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Doran PT, Hayes A, Grasset O, Coustenis A, Prieto-Ballesteros O, Hedman N, Al Shehhi O, Ammannito E, Fujimoto M, Groen F, Moores JE, Mustin C, Olsson-Francis K, Peng J, Praveenkumar K, Rettberg P, Sinibaldi S, Ilyin V, Raulin F, Suzuki Y, Xu K, Whyte LG, Zaitsev M, Buffo J, Kminek G, Schmidt B. The COSPAR planetary protection policy for missions to Icy Worlds: A review of history, current scientific knowledge, and future directions. Life Sci Space Res (Amst) 2024; 41:86-99. [PMID: 38670657 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2024.02.002] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Recent discoveries related to the habitability and astrobiological relevance of the outer Solar System have expanded our understanding of where and how life may have originated. As a result, the Icy Worlds of the outer Solar System have become among the highest priority targets for future spacecraft missions dedicated to astrobiology-focused and/or direct life detection objectives. This, in turn, has led to a renewed interest in planetary protection concerns and policies for the exploration of these worlds and has been a topic of discussion within the COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) Panel on Planetary Protection. This paper summarizes the results of those discussions, reviewing the current knowledge and the history of planetary protection considerations for Icy Worlds as well as suggesting ways forward. Based on those discussions, we therefore suggest to (1) Establish a new definition for Icy Worlds for Planetary Protection that captures the outer Solar System moons and dwarf planets like Pluto, but excludes more primitive bodies such as comets, centaurs, and asteroids: Icy Worlds in our Solar System are defined as all bodies with an outermost layer that is believed to be greater than 50 % water ice by volume and have enough mass to assume a nearly round shape. (2) Establish indices for the lower limits of Earth life with regards to water activity (LLAw) and temperature (LLT) and apply them into all areas of the COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy. These values are currently set at 0.5 and -28 °C and were originally established for defining Mars Special Regions; (3) Establish LLT as a parameter to assign categorization for Icy Worlds missions. The suggested categorization will have a 1000-year period of biological exploration, to be applied to all Icy Worlds and not just Europa and Enceladus as is currently the case. (4) Have all missions consider the possibility of impact. Transient thermal anomalies caused by impact would be acceptable so long as there is less than 10-4 probability of a single microbe reaching deeper environments where temperature is >LLT in the period of biological exploration. (5) Restructure or remove Category II* from the policy as it becomes largely redundant with this new approach, (6) Establish that any sample return from an Icy World should be Category V restricted Earth return.
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- P T Doran
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-6801, USA
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- LESIA, Paris Observatory, PSL University, CNRS, Paris University, 92195, Meudon Cedex, France
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, 28850, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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- Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Kanagawa, Japan
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- Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, 20546, USA
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- Centre National des Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
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- AstrobiologyOU, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- China National Space Administration, Beijing, China
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology Department, Research Group Astrobiology, 51147, Cologne, Germany
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- European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil and Université Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo,7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Space Microbiology, Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Planetary Physics Department, Space Research Inst. of Russian Acad. of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-6801, USA
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Chen RX, Liu XN, Xu Y, Shi YJ, Wang MQ, Shao C, Huang H, Xu K, Wang MZ, Xu ZJ. [Clinical features and prognostic analysis of checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:207-213. [PMID: 38448169 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20231003-00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who developed checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis (CIP) and to explore potential prognostic factors. Methods: NSCLC patients who were complicated with CIP after immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) therapy in our institute were enrolled in this study from 1 July 2018 to 30 November 2022. Clinical data of NSCLC-CIP patients were collected, including clinical and radiological features and their outcomes. Results: Among the 70 enrolled NSCLC-CIP patients, there were 57 males (81%) and 13 females (19%). The mean age at the diagnosis of CIP was (65.2±6.3) years. There were 46 smokers (66%), 26 patients (37%) with emphysema, 19 patients (27%) with previous interstitial lung disease, and 26 patients (37%) with a history of thoracic radiation. The mean interval from the first application of checkpoint inhibitor to the onset of CIP was (122.7±106.9) days (range: 2-458 days). The main chest CT manifestations were coincided with non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) pattern and organizing pneumonia (OP) pattern. Most patients had grade 2 (21 cases) or grade 3 (34 cases) CIP. Seventeen patients had been concurrent with other immune-related adverse events such as rash, hepatitis, colitis, and thyroiditis. Half of the enrolled patients (36 patients/51%) had fever, and most patients had elevated C-reactive protein (52 patients/72%) and all patients had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (70 patients/100%). Serum lactate dehydrogenase was elevated in 34 CIP patients. Prednisone≥1 mg·kg-1·d-1 (or equivalent) was the most commonly used initial treatment in CIP patients (50 patients/71.4%). Complications with pulmonary infections (OR=4.44, P=0.03), use of anti-fungal drugs (OR=5.10, P=0.03) or therapeutic dose of sulfamethoxazole (OR=4.86, P=0.04), longer duration of prednisone≥1 mg·kg-1·d-1 (or equivalent) (Z=-2.33, P=0.02) were probable potential risk factors for poor prognosis. Conclusions: Older males with smoking history might be predisposed to develop NSCLC-CIPs after ICIs therapy. NSIP pattern and OP pattern were common chest CT manifestations. Complications with pulmonary infections (especially fungal infection or Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia), longer duration, longer duration of high-dose corticosteroids were likely potential risk factors for poor prognosis.
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- R X Chen
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Internal Medical Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Internal Medical Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Radiological Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;Chen Ruxuan and Liu Xiangning contributed equally to this manuscript
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Hu M, Xu T, Xu K, Guo YK, Yu L, Xu HY, Cai XT, Fu H. [Characteristics and changes of cardiac injury with age in children of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a prospective cohort study]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:223-230. [PMID: 38378283 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230905-00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Objective: To explore the characteristics and changes of cardiac injury with age in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and its clinical significance. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted. The 215 patients diagnosed with DMD in West China Second Hospital from January 2019 to November 2022 and aged from 6 to 18 years were enrolled. Their clinical data, myocardial injury markers, routine electrocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and echocardiography were collected. The patients were divided into five age groups: 6-<8, 8-<10, 10-<12, 12-<14 and 14-18 years of age, and matched with healthy boys respectively. Independent sample t test or Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the clinical data and CMR indexes between DMD patients and controls in all age subgroups, and to compare the value of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measured by echocardiography and CMR in each subgroup of DMD patitents. Pearson correlation analysis or Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the relation between the CMR indexes and age in DMD patients. Results: A total of 215 patients with DMD (all male) and 122 healthy boys were included in the study. There were 75 DMD patients and 23 controls in 6-<8 years of age group, 77 DMD and 28 controls in 8-<10 years of age group, 39 DMD and 23 controls in 10-<12 years of age group, 10 DMD and 31 controls in the 12-<14 years of age group, and 14 DMD and 17 controls in 14-18 years of age group. In the DMD patients, the older the age, the lower the levels of creatine kinase (CK) and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB). In the 6-<8 years of age group, the CK level was 10 760 (7 800, 15 757) U/L, while in the group of 14-18 years of age, it was 2 369 (1 480, 6 944) U/L. As for CK-MB, it was (189±17) μg/L in the 6-<8 years of age group and (62±16) μg/L in the 14-18 years of age group. Cardiac troponin I remained unchanged in <12 years of age groups, but significantly increased in 12-<14 years of age group, reaching the highest value of 0.112 (0.006, 0.085) μg/L. In the DMD patients, the older the age, the higher the proportion of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG). In the 6-<8 years of age group, the proportion is 29.3% (22/75), while in the 14-18 years of age group, it was 10/14. Correlation analysis showed that the left ventricular end-diastolic volume index was positively related with age (r=0.18, P=0.015), and the left ventricular stroke volume index and cardiac output index were negatively related with age (r=-0.34 and -0.31, respectively, both P<0.001). In the DMD patients, the older the age, the lower LVEF, with the LVEF decreasing to (49.3±3.1)% in the 14-18 years of age group. The LVEF of DMD cases was significantly lower than that of controls in the age subgroups of 8-<10, 10-<12, 12-<14 and 14-18 years of age groups ((57.9±5.2) % vs. (63.6±0.8)%, 60.7% (55.9%, 61.9%) vs. 63.7% (60.2%, 66.0%), 57.1% (51.8%, 63.4%) vs. 62.1 % (59.5%, 64.5)%, (49.3±3.1) % vs. (61.6±1.3)%, respectively; all P<0.01). In the DMD patients, the older the age, the higher the proportion of positive late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). In the 6-<8 years of age group, it was 22% (11/51), in the 12-<14 years of age group, it was 13/14, and in the 14-18 years of age group, all DMD showed positive LGE. The value of LVEF of DMD cases measured by echocardiography was significantly higher than that measured by CMR in 6-<8 years of age group and 8-<10 years of age group (63.2% (60.1%, 66.4%) vs. 59.1 % (55.4%, 62.9%), and (62.8±5.2) % vs. (57.9±5.2)%, all P<0.001). Conclusion: DMD patients develop cardiac injury in the early stage of the disease, and the incidence of cardiac damage gradually increases with both age and the progression of disease.
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- M Hu
- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Medical Record Management, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defect of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wei J, Xiao Y, Liu J, Herrera-Ulloa A, Loh KH, Xu K. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the silver pomfret Pampus argenteus. Sci Data 2024; 11:234. [PMID: 38395996 PMCID: PMC10891316 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03070-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) is one of the major fishery species in coastal China. Pampus argenteus has a highly specialized morphology, and its declining fishery resources have encouraged massive research efforts on its aquacultural biology. In this study, we reported the first high-quality chromosome-level genome of P. argenteus obtained by integrating Illumina, PacBio HiFi, and Hi-C sequencing techniques. The final size of the genome was 518.06 Mb, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 20.47 and 22.86 Mb, respectively. The sequences were anchored and oriented onto 24 pseudochromosomes based on Hi-C data corresponding to the 24-chromatid karyotype of P. argenteus. A colinear relationship was observed between the P. argenteus genome and that of a closely related species (Scomber japonicus). A total of 24,696 protein-coding genes were identified from the genome, 98.9% of which were complete BUSCOs. This report represents the first case of high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly for P. argenteus and can provide valuable information for future evolutionary, conservation, and aquacultural research.
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- Jiehong Wei
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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Shi YJ, Chen RX, Liu XN, Shao C, Huang H, Xu K, Wang MZ, Xu ZJ. [Clinical analysis of COVID-19 in patients with preexisting interstitial lung abnormalities]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:126-131. [PMID: 38309961 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20231108-00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We respectively enrolled ILA patients who had been regularly followed up in Peking Union Medical College Hospital for more than six months since January 2021. Clinical data of these ILA patients were collected after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic (from December 2022 to January 2023), thirty-eight patients with preexisting ILA were enrolled. Among them, there were 34 ILA patients (20 males and 14 females) who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during this period, with an average age of (64.0±8.8) years old (range: 41-80). There were 12 (35.3%) ILA patients who were suffered from COVID-19(pneumonia group) and others were the non-pneumonia group. The clinical characteristics, including vaccination status, features of COVID-19 and outcomes of the two groups were compared. Results: Regarding the subcategories of ILA, there were 7 cases of subpleural fibrotic ILA, 10 cases of subpleural non-fibrotic ILA, and 17 cases of non-subpleural ILA. Before SARS-CoV-2 infection, the average pulse oxygen saturation at rest was (97.38±0.87)% (range: 96%-99%); average forced vital capacity (FVC) was (97.6±18.1)% predicted (range: 65%-132%); and average diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) was (76.2±16.3)% predicted (range: 53%-108%). Nineteen patients had been vaccinated with 3 doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and 5 of them developed COVID-19. One patient had received one dose of vaccine and did not develop COVID-19. The other 14 patients had not been vaccinated, and seven of them developed COVID-19. Of the 12 patients with COVID-19, six were diagnosed with severe COVID-19, and the other 6 ILA patients were diagnosed with moderate COVID-19. Among them, 1 patient was complicated by deep vein thrombosis of left lower limb. All 6 patients with severe COVID-19 who were cured after systemic corticosteroids. As for the other six moderate COVID-19 patients, all were cured and/or improved greatly: two were treated with short-term oral corticosteroids, one was prescribed a dose of compound betamethasone, and the other two were not treated with systemic corticosteroids. Conclusion: Patients with ILA were predisposed to develop COVID-19 after infection with SARS-CoV-2, and more than half of them had severe COVID-19.
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- Y J Shi
- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Internal Medical Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Radiological Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of pulmonary and critical care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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van Rooijen WA, Habibi P, Xu K, Dey P, Vlugt TJH, Hajibeygi H, Moultos OA. Interfacial Tensions, Solubilities, and Transport Properties of the H 2/H 2O/NaCl System: A Molecular Simulation Study. J Chem Eng Data 2024; 69:307-319. [PMID: 38352074 PMCID: PMC10859954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.2c00707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Data for several key thermodynamic and transport properties needed for technologies using hydrogen (H2), such as underground H2 storage and H2O electrolysis are scarce or completely missing. Force field-based Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Continuous Fractional Component Monte Carlo (CFCMC) simulations are carried out in this work to cover this gap. Extensive new data sets are provided for (a) interfacial tensions of H2 gas in contact with aqueous NaCl solutions for temperatures of (298 to 523) K, pressures of (1 to 600) bar, and molalities of (0 to 6) mol NaCl/kg H2O, (b) self-diffusivities of infinitely diluted H2 in aqueous NaCl solutions for temperatures of (298 to 723) K, pressures of (1 to 1000) bar, and molalities of (0 to 6) mol NaCl/kg H2O, and (c) solubilities of H2 in aqueous NaCl solutions for temperatures of (298 to 363) K, pressures of (1 to 1000) bar, and molalities of (0 to 6) mol NaCl/kg H2O. The force fields used are the TIP4P/2005 for H2O, the Madrid-2019 and the Madrid-Transport for NaCl, and the Vrabec and Marx for H2. Excellent agreement between the simulation results and available experimental data is found with average deviations lower than 10%.
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- W. A. van Rooijen
- Reservoir
Engineering, Geoscience and Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil
Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University
of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Engineering
Thermodynamics, Process and Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical,
Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft
University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB, Delft, The Netherlands
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime
and Materials Engineering, Delft University
of Technology, Mekelweg
2, 2628CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime
and Materials Engineering, Delft University
of Technology, Mekelweg
2, 2628CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime
and Materials Engineering, Delft University
of Technology, Mekelweg
2, 2628CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Engineering
Thermodynamics, Process and Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical,
Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft
University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Reservoir
Engineering, Geoscience and Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil
Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University
of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Engineering
Thermodynamics, Process and Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical,
Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft
University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 39, 2628CB, Delft, The Netherlands
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Xie Y, Jiang Y, Wu Y, Su X, Zhu D, Gao P, Yuan H, Xiang Y, Wang J, Zhao Q, Xu K, Zhang T, Man Q, Chen X, Zhao G, Jiang Y, Suo C. Association of serum lipids and abnormal lipid score with cancer risk: a population-based prospective study. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:367-376. [PMID: 37458930 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02153-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Serum lipid levels are associated with cancer risk. However, there still have uncertainties about the single and combined effects of low lipid levels on cancer risk. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 33,773 adults in Shanghai between 2016 and 2017 was conducted. Total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were measured. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the association of single and combined lipids with overall, lung, colon, rectal, thyroid gland, stomach, and female breast cancers. The effect of the combination of abnormal lipid score and lifestyle on cancer was also estimated. RESULTS A total of 926 incident cancer cases were identified. In the RCS analysis, hazard ratios (HRs) of overall cancer for individuals with TC < 5.18 mmol/L or with LDL-C < 3.40 mmol/L were higher. Low TC was associated with higher colorectal cancer risk (HR [95% CI] = 1.76 [1.09-2.84]) and low HDL-C increased thyroid cancer risk by 90%. Abnormal lipid score was linearly and positively associated with cancer risk, and smokers with high abnormal lipid scores had a higher cancer risk, compared to non-smokers with low abnormal lipid scores (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Low TC levels were associated with an increased risk of overall and colorectal cancer. More attention should be paid to participants with high abnormal lipid scores and unhealthy lifestyles who may have a higher risk of developing cancer. Determining the specific and comprehensive lipid combinations that affect tumorigenesis remains a valuable challenge.
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- Y Xie
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
- Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, School of Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
- Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center, and National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Human Phenome Institute, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Human Phenome Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Shanghai, China.
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Wang JT, Li L, Niu M, Zhu QL, Zhao ZW, Kotani K, Yamamoto A, Zhang HJ, Li SX, Xu D, Kang N, Li XG, Zhang KP, Sun J, Wu FZ, Zhang HL, Liu DX, Lyu MH, Ji JS, Kawada N, Xu K, Qi XL. [HVPG minimally invasive era: exploration based on forearm venous approach]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2024; 32:35-39. [PMID: 38320789 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20231220-00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Objective: The transjugular or transfemoral approach is used as a common method for hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement in current practice. This study aims to confirm the safety and effectiveness of measuring HVPG via the forearm venous approach. Methods: Prospective recruitment was conducted for patients with cirrhosis who underwent HVPG measurement via the forearm venous approach at six hospitals in China and Japan from September 2020 to December 2020. Patients' clinical baseline information and HVPG measurement data were collected. The right median cubital vein or basilic vein approach for all enrolled patients was selected. The HVPG standard process was used to measure pressure. Research data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 statistical software. Quantitative data were used to represent medians (interquartile ranges), while qualitative data were used to represent frequency and rates. The correlation between two sets of data was analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis. Results: A total of 43 cases were enrolled in this study. Of these, 41 (95.3%) successfully underwent HVPG measurement via the forearm venous approach. None of the patients had any serious complications. The median operation time for HVPG detection via forearm vein was 18.0 minutes (12.3~38.8 minutes). This study confirmed that HVPG was positively closely related to Child-Pugh score (r = 0.47, P = 0.002), albumin-bilirubin score (r = 0.37, P = 0.001), Lok index (r = 0.36, P = 0.02), liver stiffness (r = 0.58, P = 0.01), and spleen stiffness (r = 0.77, P = 0.01), while negatively correlated with albumin (r = -0.42, P = 0.006). Conclusion: The results of this multi-centre retrospective study suggest that HVPG measurement via the forearm venous approach is safe and feasible.
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- J T Wang
- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Hepatocirrhosis and Portal Hypertension, Xingtai People's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Xingtai 054000, China
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Interventional Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Lanzhou 646000, China
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- Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Lishui Central Hospital,Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Osaka Municipal University Hospital, Osaka City, Japan
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka City, Japan
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Interventional Department, Lanzhou University First Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Hepatocirrhosis and Portal Hypertension, Xingtai People's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Xingtai 054000, China
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- Interventional Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Lishui Central Hospital,Lishui 323000, China
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- Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Lishui Central Hospital,Lishui 323000, China
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- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Hepatocirrhosis and Portal Hypertension, Xingtai People's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Xingtai 054000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Lanzhou 646000, China
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- Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Lishui Central Hospital,Lishui 323000, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Osaka Municipal University Hospital, Osaka City, Japan
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- Interventional Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Portal Hypertension Centers, Southeast University Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, Nanjing 210009,China
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Huang M, Xu K. Two new species of Promonhystera Wieser, 1956 (Nematoda: Monhysterida: Xyalidae) from the South China Sea. Zootaxa 2024; 5399:130-140. [PMID: 38221169 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Two new species of free-living marine nematodes from the littoral sediment of the South China Sea are described as Promonhystera papilla sp. nov. and Promonhystera fluctispicula sp. nov. Both new species are characterized by striated cuticle; circular amphideal fovea; anterior sensilla in two circles, inner labial sensilla setiform; funnel-shaped buccal cavity; elongated spicules and conico-cylindrical tail. P. papilla sp. nov. is different from all known species of the genus by longer body length (more than 2.1mm versus less than 1.5 mm in other species), longer spicules (sp/a.b.d. = 4.14.6 versus 2.7) and males with three papilliform precloacal supplements and one small postcloacal papilla (versus absence) and gubernaculum boot-shaped. P. fluctispicula sp. nov. is similar to P. tricuspidata Wieser, 1956 in having similar waved spicules but differs from the latter species by tail conico-cylindrical (versus conical) and simple plate-like gubernaculum without tooth (versus gubernaculum with four distal teeth).
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- Mian Huang
- College of Life Sciences; Liaocheng University; Liaocheng 252059; China; Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266071; China.
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- College of Life Sciences; Liaocheng University; Liaocheng 252059; China; Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266071; China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology; Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Qingdao 266237; China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100039; China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100039; China.
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Du F, Li Y, Xu K. Phylogeny and Evolution of Cocconeiopsis (Cocconeidaceae) as Revealed by Complete Chloroplast and Mitochondrial Genomes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:266. [PMID: 38203438 PMCID: PMC10778710 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The genus Cocconeiopsis was separated from Navicula, but its systematic position is in debate. We sequenced the complete chloroplast and mitochondrial genome of Cocconeidaceae for the first time with Cocconeiopsis kantsiensis and investigated its phylogeny and evolutionary history. Results showed that the plastid genome was 140,415 bp long with 167 genes. The mitochondrial genome was 43,732 bp long with 66 genes. Comparative analysis showed that the plastid genome structure of C. kantsiensis was most similar to those of three Navicula species and Halamphora americana, and its size was significantly smaller than that of a monoraphid species. Its mitochondrial genome was similar to that of related species except for Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The multigene phylogeny reconstruction showed that Cocconeiopsis was sister to Didymosphenia but distant from Naviculaceae. The two-gene phylogenetic analysis containing 255 species showed Cocconeiopsis was sister to Cocconeis, and distant from Naviculaceae as well. Divergence time estimation indicates the common ancestor of cocconeid species occurred about 62.8 Ma and Cocconeiopsis diverged with monoraphid Cocconeis about 58.9 Ma. Our results support the assignment of Cocconeiopsis to Cocconeidaceae and that monoraphid cocconeids were likely evolved from the lineage of Cocconeiopsis.
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- Feichao Du
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (F.D.); (Y.L.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (F.D.); (Y.L.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (F.D.); (Y.L.)
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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Ma J, Li X, Song J, Wen L, Liang X, Xu K, Dai J. Distribution patterns of six metals and their influencing factors in M4 seamount seawater of the Western Pacific. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 196:115664. [PMID: 37862843 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115664] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Metals are crucial to the stability of marine ecosystems, and it is important to analyze their spatial heterogeneity. This study examined the distribution and influencing factors of six metals such as manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) in M4 seamount of the Western Pacific. The results showed that the factors affecting the distribution of metals are complex. The concentration ranges of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Cd in the M4 seamount were 0-0.05, 0-0.44, 0-0.0014, 0-0.082, 0.12-0.16, and 0-0.013 μg/L, respectively, roughly equivalent to those of other open seas, however, there were also some differences. Specifically, the distribution of ferromanganese nodules and Co-rich crusts, resulted in a significant increase in the concentration of metals such as Mn, Fe, and Co in the bottom. This study will significantly contribute to our understanding of the spatial heterogeneity of metals in seamount areas.
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- Jun Ma
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Joint Laboratory of Ocean Observation and Exploration, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Shang QX, Xu K, Dai QG, Huang HD, Hu JL, Zou X, Chen LL, Wei Y, Li HP, Zhen Q, Cai W, Wang Y, Bao CC. [Analysis on the secondary attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and the associated factors]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1550-1557. [PMID: 37859370 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230227-00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the secondary attack rates of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and the associated factors. Methods: A total of 328 primary cases and 40 146 close contacts of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant routinely detected in local areas of Jiangsu Province from February to April 2022 were selected in this study, and those with positive nucleic acid test results during 7 days of centralized isolation medical observation were defined as secondary cases. The demographic information and clinical characteristics were collected, and the secondary attack rate (SAR) and the associated factors were analyzed by using a multivariate logistic regression model. Results: A total of 1 285 secondary cases of close contacts were reported from 328 primary cases, with a SAR of 3.2% (95%CI: 3.0%-3.4%). Among the 328 primary cases, males accounted for 61.9% (203 cases), with the median age (Q1, Q3) of 38.5 (27, 51) years old. Among the 1 285 secondary cases, males accounted for 59.1% (759 cases), with the median age (Q1, Q3) of 34 (17, 52) years old. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that the higher SAR was observed in the primary male cases (OR=1.632, 95%CI: 1.418-1.877), younger than 20 years old (OR=1.766, 95%CI: 1.506-2.072),≥60 years old (OR=1.869, 95%CI: 1.476-2.365), infected with the BA.2 strain branch (OR=2.906, 95%CI: 2.388-3.537), the confirmed common cases (OR=2.572, 95%CI: 2.036-3.249), and confirmed mild cases (OR=1.717, 95%CI: 1.486-1.985). Meanwhile, the higher SAR was observed in the close contacts younger than 20 years old (OR=2.604, 95%CI: 2.250-3.015),≥60 years old (OR=1.287, 95%CI: 1.052-1.573) and exposure for co-residence (OR=27.854, 95%CI: 23.470-33.057). Conclusion: The sex and age of the primary case of the Omicron variant, the branch of the infected strain, case severity of the primary case, as well as the age and contact mode of close contacts are the associated factors of SAR.
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- Q X Shang
- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong 226007, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Lianyungang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lianyungang 222003, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Suqian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suqian 223899, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Yangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yangzhou 225007, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China Department of Acute Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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Wang J, Meng Y, Han S, Hu C, Lu Y, Wu P, Han L, Xu Y, Xu K. Predictive value of total ischaemic time and T1 mapping after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:e724-e731. [PMID: 37460337 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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AIM To investigate the predictive value of ischaemic time and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) T1 mapping in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 127 patients with STEMI treated by primary PCI were studied. All patients underwent CMRI with native T1 and extracellular volume (ECV) measurement, 61 of whom also had 4-month follow-up data. The total ischaemic (symptom onset to balloon, S2B) time expressed in minutes was recorded. CMRI cine, T1 mapping, and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images were analysed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) function, T1 value, ECV, and myocardial infract (MI) scar characteristics, respectively. The correlation between S2B time and T1 mapping was evaluated. The predictive values of S2B time and T1 mapping for large final infarct size were estimated. RESULTS The incidence of microvascular obstruction (MVO) increased with the prolongation of ischaemia time. Regardless of MVO or not, ECV in myocardial infarction (ECVMI) was significantly correlated with S2B time (r=0.61, p<0.001), while native T1 in MI (T1MI) was not (r=-0.19, p=0.029). In the 4-month follow-up, native T1MI was improved (1385.1 ± 90.4 versus 1288.6 ± 74 ms, p<0.001). Furthermore, ECVMI was independently associated with final larger infarct size (AUC = 0.89, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.81-0.98, p<0.001) in multivariable regression analysis. CONCLUSION ECVMI was correlated with total ischaemic time and was an independent predictor of final larger infarct size.
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- J Wang
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Care Unit, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
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Xu K, Jiang W, Liang J, Wang L. The Causes of Death and Conditional Survival for Long-Term Survivors of Thymoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e77. [PMID: 37786177 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Data on the morality cause for long-time survival of thymoma is limited. The previous study hinted that thymoma may be a chronic disease rather than a curable cancer. we performed a large-scale retrospective analysis to assess long-term cause of death in patients with thymoma. MATERIALS/METHODS This study reviewed thymoma patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database between January1975 and December 2016.Conditional survival and annual hazard rates was calculated with Kaplan-Meier, and cause-specific mortality was performed using Fine-Gray competing risks analysis. RESULTS Of 3105 patients were identified (median [range] age,58 (18-93), years), 1615 (52.0%) were male,1028(33.1%) were 65 years or older and 1360(43.8%)patients was at locally advanced (IIB-III) disease. The 10-year overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) rates were 55.5% (95% CI, 53.4-57.6%) and 74.4% (95% CI, 72.4-76.3%) respectively. Smoothed hazard showed that the annual overall death hazard of death increased steadily, but the hazard of thymoma-related death began to decline at about 4 years and is exceeded by other causes at death. However, the annual risk of death by thymoma remain about 1-2% at 5-25 years. Similarly, the conditional OS increased slowly with increased survival time however the cancer-specific survival based decreased slowly. The cumulative incidence of the most common causes of death was 23.1% for thymoma, 5.4% for heart of disease, and 3.9% for the second cancer in 10 years, 28.5%,8.3 and 7.0% in 15 years, and 31.8%,11.8% and 10.8% in 25 years. After 5 years of survival, the death of heart was the main cause of non-thymoma death. The 10-years survivors' older patients (≥65 years) or with radiotherapy suffered more heart specific death (adjust P< 0.001, P = 0.015, respectively). CONCLUSION The risk of cancer-specific death and other causes of death shift over time for patients with thymoma. The non-cancer cause, especially heart diseases which may be the vital competing cause of death, increased with prolongation of survival time.
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- K Xu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Beijing, China
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Guan SY, Liang ZY, Qiu MH, Liu HW, Xu K, Ma YY, Wang B, Jing QM, Han YL. [Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic coronary total occlusion patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:984-989. [PMID: 37709716 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20230808-00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic coronary total occlusion (CTO) patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Methods: The CTO patients with LVEF≤35% and undergoing CTO-PCI assisted by ECMO in the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command from December 2018 to March 2022 were enrolled in this study. The post-procedure complications, changes of LVEF from pre-procedure to post-procedure during hospitalization, and the incidence of all-cause mortality and changes of LVEF after discharge were assessed. Results: A total of 17 patients aged (59.4±11.8) years were included. There were 14 males. The pre-procedure LVEF of these patients were (29.00±4.08)%. Coronary angiography results showed that there were 29 CTO lesions in these 17 patients. There was 1 in left main coronary artery, 7 in left anterior descending artery, 11 in left circumflex artery, and 10 in right coronary artery. ECMO was implanted in all patients before procedure. Among 25 CTO lesions attempted to cross, 24 CTO were successfully implanted with stents. All patients underwent successful PCI for at least one CTO lesion. The number of drug-eluting stents implantation per patient were 4.6±1.3. After procedure, there were 8 patients with hemoglobin decreased>20 g/L, and 1 patient with ECMO-access-site related bleeding. The LVEF value at a median duration of 2.5 (2.0-5.5) days after procedure significantly increased to (38.73±7.01)% (P<0.001 vs. baseline). There were no in-hospital deaths. Patients were followed up for 360 (120, 394) days after discharge, 3 patients died (3/17). The LVEF value was (41.80±7.32)% at 155 (100, 308) days after discharge, which was significantly higher than the baseline value (P<0.001). Conclusion: The results of present study demonstrate that it is feasible, efficient and safe to perform ECMO)-supported CTO-PCI in CTO patients with reduced LVEF.
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- S Y Guan
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Asher S, Shah R, Ings S, Horder J, Newrick F, Nesr G, Kesse Adu R, Streetly M, Trompeter S, Lee L, Wisniowski B, Mahmood S, Xu K, Papanikalaou X, McMillan A, Popat R, Yong K, Sive J, Kyriakou C, Rabin N. Haematopoietic stem cell mobilisation followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for patients with sickle cell disease and myeloma. Br J Haematol 2023; 202:1224-1227. [PMID: 37488061 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18990] [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: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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- S Asher
- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Xu YU, Zhan Z, Xu K. Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus Chrysogorgia, with description of a new genus and three new species. Zootaxa 2023; 5321:1-107. [PMID: 37518205 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5321.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Members of Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864, known as golden corals, are distributed in the deep sea worldwide. Based on specimens obtained from the tropical western Pacific and an integrated morphological-molecular approach, we established a new genus Parachrysogorgia, which includes 13 species separated from Chrysogorgia, and described nine species of Chrysogorgia including three new species C. arboriformis sp. nov., C. cylindrata sp. nov. and C. tenuis sp. nov., and two new combinations of Parachrysogorgia. The genus differs from Chrysogorgia by possessing a bare, sclerite-free area at the base of each tentacle and eight distinct projections beneath tentacles. Chrysogorgia cylindrata sp. nov. is distinguished by a slender bottlebrush-shaped colony in adults, elongate and lobed scales in coenenchyme, and warty and thick sclerites near the polyp mouth area. Chrysogorgia arboriformis sp. nov. is characterized by a tree-shaped colony with a long unbranched stem, slender and thin scales usually with large warts in coenenchyme. Chrysogorgia tenuis sp. nov. can be separated by a broad bottlebrush-shaped colony, long interbranch distance, elongate scales with broad lobes in polyp body wall. In contrast to the intraspecific variation of colony form, branch internodes, branching sequence and polyps, the sclerite forms and arrangement in different parts can be viewed as the most important character to separate Chrysogorgia species. For convenient identification, we divided the Chrysogorgia species into 12 morphological groups and divided Parachrysogorgia into three groups based on their sclerite forms and arrangement.
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- Y U Xu
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology; Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266071; China.
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology; Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266071; China.
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology; Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266071; China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai); Zhuhai 519082; China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai); Zhuhai 519082; China.
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Xu K, Han YL. [Transcatheter interventional therapy for heart valve disease: applications and challenges]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1805-1808. [PMID: 37357183 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221215-02660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Heart valve disease (HVD) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases, and its incidence increases gradually with the aging of population. Surgery has long been the main solution to treat HVD. In recent years, the transcatheter interventional therapy of HVD has made great progress with the continuous technology innovation and improvement of devices. This article mainly describes the applications and challenges of transcatheter interventional therapy in aortic valve, mitral valve, tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve.
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- K Xu
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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Shi J, Zhang X, Xu K, Xie Y, Zhang XH, Li Y. [A case of Oliver-McFarlane syndrome caused by PNPLA6 gene mutation]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2023; 59:484-487. [PMID: 37264580 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20220627-00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Oliver-McFarlane syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by long eyelashes, choroidoretinal atrophy, and multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies. The patient in this case is a 29-year-old female who has suffered from night blindness, low vision, and long eyelashes since childhood. Through genetic sequencing, she was diagnosed with compound heterozygous variaton in the PNPLA6 gene, indicating Oliver-McFarlane syndrome based on her comprehensive clinical presentation.
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- J Shi
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhou T, Xu K, Zhao F, Liu W, Li L, Hua Z, Zhou X. itol.toolkit accelerates working with iTOL (Interactive Tree Of Life) by an automated generation of annotation files. Bioinformatics 2023:7177989. [PMID: 37225402 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btad339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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SUMMARY iTOL is a powerful and comprehensive phylogenetic tree visualization engine. However, adjusting to new templates can be time-consuming, especially when many templates are available. We developed an R package namely itol.toolkit to help users generate all 23 types of annotation files in iTOL. This R package also provides an all-in-one data structure to store data and themes, accelerating the step from metadata to annotation files of iTOL visualizations through automatic workflows. AVAILABILITY The manual and source code are available at https://github.com/TongZhou2017/itol.toolkit. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Tong Zhou
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Qiu SM, Zhang H, Liu ZX, Zhang L, Meng YK, Sun XN, Xie LX, Zhang YC, Wang H, Xu K. [The application value of deep learning image reconstruction on improving image quality and evaluating the Qanadli embolism index of dual low-dose CT pulmonary angiography]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1477-1482. [PMID: 37198110 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230313-00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Objective: To compare the image quality and Qanadli embolism index between deep learning image reconstruction (DLR) and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-veo (ASiR-V) in dual low-dose CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with low contrast agent dose and low radiation dose. Methods: Eighty-eight patients who underwent dual low-dose CTPA in the radiology department of the affiliated hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from October 2020 to March 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, including 44 males and 44 females, aged from 11 to 87 years (61±15 years). The CTPA examination were performed using 80 kV tube voltage and 20 ml contrast agent. The raw data were reconstructed using standard kernel DLR high level (DL-H) and ASiR-V reconstruction, respectively. The patients were divided into standard kernel DL-H group (n=88, 33 cases of positive embolism) and ASiR-V group (n=88, 36 cases of positive embolism). The CT value, image noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), subjective image quality score, Qanadli embolism index, positive rate and positive Qanadli embolism index were compared between the two groups. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in CT values of the main pulmonary artery, the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery between the standard kernel DL-H group and ASiR-V group [(405.8±111.7) vs (404.0±112.0) HU, (412.9±113.1) vs (411.5±112.2) HU, (418.1±119.9) vs (415.4±118.0) HU, respectively;all P>0.05)]. The image noise of the main pulmonary artery, the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery in the standard kernel DL-H group was significantly lower than the ASiR-V group(16.6±4.7 vs 28.1±4.8, 18.3±6.1 vs 29.8±4.9, 17.6±5.6 vs 28.4±4.7, respectively;all P<0.001). The SNR and CNR of the main pulmonary artery, the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery in the standard kernel DL-H group were significantly higher than the ASiR-V group(SNR: 25.5±7.1 vs 14.5±3.9, 23.9±7.2 vs 13.9±3.4, 24.9±7.4 vs 14.8±4.1, CNR: 21.6±6.6 vs 12.3±3.9, 20.2±6.7 vs 11.8±3.4, 21.2±6.9 vs 12.6±4.1, respectively;all P<0.001). The subjective image quality score of the standard kernel DL-H group was significantly higher than the ASiR-V group (4.6 vs 3.8, P<0.001). There were no significant difference in the Qanadli embolism index, positive rate and positive Qanadli embolism index between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion: Compared with ASiR-V reconstruction algorithms group, standard kernel DL-H reconstruction algorithms can significantly improve the image quality of dual low-dose CTPA.
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- S M Qiu
- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- Department of Radiology, Suining Hospital Affiliated of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221200, China
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- Department of Radiology, Suining Hospital Affiliated of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221200, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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Zhou T, Zhao F, Xu K. Information Scale Correction for Varying Length Amplicons Improves Eukaryotic Microbiome Data Integration. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040949. [PMID: 37110372 PMCID: PMC10146031 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The integration and reanalysis of big data provide valuable insights into microbiome studies. However, the significant difference in information scale between amplicon data poses a key challenge in data analysis. Therefore, reducing batch effects is crucial to enhance data integration for large-scale molecular ecology data. To achieve this, the information scale correction (ISC) step, involving cutting different length amplicons into the same sub-region, is essential. In this study, we used the Hidden Markov model (HMM) method to extract 11 different 18S rRNA gene v4 region amplicon datasets with 578 samples in total. The length of the amplicons ranged from 344 bp to 720 bp, depending on the primer position. By comparing the information scale correction of amplicons with varying lengths, we explored the extent to which the comparability between samples decreases with increasing amplicon length. Our method was shown to be more sensitive than V-Xtractor, the most popular tool for performing ISC. We found that near-scale amplicons exhibited no significant change after ISC, while larger-scale amplicons exhibited significant changes. After the ISC treatment, the similarity among the data sets improved, especially for long amplicons. Therefore, we recommend adding ISC processing when integrating big data, which is crucial for unlocking the full potential of microbial community studies and advancing our knowledge of microbial ecology.
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- Tong Zhou
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Xu K, Tong Y, Li Y, Tao J, Rao S, Li J, Zhou J, Liu S. Autoinduction AND Gate Inhibits Cell Lysis to Enhance Protein Production in Bacillus subtilis Controlled by Population Density and Cell Physiological State. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:842-851. [PMID: 36881491 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The extracellular protease-deficient strain Bacillus subtilis WB600 is commonly used as a chassis cell for the production of industrial proteins. However, B. subtilis WB600 exhibits an increased susceptibility to cell lysis and a reduction in biomass. Inhibition of cell lysis by knocking out lytic genes will impair physiological function. Here, we dynamically inhibited cell lysis in B. subtilis WB600 to balance the impairment of physiological function with the accumulation of biomass. First, the inducible protein degradation systems (IPDSs) were constructed and used to investigate the effects of inhibiting cell lysis on biomass, cell morphology, and protein production at different times (using pullulanase as a test). The highest pullulanase activity was obtained at 20 h of inhibiting cell lysis, 184.8 U/mL, which was 44% higher than the activity of B. subtilis WB600. Then, to avoid addition of inducers, we introduced orthogonal quorum sensing and constructed autoinduction protein degradation systems (AIPDSs). The optimized AIPDS showed similar pullulanase activity to the optimal IPDS (20 h), 181.3 U/mL. Next, we constructed dual-signal input autoinduction protein degradation systems (DSI-AIPDSs) via AND gate to further address two deficiencies of AIPDS, one-time activation and damage to new cells. These DSI-AIPDSs were controlled by quorum sensing and stationary phase promoters that respond to population density and single-cell physiological state, respectively. Finally, the OD600 and pullulanase activity of the strain with optimal DSI-AIPDS were 51% and 115% higher than those of B. subtilis WB600 in pullulanase production, respectively. We provided a B. subtilis chassis strain with considerable potential for biomass accumulation and enhanced protein production.
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- Kuidong Xu
- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd., Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Xue ZP, Cu X, Xu K, Peng JH, Liu HR, Zhao RT, Wang Z, Wang T, Xu ZS. The effect of glutathione biosynthesis of Streptococcus thermophilus ST-1 on cocultured Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:884-896. [PMID: 36460506 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus are the main species used for yogurt preparation. Glutathione (GSH) can be synthesized by S. thermophilus and plays a crucial role in combating environmental stress. However, the effect of GSH biosynthesis by S. thermophilus on cocultured L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus is still unknown. In this study, a mutant S. thermophilus ΔgshF was constructed by deleting the GSH synthase. The wild strain S. thermophilus ST-1 and ΔgshF mutants were cocultured with L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842 by using Transwell chambers (Guangzhou Shuopu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.), respectively. It was proven that the GSH synthesized by S. thermophilus ST-1 could be absorbed and used by L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842, and promote growth ability and stress tolerance of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842. The biomass of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842 cocultured with S. thermophilus ST-1 or ΔgshF (adding exogenous GSH) increased by 1.8 and 1.4 times compared with the biomass of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842 cocultured with S. thermophilus ΔgshF. Meanwhile, after H2O2 and low-temperature treatments, the bacterial viability of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus cocultured with S. thermophilus ΔgshF, with or without GSH, was decreased by 41 and 15% compared with that of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus cocultured with S. thermophilus ST-1. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis showed that the expression levels of genes involved in purine nucleotide and pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism in L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC11842 were at least 3 times increased when cocultured with S. thermophilus (fold change > 3.0). Moreover, compared with the mutant strain ΔgshF, the wild-type strain ST-1 could shorten the fermented curd time by 5.3 hours during yogurt preparation. These results indicated that the GSH synthesized by S. thermophilus during cocultivation effectively enhanced the activity of L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus and significantly improved the quality of fermented milk.
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- Z P Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, 250353, P. R. China.
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Ma J, Li X, Song J, Wen L, Wang Q, Xu K, Dai J, Zhong G. The effects of seawater thermodynamic parameters on the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 187:114579. [PMID: 36634538 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114579] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The continuous expansion of the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) is a microcosm of marine hypoxia problem. Based on a survey in M4 seamount area of Tropical Western Pacific Ocean, the effects of thermodynamic parameters on OMZ were discussed. The study showed thermodynamic parameters mainly affect the upper oxycline of OMZ. The increase in temperature aggravates seawater stratification, which not only shallows oxycline but also increases the strength of DO stratification, promoting the expansion of OMZ. Based on relationships between thermodynamic parameters, water mass and DO, OMZ in this area is defined as follows: the water layer with low DO between the lower boundary of high-salt area and 1000 m. Moreover, the study showed that though there is no "seamount effect" on a scale of 3000 m, low-value areas of DO form at the bottom of seamount. This study will provide an evidence for expansion of OMZ exacerbated by global warming.
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- Jun Ma
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Lartey R, Nanavati A, Kim J, Li M, Xu K, Nakamura K, Shin W, Winalski CS, Obuchowski N, Bahroos E, Link TM, Hardy PA, Peng Q, Kim J, Liu K, Fung M, Wu C, Li X. Reproducibility of T 1ρ and T 2 quantification in a multi-vendor multi-site study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:249-257. [PMID: 36370959 PMCID: PMC10016129 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the multi-vendor multi-site reproducibility of two-dimensional (2D) multi-echo spin-echo (MESE) T2 mapping (product sequences); and to evaluate the longitudinal reproducibility of three-dimensional (3D) magnetization-prepared angle-modulated partitioned k-space spoiled gradient echo snapshots (MAPSS) T1ρ and T2 mapping (research sequences), and 2D MESE T2 mapping, separated by 6 months, in a multi-vendor multi-site setting. METHODS Phantoms and volunteers (n = 5 from each site, n = 20 in total) were scanned on four 3 T magnetic resonance (MR) systems from four sites and three vendors (Siemens, General Electric, and Phillips). Two traveling volunteers (3 knees) scanned at all 4 sites at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Data was transferred to one site for centralized processing. Coefficients of variation (CVs) were calculated to evaluate reproducibility. RESULTS For baseline 2D MESE T2 measures, average CV were 0.37-2.45% (intra-site) and 5.96% (inter-site) for phantoms, and 3.15-8.49% (intra-site) and 14.16% (inter-site) for volunteers. For longitudinal phantom data, intra-site CVs were 1.42-3.48% for 3D MAPSS T1ρ, 1.77-3.56% for 3D MAPSS T2, and 1.02-2.54% for 2D MESE T2. For the longitudinal volunteer data, the intra-site CVs were 2.60-4.86% for 3D MAPSS T1ρ, 3.33-7.25% for 3D MAPSS T2, and 3.11-8.77% for 2D MESE T2. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated excellent intra-site reproducibility of 2D MESE T2 imaging, while its inter-site variation was slightly higher than 3D MAPSS T2 imaging (10.06% as previously reported). This study also showed excellent reproducibility of longitudinal T1ρ and T2 cartilage quantification, in a multi-vendor multi-site setting for both product 2D MESE T2 and 3D MAPSS T1p/T2 research sequences.
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- R Lartey
- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Arthritis Foundation, GA, USA
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- Siemens Medical Solution Inc., USA
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- GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program of Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging (PAMI), Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA.
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Tan WEICHIEHTAN, Chew PCHEW, Tsui LAMTSUI, Tan TAN, Duplyakov DUPLYAKOV, Hammoudeh HAMMOUDEH, Zhang B, Li Y, Xu K, Ong JONG, Firman D, Gamra GAMRA, Almahmeed ALMAHMEED, Dalal DALAL, Tan TAN, Steg STEG, Nguyen NNGUYEN, Ako AKO, Suwaidi ALSUWAIDI, Chan CHAN, Sobhy SOBHY, Shehab SHEHAB, Buddhari BUDDHARI, Wang ZL, Fong YEANYIPFONG, Karadag KARADAG, Kim KIM, Baber BABER, Chin TANGCHIN, Han YL. [2021 Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on the use of P2Y12 receptor antagonists in the Asia-Pacific Region: Special populations]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:19-31. [PMID: 36655238 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20220729-00588] [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: 01/20/2023]
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang 110840, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang 110840, China
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- Heart Specialist International, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Harapan Kita National Cardiovascular Center/Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Cardiology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital and University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Centre for Cardiac Sciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang 110840, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, US
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang 110840, China
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Xu K, Tong Y, Li Y, Tao J, Rao S, Li J, Zhou J, Liu S. Autoinduction Expression Modules for Regulating Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:4220-4225. [PMID: 36468943 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although quorum sensing (QS) promoters that can autonomously activate gene expression have been identified and engineered in Bacillus subtilis, researchers focus on quantifying individual promoters while ignoring the interaction between other genetic regulatory elements. Here, we constructed the autoinduction expression modules consisting of promoters responsive to QS ComQXPA, ribosome binding sites (RBSs), and terminators. Using superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) as a reporter gene, three individual element libraries were generated from 945 promoters, 12,000 RBSs, and 425 terminators by random mutation, de novo design, and database mining strategies, respectively. Then, the efficiency of three libraries in regulating gene expression was further enhanced by engineering the core region of each optimal element. After hybridizing the element libraries, the generated expression modules exhibited a 627-fold range in regulating gene expression without significantly affecting the autoinduction initiation. Here, the hybrid modules with broad expression strength may benefit the application of QS-based autoinduction systems in B. subtilis.
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- Kuidong Xu
- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Corn Deep Processing, Jilin COFCO Biochemical Co. Ltd, Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Jiangsu Provisional Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.,Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wang YT, Liu HM, Cao SX, Xu K, Zhang BY, Huo YT, Liu JC, Zeng LX, Dang SN, Yan H, Mi BB. [Application of isotemporal substitution model in epidemiological research]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1842-1847. [PMID: 36444471 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220210-00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Isotemporal substitution model is a powerful tool to explore the real association between physical behavior and health outcomes, which has the potential of the application in large-scale cohort study. This paper systematically introduces the principle of isotemporal substitution model and its implementation method in specific analysis to provide analytical ideas for the epidemiological research related to physical behavior in China. The baseline data of Regional Ethic Cohort Study in Northwest China conducted in Shaanxi province were used to analyze the relationship between physical behavior and cardiovascular disease with single-factor model, partition model and isotemporal substitution model. The advantages and disadvantages of different models were compared, and the advantages of isotemporal substitution model in quantifying physical activity health risk were introduced. Isotemporal substitution model could qualify physical behavior and health outcomes, which has wide application value in epidemiological research.
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Li WD, Pang MQ, Li CQ, Xu K, Dong Y, Zhao WQ, Wang Y, Fan HN. [Hepatic cystic echinococcosis complicated with tuberculous empyema misdiagnosed as hepatic and pulmonary cystic echinococcosis: one case report]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2022; 34:669-672. [PMID: 36642912 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021199] [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: 01/17/2023]
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Hepatic cystic echinococcosis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the infection with the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus in human or animal liver tissues. As a chronic active infectious disease, tuberculous empyema mainly invades the pleural space and then causes visceral and parietal pleura thickening. It is rare to present comorbidity for hepatic cystic echinococcosis and tuberculous empyema. This case report presents a case of hepatic cystic echinococcosis complicated with tuberculous empyema misdiagnosed as hepatic and pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, aiming to improve clinicians' ability to distinguish this disorder.
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China.,Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Hydatid Disease Research, Xining, Qinghai 810001, China
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Sun LY, Xu K, Yao Y, Xiao HJ, Liu XY, Su BG, Zhong XH, Guan N, Zhang HW, Ding J, Wang F. [Suitability of estimated urine protein using different estimated 24 h urine creatinine equations in children with glomerular diseases]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:1178-1184. [PMID: 36319154 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220505-00414] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To assess the reliability of estimated urine protein to predict 24 h urine protein excretion in children with glomerular diseases. Methods: Four hundred and forty-three children with glomerular diseases, who were admitted to pediatric department of Peking University First Hospital from January 2001 to December 2021, were enrolled in the cross-sectional study. The 24 h estimated urine creatinine which calculated by 6 previously described equations, 24 h measured urine creatinine, measured urine protein-to-creatinine ratio(UPCR), 24 h urine protein (24 hUP) and urinary sediment analysis with microscopy were collected, estimated urine protein was computed as the product of measured UPCR and estimated or measured 24 h urine creatinine. Spearman correlation analysis, Bland-Altman analysis and linear regression analysis were used to compare the correlation, agreement and accuracy between estimated urine protein and 24 hUP, and the effect of urinary protein level and erythrocyte numbers on their relationship was analyzed. Results: Of 443 children with glomerular diseases (aged (11±4) years, 221 male, 222 female), there were 216 participants with nephrotic syndrome, 78 participants with IgA nephropathy, 47 participants with Alport syndrome, 42 participants with lupus nephritis, 58 participants with purpura nephropathy, and 2 participants with isolated proteinuria. Spearman correlation analysis showed a strong correlation between estimated urine protein and 24 hUP (r=0.90, P<0.05), and the correlation improved after multiplying the measured UPCR by 24 h measured urine creatinine (r=0.94, P<0.05). Improved correlation was also observed using the estimated urine creatinine which calculated by Hellerstein formula, Ghazali-Barratt formula, Ellam formula, Walser formula, Cockcroft-Gault formula, Ix formula (r=0.93, 0.94, 0.90, 0.90, 0.94, 0.93, all P<0.05).Bland-altman analysis showed that the difference between measured UPCR and 24 hUP was (-0.30±2.22) g, consistency limit was -4.65-4.04, and the consistency improved after 24 h measured urine creatinine correction (difference was (0.27±1.31) g, consistency limit -2.30-2.84). The consistency of estimated urine protein was further improved after correction by different formulas, and the Cockcroft-Gault formula showed the best consistency between estimated urine protein and 24 hUP (difference was (0.11±1.18)g, consistency limit was -2.20-2.42). Linear regression analysis showed that measured UPCR had poor accuracy in predicting 24 hUP (R2=0.55, α=0.48, β=0.60, P<0.05), and the accuracy improved after 24 h measured urine creatinine correction, the accuracy of estimated urine protein for predicting 24 hUP was further improved by using different formulas, and Cockcroft-Gault formula was the best (R2=0.81, α=0.18, β=0.96, P<0.05). With the increase of urinary protein level and the decrease of urinary erythrocyte numbers, the correlation, agreement and accuracy between estimated urine protein and measured UPCR and 24 hUP were improved(all P<0.05). Except Ellam and Ix formulas, estimated urine protein using the rest four formulas outperformed measured UPCR(all P<0.05). Conclusion: The 24 h urine creatinine excretion rate (obtained by the Cockcroft-Gault equation)-weighted urine protein-to-creatinine ratio more reliably predicts 24 hUP than measured UPCR alone in children with glomerular diseases.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zhong JW, Ye HW, Xu K, Xie Y, Zhang XH, Li Y. [A case of mild Zellweger spectrum disorder first diagnosed as Usher syndrome]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2022; 58:788-792. [PMID: 36220650 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20211206-00580] [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: 06/16/2023]
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A 5-year-old female patient, presented with"night blindness and poor hearing for 1 year"whose first diagnosis was Usher syndrome due to retinitis pigmentosa accompanied by sensorineural deafness. Compound heterozygous variants (c.5G>A, p.W2*/c.3022C>T, p.P1008S) of PEX1, the causative gene for Zellweger spectrum disorder was confirmed by targeted exome sequencing analysis. Permanent tooth enamel dysplasia, nail leukoplakia, and biochemical abnormalities of peroxisome which is consistent with mild Zellweger spectrum disorder were found when she followed up.
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- J W Zhong
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Chen QW, Wang DQ, Ding BX, Tang MM, Li XG, Zhou JY, Xu K, Fang ZR, Han L, Wu H. [hsa_circ_0000231 affects the progression of tongue squamous cell carcinoma by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1230-1239. [PMID: 36319130 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20211209-00790] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To explore the action mechanism of hsa_circ_0000231 in the occurrence and development of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). Methods: Tissue samples of 60 TSCC patients were examined. The patients, including 32 males and 28 females, aged from 36 to 84 years old, underwent surgery in the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University and Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University from December 2014 to December 2017. Saliva samples were obtained from healthy volunteers (5 males and 5 females, aged from 40 to 75 years old) and 10 TSCC patients. The TSCC cell lines (CAL-27, Tca-8113 and HN-4) were used. The expression levels of hsa_circ_0000231 in 60 pairs of freshly matched TSCC and para-carcinoma tissue samples, 10 pairs of saliva samples and 3 TSCC cell lines were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). hsa_circ_0000231 gene interference and lentiviral transfection were constructed, hsa_circ_0000231 in TSCC cell lines CAL-27 and Tca-8113 was knocked down, and the expressions of hsa_circ_0000231 in hsa_circ_0000231 interference group (sh-circ) and no-load lentivirus group (negative control) were tested with qRT-PCR. Cells with the highest knock-down efficiency were selected for CCK-8 test, colony formation assay, transwell invasion assay and scratch assay. The expressions of EMT-related proteins including E-cadherin, snail protein, N-cadherin and vimentin and proteins related to Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway including β-catenin, C-myc, Bcl-2, MMP-9 and Cyclin D1 were measured by western blot. After TSCC cells in the interference group were co-cultured with Wnt/β-catenin pathway activator LiCl, the expressions of above proteins were re-measured by western blot. TSCC cells in interference group and control group were subcutaneously injected into nude mice to compare the effect of hsa_circ_0000231 knockdown on the growths of the tumors grafted subcutaneously in the nude mice. Statistical analysis software 25.0 was used for data analysis, and t-test or chi-square test was used for comparison between groups. Results: hsa_circ_0000231 was highly expressed in the tissue and saliva samples of TSCC patients and cell lines CAL-27, Tca-8113 and HN-4, but lowly expressed in paired para-carcinoma tissues, saliva samples of healthy people and normal human oral keratinocytes (all P<0.05). Log-rank univariate analysis showed that hsa_circ_0000231 expression level, tumor differentiation degree and T stage were related to the survival of TSCC patients (all P<0.05). Multivariate Cox risk regression model analysis suggested that hsa_circ_0000231 expression level (χ2=5.77,P=0.016) and T stage (χ2=5.27,P=0.029) were independent factors for the poor prognosis of TSCC patients. Western blot showed the expressions of snail protein, N-cadherin and vimentin were down-regulated, but E-cadherin was up-regulated in interference group compared with control group. In interference group, the expressions of β-catenin, C-myc, Bcl-2, MMP-9 and CyclinD1 were down-regulated, which were reversed after TSCC cells were co-cultured with LiCl. The knockdown of hsa_circ_0000231 reduced the proliferation, invasion and metastasis abilities of CAL-27 and Tca-8113 cells, which were reversed after TSCC cells were co-cultured with LiCl. The growth rate and volume of the tumors grafted subcutaneously in interference group using LiCl were greater than those in negative control group. Conclusion: hsa_circ_0000231 is an independent prognostic factor of TSCC. Highly expressed hsa_circ_0000231 can promote the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of TSCC cells.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226361, China
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- Department of Maxillofacial Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Nantong Rich Hospital, Nantong 226010, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226361, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
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Zhang MZ, Gao XY, Yang ZG, Wang WJ, Xu K, Cheng JL, Zhang Y. [Analysis of effective connectivity in default mode network in male long-term smokers based on dynamic causal modeling]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:2769-2773. [PMID: 36124348 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220705-01486] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the alterations in effective connection of default mode network (DMN) in long-term male smokers and its correlation with clinical characteristics of smoking. Methods: A total of 131 subjects through WeChat platform and underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance (rs-fMRI) examinations were recruited, including 76 long-term smokers [long-term smoking group, male, aged 20 to 55 (32.1±6.3) years] and 55 non-smokers [healthy controls, male, aged 20 to 55(32.3±7.4) years] from January 2014 to December 2018. Long-term smokers were defined as those who smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day for more than 2 years, and met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Four Edition (DSM-Ⅳ) criteria for substance dependence. Four major nodes of DMN, including left inferior parietal lobule (LIPL), right inferior parietal lobule (RIPL), posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) were chosen as for the region of interest. The effective connectivity (EC) alterations of DMN between smoking group and healthy controls were compared using dynamic causal modeling (DCM). The correlation between EC with significant difference among the two groups and Nicotine Dependence Scale (FTND) score, pack-year score and smoking duration were evaluated. Results: Compared to the healthy controls, the EC of LIPL to PCC and PCC to mPFC were decreased in the smoking group (EC = -0.091, -0.174, respectively, Bayesian-PP>0.95), and the EC of RIPL to PCC was increased (EC = 0.136, Bayesian-PP>0.95). Besides, EC of LIPL to PCC showed negative correlation with pack-year scores(r=-0.282,P=0.017). No significant linear correlations were observed between EC with significant group difference and FTND score or smoking duration (r=-0.103、-0.089,all P>0.05). Conclusion: Long-term smokers showed multiple abnormalities in IPL-PCC-mPFC circuits, and associated with the pack-year scores.
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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Jia XX, Xu K, Che BB, Gao JR, Huang ZY, Wang J, Wei XX, Le KL, Gong ZY, Sun YQ, Xie CC, Xi JC, Cheng YZ, Zhuyan ZY, Ding Y, Chen D. [Comparative analysis on prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarettes uses in junior middle school students in Shanghai, 2013 and 2019]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1408-1414. [PMID: 36117347 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20211012-00786] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To examine the prevalence and trend of tobacco and e-cigarettes uses and identify the influencing factors for smoking behavior in junior middle school students in Shanghai, and provide data support and scientific basis for the development of tobacco control intervention strategy in adolescents. Methods: Multi-stage stratified random sampling method was used to select junior middle school students in 8 districts and 10 districts in Shanghai in 2013 and in 2019 respectively. Information about tobacco and e-cigarettes uses in the students were collected by using self-administrated questionnaire. The prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarettes uses were calculated, the difference between two years was compared with χ2 test. The influencing factors were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: In 2019, the current smoking rate was 0.6% in junior middle school students in Shanghai, and the smoking attempt rate was 2.9%, both were lower than the levels in 2013 (0.7% and 6.9%). The current use rate of e-cigarettes was 0.6% in 2019,with no significant change compared with 2013 (0.6%). The proportion of the students who had heard of e-cigarettes in 2019 (78.4%) was higher than that in 2013 (47.2%). In 2019, the second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure rate at home, in both indoor and outdoor public places and on public transportations was 72.5%, which was slightly lower than the level in 2013 (73.0%), the differences were all significant (P<0.05). In 2019, the students seeing close friend smoking (OR=27.381, 95%CI: 12.037-62.287), seeing someone smoking in school (OR=2.477, 95%CI: 1.155-5.312), believing that SHS may not be harmful (OR=8.471, 95%CI: 1.464-49.005) had higher possibility of smoking. Being aged ≥15 years (compared with being aged ≤12 years, OR=8.688, 95%CI: 1.922-39.266), exposure to SHS in outdoor public place (OR=8.608, 95%CI: 1.048-70.692), close friend smoking (OR=8.115, 95%CI: 1.754-37.545) were positively associated with e-cigarettes use, and believing that smoking results in uncomfortable social contact [compared with believing that smoking results in comfortable social contact (OR=0.105,95%CI: 0.018-0.615)] were negatively associated with e-cigarettes use, the difference was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarette uses in junior middle school students in Shanghai remained at a low level in recent years. The SHS exposure rate in junior middle school students is high. Smoking behavior of junior middle school students is closely related to personal attitude and awareness of tobacco, exposure to SHS, peer smoking and the situation of tobacco control in schools. Prevention and intervention should be carried out from multi-dimensions to effectively protect teenagers from tobacco hazards.
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Business Promotion Office, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Aging Development and Promotion Center, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Health Promotion Division, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Shanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Tobacco Control and Behavioral Intervention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Health Promotion, Shanghai 200040, China Shanghai Association of Tobacco Control, Shanghai 200040, China
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Xu K, Wang F, Wang ZH, Sun LY, Yao Y, Xiao HJ, Liu XY, Su BG, Zhong XH, Guan N, Zhang HW, Ding J. [C1q or IgA deposition in glomeruli of children with primary membranous nephropathy]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:901-907. [PMID: 36038299 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220505-00411] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To assess the correlation of glomerular C1q or IgA deposition with clinical and pathological features of primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) in children. Methods: The clinical and pathological manifestations including (phospholipase A2 receptor, PLA2R) and IgG subclasses staining in renal biopsies, serum anti-PLA2R antibody and therapeutic response of 33 children diagnosed with PMN in Peking University First Hospital from December 2012 to December 2020 were retrospectively summarized and analyzed. According to results of PLA2R test and findings renal pathological, the patients were divided into PLA2R-related group and non-PLA2R-related group, typical MN group and atypical MN group, C1q deposit group and non-C1q deposit group, as well as IgA deposit group and non-IgA deposit group respectively. T-test, Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact probability test were used for comparison between the groups. Results: Among the 33 children with PMN, there were 20 males and 13 females, of that the age of onset was 11 (8, 13) years, and 32 patients had nephrotic level proteinuria. Renal biopsies were performed at 4.6 (2.1, 11.6) months after onset, and 28 patients (85%) received glucocorticoid or immunosuppressive therapy prior to renal biopsy. There were 20 cases (61%) with PLA2R-related MN and 13 cases (39%) with non-PLA2R-related MN. Compared with the non-PLA2R-related group, the PLA2R-related group had an older age of onset (12 (10, 13) vs. 7 (3, 12) years, Z=-2.52, P=0.011), a lower preceding infection rate (45% (9/20) vs. 11/13, P=0.032) and lower spontaneous remission rate (0 vs. 4/13, P=0.017). Renal PLA2R positivity was significantly associated with predominant or co-deposition of IgG4 (13/17 vs. 5/15, P=0.031) and low albumin levels at renal biopsy ((25±6) vs. (29±7) g/L, t=2.14, P=0.041). There were 12 patients with typical PMN and 21 patients with atypical PMN, and no significant difference in clinical and pathological manifestations was found between these 2 groups (all P>0.05). There were 10 cases (32.3%) with glomerular C1q deposition, and their disease course before renal biopsy was significantly shorter than those without C1q deposition (1.8 (0.8, 5.9) vs. 6.0 (2.5, 22.3) months, Z=-2.27, P=0.023). Twelve cases (36.4%) had glomerular IgA deposition, and their course of disease,clinical and pathological manifestations were not significantly different from those without IgA deposition (all P>0.05). Conclusion: Glomerular C1q or IgA deposition may not affect the clinical manifestations, glomerular PLA2R and IgG subclasses staining pattern, or the response to treatment of PMN in children.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Bartlett J, Xu K, Wong J, Pond G, Zhang Y, Spears M, Salunga R, Mallon E, Taylor K, Hasenburg A, Markopoulos C, Dirix L, Seynaeve C, van de Velde C, Rea D, Schnabel C, Treuner K, Bayani J. 138MO Prognostic performance of Breast Cancer Index (BCI) in postmenopausal women with early-stage HR+ breast cancer in the TEAM trial. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.173] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Xu K, Cui Y, Yu Y, Wei H, Wang H, Wei Y, Chen Y, Lv D, Yu Y, Bu J. Preparation of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Nanofibers with High Temperature Resistance by Electrospinning Process Based on Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Method. Russ J Phys Chem B 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990793122040054] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Xia H, Chen YX, Wang R, Lu J, Wang XT, Xu K. Evaluating short-term outcomes of the value of sound touch elastography (STE) following the treatment for Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS): a case series study. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:e606-e612. [PMID: 35715241 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To investigate the value of sound touch elastography (STE) in the evaluation of short-term therapeutic effect of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) by measuring liver stiffness (LS), and in addition, to analyse the relationships between liver function, pressure gradient of the hepatic veins, and LS. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case series study was conducted at Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from August 2020 to December 2020. Patients diagnosed with BCS were recruited prospectively and grouped according to Child-Pugh grade before endovascular therapy. LS was measured using STE before and after therapy. Comparisons between the LS and hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) changes of patients were tested with paired sample t-tests. RESULTS A total of 46 patients (23 males and 23 females) were included in this study. According to the Child-Pugh scoring criteria, 24 patients were classified as grade A, 16 as grade B, and 6 as grade C. LS was significantly different between the three groups (F = 127.01, p<0.001). Post-treatment LS was significantly lower than pre-treatment (p<0.001). The mean HVPG before treatment was 13.02 ± 3.82 mmHg and decreased after intervention (p<0.001). CONCLUSION The STE is a potential tool for evaluating short-term therapeutic effect of BCS patients.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 21002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 21002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 21002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 21002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 21002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, People's Republic of China.
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Li Y, Suzuki H, Nagumo T, Tanaka J, Sun Z, Xu K. Morphology, molecular phylogeny and systematics of the diatom genus Fallacia (Sellaphoraceae), with descriptions of three new species 1. J Phycol 2022; 58:449-464. [PMID: 35247270 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13246] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fallacia is distinguished morpho-anatomically from Navicula sensu lato based on the possession of an H-shaped chloroplast, lateral sterna and a finely porous conopeum, but whether this genus is monophyletic is still in question. Three new Fallacia species are described based on morphology and SSU rRNA and rbcL gene sequences: Fallacia tateyamensis sp. nov., Fallacia bosoensis sp. nov. and Fallacia laevis sp. nov. We performed the first comprehensive molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses of 31 Fallacia species based on 11 new sequences from six species and 23 morphological characters. We also documented the detailed morphogenesis of Fallacia for the first time. Fallacia is not monophyletic. Both morphological and DNA sequence data supported the separation of Rossia from Fallacia, while the phylogenetic position of Pseudofallacia is uncertain. We recognized four morphogroups in Fallacia by morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Ancestral character reconstruction indicated that diatoms in Sellaphoraceae evolved from the possession of two lateral narrow parallel depressions covered by narrow nonporous conopea, to lyre-shaped canals covered by wide porous conopea. Lanceolate canals and the presence of areolae in canals evolved multiple times independently.
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- Yuhang Li
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- School of Marine Resources and Environment, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- School of Marine Resources and Environment, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Echigo Natural History Laboratory, Kowada 719, Ojiya, Niigata, 947 - 0041, Japan
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- School of Marine Resources and Environment, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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O'Reilly E, Golan T, Ikeda M, Milella M, Taieb J, Wainberg Z, Wang L, Gyambibi N, López E, Xu K, Macarulla T. P-22 Phase III study (daNIS-2) of the anti–TGF-β monoclonal antibody NIS793 with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine vs nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine alone in patients with first-line metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.113] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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McNamara G, Yuan J, Xu K, Pereira K, Malik A, Vaheesan K. Abstract No. 515 Single center long term follow up of patients after UFE with HydroPearl microspheres. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.497] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Su H, Xu K, Han B, Chen G, Xu T. A retrospective study of factors contributing to anchorage loss in upper premolar extraction cases. Niger J Clin Pract 2022; 25:664-669. [PMID: 35593610 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1791_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Anchorage control is one of the components in the treatment of extraction cases. However, what determines more or less anchorage loss is still an unanswered question. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the most important factors contributing to the anchorage loss of maxillary first molars in premolar extraction cases. Materials and Methods The study included 726 upper premolar extraction cases, including 214 male patients and 512 female patients, and the mean age was 14.4 ± 4.5 years old (range: 9-45). Factors including physiological characteristics, treatment mechanics, and cephalometric variables were collected and their influences on the angulation changes of maxillary first molars were analyzed. Results The mean angulation change of maxillary first molar after treatment was 2.81°(mesial tipping). The change of UM/PP showed a statistically significant difference in different sex (male 3.84° ± 5.26° vs female 2.38° ± 5.10°), age (adult -0.05° ± 4.73° vs teenager 3.46° ± 5.07°), and molar relationship (Class II 3.28° ± 5.15° vs Class I 2.36° ± 5.19°). There are six variables accounted in the regression analysis (R = 0.608, R2 = 37.0%). Among them, the pre-treatment molar tipping (Standardized Coefficients: -0.65) and the pre-treatment incisor/molar height ratio (Standardized Coefficients: -0.27) were the most important factors influencing anchorage loss during treatment. Conclusion Compared with treatment-related factors, the patient's physiological characteristics play a more important role in anchorage loss. The pre-treatment angulation of the maxillary first molar is the most influential factor in changes to maxillary molar angulation, which are often predisposing anchorage loss.
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- H Su
- First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100034; National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology; National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing, China
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Zhang J, Su GH, Zhang XD, Xu K, Wang ZM, Deng XL, Zhu YQ, Chen YJ, Gao CZ, Xie H, Pan X, Yin L, Xu BH, Fei W, Zhou J, Shao D, Zhang ZH, Zhang K, Wang X, Cheng X, Wang X, Chen LL. [Consensus of experts on the medical risk prevention for the patients with cardiovascular diseases during dental treatment (2022 edition)]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:462-473. [PMID: 35484668 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220311-00102] [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: 11/11/2022]
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With the aging process of population in the society, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in China is increasing continuously and the number of dental patients with CVD is increasing gradually too. Due to the lack of guidelines for dental patients with CVD in our country, how to implement standardized preoperative evaluation and perioperative risk prevention remains a problem to be solved for dentists at present. The present expert consensus was reached by combining the clinical experiences of the expert group of the Fifth General Dentistry Special Committee, Chinese Stomatological Association and respiratory and cardiology experts in diagnosis and treatment for CVD patients, and by systematically summarizing the relevant international guidelines and literature regarding the relationship between CVD and oral diseases and the diagnosis and treatment of dental patients with heart failure, hypertension and antithrombotic therapy. The consensus aims to provide, for the dental clinicians, the criteria on diagnosis and treatment of CVD in dental patients in China so as to reduce the risk and complications, and finally to improve the treatment levels of dental patients with CVD in China.
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- J Zhang
- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of General Dentistry & Emergency, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110016, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Stomatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Department of VIP Dental Service, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Qingdao West Coast New Area Central Hospital, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Center of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Xu K, Cai LJ, Wang ZB, Wu YX, Shi LL, Lu X, Liu Z. [A case of severe hemorrhage after transoral robotic surgery]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:615-617. [PMID: 35610683 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210731-00507] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- K Xu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Cai LJ, Xu K, Wang ZB, Chu HQ, Cui YH, Lu X, Liu Z. [Transoral robotic surgery for treatment of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:572-577. [PMID: 35610675 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210801-00508] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in the treatment of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst (LTGDC). Methods: The clinical data of 10 patients with LTGDC treated with TORS in Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from May 2017 to November 2020 were analyzed retrospectively,including 6 males and 4 females, aged 5-44 years. The cysts were fully exposed, and resection usually started from the cephalic side of lesions. The range of resection was 3 to 5 mm away from the lesions, and partial hyoid bone was removed if necessary. Intra-operative robotic set-up time,operation time and estimated blood loss,and post-operative local bleeding, dyspnea and recovery time for oral intake were analyzed. SPSS 12.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: The cysts in all 10 patients were successfully resected by TORS with da Vinci Si surgical system. The mean robotic set-up and exposure time, operation time, estimated intraoperative blood loss and recovery time for oral intake were (15.5±7.1) min, (17.6±7.4) min, (8.9±6.4)ml and (2.3±2.2)days, respectively. No patient required tracheostomy intra-or post-operatively, and no symptoms of airway obstruction, postoperative bleeding, pharyngeal fistula, hoarseness and neurological impairment occurred after operation. The patients were followed up for 5 to 47 months, with median follow-up time of 17 months, and no recurrence was observed. Conclusion: TORS is safe and feasible for resection of LTGDC, with rapid recovery and low recurrence rate.
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- L J Cai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Zhao R, Zhao F, Zheng S, Li X, Wang J, Xu K. Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi May Hold Clues of Seamount Impact on Diversity and Connectivity of Deep-Sea Pelagic Communities. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:773487. [PMID: 35464911 PMCID: PMC9024416 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.773487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The topography and hydrography around seamounts have a strong influence on plankton biogeography. The intrinsic properties of various biological taxa inherently also shape their distribution. Therefore, it is hypothesized that different pelagic groups respond differently to effects of seamounts regarding their distribution and connectivity patterns. Herein, bacterial, protist, and fungal diversity was investigated across the water column around the Kocebu Guyot in the western Pacific Ocean. A higher connectivity was detected for bacteria than for protists and an extremely low connectivity for fungi, which might be attributed to parasitic and commensal interactions of many fungal taxa. The seamount enhanced the vertical connectivity of bacterial and protist communities, but significantly reduced protist connectivity along horizontal dimension. Such effects provide ecological opportunities for eukaryotic adaption and diversification. All the bacterial, protist, and fungal communities were more strongly affected by deterministic than stochastic processes. Drift appeared to have a more significant role in influencing the fungal community than other groups. Our study indicates the impact of seamounts on the pelagic community distribution and connectivity and highlights the mechanism of horizontally restricted dispersal combined with vertical mixing, which promotes the diversification of eukaryotic life.
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- Rongjie Zhao
- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Huang W, Deng HY, Wang YQ, Wang YF, Xu K, Lin MY, Weng JH, He SK, Zhou Q. 93P Noncancer-specific mortality in patients with stage IA1 NSCLC after surgical resection: The role of comorbidities in prognosis. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.02.103] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Chen M, Abdul-Rahman A, Archambault D, Dykes J, Ritsos P, Slingsby A, Torsney-Weir T, Turkay C, Bach B, Borgo R, Brett A, Fang H, Jianu R, Khan S, Laramee R, Matthews L, Nguyen P, Reeve R, Roberts J, Vidal F, Wang Q, Wood J, Xu K. RAMPVIS: Answering the challenges of building visualisation capabilities for large-scale emergency responses. Epidemics 2022; 39:100569. [PMID: 35597098 PMCID: PMC9045880 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mou S, Zhang Z, Zhao H, Nair S, Li Y, Xu K, Tian J, Zhang Y. A dark-tolerant diatom (Chaetoceros) cultured from the deep sea. J Phycol 2022; 58:208-218. [PMID: 35092014 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13240] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although the extreme conditions of the deep sea are typically not suitable for the growth of photosynthetic algae, accumulating evidence indicates that there are diverse healthy phytoplankton living in this environment. However, living phytoplankton from the deep sea have rarely been isolated and cultivated, and so our understanding of where they come from and how they adapt to (or tolerate) the extreme deep-sea environment is limited. Here, under long-term dark stress and subsequent light treatment, we successfully isolated a diatom from a depth of 1,000 m in the Western Pacific Ocean. Morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that it is affiliated to the genus Chaetoceros, and thus, we tentatively named it Chaetoceros sp. DS1. We observed that the chloroplast genome of this species, is most closely related to that of Chaetoceros simplex. It was shown to have a strong tolerance to darkness in that it maintained its morphological integrity and vitality for up to 3 months in complete darkness at room temperature. We also demonstrated that Chaetoceros sp. DS1 presented a facultative heterotrophic function. Its growth was promoted by many organic carbon sources (e.g., glycerine, ethanol, and sodium acetate) under low light conditions. However, under dark and high light conditions, the growth promotion effect of organic carbon was not obvious. Indeed, Chaetoceros sp. DS1 grew best under low light conditions, indicating that it likely came from the deeper layer of the euphotic zone. The facultative heterotrophic function of this diatom and tolerance to darkness may help it survive in these conditions or enter a dormant period in the deep sea.
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- Shanli Mou
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Physical Oceanography Laboratory/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory & Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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