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Liang T, Zhao JK, Li HM, Wang Y, Cao ZH, Zhang WS, Wang XZ, Guo CY, Shi XJ, Chen XP. [Analysis on Driving Factors, Reduction Potential, and Environmental Effect of Inorganic Fertilizer Input in Chongqing]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2024; 45:364-375. [PMID: 38216486 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202211280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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In this study, we sought to quantify the effect of planting structure change on fertilizer input and environmental cost in Chongqing and develop scientific and rational strategies for chemical fertilizer reduction. Based on the crop fertilizer quota standard and large sample farmer survey data under the medium productivity level in Chongqing, we evaluated and analyzed the application reduction potential and environmental benefits of fertilizer with the difference method and life cycle assessment. The results showed that:① since Chongqing became a municipality directly under the central government (1997), Chongqing crop planting structure had greatly changed, and the proportion of food crop (rice, corn, wheat, bean, and potato) decreased by 21%. The area of fruits and vegetables increased from 3.36×105 hm2 to 1.05×106 hm2, and their proportion increased by 20%. ② Nearly 55% of fertilizers had been consumed by vegetable (37%) and citrus production systems, and 11%, 12%, and 12% of fertilizers were consumed by rice, corn, and potato, respectively. ③ The total fertilizer reduction of the Chongqing planting industry could reach up to 1.69×105 tons during the period of "the 14th Five-Year Plan," with a fertilizer reduction potential of 18.6%. The fertilizer reduction potential (reduction amount) of rice, corn, citrus, and vegetables would reach 0.3% (2.9×102 tons), 12% (1.45×104 tons), 21% (3.65×104 tons), and 30% (1.18×105 tons), respectively. On the other hand, the rape system was insufficient in phosphorus potassium fertilizers, and the corn tended to be insufficient in potash fertilizer. ④ The current production level was low, and the nitrogen loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and eutrophication potential in the planting industry of Chongqing reached 1.81×105 tons (N), 1.43×107 tons (CO2-eq), and 1.74×105 tons (PO4-eq). With the increase in the realization degree of the crop quota standard (60%-100%), the reactive nitrogen loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and eutrophication potential decreased by 14.9%-24.9%, 10.1%-16.7%, and 13.8%-23%, respectively. The structure of the planting industry in Chongqing significantly changed, the total fertilizer consumption in Chongqing tended to decline gradually, and the fertilization intensity of commercial crops stayed at a high level. The agricultural fertilizer reduction potential and the reactive nitrogen and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential were large, especially for citrus and vegetable production systems. However, it is also necessary to pay attention to insufficient corn potash fertilizer and rape phosphorus potassium fertilizer investment and carry out collaborative promotion of fertilizer reduction.
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- Tao Liang
- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, China
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- Chongqing Agro-Tech Extension Station, Chongqing 401120, China
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- Chongqing Agro-Tech Extension Station, Chongqing 401120, China
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- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, China
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- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, China
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- Chongqing Agro-Tech Extension Station, Chongqing 401120, China
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- Chongqing Agro-Tech Extension Station, Chongqing 401120, China
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- Chongqing Agro-Tech Extension Station, Chongqing 401120, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Huo JT, Tuersun A, Yu SY, Zhang YC, Feng WQ, Xu ZQ, Zhao JK, Zong YP, Lu AG. Leveraging a KRAS-based signature to predict the prognosis and drug sensitivity of colon cancer and identifying SPINK4 as a new biomarker. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22230. [PMID: 38097680 PMCID: PMC10721872 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48768-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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KRAS is one of the leading mutations reported in colon cancer. However, there are few studies on the application of KRAS related signature in predicting prognosis and drug sensitivity of colon cancer patient. We identified KRAS related differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. A signature closely related to overall survival was recognized with Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and univariate cox regression analysis. Then we validated this signature with overall expression score (OE score) algorithm using both scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq data. Based on this signature, we performed LASSO cox regression to establish a prognostic model, and corresponding scores were calculated. Differences in genomic alteration, immune microenvironment, drug sensitivity between high- and low-KRD score groups were investigated. A KRAS related signature composed of 80 DEGs in colon cancer were recognized, among which 19 genes were selected to construct a prognostic model. This KRAS related signature was significantly correlated with worse prognosis. Furthermore, patients who scored lower in the prognostic model presented a higher likelihood of responding to chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Furthermore, among the 19 selected genes in the model, SPINK4 was identified as an independent prognostic biomarker. Further validation in vitro indicated the knockdown of SPINK4 promoted the proliferation and migration of SW48 cells. In conclusion, a novel KRAS related signature was identified and validated based on clinical and genomic information from TCGA and GEO databases. The signature was proved to regulate genomic alteration, immune microenvironment and drug sensitivity in colon cancer, and thus might serve as a predictor for individual prognosis and treatment.
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- Jian-Ting Huo
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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Feng WQ, Zhang YC, Gao H, Li WC, Miao YM, Xu ZF, Xu ZQ, Zhao JK, Zheng MH, Zong YP, Lu AG. FOXD1 promotes chemotherapy resistance by enhancing cell stemness in colorectal cancer through β‑catenin nuclear localization. Oncol Rep 2023; 50:134. [PMID: 37203394 DOI: 10.3892/or.2023.8571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Forkhead box D1 (FOXD1) serves a critical role in colorectal cancer (CRC). FOXD1 expression is an independent prognostic factor in patients with CRC; however, the molecular mechanism and signaling pathway of FOXD1 that regulates cell stemness and chemoresistance has not been fully characterized. The aim of the present study was to further validate the effect of FOXD1 on the proliferation and migration of CRC cells, and to delve into the possible potential of FOXD1 in the clinical treatment of CRC. The effect of FOXD1 on cell proliferation was assessed using Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK‑8) and colony formation assays. The effect of FOXD1 on cell migration was assessed by wound‑healing and Transwell assays. The effect of FOXD1 on cell stemness was assessed by spheroid formation in vitro and limiting dilution assays in vivo. The expression of stemness associated proteins, leucine rich repeat containing G protein‑coupled receptor 5 (LGR5), OCT4, Sox2 and Nanog, and epithelial‑mesenchymal transition associated proteins, E‑cadherin, N‑cadherin and vimentin, were detected by western blotting. Proteins interrelationships were assessed by a co‑immunoprecipitation assay. Oxaliplatin resistance was assessed using CCK‑8 and apoptosis assays in vitro, and using a tumor xenograft model in vivo. By constructing FOXD1 overexpression and knockdown stably transfected strains of colon cancer cells, it was revealed that the overexpression of FOXD1 increased CRC cell stemness and chemoresistance. By contrast, knockdown of FOXD1 produced the opposite effects. These phenomena were caused by the direct interaction between FOXD1 and β‑catenin, thus promoting its nuclear translocation and the activation of downstream target genes, such as LGR5 and Sox2. Notably, inhibition of this pathway with a specific β‑catenin inhibitor (XAV‑939) could impair the effects induced by the overexpression of FOXD1. In summary, these results indicated that FOXD1 may promote cell stemness and the chemoresistance of CRC by binding directly to β‑catenin and enhancing β‑catenin nuclear localization; therefore, it may be considered a potential clinical target.
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- Wen-Qing Feng
- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, P.R. China
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Xing QF, Zhao G, Liu ZW, Heger A, Han ZW, Aoki W, Chen YQ, Ishigaki MN, Li HN, Zhao JK. A metal-poor star with abundances from a pair-instability supernova. Nature 2023:10.1038/s41586-023-06028-1. [PMID: 37286602 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06028-1] [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] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The most massive and shortest-lived stars dominate the chemical evolution of the pre-galactic era. On the basis of numerical simulations, it has long been speculated that the mass of such first-generation stars was up to several hundred solar masses1-4. The very massive first-generation stars with a mass range from 140 to 260 solar masses are predicted to enrich the early interstellar medium through pair-instability supernovae (PISNe)5. Decades of observational efforts, however, have not been able to uniquely identify the imprints of such very massive stars on the most metal-poor stars in the Milky Way6,7. Here we report the chemical composition of a very metal-poor (VMP) star with extremely low sodium and cobalt abundances. The sodium with respect to iron in this star is more than two orders of magnitude lower than that of the Sun. This star exhibits very large abundance variance between the odd- and even-charge-number elements, such as sodium/magnesium and cobalt/nickel. Such peculiar odd-even effect, along with deficiencies of sodium and α elements, are consistent with the prediction of primordial pair-instability supernova (PISN) from stars more massive than 140 solar masses. This provides a clear chemical signature indicating the existence of very massive stars in the early universe.
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- Qian-Fan Xing
- CAS Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Key Laboratory for the Structure and Evolution of Celestial Objects, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Key Laboratory for the Structure and Evolution of Celestial Objects, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Mitaka, Japan
- Astronomical Science Program, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mitaka, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Mitaka, Japan
- Astronomical Science Program, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mitaka, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Feng WQ, Zhang YC, Xu ZQ, Yu SY, Huo JT, Tuersun A, Zheng MH, Zhao JK, Zong YP, Lu AG. IL-17A-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction induces pyroptosis in colorectal cancer cells and promotes CD8 + T-cell tumour infiltration. J Transl Med 2023; 21:335. [PMID: 37211606 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04187-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-17A (IL-17A), a proinflammatory cytokine primarily secreted by Th17 cells, γδT cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells, performs essential roles in the microenvironment of certain inflammation-related tumours by regulating cancer growth and tumour elimination proved in previous literature. In this study, the mechanism of IL-17A that induces mitochondrial dysfunction promoted pyroptosis has been explored in colorectal cancer cells. METHOD The records of 78 patients diagnosed with CRC were reviewed via the public database to evaluate clinicopathological parameters and prognosis associations of IL-17A expression. The colorectal cancer cells were treated with IL-17A, and the morphological characteristics of those cells were indicated by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. After IL-17A treatment, mitochondrial dysfunction was tested by mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The expression of pyroptosis associated proteins including cleaved caspase-4, cleaved gasdermin-D (GSDMD), IL-1β, receptor activator of nuclear NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), apoptosis-associated speck like protein containing a card (ASC), and factor-kappa B was measured through western blotting. RESULTS Positive IL-17A protein expression was observed in CRC compared to the non-tumour tissue. IL-17A expression indicates a better differentiation, earlier stage, and better overall survival in CRC. IL-17A treatment could induce mitochondrial dysfunction and stimulate intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Furthermore, IL-17A could promote pyroptosis of colorectal cancer cells and significantly increase the secretion of inflammatory factors. Nevertheless, the pyroptosis induced by IL-17A could be inhibited through the pre-treatment with Mito-TEMPO (a mitochondria-targeted superoxide dismutase mimetic with superoxide and alkyl radical scavenging properties) or Z-LEVD-FMK (caspase-4 inhibitor, fluoromethylketone). Additionally, after being treated with IL-17A, an increasing number of CD8 + T cells showed in mouse-derived allograft colon cancer models. CONCLUSION IL-17A, as a cytokine mainly secreted by γδT cells in the colorectal tumour immune microenvironment, can regulate the tumour microenvironment in multiple ways. IL-17A could induce mitochondrial dysfunction and pyroptosis through the ROS/NLRP3/caspase-4/GSDMD pathway, and promote intracellular ROS accumulation. In addition, IL-17A can promote the secretion of inflammatory factors such as IL-1β、IL-18 and immune antigens, and recruit CD8 + T cells to infiltrate tumours.
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- Wen-Qing Feng
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200020, People's Republic of China.
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Ma DY, Teng HH, Zhao JK. [Clinicopathological study of thymic lipofibroadenoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:163-165. [PMID: 36748138 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220607-00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- D Y Ma
- Department of Pathology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining 810000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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Zhao JK, Hou SJ, Zhao JW, Yu HL, Duan SR. An interventional study of baicalin on neuronal pentraxin-1, neuronal pentraxin-2, and C-reactive protein in Alzheimer's disease rat model. Transl Neurosci 2023; 14:20220298. [PMID: 37719746 PMCID: PMC10500638 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2022-0298] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background Baicalin has been shown to promote spatial learning and neural regeneration, which might increase the differentiation of neural stem cells in Alzheimer's disease (AD) rat models. We aimed to study the role of baicalin on neuronal pentraxin-1 (NPTX-1), neuronal pentraxin-2 (NPTX-2), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in AD model rats. Methods The 30 male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups: the control group, the AD model group, and the AD + baicalin group. Then, the Morris water maze was used to verify the effect of baicalin on the memory and spatial learning of rats. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to observe the expression of NPTX-1, NPTX-2, and CRP in brain tissue. Results Compared with the AD model group, the AD rats treated with baicalin spent significantly less time finding escape latencies (P = 0.008) and had longer cross-platform times in the target quadrant (P = 0.015). In addition, the AD + baicalin group had significantly higher numbers of hippocampal neurons compared with the AD model group (P < 0.05). Baicalin also obviously decreased the apoptosis of neurons. Moreover, compared with the AD model group, the NPTX-1 and CRP expression in the AD + baicalin group was significantly reduced (P = 0.000) while the expression of NPTX-2 in the brain tissue of AD rats was significantly increased (P = 0.000). Conclusions Baicalin can play a therapeutic role by downregulating NPTX-1, upregulating NPTX-2, and downregulating CPR in AD model rats.
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- Jing-Kun Zhao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Postal Street, Nangang District, Harbin150001, China
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- Department of Neurology, The General Hospital of Heilongjiang Province Land Reclamation Bureau, Harbin150088, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Postal Street, Nangang District, Harbin150001, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Postal Street, Nangang District, Harbin150001, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Postal Street, Nangang District, Harbin150001, China
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Cao JW, Tang ZB, Zhao JW, Zhao JK, Yao JL, Sheng XM, Zhao MQ, Duan Q, Han BC, Duan SR. LncRNA nuclear-enriched abundant transcript 1 aggravates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through activating early growth response-1/RNA binding motif protein 25 axis. J Neurochem 2022; 163:500-516. [PMID: 35997641 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15692] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ischemic stroke is a major global health issue. Ischemia and subsequent reperfusion results in stroke-related brain injury. Previous studies have demonstrated that nuclear-enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEATa and early growth response 1 (EGR1) are involved in ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury). In this study, we aimed to explore the roles of NEAT1/EGR1 axis as well as its downstream effector RNA binding motif protein 25 (RBM25) in cerebral IR injury. Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) and middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) were used to establish in vitro and in vivo models of cerebral IR injury, respectively. According to our data, NEAT1, EGR1, and RBM25 levels were elevated in OGD/R-exposed SK-N-SH and SH-SY5Y cells and cerebral cortex of MCAO mice. NEAT1, EGR1, or RBM25 knockdown effectively reduced infarct volumes and apoptosis, and improved neurological function. Mechanistically, NEAT1 directly interacted with EGR1, which restrained WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (WWP1)-mediated ubiquitination of EGR1 and subsequently caused EGR1 accumulation. EGR1 bound to RBM25 promoter and transcriptionally activated RBM25. Rescue experiments indicated that RBM25 overexpression abolished the therapeutic effects of NEAT1 knockdown. In conclusion, this work identified a novel NEAT1/EGR1/RBM25 axis in potentiating brain injury after IR insults, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for ischemic stroke.
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- Jing-Wei Cao
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Harbin First Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Harbin Fourth Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Harbin Second Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Zhang AR, Wang Q, Zhou CE, Zhang JG, Wang XJ, Zhao JK, Lu BH, Yang CX, Gu L, Ma LY, Su JR, Cao B, Wang H. [Risk factors and clinical prognosis analysis of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria nosocomial infection]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:1572-1582. [PMID: 34098684 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20201224-03455] [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 risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infection and death. Methods: A case-control analysis of 482 inpatients in 18 secondary or tertiary hospitals in Beijing in 2018 was conducted. Patients infected by CRE were selected as the case group (n=247), and infected by carbapenem susceptible Enterobacterales (CSE) as the control group (n=235). The risk factors and clinical prognosis of CRE infection were analyzed by single factor analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: CRE were resistant to most antimicrobials, but were highly sensitive to colistin and tigecycline, with sensitivity of 94.0% and 99.5%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that prior 30-day tracheal intubation (OR=2.607, 95%CI: 1.655-4.108, P<0.001), empirical treatment using third or fourth generation cephalosporins (OR=2.339, 95%CI: 1.438-3.803, P=0.001), carbapenems (OR=2.468, 95%CI: 1.610-3.782, P<0.001) and quinolones (OR=2.042, 95%CI: 1.268-3.289, P=0.003) were independent risk factors for CRE infection. Mechanical ventilation (OR=3.390, 95%CI: 1.454-7.904, P=0.005), heart failure (OR=4.679, 95%CI: 1.975-11.083, P<0.001), moderate or severe liver disease (OR=3.057, 95%CI: 1.061-8.806, P=0.038), prior 30-day quinolones exposure (OR=2.882, 95%CI: 1.241-6.691, P=0.014) and septic shock (OR=7.772, 95%CI: 3.505-17.233, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for death after CRE infection. Conclusions: Reducing the use of antimicrobials and invasive procedures such as prior 30-day tracheal intubation may reduce the probability of CRE infection. Grading the severity of the underlying disease in patients with CRE infection, as well as predicting and preventing the occurrence of septic shock will help reduce the risk of death.
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- A R Zhang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Infection and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Infection and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Li WC, Zhao JK, Feng WQ, Miao YM, Xu ZF, Xu ZQ, Gao H, Sun J, Zheng MH, Zong YP, Lu AG. Retrospective research of neoadjuvant therapy on tumor-downstaging, post-operative complications, and prognosis in locally advanced rectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13:267-278. [PMID: 33796215 PMCID: PMC7992997 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i3.267] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) is becoming increasingly important in locally advanced rectal cancer. Hence, such research has become a problem. AIM To evaluate the downstaging effect of NAT, its impact on postoperative complications and its prognosis with different medical regimens. METHODS Seventy-seven cases from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine were retrospectively collected and divided into the neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (NRCT) group and the neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) group. The differences between the two groups in tumor regression, postoperative complications, rectal function, disease-free survival, and overall survival were compared using the χ 2 test and Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS Baseline data showed no statistical differences between the two groups, whereas the NRCT group had a higher rate of T4 (30/55 vs 5/22, P < 0.05) than the NCT groups. Twelve cases were evaluated as complete responders, and 15 cases were evaluated as tumor regression grade 0. Except for the reduction rate of T stage (NRCT 37/55 vs NCT 9/22, P < 0.05), there was no difference in effectiveness between the two groups. Preoperative radiation was not a risk factor for poor reaction or anastomotic leakage. No significant difference in postoperative complications and disease-free survival between the two groups was observed, although the NRCT group might have better long-term overall survival. CONCLUSION NAT can cause tumor downstaging preoperatively or even complete remission of the primary tumor. Radiochemotherapy could lead to better T downstaging and promising overall survival without more complications.
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- Wen-Chang Li
- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Chen C, Xu ZQ, Zong YP, Ou BC, Shen XH, Feng H, Zheng MH, Zhao JK, Lu AG. CXCL5 induces tumor angiogenesis via enhancing the expression of FOXD1 mediated by the AKT/NF-κB pathway in colorectal cancer. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:178. [PMID: 30792394 PMCID: PMC6385313 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1431-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The mechanisms underlying the role of CXCL5 in tumor angiogenesis have not been fully defined. Here, we examined the effect of CXCL5 on tumor angiogenesis in colorectal cancer (CRC). Immunohistochemistry was used to monitor the expression of CXCL5 and CD31 in CRC patients’ tissues. HUVEC cell lines stably transfected with shCXCR2 and shFOXD1 lentivirus plasmids were used in an in vitro study. Based on some molecular biological experiments in vitro and in vivo, we found that CXCL5 was upregulated in tumor tissues and that its level positively correlated with the expression of CD31. Next, we used recombinant human CXCL5 (rhCXCL5) to stimulate HUVECs and found that their tube formation ability, proliferation, and migration were enhanced by the activation of the AKT/NF-κB/FOXD1/VEGF-A pathway in a CXCR2-dependent manner. However, silencing of CXCR2 and FOXD1 or inhibition of the AKT and NF-κB pathways could attenuate the tube formation ability, proliferation, and migration of rhCXCL5-stimulated HUVECs in vitro. rhCXCL5 can promote angiogenesis in vivo in Matrigel plugs, and the overexpression of CXCL5 can also increase microvessel density in vivo in a subcutaneous xenotransplanted tumor model in nude mice. Taken together, our findings support CXCL5 as an angiogenic factor that can promote cell metastasis through tumor angiogenesis in CRC. Furthermore, we propose that FOXD1 is a novel regulator of VEGF-A. These observations open new avenues for therapeutic application of CXCL5 in tumor anti-angiogenesis.
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- Chun Chen
- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Gastroenterology Surgery Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Zhao JK, Shao JC, Zhang J. [Primary malignant melanoma of trachea: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2017; 46:865-866. [PMID: 29224286 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Zhu CC, Chen C, Xu ZQ, Zhao JK, Ou BC, Sun J, Zheng MH, Zong YP, Lu AG. CCR6 promotes tumor angiogenesis via the AKT/NF-κB/VEGF pathway in colorectal cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1864:387-397. [PMID: 29097259 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chemokines and chemokine receptors play an important role in tumorigenesis. Angiogenesis is a vital part of the occurrence, development and metastasis of cancer. CCR6 is an important factor during tumor progression; however, its function in tumor angiogenesis is not fully understood. In our study, we found that CCR6 was significantly overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and predicted a poor prognosis in CRC patients. We then verified the function of CCR6 on tumor angiogenesis in vivo and in vitro. We observed that silencing CCR6 could decrease angiogenesis by inhibiting the proliferation and migration of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), whereas overexpression of CCR6 can promote angiogenesis. Additionally, we investigated the molecular mechanisms and demonstrated that activation of the AKT/NF-κB pathway maybe involved in CCR6-mediated tumor angiogenesis, which was able to promote the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A). In conclusion, CCR6 facilitates tumor angiogenesis via the AKT/NF-κB/VEGF pathway in colorectal cancer. CCR6 inhibition may be a novel option for anti-vascular treatment in CRC.
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- Cong-Cong Zhu
- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
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- Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
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Feng H, Ou BC, Zhao JK, Yin S, Lu AG, Oechsle E, Thasler WE. Homogeneous pancreatic cancer spheroids mimic growth pattern of circulating tumor cell clusters and macrometastases: displaying heterogeneity and crater-like structure on inner layer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2017; 143:1771-1786. [PMID: 28497169 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2434-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Pancreatic cancer 3D in vitro models including multicellular tumor spheroid (MCTS), single cell-derived tumor spheroid (SCTS), tissue-derived tumor spheroid, and organotypic models provided powerful platforms to mimic in vivo tumor. Recent work supports that circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters are more efficient in metastasis seeding than single CTCs. The purpose of this study is to establish 3D culture models which can mimic single CTC, monoclonal CTC clusters, and the expansion of macrometastases. METHODS Seven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell lines were used to establish MCTS and SCTS using hanging drop and ultra-low attachment plates. Spheroid immunofluorescence staining, spheroid formation assay, immunoblotting, and literature review were performed to investigate molecular biomarkers and the morphological characteristics of pancreatic tumor spheroids. RESULTS Single cells experienced different growth patterns to form SCTS, like signet ring-like cells, blastula-like structures, and solid core spheroids. However, golf ball-like hollow spheroids could also be detected, especially when DanG and Capan-1 cells were cultivated with fibroblast-conditioned medium (p < 0.05). The size of golf ball-like hollow spheroids hardly grew after getting matured. Only DanG and Capan-1 could establish SCTS- and MCTS-derived hollow spheroids using hanging drop plates and ultra-low attachment plates. Other PDA cell lines could also establish tumor spheroid with hanging drop plates by adding methylated cellulose. Tumor spheroids derived from pancreatic cancer cell line DanG possessed asymmetrically distributed proliferation center, immune-checkpoint properties. ß-catenin, Ki-67, and F-actin were active surrounding the crater-like structure distributing on the inner layer of viable rim cover of the spheroids, which was relevant to well-differentiated tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS It is possible to establish 3D CTC cluster models from homogenous PDA cell lines using hanging drop and ultra-low attachment plates. PDA cell line displays its own intrinsic properties or heterogeneity. The mechanism of formation of the crater-like structure as well as golf ball-like structure needs further exploration.
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- Hao Feng
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China. .,Medical Faculty, University Hospital of LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China
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- Medical Faculty, University Hospital of LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China
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- Medical Faculty, University Hospital of LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Germany, 82152, Munich, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, 80634, Munich, Germany.
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Gallmeier FX, Lu W, Riemer BW, Zhao JK, Herwig KW, Robertson JL. Conceptual moderator studies for the Spallation Neutron Source short-pulse second target station. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:063304. [PMID: 27370444 DOI: 10.1063/1.4953612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Candidate moderator configurations for a short-pulse second target station (STS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) have been identified using a global optimizer framework built around the MCNPX particle transport code. Neutron brightness metrics were selected as the figure-of-merit. We assumed that STS would use one out of six proton pulses produced by an SNS accelerator upgraded to operate at 1.3 GeV proton energy, 2.8 MW power and 60 Hz repetition rate. The simulations indicate that the peak brightness can be increased by a factor of 5 and 2.5 on a per proton pulse basis compared to the SNS first target station for both coupled and decoupled para-hydrogen moderators, respectively. Additional increases by factors of 3 and 2 were demonstrated for coupled and decoupled moderators, respectively, by reducing the area of neutron emission from 100 × 100 mm(2) to 20 × 20 mm(2). This increase in brightness has the potential to translate to an increase of beam intensity at the instruments' sample positions even though the total neutron emission of the smaller moderator is less than that of the larger. This is especially true for instruments with small samples (beam dimensions). The increased fluxes in the STS moderators come at accelerated poison and de-coupler burnout and higher radiation-induced material damage rates per unit power, which overall translate into lower moderator lifetimes. A first effort was undertaken to group decoupled moderators into a cluster collectively positioning them at the peak neutron production zone in the target and having a three-port neutron emission scheme that complements that of a cylindrical coupled moderator.
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- F X Gallmeier
- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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Zhu KC, Yu DH, Zhao JK, Wang WM, Wang HL. Morphological analysis and muscle-associated gene expression during different muscle growth phases of Megalobrama amblycephala. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:11639-51. [PMID: 26436405 DOI: 10.4238/2015.september.28.16] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Skeletal muscle growth is regulated by both positive and negative factors, such as myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) and myostatin (MSTN), and involves both hyperplasia and hypertrophy. In the present study, morphological changes during muscle development in Megalobrama amblycephala were characterized and gene expression levels were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis in juvenile [60, 90, 120, and 180 days post-hatching (dph)] and adult fish. Our results show that during muscle development, the frequency of muscle fibers with a diameter <20 μm dramatically decreased in both red and white muscles, with a concomitant increase in the frequency of >30 μm fibers in red muscle and >50 μm fibers in white muscle. At 90-120 dph, the ratio of hyperplastic to hypertrophic areas in red and white muscles increased, but later decreased at 120-180 dph. The effect of hypertrophy was significantly larger than hyperplasia during these phases. qRT-PCR indicated MRF and MSTN (MSTNa and MSTNb) genes had similar expression patterns that peaked at 120 dph, with the exception of MSTNa. This new information on the molecular regulation of muscle growth and rapid growth phases will be of value to the cultivation of M. amblycephala.
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- K C Zhu
- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Feng H, Lu AG, Zhao XW, Han DP, Zhao JK, Shi L, Schiergens TS, Lee SML, Zhang WP, Thasler WE. Comparison of non-schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer and schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:7225-7232. [PMID: 26109809 PMCID: PMC4476884 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To compare the clinicopathological features of patients with non-schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer and schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer.
METHODS: All the patients with rectosigmoid carcinoma who underwent laparoscopic radical surgical resection in the Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgical Center at Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University between October 2009 and October 2013 were included in this study. Twenty-six cases of colonic schistosomiasis diagnosed through colonoscopy and pathological examinations were collected. Symptoms, endoscopic findings and clinicopathological characteristics were evaluated retrospectively.
RESULTS: There were no significant differences between patients with and without schistosomiasis in gender, age, CEA, CA19-9, preoperative biopsy findings or postoperative pathology. Patients with rectosigmoid schistosomiasis had a significantly higher CA-125 level and a larger proportion of these patients were at an early tumor stage (P = 0.003). Various morphological characteristics of schistosomiasis combined with rectosigmoid cancer could be found by colonoscopic examination: 46% were fungating mass polyps, 23% were congestive and ulcerative polyps, 23% were cauliflower-like masses, 8% were annular masses. Only 27% of the patients were diagnosed with rectal carcinoma preoperatively after the biopsy. Computed tomography (CT) scans showed thickened intestinal walls combined with linear and tram-track calcifications in 26 patients.
CONCLUSION: Rectosigmoid carcinoma combined with schistosomiasis is associated with higher CA-125 values and early tumor stages. CA-125 and CT scans have a reasonable sensitivity for the accurate diagnosis.
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Zhao JK, Robertson JL, Herwig KW, Gallmeier FX, Riemer BW. Optimizing moderator dimensions for neutron scattering at the spallation neutron source. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:125104. [PMID: 24387465 DOI: 10.1063/1.4841875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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In this work, we investigate the effect of neutron moderator dimensions on the performance of neutron scattering instruments at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). In a recent study of the planned second target station at the SNS facility, we have found that the dimensions of a moderator play a significant role in determining its surface brightness. A smaller moderator may be significantly brighter over a smaller viewing area. One of the immediate implications of this finding is that for modern neutron scattering instrument designs, moderator dimensions and brightness have to be incorporated as an integrated optimization parameter. Here, we establish a strategy of matching neutron scattering instruments with moderators using analytical and Monte Carlo techniques. In order to simplify our treatment, we group the instruments into two broad categories: those with natural collimation and those that use neutron guide systems. For instruments using natural collimation, the optimal moderator selection depends on the size of the moderator, the sample, and the moderator brightness. The desired beam divergence only plays a role in determining the distance between sample and moderator. For instruments using neutron optical systems, the smallest moderator available that is larger than the entrance dimension of the closest optical element will perform the best (assuming, as is the case here that smaller moderators are brighter).
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- J K Zhao
- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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Sarsenbek A, Wang T, Zhao JK, Jiang W. Comparison of carcass yields and meat quality between Baicheng-You chickens and Arbor Acres broilers. Poult Sci 2013; 92:2776-82. [PMID: 24046427 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study examined carcass yields and meat quality traits between Baicheng-You (BCY) chickens and Arbor Acres (AA) broilers. Thirty birds for each strain were selected and slaughtered at market ages of 49 d for AA broilers and 120 d for BCY. The results showed that BCY chickens had lower dressing (2.99%), semi-evisceration (5.10%), breast muscle (5.80%), and abdominal fat (1.55%) than those for AA broilers (P < 0.05). However, the leg muscle (%) of BCY chickens was greater (3.14%) than that of AA broilers (P < 0.05). The meat pH45min and pH24h value variations of these 2 breeds were within the normal range (5.53-6.70). The meat color density (optical density, OD) of thigh muscle was darker than breast muscles in both strains (P < 0.05). The cooking loss (%) of breast and thigh muscles of BCY chickens (18.81 and 20.20%, respectively) was also significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that of same muscles of AA broilers (26.41 and 27.33%, respectively). The shear force of breast meat in both breeds was lower (P < 0.05) than that of their thigh meat. The moisture of breast muscle of BCY chickens (72.93%) was lower (P < 0.05) than breast muscles of AA broilers (74.43%). The CP content of breast muscles was greater (P < 0.05) than its thigh muscles of same strain, but it had no significant (P > 0.05) difference of CP content in the same muscles of the 2 strains. The intramuscular fat (IMF) content was greater (P < 0.05) in thigh muscles of BCY chickens (6.80%) than those of AA broilers (4.28%), and inosine-5'-monophosphate (IMP) content was greater (P < 0.05) in breast and thigh muscles of BCY chickens (IMP: 3.79 and 1.47 mg/g) than same muscles in AA broilers (1.42 and 0.47 mg/g). In this study, muscle from 120-d-old BCY chickens was judged to have better quality traits with regard to cooking loss, drip loss, contents of IMF, and IMP compared with meat from 42-d-old AA broilers. At the same time, greater carcass yields, greater thigh pH24, and lower IMF content were observed in AA broilers compared with the BCY chickens.
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- A Sarsenbek
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; and
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Zhao JK, Herwig KW, Robertson JL, Gallmeier FX, Riemer BW. Instrument performance study on the short and long pulse options of the second Spallation Neutron Source target station. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:105104. [PMID: 24182160 DOI: 10.1063/1.4823778] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is designed with an upgrade option for a future low repetition rate, long wavelength second target station. This second target station is intended to complement the scientific capabilities of the 1.4 MW, 60 Hz high power first target station. Two upgrade possibilities have been considered, the short and the long pulse options. In the short pulse mode, proton extraction occurs after the pulse compression in the accumulator ring. The proton pulse structure is thus the same as that for the first target station with a pulse width of ~0.7 μs. In the long pulse mode, protons are extracted as they are produced by the linac, with no compression in the accumulator ring. The time width of the uncompressed proton pulse is ~1 ms. This difference in proton pulse structure means that neutron pulses will also be different. Neutron scattering instruments thus have to be designed and optimized very differently for these two source options which will directly impact the overall scientific capabilities of the SNS facility. In order to assess the merits of the short and long pulse target stations, we investigated a representative suit of neutron scattering instruments and evaluated their performance under each option. Our results indicate that the short pulse option will offer significantly better performance for the instruments and is the preferred choice for the SNS facility.
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- J K Zhao
- Instrument and Source Division, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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Zhao JK, Guan FL, Duan SR, Zhao JW, Sun RH, Zhang LM, Wang DS. Effect of focal mild hypothermia on expression of MMP-9, TIMP-1, Tau-1 and β-APP in rats with cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Brain Inj 2013; 27:1190-8. [PMID: 23895636 DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE Following stroke, hypothermia is reported to reduce both cellular and extracellular damage. This study aimed to examine the effects of focal mild hypothermia on proteins associated with both extracellular (matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of MMP-9 (TIMP-1)) and cellular damage (Tau-1 and β-amyloid precursor protein (β-APP)) to characterize the protective effects of hypothermia. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Male Wistar rats received ischaemic damage using a transient, focal ischaemia/reperfusion model. Afterwards, one group (HT) received 6 hours of focal mild hypothermia (33 °C) applied to the head, while another remained at normal temperature (NT). The brains were collected at 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after hypothermia to measure infarct volume ratio and to detect cells immunopositive for MMP-9, TIMP-1, Tau-1 and β-APP, while neurological deficits were examined separately after 2 weeks. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Focal mild hypothermia had no effect on infarct volume ratio but expression of MMP-9, TIMP-1 Tau-1 and β-APP was decreased. Furthermore, neurological function in the HT group was better than in the NT group. CONCLUSIONS Focal mild hypothermia has protective effects on cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury characterized by decreased expression of MMP-9, TIMP-1, Tau-1 and β-APP, along with improvement of neurological function despite no changes in infarct volume.
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- Jing-Kun Zhao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, PR China
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Duan SR, Wang JX, Wang J, Xu R, Zhao JK, Wang DS. Ischemia induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and cell apoptosis in human brain. Neurosci Lett 2010; 475:132-5. [PMID: 20347937 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2009] [Revised: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In animal models, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis take place around cerebral infarction areas during ischemia, which presumably protect tissues from necroses-induced injury as well as promote cells toward death. We examined whether these pathological changes, especially temporal occurrence, were present in patients who suffered from cerebral ischemia. The studies by immunohistochemistry show that ER chaperone glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and caspase-9 elevate around infarction areas. The experiments by terminal deoxynucleotidy transferase-mediated 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) illustrate that TUNEL-positive cells are higher around infarction tissues than controls. Moreover, GRP78, caspase-9 and TUNEL cells emerge one after another during ischemia. In conclusion, ER stress, apoptosis initiation and DNA fragment develop sequentially in ischemic human brain. ER stress during excessive ischemia stimulates apoptotic cell death beyond activating a defense for nerve cells being away from injury.
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- Shu-Rong Duan
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, China
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Yan YQ, Chen ZP, Yang XM, Liu H, Zhang JX, Zhong W, Yao W, Zhao JK, Zhang ZZ, Hua JL, Li JS, Yu XQ, Wang FR. Attention to the hiding iodine deficiency in pregnant and lactating women after universal salt iodization: A multi-community study in China. J Endocrinol Invest 2005; 28:547-53. [PMID: 16117197 DOI: 10.1007/bf03347244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monitoring of iodine nutrition depends chiefly on the urinary iodine concentration in representative samples from the population. International groups have recommended school-age children as a convenient group for surveys, because of their accessibility and young age, but the relevance of this group to others, especially pregnant women, is not well established. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to compare different approaches to assessing iodine nutrition within communities, especially for pregnant and lactating women. DESIGN In an urban and a rural site from each of the 11 Chinese provinces, covering a wide geographic and socioeconomic range, we measured the iodine content of household salt and drinking water, the thyroid volume in school children, and the urinary iodine concentration in five population subsets; in some sites we also assessed iodine in breast milk and thyroid size in adult women. RESULTS The median urinary iodine concentrations for pregnant and lactating women were well below those of the schoolchildren from the same community in most study sites, the difference between medians, at overall level, being about 50 microg/l for the pregnant and 40 microg/l for the lactating, respectively. When ranked by median urinary iodine concentrations at overall level, the order of the groups was: all infants, schoolchildren, women of childbearing age, lactating women and pregnant women in both urban and rural sites. This relative distribution was constant among the study sites. From it, we derived a relationship to predict the median values for other groups, based on the data of schoolchildren. The median iodine content of salt was 30.9 ppm in urban sites and 31.3 ppm in rural sites, respectively, close to the nationally mandated 35 mg/kg. Water had low iodine content (3.7 microg/l) in both urban and rural sites except in a rural site from Tianjin. Ultrasonography showed that 6.5% of 1329 children in urban sites and 5.3% of 1431 children in rural sites had thyroid enlargement. Breast milk had a median iodine content of 135.9 microg/l in the urban and 157.5 microg/l in the rural. The goiter prevalence by palpation was low (2.0%) among all women examined (3367), but higher in pregnant women (2.7%) than in lactating women or other adult women. CONCLUSIONS An effective iodized salt program has brought iodine sufficiency to most of China, but pregnant women in some areas may still risk deficiency and need further supplements. We suggest other countries and international agencies pay more attention to pregnancy, where iodine deficiency has its worst consequences.
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- Y Q Yan
- Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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Wang XL, Almer J, Liu CT, Wang YD, Zhao JK, Stoica AD, Haeffner DR, Wang WH. In situ synchrotron study of phase transformation behaviors in bulk metallic glass by simultaneous diffraction and small angle scattering. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 91:265501. [PMID: 14754062 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.265501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We have used a new approach involving simultaneous diffraction and small angle scattering to study the amorphous-to-crystalline phase transformation in Zr-based bulk metallic glass. In situ, time-resolved data provided the first direct demonstration of a phase separation prior to crystallization. There is evidence that nucleation and growth of the crystalline phase occur in separate stages, with different kinetics. Our data support the view that crystalline nucleation is achieved via short-range diffusion of small atoms (e.g., Ni), whereas the growth is dictated by long-range diffusion.
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- X-L Wang
- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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Xu QB, Guan LL, Zhao JK. [The diagnostic value of M-mode, 2D, and Doppler echocardiography in incomplete endocardial cushion defect]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1989; 17:12-3, 61-2. [PMID: 2766935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The diagnostic value of ultrasonography in cases with incomplete endocardial cushion defect which has been verified by subsequent operation was studied. By the M-mode ultrasound examination an enlarged right ventricle, a narrowed outflow tract of left ventricular and an abnormal pattern of mitral value were shown. By the aid of 2-DE its diagnostic accuracy in this disease was almost 100%. Characteristically the ostium primum (atrial septal) defect and anterior mitral cleft were demonstrated. And by pulsed Doppler the signs of mitral regurgitation and the spectral features of atrial shunt could be found. Therefore, it is proposed that ultrasonographic examination could readily take the place of traumatic angiocardiography in the diagnosis of this disease.
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Yan QW, Zhang PL, Shen ZG, Zhao JK, Ren Y, Wei YN, Liu CX, Ning TS, Sun K, Niu SW. Structure of the high-Tc superconductor Ba2YCu3Ox at 750 degreesC using neutron diffraction. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1988; 37:5845-5847. [PMID: 9943788 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.5845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Yan QW, Zhang PL, Shen ZG, Zhao JK, Ren Y, Wei YN, Mao TD, Liu CX, Ning TS, Sun K, Yang QS. Structure of the high-Tc superconductor Ba2YCu3O7+x above (124 K) and below (71 K) Tc by neutron diffraction. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1987; 36:8810-8812. [PMID: 9942715 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.36.8810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Yan QW, Zhang PL, Jin L, Shen ZG, Zhao JK, Ren Y, Wei YN, Mao TD, Liu CX, Ning TS, Sun K, Yang QS. Crystal structure of the high-Tc superconductor Ba2YCu. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1987; 36:5599-5601. [PMID: 9942210 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.36.5599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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