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Wu BT, An N, Yang YW, Huang ZZ, Feng JF. [Further understanding and paying attention to normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1663-1673. [PMID: 37859387 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230404-00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has grown up to be an important issue of global public health because of its high incidence rate. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the main cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Therefore, early diagnosis and timely prevention and treatment of DKD are essential for the progress of DM. The clinical diagnosis and staging of DKD are mostly based on the urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). However, clinically, DKD patients show normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease (NADKD) instead of clinical proteinuria. The old NADKD concept is no longer suitable and should be updated accordingly with the redefinition of normal proteinuria by NKF/FDA (National Kidney Foundation/Food and Drug Administration). Based on the relevant guidelines of DM and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and combined with the current situation of clinical research, the review described NADKD from the aspects of epidemiology, pathological mechanism, disease diagnosis, clinical characteristics and biomarkers, to arouse the new understanding of NADKD in the medical profession and pay attention to it.
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- B T Wu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang 621000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang 621000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang 621000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang 621000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang 621000, China
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Li TY, Zhang J, Li MM, An N, Pan Q. [Diabetes insipidus as the onset manifestation of IgG 4-related disease: a case report]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2022; 61:324-326. [PMID: 35263976 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210615-00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- T Y Li
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China Department of Endocrinology,Beijing Hospital,National Center of Gerontology,Institute of Geriatric Medicine,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Endocrinology,Beijing Hospital,National Center of Gerontology,Institute of Geriatric Medicine,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China Department of Endocrinology,Beijing Hospital,National Center of Gerontology,Institute of Geriatric Medicine,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Endocrinology,Beijing Hospital,National Center of Gerontology,Institute of Geriatric Medicine,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China Department of Endocrinology,Beijing Hospital,National Center of Gerontology,Institute of Geriatric Medicine,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Feng F, Huang W, Meng Q, Hao W, Yao H, Zhou B, Guo Y, Zhao C, An N, Wang L, Huang X, Zhang X, Shu N. Altered Volume and Structural Connectivity of the Hippocampus in Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:705030. [PMID: 34675796 PMCID: PMC8524052 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.705030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background: Hippocampal atrophy is a characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, alterations in structural connectivity (number of connecting fibers) between the hippocampus and whole brain regions due to hippocampal atrophy remain largely unknown in AD and its prodromal stage, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Methods: We collected high-resolution structural MRI (sMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data from 36 AD patients, 30 aMCI patients, and 41 normal control (NC) subjects. First, the volume and structural connectivity of the bilateral hippocampi were compared among the three groups. Second, correlations between volume and structural connectivity in the ipsilateral hippocampus were further analyzed. Finally, classification ability by hippocampal volume, its structural connectivity, and their combination were evaluated. Results: Although the volume and structural connectivity of the bilateral hippocampi were decreased in patients with AD and aMCI, only hippocampal volume correlated with neuropsychological test scores. However, positive correlations between hippocampal volume and ipsilateral structural connectivity were displayed in patients with AD and aMCI. Furthermore, classification accuracy (ACC) was higher in AD vs. aMCI and aMCI vs. NC by the combination of hippocampal volume and structural connectivity than by a single parameter. The highest values of the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) in every two groups were all obtained by combining hippocampal volume and structural connectivity. Conclusions: Our results showed that the combination of hippocampal volume and structural connectivity (number of connecting fibers) is a new perspective for the discrimination of AD and aMCI.
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- Feng Feng
- Department of Neurology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Health Care Office of the Service Bureau of Agency for Offices Administration of the Central Military Commission, Beijing, China
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- Department of Healthcare, Bureau of Guard, General Office of the Communist Party of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Li Q, Liu J, Liu C, Piao J, Yang W, An N, Zhu J. Effects of intense pulsed light treatment on tear cytokines and clinical outcomes in meibomian gland dysfunction. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256533. [PMID: 34437596 PMCID: PMC8389452 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) has become a prevalent ocular surface disorder. Its pathogenesis is regarded as a self-perpetuating inflammatory vicious circle. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment was recently applied to improve the meibomian gland function and reduce symptoms of MGD. However, studies investigating the change of specific inflammatory cytokines during IPL treatment remained sparse. To further figure out how IPL treatment modulates the inflammatory cytokines in tears of MGD, we therefore performed a cross-sectional study and enrolled 32 patients from March 2019 to December 2020. The patients received 3 sessions of IPL treatment (10 to 16 J/cm2) at 4-week interval. The signs and symptoms of MGD were evaluated by ocular surface disease index (OSDI), tear film breakup time (TBUT), and meibomian gland yield secretion score (MGYSS). The clinical evaluators and tear samples were analyzed at baseline and at each IPL treatment session. Concentrations of (chemokine ligand) CXCL1, (C-C motif chemokine) CCL11, (tumor necrosis factor) TNF-α, (interferon) IFN-γ, (interleukin) IL-2, IL-6 and (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase) TIMP-1were measured by Quantibody Human Dry Eye Disease Array1. OSDI significantly decreased after IPL treatment compared with baseline. TBUT and MGYSS increased consecutively during treatment. CXCL1, CCL11, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-6 presented significantly decrease and TIMP-1 showed significantly increase from the pretreatment baseline. The changed concentrations of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, TIMP-1 correlated with TBUT, the changed values of CXCL1, TNF-α, IFN-γ, CCL11, IL-2, IL-6, TIMP-1 correlated with MGYSS, and the changed concentrations of CXCL1, IFN-γ, CCL11, IL-2, IL-6 correlated with TIMP-1. The data supported IPL treatment could significantly relieve both signs and symptoms of MGD. The therapeutic effect of IPL treatment may originate from regulation of inflammatory cytokines including CXCL1, TNF-α, IFN-γ, CCL11, IL-2, IL-6, and TIMP-1.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Medical Sci-Tech Research Center of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Peoples’ Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Clinical Research Center on Disease of Blindness in Eye, First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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McCabe M, An N, Aboulhosn J, Schwarzenberger J, Canobbio M, Vallera C, Hong R. Anesthetic management for the peripartum care of women with Fontan physiology. Int J Obstet Anesth 2021; 48:103210. [PMID: 34425324 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.103210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND As outcomes for surgical palliation have improved, women with single ventricle congenital heart disease are surviving into their reproductive years and may become pregnant. The cardiovascular changes of pregnancy may stress the Fontan circulation and pose significant risk to the mother and fetus. METHODS Pregnant women with Fontan physiology were identified from the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center database. A total of 37 pregnancies were identified between 2000 and 2019. Twenty live births from 19 patients were reviewed and compared for cardiac history, obstetric history, anesthetic management and cardiovascular outcomes. RESULTS Median gestational age at delivery was 35 weeks. Ten of 20 births were by cesarean delivery. An epidural technique was used as the primary anesthetic for 19 deliveries and general anesthesia was used for one cesarean delivery. An arterial line was placed in the peripartum period for three deliveries. Central venous access was established in the peripartum period for one patient. The mean blood loss for cesarean deliveries was 626 mL (range 240-1200 mL). The mean net peri-operative intake/output was positive 93.5 mL. Three patients were briefly transferred to the intensive care unit postpartum for higher level monitoring and care. CONCLUSION Epidural anesthesia is safe and effective for both vaginal and cesarean deliveries. Judicious fluid management is critical in minimizing postpartum cardiovascular complications. Many patients do not require a higher level of care, invasive monitoring or central venous access during the peripartum period.
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- M McCabe
- Loma Linda University, Department of Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- UCLA, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, CA, USA.
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- Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, CA, USA
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- UCLA, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, CA, USA
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- Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, CA, USA
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- UCLA, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, CA, USA
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- UCLA, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, CA, USA
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Wang P, Zhou B, Yao H, Xie S, Feng F, Zhang Z, Guo Y, An N, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Liu Y. Aberrant Hippocampal Functional Connectivity Is Associated with Fornix White Matter Integrity in Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 75:1153-1168. [PMID: 32390630 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in older individuals, and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is currently considered the prodromal stage of AD. The hippocampus and fornix interact functionally and structurally, with the fornix being the major efferent white matter tract from the hippocampus. OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study was to examine the impairments present in subjects with AD or aMCI and the relationship of these impairments with the microstructure of the fornix and the functional connectivity (FC) and gray matter volume of the hippocampus. METHODS Forty-four AD, 34 aMCI, and 41 age- and gender-matched normal controls (NCs) underwent neuropsychological assessments and multimode MRI. We chose the bilateral hippocampi as the region of interest in which gray matter alterations and FC with the whole brain were assessed and the fornix body as the region of interest in which the microstructural integrity of the white matter was observed. We also evaluated the relationship among gray matter alterations, the abnormal FC of the hippocampus and the integrity of the fornix in AD/aMCIResults:Compared to the NC group, the AD and aMCI groups demonstrated decreased gray matter volume, reduced FC between the bilateral hippocampi and several brain regions in the default mode network and control network, and damaged integrity of the fornix body (decreased fractional anisotropy and increased diffusivity). We also found that left hippocampal FC with some regions, the integrity of the fornix body, and cognition ability were significantly correlated. Therefore, our findings suggest that damage to white matter integrity may partially explain the reduced resting-state FC of the hippocampus in AD and aMCI. CONCLUSION AD and aMCI are diseases of disconnectivity including not only functional but also structural disconnectivity. Damage to white matter integrity may partially explain the reduced resting-state FC in AD and aMCI. These findings have significant implications for diagnostics and modeling and provide insights for understanding the disconnection syndrome in AD.
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- Pan Wang
- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Information Science and Instrument Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jia W, An N, Zhu H, Yu J. Osimertinib Greatly Increase the Risk of Radiotherapy Pneumonitis when Concurrent with Thoracic Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1308] [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]
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Mao J, Niu C, Li K, Mobeen Tahir M, Khan A, Wang H, Li S, Liang Y, Li G, Yang Z, Zuo L, Han M, Ren X, An N, Zhang D. Exogenous 6-benzyladenine application affects root morphology by altering hormone status and gene expression of developing lateral roots in Malus hupehensis. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2020; 22:1150-1159. [PMID: 32597557 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Malus hupehensis is an extensively used apple rootstock in China. In the current study, M. hupehensis seedlings were treated with exogenous 2.2 µm 6-benzyladenine (6-BA) so as to investigate the mechanism by which 6-BA affects lateral root development. The results indicate that 6-BA treatment promotes elongation and thickening of both root and shoot in M. hupehensis, but reduces the number of lateral roots, as well as reducing the auxin level after 6-BA treatment. Moreover, MhAHK4, MhRR1 and MhRR2 were also significantly up-regulated in response to 6-BA treatment. Expression levels of auxin synthesis- and transport-related genes, such as MhYUCCA6, MhYUCCA10, MhPIN1 and MhPIN2, were down-regulated, which corresponds with lower auxin levels in the 6-BA-treated seedlings. A negative regulator of auxin, MhIAA3, was induced by 6-BA treatment, leading to reduced expression of MhARF7 and MhARF19 in 6-BA-treated seedlings. As a result, expression of MhWOX11, MhWOX5, MhLBD16 and MhLBD29 was blocked, which in turn inhibited lateral root initiation. In addition, a lower auxin level decreased expression of MhRR7 and MhRR15, which repressed expression of key transcription factors associated with root development, thus inhibiting lateral root development. In contrast, 6-BA treatment promoted secondary growth (thickening) of the root by inducing expression of MhCYCD3;1 and MhCYCD3;2. Collectively, the changes in hormone levels and gene expression resulted in a reduced number of lateral roots and thicker roots in 6-BA-treated plants.
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- J Mao
- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
- College of Life Science, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, the University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- Beijing Ori-Gene Science and Technology Corp., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
- College of Life Science, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
- College of Life Science, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, Yangling, China
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Wen H, Feng Z, Zhu C, An N, Wu X. Landscape of germline and somatic alterations of HRR and MMR genes in 328 Chinese patients with primary epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC). Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An N, Yue L, Zhao B. [Droplets and aerosols in dental clinics and prevention and control measures of infection]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 55:223-228. [PMID: 32093438 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20200221-00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Spraying during dental practices can generate a large number of droplets, which may transform into droplet nuclei and suspend in the air of clinic in the form of aerosol. Either droplets or aerosols may carry microorganisms and cause air contamination in the hospital, posing potential threat to the health of clinical healthcare staff and patients. The present article summarizes some basic concepts involved in bio-aerosol research and reviews literatures on intervention measures of dental clinic droplet/aerosols to clarify whether there is experimental evidence of aerosol-carrying bacteria in the existing literatures. The aim of the present review article is to provide evidence for the formulation of guidelines for infection control in dental healthcare practices during the pandemic period of infectious diseases, as well as to provide reference and scientific basis for the management and implementation of infection control measures in daily dental clinical work.
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- N An
- Department of General Dentistry Ⅱ, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Dou X, Yao H, Feng F, Wang P, Zhou B, Jin D, Yang Z, Li J, Zhao C, Wang L, An N, Liu B, Zhang X, Liu Y. Characterizing white matter connectivity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: An automated fiber quantification analysis with two independent datasets. Cortex 2020; 129:390-405. [PMID: 32574842 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dementia. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been widely used to show structural integrity and delineate white matter (WM) degeneration in AD. The automated fiber quantification (AFQ) method is a fully automated approach that can rapidly and reliably identify major WM fiber tracts and evaluate WM properties. The main aim of this study was to assess WM integrity and abnormities in a cohort of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and AD as well as normal controls (NCs). For this purpose, we first used AFQ to identify 20 major WM tracts and assessed WM integrity and abnormalities in a cohort of 120 subjects (39 NCs, 34 aMCI patients and 47 AD patients) in a discovery dataset and 122 subjects (43 NCs, 37 aMCI patients and 42 AD patients) in a replicated dataset. Pointwise differences along WM tracts were identified in the discovery dataset and simultaneously confirmed in the replicated dataset. Next, we investigated the utility of DTI measures along WM tracts as features to distinguish patients with AD from NCs via multilevel cross validation using a support vector machine. Correlation analysis revealed the identified microstructural WM alterations and classification output to be highly associated with cognitive ability in the patient groups, suggesting that they may be a robust biomarker of AD. This systematic study provides a pipeline to examine WM integrity and its potential clinical application in AD and may be useful for studying other neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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- Xuejiao Dou
- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, 300350, China; Department of Neurology, Nankai University Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China
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- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China.
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- Brainnetome Center & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Yang YP, Yang S, An H, Liu XP, An N, Guo QW, Ao YF. [Surgical technique and mid-and-long curative effect analysis of primary repair of chronic Achilles tendon rupture]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:57-62. [PMID: 31510734 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To examine the surgical method and clinical outcome of primary repair of chronic Achilles tendon rupture. Methods: From March 2012 to August 2017, clinical data of 35 consecutive patients with chronic Achilles tendon rupture who were treated with primary repair by the same doctor at Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.There were 29 males and 6 females with age of (41.0±9.3)years(range:29-65 years), the follow-up period was (45.6±17.2) months(range:17-82 months). All the patients had unilateral tendon rupture with 22 cases on the left and 13 cases on the right.The preoperative and postoperative Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Score(AOFAS), the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles(VISA-A), the Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score(ATRS)and the Tegner Activity Score of patients were collected and compared by paired-t test. Results: Among 47 patients with chronic Achilles tendon rupture, 35 patients were followed up for (45.6 ± 17.2)months(range: 17-28 months). No serious postoperative complications such as infection or nerve damage and rerupture outcomes were reported. At the last follow-up,the VAS decreased from 1.0(2.0) (M(Q(R))) preoperative to 0.0(0.8)(Z=-3.586, P=0.00), AOFAS increased from 64.3±12.5 to 97.0±5.0(t=-14.359,P<0.001), VISA-A increased from 51.3± 9.8 to 87.8±18.0(t=- 17.656, P=0.00), Tegner increased from 0.9±0.3 to 4.6±1.7(t=- 12.524, P=0.00)and ATRS increased from 40.0±3.5 to 97.9±3.9(t=-64.133,P=0.00). Twenty-eight patients (80.0%) had returned to their preinjury activity levels, and 7 patients (20.0%) no longer participate in recreational sports. According to Arner-Lindholm curative effect evaluation criteria, 32 cases(91.4%)gained the excellent results, 1 case(2.9%) of good and 2 cases(5.7%) bad, and the percentage of the cases with the excellent or good results was 94.3%. All except 2 patients with bad results could perform a single-limb heel rise painlessly. Conclusions: Primary repair is an efficient approach for chronic Achilles tendon rupture. The mid-and-long curative effect is satisfactory and stable.Compared with other surgical techniques, operation is relatively simple and economical. The primary repair is considerably safe, with few serious complications such as infection or nerve damage and reruptures.
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- Y P Yang
- Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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An N, Wang H, Jing W, Zhu H, Yu J. Local Consolidative Radiation Prolongs Disease Control of Patients with Oligometastatic NSCLC Harboring EGFR Activating Mutation Treated with First-Line EGFR-TKIs. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1402] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Jia R, Xu X, Liu X, Wu B, Men W, An N. Value of 3D Pseudo-continuous Arterial Spin Labeling Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging in Evaluating Posterior Circulation Ischemia in the Elderly. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2019; 39:272-279. [PMID: 28483029 DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503x.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective To investigate the value of 3D pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (3D-pCASL) magnetic resonance perfusion technique in evaluating posterior circulation ischemia (PCI) of the elderly beyond 80 years old and to offer the evidence of PCI of the elderly for clinical diagnosis. Methods Totally 53 male subjects older than 80 years were recruited in this study,including 20 subjects with clinically diagnosed PCI and 33 normal subjects. All the subjects underwent routine brain magnetic resonance imaging and 3D-pCASL sequence on a 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging system with 8 channel brain coil. Two post-labeling delay (PLD) time (PLD=1525 ms and PLD=2525 ms) of 3D-pCASL were used in this study to increase the accuracy of cerebral blood flow (CBF) change of posterior circulation region. We used SPM12 software to measure mean CBF values of bilateral occipital lobes and bilateral cerebellums. Independent sample t-test and rank-sum test were performed to evaluate the difference of CBF changes of anterior circulation and posterior circulation in two groups at two PLD time,the difference of CBF changes of bilateral occipital lobes and bilateral cerebellums in two groups of two PLD time,and the difference of increment of CBF between two PLD interval between two groups. Results In case group,the CBF value of the anterior circulation was significantly higher than that of posterior circulation at both two PLD time points (PLD=1525 ms and PLD=2525 ms)(P=0.000,P=0.000);in control group,the CBF value of the anterior circulation was significantly higher than that of the posterior circulation only at PLD=1525ms (P=0.025). The CBF values at bilateral occipital lobes and bilateral cerebellums at two PLD time points (PLD=1525 ms and PLD=2525 ms) were significantly higher in case group than in control group(P=0.003,P=0.002,P=0.000,P=0.001,P=0.000,P=0.001,P=0.002,P=0.014,respectively). Compared with the control group,the difference was statistically significant in bilateral occipital lobes and cerebellums with a smaller △CBF between two PLD interval in case group (P=0.004,P=0.001,P=0.001,P=0.025). Conclusion Multiple PLD time points need to be used in 3D-pCASL in diagnosing PCI of the elderly because the posterior circulation is slow in these patients. 3D-pCASL technique is sensitive in detecting decreased CBF in posterior circulation and therefore can be used to predict posterior circulation stroke in the elderly.
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- Rui Jia
- 1 Department of Radiology of South Building,Chinese PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China
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- 1 Department of Radiology of South Building,Chinese PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China
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- 1 Department of Radiology of South Building,Chinese PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China
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- 2 Department of MRI,GE Healthcare,Beijing 100176,China
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- 3 Peking University Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research,Beijing 100871,China
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- 1 Department of Radiology of South Building,Chinese PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China
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Feng F, Wang P, Zhao K, Zhou B, Yao H, Meng Q, Wang L, Zhang Z, Ding Y, Wang L, An N, Zhang X, Liu Y. Radiomic Features of Hippocampal Subregions in Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:290. [PMID: 30319396 PMCID: PMC6167420 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive dementia, especially in episodic memory, and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is associated with a high risk of developing AD. Hippocampal atrophy/shape changes are believed to be the most robust magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers for AD and aMCI. Radiomics, a method of texture analysis, can quantitatively examine a large set of features and has previously been successfully applied to evaluate imaging biomarkers for AD. To test whether radiomic features in the hippocampus can be employed for early classification of AD and aMCI, 1692 features from the caudal and head parts of the bilateral hippocampus were extracted from 38 AD patients, 33 aMCI patients and 45 normal controls (NCs). One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that 111 features exhibited statistically significant group differences (P < 0.01, Bonferroni corrected). Among these features, 98 were significantly correlated with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores in AD and aMCI subjects (P < 0.01). The support vector machine (SVM) model demonstrated that radiomic features allowed us to distinguish AD from NC with an accuracy of 86.75% (specificity = 88.89% and sensitivity = 84.21%) and an area under curve (AUC) of 0.93. In conclusion, these findings provide evidence showing that radiomic features are beneficial in detecting early cognitive decline, and SVM classification analysis provides encouraging evidence for using hippocampal radiomic features as a potential biomarker for clinical applications in AD.
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- Feng Feng
- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
- Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanlou Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang H, Du X, Chen WH, Lou J, Xiao HL, Pan YM, Chen H, An N, Zhang QX. Establishment of a Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Monitoring Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells in Peripheral Blood. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:104-109. [PMID: 29407291 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) consists of an antigen recognition moiety from a monoclonal antibody fused to an intracellular signalling domain capable of activating T cells. The specific structure of the CAR molecule has been used in various basic research and clinical settings to detect CAR expression, but it is necessary to develop more specific and simpler monitoring methods to observe real-time changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS To develop a quantitative assay for the universal detection of DNA from anti-CD19 CAR-T cells, a TaqMan real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was developed using primers based on FMC63-28Z gene sequences. We identified the numbers of copies of CAR gene on T cells transduced with the CAR gene that were obtained from peripheral blood. RESULTS The assay had a minimum detection limit of 10 copies/μL and a strong linear standard curve (y = -3.3682x + 38.594; R2 = 0.999) within the range of the input CAR gene (10-107 copies/μL). The reproducibility test showed a coefficient of variation ranging from 0.63%-1.65%. Real-time qPCR is a highly sensitive, specific, reproducible, and universal method that can be used to detect anti-CD19 CAR-T cells in peripheral blood.
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- H Wang
- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Bone Marrow Transplantation Public Service Platform, Shenzhen Institute of Hematology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Zhao C, Wu AYH, Yu X, Gu Y, Lu Y, Song X, An N, Zhang Y. Microdomain elements of airway smooth muscle in calcium regulation and cell proliferation. J Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 69. [PMID: 29920471 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2018.2.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Airway remodeling manifested by hyperplasia of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) and other structural and functional changes is a pathological condition in asthma not addressed by current treatment. Ca2+ signaling is crucial for ASMC proliferation. Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine receptor (RyR) mediate Ca2+ release from endoplasmic reticulum/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR). Upon sensing the depletion of Ca2+ in ER/SR, stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) aggregates and redistributes at the microdomain of ER/SR-plasma membrane (PM) and activates Orai1, a component of the store-operated Ca2+ (SOC) channels, to initiate Ca2+ influx. The STIM1/Orai1-mediated SOC entry is the main cause of a sustained intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) elevation, which is different from a transient rise of [Ca2+]i mediated by IP3R and RyR. Extended-synaptotagmin 1 (E-Syt1) is recruited to the ER/SR-PM junction and anchors to the PM lipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) in a SOC-dependent manner. The subsequent strengthening of the ER/SR-PM connection by E-Syt1 facilitates the phosphatidylinositol (PI) transfer protein, Nir2, to supplement PI, a PI(4,5)P2 substrate, for the generation of IP3 and the propagation of Ca2+ signaling. Calcineurin and nuclear factor of activated T cells are the downstream signaling factors of elevated [Ca2+]i contributing to ASMC proliferation. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake/efflux, mitochondrial fission/fusion and mitochondrial-ER/SR coupling also play important roles in modulating [Ca2+]i and ASMC proliferation. Together, these pathways and mechanisms represent new therapeutic targets for airway remodeling. The present review provides an overview of our current understanding of the mechanisms of ASMC proliferation involving Ca2+ and highlights potential directions to control airway remodeling in asthma.
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China. ;
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An N, Li Y, Tang ZL, Chen XY, Wang DX, Gao Q. [Expression of osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand in mandibular ramus osteotomy healing with administration of different doses of parathyroid hormone]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:413-418. [PMID: 29886637 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on the bone healing of mandibular ramus osteotomy. Methods: The mandibular ramus osteotomy model was established in sixty rabbits and these rabbits were randomly divided into experimental group A, experimental group B and control group. In the experimental group A and experimental group B, the rabbits were given PTH (20 and 40 μg/kg respectively) every other day after operation. In the control group, 1 ml saline was given. The animals were sacrificed at 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks postoperatively. The new bone formation was observed by histology and cone bone CT. The expression of osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANKL) in the new bone was detected by real-time quantitative PCR. Results: The experimental groups has better osteogenesis and the bone mineral density than the control group in osteotomy area. The experimental group B showed the best osteogenesis.Osteoprotegerin mRNA expression in experimental group A (1.127±0.035, 1.742±0.049, 1.049±0.062, 1.063±0.036) was significantly higher than that in the control group in each period (0.965±0.082, 1.254±0.071, 0.793±0.061, 0.684±0.055) (P=0.010, P=0.000, P=0.001, P=0.020), while group B (1.416±0.205, 2.648±0.168, 1.652±0.091, 1.712±0.070) was significantly higher than group A (P=0.000, P=0.010, P=0.023, P=0.003). RANKL mRNA expression in control group (1.666±0.086, 1.058±0.105, 0.885±0.124, 0.972±0.136) was significantly higher than that of the group A (0.788±0.036, 0.585±0.017, 0.692±0.017, 0.527±0.051) (P=0.001, P=0.006, P=0.003, P=0.028) in each period, while group A was significantly higher than group B(0.247±0.022, 0.240±0.034, 0.134±0.011, 0.103±0.050) (P=0.000, P=0.001, P=0.002, P=0.012). Conclusions: PTH can upregulate the expression of osteoprotegerin and reduce expression of RANKL, thus promoting new bone formation. Intermittent administration of high dose of parathyroid hormone can further promote the healing process after mandibular ramus osteotomy.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China (Present address: Department of Stomatology, The Fifth Hospital in Wuhan, Wuhan 430050, China)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
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Liao YT, Liu Y, Jiang Y, Ouyang XY, He L, An N. [A clinical evaluation of periodontal treatment effect using periodontal endoscope for patients with periodontitis: a split-mouth controlled study]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 51:722-727. [PMID: 27978912 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare the clinical effects of periodontal treatment using periodontal endoscope with that of conventional treatment method for patients with periodontitis. Methods: Eleven periodontal patients with moderate to advanced periodontal destruction were recruited and treated with scaling and root planing in a split-mouth design randomly with (test group) or without (control group) periodontal endoscope. Changes of such clinical parameters as plaque index (PLI), bleeding index (BI), probing depth (PD) and attachment loss (AL) before and after treatments as well as the difference between test and control groups were examined and compared. Results: Both groups showed significant reductions in PD, BI and AL values at 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment (P <0.001). Only in the test group, for sites with PD≥6 mm at baseline, PD value ([4.0±1.2] mm) and AL value ([3.8±0.9] mm) at the end of 3 months were significantly lower than that at the end of 6 weeks (PD[4.4±1.3] mm, P<0.001; AL[4.1±1.1] mm, P< 0.05). There were no significant differences between two groups at the baseline, at the end of 6 weeks and 3 months, respectively. However, for the sites with PD≥6 mm in anterior teeth, PD value in test group at the end of 3 months was significantly lower than that in control group ([3.2±0.9] mm vs [3.7±0.9] mm, P <0.05), while AL value tend to be lower ([2.9 ± 1.2] mm vs [3.6 ± 1.3] mm, P=0.061). Conclusions: Periodontal treatment using endoscope is obviously effective, especially for the medium and long term prognosis of deep pockets and single rooted teeth.
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Liu YJ, Ouyang XY, Wang YG, Lv PJ, An N. [Role of vitamin K-dependent protein Gas6 in the expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 and chemokines induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018; 50:20-25. [PMID: 29483717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Growth-arrest-specific protein 6 (Gas6) is a vitamin K-dependent protein and involved in cell proliferation, survival, adhesion and migration . Also it has been shown to play an important role in the inflammatory response .The aim of present study was to investigate the role of Gas6 in the process of the expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide(P.g-LPS). METHODS After up-regulation and down-regulation of the expression of Gas6, the vascular endothelial cells were stimulated with 1 mg/L P.g-LPS for 3 h and 24 h. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(real-time PCR) was taken to detect the expression of the cell adhesion molecules:intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin, as well as chemokines:interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1). Wound healing assay was taken to observe the migration ability of endothelium cells in different groups. RESULTS After 3 h of P.g-LPS stimulation, the expression of adhesion molecules and chemokine in the down-regulation group was not significantly different from that in the control group,while in the up-regulation group the decrease of E-selectin, ICAM-1, IL-8 and MCP-1 was 81%±0%, 47%±3%, 76% ± 3%, 26% ± 6% respectively. After 24 h of P.g-LPS stimulation, the expression of adhesion molecules and chemokine in down-regulation group was significantly higher than that in control group (2.06±0.07, 1.99±0.11, 3.14±0.15, 1.84±0.03 flod), while these molecules in the down-regulation group was significantly lower than in the control group (29%±1%, 62%±3%, 69%±1%, 41%±2%). Differences were statistically significant (P<0.01). Wounding healing assay showed that down-regulation of Gas6 enhanced migration ability of endothelial cells while up-regulation of Gas6 weakened this ability,which was consistent with the trend of real-time PCR result. CONCLUSION Down-regulation of the Gas6 gene enhanced the expression of ICAM-1, E-selectin, IL-8 and MCP-1 in HUVECs after P.g- LPS stimulating, while up-regulaiton of the Gas6 gene weakened the expression of ICAM-1, E-selectin, IL-8 and MCP-1 in HUVECs after P.g-LPS stimulating,suggesting that Gas6 may play a role in the process of endothelial cell adhesion.
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of General Dentistry II, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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An N, Li X, Shen M, Chen SL, Huang ZX. [Clinical analysis of multiple myeloma-associated amyloidosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:365-369. [PMID: 29429248 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical features and survival of multiple myeloma-associated amyloidosis patients. Methods: Twenty three multiple myeloma-associated amyloidosis patients were retrospectively analyzed from January 2009 to December 2016. Results: The overall response rate(ORR)was 65.2% and the remission rate (sCR+ CR) was 21.7%. The median progression-free survival(PFS) was fourteen months(1-63), and the median overall survival(OS)was fifteen months(3-63). The early death rate (death rate within one year)was 33.3%. The median OS of patients(n=9)with the performance status(PS) score >2 was seven months(1-15), and the median OS of patients(n=14)with the PS score ≤2 was thirty months(10-63). There was a statistically significant difference in OS(P<0.05); the median PFS and OS of the patients (n=15) who responded to inductive treatment were seventeen months(2-63) and twenty four months (4-63)respectively, and the median PFS and OS of the patients (n=8)who did not respond to inductive treatment were three months(1-8) and eleven months (3-15) respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in PFS and OS(P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in PFS and OS between patients treated with remission (n=5)and those who did not(n=18) (P<0.05). Conclusions: The multiple myeloma-associated amyloidosis patients had a high early death rate and short survival time. Early identification and effective treatment are the preconditions for improving the poor prognosis.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100043, China
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An N, Xie YP, Xu Y, Shi PF, Qian SX. [The prognostic significance of plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 56:839-841. [PMID: 29136714 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To retrospectively analyze the prognostic significance of plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in 122 patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Plasma EBV DNA positivity was related to advanced disease stage (P=0.030), B symptoms (P=0.004) and elevated serum lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) (P=0.001). Furthermore, univariate analysis indicated that plasma EBV DNA level was associated with worse overall survival (OS) (HR=0.223, 95%CI 0.096-0.518, P<0.001) and worse progression free survival (PFS) (HR=4.417, 95%CI 1.911-10.208, P<0.001), whereas multivariate analysis showed plasma EBV DNA as a probable independent prognostic factor of clinical outcome(HR=0.409, 95%CI 0.166-1.008, P=0.052).
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- N An
- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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Li Y, Yao H, Lin P, Zheng L, Li C, Zhou B, Wang P, Zhang Z, Wang L, An N, Wang J, Zhang X. Frequency-Dependent Altered Functional Connections of Default Mode Network in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:259. [PMID: 28824420 PMCID: PMC5540901 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00259] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with the progressive dysfunction of cognitive ability. Previous research has indicated that the default mode network (DMN) is closely related to cognition and is impaired in Alzheimer’s disease. Because recent studies have shown that different frequency bands represent specific physiological functions, DMN functional connectivity studies of the different frequency bands based on resting state fMRI (RS-fMRI) data may provide new insight into AD pathophysiology. In this study, we explored the functional connectivity based on well-defined DMN regions of interest (ROIs) from the five frequency bands: slow-5 (0.01–0.027 Hz), slow-4 (0.027–0.073 Hz), slow-3 (0.073–0.198 Hz), slow-2 (0.198–0.25 Hzs) and standard low-frequency oscillations (LFO) (0.01–0.08 Hz). We found that the altered functional connectivity patterns are mainly in the frequency band of slow-5 and slow-4 and that the decreased connections are long distance, but some relatively short connections are increased. In addition, the altered functional connections of the DMN in AD are frequency dependent and differ between the slow-5 and slow-4 bands. Mini-Mental State Examination scores were significantly correlated with the altered functional connectivity patterns in the slow-5 and slow-4 bands. These results indicate that frequency-dependent functional connectivity changes might provide potential biomarkers for AD pathophysiology.
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- Youjun Li
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University BranchXi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University BranchXi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University BranchXi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University BranchXi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China.,Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu HospitalTianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China.,Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General HospitalSanya, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University BranchXi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing, China
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- N. An
- Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China,
- Environment and Health Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
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- Environment and Health Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Environment and Health Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
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An N, Chen SL, Li X. [A case report of immunoglonulin λ light chain amyloidosis combined with leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 amyloidosis]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 56:298-300. [PMID: 28355725 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wang CC, Guo L, Tian FD, An N, Luo L, Hao RH, Wang B, Zhou ZH. Naringenin regulates production of matrix metalloproteinases in the knee-joint and primary cultured articular chondrocytes and alleviates pain in rat osteoarthritis model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e5714. [PMID: 28355351 PMCID: PMC5423744 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20165714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Inflammation of cartilage is a primary symptom for knee-joint osteoarthritis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are known to play an important role in the articular cartilage destruction related to osteoarthritis. Naringenin is a plant-derived flavonoid known for its anti-inflammatory properties. We studied the effect of naringenin on the transcriptional expression, secretion and enzymatic activity of MMP-3 in vivo in the murine monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) osteoarthritis model. The assessment of pain behavior was also performed in the MIA rats. The destruction of knee-joint tissues was analyzed microscopically. Moreover, the effect of naringenin was also studied in vitro in IL-1β activated articular chondrocytes. The transcriptional expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS-4) and ADAMTS-5 was also studied in primary cultured chondrocytes of rats. Naringenin caused significant reduction in pain behavior and showed marked improvement in the tissue morphology of MIA rats. Moreover, a significant inhibition of MMP-3 expression in MIA rats was observed upon treatment with naringenin. In the in vitro tests, naringenin caused a significant reduction in the transcriptional expression, secretion and enzymatic activity of the studied degradative enzymes. The NF-κB pathway was also found to be inhibited upon treatment with naringenin in vitro. Overall, the study suggests that naringenin alleviated pain and regulated the production of matrix-metalloproteinases via regulation of NF-κB pathway. Thus, naringenin could be a potent therapeutic option for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department II of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Gao JL, Zhu MY, An N, Fu H. [Workplace social capital and intention to stay among Chinese nurses: a structural equation model]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2017; 35:111-114. [PMID: 28355698 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Objective: To explore a model that workplace social capital is associated with intention to stay (ITS) in the nursing profession and that this association is partially mediated by organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and job stress among Chinese nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional, observationalstudy was conducted in Shanghai, China between September and December 2014. Two thousandforty-two nurses from 23 healthcare organizations were recruited for the current study using a two-stage sampling process.Intention to stay, workplace social capital, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job stress was measured by validated scale. Measured variable path analysis (MVPA) was used to test their hypothesized relationships. Results: There were significant positive direct effects from workplace social capital (β=0.11, P<0.01) , organizational commitment (β=0.81, P<0.01) and job satisfaction (β=0.03, P<0.01) to ITS, and a negative direct effects from job strain to ITS (β=-0.03, P<0.01) . The model explained 84% of the variability in ITS. Additionally, workplace social capital had significant positive direct effects on organizational commitment (β=0.65, P<0.01) , job satisfaction (β=0.44, P<0.01) and negative direct effects on job strain (β=-0.35, P<0.01) . The indirect effect of social capital to ITS was 0.55. Job satisfaction was positively associated with organizational commitment (r=0.47, P<0.01) , and negtively associated with job stress (r=-0.12, P<0.01) . Job stress was negtively associated with organizational commitment (r=-0.20, P<0.01) . Conclusion: This study suggests that greater workplace social capital may lead to higher ITS in nursing primarily by increasing commitment to the nursing occupation and their job satisfaction and by reducing their sense of job stress.
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Tang SH, Wang HY, Sun H, An N, Xiao L, Sun Q, Zhao DB. Propofol inhibits carbachol-induced chloride secretion by directly targeting the basolateral K + channel in rat ileum epithelium. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017; 29. [PMID: 27578144 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12934] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Propofol is a widely used intravenous general anesthetic. Acetylcholine (ACh) is critical in controlling epithelial ion transport. This study was to investigate the effects of propofol on ACh-evoked secretion in rat ileum epithelium. METHODS The Ussing chamber technique was used to investigate the effects of propofol on carbachol (CCh)-evoked short-circuit currents (Isc). KEY RESULTS Propofol (10-2 -10-6 mol/L) attenuated CCh-evoked Isc of rat ileum mucosa in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of propofol was only evident after application to the serosal side. Pretreatment with tetrodotoxin (TTX, 0.3 μmol/L, n=5) had no effect on propofol-induced inhibitory effect, whereas serosal application of K+ channel inhibitor, glibenclamide, but not, an ATP-sensitive K+ channel inhibitor, largely reduced the inhibitory effect of propofol. In addition, pretreatment with either hexamethonium bromide (HB, nicotinic nACh receptor antagonist) or Cl- channel blockers niflumic acid and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (inh)-172 did not produce any effect on the propofol-induced inhibitory effect. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Propofol inhibits CCh-induced intestinal secretion by directly targeting basolateral K+ channels.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Tumor Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Tumor Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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An N, Li X, Shen M, Chen SL, Huang ZX. [A clinical analysis of 69 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with renal insufficiency]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:764-768. [PMID: 27686436 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and outcome in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients with renal insufficiency using bortezomib- or thalidomide-based regimens as front line treatment. Method: Sixty-nine newly diagnosed MM patients with renal insufficiency were retrospectively analyzed from August 2006 to August 2014. Results: ① Among thirty-nine patients with bortezomib based regimens (the bortezomib group), the overall response rate (ORR) was 89.7% and complete response (CR) plus near CR(nCR) rate was 41.0%. By contrast, among thirty patients with thalidomide based regimens (the thalidomide group), the ORR was 83.3% and CR+ nCR rate was 26.7%. There was no significant difference of either ORR or CR+ nCR rate between bortezomib and thalidomide groups. ② The improvement rate of renal function in bortezomib group and thalidomide group were 87.2% and 60.0% respectively (P=0.012). The median duration time of renal injury was 45 days in 52 patients with renal function improved, which was significantly shorter compared with 222 days in 17 patients without improvement (P<0.05). There was no difference of median serum creatinine and creatinine clearance rate between the two groups.③ The median progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS) were 18 and 33.5 months, respectively in all patients. The three-year and five-year OS rates were 57% and 17%, respectively. The median PFS was 19 months in bortezomib group, while it was only 12 months in thalidomide group (P=0.023). The median OS were 36.5 months and 25.5 months respectively, which was no difference (P=0.285). Conclusions: The newly diagnosed MM patients with renal insufficiency could get higher ORR and the longer PFS using bortezomib-containing regimens as initial therapy. Meanwhile the improvement rate of renal function and the living quality in patients with bortezomib are better compared with those with thalidomide based treatment.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100043, China
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Tang S, Huang D, An N, Chen D, Zhao D. A novel pathway for the production of H2 S by DAO in rat jejunum. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:687-92. [PMID: 26813142 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) is endogenously generated from L-cysteine (L-Cys) by the enzymes cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine-γ-Lyase (CSE). Hydrogen sulfide is also produced from D-cysteine (D-Cys) by D-Amino acid oxidase (DAO). METHODS The H2 S production was measured by the methylene blue assay. The expression of DAO was investigated by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The short-circuit current (Isc) was recorded using the Ussing chamber technique. KEY RESULTS The epithelium in rat jejunum possesses DAO, and generates H2 S. D-cysteine, originally used as a negative control for L-Cys, significantly increases the H2 S release, which is inhibited by I2CA, an inhibitor of DAO. In vitro study by Ussing chamber technique reveals that D-Cys decreases the Isc across the epithelium of the rat jejunum and enhances the Na(+) -coupled L-alanine transport. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES A novel pathway for the production of H2 S by DAO exists in rat jejunum.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Tumor Hospital, Jinan, China
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Zhang K, Shen Y, Zhang X, Ma L, Wang H, An N, Guo A, Ye H. Predicting Prostate Biopsy Outcomes: A Preliminary Investigation on Screening with Ultrahigh B-Value Diffusion-Weighted Imaging as an Innovative Diagnostic Biomarker. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151176. [PMID: 26963936 PMCID: PMC4786278 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Routine screening of prostate specific antigen (PSA) is no longer recommended because of a high rate of over-diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). Objective To evaluate the efficacy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) for PCa detection, and to explore the clinical utility of ultrahigh b-value DW-MRI in predicting prostate biopsy outcomes. Methodology 73 male patients were selected for the study. They underwent 3T MRI using T2WI conventional DW-MRI with b-value 1000 s/mm2, and ultrahigh b-value DW-MRI with b-values of 2000 s/mm2 and 3000 s/mm2. Two radiologists evaluated individual prostate gland images on a 5-point rating scale using PI-RADS, for the purpose of region-specific comparisons among modalities. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and likelihood ratios (LR) were investigated for each MRI modality. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was also calculated. Results Results showed the improved diagnostic value of ultrahigh b-value DWI-MRI for detection of PCa when compared to other b values and conventional MRI protocols. Sensitivity values for 3000 s/mm2 in both peripheral zone (PZ) and transition zone (TZ) were significantly higher than those observed with conventional DW-MRI—Specificity values for 3000 s/mm2 in the TZ were significantly higher than other b-value images, whereas specificity values using 3000 s/mm2 in the PZ were not significantly higher than 2000 s/mm2 images. PPV and NPV between 3000 s/mm2 and the other three modalities were significantly higher for both PZ and TZ images. The PLRs and NLRs of b-value 3000 s/mm2 DW-MRI in the PZ and TZ were also recorded. ROC analysis showed greater AUCs for the b value 3000 s/mm2 DWI than for the other three modalities. Conclusions DW-MRI with a b-value of 3000 s/mm2 was found to be the most accurate and reliable MRI modality for PCa tumor detection and localization, particularly for TZ lesion discrimination. It may be stated that the b-value of 3000 s/mm2 is a novel, improved diagnostic biomarker with greater predictive accuracy for PCa prior to biopsy.
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- Kun Zhang
- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Radiology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhang S, An N, Ha W, Zhang S, Hu X, Ma A, Zhao B. Factors correlated with the resolution of macular oedema after one dose injection of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide treatment in branch retinal vein occlusion. J Int Med Res 2016; 44:685-97. [PMID: 26936966 PMCID: PMC5536696 DOI: 10.1177/0300060515617386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the predictive baseline factors for a successful outcome following one dose of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in patients with macular oedema (ME) caused by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods This retrospective study enrolled patients with ME (macular retinal thickness [MRT] ≥ 300 µm) due to BRVO who still had ME 3 months after grid laser photocoagulation. Patients were divided according to treatment into an IVTA group and a laser-only group. The resolution of ME was documented at months 3 and 6. Results A total of 154 eyes with ME were investigated: IVTA group (90 eyes) and laser-only group (64 eyes). Predictive factors for successful IVTA treatment were younger age, shorter duration of ME, initial onset ME, accompanied by serous retinal detachment, few concomitant systemic diseases and nonischaemic BRVO. A broken foveal capillary ring was related to a poor treatment outcome. Eyes with cystoid spaces in the outer plexiform layer were more likely to have a good treatment response. Conclusion IVTA is effective for resolving ME due to BRVO after grid laser photocoagulation treatment.
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- Shuang Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Ningxia People's Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Ningxia People's Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Ningxia People's Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Ningxia People's Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital, Ningxia People's Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Marek's disease (MD), a highly infectious lymphoproliferative disease in chickens, is caused by a cell-associated oncogenic herpesvirus, Marek's disease virus (MDV). MSB-1 is a MD-derived lymphoblastoid cell line and can induce tumors when inoculated into susceptible chickens. Betulinic acid, which is present as one of the major effective components in many traditional Chinese medicines, has recently been reported to inhibit growth of cancer cells and employed as a potential anticancer agent. Tripterine, a major active compound extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has now also shown anti-tumor activities in various cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic growth-inhibitive effect of betulinic acid combined with tripterine on MSB-1 cells and its mechanism. Viability of MSB-1 cells was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method. Cell apoptotic analysis was performed by fluorescence detection. NF-κB transcription activity was detected by measuring luciferase activity. Western blotting was used to analyze the expression of p65, IκB and Meq. Our results showed that the proliferation in the combination group was significantly decreased as compared with that of monotherapy using betulinic acid or tripterine, accompanied by an induction of apoptosis, inhibition of NF-κB transcriptional activity and its targeting oncogenic gene Meq. The results suggest that the combination of betulinic acid and tripterine at lower concentration may produce a synergistic inhibitive effect on MSB-1 cells that warrants further investigation for its potential clinical applications.
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An N, Li LL, Wang RX, Li LL, Yue JM, Liu RZ. Clinical and cytogenetic results of a series of amniocentesis cases from Northeast China: a report of 2500 cases. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:15660-7. [PMID: 26634534 DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.1.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aims of this study were to demonstrate the clinical and cytogenetic results of amniocentesis (AS) cases in Northeast China, to compare the incidence of different kinds of chromosomal abnormalities, and to study the association between the detection rate of chromosomal abnormalities and different indications for prenatal diagnosis. Cytogenetic analysis was performed on long-term tissue cultures of 2500 second-trimester amniotic fluid samples. The most common indication for genetic AS was abnormal maternal serum-screening test (69.56%), followed by advanced maternal age (15.04%). Chromosomal abnormality was detected in 206 (8.24%) of the 2500 samples. The detection rate of abnormal karyotypes was 62.5% in the group in which one member of the couple was a carrier of a chromosome abnormality; in the group having a positive result from noninvasive prenatal testing, the frequency was 50%. To determine the origin of fetal chromosome abnormal karyotype, 45 fetuses were analyzed. Of these, 20 were found to be de novo abnormalities and 25 were familial. The frequency and proportion of abnormal karyotypes varied substantially across different maternal AS indications. Knowing the origin and type of chromosomal abnormality would help determine termination or continuation of the pregnancy.
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- N An
- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine of the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Wang P, Zhou B, Yao H, Zhan Y, Zhang Z, Cui Y, Xu K, Ma J, Wang L, An N, Zhang X, Liu Y, Jiang T. Aberrant intra- and inter-network connectivity architectures in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14824. [PMID: 26439278 PMCID: PMC4594099 DOI: 10.1038/srep14824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients and those with high-risk mild cognitive impairment are increasingly considered to have dysfunction syndromes. Large-scale network studies based on neuroimaging techniques may provide additional insight into AD pathophysiology. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the impaired network functional connectivity with the disease progression. For this purpose, we explored altered functional connectivities based on previously well-defined brain areas that comprise the five key functional systems [the default mode network (DMN), dorsal attention network (DAN), control network (CON), salience network (SAL), sensorimotor network (SMN)] in 35 with AD and 27 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subjects, compared with 27 normal cognitive subjects. Based on three levels of analysis, we found that intra- and inter-network connectivity were impaired in AD. Importantly, the interaction between the sensorimotor and attention functions was first attacked at the MCI stage and then extended to the key functional systems in the AD individuals. Lower cognitive ability (lower MMSE scores) was significantly associated with greater reductions in intra- and inter-network connectivity across all patient groups. These profiles indicate that aberrant intra- and inter-network dysfunctions might be potential biomarkers or predictors of AD progression and provide new insight into AD pathophysiology.
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- Pan Wang
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.,Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.,Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, 572014, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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This study aimed to improve understanding of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of primary bone marrow (PBM) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a rare illness. We report a 56-year-old man with pancytopenia and hyperbilirubinemia but without lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, or splenomegaly. Bone marrow aspiration, flow cytometry, biopsy, and immunohistochemistry confirmed DLBCL. Two cycles of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone were administered. Blood cell numbers and hyperbilirubinemia improved. Although the patient did not completely recover, he survived for at least 3 years after chemotherapy and receiving blood transfusions. PBM DLBCL is a distinct, aggressive lymphoma characterized by lymphoma cells only in the bone marrow and effectively treated via chemotherapy. Prognoses for PBM DLBCL vary.
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- Y Hu
- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Li LL, Dong Y, Wang RX, An N, Yun X, Liu RZ. Sperm aneuploidy and implications for genetic counseling in a pedigree of three t(1;3) balanced translocation carriers. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:5003-9. [PMID: 25966275 DOI: 10.4238/2015.may.12.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A reciprocal translocation between the short arm of chromosome 1 and the long arm of chromosome 3 was observed in a pedigree of three carriers (proband, and his brother and mother). In this study, the three carriers had different clinical manifestations: the proband with infertility, his brother with spousal miscarriages, and his mother with no adverse reproductive history. Cytogenetic analysis of metaphase chromosomes was performed, and triple-color fluorescence in situ hybridization was applied to the detection of aneuploidy sperm related to the interchromosomal effect (ICE). An increase of aneuploidy of chromosome 21 in the proband and aneuploidy of chromosomes 13, 21, and Y in the brother were observed. Since patients with reciprocal translocations and spermatogenetic impairment are candidates, with their partners, for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the study of the level of sperm aneuploidy rates would provide useful information for couples at risk, as well as contributing to a better understanding of the ICE.
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Yao H, Zhou B, Zhang Z, Wang P, Guo Y, Shang Y, Wang L, Zhang X, An N, Liu Y. Longitudinal alteration of amygdalar functional connectivity in mild cognitive impairment subjects revealed by resting-state FMRI. Brain Connect 2015; 4:361-70. [PMID: 24846713 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2014.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered to be the prodromal stage of Alzheimer's disease. The amygdala, which is considered to be a hub, has been shown to have widespread brain connections with many cortical regions. Longitudinal alterations in the functional connectivity of the amygdala remain unclear in MCI. We hypothesized that the impairment in the amygdala-cortical loop would be more severe in a follow-up MCI group than in a baseline MCI group and that these alterations would be related to the disease processes. To test this hypothesis, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate alterations in amygdalar connectivity patterns based on longitudinal data from 13 MCI subjects (8 males and 5 females). Compared to the baseline, decreases in functional connectivity were mainly found located between the amygdala and regions at the conjunction of the temporal-occipital system and the regions included in the default mode network in the follow-up MCI individuals. The alterations in the functional connectivity of the identified regions were validated in an independent dataset. Specifically, reduced amygdalar connectivity was significantly correlated with cognitive abilities. These findings indicate that impairments in the functional connectivity of the amygdala may be potential biomarkers of the progression of MCI.
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- Hongxiang Yao
- 1 Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing, China
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Finn M, An N, Voutchkova-Kostal A. Immobilization of imidazolium ionic liquids on hydrotalcites using silane linkers: retardation of memory effect. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13839b] [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] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report a new covalent surface immobilization of silane-modified imidazolium ionic liquids on hydrotalcite-like materials (HTs) and provide detailed characterization of the resulting surface chemistry using PXRD, CP-MAS, TGA and FT-IR.
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- M. Finn
- Department of Chemistry
- George Washington University
- Washington DC 20052
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- George Washington University
- Washington DC 20052
- USA
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An N, Li LL, Zhang XY, Sun WT, Liu MH, Liu RZ. Result and pedigree analysis of spontaneously abortion villus chromosome detecting by FISH. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:16662-6. [DOI: 10.4238/2015.december.11.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang Z, Liu Y, Zhou B, Zheng J, Yao H, An N, Wang P, Guo Y, Dai H, Wang L, Shu S, Zhang X, Jiang T. Altered functional connectivity of the marginal division in Alzheimer's disease. Curr Alzheimer Res 2014; 11:145-55. [PMID: 24410630 DOI: 10.2174/1567205011666140110112608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The marginal division (MrD) is a neostriatum subregion that links the limbic system and basal nucleus of Meynert; it is an important subcortical center that is involved in learning and memory. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. AD clinically manifests as gradually progressive cognitive decline with behavioral disorders. Prior to full dementia, AD patients typically experience a transient state, i.e., mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Amnestic MCI individuals, but not all MCI individuals, frequently convert to AD dementia. To specify whether and how the functional relationships between the MrD and other brain regions change during AD, functional connectivity was assessed using resting-state functional MRI data and associated neuropsychological tests in AD and MCI patients (amnestic-type). Compared with normal controls, a different decreased functional connectivity pattern was observed between the MrD and caudate, the amygdala/parahippocampal region, the inferior frontal gyrus, the superior temporal gyrus, and the cerebellum for AD/MCI patients. Moreover, the functional connectivity between the MrD and the identified regions was significantly correlated with the neuropsychological scores among the MCI and AD subjects. Our results suggest that the MrD functional network is disrupted during AD.
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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Fu L, Liu J, Yin D, Zhang J, Chen Y, An N, Xu B, Tian J. [Validation of standardized uptake values for ¹⁸F-FDG in normal organs: comparison of whole-body PET/CT and PET/MRI]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2014; 94:2934-2937. [PMID: 25549648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To validate whether PET/MR could provide a semi-quantitative measurement (SUV(max)) comparable to that produced by PET/CT in normal organs. METHODS 277 subjects underwent an ordinary ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT followed by a PET/MR scan with a 25-45 min interval. Region of interest (ROIs) were drawn in 4 reference normal organs/tissues in both MRAC-PET and CTAC-PET images and the liver and erector spinae in the dual-time point PET/CT images. RESULTS 259 malignant and 21 benign lesions, pathologically confirmed, were detected in the 220 subjects. SUV(max) derived from PET/CT (SUV(max)-CT) and PET/MR (SUV(max)-MRI) was highly correlated over the reference organ ROIs (r = 0.62-0.73), except lung (r = 0.44). The SUV(max)-MRI was significantly lower than the respective SUV(max)-CT in all 4 organs and after delay-correction in liver and muscle. CONCLUSION The results indicate that PET/MR can provide reliable measurement in physiological organs.
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- Liping Fu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, the General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China
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Shi Z, An N, Lu BM, Zhou N, Yang SL, Zhang B, Li CY, Wang ZJ, Wang F, Wu CF, Bao JK. Identification of novel kinase inhibitors by targeting a kinase-related apoptotic protein-protein interaction network in HeLa cells. Cell Prolif 2014; 47:219-30. [PMID: 24645986 PMCID: PMC6496802 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Protein kinases orchestrate activation of signalling cascades in response to extra- and intracellular stimuli for regulation of cell proliferation. They are directly involved in a variety of diseases, particularly cancers. Systems biology approaches have become increasingly important in understanding regulatory frameworks in cancer, and thus may facilitate future anti-cancer discoveries. Moreover, it has been suggested and confirmed that high-throughput virtual screening provides a novel, effective way to reveal small molecule protein kinase inhibitors. Accordingly, we aimed to identify kinase targets and novel kinase inhibitors. MATERIALS AND METHODS A series of bioinformatics methods, such as network construction, molecular docking and microarray analyses were performed. RESULTS In this study, we computationally constructed the appropriate global human protein-protein interaction network with data from online databases, and then modified it into a kinase-related apoptotic protein-protein interaction network. Subsequently, we identified several kinases as potential drug targets according to their differential expression observed by microarray analyses. Then, we predicted relevant microRNAs, which could target the above-mentioned kinases. Ultimately, we virtually screened a number of small molecule natural products from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)@Taiwan database and identified a number of compounds that are able to target polo-like kinase 1, cyclin-dependent kinase 1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, all these findings might hopefully facilitate discovery of new kinase inhibitors that could be promising candidates for anti-cancer drug development.
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- Z. Shi
- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
- School of Life SciencesGuizhou Normal UniversityGuiyang550001China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life SciencesGuizhou Normal UniversityGuiyang550001China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- China National Biotec Group Company LimitedBeijing100029China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio‐resourcesMinistry of EducationSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
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Guo Y, Zhang Z, Zhou B, Wang P, Yao H, Yuan M, An N, Dai H, Wang L, Zhang X, Liu Y. Grey-matter volume as a potential feature for the classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: an exploratory study. Neurosci Bull 2014; 30:477-89. [PMID: 24760581 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1432-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Specific patterns of brain atrophy may be helpful in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present study, we set out to evaluate the utility of grey-matter volume in the classification of AD and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) compared to normal control (NC) individuals. Voxel-based morphometric analyses were performed on structural MRIs from 35 AD patients, 27 aMCI patients, and 27 NC participants. A two-sample two-tailed t-test was computed between the NC and AD groups to create a map of abnormal grey matter in AD. The brain areas with significant differences were extracted as regions of interest (ROIs), and the grey-matter volumes in the ROIs of the aMCI patients were included to evaluate the patterns of change across different disease severities. Next, correlation analyses between the grey-matter volumes in the ROIs and all clinical variables were performed in aMCI and AD patients to determine whether they varied with disease progression. The results revealed significantly decreased grey matter in the bilateral hippocampus/parahippocampus, the bilateral superior/middle temporal gyri, and the right precuneus in AD patients. The grey-matter volumes were positively correlated with clinical variables. Finally, we performed exploratory linear discriminative analyses to assess the classifying capacity of grey-matter volumes in the bilateral hippocampus and parahippocampus among AD, aMCI, and NC. Leave-one-out cross-validation analyses demonstrated that grey-matter volumes in hippocampus and parahippocampus accurately distinguished AD from NC. These findings indicate that grey-matter volumes are useful in the classification of AD.
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- Yane Guo
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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Zhou B, Liu Y, Zhang Z, An N, Yao H, Wang P, Wang L, Zhang X, Jiang T. Impaired functional connectivity of the thalamus in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a resting-state fMRI study. Curr Alzheimer Res 2014; 10:754-66. [PMID: 23905993 DOI: 10.2174/15672050113109990146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The current study evaluated whether the functional connectivity pattern of the thalamo-cortical network in patients with Alzheimer' s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) would show disease severityrelated alterations. METHODS Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were obtained from 35 patients with AD, 27 patients with MCI and 27 subjects with normal cognition (NC). First, the altered functional connectivity pattern in AD patients was evaluated in comparison to NC subjects. Second, the MCI subjects were included to evaluate how different stages of disease affect the functional connectivity pattern of the thalamus. Finally, a correlation analysis was performed between the strength of the functional connectivity of the identified regions and various clinical variables to evaluate the relationship between the strength of functional connectivity and the cognitive abilities of MCI and AD patients. RESULTS When compared to NC subjects, AD patients showed decreased functional connectivity between the left thalamus and brain regions including the precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex, right middle frontal gyrus and left inferior frontal gyrus. Decreased functional connectivity was also found between the right thalamus and right middle frontal gyrus and left inferior parietal lobule/angular gyrus. In addition, increased functional connectivity was observed between the bilateral thalamus and brain regions including the middle frontal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, superior parietal lobule, postcentral gyrus and precuneus. Functional connectivity between the bilateral thalamus and the identified brain regions of MCI subjects was intermediate in comparison to the functional connectivity of AD and NC subjects. A significant correlation between the fitted functional connectivity strength and the clinical variables was also detected. CONCLUSION Our results revealed disease severity-related alterations of the thalamo-default mode network and thalamocortical connectivity in AD and MCI patients. These results support the hypothesis of network disconnection in AD.
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- Bo Zhou
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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Gao Z, Wang W, Wang Z, Zhao X, Shang Y, Guo Y, Gong M, Yang L, Shi X, Xu X, An N, Wu W. Cerebral microbleeds are associated with deep white matter hyperintensities, but only in hypertensive patients. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91637. [PMID: 24626222 PMCID: PMC3953489 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) are the most common manifestations of small vessel disease, and often co-occur in patients with cerebral vascular disease. Hypertension is widely accepted as a risk factor for both CMBs and WMH. However, the effect of hypertension on the association between CMBs and WMH remains unclear. We hypothesized that the relationship between CMBs and WMH is determined by hypertension. One hundred forty-eight patients with acute cerebrovascular disease who were admitted to PLA general hospital in Beijing, China from February 2010 to May 2011 were recruited in this study. CMBs on T2*-weighted angiography (SWAN) were assessed using the Brain Observer Microbleed Rating Scale criteria. The severity of the WMH was separately assessed as either peri-ventricular hyperintensities (PVH) or deep white matter hyperintensities (DWMH). The association among CMBs and the severity of WMH, and hypertension were determined. CMBs were found in 65 (43.9%) patients. The frequency of CMBs was related to the severity of DWMH and PVH. CMBs were more frequently observed in patients with hypertension compared to patients without hypertension (51.3% vs. 20.0%, p = 0.001). Hypertension was an independent risk factor for CMBs (odds ratio 5.239, p = 0.001) and DWMH (odds ratio 2.373, p = 0.040). Furthermore, the relationship between the presence of CMBs and the severity of DWMH was only found in patients with hypertension (r = 0.298, p<0.01). However, CMBs were associated with PVH independently of hypertension. This study demonstrated that hypertension determined the association between CMBs and DWMH.
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- Zhongbao Gao
- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (WW); (ZW)
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatric Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Tian J, Fu L, Yin D, Zhang J, Chen Y, An N, Xu B. Does the novel integrated PET/MRI offer the same diagnostic performance as PET/CT for oncological indications? PLoS One 2014; 9:e90844. [PMID: 24603857 PMCID: PMC3946212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We compared PET/MRI with PET/CT in terms of lesion detection and quantitative measurement to verify the feasibility of the novel integrated imaging modality for oncological applications. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In total, 285 patients referred to our PET/CT center for oncological indications voluntarily participated in this same-day PET/CT and PET/MRI comparative study. PET/CT images were acquired and reconstructed following routine protocols, and then PET/MRI was performed at a mean time interval of 28±11 min (range 15-45 min). PET/MRI covered the body trunk with a sequence combination of transverse T1WI 3D-volumetric interpolated breath-hold, T2WI turbo spin echo with fat saturation, diffusion-weighted imaging with double b values (50 and 800 s/mm2), and simultaneous PET acquisition over 45 min/5 bed positions. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) was assessed by manually drawn regions of interest over fluorodeoxyglucose-positive lesions. Among 285 cases, 57 showed no abnormalities, and 368 lesions (278 malignant, 68 benign and 22 undetermined) were detected in 228 patients. When stand-alone modalities were evaluated, PET revealed 31 and 12 lesions missed by CT and MRI, respectively, and CT and MRI revealed 38 and 61 more lesions, respectively, than PET. Compared to CT, MRI detected 40 more lesions and missed 8. In the integrated mode, PET/CT correctly detected 6 lesions misdiagnosed by PET/MRI, but was false-negative in 30 cases that were detected by PET/MRI. The overall diagnosis did not differ between integrated PET/MRI and PET/CT. SUVmax for lesions were slightly higher from PET/MRI than PET/CT but correlated well (ρ = 0.85-0.91). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The novel integrated PET/MRI performed comparatively to PET/CT in lesion detection and quantitative measurements. PET from either scanner modality offered almost the same information despite differences in hardware. Further study is needed to explore features of integrated PET/MRI not addressed in this study.
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- Jiahe Tian
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiyuan, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Xu X, An N, Chen S, Li X, Jiang B, Han S, Liu X. [Feasibility of non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography for diagnosis of renal artery stenosis in elderly patients]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2014; 34:84-87. [PMID: 24463123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of IFIR-FIESTA technique in detecting renal artery stenosis in elderly patients. METHODS Twenty-seven aged patients underwent both IFIR-FIESTA and 3D CE-MRA examinations. The imaging quality and renal artery stenosis grades were evaluated. Kappa test was used to assess the consistency between the two methods. With CE-MRA as the reference, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV and NPV for IFIR-FIESTA were calculated in detecting renal artery stenosis. RESULTS The images by the two methods were 100% qualified for diagnosis, although the image quality of CE-MRA was significantly better. IFIR-FIESTA and CE-MRA showed excellent consistency in detecting renal artery stenosis. With CE-MRA as the reference, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV and NPV for IFIR-FIESTA were 97.1%, 100%, 98.1%, 100%, and 95% in detecting renal artery stenosis, respectively. CONCLUSION IFIR-FIESTA is feasible as a routine examination for detecting renal artery stenosis in elderly patients.
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- Xian Xu
- South Building Department of Radiology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China. E-mail:
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Li CY, Wang Y, Wang HL, Shi Z, An N, Liu YX, Liu Y, Zhang J, Bao JK, Deng SP. Molecular mechanisms of Lycoris aurea agglutinin-induced apoptosis and G2 /M cell cycle arrest in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells, both in vitro and in vivo. Cell Prolif 2013; 46:272-82. [PMID: 23692086 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Lycoris is aurea agglutinin (LAA) has attracted rising attention due to its remarkable bioactivities. Here, we aimed at investigating its anti-tumor activities. MATERIAL AND METHODS In vitro methods including MTT, cellular morphology observation, FCM and immunoblotting were performed. In vivo methods like detection of tumor volume, body weight and survival ratio, as well as TUNEL staining were performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION LAA triggers G2 /M phase cell cycle arrest via up-regulating p21expression as well as down-regulating cdk-1cyclinA singling pathway, and induces apoptotic cell death through inhibiting PI3K-Akt survival pathway in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. While LAA has no significant cytotoxic effect toward normal human embryonic lung fibroblast HELF cells, and moreover, LAA could amplify the antineoplastic effects of cisplatin toward A549 cells. Lastly LAA also bears anti-cancer and apoptosis-inducing effects in vivo, and it could decrease the volume and weight of subcutaneous tumor mass obviously as well as expand lifespan of mice. These findings may provide a new perspective for elucidating the complicated molecular mechanisms of LAA-induced cancer cell growth-inhibition and death, providing a new opportunity of LAA as a potential candidate anti-neoplastic drug for future cancer therapeutics.
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- C-Y Li
- School of Life Sciences & Key Laboratory of Bio-resources, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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