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Watson TPG, Tong M, Bailie J, Ekanayake K, Bailie RS. Relationship between climate change and skin cancer and implications for prevention and management: a scoping review. Public Health 2024; 227:243-249. [PMID: 38262229 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.003] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the published research on the relationship between climate change and skin cancer and the implications for prevention, management and further research. STUDY DESIGN Scoping review. METHODS This scoping review following JBI methodology reviewed English articles identified in searches of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and Scopus on 14 April 2023. The screening of articles was completed by two independent reviewers. Data were extracted by a single reviewer and checked by another. A causal pathway diagram was iteratively developed throughout the review and was used to categorise the findings. RESULTS The search identified 1376 papers, of which 45 were included in the final review. Nine papers reported primary research, and 36 papers were reviews, perspectives, commentaries, editorials, or essays. The papers examined climate change influencing behaviours related to ultraviolet exposure (30 papers), ambient temperature (21 papers) and air pollution (five papers) as possible risk factors; occupational, rural, and contextual factors affecting skin cancer (11 papers); and prevention and access to health care in the context of climate change (seven papers). Most papers were published in journals in subject areas other than health. CONCLUSIONS This review identified ultraviolet radiation, occupation, rising temperature, individual behaviour and air pollution as possible influences on skin cancer rates. Furthermore, it highlights the complexity and uncertainties in the relationship between climate change and skin cancer and the need for further research on this relationship, including primary epidemiological research and reviews that follow recognised review guidelines and include assessment of health services and social determinants in the causal pathways of this relationship.
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- T P G Watson
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia; University Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, 2480, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
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- University Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, 2480, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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- University of Sydney Library, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia.
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Sun C, Zhang W, Qiu D, Tong M, Chen Z, Sun S, Lai C, Hou Y. Practicable Zn metal batteries enabled by ultrastable ferromagnetic interface. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023; 68:2750-2759. [PMID: 37770327 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.08.063] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc (Zn) metal batteries (RZMBs) are demonstrated as sustainable and low-cost alternative in the energy storage industry of the future. However, the elusive Zn deposition behavior and water-originated parasitic reactions bring significant challenges to the fabrication and commercialization of Zn anodes, especially under high plating/stripping capacity. In this work, the ferromagnetic interface in conjunction with the magnetic field (MF) to effectively address these fabrication hurdles is proposed. The introduction of ferromagnetic layer with high chemical durability not only maintains the long-term regulating deposition steadily by magnetic field, but also plays a significant role in preventing side reactions, hence reducing gas production. These merits allow Zn-anode to achieve over 350 h steady Zn-deposition with a depth of discharge (DODZn) up to 82% and translates well to ZnFe-MF||V2O5 full cells, supporting stable cycling at high mass loading of 13.1 mg/cm2, which makes RZMBs configurations promising for commercial applications.
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- Chuang Sun
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 201116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 201116, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 201116, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Center Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes QC J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Center Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes QC J3X 1P7, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 201116, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Meng C, Liu S, Zhang X, Zhao D, Tong M, Chen G, Long Z. Solvent- and additive-free liquid-phase acceptorless dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde catalyzed by carbon-encapsulating Cu nanoparticles: a combined experimental and theoretical study. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-023-02372-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Legal T, Tong M, Black C, Valente Paterno M, Gaertig J, Bui KH. Molecular architecture of the ciliary tip revealed by cryo-electron tomography. bioRxiv 2023:2023.01.03.522627. [PMID: 36711791 PMCID: PMC9881849 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.03.522627] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cilia are essential organelles that protrude from the cell body. Cilia are made of a microtubule-based structure called the axoneme. In most types of cilia, the ciliary tip is distinct from the rest of the cilium. Here, we used cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging to obtain the structure of the ciliary tip of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila. We show the microtubules in the tip are highly cross-linked with each other and stabilised by luminal proteins, plugs and cap proteins at the plus ends. In the tip region, the central pair lacks the typical projections and twists significantly. By analysing cells lacking a ciliary tip-enriched protein CEP104/FAP256 by cryo-electron tomography and proteomics, we discovered candidates for the central pair cap complex and explain potential functions of CEP104/FAP256. These data provide new insights into the function of the ciliary tip and inform about the mechanisms of ciliary assembly and length regulation.
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- T Legal
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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Yang S, Zhu W, Zhu L, Ma X, Yan T, Gu N, Lan Y, Huang Y, Yuan M, Tong M. Multi-Scale Computer-Aided Design of Covalent Organic Frameworks for CO 2 Capture in Wet Flue Gas. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:56353-56362. [PMID: 36511382 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Discovery of remarkable porous materials for CO2 capture from wet flue gas is of great significance to reduce the CO2 emissions, but elucidating the most critical structure features for boosting CO2 capture capabilities remains a great challenge. Here, machine-learning-assisted Monte Carlo computational screening on 516 experimental covalent organic frameworks (COFs) identifies the superior secondary building units (SBUs) for wet flue gas separation using COFs, which are tetraphenylporphyrin units for boosting CO2 adsorption uptake and functional groups for boosting CO2/N2 selectivity. Accordingly, 1233 COFs are assembled using the identified superior SBUs. Density functional theory calculation analysis on frontier orbitals, electrostatic potential, and binding energy reveals the influencing mechanism of the SBUs on the wet flue gas separation performance. The "electron-donating-induced vdW interaction" effect is discovered to construct the better-performing COFs, which can achieve high CO2 uptake of 4.4 mmol·g-1 with CO2/N2 selectivity of 104.8. Meanwhile, the "electron-withdrawing-induced vdW + electrostatic coupling interaction" effect is unearthed to construct the better-performing COFs with superior CO2/N2 selectivity, which can reach 277.6 with CO2 uptake of 2.2 mmol·g-1; in this case, H2O plays a positive contribution in improving CO2/N2 selectivity. This work provides useful guidelines for designing optimized two-dimensional-COF adsorbents for wet flue gas separation.
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- Shuna Yang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- Department of Radiochemistry, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing102413, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou221116, China
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Ho R, Kim K, Fan A, Gan A, Nakamoto S, Tong M, Vajjala S, Anderson N, Viereck J, Gorenflo R, Morden F, Liow K. Characteristics of Central Sleep Apnea in Hawai’i Ethnic Groups. Sleep Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ho SSK, Hon SSF, Hung E, Lee JFY, Mo F, Tong M, So C, Chu S, Ng DCK, Lam D, Cho C, Mak TWC, Ng SSM, Futaba K, Suen J, To KF, Chan AWH, Yeung WWK, Ma BBY. Prognostic implication of the neoadjuvant rectal score and other biomarkers of clinical outcome in Hong Kong Chinese patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Hong Kong Med J 2022; 28:230-238. [PMID: 35667869 DOI: 10.12809/hkmj208969] [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] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer, for which pathological complete response is typically used as a surrogate survival endpoint. Neoadjuvant rectal score is a new biomarker that has been shown to correlate with survival. The main objectives of this study were to investigate factors contributing to pathological complete response, to validate the prognostic significance of neoadjuvant rectal score, and to investigate factors associated with a lower neoadjuvant rectal score in a cohort of Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS Data of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy from August 2006 to October 2018 were retrieved from hospital records and retrospectively analysed. RESULTS Of 193 patients who had optimal response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery, tumour down-staging was the only independent prognostic factor that predicted pathological complete response (P<0.0001). Neoadjuvant rectal score was associated with overall survival (hazard ratio [HR]=1.042, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.021-1.064; P<0.0001), disease-free survival (HR=1.042, 95% CI=1.022-1.062; P<0.0001), locoregional recurrence-free survival (HR=1.070, 95% CI=1.039-1.102; P<0.0001) and distant recurrence-free survival (HR=1.034, 95% CI=1.012-1.056; P=0.002). Patients who had pathological complete response were associated with a lower neoadjuvant rectal score (P<0.0001), but pathological complete response was not associated with survival. For patients with intermediate neoadjuvant rectal scores, late recurrences beyond 72 months from diagnosis were observed. CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant rectal score is an independent prognostic marker of survival and disease recurrence in a cohort of Hong Kong Chinese patients who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.
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- S S K Ho
- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory in Translational Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory in Translational Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory in Translational Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, North District Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory in Translational Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Li X, Su M, Wang YC, Xu M, Tong M, Haigh SJ, Zhang J. Telluride Nanocrystals with Adjustable Amorphous Shell Thickness and Core-Shell Structure Modulation by Aqueous Cation Exchange. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:3989-3996. [PMID: 35191681 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Engineering the structure of core-shell colloidal semiconductor nanoparticles (CSNPs) is attractive due to the potential to enhance photo-induced charge transfer and induce favorable optical and electronic properties. Nonetheless, the sensitivity of telluride CSNPs to high temperatures makes it challenging to precisely modulate their surface crystallinity. Herein, we have developed an efficient strategy for synthesizing telluride CSNPs with thin amorphous shells using aqueous cation exchange (ACE). By changing the synthesis temperature in the range of 40-110 °C, the crystallinity of the CdTe nanoparticles was controllable from perfect crystals with no detectable amorphous shell (c-CdTe) to a core-shell structure with a crystalline CdTe NP core covered by an amorphous shell of tunable thickness up to 7-8 nm (c@a-CdTe). A second ACE step transformed c@a-CdTe to crystalline CdTe@HgTe core-shell NPs. The c@a-CdTe nanoparticles synthesized at 60 °C and having a 4-5 nm thick amorphous shell exhibited the highest surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity with a high enhancement factor around 8.82 × 105, attributed to the coupling between the amorphous shell and the crystalline core.
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- Xinyuan Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Engineering Medicine, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China.,Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Zhang Y, Liu K, Wu L, Huang H, Xu Z, Long Z, Tong M, Gu Y, Qin Z, Chen G. POSS and imidazolium-constructed ionic porous hypercrosslinked polymers with multiple active sites for synergistic catalytic CO 2 transformation. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11878-11888. [PMID: 34370805 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02067f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, we reported a facile one-pot approach to construct polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and imidazolium-based ionic porous hypercrosslinked polymers (denoted as iPHCPs) with multiple active sites towards efficient catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to high value-added cyclic carbonates. The targeted iPHCPs were synthesized from a rigid molecular building block octavinylsilsesquioxane (VPOSS) and a newly-designed phenyl-based imidazolium ionic crosslinker through the AlCl3-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction. The desired multiple active sites come from the mixed anions including free Cl- and Br- anions, and in situ formed Lewis acidic metal-halogen complex anions [AlCl3Br]- within imidazolium moieties and POSS-derived Si-OH groups during the synthetic process. The typical polymer iPHCP-12 possesses a hierarchical micro-/mesoporous structure with a high surface area up to 537 m2 g-1 and shows a fluffy nano-morphology. By virtue of the co-existence of free nucleophilic Cl- and Br- anions, the metal complex anion [AlCl3Br]- with both electrophilic and nucleophilic characters and electrophilic hydrogen bond donor (HBD) Si-OH groups, iPHCP-12 is regarded as an efficient recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for synergistic catalytic conversion of CO2 with various epoxides into cyclic carbonates under mild conditions. The present work provides a succinct one-pot strategy to construct task-specific ionic porous hypercrosslinked polymers from easily available modules for the targeted catalytic applications.
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- Yadong Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China.
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Zhu W, He Y, Tong M, Lai X, Liang S, Wang X, Li Y, Yan X. Exploring the methods on improving CH4 delivery performance to surpass the Advanced Research Project Ageney-Energy target. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.10.035] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Mok F, Tong M, Loong H, Mok T. P19.01 Local Ablative Radiotherapy on Oligo-Progression while Continued on EGFR-TKI in Advanced NSCLC Patients: A Longer Cohort. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.562] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Ho S, Hon S, Hung E, Mo F, So C, Tong M, Lee J, Chu S, Ng D, Lam D, Cho C, Mak T, Ng S, Suen J, Chan A, Yeung W, Ma B. 91P Prognostic biomarker of clinical outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer in Chinese patients. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.111] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yan Y, Zhang P, Qu Z, Tong M, Zhao S, Li Z, Liu M, Lin Z. Carbon/Sulfur Aerogel with Adequate Mesoporous Channels as Robust Polysulfide Confinement Matrix for Highly Stable Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Nano Lett 2020; 20:7662-7669. [PMID: 32881530 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ability to restrict the shuttle of lithium polysulfide (LiPSn) and improve the utilization efficiency of sulfur represents an important endeavor toward practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, we report the crafting of a robust 3D graphene-wrapped, nitrogen-doped, highly mesoporous carbon/sulfur (G-NHMC/S) hierarchical aerogel as an effective polysulfide confinement matrix for a highly stable Li-S battery. Rich polar sites of NHMC firmly anchor LiPSn on the matrix surface. Porous NHMC provides ample space for accommodating sulfur and cushioning its volume expansion. Moreover, graphene wrapped on NHMC/S not only physically hinders the LiPSn shuttle but also interconnects the isolated NHMC/S, thus increasing electron transfer rate. Taken together, triple confinement of G-NHMC/S aerogel synergistically retains the soluble LiPSn and displays a specific capacity of 1322 mAh g-1 and 1000-cycle life. As such, rationally designed 3D carbon/sulfur aerogel affords a unique platform to impart high energy density and stable electrodes for energy storage devices.
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- Yan Yan
- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Shenzhen Cloud Computing Center, National Supercomputing Center, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Sadasivan C, Chow J, Kam K, Fung E, Sheng B, Chan D, Fan Y, Choi P, Wong J, Tong M, Chan T, Senaratne M, Brass N, Lee A, Oudit G. SCREENING FOR FABRY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH UNEXPLAINED LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY. Can J Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Chow J, Tam A, Cheung K, Lee V, Chiang C, Tong M, Wong E, Cheung A, Chan S, Lai J, Ngan R, Ng W, Lee A, Au K. 913MO Second primary cancer after intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong (2001-2010): A territory-wide study by HKNPCSG. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Kirk C, Tong M, Shivaram G, Law Y. Herding CATs? The Incidence and Prevention of Catheter-Associated Thromboses (CATs) in Pediatric Patients after Cardiac Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ying Y, Tong M, Ning S, Ravi SK, Peh SB, Tan SC, Pennycook SJ, Zhao D. Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Membranes Assembled by Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets with Reduced Apertures for Gas Separation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:4472-4480. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Yunpan Ying
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101 of Shanghai Road, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Sheng CX, Kim KH, Tong M, Yang C, Kang H, Park YW, Vardeny ZV. Ultrafast Transient Spectroscopy of Trans-Polyacetylene in the Midinfrared Spectral Range. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:017401. [PMID: 31976729 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.017401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Trans-polyacetylene [t-(CH)_{x}] possesses twofold ground state degeneracy. Using the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger Hamiltonian, scientists predicted charged solitons to be the primary photoexcitations in t-(CH)_{x}; this prediction, however, has led to sharp debate. To resolve this saga, we use subpicosecond transient photomodulation spectroscopy in the mid-IR spectral range (0.1-1.5 eV) in neat t-(CH)_{x} thin films. We show that odd-parity singlet excitons are the primary photoexcitations in t-(CH)_{x}, similar to many other nondegenerate π-conjugated polymers. The exciton transitions are characterized by two photoinduced absorption (PA) bands at 0.38 and 0.6 eV, and an associated photoluminescence band at ∼1.5 eV having similar polarization memory. The primary excitons undergo internal conversion within ∼100 fs to an even-parity (dark) singlet exciton with a PA band at ∼1.4 eV. We also find ultrafast photogeneration of charge polarons when pumping deep into the polymer continuum band, which are characterized by two other PA bands in the mid-IR and associated photoinduced IR vibrational modes.
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- C X Sheng
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Zhang Y, Chen G, Wu L, Liu K, Zhong H, Long Z, Tong M, Yang Z, Dai S. Two-in-one: construction of hydroxyl and imidazolium-bifunctionalized ionic networks in one-pot toward synergistic catalytic CO2 fixation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:3309-3312. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09643d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Two-in-one hydroxyl-incorporated imidazolium ionic network was constructed in one-pot quaternization for enhancing synergistic catalytic conversion of CO2 under mild conditions.
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- Yadong Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Tennessee
- Knoxville
- USA
- Chemical Sciences Division
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Tennessee
- Knoxville
- USA
- Chemical Sciences Division
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Zhang Y, Zhang K, Wu L, Liu K, Huang R, Long Z, Tong M, Chen G. Facile synthesis of crystalline viologen-based porous ionic polymers with hydrogen-bonded water for efficient catalytic CO2 fixation under ambient conditions. RSC Adv 2020; 10:3606-3614. [PMID: 35497739 PMCID: PMC9048747 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra09088f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this work, we report a series of crystalline viologen-based porous ionic polymers (denoted VIP-X, X = Cl or Br), that have in situ formed dicationic viologens paired with halogen anions and intrinsic hydrogen-bonded water molecules, towards metal-free heterogeneous catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) under mild conditions. The targeted VIP-X materials were facilely constructed via the Menshutkin reaction of 4,4′-bipyridine with 4,4′-bis(bromomethyl)biphenyl (BCBMP) or 4,4′-bis(chloromethyl)biphenyl (BBMBP) monomers. Their crystalline and porous structures, morphological features and chemical structures and compositions were fully characterized by various advanced techniques. The optimal catalyst VIP-Br afforded a high yield of 99% in the synthesis of cyclic carbonate by CO2 cycloaddition with epichlorohydrin under atmospheric pressure (1 bar) and a low temperature (40 °C), while other various epoxides could be also converted into cyclic carbonates under mild conditions. Moreover, the catalyst VIP-Br could be separated easily and reused with good stability. The remarkable catalytic performance could be attributed to the synergistic effect of the enriched Br− anions and available hydrogen bond donors –OH groups coming from H-bonded water molecules. Viologen-based porous ionic polymers with halogen anions and hydrogen-bonded water were constructed for efficient catalytic CO2 fixation under mild conditions.![]()
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- Yadong Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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Tong M, Zhu W, Li J, Long Z, Zhao S, Chen G, Lan Y. An easy way to identify high performing covalent organic frameworks for hydrogen storage. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6376-6379. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01494j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The complexity of secondary building units (SBUs) is proposed as an easily estimated but highly indicative predictor of hydrogen storage performance.
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- Minman Tong
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- Jiangsu Design Institute of Geology for Mineral Resources (Testing Center of China National Administration of Coal Geology)
- Xuzhou 221000
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- Department of Radiochemistry
- China institute of atomic energy
- Beijing
- China
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Zhang Y, Luo N, Xu J, Liu K, Zhang S, Xu Q, Huang R, Long Z, Tong M, Chen G. Metalated-bipyridine-based porous hybrid polymers with POSS-derived Si–OH groups for synergistic catalytic CO2 fixation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:11300-11309. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01667e] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ZnBr2 metalated-bipyridine porous hybrid polymers with POSS-derived Si–OH as “all-in-one” heterogeneous catalysts for synergistic catalytic CO2 fixation.
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Tong M, Ji Y, Ruan L. CPAP in the treatment of major depression complicated with OSAHS: a case report. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lam G, Tong M, Lee J, Chu S, Ng D, Lam D, Cho C, Hung E, Li L, Ho W, Hui E, Chan A, Hon S, Mak T, Ng S, Suen J, Mo F, Ma B. A multicenter phase II study of neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI followed by concurrent capecitabine and radiotherapy for high risk rectal cancer: A final report. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz421.001] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tong M, Tieu L, Lee CT, Ponath C, Guzman D, Kushel M. Factors associated with food insecurity among older homeless adults: results from the HOPE HOME study. J Public Health (Oxf) 2019; 41:240-249. [PMID: 29617886 PMCID: PMC6636692 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The US homeless population is aging. Older adults and those living in poverty are at a high risk of food insecurity. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a population-based study of 350 homeless adults aged ≥50. We assessed food security and receipt of food assistance. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine factors associated with very low food security. RESULTS The majority of the cohort was male and African American. Over half (55.4%) met criteria for food insecurity, 24.3% reported very low food security. Half (51.7%) reported receiving monetary food assistance. In the multivariable model, those who were primarily sheltered in the prior 6 months, (multi-institution users [AOR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.22-0.86]) had less than half the odds of very low food security compared with those who were unsheltered. Depressive symptoms (AOR = 3.01, 1.69-5.38), oral pain (AOR = 2.15, 1.24-3.74) and cognitive impairment (AOR = 2.21, 1.12-4.35) were associated with increased odds of very low food security. CONCLUSIONS Older homeless adults experience a high prevalence of food insecurity. To alleviate food insecurity in this population, targeted interventions must address specific risk groups.
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- M Tong
- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Box 1364, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Box 1364, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Box 1364, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Box 1364, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Box 1364, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Lam YT, Lim FMY, Tong M, Cheng ACK. Postoperative Radiotherapy for Resected Stage IIIA–N2 Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: a Review of Outcomes. Hong Kong J Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1816824] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Reich D, Gallucci G, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Therapeutic Advantages of Dual Targeting of PPAR-δ and PPAR-γ in an Experimental Model of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 5. [PMID: 30705969 PMCID: PMC6350901 DOI: 10.13188/2376-922x.1000025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 01/15/2023]
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Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with progressive impairments in brain responsiveness to insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF). Although deficiencies in brain insulin and IGF could be ameliorated with trophic factors such as insulin, impairments in receptor expression, binding, and tyrosine kinase activation require alternative strategies. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists target genes downstream of insulin/IGF stimulation. Furthermore, their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects address other pathologies contributing to neurodegeneration. Objectives: The goal of this research was to examine effects of dual delivery of L165, 041 (PPAR-δ) and F-L-Leu (PPAR-γ) agonists for remediating in the early stages of neurodegeneration. Model: Experiments were conducted using frontal lobe slice cultures from an intracerebral Streptozotocin (i.c. STZ) rat model of AD. Results: PPAR-δ+ PPAR-γ agonist treatments increased indices of neuronal and myelin maturation, and mitochondrial proliferation and function, and decreased neuroinflammation, AβPP-Aβ, neurotoxicity, ubiquitin, and nitrosative stress, but failed to restore choline acetyl transferase expression and adversely increased HNE(lipid peroxidation) and acetylcholinesterase, which would have further increased stress and reduced cholinergic function in the STZ brain cultures. Conclusion: PPAR-δ + PPAR-γ agonist treatments have substantial positive early therapeutic targeting effects on AD-associated molecular and biochemical brain pathologies. However, additional or alternative strategies may be needed to optimize disease remediation during the initial phases of treatment.
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- D Reich
- Brandeis University, Waltham University, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Brown University, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Brown University, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Brown University, USA.,Departments of Neurology, University of Brown University, USA
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Tong M, Shang N, Wang R, Lebwohl B, Mehl K, Hripcsak G, Weng C, Kiryluk K, Petukhova L. 316 Development of a phenotyping algorithm to identify patients with autoimmune disease in electronic health records for future large scale studies. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Okamoto T, Niikawa H, Tu C, Unai S, Zeeshan A, Ahmad U, Tong M, Johnston D, Budev M, McCurry K. Single Center Experience of Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death in Lung Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Alvarez P, Sperry B, Perez A, Tong M, Hussein A, Taylor D. Burden and Consequences of Retained Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Fragments After Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.902] [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: 10/17/2022] Open
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Chen G, Huang X, Zhang Y, Sun M, Shen J, Huang R, Tong M, Long Z, Wang X. Constructing POSS and viologen-linked porous cationic frameworks induced by the Zincke reaction for efficient CO2 capture and conversion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:12174-12177. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06972g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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POSS and viologen-linked porous cationic frameworks were constructed via the Zincke reaction towards efficient CO2 capture and conversion under ambient conditions.
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- Guojian Chen
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Hefei University
- Hefei 230022
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Hui E, Chan A, Ngan R, Tung S, Cheng A, Ng W, Lee V, Ma B, Cheng H, Wong F, Loong H, Tong M, Poon D, Ahuja A, King A, Wang K, Mo F, Zee B, Chan K, Lo Y. Biomarker analysis of randomized controlled trial (RCT) of adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) using plasma EBV DNA to identify patients (pts) at higher risk of relapse after radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiation (CRT) in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mei Ying L, Tong M, Chi Kin C. P2.05-008 Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Early Stage I Lung Cancer: A Review from an Oncology Center in Hong Kong. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tong M, Lan Y, Yang Q, Zhong C. Exploring the structure-property relationships of covalent organic frameworks for noble gas separations. Chem Eng Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Papp-Peka A, Tong M, Kril JJ, De La Monte SM, Sutherland GT. The Differential Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine-Specific Nitrosamine Ketone on White Matter Ultrastructure. Alcohol Alcohol 2017; 52:165-171. [PMID: 28182194 PMCID: PMC6075461 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agw067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Aims The chronic consumption of alcohol is known to result in neurodegeneration and impairment of cognitive function. Pathological and neuroimaging studies have confirmed that brain atrophy in alcoholics is mainly due to widespread white matter (WM) loss with neuronal loss restricted to specific regions, such as the prefrontal cortex. Neuroimaging studies of cigarette smokers also suggest that chronic inhalation of tobacco smoke leads to brain atrophy, although the neurotoxic component is unknown. As a high proportion of chronic alcoholics also smoke cigarettes it has been hypothesized that at least some alcohol-related brain damage is due to tobacco smoke exposure. Methods 39 Long Evans rats were subjected to 8 weeks exposure to alcohol and/or 5 weeks co-exposure to nicotine-specific nitrosamine ketone (NNK), a proxy for tobacco smoke. Their frontal WM was then assayed with transmission electron microscopy. Results NNK and ethanol co-exposure had a synergistic effect in decreasing myelinated fibre density. Furthermore, NNK treatment led to a greater reduction in myelin sheath thickness than ethanol whereas only the ethanol-treated animals showed a decrease in unmyelinated fibre density. Conclusion These data suggest that NNK causes WM degeneration, an effect that is exacerbated by alcohol, but unlike alcohol, it has little impact on the neuronal components of the brain.
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- A Papp-Peka
- Charles Perkins Centre, Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Drive, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Drive, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Drive, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia
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Shen Y, Tong M, Liang Q, Guo Y, Sun HQ, Zheng W, Ao L, Guo Z, She F. Epigenomics alternations and dynamic transcriptional changes in responses to 5-fluorouracil stimulation reveal mechanisms of acquired drug resistance of colorectal cancer cells. Pharmacogenomics J 2017; 18:23-28. [PMID: 28045128 PMCID: PMC5817391 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2016.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A drug-induced resistant cancer cell is different from its parent cell in transcriptional response to drug treatment. The distinct transcriptional response pattern of a drug-induced resistant cancer cell to drug treatment might be introduced by acquired DNA methylation aberration in the cell exposing to sustained drug stimulation. In this study, we performed both transcriptional and DNA methylation profiles of the HCT-8 wild-type cells (HCT-8/WT) for human colorectal cancer (CRC) and the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced resistant cells (HCT-8/5-FU) after treatment with 5-FU for 0, 24 and 48 h. Integrated analysis of transcriptional and DNA methylation profiles showed that genes with promoter hypermethylation and concordant expression silencing in the HCT-8/5-FU cells are mainly involved in pathways of pyrimidine metabolism and drug metabolism-cytochrome P450. Transcriptional analysis confirmed that genes with transcriptional differences between a drug-induced resistant cell and its parent cell after drug treatment for a certain time, rather than their primary transcriptional differences, are more likely to be involved in drug resistance. Specifically, transcriptional differences between the drug-induced resistant cells and parental cells after drug treatment for 24 h were significantly consistent with the differentially expressed genes (termed as CRG5-FU) between the tissues of nonresponders and responders of CRCs to 5-FU-based therapy and the consistence increased after drug treatment for 48 h (binomial test, P-value=1.88E−06). This study reveals a major epigenetic mechanism inducing the HCT-8/WT cells to acquire resistance to 5-FU and suggests an appropriate time interval (24–48 h) of 5-FU exposure for identifying clinically relevant drug resistance signatures from drug-induced resistant cell models.
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- Y Shen
- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Lan Y, Tong M, Yang Q, Zhong C. Computational screening of covalent organic frameworks for the capture of radioactive iodine and methyl iodide. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce00118e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Large-scale computational screening results show that COFs are promising materials for the capture of radioactive iodic contaminants from nuclear wastes.
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- Youshi Lan
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou 221116
- China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
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Yalcin EB, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Enzymatic Responses to Alcohol and Tobacco Nicotine-Derived Nitrosamine Ketone Exposures in Long Evans Rat Livers. Austin Liver 2016; 1:1003. [PMID: 29658012 PMCID: PMC5898820] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic feeding plus binge administration of ethanol causes very high blood alcohol concentrations. However, its co-administration with tobacco Nicotine-Derived Nitrosamine Ketone (NNK) results in somewhat lower blood alcohol levels, suggesting that NNK and therefore smoking, alters alcohol metabolism in the liver. To explore this hypothesis, we examined effects of ethanol and/or NNK exposures on the expression and activity levels of enzymes that regulate their metabolism in liver. METHODS This study utilized a 4-way model in which Long Evans rats were fed liquid diets containing 0% or 26% ethanol for 8 weeks, and respectively i.p injected with saline or 2 g/kg of ethanol 3 times/week during Weeks 7 and 8. The control and ethanol-exposed groups were each sub-divided and further i.p treated with 2 mg/kg of NNK or saline (3×/week) in Weeks 3-8. ADH, catalase and ALDH activities were measured using commercial kits. CYP450 mRNA levels (17 isoforms) were measured by qRT-PCR analysis. RESULTS Ethanol significantly increased hepatic ADH but not catalase or ALDH activity. NNK had no effect on ADH, ALDH, or catalase, but when combined with ethanol, it increased ADH activity above the levels measured in all other groups. Ethanol increased CYP2C7, while NNK increased CYP2B1 and CYP4A1mRNA levels relative to control. In contrast, dual ethanol + NNK exposures inhibited CYP2B1 and CYP4A1 expression relative to NNK. Conclusion: Dual exposures to ethanol and NNK increase hepatic ethanol metabolism, and ethanol and/or NNK exposures alter the expression of CYP450 isoforms that are utilized in NNK and fatty acid metabolism.
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- E B Yalcin
- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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Repka M, Kole T, Wu B, Tong M, Lei S, Suy S, Dritschilo A, Collins S. Effect of Dose to the Bladder Wall and Trigone on Late Urinary Flare Following Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Localized Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tong M, Zheng W, Li H, Li X, Ao L, Shen Y, Liang Q, Li J, Hong G, Yan H, Cai H, Li M, Guan Q, Guo Z. Multi-omics landscapes of colorectal cancer subtypes discriminated by an individualized prognostic signature for 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Oncogenesis 2016; 5:e242. [PMID: 27429074 PMCID: PMC5399173 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2016.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Until recently, few prognostic signatures for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients receiving 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy could be used in clinical practice. Here, using transcriptional profiles for a panel of cancer cell lines and three cohorts of CRC patients, we developed a prognostic signature based on within-sample relative expression orderings (REOs) of six gene pairs for stage II-III CRC patients receiving 5-FU-based chemotherapy. This REO-based signature had the unique advantage of being insensitive to experimental batch effects and free of the impractical data normalization requirement. After stratifying 184 CRC samples with multi-omics data from The Cancer Genome Atlas into two prognostic groups using the REO-based signature, we further revealed that patients with high recurrence risk were characterized by frequent gene copy number aberrations reducing 5-FU efficacy and DNA methylation aberrations inducing distinct transcriptional alternations to confer 5-FU resistance. In contrast, patients with low recurrence risk exhibited deficient mismatch repair and carried frequent gene mutations suppressing cell adhesion. These results reveal the multi-omics landscapes determining prognoses of stage II-III CRC patients receiving 5-FU-based chemotherapy.
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- M Tong
- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Chen Q, Yin YX, Wei J, Tong M, Shen F, Zhao M, Chamley L. Increased expression of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) in the cytoplasm of placental syncytiotrophoblast from preeclamptic placentae. Cytokine 2016; 85:30-6. [PMID: 27285673 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disorder characterised by an inappropriate maternal inflammatory response during pregnancy. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) was originally characterised as a nuclear protein but when released into the extracellular environment following necrotic cell death, it is proinflammatory. HMGB1 is expressed in the syncytiotrophoblast of human placenta. Higher levels of uric acid are reported in preeclampsia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the expression of HMGB1differed between early onset and late onset preeclampsia or severe and mild preeclampsia and whether its expression correlated with the levels of uric acid. METHODS 74 preeclamptic placentae and 110 normotensive placentae were included in this study. The levels of uric acid in women with preeclampsia were measured. The expression of HMGB1 in preeclamptic placentae or in first trimester and term placentae that had been treated with uric acid was measured. RESULTS HMGB1 was expressed predominantly in the syncytiotrophoblast of the placenta and the expression of HMGB1 in the cytoplasm of the syncytiotrophoblast was significantly increased in both severe preeclampsia and early onset preeclampsia compared to normotensive pregnancies. The circulating levels of uric acid were significantly increased in preeclampsia and correlated with the expression of HMGB1. Increased levels of HMGB1 were significantly correlated with the severity and the time of onset of preeclampsia, but pathologic levels of uric acid did not increase the expression of HMGB1. CONCLUSION Our data provides a better understanding of the function of HMGB1, a danger molecule in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
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- Q Chen
- The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Wuxi maternity and Children Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, China
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- Wuxi maternity and Children Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Shao J, Tong M, Wei J, Wise M, Stone P, Chamley L, Chen Q. Increased levels of High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) in trophoblastic debris may contribute to endothelial cell activation: A potential player in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. J Reprod Immunol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2016.04.124] [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: 11/16/2022]
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de la Monte SM, Tong M, Agarwal AR, Cadenas E. Tobacco Smoke-Induced Hepatic Injury with Steatosis, Inflammation, and Impairments in Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 6. [PMID: 27525191 PMCID: PMC4979551 DOI: 10.4172/2161-0681.1000269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is associated with impairments in hepatic insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling through cell growth, survival, and metabolic pathways. Since not all heavy drinkers develop ALD, co-factors may be important. Epidemiologic data indicate that most heavy drinkers smoke tobacco and experimental data revealed that low-level nitrosamine exposures, including those from tobacco, can cause steatohepatitis with hepatic insulin/IGF resistance and exacerbate ALD. We hypothesize that cigarette smoke (CS) exposures also cause liver injury with impaired hepatic insulin/IGF signaling, and thereby contribute to ALD. Methods Adult male A/J mice were exposed to air for 8 weeks (A8), CS for 4 (CS4) or 8 (CS8) weeks, or CS for 8 weeks with 2 weeks recovery (CS8+R). Results CS exposures caused progressive liver injury with disruption of the normal hepatic chord architecture, lobular inflammation, apoptosis or necrosis, micro-steatosis, sinusoidal dilatation, and nuclear pleomorphism. Histopathological liver injury scores increased significantly from A8 to CS4 and then further to CS8 (P<0.0001). The mean histological grade was also higher in CS8+R relative to A8 (P<0.0001) but lower than in CS4, reflecting partial resolution of injury by CS withdrawal. CS exposures impaired insulin and IGF-1 signaling through IRS-1, Akt, GSK-3β, and PRAS40. Livers from CS8+R mice had normalized or elevated levels of insulin receptor, pYpY-Insulin-R, 312S-IRS-1, 473S-Akt, S9-GSK-3β, and pT246-PRAS40 relative to A8, CS4, or CS8, reflecting partial recovery. Conclusion CS-mediated liver injury and steatohepatitis with impairments in insulin/IGF signalling are reminiscent of the findings in ALD. Therefore, CS exposures (either first or second-hand) may serve as a co-factor in ALD. The persistence of several abnormalities following CS exposure cessation suggests that some aspects of CS-mediated hepatic metabolic dysfunction are not readily reversible.
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- Suzanne M de la Monte
- Liver Research Center, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA; Division of Neuropathology and Departments of Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Tong M, Brown OS, Stone PR, Cree LM, Chamley LW. Flow speed alters the apparent size and concentration of particles measured using NanoSight nanoparticle tracking analysis. Placenta 2015; 38:29-32. [PMID: 26907379 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) is commonly used to count and size nano-sized particles. A sample loading pump can be used to analyse a larger sample volume, but it is unclear whether accuracy is affected. Using a NanoSight NS300 with the manufacturer-supplied pump, we examined synthetic silica and latex microspheres, liposomes and placental extracellular vesicles at different flow speeds. Analysis at flow speeds of 20 or 50 significantly reduced the measured concentration and mean/modal size of particles, particularly for mono-dispersed samples. We identify sample flow speed as a crucial instrument setting which should be reported in all studies that use NTA.
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- M Tong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand; Maternal Fetal Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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Chen Q, Wei J, Tong M, Yu L, Lee AC, Gao YF, Zhao M. Associations between body mass index and maternal weight gain on the delivery of LGA infants in Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Complications 2015; 29:1037-41. [PMID: 26376766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at increased risk for maternal and fetal complications including delivery of large for gestational age (LGA) infants. Maternal body mass index (BMI) and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are associated with delivery of LGA infants. However, whether maternal BMI and weight gain are associated with LGA infants in women with GDM is unclear. BASIC PROCEDURES Data on 1049 pregnant women who developed GDM were collected from a university teaching hospital in China and retrospectively analyzed. Data included maternal BMI, weight gain, incidence of LGA and gestational week at diagnosis. MAIN FINDINGS The incidence of LGA infants was significantly associated with maternal BMI (p=0.0002) in women with GDM. The odds of delivery of LGA for obese or overweight pregnant women are 3.8 or 2 times more than normal weight pregnant women. The incidence of LGA infants was also significantly associated with maternal weight gain in women with GDM. The odds ratio of delivery of LGA for pregnant women with excessive weight gain was 3.3 times more than pregnant women with normal weight gain. The effect of weight gain was not significantly different between different maternal BMI. PRINCIPAL CONCLUSION The incidence of delivery of LGA infants in Chinese women with GDM who were overweight or obese is higher than Caucasians, Hispanic, and Asian-Americans. The effects of maternal BMI and weight gain on the delivery of LGA infants by women with GDM are additive.
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- Qi Chen
- The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy with Radiology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Hospital of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
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Wang S, Wu D, Huang H, Yang Q, Tong M, Liu D, Zhong C. Computational exploration of H2S/CH4 mixture separation using acid-functionalized UiO-66(Zr) membrane and composites. Chin J Chem Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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DeSousa J, Tong M, Wei J, Chamley L, Stone P, Chen Q. The anti-inflammatory effect of calcium for preventing endothelial cell activation in preeclampsia. J Hum Hypertens 2015; 30:303-8. [PMID: 26155993 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Preeclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by endothelial activation. It is believed to be a response to a 'toxin(s)' from the placenta including trophoblastic debris and inflammatory cytokines. Calcium is known to reduce the risk of preeclampsia but the mechanism of its protective effect remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the potential mechanism(s) of calcium supplementation for preventing endothelial activation induced by trophoblastic debris. Trophoblastic debris was harvested from preeclamptic placentae and also from first-trimester placentae, which had been treated with preeclamptic sera. Endothelial cells were then cultured with trophoblastic debris in the presence of calcium. Endothelial activation was measured by quantifying endothelial cell-surface intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and by U937 monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells. The expression of ICAM-1 and U937 adhesion to endothelial cells were significantly reduced following exposure of endothelial cells to trophoblastic debris from preeclamptic placenta or from first-trimester placentae treated with preeclamptic sera in the presence of calcium compared with treatment without calcium. The expression of ICAM-1 was also significantly reduced following exposure of endothelial cells to trophoblastic debris with the nitric oxide donor or following treatment of endothelial cells with interleukin (IL)-1β in the presence of calcium. Our study demonstrated that calcium supplementation prevented endothelial cell activation induced by trophoblastic debris from preeclamptic placentae. The nitric oxide synthase (NOS) pathway and anti-inflammatory effects are involved in the action of calcium on endothelial cell activation. These findings may suggest, at least in part, the protective mechanism of calcium supplementation on preeclampsia.
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- J DeSousa
- Maternal Fetal Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Maternal Fetal Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Volkmann E, Chang YL, Barroso N, Furst D, Clements P, Tong M, Roth B, Conklin J, Getzug T, Braun J. OP0213 Systemic Sclerosis is Associated with a Unique Colonic Microbial Consortium. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2274] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Lai JWY, Cheng ACK, Tong M, Yau CC. Sneaking Its Way Up: External Auditory Canal Involvement by an Otherwise Inconspicuous Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma via Spread Through the Eustachian Tube. Hong Kong J Radiol 2015. [DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Tong M, Viall CA, Chamley LW. Reply: In vitro culture conditions, antiphospholipid antibodies and trophoblast function. Hum Reprod Update 2015; 21:407. [PMID: 25646210 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Tong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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