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Song D, Yi Q, Zhuang K, Yang L, Du D, Jiang X. Unilateral heliotrope rash: A call for recognizing its warning significance in anti-MDA5 antibody-associated dermatomyositis. J Dermatol 2024. [PMID: 38619182 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.17228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Deyu Song
- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Ningxia Fifth People's Hospital, Shizuishan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Zhou L, Zhuang K, Qi X, Li J, Yang D, Zhu R, Guo G, Yang J, Huang S, Yuping R. Cutaneous Mucormycosis and Fusariosis in a Chinese Woman with CARD9 Deficiency. Mycopathologia 2023; 188:1093-1095. [PMID: 37864673 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-023-00796-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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- Lijun Zhou
- Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 Baita Street, Central District, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 Baita Street, Central District, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Practice, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 Baita Street, Central District, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 Baita Street, Central District, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pathology, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 Baita Street, Central District, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
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The development of moisturizing, antibacterial, and biocompatible multifunctional hydrogels is essential to protect skin and promote skin defects recovery. Gelatin has admired potential to be applied for skin care as a hydrogel in virtue of its hydrophilic biocompatible and biodegradable properties. In this study, triclosan-grafted gelatin and photo-cross-linkable methacrylated gelatin were synthesized and then combined to construct the semi-interpenetrating network and antibacterial hydrogels with the aid of a visible blue light. The antimicrobial test demonstrated that the resulting hydrogel obtained excellent inactivation capacity against E. coli, S. aureus, T. rubrum, and C. albicans with sterilizing rates of 99.998%, 99.998%, 99.19%, and 99.64%, respectively. In addition, the cytotoxicity, hemolysis, skin irritation, and rat skin wound healing experiments proved the good biocompatibility of the hydrogel. Therefore, this investigation sheds light on the development of multifunctional hydrogels in skin care.
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- Min Wang
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Zhang X, Zhuang K, Lyu X. Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis complicated by cutaneous small vessel vasculitis: A case report and literature review. Australas J Dermatol 2023; 64:e262-e265. [PMID: 37154198 DOI: 10.1111/ajd.14065] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare skin eruption characterized by widespread erythematous lesions covered with numerous pustules. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is now considered an uncommon but possible histopathological feature within the clinical and pathological spectrum of AGEP. Our report describes a rare case of AGEP overlapping with cutaneous small vessel vasculitis, a condition that has only been reported once in the literature.
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- Xingwei Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Tao M, Zhuang K, Jiang Y, Wayne BL, He Y. A case of malignant atrophic papulosis with septic complications. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023; 10:119-121. [PMID: 36718483 PMCID: PMC10090730 DOI: 10.15441/ceem.22.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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- Mengjiao Tao
- West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Che ngdu, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sich uan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sich uan University, Chengdu, China
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Liu X, Fang R, Feng R, Li Q, Su M, Hou C, Zhuang K, Dai Y, Lei N, Jiang Y, Liu Y, Ran Y. Cage-modified hypocrellin against multidrug-resistant Candida spp. with unprecedented activity in light-triggered combinational photodynamic therapy. Drug Resist Updat 2022; 65:100887. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2022.100887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Zhuang K, Dai Y, Zhou Y, Ke Y, Ran X, Ran Y. Oral treatment with 10% potassium iodide solution for refractory cutaneous-disseminated sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent adult: Case report. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:994197. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.994197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sporotrichosis has multiple clinical manifestations, and its cutaneous-disseminated form is uncommon and, in most cases, related to immunosuppressive conditions. We report the case of a 47-year-old male patient who presented with multiple cutaneous nodules and ulcers on the left upper limb and the right thigh, with no other comorbidities. Until the diagnosis was confirmed, the patient was initially given empiric antifungal treatment with itraconazole, which showed unsatisfactory results at a local hospital. Then, he was treated with voriconazole, which led to the slow improvement of his skin lesions. At one point during the voriconazole treatment course, the patient briefly self-discontinued voriconazole for economic reasons, and the lesions recurred and worsened. The patient was finally diagnosed with cutaneous-disseminated sporotrichosis based on the isolation and identification of Sporothrix globosa. Susceptibility testing revealed that the isolate was resistant to itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, terbinafine, and amphotericin. Considering the patient's poor financial condition, potassium iodide was administered. After 1-month of therapy with potassium iodide, he reported rapid improvement of his skin lesions. The patient continued potassium iodide treatment for another 5 months until the full resolution of lesions was achieved.
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Liu X, Guo C, Zhuang K, Chen W, Zhang M, Dai Y, Tan L, Ran Y. A recyclable and light-triggered nanofibrous membrane against the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010534. [PMID: 35613180 PMCID: PMC9173615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The emerging "super fungus" Candida auris has become an important threat to human health due to its pandrug resistance and high lethality. Therefore, the development of novel antimicrobial strategy is essential. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has excellent performance in clinical applications. However, the relevant study on antifungal activity and the mechanism involved against C. auris remains scarce. Herein, a recyclable and biodegradable polylactic acid-hypocrellin A (PLA-HA) nanofibrous membrane is newly developed. In vitro PLA-HA-aPDT could significantly reduce the survival rate of C. auris plankton and its biofilms, and the fungicidal effect of the membrane is still significant after four repeated uses. Simultaneously, PLA-HA exhibits good biocompatibility and low hemolysis. In vivo experiments show that PLA-HA-aPDT can promote C. auris-infected wound healing, reduce inflammatory response, and without obvious toxic side-effects. Further results reveal that PLA-HA-aPDT could increase endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, release of cytochrome C, activation of metacaspase, and nuclear fragmentation, thereby triggering apoptosis of C. auris. Compared with HA, PLA-HA shows stronger controllability and reusability, which can greatly improve the utilization efficiency of HA alone. Taken together, the efficacy, safety and antifungal activity make PLA-HA-aPDT a highly promising antifungal candidate for skin or mucous membrane C. auris infection. It is urgent to develop new antifungal strategies to address the problem of Candida auris infection and drug resistance. Previous studies have revealed that antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) based on natural products, such as hypocrellin A (HA), is a promising method in clinical applications. However, equivalent studies of aPDT on antifungal activity and its mechanism against C. auris remain scarce. Herein, we successfully prepared a recyclable, biodegradable, and light-driven antifungal PLA-HA nanofibrous membrane through the electrospinning technique. C. auris infection has been treated by aPDT in vitro and in vivo for the first time, especially HA-mediated aPDT. In vitro and in vivo experiments have provided sufficient lines of evidence that PLA-HA is a promising antifungal material for superficial C. auris infections due to its antifungal effect and excellent biocompatibility. Notably, there still remains a very high antifungal activity after utilizing PLA-HA four times. In addition, this study clarifies that the anti-C. auris mechanism of PLA-HA, namely, PLA-HA-mediated aPDT, is attributed to the formation of intracellular ROS, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction and a decline in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, releasing cytochrome C from mitochondria to the cytoplasm, promoting the activation of metacaspase, and inducing nuclear condensation and fragmentation of C. auris, thus triggering yeast cell apoptosis. This study lays a foundation for developing new antimicrobial nanofibrous dressings mediated by aPDT and provides an alternative strategy for the treatment of local fungal infectious diseases.
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- Xinyao Liu
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology (CIII), Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Academician Workstation of Wanqing Liao, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology (CIII), Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Academician Workstation of Wanqing Liao, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas United States of America
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology (CIII), Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Academician Workstation of Wanqing Liao, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- * E-mail: (LT); (YR)
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology (CIII), Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Academician Workstation of Wanqing Liao, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- * E-mail: (LT); (YR)
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Zhuang K, Ran Y. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by a novel Nocardia species. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:e65. [PMID: 35484848 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.21599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Kaiwen Zhuang
- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Xu X, Ran X, Tang J, Pradhan S, Dai Y, Zhuang K, Ran Y. Skin Microbiota in Non-inflammatory and Inflammatory Lesions of Acne Vulgaris: The Underlying Changes within the Pilosebaceous Unit. Mycopathologia 2021; 186:863-869. [PMID: 34498139 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-021-00586-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous unit. Clinical manifestations include seborrhea, non-inflammatory lesions, inflammatory lesions, or scar formation. Fourteen eligible participants of either sex, aged 18-28 years old, with mild to moderate acne lesions, were recruited in this observational study. The contents of 10 pilosebaceous units of non-inflammatory (comedones) and inflammatory lesions (papules and pustules) were collected from each participant's face and examined by amplicon metagenomics sequencing and real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Male participants, participants with a higher body mass index (BMI) than normal, and participants younger than 20 years old, were revealed to have a higher proportion of Malassezia in their non-inflammatory lesions than that in inflammatory lesions. There was an increased abundance of Malassezia restricta (M. restricta) and Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) in the non-inflammatory group. Correlation analysis indicated that Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) and M. restricta have similar proliferation trends with C. acnes during the transformation from non-inflammatory to inflammatory lesions. M. restricta probably involve in the microecological balance within the pilosebaceous unit.
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- Xiaoxi Xu
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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Zhuang K, Liu Y, Dai Y, Xu J, Li W, Ming H, Pradhan S, Ran X, Zhang C, Feng Y, Ran Y. Nocardia huaxiensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from human skin. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34424835 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 02/05/2023] Open
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A novel actinomycete, designated as strain WCH-YHL-001T, was isolated from skin biopsy specimens of a patient at West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China. The cells were Gram-positive, aerobic, heterotrophic and non-motile. They formed an extensive substrate with short aerial mycelia, whose branches fragmented into rod-shaped elements. Growth occurred at 10-40 °C, pH 5.0-12.0 and with NaCl concentrations of 0-4.0 % (w/v). The major cellular fatty acids of strain WCH-YHL-001T were C16 : 0, C18 : 1 ω9c, C18 : 0 10-methyl and summed feature 3. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-8 (H4ω-cycl). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside, unknown phospholipids and unidentified glycolipids. The diagnostic diamino acid of peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. The whole-cell sugar pattern consisted of arabinose and glucose. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain WCH-YHL-001T belonged to the genus Nocardia. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between strain WCH-YHL-001T and type strains of Nocardia species were lower than the cut-offs (≥95-96 % for ANI and ≥70 % for isDDH) required to define a bacterial species. The genomic DNA G+C content was 67.8 mol%. Phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic data suggested that strain WCH-YHL-001T represented a novel species of the genus Nocardia, for which the name Nocardia huaxiensis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain WCH-YHL-001T (=GDMCC 4.181T=JCM 34475 T=NBRC 114973T).
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- Kaiwen Zhuang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- Synthetic Biology Engineering Lab of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Center for Pathogen Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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Zhuang K, Patel A, Tay K, Irani F, Matchar D, Sivapragasam N, Pua U, Sum L, Tze Tec C, Tan G, Chan E, Win H, Burgmans M, Gogna A, Damodharan K, Chan S, Too C, Karaddi Venkatanarasimha N, Quek L, Gummalla K, Siew Ping C, Tan B. 4:12 PM Abstract No. 50 Quality of life outcomes from a randomized controlled trial comparing drug-eluting balloon to conventional balloon angioplasty for below-the-knee arteries in patients with critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Tan Z, Chan S, Bin Abdul Rahman A, Chandramohan S, Damodharan K, Gogna A, Irani F, Leong S, Lo R, Karaddi Venkatanarasimha N, Patel A, Tan B, Too C, Zhuang K, Bin Sulaiman M, Tan C, Tze Tec C, Win H. 3:18 PM Abstract No. 15 Cutting balloon followed by drug-eluting balloon angioplasty for recurrent venous lesions in dialysis access; interim analysis of a single-arm prospective observational study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Wan H, Xie Z, Zhuang K, Ran X, Ran Y. Arm Sporotrichosis Secondary to Scratching Finger Verruca Vulgaris. Mycopathologia 2020; 185:413-414. [PMID: 31974751 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-020-00426-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Huiying Wan
- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Institute of Dermatovenereology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Science & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Dermatovenereology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Science & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Chen S, Zhuang K, Sun K, Yang Q, Ran X, Xu X, Mu C, Zheng B, Lu Y, Zeng J, Dai Y, Pradhan S, Ran Y. Itraconazole Induces Regression of Infantile Hemangioma via Downregulation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-D/PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway. J Invest Dermatol 2019; 139:1574-1582. [PMID: 30690033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Infantile hemangioma is the most common benign vascular tumor of infancy. We have previously reported that itraconazole, a common antifungal agent, can clinically improve or cure infantile hemangioma; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we show that itraconazole treatment significantly inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of the endothelial cells of mouse hemangioma cell line and infantile primary hemangioma endothelial cell. Itraconazole also remarkably reduced angiogenesis of hemangioma endothelial cell in vitro. We further performed transcriptome profiling via mRNA microarrays in hemangioma endothelial cell upon itraconazole treatment, and identified cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction as the top significantly enriched pathway. Importantly, itraconazole significantly reduced platelet-derived growth factor-D level, resulting in suppression of platelet-derived growth factor-β activation and inhibition of its downstream effectors, such as PI3K, Akt, 4E-BP1, and p70S6K, which are important for cellular growth and survival of infantile hemangioma. In conclusion, our results suggest that platelet-derived growth factor-D is a target of itraconazole in infantile hemangioma.
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- Shuang Chen
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; Department of Dermatovenereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; Department of Dermatovenereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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- K Zhuang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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Lai A, Toh L, Zhuang K, Tan B, Tay K, Irani F, Damodharan K, Chan S, Too C, Lo R, Patel A, Gogna A, Chandramohan S. 3:27 PM Abstract No. 64 Radiological retrograde ureteric stent exchange: a large single-center review. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Zhuang K, Irani F, Patel A, Leong S, Ni W, Tay K. 3:54 PM Abstract No. 157 Angiographic predictors of successful limb salvage in patients with critical limb ischemia: experience in 1968 patients at Singapore General Hospital. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Zhuang K, Ran X, Ran Y. Cover Image: Trichophyton violaceum destroys hair keratin fibres in tinea capitis. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:1767-1768. [PMID: 29313923 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- K Zhuang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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Zhang C, Xu L, Wang X, Zhuang K, Liu Q. Effects of ultraviolet disinfection on antibiotic-resistantEscherichia colifrom wastewater: inactivation, antibiotic resistance profiles and antibiotic resistance genes. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 123:295-306. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- C.M. Zhang
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development; Xi'an China
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology; MOE; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; Shaanxi Province Xi'an China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology; MOE; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; Shaanxi Province Xi'an China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development; Xi'an China
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology; MOE; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; Shaanxi Province Xi'an China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology; MOE; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology; MOE; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Xi'an China
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- Jiaoqing Tang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Pang M, Wu Y, Zhuang K, Zhang H, Bhat A. High-dose clopidogrel versus ticagrelor for treatment of acute coronary syndromes after percutaneous coronary intervention in CYP2C19 intermediate or poor metabolizers: a prospective, randomized, open-label, single-centre trial. Acta Cardiol 2016; 71:309-16. [PMID: 27594126 DOI: 10.2143/ac.71.3.3152091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhuang K, Ran X, Dai Y, Tang J, Yang Q, Pradhan S, Ran Y. An Unusual Case of White Piedra Due to Trichosporon inkin Mimicking Trichobacteriosis. Mycopathologia 2016; 181:909-914. [DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0049-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhuang K, Wu Q, Ran X, Ran Y, Ding L, Xu X, Lei S, Lama J. Oral treatment with valacyclovir for HSV-2-associated eczema herpeticum in a 9-month-old infant: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4284. [PMID: 27442669 PMCID: PMC5265786 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004284] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eczema herpeticum is a rare, severe, and disseminated infection of herpes simplex virus in the setting of eczematous skin diseases. METHODS We experienced a case of this disease in a 9-month-old infant characterized by a sudden onset of monomorphic vesicles on the head, right lower leg, and two hands. The infant has a 7-month history of atopic dermatitis and his condition was initially regarded as a complication of atopic dermatitis and bacterial infection. After treatment of cefoperazone and dexamethasone, the eruptions got worse. The diagnosis of eczema herpeticum was made according to the clinical features and further confirmed by the findings of herpes simplex virus type 2. RESULTS The infant was cured by oral treatment with valacyclovir. CONCLUSION The case highlights that the awareness for the sign of eczema herpeticum when diagnosing children with a sudden onset of disseminated vesicles in the setting of chronic skin disease should be increased. Oral valacyclovir may be an effective and convenient treatment option for pediatric outpatients with eczema herpeticum.
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- Kaiwen Zhuang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Second University Hospital of Sichuan University Department of Lab Medicine Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Lu M, Ran Y, Dai Y, Lei S, Zhang C, Zhuang K, Hu W. An ultrastructural study on corkscrew hairs and cigarette-ash-shaped hairs observed by dermoscopy of tinea capitis. Scanning 2015; 38:128-32. [PMID: 26301780 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Mao Lu
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- Department of Pathology, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu China
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Genital molluscum contagiosum is rare in children. We report a molluscum contagiosum around the vulva and anus of 9-year-old girl, which has atypical presentations and was finally confirmed by histopathological and electron microscopy findings.
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- Kaiwen Zhuang
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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Ran Y, Chen S, Dai Y, Kang D, Lama J, Ran X, Zhuang K. Successful treatment of oral itraconazole for infantile hemangiomas: a case series. J Dermatol 2014; 42:202-6. [PMID: 25512128 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Infantile hemangiomas can present a therapeutic challenge to clinicians, especially when associated with severe pain and feeding difficulties. The standard therapeutic management includes corticosteroids and propranolol. However, the clinical response is not always satisfactory. We present six cases of infantile hemangiomas successfully treated with oral itraconazole approximately 5 mg/kg per day. In the first month, the red color of the lesions became a little lighter and the growth of the lesions was controlled in all cases. An obvious clinical improvement was noted in all cases during the 3-month period, with 80-100% improvement in each patient at the end of the treatment, which was judged by both their parents and the dermatologists. Compliance with treatment instructions of oral itraconazole in infants was judged to be very good. Side-effects were mild and limited. Although itraconazole can inhibit angiogenesis and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo associated with some cancers, further research is required to understand the pathogenesis of infantile hemangiomas and the mechanism of itraconazole.
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- Yuping Ran
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Feng X, Xie J, Zhuang K, Ran Y. Efficacy and tolerability of luliconazole cream 1% for dermatophytoses: A Meta-analysis. J Dermatol 2014; 41:779-82. [PMID: 25156082 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Xiaowei Feng
- Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Orthopedics; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Dermatology; West China Hospital; Sichuan University; Chengdu Sichuan China
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Zhuang K, Ran X, Lei S, Zhang C, Lama J, Ran Y. Scanning and transmission electron microscopic observation of the parasitic form of Trichophyton violaceum in the infected hair from tinea capitis. Scanning 2014; 36:465-70. [PMID: 24752787 DOI: 10.1002/sca.21136] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Trichophyton violaceum is a pathogen of tinea capitis and usually cause infection of scalp and hair in children. To investigate the parasitic form of T. violaceum in the human hair tissue, the infected hair strands were collected from a 9-year-old boy with tinea capitis due to T. violaceum and observed under both the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The SEM and TEM findings revealed that T. violaceum parasitically lives in the hair shaft in various forms and the morphological transformation of the fungus from hyphae into arthrospores was noted. The involved hair shaft was damaged to the great extent and its ultrastructural changes were evident. Those morphological characteristics of T. violaceum and the three-dimensional ultastructure changes of infected hairs give a better knowledge about the host-fungus relationship in tinea capitis.
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- Kaiwen Zhuang
- Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Rosenbaum A, Zhuang K, Kremers W, Allison T, Daly R, Schirger J, Kushwaha S, Edwards B. The Positive Impact of Early Cardiac Rehabilitation on Long Term Survival in Cardiac Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Zhuang K, Ma E, Lovley DR, Mahadevan R. The design of long-term effective uranium bioremediation strategy using a community metabolic model. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 109:2475-83. [PMID: 22510989 DOI: 10.1002/bit.24528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Acetate amendment at uranium contaminated sites in Rifle, CO. leads to an initial bloom of Geobacter accompanied by the removal of U(VI) from the groundwater, followed by an increase of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRBs) which are poor reducers of U(VI). One of the challenges associated with bioremediation is the decay in Geobacter abundance, which has been attributed to the depletion of bio-accessible Fe(III), motivating the investigation of simultaneous amendments of acetate and Fe(III) as an alternative bioremediation strategy. In order to understand the community metabolism of Geobacter and SRBs during artificial substrate amendment, we have created a genome-scale dynamic community model of Geobacter and SRBs using the previously described Dynamic Multi-species Metabolic Modeling framework. Optimization techniques are used to determine the optimal acetate and Fe(III) addition profile. Field-scale simulation of acetate addition accurately predicted the in situ data. The simulations suggest that batch amendment of Fe(III) along with continuous acetate addition is insufficient to promote long-term bioremediation, while continuous amendment of Fe(III) along with continuous acetate addition is sufficient to promote long-term bioremediation. By computationally minimizing the acetate and Fe(III) addition rates as well as the difference between the predicted and target uranium concentration, we showed that it is possible to maintain the uranium concentration below the environmental safety standard while minimizing the cost of chemical additions. These simulations show that simultaneous addition of acetate and Fe(III) has the potential to be an effective uranium bioremediation strategy. They also show that computational modeling of microbial community is an important tool to design effective strategies for practical applications in environmental biotechnology.
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- K Zhuang
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Rm 326, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ke Y, Peng X, Chengxi Z, Liyuan Z, Xiao W, Ya G, Zhuang K, Keke H, Jinlai L. Outcome of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells labelled with superparamagnetic iron oxide after myocardial infarction in swine. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300867.207] [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: 11/04/2022]
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He H, Chin S, Zhuang K, Hartong R, Apriletti J, Gick G. Negative regulation of the rat Na-K-ATPase alpha 3-subunit gene promoter by thyroid hormone. Am J Physiol 1996; 271:C1750-6. [PMID: 8944660 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.5.c1750] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Na-K-ATPase alpha 3-subunit mRNA levels are both positively and negatively controlled by thyroid hormone [3,5,3'triiodothyronine (T3)] in primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes. In this study, transient transfection analysis indicated that two regions of the rat alpha 3 gene between nucleotides -116 and -6 and -6 and +80 conferred T3-mediated inhibition of reporter gene expression. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed specific binding of T3 receptor monomers and T3 receptor-retinoid X receptor heterodimers at each alpha 3 gene negative T3-response region. The alpha 3 gene region from -116 to -6 base pairs also mediates repression in response to retinoic acid (RA) and binds RA receptor. In the absence of ligand, reporter gene expression driven by the -116 to -6-base pair region is repressed with cotransfection of T3 receptor, whereas it is unaffected by overexpression of RA receptor. These data demonstrate that the proximal promoter of the rat Na-K-ATPase alpha 3 gene contains sequence motifs that mediate repression of alpha 3 gene transcription in response to either T3 or RA in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes.
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- H He
- Department of Biochemistry, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn 11203, USA
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Zhuang K, Li WD, Liu WC. Fertility by rapidly activated sperm from epididymis. Chin Med J (Engl) 1994; 107:594-5. [PMID: 7805443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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- K Zhuang
- Urological Department, Second Clinical Hospital, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun
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