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Jin XF, Ma HY, Shi JW, Cai JT. Efficacy of artificial intelligence in reducing miss rates of GI adenomas, polyps, and sessile serrated lesions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gastrointest Endosc 2024; 99:667-675.e1. [PMID: 38184117 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.01.004] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this study was to determine if utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in the course of endoscopic procedures can significantly diminish both the adenoma miss rate (AMR) and the polyp miss rate (PMR) compared with standard endoscopy. METHODS We performed an extensive search of various databases, encompassing PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus, until June 2023. The search terms used were artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, transfer machine learning, computer-assisted diagnosis, convolutional neural networks, gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, endoscopic image analysis, polyp, adenoma, and neoplasms. The main study aim was to explore the impact of AI on the AMR, PMR, and sessile serrated lesion miss rate. RESULTS A total of 7 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled AMR was markedly lower in the AI group versus the non-AI group (pooled relative risk [RR], .46; 95% confidence interval [CI], .36-.59; P < .001). PMR was also reduced in the AI group in contrast with the non-AI control (pooled RR, .43; 95% CI, .27-.69; P < .001). The results showed that AI decreased the miss rate of sessile serrated lesions (pooled RR, .43; 95% CI, .20 to .92; P < .05) and diminutive adenomas (pooled RR, .49; 95% CI, .26-.93) during endoscopy, but no significant effect was observed for advanced adenomas (pooled RR, .48; 95% CI, .17-1.37; P = .17). The average number of polyps (Hedges' g = -.486; 95% CI, -.697 to -.274; P = .000) and adenomas (Hedges' g = -.312; 95% CI, -.551 to -.074; P = .01) detected during the second procedure also favored AI. However, AI implementation did not lead to a prolonged withdrawal time (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis suggests that AI technology leads to significant reduction of miss rates for GI adenomas, polyps, and sessile serrated lesions during endoscopic surveillance. These results underscore the potential of AI to improve the accuracy and efficiency of GI endoscopic procedures.
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- Xi-Feng Jin
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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- Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong Province, Zaozhuang, China
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- Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong Province, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Ba HJ, Jin M, Shi JW, Zhu AH, Ma J. Application of Trace Biological Evidence Collection Kit in DNA Examination of Trace Bloodstain Samples from the Scene. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 37:65-68. [PMID: 33780187 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.500303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective To evaluate the effects of DNA examination of trace bloodstain samples from the scene collected with Trace Biological Evidence Collection kit. Methods Venous blood was made into bloodstains on the ground. The trace bloodstain samples were collected with Trace Biological Evidence Collection kit and common methods, respectively. DNA examination of trace bloodstain samples (50 from each group) was conducted on the constant temperature shaker for 2, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h, respectively, and the examination results of every group were compared. Results When the trace bloodstain samples were placed on the constant temperature shaker for 24, 48, 72, and 96 h, the DNA detection rates in the group which used Trace Biological Evidence Collection kit (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 96.00%) were significantly higher than those in the group using common methods (62.00%, 26.00%, 10.00%, 0), the differences had statistical significance (P<0.05). When the trace bloodstain samples were placed on the constant temperature shaker for 2 h, the differences of DNA detection rates between the two groups had no statistical significance ( P>0.05). Conclusion The Trace Biological Evidence Collection kit can effectively improve DNA detection rate and extend detection time limit for trace bloodstain samples from the scene that have been stored for a relatively long time.
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- H J Ba
- Institute of Forensic Science of Changzhou Municipal Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of Changzhou Municipal Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of Changzhou Municipal Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of Changzhou Municipal Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of Changzhou Municipal Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
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Shi JW, Xu G, Li X, Wang H. [The problems and countermeasures in the training of public health talents in colleges and universities in China]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:110-113. [PMID: 33455141 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200622-00910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Colleges and universities are the cradle for public health talents training. Under the epidemic situation, the new requirements for the construction of public health service system and the promotion of population health, urged us to rethink how to reform the training of public health talents in colleges and universities. This research focused on key problems of the construction and distribution, scale, orientation, and contents of training for various public health talents in colleges and universities. It was suggested to reinforce the balanced development of public health in colleges and universities in various areas in China, to refine interdisciplinary training, to intensively cultivate technical and research-oriented talents, to expand talents within and outside the colleges and universities, as well as to introduce and cultivate public health teachers simultaneously, so as to better play the role of colleges and universities in the training of the public health talents.
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- J W Shi
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Zheng LN, Feng LX, Shi JW, Chen HQ, Wang B, Wang M, Wang HF, Feng WY. Single-Cell Isotope Dilution Analysis with LA–ICP–MS: A New Approach for Quantification of Nanoparticles in Single Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:14339-14345. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Ling-Na Zheng
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Metallomics Facility and CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Division of Metrology in Chemistry, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Metallomics Facility and CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Metallomics Facility and CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Metallomics Facility and CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Metallomics Facility and CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Guo Q, Liu J, Cai J, Zhu P, Liu YL, Dong NG, Shi JW, Peng H. [Cardiac transplantation for treatment of Kawasaki disease complicated with giant coronary aneurysm]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:224-226. [PMID: 30818902 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Q Guo
- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Jin M, Ba HJ, Zhu AH, Ma J, Shi JW, Liu YN, Lin ZQ. [Effect of Benzidine Test on DNA Analysis of Bloodstain]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 34:157-160. [PMID: 29923382 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the effect of benzidine test and related reagents on DNA analysis of bloodstain. METHODS A total of 970 bloodstain filter paper samples with 1 μL venous blood were collected, and 10 of them acted as control samples. After benzidine test and related reagent processing, DNA of 960 samples was extracted by Chelex-100 and silica bead methods and then multiplex amplified by AmpFℓSTR™ Identifiler™ Plus PCR kits. The results of STR typing were compared between different groups. RESULTS DNA were extracted immediately after benzidine test. Totally STR loci (3.80±1.34) were detected by silica bead method, while no STR loci were obtained by Chelex-100 method. Thirteen samples (21.7%) with whole STR typing results were obtained by drying after benzidine test, and the STR locus number (12.90±1.49) which obtained by silica bead method was much higher than by Chelex-100 method (4.70±1.96) (P<0.05). When DNA was extracted immediately after the addition of glacial acetic acid, the STR locus number was (9.40±2.09) by silica bead method, but no STR typing result was obtained by Chelex-100 method. All 15 STR loci could be obtained by only adding glacial acetic acid after drying and only adding tetramethylbenzidine alcoholization liquid or 3% hydrogen peroxide liquid. CONCLUSIONS Benzidine test has significant influence on DNA analysis of bloodstain. The Chelex-100 method is not suitable for the DNA extraction of bloodstain after benzidine test. Drying after benzidine test and silica bead methods can effectively enhance the STR locus number of bloodstain.
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- M Jin
- Institute of Forensic Science, Changzhou Public Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Changzhou Public Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Changzhou Public Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Changzhou Public Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Changzhou Public Security Bureau, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Crime Scene Evidence, Key Laboratory of Forensic Evidence and Science Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Institute of Forensic Science, Shanghai Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200083, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, China Criminal Police College, Shenyang 110035, China
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Wang SC, Lin XL, Wang HY, Qin YJ, Chen L, Li J, Jia JS, Shen HF, Yang S, Xie RY, Wei F, Gao F, Rong XX, Yang J, Zhao WT, Zhang TT, Shi JW, Yao KT, Luo WR, Sun Y, Xiao D. Hes1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like cellular marker alterations and promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating the PTEN/AKT pathway. Oncotarget 2015; 6:36713-30. [PMID: 26452025 PMCID: PMC4742206 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Overexpression of the transcriptional factor Hes1 (hairy and enhancer of split-1) has been observed in numerous cancers, but the precise roles of Hes1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer invasion and metastasis remain unknown. Our current study firstly revealed that Hes1 upregulation in a cohort of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies is significantly associated with the EMT, invasive and metastatic phenotypes of cancer. In the present study, we found that Hes1 overexpression triggered EMT-like cellular marker alterations of NPC cells, whereas knockdown of Hes1 through shRNA reversed the EMT-like phenotypes, as strongly supported by Hes1-mediated EMT in NPC clinical specimens described above. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that Hes1 promoted the migration and invasion of NPC cells in vitro. In addition, exogenous expression of Hes1 significantly enhanced the metastatic ability of NPC cells in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays showed that Hes1 inhibited PTEN expression in NPC cells through binding to PTEN promoter region. Increased Hes1 expression and decreased PTEN expression were also observed in a cohort of NPC biopsies. Additional studies demonstrated that Hes1-induced EMT-like molecular changes and increased motility and invasion of NPC cells were mediated by PTEN. Taken together, our results suggest, for what we believe is the first time, that Hes1 plays an important role in the invasion and metastasis of NPC through inhibiting PTEN expression to trigger EMT-like phenotypes.
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- Sheng-Chun Wang
- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- 4 Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- 6 Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 5 Department of Oncology, Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510315, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 3 Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- 1 Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- 2 Institute of Comparative Medicine & Laboratory Animal Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Wang SC, Lin XL, Wang HY, Qin YJ, Chen L, Li J, Jia JS, Shen HF, Yang S, Xie RY, Wei F, Gao F, Rong XX, Yang J, Zhao WT, Zhang TT, Shi JW, Yao KT, Luo WR, Sun Y, Xiao D. Hes1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like cellular marker alterations and promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating the PTEN/AKT pathway. Oncotarget 2015. [PMID: 26452025 DOI: hes1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition (emt)-like cellular marker alterations and promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating the pten/akt pathway] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Overexpression of the transcriptional factor Hes1 (hairy and enhancer of split-1) has been observed in numerous cancers, but the precise roles of Hes1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer invasion and metastasis remain unknown. Our current study firstly revealed that Hes1 upregulation in a cohort of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies is significantly associated with the EMT, invasive and metastatic phenotypes of cancer. In the present study, we found that Hes1 overexpression triggered EMT-like cellular marker alterations of NPC cells, whereas knockdown of Hes1 through shRNA reversed the EMT-like phenotypes, as strongly supported by Hes1-mediated EMT in NPC clinical specimens described above. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that Hes1 promoted the migration and invasion of NPC cells in vitro. In addition, exogenous expression of Hes1 significantly enhanced the metastatic ability of NPC cells in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays showed that Hes1 inhibited PTEN expression in NPC cells through binding to PTEN promoter region. Increased Hes1 expression and decreased PTEN expression were also observed in a cohort of NPC biopsies. Additional studies demonstrated that Hes1-induced EMT-like molecular changes and increased motility and invasion of NPC cells were mediated by PTEN. Taken together, our results suggest, for what we believe is the first time, that Hes1 plays an important role in the invasion and metastasis of NPC through inhibiting PTEN expression to trigger EMT-like phenotypes.
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- Sheng-Chun Wang
- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Oncology, Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510315, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine & Laboratory Animal Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Wang SC, Lin XL, Wang HY, Qin YJ, Chen L, Li J, Jia JS, Shen HF, Yang S, Xie RY, Wei F, Gao F, Rong XX, Yang J, Zhao WT, Zhang TT, Shi JW, Yao KT, Luo WR, Sun Y, Xiao D. Hes1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like cellular marker alterations and promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating the PTEN/AKT pathway. Oncotarget 2015. [PMID: 26452025 DOI: hes1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition (emt)-like cellular marker alterations and promotes invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating the pten/akt pathway] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Overexpression of the transcriptional factor Hes1 (hairy and enhancer of split-1) has been observed in numerous cancers, but the precise roles of Hes1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer invasion and metastasis remain unknown. Our current study firstly revealed that Hes1 upregulation in a cohort of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies is significantly associated with the EMT, invasive and metastatic phenotypes of cancer. In the present study, we found that Hes1 overexpression triggered EMT-like cellular marker alterations of NPC cells, whereas knockdown of Hes1 through shRNA reversed the EMT-like phenotypes, as strongly supported by Hes1-mediated EMT in NPC clinical specimens described above. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that Hes1 promoted the migration and invasion of NPC cells in vitro. In addition, exogenous expression of Hes1 significantly enhanced the metastatic ability of NPC cells in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays showed that Hes1 inhibited PTEN expression in NPC cells through binding to PTEN promoter region. Increased Hes1 expression and decreased PTEN expression were also observed in a cohort of NPC biopsies. Additional studies demonstrated that Hes1-induced EMT-like molecular changes and increased motility and invasion of NPC cells were mediated by PTEN. Taken together, our results suggest, for what we believe is the first time, that Hes1 plays an important role in the invasion and metastasis of NPC through inhibiting PTEN expression to trigger EMT-like phenotypes.
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- Sheng-Chun Wang
- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Oncology, Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510315, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine & Laboratory Animal Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Yang LG, Sung JY, Chow CW, Yeh CH, Cheng KT, Shi JW, Pan CL. Coding for stable transmission of W-band radio-over-fiber system using direct-beating of two independent lasers. Opt Express 2014; 22:26092-26097. [PMID: 25401641 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.026092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally Manchester (MC) coding based W-band (75 - 110 GHz) radio-over-fiber (ROF) system to reduce the low-frequency-components (LFCs) signal distortion generated by two independent low-cost lasers using spectral shaping. Hence, a low-cost and higher performance W-band ROF system is achieved. In this system, direct-beating of two independent low-cost CW lasers without frequency tracking circuit (FTC) is used to generate the millimeter-wave. Approaches, such as delayed self-heterodyne interferometer and heterodyne beating are performed to characterize the optical-beating-interference sub-terahertz signal (OBIS). Furthermore, W-band ROF systems using MC coding and NRZ-OOK are compared and discussed.
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Shi JW, Liu W, Zhang TT, Wang SC, Lin XL, Li J, Jia JS, Sheng HF, Yao ZF, Zhao WT, Zhao ZL, Xie RY, Yang S, Gao F, Fan QR, Zhang MY, Yue M, Yuan J, Gu WW, Yao KT, Xiao D. The enforced expression of c-Myc in pig fibroblasts triggers mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) via F-actin reorganization and RhoA/Rock pathway inactivation. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:1119-27. [PMID: 23466707 DOI: 10.4161/cc.24164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In previous studies from other labs it has been well demonstrated that the ectopic expression of c-Myc in mammary epithelial cells can induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), whereas in our pilot experiment, epithelial-like morphological changes were unexpectedly observed in c-Myc-expressing pig fibroblasts [i.e., porcine embryonic fibroblasts (PEFs) and porcine dermal fibroblasts (PDFs)] and pig mesenchymal stem cells, suggesting that the same c-Myc gene is entitled to trigger EMT in epithelial cells and mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) in fibroblasts. This prompted us to characterize the existence of a MET in c-Myc-expressing PEFs and PDFs at the molecular level. qRT-PCR, immunofluorescence and western blot analysis illustrated that epithelial-like morphological changes were accompanied by the increased expression of epithelial markers [such as cell adhesion proteins (E-cadherin, α-catenin and Bves), tight junction protein occludin and cytokeratins (Krt8 and Krt18)], the reduced expression of mesenchymal markers [vimentin, fibronectin 1 (FN1), snail1, collagen family of proteins (COL1A1, COL5A2) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family (MMP12 and MMP14)] and the decreased cell motility and increased cell adhesion in c-Myc-expressing PEFs and PDFs. Furthermore, the ectopic expression of c-Myc in pig fibroblasts disrupted the stress fiber network, suppressed the formation of filopodia and lamellipodia, and resulted in RhoA/Rock pathway inactivation, which finally participates in epithelial-like morphological conversion. Taken together, these findings demonstrate, for the first time, that the enforced expression of c-Myc in fibroblasts can trigger MET, to which cytoskeleton depolymerization and RhoA/Rock pathway inactivation contribute.
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- Jun-Wen Shi
- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Gao F, Zhao ZL, Zhao WT, Fan QR, Wang SC, Li J, Zhang YQ, Shi JW, Lin XL, Yang S, Xie RY, Liu W, Zhang TT, Sun YL, Xu K, Yao KT, Xiao D. miR-9 modulates the expression of interferon-regulated genes and MHC class I molecules in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 431:610-6. [PMID: 23291181 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The functions of miR-9 in some cancers are recently implicated in regulating proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasion and metastasis, apoptosis, and tumor angiogenesis, etc. miR-9 is commonly down-regulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the exact roles of miR-9 dysregulation in the pathogenesis of NPC remains unclear. Therefore, we firstly used miR-9-expressing CNE2 cells to determine the effects of miR-9 overexpression on global gene expression profile by microarray analysis. Microarray-based gene expression data unexpectedly demonstrated a significant number of up- or down-regulated immune- and inflammation-related genes, including many well-known interferon (IFN)-induced genes (e.g., IFI44L, PSMB8, IRF5, PSMB10, IFI27, PSB9_HUMAN, IFIT2, TRAIL, IFIT1, PSB8_HUMAN, IRF1, B2M and GBP1), major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules (e.g., HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-F and HLA-H) and interleukin (IL)-related genes (e.g., IL20RB, GALT, IL7, IL1B, IL11, IL1F8, IL1A, IL6 and IL7R), which was confirmed by qRT-PCR. Moreover, the overexpression of miR-9 with the miRNA mimics significantly up- or down-regulated the expression of above-mentioned IFN-inducible genes, MHC class I molecules and IL-related genes; on the contrary, miR-9 inhibition by anti-miR-9 inhibitor in CNE2 and 5-8F cells correspondingly decreased or increased the aforementioned immune- and inflammation-related genes. Taken together, these findings demonstrate, for the first time, that miR-9 can modulate the expression of IFN-induced genes and MHC class I molecules in human cancer cells, suggesting a novel role of miR-9 in linking inflammation and cancer, which remains to be fully characterized.
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- Fei Gao
- Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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Jin XF, Chai TH, Shi JW, Yang XC, Sun QY. Meta-analysis for evaluating the accuracy of endoscopy with narrow band imaging in detecting colorectal adenomas. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 27:882-7. [PMID: 22098192 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06987.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of the narrow band imaging (NBI) system could enhance the accuracy of adenoma detection during an endoscopic examination of the colon and rectum. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched along with a hand search of abstracts from relevant conferences up to June 2011. The rates of adenoma and flat adenoma detection, and withdrawal time were analyzed using Review Manager 4.2. RESULTS A total of 3049 subjects in eight trials were included. Meta-analysis revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in the rates of adenoma detection between the NBI group and the white light colonoscopy group (pooled relative risk [RR]: 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-1.19, P = 0.05). However, after exclusion of high-definition television modalities, the rate of adenoma detection by NBI was significantly higher than that by white light, particularly for patients with one adenoma (pooled RR 1.36, 95%CI 1.07-1.71, P = 0.02). Endoscopy with the NBI system significantly increased the rate of flat adenoma detection (pooled RR 1.96, 95%CI 1.09-3.52, P = 0.02). However, endoscopy with NBI had longer withdrawal time than that with white light (pooled weighted mean difference: 0.90, 95%CI: 0.38-1.42, P = 0.0006). CONCLUSIONS Endoscopy with NBI seems to improve the detection of flat adenomas, particularly with high-definition technology, but prolongs the withdrawal time. These results indicate that endoscopy routinely using the NBI system for the surveillance of adenomas may be recommended after the technique is further modified.
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- Xi-Feng Jin
- Department of Gastroenterology, Central People's Hospital of Tengzhou, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, China.
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Chow CW, Kuo FM, Shi JW, Yeh CH, Wu YF, Wang CH, Li YT, Pan CL. 100 GHz ultra-wideband (UWB) fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) system for in-building and in-home networks. Opt Express 2010; 18:473-478. [PMID: 20173867 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.000473] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) system can be a cost-effective technique for distributing high frequency signals from the head-end office to a number of remote antenna units via passive optical splitter and propagating through low-loss and low-cost optical fibers. Here, we experimentally demonstrate an optical ultra-wideband (UWB) - impulse radio (IR) FTTA system for in-building and in-home applications. The optical UWB-IR wireless link is operated in the W-band (75 GHz - 110 GHz) using our developed near-ballistic unitraveling-carrier photodiode based photonic transmitter (PT) and a 10 GHz mode-locked laser. 2.5 Gb/s UWB-IR FTTA systems with 1,024 high split-ratio and transmission over 300 m optical fiber are demonstrated using direct PT modulation.
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- C W Chow
- Department of Photonics and Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Wang B, Feng WY, Wang TC, Jia G, Wang M, Shi JW, Zhang F, Zhao YL, Chai ZF. Acute toxicity of nano- and micro-scale zinc powder in healthy adult mice. Toxicol Lett 2005; 161:115-23. [PMID: 16165331 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [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: 04/30/2005] [Revised: 08/05/2005] [Accepted: 08/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute toxicity of oral exposure to nanoscale zinc powder in mice. The healthy adult male and female mice were gastro-intestinally administered at a dose of 5 g/kg body weight with two size particles, nanoscale zinc (N-Zn) and microscale zinc (M-Zn) powder, while one group mice treated with sodium carboxy methyl cellulose was used as the control. The symptoms and mortality after zinc powder treatment were recorded. The effects of particles on the blood-element, the serum biochemical level and the blood coagulation were studied after 2 weeks of administration. The organs were collected for histopathological examination. The N-Zn treated mice showed more severe symptoms of lethargy, vomiting and diarrhea in the beginning days than the M-Zn mice. Deaths of two mice occurred in the N-Zn group after the first week of treatment. The mortalities were confirmed by intestinal obstruction of the nanoscale zinc aggregation. The biochemical liver function tests of serum showed significantly elevated ALT, AST, ALP, and LDH in the M-Zn mice and ALT, ALP, and LDH in the N-Zn mice compared with the controls (P<0.05), which indicated that the liver damage was probably induced by both micro- and nano-scale zinc powders. The clinical changes were observed in the two treated group mice as well. The levels of the above enzymes were generally higher in the M-Zn mice than in the N-Zn mice, which implied that M-Zn powder could induce more severe liver damage than N-Zn. The biochemical renal function tests of serum BUN and CR in the M-Zn mice markedly increased either compared with the N-Zn mice or with the controls (P<0.05), but no significant difference was found between the N-Zn and the control mice. However, severe renal lesions were found by the renal histopathological examination in the N-Zn exposed mice. Therefore, we concluded that severe renal damage could occur in the N-Zn treated mice, though no significant change of blood biochemical levels occurred. Blood-element test showed that in the N-Zn mice, PLT and RDW-CV significantly increased, and HGB and HCT significantly decreased compared to the controls, which indicated that N-Zn powder could cause severe anemia. Besides the pathological lesions in the liver, renal, and heart tissue, only slight stomach and intestinal inflammation was found in all the zinc treated mice, without significant pathological changes in other organs.
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- Bing Wang
- Laboratory for Bio-Environmental Health Sciences of Nanoscale Materials and Key Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wu SX, Li YQ, Shi JW. Temporal changes of preproenkephalin mRNA and leu-enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in the neurons of the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus and upper cervical cord after noxious stimuli. J Hirnforsch 1999; 39:217-22. [PMID: 10022345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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The changing levels of preproenkephalin (PPE) mRNA expression and leu-enkephalin-like immunoreactivity (L-ENK-LI) in the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus (Vc) and the upper cervical cord subsequent to subcutaneous injection of formalin into orofacial region were examined using in situ hybridization histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. Formalin injection resulted in a significant increase in the number of neurons expressing PPE mRNA in the superficial (laminae I-II) and deep (lamina V) layers of the ipsilateral Vc and the first cervical cord (C1). The expression of PPE mRNA increased 2 h and 4 h after formalin injection in the neurons of deep layer and superficial layers of the Vc, respectively. An increased expression of PPE gene could still be observed 48 h after formalin injection. The PPE mRNA expression in the neurons of the C1 had similar temporal changes as in the Vc. In parallel, the L-ENK-LI did not show any significant changes in the Vc and C1. These results indicate that peripheral noxious stimulation trans-synapticaly activates the expression of PPE gene in the neurons of the Vc and C1 and suggest that enkephallin (ENK) plays an important role in the processing and modulation of the oroficial noxious stimulation.
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- S X Wu
- Department of Anatomy and K. K. Leung Brain Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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Yang K, Wang GD, Li YQ, Shi JW, Zhao ZQ. [Co-existence of glutamate and substance P in electrophysiologically identified dorsal root ganglion neurons of rats]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 1998; 50:453-9. [PMID: 11324557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Electrophysiological properties, reaction to substance P (SP) receptor agonist, and co-existence of glutamate (Glu) and SP in neurons of the spinal dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of the rat were investigated in vitro. The main results were: (1) According to the fiber conduction velocity, totally 135 intracellularly recorded DRG neurons were divided into A alpha/beta type (> 12 m/s) and C type (< 1.3 m/s). There were remarkable differences between the fast after hyperpolarization (fAHP) of action potential between the two types: fAHP of C type neurons had smaller amplititude and longer duration, whereas the fAHP of A alpha/beta type neurons had larger amplititude and shorter duration. (2) Among 22 DRG neurons of which overshoots of action potential appeared, specific SP receptor agonist Sar-SP induced depolorization in 42% (5/12) of the A alpha/beta type neurons and 80% (8/10) of the C type neurons. (3) Biocytin was intracellularly injected into the 22 Sar-SP administrated DRG neurons. After fixation and section, employing the immunofluorescent histochemical multi-staining technique for phosphate-activated glutaminase (PAG, a specific marker for glutamatergic neurons), SP and biocytin, 25% (3/12) of the A alpha/beta type neurons and 80% (8/10) of the C type neurons showed both PAG- and SP-like immunoreactivities. There was a great difference between the percentages of the PAG/SP co-existing A alpha/beta type neurons and C type neurons (P < 0.05). The present results indicated that there were some differences in chemicoanatomical and electrophysiological properties between A alpha/beta type and C type neurons, and SP might facilitate the discharge of DRG neurons through activating SP autoreceptors on their membrane.
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- K Yang
- Department of Anatomy and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032
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Zhang YH, Yang K, Li YQ, Shi JW. [Peripheral substance P receptor mediating c-fos gene expression in the spinal dorsal horn induced by peripheral noxious stimulation]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 1998; 50:275-9. [PMID: 11324567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Employing immunohistochemical staining for FOS protein, which is the expression product of c-fos proto-oncogene, the role of substance P receptor (SPR) in noxious information transmission at peripheral terminals of the dorsal root ganglion cells was investigated by means of a selective SPR antagonist L668, 169 and agonist Sar-SP. Unilateral injection of L668, 169 (10(-4) mol/L) into the plantar of hindpaw 10 min before injection of 4% formalin, the number of FOS-like immunoreactive (LI) neurons in the superficial laminae of dorsal horn was significantly decreased, but the changes were not obvious in the deeper laminae. Smaller doses of L668, 169 (10(-5), 10(-6) mol/L) were almost ineffective on FOS-LI neurons in both the superficial and the deeper laminae. However, Sar-SP (10(-4) mol/L) or formalin did result in the expression of c-fos gene in the superficial laminae of the dorsal horn. These results indicated that SP might contribute to the transmission of nociceptive information and induce noxious sensation, at least in part by activating SPR in peripheral terminals of the dorsal root ganglion cells.
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- Y H Zhang
- Department of Anatomy, K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032
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It is known that the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) and the ventrolateral medulla (VLM) project to the central nucleus of the amygdala (Ce), conveying visceral information. Conversely, the Ce sends projections to the NTS and the VLM. To understand better the role of catecholamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in these reciprocal connections, experiments were performed by combining lectin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) anterograde and retrograde transport with preembedding immunocytochemistry to detect tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), and postembedding immunocytochemistry to detect GABA. The light microscopic study suggested that the majority of neurons in the NTS and the VLM projecting to the Ce were TH immunoreactive (TH-IR). Most of them were located at the level of the obex. Under the electron microscope, the GABAergic and non-GABAergic terminals were found to form synaptic contacts with the TH-(IR) or Ce-projecting or TH-IR/Ce-projecting double-labelled neurons of the NTS and VLM. The GABAergic terminals mostly formed symmetrical synaptic contacts with the postsynaptic structure in which perikarya (14-19%), dendrites (79-84%), and spines (2%) were observed. Approximately 94% of the axon terminals in the NTS and 90% of those in the VLM arising from the Ce were GABAergic and appeared not to form synaptic contacts with the TH-IR or Ce-projecting neurons in these regions. The present results demonstrated that the catecholaminergic neurons of the NTS and VLM projecting to the Ce receive an extensive GABAergic innervation and that the amygdala projection to the medulla is mostly GABAergic.
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- H G Jia
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, People's Republic of China
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Jia HG, Wang BR, Rao ZR, Shi JW, Shigemoto R, Kaneko T, Mizuno N. GABAergic synapses upon neurons expressing substance P receptors in the nucleus of the solitary tract: an immunocytochemical electron microscope study in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1996; 210:49-52. [PMID: 8762189 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12654-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Morphological substrates for interactions between gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and substance P upon neurons expressing substance P receptor (SPR) in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) were investigated by immunocytochemical electron microscopy. In the NST of the rat, many GABA-like immunoreactive axon terminals were in symmetric synaptic contacts with dendritic profiles; they were observed on nearly a half of the SPR-like immunoreactive dendritic profiles in the medial part of the caudal half of the NST.
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- H G Jia
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Wang ZM, Zheng HX, Shi JW. Central origins of substance P-like immunoreactive fibers and terminals in the spinal trigeminal caudal subnucleus in the rat. Brain Res 1996; 719:219-24. [PMID: 8782885 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00071-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/02/2023]
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After trigeminal rhizotomy, some substance P-like immunoreactive (SP-LI) fibers and terminals in the spinal trigeminal caudal subnucleus (Vc), specially in its superficial laminae (laminae I and II), still remained in the rat. Employing a combination of Fluoro-Gold retrograde tracing and immunofluorescence histochemical staining for SP, we found that the main central origins of these SP-LI fibers and terminals were midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG), nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) and other raphe nuclei, and nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis pars alpha; all of them are important structures of the endogenous pain control system. The present results provided morphological evidence for PAG or NRM stimulation could inhibit neuronal activities in the Vc evoked by orofacial nociceptive stimulation and also suggested that SP might be an important neurotransmitter or neuromodulator for endogenous pain control system.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Chen LW, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Catecholaminergic neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii which send their axons to the midbrain periaqueductal gray express Fos protein after noxious stimulation of the stomach: a triple labeling study in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1995; 189:179-81. [PMID: 7624039 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)11475-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/26/2023]
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In rats which were injected with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and then administered with formaldehyde into the stomach, Fos-like immunoreactivity was found in tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) which were retrogradely labeled with HRP. The results indicate that catecholaminergic NTS neurons may mediate nociceptive visceral information to the PAG.
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- L W Chen
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Jia HG, Rao ZR, Shi JW. An indirect projection from the nucleus of the solitary tract to the central nucleus of the amygdala via the parabrachial nucleus in the rat: a light and electron microscopic study. Brain Res 1994; 663:181-90. [PMID: 7874500 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91262-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The morphological basis of how visceral information from the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) is relayed from the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) to the central nucleus of the amygdala (Ce) was studied at the light and electron microscopic levels using the anterograde tracer, Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (PHA-L), kainic acid degeneration, and retrograde tracing with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). After injection of PHA-L into the caudal NTS, anterogradely labeled fibers and terminals were predominantly distributed in the external lateral (el) and central lateral (cl) subnuclei of the PBN. After injection of HRP into the Ce, retrogradely labeled neurons in PBN were mainly distributed in the same areas. In double-labeling experiments, there was a clear overlap between neuronal elements labeled with HRP and PHA-L in the el and cl. At the electron microscopic level, the PHA-L-labeled axon terminals from the NTS mainly contained spherical agranular synaptic vesicles and formed asymmetric contacts with the postsynaptic dendrites or dendritic spines in PBN. After the lesioning agent kainic acid was injected into the NTS and HRP deposited in the Ce, it was found the afferent fibers from the NTS made direct synaptic contact with the lateral PBN neurons which in turn projected to Ce. Such evidence adds to our growing knowledge of regulation of visceral function in central nervous system and would be likely helpful for understanding the important roles of the NTS, PBN and Ce in the central control of cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal functions.
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- H G Jia
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Jin GR, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Visceral noxious stimulation induced expression of Fos protein in medullary catecholaminergic neurons projecting to nucleus accumbens in the rat: a study with triple labeling method of HRP tracing combined with Fos and TH immunohistochemistry. Brain Res 1994; 648:196-202. [PMID: 7922534 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91118-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was stereotaxically injected into the nucleus accumbens (Acb), and visceral noxious stimulation given by injecting formalin into the stomach. Sections of the medulla were subjected to HRP reaction combined with immunohistochemical reactions for Fos protein (ABC method) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH, PAP method). The catecholaminergic neurons of the medulla (including vagal complex, ventrolateral medulla and reticular formation between them) which expressed Fos protein and projected to Acb were studied. The results showed that HRP retrogradely labeled cells were seen in the medulla bilaterally with apparent ipsilateral predominance and TH-LI and Fos-LI single labeled cells were bilaterally distributed; HRP/TH,TH/Fos double labeled neurons were more numerous than HRP/Fos double-labeled neurons. HRP/TH/Fos triple-labeled neurons were small in number and were mainly distributed in the nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS) and ventrolateral medulla (VLM), but only a few labeled cells were located in RF between nTS and VLM. It is concluded that TH-LI neurons in the medulla projected to Acb and some of them expressed Fos protein after noxious stimulation of the stomach.
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- G R Jin
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Jia HG, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Projection from the ventrolateral medullary neurons containing tyrosine hydroxylase to the central amygdaloid nucleus in the rat. Brain Res 1992; 589:167-70. [PMID: 1358401 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)91180-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/29/2022]
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By using a double-labeling produce of retrograde horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tracing and the immunocytochemical localization of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the present study ascertained that the axonal fibers of catecholaminergic neurons in the caudal ventrolateral medulla projected to the central amygdaloid nucleus in the rat. The majority of double-labeled cells were observed primarily around the level of the obex. 92% of HRP retrogradely labeled cells contained TH-like immunoreactive (TH-IR), but only 31% of TH-IR cells was labeled with HRP.
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- H G Jia
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Chen J, Zeng SL, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Serotonergic projections from the midbrain periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe dorsalis to the nucleus parafascicularis of the thalamus. Brain Res 1992; 584:294-8. [PMID: 1515946 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90908-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/27/2022]
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By a double-labeling method combining the retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase and the immunocytochemical technique, serotonin-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and nucleus raphe dorsalis (DR) of the rat were observed to send projection fibers to the nucleus parafascicularis of the thalamus bilaterally with an ipsilateral dominance. These serotonin-containing projecting neurons were observed mainly at the middle-caudal levels of the ventrolateral subdivision of the PAG and less at the middle-rostral levels of the DR.
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- J Chen
- Department of Anatomy, 4th Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Wang ZJ, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Tyrosine hydroxylase-, neurotensin-, or cholecystokinin-containing neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii send projection fibers to the nucleus accumbens in the rat. Brain Res 1992; 578:347-50. [PMID: 1380865 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90269-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/26/2022]
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A double-labeling method combining the retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) with the immunocytochemical technique was used in the present study. The results suggest that the neurons containing tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), neurotensin (NT) or cholecystokinin (CCK) in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of the rat send their axons to the nucleus accumbens bilaterally with ipsilateral dominance. HRP-TH, HRP-NT or HRP-CCK double-labeled cell bodies were mainly located in the medial and the commissural subnucleus of the NTS. HRP-TH double-labeled cells were the largest in number, followed by HRP-NT cells, with HRP-CCK cells present in the lowest numbers.
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- Z J Wang
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Chen J, Rao ZR, Shi JW. The sites of origin of a-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-containing axonal components in the lateral area of the midbrain periaqueductal gray of the rat. Brain Res 1992; 575:333-6. [PMID: 1571791 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90100-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The sites of origin of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH)-containing axonal components in the lateral area of the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) were studied in the rat by the retrograde tracing method of horseradish peroxidase, combined with the immunocytochemical technique. The results indicated that alpha-MSH-containing axonal components in the PAG arose not only from the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus but also from the ventral zona incerta, the periventricular, perifornical and lateral hypothalamic regions.
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- J Chen
- Department of Anatomy, 4th Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Zeng SL, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Serotonin-, substance P- and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons projecting from the midbrain periaqueductal gray to the nucleus tractus solitarii in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1992; 134:175-9. [PMID: 1375351 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(92)90510-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 12/26/2022]
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Serotonin-, substance P- and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) were observed to send their axons to the nucleus tractus solitarii in the rat by the retrograde horseradish peroxidase tracing method combined with the immunocytochemical technique. These neurons were most frequently observed in the ventrolateral subnucleus and ventral portion of the medial subnucleus of the PAG at the entire rostrocaudal levels.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'am, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Zeng SL, Dong YX, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Serotonin-, substance P- and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons projecting from the periaqueductal gray to the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1991; 134:33-6. [PMID: 1726116 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(91)90502-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Direct projections from serotonin-, substance P- and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) to the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) in the rat were investigated by the retrograde horseradish peroxidase tracing method combined with the immunocytochemical technique. Serotonin-, substance P- and tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive PAG neurons sending their axons to the VMH were distributed in the ventrolateral subnucleus and ventral portion of the medial subnucleus of PAG at the middle and caudal levels.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, The People's Republic of China
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Zeng SL, Li YQ, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Projections from serotonin- and substance P-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray onto the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis pars alpha in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1991; 131:205-9. [PMID: 1722297 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(91)90614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Serotonin- and substance P-like immunoreactive (5HT-LI and SP-LI) neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) of the rat were observed to send their axons to the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis pars alpha (Rgc alpha) by the retrograde horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-tracing method combined with the 5HT- or SP-immunohistochemical technique. These 5HT- or SP-LI PAG neurons were distributed mainly in the ventrolateral subdivision and ventral portion of the medial subdivision at the middle and caudal levels of the PAG, and additionally in the nucleus raphe dorsalis (DR).
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- S L Zeng
- Department of Anatomy, Nanjing Railway Medical College, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Substance P-like immunoreactive neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii of the rat send their axons to the nucleus accumbens. Neurosci Lett 1990; 120:194-6. [PMID: 1705681 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90036-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Jia HG, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Serotonin-, substance P- or leucine-enkephalin-containing neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe dorsalis send projection fibers to the central amygdaloid nucleus in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1990; 120:124-7. [PMID: 1705670 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90184-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/28/2022]
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By a double-labeling method combining the retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase and the immunocytochemical technique, serotonin-, substance P- or leucine-enkephalin-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and the nucleus raphe dorsalis (DR) of the rat were found to send projection fibers to the central amygdaloid nucleus bilaterally with an ipsilateral dominance. These PAG neurons were chiefly distributed in the ventrolateral PAG subdivision and the ventral parts of medial PAG subdivision at the middle and caudal levels of PAG.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Midbrain periaqueductal gray neurons with substance P- or enkephalin-like immunoreactivity send projection fibers to the nucleus accumbens in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1990; 119:269-71. [PMID: 1704115 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90850-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Employing a combination of retrograde tracing and immunocytochemistry, midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) neurons with substance P- or leucine-enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in the rat were found to send projection fibers to the nucleus accumbens bilaterally with an ipsilateral dominance. These neurons were most frequently seen in the ventrolateral and ventral parts of the medial PAG subdivisions at all rostrocaudal levels of PAG.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Rao ZR, Shi JW. Collateral projections from the midbrain periaqueductal gray to the nucleus raphe magnus and nucleus accumbens in the rat. A fluorescent retrograde double-labelling study. Neurosci Lett 1990; 117:285-8. [PMID: 1710039 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90678-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Collateral projections of single neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) to the nucleus accumbens (ACB) and nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) were observed in the rat by a fluorescent retrograde double-labelling technique. After injecting propidium iodide into the ACB and bisbenzimide into the NRM, doubly labelled PAG neurons were most frequently seen in the ventrolateral subnucleus and ventral part of the medial subnucleus at the middle and caudal levels of the PAG.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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A combined method of retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and serotonin (5-HT) immunocytochemistry indicated that some 5-HT-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) of the rat send their axons to the nucleus accumbens. These PAG neurons are mainly located in the ventromedial and ventrolateral subdivisions at the middle and caudal levels of PAG.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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