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Wang L, Shao J, Dong WW, Zheng SS, Zhu BQ, Shu Q, Chen W, Fan LC, Sun J, Gao Y, Hu YF, Wang NR, Wang ZH, Niu TT, Luo Y, Gao J, Tong ML, Hu Y, Xiang W, Zhao ZY, Mao M, Jiang F. [Epidemiological investigation of iron deficiency among preschool children in 10 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities in China]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:416-422. [PMID: 38623008 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20240131-00086] [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: 04/17/2024]
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Objective: To understand the current status of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a multi-stage stratified sampling method to select 150 streets or townships from 10 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities (East: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Hainan; Central: Henan; West: Chongqing, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Xinjiang; Northeast: Liaoning). From May 2022 to April 2023, a total of 21 470 children, including community-based children aged 0.5 to<3.0 years receiving child health care and kindergarten-based children aged 3.0 to<7.0 years, were surveyed. They were divided into 3 age groups: infants (0.5 to<1.0 year), toddlers (1.0 to<3.0 years), and preschoolers (3.0 to<7.0 years). Basic information such as sex and date of birth of the children was collected, and peripheral blood samples were obtained for routine blood tests and serum ferritin measurement. The prevalence rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were analyzed, and the prevalence rate differences were compared among different ages, sex, urban and rural areas, and regions using the chi-square test. Results: A total of 21 460 valid responses were collected, including 10 780 boys (50.2%). The number of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers were 2 645 (12.3%), 6 244 (29.1%), and 12 571 (58.6%), respectively. The hemoglobin level was (126.7±14.8) g/L, and the serum ferritin level was 32.3 (18.5, 50.1) μg/L. The overall rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were 10.4% (2 230/21 460), 28.3% (6 070/21 460), and 3.9% (845/21 460), respectively. The prevalence rate of anemia was higher for boys than for girls (10.9% (1 173/10 780) vs. 9.9% (1 057/10 680), χ2=5.58, P=0.018), with statistically significant differences in the rates for infants, toddlers and preschoolers (18.0% (475/2 645), 10.6% (662/6 244), and 8.7% (1 093/12 571), respectively, χ2=201.81, P<0.01), and the rate was significantly higher for children in rural than that in urban area (11.8% (1 516/12 883) vs. 8.3% (714/8 577), χ2=65.54, P<0.01), with statistically significant differences in the rates by region (χ2=126.60, P<0.01), with the highest rate of 15.8% (343/2 173) for children in Central region, and the lowest rate of 5.3% (108/2 053) in Northeastern region. The prevalence rates of iron deficiency were 33.8% (895/2 645), 32.2% (2 011/6 244), and 25.2% (3 164/12 571) in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, respectively, and 30.0% (3 229/10 780) in boys vs. 26.6% (2 841/10 680) in girls, 21.7% (1 913/8 821), 40.0% (870/2 173), 27.1% (2 283/8 413), 48.9% (1 004/2 053) in Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern regions, respectively, and each between-group showed a significant statistical difference (χ2=147.71, 29.73, 773.02, all P<0.01). The prevalence rate of iron-deficiency anemia showed a significant statistical difference between urban and rural areas, 2.9% (251/8 577) vs. 4.6% (594/12 883) (χ2=38.62, P<0.01), while the difference in iron deficiency prevalence was not significant (χ2=0.51, P=0.476). Conclusions: There has been a notable improvement in iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China, but the situation remains concerning. Particular attention should be paid to the prevention and control of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia, especially among infants and children in the Central, Western, and Northeastern regions of China.
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- L Wang
- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Henan Province), Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou 570206, China
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- Department of Child Health Medicine, Dalian Women and Children's Medical Group, Dalian 116033, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Urumqi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Urumqi 830001, China
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- Department of Children's Health Care, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Jiangsu Women and Children Health Hospital, Nanjing 210036, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Health Center of the Children, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Guiyang 550001, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital), Nanjing 210004, China
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- Health Care Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou 570206, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichun University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 200127, China
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Sheng H, He X, Chen Z, Huang K, Yang J, Wei X, Mao M. Development of a haematological indices-based nomogram for prognostic prediction and immunotherapy response assessment in primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma patients. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2024; 13:453-464. [PMID: 38601436 PMCID: PMC11002515 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-23-813] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Background Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PPLELC) is a rare yet aggressive malignancy. This study aims to investigate a deep learning model based on hematological indices, referred to as haematological indices-based signature (HIBS), and propose multivariable predictive models for accurate prognosis prediction and assessment of therapeutic response to immunotherapy in PPLELC. Methods This retrospective study included 117 patients with PPLELC who received immunotherapy and were randomly divided into a training (n=82) and a validation (n=35) cohort. A total of 41 hematological features were extracted from routine laboratory tests and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm were utilized to establish the HIBS. Additionally, we developed a nomogram using the HIBS and clinical characteristics through multivariate Cox regression analysis. To evaluate the nomogram's predictive performance, we used calibration curves and calculated the time-dependent area under the curve (AUC). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to estimate progression-free survival (PFS) in both cohorts. Results The proposed HIBS comprised 14 hematological features and showed that patients who experienced disease progression had significantly higher HIBS scores compared to those who did not progress (P<0.001). Five prognostic factors, including HIBS, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, presence of bone metastasis and the specific immunotherapy regimen, were found to be independent factors and were used to construct a nomogram, which effectively categorized PPLELC patients into a high-risk and a low-risk group, with patients in the high-risk patients demonstrating worse PFS (7.0 vs. 18.0 months, P<0.001) and lower overall response rates (22.2% vs. 52.7%, P<0.001). The nomogram showed satisfactory discrimination for PFS, with AUC values of 0.837 and 0.855 in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. Conclusions The HIBS-based nomogram could effectively predict the PFS and response of patients with PPLELC regarding immunotherapy and serve as a valuable tool for clinical decision making.
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- Hui Sheng
- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Niu C, Lv W, Zhu X, Dong Z, Yuan K, Jin Q, Zhang P, Li P, Mao M, Dong T, Chen Z, Luo J, Hou L, Zhang C, Hao K, Chen S, Huang Z. Intestinal Translocation of Live Porphyromonas gingivalis Drives Insulin Resistance. J Dent Res 2024; 103:197-207. [PMID: 38185909 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231214195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Periodontitis has been emphasized as a risk factor of insulin resistance-related systemic diseases. Accumulating evidence has suggested a possible "oral-gut axis" linking oral infection and extraoral diseases, but it remains unclear whether periodontal pathogens can survive the barriers of the digestive tract and how they play their pathogenic roles. The present study established a periodontitis mouse model through oral ligature plus Porphyromonas gingivalis inoculation and demonstrated that periodontitis aggravated diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance, while also causing P. gingivalis enrichment in the intestine. Metabolic labeling strategy validated that P. gingivalis could translocate to the gastrointestinal tract in a viable state. Oral administration of living P. gingivalis elicited insulin resistance, while administration of pasteurized P. gingivalis had no such effect. Combination analysis of metagenome sequencing and nontargeted metabolomics suggested that the tryptophan metabolism pathway, specifically indole and its derivatives, was involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance caused by oral administration of living P. gingivalis. Moreover, liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis confirmed that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands, mainly indole acetic acid, tryptamine, and indole-3-aldehyde, were reduced in diet-induced obese mice with periodontitis, leading to inactivation of AhR signaling. Supplementation with Ficz (6-formylindolo (3,2-b) carbazole), an AhR agonist, alleviated periodontitis-associated insulin resistance, in which the restoration of gut barrier function might play an important role. Collectively, these findings reveal that the oral-gut translocation of viable P. gingivalis works as a fuel linking periodontitis and insulin resistance, in which reduction of AhR ligands and inactivation of AhR signaling are involved. This study provides novel insight into the role of the oral-gut axis in the pathogenesis of periodontitis-associated comorbidities.
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- C Niu
- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital & School of Stomatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital & School of Stomatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital & School of Stomatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Department of Oral Implantology, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital & School of Stomatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
- College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Mao M. [Identification, assessment and management of infants and toddles with faltering growth]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:1063-1066. [PMID: 38018042 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230816-00107] [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: 11/30/2023]
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- M Mao
- Department of Child Healthcare, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Cen W, Yan Q, Zhou W, Mao M, Huang Q, Lin Y, Jiang N. miR-4739 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis in "driver gene-negative" non-small cell lung cancer via activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2023; 46:1821-1835. [PMID: 37500965 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-023-00848-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE "Driver gene-negative" non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) currently has no approved targeted drug, due to the lack of common actionable driver molecules. Even though miRNAs play crucial roles in various malignancies, their roles in "driver gene-negative" NSCLC keep unclear. METHODS miRNA expression microarrays were utilized to screen miRNAs associated with "driver gene-negative" NSCLC malignant progression. Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) and in situ hybridization (ISH) were employed to validate the expression of miR-4739, and its correlation with clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed in tumor specimens using univariate and multivariate analyses. The biological functions and underlying mechanisms of miR-4739 were investigated both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS our research demonstrated, for the first time, that miR-4739 was substantially increased in "driver gene-negative" NSCLC tumor tissues and cell lines, and overexpression of miR-4739 was related to clinical staging, metastasis, and unfavorable outcomes. Functional experiments discovered that miR-4739 dramatically enhanced tumor cell proliferation, migration, and metastasis by promoting the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Meanwhile, miR-4739 can be transported from cancer cells to the site of vascular epithelial cells through exosomes, consequently facilitating the proliferation and migration of vascular epithelial cells and inducing angiogenesis. Mechanistically, miR-4739 can activate Wnt/β-catenin signaling both in tumor cells and vascular epithelial cells by targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling antagonists APC2 and DKK3, respectively. CONCLUSION Our work identifies a valuable oncogene, miR-4739, that accelerates malignant progression in "driver gene-negative" NSCLC and serves as a potential therapeutic target for this group of tumors.
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- Wenjian Cen
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
- Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
- Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China.
- Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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Li A, Mao M, Xu B. Safety and Efficacy of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy Using Lattice Radiation for Metastatic and/or Bulky Disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e129. [PMID: 37784685 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.925] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Spatially fractionated radiation therapy (Lattice) delivers ablative doses to metastatic and/or unresectable tumors with a curative or palliative goal. Through different forms of three-dimensional focusing, lattice forms several spherical high-dose areas(vertices) within the tumor, to produce a more obvious peak-valley effect and limit exposure to surrounding normal tissue. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of patients with metastatic and/or bulky tumors treated with Lattice radiation. MATERIALS/METHODS Between April 2017 and February 2021, 76 patients with metastatic or bulky tumors treated with spatially-fractionated high-dose external beam radiation using the Lattice technique were included. A median dose of 15 Gy/1 fraction (range 10-45 Gy in 1/3 fractions) was delivered to the vertices in the gross tumor volumes (GTV). 46 patients were treated with Lattice radiation combined with conventional fractionated external irradiation, and 30 patients were treated with Lattice alone. Patients were evaluated for clinical response, survival, and toxicity. RESULTS A total of 76 patients with 85 sites were included in the analysis, 63 (82.9%) patients had metastatic diseases. Median GTV was 138.6cc (range 4.9-3784.1cc) in volume and 6.2 cm (range:2.3-21.4cm) in greatest axial diameter. 38 tumors were in the thorax, 13 abdomen/pelvis, 19 metastatic lymph nodes, 8 bone, 5 head and neck, and 2 extremities. The median follow-up was 11.6 months (range 1.27-57.37 months). At the time of analysis, 23 patients (29.9%) were alive, without the progression of disease. 90.7% of the deceased patients died of disease progression. Median overall survival (OS) was 11.4 months (95% CI: 8.4-17.6), the 1-year OS and cancer specific survival were 46.8% and 48.7% respectively. The disease control rate (DCR) was 91.8%, including 2.4% complete remission, 48.2% partial remission, and 41.2% stable disease. Symptomatic improvement was observed in 98.7% of patients. No mortality was associated with Lattice therapy. There was no treatment-associated acute or late grade 3+ toxicity. CONCLUSION Lattice radiation is feasible and well-tolerated in the treatment of metastatic and/or bulky diseases, and may provide a high DCR. In light of these preliminary results, it seems that this therapy may be a new paradigm for treating patients with advanced cancers.
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- A Li
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Niu X, Hou B, Yang L, Wang W, Yu Q, Mao M, Shen W. Patterns of Drug Resistance and Bacterial Pathogen Distribution in Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in the Jiaxing Region from 2020 to 2022. Infect Drug Resist 2023; 16:5911-5921. [PMID: 37700799 PMCID: PMC10493148 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s424158] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria pose severe threats to public health in the current healthcare environment. Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency distribution of bacterial pathogens causing UTIs as well as the characteristics of antibiotic susceptibility and resistance. Methods The retrospective study was conducted on 32,391 samples of midstream urine culture from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, in Jiaxing. Bacteria were cultivated on blood agar and identified using MALDI-TOF, and their susceptibility to different antibiotics was assessed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and drug sensitivity reaction cards. The SPSS 22 software was used for data analysis. Bivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors for multidrug resistance. Results The total number of positive growth samples was 5378 (16.6%), including 3206 females (59.6%) and 2172 males (40.4%). The four most common urinary pathogens were Escherichia coli (39.2%), Enterococcus faecalis (12.4%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (7.6%), and Enterococcus faecium (7.6%). As far as antibiotic resistance was concerned, Escherichia coli had a greater than 50% resistance rate to ampicillin (76.1%), ciprofloxacin (58.6%), and levofloxacin (51.2%). The multidrug resistance rate was high (41.8%). Low levels of resistance were seen to ertapenem (0.1%), imipenem (0.7%), meropenem (0.7%), piperacillin/tazobactam (0.7%), and nitrofurantoin (1.8%). Klebsiella pneumoniae was highly sensitive to ertapenem (100%). The resistance rates to nitrofurantoin, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin were 37.4%, 37.1%, and 35.1%, respectively. Up to 41% of Escherichia coli strains and 26% of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains produced extended-spectrum lactamases (ESBL). Two species of enterococci were highly sensitive to tigecycline and linezolid (100%), and a small number of norvancomycin-resistant strains (0.2%/two strains) were found. Conclusion Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium were the most common urinary pathogens in this study. The isolated pathogens showed different sensitivity patterns. Antibiotics should be selected reasonably according to the sensitivity mode of pathogenic bacteria to effectively treat and prevent urinary tract infections.
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- Xiaoqin Niu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, People’s Republic of China
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Chen MG, Zhao ML, Fu HL, Mao M, Wang Q, Guo RX. [Evaluation of the efficacy of GnRH-a pretreatment before total hysterectomy for adenomyosis patients: a propensity score matching analysis]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:589-594. [PMID: 37599256 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20230607-00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) pretreatment before total hysterectomy for adenomyosis patients with uterine volume ≥12 gestational weeks and moderate or severe anemia. Methods: From January 2018 to March 2023, 689 patients who underwent total hysterectomy for adenomyosis in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were retrospectively analyzed. According to the preoperative medication, they were divided into study group (127 cases) and control group (562 cases). Patients in the study group underwent GnRH-a pretreatment for 3 cycles before surgery, and the control group received operation directly. SPSS 26.0 software was used to perform 1∶1 matching for the two groups of patients through the propensity score matching method. Matching variables included age, body mass index, gravidity, parity, history of pelvic and abdominal surgery, menstrual cycle, menstrual period, dysmenorrhea score, initial diagnosis of cancer antigen 125 (CA125), uterine volume and hemoglobin value. The dysmenorrhea score, uterine volume, hemoglobin value and CA125 level before and after GnRH-a pretreatment in the study group were compared. And the duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative white blood cell count, perioperative blood transfusion cases, postoperative disease rate, duration of hospitalization, total hospitalization cost between the two groups were compared. Results: With propensity score matching, 119 patients in the study group and 119 patients in the control group were finally enrolled in this study. In the study group, before and after the treatment with GnRH-a, the dysmenorrhea score (7.4±1.7 vs 5.6±1.8), uterine volume [(362±160) vs (233±126) cm3], hemoglobin value [(74.1±10.7) vs (102.5±13.5) g/L], and CA125 level [(104±76) vs (64±51) kU/L] were statistically different (all P<0.05). There were statistical differences of operation time [(86±18) vs (116±31) minutes], intraoperative blood loss [(24±9) vs (43±22) ml], white blood cell count after 1 day of operation [(9.80±0.10)×109/L vs (9.90±0.10)×109/L], number of perioperative blood transfusion case [5.9% (7/119) vs 61.3% (73/119)], postoperative disease rate [5.0% (6/119) vs 16.0% (19/119)], hospitalization duration [(7.1±1.6) vs (7.9±1.6) days], and total hospitalization cost [(35 323±5 275) vs (37 159±5 640) yuan] between the study group and the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: The pretreatment of using GnRH-a before total hysterectomy for adenomyosis patients with uterine volume ≥12 gestational weeks and moderate or severe anemia is not only conducive to improving dysmenorrhea, signs of anemia, reducing uterine volume, but also conducive to the implementation of surgery, reducing intraoperative and postoperative complications, and reducing hospital costs.
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- M G Chen
- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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Yang Y, Liu H, Chen L, Mao M, Zhang X, Zhou L, Duan D, Li X, Zhou H. Molecular characterization and comparison of bla NDM-1-carrying and bla NDM-5-harboring IncX3-type plasmids in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0102823. [PMID: 37623430 PMCID: PMC10581223 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01028-23] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), which harbors the bla NDM plasmid, has been reported extensively and is considered a global threat clinically. However, characterization and comparisons of bla NDM-1-carrying and bla NDM-5-harboring IncX3-type plasmids in CRKP are lacking. Here, we systematically compared the differences in the characteristics, genetic backgrounds, transferability, and fitness costs between bla NDM-1-carrying and bla NDM-5-carrying plasmids in K. pneumoniae isolates. Fifteen NDM-producing CRKP isolates were recovered from 1376 CRKP isolates between 2019 and 2021, of which 4 were positive for bla NDM-1 and 11 were positive for bla NDM-5. All strains were highly resistant to carbapenem but remained susceptible to tigecycline and colistin. Core-genome-based phylogenetic analyses revealed that these strains were not clonally related. Whole-genome sequencing showed that bla NDM-1 and bla NDM-5 were located on ~54 kb and ~46 kb IncX3-type plasmids, respectively. The backbone, genetic context, and fitness cost of the bla NDM-1-bearing plasmid were highly similar to those of the bla NDM-5-carrying plasmid, but the transferability of the bla NDM-1-positive plasmid was greater than that of the bla NDM-5-positive plasmid. In conclusion, the transmission of bla NDM-1 or bla NDM-5 is mainly disseminated by plasmids rather than clonal spread. The high transfer frequency of the IncX3 plasmid facilitates the prevalence and dissemination of NDM-KP among Enterobacteriaceae. IMPORTANCE The emergence of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is a severe challenge to public health. The widespread presence of bla NDM-1 and bla NDM-5 in Enterobacteriaceae has aroused broad concern. In this study, we performed molecular characterization of bla NDM-1-carrying and bla NDM-5-harboring IncX3-type plasmids in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) and compared their phenotypes between strains with different bla NDM subtype. Our findings highlight the importance of IncX3-type plasmids in the transfer of the bla NDM-1 and bla NDM-5 genes and demonstrate that the bla NDM-1 plasmid possesses higher transfer ability. These data will provide important insights into carbapenem resistance gene transfer via plasmids and their further spread in clinical settings.
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- Yunxing Yang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People’ s Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Chen L, Yu XD, Yang F, Mao M, Zhao ZY, Li TY, Jiang F. [Summary to the Sixth Special Summit on Child Health and Early Prevention of Adult Diseases]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:764-765. [PMID: 37528026 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230605-00378] [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: 08/03/2023]
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- L Chen
- Growth, Development and Mental Health Center of Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Children Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Growth, Development and Mental Health Center of Children and Adolescents, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Mao M, Sheng H, Tian B, Chi P, Huang K, Li H, Liu W. Significance of Dynamic Changes of VCA-IgA Levels in Pre- and Post-treatment Plasma of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Development of a Clinically-Oriented Model. Adv Ther 2023; 40:2426-2438. [PMID: 36964411 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02493-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) responds well to radiotherapy but recurrence and metastasis are common. Currently, there is no widely used biomarker for accurately predicting the recurrence and metastasis of NPC. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) capsid antigen (VCA-IgA) kinetics by assessing the dynamic changes of VCA-IgA levels in the pre- and post-treatment plasma of patients with NPC and have proposed a prognostic model for clinical use. METHODS The clinical records of patients with NPC diagnosed at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center were retrieved and classified into a respondent (n = 83) or non-respondent (n = 25) cohort based on their response to antitumor therapy. Factors associated with the outcomes of the patients were assessed and incorporated in a nomogram. For internal validation, bootstrapping with 1000 resamples was used. The prediction accuracy and discriminative ability of the nomogram were investigated by calibration and concordance index (C-index) and plotted decision curves to assess the benefits of nomogram-assisted decisions in a clinical context. RESULTS Plasma VCA-IgA level of the non-respondent cohort at the 6th month after treatment was found significantly higher than the respondent cohort. Post-treatment VCA-IgA level, smoking, and distant metastases were identified as independent risk factors for disease-free survival (DFS), and were used to stratify patients with NPC into three risk groups. The median DFS of the low-, middle- and high-risk groups were 48.5, 35.0, and 15.5 months, respectively. The C-index of the nomogram was 0.848 (95% CI 0.769-0.926), demonstrating good clinical accuracy for predicting the DFS of patients with NPC. The decision curve showed that the nomogram in predicting DFS was better than VCA-IgA level, smoking, and distant metastases. CONCLUSION The proposed VCA-IgA-based nomogram demonstrated a promising ability to predict the DFS of patients with NPC after antitumor therapy. It could be used as a clinical guidance to improve the therapeutic/surveillance strategies of these patients.
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- Minjie Mao
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Tan W, Mao M, He H, Chen M, Deng Q, Yang Y, Li Y, Sheng H, He L, Li J. Endonasopharyngeal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging features of recurrent retropharyngeal nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: A radiologic-histopathologic study. Radiother Oncol 2023; 183:109579. [PMID: 36842662 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109579] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The imaging criteria of malignant retropharyngeal lymph node (RLN) in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) have yet to be fully elucidated. This study aimed to establish predictive models based on ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) characteristics for identifying malignant RLN in NPC patients after radiotherapy. METHODS 81 post-radiotherapy NPC patients with abnormal enlargement of RLN underwent endonasopharyngeal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirations (EPUS-FNA) to access the nature of RLN. The following features were assessed on US and MR: size, margin, vascular signal, echogenicity, enhancement signal and accompany with suspicious cervical nodes or not. A multivariate analysis was performed to screen out high-risk imaging features for recurrent RLN (RRLN), and models for the diagnosis of RRLN was constructed and tested with internal verification. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of the models through comparison of C-index and decision curve analysis. RESULTS High-risk features of RRLN were heterogeneous echo (p < 0.01), vascular signal (p < 0.01) on EPUS, heterogeneous enhancement (p < 0.01) and minimum axis diameter > 10 mm (p < 0.01) on MR. The models based on the US and MR features showed good discrimination (AUC of 0.76 in the US model, 0.74 in the MR model and 0.77 in the US + MR model) and good net benefit in the validation group. CONCLUSION Prediction models based on the US and MR features show good diagnostic performance for RRLN after radiotherapy in NPC patients. The combination of EPUS and MR may be constructed to provide prompt and reliable guidance to manage RLN.
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- Wencheng Tan
- Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical imaging, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, China.
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Sheng H, Mao M, Huang K, Zheng H, Liu W, Liang Y. A Clinical Tool to Predict the Microvascular Invasion Risk in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2023; 22:15330338231182526. [PMID: 37309125 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231182526] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Microvascular invasion (MVI) plays an important role in tumor progression. The aim of this study is to establish and validate an effective hematological nomogram for MVI prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS A retrospective study was performed in a primary cohort that includes 1306 patients clinicopathologically diagnosed with HCC, and a validation cohort contained 563 continuous patients. Univariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between variables included both clinicopathologic factors and coagulation parameters (prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, and thrombin time [TT]) and MVI. Multiple logistic regression was used to construct a prediction nomogram. We tested the accuracy of the nomogram by discrimination and calibration, and then plotted decision curves to assess the benefits of the nomogram-assisted decisions in a clinical context. RESULTS In the two cohorts, patients without MVI had the longest overall survival (OS), compared the OS with MVI. The multivariate analysis indicated that age, sex, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, aspartate aminotransferase, alpha fetoprotein, C-reactive protein, and TT were identified as significant independent predictors of MVI of HCC patients. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed good point estimate associated P value between predicted risk and observed risk across the deciles. Moreover, the calibration performance of the nomogram risk scores in each decile of the primary cohort was within 5 percentage points of the mean predicted risk score, and in the validation cohort, the observed risk in 90% decile was within 5 percentage points of the mean predicted risk score. CONCLUSIONS A noninvasive and easy-to-use nomogram was established and may be used to predict preoperative MVI in HCC.
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- Hui Sheng
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Pan X, Xu J, Pan L, Wang C, Qiu J, Huang X, Yan C, Mao M. Hyperammonemia in a septic patient with Ureaplasma parvum arthritis: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:958. [PMID: 36550469 PMCID: PMC9783457 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07953-8] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Septic arthritis requires prompt diagnosis and treatments. Rare pathogens should be considered when patients respond poorly to the initial antibiotic treatments. Ureaplasma parvum is an opportunistic pathogen that commonly resides in the human urogenital tract. Its infection commonly causes hyperammonemia. Hyperammonemia from Ureaplasma parvum septic arthritis has never been reported previously. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old male presented with fever and left lower leg pain and swelling for more than ten days. Septic arthritis and sepsis were considered after laboratory tests and arthrocentesis. However, he responded poorly to the antibiotic treatments, including cefoperazone-sulbactam, imipenem-cilastatin, and linezolid. His mental status deteriorated rapidly with elevated blood ammonia levels with unremarkable liver function test and sonogram examination results. Despite the treatments with lactulose, L-ornithine L-aspartate, mannitol, and hemodialysis therapy to lower his ammonia level, his blood ammonia level remained persistently high. Finally, metagenomic sequencing of the left knee synovial fluid reported Ureaplasma parvum, which was considered to contribute to his hyperammonemia. CONCLUSION Ureaplasma parvum could cause septic arthritis with hyperammonemia. Genetic tests, such as polymerase chain reaction and next-generation sequencing techniques, could provide a sensitive and fast diagnosis of Ureaplasma parvum.
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- Xiaohong Pan
- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XTuberculosis Care Unit, Hangzhou Chest Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University, No. 208 Huancheng East Road, Hangzhou, 310003 Zhejiang China
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Mao M, Wang X, Seeruttun SR, Chi P, Huang K, Liu W, Tan W. Recurrence risk stratification based on Epstein–Barr virus DNA to identify enlarged retropharyngeal lymph nodes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A model-histopathologic correlation study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:996127. [DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.996127] [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] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BackgroundAccurate assessment of the nature of enlarged retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RLN) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients after radiotherapy is related to selecting appropriate treatments and avoiding unnecessary therapy. This study aimed to develop a non-invasive and effective model for predicting the recurrence of RLN (RRLN) in NPC.Materials and methodsThe data of post-radiotherapy NPC patients (N = 76) with abnormal enlargement of RLN who underwent endonasopharyngeal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirations (EPUS-FNA) were examined. They were randomly divided into a discovery (n = 53) and validation (n = 23) cohort. Univariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between variables (magnetic resonance imaging characteristics, EBV DNA) and RRLN. Multiple logistic regression was used to construct a prediction model. The accuracy of the model was assessed by discrimination and calibration, and decision curves were used to assess the clinical reliability of the model for the identification of high risk RLNs for possible recurrence.ResultsAbnormal enhancement, minimum axis diameter (MAD) and EBV-DNA were identified as independent risk factors for RRLN and could stratify NPC patients into three risk groups. The probability of RRLN in the low-, medium-, and high-risk groups were 37.5, 82.4, and 100%, respectively. The AUC of the final predictive model was 0.882 (95% CI: 0.782–0.982) in the discovery cohort and 0.926 (95% CI, 0.827–1.000) in the validation cohort, demonstrating good clinical accuracy for predicting the RRLN of NPC patients. The favorable performance of the model was confirmed by the calibration plot and decision curve analysis.ConclusionThe nomogram model constructed in the study could be reliable in predicting the risk of RRLN after radiotherapy for NPC patients.
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Yu XD, Hu Y, Mao M. [Research progress on regulation mechanism of human milk microecology and its effect on infant immune function]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:478-481. [PMID: 35488648 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220110-00033] [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: 06/14/2023]
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- X D Yu
- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zhang HF, Yu XD, Mao M, Li HQ. [Interpretation of practical guidelines for clinical issues related to vitamin D nutrition in Chinese children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:408-412. [PMID: 35488633 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220128-00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- H F Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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Hu Y, Yu XD, Mao M. [Perspectives on human breast milk composition research]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:384-386. [PMID: 35488629 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220111-00038] [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: 06/14/2023]
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- Y Hu
- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing),Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition,Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,Shanghai Children's Medical Center,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Jiang H, Gao S, Mao M, Điao Y, Tang Y, Hu J. The expression profile of miR-222b-5p/MAPK10 in spleens of SPF chickens infected with REV-SNV at 28-42 dpi. Pol J Vet Sci 2021; 24:439-443. [PMID: 34730307 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2021.138736] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) is an avian oncogenic retrovirus that causes atrophy of immune organs, such as the spleen, thymus, and bursa of Fabricius, leading to severe immunosuppression. However, there is limited information describing the genes or microRNAs (miRNAs) that play a role in replicating REV-spleen necrosis virus (SNV). Our previous miRNA and RNA sequencing data showed that the expression of gga-miR-222b-5p was significantly upregulated in REV-SNV-infected chicken spleens of 7, 14, and 21 dpi compared to non-infected chicken spleens, but mitogen-activated protein kinase 10 (MAPK10), which is related to innate immunity, had the opposite expression pattern. To understand chicken cellular miRNA function in the virus-host interactions during REV infection, we used quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) to determine whether the expression of gga-miR-222b-5p and MAPK10 in the spleen of specific-pathogen-free chickens at 28, 35, and 42 dpi was consistent with the first 3 time points, and dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to determine the targeting relationship between gga-miR-222b-5p and MAPK10. Results show that MAPK10 was downregulated at all 3 time points; however, significant difference (p⟨0.01) was noted only at 35 dpi. Moreover, the expression of gga-miR-222b-5p was upregulated; however, significant difference (p⟨0.01) was observed only at 28 and 35 dpi. A dual-luciferase reporter assay showed that MAPK10 is a direct target of gga-miR-222b-5p. This study suggests that gga-miR-222b-5p may target MAPK10 to promote the REV-SNV-induced tumorigenesis via the RLRs signaling pathway.
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- H Jiang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Unit of Animal Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizi Shan Street, Wu'han 430070, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Tai'an 271018, China
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Wang GH, Zhou YM, Yu Z, Deng JP, Liu SF, Wei CZ, Feng Y, Mao M, Wang Z. Up-regulated ONECUT2 and down-regulated SST promote gastric cell migration, invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and tumor growth in gastric cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:9378-9390. [PMID: 33015779 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202009_23021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gastric cancer is a common malignancy, with high metastasis and poor prognosis. Our purpose was to explore potential molecular mechanisms of gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 10 pairs of gastric cancer tissues and adjacent normal gastric tissues were collected for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), followed by differential expression analysis. Combining qRT-PCR results, two novel genes were selected for in-depth analysis, including up-regulated ONECUT and down-regulated SST. To investigate the effects of ONECUT and SST on the biological behaviors of gastric cancer cells, gastric cancer cell lines were transfected by ONECUT2 knockdown and SST overexpression. Afterwards, cell migration and invasion were examined using transwell assays, and the expressions of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related proteins were measured by Western blot analysis. Furthermore, cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay. Finally, tumorigenicity in nude mice was performed. RESULTS Gastric cancer cell migration and invasion were inhibited in BGC823 cells transfected by shONECUT2. Similar results were observed in SST overexpression in MGC803 cells. Silencing ONECUT2 or overexpressing SST reduced the expressions of mesenchymal markers (N-cadherin and vimentin), STAT3, fibronectin, Wnt2, β-catenin and increased epithelial marker (E-cadherin), p-STAT3, smad2/3, α-catenin protein levels. In addition, inhibiting ONECUT2 or elevated SST suppressed tumor cell viability in vitro. Moreover, ONECUT2 silencing or elevated SST significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Up-regulated ONECUT2 and down-regulated SST promote gastric cell migration, invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and tumor growth in gastric cancer.
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- G-H Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Qingxiu District, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China.
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Xiao Y, Niu Y, Mao M, Lin H, Wang B, Wu E, Zhao H, Li S. [Correlation analysis between type 2 diabetes and core gut microbiota]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:358-369. [PMID: 33849826 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.03.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the species, abundance and structure differences of intestinal flora between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and healthy individuals and explore the correlation between intestinal flora changes and T2D. OBJECTIVE We collected a total of 133 clinical fecal samples from 78 healthy individuals and 55 patients with T2D. Hiseq2500 was used for high-throughput sequencing of the V3+V4 regions of the 16S rRNA gene. Usearch and QIIME were used for data splicing and filtering, classification and species annotation. The Alpha diversity index and Beta diversity index of the samples were analyzed using R language data packets to compare the richness and diversity of the sample flora. The flora differences were compared between the two groups and the disease marker flora was screened after correction of the relevant factors. PICRUST software was used to predict the function of different flora. OBJECTIVE There was significant difference in the intestinal flora diversity between the two groups. Cluster analysis showed that Fimicutes and Bacteroidetes were the dominant species at the phylum level. LefSe analysis showed that significant differences in the relative abundance between the two groups in 2 phyla, 3 classes, 3 orders, 4 families and 10 genera. After correction for the influence of related factors, the markers of T2Drelated bacteria groups were identified, including Bifidobacterium, Bifidobacteriales, Bifidobacteriaceae, Actinobacteria, Bacilli, Lactobacillales, Lactobacillaceae and Lactobacillus. On this basis, analysis of KEGG metabolic pathways of the differential flora revealed significant differences in 36 KEGG metabolic pathways between the two groups, and the citric acid cycle, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and other metabolic pathways were all up-regulated in T2D group. OBJECTIVE The composition and abundance of intestinal flora were different between T2D group and the normal group, and T2D group showed the characteristics of ecological imbalance.
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- Y Xiao
- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School Hospital, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Minzu University of China, Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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Li ZL, Yang XQ, Mao M, Hu Y. [Reply to several questions about early prevention of food allergy]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:165-168. [PMID: 33657688 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200730-00764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Z L Li
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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Mao M, Wang X, Song Y, Sheng H, Han R, Lin W, Dai S. Novel Prognostic Scores Based on Plasma Prothrombin Time and Fibrinogen Levels in Patients With AFP-Negative Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Control 2020; 27:1073274820915520. [PMID: 32216575 PMCID: PMC7158590 DOI: 10.1177/1073274820915520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Noninvasive tools for the prognosis of α-fetoprotein negative hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) are urgently needed. The present study proposed a prognostic
system based on preoperative plasma prothrombin time and fibrinogen (PT/Fbg
system). With respect to α-fetoprotein (AFP)-negative HCC, we compared the
prognostic value in PT/Fbg system, Glasgow Prognostic Score, and
aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase ratio. The present study
retrospectively analyzed patient characteristics, clinicopathological factors,
and the level of pretreatment biomarkers in 628 patients with HCC. Patients with
increased PT and Fbg levels were allocated a score of 2, patients with only one
of these abnormalities were assigned score 1, and patients with neither of these
abnormalities were allocated a score of 0. The following distributions of the
PT/Fbg system scores were observed: 187 (29.78%) patients had a score of 0, 305
(30.65%) had a score of 1, and 134 (22.69%) patients had a preoperative score of
2. The prognostic significance of the PT/Fbg system was determined using
univariate and multivariate Cox hazard analyses in AFP-negative HCC.
Multivariate analysis revealed that patients with a higher PT/Fbg system
exhibited worse overall survival (OS) than patients with a lower PT/Fbg system.
Our study proposes preoperative evaluation of the plasma PT/Fbg system to
predict the OS of patients with AFP-negative HCC.
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- Minjie Mao
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Liu W, Chen Q, Mao M, Han R, Liu Y, Wang X. Novel prognostic scores based on serum ferritin/globulin ratio in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Transl Cancer Res 2020; 9:5925-5939. [PMID: 35117205 PMCID: PMC8797460 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-20-966] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background The level of ferritin has been shown to be associated with the prognosis of various tumors. In this study, we proposed prognostic indicator, named ferritin/globulin ratio (FGR), and to evaluate the important value in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods A total of 472 HCC patients and 219 healthy controls were concluded in our retrospective study. The clinical characteristics were analyzed in these patients. The optimal cutoff value of the prognostic factors (α-fetoprotein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, ferritin, globulin and FGR) were determined by using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and then analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox hazard models to evaluate the prognostic significance. Results Serum ferritin, globulin and FGR levels were significantly higher in HCC patients than in healthy controls. Multivariate analysis showed that FGR was a significant and independent risk factor OS (HR =1.575; 95% CI: 1.122–2.212; P=0.009) and DFS (HR =1.569; 95% CI: 1.117–2.204; P=0.009) in whole patients. Furthermore, we also classified the data according to α-fetoprotein (AFP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), highly significant differences of FGR were observed between the two groups in OS and DFS. High FGR levels were associated with poor OS and DFS in HCC patients. Conclusions The serum FGR levels may serve as a significant predictor of prognosis in HCC patients.
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- Wen Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Liu W, Li H, Sheng H, Liu X, Chi P, Wang X, Mao M. A Randomized Controlled Trial on Evaluation of Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus Biomarker for Early Diagnosis in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Adv Ther 2020; 37:4280-4290. [PMID: 32780356 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-020-01461-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Early diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains a major problem in Southern China. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) biomarkers have been widely used in NPC screening. This study aims to evaluate the early diagnostic performances of individual EBV biomarkers in NPC. METHODS The levels of EBV biomarkers-IgA antibodies against EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1-IgA), EBV capsid antigen (VCA-IgA), EBV early antigen (EA-IgA), EBV BZLF1 transcription activator protein (Zta-IgA) and IgG antibodies against EBV BRLF1 transcription activator protein (Rta-IgG)-from 106 NPC patients (stage I and II) and 150 normal subjects were measured. VCA-IgA and EA-IgA were detected by immunofluorescence assay (IFA), EBNA1-IgA, Rta-IgG and Zta-IgA were measure by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and EBV DNA was detected by qPCR. Statistical analyses of a single index were conducted to evaluate the significance of NPC early diagnosis and TNM classification. RESULTS The level of EBNA1-IgA, EBV DNA, VCA-IgA, EA-IgA, Rta-IgG and Zta-IgA in early-stage NPC was significantly higher than in healthy controls (all P < 0.001). EBNA1-IgA yielded the biggest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.962 in distinguishing early-stage NPC patients from the normal subjects, with a sensitivity of 91.5% and a specificity of 98.7%. However, EBV biomarker levels were not associated with tumor size (all P > 0.050), whereas four biomarker levels (EBNA1-IgA, EBV DNA, VCA-IgA, EA-IgA) were related to lymph node metastasis (N0 and N1-2), among which EBNA1-IgA and EBV DNA showed good performance. Finally, high correlation was found between VCA-IgA and EA-IgA (r > 0.800). CONCLUSION A single EBNA1-IgA exhibits excellent discrimination performance in early diagnosis of NPC and could become a promising marker for NPC screening.
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- Wen Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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Chen ZB, Cao WL, Su K, Mao M, Zeng XY, Li JH. MIR22HG inhibits cell growth, migration and invasion through regulating the miR-24-3p/p27kip1 axis in thyroid papillary carcinomas. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:5851-5862. [PMID: 31298336 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201907_18327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the underlying mechanism of ncRNA (MIR22HG) in thyroid papillary carcinomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS 40 pairs of thyroid papillary carcinomas tissues and adjacent normal tissues were collected from patients of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, who underwent oral surgery. qRT-PCR was applied to detect the expression of MIR22HG, miR-24-3p and p27kip1 in tissues and cells. Western blot was used to measure the protein level of p27kip1 in tissues and cells. Kaplan-Meier plot was used to analyze the overall survival rates in thyroid papillary carcinomas. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation relationship among MIR22HG, miR-24-3p and p27kip1 expression. Flow cytometric assay was applied to measure cell apoptosis. Transwell assay was used to assess cell migration and invasion abilities. Luciferase reporter assay was applied to verify the molecular relationships among MIR22HG, miR-24-3p and p27kip1 in thyroid papillary carcinomas. RESULTS LncRNA MIR22HG and p27kip expressed low while miR-24-3p expressed high in thyroid papillary carcinomas and cells. Overexpression of MIR22HG inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion, whereas promoted cell apoptosis in thyroid papillary carcinomas cells. However, these effects were reversed by upregulation of miR-24-3p. Further exploration showed that the promoted effects of miR-24-3p mimics on thyroid papillary carcinomas cells were suppressed by enhancing p27kip1 expression. Meanwhile, MIR22HG induced p27kip1 expression by binding miR-24-3p in thyroid papillary carcinomas. CONCLUSIONS MIR22HG inhibited cell growth through modulating p27kip1 by decreasing miR-24-3p expression in thyroid papillary carcinomas, providing a new modulate mechanism and therapeutic targets in thyroid papillary carcinomas.
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- Z-B Chen
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Gland Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Zhang L, Ye J, Luo Q, Kuang M, Mao M, Dai S, Wang X. Prediction of Poor Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Elevated Preoperative Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT). Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:5373-5384. [PMID: 32753955 PMCID: PMC7342386 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s246695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and Objective Tools for the non-invasive assessment of colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis have profound significance. Although plasma coagulation tests have been investigated in a variety of tumours, the prognostic value of the prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) in CRC has not been discussed. Our study objective was to explore the prognostic significance of preoperative PT and APTT in CRC patients. Patients and Methods A retrospective analysis of preoperative coagulation indexes including PT, PTA, INR, APTT, FIB, TT, PLT, NLR and PLR in 250 patients with CRC was performed. Kaplan–Meier and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to demonstrate the prognostic value of these preoperative coagulation indexes. Results The overall survival (OS, p<0.05) and disease-free survival (DFS, p<0.05) of CRC patients with lower PT and APTT levels were significantly prolonged. Based on univariate analysis, PT levels (p<0.001, p<0.001), PTA levels (p=0.001, p=0.001), APTT levels (p=0.001, p<0.001), INR levels (p<0.001, p<0.001), fibrinogen levels (p=0.032, p=0.036), tumour status (p=0.005, p=0.003), nodal status (p<0.001, p<0.001), metastasis status (p<0.001, p<0.001) and TNM stages (p<0.001, p<0.001) were remarkably associated with DFS and OS. Multivariate Cox regression analysis suggested that the levels of PT (HR: 2.699, p=0.006) and APTT (HR: 1.942, p=0.015), metastasis status (HR: 2.091, p= 0.015) and TNM stage (HR: 7.086, p=0.006) were independent predictors of survival in CRC. In the whole cohort, the enrolled patients were then divided into three groups according to their PT and APTT levels. The OS and DFS differed notably among the low-risk (PT<11.85 sec and APTT<25.85 sec), medium-risk (PT≥11.85 sec or APTT≥25.85 sec), and high-risk (PT≥11.85 sec and APTT≥25.85 sec) groups. Conclusion Elevated levels of preoperative PT and APTT were predictors of poor outcomes in CRC patients. Moreover, the combination of preoperative PT and APTT can be a new prognostic stratification approach for more precise clinical staging of CRC.
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- Lin Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People's Republic of China.,Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.,Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People's Republic of China
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Wang X, Mao M, Zhu S, Xing S, Song Y, Zhang L, Chi P. A Novel Nomogram Integrated with Inflammation-Based Factors to Predict the Prognosis of Gastric Cancer Patients. Adv Ther 2020; 37:2902-2915. [PMID: 32363466 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-020-01356-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, and every year approximately 950,000 individuals are diagnosed worldwide. Our study aimed to establish an effective nomogram to predict the prognosis of GC based on inflammation biomarkers. METHODS We retrospectively analysed GC patients from the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. The nomogram was developed with a primary cohort (n = 1067), and 537 patients were included in the validation cohort. The univariate survival analyses included 19 biomarkers. RESULTS The multivariate analysis showed that tumour stage, metastasis stage and C-reactive protein (CRP), albumin (ALB), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen-199 (CA199) levels as well as the lymphocyte (LYM) count were independent risk factors for the prognosis of GC patients. The nomogram was based on the above factors. In the primary cohort, the nomogram had a concordance index (C-index) of 0.825 (95% CI 0.796-0.854), which was higher than the C-index of the AJCC TNM stage and that of the other biomarkers (CEA and CA199). The calibration plot suggested good agreement between the actual and nomogram-predicted overall survival (OS) probabilities, and the decision curve analyses showed that the nomogram model had a higher overall net benefit in predicting OS than the AJCC TNM stage. Moreover, we divided the patients into the following three distinct risk groups for OS based on the nomogram points: low, middle and high risk. The differences in OS rates were significant among the subgroups (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION A novel nomogram integrated with inflammatory prognostic factors was proposed, which is highly predictive of OS in GC patients.
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Mao M, Zhang A, He Y, Zhang L, Liu W, Song Y, Chen S, Jiang G, Wang X. Development and validation of a novel nomogram to predict overall survival in gastric cancer with lymph node metastasis. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16:1230-1237. [PMID: 32174797 PMCID: PMC7053322 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.39161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) with lymph node metastasis (LNM) at diagnosis is associated with a unstable prognosis and indefinite survival times. The aim of the present study was to construct and validate a model for the Overall survival (OS) estimation for patients with LNM. The nomogram was constructed to predict the OS for LNM-positive GC using the primary group of 836 patients and validated using an independent cohort of 411 patients. Factors in the nomogram were identified by multivariate Cox hazard analysis. The predictive capability of nomogram was evaluated by calibration analysis and decision curve analysis. Multivariate analysis suggested that eight pre-treatment characteristics were used for developing the nomogram. In the primary cohort, the C-index for OS prediction was 0.788 (95% CI: 0.753-0.823), while in validation cohort, the C-index for OS prediction was 0.769 (95% CI: 0. 720-0.818). The calibration plot for the probability of OS and decision curve analyses showed an optimal agreement. Based on the nomogram, we could divided patients into three groups: low-risk group, middle-risk group and a high-risk group(p <0.001).Taken together, we have provided an easy-to-used and accurate tool for predicting OS, furthermore could be used for risk stratification of OS of LNM-positive GC patients.
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- Minjie Mao
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Ji M, Li S, Zhang L, Gao Y, Zeng Q, Mao M, Yang J. Sepsis induced cognitive impairments by disrupting hippocampal parvalbumin interneuron-mediated inhibitory network via a D4-receptor mechanism. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:2471-2484. [PMID: 32019903 PMCID: PMC7041733 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Patients who suffer sepsis often develop cognitive impairments, yet the underlying mechanisms largely remain to be elucidated. Increasing evidence has suggested that parvalbumin (PV) interneurons are required for the synchronization of neural activities and higher brain processes, whereas its dysfunction is implicated in many psychiatric disorders. In the present study, we examined the role of hippocampal PV interneuron-mediated inhibitory network in a rat model of polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) and also explored the underlying mechanism. Here we showed that CLP-induced cognitive impairments, which were accompanied by significantly decreased expressions of PV and dopamine 4 (D4) receptor, decreased slow γ oscillation band, and reduced frequency of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs). Notably, D4 receptor agonist RO-10-5824 treatment was able to reverse most of these abnormities. In summary, our study suggests that sepsis might disrupt PV interneuron-mediated network function that is dependent on the D4 receptor, leading to abnormal γ oscillation and consequent cognitive impairments.
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- Muhuo Ji
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Nanjing, China
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Lei L, Zhang B, Mao M, Chen H, Wu S, Deng Y, Yang Y, Zhou H, Hu T. Carbohydrate Metabolism Regulated by Antisense vicR RNA in Cariogenicity. J Dent Res 2019; 99:204-213. [PMID: 31821772 DOI: 10.1177/0022034519890570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Streptococcus mutans is a major cariogenic pathogen that resides in multispecies oral microbial biofilms. The VicRK 2-component system is crucial for bacterial adaptation, virulence, and biofilm organization and contains a global and vital response regulator, VicR. Notably, we identified an antisense vicR RNA (AS vicR) associated with an adjacent RNase III–encoding ( rnc) gene that was relevant to microRNA-size small RNAs (msRNAs). Here, we report that ASvicR overexpression significantly impeded bacterial growth, biofilm exopolysaccharide synthesis, and cariogenicity in vivo. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the AS vicR RNA mainly regulated carbohydrate metabolism. In particular, overproducing AS vicR demonstrated a reduction in galactose and glucose metabolism by monosaccharide composition analysis. The results of high-performance gel permeation chromatography revealed that the water-insoluble glucans isolated from AS vicR presented much lower molecular weights. Furthermore, direct evidence showed that total RNAs were disrupted by rnc-encoded RNase III. With the coexpression of T4 RNA ligase, putative msRNA1657, which is an rnc-related messenger RNA, was verified to bind to the 5′-UTR regions of the vicR gene. Furthermore, AS vicR regulation revealed a sponge regulatory-mediated network for msRNA associated with adjacent RNase III–encoding genes. There was an increase in AS vicR transcript levels in clinical S. mutans strains from caries-free children, while the expression of AS vicR was decreased in early childhood caries patients; this outcome may be explored as a potential strategy contributing to the management of dental caries. Taken together, our findings suggest an important role of AS vicR-mediated sponge regulation in S. mutans, indicating the characterization of lactose metabolism by a vital response regulator in cariogenicity. These findings have a number of implications and have reshaped our understanding of bacterial gene regulation from its transcriptional conception to the key roles of regulatory RNAs.
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- L. Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Endodontics, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Sheng H, Wei X, Mao M, He J, Luo T, Lu S, Zhou L, Huang Z, Yang A. Adenocarcinoma with mixed subtypes is a rare but aggressive histologic subtype in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:1071. [PMID: 31703713 PMCID: PMC6842229 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6245-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background
Although numerous studies have investigated the clinicopathologic and prognostic relevance of mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) and signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) compared with classic adenocarcinoma (CA), little is known about the prognosis of adenocarcinoma with mixed subtypes (AM) and the differences among these four subtypes.
Methods
The statistics of colorectal cancer registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database were retrieved and analyzed. We also compared the clinicopathologic and prognostic relevance between CA, SRCC, MAC, and AM.
Results
The frequencies of these four subtypes were 69.9% (CA, n = 15,812), 25.1% (MAC, n = 5689), 3.6% (SRCC, n = 814) and 1.4% (AM, n = 321), respectively. All of MAC, SRCC, and AM were significantly related with aggressive features. Only SRCC and AM were identified as independent poor prognostic markers for overall survival by multivariate analysis. The aggressiveness of AM was between MAC and SRCC according to the clinicopathologic associations. The prognosis of AM was significantly worse than MAC but comparable with SRCC.
Conclusions
We confirmed the clinicopathologic relevance with aggressive features of MAC and SRCC, as well as poor prognostic relevance of SRCC by analyzing a large study population data set. Furthermore, we identified AM as a rare but aggressive histologic subtype in colorectal cancer, to which particular attention should be given in clinical practice.
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Zhu L, Mao M. 1193 Factors Associated with Long-Term Pessary Use in Women with Symptomatic Pelvic Organ Prolapse. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The oral cavity contains a distinct habitat that supports diverse bacterial flora. Recent observations have provided additional evidence that sRNAs are key regulators of bacterial physiology and pathogenesis. These sRNAs have been divided into 5 functional groups: cis-encoded RNAs, trans-encoded RNAs, RNA regulators of protein activity, bacterial CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat) RNAs, and a novel category of miRNA-size small RNAs (msRNAs). In this review, we discuss a critical group of key commensal and opportunistic oral pathogens. In general, supragingival bacterial sRNAs function synergistically to fine-tune the regulation of cellular processes and stress responses in adaptation to environmental changes. Particularly in the cariogenic bacteria Streptococcus mutans, both the antisense vicR RNA and msRNA1657 can impede the metabolism of bacterial exopolysaccharides, prevent biofilm formation, and suppress its cariogenicity. In Enterococcus faecalis, selected sRNAs control the expression of proteins involved in diverse cellular processes and stress responses. In subgingival plaques, sRNAs from periodontal pathogens can function as novel bacterial signaling molecules that mediate bacterial-human interactions in periodontal homeostasis. In Porphyromonas gingivalis, the expression profiles of putative sRNA101 and sRNA42 were found to respond to hemin availability after hemin starvation. Regarding Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (previously Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans), a major periodontal pathogen associated with aggressive periodontitis, the predicted sRNAs interact with several virulence genes, including those encoding leukotoxin and cytolethal distending toxin. Furthermore, in clinical isolates, these associated RNAs could be explored not only as potential biomarkers for oral disease monitoring but also as alternative types of regulators for drug design. Thus, this emerging subspecialty of bacterial regulatory RNAs could reshape our understanding of bacterial gene regulation from their key roles of endogenous regulatory RNAs to their activities in pathologic processes.
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- L Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Yu XD, Chen L, Yang F, Wu T, Jiang F, Zhao ZY, Li TY, Mao M. [Minutes of the Second Special Summit on Children's Health and Early Prevention of Adult Diseases]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:730-732. [PMID: 31530365 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.09.019] [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: 06/10/2023]
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- X D Yu
- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Center of Child and Adolescent Growth and Mental Health, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Speech Therapy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518026, China
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- Center of Child Health Care, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu 610091, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Center of Child and Adolescent Growth and Mental Health, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zhang L, Mao M. [Common problems in immunization for children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:654-656. [PMID: 31352757 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.08.019] [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: 06/10/2023]
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- L Zhang
- Children Healthcare Center, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu 610091, China
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- Department of Child Health, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- F Xiong
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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He Y, Mao M, Shi W, He Z, Zhang L, Wang X. Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram in gastric cancer with hepatitis B virus infection. J Transl Med 2019; 17:98. [PMID: 30909980 PMCID: PMC6434786 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-019-1841-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Patients with HBsAg-positive gastric cancer (GC) are a heterogeneous group, and it is not possible to accurately predict the overall survival (OS) in these patients. Methods We developed and validated a nomogram to help improve prediction of OS in patients with HBsAg-positive GC. The nomogram was established by a development cohort (n = 245), and the validation cohort included 84 patients. Factors in the nomogram were identified by univariate and multivariate Cox hazard analysis. We tested the accuracy of the nomograms by discrimination and calibration, and plotted decision curves to assess the benefits of nomogram-assisted decisions in a clinical context. Then we evaluated the risk in the two cohort. Results Significant predictors were age, tumor stage, distant metastases, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The proportional-hazards model (nomogram) was based on pre-treatment characteristics. The nomogram had a concordance index (C-index) of 0.812 (95% CI 0.762–0.862), which was superior than the C-index of AJCC TNM Stage (0.755, 95% CI 0.702–0.808). The calibration plot in the validation cohort based on 5 predictors suggested good agreement between actual and nomogram-predicted OS probabilities. The decision curve showed that the nomogram in predicting OS is better than that of TNM staging system in all range. Moreover, patients were divided into three distinct risk groups for OS by the nomogram: low risk group, middle risk group and high risk group, respectively. Conclusion This nomogram, using five pre-treatment characteristics, improves prediction of OS in patients with HBsAg-positive gastric cancer. It represents an improvement in prognostication over the current TNM stage. To generalize the use of this nomogram in other groups, additional validation with data from other institutions is required.
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- Yi He
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Information Section, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Information Section, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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Mao M, Xu T, Kang J, Zhang Y, Ai F, Zhou Y, Zhu L. Factors associated with long-term pessary use in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. Climacteric 2019; 22:478-482. [PMID: 30897024 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2019.1582623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M. Mao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Qiu J, Wang C, Pan X, Pan L, Huang X, Xu J, Ji X, Mao M. APACHE-II score for anti-tuberculosis tolerance in critically ill patients: a retrospective study. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:106. [PMID: 30717702 PMCID: PMC6360662 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3751-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background To investigate the status of anti-tuberculosis treatment in critically ill patients, and to explore the value of APACHE-II score in guiding anti-tuberculosis treatment. Methods This analysis included critically ill patients with tuberculosis. The utility of APACHE-II score for predicting drug withdrawal was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results Among 320 patients enrolled (58 ± 22 years; 256 males), 147 (45.9%) had drugs withdrawn. The drug withdrawal group had higher APACHE-II score (median [interquartile range]: 21 [3–52] vs. 17 [4–42] points), higher CD4%, lower hemoglobin level, higher rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic renal failure, and lower rate of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (P < 0.05). Logistic regression identified APACHE-II score > 18 (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 2.099 [1.321–3.334], P < 0.01), COPD (1.913 [1.028–3.561], P < 0.05) and hemoglobin level (0.987 [0.977–0.997], P < 0.05) as independent factors associated with drug withdrawal. At an optimal cutoff of 18.5, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of APACHE-II score for predicting drug withdrawal was 59.2, 61.8, 56.9 and 64.1%, respectively. Conclusions APACHE-II score > 18 points might predict patient tolerance of anti-tuberculosis treatment.
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- Junke Qiu
- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Zhejiang Province, Hang Zhou Red Cross Hospital, Hang Zhou, 310003, China.
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Huo TZ, Mao M. [Common problems in child growth assessment]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:158-160. [PMID: 30695896 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.02.021] [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: 06/09/2023]
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- T Z Huo
- Child Healthcare Center, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu 610071, China
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- Department of Child Healthcare, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Huo TZ, Mao M. [Common problems and solutions in breastfeeding]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:75-77. [PMID: 30630239 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.01.019] [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: 06/09/2023]
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- T Z Huo
- Child Healthcare Center, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu 610071, China
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- Department of Child Healthcare, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Wang X, Mao M, He Z, Zhang L, Li H, Lin J, He Y, Dai S, Hu W, Liu W. Development and Validation of a Prognostic Nomogram in AFP-negative hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15:221-228. [PMID: 30662361 PMCID: PMC6329916 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.28720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to establish and validate an effective prognostic nomogram in patients with AFP-negative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The nomogram was based on a primary cohort that consisted of 419 patients with clinicopathologically diagnosed with HCC, all the data was gathered from 2008 to 2014 in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. All the model factors were determined by univariate and multivariate Cox hazard analysis. The concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve were used to determine the predictive accuracy and discriminative ability of the nomogram, and compared with the TNM staging systems on HCC. Internal validation was assessed. An independent validation cohort contained 150 continuous patients from 2014 to 2015. Independent factors for overall survival (OS) were body mass index (BMI), tumor stage, distant metastases, HBs Ag, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), and albumin (ALB), which were all contained into the nomogram. The calibration curve for probability of OS showed good agreement between prediction by nomogram and actual observation. The C-index of nomogram was 0.807 (95% CI: 0.770-0.844), which was superior to the C-index of AJCC TNM Stage (0.697). The AUC was 0.809(95%CI: 0.762-0.857). In the validation cohort, the nomogram still gave good discrimination (C-index: 0.866, 95% CI: 00.796-0.936; AUC: 0.832, 95%CI: 0.747-0.917) and good calibration. Decision curve analysis demonstrated that the nomogram was clinically useful. Moreover, patients were divided into three distinct risk groups for OS by the nomogram: low risk group, middle risk group and a high risk group, respectively. The proposed nomogram presents more accurate and useful prognostic prediction for patients with AFP-negative HCC.
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- Xueping Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Information section, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Zheng Y, Mao M, Cao Y, Lu X. Contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation improves wrist dorsiflexion and upper limb function in patients with early-phase stroke: A randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med 2019; 51:103-108. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Liu H, Wang XM, Mao M, Fu L, Huang Q, Wang YL, Wang YC, Wang ZS, Li Y. [The expression and prognostic significance of microRNA-34a in Uygur and Han patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018; 57:922-925. [PMID: 30486562 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To investigate the expression of microRNA-34a (miR-34a) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in Xinjiang Uygur and Han nationalities and its prognostic significance. Our data showed that miR-34a expression in Uygur and Han CLL patients was significantly higher than that in their respective healthy controls, while miR-34a levels were similar between Uygur and Han patients. By comparing with known prognostic factors, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves showed that miR-34a was a good predictive factor for the prognosis of CLL (demarcation value was 3.567 6). Survival analysis was further performed according to miR-34a expression level, that low expression of miR-34a translated into poor prognosis.
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- H Liu
- Department of Hematology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China
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Mao M, Wang X, Sheng H, Liu Y, Zhang L, Dai S, Chi PD. A novel score based on serum apolipoprotein A-1 and C-reactive protein is a prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:1178. [PMID: 30486825 PMCID: PMC6260712 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-5028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to propose a prognostic scoring system based on preoperative serum apolipoprotein A-1 and C-reactive protein (ApoA-1 and CRP, AC score) levels and to evaluate the prognostic value of these markers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods In all, 539 consecutive cases diagnosed with HCC from 2009 to 2012 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center were analysed. The characteristics and levels of pretreatment lipids (ApoA-1, apolipoprotein B (Apo-B), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs)) and CRP were reviewed and determined by univariate and multivariate Cox hazard models. Then, the AC score was proposed, which combines two independent risk factors (ApoA-1 and CRP). Results The optimal cut-off points in our study were determined according to established reference ranges. Patients with decreased ApoA-1 levels (< 1.090 g/L) and increased CRP levels (≥3.00 mg/L) exhibited a significantly poor overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). The AC score was calculated as follows: patients with decreased ApoA-1 and elevated CRP were given a score of 3, patients with only one of these abnormalities were given a score of 2, and those with no abnormalities were given a score of 1. Patients with a higher AC score showed more progressive disease and a poorer prognosis. This was observed not only in the entire cohort (for OS, P < 0.001; for DFS, P < 0.001) but also in the subgroups stratified by pathological stage (stage I-II and stage III-IV). The discriminatory ability of the AC score in HCC was assessed according to the AUC values. The AUC value of the AC score (AUC: 0.676, 95% CI: 0.629–0.723, P < 0.001) was higher than that of AFP. In addition, the combination of the AFP and AC scores (AUC: 0.700, 95% CI: 0.655–0.745, P < 0.001) was superior to the AFP and AC scores alone. Conclusions The AC score is a significant valuable predictor of OS and DFS and could more accurately differentiate the prognosis of HCC patients. As this study is a retrospective analysis, the value of the AC score should be validated in large prospective trials.
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- Minjie Mao
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Sun L, Mao M, Yan Z, Zuo C, Zhang X. A Chinese Traditional Therapy for Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice. Can Respir J 2018; 2018:8491487. [PMID: 30319721 PMCID: PMC6167599 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8491487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and fatal disease of lung tissue with high incidence and mortality in the world. The exploration of effective treatment for pulmonary fibrosis remains an urgent challenge. In our study, Qingfei Xieding was investigated as a novel Chinese traditional patent medicine against pulmonary fibrosis. A pulmonary fibrosis mouse model was constructed by injecting with bleomycin sulfate. Following Qingfei Xieding administration, lung samples were collected to assess pulmonary phenotype changes by analyzing lung coefficient, wet/dry, and histopathologic section. Levels of nitric oxide (NO), hydroxyproline (HYP), malondialdehyde (MDA), and total antioxidant capacity were measured to evaluate the degree of oxidation. A single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay was used to evaluate bleomycin-induced DNA damage. Western blotting and real-time quantitative PCR were performed to determine the abundance of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and fibronectin (FN). In the present study, Qingfei Xieding administration significantly attenuated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by reducing lung coefficient, wet/dry, NO, HYP, and MDA as well as the expression of iNOS, CTGF, α-SMA, FN, and DNA damage. The results indicated that Qingfei Xieding is effective to resist oxidative damage and histopathologic lesion, serving a protection role on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Lifang Sun
- Department of Tuberculosis, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pingdu People's Hospital, Qingdao 266700, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Third Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen 361100, Fujian, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Liu XH, Mao M. [Summary of the 5th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2018; 56:718-719. [PMID: 30180419 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2018.09.021] [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: 06/08/2023]
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Sanchez M, Marzelière V, Hiegel C, Mao M, Constant M, Dorigny B, Raynaud-Simon A. Efficacy of nutrition factsheets on the diet of elderly participants of physical activity programs. Clin Nutr 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mao M, Ai F, Zhang Y, Kang J, Liang S, Xu T, Zhu L. Predictors for unsuccessful pessary fitting in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective study. BJOG 2018; 125:1434-1440. [PMID: 29700950 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- M Mao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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