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Tang MJ, Zhou LY, Jia XJ, Wu JJ, Lou YB, Jin MJ, Zhu YF. [Randomized controlled study on the application effect of a new type of intravenous radiofrequency closed therapy system made in China and an imported system]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:223-228. [PMID: 38291638 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20231012-00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Objective: To compare the application effect of domestic and imported intravenous radiofrequency closure system in the treatment of primary varicose veins of lower extremities. Methods: This single-center prospective, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial was performed in the Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 2021 to January 2022. Patients with primary varicose veins of lower extremities who met the ataxation criteria were randomly assigned to the experimental group(domestic novel venous radiofrequency closure system) or the control group(imported venous radiofrequency closure system) in a ratio of 1∶1. The two groups of subjects were compared in terms of target vein closure rate, technical success rate, system operation performance, incidence of adverse events and incidence of serious adverse events(SAE) within 6 months after surgery. Quantitative data were compared by Mann-Whitney U test, and categorical data were compared by χ2 test and non-inferiority test. Results: A total of 80 subjects were included in the trial (41 in the experimental group and 39 in the control group), including 27 males and 53 females, aged (M(IQR)) 55(23) years (range:40 to 78 years). There were 48 cases of left lower limb and 32 cases of right lower limb. The technical success rate and system control performance between the groups were 100%.The incidence of adverse events (58.5% (24/41) vs. 61.5% (24/39), χ2=0.075, P=0.784), and the incidence of SAE (7.3% (3/41) vs. 5.1% (2/39), χ2=0.163, P=0.686) within 6 months after surgery in experimental group and control group had no statistical significance. There was one device-related adverse event in each of the two groups. In the experimental group, one patient developed endovenous heat-induced thrombosis after surgery and recovered after taking rivaroxaban tablets. One patient in the control group had pain in the upper right thigh for more than 1 day after operation, which was cured after using analgesic cream. No device-related SAE occurred. The venous closure rate of the experimental group was 100% (38/38) at 6 months after surgery, and that of the control group was 97.4% (37/38). The difference between the two groups was 2.63% (95%CI:-3.19 to 8.45, Z=4.865, P<0.01), and the 95%CI lower limit of the difference in target venous closure rate between two groups was greater than the non-inferiority threshold of -10.00%. Conclusion: The early application effect of the new domestic intravenous radiofrequency closure system in patients with primary varicose veins of lower extremities is in line with expectations, it is not inferior to the imported system.
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- M J Tang
- Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu 322000, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Qiao Q, Chen GG, Yang J, Wu JX, Zhou LY, Li Y. [Design and evaluation of the dizziness/vertigo disease screening questionnaire]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2024; 59:57-63. [PMID: 38246762 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230904-00075] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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- Q Qiao
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Song ZQ, Zhou LY. [Progresses and hot spots of Helicobacter pylori in the past decade]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2024; 63:1-4. [PMID: 38186107 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20231012-00206] [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: 01/09/2024]
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- Z Q Song
- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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She PF, Yang YF, Li LH, Zhou LY, Wu Y. [Antimicrobials discovery against Staphylococcus aureus by high throughput screening of drug library]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1855-1861. [PMID: 38008577 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230418-00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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To develop antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus by high throughput screening of drug library. The type of this study is experimental research. The clinical isolates of S. aureus were collected from the sputum samples of respiratory inpatient department of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. The anti-planktonic cells growth inhibition activity of FDA-approved drugs library (including 1 573 molecules) was assessed by building a planktonic cells screening platform; The biofilm inhibitory effect of the FDA-approved drugs was detected by building a biofilm screening platform combined with crystal violet staining; Minimal inhibitory concentrations of the selected hits were determined by broth microdilution assay. Finally, the cytotoxicity of the selected hits was detected by CCK-8 assay. The results showed that 218 hits were exhibited effective growth inhibitory effects against S. aureus by setting the concentrations of the molecules in the FDA-approved library to 100 μmol/L. These selected molecules are mainly anti-infective drugs, accounting for 118 hits; Followed by anti-cancer drugs, anti-inflammatory/-immune drugs, neurological drugs, cardiovascular drugs, endocrine drugs, and metabolic disease drugs, which accounts for 40, 19, 12, 9, 8, and 3 hits; Other unclassified drugs accounts for 9 hits. The top 10 hits exhibiting anti-planktonic cells activity against S. aureus were mainly including antitumor drugs, followed by neurological drugs and unclassified drugs like vitamin K3 with the inhibition rate of 99.65%-100%. Similarly, the top 10 hits showing biofilm inhibitory effects against S. aureus were also mainly including antitumor drugs, followed by neurological drugs and anti-inflammatory/-immune drugs with the inhibition rate of 50.22%-92.95%. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the 51 hits by second round screening was determined by micro-dilution assay, which mainly include the antitumor drugs, cardiovascular drugs, endocrine drugs, anti-inflammatory/-immune drugs, metabolic disease drugs, neurological drugs and other unclassified drugs accounted for 22, 5, 3, 9, 2, 5 and 5 hits, respectively, with the MICs of 1.56-50 μmol/L, 6.25-25 μmol/L, 6.25-25 μmol/L, 0.2-50 μmol/L, 25-50 μmol/L, 1.56-50 μmol/L and 0.1-12.5 μmol/L, respectively. In conclusion, the minimum inhibitory concentrations of small molecules screened through high-throughput assay are at the level of micromolar with strong drug development potential and high modifiability. The high effective anti-planktonic cells and anti-biofilm activity by these molecules are expected to provide new ideas for the development of new antimicrobials against S. aureus.
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- P F She
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine (the First Hospital of Changsha), Central South University, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine (the First Hospital of Changsha), Central South University, Changsha 410005, China
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Zhang ZX, Zhou YJ, Gu P, Zhao W, Chen HX, Wu RY, Zhou LY, Cui QZ, Sun SK, Zhang LQ, Zhang K, Xu HJ, Chai XQ, An SJ. Exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells alleviate Parkinson's disease and neuronal damage through inhibition of microglia. Neural Regen Res 2023; 18:2291-2300. [PMID: 37056150 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.368300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Microglia-mediated inflammatory responses have been shown to play a crucial role in Parkinson's disease. In addition, exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells have shown anti-inflammatory effects in the treatment of a variety of diseases. However, whether they can protect neurons in Parkinson's disease by inhibiting microglia-mediated inflammatory responses is not yet known. In this study, exosomes were isolated from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and injected into a 6-hydroxydopamine-induced rat model of Parkinson's disease. We found that the exosomes injected through the tail vein and lateral ventricle were absorbed by dopaminergic neurons and microglia on the affected side of the brain, where they repaired nigral-striatal dopamine system damage and inhibited microglial activation. Furthermore, in an in vitro cell model, pretreating lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 cells with exosomes reduced interleukin-1β and interleukin-18 secretion, prevented the adoption of pyroptosis-associated morphology by BV2 cells, and increased the survival rate of SH-SY5Y cells. Potential targets for treatment with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and exosomes were further identified by high-throughput microRNA sequencing and protein spectrum sequencing. Our findings suggest that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and exosomes are a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, and that their neuroprotective effects may be mediated by inhibition of excessive microglial proliferation.
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- Zhong-Xia Zhang
- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Research Center, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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Zhao M, Chen GG, Zhang HL, Wu JX, Yang J, Li Y, Zhou LY. [Progresses of serum estrogen in predicting the progression of common paroxysmal vertigo disease in women]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:808-811. [PMID: 37599246 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20221116-00690] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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- M Zhao
- The First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Zhao W, Zhou LY, Kong J, Huang ZH, Gao YD, Zhang ZX, Zhou YJ, Wu RY, Xu HJ, An SJ. Expression of recombinant human Apolipoprotein A-IMilano in Nicotiana tabacum. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023. [DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00623-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AbstractApolipoprotein A-IMilano (Apo A-IMilano) is a natural mutant of Apolipoprotein. It is currently the only protein that can clear arterial wall thrombus deposits and promptly alleviate acute myocardial ischemia. Apo A-IMilano is considered as the most promising therapeutic protein for treating atherosclerotic diseases without obvious toxic or side effects. However, the current biopharmaceutical platforms are not efficient for developing Apo A-IMilano. The objectives of this research were to express Apo A-IMilano using the genetic transformation ability of N. tabacum. The method is to clone the coding sequence of Apo A-IMilano into the plant binary expression vector pCHF3 with a Flag/His6/GFP tag. The constructed plasmid was transformed into N. tabacum by a modified agrobacterium-mediated method, and transformants were selected under antibiotic stress. PCR, RT-qPCR, western blot and co-localization analysis was used to further verify the resistant N. tabacum. The stable expression and transient expression of N. tabacum were established, and the pure product of Apo A-IMilano was obtained through protein A/G agarose. The results showed that Apo A-IMilano was expressed in N. tabacum with a yield of 0.05 mg/g leaf weight and the purity was 90.58% ± 1.65. The obtained Apo A-IMilano protein was subjected to amino acid sequencing. Compared with the theoretical sequence of Apo A-IMilano, the amino acid coverage was 86%, it is also found that Cysteine replaces Arginine at position 173, which indicates that Apo A-IMilano, a mutant of Apo A-I, is accurately expressed in N. tabacum. The purified Apo A-IMilano protein had a lipid binding activity. The established genetic modification N. tabacum will provide a cost-effective system for the production of Apo A-IMilano. Regarding the rapid propagation of N. tabacum, this system provides the possibility of large-scale production and accelerated clinical translation of Apo A-IMilano.
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Du XY, Chen GG, Zhou LY, Li Y, Yang J, Wu JX, Huangfu H. [Review on screening questionnaire related to epsiodic vestibular syndrome]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1535-1539. [PMID: 36707966 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20220425-00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- X Y Du
- First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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She PF, Xu LL, Liu YQ, Li ZH, Liu SS, Li YM, Zhou LY, Wu Y. [Perifosine inhibits biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by interacting with PqsE protein]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:192-196. [PMID: 35184449 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20211020-00970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To explore the biofilm inhibitory efficacy of perifosine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginos) and its mechanisms. Twenty-fourwell plate was used to form biofilms at the bottom and crystal violet staining was used to determine the biofilm inhibitory effects of perifosine against P. aeruginosa, the wells without perifosine was set as control group. Glass tubes combined with crystal violet staining was used to detect the gas-liqud interface related bioiflm inhibitory effects of perifosine, the wells without perifosine was set as control group. Time-growth curved was used to detect the effects of perifosine on the bacteial planktonic cells growth of P. aeruginosa, the wells without perifosine was set as control group. The interaction model between perifosine and PqsE was assessed by molecular docking assay. The inhibitory effects of perifosine on the catalytic activity of PqsE was determined by detection the production of thiols, the wells without perifosine was set as control group. Binding affinity between perifosine and PqsE was detected by plasma surface resonance. The biofims at the bottom of the microplates and air-liquid interface were effectively inhibited by perifosine at the concentration of 4-8 μg/ml. There was no influence of perifosine on the cells growth of P. aeruginosa. The resuts of molecular docking assay indicates that perifosine could interacted with PqsE with the docking score of -10.67 kcal/mol. Perifosine could inhibit the catalytic activity of PqsE in a dose-dependent manner. The binding affinity between perifosine and PqsE was comfirmed by plasma surface resonance with KD of 6.65×10-5mol/L. Perifosine could inhibited the biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa by interacting with PqsE.
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- P F She
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha 410005, China
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Gu WJ, Zhou JX, Ji RQ, Zhou LY, Wang CM. Incidence, risk factors, and consequences of emergence delirium after elective brain tumor resection. Surgeon 2021; 20:e214-e220. [PMID: 34782237 DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergence delirium (ED) is a common phenomenon occurring in the recovery period. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, risk factors, and consequences of ED in adults after elective brain tumor resection. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of a prospective cohort performed in a tertiary university hospital. Adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) immediately after elective brain tumor resection were consecutively enrolled. Level of consciousness was assessed using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale and ED was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. Risk factors for ED were determined by multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS A total of 659 patients met the inclusion criteria, of which 41 patients with coma were excluded. Among the remaining 618 patients, 131 (21.2%) developed ED. Independent risk factors for ED were: age, education level, use of anticholinergic and mannitol, Glasgow Coma Score and arterial partial pressure of oxygen postoperatively, postoperative pain, malignant tumor, and frontal approach craniotomy. ED was associated with increased postoperative delirium, longer length of hospital stay, and higher hospitalization costs. There was no significant difference in the neurological function deficits (modified Rankin Scale score) between ED and non-ED groups. CONCLUSIONS ED has a high incidence and is associated with poor outcomes in adults after elective brain tumor resection. Early screening and prevention for ED should be established in perioperative management of this population.
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- Wan-Jie Gu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261031, China.
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Nie SS, Song ZQ, Suo BJ, Xue Y, Meng LM, Zhou LY. [The exposure of antibiotics on the eradication of bismuth quadruple therapy in H.pylori infection]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2021; 60:977-981. [PMID: 34689518 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210101-00001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the impact of previous exposure to macrolide, quinolones and nitroimidazole antibiotics on eradication rate of bismuth quadruple therapy (BQT) in newly diagnosed patients with Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori). Methods: A total of 469 patients with H. pylori initially treated at the Third Hospital of Peking University from September 2017 to August 2020 were retrospectively recruited. The therapeutic regimens were BQT containing clarithromycin/levofloxacin/metronidazole recommended by Chinese guidelines. Clinical data were collected, including general demographic data, exposure history of antibiotics, CYP2C16 metabolic pattern, endoscopic diagnosis, bacterial density, H.pylori resistance, eradication results, etc. Univariate analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher exact probability test, Kruskal-Wallis H test and Logistic regression model were used as statistical methods. Results: Among different eradication therapies, univariate and multivariate analyses suggested that previous exposure to macrolides (OR=3.37,95%CI 1.04-10.98, P<0.05) was relevant to the decreased eradication rate of BQT containing clarithromycin. This may be due to increased resistance to clarithromycin (OR=6.12,95%CI 3.99-9.40, P<0.01).The previous exposure to quinolones (OR=3.65, 95%CI 1.27-10.49, P<0.05) was relevant to the decreased eradication rate of BQT containing levofloxacin, which was probably explained by the increased resistance to levofloxacin (OR=2.50, 95%CI 1.69-3.71, P<0.01). But the previous history of nitroimidazole did not impact the efficacy of BQT containing metronidazole. Conclusions: In patients newly diagnosed with H.pylori infection, the previous exposure to macrolide or quinolones antibiotics is related to lower eradiation rates of H. pylori. Although the exposure to nitroimidazole also indicates drug resistance to metronidazole, the clinical efficacy of BQT with metronidazole 400 mg four times a day is not affected.
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- S S Nie
- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhou LY, Zhang JF, Li W, Yang K. [Schistosomiasis control in the evolution of China's international discourse power]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:518-522. [PMID: 34791852 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021181] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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As a successful example of global public health, Chinese schistosomiasis control technology and experiences have been included in global public health governance. Chinese schistosomiasis control program progresses with China's international discourse power. During the period from the initial stage of the founding of the People's Republic of China to China's Reform and opening-up, the national schistosomiasis control program of China achieved great successes through mobilizing multi-sectorial resources under the policy of Independence and Self-reliance. Following China's Reform and opening-up, all advantageous opportunities were captured to solve problems pertaining to schistosomiasis control in the context of complex international situations. As a consequence, transmission control of schistosomiasis was achieved across China in 2015. Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has contributed the discourse system with distinct Chinese characteristics to the world, and has actively participated in health cooperation projects between China and other "Belt and Road" countries, which has contributed China's wisdom to global schistosomiasis control program and conveyed China's voice to the world.
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- L Y Zhou
- School of Chinese Language and Literature, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Health and Family Planning Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Health and Family Planning Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Health and Family Planning Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China
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Shi Y, Zhou LY, Shen BH, Chen H, Liu MX, Xiang P, Liu W. [Analysis and Application of Seven Common New Psychoactive Substances of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Hair]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 37:479-485. [PMID: 34725999 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2021.310301] [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: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective To establish a detection method for common new psychoactive substances of synthetic cannabinoids in hair with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Methods In the 1 mL of internal standard methanol solution, 20 mg hair was added. After cryogenic grinding and ultrasonic extraction, the extract was separated by ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 column (100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.8 μm). The mobile phase A was aqueous solution that composed of 20 mmol/L ammonium acetate, 0.1% formic acid, and 5% acetonitrile. The mobile phase B was acetonitrile. Electrospray ionization source in positive ion mode was used for data acquisition in multi-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. Results The seven common new psychoactive substances of synthetic cannabinoids in hair had a good linear relationship within their respective linear ranges (r>0.99), the limits of detection were 0.5-2 pg/mg, the limits of quantification were 1-5 pg/mg, the intra-day and inter-day precisions were 0.1%-12.6%, the intra-day and inter-day accuracies were 89.2%-110.7%, the recovery rates were 52.3%-93.3%, and the matrix effects were 19.1%-95.2%. Conclusion The established method has a simple sample preparation process and high sensitivity. It is suitable for qualitative and quantitative analysis of common new psychoactive substances of synthetic cannabinoids in hair.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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Zhou LY, Wang X, Xiang P. Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Its Application in Forensic Toxicology. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 37:402-401. [PMID: 34379912 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.300502] [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: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a new imaging technology that can simultaneously detect and record the spatial distribution information of multiple molecules on the sample surface without labeling. The main principle of MSI is to combine mass spectrometry with imaging technology and irradiate the sample slice with ion beam or laser to ionize the molecules on its surface, obtain the mass spectrometry signal through the detector, convert the obtained data into pixel points by the imaging software, and then construct the spatial distribution image of the target compound on the tissue surface. The sample preparation for MSI include: sample collection and storage, tissue section, tissue pretreatment, selection and application of matrix. At present, this technology has been widely used in the fields of biomedicine, new drug development and proteomics, and its application in the field of forensic toxicology has also gradually attracted attention. This article reviews the principles and sample preparation process of MSI, describes the application of MSI in abused substances and metabolites of various material matrices, herbal mixtures, latent fingerprints, hair and animal and plant tissues, and discusses the prospects of the application of this technology in forensic toxicology, in order to provide ideas and references for the application of MSI technology in forensic toxicology.
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- L Y Zhou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
- School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong Province, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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Zhou LY, Zhang LF, Wu YM, Han SY. [Association between serum vitamin D level and immune imbalance in advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 33:22-27. [PMID: 33660470 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2020316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between serum vitamin D level and immune imbalance in advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis. METHODS A total of 120 advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis that were admitted to the Department of Schistosomiasis of The First Hospital of Jiaxing City from May 2016 to September 2018 were recruited as the observation group, and 50 healthy volunteers randomly sampled from the hospital during the same period served as the control group. The serum IgG antibody, IgA antibody, C3 complement, C4 complement, CD4+ cell proportion, CD8+ cell proportion, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were compared between the two groups. Liver fibrosis was classified into grade I, II and III according to the classification criteria of liver fibrosis by ultrasonography, and the serum IgG antibody, IgA antibody, C3 complement, C4 complement, CD4+ proportion, CD8+ proportion, 25(OH)D levels were compared among patients with grade I, II and III liver fibrosis. In addition, all patients were classified into the sufficient group, the insufficient group and the deficient group according to the serum vitamin D level, and the serum IgG antibody, IgA antibody, C3 complement, C4 complement, CD4+ proportion, CD8+ proportion, 25(OH)D levels were compared among these three groups. Moreover, the associations of the serum vitamin D level with these immune indicators were examined. RESULTS The 120 advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis included 58 men and 62 women, and had a mean age of (72.00 ± 3.00) years. There were 32 cases with grade I liver fibrosis, 46 cases with grade II liver fibrosis, and 42 cases with grade III liver fibrosis. There were no significant differences between the observation group and the control group in terms of serum D-dimer, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), C3 complement or C4 complement levels (t = 2.467, 0.322, 0.790, -2.432 and -2.630, all P values > 0.05); however, there were significant differences seen in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood calcium, blood phosphorus, IgG antibody, IgA antibody, CD4+ proportion, CD8+ proportion, and 25(OH)D levels (t = 5.130, 6.382, -1.341, 2.361, 8.708, 11.783, -2.995, -6.543 and -3.022, all P values < 0.05). In addition, there were significant differences in AST, ALT, blood phosphorus, IgA antibody, C3 complement, CD8+ cell proportion and 25(OH)D levels among patients with grades I, II and III liver fibrosis (F = 19.704, 16.254, 62.669, 49.347, 5.430, 5.434 and 5.783, all P values < 0.05). There were significant differences in ALT, blood phosphorus, IgA antibody, CD8+ cell proportion and 25(OH)D levels between patients with grades I and III liver fibrosis (all P values < 0.05), and significant differences were seen between patients with grades II and III liver fibrosis in terms of blood phosphorus, IgA antibody and CD8+ cell proportion (all P values < 0.05), while there was a significant difference in the CD8+ cell proportion between patients with grades I and II liver fibrosis (P < 0.05). Moreover, there were significant differences among the sufficient, insufficient and deficient groups in terms of IgG antibody, IgA antibody, C3 complement, CD4+ cell proportion and CD8+ cell proportion (F = 13.303, 59.623, 8.698, 9.969 and 12.805, all P values < 0.05), and there was a significant difference in the CD8+ cell proportion between the insufficient and deficient groups (P < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis revealed that serum 25(OH)D level were negatively associated with IgG and IgA antibody levels (r = -0.754 and -0.773, both P values < 0.05), and positively associated with C3 complement, CD4+ cell proportion and CD8+ cell proportion in advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis (r = 0.827, 0.850 and 0.830, all P values < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Immune imbalance occurs in advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis, and serum vitamin D level may correlate with immune imbalance in advanced schistosomiasis patients with liver fibrosis.
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- L Y Zhou
- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450063, China
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- Department of Schistosomiasis, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Schistosomiasis, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450063, China
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Lü SB, Chen NG, Liu YM, Zhou LY, Wang YS, Hu F, Li YF, Yuan M, Lin DD. [Survey of Schistosoma japonicum infections in wild animals in hilly transmission-controlled areas of Jiangxi Province]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019; 31:463-467. [PMID: 31713372 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2019040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand the situation of Schistosoma japonicum infections in wild animals in transmission-controlled schistosomiasis-endemic areas in Jiangxi Province, so as to provide scientific evidence for implementing precision control interventions and achieving the goal of transmission interruption and elimination of schistosomiasis. METHODS Five endemic villages from Ruichang City and Pengze County that were heavily endemic for schistosomiasis in Jiangxi Province, were selected as the study villages. Wild animals like wild mice were captured, and the livers of wild animals were purchased from the snail habitats in the study villages for detection of S. japonicum infections. In the study villages, S. japonicum human infections were screened using indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) followed by parasitological examinations with miracidial hatching test and Kato-Katz method, and the S. japonicum infection in livestock was tested using a miracidial hatching test with a plastic tube. In addition, snail survey was conducted in the study villages by means of systematic sampling combined with environmental sampling, and the S. japonicum infection in snails was detected using a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay. RESULTS A total of 240 liver specimens were sampled or purchased from 5 species of wild animals in the study villages, including wild mice, weasels, pigs, deer and rabbits. A total of 172 wild mice were captured, with a 2.91% rate of S. japonicum infection, and there was no S. japonicum infection detected in other wild animals. The prevalence of Capillaria hepatica infection was 12.21%, 1.96% and 12.50% in wild mice, deer and pigs, respectively. In addition, there was no S. japonicum infection found in either humans or livestock in the study villages, and the mean snail density varied from 0.13 to 0.80 snails/0.1 m2 in the study villages. LAMP assay detected S. japonicum infection in 2 tubes in a study village. CONCLUSIONS The role of wild animals in schistosomiasis transmission and their potential risks can not be neglected in hilly schistosomiasis-endemic areas of Jiangsu Province after transmission control. Intensified surveillance and targeted control measures should be implemented to consolidate schistosomiasis control achievements.
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- S B Lü
- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Ruichang Municipal Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Pengze County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China
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Zhou LY, Wu YM, Zhang LF. [Serum vitamin D expression in advanced schistosomiasis patients with hepatic fibrosis and its association with disease progression]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019; 32:304-307. [PMID: 32468796 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2019122] [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: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the expression of serum vitamin D in advanced schistosomiasis patients with grade I and II hepatic fibrosis, and to preliminarily examine its associations with the internal diameter of the main portal vein and progression of hepatic fibrosis. METHODS The medical records of 126 advanced schistosomiasis patients with grade I and II hepatic fibrosis referred to Jiaxing First Hospital from March 2012 to September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The internal diameter of the main portal vein and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] level were measured. The progression of hepatic fibrosis was followed up, and the serum vitamin D level was compared between patient with disease progression and stable disease. RESULTS The 126 advanced schistosomiasis patients included 72 men and 54 women, and had ages of 62 to 80 years. There were 58 cases with grade I hepatic fibrosis and 68 cases with grade II hepatic fibrosis. There were significant differences between patients with grade I and II hepatic fibrosis in terms of hemoglobin, white blood cell count, prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen or 25(OH)D3 level (all P > 0.05), and significant differences were seen in alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood calcium, blood phosphorus levels and the internal diameter of the main portal vein (all P values < 0.05). In addition, a lower serum 25(OH)D3 level was detected in patients with broadened internal diameter of the main portal vein than in those with normal internal diameter of the main portal vein [(19.08 ± 1.36) nmol/L vs. (25.61 ± 6.69) nmol/L, P < 0.05]. Following 3-year follow-up, there were 73 cases with progression of hepatic fibrosis, and a significantly lower serum vitamin D level was found in patients with disease progression than in those with stable disease [(20.00 ± 0.81) nmol/L vs. (25.47 ± 5.91) nmol/L, P < 0.05]. CONCLUSIONS Vitamin D deficiency is common in advanced schistosomiasis patients with hepatic fibrosis, and it may be associated with the internal diameter of the main portal vein and the progression of hepatic fibrosis disease.
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- L Y Zhou
- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Schistosomiasis, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Schistosomiasis, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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Zhou LY, Luo EP, Yang K. [Current status of international discourse of China aid project of schistosomiasis control in Zanzibar]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019; 31:532-534. [PMID: 31713387 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2019185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has constantly innovated and developed its diplomatic concept, and proposed the important idea of the Community of Shared Future for Mankind (CSFM), which contributes a discourse system with Chinese characteristics to the world. It is indicated that discourse builds its subject and governs the subject's discourse practices, and the discourse subject strengthens and reiterates discourse rules in discourse practices. China aid project of schistosomiasis control in Zanzibar is a discourse subject of the CSFM discourse system. This paper analyzes the discourse status, discourse practices and the reiteration of discourse rules of China aid project of schistosomiasis control in Zanzibar.
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- L Y Zhou
- College of Humanities, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.,Center for Public Health Research, Jiangnan University, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.,Center for Public Health Research, Jiangnan University, China
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Song LL, Lu HY, Xiao C, Wu LY, Wu D, Su JY, Zhou LY, Chang CK. [Study of iron overload assessment by T2* magnetic resonance imaging in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:222-226. [PMID: 30929390 PMCID: PMC7342544 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2019.03.011] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Objectives: To analyze the cardiac T2* value, liver iron concentration (LIC) , and related laboratory parameters in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with iron overload and evaluate the changes of organ functions after iron chelation therapy. To explore the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2* in making early diagnosis and assessing organs iron overload. Methods: Retrospective investigation was used to observe the cardiac T2* value, LIC, iron metabolism parameters and related laboratory parameters of 85 MDS patients from Nov 2014 to Jan 2018. Among them, 7 MDS patients with Low/Int-1 have received iron chelation therapy for 6 months during two MRI examinations. The above parameters were collected before and after iron chelation therapy for comparison. Results: Correlations were found between heart T2* value and age (rs=-0.290, P=0.007) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (rs=0.265, P=0.009) . There was a significant negative correlation between heart T2* value and blood transfusion units (rs=-0.701, P<0.001) . There was a significant positive correlation between LIC and serum ferritin (SF) (rs=0.577, P<0.001) . There was also a correlation between LIC and ALT (rs=0.268, P=0.014) and blood transfusion units (rs=0.244, P=0.034) . There was no correlation between heart T2* and pro-BNP, SF (all P>0.05) , and no correlation between LIC and age (P>0.05) . The increase of heart T2* between the normal and abnormal groups was statistically significant (P=0.005) , but the iron overload ratio of the heart T2*<20 ms was not significant between the two groups. There was statistical significance in the proportion of severe liver iron overload (LIC>15 mg/g DW) (P=0.045) . After iron chelation therapy, the values of SF, transferrin saturation, ALT, AST, pro-BNP and LIC of 7 patients were decreased compared with values before iron chelation therapy, and the peripheral blood cell level was increased. However, the changes of LVEF and T2* values after iron chelation were not obvious. Conclusion: MRI T2* may be a predictor of iron overload in patients with MDS in early stage, and may be more valuable compare with LVEF, SF and other laboratory indicators. The safety and repeatability of MRI cardiac T2* examination are recognized, and it can be used as an ideal detection for patients with iron overload.
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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Tao Z, Chen FJ, Zhou LY, Li B, Tao YC, Wang J. Superconductivity switch from spin-singlet to -triplet pairing in a topological superconducting junction. J Phys Condens Matter 2018; 30:225302. [PMID: 29651996 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aabdfd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The interedge coupling is the cardinal characteristic of the narrow quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator, and thus could bring about exotic transport phenomena. Herein, we present a theoretical investigation of the spin-resolved Andreev reflection (AR) in a QSH insulator strip touching on two neighbouring ferromagnetic insulators and one s-wave superconductor. It is demonstrated that, due to the interplay of the interedge coupling and ferromagnetic configuration, there could be not only usual local ARs leading to the spin-singlet pairing with the incident electron and Andreev-reflected hole from different spin subbands, but also novel local ARs giving rise to the spin-triplet pairing from the same spin subband. However, only the latter exists in the absence of the interedge coupling, and therefore the two pairings in turn testify the helical spin texture of the edge states. By proper tuning of the band structures of the ferromagnetic layers, under the resonance bias voltage, the usual and novel local ARs of [Formula: see text] can be all exhibited, resulting in fully spin-polarized pure spin-singlet superconductivity and pure spin-triplet superconductivity, respectively, which suggests a superconductivity switch from spin-singlet to -triplet pairing by electrical control. The results can be experimentally confirmed by the tunneling conductance and the noise power.
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- Ze Tao
- College of Telecommunications & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Gu WJ, Gu XP, Wu XD, Chen H, Kwong JSW, Zhou LY, Chen S, Ma ZL. Restrictive Versus Liberal Strategy for Red Blood-Cell Transfusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Orthopaedic Patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2018; 100:686-695. [PMID: 29664857 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.17.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend restrictive criteria for red blood-cell transfusion in most clinical settings. However, patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery may require distinct transfusion criteria since benefits and potential harm often vary considerably based on patient characteristics and surgical procedures. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of restrictive transfusion in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, especially in important subgroups. METHODS Electronic databases were searched to identify randomized controlled trials investigating restrictive (mostly a hemoglobin level of 8.0 g/dL or symptomatic anemia) versus liberal (mostly a hemoglobin level of 10.0 g/dL) transfusion in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. For the primary outcome of cardiovascular events, we performed random-effects meta-analyses to synthesize the evidence and to assess the effects in different subgroups according to patient characteristics (with versus without preexisting cardiovascular disease) and surgical procedures (hip fracture surgery versus elective arthroplasty). RESULTS Ten trials involving 3,968 participants who underwent hip or knee surgery were included. Mean participant age ranged from 68.7 to 86.9 years. Compared with liberal transfusion, restrictive transfusion increased the risk of cardiovascular events (8 trials; 3,618 participants; relative risk [RR], 1.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16 to 1.98; p = 0.003; with no heterogeneity across all trials), irrespective of preexisting cardiovascular disease (pinteraction = 0.63). In a subgroup analysis, the increase was observed in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery (RR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.10; p = 0.02), but did not reach significance in those undergoing elective arthroplasty (RR, 1.53; 95% CI, 0.96 to 2.44; p = 0.07). To minimize the bias caused by variations in transfusion threshold, we conducted an analysis that only included trials using 8.0 g/dL hemoglobin or symptomatic anemia as the threshold for restrictive transfusion and obtained identical results (6 trials; 2,872 participants; RR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.09 to 2.08; p = 0.01; I = 0%). The 2 arms did not differ with respect to the rates of all infections, 30-day mortality, thromboembolic events, wound infection, pulmonary infection (mainly pneumonia), and cerebrovascular accidents (mainly stroke). CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, when compared with liberal transfusion, restrictive transfusion increases the risk of cardiovascular events irrespective of preexisting cardiovascular disease. Importantly, the increased risk was observed in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery but did not reach significance in those undergoing elective arthroplasty. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Wan-Jie Gu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Policy, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Information, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Chen XQ, Ma Q, Zhou LY, Ma HA, Wu JY, Zhao JJ, Yan DN. [Experimental study on the effect of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction on nasal mucosa infiltration of NK cells in mice with allergic rhinitis]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 52:921-926. [PMID: 29262451 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.12.009] [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 observe the effect of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction on the infiltration and activation of NK cells in nasal mucosa of mouse model with allergic rhinitis (AR), and to explore the potential mechanism for effective intervention of AR with Yiqi Wenyang Decoction. Methods: Fourty-eight mice were randomly divided into blank group, model group, low, medium and high dose of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction group and Cetirizine group, with 8 rats in each group. After modeling of AR, the model group was filled with 0.9% sodium chloride solution. Yiqi Wenyang Decoction groups of each dose were given different concentrations of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction water extract, while the Cetirizine group was given aqueous solution of Cetirizine. The behavior, morphological changes of nasal mucosa and infiltration of NK cells in nasal mucosa were observed. The levels of IL-4 and INF-γ in nasal lavage fluid were measured. Besides, the drug safety was observed by acute toxicity test. Results: In the respect of behavioral scoring, middle and high dose of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction group were superior to the model group (number of sneezing: q value was 7.189, 8.748, respectively; number of scratching nose: q value was 12.074, 14.560, respectively; all P<0.05). In middle and high dose of Yiqi Wenyang Decoction group, the infiltration of NK cells and nasal lavage fluid IL-4 levels were lower than those in model group (IOD: q value was 10.073, 12.322, respectively; IOD/Area: q value was 10.954, 14.073, respectively; IL-4: q value was 4.705, 6.801, respectively; all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in nasal lavage fluid of INF-γ among each group (Fv=1.166, P>0.05). In acute toxicity test, no obvious poisoning symptoms and death occurred in mice. Conclusion: Yiqi Wenyang Decoction can control the nasal symptom, reduce the local NK cell infiltration of nasal mucosa and inhibit the expression of the 2-type cytokines released by NK cells, which may be related with the potential mechanism of effective intervention of AR with Yiqi Wenyang Decoction.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Institute of Spine Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China
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Zhou LY, Gu W, Liu Y, Ma ZL. Effects of Inhalation Anesthesia vs. Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) vs. Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia on Deep Vein Thrombosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:67-75. [PMID: 29300003 PMCID: PMC5764483 DOI: 10.12659/msm.904378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background The objective of the present study was to evaluate the varying efficacy of general anesthesia (GA), combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA), and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) on the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Material/Methods From July 2013 to May 2015, a total of 197 cases of patients who had undergone TKA treatment at either the Drum Tower Hospital or Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command were recruited to participate in the study. The patients in the study were separated into 3 groups depending on the anesthesia approach received: the GA group, the CSEA group, and the TIVA group. The baseline characteristics and relative parameters of patients were monitored before and after surgery for analytic purposes. A 3-month follow-up after surgery was conducted to observe the rate of DVT occurrence and any DVT-related complications. Results The TIVA group exhibited significant decreases in relation to the swallowing time reflex, extubation, and consciousness recovery in comparison to other groups in the study. Additionally, platelet count was significantly decreased and there was drastic extension of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) in the CSEA group and the TIVA group. There were clear differences in the incidence of DVT and its complications among the 3 groups. The TIVA group displayed the lowest incidences of DVT and DVT-related complication during the study. Based on logistic regression analysis, the type of anesthesia was utilized as an independent correlative factor for the occurrence of DVT after surgery. Conclusions The results obtained during the study established a clinical basis for comparative analysis of various anesthesia methods. We found that, compared with GA and CSEA, patients undergoing TIVA had a reduced rate of risk in relation to the occurrence of DVT following TKA.
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- Lu-Yang Zhou
- Department of Anesthesiology, Gulou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gulou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gulou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gulou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Zhou LY, Wang YJ, Shi Q. [Discuss the unity of opposites between precision medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:3281-3282. [PMID: 29141369 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.42.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Shen XJ, Sun JY, Zhang XY, Zhang YM, Zhang L, Fan RX, Zhang ZX, Zhang XL, Zhou HG, Zhou LY, Dong F, Shi QF. The influence of emission control on particle number size distribution and new particle formation during China's V-Day parade in 2015. Sci Total Environ 2016; 573:409-419. [PMID: 27572534 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.085] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Temporary strict emission control strategies were conducted to ensure good air quality for China's V-Day parade (August 20-September 3, 2015) in Beijing and nearby cities. The influence of the emission control on particle number size distribution (PNSD) was evaluated based on the long-term measurements of PNSD at a rural site (Shangdianzi) located northeast of Beijing. This study also presented the comparison results of PNSD during the parade in 2015 and the Olympics in 2008 (August 8-23), as well as the same period without strict emission control in 2010-2013 (August 20-September 3). Compared with the same period in 2010-2013 and 2008 Olympics, the accumulation mode particle number concentration showed a significant reduction in 2015, and the PM1 mass concentration decreased by approximately 60-90%. The alleviation of the PM1 was also associated with the weather conditions. The back trajectories analysis results showed that the southerly air mass passing through the polluted areas accounted for 14% of the total back trajectories in 2015, which contributed to approximately 60% in the other years. During the control period in 2015, there were six new particle formation (NPF) events observed, with a higher frequency, but a lower formation rate and growth rate than the same period in 2010-2013. The comparison of the condensation sink (CS), sulfuric acid, solar radiation and relative humidity among the different years indicated that at Shangdianzi station, the first factor in determining the NPF occurrence was the CS, and the second factor could be the concentration level of precursor vapors participating in the NPF event (e.g., sulfuric acid).
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- X J Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science, Cold and Arid Region Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Environmental Meteorology Forecast Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Beijing 100089, China
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- Environmental Meteorology Forecast Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Beijing 100089, China
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- Environmental Meteorology Forecast Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Beijing 100089, China
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- Environmental Meteorology Forecast Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Beijing 100089, China
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- Environmental Meteorology Forecast Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Beijing 100089, China
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Song LL, Zheng QQ, Xiao C, Guo J, Wu D, Su JY, Zhou LY, Chang CK. [Study of abnormal iron metabolism parameters and iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2016; 37:903-907. [PMID: 27801326 PMCID: PMC7364871 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2016.10.018] [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] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the abnormalities of iron metabolism parameters, the prevalence and risk factors of iron overload and clinical characteristics of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS). Methods: Retrospective investigation was used to observe abnormal iron metabolism parameters and clinical characteristics of newly diagnosed 94 MDS patients in our center from June 2015 to March 2016. Results: Of 94 patients, 71(75.53%)had a hemoglobin level of less than 100 g/L at diagnosis. Iron overload was observed in 52(55.32%)of 94 MDS patients, in which a higher prevalence of iron overload was observed in low risk groups(IPSS low/Int-1 risk groups)than higher risk groups(Int-2/high risk groups). Higher levels of serum iron(SI)[36.5(8.5-64.7)mmol/L vs 25.2(3.7-45.3)mmol/L, P<0.01], transferrin saturation(TSAT)[43.5(12.2-77.2)% vs 53.4(14.8-97.5)%, P <0.01]and serum ferritin(SF)were observed in iron overload group. No differences of labile cellular iron(LCI)and reactive oxygen species(ROS)were observed between two groups(P=0.88, P=0.06). As the results of clinical complication of iron overload, alanine aminotransferase(ALT)[25(3-158)U/L vs 16(5-80)U/L, P=0.03]and type B natriuretic peptide precursor(proBNP)[190(6-4281)ng/L vs 84(12-2 275)ng/L, P= 0.05]levels were increased in iron overload group. There was no significant difference in iron metabolism parameters between patients with refractory anemia(RARS)and non RARS patients(P>0.05). Both frequency and volume of RBC transfusion had a significant effect on all iron metabolism parameters(SI, TSAT and SF)(P <0.01)except LCI and ROS. Excluded the patients with history of blood transfusion and SF levels over 1 000 μg/L, higher levels of LCI were mainly observed in dysplastic erythropoiesis and increased bone marrow erythroblasts ratio groups(P<0.01, P<0.05). Conclusion: The main cause of iron overload in MDS is chronic transfusion therapy. Both frequency and intensity of transfusion regimen have a main effect on iron metabolism parameters. LCI levels are mainly increased in newly diagnosed patients with the abnormalities of iron metabolism and have a stronger association with dysplastic erythropoiesis and increased bone marrow erythroblasts ratio. As the toxic fraction of iron and its negative impact on MDS, iron overload monitoring and chelation treatment decision can also be supported by LCI.
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai No.6 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
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Niu ZY, Song ZQ, Zhou LY. [The drug resistance and evolution of Helicobacter pylori in adults of mainland China]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:734-736. [PMID: 27586987 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Li Y, Li CF, Zhang J, Xia XF, Zhou LY, Liu JJ, Song ZQ, Lv YM, Wang AY, Zhang YP, Liang CF, Shi YY, Quigley EM, Huang YH, Ding SG. Features of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases who develop hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2016; 31:1375-6. [PMID: 26728022 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2485-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Y Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Artillery General Hospital of Chinese Liberation Army, Beijing, 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Hospital of Peking University, North Garden Road, No. 49, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang H, Xue Y, Zhou LY, Liu X, Suo BJ. [The changes of main upper gastrointestinal diseases and Helicobacter pylori infection status in the past thirty five years]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:440-4. [PMID: 27256605 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.06.008] [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 study the spectrum of upper gastrointestinal diseases and infection rate of Helicobacter pylori(Hp)in our hospital during the past 35 years. METHODS Patients who were 16 or older with duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, reflux esophagitis, gastric cancer and esophageal cancer diagnosed by gastroscopy and pathology were retrospectively enrolled in our study from January 1980 to December 2014.Patients with chronic superficial gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis or Hp infection from January 1989 to December 2014 were also included in our study according to the same diagnostic criteria.The incidences of diseases and the infection rates of Hp were studied. RESULTS A total of 213 495 patients underwent gastroscopy in our department during the past 35 years.The overall diagnostic rates of duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, reflux esophagitis, gastric cancer and esophageal cancer were 9.87%, 3.79%, 6.66%, 1.59% and 0.66% respectively.There were 183 426 patients receiving gastroscopy in our department from January 1989 to December 2014. The overall endoscopic diagnosis rates of chronic superficial gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis were 49.83% and 22.43% respectively.The overall infection rate of Hp was 36.18%, which had a declining trend consistent with peptic ulcer (all P=0.000). Yet, the prevalence of reflux esophagitis, chronic superficial gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis were increasing (all P=0.000). The diagnostic rates of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer were persistent (P=0.266, P=0.156). CONCLUSIONS The Hp infection during years has been decreasing, consistent with the declining tendency of peptic ulcer.On the other hand, reflux esophagitis, chronic superficial gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis show an ascendant trend.The proportion of patients with gastric cancer and esophageal cancer is relatively stable.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhou LY, Shi LY, Xiao Y. Changes of HMGB1 expression on angiogenesis of ovarian cancer and its mechanism. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:233-238. [PMID: 27049097] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate the changes of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) expression and its effects on regulating the angiogenesis of ovarian cancer. HMGB1 eukaryotic expression plasmid and artificially synthesized small interfering ribose nucleic acid (siRNA) were constructed to transfer SKOV3 cell, respectively. Western blot was adopted to investigate the changes of HMGB1, CXCL12 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) before and after the transfection and flow cytometry (FCM) was applied to detect SKOV3 apoptosis. Results revealed that the apoptosis rates of SKOV3 cell were 32.8±2.2%, 33.9±1.9% and 11.7±1%, respectively, in the control group, no-load group and transfection group after 2-d cisplatin treatment (10 μg/mL). The apoptosis rate in the transfection group was obviously lower than that in the control group and no-load group (p = 0.00) while no significant difference was found in the apoptosis rate in the other two groups (p = 0.75). Furthermore, the apoptosis rates of SKOV3 cell in the SKOV3 group, negative control group, SKOV3-ribose nucleic acid interfere (RNAi) group were 7.9±0.5%, 8.3±0.8% and 29.5±1.3% respectively. The apoptosis rate was notably higher in SKOV3-RNAi group than in the SKOV3 group and negative control group (p < 0.001) while no significant difference was found in the apoptosis rate in the other two groups (p = 0.89). Thus, it can be concluded that HMGB1 interference can reduce VEGF and CXCL12 expression in ovarian cancer cells, but increase the apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells. Moreover, HMGB1 is highly expressed in cytoplasm and karyon.
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- L Y Zhou
- Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhifu Zone, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhifu Zone, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhifu Zone, Yantai, China
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Zhang H, Ji WL, Li M, Zhou LY. Genetic variation and genetic structure of the endangered species Sinowilsonia henryi Hemsi. (Hamamelidaceae) revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:12340-51. [PMID: 26505383 DOI: 10.4238/2015.october.14.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Comprehensive research of genetic variation is crucial in designing conservation strategies for endangered and threatened species. Sinowilsonia henryi Hemsi. is a tertiary relic with a limited geographical distribution in the central and western areas of China. It is endangered because of climate change and habitat fragmentation over the last thousands of years. In this study, amplified fragment length polymorphism markers were utilized to estimate genetic diversity and genetic structure in and among S. henryi. In this study, Nei's genetic diversity and Shannon's information index were found to be 0.192 and 0.325 respectively, indicating a moderate-to-high genetic diversity in species. According to analysis of molecular variation results, 32% of the genetic variation was shown to be partitioned among populations, demonstrating a relatively high genetic divergence; this was supported by principal coordinate analysis and unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average analysis. Moreover, the Mantel test showed that there was no significant correlation between genetic and geographical distances. The above results can be explained by the effects of habitat fragmentation, history traits, and gene drift. Based on the results, several implications were indicated and suggestions proposed for preservation strategies for this species.
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Tao HF, Liu YS, Fang JL, Su YZ, Chen FH, Zhou LY, Zhu YS. Significance of SODD expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its influence on chemotherapy. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:2020-31. [PMID: 24737427 DOI: 10.4238/2014.march.24.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This study explored the clinical significance of silencer of death domain (SODD) expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and its influence on chemotherapy as well as the effect of SODD expression on apoptosis of leukemic cells. The expression of SODD proteins in different ALL groups was determined by immunocytochemistry. The SODD RNAi-interfering plasmid was constructed and transferred to Jurkat cells, and the effects of SODD expression on cell proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed using the MTT and FCM methods. The expressions of SODD, Phospho-NF-κB-P65, Bcl-2, and Caspase 3 were detected by Western blot analysis. The expression of SODD proteins was significantly higher in the ALL groups than in the control group (P < 0.05). The positive expression rate of SODD was significantly higher in refractory/relapsed and clinical high-risk groups than in standard-risk, initial treatment, and complete remission groups (P < 0.05). Microtubule-targeting drugs such as vincristine and taxol can notably down-regulate SODD expression during apoptosis, whereas DNR, and Ara-c cannot. The sensitivity of Jurkat cells to chemotherapeutic drugs increased with down-regulated SODD expression induced by SODD-interfering plasmid transfection. The sensitivity of the cells transfected with SODD-cloning genes decreased. SODD expression was high in the ALL children. These findings indicated that SODD over-expression might be correlated with the clinical classification, curative effect, and prognosis of ALL cells. Microtubule-targeting drugs can specifically down-regulate SODD expression in leukemic cells, thereby increasing the sensitivity of leukemic cells to SODD-targeting chemotherapeutics. In contrast, increased SODD expression tends to reduce sensitivity.
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Liu SJ, Bu DP, Wang JQ, Liu L, Liang S, Wei HY, Zhou LY, Li D, Loor JJ. Effect of incremental levels of fish oil supplementation on specific bacterial populations in bovine ruminal fluid. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2011; 96:9-16. [PMID: 21198963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01113.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of incremental replacement of dietary linoleic acid by >20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on changes in population of ruminal micro-organisms associated with fibre digestion and biohydrogenation using real-time PCR of bacterial 16S rRNA sequences. Four beef steers with ruminal cannulas were randomly assigned to control (CK, 65:35 forage to concentrate), CK with 3% sunflower oil plus 1% fish oil (S3F1), 2.5% sunflower oil plus 1.5% fish oil (S2.5F1.5) or 2% sunflower oil plus 2% fish oil (S2F2) in a 4 × 4 Latin square design with 21-day periods. Ruminal fluid was collected on day 15 of each period. Compared with CK, oil addition led to lower ruminal acetate and butyrate but greater propionate concentration. DNA copy number of Anaerovibrio lipolytica in ruminal fluid was greater with oil (average 5.38 vs. 3.62 × 10(5) DNA copy number), particularly with S2F2 relative to CK. Fibrobacter succinogenes and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens DNA copy number decreased by 74% (1.06 vs. 4.01 × 10(5)) and 39% (5.16 vs. 8.42 × 10(7)) in response to S2F2 compared with CK. DNA copy numbers of Ruminococcus flavefaciens and Ruminococcus albus were not affected by incremental fish oil. Results suggest that greater availability of PUFA with >20 carbons (i.e. eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid) promoted changes in bacterial populations that are relevant for fibre digestion and biohydrogenation.
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- S J Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang JP, Bu DP, Wang JQ, Huo XK, Guo TJ, Wei HY, Zhou LY, Rastani RR, Baumgard LH, Li FD. Effect of saturated fatty acid supplementation on production and metabolism indices in heat-stressed mid-lactation dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2010; 93:4121-7. [PMID: 20723687 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Experimental objectives were to determine the effects of supplemental saturated fatty acids on production, body temperature indices, and some aspects of metabolism in mid-lactation dairy cows experiencing heat stress. Forty-eight heat-stressed Holstein cows were allocated into 3 groups (n=16/group) according to a completely randomized block design. Three treatment diets consisted of supplemental saturated fatty acids (SFA) at 0 (SFA0), 1.5 (SFA1.5), or 3.0% (SFA3) of dry matter (DM) for 10 wk. Diets were isonitrogenous (crude protein=16.8%) and contained 1.42, 1.46, and 1.49 Mcal of net energy for lactation/kg of DM for the SFA0, SFA1.5 and SFA3 diets, respectively. The average temperature-humidity index at 0700, 1400 and 2200 h was 72.2, 84.3, and 76.6, respectively. Rectal temperatures at 1400 h were decreased with fat supplementation. Treatment did not affect dry matter intake (20.1+/-0.02 kg/d), body condition score (2.72+/-0.04), body weight (627+/-16.1 kg), or calculated energy balance (1.32+/-0.83 Mcal/d). Saturated fatty acid supplementation increased milk yield, milk fat content, and total milk solids. Increasing fat supplementation decreased plasma nonesterified fatty acids (8%) but had no effect on other energetic metabolites or hormones. In summary, supplemental SFA improved milk yield and milk fat content and yield and reduced peak rectal temperatures in mid-lactation heat-stressed dairy cows. This demonstrates the remarkable amount of metabolic heat that is "saved" by energetically replacing fermentable carbohydrates with supplemental SFA.
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- J P Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100393, PR China
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Khas-Erdene Q, Wang JQ, Bu DP, Wang L, Drackley JK, Liu QS, Yang G, Wei HY, Zhou LY. Short communication: responses to increasing amounts of free alpha-linolenic acid infused into the duodenum of lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2010; 93:1677-84. [PMID: 20338445 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Increasing the alpha-linolenic acid (LNA; 18:3 cis-9,cis-12,cis-15) content of milk fat might help promote consumers' health. The objective of this study was to determine the potential to alter the content of LNA in milk by duodenal infusion of a free fatty acid mixture rich in LNA. Four multiparous lactating Chinese Holstein cows fitted with duodenal cannulas were administered 2 treatments in a crossover design: an LNA-rich fatty acid infusion at varying concentrations (0, 40, 80, 120, and 160 g/d) versus a basal infusate control. Dry matter intake was not affected by LNA infusions. Milk production tended to decrease and was quadratically affected as LNA infusion increased, but 4% fat-corrected milk yield was not changed. Milk fat content tended to increase linearly with LNA infusion. Milk protein content was not changed by LNA infusion, whereas milk lactose content and yield were decreased quadratically as LNA infusion increased. Increasing the amount of LNA infused into the duodenum linearly increased concentrations of 18:3 cis-9,cis-12,cis-15 (0.61 to 25.4 g/100g of total fatty acids) and 18:2 cis-9,cis-12 in milk fat. Increasing LNA decreased the percentages of 4:0, 14:0, and 16:0 fatty acids linearly. Increasing LNA also linearly decreased the percentages of 18:1 cis-9 and 18:2 cis-9,trans-11 in milk fat. Milk fat content of 20:5 cis-5,cis-8,cis-11,cis-14,cis-17 was quadratically affected, whereas concentrations of 18:0, 18:1 trans-9, 18:1 trans-11, and 18:2 trans-10,cis-12 were not affected. Increasing the supply of 18:3 cis-9,cis-12,cis-15 to the small intestine linearly increased 18:3 cis-9,cis-12,cis-15 in milk fat and markedly altered milk fat composition.
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- Q Khas-Erdene
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Liu GL, Wang JQ, Bu DP, Cheng JB, Zhang CG, Wei HY, Zhou LY, Liu KL, Dong XL. Specific immune milk production of cows implanted with antigen-release devices. J Dairy Sci 2009; 92:100-8. [PMID: 19109268 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A new antigen-release device (ARD) that can be implanted to enhance the titer of specific IgG and concentration of total IgG in milk of lactating cows was evaluated. An immunostimulating complex-based vaccine in the core of the ARD was made from the adjuvant Quil A and type XIII lipase from Pseudomonas spp. with a polylactide acid capsule that was used to control antigen release. Forty lactating Holstein dairy cows were divided into 2 groups (n = 20). All cows in the test group were implanted in the right iliac lymph node with 3 types of ARD at the same time, which were designed to release antigens on different days. The other group was used as a control with no implantation. The 3 ARD were designed to release the antigen on d 0, 14, and 28 after implantation. Specific IgG titers in whey and serum were measured by indirect ELISA, and total IgG concentrations were measured using sandwich ELISA. The results indicated that ARD implantation brought no negative effects on the health status, production performance of cows, and caused neither subclinical nor acute mastitis. The levels of specific IgG in serum (200,000 +/- 45,000 vs. 1,200 +/- 360) and whey (41,000 +/- 6,000 vs. 820 +/- 210) increased in the cows implanted with ARD. Specific IgG in whey was increased after 9 d. The dynamics of specific IgG titer demonstrated a pattern with the release of the antigen from 3 types of ARD. The average ELISA titer of test group in whey was 41,000 +/- 6,000, which suggested high efficiency of immune milk production caused by the ARD implantation. For total IgG in milk, greater concentration in the test compared with the control cows occurred from 11 to 20 d following implantation. The IgG mass was consistent with the dynamics of specific IgG titer and was higher from 15 to 30 d between test and control group (7.89 +/- 1.34 vs. 6.48 +/- 1.17 g). In conclusion, ARD implantation was effective in improving specific antibody concentration in serum and whey. Furthermore, the whey:serum ratio of specific IgG titer, the milk:serum ratio of total IgG concentration and total IgG mass in milk suggested that a transiently upregulated IgG transfer occurred after ARD implantation.
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- G L Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Liu L, Wang JQ, Bu DP, Liu SJ, Liang S, Wei HY, Zhou LY, Liu KL. Short communication: malic acid does not promote vaccenic acid accumulation in mixed ruminal fluid with fractionated fish oil by a rumen-simulation technique. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:3993-7. [PMID: 18832223 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine whether malic acid could promote the accumulation of vaccenic acid in the rumen. The control diet was composed of a 65:35 ratio of forage to concentrate with 1% (dry matter basis) added fractionated fish oil (rich in docosahexaenoic acid), and treatment diets consisted of the control diet with added malic acid to achieve final concentrations of 10 mM (treatment 1) and 20 mM (treatment 2), respectively. The experiment was conducted with rumen-simulation equipment (Rusitec) consisting of 9 fermenters. Each treatment included 3 fermenters as replicates. After 7 d of incubation, concentrations of vaccenic acid from treatment 1 (4.38% fatty acids) and treatment 2 (4.46% fatty acids) were similar to that of the control treatment (4.51% fatty acids). The disappearance of docosahexaenoic acid was not different among the control, treatment 1, or treatment 2. These data indicated that malic acid did not promote the accumulation of vaccenic acid in ruminal fluid.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Cheng JB, Wang JQ, Bu DP, Liu GL, Iaschi SPA, Zhang CG, Wei HY, Zhou LY, Wang JZ, Tay KG. The effect of implanting an antigen release device on lactoferrin concentration in serum and milk. J Vet Med Sci 2008; 70:819-24. [PMID: 18772557 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of implanting an Antigen Release Devices (ARD) into dairy cows during the lactation cycle to induce an immune response. Subsequently, the concentrations of lactoferrin in serum and milk were measured. Forty healthy adult Chinese Holstein cows were divided into two equal groups: a test group and a control group. Animals in the test group received ARD implants, whereas the control group animals were not treated. An even spread across the two groups was maintained with animal selection based on parity, the lactation days and milk yields. The concentrations of lactoferrin in the serum and milk of all forty animals were measured using an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The results show that the implantation of an ARD did not significantly increase the concentration of lactoferrin in the serum and milk throughout the whole experiment period except on two occasions. The levels of lactoferrin in the milk and serum significantly increased on day 7 and on day 11 after implantation (p<0.05). There was a strong correlation between milk lactoferrin and serum lactoferrin (r=0.564, P<0.01). Three separate ARDs were used releasing its antigen load on day 0, 14 and 28 to induce a primary, secondary and tertiary response respectively. As the significant increases in the lactoferrin levels were only observed after the first ARD release, the effects of lactoferrin appears to be associated with the early phase of the immune response, consistent with its role in the host's innate defense system.
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- J B Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Lactoferrin (LF) concentrations in the milk with different levels of the somatic cell count score were examined using an ELISA to determine whether milk LF concentration is influenced by parity of the cow, stage of lactation, and the somatic cell count. The study animals were 198 Chinese Holstein cows randomly chosen from more than 1,600 cows in 4 dairy farms in the Beijing area. The cows had shown no sign of mastitis for 2 mo. Daily milk production was recorded, and milk samples were taken from individual cow samples. The LF concentration varied between 31.78 and 485.63 microg/mL in milk from normal animals. Lactoferrin was significantly associated with stage of lactation (r = 0.557) and daily milk production (r = -0.472). Nevertheless, there was no significant relationship with parity. Moreover, milk LF concentration tended to be correlated with the somatic cell count score (r = 0.375). This finding suggests that milk LF may be helpful as an indicator for intramammary infection in dairy cows.
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- J B Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100094, PR China
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Zhou LL, Zhou LY, Luo KQ, Chang DC. Smac/DIABLO and cytochrome c are released from mitochondria through a similar mechanism during UV-induced apoptosis. Apoptosis 2005; 10:289-99. [PMID: 15843890 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-005-0803-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 11/27/2022]
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During apoptosis, a key event is the release of Smac/DIABLO (an inhibitor of XIAP) and cytochrome c (Cyt-c, an activator of caspase-9) from mitochondria to cytosol. It was not clear, however, whether the releasing mechanisms of these two proteins are the same. Using a combination of single living-cell analysis and immunostaining techniques, we investigated the dynamic process of Smac and Cyt-c release during UV-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells. We found that YFP-labeled Smac and GFP-labeled Cyt-c were released from mitochondria in the same time window, which coincided with the mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization. Furthermore, using immunostaining, we found that the endogenous Smac and Cyt-c were always released together within an individual cell. Finally, when cells were pre-treated with caspase inhibitor (z-VAD-fmk) to block caspase activation, the process of Smac release, like that of Cyt-c, was not affected. This was true for both YFP-labeled Smac and endogenous Smac. These results suggest that in HeLa cells, both Smac and Cyt-c are released from mitochondria during UV-induced apoptosis through the same permeability transition mechanism, which we believe is triggered by the aggregation of Bax in the outer mitochondrial membrane to form lipid-protein complex.
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- L L Zhou
- Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Zhou LY, Wang DS, Senthilkumaran B, Yoshikuni M, Shibata Y, Kobayashi T, Sudhakumari CC, Nagahama Y. Cloning, expression and characterization of three types of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases from the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. J Mol Endocrinol 2005; 35:103-16. [PMID: 16087725 DOI: 10.1677/jme.1.01801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In order to elucidate the roles of 17beta-HSDs in fish gonadal steroidogenesis, three types of 17beta-HSDs (17beta-HSD1, 17beta-HSD8 and putative 17beta-HSD12) were cloned and characterized from the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The cloned cDNAs of 17beta-HSD type 1, 8 and 12 were 1504, 1006 and 1930 bp long, with open reading frames encoding proteins of 289, 256 and 314 aminoacids, respectively. Tissue distribution pattern analyzed by RT-PCR and Northern blot showed that 17beta-HSD1 was dominantly expressed in the ovary, while the putative 17beta-HSD12, one of the two duplicates found in fish, is a male specific enzyme and expressed exclusively in testis (detected by RT-PCR only). On the other hand, 17beta-HSD8 was expressed in the brain, gill, heart, liver, intestine, gonad, kidney and muscle of both male and female. Enzymatic assays of the three types of 17beta-HSDs were performed using recombinant proteins expressed in E. coli or HEK 293 cells. Tilapia 17beta-HSD1 expressed in E. coli had the preference for NADP(H) as cofactor and could catalyze the inter-conversion between estrone and estradiol efficiently as well as the inter-conversion between androstenedione and testosterone, but less efficiently. Tilapia 17beta-HSD8 recombinant protein expressed in HEK 293 cells could catalyze the conversion of testosterone to androstenedione, as well as the inter-conversion between estrone and estradiol. However, the putative 17beta-HSD12 expressed in E. coli or in HEK 293 cells showed no conversion to any of the four substrates tested in this study. Based on enzyme characterization and tissue distribution, it is plausible to attribute crucial roles to 17beta-HSDs in the gonadal steroidogenesis of teleosts.
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Department of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Chen ZP, Pan J, Huang Q, Sun ZF, Zhou LY, Wang AD. Antitumor efficacy of SarCNU in a human glioma xenograft model expressing both MGMT and extraneuronal monoamine transporter. J Neurooncol 2001; 51:19-24. [PMID: 11349876 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006480818373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Treatment of malignant brain tumors with chloroethylnitrosoureas (CENUs) in addition to surgical resection and radiotherapy remains the foundation of glioma therapy. However, the clinical response to CENUs is at best modest. A novel analogue of nitrosoureas, 2-chloroethyl-3-sarcosinamide-1-nitrosourea (SarCNU), as compared to the standard CENU, 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU), has been demonstrated to have increased anticancer effects both in vitro and in vivo. Unfortunately, many human tumors have been known to be resistant to CENUs since they express DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). In order to assess whether SarCNU has an effect on MGMT positive tumors, we evaluated its antitumor efficacy using an MGMT positive human glioma (SF-767) nude mouse xenograft model. Since SF-767 has high MGMT levels, BCNU treatment (20 mg/kg, Q4D x 3 i.p.) alone did not result in a satisfactory anticancer effect (p > 0.05). As expected, O6-benzylguanine (O6-BG) (100 mg/kg), which was given prior to BCNU treatment, by depleting MGMT activity, significantly enhanced BCNU antitumor efficacy (p < 0.001). Moreover, SarCNU treatment (167 mg/kg, Q4D x 3 i.p.) alone had a better antitumor effect than O6-BG plus BCNU treatment (F = 51.7, p = 0.0004). However, in this xenograft model, O6-BG did not significantly enhance the anticancer efficacy of SarCNU (F = 0.8, p = 0.411). The SF-767 human glioma xenograft is positive for extraneuronal monoamine transporter EMT (EMT) as determined by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Our present results suggest that SarCNU is also effective for MGMT positive tumor if they exhibit EMT.
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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AIM: To explore the virulence and the potential pathogenicity of coccoid Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) transformed from spiral form by exposure to antibiotic.
METHODS: Three strains of H. pylori, isolated from gastric biopsy specimens of confirmed peptic ulcer, were converted from spiral into coccoid from by exposure to metronidazole. Both spiral and coccoid form of H. pylori were tested for the urease activity, the adherence to Hep 2 cells and the vacuolating cytotoxicity to Hela cells, and the differences of the protein were analysed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. The mutation of the genes including ureA, ureB, hpaA, vacA and cagA, related with virulence, was detected by means of PCR and PCR-SSCP.
RESULTS: In the coccoid H. pylori, the urease activity, the adherence to Hep 2 cells and the vacuolating cytotoxicity to Hela cells alldecreased. In strain F44, the rate and index of adherence reduced from 70.0% ± 5.3% to 33% ± 5.1% and from 2.6 ± 0.4 to 0.96 ± 0.3 (P < 0. 01), respectively. The invasion of coccoid H. pylori into Hep 2 cell could be seen under electronmicroscope. SDS-PAGE showed that the content of the protein with the molecular weight over Mr 74000 decreased, and the hybriditional signal in band Mr 125000 weakened, while the band Mr 110000 and Mr 63000 strengthened in coccoid H.pylori as shown in Western blot. The results of PCR were all positive, and PCR-SSCP indicated that there may exist the point mutation in gene hpaA or vacA.
CONCLUSION: The virulence and the proteins with molecular weight over Mr 74000 in coccoid H.pylori decrease, but no deletion exists in amplification fragments from ureA, ureB, hpaA, vacA and cagA genes, suggesting that coccoid H.pylori may have potential pathogenicity.
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- F F She
- Department of Microbiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, Fujian Province, China
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Xiao SD, Liu WZ, Hu PJ, Ouyang Q, Wang JL, Zhou LY, Cheng NN. A multicentre study on eradication of Helicobacter pylori using four 1-week triple therapies in China. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001; 15:81-6. [PMID: 11136281 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Short-term proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapies for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori are used widely. The eradication rates vary greatly from country to country and from region to region. AIM To assess the efficacy at eradicating H. pylori of 1-week regimens containing three medications: omeprazole (O) or colloidal bismuth subcitrate (B), furazolidone (F) or metronidazole (M), and amoxicillin (A) or clarithromycin (C). METHODS A multicentre study involving 20 hospitals in different regions of China. A total of 892 patients with H. pylori-positive non-ulcer dyspepsia or healed duodenal ulcer confirmed by endoscopy were recruited to receive, randomly, one of four regimens: OMC, OFC, OFA, and BFC, b.d. for 7 days. 13C-urea breath test was performed 4-8 weeks after completion of treatment. RESULTS The eradication rates with per protocol/intention-to-treat analyses were: OMC (n=217/219) 66%/65%; OFC (n=227/229) 69%/69%; OFA (n=223/225) 87%/86%; and BFC (n=214/219) 80%/78%. The eradication rate (per protocol analysis) in duodenal ulcer (79%) was higher than that in non-ulcer dyspepsia (73%, P=0.033). Patient compliance was good. The adverse events of the four regimens were mild, and mainly gastrointestinal. CONCLUSIONS The omeprazole, furazolidine and amoxicillin regimen achieves a high H. pylori eradication rate in different geographical regions of China.
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- S D Xiao
- Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai Second Medical University Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China.
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Sung JJ, Lin SR, Ching JY, Zhou LY, To KF, Wang RT, Leung WK, Ng EK, Lau JY, Lee YT, Yeung CK, Chao W, Chung SC. Atrophy and intestinal metaplasia one year after cure of H. pylori infection: a prospective, randomized study. Gastroenterology 2000; 119:7-14. [PMID: 10889149 DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.8550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa evolves through stages of chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia (IM), glandular atrophy (GA), and dysplasia before carcinoma develops. We studied if H. pylori eradication would alter the course of premalignant histologic changes in the stomach. METHODS Volunteers from the Yantai County in China underwent upper endoscopy with biopsy specimens obtained from the antrum and corpus. H. pylori-infected subjects were randomized to receive either a 1-week course of omeprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin (OAC) or placebo. At 1 year, endoscopies with biopsies were repeated. RESULTS A total of 587 H. pylori-infected subjects were randomized to OAC (n = 295) and placebo (n = 292). At 1 year, H. pylori was eradicated in 226 subjects assigned to OAC. In the placebo group, 245 patients remained H. pylori infected. Analysis of paired samples obtained from the same patients showed that acute and chronic gastritis decreased in both the antrum and corpus after H. pylori eradication (P<0.001) and activity of IM decreased in antrum (P = 0.014). In the H. pylori-infected group, antral biopsy specimens had more pronounced acute gastritis (P = 0.01), whereas corpus specimens showed increased acute and chronic gastritis (P<0.001) and a marginal increase in GA (P = 0.052). When histologic changes were compared between the 2 groups, decrease in acute and chronic gastritis was more frequent after H. pylori eradication (P<0.001) but changes in IM were similar. In the H. pylori-infected group, increase in GA was seen in the corpus (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS At 1 year, H. pylori eradication is beneficial in preventing progression of pathologic changes of the gastric mucosa.
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- Endoscopy Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Zhou LY, Ashraf-Khorassani M, Taylor LT. Comparison of methods for quantitative analysis of additives in low-density polyethylene using supercritical fluid and enhanced solvent extraction. J Chromatogr A 1999; 858:209-18. [PMID: 10551353 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00729-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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On-line supercritical fluid extraction-supercritical fluid chromatography (SFE-SFC) with cryogenic trapping was used to extract and separate five additives from a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sample. A glass tube filled with glass wool afforded excellent collection efficiency for the extracted analytes. Additive spiked sand was employed to optimize the various parameters of the on-line SFE-SFC system. Calibration curves from the spiked sand studies for on-line SFE-SFC were obtained with good linearities for quantitation. Results obtained on additives in LDPE from on-line SFE-SFC were comparable to those from off-line SFE-HPLC and off-line enhanced solvent extraction (ESE)-HPLC for all additives except Irganox 1076. However, the precision obtained with on-line SFE-SFC was lower than that from off-line SFE-HPLC and off-line ESE-HPLC due to the small sample size employed in the on-line system. Considerable clean-up of the ESE extract was required prior to chromatographic analysis. On-line SFE-SFC minimized the sample handling and eliminated the use of organic solvent. Despite the lower than expected precision, the on-line SFE-SFC method for quantitation of polymer additives appears to be reliable and robust for application in routine quality control analysis.
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- L Y Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 24061-0212, USA
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Chen ZP, Wang G, Huang Q, Sun ZF, Zhou LY, Wang AD, Panasci LC. Enhanced antitumor activity of sarCNU in comparison to BCNU in an extraneuronal monoamine transporter positive human glioma xenograft model. J Neurooncol 1999; 44:7-14. [PMID: 10582663 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006245724456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/12/2022]
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A novel analogue of nitrosoureas, 2-chloroethyl-3-sarcosinamide-1-nitrosourea (SarCNU), has demonstrated increased anticancer effects in vitro and in vivo. Our previous work suggested that SarCNU enters cells via the extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT), that contributes to its enhanced cytotoxicity. In the present study, comparative activities of SarCNU and 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) were evaluated in an EMT positive human glioma xenograft model. Athymic nude mice implanted subcutaneously or intracranially with human glioma SHG-44, a cell line that has been confirmed EMT positive by using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, were treated with SarCNU at an optimal dose of 167 mg/kg, or BCNU at 20 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg, q4d x 3 intraperitoneally (i.p.). In 17 animals with subcutaneous tumor grafts treated with SarCNU, 9 animals became tumor free and 8 demonstrated tumor regression. While in the BCNU treated group, there were only 2 out of 10 mice in the 20 mg/kg group and 2 out of 7 in the 30 mg/kg group, which demonstrated some tumor regression. There were 4 drug related deaths in the BCNU (30 mg/kg) group, while there were no drug related deaths in the SarCNU group. In the intracranially implanted mice, the median survival time in the SarCNU group was more than 130 days, while in the BCNU treated group it was only 22 days which was similar to the control group (18 days). This is the first demonstration that SarCNU, in comparison to BCNU, has enhanced anticancer activity in an EMT positive human glioma xenograft model.
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- Z P Chen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou Medical College, People's Republic of China.
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Sixty-six cases of rheumatic fever (RF) associated with acute rheumatic carditis (ARC) diagnosed on the basis of the revised Jones criteria (1982) were studied retrospectively (Group I) and prospectively (Group II). Echocardiography in Group I revealed anterior mitral valve prolapse (AMVP) in 28/55 cases (51%), posterior mitral valve prolapse (PMVP) in four (7%), combined anterior and posterior mitral valve prolapse (BMVP) in five (9%), aortic valve prolapse (AVP) in eight (15%), and in Group II, AMVP in nine (82%), BMVP in one (9%), AVP in six (55%). Among the prolapsed valves 40% of the mitral valves in Group I and 64% in Group II were redundant with irregular focal thickenings. In the follow-up examination, three cases without AMVP in the early stage of ARC developed AMVP later; on the other hand, AMVP was found in the early stage and disappeared later in another three. These findings suggest that overall, ARC is an important etiology of MVP and AVP in China.
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- L Y Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Zhou LY, Disatnik M, Herron GS, Mochly-Rosen D, Karasek MA. Differential activation of protein kinase C isozymes by phorbol ester and collagen in human skin microvascular endothelial cells. J Invest Dermatol 1996; 107:248-52. [PMID: 8757771 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12329733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells participate in activities including inflammation, wound healing, and angiogenesis (neovascularization). Two stages of angiogenesis can be mimicked in vitro by two models of cultured foreskin human dermal microvascular endothelial cells: the differentiation of epithelioid endothelial cells to spindle-shaped mesenchymal-like cells induced by phorbol ester treatment; and the formation of vascular channels induced by exposing the luminal surface of endothelial cell monolayers to type I collagen gels. The mechanisms underlying these two processes, however, are largely unknown. Protein kinase C isozymes, which are activated by phorbol esters, are important mediators in the angiogenic process. In the current work, we identified the protein kinase C isozymes present in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells and determined which of the isozymes are activated in response to phorbol ester or to collagen treatments. Using western blot analysis, we found that microvascular endothelial cells contain at least six protein kinase C isozymes (alpha, beta, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta). Immunocytochemical studies demonstrated that the isozymes are located in distinct cellular compartments and that following treatment with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate or with a collagen gel overlay, most isozymes (protein kinase C alpha, beta1, betaII, delta, epsilon, eta) translocated to different parts of the cell. Moreover, for two of these isozymes (betaII and eta), the localization differs after phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate treatment as compared with collagen treatment. These results demonstrate that agents that mimic two stages in the angiogenic process in vitro initiate diverse changes in the subcellular localization of specific protein kinase C isozymes and suggest a role for different isozymes in this process.
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- L Y Zhou
- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, U.S.A
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