruction and osteophyte formation. Chondrocytes in the matrix have a relatively slow turnover rate, and the tissue itself lacks a blood supply to support repair and remodeling. Researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of stem cell therapy and tissue engineering for treating osteoarthritis. All sources of stem cells, including embryonic, induced pluripotent, fetal, and adult stem cells, have potential use in stem cell therapy, which provides a permanent biological solution. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from bone marrow, adipose tissue, and umbilical cord show considerable promise for use in cartilage repair. MSCs can be sourced from any or all joint tissues and can modulate the immune response. Additionally, MSCs can directly differentiate into chondrocytes under appropriate signal transduction. They also have immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory paracrine effects. This article reviews the current clinical applications of MSCs and future directions of research in osteoarthritis.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Han YL, Chen YD, Jiang TM, Ge JB, Cheng XS, Li JL, Chen YG, Ma YT, Xie Q, Ma LK, Zheng XQ, Yang BS, Chen SL, Wang G, Zhao X, Liu HW, Liang ZY, Liu ML, Wang HY, Li Y. [A large-scale, multicenter, retrospective study on efficacy of bivalirudin use during peri-percutaneous coronary intervention period for Chinese patients with coronary heart disease]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2016; 44:121-7. [PMID: 26926504 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.02.008] [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 observe the efficacy and safety of bivalirudin use in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) during the peri-percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) period. METHODS A total of 3 271 patients who underwent PCI and received periprocedural bivalirudin treatment between July 2013 and October 2015 from 88 centers of China were involved in this study. The primary outcome was 30-day net adverse clinical events (NACE a composite of major adverse cardiac or cerebral events (MACE, all-cause death, reinfarction, urgent target vessel revascularization, or stroke) or bleeding), the secondary outcome was stent thrombosis at 30 days. RESULTS The mean age of enrolled patients was (65.12±12.44) years old, 27.4%(889/3 244) of them were female. Percent of stable coronary disease (SCD), non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was 5.0%(162/3 248), 44.6%(1 450/3 248) and 50.4%(1 636/3 248) respectively. Radial access was performed in 89.5% (2 879/3 271) patients, and 9.7% (316/3 271) and 34.1% (1 115/3 271) patients also received ticagrelor and tirofiban medication. 69.3% (2 266/3 271) patients received post-procedural bivalirudin infusion, in which 46.3% (1 050/2 266) was treated at PCI-does, with a median duration of 2.5(1.0, 4.0) h. During the 30-day follow-up, NACE occurred in 3.45% (103/2 988) patients, the incidence of MACE, death was 2.17% (65/2 994) and 1.03% (31/3 017), respectively and bleeding events were recorded in 1.37% (41/2 996) patients. Four cases (0.13%) of stent thrombosis (3 acute stent thrombosis) were recorded. CONCLUSION Peri-PCI Bivalirudin use is safe and related with low bleeding risk in Chinese CHD patients.
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhang DM, Pan YX, Zhang Y, Li ZK, Wu LQ, Liu HW, Zhang GY, Wang XF, Ma ZY. Antisense expression of Gossypium hirsutum UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase in Arabidopsis leads to changes in cell wall components. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7409. [PMID: 26909959 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15017409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase (UDP-xylose synthase; UXS, EC 4.1.1.35) is an essential enzyme of the non-cellulosic polysaccharide biosynthetic pathway. In the present study, using transient expression of fluorescently labeled Gossypium hirsutum UXS (GhUXS3) protein in onion epidermal cells, we observed that this protein was distributed in the cytoplasm. The GhUXS3 cDNA of cotton was expressed in an antisense orientation in Arabidopsis thaliana by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Homozygous plants showing down-regulation of UXS were analyzed with northern blots. Compared to the untransformed control, transgenic plant showed shorter roots, earlier blossom formation, and delayed senescence. Biochemical analysis indicated that levels of rhamnose, mannose, galactose, glucose, xylose, and cellulose were reduced in some of the down-regulated antisense plants. These results suggest that GhUXS3 regulates the conversion of non-cellulosic polysaccharides and modulates their composition in plant cell walls. We also discuss a possible cellular function for GhUXS in determining the quality of cotton fibers.
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China University Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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- North China Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Education Ministry/Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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Ding DC, Chou HL, Chang YH, Hung WT, Liu HW, Chu TY. Characterization of HLA-G and Related Immunosuppressive Effects in Human Umbilical Cord Stroma-Derived Stem Cells. Cell Transplant 2015; 25:217-28. [PMID: 26044082 DOI: 10.3727/096368915x688182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and especially those derived from fetal tissues exert a potent immunosuppressive effect that can be enhanced under inflammatory conditions. This study aimed to explore the immunosuppressive properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs). We found that HLA-G, the nonclassical HLA allele with strong immune-inhibitory properties, was much more expressed on the HUCMSCs than on MSCs of other origins. Flow cytometry revealed that 90.8% of the HUCMSCs expressed HLA-G. RT-PCR revealed expression of HLA-G1, HLA-G5, and HLA-G7 in all of four HUCMSC lines. In a mixed lymphocyte reaction assay, the HUCMSCs inhibited the proliferation of lymphocytes by 35 ± 3% and could be reversed by treatment with an HLA-G blocking antibody. Upon coculture with the HUCMSCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells expressed lower levels of proinflammatory mediators such as IL-6, TNF-α, and VEGF-α. This immunosuppressive effect was enhanced when the HUCMSCs were pretreated with IFN-γ, such that the expression of HLA-G was highly activated and HLA-DR diminished. The same phenomenon was not observed in MSCs derived from bone marrow or the placenta. In a xenograft rejection assay, the HUCMSCs survived in immunocompetent mice, whereas primary fibroblasts did not survive. This study confirms the HLA-G-related immunosuppressive property of HUCMSCs, which is more potent than MSCs of other origin. A good tolerance of this mesenchymal stem cell in allogeneic transplantation can thus be anticipated.
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- Dah-Ching Ding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Buddhist General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Ng CWW, Feng S, Liu HW. A fully coupled model for water-gas-heat reactive transport with methane oxidation in landfill covers. Sci Total Environ 2015; 508:307-319. [PMID: 25489976 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Methane oxidation in landfill covers is a complex process involving water, gas and heat transfer as well as microbial oxidation. The coupled phenomena of microbial oxidation, water, gas, and heat transfer are not fully understood. In this study, a new model is developed that incorporates water-gas-heat coupled reactive transport in unsaturated soil with methane oxidation. Effects of microbial oxidation-generated water and heat are included. The model is calibrated using published data from a laboratory soil column test. Moreover, a series of parametric studies are carried out to investigate the influence of microbial oxidation-generated water and heat, initial water content on methane oxidation efficiency. Computed and measured results of gas concentration and methane oxidation rate are consistent. It is found that the coupling effects between water-gas-heat transfer and methane oxidation are significant. Ignoring microbial oxidation-generated water and heat can result in a significant difference in methane oxidation efficiency by 100%.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Conroy L, Liu HW, Lau H, Smith WL. Poster - Thur Eve - 65: A dosimetric comparison of isocentric and non-isocentric coplanar SBRT VMAT plans for peripheral lung tumours. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4894925] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Yeoh WK, Cui XY, Gault B, De Silva KSB, Xu X, Liu HW, Yen HW, Wong D, Bao P, Larson DJ, Martin I, Li WX, Zheng RK, Wang XL, Dou SX, Ringer SP. On the roles of graphene oxide doping for enhanced supercurrent in MgB2 based superconductors. Nanoscale 2014; 6:6166-6172. [PMID: 24793305 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00415a] [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: 06/03/2023]
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Due to their graphene-like properties after oxygen reduction, incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) sheets into correlated-electron materials offers a new pathway for tailoring their properties. Fabricating GO nanocomposites with polycrystalline MgB2 superconductors leads to an order of magnitude enhancement of the supercurrent at 5 K/8 T and 20 K/4 T. Herein, we introduce a novel experimental approach to overcome the formidable challenge of performing quantitative microscopy and microanalysis of such composites, so as to unveil how GO doping influences the structure and hence the material properties. Atom probe microscopy and electron microscopy were used to directly image the GO within the MgB2, and we combined these data with computational simulations to derive the property-enhancing mechanisms. Our results reveal synergetic effects of GO, namely, via localized atomic (carbon and oxygen) doping as well as texturing of the crystals, which provide both inter- and intra-granular flux pinning. This study opens up new insights into how low-dimensional nanostructures can be integrated into composites to modify the overall properties, using a methodology amenable to a wide range of applications.
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- W K Yeoh
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Ding DC, Wu KC, Chou HL, Hung WT, Liu HW, Chu TY. Human Infrapatellar Fat Pad-Derived Stromal Cells Have More Potent Differentiation Capacity Than Other Mesenchymal Cells and Can Be Enhanced by Hyaluronan. Cell Transplant 2014; 24:1221-32. [PMID: 24853696 DOI: 10.3727/096368914x681937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The microenvironment plays an important role in the homing in and differentiation of stem cells to repair injured tissue. Infrapatellar fat pad stromal cells (IFPSCs) are a promising source of such cells for the repair of articular injury-induced degeneration. This study investigated the chemotaxis of IFPSCs to chondrocytes and the effect of hyaluronan (HA) on the biological and regenerative properties of IFPSCs. The IFPSCs were obtained from patients undergoing arthroscopy and cultured via a standard 2-week culture protocol that yielded more than 10 million cells on passage 3. The results showed that the IFPSCs had a higher capacity for chondrogenic differentiation than mesenchymal cells from body fat, bone marrow, and Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord. The IFPSCs cultured on 25% or 50% HA showed better osteogenic and adipogenic capabilities than those without HA or with 75% HA (p < 0.001). Cultures of the IFPSCs on 25% HA had a fourfold increase in chondrogenic differentiation compared to cultures without HA, which was better than with 50% and 75% HA (p < 0.05). Cell proliferation was not affected by the presence of HA. In conclusion, IFPSCs have a strong potential for chondrogenic regeneration, which can even be augmented in a 25% HA microenvironment.
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- Dah-Ching Ding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Chu TY, Yang JT, Huang TH, Liu HW. Crosstalk with Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Increases the Growth and Radiation Survival of Cervical Cancer Cells. Radiat Res 2014; 181:540-7. [DOI: 10.1667/rr13583.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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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Zhong RZ, Sun HX, Liu HW, Zhou DW. Effects of tannic acid on Haemonchus contortus larvae viability and immune responses of sheep white blood cells in vitro. Parasite Immunol 2014; 36:100-6. [PMID: 24558656 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Direct inhibitory effects of tannic acid on Haemonchus contortus viability were studied in vitro using the larval migration inhibition (LMI) assay. Sheep white blood cells (WBC) were preincubated with 5 and 50 lg/mL tannic acid or not followed by whole H. contortus antigen (WHA). Cells were harvested at 24 h post-incubation to test host immune responses. Concentrations of 50, 100, 500, 1000, 3000 and 5000 lg/mL tannic acid inhibited larvae migration by 19.8, 42.4, 46.3, 92.0, 93.7 and 100%, respectively, within 96 h post-incubation (P < 0.001). The relative mRNA levels of interferon (IFN)-c, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4 and IL-10 were increased by WHA stimulation without tannic acid. However, the increased effects on IFN-c and IL-2 were inhibited by tannic acid preincubation (P < 0.001), while the increases in IL-4 and IL-10 were greatly enhanced by tannic acid preincubation (P < 0.001). Changes in protein levels of all cytokines essentially paralleled the changes in their corresponding mRNA levels. In conclusion, tannic acid is directly harmful to larvae in a dose- and time-dependent manner and modulates immune responses of sheep WBC stimulated by H. contortus antigen by inhibiting Th1 cytokines and increasing Th2 cytokine expression in vitro.
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, Albayrak O, Ambrose DJ, An FF, An Q, Bai JZ, Baldini Ferroli R, Ban Y, Becker J, Bennett JV, Bertani M, Bian JM, Boger E, Bondarenko O, Boyko I, Braun S, Briere RA, Bytev V, Cai H, Cai X, Cakir O, Calcaterra A, Cao GF, Cetin SA, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen ML, Chen SJ, Chen XR, Chen YB, Cheng HP, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denig A, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding WM, Ding Y, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Fang J, Fang SS, Fava L, Feng CQ, Friedel P, Fu CD, Fu JL, Fuks O, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Gradl W, Greco M, Gu MH, Gu YT, Guan YH, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo T, Guo YP, Han YL, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Held T, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu C, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Huang GM, Huang GS, Huang JS, Huang L, Huang XT, Huang Y, Hussain T, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji QP, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jiang LL, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jiao Z, Jin DP, Jin S, Jing FF, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kavatsyuk M, Kloss B, Kopf B, Kornicer M, Kuehn W, Lai W, Lange JS, Lara M, Larin P, Leyhe M, Li CH, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li JC, Li K, Li L, Li PR, Li QJ, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li XR, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang YF, Liang YT, Liao GR, Liao XT, Lin DX, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu H, Liu HB, Liu HH, Liu HM, Liu HW, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu LD, Liu PL, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu X, Liu YB, Liu ZA, Liu Z, Liu Z, Loehner H, Lou XC, Lu GR, Lu HJ, Lu JG, Lu XR, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Lv M, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma S, Ma T, Ma XY, Maas FE, Maggiora M, Malik QA, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Messchendorp JG, Min J, Min TJ, Mitchell RE, Mo XH, Moeini H, Morales Morales C, Moriya K, Muchnoi NY, Muramatsu H, Nefedov Y, Nikolaev IB, Ning Z, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pacetti S, Park JW, Pelizaeus M, Peng HP, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Prencipe E, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qin LQ, Qin XS, Qin Y, Qin ZH, Qiu JF, Rashid KH, Redmer CF, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Shepherd MR, Song WM, Song XY, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun DH, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tapan I, Thorndike EH, Toth D, Ullrich M, Uman I, Varner GS, Wang B, Wang D, Wang DY, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang M, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang QJ, Wang SG, Wang XF, Wang XL, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wei JB, Weidenkaff P, Wen QG, Wen SP, Werner M, Wiedner U, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu SX, Wu W, Wu Z, Xia LG, Xia YX, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xiu QL, Xu GF, Xu QJ, Xu QN, Xu XP, Xu ZR, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang Y, Yang YX, Ye H, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu HW, Yu JS, Yu SP, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Zafar AA, Zallo A, Zang SL, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang C, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang L, Zhang JQ, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang R, Zhang SH, Zhang XJ, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZH, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao G, Zhao HS, Zhao JW, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zhong B, Zhou L, Zhou X, Zhou XK, Zhou XR, Zhu C, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu SH, Zhu XL, Zhu YC, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH. Observation of a charged charmoniumlike structure in e+ e- → (D* D*)± π∓ at √s = 4.26 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:132001. [PMID: 24745407 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.132001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We study the process e+ e- →(D* D*)± π∓ at a center-of-mass energy of 4.26 GeV using a 827 pb(-1) data sample obtained with the BESIII detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider. Based on a partial reconstruction technique, the Born cross section is measured to be (137±9±15) pb. We observe a structure near the (D* D*)± threshold in the π∓ recoil mass spectrum, which we denote as the Zc±(4025). The measured mass and width of the structure are (4026.3±2.6±3.7) MeV/c2 and (24.8±5.6±7.7) MeV, respectively. Its production ratio σ(e+ e- → Zc±(4025)π∓ → (D* D*)± π∓)/σ(e+ e- → (D* D*)± π∓) is determined to be 0.65±0.09±0.06. The first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic.
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- M Ablikim
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- G. I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (BINP), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - E Boger
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - O Bondarenko
- KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - I Boyko
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - S Braun
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - R A Briere
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
| | - V Bytev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - H Cai
- Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
| | - X Cai
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - O Cakir
- Ankara University, Dogol Caddesi, 06100 Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey
| | - A Calcaterra
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy
| | - G F Cao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S A Cetin
- Dogus University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey
| | - J F Chang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G Chelkov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - G Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H S Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J C Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M L Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S J Chen
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - X R Chen
- Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
| | - Y B Chen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H P Cheng
- Huangshan College, Huangshan 245000, People's Republic of China
| | - Y P Chu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | | | - H L Dai
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J P Dai
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - D Dedovich
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - Z Y Deng
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - A Denig
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - I Denysenko
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M Destefanis
- University of Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy and INFN, I-10125 Turin, Italy
| | - W M Ding
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Ding
- Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China
| | - L Y Dong
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M Y Dong
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S X Du
- Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
| | - J Fang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S S Fang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L Fava
- University of Eastern Piedmont, I-15121 Alessandria, Italy and INFN, I-10125 Turin, Italy
| | - C Q Feng
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - P Friedel
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - C D Fu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J L Fu
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - O Fuks
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - Y Gao
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - C Geng
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - K Goetzen
- GSI Helmholtzcentre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
| | - W X Gong
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - W Gradl
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - M Greco
- University of Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy and INFN, I-10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M H Gu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y T Gu
- GuangXi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China
| | - Y H Guan
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - A Q Guo
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - L B Guo
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - T Guo
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - Y P Guo
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - Y L Han
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - F A Harris
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - K L He
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M He
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z Y He
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - T Held
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - Y K Heng
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z L Hou
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C Hu
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - H M Hu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J F Hu
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - T Hu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G M Huang
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
| | - G S Huang
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - J S Huang
- Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
| | - L Huang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X T Huang
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Huang
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - T Hussain
- University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
| | - C S Ji
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Q Ji
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q P Ji
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - X B Ji
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X L Ji
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L L Jiang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X S Jiang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J B Jiao
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - Z Jiao
- Huangshan College, Huangshan 245000, People's Republic of China
| | - D P Jin
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S Jin
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - F F Jing
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | | | - M Kavatsyuk
- KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - B Kloss
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - B Kopf
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - M Kornicer
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - W Kuehn
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - W Lai
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J S Lange
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - M Lara
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
| | - P Larin
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - M Leyhe
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - C H Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Cheng Li
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Cui Li
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - D M Li
- Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
| | - F Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H B Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J C Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - K Li
- Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China
| | - Lei Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - P R Li
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q J Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - W D Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - W G Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X L Li
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - X N Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X Q Li
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - X R Li
- Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
| | - Z B Li
- Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
| | - H Liang
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Y F Liang
- Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
| | - Y T Liang
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - G R Liao
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - X T Liao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - D X Lin
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - B J Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C L Liu
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
| | - C X Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - F H Liu
- Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China
| | - Fang Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Feng Liu
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
| | - H Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H B Liu
- GuangXi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China
| | - H H Liu
- Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China
| | - H M Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H W Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J P Liu
- Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
| | - K Liu
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - K Y Liu
- Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China
| | - L D Liu
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - P L Liu
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - Q Liu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S B Liu
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - X Liu
- Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
| | - Y B Liu
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - Z A Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Zhiqiang Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Zhiqing Liu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H Loehner
- KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - X C Lou
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G R Lu
- Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
| | - H J Lu
- Huangshan College, Huangshan 245000, People's Republic of China
| | - J G Lu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X R Lu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y P Lu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C L Luo
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - M X Luo
- Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
| | - T Luo
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - X L Luo
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M Lv
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - F C Ma
- Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, People's Republic of China
| | - H L Ma
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q M Ma
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S Ma
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - T Ma
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X Y Ma
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - F E Maas
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - M Maggiora
- University of Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy and INFN, I-10125 Turin, Italy
| | - Q A Malik
- University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
| | - Y J Mao
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - Z P Mao
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J G Messchendorp
- KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - J Min
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - T J Min
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - R E Mitchell
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
| | - X H Mo
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H Moeini
- KVI, University of Groningen, NL-9747 AA Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - C Morales Morales
- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - K Moriya
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
| | - N Yu Muchnoi
- G. I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (BINP), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
| | - H Muramatsu
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Y Nefedov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - I B Nikolaev
- G. I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS (BINP), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
| | - Z Ning
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S L Olsen
- Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
| | - Q Ouyang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S Pacetti
- INFN and University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy
| | - J W Park
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - M Pelizaeus
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - H P Peng
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - K Peters
- GSI Helmholtzcentre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
| | - J L Ping
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - R G Ping
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - R Poling
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - E Prencipe
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - M Qi
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - S Qian
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C F Qiao
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L Q Qin
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - X S Qin
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Qin
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - Z H Qin
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J F Qiu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - K H Rashid
- University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
| | - C F Redmer
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - G Rong
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X D Ruan
- GuangXi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China
| | - A Sarantsev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M Shao
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - C P Shen
- Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
| | - X Y Shen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - H Y Sheng
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M R Shepherd
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
| | - W M Song
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X Y Song
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S Spataro
- University of Turin, I-10125 Turin, Italy and INFN, I-10125 Turin, Italy
| | - B Spruck
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - D H Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G X Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - J F Sun
- Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
| | - S S Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y J Sun
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Z Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z J Sun
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z T Sun
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - C J Tang
- Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
| | - X Tang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - I Tapan
- Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey
| | - E H Thorndike
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - D Toth
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - M Ullrich
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - I Uman
- Dogus University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey
| | - G S Varner
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - B Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - D Wang
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - D Y Wang
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - K Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L L Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L S Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M Wang
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - P Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - P L Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q J Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S G Wang
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - X F Wang
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - X L Wang
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Y D Wang
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy
| | - Y F Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Q Wang
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - Z Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z G Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Z Y Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - D H Wei
- Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
| | - J B Wei
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - P Weidenkaff
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - Q G Wen
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - S P Wen
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M Werner
- Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
| | - U Wiedner
- Bochum Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - L H Wu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - N Wu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - S X Wu
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - W Wu
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - Z Wu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L G Xia
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - Y X Xia
- Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
| | - Z J Xiao
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
| | - Y G Xie
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q L Xiu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - G F Xu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Q J Xu
- Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, People's Republic of China
| | - Q N Xu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - X P Xu
- Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China
| | - Z R Xu
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Z Xue
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - L Yan
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - W B Yan
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
| | - Y H Yan
- Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
| | - H X Yang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Yang
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
| | - Y X Yang
- Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
| | - H Ye
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M Ye
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - M H Ye
- China Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
| | - B X Yu
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C X Yu
- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
| | - H W Yu
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
| | - J S Yu
- Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
| | - S P Yu
- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
| | - C Z Yuan
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Yuan
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - A A Zafar
- University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
| | - A Zallo
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044, Frascati, Italy
| | - S L Zang
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - Y Zeng
- Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
| | - B X Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - B Y Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - C Zhang
- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
| | - C C Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
| | - D H Zhang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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