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Wang Z, Zhong Q, Zhang C, Huang L, Wang W, Chi L. Surfactant-like Additives Assisted the Lateral Growth of Pentacene Films. Langmuir 2024; 40:5462-5468. [PMID: 38414272 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c04018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Lateral growth of thin films is crucial for organic electronic devices, such as field-effect transistors. Here, we report a strategy to improve the lateral growth of pentacene films using rubrene as a surfactant-like additive. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images confirm the enhanced lateral growth with the presence of rubrene, resulting in smooth and enlarged molecule domains in the films in comparison to those without rubrene. Molecular dynamics simulations are conducted to explore the interlayer diffusion of pentacene molecules during the growth. With the rubrene molecules as surfactant-like additives, mean square displacement (MSD) analysis shows that the pentacene molecules have a descending diffusion coefficient of 2.0 × 10-5 cm2 s-1, which is greater than the ascending diffusion coefficient of 1.6 × 10-5 cm2 s-1. The more descending molecules lead to an enhanced lateral growth of pentacene films, which is in good agreement with the experiments. As a result, the pentacene films grown with rubrene exhibit a rapid increase in carrier mobility over thickness due to the well-connected domains resulting from enhanced lateral growth. This finding will provide a new strategy to modulate the morphology of organic films for high-performance devices.
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- Z Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Institution Center for Soft Nanoscience, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
- Institution Center for Soft Nanoscience, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Liu H, Chi L, Shen J, Arandiyan H, Wang Y, Wang X. Principles, applications, and limitations of diffusive gradients in thin films induced fluxed in soils and sediments. Chemosphere 2024; 350:141061. [PMID: 38159729 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141061] [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: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique serves as a passive sampling method, inducing analyte transport and concentration. Its application is widespread in assessing labile components of metals, organic matter, and nutrients across various environmental media such as water, sediments, and saturated soils. The DGT devices effectively reduce the porewater concentration through irreversible binding of solutes, consequently promoting the release of labile species from the soil/sediment solid phase. However, the precise quantification of simultaneous adsorption and desorption of labile species using DGT devices alone remains a challenge. To address this challenge, the DGT-Induced Fluxes in Soils and Sediments (DIFS) model was developed. This model simulates analyte kinetics in solid phases, solutions, and binding resins by incorporating factors such as soil properties, resupply parameters, and kinetic principles. While the DIFS model has been iteratively improved to increase its accuracy in portraying kinetic behavior in soil/sediment, researchers' incomplete comprehension of it still results in unrealistic fitting outcomes and an oversight of the profound implications posed by kinetic parameters during implementation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the optimization and utilization of DIFS models, encompassing fundamental concepts behind DGT devices and DIFS models, the kinetic interpretation of DIFS parameters, and instances where the model has been applied to study soils and sediments. It also highlights preexisting limitations of the DIFS model and offers suggestions for more precise modeling in real-world environments.
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- Huaji Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; National Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem in Yunnan, Dali, 671000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; National Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem in Yunnan, Dali, 671000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; National Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem in Yunnan, Dali, 671000, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia; Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; National Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem in Yunnan, Dali, 671000, China; Yunnan Dali Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dali, 67100, China.
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Chi L, Wang H, Yu F, Gao C, Dai H, Si X, Liu L, Wang Z, Zheng J, Ke Y, Liu H, Zhang Q. Recent Progress of Ubiquitin-Specific-Processing Protease 7 Inhibitors. Russ J Bioorg Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162023020073] [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: 02/24/2023]
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Chi L, Wang F. Book review: Teaching language online: A guide for designing, developing, and delivering online, blended, and flipped language courses. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1011021. [DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pinnix C, Dabaja B, Gunther J, Fang P, Wu S, Nastoupil L, Strati P, Nair R, Ahmed S, Steiner R, Westin J, Neelapu S, Rodriguez M, Lee H, Wang M, Fowler N, Flowers C, Feng L, Chi L, Esmaeli B. Response Adapted Ultra Low Dose Radiation Therapy for the Definitive Management of Orbital Indolent B-Cell Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.2322] [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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Ooi SZY, Dada OE, Bukenya GW, Kenfack YJ, Chi L, Ohonba E, Adeyemo E, Narain K, Awad AK, Barrie U, Sichimba D, Ogunfolaji O, Kitonga LM, Oriaku AJ, Bamimore MA, Okor DE, Rominiyi O. O021 Evaluating the impact of neurosurgical rotation experience in Africa on the interest and perception of medical students towards a career in neurosurgery: a continental, multi-centre, cross-sectional study. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac242.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Introduction
Africa has the second-highest neurosurgical workforce deficit globally, and many medical students in Africa lack exposure to the field. This study aims to assess the impact of a neurosurgical rotation during medical school in shaping the perception and interest of students towards a career in neurosurgery.
Methods
This is a continental, multi-centre, cross-sectional study. A Google Form e-survey was disseminated to African clinical medical students between February 21st and March 20th, 2021. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and adjusted logistic regression modelling.
Results
Data was received from 539 students in 30 African countries (n=30/54, 55.6%). The majority of participants were male (n=289/539, 53.6%) and were from Kenya (n=83/539, 15.4%). Most students had undertaken a clinical neurosurgery rotation (n=278/539, 51.6%); the majority reported a rotation length of four weeks or less (n=181/278, 65.1%). Students with clinical experience were less likely to pursue the specialty (p=0.02) and had a stronger perception that it is more difficult for women to pursue neurosurgery (p=0.0001) when compared to those without clinical experience. However, after adjusting for other factors, students with greater than four weeks of neurosurgical exposure were more likely to express a career interest in neurosurgery (odds ratio [OR]=1.75, p<0.04) and men were more likely to express interest in a neurosurgical career compared to women (OR=3.22, p<0.001).
Conclusion
Our findings support standardised, continent-wide, curriculum development, and advocacy supporting improved gender inclusivity in education and policy-making to improve the quality of neurosurgical exposure during medical school and tackle the workforce deficit across Africa.
Take-home message
A continent-wide, standardised curriculum guide to neurosurgical rotations, and advocacy for gender inclusivity in education and policy-making efforts across the African continent is required to shape the perception and interest of medical students towards a career in neurosurgery.
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- SZY Ooi
- Cardiff University School of Medicine
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland Ohio
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Texas
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- Vanderbilt School of Medicine , USA
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- Department of Health , North West Province , South Africa
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Texas
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- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University , Cairo , Egypt
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Texas
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- Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine, Copperbelt University , Kitwe , Zambia
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi , Kenya
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- School of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine , Philadelphia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Garki Hospital , Abuja , Nigeria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
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Liu R, Chi L, Feng J, Wang X. MOFs-derived conductive structure for high-performance removal/release of phosphate as electrode material. Water Res 2020; 184:116198. [PMID: 32712509 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn increasing attention as promising phosphate adsorbents. Yet the potential agglomeration of MOFs particles and the difficult collection process largely thwarted their application. Meanwhile, adsorbents regeneration might destroy MOFs structures due to the use of strong alkaline solution. In this work, we reported a strategy for designing and fabricating an electrode to remove phosphate based on MIL-101 derived metal/carbon via a two-step carbonization step, which not only introduced C doping but also created a stable structure. With the assistance of electric field, the migration and capture of phosphate anions were greatly enhanced. Under 1 V condition, the material exhibited a high maximum removal capacity of 97.73 mg P/g. Adsorption kinetics and parameters for phosphate at different conditions were analyzed. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were employed to validate the adsorption data. More importantly, the regeneration of electrode was achieved in a more facile and efficient way than micro/ nanoparticles adsorbents by simple voltage control. Such an intriguing approach may provide a new platform to further expand the use of MOFs for adsorption process.
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- Ruiting Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Gao Y, Nan G, Chi L. MicroRNA miR-505-5p Promotes Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation-Induced Neuronal Injury via Negative Regulation of CREG1 in Cultured Neuron-Like Cells. NEUROPHYSIOLOGY+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11062-020-09835-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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Ma B, He L, Xia Y, Chi L, Piao Z, Sun X, Dai J, Yang C, Shen F. The Value of Serum Amyloid A on Early Diagnosing and Prognosis for Perioperative Patients with Extracorporeal Circulation. Indian J Pharm Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.29] [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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Chi L, Xiao Y, Zhu L, Zhang M, Xu B, Xia H, Jiang Z, Wu W. microRNA-155 attenuates profibrotic effects of transforming growth factor-beta on human lung fibroblasts. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:1415-1424. [PMID: 31556264 DOI: 10.23812/19-41a] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) functions in fibrogenesis as a profibrotic mediator, regulating cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis and collagen production of fibroblasts. microRNA-155 (miR-155), the expression of which has been related to bleomycin-induced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, has been involved in TGF-β induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Here, we found that miR-155 expression was decreased in human pulmonary fibroblasts by TGF-β treatment. We overexpressed miR-155 in fibroblasts to investigate the functional impact of miR-155 on TGF-β-induced fibrotic phenotype of fibroblasts. It is suggested that miR-155 overexpression attenuated the stimulatory effect of TGF-β on fibroblast proliferation, migration and collagen synthesis, by evidence from assessment of cell cycle, viability, apoptosis, migration and collagen content. Furthermore, quantitative measurement showed that SMAD1 gene expression was decreased following miR-155 inhibition, thereby demonstrating an indirect miRNA-SMAD interaction that links miR-155 to TGF-β signaling. Our work helped uncover an miRNA-mediated mechanism of fibroblast response to TGF-β. Moreover, it will help to achieve a better understanding of the regulatory roles of miR-155 in fibrogenesis.
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- L Chi
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhejiang Rehabilitation Medical Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Li D, Wang X, Chi L, Wang J. The design and operation of subsurface wastewater infiltration systems for domestic wastewater. Water Environ Res 2019; 91:843-854. [PMID: 30844095 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1098] [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: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Throughout rural regions, large amounts of domestic wastewater are discharged into natural bodies of water without treatment. A well-designed subsurface wastewater infiltration (SWI) system is an effective wastewater pollution removal strategy for small and remote communities due to its low energy consumption, low operational cost, and good performance. This paper describes the types of structures and purification mechanisms of SWI systems, focusing on the design of substrate materials and the optimization of different operation modes including the hydraulic loading rate, pollutant loading rate, intermittent operation, aeration, and shunting distribution. The challenges and trends in the development of SWI systems are also discussed. PRACTITIONER POINTS: The construction and purification mechanisms of SWI system are described. The design of substrates and the optimization of operation modes are focused. The challenges and the development trends for the system are further introduced.
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- Dan Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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De Marchi F, Galeotti G, Simenas M, Ji P, Chi L, Tornau EE, Pezzella A, MacLeod J, Ebrahimi M, Rosei F. Self-assembly of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid: polymorphism of a eumelanin building block on Au(111). Nanoscale 2019; 11:5422-5428. [PMID: 30855042 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr09810g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Investigating two-dimensional (2D) self-assembled structures of biological monomers governed by intermolecular interactions is a prerequisite to understand the self-assembly of more complex biomolecular systems. 5,6-Dihydroxyindole carboxylic acid (DHICA) is one of the building blocks of eumelanin - an irregular heteropolymer and the most common form of melanin which has potential applications in organic electronics and bioelectronics. By means of scanning tunneling microscopy, density functional theory and Monte Carlo calculations, we investigate DHICA molecular configurations and interactions underlying the multiple 2D patterns formed on Au(111). While DHICA self-assembled molecular networks (SAMNs) are dominated by the hydrogen bonding of carboxylic acid dimers, a variety of 2D architectures are formed due to the multiple weak interactions of the catechol group. The hydroxyl group also allows for redox reactions, caused by oxidation via O2 exposure, resulting in molecular rearrangement. The susceptibility of the molecules to oxidation is affected by their SAMNs architectures, giving insights on the reactivity of indoles as well as highlighting non-covalent assembly as an approach to guide selective oxidation reactions.
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- F De Marchi
- Centre Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, Canada J3X 1S2.
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Liu X, Krishnamoorthy D, Lin L, Xue P, Zhang F, Chi L, Linhardt RJ, Iatridis JC. A method for characterising human intervertebral disc glycosaminoglycan disaccharides using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring. Eur Cell Mater 2018; 35:117-131. [PMID: 29469163 PMCID: PMC5865475 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v035a09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration results in the depletion of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), which can lead to structural and mechanical loss of IVD function, ingrowth of nociceptive nerve fibres and eventually discogenic pain. Specific GAG types as well as their disaccharide patterns can be predictive of disease and degeneration in several tissues but have not been comprehensively studied within the IVD. A highly sensitive mass spectrometry based technique with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was used to provide characterisation of chondroitin sulphate (CS), hyaluronic acid (HA), heparan sulphate (HS) and their disaccharide sulphation patterns across different anatomical regions of human IVDs. Principal component analysis further distinguished important regional variations and proposed potential ageing variations in GAG profiles. CS was the GAG in greatest abundance in the IVD followed by HA and HS. Principal component analysis identified clear separation of GAG profiles between nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus in young and old specimens. Distinct patterns of predominantly expressed disaccharides of CS and HS between young and old IVD samples, provided preliminary evidence that important alterations in disaccharides occur within IVDs during ageing. This technique offered a novel approach to identify and quantify specific GAG disaccharides in human IVDs and the data presented were the first to offer insight into the spatial distribution as well as association with ageing of GAGs and GAG disaccharide sulphation patterns across the human IVD.
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- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1188, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
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Sheu T, Milgrom S, Dabaja B, Andraos T, Chi L, Nastoupil L, Fowler N, Westin J, Neelapu S, Lee H, Hagemeister F, Oki Y, Fanale M, Fayad L, Turturro F, Samaniego F, Pinnix C. Consolidative Radiation Dose De-escalation in Primary CNS Lymphoma for Patients with an Incomplete Response to Methotrexate Based Chemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1643] [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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Lin C, Wiemken AS, Leinwand SE, Wang SH, Keenan BT, Wang J, Wang Z, Sun Y, Li X, Qu W, Gislason T, Benediktsdottir B, Chi L, Schwab RJ. 0435 INTERETHNIC COMPARISON OF INTER-MANDIBULAR AND SOFT TISSUE VOLUMES AMONG NATIVE CHINESE, ICELANDIC CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN APNEICS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.434] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chi L, Ahmed A, Roy A, Vuong S, Cahill L, Caporiccio L, Sled J, Caniggia I, Wilson M, Delgado-Olguin P. EHMT2/G9a controls maturation of the placental vasculature. Placenta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.01.051] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xu XF, Zhang J, Cui L, Wang YH, Yue Y, Chi L, Bai J, Li HM, Lu XX. [The value of different antibodies detection in diagnosis of rheumatism with uveitis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:285-290. [PMID: 28162159 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the value of HLA-B27 antigen, antinuclear antibody (ANA), anti-dsDNA and Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) detection in diagnosis of rheumatism with uveitis. Methods: Seven hundred and twenty four newly diagnosed patients with non-infection uveitis in Beijing Tongren Hospital from March 2012 to March 2016 who long-term lived in Beijing and its surrounding areas were continuously enrolled. HLA-B27 antigen expressions in peripheral blood lymphocytes and ANA, anti-dsDNA and ANCA levels in serum were tested. The detailed clinical data, imaging examinations and pathological examinations were recorded to define whether the patients had rheumatism and the types of rheumatism. Results: There were 285 patients were diagnosed with rheumatism in 724 patients (39.4%), with 135 male (47.4%) and 150 female (52.6%). The mean age of male (41±14) was lower than that of female (44±14), with statistically significant (t=2.18, P<0.05). There were 176 patients with Spondyloarthropathies, 48 patients with primary systemic vasculitis, 22 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, 18 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome, 16 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 5 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in 285 rheumatism patients. The positive rate of HLA-B27(57.2%), ANA(15.8%), anti-dsDNA (5.3%) and ANCA(9.1%) in rheumatic uveitis patients were obviously higher than those of non-rheumatic uveitis patients [HLA-B27(1.1%), ANA(1.6%), anti-dsDNA (0.0%) and ANCA(0.9%)], with statistically significant (Fisher's exact test, P<0.01). The HLA-B27 positive antigen were mainly in patients with Spondyloarthropathies, rate was 92.1%; the positive ANA were mainly in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, rate was 95.5%; the positive anti-dsDNA were mainly in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, rate was 59.1%; the positive ANCA were mainly in patients with primary systemic vasculitis (besides Behcet disease), rate was 57.1%. Conclusions: The detections of HLA-B27 antigen, ANA, anti-dsDNA and ANCA are valuable for primary screening of some rheumatic uveitis. There fore, clinicians should select targeted laboratory examination combine with the patients' clinical manifestations. This will be helpful in the auxiliary diagnosis of some types of rheumatic uveitis.
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- X F Xu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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Yan R, Chi L, Zheng X, Sun R, You J, Ye X. A meta-analysis of serum p16 gene promoter methylation for diagnosis of nonsmall cell lung cancer. Indian J Cancer 2016; 52 Suppl 2:e116-8. [PMID: 26728668 DOI: 10.4103/0019-509x.172507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum p16 gene promoter methylation for diagnosis of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS By searching the databases of PubMed and CNKI, we included all the published articles related serum p16 gene promoter methylation and nonsmall lung cancer. The true positive, false positive, false negative, and true negative data for each included publication were extracted by the reviewers. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) were pooled by MetaDiSc1.4 software. RESULTS Finally, 13 manuscripts with 1440 subjects were involving in this diagnostic meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.25 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18-0.32) and 0.95 (95% CI: 0.93-0.97), respectively, with randomized effect model. The pooled positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio were 5.08 (95% CI: 3.00-8.62) and 0.69 (95% CI: 0.62-0.77) with fixed effect model and randomized effect model, respectively. The diagnostic ROC curve for the included 13 publications was pooled by statistical software MetaDiSc14.0 according to the Bayes theorem. The pooled area under the ROC was 0.72 with its standard error of 0.10. CONCLUSION According to the published articles, high specificity and low sensitivity were found in this meta-analysis for the p16 gene promoter methylation in the diagnosis of NSCLC.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Chinese Medicine, Jinan City, Shizhong District, Shandong Province 250001, China
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Zhang K, Zhou W, Chi L, Zhang X, Hu W, Jiang B, Pan K, Tian G, Jiang Z. Black N/H-TiO 2 Nanoplates with a Flower-Like Hierarchical Architecture for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ChemSusChem 2016; 9:2841-2848. [PMID: 27552078 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A facile two-step strategy was used to prepare black of hydrogenated/nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanoplates (NHTA) with a flower-like hierarchical architecture. In situ nitriding and self-assembly was realized by hydrothermal synthesis using tripolycyanamide as a N source and as a structure-directing agent. After thorough characterization, it was found that the hydrogenation treatment did not damage the flower-like architecture but distorted the anatase crystal structure and significantly changed the band structure of NHTA owing to the increased concentration of oxygen vacancies, hydroxyl groups, and Ti3+ cations. Under AM 1.5 illumination, the photocatalytic H2 evolution rate on the black NHTA was approximately 1500 μmol g-1 h-1 , which was much better than the N-doped TiO2 nanoplates (≈690 μmol g-1 h-1 ). This improvement in the hydrogen evolution rate was attributed to a reduced bandgap, enhanced separation of the photogenerated charge carriers, and an increase in the surface-active sites.
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- Kaifu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China.
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
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Chi L, Qian Y, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Jiang Z. Surface engineering and self-cleaning properties of the novel TiO2/PAA/PTFE ultrafiltration membranes. Appl Petrochem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13203-016-0158-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Chen X, Zhang Z, Chi L, Nair AK, Shangguan W, Jiang Z. Recent Advances in Visible-Light-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Catalyst Nanostructures and Reaction Systems. Nanomicro Lett 2016; 8:1-12. [PMID: 30464988 PMCID: PMC6223929 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-015-0063-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting using solar energy has attracted great attention for generation of renewable hydrogen with less carbon footprint, while there are enormous challenges that still remain for improving solar energy water splitting efficiency, due to limited light harvesting, energy loss associated to fast recombination of photogenerated charge carriers, as well as electrode degradation. This overview focuses on the recent development about catalyst nanomaterials and nanostructures in different PEC water splitting systems. As photoanode, Au nanoparticle-decorated TiO2 nanowire electrodes exhibited enhanced photoactivity in both the UV and the visible regions due to surface plasmon resonance of Au and showed the largest photocurrent generation of up to 710 nm. Pt/CdS/CGSe electrodes were developed as photocathode. With the role of p-n heterojunction, the photoelectrode showed high stability and evolved hydrogen continuously for more than 10 days. Further, in the Z-scheme system (Bi2S3/TNA as photoanode and Pt/SiPVC as photocathode at the same time), a self-bias (open-circuit voltage V oc = 0.766 V) was formed between two photoelectrodes, which could facilitate photogenerated charge transfers and enhance the photoelectrochemical performance, and which might provide new hints for PEC water splitting. Meanwhile, the existing problems and prospective solutions have also been reviewed.
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- Xiaoping Chen
- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 People’s Republic of China
- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 People’s Republic of China
- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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Liao X, Gerdts R, Parker SF, Chi L, Zhao Y, Hill M, Guo J, Jones MO, Jiang Z. An in-depth understanding of the bimetallic effects and coked carbon species on an active bimetallic Ni(Co)/Al2O3dry reforming catalyst. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:17311-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01089j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chi L, Wang J, Chu T, Qian Y, Yu Z, Wu D, Zhang Z, Jiang Z, Leckie JO. Modeling and optimizing the performance of PVC/PVB ultrafiltration membranes using supervised learning approaches. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra24654g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A systematic data analytics framework is developed based on supervised learning (SL), which is used to optimize poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) blend ultrafiltration membranes fabricated via dry/wet phase inversion.
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- Lina Chi
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- People's Republic of China
- The Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC)
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- The Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC)
- Stanford University
- Stanford
- USA
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- The Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC)
- Stanford University
- Stanford
- USA
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai
- People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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- The Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC)
- Stanford University
- Stanford
- USA
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Alshammari AS, Chi L, Chen X, Bagabas A, Kramer D, Alromaeh A, Jiang Z. Visible-light photocatalysis on C-doped ZnO derived from polymer-assisted pyrolysis. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra17227b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Heavy C-doping can effectively enhance visible-light absorption yet exhibited lower visible-light-responsive photocatalytic activity due to significant recombination of photogenerated charge carriers caused by C-dopant and oxygen vacancies.
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- Ahmad S. Alshammari
- National Nanotechnology Research Center
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Riyadh 11442
- Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Engineering and The Environment
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
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- Faculty of Engineering and The Environment
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
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- National Nanotechnology Research Center
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Riyadh 11442
- Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Engineering and The Environment
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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- National Nanotechnology Research Center
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Riyadh 11442
- Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Engineering and The Environment
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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Cachia D, Kamiya-Matsouka C, Chi L, Pinnix C, Daver N, Woodman K. CN-02 * MYELOPATHY FOLLOWING INTRATHECAL CHEMOTHERAPY: A CASE SERIES IN ADULTS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou243.2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jia D, Yang W, Li L, Liu H, Tan Y, Ooi S, Chi L, Filion LG, Figeys D, Wang L. β-Catenin and NF-κB co-activation triggered by TLR3 stimulation facilitates stem cell-like phenotypes in breast cancer. Cell Death Differ 2014; 22:298-310. [PMID: 25257174 PMCID: PMC4291491 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for tumor initiation and progression. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are highly expressed in cancer cells and associated with poor prognosis. However, a linkage between CSCs and TLRs is unclear, and potential intervention strategies to prevent TLR stimulation-induced CSC formation and underlying mechanisms are lacking. Here, we demonstrate that stimulation of toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) promotes breast cancer cells toward a CSC phenotype in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, conventional NF-κB signaling pathway is not exclusively responsible for TLR3 activation-enriched CSCs. Intriguingly, simultaneous activation of both β-catenin and NF-κB signaling pathways, but neither alone, is required for the enhanced CSC phenotypes. We have further identified a small molecule cardamonin that can concurrently inhibit β-catenin and NF-κB signals. Cardamonin is capable of effectively abolishing TLR3 activation-enhanced CSC phenotypes in vitro and successfully controlling TLR3 stimulation-induced tumor growth in human breast cancer xenografts. These findings may provide a foundation for developing new strategies to prevent the induction of CSCs during cancer therapies.
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- D Jia
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5 [2] Life Science College of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5 [2] Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Bio-X Institutes, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5 [2] Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [3] Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8M5 [2] Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [3] Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Krafft CE, Pierce JE, Schwarz NF, Chi L, Weinberger AL, Schaeffer DJ, Rodrigue AL, Camchong J, Allison JD, Yanasak NE, Liu T, Davis CL, McDowell JE. An eight month randomized controlled exercise intervention alters resting state synchrony in overweight children. Neuroscience 2013; 256:445-55. [PMID: 24096138 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.09.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Children with low aerobic fitness have altered brain function compared to higher-fit children. This study examined the effect of an 8-month exercise intervention on resting state synchrony. Twenty-two sedentary, overweight (body mass index ≥85th percentile) children 8-11 years old were randomly assigned to one of two after-school programs: aerobic exercise (n=13) or sedentary attention control (n=9). Before and after the 8-month programs, all subjects participated in resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. Independent components analysis identified several networks, with four chosen for between-group analysis: salience, default mode, cognitive control, and motor networks. The default mode, cognitive control, and motor networks showed more spatial refinement over time in the exercise group compared to controls. The motor network showed increased synchrony in the exercise group with the right medial frontal gyrus compared to controls. Exercise behavior may enhance brain development in children.
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- C E Krafft
- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Neuroscience Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
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- Radiology Department, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1102 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Radiology Department, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1102 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Computer Science Department, 415 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Pediatrics, Georgia Prevention Center, Medical College of Georgia, Institute of Public & Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University, HS-1640, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Neuroscience Department, Psychology Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Hong F, Junling H, Yi S, Chi L, Huan Z, Yu Qing D, Lingxia L, Yang G, Ming L. The effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitory peptide LAP on the left common carotid artery remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Ir J Med Sci 2013; 182:711-8. [PMID: 23661144 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-013-0963-5] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory peptide LAP on the left common carotid artery remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). METHODS A cohort of male SHRs were randomly divided into three groups (n = 10 for each group): pseudo-experimental group, enalapril-treated group as a positive control group, ACE-inhibitory peptide LAP-treated group. After the experiment, the left common carotid artery from each rat was removed for morphological evaluation. RESULTS It was observed that the vascular medial thickness, media thickness/lumen diameter, medial cross-sectional area and mean nuclear area of smooth muscle cells of the left common carotid artery in the LAP group or enalapril group were significantly lower than those in the pseudo-experimental group, while there was no significant difference in these parameters observed between the LAP group and enalapril group. Additionally, the vascular area percentage of collagen fibers of the left common carotid artery in the LAP group and enalapril group was significantly lower than that of the pseudo-experimental group. CONCLUSIONS The protective vessel remodeling effect in SHRs was observed with ACE-inhibitory peptide LAP in SHRs by decreasing blood pressure, inhibiting smooth muscle cell hypertrophy and reducing the proliferation of collagen fibers.
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- F Hong
- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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Zhong W, Chi L, Luo Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Wu WM. Enhanced methane production from Taihu Lake blue algae by anaerobic co-digestion with corn straw in continuous feed digesters. Bioresour Technol 2013; 134:264-70. [PMID: 23506978 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of Taihu blue algae was tested in laboratory scale, continuous feed digesters (hydraulic retention time 10 days) at 35°C and various organic loading rates (OLR). The methane production and biomass digestion performed well at OLR below 4.00 gVSL(-1)d(-1) but deteriorated as OLR increased due to the increased ammonia concentration, causing inhibition mainly to acetate and propionate degradation. Supplementing corn straw as co-feedstock significantly improved the digestion performance. The optimal C/N ratio for the co-digestion was 20:1 at OLR of 6.00 gVSL(-1) d(-1). Methane yield of 234 mL CH4 gVS(-1) and methane productivity of 1404 mL CH4 L(-1) d(-1) were achieved with solid removal of 63%. Compared with the algae alone, the methane productivity was increased by 46% with less accumulation of ammonia and fatty acids. The reactor rate-limiting step was acetate and propionate degradation.
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- Weizhang Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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Wang Q, Yang X, Liu D, Chi L, Hou J. Ag and CdS nanoparticles co-sensitized TiO2 nanotubes for enhancing visible photoelectrochemical performance. Electrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.07.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Linden S, Zhong D, Timmer A, Aghdassi N, Franke JH, Zhang H, Feng X, Müllen K, Fuchs H, Chi L, Zacharias H. Electronic structure of spatially aligned graphene nanoribbons on Au(788). Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:216801. [PMID: 23003288 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.216801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report on a bottom-up approach of the selective and precise growth of subnanometer wide straight and chevron-type armchair nanoribbons (GNRs) on a stepped Au(788) surface using different specific molecular precursors. This process creates spatially well-aligned GNRs, as characterized by STM. High-resolution direct and inverse photoemission spectroscopy of occupied and unoccupied states allows the determination of the energetic position and momentum dispersion of electronic states revealing the existence of band gaps of several electron volts for straight 7-armchair, 13-armchair, and chevron-type GNRs in the electronic structure.
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- S Linden
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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Paker A, Kamiya- Matsuoka C, Chi L, Loghin M. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Cancer Patients (P06.015). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p06.015] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Zhong D, Franke JH, Podiyanachari SK, Blomker T, Zhang H, Kehr G, Erker G, Fuchs H, Chi L. Linear Alkane Polymerization on a Gold Surface. Science 2011; 334:213-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1211836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Huerta-Yepez S, Baay-Guzman GJ, Bebenek IG, Hernandez-Pando R, Vega MI, Chi L, Riedl M, Diaz-Sanchez D, Kleerup E, Tashkin DP, Gonzalez FJ, Bonavida B, Zeidler M, Hankinson O. Hypoxia inducible factor promotes murine allergic airway inflammation and is increased in asthma and rhinitis. Allergy 2011; 66:909-18. [PMID: 21517900 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND New therapies are necessary to address inadequate asthma control in many patients. This study sets out to investigate whether hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is essential for development of allergic airway inflammation (AAI) and therefore a potential novel target for asthma treatment. METHODS Mice conditionally knocked out for HIF-1β were examined for their ability to mount an allergic inflammatory response in the lung after intratracheal exposure to ovalbumin. The effects of treating wild-type mice with either ethyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (EDHB) or 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME), which upregulate and downregulate HIF, respectively, were determined. HIF-1α levels were also measured in endobronchial biopsies and bronchial fluid of patients with asthma and nasal fluid of patients with rhinitis after challenge. RESULTS Deletion of HIF-1β resulted in diminished AAI and diminished production of ovalbumin-specific IgE and IgG(1) . EDHB enhanced the inflammatory response, which was muted upon simultaneous inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). EDHB and 2ME antagonized each other with regard to their effects on airway inflammation and mucus production. The levels of HIF-1α and VEGF increased in lung tissue and bronchial fluid of patients with asthma and in the nasal fluid of patients with rhinitis after challenge. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the notion that HIF is directly involved in the development of AAI. Most importantly, we demonstrate for the first time that HIF-1α is increased after challenge in patients with asthma and rhinitis. Therefore, we propose that HIF may be a potential therapeutic target for asthma and possibly for other inflammatory diseases.
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- S Huerta-Yepez
- Unidad de Investigacion En enfermedades Oncologicas, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Zinner R, Debnam M, Gladish GW, Konda B, Hanneken JM, Stewart DJ, Munden RF, Chi L. Retrospective review of MRIs in lung cancer patients with brain metastases: An assessment of early response. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.7543] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chi L, Comyn FL, Mitra N, Reilly MP, Wan F, Maislin G, Chmiewski L, Thorne-FitzGerald MD, Victor UN, Pack AI, Schwab RJ. Identification of craniofacial risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea using three-dimensional MRI. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:348-58. [PMID: 21233264 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00119210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The alteration of craniofacial structures has been associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We hypothesised that: 1) a smaller mandible is a risk factor for OSA; and 2) the previously observed inferiorly positioned hyoid bone in apnoeics is associated with enlarged tongue volume. This is a case-control study using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging cephalometry. 55 apneics and 55 controls were matched for age, sex and race. The analysis was stratified by sex and controlled for age, race, height, neck visceral fat, skeletal type and tongue volume. We found that a 1-sd increase in mandibular length and depth were associated with decreased risk of sleep apnoea (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.28-0.99 and OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.23-0.91, respectively) in males but not in females. Greater hyoid-to-nasion (OR 2.64, 95% CI 1.19-5.89 in males and OR 5.01, 95% CI 2.00-12.52 in females) and supramentale-to-hyoid (OR 2.39, 95% CI 1.12-5.14) in males and OR 3.38, 95% CI 1.49-7.68 in females) distances were associated with increased risk of OSA. The difference for hyoid position between apnoeics and controls was lost after controlling for tongue volume. Enlargement of tongue is likely to be the pathogenic factor for inferior-posterior positioning of hyoid. A small and shallow mandible is an independent risk factor for OSA in males but not in females.
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- Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3624 Market Street, Suite 205, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Wu W, Wu W, Ji S, Guo H, Song P, Han K, Chi L, Shao J, Zhao J. Tuning the emission properties of cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes by intramolecular electron-sink/arylethynylated ligands and its application for enhanced luminescent oxygen sensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1039/c0jm01794a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang X, Chi L, Ji S, Wu Y, Song P, Han K, Guo H, James TD, Zhao J. Rational Design of d-PeT Phenylethynylated-Carbazole Monoboronic Acid Fluorescent Sensors for the Selective Detection of α-Hydroxyl Carboxylic Acids and Monosaccharides. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:17452-63. [DOI: 10.1021/ja9060646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 40, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2
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Zhou W, Wu B, She Q, Chi L, Zhang Z. Investigation of soluble microbial products in a full-scale UASB reactor running at low organic loading rate. Bioresour Technol 2009; 100:3471-3476. [PMID: 19329295 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Investigation on a full-scale UASB treating industrial wastewater at a low organic loading rate (OLR) was conducted. Excellent treatment performance was achieved when treating the evaporator condensate of distillery wastewater at the OLR of less than 1 kg COD/m(3)d. Anaerobic effluent could be discharged without further treatment, which saved energy and running cost considerably. GC-MS analysis showed that the soluble microbial products (SMPs) were decreased to a low level at the low OLR. The main SMP in the anaerobic effluent were long chain carbohydrates and esters, accounting for 55-65% of the total organic matters. Anaerobic SMP was more complex than the aerobic ones. Soluble COD, protein and polysaccharide showed an obvious decrease at the sludge layer from 10 to 15m despite the low MLSS/MLVSS content. Methanogens were found to be predominant in this layer, which indicated that the methanogens might be the main consumers of the SMP in anaerobic reactors. Economic comparison confirmed that the anaerobic treatment at low OLR could be a good option.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, No. 800, Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Han F, Chi L, Liang X, Ji S, Liu S, Zhou F, Wu Y, Han K, Zhao J, James TD. 3,6-Disubstituted Carbazole-Based Bisboronic Acids with Unusual Fluorescence Transduction as Enantioselective Fluorescent Chemosensors for Tartaric Acid. J Org Chem 2009; 74:1333-6. [DOI: 10.1021/jo8025669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Feng Han
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, People’s Republic of China, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Ji S, Wu W, Wu Y, Zhao T, Zhou F, Yang Y, Zhang X, Liang X, Wu W, Chi L, Wang Z, Zhao J. Real-time monitoring of luminescent lifetime changes of PtOEP oxygen sensing film with LED/photodiode-based time-domain lifetime device. Analyst 2009; 134:958-65. [DOI: 10.1039/b817791k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kehagias N, Hu W, Reboud V, Lu N, Dong B, Chi L, Fuchs H, Genua A, Alduncín JA, Pomposo JA, Mecerreyes D, Sotomayor Torres CM. Nanoimprint lithography and surface modification as prospective technologies for heterogeneous integration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/pssc.200780226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kapoor M, Polotsky A, Leondires M, Richlin S, Chi L, Hurwitz J. Letrozole in combination with gonadotropins improves implantation rates, ongoing pregnancy rates and decreases cancellation rates in poor responders. Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.474] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Lina Chi
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, P.R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, P.R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 158 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116012, P.R. China, and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Han F, Chi L, Wu W, Liang X, Fu M, Zhao J. Environment sensitive phenothiazine dyes strongly fluorescence in protic solvents. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2007.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhang Y, Yan L, Qiao X, Chi L, Niu X, Mei Z, Zhang Z. Integration of biological method and membrane technology in treating palm oil mill effluent. J Environ Sci (China) 2008; 20:558-564. [PMID: 18575108 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(08)62094-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Palm oil industry is the most important agro-industry in Malaysia, but its by-product-palm oil mill effluent (POME), posed a great threat to water environment. In the past decades, several treatment and disposal methods have been proposed and investigated to solve this problem. A two-stage pilot-scale plant was designed and constructed for POME treatment. Anaerobic digestion and aerobic biodegradation constituted the first biological stage, while ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane units were combined as the second membrane separation stage. In the anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor, about 43% organic matter in POME was converted into biogas, and COD reduction efficiency reached 93% and 22% in EGSB and the following aerobic reactor, respectively. With the treatment in the first biological stage, suspended solids and oil also decreased to a low degree. All these alleviated the membrane fouling and prolonged the membrane life. In the membrane process unit, almost all the suspended solids were captured by UF membranes, while RO membrane excluded most of the dissolved solids or inorganic salts from RO permeate. After the whole treatment processes, organic matter in POME expressed by BOD and COD was removed almost thoroughly. Suspended solids and color were not detectable in RO permeate any more, and mineral elements only existed in trace amount (except for K and Na). The high-quality effluent was crystal clear and could be used as the boiler feed water.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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A bench-scale expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor was applied to the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME). The reactor had been operated continuously at 35 degrees C for 514 d, with organic loading rate (OLR) increased from 1.45 to 17.5 kg COD/(m3 x d). The results showed that the EGSB reactor had good performance in terms of COD removal on the one hand, high COD removal of 91% was obtained at two days' of hydraulic retention time (HRT), and the highest OLR of 17.5 kg COD/(m3 x d). On the other hand, only 46% COD in raw POME was transformed into biogas in which the methane content was about 70% (V/V). A 30-d intermittent experiment indicated that the maximum transformation potential of organic matter in raw POME into methane was 56%. Volatile fatty acid (VFA) accumulation was observed in the later operation stage, and this was settled by supplementing trace metal elements. On the whole, the system exhibited good stability in terms of acidity and alkalinity. Finally, the operational problems inherent in the laboratory scale experiment and the corresponding countermeasures were also discussed.
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- Yejian Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Salzler HR, Griffiths R, Ruiz P, Chi L, Frey C, Marchuk DA, Rockman HA, Le TH. Hypertension and albuminuria in chronic kidney disease mapped to a mouse chromosome 11 locus. Kidney Int 2007; 72:1226-32. [PMID: 17851470 PMCID: PMC7185734 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a key cause of hypertension and a potent independent risk for cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies suggest a strong genetic component determining susceptibility for renal disease and, by inference, the associated cardiovascular risk. With a subtotal nephrectomy model of kidney disease, we found the 129S6 mouse strain to be very susceptible to the development of hypertension, albuminuria, and kidney injury, whereas the C57BL/6 strain is relatively resistant. Accordingly, we set out to map quantitative trait loci conferring susceptibility to hypertension and albuminuria using this model with F2 mice. We found significant linkage of the blood pressure trait to two loci. At D11Mit143, mice homozygous for the 129S6 allele had significantly higher systolic blood pressure than mice heterozygous or homozygous for the C57BL/6 allele. Similarly, at D1Mit308, there was an excellent correlation between genotype and the blood pressure phenotype. The effect of the chromosome 11 locus was verified with a separate cohort of F2 mice. For the albuminuria trait, a significant locus was found at D11Mit143, which overlaps the blood pressure trait locus. Our studies have identified a region spanning approximately 8 cM on mouse chromosome 11 that is associated with susceptibility to hypertension and albuminuria in CKD.
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Kapoor M, Hurwitz J, Polotsky A, Richlin S, Chi L, Leondires M. Letrozole in combination with gonadotropins decreases cancellation rates and improves ongoing pregnancy rates per transfer in poor responders. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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