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Zhou H, Wang Y, Ju R, Yang X, Wu NN, Wang J, Ding LW, Fu J, Zhong X. [Evaluation of the effectiveness of the evidence base multi-discipline critical strategies on the temperature and clinical outcomes in very preterm infants]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1266-1270. [PMID: 37574322 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220930-00952] [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: 08/15/2023]
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To evaluate the effectiveness of intervention plans developed by the evidence base multi-discipline critical strategies (EBPCS) on temperature and clinical outcomes in very preterm infants (VPIs) born at<32 weeks. Clinical data were collected from VPIs born in the delivery room/operating room of Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital from May 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022, who required immediate temperature management and were transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the hospital. The study population was randomly divided into a control group and an intervention group based on the random number table method, with 108 cases in each group. The control group implemented the conventional temperature management recommended by domestic guidelines, while the intervention group adopted EBPCS interventions compared to the control group. The differences in body temperature and clinical outcomes between the two groups were compared after the implementation of different temperature management strategies. A total of 216 VPIs were included. The intervention group had a lower incidence of hypothermia (30.55% vs. 87.03%, P<0.001), higher mean body temperature admitted to the NICU [(36.56±0.31) ℃ vs. (35.77±0.53) ℃, P<0.001], a lower dose of pulmonary surfactant [(115.94±36.96) mg/kg vs. (151.41±54.68) mg/kg, P=0.014], shorter duration of mechanical ventilation [(5.77±1.26) days vs. (14.19±4.63) days, P=0.006], and lower incidence of intraventricular haemorrhage (12.04% vs. 23.15%, P=0.032). The implementation of temperature intervention strategies developed by the EBPCS for VPIs after birth could prevent and reduce the incidence of hypothermia and improve clinical outcomes.
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- H Zhou
- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Obstetric, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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Cao LM, Hu CG, Li HH, Huang HB, Ding LW, Zhang J, Wu JX, Du ZY, He CT, Chen XM. Molecule-Enhanced Electrocatalysis of Sustainable Oxygen Evolution Using Organoselenium Functionalized Metal-Organic Nanosheets. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1144-1154. [PMID: 36538569 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Remolding the reactivity of metal active sites is critical to facilitate renewable electricity-powered water electrolysis. Doping heteroatoms, such as Se, into a metal crystal lattice has been considered an effective approach, yet usually suffers from loss of functional heteroatoms during harsh electrocatalytic conditions, thus leading to the gradual inactivation of the catalysts. Here, we report a new heteroatom-containing molecule-enhanced strategy toward sustainable oxygen evolution improvement. An organoselenium ligand, bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)selenide containing robust C-Se-C covalent bonds equipped in the precatalyst of ultrathin metal-organic nanosheets Co-SeMON, is revealed to significantly enhance the catalytic mass activity of the cobalt site by 25 times, as well as extend the catalyst operation time in alkaline conditions by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude compared with these reported metal selenides. A combination of various in situ/ex situ spectroscopic techniques, ab initio molecular dynamics, and density functional theory calculations unveiled the organoselenium intensified mechanism, in which the nonclassical bonding of Se to O-containing intermediates endows adsorption-energy regulation beyond the conventional scaling relationship. Our results showcase the great potential of molecule-enhanced catalysts for highly efficient and economical water oxidation.
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- Li-Ming Cao
- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Xuan DD, Li YL, Zhang GN, Ding LW, Cao PP, Jia RJ, Zheng YA, Zhou XJ, Pan LY, Hu SK, Niu LN. [Analysis of intestinal microbial diversity in Leopoldamys edwardsi based on illumina sequencing technique]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:512-518. [PMID: 35488552 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210915-00892] [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: 06/14/2023]
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To explore the composition and diversity of the intestinal microflora of Leopoldamys edwardsi in Hainan Island. In November 2019, DNA was extracted from fecal samples of 25 adult Leopoldamys edwardsi (14 males and 11 females) in Hainan Island at the Joint Laboratory of tropical infectious diseases of Hainan Medical College and Hong Kong University. Based on the IonS5TMXL sequencing platform, single-end sequencing (Single-End) was used to construct a small fragment library for single-end sequencing. Based on Reads shear filtration and OTUs clustering. The species annotation and abundance analysis of OTUs were carried out by using mothur method and SSUrRNA database, and further conducted α diversity and β diversity analysis. A total of 1481842 high quality sequences, belonging to 14 Phyla, 85 families and 186 Genera, were obtained from 25 intestinal excrement samples of Leopoldamys edwardsi. At the level of phyla classification, the main core biota of the Leopoldamys edwardsi contained Firmicutes (46.04%),Bacteroidetes (25.34%), Proteobacteria (17.09%), Tenericutes (7.38%) and Actinobacteria (1.67%), these five phyla account for 97.52% of all phyla. The ratio of Helicobacter which occupied the largest proportion at the genus level was 12.44%, followed by Lactobacillus (11.39%), Clostridium (6.19%),Mycoplasma (4.23%) and Flavonifractor (3.52%). High throughput sequencing analysis showed that the intestinal flora of Leopoldamys edwardsi in Hainan Island was complex and diverse, which had the significance of further research.
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- D D Xuan
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya 572000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing 100144, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571101, China
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Luo HQ, Xu MY, Ding LW, Liu QY, Wang YL. Three cadmium-5,7-disulfonate-1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate coordination polymers: syntheses, structures and photoluminescence. J COORD CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2021.1885028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Han-Qi Luo
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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Ding LW, Jiang LZ. [Evidential research on the literature quoted in Compendium of Medicine]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2019; 49:100-105. [PMID: 31137159 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One of the characteristics of Yixue Gangmu(, Compendium of Medicine) is collecting a large number of medical literatures before Ming Dynasty. And it quoted not only from medical books, but also other literature, with a time span from Han to Yuan Dynasty. From frequency of citation, we found that Lou Ying, the writer's ideas had more resonance with Zhu Danxi and Yi Shui School from academic point of view.
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- L W Ding
- Institute of TCM Literature and Information, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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Zheng K, Ding LW, Liu ZQ, Tang T, Yang QR. Structural data of highly luminescent lanthanide complexes constructed by bis-tridentate ligand and as sensor for Et 2O. Data Brief 2018; 20:1428-1433. [PMID: 30255122 PMCID: PMC6148709 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this data article, we present the structural and PXRD data of the lanthanide complexes constructed by bis-tridentate ligand tppz (2,3,5,6-tetra-2-pyridinylpyrazine). Detailed structure, luminescence and sensing properties were discussed in "highly luminescent lanthanide complexes constructed by bis-tridentate ligand and as sensor for Et2O" (Zheng et al., 2018). The data includes the structure of Tb-complex, PXRD of Tb-complex, and also detailed structure information listed in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3.
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Zheng K, Ding LW, Zeng CH. Highly luminescent lanthanide complexes constructed by Bis-tridentate ligand and as sensor for Et 2 O. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Hui-Fang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, PR China
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Madan V, Shyamsunder P, Han L, Mayakonda A, Nagata Y, Sundaresan J, Kanojia D, Yoshida K, Ganesan S, Hattori N, Fulton N, Tan KT, Alpermann T, Kuo MC, Rostami S, Matthews J, Sanada M, Liu LZ, Shiraishi Y, Miyano S, Chendamarai E, Hou HA, Malnassy G, Ma T, Garg M, Ding LW, Sun QY, Chien W, Ikezoe T, Lill M, Biondi A, Larson RA, Powell BL, Lübbert M, Chng WJ, Tien HF, Heuser M, Ganser A, Koren-Michowitz M, Kornblau SM, Kantarjian HM, Nowak D, Hofmann WK, Yang H, Stock W, Ghavamzadeh A, Alimoghaddam K, Haferlach T, Ogawa S, Shih LY, Mathews V, Koeffler HP. Comprehensive mutational analysis of primary and relapse acute promyelocytic leukemia. Leukemia 2016; 30:2430. [PMID: 27713533 PMCID: PMC7609306 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Liu QY, Li YL, Wang YL, Liu CM, Ding LW, Liu Y. Ionothermal synthesis of a 3D dysprosium–1,4-benzenedicarboxylate framework based on the 1D rod-shaped dysprosium–carboxylate building blocks exhibiting slow magnetization relaxation. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41624k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bone hydatid disease lacks a typical clinical appearance and image characteristics on x ray or CT are similar to those of tuberculosis, metastases and giant cell tumour or bone cysts. However, MRI does show distinctive diagnostic features of bone hydatid disease, especially in the spine. Until recently, treatment of osseous hydatid disease has been entirely surgical. Effective chemotherapy using benzimidazoles, particularly mebendazole, albendazole and combination treatments, has now been achieved in experimental studies and clinical practice. However, most of these drugs are still in the experimental stage or are in the early stages of clinical use.
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- X H Song
- Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China
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AIM: To determine the expression of c-Fos, caspase-3 and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the cervical cord and stomach of rats with cervical spondylosis, to analyze their relationship, and to offer an explanation of one possible cause for functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) caused by cervical spondylosis.
METHODS: The cervical spondylosis model in rats was established by destroying the stability of cervical posterior column. The cord segments C4-6 and gastric antrum were collected 3 mo and 5 mo after the operation. Rats with the sham operation were used as controls. The expressions of c-Fos, caspase-3 and IL-1β in the cervical cord and gastric antrum were determined by immunohistochemistry and/or Western blot.
RESULTS: Immunohistochemical staining showed a few c-Fos, caspase-3 and IL-1β-positive cells in the cervical cord and antrum in the control. There was a significant increase in c-Fos, caspase-3 and IL-1β expression in model groups compared to the control groups at 3 mo and 5 mo after operation. More importantly, there was a significant (P < 0.05) increase in c-Fos, caspase-3 and IL-1β expression in the model group rats at 3 mo compared to those at 5 mo after the operation (c-Fos: 11.20 ± 2.26 vs 27.68 ± 4.36 in the cervical cord, 11.3 ± 2.3 vs 29.3 ± 4.6 in the gastric antrum; caspase-3: 33.83 ± 3.71 vs 36.32 ± 4.01 in the cervical cord, 13.23 ± 3.21 vs 26.32 ± 4.01 in the gastric antrum; IL-1β: 42.06 ± 2.95 vs 45.91 ± 3.98 in the cervical cord, 26.56 ± 2.65 vs 32.01 ± 2.98 in the gastric antrum). Western blot analysis showed time-dependent changes of caspase-3 and IL-1β protein in the cervical cord and gastric antrum of rats with cervical spondylosis; there was no significant expression of caspase-3 and IL-1β protein in the control group at 3 mo and 5 mo after the sham operation, whereas there was a significant difference in caspase-3 and IL-1β protein levels between the model group rats followed up for 3 mo and those for 5 mo (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: There is a significant association of c-Fos, caspase-3 and IL-1β expressions in the gastric antrum with that in the spinal cord in rats with cervical spondylosis, suggesting that the gastrointestinal function may be affected by cervical spondylosis.
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- Xing-Hua Song
- Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China
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Liao CH, Lai CC, Ding LW, Hou SM, Chiu HC, Chang SC, Hsueh PR. Skin and soft tissue infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007; 11:96-102. [PMID: 17217137] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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SETTING A medical centre in Taipei, Taiwan. OBJECTIVE To investigate the trend and characteristics of patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) related skin and soft tissue infection. DESIGN A total of 63 patients with culture-proven diseases were identified from January 1997 to December 2004. The medical records of all patients were reviewed. RESULTS Twenty-seven patients were infected with rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM), 19 with Mycobacterium marinum, six with M. avium complex (MAC), five with M. kansasii and six with other species. Most patients presented with a protracted cutaneous lesion without systemic symptoms, and two thirds of the patients had a history of exposure. Seventy-three per cent of the lesions involved the extremities. Underlying illness with suppressed immunity was documented in 30.2% of the patients, and was most prevalent in patients with MAC (100%) and M. kansasii (60%). Of the patients, 62% underwent at least one surgical intervention, and 77.8% received treatment with different antimicrobial combinations. Most patients (86%) recovered completely. Granulomatous inflammation was found in 88.9% of biopsied tissue associated with M. marinum infection, 31.8% with RGM and 25.0% with MAC. CONCLUSION A combination of surgery and antimicrobials cured most patients with microbiologically proven localised NTM skin and soft tissue infection.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Dept of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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