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Tao JW, Fan X, Zhou JY, Huo LY, Mo YJ, Bai HZ, Zhao Y, Ren JP, Mu XH, Xu L. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor effects on neurological and motor function in animals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1168764. [PMID: 37449274 PMCID: PMC10338098 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1168764] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological injury for which no effective treatment exists. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used to treat autologous bone marrow transplantation, chemotherapy-induced granulocytopenia, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), etc. Recent research has revealed the potential application of G-CSF on neuroprotective effectiveness. In central nervous system diseases, G-CSF can be used to alleviate neuronal injury. Objective To investigate the effects of G-CSF on Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale score, inclined plane test, electrophysiologic exam, quantitative analysis of TUNEL-positive cells, and quantitative analysis of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunostaining images in animal models of SCI. Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases for all articles on G-CSF intervention with animal models of SCI reported before November 2022. A total of 20 studies met the inclusion criteria. Results Results revealed that G-CSF intervention could improve the BBB scale score in both groups at 3, 7, 14, 28, and 35 days [at 35 days, weighted mean differences (WMD) = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.92-2.87, p < 0.00001, I2 = 69%]; inclined plane test score; electrophysiologic exam; quantitative analysis of TUNEL-positive cell numbers; quantitative analysis of GFAP immunostaining images in animal models of SCI. Subgroup analysis revealed that treatment with normal saline, phosphate-buffered saline, and no treatment resulted in significantly different neurological function effectiveness compared to the G-CSF therapy. SD rats and Wistar rats with SCI resulted in significant neurological function effectiveness. C57BL/6 mice showed no difference in the final effect. The T9-T10 or T10 segment injury model and the T8-T9 or T9 segment injury model resulted in significant neurological function effectiveness. The BBB score data showed no clear funnel plot asymmetry. We found no bias in the analysis result (Egger's test, p = 0.42). In our network meta-analysis, the SUCRA ranking showed that 15 mg/kg-20 mg/kg was an optimal dose for long-term efficacy. Conclusion Our meta-analysis suggests that G-CSF therapy may enhance the recovery of motor activity and have a specific neuroprotective effect in SCI animal models.Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, identifier: CRD42023388315.
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- Jing-Wei Tao
- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
- Qingdao Municipal Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhang R, Zhang N, Ling F, Liu Y, Guo S, Shi XG, Ren JP, Sun JM. [Study on epidemic trend of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Zhejiang province, 2005-2020]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2030-2036. [PMID: 34818851 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210528-00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and spatiotemporal distribution of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Zhejiang province from 2005 to 2020, and provide scientific information for the precise prevention and control of HFRS. Methods: Data on HFRS cases in Zhejiang province during 2005-2020 were collected from the China National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting Information System (NNDS) for a descriptive analysis, and software ArcGIS 10.2 was used for global autocorrelation and local autocorrelation analyses. Spatiotemporal clusters were scanned with SaTScan 9.4.4 and visualized with ArcGIS 10.2. Results: A total of 7 724 HFRS cases were reported in Zhejiang province from 2005 to 2020, including 25 deaths. There were two incidence peaks each year, in late spring and early summer (May-June) and in winter (November-January). The top three areas with high cumulative cases were Ningbo (1 875, 24.27%), Taizhou (1 642, 21.25%), and Shaoxing (1 123, 14.54%). Among the reported cases, with a male to female ratio of 2.73∶1(5 656∶2 068). The majority of HFRS cases were middle-aged and elderly people, with cases aged 41-70 years accounting for 60.95%. Most HFRS cases were farmers, accounting for 69.89% (5 398/7 724). The spatial distribution of HFRS in most years was correlated. SaTScan was used for retrospective spatiotemporal scanning and three clusters were detected: the first type clusters were in 21 counties in eastern Zhejiang province and central Zhejiang province, among which 4 were in Ningbo, Shaoxing and Jinhua, 8 were in Taizhou, and 1 was in Lishui (RR=13.69, LLR=5 522.60, P<0.001); the second type clusters were in Longquan and Qingyuan counties (RR=31.20, LLR=1 232.46, P<0.001); the third types of clusters were in Changxing and Anji counties of Huzhou in northern Zhejiang province (RR=3.42, LLR=23.93, P<0.001). Conclusions: HFRS mainly occurred in middle-aged,elderly and male farmers in Zhejiang province. The incidence was high in late spring, early summer and winter in eastern Zhejiang province. Precise prevention and control measures are needed for populations at high risk before the epidemic season.
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- R Zhang
- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Puyan Street Community Health Service Center of Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Key Laboratory of Vaccine,Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310051, China
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Xu J, Xu L, Zeng J, Hu CY, Ren JP, Zhao Y, Wang L, Zhao YL, Mu XH. [Advances on selective posterior rhizotomy for lower limb function in patients with cerebral palsy]. Zhongguo Gu Shang 2020; 33:489-92. [PMID: 32452192 DOI: 10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.2020.05.020] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Cerebral palsy is a common clinical syndrome of neurological disability in childhood, which seriously affects the quality of life of children and their families, and brings a heavy economic burden to the society. Domestic and foreign scholars had a long history of the application of selective posterior rhizotomy for the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy or mixed cerebral palsy with limb paralysis. It is effective in improving the lower extremity spasm of patients with cerebral palsy, and there are few cases with recurrences. After rehabilitation therapy, the muscle strength of patients with cerebral palsy was significantly improved compared with the previous one. The range of motion was significantly improved after operation, and there is no rebounded in aspect of joint activety in the long-term follow-up. The overall gait of the patient was significant improved. The author thought that selective posterior rhizotomy is effective in improving the motor function of lower limbs in patients with cerebral palsy, and it is worth being spread. However, it has to follow the principle of selecting appropriate cases before surgery, precise operation during operation, and timely and effective rehabilitation treatment after surgery, in order to achieve a better curative effect.
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- Jie Xu
- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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Wen X, Wang SS, Cai J, Ren JP, Gu H. [Characteristics of rare diseases in Zhejiang province, 2007-2017]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2020; 41:400-405. [PMID: 32294843 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.03.023] [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 understand the characteristics of 24 388 inpatients with rare diseases in Zhejiang province during 2007-2017 and provide evidence for rare disease prevention and control. Methods: Inpatient data of rare diseases and the number of hospitalization in each year were collected in 10 hospitals of class Ⅲ (A) in Zhejiang province from 2007 to 2017, and descriptive statistical analysis was used. Results: A total of 24 388 cases of rare diseases were found, accounting for 2.69‰ (24 388/9 054 201) of total hospitalized cases. The top 3 types of rare diseases were "diseases of blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving immune mechanism" (32.81%, 8 001/24 388), "congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities" (24.87%, 6 065/24 388) and "diseases of the nervous system" (19.01%, 4 635/24 388). The number of rare disease cases increased year by year from 2007 to 2017 with an average annual growth of 19.69%, however, the proportion of rare disease cases in the annual number of hospitalized cases only showed upward trend during 2016-2017, the time distribution of different types of rare diseases had different characteristics. The male to female ratio of rare diseases cases was 1.35∶1(13 990/10 398), "diseases of the digestive system" (4.45∶1, 1 180/265), "consequences of injury, poisoning and other external causes" (3.51∶1, 281/80) and "diseases of the nervous system" (2.26∶1, 3 213/1 422) had the highest male to female ratio. The distributions of rare disease types and diseases of different types in different age groups varied. The top 10 rare diseases accounted for 53.55% (13 060/24 388) of the total cases, and the top 3 diseases were adult idiopathic neutropenia (14.41%, 3 515/24 388), corticobasal degeneration (7.60%, 1 854/24 388) and henock-schoenlein purpura (6.01%, 1 466/24 388). Conclusion: The analysis on the characteristics of 24 388 rare disease cases in Zhejiang during 2007-2017 provided reference evidence for the promotion of rare disease research, monitoring, building registration database, and development of the prevention and control strategy for rare diseases in China.
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- X Wen
- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Medical Science Technology and Education, Hangzhou 310002, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Medical Science Technology and Education, Hangzhou 310002, China
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Wang HP, Cui HK, Yue W, Yan RF, Ren JP, Zhai ZS, Liang CH, Yang RM, Han DM. Determination of patellar ligament and anterior cruciate ligament geometry using MRI. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:12352-61. [PMID: 26505384 DOI: 10.4238/2015.october.16.1] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ligament geometry is crucial to surgical treatment success in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study aimed to optimize the MRI technique to elucidate the geometry of the patellar ligament (PL) and ACL in vivo. A 1.5-T superconducting MRI system with a special surface coil and fast spin echo was used to acquire high-resolution T1-weighted images (H-T1WI) of the ACL. The sagittal plane angle was 10° to 15° towards the inner side of the vertical line of the tangent line axis of the femoral intercondylar fossa. The H-T1WI images of the PL were centered at the lower margin of the patella and the center of the tibial tuberosity. The lengths of the PL and ACL were measured using a Radworks 5.1 workstation. ACL and PL lengths were compared between left and right knees and between genders, and left PL length measurements obtained separately by three doctors underwent correlation analysis. The quality of the images satisfied the clinical measurement requirements. The duration of sagittal image acquisition was 2 min and 25 s. The average PL length was 42.20 ± 4.21 and 40.15 ± 4.00 mm, and the average ACL length was 36.98 ± 4.12 and 35.80 ± 4.67 mm, in male and female subjects, respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficients of the PL lengths obtained by the three specialists were greater than 0.997. This MRI technique provides highly stable and repeatable in vivo data of PL and ACL geometry relevant to ACL reconstruction surgery with PL grafts.
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- H P Wang
- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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- Image Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui City, China
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Ma T, Sun JM, Chen LF, Shi XG, Liu K, Gong ZY, Chen J, Zhang R, Ren JP, Jiang JM. A pediatric case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Zhejiang Province, China. J Clin Virol 2015; 72:85-7. [PMID: 26469738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This report describes a pediatric case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), which is an emerging disease that is caused by a novel bunyavirus. Interestingly, the previously reported SFTS cases typically involved elderly patients, while our case involved a 5-year-old child from Zhejiang Province, China. In this report, we describe our investigation of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of this case, to improve our understanding of this emerging disease. Our principle finding was that the present case's clinical symptoms were milder than those that have been reported in adult cases of SFTS. Therefore, we recommend more careful screening of pediatric patients who present with mild symptoms that are consistent with SFTS.
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- T Ma
- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang Province, China; Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Yuyao Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Yuyao 315400, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Yuyao Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Yuyao 315400, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China.
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Cho HS, Cao J, Ren JP, Earle ED. Control of Lepidopteran insect pests in transgenic Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) transformed with a synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis cry1C gene. Plant Cell Rep 2001; 20:1-7. [PMID: 30759906 DOI: 10.1007/s002990000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis cry1C gene was transferred to three Korean cultivars of Chinese cabbage via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of hypocotyl explants. Hygromycin resistance served as an efficient selective marker. The transformation efficiency ranged from 5% to 9%. Transformation was confirmed by Southern blot analysis, PCR, Northern analysis, and progeny tests. Many transgenic plants of the closed-head types (lines Olympic and Samjin) flowered in vitro. Over 50 hygromycin-resistant plants were successfully transferred to soil. The transgenic plants and their progeny were resistant to diamondback moths (DBM, Plutella xylostella), the major insect pest of crucifers world-wide, as well as to cabbage loopers (Trichoplusia ni) and imported cabbage worms (Pieris rapae). Both susceptible Geneva DBM and a DBM population resistant to Cry1A protein were controlled by the Cry1C-transgenic plants. The efficient and reproducible transformation system described may be useful for the transfer of other agriculturally important genes into Chinese cabbage.
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- H S Cho
- Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA e-mail: Fax: +1-607-2556683, , , , , , US
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA e-mail: Fax: +1-607-2556683, , , , , , US
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA e-mail: Fax: +1-607-2556683, , , , , , US
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-1901, USA e-mail: Fax: +1-607-2556683, , , , , , US
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Ren JP, Xia HL, Cheng JS. [The relation between changes of nitric oxide synthase in hippocampus and activities of excitatory amino acid receptor during epilepsy]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 1998; 50:367-72. [PMID: 11324544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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The time course of alteration in neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and the influence of glutamate receptor antagonists on immunoreactivity of nNOS were investigated immunohistochemically in rat hippocampus during penicillin-induced epilepsy. It was found that nNOS-like immunoreactivity in hippocampus increased at 4 h after initiation of seizure and reached a peak at 24 h. When MK-801 (6 micrograms) and DNQX (4 micrograms) were injected respectively into hippocampus 20 min before administration of penicillin, seizure was reduced in strength. Meanwhile, the nNOS-like immunoreactivity in hippocampus was decreased, compared with the group which were administered penicillin alone. These results suggest that the increase of nitric oxide may be related to the injury of neurons during and after epilepsy; the changes' of nNOS may be related to the activity of NMDA and non-NMDA receptors. Neuron protective effect of MK-801 and DNQX may be in part mediated by nNOS.
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- J P Ren
- National Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Department of Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032
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Ruan S, Okcu MF, Ren JP, Chiao P, Andreeff M, Levin V, Zhang W. Overexpressed WAF1/Cip1 renders glioblastoma cells resistant to chemotherapy agents 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea and cisplatin. Cancer Res 1998; 58:1538-43. [PMID: 9537261] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that the negative cell cycle regulator WAF1/Cip1 is often overexpressed in human gliomas and that WAF1/Cip1 overexpression may be a factor in cancer chemoresistance. We established a doxycycline-inducible WAF1/Cip1 expression system in two glioblastoma cell lines and examined the role of WAF1/Cip1 in their response to the chemotherapy agents 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (cisplatin), in an isogeneic background. Our results showed that the induction of WAF1/Cip1 expression rendered glioma cells resistant to cell death induced by BCNU and cisplatin. Using an in vivo host-cell reactivation DNA repair assay, we demonstrated that WAF1/Cip1 enhances the repair of BCNU-induced DNA damage. We conclude that WAF1/Cip1 allows repair of BCNU- and cisplatin-damaged DNA and protects glioma cells from chemotherapy agent-induced apoptosis. Thus, blocking WAF1/Cip1 production or function may serve as a useful chemosensitization regimen for glioma.
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- S Ruan
- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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