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Wang B, Fei X, Yin HF, Xu XN, Zhu JJ, Guo ZY, Wu JW, Zhu XS, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Yang Y, Chen LS. Photothermal-Controllable Microneedles with Antitumor, Antioxidant, Angiogenic, and Chondrogenic Activities to Sequential Eliminate Tracheal Neoplasm and Reconstruct Tracheal Cartilage. Small 2024; 20:e2309454. [PMID: 38098368 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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The optimal treatment for tracheal tumors necessitates sequential tumor elimination and tracheal cartilage reconstruction. This study introduces an innovative inorganic nanosheet, MnO2 /PDA@Cu, comprising manganese dioxide (MnO2 ) loaded with copper ions (Cu) through in situ polymerization using polydopamine (PDA) as an intermediary. Additionally, a specialized methacrylic anhydride modified decellularized cartilage matrix (MDC) hydrogel with chondrogenic effects is developed by modifying a decellularized cartilage matrix with methacrylic anhydride. The MnO2 /PDA@Cu nanosheet is encapsulated within MDC-derived microneedles, creating a photothermal-controllable MnO2 /PDA@Cu-MDC microneedle. Effectiveness evaluation involved deep insertion of the MnO2 /PDA@Cu-MDC microneedle into tracheal orthotopic tumor in a murine model. Under 808 nm near-infrared irradiation, facilitated by PDA, the microneedle exhibited rapid overheating, efficiently eliminating tumors. PDA's photothermal effects triggered controlled MnO2 and Cu release. The MnO2 nanosheet acted as a potent inorganic nanoenzyme, scavenging reactive oxygen species for an antioxidant effect, while Cu facilitated angiogenesis. This intervention enhanced blood supply at the tumor excision site, promoting stem cell enrichment and nutrient provision. The MDC hydrogel played a pivotal role in creating a chondrogenic niche, fostering stem cells to secrete cartilaginous matrix. In conclusion, the MnO2 /PDA@Cu-MDC microneedle is a versatile platform with photothermal control, sequentially combining antitumor, antioxidant, pro-angiogenic, and chondrogenic activities to orchestrate precise tracheal tumor eradication and cartilage regeneration.
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- B Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Infection Management, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200090, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Fu YC, Liang SB, Huang WJ, Chen LS, Chen DM, Liu LZ, Luo M, Zhong XF, Xu XY. Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Necrosis at Different N Stages in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. J Cancer 2023; 14:2085-2092. [PMID: 37497418 PMCID: PMC10367925 DOI: 10.7150/jca.84854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Background: Lymph node necrosis (LNN), including retropharyngeal nodal necrosis and cervical nodal necrosis, which is related to radiotherapy/ chemotherapy resistance, is a common phenomenon in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study was to assess the prognostic value of LNN at different N stages in NPC patients. Materials and Methods: In total, 1,665 newly diagnosed NPC patients at stage TxN1-3M0 from two centers were enrolled. Univariate and multivariate models were constructed to assess the association between LNN and long-term survival outcomes. The propensity score matching method was performed to balance treatment groups for baseline characteristics. Results: Of the 1,665, 540 patients (540/1665, 32.4%) were diagnosed with LNN, of which 54.1% (292/540) patients were at stage N1, 31.3% (169/540) at stage N2, and 14.6% (79/540) at stage N3. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated LNN as an independent predictor for progression‑free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and locoregional relapse-free survival (LRRFS) in stage N1-3 patients (all P<0.001). When patients were analyzed according to stage, similar findings were observed for N1 patients (all P<0.001); for N2 patients, LNN independently predicted PFS (P=0.003), OS (P=0.011), and DMFS (P=0.004), and for stage N3, LNN only independently predicted LRRFS (P=0.019). 123 pairs of patients who received induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy or only concurrent chemoradiotherapy were matched, adding induction chemotherapy improved 5-year OS, PFS and LRFFS, but the results were not statistically significant. Conclusions: In NPC patients, LNN could independently predict poor prognosis at all N1-3 stages and at each N stage (N1 to N3). The value of adding induction chemotherapy to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with LNN still requires further prospective studies.
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- Yue-Chun Fu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Radiotherapy Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, The First People's Hospital of Foshan Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan 528000, China
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Biotherapy Centre, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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Xu MM, Chen LS, Peng YQ, Sheng XL, Liang L, Gong XX, Huang SL, Zhang B. [Asymptomatic pyriform sinus fistula misdiagnosed as thyroid cancer: report of 3 cases]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:492-495. [PMID: 37150997 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230111-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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- M M Xu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital of Yuxi City, Yuxi 653100, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518053, China
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Gao SS, Zhang J, Yin K, Chen YL, He YZ, Li T, Chen LS, Zeng YY, Zheng WX, Ni CL, Liu W, Zhang YM. Syntheses, crystal structures, optical properties, antibacterial activity and DFT calculations of two substituted benzyl triphenylphosphinium picrates. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jin KQ, Shen YR, Wu YM, Dai J, Liu XG, Li JQ, Chen LS, Jiang GN. [Association between the presence of solid or micropapillary components and survival outcome in stage ⅠA lung adenocarcinoma cases: a retrospective cohort study]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:587-592. [PMID: 35658347 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20220225-00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objectives: To examine the influence of the proportion of pathological subtypes on the prognosis of stage ⅠA lung adenocarcinoma cases, and to explore the association between the presence/absence of solid or micropapillary (S/M) components and survival outcome. Methods: Totally 321 patients with stage ⅠA lung adenocarcinoma who received complete surgical resection at Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital from January 2011 to December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 130 males and 191 females, aging 59(11) years (M(IQR)) (range: 55 to 66 years). The diagnostic value of the proportion of each pathological growth subtype on relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed by using receiver operator characteristic curve. Patients were firstly divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of S/M components. And patients without S/M components were farther divided into two groups according to predominant growth pattern. There were three groups in total: with S/M components (group S/M+), without S/M components and lepidic growth pattern predominant (group S/M-LPA), without S/M components and papillary or acinar growth pattern predominant (group S/M-P/A). Kaplan-Meier method were used to draw the survival curves of the three groups, and Log-rank test were used to compare RFS and OS among the three groups. Cox proportional risk model was used to verify whether the presence of S/M components was a prognostic factor on RFS. Results: The proportion of S/M components had no diagnostic value for recurrence (solid: area under curve (AUC)=0.588, P=0.095; micropapillary: AUC=0.566, P=0.106) and death (AUC=0.589, P=0.104; AUC=0.607, P=0.056). The 5-year RFS rate of group S/M-LPA, S/M-P/A and S/M+ were 92.4%, 82.3% and 77.3%, respectively (all P<0.05), while the 5-year OS rate were 97.4%, 94.5% and 83.2%, respectively (all P<0.05). Multivariable analysis showed that the 3 groups were independent predictors of recurrence (S/M-P/A vs. S/M- LPA: HR=2.691, 95%CI: 1.249 to 5.799, P=0.011; S/M+ vs. S/M-LPA, HR=6.763, 95%CI: 3.050 to 14.996, P<0.01). Conclusions: The proportion of S/M components in stage ⅠA lung adenocarcinoma with complete resection cases did not affect survival outcome. New grouping method based on the presence or absence of S/M components were significantly associated with patient survival outcomes: S/M+ patients had the worst prognosis and S/M-LPA patients had the best prognosis.
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- K Q Jin
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China
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Bhavnani CD, Fong AYY, Koh KT, Oon YY, Tan CT, Chen LS, Pang IX, Said AB, Ho KH, Shu FEP, Ling HS, Cham YL, Thien LK, Chung BK, Ong TK. Performance and 12 month outcomes of a wire free fractional flow reserve system for assessment of coronary artery disease, first experience in south east asia. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab849.122] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) using an invasive pressure wire has a Class 1A recommendation for guiding coronary revascularization in stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Angiography based ‘wire free’ FFR is an emerging technique which determines the physiological significance of a coronary lesion without requirement of a pressure wire or induction of hyperemia. It also eliminates potential complications associated with introduction of wires into the coronary arteries.
Objective
To assess the 12-month clinical outcomes of PCI deferral, guided by an angiography based fractional flow reserve (CAFFR) system. The primary end point was a composite of death from any cause, myocardial infarction (MI) or target vessel revascularization (TVR)
Methods
This was a prospective, single center study involving 69 patients (93 vessels) with angiographic stenosis of 30%-90%. Patients with CAFFR of <0.80 or poor image quality were excluded leaving 29 patients (31 vessels) for analysis. All recruited patients had a CAFFR >0.80 and thus, PCI deferral.
Wired FFR was done for comparison on 14 patients (48%) at the operator’s discretion.
Results
The mean age was 59 ± 12.6 years old. Majority of patients (83%) were male. 12 (42%) patients were diabetic, 18 (62%) were hypertensive, 17 (59%) had dyslipidemia and 18 (62%) had a smoking history. The mean LVEF was 52+/-11.4%. 72% of the patients had a recent acute coronary syndrome. We assessed the LAD artery in 15 (52%) vessels. The mean CAFFR and FFR was 0.87 ± 0.04 and 0.89 ± 0.05 respectively. The values showed agreement with each other with no statistically significant proportional bias on the Bland Altman plot (linear regression t test: t=-1.19, p = 0.257). CAFFR values >0.80 showed 100% correspondence to negative FFR values (>0.80). There were zero procedural complications from CAFFR measurement.
At 12 months, all 29 patients were alive. Only 1 patient (3.4%) met the primary end point (TVR for angina). 89.6% (26) patients remained in CCS class 1 on follow up.
Conclusion
CAFFR shows good agreement with wired FFR. The 12-month outcome data shows that CAFFR guided PCI deferral is safe and comparable to the gold standard of wired FFR guided PCI deferral. Further analysis with a larger patient pool and longer follow-up is warranted. Abstract Figure. Bland-Altman plot of FFR and CAFFR
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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Bhavnani CD, Koh KT, Oon YY, Pang IX, Tan CT, Chen LS, Shu FEP, Ho KH, Cham YL, Ling HS, Said A, Thien LK, Chung BK, Fong AYY, Ong TK. Three year clinical outcomes of fractional flow reserve guided coronary revascularization using a monorail pressure sensor microcatheter. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab849.123] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has a Class 1A recommendation for guiding coronary revascularization in stable coronary artery disease. Deferral of revascularization for coronary stenosis of FFR >0.80 has shown favorable long-term outcomes, yet the adoption in real-world practice is limited. To date, there is no study on FFR guided PCI in the Malaysian population.
Objective
(1) To explore the 3-year clinical outcome of FFR guided coronary revascularization.
(2) To compare the clinical outcome of FFR guided deferral of coronary revascularization versus FFR guided revascularization. The primary outcome was a composite of all cause mortality, non fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemia driven target vessel revascularization (TVR)
Results
Thirty-five patients were lost to follow up leaving 78 patients (95 vessels) for final analysis. The mean age was 59.3 ± 9.4 years old. 69 (88.5%) patients were male, 24 (30.7%) had diabetes mellitus, 58 (74.3%) had dyslipidemia, 61 (78.2%) had hypertension and 45 (57.7%) were smokers. The mean LVEF was 56.7 ± 14.7%. FFR to the LAD artery was performed in 64 (82%) patients. Based on the FFR value of 0.80, 47 (60.2%) patients had FFR guided deferral of coronary revascularization and 31 (39.7%) patients had FFR guided revascularization.
At 3 years, 11 (14.1%) patients met the primary outcome, mainly driven by all-cause mortality (11.5%). The primary outcome was met in 14.9% of FFR guided deferral versus 12.9% of FFR guided revascularization (p = 0.828). All-cause mortality was 12.7% in patients with FFR guided deferral compared to 9.7% in patients with FFR guided revascularization at 3 years (p = 0.712).
Cox proportional hazards model did not demonstrate any independent predictors associated with the primary outcome or all cause mortality.
Conclusion
FFR guided deferral of revascularization was safe and had comparable long-term clinical outcomes to FFR guided PCI. To our knowledge, this is the first study on long-term clinical outcome on FFR guided revascularization in Malaysia. Abstract Figure. Kaplan-Meier curve primary end point Abstract Figure. Kaplan-Meier curve all cause mortality
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Malaysia
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- University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Center, Kuching, Malaysia
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Huang SL, Chen LS, Xu MM, Gong XX, Zhang B, Liang L, Sheng XL, Zhan JD, Luo XN, Lu ZM, Zhang SY. [A comparison between endoscopic CO 2 laser cauterization and open neck surgery in the treatment of congenital piriform fistula]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:619-625. [PMID: 34256487 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200805-00647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare the efficacy, advantages and disadvantages of endoscopic CO2 laser cauterization (ECLC) and open neck surgery in the treatment of congenital pyriform sinus fistula (CPSF). Methods: From September 2014 to March 2017, 80 cases with confirmed diagnosis of CPSF received initial treatment at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital were prospectively analyzed, including 34 males and 46 females, aged 18 to 672 (194.17±141.18) months. They were consecutively divided into endoscopic group and open-surgery group, with 40 cases in each group. Both groups of patients received surgical treatment under general anesthesia. The endoscopic group was treated by endoscopic CO2 laser cauterization, and the open-surgery group underwent the following surgery: first, we performed suspension laryngoscopy examination to confirm the presence of fistula in the bottom of the piriform fossa, then open-neck resection of congenital piriform sinus fistula with recurrent laryngeal nerve and/or lateral branch of superior laryngeal nerve anatomy plus partial thyroidectomy were performed. The data between the two groups were compared, including the operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pain, average length of stay, neck cosmetic scores, complications and cure rates. All patients were followed up in outpatient clinics. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0 software. P<0.05 indicates that the difference is statistically significant. Results: All patients were successfully completed the operation. The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pain and average length of hospital stay in the endoscopic group were significantly less than those in the open group [(27.4±5.5) min to (105.8±52.5) min, (0.6±0.5) ml to (33.6±41.5) ml, (1.7±0.9) points to (4.6±0.7) points, (5.9±2.9)d to(8.9±3.3)d, t values were-9.400, -5.031, -16.199, -4.293, P values were all<0.01]; The neck cosmetic score in the endoscopy group was significantly greater than that of the open group [(9.9±0.4) against (5.8±0.9) points, t=25.847, P<0.01]. Compared with the open group (15.0%, 6/40), the complication rate of the endoscopic group (7.5%, 3/40) was not statistically significant (χ²=0.50, P>0.05). Three months after the first treatment, the cure rate in the endoscopic group (82.5%, 33/40) was significantly lower than that in the open-neck group (100.0%, 40/40), χ²=5.64, P<0.05. The follow-up time was 12 months after the last treatment. Eighty cases were followed up and none was lost to follow-up. During the follow-up period, the cure rate of the endoscopy group (97.5%, 39/40) was compared with that of the open group (100.0%, 40/40), and the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: In the treatment of CPSF, the two-surgical method each has their advantages. Compared with open-neck surgery, ECLC is simpler, repeatable. ECLC has shorter time in operation and hospital stay, less complications, and less postoperative pain and more precise cosmetic results. It could be preferred for the initial treatment of CPSF and relapsed cases after cauterization. But subject to relatively low cure rate of one-time cauterization and uncertain long-term efficacy, it cannot completely replace the open-neck surgery at present.
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- S L Huang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518053, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nansha Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Li XB, Zhao F, Ding CL, Li LL, Chen LS. Application of Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) to Postmortem Interval Estimation in Southwest China: A Case Report. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 37:338-343. [PMID: 34379902 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.400314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Insect samples found on human corpses can provide the information important to estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMImin). A female cadaver, found in a deserted factory in Chongqing of China, was confirmed as a homicide case after the forensic investigation and autopsy. Determining the time of death was difficult due to the inconsistent degree of decomposition in different parts of the decedent. The insect specimens found on the cadaver were identified to be Chrysomya rufifacies (C. rufifacies, Macquart) by morphology and mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis. The PMImin was estimated to be 452 h, based on the developmental rate of C. rufifacies. The PMImin was estimated successfully to be almost precise, which provided an important entomological evidence for case investigation and suspect prosecution. In so doing, this highlights the usefulness of entomological evidence of specific species in the geographic area for PMI accurate estimation, especially in the case of advanced decomposed corpses.
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- X B Li
- Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan 250014, China
- Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Chongqing 400021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan 250014, China
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- Guizhou Police College, Guiyang 550005, China
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Andy Ko TY, Chen LS, Pang IX, Ling HS, Wong TC, Sia Tonnii LL, Koh KT. Smartphone electrocardiogram for QT interval monitoring in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients treated with Hydroxychloroquine. Med J Malaysia 2021; 76:125-130. [PMID: 33742617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The global pandemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to the re-purposing of medications, such as hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir in the treatment of the earlier phase of COVID-19 before the recognized benefit of steroids and antiviral. We aim to explore the corrected QT (QTc) interval and 'torsadogenic' potential of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir utilising a combination of smartphone electrocardiogram and 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 16-April-2020 to 30-April- 2020, patients with suspected or confirmed for COVID-19 indicated for in-patient treatment with hydroxychloroquine with or without lopinavir-ritonavir to the Sarawak General Hospital were monitored with KardiaMobile smartphone electrocardiogram (AliveCor®, Mountain View, CA) or standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. The baseline and serial QTc intervals were monitored till the last dose of medications or until the normalization of the QTc interval. RESULTS Thirty patients were treated with hydroxychloroquine, and 20 (66.7%) patients received a combination of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir therapy. The maximum QTc interval was significantly prolonged compared to baseline (434.6±28.2msec vs. 458.6±47.1msec, p=0.001). The maximum QTc interval (456.1±45.7msec vs. 464.6±45.2msec, p=0.635) and the delta QTc (32.6±38.5msec vs. 26.3±35.8msec, p=0.658) were not significantly different between patients on hydroxychloroquine or a combination of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir. Five (16.7%) patients had QTc of 500msec or more. Four (13.3%) patients required discontinuation of hydroxychloroquine and 3 (10.0%) patients required discontinuation of lopinavirritonavir due to QTc prolongation. However, no torsade de pointes was observed. CONCLUSIONS QTc monitoring using smartphone electrocardiogram was feasible in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine with or without lopinavir-ritonavir. The usage of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir resulted in QTc prolongation, but no torsade de pointes or arrhythmogenic death was observed.
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- T Y Andy Ko
- Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Sarawak General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Niu ZC, Xue M, Xiao YX, Chen LS, Zeng YY, Zheng WX, Ni CL, Zhou JR. Synthesis, structure, spectra, magnetism, non-linear optical properties and DFT calculations of a bis(dithiolene)nickel(III) anion salt with substituted isoquinolinium. INORG NANO-MET CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2020.1769665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Zhi-Cheng Niu
- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Liang SB, Chen LS, Chen HY, Yang XL, Wang DH, Cui CY, Xie CB, Liu LZ, Xu XY. Prognostic influence of prevertebral space involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study. Radiother Oncol 2020; 156:113-119. [PMID: 33310007 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate how prevertebral space involvement (PSI) and degree of tumor extension within the space affects prognosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Data of patients with newly-diagnosed nonmetastatic NPC (n = 757) were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were separated into groups according to presence or absence of PSI and degree of tumor spread. Overall survival (OS), failure-free survival (FFS), local relapse-free survival (LRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were compared between the groups. RESULTS Prevalence of PSI, simple prevertebral muscle involvement (PMI), and behind prevertebral muscle involvement (BPMI) were 44.9% (340/757), 22.5% (170/757), and 22.5% (170/757), respectively. OS, FFS, LRFS, and DMFS for patients with and without PSI were 64% vs. 84.8%, 68% vs. 85.6%, 85.8% vs. 94.4%, and 78.5% vs. 92.8%, respectively (all P < 0.001). PSI was an independent predictor of OS, FFS, LRFS, and DMFS. OS, FFS, and DMFS for patients with simple PMI and with BPMI were 72.7% vs. 54.8% (P = 0.002), 75.8% vs. 59.8% (P = 0.003), and 85.5% vs. 71.2% (P = 0.002), respectively. Degree of PSI extension was related to OS, FFS, and DMFS. OS, FFS, LRFS, and DMFS were significantly poorer in patients with PSI in T2-3 stage than in patients without PSI in T3 stage (P < 0.05), but comparable to those in patients with T4 stage (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS PSI predicts poor prognosis in NPC. Survival is poorer in patients with BPMI than in those with simple PMI. NPC with PSI should be classified as T4 stage.
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- Shao-Bo Liang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Radiotherapy Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, First People's Hospital of Foshan Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Cancer Prevention Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Xu YL, Zhang J, Chen LS, Zeng YY, Zhou JR, Ni CL, Zheng WX. Crystal structure, spectroscopic, non-linear optical, magnetic properties and DFT studies of bis(2-aminopyridinium) tetrachlorocobaltate(II). J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Liang SB, Chen LS, Yang XL, Chen DM, Wang DH, Cui CY, Xie CB, Liu LZ, Xu XY. Influence of tumor necrosis on treatment sensitivity and long-term survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 2020; 155:219-225. [PMID: 33217495 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the impact of tumor necrosis on treatment sensitivity and long-term survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS In total, 757 patients with non-metastatic, histologically confirmed NPC were retrospectively examined. All patients were treated using IMRT; 93.7% patients with stage T3-T4/N1-N3 disease also received cisplatin-based chemotherapy. RESULTS The incidence rates of tumor necrosis in primary tumor, retropharyngeal lymph nodes, neck lymph nodes, and total tumor were 2%, 17.7%, 21.5%, and 31.4%. Overall, 40.8% patients with necrosis of the total tumor achieved complete response (CR) and 54.7% patients without tumor necrosis achieved CR at the end of treatment (χ2 = 12.728, P < 0.001). The estimated 7-year overall survival (OS), failure-free survival (FFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and loco-regional relapse-free survival (LRRFS) for patients with tumor necrosis and without tumor necrosis of the total tumor were 68.5% vs. 88.4%, 70.5% vs. 88.1%, 77.6% vs. 90.6%, and 85.9% vs. 91.3%, respectively (all P < 0.001). Multivariate analyses indicated that necrosis of the total tumor was an independent predictor of OS, FFS, DMFS, and LRRFS. The impact of lymph node necrosis on long-term survival was similar to that of necrosis of the total tumor. ROC curves verified that inclusion of lymph node necrosis improved the predictive value of the current N classification criteria (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Tumor necrosis served as a predictor of treatment sensitivity and poor prognosis for patients with NPC. Lymph node necrosis significantly improved the prognostic value of the current N classification criteria for NPC.
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- Shao-Bo Liang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Radiotherapy Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center, First People's Hospital of Foshan Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Cancer Prevention Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Chen YQ, Chen LS, Yang YH. [Using of autostainer for dual stain of EBER in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2020; 49:623-624. [PMID: 32486544 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20190910-00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Q Chen
- Department of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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Zhang J, Li T, Liang JY, Chen LS, Zeng YY, Yang LM, Zhou JR, Ni CL. Synthesis, crystal structure, vibrational spectra, optical properties of disubstituted benzyl triphenylphosphinium picrate: Experiment and DFT/TDDFT calculations. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chen YH, Meng GQ, Chen LS. [A case report of migratory foreign body in the neck]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 55:168-170. [PMID: 32074759 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2020.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y H Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nanning Red Cross Hospital, Nanning 530012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nanning Red Cross Hospital, Nanning 530012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital, Cuangzhou 510080, China
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Zhu J, Lian DS, Yin YQ, Hu D, Wang N, Chen LS, Wang B. [HIV prevalence and correlated factors on male clients of female sex workers in Hekou Yao autonomous county of Yunnan province, 2014-2015]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:440-445. [PMID: 31006205 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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 assess the prevalence and related factors of HIV infection among male clients of the female sex workers in Hekou Yao autonomous county of Honghe Hani Yi autonomous prefecture (Hekou county) in Yunnan province in China, 2014-2015. Methods: Serial cross-sectional survey was conducted during June 2014 to November 2015. Convenience sampling methods were used to recruit the male clients for this study. Self-reported information on social-demographic characteristics, with sexual and drug behavior patterns, was gathered. Both blood and urine samples were collected for HIV, with for opiate testing. Multivariate logistic regression and Exhaustive CHAID method were used to determine the correlated factors associated with HIV infection. Statistical analysis was used by SPSS 22.0 software and Clementine 12.0 software. Results: The overall HIV prevalence of male clients was 2.06% (16/776). Male clients who keep using condom with female sex worker was estimated as 68.81% (534/776). The last commercial sexual partner of Vietnamese male clients was all Vietnamese female sex workers. Compared with Chinese male clients, Vietnamese male clients have a higher rate of morphine positive. Factors as: age ≥50 years vs. age <30 years (OR=8.11, 95%CI: 1.26-52.16) and testing for morphine positive vs. morphine negative (OR=7.35, 95%CI: 1.42-38.06) were significantly associated with HIV infection through multiple logistic regression analysis. Through Exhaustive CHAID, it confirmed that age was the primary factor that associated with HIV infection of male clients. Conclusions: Relationship between morphine and HIV infection indicated that HIV prevalence of male clients in Hekou county was influenced by the combined effect of both illegal drug use and commercial sexual behavior. Special attention should be paid to male clients over 50 years of age, on HIV intervention.
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- J Zhu
- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211116, China
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- National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Huang SL, Chen LS, Zhang B, Liang L, Gong XX, Zhou ZG, Zhang SX, Luo XN, Lu ZM, Zhang SY. [Value of modified Killian's method in diagnosis of congenital pyriform sinus fistula]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 52:744-748. [PMID: 29050091 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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 feasibility and significance of modified Killian(MK) method in the clinical diagnosis of congenital pyriform sinus fistula(CPSF) by electronic laryngoscopy. Methods: The following examinations were performed for 30 suspected cases of CPSF, including the traditional electronic laryngoscopy, MK examination(modified Killian position+ head rotation+ the Valsalva maneuver), barium swallow X-ray(BSX) and CT , and a prospective comparison among them were done. Patients were divided into two groups according to their age: young age group(≤14 years old) and older age group (>14 years old). The results of MK examination from the patients were analyzed and the positive diagnostic rates (PDR) between groups were compared by using χ(2) tests. Results: Sinuses in 20 of 30 patients were depicted from pyriform sinus in BSX, and the PDR was 66.7%(20/30). The PRD of CT was 83.3%(25/30). The presence of air bubbles around the upper lobe of the thyroid gland or at the inferomedial edge of cricothyroid joints, morphological changes of thyroid grand as well as pseudo-fistula formation on lower neck were detected clearly on CT. Comparing to the traditional electronic laryngoscopy, the effect of exposing piriform fossa fistula by MK examination is significant(χ(2)=17.05, P<0.05), with the PDR of 13.3%(4/30) and 76.7%(23/30) respectively. Nevertheless, comparing to BSX and CT, there were no statistically significant differences in the effect to diagnose CPSF (χ(2)=0.31, χ(2)=0.10 respectively, P>0.05). The PDR of MK in older group is significantly higher than younger group(χ(2)=6.68, P<0.05). Conclusions: MK examination can clearly reveal the hypopharyngeal anatomical structure and detect the sinus of CPSF .It could be a safe, feasible, convenient and economical method as an application in preoperative diagnosis and follow-up examination of clinical suspected CPSF.
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- S L Huang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nansha Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Liang L, Chen LQ, Chen LS, Zhang B, Huang SL, Gong XX, Zhang SY, Luo XN, Xie JH. [Pathological analysis and treatments of neck infection induced by congenital pyriform sinus fistula]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:514-518. [PMID: 29798081 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To identify the pathogenic bacteria of CPSF and their resistance to antibiotics,and guide the rational use of antibiotics therapy.Method:One hundred and thirty cases of deep neck infection whose imaging finding depicted patients with suspected as CPSF were enrolled in the study from January 2010 to June 2017.Specimens were collected from abscesses or other inflammatory lesions from all patients through a small incision or the external orifice on the skin of the neck.Result:A total of 108 strains of pathogens have been isolated from 88 patients (positive rate: 67.7%), among which the gram-positive bacteria accounted for 56.5%, gram-negative bacteria accounted for 43.5%. Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus (22.2%) were the most common pathogens among young patients (≤14 years old) (17.7%);Klebsiellapneumoniae (15.7%) were the most common pathogens among the patients over 14 years old. Separation of pathogenic bacteria have maintained a low resistance to most antibiotics. G+ bacteria is totally sensitive to quinupristin/dalfopristin and vancomycin; G-bacteria is totally sensitive to cefoperazone/Batan, piperacillin/tazobactam,imipenem.Conclusion:Most of pathogens come from upper respiratory tract in CPSF cases, and are mostly sensitive to βlactamase.
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- L Liang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People' Hospital, Guangzhou,510180,China
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Gong XX, Xu MM, Chen LS, Huang SL, Zhang B, Liang L. [Reoccurrence of congenital piriform sinus fistula after the internal opening obliteration with CO(2) laser cauterization: one case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:61-63. [PMID: 29365385 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- X X Gong
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, 518053 Shenzhan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital-Nansha Hospital, 510515 Guangzhou, China
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Xu ZJ, Chen LS, Zhan JD, Xu MM, Zhang B, Huang SL, Lu ZM, Luo XN, Zhang SY. [Modified rhytidectomy incision and modified Blair incision contrast research in superficial parotid gland tumor resection]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:1684-1687. [PMID: 29798128 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.21.015] [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] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:Evaluate the application value of modified rhytidectomy incision in superficial parotid gland tumor resection.Method:Seventy-one patients with tumor in the superficial parotid were included in this study from January 2012 to January 2015. They all accepted superficial parotidectomy or subtotal superficial parotidectomy. Thirty-six cases used modified rhytidectomy incision and 35 cases used modified blair incision. The data of operative field exposure, operating time, bleeding, the rate of complication, score of patients's satisfaction were recorded and compared between the two groups.Result:There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the operative field exposure, operating time and bleeding (P > 0.05). No difference was found between the two groups in the rate of facioplegia, while the rate of insensible earlobe in the modified rhytidectomy incision group was significantly lower than the modified blair incision group (P < 0.05). The score of patient's satisfaction in the modified rhytidectomy incision group was significantly higher than the other group (P < 0.05).Conclusion:The modified rhytidectomy incision provides good exposure and has the advantage of less complication and better cosmetic outcome. It is worthy of wide clinical application.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huizhou Municipal Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, 516001,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital
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Miao Y, Xu SY, Chen LS, Liang GY, Pu YP, Yin LH. Trends of long noncoding RNA research from 2007 to 2016: a bibliometric analysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:83114-83127. [PMID: 29137328 PMCID: PMC5669954 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aims to analyze the scientific output of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) research and construct a model to evaluate publications from the past decade qualitatively and quantitatively. Methods Publications from 2007 to 2016 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Microsoft Excel 2016 and CiteSpace IV software were used to analyze publication outputs, journals, countries, institutions, authors, citation counts, ESI top papers, H-index, and research frontiers. Results A total of 3,008 papers on lncRNA research were identified published by June 17, 2017. The journal, Oncotarget (IF2016, 5.168) ranked first in the number of publications. China had the largest number of publications (1,843), but the United States showed its dominant position in both citation frequency (45,120) and H-index (97). Zhang Y (72 publications) published the most papers, and Guttman M (1,556 citations) had the greatest co-citation counts. The keyword “database” ranked first in research frontiers. Conclusion The annual number of publications rapidly increased in the past decade. China showed its significant progress in lncRNA research, but the United States was the actual leading country in this field. Many Chinese institutions engaged in lncRNA research but significant collaborations among them were not noted. Guttman M, Mercer TR, Rinn JL, and Gupta RA were identified as good candidates for research collaboration. “Database,” “Xist RNA,” and “Genome-wide association study” should be closely observed in this field.
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- Yan Miao
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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Chen LS, Zhu GH. [Investigation of the Necrophagous Flies in Beijing]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 33:267-270. [PMID: 29230992 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the number of necrophagous flies and seasonal distribution of common necrophagous flies at present in Beijing. METHODS The specimens of necrophagous flies were collected by the methods of animal carcass, trapping and feeding. And the specimens were observed and counted after the classification and preservation. RESULTS The necrophagous flies in Beijing belonged to 4 families, 9 subfamilies, 21 genera and 46 species, and 12 species of them were the first records in Beijing. The necrophagous flies had the characteristics of regional and seasonal distribution. CONCLUSIONS The data of seasonal distribution of necrophagous flies and common necrophagous flies in Beijing can provide reference for related research.
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- L S Chen
- Guizhou Police College, Guiyang 550005, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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Chen LS, Wong PS, Leong KN, Chow TS. Filariasis in axillary lymph node. Trop Biomed 2017; 34:461-463. [PMID: 33593029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A case of adult filarial worms detected in an axillary lymph node of an asymptomatic patient. A 64 year-old Indian female underwent a mammogram and was incidentally found to have punctate microcalcifications in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast with left axillary lymphadenopathy. She has underlying hypertension and diabetes mellitus on oral medications. She has no family history of breast malignancy. Fine needle aspiration of the left axillary lymph node was suggestive of reactive lympha-denitis. Histopathological examination of excisional biopsy of left breast lump showed fibrocystic disease; no evidence of malignancy was detected whereas excisional biopsy of left axillary lymph node showed reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, featuring variably sized lymphoid follicles with intact mantle zone. No expansion of marginal zone was noted. Occasional pigment-laden macrophages were seen. One of the lymph node showed presence of calcified serpinginous tubular bodies, in keeping with non viable parasite organisms with intact outlines of the structures. There were no eosinophilic infiltrates. The possibility of filarial infestation was suspected. Histopathological sample was sent for further identification and confirmed the presence of adult filarial worm.
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- L S Chen
- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Penang General Hospital, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Huang SL, Zhang B, Chen LS, Liang L, Luo XN, Lu ZM, Zhang SY. [Fourth branchial cleft deformity with skin orifice: a series of 10 cases]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 51:776-779. [PMID: 27765110 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To report rare cases of congenital neck cutaneous sinus with an orifice near the sternoclavicular joint and to investigate their origins and managements. Methods: A total of ten patients with congenital neck cutaneous sinus having an orifice near the sternoclavicular joint treated in the Guangdong General Hospital from January 2010 to June 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: There four boys and six girls, aging from 11 months to 96 months with an average of 33.4 months, and they had a common feature showing a congenital cutaneous sinus with an orifice near sternoclavicular joint. Discharge of pus from the orifice or abscess formation was commonly seen soon after infection. With bacteriological study, staphylococcus aureus was positive in five cases and klebsiella pneumonia in a case. Another orifice of fistula/sinus was not depicted in pyriform with barium swallow X-ray in five cases Ultrasound studies of three cases demonstrated anechoic (i.e., nearly black) and solid-cystic lesion near sternoclavicular joint with posterior acoustic enhancement. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed isointensity of the lesion on T1 and T2 weighted images with heterogeneous enhancement and a close relationship with sternoclavicular joint. All patients underwent laryngoscopic examination, which showed no orifice of sinus in pyriform at same side. Surgical resection of fistula/sinus was performed in all cases. The lengths of the fistula varied from 5 mm to 22 mm with an average of 11 mm. Postoperative pathological examination showed all specimens were accordance with fistula. No complications were noticed. Recurrence was not observed in the cases by following-up of 6 months to 70 months (median: 33 months). Conclusion: Congenital neck cutaneous sinus with orifice near the sternoclavicular joint maybe a special clinical phenotype of the fourth branchial cleft sinus with skin orifice in cervicothoracic junction. Differential diagnoses between low cervical diseases are required. The curative treatment is a complete excision during inflammatory quiescent period.
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- S L Huang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Yao DM, Chen LS, Liang L, Zhang B, Luo XN, Zhang SY, Lu ZM. [The selective anterior neck dissection for treating children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016. [PMID: 29871137 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.19.010.] [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] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of selective anterior neck dissection on the treatment of children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts. Method: The clinical data of 28 patients with recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts were retrospectively analyzed. In accordance with the embryologic and anatomic features of thyroglossal duct cysts, different types of selective neck dissection were applied. Enbloc resection principles were applied to extirpate thyroglossal duct cysts,scarrings and inflammatory granuloma during the operation. Result:All the wounds of 28 patients healed primarily without significant complications including dysphagia, paragammacism, injury of hypoglossal nerve and superior laryngeal nerve. No recurrences were found in all 28 cases with a follow-up period of 24 to 72 months(average 46 months). Conclusion:Selective anterior neck dissection is a safe and effective surgical procedure for the radical treatment of children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts.
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- D M Yao
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shantou Central Hospital,Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University,Shantou,515000,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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Yao DM, Chen LS, Liang L, Zhang B, Luo XN, Zhang SY, Lu ZM. [The selective anterior neck dissection for treating children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1545-1547. [PMID: 29871137 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.19.010] [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] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of selective anterior neck dissection on the treatment of children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts. Method: The clinical data of 28 patients with recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts were retrospectively analyzed. In accordance with the embryologic and anatomic features of thyroglossal duct cysts, different types of selective neck dissection were applied. Enbloc resection principles were applied to extirpate thyroglossal duct cysts,scarrings and inflammatory granuloma during the operation. Result:All the wounds of 28 patients healed primarily without significant complications including dysphagia, paragammacism, injury of hypoglossal nerve and superior laryngeal nerve. No recurrences were found in all 28 cases with a follow-up period of 24 to 72 months(average 46 months). Conclusion:Selective anterior neck dissection is a safe and effective surgical procedure for the radical treatment of children's recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts.
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- D M Yao
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shantou Central Hospital,Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University,Shantou,515000,China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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Huang SL, Liang L, Chen LS. [Progress in surgery treatment of congenital pyriform sinus fistula]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1491-1494. [PMID: 29871125 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.18.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Congenital pyriform sinus fistula(CPSF) is a rare brancial cleft deformity in neck, characterized by acute suppurative thyroiditis, recurrent cervical abscesses and cellulitis. At present, surgical treatment of CPSF include traditional surgery and endoscopic cauterization. In the past,en block resection of the fistula by surgery is the only cure method. The late 90, relatively safe and effective endoscopic and minimally invasive aesthetic surgery is applied in treatment of CPSF, and was recommended as the preferred treatment for congenital pyriform sinus fistula. From the long term efficacy, which method is more dominant, yet to be elegant. Through the analysis of embryo principles and anatomy of CPSF,we introduce and summarize the indications, complications and prevention in conventional surgical treatment and endoscopic cauterization, and briefly descript the factors influencing the efficacy of the treatment of CPSF.
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Zhang B, Chen LS, Huang SL, Liang L, Wu PN, Zhang SY, L ZM, Liang L. [Manifestation of first branchial anomaly:56 cases reportrhinitis]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 30:1359-1362. [PMID: 29798457 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2016.17.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Objective:To sum up and conclude manifestation of congenital first branchial anomaly(CFBCA).Method:The clinical data of 56 patients from 2005 to 2015 in our hospital were retrospective reviewed.Result:Manifestation:mass without pain(26.8%),repeated sore and discharge(71.4%),otological symptom(external auditory discharge、hearing loss,28.6%).Eleven cases bacterial sample showed positive result,and most of them show pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus.Auricular endoscopy typically performed stricture of external auditory canal,cholesteatoma samples accumulated in ear canal,fistula at the conjunction of the bone and cartilage and tympanic membranous attachment.Typical performance of CT(MRI)was that there were cystic,lobulated or tubular abnormal shadow related with ear canal in Pochet's triangle area whose cyst wall or pipe wall could been enhanced in enhanced CT(MRI) scans,and part of that could be connected with skin.The statistical difference between type Oslen and Work and clinical characteristics(P<0.01),and the relationship between type Oslen and Work(P<0.01).Most of Work Ⅰ were cyst type,and these two type often had no infected symptom.Most of them were young patients.Most of Work Ⅱ were sinus and fistula type ,and these two type often had infected symptom.Most of them were teenagers.Part of patients of type Work Ⅱ showed tympanic membranous attachment.Conclusion:CFBCA was rare,and it is more common in young patients and often in left part.It always performed as mass without pain、repeated sore and discharge、external auditory discharge.Most of Work Ⅰ were cyst type,and these two type often had no infected symptom and most of them were young patients .Most of Work Ⅱ were sinus and fistula type,and these two type often had infected symptom and most of them were teenagers.Auricular endoscopy,CT,MRI could help make diagnose.Doctors clinical need to differentiate it with related diseases according to different manifestations.
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- B Zhang
- Southern Medical University,Guangzhou,510515,China
- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Southern Medical University,Guangzhou,510515,China
- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the First People's Hospital of Guangzhou
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- Department of Otolaryngology,the First People's Hospital of Guangzhou
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- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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- Department of Otolaryngology,Guangdong General Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Science
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Zhong W, Jiang ZY, Zhong SB, Zhang LC, Huang JH, Zhang S, Chen LS, Cao YF. [Phenotypic characteristics of LAP(+) CD4(+) T lymphocytes in colorectal cancer tissues]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2016; 38:596-601. [PMID: 27531479 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the phenotypic characteristics of LAP(+) CD4(+) T lymphocytes and investigate their molecular mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) microenvironment. METHODS Fifty colorectal cancer patients treated in our two hospitals from January 2014 to May 2014 were included in this study. Their tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues, peripheral blood samples, and peripheral blood samples of 25 healthy donors (HD) were collected to isolate the lymphocytes. The different expressions of CCR7, CD45RA, Foxp3, CTLA-4, CCR4 and CCR5 in LAP(+) CD4(+) T and LAP(-)CD4(+) T lymphocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). RESULTS The FCM assay detected that the percentage of LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells in peripheral blood of the CRC patients were significantly higher than that of HD [(9.44±3.18)% versus (1.49±1.00)%, P<0.001]. In addition, significantly more LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells were also recruited into tumor tissue than those in the tumor-adjacent normal tissue [(11.76±3.74)% versus (3.87±1.64)%, P<0.001]. LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells in the tumor-adjacent normal tissue and peripheral blood of both HDs and CRC patients mainly displayed a central memory phenotype. However, effector memory lymphocytes were predominant in the tumor tissue.In the tumor tissue, the expression of Foxp3 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (3.87±1.12)%, significantly lower than that in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (16.70±2.61)%, (P<0.001); the expression of CTLA-4 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (36.36±19.14)%, significantly higher than the (19.60±8.91)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001); the expression of CCR4 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (37.72±11.14)%, significantly higher than the (30.06±9.14)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001); and the expression of CCR5 in the LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells was (18.86±7.10)%, significantly higher than the (13.92±3.31)% in the LAP(-)CD4(+) T cells (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS LAP(+) CD4(+) T cells with low expression of Foxp3 and high expressions of CTLA-4, CCR4 and CCR5 are tend to be enriched and accumulated in the tumor tissue. The unique phenotypic characteristics make these cells a distinct subset of lymphocytes, apparently different from the traditional CD4(+) CD25(+) Treg cells.
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- W Zhong
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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Huang SL, Chen LS, Zhang B, Liang L, Wu PN, Luo XN, Lu ZM, Zhang SY. [Bilateral congenital second branchial cleft deformity: report of four cases and literature review]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 51:464-5. [PMID: 27345889 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2016.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- S L Huang
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Chen LS, Shi SJ, Zou PS, Ma M, Chen XH, Cao DH. Identification of novel DYNC2H1 mutations associated with short rib-polydactyly syndrome type III using next-generation panel sequencing. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8134. [PMID: 27323140 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15028134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Short rib-polydactyly syndrome type III (SRPS3) is a perinatal lethal skeletal disorder with polydactyly and multisystem organ abnormalities. While ultrasound of the fetus can detect skeletal abnormalities characteristic of SRPS3, the syndrome is often difficult to diagnose before birth. As SRPS3 is an autosomal recessive disorder, identification of the gene mutations involved could lead to the development of prenatal genetic testing as an accurate method of diagnosis. In this study, we describe genetic screening approaches to identify potential abnormalities associated with SRPS3. Karyotype analysis, array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), and next-generation panel sequencing were each performed on a fetus showing signs of the disorder, as well as on the mother and father. Karyotype and aCGH results revealed no abnormalities. However, next-generation panel sequencing identified novel mutations in the DYNC2H1 gene. The fetus was compound heterozygous for both a missense mutation c.8313A > T and a frameshift mutation c.10711_10714delTTTA in the DYNC2H1 gene, which were inherited from the mother and father, respectively. These variants were further confirmed using Sanger sequencing and have not been previously reported. Our study indicates the utility of using next-generation panel sequencing in screening for novel disease-associated mutations.
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- L S Chen
- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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- Aristogenesis Center, Hospital of PLA, Shenyang, China
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Liu JX, Zhao J, Chen LS, Ma X, Dai QY, Wang B. Prognostic value of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015; 23:4270-4278. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i26.4270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the prognostic significance of KRAS mutations among Chinese colorectal cancer patients.
METHODS: Clinical studies on the correlation between KRAS mutations and the prognosis of colorectal cancer patients were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Wan Fang database and CNKI. The latest search was done in April, 2015. Both case-control studies and cohort studies were included. Hazard ratios (HRs) were used to evaluate the outcomes. Meta-analysis was performed with Stata 12.0.
RESULTS: A total of 19 clinical studies with 2938 patients were qualified to this meta-analysis. Patients with KRAS mutations were associated with shorter overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.71, 95%CI: 1.28-2.29) and progression free survival (PFS) (HR = 2.36, 95%CI: 1.24-4.50). In addition, codons 12 and 13 mutations of KRAS were related with prognosis of colorectal cancer patients.
CONCLUSION: KRAS mutations are a possible risk factor for prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. Patients with KRAS mutations show an increased risk of mortality and progression of disease. More clinical studies need to be performed to confirm our conclusion.
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Hsu CY, Yen AMF, Chen LS, Chen HH. Analysis of household data on influenza epidemic with Bayesian hierarchical model. Math Biosci 2015; 261:13-26. [PMID: 25484132 PMCID: PMC7094348 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Data used for modelling the household transmission of infectious diseases, such as influenza, have inherent multilevel structures and correlated property, which make the widely used conventional infectious disease transmission models (including the Greenwood model and the Reed-Frost model) not directly applicable within the context of a household (due to the crowded domestic condition or socioeconomic status of the household). Thus, at the household level, the effects resulting from individual-level factors, such as vaccination, may be confounded or modified in some way. We proposed the Bayesian hierarchical random-effects (random intercepts and random slopes) model under the context of generalised linear model to capture heterogeneity and variation on the individual, generation, and household levels. It was applied to empirical surveillance data on the influenza epidemic in Taiwan. The parameters of interest were estimated by using the Markov chain Monte Carlo method in conjunction with the Bayesian directed acyclic graphical models. Comparisons between models were made using the deviance information criterion. Based on the result of the random-slope Bayesian hierarchical method under the context of the Reed-Frost transmission model, the regression coefficient regarding the protective effect of vaccination varied statistically significantly from household to household. The result of such a heterogeneity was robust to the use of different prior distributions (including non-informative, sceptical, and enthusiastic ones). By integrating out the uncertainty of the parameters of the posterior distribution, the predictive distribution was computed to forecast the number of influenza cases allowing for random-household effect.
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- C Y Hsu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxing Branch, Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Chen LS, Xu L, Dhar SU, Li M, Talwar D, Jung E. Autism spectrum disorders: a qualitative study of attitudes toward prenatal genetic testing and termination decisions of affected pregnancies. Clin Genet 2014; 88:122-8. [PMID: 25251361 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In the United States, prenatal genetic testing (PGT) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is currently available via clinical genetic services. Such testing may inform parents about their unborn child's risk for ASD, prepare parents for the birth of an affected infant, and allow them to arrange for early interventions. Although PGT for autism has potential benefits, the associated ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) should be considered. This first qualitative study employed a hypothetical scenario to explore the attitudes toward PGT and termination decisions of 42 parents of children with ASD. Over half of the participants expressed willingness to undergo PGT for autism. Reasons included better preparation for birth, early and better treatment, termination of affected pregnancy, contribution to research, and curiosity. Of the 31 parents who were either willing or unsure about undergoing the PGT, approximately three-fourths would continue their hypothetical affected pregnancies. Explanations included preparation for birth of the child, bonding or acceptance of existing ASD-affected children, apprehensions about test limitations, and religious concerns. Parents who reported they would terminate the affected pregnancy in this hypothetical situation were primarily Asians. This study contributes to the growing understanding of the ELSI aspects of PGT in clinical practice.
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- L S Chen
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Chen LS, Li C, Wang CH, Amuta A, Li M, Huang TY, Dhar SU, Talwar D, Jung E. Autism spectrum disorders: perceptions of genetic etiology and recurrence risk among Taiwanese parents of affected children. Clin Genet 2014; 88:129-34. [PMID: 25267333 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Taiwan, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are an emerging public health concern. The ongoing scientific progress for understanding the genetic etiology of ASD makes it increasingly important to examine how parents of children with ASD perceive the causes and recurrence risk of having another child with ASD. These perceptions may influence their family planning, attitudes toward genetic services, and willingness to take their children for ASD genetic testing. However, previous studies addressing this issue were conducted primarily in Western countries. As culture might shape an individual's views of genetic/genomic disorders, this first-of-its-kind study examined the perceptions of the genetic etiology for ASD and the recurrence risk among Taiwanese parents of children affected with ASD. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted among 39 parents having at least one child with ASD. Although the majority of participants believed that ASD has a genetic link, less than half perceived genetic factors as the cause of their own child's ASD. Moreover, most participants articulated their recurrence risk incorrectly. Some parents were concerned about their doctors' limited genomic competencies. To provide parents with better education, counseling, and support for making reproductive decisions, ASD-related genomic education among Taiwanese physicians is needed.
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Foreign Languages, WeiFang Medical University, Shandong, China
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- Department of Special Education, National HsinChu University of Education, HsinChu, Taiwan
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Special Education, National HsinChu University of Education, HsinChu, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Goodson P, Chen LS, Muenzenberger A, Xu L, Jung E. Genomics education for health educators in Texas: the Family Health History Training Program. Public Health Genomics 2013; 16:233-40. [PMID: 23921224 DOI: 10.1159/000353886] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIMS This paper describes the development and pilot-testing of The Family Health History Training Program for Health Educators (FHHTP). Although in recent years professional organizations have urged the health promotion workforce to adopt genomics-related competencies, training opportunities designed specifically for health educators (HEs) remain scarce. Designed by a team of HEs, the FHHTP aims at preparing HEs in the state of Texas, USA, to use a family health history as a genomic health promotion tool. METHODS In this report, we describe (a) the program's empirical and theoretical grounding, (b) its components, and (c) pilot-testing of the 2 main components (Web-based and workshop trainings). The FHHTP addresses the training needs expressed by HEs and anchors itself in a theoretical model previously tested with 1,607 US-based HEs. The model draws from Social Cognitive Theory, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Diffusion of Innovations theory. The program comprises 6 elements; the Web-based training and the training workshops are the focus of this paper. RESULTS Pilot data indicate participants' knowledge and intention improved significantly (p < 0.05) at post-test and remained significantly higher at the 3-month follow-up. Attitudes, self-efficacy, behavior, knowledge/awareness, and intention also exhibited improvement in scores over time. CONCLUSION We conclude, therefore, that the FHHTP can contribute significantly to the adoption of genomic competencies by Texas HEs. This report describes how the first-of-its-kind genomics training for HEs in the USA - FHHTP - was developed and pilot-tested with HEs in Texas.
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tex., USA
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Shao KT, Lai KC, Lin YC, Chen LS, Li HY, Hsu CH, Lee H, Hsu HW, Mai GS. Experience and Strategy of Biodiversity Data Integration in Taiwan. Data Sci J 2013. [DOI: 10.2481/dsj.wds-008] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Zhang XY, Liu XY, Liu SS, Liu FH, Chen LS, Xu G, Zhong CL, Su PC, Cao ZN. Response characteristics of Scirpus trioueter and its rhizosphere to pyrene contaminated soils at different growth stages. Int J Phytoremediation 2012; 14:691-702. [PMID: 22908637 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.619235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Scirpus triqueter (Triangular club-rush), a typical wetland species, is used to study the response characteristics to pyrene. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the growth parameters (height, diameter, shoot number, total volume, underground biomass, above-ground biomass and total biomass), and enzymes (catalase and superoxide dismutase) of S. triqueter. The characteristics of soil enzymes (catalase and polyphenol oxidase) and microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) were also assessed after pyrene treatment. Elevated pyrene concentration (80 mgkg(-1)) in the soil reduced the shoot number and biomass significantly, especially at the early growth stage. In root tissue, the enzyme catalase was activated at 80 mgkg(-1) of pyrene. Compared to roots, shoots had higher enzyme activities. Catalase activities in the rhizosphere increased throughout the growth period of S. triqueter. Polyphenol oxidase activities in the rhizosphere were higher than those in the bulk soil and unplanted soil. The populations of bacteria (total bacteria, pyrene-tolerant bacteria, and actinomyces) and fungi decreased under the stress of high pyrene concentration, while that of pyrene-tolerant bacteria increased with the increasing pyrene concentration. The presence of pyrene did not benefit the growth of S. triqueter. S. triqueter and soil enzymes varied within the growth stages. The presence of S. triqueter could improve the activity of soil enzymes and facilitate the propagation of microorganisms which could help eliminate pyrene contamination.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Remediation, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Lai HW, Kuo SJ, Chen LS, Chi CW, Chen ST, Chang TW, Chen DR. Prognostic significance of triple negative breast cancer at tumor size 1 cm and smaller. Eur J Surg Oncol 2010; 37:18-24. [PMID: 21093206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AIMS The purpose of this study was to clarify the prognostic significance of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with a tumor size ≤ 1 cm. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with primary operable breast cancer with a tumor size ≤ 1 cm were enrolled at Changhua Christian Hospital and National Cheng-Kung University Hospital. Tumors negative for ER, PR, and HER-2 were classified as TNBCs and compared with tumors with any receptor positivity (non-TNBC) for disease-free survival (DFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). RESULTS From 1995 to 2006, a total of 377 patients with tumor size ≤ 1 cm were enrolled. Compared with non-TNBC patients, TNBC patients with a tumor size ≤ 1 cm as a whole or in a lymph node-positive subgroup were not associated with a poorer 5-year DFS and CSS. In lymph node-negative patients (pT1a-bN0M0), TNBC was associated with a poorer 5-year CSS but not DFS. Compared with the hormone receptor-positive, HER-2-negative subgroup, TNBC was associated with poorer DFS and CSS. In the multivariate Cox regression hazard analysis, lymph node invasion was the most important cause of disease recurrence and cancer-specific death. CONCLUSION TNBC is very likely an independent risk factor in small (≤1 cm) node-negative invasive breast cancer. With tumors 1 cm and smaller, lymph node invasion was the single most important prognostic factor.
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- H W Lai
- Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, Taiwan
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Chen LS, Kaphingst KA. Risk perceptions and family history of lung cancer: differences by smoking status. Public Health Genomics 2010; 14:26-34. [PMID: 20375490 DOI: 10.1159/000294151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with a family history of lung cancer have a two- to threefold increased risk for developing this disease. Family history information may be useful in lung cancer prevention and control approaches, but research is needed regarding how individuals interpret this information. This study examined associations between lung cancer family history and individuals' risk perceptions, based on smoking status. METHODS Data were analyzed from 5,105 U.S. adult respondents to the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey, which was conducted with a nationally representative sample. RESULTS In multivariate models, family history of lung cancer was positively associated with absolute and relative risk perceptions among all respondents (β=0.60, 95% CI=0.33-0.87 and β=0.17, 95% CI=0.04-0.31, respectively) and among never smokers (β=0.40, 95% CI=0.14-0.67 and β=0.14, 95% CI=0.01-0.27, respectively). However, these associations were not significant for current and former smokers. CONCLUSION While perceived risk was associated with family history of lung cancer among never smokers, this was not true for other smoking status subgroups. Therefore, former and current smokers might not respond as intended to cancer prevention or cessation messages tailored based on family history. The results suggest directions for future research into how to best integrate family history information into prevention and control efforts.
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA.
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Fan JY, Chen LS, Lai JC, Chen MK, Chen HC. A pre-paid newborn hearing screening programme: a community-based study. B-ENT 2010; 6:265-269. [PMID: 21302689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To help obstetric hospitals and clinics to implement newborn hearing screening and to test the feasibility of a pre-paid model for screening. PATIENTS AND METHODS From July 2005 to August 2008, we organised a coordinated newborn hearing screening team with portable automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) to provide in-patient screening after delivery and out-patient re-screening at one month of age in birthing facilities throughout Changhua County, Taiwan. This was a community-based study organised by otolaryngologists at a tertiary referral centre. RESULTS Ten medical facilities participated in our screening programme. 7,139 out of 12,901 neonates delivered in these facilities during the period were screened for hearing loss. 105 (1.47%) babies who did not pass the in-patient screening were re-screened at one month old. Forty (0.56%) babies referred from the re-screening were sent for diagnostic work-up and six of them failed to show up. The overall follow-up rate was 94.3% (99/105). Eleven babies with bilateral hearing loss and eight babies with unilateral hearing loss were diagnosed. The incidence of bilateral hearing loss in our programme was 1.5/1000. The screening rate descended from medical centre to clinic (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference between the referral rates for different levels of birthing facilities (p = 0.5611). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that a pre-paid model using AABR is feasible at all three levels of medical facilities. Pre-paid community-based screening might be an option for developing countries in the implementation of universal newborn hearing screening.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Jiang T, Chen LJ, Xue L, Chen LS. Study on milk-clotting mechanism of rennet-like enzyme from glutinous rice wine: proteolytic property and the cleavage site on kappa-casein. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:3126-33. [PMID: 17582094 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chinese Royal cheese, an ancient and attractive dairy product now in China, is made from milk coagulated with glutinous rice wine. In this paper, it was mainly studied on the proteolytic property toward proteins of bovine milk including caseins (CN) and whey proteins and the cleavage bond on the kappa-CN of rennet-like enzyme purified from glutinous rice wine by ion-exchange chromatography. Compared with whey protein, the rennet-like protease has substrate specificity toward CN but with different hydrolysis degrees among kappa-, alpha-, and beta-CN, and the alpha-CN was almost completely degraded, whereas kappa- and beta-CN partly showed hydrolysis in 12 h. The analysis for enzyme digestion by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry, Q-TOF2, and matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry revealed that the cleavage of protease from glutinous rice wine on kappa-CN mainly happens at the Thr94-Met95 bond, which is different from the most chymosin-sensitive bond, Phe105-Met106.
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- Research and Development Center, Beijing Sanyuan Foods Co. Ltd., 100085, China
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Tabar L, Chen THH, Yen MF, Tot T, Tung TH, Chen LS, Chiu YH, Duffy SW, Smith RA. Mammographic tumour features can reliably predict the long-term outcome of women with 1–14 mm invasive breast cancer: suggestions for revision of current therapeutic practice and the TNM classification system. Breast Cancer Res 2004. [PMCID: PMC3300423 DOI: 10.1186/bcr882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Mammography Department, Central Hospital, Falun, Sweden
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- Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cancer Research UK Centre For Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, London, UK
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- Pathology Department, Falun Central Hospital, Sweden
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- Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cancer Research UK Centre For Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, London, UK
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- American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Scharfstein DO, Liang KY, Eaton W, Chen LS. The quadratic cumulative odds regression model for scored ordinal outcomes: application to alcohol dependence. Biostatistics 2001; 2:473-83. [PMID: 12933637 DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/2.4.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this paper, we develop new regression models for the analysis of scored ordinal data (i.e. ordinal outcomes where the categories are assigned numeric values). The novel feature of these models is that they enable one to capture and identify nonlinear aspects of the relationship between an ordinal clinical measurement (used for disease diagnosis) and risk factors. These nonlinearities may be useful in generating hypotheses about the risk factor's role in the etiologic process as well as suggesting how to design future studies of the risk factor. We apply our model to study the effects of race, gender, and family history on alcohol dependence among a cohort of lifetime drinkers from the 1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey.
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- D O Scharfstein
- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is the result of mutations in the nuclear-encoded frataxin gene, which is expressed in mitochondria. Several lines of evidence have suggested that frataxin is involved in mitochondrial iron homeostasis. We have transfected the frataxin gene into lymphoblasts of FRDA compound heterozygotes (FRDA-CH) with deficient frataxin expression to produce FRDA-CH-t cells in which message and protein are rescued to near-physiological levels. FRDA-CH cells were more sensitive to oxidative stress by challenge with free iron, hydrogen peroxide and the combination, consistent with a Fenton chemical mechanism of pathophysiology, and this sensitivity was rescued to control levels in FRDA-CH-t cells. Iron challenge caused increased mitochondrial iron levels in FRDA-CH cells, and a decreased mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), both of which were rescued in FRDA-CH-t cells. The rescue of the low MMP, and high mitochondrial iron concentration by frataxin overexpression suggests that these cellular phenotypes are relevant to the central pathophysiological process in FRDA which is aggravated by exposure to free iron. However, even at physiological iron concentrations, FRDA-CH cells had decreased MMP as well as lower activities of aconitase and ICDH (two enzymes supporting MMP), and twice the level of filtrable mitochondrial iron (but no increase in total mitochondrial iron), and the observed phenotypes were either fully or partially rescued in FRDA-CH-t cells. Free iron is known to be toxic. The observation that frataxin deficiency (either directly or indirectly) causes an increase in filtrable mitochondrial iron provides a new hypothesis for the mechanism of cell death in this disease, and could be a target for therapy.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Zhou S, Cao JM, Tebb ZD, Ohara T, Huang HL, Omichi C, Lee MH, Kenknight BH, Chen LS, Fishbein MC, Karagueuzian HS, Chen PS. Modulation of QT interval by cardiac sympathetic nerve sprouting and the mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmia in a canine model of sudden cardiac death. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2001; 12:1068-73. [PMID: 11573698 DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.01068.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We previously reported that there is a high incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in dogs with myocardial infarction (MI), complete AV block (CAVB), and nerve growth factor (NGF) infusion to the left stellate ganglion (LSG). Whether or not QT interval prolongation underlines the mechanism of SCD was unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed QT intervals in three groups of dogs. All dogs had CAVB and MI. The LSG group (n = 9) and right stellate ganglion (RSG) group (n = 6) received NGF infusion via the osmotic pumps over a 5-week period to LSG and RSG, respectively. The control group (n = 6) received no NGF. The dogs either died suddenly or were sacrificed within 2 to 3 months after MI. Heart rhythm and QT and RR intervals were monitored using implantable cardioverter defibrillator ECG recordings. There was a time-dependent increase of QTc intervals in the LSG group and a time-dependent decrease of QTc intervals in the RSG group. At the end of NGF infusion, QTc intervals in the LSG group (408 +/- 41 msec) were significantly longer than those in the control (350 +/- 41 msec; P < 0.05) and RSG groups (294 +/- 23 msec; P < 0.01). In the LSG group, 4 of 9 dogs died of SCD. There was no SCD in either the RSG or control group. Immunocytochemical staining showed NGF infusion to LSG and RSG resulted in left and right ventricular sympathetic nerve sprouting and hyperinnervation, respectively. CONCLUSION NGF infusion to the LSG in dogs with MI and CAVB resulted in increased QT interval and incidence of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and SCD, whereas NGF infusion to the RSG shortened QT interval and reduced the incidence of ventricular tachycardia. These findings indicate that QT interval prolongation is causally related to the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia in dogs with nerve sprouting, MI, and CAVB.
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048-1865, USA
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To investigate the role of disulfide bonds in the capsid structure, a recombinant JC virus-like particle (VLP) was used. The major capsid protein, VP1, of the JC virus was expressed in yeast cells. The yeast-expressed VP1 was self-assembled into a VLP. Disulfide bonds were found in the VLP which caused dimeric and trimeric VP1 linkages as demonstrated by non-reducing SDS-PAGE. The VLP remained intact when disulfide bonds were reduced by dithiothreitol. The VLP without disulfide bonds could be disassembled into capsomeres by EGTA alone, but those with disulfide bonds could not be disassembled by EGTA. Capsomeres were reassembled into VLPs in the presence of calcium ions. Capsomeres formed irregular aggregations instead of VLPs when treated with diamide to reconstitute the disulfide bonds. These results indicate that disulfide bonds play an important role in maintaining the integrity of the JC VLP by protecting calcium ions from chelation.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, ROC
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Lan HK, Feng ZC, Huang JS, Zheng WY, Chen LS, Chunyu LJ, Ren DM. [Expression and characterization of human pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2001; 17:410-3. [PMID: 11702698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The cDNA encoding pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1 (SP-A1) derived from healthy adult's lung was cloned into the pVT102U/alpha, expression vector of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which contains the yeast alpha-factor signal sequence, leading to the secretion of expressed protein, and then transformed into Saccharomyces cerevisiae S-78 (leu2, ura3, rep4) by electroporation. After 2-3 days culture in adequate pH, the expressed SP-A1 accumulated up to 400 mg/L in supernatant. The pure proteins were obtained by Sephadex G-25, G-75, Sepharose 4B. The expressed recombinant products, 62 kD and 32 kD, reacted to specific antibody using ELISA and Western blot. The SP-A1 protein expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was efficient in enhancing the phagocytosis of E. coli J5 by alveolar macrophages.
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- Pediatrics of Zhujiang Hospital, First Miltary Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. or
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