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Zhu GL, Wu S, Wu JS. [Advances in oncolytic virotherapy for glioma]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:78-83. [PMID: 38044611 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20230908-00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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In recent years, there has been significant progress in the research of oncolytic viruses for the therapy of gliomas. The latest clinical trial results related to the modification, effectiveness, and safety of oncolytic viruses have brought hope for the development of glioblastoma treatments. Modified oncolytic viruses, particularly those based on the herpes simplex virus, have gained approval in Japan. Clinical trials involving recombinant poliovirus have shown better-than-expected survival outcomes with a strong safety profile. Notably, the first-time report of adenovirus in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors for glioblastoma has demonstrated promising survival benefits and safety. However, challenges remain, including the selection of administration routes and the sustainability of treatment effects during oncolytic virus therapy. Therefore, further preclinical and clinical studies are required to improve the effectiveness and optimize treatment strategy for glioblastoma using oncolytic viruses.
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- G L Zhu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Liu X, Jin L, Wu JS. [Research progress and future trends on neurosurgical robots]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:944-949. [PMID: 37767659 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20230614-00232] [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: 09/29/2023]
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Brain surgery requires high flexibility,accuracy,safety,and stability.With radiographic imaging and navigation development,robots have been introduced into neurosurgery.Nowadays,domestic stereotactic surgical robots in China have made significant advancements,which are widely utilized in frameless stereotactic surgeries,including electrode implantation,intracranial biopsy and aspiration drainage.On the international front,classic stereotactic robots dominate the mainstream market.Additionally,emerging magnetic resonance-compatible robots incorporate intelligent techniques such as tremor filtering,motion scaling,obstacle avoidance,and force sensing.The specific future research in the field of neurosurgical robotics will focus on several key areas,such as precise perception,artificial intelligence,telesurgery,and magnetic resonance compatibility for space,materials,driving and imaging.
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- X Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
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- Department of Neurosurgery,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
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- Department of Neurosurgery,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
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Wu JS, Hong TC, Wu HT, Lin YJ, Chang TT, Wang CT, Liu WC, Hsieh MT, Wu IC, Chen PJ, Chen CY, Lin SH, Chuang CH, Han MZ, Chen HP, Tsai HM, Kuo HY. Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors, alone or in combination, in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with macrovascular invasion: a single-centre experience in Taiwan. J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 14:849-862. [PMID: 37201085 PMCID: PMC10186549 DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Background The presence of vascular invasion is associated with poor survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We compared the effectiveness of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), alone or in combination, in patients with advanced HCC. Methods We retrospectively reviewed medical records of adult patients with unresectable HCC and macrovascular invasion (MVI) who were treated with HAIC or ICIs alone or in combination at a single centre in Taiwan. Overall tumour response, vascular thrombi response, overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in 130 patients were analysed. Results The treatment group showed no significant effect on the overall tumour response [objective response rate (ORR), 22.86% for HAIC, 26.09% for ICI, 50.00% for HAIC+ICI; P=0.111], but showed a significant effect on vessel response (objective response rate of tumour thrombi (ORRT), 38.57% for HAIC, 45.65% for ICI, 78.57% for HAIC+ICI; P=0.023). Post-hoc comparisons followed by Bonferroni correction revealed that vessel ORRT was significantly different between the HAIC+ICI and HAIC groups (P=0.014). A significant effect of treatment group on portal vein tumour thrombus (PVTT) was also detected (ORRT, 40.00% for HAIC, 50.00% for ICI, 90.00% for HAIC; P=0.013), with significant difference between the HAIC+ICI and HAIC groups (P=0.005). Patients treated with HAIC, ICI, and HAIC+ICI respectively had 12-month OS rates of 44.9%, 31.4%, and 67.5% (P=0.127) and 12-month PFS rates of 21.2%, 24.6%, and 33.2% (P=0.091). In multivariate analysis of PFS, HAIC+ICI was associated with reduced risk of progression or death compared with HAIC alone (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.46; 95% confidence interval: 0.23-0.94; P=0.032). Conclusions HAIC combined with ICIs had a superior response of PVTT compared to HAIC alone, and was associated with reduced risk of progression or death. Future studies are needed to address the survival benefit of the combination therapy in advanced HCC with MVI.
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- Juei-Seng Wu
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
- Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
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Liao YC, Wu JS, Chou HW, Kuo HY, Lee CT, Wu HT, Li CH, Ou HY. Serum Cardiotrophin-1 Concentration Is Negatively Associated with Controlled Attenuation Parameters in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12072741. [PMID: 37048824 PMCID: PMC10095180 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12072741] [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: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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Background: Since non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, biomarkers for the diagnosis of NAFLD have become an important issue. Although cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) has a protective effect on the liver in NAFLD animal models, the serum levels of CT-1 in human subjects with NAFLD were still unknown. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the circulating concentration of CT-1 and the severity of hepatic steatosis graded by the value of the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in humans. Design and Methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study, and a total of 182 subjects were enrolled. Hepatic steatosis measurement was carried out with a Firoscan® device and recorded by CAP. The enrolled study subjects were categorized into CAP < 238 dB/m, 238 ≤ CAP ≤ 259 dB/m, 260 ≤ CAP ≤ 290 dB/m, and CAP > 290 dB/m. Serum CT-1 concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The association between the serum CT-1 concentration and NAFLD was examined by multivariate linear regression analysis. Results: Body mass index, percentage of body fat, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), cholesterol, triglyceride, hemoglobin A1c and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were significantly increased in groups with higher CAP value, whereas high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was significantly decreased. In addition, serum CT-1 concentrations were significantly decreased in subjects with higher CAP values. In multivariate linear regression models, including age, sex, body fat percentage, CAP, high sensitivity- C reactive protein, uric acid, creatinine, ALT, total cholesterol, and HOMA-IR, only age, CAP and uric acid independently associated with CT-1 levels. Moreover, having NAFLD was independently associated with CT-1 after adjustment for sex, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Conclusions: Serum CT-1 concentrations are decreased in subjects with NAFLD and negatively associated with CAP.
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- Yi-Chun Liao
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 703, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 703, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 703, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 703, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan 709, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 703, Taiwan
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Lo YN, Wu JS, Chiang HC. A Pseudo-Gastric Bubble. Gastroenterology 2023:S0016-5085(23)00532-2. [PMID: 36966940 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Yi-Ning Lo
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Komarraju A, Maxwell C, Kung JW, Mhuircheartaigh JN, Kim W, Wu JS. Causes and diagnostic utility of musculoskeletal MRI recall examinations. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:e221-e226. [PMID: 36517267 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM To determine the causes and diagnostic utility of musculoskeletal (MSK) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) recall examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS An institutional review board-approved retrospective review was conducted of all MSK MRI examinations performed at a single academic institution over 10 years where radiologists requested the patient return for additional imaging. The reason for the recall was documented. Recalls were reviewed in consensus by two MSK radiologists to determine whether additional sequences resulted in a change in the final report. Recall causes were divided into four categories: (1) radiologist-related: incorrect field of view (FOV) or incorrect protocol; (2) technologist-related: incorrect FOV or incorrect/incomplete protocol performed, or technically poor-quality images; (3) patient-related motion artefact; (4) unexpected lesion discovered. Fisher's exact test was used to assess for statistical significance. RESULTS The recall rate was 0.25% (156/62,930). Of the total 129 recalls returning for imaging, 42 (33%) were radiologist-related, 45 (35%) were technologist-related, six (5%) were patient-related, and 36 (28%) had an unexpected lesion requiring additional sequences. For clinical utility, 42% resulted in a change from the initial report. Recalls due to radiologist error, incorrect FOV, or unexpected lesion caused a significant change in the final report; however, recalls due to technologist error, patient motion artefact, or incorrect protocol did not. CONCLUSION MRI MSK recalls are uncommon, and the most common reasons are incorrect FOV, incorrect protocol, and unexpected lesion. Radiologist-related errors in protocols and FOV led to a significant change in the final report and should be targeted as areas for improvement to reduce recall examinations.
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- A Komarraju
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Scripps Clinic Medical Group, 10666 North Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Limerick, V94T9Pk, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Kuo HY, Han MZ, Liao CH, Lin YJ, Wang CT, Chen SH, Chang TT, Chen PJ, Lin SH, Chen CY, Chuang CH, Wu IC, Wu JS, Hong TC, Hsieh MT, Lee YC, Wu HT, Tsai HM. Real-World Comparative Effectiveness of Nivolumab versus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:2263. [PMID: 36365082 PMCID: PMC9697961 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Immune checkpoint inhibitors are effective therapies for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, comparisons of the clinical efficacy and safety profile for these drugs are still scarce. Thus, the aims of this study were to investigate the differences in efficacy and safety between nivolumab and pembrolizumab in unresectable HCC patients in a real-world setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 115 patients who received treatment with nivolumab (n = 73) or pembrolizumab (n = 42) in combination with or without tyrosine kinase inhibitors was enrolled. Therapeutic response, survival outcomes, and safety profiles were compared among these groups. Multivariate analysis of survival response was performed using Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS Patients treated with pembrolizumab demonstrated a significantly higher objective response rate than those with nivolumab (38.1% vs. 15.1%; odds ratio 4.18, p = 0.005) regardless of the combination strategies. In addition, pembrolizumab performed a better overall survival (OS) than nivolumab, (34.9 vs. 9.5 months; hazard ratio (HR) = 0.39, p = 0.004). In subgroup analysis, pembrolizumab exhibited favorable OS than nivolumab for monotherapy (HR = 0.16, p = 0.001) or combination therapy (HR = 0.33, p = 0.006) as second-line or later-line (HR = 0.19, p = 0.001) therapy and those with (HR = 0.31, p = 0.006) or without (HR = 0.15, p = 0.004) well-compensated liver disease. The incidence of adverse events was comparable for both treatments. CONCLUSION Both pembrolizumab and nivolumab had significant effects for HCC therapy, and pembrolizumab had a significant survival benefit as compared with nivolumab.
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- Hsin-Yu Kuo
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan 70965, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Resources Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 71710, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70456, Taiwan
- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
- Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan 70103, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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Li CH, Wang CT, Lin YJ, Kuo HY, Wu JS, Hong TC, Chang CJ, Wu HT. Long-term consumption of the sugar substitute sorbitol alters gut microbiome and induces glucose intolerance in mice. Life Sci 2022; 305:120770. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Long W, Hu CM, Li SS, Xie SL, Wu JS, Li LC, Jiang CY, Jin B. Analysis of Characteristics and Relevant Factors of 1 340 Cases of Intentional Injury Cases in Southwest China. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 35:433-436. [PMID: 31532152 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Objective To investigate the characteristics and patterns of factors such as victims' information, injury tools and time of occurrence of intentional injury cases in southwest China. Methods One thousand three hundred and forty intentional injury cases from several places in southwest China from 2014 to 2016 assessed as minor injury level Ⅱ and above had been randomly selected. Data on victims' information, motives, injury tools, sites of occurrence, time of occurrence, injured parts and degrees of injury were classified and gathered, and then association analyses of motives and types of injury tools as well as degrees of injury and injury tools were made. Results Most of the victims were young adults between 20-50 years (65.2%), male (82.3%), rural household registration (62.8%); the motives were mainly dispute (45.8%). Injury tools were mostly blunt (54.6%) or sharp (36.0%). Specifically, injuries were mostly made bare-handed (36.9%) and by cutting tools (33.2%); the cases mainly occurred in public areas (59.0%). Cases occurred more frequently in January (11.3%), February (13.1%), March (11.6%) and from 22:00 to 01:00 every night. Injuries mainly involved the craniofacial region. The wounds were mainly assessed as minor injury level Ⅱ (61.6%). There was statistical significance in the difference of types of injury tools among cases with different motives (P<0.05). There was statistical significance in the difference of the distribution of injury tools among cases with different degrees of injury (P<0.05). Conclusion The occurrence of intentional injury cases in southwest China has potential patterns and relevant influencing factors. Prevention and analysis of such cases need to be comprehensively considered from the aspects such as victims' information, injury tools and time of occurrence.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Xuyong Public Security Bureau, Luzhou 646400, Sichuan Province, China
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- Xuyong Public Security Bureau, Luzhou 646400, Sichuan Province, China
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- Renhe Branch of Panzhihua Public Security Bureau, Panzhihua 617001, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
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Sun YJ, Jin Y, Wu JS. [Painless aortic dissection presenting with nausea and vomiting: a case report]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018; 57:364-366. [PMID: 29747296 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.05.014] [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: 06/08/2023]
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Li H, Shen WF, He XJ, Wu JS, Yi JH, Ma YF. Evaluation of the Revised Trauma Score in Predicting Outcomes of Trauma Patients. HONG KONG J EMERG ME 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/102490791302000407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The revised trauma score (RTS) was developed more than 20 years ago. Few studies investigated its usefulness in predicting trauma outcomes. This is especially true for the weighted version of RTS (RTS-w). The aim of this study was to test the predicting power of RTS-w for the trauma outcomes including mortality, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), hospital length of stay and ICU length of stay through a comparison with Injury Severity Score (ISS). Methods Descriptive data, variables related to the trauma scores and outcomes were collected. The statistical performance of RTS-w and ISS in predicting the trauma outcomes using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves and the area under the curve (AUC) with 95% confidence interval and p value were calculated. The Hosmer-Lemeshow chi-squared statistic was performed to measure its calibration. Results A total of 3323 patients were enrolled in the study. RTS-w was significantly better than ISS in predicting mortality of trauma patients (AUC: 0.934 vs.0.880, p<0.0001). However, for the other three outcomes, i.e. admission to ICU, hospital length of stay and intensive care unit length of stay, the performance of RTS-w was inferior to ISS. Conclusions The RTS-w is a better predictor of mortality than ISS. But its ability to predict other trauma outcomes is not as good as ISS. More studies are needed to identify the predictive ability of RTS-w for the outcomes other than mortality. Besides, updating the coefficients of the formula may make RTS-w more accurate.
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Lin YC, Huang TS, Wu JS, Cheung YC, Huang YH, Sung CM, Juan YH, Chen FP, Ni Mhuircheartaigh JM. Are bilateral decubitus views necessary in assessing for vertebral compression fractures using DXA vertebral fracture assessment? Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:2377-2382. [PMID: 28488133 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4040-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED The purpose of this study is to assess the differences in VFA diagnostic accuracy when using bilateral decubitus views and whether diagnostic accuracy is affected by scoliosis. Our findings show that the current practice of performing only one side is valid; however, bilateral views can improve specificity in scoliosis. INTRODUCTION The diagnostic accuracy of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) can be influenced by poor patient position and scoliosis. This study aims to assess the differences in VFA diagnostic accuracy for right and left lateral decubitus views and the effect of scoliosis. METHODS One hundred fourteen postmenopausal women received right and left lateral thoracolumbar spine dual-energy VFA and radiography. Cobb angles were measured from the posteroanterior absorptiometry image, and lumbar spine radiography was the standard reference for vertebral fracture and also provides the levels investigated. McNemar's test was used to compare accuracy between the two decubitus position and Fisher's exact test was used for patients with and without scoliosis. RESULTS Forty-two vertebral fractures (VFs) were identified. There was no significant difference in sensitivity (p = 0.125) or specificity (p = 0.866) between the left lateral decubitus (64.3, 97.2%) and right lateral decubitus (76.2, 91.1%), respectively, views. Scoliotic patients had a significantly worse specificity (92.7 vs 98.1%, p = 0.003) than patients without scoliosis; however, a combination of both decubitus positions significantly improved specificity (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Right and left side lateral decubitus views have excellent agreement with radiography and similar diagnostic accuracy in the detection of VFs. Thus, the current practice of performing only one side is valid. With scoliosis, bilateral decubitus views can improve the specificity of detecting VF; however, this would increase radiation dose.
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- Y-C Lin
- Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, 222 Maijin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
- Keelung Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Keelung Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center, Keelung, Taiwan
- Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Maijin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
- Department of Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kuei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Community Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou/Taoyuan and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kuei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, 222 Maijin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, 222 Maijin Road, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou/Taoyuan and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kuei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Keelung Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center, Keelung, Taiwan.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, 222 Maijin Road, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Cai HC, Wang SJ, Fu L, Wang XM, Hou M, Qin P, Chen FP, Zhang XH, Huang H, He JS, Wu RH, Ma JY, Yang RC, Liu XF, Tian Y, Liu AJ, Wu JS, Zhu WW, Zhou YH, Liu WB, Hu Y, He WJ, Li Y, Pan D, Zhao YQ. [A prospective study of the efficacy and safety of maintenance therapy with recombinant human thrombopoietin in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia: a multicenter study]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:379-383. [PMID: 28565735 PMCID: PMC7354185 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2017.05.005] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of maintenance therapy with reduced dose of rhTPO in the patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who attained stable platelet (PLT) counts after daily administration of rhTPO. Methods: Treatment was started with a daily administration of rhTPO (300 U/kg) for 2 consecutive weeks. Patients who attained stable PLT≥50×10(9)/L were enrolled to maintenance therapy starting with every other day administration of rhTPO, then adjusted dose interval to maintain platelet count (30-100) ×10(9)/L. Results: A total of 91 eligible patients were enrolled. Fourteen patients discontinued the study due to noncompliance (12/14) and investigator decision (2/14) . Among 77 patients who completed the study, 38 patients with the administration of rhTPO at every other day or less could maintain PLT≥30×10(9)/L for 12 weeks. The percentage of patients with a platelet response (PLT≥30×10(9)/L) at 4(th) week, 8(th) week and 12(th) week of maintain therapy was 92.6% (63/68) , 82.7% (43/52) and 85.0% (34/40) , respectively. Median platelet counts remained in the range of (70-124) ×10(9)/L. The overall incidence of rhTPO-related adverse events was 7.7%. All the adverse events were generally mild. Conclusion: Extending the dose interval of rhTPO is feasible to maintain stable platelet count in the patients with ITP, but the optimal dose interval is uncertain and might vary with individuals.
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- H C Cai
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China
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Sun ZM, Liu HL, Wu Y, Geng LQ, Zheng CC, Tang BL, Zhu XY, Tong J, Wang XB, Ding KY, Wan X, Zhang L, Yao W, Zhang XH, Han YS, Yang HZ, Liu X, Zhu WW, Wu JS, Wang ZY. [Comparison of intensified myeloablative conditioning regime without antithymocytic globulin (ATG) with myeloablative conditioning regime for single-unit unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation in hematological malignancies]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 96:2214-9. [PMID: 27480651 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.28.003] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To campare the effect and tolerance beween intensified myeloablative conditioning regime (IMCR) without antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and myeloablative conditioning regime (MCR) for single-unit unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation (sUCBT) in hematological malignancies. METHODS The clinical data of 190 patients with hematological malignancies undergoing sUCBT between April 2000 and December 2013 at Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital were retrospectively analyzed, of whom 156 received IMCR without ATG (IMCR group), including 79 patient receiving total body irradiation (TBI)/cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C)/cyclophosphamide (CY) regime, 47 receiving fludarabine (Flu)/busulfan (Bu)/CY regime, and 30 receiving Ara-C/Bu/CY regime, and all of the 156 received a combination of cyclosporine A (CsA) and mycophelonate mofetil (MMF) for the prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD); the remaining 34 patients received MCR (MCR group), 30 patients receiving Bu/CY regime, and 4 receiving TBI/CY regime, all using CsA/MMF±ATG or methotrexate (MTX) for the prophylaxis of GVHD. The two groups were compared in disease status at the time of transplantation, characteristics of graft, transplantation effect, and transplantation-related complications. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in gender, disease type, human leukocyte antigen match, ABO blood type match, and disease status at the time of transplantation (all P>0.05). The median age and body weight at transplantation in the IMCR group were significantly higher than those in the MCR group (13 years vs 9 years, P=0.003; 44 kg vs 26 kg, P=0.000). The median doses of infused total nucleated cells (×10(7)/kg) and CD34(+) cells (×10(5)/kg) in the IMCR group were significantly lower than in the MCR group (3.87 vs 4.99, P=0.002; 2.00 vs 3.17, P=0.000). The cumulative incidence of myeloid engraftment on the 42th day and platelet engraftment on the 120th day in the IMCR group were remarkably higher than in the MCR group [96.33%(95%CI: 96.27%-96.39%)vs 82.30%(95%CI: 80.67%-83.93%), P=0.000; 86.44%(95%CI: 86.28%-86.60%)vs 51.17%(95%CI: 49.02%-53.32%), P=0.002]. There were no statistically significant differences in the incidences of grade Ⅱ to Ⅳ acute GVHD, grade Ⅲ to Ⅳ acute GVHD, and 2-year chronic GVHD(P=0.482, 0.928, 0.579). The incidence of pre-engraftment syndrome in the IMCR group was higher than in the MCR group(82.70% vs 47.06%, P=0.000). And 180-day transplantation-related mortality (TRM) in the IMCR group was lower than that in the MCR group [20.50%(95%CI: 20.28%-20.71%)vs 42.20% (95%CI: 41.32%-45.09%), P=0.004]. Up to October 2015, with a median follow-up of 44.2(22.7-188.9)months, the estimated 3-year overall survival and disease-free survival in the IMCR group were both significantly higher than those in the MCR group (62.90% vs 34.10%, P=0.000; 58.60% vs 34.10%, P=0.001). CONCLUSION IMCR without ATG may improve the engraftment without increasing complications, reduce early transplantation-related mortality, and improve survival.
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- Z M Sun
- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China
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Wu JS, Zhang PM, Sun LJ, Liu XZ. Liguisticum wallichii inhibits renal carcinoma progression by downregulating UBE3A and through suppression of NF-κB signaling. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr-15-gmr15049023. [PMID: 27819731 DOI: 10.4238/gmr15049023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Renal carcinoma accounts for a fifth of the morbidity among malignant tumors in China. Ubiquitin-protein ligase E3A (UBE3A) plays an important role in the occurrence and development of gene mutation-induced diseases. This study was designed to investigate the mechanism of Liguistium wallichii in treating renal carcinoma. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was applied to detect the pathological changes in a rat renal carcinoma model. The experimental group received L. wallichii treatment at 100 mg/kg every 48 h for 4 weeks, while the control group only received normal saline. The proliferation index Ki67 was measured by immunohistochemistry. Primary renal carcinoma cells were isolated and UBE3A expression was measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The related signaling pathway was screened by the Pathway Finder Array. pP65 nuclear import was detected by immunofluorescence. A total of 60 rats were used for the renal carcinoma model, of which 58 rats were successfully established and equally divided into two groups: L. wallichii and normal saline. Ki67 expression decreased in the L. wallichii group and was upregulated in the normal saline group. Histological analysis showed significant renal cell nucleus division in the normal saline group. The UBE3A level decreased after L. wallichii treatment compared to the level in the normal saline group. The Pathway Finder Array revealed that the NF-κB signaling pathway was activated, and pP65 presented obvious nuclear import in the normal saline group. In conclusion, L. wallichii inhibits renal carcinoma progression by downregulating UBE3A and suppressing the NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- J S Wu
- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.,Department of Urology, Qiingdao University, Qiingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Urology, Qiingdao University, Qiingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of surgery, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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Wu JS, Yin H, He Y, Liu BS, Zheng W. [Clinical research on the treatment for benign lesions in maxillary sinus by endoscopic prelacrimal duct recess approach]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:902-906. [PMID: 29797939 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To explore thecomplication and clinical effects of treatment for benign lesions in maxillary sinusby endoscopic prelacrimal duct recess approach. Method:A retrospective analysis of 82 patients with benign lesions in maxillary sinus.Among them there were 37 cases of inverted papilloma,45 cases of maxillary cyst. According to surgical approaches,they were divided into observation group in which 39 cases were treated by combined middle meatus and prelacrimal duct recess approachunder endoscope,contrast group1in which 22 cases were treated by combined middle meatus and inferior meatus approach and contrast group 2 in which 21 cases were treated bycombined middle meatus and Caldwell-Luc approach. Operation time, amount of bleeding during operation, length of hospitalization, postoperative complications and postoperative curative effect,were observed, recorded and compared among the three groups.Result:The 82 patiengs were successfully treated by surgery and followed up of 3 months to 24 months.There were no significant difference between observation group and contrast group1 in operation time, amount of bleeding during operation,length of hospitalization(P >0.05), there were statistical difference in post-operative complicationand recurrence rate(P <0.05).There were statistical difference between observation group and contrast group 2 in operation time, amount of bleeding during operation,length of hospitalization andpost-operative complication(P <0.05),there were no significant difference in recurrence rate(P >0.05).Conclusion:Anterior lacrimal recess with the nasal endoscopyis is useful to the lesions of maxillary sinus anterior wall, anterior lower internal wall, anterior lacrimal recess and alveolar crypt. Theoperation time, bleeding and surgical injuries are less. Patients recover fast with less recurrence. Thus, this method is an idealoperation method to deal with benign diseasesin maxillary sinus.
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- J S Wu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guigang City People's Hospital,Guigang,537100,China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guigang City People's Hospital,Guigang,537100,China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guigang City People's Hospital,Guigang,537100,China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guigang City People's Hospital,Guigang,537100,China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guigang City People's Hospital,Guigang,537100,China
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Zhang L, Lu HW, Liu HL, Zhu XY, Tang BL, Zheng CC, Yang HZ, Geng LQ, Ding KY, Wang XB, Han YS, Liu X, Wu JS, Zhu WW, Cai XY, Sun ZM. [Pathogens and clinical characteristics of bacterial infection in hematology department between 2010 and 2014]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2016; 37:383-7. [PMID: 27210872 PMCID: PMC7348313 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of distribution and drug resistance of bacterial infection in several different parts of hematology department inpatients of Anhui Provincial Hospital from January 2010 to December 2014, including patients who had received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). METHODS Anti-microbial susceptibility test was done by Kirby-Bauer method and automated systems and the data were analysed by WHONET 5.6 software. RESULTS A total of 3 312 copies of inspection samples were analyzed, including 2 716 (82%) blood samples and other 596 specimens (18%). 634 bacterial strains were isolated from 3 312 samples (19.14%) including 488 samples (76.97%) from blood culture. 427 (67.35%) bacterial strains were gram-negative, and the other 207 (32.65%) were gram-positive. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were most common gram-negative bacterial and the resistant rates to imipenem were 0.8%, 11.8% and 3.3%, respectively. Detection rates of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were 83.9% and 75.0%, respectively. At the same time, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Enterococcus were most common kinds of gram-positive bacteria. Methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococcus accounted for 65.9% antibiotic resistance. No vancomycin and/or linezolid and/or tigecycline resistant strains of Staphylococcus spp. and Enterococcus spp. were found in those patients. CONCLUSION Patients with hematology diseases had a higher risk of bacterial infections, mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria. There are different distributions of bacterial in different wards.
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China
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AIM Anal intraepithelial neoplasia precedes the development of anal squamous cell carcinoma. Detection of the lesion is essential to management. This paper describes a prospective study to detect and ablate anal squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) using white light narrow band imaging (NBI) and NBI with acetic acid (NBIA). METHOD Sixty patients with abnormal anal cytology and risk factors for anal dysplasia underwent examination of the anoderm with a high definition gastroscope and NBIA. Targeted biopsies were taken and the lesions were ablated and characterized histopathologically. Visualization of the anal transitional zone was facilitated by retroflexion and examination through a disposable anoscope. RESULTS Targeted biopsies were taken from lesions in 58 patients. No lesion was seen in two patients. Histopathology showed SIL in 48 (80.0%) of 60 biopsies. One biopsy showed lymphoid aggregates. Biopsies in nine (15%) of the 60 patients showed normal mucosa. Lesions were seen in white light in 27 (45%) of the 60 cases, NBI in 39 (65%) and NBIA in 57 (95%). There was no major morbidity. Sensitivity analysis showed that all methods were significantly different from each other. CONCLUSION Anal SIL in the anal transitional zone and anal canal can be identified by NBIA. Patient selection influences findings. Limitations include small sample size and non-randomization.
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- M D Inkster
- Departments of Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Departments of Gastroenterology/Hepatology and Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Ni GX, Wang H, Wu JS, Fei Z, Goldflam MD, Keilmann F, Özyilmaz B, Castro Neto AH, Xie XM, Fogler MM, Basov DN. Plasmons in graphene moiré superlattices. Nat Mater 2015; 14:1217-22. [PMID: 26413987 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Moiré patterns are periodic superlattice structures that appear when two crystals with a minor lattice mismatch are superimposed. A prominent recent example is that of monolayer graphene placed on a crystal of hexagonal boron nitride. As a result of the moiré pattern superlattice created by this stacking, the electronic band structure of graphene is radically altered, acquiring satellite sub-Dirac cones at the superlattice zone boundaries. To probe the dynamical response of the moiré graphene, we use infrared (IR) nano-imaging to explore propagation of surface plasmons, collective oscillations of electrons coupled to IR light. We show that interband transitions associated with the superlattice mini-bands in concert with free electrons in the Dirac bands produce two additive contributions to composite IR plasmons in graphene moiré superstructures. This novel form of collective modes is likely to be generic to other forms of moiré-forming superlattices, including van der Waals heterostructures.
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- G X Ni
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117546, Singapore
- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Changning Road Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Center for Nanoscience, 80539 München, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Changning Road Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Post KW, Chapler BC, Liu MK, Wu JS, Stinson HT, Goldflam MD, Richardella AR, Lee JS, Reijnders AA, Burch KS, Fogler MM, Samarth N, Basov DN. Sum-rule constraints on the surface state conductance of topological insulators. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:116804. [PMID: 26406849 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.116804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the Drude oscillator strength D and the magnitude of the bulk band gap E_{g} of the epitaxially grown, topological insulator (Bi,Sb)_{2}Te_{3}. The magnitude of E_{g}, in conjunction with the model independent f-sum rule, allows us to establish an upper bound for the magnitude of D expected in a typical Dirac-like system composed of linear bands. The experimentally observed D is found to be at or below this theoretical upper bound, demonstrating the effectiveness of alloying in eliminating bulk charge carriers. Moreover, direct comparison of the measured D to magnetoresistance measurements of the same sample supports assignment of the observed low-energy conduction to topological surface states.
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics & Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is used as a marker of cardiac dysfunction to predict heart failure mortality. The significance of the prognostic ability of BNP for liver cirrhosis remains unknown, although the levels of BNP seen in cirrhosis are high. We aimed to determine whether the BNP level is related to the stage of cirrhosis and could serve as a prognostic marker of cirrhosis (predict the 1-year all-cause mortality). We recruited 92 patients at different stages of cirrhosis and 81 controls matched by age and gender for this study. At admission, cardiac physical examination and BNP measurements were performed. Upon discharge, the 89 patients were followed up for 12 months. The median BNP levels of patients with cirrhosis were 167.0 pg/mL, which were significantly higher than those of the control group (167.0 vs 34.8 pg/mL, P = 0.001). Serum BNP levels were positively correlated with the Child score, the grade of esophageal varices, a history of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and the presence of ascites and collateral circulation. BNP levels above the median were associated with an increased occurrence of death within 12 months of discharge (log rank P = 0.025), as determined by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Esophageal varices, large/medium volume ascites, and BNP levels were related to the clinical outcome (P = 0.034, 0.030, and 0.025, respectively). Together, these results suggested that serum BNP levels are significantly correlated with the stage of cirrhosis, suggesting that BNP levels might serve as a significant predictor for 1-year all-cause mortality.
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- L Y Shi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Li CL, Han XC, Zhang H, Wu JS, Li B. Effect of Scopoletin on Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Prostate Cancer Cells In vitro. TROP J PHARM RES 2015. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v14i4.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Li XH, Wu JS, Tang LH, Hu D. Identification of conserved microRNAs and their target genes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by bioinformatic analysis. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:2785-92. [PMID: 25867427 DOI: 10.4238/2015.march.31.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that play important roles in posttranscriptional regulation of target genes. miRNAs are involved in multiple biological processes by degrading targeted mRNAs or repressing mRNA translation in various organisms. Their conserved nature in various organisms makes them a good source of new miRNA discovery using comparative genomic approaches. In the present study, conserved Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) miRNAs were identified using a bioinformatic strategy based on expressed sequence tag and genome survey sequence databases. A total of 21 new miRNAs were detected and were found to belong to 17 families. Using mature miRNA sequences as queries, potential targets for tilapia miRNAs were predicted using a local BLAST program and the miRanda software. Target proteins identified using miRanda and BLAST analyses included transcription factors and molecules important in metabolism, transportation, immunity, stress-related activity, growth, and development. These miRNAs and their targets in tilapia may increase the understanding of the role of miRNAs in regulating the growth and development of tilapia.
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- X H Li
- School of Geography and Biological Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Geography and Biological Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Geography and Biological Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Geography and Biological Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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McKay RR, Zukotynski KA, Werner L, Voznesensky O, Wu JS, Smith SE, Jiang Z, Melnick K, Yuan X, Kantoff PW, Montgomery B, Balk SP, Taplin ME. Imaging, procedural and clinical variables associated with tumor yield on bone biopsy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2014; 17:325-31. [PMID: 25091040 DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2014.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanisms driving disease progression is fundamental to identifying new therapeutic targets for the treatment of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Owing to the prevalence of bone metastases in mCRPC, obtaining sufficient tumor tissue for analysis has historically been a challenge. In this exploratory analysis, we evaluated imaging, procedural and clinical variables associated with tumor yield on image-guided bone biopsy in men with mCRPC. METHODS Clinical data were collected prospectively from men with mCRPC enrolled on a phase II trial with serial metastasis biopsies performed according to standard clinical protocol. Imaging was retrospectively reviewed. We evaluated the percent positive biopsy cores (PPC), calculated as the number of positive cores divided by the total number of cores collected per biopsy. RESULTS Twenty-nine men had 39 bone biopsies. Seventy-seven percent of bone biopsies had at least one positive biopsy core. We determined that lesion size and distance from the skin to the lesion edge correlated with tumor yield on biopsy (median PPC 75% versus 42% for lesions >8.8 cm(3) versus ⩽ 8.8 cm(3), respectively, P=0.05; median PPC 33% versus 71% for distance ⩾ 6.1 versus <6.1 cm, respectively, P = 0.02). There was a trend towards increased tumor yield in patients with increased uptake on radionuclide bone scan, higher calcium levels and shorter duration of osteoclast-targeting therapy, although this was not statistically significant. Ten men had 14 soft tissue biopsies. All soft tissue biopsies had at least one positive biopsy core. CONCLUSIONS This exploratory analysis suggests that there are imaging, procedural and clinical variables that have an impact on image-guided bone biopsy yield. In order to maximize harvest of prostate cancer tissue, we have incorporated a prospective analysis of the metrics described here as part of a multi-institutional project aiming to use the molecular characterization of mCRPC tumors to direct individual therapy.
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- R R McKay
- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- 1] Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2] Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- 1] Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA [2] Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Lin YC, Mhuircheartaigh JN, Cheung YC, Juan YH, Chiu CH, Yeh WL, Wu JS. Pain following double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: correlation with morphological graft findings and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:1142-8. [PMID: 25060934 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.06.018] [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] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To determine the relationship between knee pain following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft placement with morphological graft findings and dynamic contrast enhancement as assessed at MRI. MATERIAL AND METHODS Following institutional review board approval, 37 consecutive patients with double-bundle ACL reconstruction were enrolled. Thirteen patients had pain and 24 were asymptomatic. Imaging was performed using a 1.5 T MRI machine an average of 7.6 months after surgery. Graft-related (increase signal intensity, abnormal orientation, discontinuity, cystic degeneration, anterior translation of lateral tibia, arthrofibrosis), and non-graft related causes of knee pain (meniscal tear, cartilage injury, loose bodies, and synovitis) were evaluated. During dynamic contrast enhancement analysis, peak enhancement (ePeak) was calculated by placing a region of interest at the osteoligamentous interface of each bundle. Student's t-test was used for continuous variables analysis and chi-square or Fisher's exact test was used for categorical variables analysis. RESULTS There was no difference between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients regarding morphological graft-related or non-graft-related causes of knee pain. For dynamic contrast enhancement analysis, symptomatic patients had significantly lower ePeak values than asymptomatic patients in the anteromedial (p = 0.008) and posterolateral (p = 0.001) bundles or when using the higher ePeak value in either bundle (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Morphological ACL graft findings as assessed at MRI could not be used to distinguish between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. However, lower ePeak values had a significant association with knee pain. This may indicate poor neovascularization of the graft, potentially leading to graft failure.
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- Y-C Lin
- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taiwan.
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Wu JS, Chen YP, Wang LC, Yang YJ, Deng CW, Hou BX, He ZL, Chen JX. Implication of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes with an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:3812-8. [PMID: 24938468 DOI: 10.4238/2014.may.16.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We explored the association between 4 XRCC1 (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln) and XPD (Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln) polymorphisms with the development and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 218 cases with HCC and 277 healthy controls were included in the study. Genotyping of the XRCC1 (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln) and XPD (Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln) polymorphisms was performed in a 384-well plate format on the Sequenom MassARRAY platform. We found that individuals with the XRCC1 399AA genotype had a higher risk of HCC compared with the GG genotype (odds ratio, OR = 1.85, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.03-3.23). Similarly, individuals carrying the XPD 751GG genotype showed a greatly increased risk of HCC (OR = 2.97, 95%CI = 126- 7.38). Cox regression analysis showed that individuals carrying XPD 751Gln/Gln genotypes had a 0.30-fold increased risk of death from HCC. These results suggest that polymorphisms in XRCC1 and XPD may have functional significance in HCC.
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- J S Wu
- Oncology Department, Hainan Province Nongken Nada Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive System, Hainan Province Nongken Nada Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hainan Province Nongken Sanya Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive System, Hainan Province Nongken Sanya Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, Hainan Province Nongken Nada Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hainan Province Nongken Sanya Hospital, Danzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Ding KY, Ji WC, Wu JS, Li T, Sheng YY. Higher frequency of CD4(+)CD25(high) Treg cells in hemophilia patients with factor VIII inhibitor. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:1774-81. [PMID: 24668665 DOI: 10.4238/2014.march.17.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The production of factor VIII inhibitor antibodies remains the most costly and serious complication in replacement therapy of hemophilia A. We investigated the clinical significance of CD4(+)CD25(high) T regulatory (Treg) cells in hemophilia patients. Our trial included 6 severe hemophilia A patients with factor VIII inhibitors, 6 hemophilia patients without inhibition of factor VIII, and 6 healthy persons (controls). Plasma factor VIII: c was measured by clotting assay. Peripheral blood samples were examined using mutiparameter flow cytometry with fluorescent-labeled monoclonal antibodies. Plasma levels of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-10, and TGF-β were measured by ELISA. The frequency of CD4(+)CD25(high) Treg cells in CD4(+) cells was 1.07 ± 0.38% in inhibitor patients and 0.57 ± 0.14% in non-inhibitor patients. The proportion of Treg cells in healthy controls was similar to that of the non-inhibitor patients. However, there were significant differences between the inhibitor and non-inhibitor patients in levels of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-10, and TGF-β. We conclude that the proportions of Treg cells and the concentrations of T cell cytokines in inhibitor patients are higher than those in non-inhibitor patients. The increased number of Treg cells and increased T-cell cytokines may be related to the development and efficiency of the factor VIII inhibitor.
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- K Y Ding
- Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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Tan WL, Huang WY, Yin B, Xiong J, Wu JS, Geng DY. Can diffusion tensor imaging noninvasively detect IDH1 gene mutations in astrogliomas? A retrospective study of 112 cases. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:920-7. [PMID: 24557705 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE IDH1 mutational status probably plays an important role in the predictive response for patients with astroglioma. This study explores whether DTI metrics are able to noninvasively detect IDH1 status in astrogliomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS The DTI data of 112 patients with pathologically proven astroglioma (including 25, 12, and 10 cases with IDH1 mutation and 11, 11, and 43 cases without mutation in grades II, III, and IV, respectively) were retrospectively reviewed. The maximal fractional anisotropy, minimal ADC, ratio of maximal fractional anisotropy, and ratio of minimal ADC in the tumor body were measured. In the same World Health Organization grading, the imaging parameters of patients with and without IDH1 R132H mutation were compared by means of optimal metrics for detecting mutations. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed. RESULTS The maximal fractional anisotropy and ratio of maximal fractional anisotropy values had statistical significance between patients with IDH1 R132H mutation and those without mutation in astrogliomas of grades II and III. The areas under the curve for maximal fractional anisotropy and ratio of maximal fractional anisotropy were both 0.92 in grade II and 0.80 and 0.82 in grade III. The minimal ADC value and ratio of minimal ADC value also demonstrated statistical significance between patients with mutation and those without mutation in all astroglioma grades. The areas under the curve for minimal ADC were 0.94 (II), 0.76 (III), and 0.66 (IV), and the areas under the curve for ratio of minimal ADC were 0.93 (II), 0.83 (III), and 0.70 (IV). CONCLUSIONS Fractional anisotropy and ADC from DTI can noninvasively detect IDH1 R132H mutation in astrogliomas.
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- W L Tan
- From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.T., W.Y.H., B.Y., D.Y.G.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.T., W.Y.H., B.Y., D.Y.G.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.T., W.Y.H., B.Y., D.Y.G.)
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- Neurosurgery (J.W.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China
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- From the Departments of Radiology (W.L.T., W.Y.H., B.Y., D.Y.G.)
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Wu JS, Yang YC, Lu FH, Lin TS, Chen JJ, Huang YH, Yeh TL, Chang CJ. Cardiac autonomic function and insulin resistance for the development of hypertension: a six-year epidemiological follow-up study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:1216-1222. [PMID: 23419733 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To explore the impact of cardiac autonomic function (CAF) and insulin resistance (IR) on incident hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS In 1996, 1638 subjects finished baseline examination, which included anthropometry, blood pressures, CAF, blood biochemistry, plasma insulin, urine examination and electrocardiogram. CAF included standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals or RR intervals (SDNN), low- and high-frequency power spectrum (LF and HF), and LF/HF ratio at supine for 5 min, the RR interval changes during lying-to-standing maneuver, and the ratio between the longest RR interval during expiration and the shortest RR interval during inspiration (E/I ratio). We used homeostasis model assessment to define beta cell function (HOMA-B) and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). In total, 992 non-hypertensive participants completed the follow-up assessment in 2003 and 959 participants were included for the final analysis. Incident hypertension was determined by blood pressure status at follow-up. In unadjusted model, both square root of HOMA-IR (OR:3.37, 95%CI: 2.10-6.64) and HOMA-B (OR:0.996, 95%CI: 0.992-0.999) were related to incident hypertension. In multivariate model, square root of HOMA-IR (OR:1.97, 95%CI: 1.05-3.70), but not HOMA-B, was associated with incident hypertension. After further adjustment for baseline CAF, the positive relationship between the square root of HOMA-IR and incident hypertension disappeared. In contrast, LF/HF ratio (OR:1.18, 95%CI: 1.01-1.37), HF power (OR:0.98, 95%CI: 0.96-0.999), and E/I ratio (OR:0.71, 95%CI: 0.54-0.95) were each independently associated with incident hypertension after further adjustment for HOMA measures. CONCLUSION Sympathovagal imbalance with an apparently decreased parasympathetic tone is an important predictor of incident hypertension independent of IR.
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- J S Wu
- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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Wu JS, Kim AM, Bleher R, Myers BD, Marvin RG, Inada H, Nakamura K, Zhang XF, Roth E, Li SY, Woodruff TK, O'Halloran TV, Dravid VP. Imaging and elemental mapping of biological specimens with a dual-EDS dedicated scanning transmission electron microscope. Ultramicroscopy 2013; 128:24-31. [PMID: 23500508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A dedicated analytical scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) with dual energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) detectors has been designed for complementary high performance imaging as well as high sensitivity elemental analysis and mapping of biological structures. The performance of this new design, based on a Hitachi HD-2300A model, was evaluated using a variety of biological specimens. With three imaging detectors, both the surface and internal structure of cells can be examined simultaneously. The whole-cell elemental mapping, especially of heavier metal species that have low cross-section for electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), can be faithfully obtained. Optimization of STEM imaging conditions is applied to thick sections as well as thin sections of biological cells under low-dose conditions at room and cryogenic temperatures. Such multimodal capabilities applied to soft/biological structures usher a new era for analytical studies in biological systems.
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- J S Wu
- Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Wu JS, Huang YK, Wu FL, Lin DY. Design and implementation of a versatile and variable-frequency piezoelectric coefficient measurement system. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:085110. [PMID: 22938335 DOI: 10.1063/1.4746769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a simple but versatile piezoelectric coefficient measurement system, which can measure the longitudinal and transverse piezoelectric coefficients in the pressing and bending modes, respectively, at different applied forces and a wide range of frequencies. The functionality of this measurement system has been demonstrated on three samples, including a PbZr(0.52)Ti(0.48)O(3) (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic bulk, a ZnO thin film, and a laminated piezoelectric film sensor. The static longitudinal piezoelectric coefficients of the PZT bulk and the ZnO film are estimated to be around 210 and 8.1 pC/N, respectively. The static transverse piezoelectric coefficients of the ZnO film and the piezoelectric film sensor are determined to be, respectively, -0.284 and -0.031 C/m(2).
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- J S Wu
- Department of Electronics Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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Tai TY, Tsai KS, Tu ST, Wu JS, Chang CI, Chen CL, Shaw NS, Peng HY, Wang SY, Wu CH. The effect of soy isoflavone on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Taiwanese women with bone loss: a 2-year randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:1571-80. [PMID: 21901480 PMCID: PMC3332377 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1750-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED The treatment of 300-mg/day isoflavones (aglycone equivalents) (172.5 mg genistein + 127.5 mg daidzein) for 2 years failed to prevent lumbar spine and total proximal femur bone mineral density (BMD) from declining as compared with the placebo group in a randomized, double-blind, two-arm designed study enrolling 431 postmenopausal women 45-65 years old. INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the effects of soy isoflavones on bone metabolism in postmenopausal women. METHODS Four hundred and thirty-one women, aged 45-65 years, orally consumed 300-mg/day isoflavones (aglycone equivalents) or a placebo for 2 years in a parallel group, randomized, double-blind, two-arm study. Each participant also ingested 600 mg of calcium and 125 IU of vitamin D(3) per day. The BMD of the lumbar spine and total proximal femur were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at baseline and every half-year thereafter. Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, urinary N-telopeptide of type 1 collagen/creatinine, and other safety assessments were examined regularly. RESULTS Two hundred out of 217 subjects in the isoflavone group and 199 out of 214 cases in placebo group completed the treatment. Serum concentrations of isoflavone metabolites, genistein and daidzein, of the intervention group were remarkably elevated following intake of isoflavones (p < 0.001). However, differences in the mean percentage changes of BMD throughout the treatment period were not statistically significant (lumbar spine, p = 0.42; total femur, p = 0.39) between the isoflavone and placebo groups, according to the generalized estimating equation (GEE) method. A significant time trend of bone loss was observed at both sites as assessed by the GEE method following repeated measurement of BMD (p < 0.001). Differences in bone marker levels were not significant between the two treatment groups. CONCLUSION Treatment with 300-mg/day isoflavones (aglycone equivalents) failed to prevent a decline in BMD in the lumbar spine or total femur compared with the placebo group.
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- T Y Tai
- Division of Geriatric Research, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Teng BS, Wang CD, Zhang D, Wu JS, Pan D, Pan LF, Yang HJ, Zhou P. Hypoglycemic effect and mechanism of a proteoglycan from ganoderma lucidum on streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:166-175. [PMID: 22428467] [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: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diabetes mellitus inducing a leading cause of morbidity are widespread in the entire globe. The present study was to investigate the antidiabetic potency and mechanism of a proteoglycan extract, named FYGL (Fudan-Yueyang-G. lucidum), from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma Lucidum as published recently, using streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS The T2DM model rats were treated with FYGL as well as metformin and rosiglitazone. The levels of plasma glucose and insulin were measured, and the expression and activity of the protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and the tyrosine phosphorylation level of the insulin receptor (IR) 3-subunit in the livers and skeletal muscles of the T2DM rats were analyzed by immunoprecipitation and Western blotting methods. In addition, the levels of free fatty acid and serum lipid profile were measured using commercial kits for those trailed rats. RESULTS The decrease in fasting plasma glucose and the increase in insulin concentration dose- and time-dependently in the T2DM rats treated by FYGL, comparable with that by the clinical drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone. The levels of the PTP1B expression and activity were decreased, and the tyrosine phosphorylation level of the IR 1-subunit was increased in the skeletal muscles of the T2DM rats. Furthermore, FYGL significantly decreased the levels of free fatty acid, triglyceride, total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol as well as increased the level of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol. DISCUSSION It is suggested that the hypoglycemic mechanisms of FYGL are caused by inhibition of the PTP1B expression and activity, consequently, regulation of the tyrosine phosphorylation level of the IR 13-subunit. As those results, FYGL also controlled the plasma biochemistry indexes relative to the type 2 diabetes-accompanied metabolic disorders. This is possibly the first report on the underlying mechanisms responsible for the antidiabetic effect of Ganoderma lucidum.
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- Animals
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/blood
- Fruiting Bodies, Fungal/chemistry
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Insulin/blood
- Lipids/blood
- Liver/metabolism
- Male
- Metformin/pharmacology
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1/biosynthesis
- Proteoglycans/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reishi/chemistry
- Rosiglitazone
- Thiazolidinediones/pharmacology
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- B S Teng
- The Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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We examined the effect of dendritic cells engineered to express an HBV S antigen CD40L fusion gene (HBV S-ecdCD40L). The DNA of HBV S gene and the cDNA of the extracellular domain of human CD40 ligand were linked by cloning. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from healthy adults were incubated and induced into dendritic cells (DC) in presence of granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4(IL-4). The DCs were transfected the novel construct, and the impact of the expressed clone assessed. We find that, compared with control groups, modification of DCs with HBV S-ecdCD40L fusion gene resulted in the activation of DCs with upregulated expression of immunologically important cell surface molecules (CD80, CD86 and HLA-DR) and proinflammatory cytokines (IL-12). The DCs modified with HBV S-ecdCD40L are able to stimulate enhanced allogeneic T-cell proliferation in vitro. Thus, the fusion gene HBV S-ecdCD40L can promote DC's activation and enhance its function and may prove to be the foundation for a new type of hepatitis B vaccine.
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- J-M Wu
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical college, Wenzhou, China.
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Cultivation of amebae of the axenic strain of Naegleria gruberi, NEG-M, was achieved in media consisting entirely of chemically defined components. A complete medium that contains 31 components allows growth with yields up to 5 x 10(6) amebae per ml. A minimal medium gives lower yields but defines 22 components that are essential for continuous cultivation: 11 amino acids, 6 vitamins, hematin, guanosine, D-glucose, Mg(2+), and inorganic phosphate. These media allow precise studies of the metabolism and differentiation of this unusual eukaryote.
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- C Fulton
- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254
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Wang XF, Zhao YQ, Yang RC, Wu JS, Sun J, Zhang XS, Ding QL, Ge HL, Wang HL. The prevalence of factor VIII inhibitors and genetic aspects of inhibitor development in Chinese patients with haemophilia A. Haemophilia 2010; 16:632-9. [PMID: 20331753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02211.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- X F Wang
- Transfusion Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Peterson GL, Whitaker TB, Stefanski RJ, Podleckis EV, Phillips JG, Wu JS, Martinez WH. A Risk Assessment Model for Importation of United States Milling Wheat Containing Tilletia contraversa. Plant Dis 2009; 93:560-573. [PMID: 30764400 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-93-6-0560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dwarf bunt of wheat, caused by the fungus Tilletia contraversa, is a pathogen historically limited in distribution by its very specific climatic requirements for establishment. In an effort to both address the need for adequate protection and eliminate unwarranted trade barriers, a number of countries have examined restrictions on importing milling wheat containing teliospores of T. contraversa. Pest risk analysis (PRA), under the guidelines of the World Trade Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization, has become an internationally accepted process for evaluating such issues. As a component of a dwarf bunt PRA, our objective was to develop a quantitative mathematical model to evaluate and communicate the potential risk of dwarf bunt establishment from the importation of U.S. milling wheat containing teliospores of T. contraversa. A T. contraversa–risk model (TCK-risk model) was developed using new data, historic literature, and industry statistics to estimate teliospore diversion from transport and milling processes, spore contamination levels, grain handling, and end-product usage. A climatic model was developed to identify potential regions where the environment was favorable for disease development. The likelihood of disease establishment and wheat yield loss was determined using the model to conduct Monte Carlo simulations of 100,000 wheat shipping-years. The model is dynamic in that individual components can be easily updated or modified in order to determine the effect of numerous scenarios (e.g., climate changes, shipping tonnage, contamination levels, mitigation strategies) on the probability of dwarf bunt establishment. TCK-risk model evaluation scenarios previously conducted for the People's Republic of China, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru are presented as examples.
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- USDA-ARS-MQHRU, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- WMO-WCP-AGM Case postale No. 2300, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
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- U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233
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Wang YF, Wu JS, Mao Y, Chen XC, Zhou LF, Zhang Y. The optimal time-window for surgical treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: result of prospective randomized controlled trial of 500 cases. Acta Neurochir Suppl 2009; 105:141-5. [PMID: 19066100 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-09469-3_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The aim of this clinical study was to determine the optimal time-window for surgical treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). From January 1998 to September 2000, 17 hospitals in Shanghai participated in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Among a consecutive series of 500 patients with spontaneous ICH, 234 underwent medical treatment and 266 patients received surgical treatment. According to the interval from initial onset to treatment, they were divided into 3 stages: ultra-early (< or =7 h), early (7-24 h), and delayed (> 24 h). Perioperative evaluation (Glasgow Outcome Score), long-term outcome (the activities of daily living [ADL] score), mortality, as well as incidence of associated complications were compared respectively. We found that: a) in the ultra-early and early stages, both the perioperative and long-term outcome of surgical treatment was definitely better than medical treatment; b) for the outcome of surgical treatment, there was no significant difference between ultra-early and early stages; c) in ultra-early stage, risk of postoperative rebleeding was significantly higher, and decreased henceforth; d) in delayed stage, incidence of associated respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal system complications was higher in surgery group than in medication group. In summary, our study yielded conclusive evidence that the early stage (within 7-24 h) was the optimal time-window for surgical intervention of spontaneous ICH.
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- Y F Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wu JS, Sheng L, Wang SH, Gu J, Ma YF, Zhang M, Gan JX, Xu SW, Zhou W, Xu SX, Li Q, Jiang GY. The impact of clinical risk factors in the conversion from acute lung injury to acute respiratory distress syndrome in severe multiple trauma patients. J Int Med Res 2008; 36:579-86. [PMID: 18534142 DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are different stages of the same disease, the aggravated stage of ALI leading to ARDS. Patients with ARDS have higher hospital mortality rates and reduced long-term pulmonary function and quality of life. It is, therefore, important to prevent ALI converting to ARDS. This study evaluated 17 risk factors potentially associated with the conversion from ALI to ARDS in severe multiple trauma. The results indicate that the impact of pulmonary contusion, APACHE II score, gastrointestinal haemorrhage and disseminated intravascular coagulation may help to predict conversion from ALI to ARDS in the early phase after multiple-trauma injury. Trauma duration, in particular, strongly impacted the short- and long-term development of ALI. Being elderly (aged > or = 65 years) and undergoing multiple blood transfusions in the early phase were independent risk factors correlated with secondary sepsis, deterioration of pulmonary function and transfusion-related acute lung injury due to early multiple fluid resuscitation.
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- J S Wu
- Trauma Centre of the Emergency Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Chen PY, Chen CH, Wu JS, Wen HC, Wang WP. Optimal design of integrally gated CNT field-emission devices using a genetic algorithm. Nanotechnology 2007; 18:395203. [PMID: 21730414 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/39/395203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A method to optimize the focusing quality of integrally gated CNT field-emission (FE) devices by combining field-emission modeling and a computational intelligence technique, genetic algorithm (GA), is proposed and demonstrated. In this work, the e-beam shape, as a characteristic parameter of electron-optical properties, is calculated by field-emission simulation modeling. Using a design tool that combines GA and physical modeling, a set of structural and electrical parameters for four FE device groups, including double-gate, triple-gate, quadruple-gate and quintuple-gate type, were optimized. The resultant FE devices exhibit satisfactory e-beam focusabilities and the extracted parameters with the best performance for each type of FE device were represented to be fabricated by a VLSI technique. The GA-based automatic design parameter extraction will significantly benefit the design of integrated electron-optical systems for versatile vacuum micro- and nano-electronic applications.
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- P Y Chen
- National Nano-Device Laboratories, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 30078, Taiwan
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Shen PC, Lee SN, Liu BT, Chu FH, Wang CH, Wu JS, Lin HH, Cheng WTK. The effect of activation treatments on the development of reconstructed bovine oocytes. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 106:1-12. [PMID: 17482390 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Revised: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different activation treatments on the development of IVM-derived and cloned bovine embryos. The effect of oocyte age (20h versus 24h after IVM) on the blastocyst rate was also investigated. No differences in the percentage of blastocyst development were observed between the oocytes matured for 20 and 24h (15% versus 27%, p>0.05). Reconstructed oocytes activated 4h after fusion (fusion before activation, FBA) had a higher blastocyst rate than those oocytes activated immediately after electrofusion (fusion and activation simultaneously, FAS) (26% versus 5%, p<0.01). Blastocyst rates were significantly greater (p<0.01) for the reconstructed oocytes activated by calcium ionophore (A23187) combined with 6-dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP) (51.6%) than for those activated with cycloheximide (CHX) plus cytochalasin B (CB) treatment (1h, 8.2%; 5h, 14.3%). However, the blastocyst rates were similar among reconstructed oocytes activated by electric pulses and A23187 (30.5% versus 42.2%) or by A23187 and ionomycin (36.7% versus 33.3%) combined with 6-DMAP, respectively. Blastocysts that developed from reconstructed oocytes activated by A23187 and 6-DMAP resulted in three pregnancies (3/9) and one live birth from 18 embryos transferred to recipient cows. Genotypic analysis of six bovine microsatellite markers by polymerase chain reaction confirmed that the cloned calf was genetically identical to the nuclear donor. In conclusion, reconstructed oocytes that derived from oocytes exposed to activation treatment 4h after electrofusion are more likely to develop to the blastocyst stage. The best treatment to activate reconstructed bovine oocytes in this study was A23187 combined with 6-DMAP.
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- P C Shen
- Department of Animal Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC
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Practical and cost-effective circuitry with high sensitivity has been developed to measure a small capacitance using current compensation method. The circuitry uses an electronic switch to periodically connect or separate the capacitor under test (C(x)) from a reference capacitor (C(r)). When C(x) is connected in parallel with C(r) the total capacitance becomes C(x)+C(r). On the other hand, as C(x) is separated from C(r), the total capacitance is only C(r). This periodic change of the capacitance generates a periodic square-wave output with an amplitude in proportion to the capacitance of C(x). A high sensitivity of DeltaV/DeltaC=202.2 mV/pF has been achieved, making the circuitry a powerful tool in measuring small capacitances. Three applications have been performed to present its capability: (a) displacement, (b) height of liquid, and (c) angle of tilt. The experimental results demonstrate the performance of the circuitry.
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- D Y Lin
- Department of Electronic Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 500, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Wu JS, Weierstall U, Spence J. Diffractive imaging of nanoparticles on a substrate. Nat Mater 2006; 5:837. [PMID: 17013410 DOI: 10.1038/nmat1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Chang HF, Chou C, Yau HF, Chan YH, Yih JN, Wu JS. Angular distribution of polarized photon-pairs in a scattering medium with a Zeeman laser scanning confocal microscope. J Microsc 2006; 223:26-32. [PMID: 16872428 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/28/2022]
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A novel confocal microscope designed for use with turbid media is proposed. We use a Zeeman laser as the light source. Based on the properties of two-frequency polarized photon-pairs and the common-path feature of polarized photon-pairs with heterodyne detection employed in the proposed confocal microscope, three gatings (spatial filtering gating, polarization gating and spatial coherence gating) are thus simultaneously incorporated in the microscope. Experimental results for the angular distribution of polarized photon-pairs in a scattering medium indicate that polarization gating and spatial coherence gating preclude the detection of multiply scattered photons, whereas the pinhole selects the least scattered photon-pairs. Thus, better performance for axial resolution than can be obtained with a conventional confocal microscope is demonstrated experimentally. In addition, the proposed microscope is able to either look deeper into a turbid medium or work with a denser medium; furthermore, the axial resolution is improved.
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- H F Chang
- Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Growth factors that are present in goat milk may be responsible for its beneficial effects on the digestive system as described in ancient Chinese medical texts. To develop a nutraceutical product rich in growth factors for promoting gastrointestinal health, it is essential to collect milk with consistently high growth factor activity. Therefore, we investigated the factors affecting growth factor activity in goat milk. Among the 5 breeds of dairy goats tested, milk from Nubian goats had the highest growth factor activity. Tight-junction leakage induced by a 24-h milking interval did not increase growth factor activity in the milk. Milk collected from pregnant does had a significantly higher growth factor activity than milk collected postpartum. Growth factor activity decreased during the first 8 wk of lactation, fluctuated thereafter, and then increased dramatically after natural mating. During wk 1 to 8, growth factor activity was inversely correlated with milk yield and week of lactation. No correlation was observed during wk 9 to 29. After natural mating of the goats, the growth factor activity in the milk correlated significantly with somatic cell count and conductivity (a measure of membrane permeability), and correlated inversely with milk yield. Based on the above data, goat milk with higher growth factor activity could be selectively collected from Nubian pregnant does.
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- F Y Wu
- Animal Science Department, National Ilan University, Ilan 26047, Taiwan.
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Shen PC, Lee SN, Wu JS, Huang JC, Chu FH, Chang CC, Kung JC, Lin HH, Chen LR, Shiau JW, Yen NT, Cheng WTK. The effect of electrical field strength on activation and development of cloned caprine embryos. Anim Reprod Sci 2006; 92:310-20. [PMID: 16159700 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Revised: 04/12/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The activation procedure used in nuclear transfer (NT) is one of the critical factors affecting the efficiency of animal cloning. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two electrical field strengths (EFS) for activation on the developmental competence of caprine NT embryos reconstructed from ear skin fibroblasts of adult Alpine does. The NT embryos were obtained by transfer of the quiescent fibroblasts at the fourth passage into the enucleated metaphase II (M II) oocytes. Four to five hours after electrical fusion, the NT-embryos were activated by EFS either at 1.67 or at 2.33 kV/cm and immediately incubated in 6-DMAP (2 mM) for 4 h. The cleavage rate of the NT-embryos activated with 2.33 kV/cm was greater than that activated with 1.67 kV/cm after in vitro culture for 18 h (65.6% versus 19.6%, p < 0.001). No pregnancy was found in 14 recipient does after transferring 51 NT embryos at 1-2 cell stages activated with 1.67 kV/cm. In contrast, two of the seven recipients were pregnant and gave birth to three kids after transferring 61 NT embryos at 1-2 cell stages activated by 2.33 kV/cm. The birth weights of three cloned kids were within the normal range of Alpine goats. However, one kid died 1h after birth while the remaining two are still healthy. DNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction (single-strand conformation polymorphism, SSCP) confirmed that the three kids were genetically identical to the nuclear donor.
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- P C Shen
- Department of Animal Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC
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A rapid survey was conducted to describe the immunization status of the 0- to 2-year-old population in selected communities of Kern County, California, and identify reasons for noncompliance with immunization recommendations. Households were selected by two-stage cluster sampling. Among 860 children, 38% had received immunizations on schedule, while 44% had not received the recommended doses for their age. Compliance with the immunization schedule worsened dramatically after the first year of life. Among 2 year olds, the proportion that had the recommended number of vaccine doses was 81% for MMR, 82% for polio, 65% for DTP, and 47% for Hib. Parents' main reasons for noncompliance included child's illness, procrastination, and limited access to information and services. The low levels of compliance reflect lack of active follow-up in preventive health care across socioeconomic levels. The results show the importance of aiming immunization messages at parents and physicians of 12- to 18-month-old children. The rapid survey approach offers public health agencies an efficient means of assessing community health problems and targeting programs according to need.
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- K J Goodman
- School of Public Health, University of Texas--Houston Health Science Center, Texas, USA.
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Starodub D, Doak RB, Schmidt K, Weierstall U, Wu JS, Spence JCH, Howells M, Marcus M, Shapiro D, Barty A, Chapman HN. Damped and thermal motion of laser-aligned hydrated macromolecule beams for diffraction. J Chem Phys 2005; 123:244304. [PMID: 16396534 DOI: 10.1063/1.2137313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We consider a monodispersed Rayleigh droplet beam of water droplets doped with proteins. An intense infrared laser is used to align these droplets. The arrangement has been proposed for electron- and x-ray-diffraction studies of proteins which are difficult to crystallize. This paper considers the effect of thermal fluctuations on the angular spread of alignment in thermal equilibrium, and relaxation phenomena, particularly the damping of oscillations excited as the molecules enter the field. The possibility of adiabatic alignment is also considered. We find that damping times in a high-pressure gas cell as used in x-ray-diffraction experiments are short compared with the time taken for molecules to traverse the beam and that a suitably shaped field might be used for electron-diffraction experiments in vacuum to provide adiabatic alignment, thus obviating the need for a damping gas cell.
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- D Starodub
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871504 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA.
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Perineal hernia is a rare complication after major pelvic surgery. Placing non-biodegradable mesh across the pelvic inlet is the best method of repair. A 72-year-old man presented with a perineal hernia 8 years after undergoing an abdominoperineal resection because of rectal cancer. During the repair operation, intestinal spillage occurred, making it impossible to place permanent mesh as planned. Instead, we used the bladder to cover the pelvic inlet. The patient recovered well and after 35 months of follow-up, there was no evidence of hernia recurrence. When mesh placement is not feasible, this bladder mobilization technique can replace it.
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- F H Remzi
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Colorectal Surgery, A-30, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Wu JS, Spence JCH. Reconstruction of complex single-particle images using charge-flipping algorithm. Acta Crystallogr A 2005; 61:194-200. [PMID: 15724069 DOI: 10.1107/s0108767304033525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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An iterative algorithm is developed to retrieve the complex exit-face wavefunction for a two-dimensional projection of a nanoparticle from a measurement of the oversampled modulus of its Fourier transform in reciprocal space. The algorithm does not require the support (boundary) of the object to be known. A loose support for the complex object is gradually found using the Oszlanyi-Suto charge-flipping algorithm, and a compact support is then iteratively developed using a dynamic Gerchberg-Saxton-Fienup algorithm. At the same time, the complex object is reconstructed using this compact support. The algorithm applies to the reconstruction of complex images with any distribution of phase values from 0 to 2pi. Modification of the algorithm by using real-value constraints for a complex object in the charge-flipping algorithm leads to faster reconstruction of the object whose phase value is smaller than pi/2.
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- J S Wu
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504, USA.
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