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Li Z, Zhongying Y, Hui L, Hanrong Z, Qinghe G, Yuehong Z, Jinyu L, Meihong L. Retrospective study of visualized ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotripsy vs. flexible ureterorenoscopy for nephrolithiasis patients with 1.5-2.5 cm kidney stones and without hydronephrosis. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:3185-3191. [PMID: 35587069 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202205_28736] [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 safety and efficacy of visualized ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (VUMP) and flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) in the treatment of nephrolithiasis patients with 1.5-2.5 cm kidney stones and without hydronephrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinical data of 143 nephrolithiasis patients without hydronephrosis (from April 2017 to March 2021) were collected and analyzed, including 65 cases in the VUMP group and 78 cases in the FURS group. The general clinical data, operation time, hospitalization time, recent stone-free rate (RSFR), long-term stone free rate (four weeks after operation, LSFR), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Bruggermann comfort score (BCS), and surgical complications of the two groups were collected and analyzed. RESULTS In the VUMP group, the operation time (49.14 ± 9.28 vs. 60.23 ± 9.45, p < 0.001), postoperative white blood cell count (11.05 ± 2.43 vs. 13.57 ± 2.71, p < 0.05) and BCS score (1.72 ± 0.80 vs. 2.81 ± 0.85, p < 0.001) were significantly lower than those of the FURS group, but the postoperative hemoglobin (8.25 ± 5.04 vs. 4.05 ± 3.07, p < 0.05), hospital stay (5.72 ± 1.75 vs. 3.12 ± 1.09, p < 0.001) and VAS score (3.18 ± 1.36 vs. 2.08 ± 1.28, p < 0.001) were significantly higher than those of the FURS group. Besides, the VUMP group was significantly higher than the FURS group in RSFR (90.32% vs. 72.22%, p < 0.05) and LSFR (95.38% vs. 85.89%, p < 0.05). The systemic inflammatory response syndrome rate (3.07% vs. 14.10%, p = 0.037) and total complications (9.23% vs. 20.51%, p = 0.032) were significantly lower in the VUMP group than in the FURS group. CONCLUSIONS Both VUMP and FURS are safe and effective in the treatment of nephrolithiasis patients with 1.5-2.5 cm kidney stones and without hydronephrosis, and the former is preferable for higher SFR, shorter operation time and lower complication rate.
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
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Choo P, Forsman JA, Hui L, Khaing EP, Summerfield TC, Eaton-Rye JJ. The PsbJ protein is required for photosystem II activity in centers lacking the PsbO and PsbV lumenal subunits. Photosynth Res 2022; 151:103-111. [PMID: 34273062 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00862-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photosystem II (PS II) of oxygenic photosynthesis is found in the thylakoid membranes of plastids and cyanobacteria. The mature PS II complex comprises a central core of four membrane proteins that bind the majority of the redox-active cofactors. In cyanobacteria the central core is surrounded by 13 low-molecular-weight (LMW) subunits which each consist of one or two transmembrane helices. Three additional hydrophilic subunits known as PsbO, PsbU and PsbV are found associated with hydrophilic loops belonging to the core proteins protruding into the thylakoid lumen. During biogenesis the majority of the LMW subunits are known to initially associate with individual pre-assembly complexes consisting of one or more of the core proteins; however, the point at which the PsbJ LMW subunit binds to PS II is not known. The majority of models for PS II biogenesis propose that the three extrinsic proteins and PsbJ bind in the final stages of PS II assembly. We have investigated the impact of creating the double mutants ∆PsbJ:∆PsbO, ∆PsbJ:∆PsbU and ∆PsbJ:∆PsbV to investigate potential cooperation between these subunits in the final stages of biogenesis. Our results indicate that PsbJ can bind to PS II in the absence of any one of the extrinsic proteins. However, unlike their respective single mutants, the ∆PsbJ:∆PsbO and ∆PsbJ:∆PsbV strains were not photoautotrophic and were unable to support oxygen evolution suggesting a functional oxygen-evolving complex could not assemble in these strains. In contrast, the PS II centers formed in the ∆PsbJ:∆PsbU strain were capable of photoautotrophic growth and could support oxygen evolution when whole-chain electron transport was supported by the addition of bicarbonate.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Department of Botany, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Dridi N, Jellali C, Hmida F, Hui L, Kwabia Tchana F, Landsheere X, Hammami K, Rotger M, Aroui H. Line intensity parameters, He-broadening and line shift coefficients in the 2v20 and 3v21 − v21 bands of OCS. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.2010821] [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: 10/19/2022]
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- N. Dridi
- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie et Dynamique Moléculaire, Université de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie et Dynamique Moléculaire, Université de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie et Dynamique Moléculaire, Université de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China
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- Université de Paris and Univ Paris Est Creteil, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Atomique, Moléculaire et Applications-LSAMA, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie et Dynamique Moléculaire, Université de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Hao Y, Chu J, Shi L, Ma C, Hui L, Cao X, Wang Y, Xu M, Fu A. Identification of interacting proteins of Arabidopsis cyclophilin38 (AtCYP38) via multiple screening approaches reveals its possible broad functions in chloroplasts. J Plant Physiol 2021; 264:153487. [PMID: 34358944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153487] [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: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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AtCYP38, a thylakoid lumen localized immunophilin, is found to be essential for photosystem II assembly and maintenance, but how AtCYP38 functions in chloroplast remains unknown. Based on previous functional studies and its crystal structure, we hypothesize that AtCYP38 should function via binding its targets or cofactors in the thylakoid lumen. To identify potential interacting proteins of AtCYP38, we first adopted ATTED-II and STRING web-tools, and found 12 proteins functionally related to AtCYP38. We then screened a yeast two-hybrid library including an Arabidopsis genome wide cDNA with different domain of AtCYP38, and five thylakoid lumen-localized targets were identified. In order to specifically search interacting proteins of AtCYP38 in the thylakoid lumen, we generated a yeast two-hybrid mini library including the thylakoid lumenal proteins and lumenal fractions of thylakoid membrane proteins, and we obtained six thylakoid membrane proteins and nine thylakoid lumenal proteins as interacting proteins of AtCYP38. The interactions between AtCYP38 and several potential targets were further confirmed via pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays. Together, a couple of new potential candidate interacting proteins of AtCYP38 were identified, and the results will lay a foundation for unveiling the regulatory mechanisms in photosynthesis by AtCYP38.
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- Yaqi Hao
- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Chinese Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China P.R.229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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Zang K, Hui L, Wang M, Huang Y, Zhu X, Yao B. TIM-3 as a Prognostic Marker and a Potential Immunotherapy Target in Human Malignant Tumors: A Meta-Analysis and Bioinformatics Validation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:579351. [PMID: 33692946 PMCID: PMC7938756 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.579351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background As a novel immune checkpoint molecular, T-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 (TIM-3) is emerging as a therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. However, the predictive role of TIM-3 in cancer remains largely undetermined. This study was designed to investigate the role of TIM-3 in cancer. Methods Publications were searched using multiple databases. The hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. To further confirm the prognostic effect of TIM-3, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data were applied. Functional analysis of TIM-3 was also investigated. Results 28 studies with 7284 patients with malignant tumors were identified. Based on multivariate Cox regression analysis, TIM-3 was an independent prognostic indicator for poor overall survival (OS) (HR= 1.54, 95% CI = 1.19-1.98, P = 0.001). However, TIM-3 was not correlated with cancer-specific survival and disease-free survival (DFS). Particularly, TIM-3 showed a worse prognosis in non-small cell lung carcinoma and gastric cancer; but it showed a favorable prognosis in breast cancer. Functional analysis showed that TIM-3 was closely correlated with immune responses such as T-cell activation and natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Moreover, TIM-3 expression was found to be related to worse OS in 9491 TCGA patients (HR = 1.2, P < 0.001), but was not associated with DFS. Conclusions TIM-3 was an independent prognostic factor. Meanwhile, TIM-3 played a crucial role in tumor immune responses. This supports TIM-3 as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Kui Zang
- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of ICU, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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Xincai S, Hui L, Zhonghai Z, Xiaoyan B, Lin C, Huating Y, Xingcai L. Microsatellite Polymorphism and Prokaryotic Expression of Mef2d in Xingyi Duck. Braz J Poult Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1422] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- S Xincai
- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University College of Animal Science, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in Guizhou Province, China
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Lin R, Shen Z, Nanfeng F, Hui L, Jie L, Jiaqing Y, Min Z. 1452P Phase I study of apatinib plus POF (paclitaxel plus FOLFOX) in patients (pts) with treatment-naïve advanced gastric cancer (TNAGC). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Lindquist A, Hui L, Poulton A, Kluckow E, Hutchinson B, Pertile MD, Bonacquisto L, Gugasyan L, Kulkarni A, Harraway J, Howden A, McCoy R, Da Silva Costa F, Menezes M, Palma-Dias R, Nisbet D, Martin N, Bethune M, Poulakis Z, Halliday J. State-wide utilization and performance of traditional and cell-free DNA-based prenatal testing pathways: the Victorian Perinatal Record Linkage (PeRL) study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020; 56:215-224. [PMID: 31625225 DOI: 10.1002/uog.21899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To perform individual record linkage of women undergoing screening with cell-free DNA (cfDNA), combined first-trimester screening (CFTS), second-trimester serum screening (STSS), and/or prenatal and postnatal cytogenetic testing with the aim to (1) obtain population-based estimates of utilization of prenatal screening and invasive diagnosis, (2) analyze the performance of different prenatal screening strategies, and (3) report the residual risk of any major chromosomal abnormality following a low-risk aneuploidy screening result. METHODS This was a retrospective study of women residing in the state of Victoria, Australia, who underwent prenatal screening or invasive prenatal diagnosis in 2015. Patient-funded cfDNA referrals from multiple providers were merged with state-wide results for government-subsidized CFTS, STSS and invasive diagnostic procedures. Postnatal cytogenetic results from products of conception and infants up to 12 months of age were obtained to ascertain cases of false-negative screening results and atypical chromosomal abnormalities. Individual record linkage was performed using LinkageWizTM . RESULTS During the study period, there were 79 140 births and 66 166 (83.6%) women underwent at least one form of aneuploidy screening. Linkage data were complete for 93.5% (n = 61 877) of women who underwent screening, and of these, 73.2% (n = 45 275) had CFTS alone, 20.2% (n = 12 486) had cfDNA alone; 5.3% (n = 3268) had STSS alone, 1.3% (n = 813) had both CFTS and cfDNA, and < 0.1% (n = 35) had both STSS and cfDNA. CFTS had a combined sensitivity for trisomies 21 (T21), 18 (T18) and 13 (T13) of 89.57% (95% CI, 82.64-93.93%) for a screen-positive rate (SPR) of 2.94%. There were 12 false-negative results in the CFTS pathway, comprising 10 cases of T21, one of T18 and one of T13. cfDNA had a combined sensitivity for T21, T18 and T13 of 100% (95% CI, 95.00-100%) for a SPR of 1.21%. When high-risk cfDNA results for any chromosome (including the sex chromosomes) and failed cfDNA tests were treated as screen positives, the SPR for cfDNA increased to 2.42%. The risk of any major chromosomal abnormality (including atypical abnormalities) detected on prenatal or postnatal diagnostic testing after a low-risk screening result was 1 in 1188 for CFTS (n = 37) and 1 in 762 for cfDNA (n = 16) (P = 0.13). The range of chromosomal abnormalities detected after a low-risk cfDNA result included pathogenic copy-number variants (n = 6), triploidy (n = 3), rare autosomal trisomies (n = 3) and monosomy X (n = 2). CONCLUSIONS Our state-wide record-linkage analysis delineated the utilization and clinical performance of the multitude of prenatal screening pathways available to pregnant women. The sensitivity of cfDNA for T21, T18 and T13 was clearly superior to that of CFTS. While there was no statistically significant difference in the residual risk of any major chromosomal abnormality after a low-risk CFTS or cfDNA result, there were fewer live infants diagnosed with a major chromosomal abnormality in the cfDNA cohort. These data provide valuable population-based evidence to inform practice recommendations and health policies. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- A Lindquist
- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Cytogenetics, Monash Pathology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Cytogenetics, Monash Pathology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cytogenetics, Melbourne Pathology, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Genetics, Australian Clinical Labs, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Ultrasound for Women, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Women's Ultrasound Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ultrasound Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Women's Ultrasound Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ultrasound Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine and Radiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Virtus Diagnostics and Pathology Services, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia
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- Specialist Women's Ultrasound, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Radiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Prevention Innovation Group, Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Chitty LS, Hui L, Ghidini A, Levy B, Deprest J, Van Mieghem T, Bianchi DW. In case you missed it: The Prenatal Diagnosis editors bring you the most significant advances of 2019. Prenat Diagn 2020; 40:287-293. [PMID: 31875323 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- L S Chitty
- London North Genomic Laboratory, Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust, and Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Antenatal Testing Centre, Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA
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- Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Guang Y, Yuzhong L, Hui L. Statistical and Experimental Evidence in a Design of Pooled Serum Sample Measurements to Improve Research Efficiency. Indian J Pharm Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.54] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hui L, Lindquist A, Poulton A, Kluckow E, Hutchinson B, Bonacquisto L, Pertile MD, Gugasyan L, Kulkarni A, Harraway J, Howden A, McCoy R, da Silva Costa F, Palma-Dias R, Nisbet D, Martin N, Behune M, Poulakis Z, Halliday J. Abstracts of the 29th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12-16 October 2019, Berlin, Germany. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019; 54 Suppl 1:1-462. [PMID: 31799705 DOI: 10.1002/uog.20426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- L Hui
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Pathology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Pathology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Cytogenetics, Melbourne Pathology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Clinical Labs, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Ultrasound Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Ultrasound Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Medicine and Radiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Virtus Diagnostics and Pathology Services, Brisbane, VIC, Australia
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- Specialist Women's Ultrasound, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Medical Imaging, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Prevention Innovation Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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MacDonald TM, Hui L, Robinson AJ, Dane KM, Middleton AL, Tong S, Walker SP. Cerebral-placental-uterine ratio as novel predictor of late fetal growth restriction: prospective cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019; 54:367-375. [PMID: 30338593 DOI: 10.1002/uog.20150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a major risk factor for stillbirth and most commonly arises from uteroplacental insufficiency. Despite clinical examination and third-trimester fetal biometry, cases of FGR often remain undetected antenatally. Placental insufficiency is known to be associated with altered blood flow resistance in maternal, placental and fetal vessels. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of individual and combined Doppler blood flow resistance measurements in the prediction of term small-for-gestational age and FGR. METHODS This was a prospective study of 347 nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy at 36 weeks' gestation in which fetal growth and Doppler measurements were obtained. Pulsatility indices (PI) of the uterine arteries (UtA), umbilical artery (UA) and fetal vessels were analyzed, individually and in combination, for prediction of birth weight < 10th , < 5th and < 3rd centiles. Doppler values were converted into centiles or multiples of the median (MoM) for gestational age. The sensitivities, positive and negative predictive values and odds ratios (OR) of the Doppler parameters for these birth weights at ∼ 90% specificity were assessed. Additionally, the correlations between Doppler measurements and other measures of placental insufficiency, namely fetal growth velocity and neonatal body fat measures, were analyzed. RESULTS The Doppler combination most strongly associated with placental insufficiency was a newly generated parameter, which we have named the cerebral-placental-uterine ratio (CPUR). CPUR is the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) (middle cerebral artery PI/UA-PI) divided by mean UtA-PI. CPUR MoM detected FGR better than did mean UtA-PI MoM or CPR MoM alone. At ∼ 90% specificity, low CPUR MoM had sensitivities of 50% for birth weight < 10th centile, 68% for < 5th centile and 89% for < 3rd centile. The respective sensitivities of low CPR MoM were 26%, 37% and 44% and those of high UtA-PI MoM were 34%, 47% and 67%. Low CPUR MoM was associated with birth weight < 10th centile with an OR of 9.1, < 5th centile with an OR of 17.3 and < 3rd centile with an OR of 57.0 (P < 0.0001 for all). CPUR MoM was also correlated most strongly with fetal growth velocity and neonatal body fat measures, as compared with CPR MoM or UtA-PI MoM alone. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort, a novel Doppler variable combination, the CPUR (CPR/UtA-PI), had the strongest association with indicators of placental insufficiency. CPUR detected more cases of FGR than did any other Doppler parameter measured. If these results are replicated independently, this new parameter may lead to better identification of fetuses at increased risk of stillbirth that may benefit from obstetric intervention. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- T M MacDonald
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Translational Obstetrics Group, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Translational Obstetrics Group, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Translational Obstetrics Group, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Translational Obstetrics Group, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Zang K, Chen B, Wang M, Chen D, Hui L, Guo S, Ji T, Shang F. The effect of early mobilization in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis. Nurs Crit Care 2019; 25:360-367. [PMID: 31219229 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [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: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess if early mobilization and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) could reduce ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), improve functional recovery, improve muscle strength, shorten the length of ICU and hospital stays, and reduce the mortality rate. METHODS A comprehensive literature search in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed (Chinese BioMedical Literature Service System, China), and National Knowledge Infrastructure, China (CNKI) was performed. Results were expressed as a risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) or weight mean difference (WMD) with 95% CIs. Pooled estimates were calculated using a fixed-effects or random-effects model according to the heterogeneity among studies. RESULTS Fifteen randomized controlled trials involving a total of 1941 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled estimates suggested that early mobilization significantly reduced the incidence of ICU-AW (RR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.91; P = .025), shortened the length of ICU (WMD = -1.82 days, 95% CI: -2.88, -0.76; P = .001) and hospital (WMD = -3.90 days, 95% CI: -5.94, -1.85; P < .001) stays, and improved the Medical Research Council score (WMD = 4.47, 95% CI: 1.43, 7.52; P = .004) and Barthel Index score at hospital discharge (WMD = 21.44, 95% CI: 10.97, 31.91; P < .001). Moreover, early mobilization also decreased complications such as deep vein thrombosis (RR = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.59; P = .006), ventilator-associated pneumonia (RR = 0.26, 95% CI: 0.11, 0.63; P = .003), and pressure sores (RR = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.44; P = .001). However, early mobilization did not reduce the ICU mortality rate (RR = 1.31, 95% CI: 0.97, 1.76; P = .074), improve the handgrip strength (WMD = 4.03 kg, 95% CI: -0.68, 8.74; P = .094), and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation (WMD = 0.20 days, 95% CI: -0.10, 0.50; P = .194). CONCLUSION This study indicated that early mobilization was effective in preventing the occurrence of ICU-AW, shortening the length of ICU and hospital stay, and improving the functional mobility. However, it had no effect on the ICU mortality rate and ventilator-free days. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE ICU-AW is a common neuromuscular complication of critical illness, and it is predictive of adverse outcomes. Early mobilization of critically ill patients is a candidate intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of ICU-AW. Some clinical studies have demonstrated this, whereas others found opposite results. The aim of our study is to assess if early mobilization and rehabilitation in the ICU could reduce the ICU-AW, improve functional recovery, improve muscle strength, shorten length of ICU and hospital stay, and reduce the mortality rate.
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- Kui Zang
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, China
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Lostchuck E, Hui L. Should second-trimester hypoplastic nasal bone be sole indication for diagnostic testing with chromosomal microarray analysis? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019; 53:848-850. [PMID: 30302840 DOI: 10.1002/uog.20141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- E Lostchuck
- MD Undergraduate Program, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Reproductive Epidemiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Lostchuck E, Poulton A, Halliday J, Hui L. Population-based trends in invasive prenatal diagnosis for ultrasound-based indications: two decades of change from 1994 to 2016. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019; 53:503-511. [PMID: 29877030 DOI: 10.1002/uog.19107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess trends in ultrasound-indicated prenatal diagnostic testing performed over the past two decades in the Australian state of Victoria, in the context of rapidly changing practices in aneuploidy screening and chromosome analysis. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of all ultrasound-indicated prenatal diagnostic testing (amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling) performed in the state of Victoria between 1994 and 2016. Ultrasound indications for testing included: fetal structural abnormality, fetal death, fetal growth restriction, abnormal amniotic fluid volume, genetic 'soft marker' and unspecified ultrasound abnormality. Maternal age, indication for testing, type of diagnostic procedure, gestational age, type of chromosome analysis (G-banded karyotyping or chromosomal microarray (CMA)) and test results were obtained. Diagnostic yield (i.e. percentage of tests yielding a major abnormality) was analyzed by year, maternal age and gestational age. Statistical analysis was performed using the χ2 tests for trend or difference in proportions, as appropriate. RESULTS During the 23-year study period, 1 533 317 births were recorded and 16 152 diagnostic procedures were performed for the primary indication of ultrasound abnormality. In recent years, ultrasound abnormality became the most common indication for prenatal invasive testing (29.4% of diagnostic tests between 2013 and 2016) due to a steep decline in testing for other indications such as positive result on combined first-trimester screening or advanced maternal age alone. In 2016, over 95% of ultrasound-indicated procedures were performed with CMA; among these, pathogenic copy number variant (CNV) was the most common (3.5%) abnormality detected, followed by trisomy 21 (2.8%). The diagnostic yield of ultrasound-indicated tests performed < 16 weeks was significantly higher than that of tests performed after 20 weeks (31.5% vs 9.0%). CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound-indicated invasive testing is contributing to prenatal diagnosis in new ways in the genomic era. A pathogenic CNV is now the most likely diagnosis after ultrasound-indicated testing, rather than trisomy 21 or other whole-chromosome aneuploidy. Despite steady improvements in first-trimester screening for aneuploidy, the diagnostic yield of ultrasound-indicated tests > 20 weeks has remained stable due to increased utilization of CMA. Procedures performed for structural abnormalities < 16 weeks continue to have the highest diagnostic yield, supporting the benefits of early fetal structural assessment at 11-13 weeks. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- E Lostchuck
- MD Undergraduate Program, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Hui L, Zang K, Wang M, Shang F, Zhang G. Coculture with Clostridium difficile promotes apoptosis of human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells. J Int Med Res 2019; 46:4731-4739. [PMID: 30392450 PMCID: PMC6259361 DOI: 10.1177/0300060518799267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The clostridial triose-phosphate isomerase ( tpi) gene is a housekeeping gene that specifically distinguishes Clostridium difficile from other bacteria. This retrospective cohort study was performed to analyze and compare the TPI protein-positive rates in outpatients and hospitalized patients with and without diarrhea (control group). METHODS Western blotting, methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and flow cytometry were used to investigate the pathogenic mechanism of C. difficile in the development and progression of diarrhea in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). RESULTS The TPI protein-positive rates were significantly higher in patients with diarrhea but without IBD than in the healthy control group as well as in patients with diarrhea and IBD than in patients with diarrhea but without IBD. Coculture with C. difficile inhibited aquaporin-1 protein expression in human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells, which significantly reduced the proliferation of these cells and promoted their apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Clostridium difficile infection is associated with diarrhea and may be an important risk factor for diarrhea in patients with IBD. Coculture with C. difficile may inhibit the proliferation of intestinal mucosal cells and promote their apoptosis, reduce intestinal aquaporin-1 expression, and inhibit intestinal water uptake. Clostridium difficile is one cause of C. difficile-associated diarrhea.
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- Liangliang Hui
- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,2 ICU of the First People's Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- 2 ICU of the First People's Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- 2 ICU of the First People's Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- 2 ICU of the First People's Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chu YL, Yan AH, Tai XH, Jiang XJ, Hui L, Jiang FF, Hu Y. [Multiple-factor analysis of serum allergen distribution of patients with allergic rhinitis and level of main allergen IgE in Shenyang area]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:502-506. [PMID: 29798078 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To discuss multiple-factor analysis of serum allergen distribution of patients with allergic rhinitis and level of main allergen IgE in Shenyang area, and to provide a scientific basis for the prevention of allergic rhinitis in this area.Method:Serum IgE was detected in 749 cases[501 cases of male (66.8%), and 248 cases of female (33.2%)], with allergic rhinitis.The age range was from 3 to 65 years old, and they were divided into 5 groups based on age. A questionnaire survey was conducted to analyze the distribution of serum allergens and to carry out a multiple-factor analysis of level of the main allergen IgE in patients.Result:The primary allergen was house dust mite/dust mite in each age group, and the differences in the positive rate of elm, mold, cat/dog fur scurf, cockroach and ragweed among different groups were statistically significant(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The ingested allergen sequencing for all age groups: the distribution of 7-14 years old group and 15-35 years old group were consistent with that of the whole, among the under 6 years old group, mango and pineapple was ranked 1st,beef and mutton was ranked 2nd,the occurrence rate of shrimp and crab rose to the 3rd place, among the 36-60 years old group, mango, pineapple and milk was ranked 1st, egg was ranked 2nd, and beef and mutton ranked 3rd, the differences in positive rate of mango and pineapple, beef and mutton, crab and nut among all groups were statistically significant(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The IgE level of cockroach was impacted by the allergic history, home cultivation of flowers and plants and animal domestication. The IgE level of mold was impacted by sex, allergy history, home rearing of pet and furniture updates. The IgE level of wormwood was impacted by allergy history and asthma history. The IgE level of peanut was impacted by age and allergy history. The IgE level of egg was impacted by history of food and drink allergy, home cultivation of flowers and plants and home rearing of pet. The IgE level of crab was impacted by the allergy history and home rearing of pet.Conclusion: The primary inhaled allergen in all groups is house dust mite/dust mite, and the ingested allergen varies in each group, which has provided a reference basis for prevention of ingested allergy.The varying influence factors for IgE level of primary allergens could be used to prevent the patients from contacting the allergen,and each risk factor has become a focus of prevention and control for patients, offering a major help to the prevention and treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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- Y L Chu
- Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang,110001,China
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Hui L, Wu H, Wang TW, Yang N, Guo X, Jang XJ. Hydrogen peroxide-induced mitophagy contributes to laryngeal cancer cells survival via the upregulation of FUNDC1. Clin Transl Oncol 2018; 21:596-606. [PMID: 30284230 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1958-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of our study was to investigate an underlying mechanism that hydrogen peroxide-induced mitophagy contributed to laryngeal cancer cells survivals under oxidative stress condition. METHODS Tumor tissue and serum samples were collected from patients with laryngeal cancer. The Hep2 cell, a human laryngeal carcinoma cell, was used in in vitro experiments. The levels of lipid peroxidation were analyzed by ELISA. Knockdown of FUNDC1 was performed by RNAi. The changes of target proteins were determined by qRT-PCR and western blot. The cells were analyzed for changes in proliferation using cell counting kit-8 and mitophagy by the mitochondrial membrane potential assay and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS FUNDC1 in laryngeal cancer tissues were relative to the levels of lipid peroxidation in laryngeal cancer patients, which suggested that FUNDC1 was associated with the status of oxidative stress in the laryngeal cancer patients. Hydrogen peroxide significantly induced the elevation of FUNDC1, a mitophagic factor, in a time- and dose-dependent manner in laryngeal cancer cells, which was dependent on ERK signal activation. Knockdown of FUNDC1 by the siRNA attenuated the survival of laryngeal cancer cells under hydrogen peroxide stimulation. Moreover, the elevated FUNDC1 was required for the occurrence of mitophagy under hydrogen peroxide stimulation, which was identified by transmission electron microscopy, the alterations of mitochondrial permeability transition and the specific mitochondrial protein, hsp60. Inhibition of mitophagy with cyclosporine A could also effectively attenuate the laryngeal cancer cells survival under hydrogen peroxide stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Hydrogen peroxide upregulated the expression of FUNDC1 through the activation of ERK1/2 signal to trigger a mitophagic response, giving laryngeal cancer cells a befit for survival. These findings suggested that FUNDC1 might be a potential target for the treatment of laryngeal cancer accompanied with high lipid peroxidation status.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills, CA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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Zhang JL, Hui L. [Study on the characteristics of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and the influencing factors of short-term residual symptoms after reposition treatment]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:1016-1019. [PMID: 29986567 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.13.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:The objective of this article is to study the characteristics of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and the influencing factors of residual symptoms after otolith repositioning therapy, so as to provide references for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Method:From June to November in 2017,568 patients with BPPV were diagnosed and treated in otolaryngology out-patient clinics. All of these patients were followed up after 1 month, and we summarized the amount of residual symptoms.The age,sex,type of disease, etiological factor and the condition of internal medicine were compared between residual symptom ones and no residual symptom ones. All data were statistically analyzed by SPPS 22.0 software.Result: The age range was 12-92 years, and the average age of onset was (54.89±13.06) years. The proportion of men and women was 1.00∶2.74, and the number of middle aged and elderly women at the age of 45-65 was the highest, up to 74.4%. The posterior semicircular canal accounted for about 55.6%, the horizontal semicircular canal accounted for about 22.6%, and the two kinds of semicircular canals were involved in about 21.8%. Primary BPPV accounted for about 90.67% and secondary BPPV accounted for about 9.33%. Secondary BPPV patients had more trauma and middle ear surgery. After reposition, there were 98 remnants of dizziness and balance disorder. There was no significant difference of residual symptoms (P>0.05) between the different sex,the cause and the incidence of the disease. Whether more than 65 years old, whether or not accumulative semicircular canals,whether the combination of related internal medical diseases were compared (P<0.05), and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion:The residual symptoms such as dizziness and balance disorder were easy to occur after otolith reduction in patients with older, multisemiconventional tube and associated internal medical diseases. Correct guidance and education should be carried out for the patients, and the training of the vestibule rehabilitation should be instructed.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang, 110000,China
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Lindquist A, Poulton A, Halliday J, Hui L. Prenatal diagnostic testing and atypical chromosome abnormalities following combined first-trimester screening: implications for contingent models of non-invasive prenatal testing. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 51:487-492. [PMID: 29226487 DOI: 10.1002/uog.18979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate by means of a population-based analysis of a cohort of women who underwent combined first-trimester screening (CFTS), changes in uptake of invasive prenatal diagnosis according to risk of trisomy 21 (T21) on CFTS, and prevalence and methods for ascertainment of atypical chromosome abnormalities. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study using state-wide prenatal datasets from Victoria, Australia. A three-step approach was taken to analyze the data: (1) linkage of records between serum screening and diagnostic results; (2) comparison of rates of diagnostic testing according to CFTS T21 risk result category in a 2014-2015 cohort with those of a historical 2002-2004 cohort; (3) detailed analysis of atypical abnormalities in the 2014-2015 group according to CFTS T21 risk result, individual serum analyte level and other indications for invasive diagnostic testing. RESULTS In 2014-2015, there were 100 418 CFTS results issued for 146 776 births (68.4%). The overall prevalence of atypical chromosome abnormalities in the entire CFTS cohort was 0.10% and was highest in those with CFTS T21 risk > 1 in 10 (4.6%), or serum analyte levels < 0.2 multiples of the median (MoM) (6.9% for pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and 5.2% for beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG)). Almost half (49.2%) of women with PAPP-A < 0.2 MoM had a risk for T21 on CFTS of less than 1 in 100. The majority (55%) of atypical abnormalities occurred in women with CFTS T21 risk below 1 in 300, and were most commonly detected on ultrasound examination (47.1%). CONCLUSION Concerns regarding missed diagnoses of atypical chromosome abnormalities when non-invasive prenatal testing is offered after a result of high risk on CFTS can be mitigated if invasive diagnostic testing is offered to those women with CFTS T21 risk of > 1 in 100, serum PAPP-A or β-hCG < 0.2 MoM, or ultrasound-detected abnormality. This has implications for contingent models of screening. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- A Lindquist
- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Hui L. Re: First-trimester risk assessment based on ultrasound and cell-free DNA vs combined screening: a randomized controlled trial. K. O. Kagan, R. Sroka, J. Sonek, H. Abele, K. Lüthgens, M. Schmid, P. Wagner, S. Brucker, D. Wallwiener and M. Hoopmann. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 51: 437-444. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018; 51:436. [PMID: 29634092 DOI: 10.1002/uog.19027] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- L Hui
- University of Melbourne, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia
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Gauvreau GM, FitzGerald JM, Boulet LP, Watson RM, Hui L, Villineuve H, Scime TX, Schlatman AR, Obminski C, Kum J, Boehme S, Ly TW, Bacon KB, O'Byrne PM. The effects of a CCR3 inhibitor, AXP1275, on allergen-induced airway responses in adults with mild-to-moderate atopic asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:445-451. [PMID: 29423947 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND CCR3 is the cognate receptor for major human eosinophil chemoattractants from the eotaxin family of proteins that are elevated in asthma and correlate with disease severity. OBJECTIVE This proof-of-mechanism study examined the effect of AXP1275, an oral, small-molecule inhibitor of CCR3, on airway responses to inhaled allergen challenge. METHODS Twenty-one subjects with mild atopic asthma and documented early and late asthmatic responses to an inhaled aeroallergen completed a randomized double-blind cross-over study to compare early and late allergen-induced asthmatic responses, methacholine PC20 , blood and sputum eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide after 2 weeks of treatment with once-daily doses of AXP1275 (50 mg) or placebo. RESULTS There was a significant increase in methacholine PC20 after 12 days of AXP1275 treatment compared to placebo (increase of 0.92 doubling doses versus 0.17 doubling doses, P = .01), but this protection was lost post-allergen challenge. There was no effect of AXP1275 on allergen-induced late asthmatic responses, or eosinophils in blood and sputum. The early asthmatic response and exhaled nitric oxide levels were slightly lower with AXP1275, but this did not reach statistical significance. The number of subjects who experienced treatment-emergent adverse events while receiving AXP1275 was comparable placebo. CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL RELEVANCE AXP1275 50 mg administered daily was safe and well tolerated, and there was no difference in the type, severity or frequency of treatment-emergent adverse events in subjects while receiving AXP1275 compared to placebo. AXP1275 increased the methacholine PC20 ; however, the low and variable exposure to APX1275 over a short treatment period may have contributed to poor efficacy on other outcomes.
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- Institut Universitaire de Pneumologie et de Cardiologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Pneumologie et de Cardiologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Axikin Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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Chen B, Guo S, Yu Z, Feng Y, Hui L. Downregulation of microRNA-375, combined with upregulation of its target gene Janus kinase 2, predicts unfavorable prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2017; 10:11106-11113. [PMID: 31966459 PMCID: PMC6965865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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MicroRNA (miR)-375 has been reported to function as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer via targeting Janus kinase 2 (JAK2). Until now, no clinical evidence of miR-375-JAK2 combination in gastric cancer has been documented. Here, quantitative real-time PCR was performed to detect the serum levels of miR-375 and JAK2 mRNA in 100 patients with gastric cancer and 50 healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to assess the predictive diagnostic value of serum miR-375 and/or JAK2 mRNA for gastric cancer. Associations of serum miR-375 and/or JAK2 mRNA levels with various clinicopathological features and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer were also analyzed. As a result, miR-375 expression was significantly downregulated, while JAK2 mRNA expression was dramatically upregulated, in patients' sera of gastric cancer (both P<0.001), compared to healthy controls. Notably, the areas under ROC curve for serum miR-375 and JAK2 discriminating gastric cancer patients from healthy controls were respectively 0.871 (sensitivity = 82.00%, specificity = 72.00%) and 0.864 (sensitivity = 55.00%, specificity = 100.00%). Moreover, miR-375 downregulation and/or JAK2 upregulation were all significantly associated with positive lymph node metastasis, high tumor-node-metastasis stage and the presence of H. pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer (all P<0.05). Furthermore, serum miR-375 and/or JAK2 were all independent prognostic factors for patients with gastric cancer. Importantly, the prognostic value of miR-375-JAK2 combination was more significant than considered alone. Collectively, serum miR-375 and JAK2 combination may be a potential diagnostic and prognostic predictor of gastric cancer. miR-375-JAK2 axis might be a promising candidate for a molecular targeted therapy of this malignancy.
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- Beibei Chen
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, China
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Lockie E, McCarthy EA, Hui L, Churilov L, Walker SP. Feasibility of using self-reported ethnicity in pregnancy according to the gestation-related optimal weight classification: a cross-sectional study. BJOG 2017; 125:704-709. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- E Lockie
- Mercy Perinatal; Mercy Hospital for Women; Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal; Mercy Hospital for Women; Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal; Mercy Hospital for Women; Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Statistics and Decision Analysis Academic Platform; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal; Mercy Hospital for Women; Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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Shand AW, Luk W, Nassar N, Hui L, Dyer K, Rawlinson W. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and pregnancy-potential for improvements in Australasian maternity health providers' knowledge. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017; 31:2515-2520. [PMID: 28693346 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1344968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the knowledge, practice and attitudes of maternity clinicians regarding congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV). It is the most common congenital infection, and well-recognized cause of neurodevelopmental disability and hearing loss. New consensus recommendations state all pregnant women and health-care providers should be educated about congenital CMV infection and preventive measures. MATERIALS AND METHODS An email questionnaire was distributed in October 2015 to specialists, diplomates (general practitioners), and trainees of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), and Victorian and New South Wales midwives. RESULTS 774 responded: (37.3% specialists, 17.3% diplomates, 16.8% trainees, 28.6% midwives). Clinicians had variable knowledge of fetal sequelae, transmission routes and prevention. Overall, 30.2% felt confident about discussing CMV in pregnancy: less than 10% of midwives (7.4%) and less than half of specialists (47.1%, p < .0001). Only 8.8% of respondents routinely discussed CMV prevention with pregnant women. The majority (69.3%) responded that professional societies should make practice recommendations, and 88% thought more patient information was needed, preferably leaflets. CONCLUSIONS Australasian maternity clinicians lack confidence and knowledge about congenital CMV. Few (<10%) routinely provide advice on prevention. There is urgent need for clinical guidance and patient information to reduce the burden of disease.
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- A W Shand
- a Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health , University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia.,b Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine , Royal Hospital for Women , Randwick , Australia
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- b Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine , Royal Hospital for Women , Randwick , Australia
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- a Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health , University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia
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- c Department of Perinatal Medicine , Mercy Hospital for Women , Heidelberg , Australia.,d Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University of Melbourne , Parkville , Australia.,e Public Health Genetics , Murdoch Children's Research Institute , Parkville , Australia
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- b Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine , Royal Hospital for Women , Randwick , Australia
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- f Virology Division, South Eastern Laboratory Services Microbiology , Prince of Wales Hospital , Sydney , Australia.,g School of Medical Sciences , University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia
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Hui L, Zhang X, An X, Li J, Zang K, Shang F, Zhang C, Zhang G. Higher serum procalcitonin and IL-6 levels predict worse diagnosis for acute respiratory distress syndrome patients with multiple organ dysfunction. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2017; 10:7401-7407. [PMID: 31966582 PMCID: PMC6965210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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AIMS To study the clinical significance and prognostic value of monitoring procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients with multiple organ dysfunction (MODS). METHODS We enrolled 24 ARDS patients with MODS (ARDS+MODS group), 18 patients with ARDS but without MODS (ARDS group), and 55 patients with MODS but without ARDS as controls (control group). We detected the oxygenation index, serum PCT, IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC) values of the patients after 1, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of hospitalization in all three groups; we also analyzed the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of PCT, CRP, WBC and (or) IL-6 in the patients in the ARDS+MODS group. RESULTS The serum PCT and IL-6 levels in the ARDS+MODS group were significantly higher than those in the ARDS and MODS groups (P<0.01). The PCT and IL-6 levels increased with elevated ARDS illness severity (P<0.01); the sensitivity of PCT and IL-6 was high in all groups, but the specificity was low. Moreover, the PCT and IL-6 values were closely associated with patient survival. The lower PCT and IL-6 values indicated the higher survival rate. The PCT and IL-6 combined prophetic sensitivity of MODS complicated with ARDS area under the ROC curve was 0.911; thus, the index of PCT combined with IL-6 was the highest sensitive biological marker for the predicted occurrence of MODS with ARDS. CONCLUSIONS The serum PCT and IL-6 levels were significant for the diagnosis of ARDS patients with MODS, and the serum levels of PCT and IL-6 were associated with the severity of MODS with ARDS. Combined monitoring of PCT and IL-6 values and their dynamic changes is helpful for detecting the incidence of early ARDS in patients with MODS, and the index can predict whether ARDS will occur. The combined assessment of PCT and IL-6 can predict the prognosis of ARDS patients with MODS.
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- Liangliang Hui
- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First People’s Hospital of Huaian, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuaian 223300, Jiangsu, China
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- ICU of The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China
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Hui L, Pertile M, Tassone M, Bruno D. Minimal impact of maternal intravenous immunoglobulin infusion on cell-free DNA sequencing for fetal aneuploidy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 48:250. [PMID: 26643390 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- L Hui
- Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cytogenetics, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Cytogenetics, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Translational Genomics Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Edlow AG, Hui L, Wick HC, Fried I, Bianchi DW. Assessing the fetal effects of maternal obesity via transcriptomic analysis of cord blood: a prospective case-control study. BJOG 2016; 123:180-9. [PMID: 26840378 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse fetal gene expression at term using umbilical cord blood, in order to provide insights into the effects of maternal obesity on human development. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. SETTING Academic tertiary care centre. POPULATION Eight obese (body mass index ≥30 kg/m(2)) and eight lean (body mass index <25 kg/m(2)) pregnant women undergoing prelabour caesarean delivery at term. METHODS Women were matched for gestational age and fetal sex. Cord blood RNA was extracted and hybridised to gene expression arrays. Differentially regulated genes were identified using paired t-tests and the Benjamini-Hochberg correction. Functional analyses were performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, BioGPS and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis with a fetal-specific annotation. Z-scores ≥2.0 or P-values <0.01 were considered significant. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Functions of differentially regulated genes in fetuses of obese women. RESULTS A total of 701 differentially regulated genes were identified, producing an expression profile implicating neurodegeneration, decreased survival of sensory neurons, and decreased neurogenesis in the fetuses of obese women. Upstream regulators related to inflammatory signalling were significantly activated; those related to insulin receptor signalling, lipid homeostasis, regulation of axonal guidance, and cellular response to oxidative stress were significantly inhibited. Of 26 tissue-specific genes that were differentially regulated in fetuses of obese women, six mapped to the fetal brain. CONCLUSION Maternal obesity affects fetal gene expression at term, implicating dysregulated brain development, inflammatory and immune signalling, glucose and lipid homeostasis, and oxidative stress. This may have implications for postnatal neurodevelopment and metabolism.
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- A G Edlow
- Mother Infant Research Institute and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Mother Infant Research Institute and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Mother Infant Research Institute and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Hui L. Cell-free DNA testing for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: appraising the viability, effectiveness and appropriateness of screening. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 47:137-141. [PMID: 26833636 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- L Hui
- Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Australia.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
- Public Health Genetics Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia.
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Hui L, Tabor A, Walker SP, Kilby MD. How to safeguard competency and training in invasive prenatal diagnosis: 'the elephant in the room'. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016; 47:8-13. [PMID: 26643796 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- L Hui
- Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Center of Fetal Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Fetal Medicine Centre, Birmingham Women's Foundation Trust, and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Ma MR, Hui L, Wang ML, Tang Y, Chang YW, Jia QH, Yang XP, Wang XH, Ha XQ. Synonymous codon selection in the hepatitis B virus translation initiation region. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:8955-63. [PMID: 26345827 DOI: 10.4238/2015.august.7.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem worldwide. This virus and its hosts are often fated to continual co-evolutionary interactions. Codon usage analysis has significance for studies of co-evolution between viruses, their hosts, and mRNA translation. Adaptation of the overall codon usage pattern of HBV to that of humans is estimated using the synonymous codon usage value (RSCU), and the synonymous codon usage biases for the translation initiation region (TIR) of HBV are analyzed by calculation of the usage fluctuation of each synonymous codon along the TIR (the first 50 codon sites of the whole coding sequence of HBV). With respect to synonymous codon usage, our results demonstrated that HBV had no significant tendency to select over-represented codons, but had a significant tendency to select certain under-represented codons in the viral genome. Within the three common HBV hosts, 14 of 59 codons had a similar usage pattern, suggesting that mutation pressure from this DNA virus played an important role in the formation of virus synonymous codon usage. In addition, there was no obvious trend for the codons with relatively low energy to be highly selected in the TIR of HBV, suggesting that the synonymous codon usage patterns for the TIR might not be affected by the nucleotide sequence secondary structure; however, synonymous codon usage in the TIR of HBV was influenced by the overall codon usage patterns of the hosts to some degree. Our results suggest that mutation pressure from HBV plays an important role in the formation of synonymous codon usage of the viral genome, while translation selection from the hosts contributes to virus translational fine-tuning.
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- M-R Ma
- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou, China
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Hui L, Muggli EE, Halliday JL. Population-based trends in prenatal screening and diagnosis for aneuploidy: a retrospective analysis of 38 years of state-wide data. BJOG 2015; 123:90-7. [PMID: 26108969 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse population-based trends over the entire history of prenatal testing for aneuploidy. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of state-wide data sets. SETTING Australian state of Victoria with ~70 000 annual births. POPULATION All pregnant women undergoing invasive prenatal testing at <25 weeks' gestation from 1976 to 2013. METHODS Analysis of three state-wide data sets: (1) Prenatal diagnosis data set of 119 404 amniocenteses and chorionic villus samplings from 1976 to 2013; (2) central serum screening laboratory data set from 1996 to 2013; (3) government birth statistics from 1976 to 2013. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Annual numbers and uptake rates of invasive prenatal tests and serum screening, indications for invasive prenatal testing, prenatal diagnoses of aneuploidy, diagnostic yield of invasive tests. RESULTS Annual numbers of invasive prenatal tests climbed steadily from 1976, then declined from 2000. In 2013, the number of invasive prenatal tests was the lowest in 25 years, while the number of trisomy 21 diagnoses was the highest ever recorded. Annual uptake of serum screening climbed from 1.6 to 83% over 1996-2013. Results from 2013 showed a high diagnostic yield (15.8%) for a low rate of invasive testing (3.4% of births). Over four decades, the number of invasive procedures performed for each diagnosis of major chromosome abnormality declined from 100 to six. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates historic reductions in the proportion of women undergoing invasive testing and dramatic improvements in diagnostic yield. Monitoring the impact of new prenatal technologies on this progress remains an important research priority. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Invasive prenatal testing has reached historic lows due to dramatic improvements in Down syndrome screening.
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- L Hui
- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.,Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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Yu B, Zhao S, Hu D, Ambegaonakr BM, DYSIS-China Study Investigators, Jia Er BA, Guiwen C, Buxing C, Hong C, Jin C, Jing C, Liefeng C, Min C, Qiong C, Shaoliang C, Tielong C, Xiaofei C, Xiaohong C, You C, Guoli C, Mei C, Hongliang C, Qin C, Shiwei C, Yong C, Shudong D, Henghua D, Xiaomei D, Yirong D, Xiaoyan D, Birong D, Yumei D, Yugang D, Ping D, Lei D, Limei F, Ningyuan F, Lixia F, Lie F, Jun G, GeWeihong, Hongmin G, Minxia G, Qinghua H, Fengchang H, Dayi H, Lingzhi H, Xueqiang H, Yaojun H, Yiming H, Zhiping H, Fei H, Qi H, Dejia H, Gewen H, Hongman H, Liming H, Qiong H, Ruowen H, Taifu H, Bin J, Kai J, Hui J, Huigen J, Jinsong K, Bao L, Chengjiang L, Hongjuan L, Jun(Xinjiang) L, Jun(Jiangsu) L, Nanfang L, Qifu L, Qiang L, Xin L, Xueyou L, Yanbing L, Yanping L, Yansheng L, Yong L, Yuling L, Zhanquan L, Zhengfang L, Li L, Yongxue L, Zerong L, Yuhua L, Fan L, Hong L, Hui L, Minling L, Qiang L, Qingsong L, Shaokui L, Weidong L, Xueping L, Xinjian L, Benyan L, Shaonian L, Suxin L, Hong L, LvYun, Aiqun M, Jianhua M, Qiang M, Yan M, Changsheng M, Yide M, Yiming M, NieXiaoli, NiuXiaoyuan, Hongtao P, Mingkang P, Qiaoqing P, Huifen Q, Qiumin Q, Lijie Q, Liqun R, Jingshan S, Qiang S, Jing H, Xiuyun S, Yongquan S, Liangyi S, Zhi S, Zhiyuan S, Yufeng S, Chunyan T, TengXiaochun, Haoming T, Wenhua T, Qinwei T, TuQiuyun, Keying W, Aihong W, Chaohui W, Chunning W, Dezhao W, Guixia W, Hanqiao W, Jianan W, Jianjun W, Lan W, Xiaoming W, Yaping W, Yangwei W, Yongjun W, Meifang W, Yidong W, Hongyun W, Chun W, Dongmei W, Jiang W, Jun W, Xiaolin W, Zonggui W, XiGuangxia, Yi X, Qian X, Xiaoping X, Yulong X, Anding X, XueYuanming, Chuanzhu Y, Tao Y, Xiaowei Y, Gangyi Y, Jian Y, Wangpingm Y, Xiaosu Y, Xinchun Y, Yifang Y, Yu Y, Mingyu Y, Min Y, Ping Y, Bo Y, Jiangyi Y, Jinming Y, Yan Y, Ling Z, Longyi Z, Xiaoyun Z, Baorong Z, Bei Z, Chaoxin Z, Xuelian Z, Dadong Z, Dongping Z, Fuchun Z, Hong Z, Huifang Z, Liping Z, Liyang Z, Rufu Z, Saidan Z, Weijuan Z, Dong Z, Gang Z, Shuiping Z, Xiuxin Z, Qiangsun Z, Yang Z, Xiaohui Z, Yali Z, Yujie Z, Yi Z, Yulan Z, Xiangping Z. Gender differences in lipid goal attainment among Chinese patients with coronary heart disease: insights from the DYSlipidemia International Study of China. Eur Heart J Suppl 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suv018] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Hui L, Teoh M, da Silva Costa F, Ramsay P, Palma-Dias R, Richmond Z, Piessens S, Walker S. Clinical implementation of cell-free DNA-based aneuploidy screening: perspectives from a national audit. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015; 45:10-15. [PMID: 25323392 DOI: 10.1002/uog.14699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- L Hui
- Department of Perinatal Medicine, The Mercy Hospital for Women, 163 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Hui L, Bethune M, Weeks A, Kelley J, Hayes L. Repeated failed non-invasive prenatal testing owing to low cell-free fetal DNA fraction and increased variance in a woman with severe autoimmune disease. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 44:242-243. [PMID: 24862357 DOI: 10.1002/uog.13418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- L Hui
- Department of Perinatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Zhou WK, Huang LY, Hui L, Wang ZW, Jin BZ, Zhao XL, Zhang XZ, Wang JX, Wang JC, Wang RZ. Association of polymorphisms of the xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group F gene with increased glioma risk. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:3826-31. [PMID: 24938470 DOI: 10.4238/2014.may.16.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We aimed to investigate the role of 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms of the xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group F (XPF) gene (rs3136038, rs1799798, rs1800067, and rs2276466) in glioma, and the roles of gene-gene interactions in the risk of developing this type of cancer. We collected samples from 225 glioma cases and 262 controls and genotyped the rs3136038, rs1799798, rs1800067, and rs2276466 polymorphisms using a 384-well plate format with the Sequenom MassARRAY platform. Individuals carrying the rs1800067 GG genotype were more likely to have an increased risk of glioma when compared with carriers of the A/A genotype in a co-dominant model, with an odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] of 2.85 (1.14-7.76). However, we did not find an association with increased risk of glioma for the polymorphisms rs3136038, rs1799798, and rs2276466 in XPF. The combination genotype of the rs1800067 G allele and the rs2276466 G allele was associated with a moderate risk of glioma (OR = 1.71, 95%CI = 1.02-2.87). Our study suggests that the rs1800067 genetic variant of XPF functions in the development of glioma.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department 1 of Neurology, Beijing Shunyi Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hongjun K, Qing S, Yan Z, Liang P, Hui L, Feihu Z. Fluid resuscitation and standard drug treatment strategies in heatstroke Chinese patients. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2014; 65:18-23. [PMID: 24668574 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate different stage fluid and standard drug treatment strategies in 47 heatstroke patients. 47 adults with Heatstroke received fluid resuscitation treatment guided by transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO) in our intensive care unit. Systemic hemodynamics, microvascular indices and measures of acidosis, renal function, and pulmonary edema were followed prospectively. The speed of recovery and the component change was compared during the 6 h, 48 h and 96 h after the 3 stage fluid therapy. All patients were hyperpyrexia (core temperature>41°C), and on ventilation when enrolled in the ICU. Patients received a 6.17 (±1.8) ml/kg/h of crystal fluid and 3.31 (±0.5) ml/kg/h of colloidal fluid in the first 6 h; (3.41±1.2) ml/kg/h crystal fluid along with 2.27 (±0.3) ml/kg/h colloidal fluid in the first 48 h; 2.27 (±0.6) ml/kg/h crystal fluid along with 2.06 (±0.3) ml/kg/h colloidal fluid in the next 48 h. With resuscitation, acid-base status deteriorated in 25 of 47 patients (53.1%), extravascular lung water increased in 36 of 47 resuscitated patients (77%); 21 of these patients developed pulmonary edema though guided by transpulmonary thermodilution, 30 (63.8%) patients survived. All patients with pulmonary edema during the study were hypovolemic or euvolemic at the time pulmonary edema developed. Plasma lactate was lower in hypovolemic patients before (p<0.05) and after (p<0.05) resuscitation. Acute kidney injury was evident in 21 of 47 patients (47%) 48 h after enrollment. In conclusion, our study revealed that fluid resuscitation post heatstroke should be adjusted according to different stages.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Hui L. Re: Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal chromosomal abnormalities by low-coverage whole-genome sequencing of maternal plasma DNA: review of 1982 consecutive cases in a single center. T. K. Lau, S. W. Cheung, P. S. S. Lo, A. N. Pursley, M. K. Chan, F. Jiang, H. Zhang, W. Wang, L. F. J. Jong, O. K. C. Yuen, H. Y. C. Chan, W. S. K. Chan and K. W. Choy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 43: 254-264. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 43:245. [PMID: 24591230 DOI: 10.1002/uog.13314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- L Hui
- Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a systemic illness in children and is usually caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71). To provide new insights into the genetic features of EV71 and the relationship between the overall codon usage pattern of this virus and that of humans, values for relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU), effective number of codons (ENC), codon adaptation index (CAI), and nucleotide composition were calculated and analyzed. The relationship between ENC values and (G+C)₃% suggests that, although nucleotide composition plays an important role in shaping the overall codon usage pattern of this virus, other factors also affect this pattern. In addition, the negative correlation between the CAI value and (G+C)₃% suggests that the secondary structure of the EV71 coding sequence caused by its nucleotide composition can affect gene expression. Moreover, there was no significant correlation between ENC and CAI, suggesting that gene expression does not play a role in shaping the overall codon usage pattern of EV71. The overall codon usage pattern of the EV71 virus is only partly similar to the general codon pattern of human, suggesting that, although EV71 has co-evolved with humans for extended periods, mutation pressure played an important role in shaping the virus's overall codon usage pattern. These results revealed that the EV71 virus has developed a subtle strategy during evolution for adapting to environmental changes in its host cells solely by means of mutation pressure.
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Gene Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Han K, Xuan P, Ding J, Zhao Z, Hui L, Zhong Y. Prediction of disease-related microRNAs by incorporating functional similarity and common association information. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:2009-19. [DOI: 10.4238/2014.march.24.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Leung CC, Hui L, Lee RSY, Lam TH, Yew WW, Hui DSC, Chan RCY, Mok TYW, Law WS, Chang KC, Leung ECC, Tam CM. Tuberculosis is associated with increased lung cancer mortality. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013; 17:687-92. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hui L. Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy: charting the course from clinical validity to clinical utility. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 41:2-6. [PMID: 23280734 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- L Hui
- Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Li M, Chan C, Chan C, Chan H, Hui L, Ziea E. P04.78. Development of an integrative service model for dysthymia patients with body-mind-spirit approach in Chinese medicine clinics in Hong Kong. Altern Ther Health Med 2012. [PMCID: PMC3373952 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-p348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chau PH, Woo J, Lee CH, Cheung WL, Chen J, Chan WM, Hui L, McGhee SM. Older people with diabetes have higher risk of depression, cognitive and functional impairments: implications for diabetes services. J Nutr Health Aging 2011; 15:751-5. [PMID: 22089223 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0071-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between diabetes and impairments in functional and cognitive status as well as depression in older people. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Elderly Health Centres (EHC) in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS 66,813 older people receiving baseline assessment at EHC in 1998 to 2001. MEASUREMENTS Diabetes status was defined by self-report and blood glucose tests. Functional status was assessed by 5 items of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and 7 items of activities of daily living (ADL). Cognitive status was screened by the Abbreviated Mental Test-Hong Kong version (AMT). Depressive symptoms were screened by the Geriatric Depression Scale-Chinese version (GDS). RESULTS Among the subjects, 10.4% reported having regular treatment for diabetes, 3.4% had diabetes but were not receiving regular treatment, and 86.2% did not have diabetes. After controlling for age, sex and education level, those having regular treatment for diabetes were 1.7 times more likely (OR=1.65, 95% CI: 1.51-1.80) to have functional impairment, 1.3 times more likely (OR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.11-1.48) to have cognitive impairment and 1.3 times more likely (OR=1.35, 95% CI: 1.25-1.46) to have depression, than older people without diabetes. CONCLUSION Older people with diabetes may be less capable of managing the disease than the younger ones as a result of increased risk of both physical and cognitive impairment. This study provided further evidence for the need of an international consensus statement regarding care of diabetes in older people.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hui L, Xiaomei G, Wei J, Chunxue B, Zhaochong Z. EGFR-TKI Therapy Prolongs Survival In Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases or Bone Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Horak C, Hui L, Delmonte T, Han X, Ledeine J, Gustafson N, Lynch T, Khambata-Ford S. 9089 POSTER Exploratory Predictive Biomarker Assessment in the BMS099 Study of Cetuximab in NSCLC. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)72401-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research into cell-free fetal (cff) nucleic acids has primarily focused on maternal plasma; however, cff DNA and RNA are also detectable in other body fluids such as amniotic fluid (AF). In AF, cff DNA is present in much greater concentrations than in maternal plasma and represents a pure fetal sample uncontaminated by maternal- and trophoblast-derived nucleic acids. The aim of this review was to summarize the current knowledge on cff nucleic acids in AF and to outline future research directions. METHODS MEDLINE and PREMEDLINE were searched up to August 2010 for original investigations of cell-free RNA or DNA in AF. Sixteen studies were included in the review. RESULTS AF cff DNA represents a physiologically separate pool from cff DNA in maternal plasma. The placenta is not a major source of nucleic acids in AF. It is feasible to isolate cff nucleic acids from small volumes of discarded AF supernatant in sufficient quality and quantity to perform microarray studies and downstream applications such as pathway analysis. This 'discovery-driven approach' has resulted in new information on the pathogenesis of Down syndrome and polyhydramnios. There is otherwise a paucity of information relating to the basic biology and clinical applications of cff nucleic acids in AF. CONCLUSIONS AF supernatant is a valuable and widely available but under-utilized biological resource. Further studies of cff nucleic acids in AF may lead to new insights into human fetal development and ultimately new approaches to antenatal treatment of human disease.
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- Mother Infant Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Xiaoli J, Dongping W, Hui L, Yan X, Hong Z, Xin L. e0666 Vasopressin and epinephrine versus epinephrine alone in management of patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest a metaanalysis. Heart 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hui L, Huanzhen C. e0213 Comparison of olmesartan medoxomil and candesartan cilexetil on anti-inflammatory effect in atherosclerotic rats. Heart 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hongmei W, Nanfang L, Junli H, Hui L. e0166 Variation of ADRB2 is associated with common risk factors for cardiovascular. Heart 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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