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Banerjee S, Lu S, Jain A, Wang I, Tao H, Srinivasan S, Nemeth E, He P. Targeting PKC alleviates iron overload in diabetes and hemochromatosis. bioRxiv 2023:2023.11.28.569107. [PMID: 38076948 PMCID: PMC10705472 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.28.569107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Iron overload increases the incidence of diabetes and aggravates diabetic complications that cause mortality. Reciprocally, diabetes potentially promotes body iron loading, but the mechanism remains not well understood. In this study, we demonstrated systemic iron excess and the upregulation of iron exporter ferroportin (Fpn) in the enterocytes and macrophages of multiple diabetic mouse models. Increased Fpn expression and iron efflux was also seen in the enterocytes of type 2 diabetic human patients. We further showed that protein kinase C (PKC), which is activated in hyperglycemia, was responsible for the sustained membrane expression of Fpn in physiological and in diabetic settings. For the first time, we identified that PKCs were novel binding proteins and positive regulators of Fpn. Mechanistically, hyperactive PKC promoted exocytotic membrane insertion while inhibited the endocytic trafficking of Fpn in the resting state. PKC also protected Fpn from internalization and degradation by its ligand hepcidin dependent on decreased ubiquitination and increased phosphorylation of Fpn. Importantly, the loss-of-function and pharmacological inhibition of PKC alleviated systemic iron overload in diabetes and hemochromatosis. Our study thus highlights PKC as a novel target in the control of systemic iron homeostasis.
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Xu HJ, Yang Q, He P, Luo HH, Deng WM, Liu Z, Luo DH. [Value of radiomics models based on MRI diffusion weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:3279-3286. [PMID: 37926572 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230913-00453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the value of radiomics models based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps in distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods: A cross-sectional study. Clinical data of 148 thyroid nodules (50 benign, 98 malignant) from 140 patients who underwent thyroid MRI examination in Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between January 2019 and December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The nodules were used as the study units, and a leave-one-out method was used to randomly divide the nodules into a training set and a test set at a 7∶3 ratio. Region of interest was segmented and radiomics features were extracted from the DWI and ADC images. In the training set, feature selection was performed using inter-observer agreement analysis, U-test, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm, and correlation analysis. Four classifiers, including support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), k-nearest neighbors (KNN) and logistic regression (LR) were used to build models with the selected features, including the DWI models, ADC models, and combined models. The models were independently tested in the test set. The performance of the radiomics models in distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, with pathological results as the gold standard. Results: Of the 140 patients, there were 40 males and 100 females, with a mean age of (38.4±12.2) years. After feature selection, 11 DWI features and 11 ADC features were used to build the models. In the training set, the AUC values of the combined models were higher than those of the corresponding DWI and ADC models. In the test set, the SVM combined model showed the best predictive performance, with an AUC of 0.873 (95%CI:0.740-0.954), accuracy of 75.6%, sensitivity of 46.7%, specificity of 90.0%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 70.0% and negative predictive value (NPV) of 77.1%, while the RF combined model had an AUC of 0.836 (95%CI:0.695-0.929), accuracy of 77.8%, sensitivity of 40.0%, specificity of 96.7%, PPV of 85.7% and NPV of 76.3%, the KNN combined model had an AUC of 0.832 (95%CI:0.691-0.927), accuracy of 77.8%, sensitivity of 33.3%, specificity of 100%, PPV of 100% and NPV of 75.0%, the LR combined model had an AUC of 0.813 (95%CI:0.669-0.914), accuracy of 77.8%, sensitivity of 60.0%, specificity of 86.7%, PPV of 69.2% and NPV of 81.3%. Conclusions: Radiomics models based on DWI and ADC image features can effectively distinguish benign and malignant thyroid nodules. The SVM combined model had the best prediction performance.
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- H J Xu
- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China Department of Radiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen 518116, China
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Tao H, Dar HY, Tian C, Banerjee S, Glazer ES, Srinivasan S, Zhu L, Pacifici R, He P. Differences in hepatocellular iron metabolism underlie sexual dimorphism in hepatocyte ferroptosis. Redox Biol 2023; 67:102892. [PMID: 37741044 PMCID: PMC10519854 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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Males show higher incidence and severity than females in hepatic injury and many liver diseases, but the mechanisms are not well understood. Ferroptosis, an iron-mediated lipid peroxidation-dependent death, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of liver diseases. We determined whether hepatocyte ferroptosis displays gender difference, accounting for sexual dimorphism in liver diseases. Compared to female hepatocytes, male hepatocytes were much more vulnerable to ferroptosis by iron and pharmacological inducers including RSL3 and iFSP1. Male but not female hepatocytes exhibited significant increases in mitochondrial Fe2+ and mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) contents. Female hepatocytes showed a lower expression of iron importer transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) and mitochondrial iron importer mitoferrin 1 (Mfrn1), but a higher expression of iron storage protein ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1). It is well known that TfR1 expression is positively correlated with ferroptosis. Herein, we showed that silencing FTH1 enhanced while knockdown of Mfrn1 decreased ferroptosis in HepG2 cells. Removing female hormones by ovariectomy (OVX) did not dampen but rather enhanced hepatocyte resistance to ferroptosis. Mechanistically, OVX potentiated the decrease in TfR1 and increase in FTH1 expression. OVX also increased FSP1 expression in ERK-dependent manner. Elevation in FSP1 suppressed mitochondrial Fe2+ accumulation and mtROS production, constituting a novel mechanism of FSP1-mediated inhibition of ferroptosis. In conclusion, differences in hepatocellular iron handling between male and female account, at least in part, for sexual dimorphism in induced ferroptosis of the hepatocytes.
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- Hui Tao
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Cancer Center, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Li S, Yu LL, Li L, Tang XM, He P, Gu P. Ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:755-762. [PMID: 37558538 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). MATERIALS AND METHODS PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library for relevant were searched for studies published up to June 2022. The diagnostic accuracy of US-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) for the diagnosis of PPLs was evaluated using pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR), and the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curves value (SROC). RESULTS The search included 12 original studies (3,830 procedures). For US-guided PTNB, the pooled sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of PPLs were 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.91-0.94) and 0.99 (95% CI: 0.96-1.00), respectively. The pooled estimates of the PLR, NLR, and DOR were 134.88 (95% CI: 24.88-731.74), 0.07 (95% CI: 0.06-0.09), and 1,814.95 (95% CI: 333.62-9,873.76), respectively. The area under the SROC curve was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.93-0.97). The overall complication rate was 3.6% (136 of 3,830), including self-limited haemoptysis and asymptomatic pneumothorax, and only six cases of pneumothorax requiring chest tube drainage and one case of severe bleeding were reported. CONCLUSIONS US-guided core-needle biopsy is an excellent diagnostic tool for PPLs, with high accuracy and excellent technical performance and safety.
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- S Li
- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 637000, Nanchong, China.
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Tao H, Dar HY, Tian C, Banerjee S, Glazer ES, Srinivasan S, Zhu L, Pacifici R, He P. Differences in Hepatocellular Iron Metabolism Underlie Sexual Dimorphism in Hepatocyte Ferroptosis. bioRxiv 2023:2023.06.24.546395. [PMID: 37425728 PMCID: PMC10327041 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.24.546395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Males show higher incidence and severity than females in hepatic injury and many liver diseases, but the mechanisms are not well understood. Ferroptosis, an iron-mediated lipid peroxidation-dependent death, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of liver diseases. We determined whether hepatocyte ferroptosis displays gender difference, accounting for sexual dimorphism in liver diseases. Compared to female hepatocytes, male hepatocytes were much more vulnerable to ferroptosis by iron and pharmacological inducers including RSL3 and iFSP1. Male but not female hepatocytes exhibited significant increases in mitochondrial Fe 2+ and mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) contents. Female hepatocytes showed a lower expression of iron importer transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) and mitochondrial iron importer mitoferrin 1 (Mfrn1), but a higher expression of iron storage protein ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1). It is well known that TfR1 expression is positively correlated with ferroptosis. Herein, we showed that silencing FTH1 enhanced while knockdown of Mfrn1 decreased ferroptosis in HepG2 cells. Removing female hormones by ovariectomy (OVX) did not dampen but rather enhanced hepatocyte resistance to ferroptosis. Mechanistically, OVX potentiated the decrease in TfR1 and increase in FTH1 expression. OVX also increased FSP1 expression in ERK-dependent manner. Elevation in FSP1 suppressed mitochondrial Fe 2+ accumulation and mtROS production, constituting a novel mechanism of FSP1-mediated inhibition of ferroptosis. In conclusion, differences in hepatocellular iron handling between male and female account, at least in part, for sexual dimorphism in induced ferroptosis of the hepatocytes.
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Wang M, Long C, Hu MZ, Wang YS, Xia YQ, Yuan BB, Zhu DW, He P. [A study on knowledge, attitude, and vaccination behavior of herpes zoster vaccine among urban residents in selected areas of China]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:899-904. [PMID: 37380410 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20221125-00998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Objective: To understand the knowledge, attitude, and current status of vaccination of herpes zoster vaccination among urban residents aged 25 years and above in China. Methods: In August to October 2022, a convenience sampling method was used to survey residents aged 25 years and above at 36 community centers in 9 cities across China. Questionnaires were used to collect basic information, knowledge, and attitude toward herpes zoster and its vaccination, as well as vaccination status and reasons for non-vaccination among residents. Results: A total of 2 864 urban residents were included in the study. The total score of residents' cognition of herpes zoster and its vaccine was 3.01±2.08, and the total score of their attitude was 18.25±2.76. Factors such as being male (β=-0.45, P<0.001), older than 40-59 years (β=-0.34, P=0.023) or ≥60 years (β=-0.68, P<0.001), married (β=-0.69, P=0.002) were negatively associated with knowledge score. The educational level of high school or secondary school (β=0.44, P=0.036), college (β=0.65, P=0.006), bachelor's degree and above (β=1.20, P<0.001), annual net household income ≥120 000 Yuan in 2021 (β=0.42, P=0.020), having urban employee medical insurance (β=0.62, P=0.030), having public or commercial medical insurance (β=0.65, P=0.033), and having a history of chickenpox (β=0.29, P=0.025) were positively associated with knowledge scores. Being male (β=-0.38, P=0.008) and not remembering a history of chickenpox (β=-0.49, P=0.012) were negatively associated with attitude scores. Annual net household income in 2021 was between 40 000-80 000 Yuan (β=0.44, P=0.032) or between 80 000-120 000 Yuan (β=0.62, P=0.002) or ≥120 000 Yuan (β=0.93, P<0.001), and a history of herpes zoster (β=0.59, P=0.004) were positively associated with attitude scores. Of the 2 864 residents surveyed, only 29 (1.01%) had received the herpes zoster vaccine, with a vaccination rate of 1.70% for those aged 50 years and above, with the main reason for non-vaccination being lack of knowledge about the herpes zoster vaccine, followed by the high price. 42.67% of the population said they would consider getting the herpes zoster vaccine in the future. Conclusion: Low knowledge of herpes zoster and its vaccine, positive attitudes towards the preventive effects of herpes zoster and its vaccine, and extremely low vaccination rates among the urban population in China call for multiple measures to strengthen health education and vaccination recommendations for residents, especially for the elderly, low-education and low-income populations.
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- M Wang
- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Repair and functional reconstruction of large jawbone defects remain one of the challenges in the field of head and neck surgery. The recent progress in tissue engineering technologies and stem cell biology has significantly promoted the development of regenerative reconstruction of jawbone defects. The multiple trophic activities of extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may play a critical role in their therapeutic effects. Accumulating evidence has shown the promise of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in bone regeneration, but less is known about the regenerative effects of DPSC-EVs on jawbone defects. The purpose of this study is to explore the osteogenic effects of DPSC-EVs on jawbone marrow-derived MSCs (JB-MSCs) in vitro and their osteoinductive effects in a mandibular bone defect model in rats. Our results showed that JB-MSCs could efficiently uptake DPSC-EVs, which in turn significantly promoted the expression of osteogenic genes, such as runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and osteocalcin (OCN), as well as the osteogenic differentiation capability of JB-MSCs. Meanwhile, we found that the pro-osteogenic effect in vitro induced by DPSC-EVs was comparable to that induced by BMP-2 (bone morphogenetic protein 2), currently the only Food and Drug Administration-approved osteoinductive growth factor. In vivo, animals that were locally treated with DPSC-EVs laden with a commercially available collagen membrane exhibited a relatively fast wound closure and increased new bone density at the mandible defects. Our results provide evidence for the osteogenic and osteoinductive effects of DPSC-EVs on jawbone regeneration. Due to the accessibility, rapid proliferation, and osteogenic propensity of DPSCs, DPSC-EVs may represent a safe cell-free therapeutic approach for craniofacial bone regeneration.
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- A E Lee
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU Langone Hospitals, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Penn Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Penn Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Psyrri A, Fayette J, Harrington K, Gillison M, Ahn MJ, Takahashi S, Weiss J, Machiels JP, Baxi S, Vasilyev A, Karpenko A, Dvorkin M, Hsieh CY, Thungappa SC, Segura PP, Vynnychenko I, Haddad R, Kasper S, Mauz PS, Baker V, He P, Evans B, Wildsmith S, Olsson RF, Yovine A, Kurland JF, Morsli N, Seiwert TY. Durvalumab with or without tremelimumab versus the EXTREME regimen as first-line treatment for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: KESTREL, a randomized, open-label, phase III study. Ann Oncol 2023; 34:262-274. [PMID: 36535565 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) have a poor prognosis. The phase III KESTREL study evaluated the efficacy of durvalumab [programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody] with or without tremelimumab [cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) antibody], versus the EXTREME regimen in patients with R/M HNSCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with HNSCC who had not received prior systemic treatment for R/M disease were randomized (2 : 1 : 1) to receive durvalumab 1500 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) plus tremelimumab 75 mg Q4W (up to four doses), durvalumab monotherapy 1500 mg Q4W, or the EXTREME regimen (platinum, 5-fluorouracil, and cetuximab) until disease progression. Durvalumab efficacy, with or without tremelimumab, versus the EXTREME regimen in patients with PD-L1-high tumors and in all randomized patients was assessed. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS Durvalumab and durvalumab plus tremelimumab were not superior to EXTREME for overall survival (OS) in patients with PD-L1-high expression [median, 10.9 and 11.2 versus 10.9 months, respectively; hazard ratio (HR) = 0.96; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.69-1.32; P = 0.787 and HR = 1.05; 95% CI 0.80-1.39, respectively]. Durvalumab and durvalumab plus tremelimumab prolonged duration of response versus EXTREME (49.3% and 48.1% versus 9.8% of patients remaining in response at 12 months), correlating with long-term OS for responding patients; however, median progression-free survival was longer with EXTREME (2.8 and 2.8 versus 5.4 months). Exploratory analyses suggested that subsequent immunotherapy use by 24.3% of patients in the EXTREME regimen arm contributed to the similar OS outcomes between arms. Grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) for durvalumab, durvalumab plus tremelimumab, and EXTREME were 8.9%, 19.1%, and 53.1%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In patients with PD-L1-high expression, OS was comparable between durvalumab and the EXTREME regimen. Durvalumab alone, and with tremelimumab, demonstrated durable responses and reduced TRAEs versus the EXTREME regimen in R/M HNSCC.
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- A Psyrri
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Attikon University Hospital, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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- Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Léon Bérard, Lyon-I University, Lyon, France
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- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Royal Marsden/The Institute of Cancer Research NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Roi Albert II, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels; Institute for Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC, pôle MIRO), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of General Physiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg
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- Department of Oncology, Leningrad Regional Oncology Dispensary, Saint Petersburg
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- Budgetary Institution of Healthcare, Omsk Regional Oncology Dispensary, Omsk, Russian Federation
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Sumy Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital, Essen
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Statistics, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Statistics, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg
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- Oncology R&D, Late-Stage Development, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
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Xia W, Zhao SY, Yang CX, He P. [Analysis on health status and influencing factors of 1353 mercury workers in Xinjiang]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2023; 41:118-123. [PMID: 36882275 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20220218-00079] [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: 03/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the health status of workers exposed to occupational mercury, and to provide the theoretical basis for formulating reasonable health monitoring and targeted protection measures. Methods: In November 2021, 1353 mercury-exposed workers who underwent occupational health examination in a hospital in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from 2018 to 2021 were collected as research subjects. By analyzing their blood pressure, electrocardiogram, blood routine, liver function and urine β2-microglobulin and urinary mercury in different gender, age, length of service, industry and enterprise scale, and the health status. And the influencing factors of urinary mercury were evaluated. Results: Among 1353 workers exposed to mercury, there were 1002 males (74.1%), the average age was (37.2±9.8) years old, and the length of service was 3.1 (2.0, 8.0) years. The abnormal rates of physical examination, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, blood routine, liver function, urinary β2-microglobulin and urinary mercury were 73.9% (1000/1353), 12.3% (166/1353), 30.2% (408/1353), 59.9% (810/1353), 32.5% (440/1353), 15.2% (205/1353) and 2.2% (30/1353), respectively. The abnormal rates of blood pressure, blood routine, liver function, urinary β2-microglobulin and urinary mercury in male workers were higher than those in female workers (P<0.05). The abnormal rates of workers' blood pressure and physical examination results increased with the increase of age and length of service, while the abnormal rate of electrocardiogram results were opposite (P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the abnormal rates of blood pressure, blood routine, urinary β2-microglobulin and physical examination results among workers of different enterprises and different industries (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the workers with age ≥30 years old, microminiature enterprises, abnormal physical examination results and urinary β2-microglobulin were the susceptible population with abnormal urinary mercury (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The occupational health status of mercury workers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is not optimistic, and the health monitoring of microminiature enterprises and older workers should be improved to effectively protect the physical and mental health of workers.
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- W Xia
- Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832061, China
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- Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832061, China
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- Office of Occupational Health Quality Control, The Third People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830091, China
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- Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832061, China Office of Occupational Health Quality Control, The Third People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830091, China
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Balasubramaniam A, Tedbury PR, Mwangi SM, Liu Y, Li G, Merlin D, Gracz AD, He P, Sarafianos SG, Srinivasan S. SARS-CoV-2 Induces Epithelial-Enteric Neuronal Crosstalk Stimulating VIP Release. Biomolecules 2023; 13:207. [PMID: 36830577 PMCID: PMC9953368 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diarrhea is present in up to 30-50% of patients with COVID-19. The mechanism of SARS-CoV-2-induced diarrhea remains unclear. We hypothesized that enterocyte-enteric neuron interactions were important in SARS-CoV-2-induced diarrhea. SARS-CoV-2 induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in enterocytes causing the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). The DAMPs then stimulate the release of enteric neurotransmitters that disrupt gut electrolyte homeostasis. METHODS Primary mouse enteric neurons (EN) were exposed to a conditioned medium from ACE2-expressing Caco-2 colonic epithelial cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 or treated with tunicamycin (ER stress inducer). Vasoactive intestinal peptides (VIP) expression and secretion by EN were assessed by RT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. Membrane expression of NHE3 was determined by surface biotinylation. RESULTS SARS-CoV-2 infection led to increased expression of BiP/GRP78, a marker and key regulator for ER stress in Caco-2 cells. Infected cells secreted the DAMP protein, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), into the culture media, as revealed by proteomic and Western analyses. The expression of VIP mRNA in EN was up-regulated after treatment with a conditioned medium of SARS-CoV-2-infected Caco-2 cells. CD91, a receptor for HSP70, is abundantly expressed in the cultured mouse EN. Tunicamycin, an inducer of ER stress, also induced the release of HSP70 and Xbp1s, mimicking SARS-CoV-2 infection. Co-treatment of Caco-2 with tunicamycin (apical) and VIP (basolateral) induced a synergistic decrease in membrane expression of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE3), an important transporter that mediates intestinal Na+/fluid absorption. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 enterocyte infection leads to ER stress and the release of DAMPs that up-regulates the expression and release of VIP by EN. VIP in turn inhibits fluid absorption through the downregulation of brush-border membrane expression of NHE3 in enterocytes. These data highlight the role of epithelial-enteric neuronal crosstalk in COVID-19-related diarrhea.
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- Arun Balasubramaniam
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Digestive Disease Research Group, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- VA Medical Center Atlanta, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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Liu NN, He P, Liu Z, Zhu R, Miao Y, Yu C, Zhu L. Editorial: Microbiome in IBD: From Composition to Therapy, Volume II. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1184269. [PMID: 37089936 PMCID: PMC10113623 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1184269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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- Ning-Ning Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Ning-Ning Liu,
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Center for IBD Research, Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Institute of Digestive Diseases, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Liu C, Meng Q, Zu C, Li R, Yang S, He P, Li H, Zhang YY, Zhou C, Liu M, Ye Z, Wu Q, Zhang YJ, Gan X, Qin X. U-shaped association between dietary thiamine intake and new-onset diabetes: a nationwide cohort study. QJM 2022; 115:822-829. [PMID: 35894803 PMCID: PMC9744247 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between dietary thiamine intake and the risk of diabetes remains unknown. AIM We aimed to evaluate the relation of dietary thiamine intake with new-onset diabetes and examine possible effect modifiers. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS A total of 16 272 participants who were free of diabetes at baseline were enrolled from China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). Dietary nutrients intake information was collected by 3-day dietary recalls in addition to using a 3-day food-weighed method to assess cooking oil and condiment consumption. New-onset diabetes was defined as a fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l or a glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or diagnosed by a physician during the follow-up. RESULTS During a median follow-up duration of 9.0 years, new-onset diabetes occurred in 1101 participants. Overall, the association between dietary thiamine intake and new-onset diabetes followed a U-shape (P for non-linearity <0.001). Consistently, when thiamine intake was assessed as quartiles, compared with those in the 2-3 quartiles (0.75 to 1.10 mg/day), the significantly higher risks of new-onset diabetes were found in participants in the first quartile [adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 1.33; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10, 1.61] and the fourth quartile (adjusted HR, 1.39; 95% CI: 1.17, 1.67). Similar results were found when further adjusting for the intake of other major nutrients or food groups; or using the propensity score weighting to control the imbalance of covariates. CONCLUSION Our results suggested that there was a U-shape association between dietary thiamine intake and new-onset diabetes in general Chinese adults, with a minimal risk at 0.75-1.10 mg/day.
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- C Liu
- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
- Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, No.1838, North of Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, Baiyun District, 510515, China
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- Address correspondence to X. Qin, Institute of Biomedicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Zhong Z, He P, Hua H, Bai H, Zhang H, Lu S, Qiu W, Gu Y, Qin X. Investigating the mechanism of interactive regulation of B-cell lymphoma-2/Beclin 1 through electroacupuncture intervention during reperfusion in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model. J Physiol Pharmacol 2022; 73. [PMID: 37087569 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2022.6.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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To observe the regulation of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)/Beclin 1 interaction through electroacupuncture (EA) intervention during reperfusion and to investigate the EA mechanism of apoptosis-autophagy interactive regulation against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI). A total of 48 adult Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the sham-operated group (group Sham), the model group (group Model), the EA group (group EA), and the JNK inhibitor (SP600125) group (group JNK), with 12 rats in each group. Biospecimens were collected randomly from six rats in each group four hours after reperfusion. Evans Blue and triphenyl tetrazolium chloride double-staining were applied to observe each group's myocardial damage area and risk area. We collected 4 ml of blood by abdominal aortic method to detect serum troponin cTnI level by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). For the remaining six in each group, a part of myocardial tissue below the ligation line was stored in 4% paraformaldehyde for immunohistochemistry and TUNEL staining; the other amount of myocardial tissue was detected by Western blotting to determine the expression levels of Bcl-2, Beclin1, and the phosphorylation levels of Thr69, Ser70, and Ser87 in Bcl-2. In results: electroacupuncture (EA) intervention during reperfusion significantly reduced the myocardial infarction area, cTnI level, and myocardial apoptosis, upregulated Bcl-2 expression, downregulated Beclin 1 expression and inhibited phosphorylation levels of Thr69, Ser70, and Ser87 in Bcl-2. We concluded that EA effectively inhibited apoptosis by upregulating Bcl-2 expression and inhibiting the phosphorylation of Thr69, Ser70, and Ser87 in Bcl-2. This reduced the separation of Bcl-2 and Beclin 1, restrains excessive autophagy, alleviates MIRI, and has a protective effect on myocardial tissue.
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- Z Zhong
- Jiangyin Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangyin, China
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- Jiangyin Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangyin, China
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- Jiangyin Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangyin, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangyin Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangyin, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Tongzhou District, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang Y, Wang M, Liu Y, Tao H, Banerjee S, Srinivasan S, Nemeth E, Czaja MJ, He P. Integrated regulation of stress responses, autophagy and survival by altered intracellular iron stores. Redox Biol 2022; 55:102407. [PMID: 35853304 PMCID: PMC9294649 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Iron is a mineral essential for blood production and a variety of critical cellular functions. Altered iron metabolism has been increasingly observed in many diseases and disorders, but a comprehensive and mechanistic understanding of the cellular impact of impaired iron metabolism is still lacking. We examined the effects of iron overload or iron deficiency on cellular stress responses and autophagy which collectively regulate cell homeostasis and survival. Acute iron loading led to increased mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) production and damage, lipid peroxidation, impaired autophagic flux, and ferroptosis. Iron-induced mtROS overproduction is the mechanism of increased lipid peroxidation, impaired autophagy, and the induction of ferroptosis. Iron excess-induced ferroptosis was cell-type dependent and regulated by activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4). Upregulation of ATF4 mitigated iron-induced autophagic dysfunction and ferroptosis, whereas silencing of ATF4 expression impaired autophagy and resulted in increased mtROS production and ferroptosis. Employing autophagy-deficient hepatocytes and different autophagy inhibitors, we further showed that autophagic impairment sensitized cells to iron-induced ferroptosis. In contrast, iron deficiency activated the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, decreased autophagy, and induced apoptosis. Decreased autophagy associated with iron deficiency was due to ER stress, as reduction of ER stress by 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) improved autophagic flux. The mechanism of decreased autophagy in iron deficiency is a disruption in lysosomal biogenesis due to impaired posttranslational maturation of lysosomal membrane proteins. In conclusion, iron excess and iron deficiency cause different forms of cell stress and death in part through the common mechanism of impaired autophagic function.
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- Yunyang Wang
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center for Iron Disorders, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Wang X, Lei X, Zhang C, He P, Zhong J, Bai S, Li D, Deng X, Lin H. Physiological and molecular responses of Phalaris arundinacea under salt stress on the Tibet plateau. J Plant Physiol 2022; 274:153715. [PMID: 35609373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phalaris arundinacea, with its characteristics of rapid growth and high biological yield, is regarded as an excellent forage grass in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau region of China. To explore the physiological and molecular response mechanism of Phalaris arundinacea under salt stress, we monitored the biomass and physiological indexes of two locally grown strains under conditions of exposure to 150 and 300 mM NaCl solution. Z0611 exhibited better salt stress tolerance than YS. Transcriptome sequencing analysis showed that YS and Z0611 had 1713 and 4290 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively, including on metabolic processes, single-organism process, catalytic activity, and plant hormone signal transduction in the GO and KEGG databases. We also identified a large number of genes involved in hormone signaling, antioxidant systems, ion homeostasis, and photosynthetic systems. Our study provides physiological and molecular insight for establishing a salt resistance database and mining salt tolerance genes in Phalaris arundinacea, and also provides theoretical guidance for the restoration of saline-alkali land on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China.
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Karpaviciute N, Nogueira D, Benchaib M, He P, Jacques C, Chambost J, Sabatini L, Saravelos S, Stradiotto L, Wiemer K, Kelley K, Hickman C. P-787 Factors associated with live birth rate (LBR) and multiple live birth rate (mLBR): UK vs France registries. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Study question
Do the associations between age, previous attempts, frozen and day-5 transfers relative to LBR and mLBR differ between national registries (UK vs France)?
Summary answer
Both registries agree age negatively correlates with LBR and mLBR; disagree on effects of frozen transfers, previous attempts and day-5 transfers on LBR and mLBR.
What is known already
Due to the high risks of multiple pregnancy, the focus of ART success was shifted from having a high number of live birth rate (LBR) to one full-term, healthy baby and a low multiple live birth rate (mLBR). Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) has been an effective strategy for reducing the risk of mLBR but in most guidelines, it is recommended for young patients (<35 years) only. There is extensive evidence from large-scale studies characterising how factors, seen in eSET policies, affect LBR. However, only a few studies focus on mLBR.
Study design, size, duration
A retrospective analysis of two national registry datasets, HFEA (UK) (N = 442042; 2014-2018) and ABM (France) (N = 305142; 2014-2018), evaluating how age (<35 yrs, 35-37 yrs, 38-40 yrs, >41 yrs), fresh/frozen embryo transfer (ET), previous attempts (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 attempts), and embryo stage (day-5 or day-3 transfers) impact LBR and mLBR following eSET (control group) and multiple embryo transfer (MET) (treatment group).
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Statistical analyses of the datasets were conducted using adjusted two-sided odds ratios from chi-squared tests with 95% confidence intervals (α = 0.05) with Bonferroni correction.
Main results and the role of chance
Two registries agreed on the negative correlation between age and LBR (HFEA: eSET OR:1.00-0.79-0.73-0.57, p < 0.001; MET OR:1.00-0.85-0.74-0.55, p < 0.001; ABM: eSET OR:1.00-0.75-0.71-0.52, p < 0.001; MET OR:1.00-0.80-0.69-0.50, p < 0.001) and mLBR following MET (HFEA OR:1.00-0.79-0.70-0.71, p < 0.001; ABM OR:1.00-0.74-0.74-0.59, p < 0.001). mLBR following eSET remained constant with increasing age in both datasets (HFEA OR:1.00-0.91-0.92-1.34, NS; ABM OR:1.00-0.87-1.02-1.13, NS). LBR was significantly higher for fresh vs frozen eSET in both datasets (HFEA OR:1.36, p < 0.001; ABM OR:1.83, p < 0.001). However, HFEA showed no significant difference in LBR between fresh and frozen MET (OR:0.98, NS), whereas LBR in fresh MET was significantly higher in ABM (OR:1.28, p < 0.001). There was disagreement on fresh vs frozen ET mLBR (HFEA: eSET OR:1.10, NS; MET OR:0.97, NS; ABM: eSET OR:0.81, p < 0.05; MET OR:1.36, p < 0.001). Registry results differed regarding the impact of previous attempts on LBR and mLBR.Day-5 ETs had significantly higher LBR compared to day-3 (HFEA eSET OR:1.29, p < 0.001; MET OR:1.37, p < 0.001; ABM: eSET OR:1.50, p < 0.001; MET OR:1.35, p < 0.001). mLBR was significantly higher following day-5 MET (HFEA OR:1.59, p < 0.001; ABM OR:1.27, p < 0.001) but only significantly higher following eSET in the French registry (HFEA OR:0.64, NS; ABM OR:1.40, p < 0.01).
Limitations, reasons for caution
Limitations included selection bias due to the retrospective design of the study, as a result, the populations include predominantly caucasian, European populations. The conclusions drawn relate to the practices from particular countries, so it is important to evaluate multiple, more diverse datasets.
Wider implications of the findings
It is encouraging that both registries agreed on the effects of age, whilst remaining factors were not generalizable and require further assessment. This study demonstrated that even large, national registries contain inherent biases and policymakers should not draw policies based on one dataset, especially when prospective trial is not feasible.
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- INOVIE Fertilité, dep. , Montpellier, France
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- Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Center for Reproductive Medicine , Lyon, France
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- Apricity, AI team , London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI team , London, United Kingdom
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- Poma Fertility, Research team , Seattle, U.S.A
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- Poma Fertility, Research team , Seattle, U.S.A
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- Apricity, AI team , London, United Kingdom
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He P, Hariharan R, Karpavičiūtė N, Croft N, Firminger L, Chambost J, Jacques C, Saravelos S, Wouters K, Fréour T, Zaninovic N, Malmsten J, Vasconcelos F, Hickman C. O-177 Towards 3D Reconstructions of Human Preimplantation Embryo Development. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac105.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Study question
Can we use focal stacks collected through Hoffman modulation contrast (HMC) microscopy to generate 3D reconstructions of preimplantation embryos?
Summary answer
A machine learning system was designed to generate 3D meshes that approximate the structures of embryos captured on HMC microscopes up to the 8-cell stage.
What is known already
The 3D arrangement of cells in preimplantation human embryos is a topic of clinical interest, with significant associations between the cell arrangement and blastulation potential from as early as the 4-cell stage. In basic research, the use of confocal microscopy for generating 3D reconstructions is commonplace. However, the use of confocal microscopy in the IVF clinic is often infeasible due to cost and concerns for embryos’ wellbeing. The assessment of 3D cell arrangement in clinical settings can thus prove difficult and time-consuming as many embryologists rely on focal stacks captured through the HMC microscopes widely integrated into incubators.
Study design, size, duration
The study was a retrospective analysis of 581 Embryoscope focal stacks of embryos from 4 clinics collected between 2018 and 2020. The number of planes in each stack ranged from 7-11 and cell outlines were annotated along with the depths at which they were most in-focus. A deep learning system was designed to generate 3D reconstructions of the embryos. Two clinics’ data were used for training (N = 551) and the others’ for evaluation (N = 30).
Participants/materials, setting, methods
The deep learning system consisted of three stages: a super-resolution module, a cell segmentation module and a depth regression module. The super-resolution stage was used to predict missing planes in focal stacks that did not contain 11 focal planes; the segmentation module identified individual cells; the depth regression module identified the focal plane at which each cell was most “in-focus”. Meshes were then generated under the assumption that blastomeres’ dimensions are similar along each axis.
Main results and the role of chance
The superresolution module was evaluated by calculating the structural similarity index (SSIM; an image similarity measure ranging from 0-1) between predicted and true planes when tasked with predicting missing frames in focal stacks with up to 4 planes artificially removed (by uniform random sampling). The module achieved an SSIM of 0.80. The predictions were also evaluated by 2 embryologists, a clinician and a developmental biologist on a scale of 1-5 (1=very unrealistic; 3=usable; 5=very realistic), achieving a mean score of 4.11.
The segmentation module was evaluated on the proportion of cells it managed to identify (91%) as well as the mean overlap between predicted cell segmentations and the ground truth (intersection-over-union of 0.86). The depth module was evaluated on the mean deviation of predictions from the true most “in-focus” plane (0.73 planes).
3D reconstructions generated by the system were evaluated with reference to the original focal stacks by 2 embryologists on a 1-5 scale similar to before, with a mean score of 3.72. The most common issues with the reconstructions identified by the embryologists were missing cells/fragments, incorrect cell shape due to obstruction by the well’s edge and imprecise depth predictions (with the “true” depth being between focal planes).
Limitations, reasons for caution
As previously mentioned, some reconstructions had inaccuracies. These would likely be ameliorated through modifications to the system modules and more training data. Moreover, the system was not trained or evaluated on morulae/blastocysts. Finally, each focal stack was analysed independently - future work may examine enforcing temporal consistency within timelapses.
Wider implications of the findings
This work serves as a first step towards unlocking data captured in IVF clinics for research into cell arrangement in preimplantation embryos. Combined with cell tracking, the system may be useful for research into cell fate. Moreover, the work may find clinical relevance in enabling easier assessment of cell arrangement.
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Affiliation(s)
- P He
- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- University College London, Department of Computer Science , London, United Kingdom
- University College London , Wellcome / , London, United Kingdom
- EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences , Wellcome / , London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Furness General Hospital , Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- University of Surrey, Department of Health and Medical Sciences , Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Life Sciences , Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, Care Team , London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine , London, United Kingdom
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- University Hospital Brussels, Centre for Reproductive Medicine , Jette, Belgium
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- Nantes University Hospital, ART Centre , Nantes, France
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , New York City, U.S.A
- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Reproductive Medicine , New York City, U.S.A
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Reproductive Medicine , New York City, U.S.A
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- University College London, Department of Computer Science , London, United Kingdom
- University College London , Wellcome / , London, United Kingdom
- EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences , Wellcome / , London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine , London, United Kingdom
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Hariharan R, He P, Karpavičiūtė N, Derrick R, Jacques C, Chambost J, Ebner T, Rosselot M, Loubersac S, Wouters K, Zaninovic N, Miller R, Malmsten J, Badalotti M, Hickman C. P-281 A multi-centre evaluation of a novel 4-cell embryo classification system based on intercellular contact points. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Study question
Is there any prognostic value to classifying 4-cell embryos according to intercellular contact points (ICPs)?
Summary answer
A significant association was found between the new blastomere arrangement classifications and blastulation, as well as blastocyst quality. No significant association was found for pregnancy.
What is known already
Current literature states that the geometric arrangement of blastomeres in 4-cell embryos is usually classified as either “tetrahedral” or “non-tetrahedral/planar”. Though tetrahedral embryos have been associated with greater developmental capacity, their prevalence has varied between studies. At ESHRE 2021, Hickman et al. proposed a more fine-grained classification system; each class was associated with a 4-digit code, where the Nth digit in said code gave the number of cells with N-1 ICPs. This gave rise to 6 classes: tetrahedral (0004), pseudotetrahedral (0022), planar (0040), closed-Y (0121), open-Y (0301) and linear (0220). In our study, we evaluate this new system.
Study design, size, duration
This study was a retrospective analysis of 844 4-cell embryos across 3 clinics in 3 countries. Focal stacks of the embryos were captured on Embryoscope/MIRI time-lapse incubators between 2018 and 2020. Embryos were annotated by their respective clinics using the original “tetrahedral/planar” system. Additionally, data on blastulation, blastocyst grade (Gardner scale) and biochemical pregnancy rates were obtained for each embryo.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
The embryos were annotated according to the new system by a panel of three researchers without knowledge of the clinics’ or each other’s classifications. Afterwards, the panelists assembled for discussion and a unanimous consensus was reached for each embryo. The cell arrangement classes were analysed with respect to blastulation rates, blastocyst grade and pregnancy rates using chi-squared tests. The distribution of classes across the clinics was also analysed, as well as agreement among the panelists.
Main results and the role of chance
Under the new system, tetrahedral and pseudotetrahedral embryos saw significantly higher rates of blastulation (P = 0.017) and good-quality blastocysts (p = 0.043; here, “good-quality” means that the grade contains no ‘C’s or numbers less than 3) compared to other arrangements. No association was found with respect to biochemical pregnancy (p = 0.77).
There was significant variation between the clinic-provided classifications (p < 0.001) with tetrahedral-to-planar ratios ranging from 1 to 9. Under the new system, there was no significant difference between the proportions of each arrangement (p = 0.66). The arrangements in order of decreasing prevalence across all the data were tetrahedral (63.7%), pseudotetrahedral (25.8%), planar (8.0%), closed-Y (2.2%) and linear (0.3%). No open-Y embryos were observed. Upon comparison with the clinic-provided tetrahedral/planar classifications, there were clear differences in the treatment of pseudotetrahedral embryos - some clinics predominantly classified them as “tetrahedral” while others as “planar”.
Prior to any discussions, the panelists’ annotations unanimously agreed on the classifications of 63% of the embryos; with 33% of the embryos having 2 different classifications and 4% of embryos causing total disagreement. The majority of disagreements regarded pseudotetrahedral embryos being confused for either tetrahedral or planar embryos.
Limitations, reasons for caution
It can be at times difficult to visualise the 3D structure of embryos from focal stacks. As a result, some annotations may be erroneous, though the use of a panel-based approach helped to mitigate this. Moreover, further studies will need to take place to validate the findings in this work.
Wider implications of the findings
The findings demonstrate the prognostic utility of Hickman et al.’s ICP-based classification system. Moreover, the findings suggest that much of the variability seen in the prevalence of tetrahedral embryos under the tetrahedral/planar system came from the mislabelling of pseudotetrahedral embryos which comprised 25.8% of the study population.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Hariharan
- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Furness General Hospital , Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- University College London, Department of Computer Science , London, United Kingdom
- University College London, Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences , London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital , Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Kepler University Hospital, Department of Gynecology- Obstetrics and Gynecological Endocrinology , Linz, Austria
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- Nantes University Hospital, ART Centre , Nantes, France
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- Nantes University Hospital, ART Centre , Nantes, France
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- University Hospital Brussels, Centre for Reproductive Medicine , Brussels, Belgium
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , New York City, U.S.A
- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Reproductive Medicine , New York City, U.S.A
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Reproductive Medicine , New York City, U.S.A
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Reproductive Medicine , New York City, U.S.A
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- Fertilitat, Reproductive Medicine Centre , Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Apricity, AI Team , London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine , London, United Kingdom
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Liang Z, He P, Han Y, Yun CC. Survival of Stem Cells and Progenitors in the Intestine Is Regulated by LPA 5-Dependent Signaling. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 14:129-150. [PMID: 35390517 PMCID: PMC9120264 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Regeneration of the epithelium by stem cells in the intestine is supported by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a bioactive lipid mediator, regulates many cellular functions, including cell proliferation, survival, and cytokine secretion. Here, we identify LPA5 receptor as a potent regulator of the survival of stem cells and transit-amplifying cells in the intestine. METHODS We have used genetic mouse models of conditional deletion of Lpar5, Lpar5f/f;Rosa-CreERT (Lpar5KO), and intestinal epithelial cell-specific Lpar5f/f;AhCre (Lpar5IECKO) mice. Mice were treated with tamoxifen or β-naphthoflavone to delete Lpar5 expression. Enteroids derived from these mice were used to determine the effect of Lpar5 loss on the apoptosis and proliferation of crypt epithelial cells. RESULTS Conditional loss of Lpar5 induced ablation of the intestinal mucosa, which increased morbidity of Lpar5KO mice. Epithelial regeneration was compromised with increased apoptosis and decreased proliferation of crypt epithelial cells by Lpar5 loss. Interestingly, intestinal epithelial cell-specific Lpar5 loss did not cause similar phenotypic defects in vivo. Lpar5 loss reduced intestinal stem cell marker gene expression and reduced lineage tracing from Lgr5+ ISCs. Lpar5 loss induced CXCL10 expression which exerts cytotoxic effects on intestinal stem cells and progenitors in the intestinal crypts. By co-culturing Lpar5KO enteroids with wild-type or Lpar5KO splenocytes, we demonstrated that lymphocytes protect the intestinal crypts via a LPA5-dependent suppression of CXCL10. CONCLUSIONS LPA5 is essential for the regeneration of intestinal epithelium. Our findings reveal a new finding that LPA5 regulates survival of stem cells and transit-amplifying cells in the intestine.
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- Zhongxing Liang
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Chris Yun, PhD, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30324. fax: (404) 727-5767.
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Lu Y, Liu XY, He P. [A case report of second trimester abdominal pregnancy]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:227-230. [PMID: 35385959 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20210806-00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Zhou Y, He YY, Wang FW, He P, Hou SP, Tao X, Zhang XQ, Hu YS, Wu XW. [Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus ST6 and ST7 isolates from food-borne illness outbreaks]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:178-184. [PMID: 35184447 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210712-00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the Staphylococcal enterotoxins, Staphylococcal enterotoxin genes, drug resistance and molecular typing of 41 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 2 food-borne illness outbreaks on 21 August and 27 September 2020 in Guangzhou. Methods: A total of 41 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 2 outbreaks were analyzed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and spa typing. The Staphylococcal enterotoxins typing and the Staphylococcal enterotoxin genes of the isolates were analyzed by ELISA and PCR, respectively. The antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was performed by disc diffusion. 21 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were characterized using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Based on the whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), the phylogenetic tree was constructed by Snippy. Results: 41 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were divided into 2 types by MLST and spa typing: ST6-t701 and ST7-t091. 2 ST7-t091 isolates were identified as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 25 ST7-t091 isolates and 14 ST6-t701 isolates were methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), and were resistant to 7 and 6 antibiotics, respectively. All isolates were positive for sea by PCR. WGS revealed all 21 isolates carried scn, sak, sea, hla, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukD virulence genes. The results showed the isolates contained an immune evasion cluster type D which located in bacteriophage ϕSa3. The SNP phylogenetic tree showed 2 MRSA ST7-t091 were constituted a separate clade from the 12 MSSA ST7-t091 isolates and 7 ST6-t701 isolates showed high similarity to each other. Conclusion: Base on the results of phylogenetic analysis, the 2 food-borne illness outbreaks occurred on 21 August and 27 September 2020 are caused by the combination of the MRSA ST7-t091 strain and the MSSA ST7-t091 strain, and the MSSA ST6-t701 strain, respectively. All isolates have high level of antibiotic resistance and carry high virulent genes.
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- Y Zhou
- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Microbiology Test Laboratory, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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Zhou C, Yang S, Zhang Y, Wu Q, Ye Z, Liu M, He P, Zhang Y, Li R, Liu C, Nie J, Qin X. Relations of Variety and Quantity of Dietary Proteins Intake from Different Sources with Mortality Risk: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:1078-1086. [PMID: 36519771 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1870-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The relations of variety and quantity of dietary proteins intake from different sources with mortality risk were still controversial. We aimed to examine the associations of variety and quantity of different sourced proteins with all-cause mortality risk in adults and older adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS 17,310 participants (mean age was 44.0 [SD: 15.9] years and 51.0% were females) with utilizable data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey were included. Dietary intake was collected using three consecutive 24-h dietary recalls combined with a household food inventory. The variety score of protein sources was defined as the number of proteins consumed at the appropriate level, accounting for both types and quantity of proteins. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. RESULTS Over a median follow-up of 9.0 years, 1324 (7.6%) death cases were reported. There were reversed J-shaped relationships of percentages energy from total protein, and protein from legume with all-cause mortality; U-shaped relationships of proteins from unprocessed red meat, processed red meat, poultry and whole grain with all-cause mortality; L-shaped relationships of proteins from egg and fish with all-cause mortality; and a reversed L-shaped relationship of protein from refined grain with all-cause mortality (all P values for nonlinearity < 0.001). Moreover, there was a significant inverse association between the variety score of protein sources with overall mortality risk (per score increment, HR, 0.69; 95%CI, 0.66-0.72). CONCLUSIONS Greater variety of proteins with appropriate quantity from different food sources was associated with significantly lower risk of mortality in Chinese adults and older adults.
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- C Zhou
- Jing Nie, M.D or Xianhui Qin, M.D, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China, Emails: or
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Zhang Z, Liu C, Liu M, Zhou C, Li Q, He P, Zhang Y, Li H, Qin X. Dietary Iron Intake and New-Onset Hypertension: A Nationwide Cohort Study from China. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:1016-1024. [PMID: 36437770 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1861-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The relationship of dietary iron intake with the risk of hypertension remains uncertain. We aimed to investigate the prospective association between dietary iron intake and new-onset hypertension among Chinese adults. DESIGN A nationwide cohort study. SETTING Using data from seven rounds of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) from 1997 to 2015. PARTICIPANTS A total of 12,245 participants without hypertension at baseline were included in this study. EXPOSURES Dietary intake was measured by three consecutive 24-h dietary recalls combined with a household weighing inventory. MEASUREMENTS The study outcome was new-onset hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg or diagnosed by physician or currently under antihypertensive treatment during the follow-up. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 6.1 years, 4,304 (35.1%) participants developed hypertension. Overall, there was a U-shaped association between dietary total iron intake and new-onset hypertension (P for nonlinearity <0.001), with the lowest risk observed at 18.2-<22.1 mg/day (quintile 2-3). Similarly, a U-shaped association between dietary nonheme iron intake and new-onset hypertension was found (P for nonlinearity <0.001), with the lowest risk at 17.4-<21.3 mg/day (quintile 2-3). However, the association between dietary heme iron intake and new-onset hypertension followed a L-shape (P for nonlinearity <0.001), and a significantly lower risk of new-onset hypertension was found in participants with quintile 2-5 of dietary heme iron intake (adjusted HR, 0.75; 95% CI: 0.68, 0.82), compared with those in quintile 1 (<0.25 mg/day). CONCLUSIONS The association between dietary iron and new-onset hypertension was nonlinear in Chinese adults, following a U-shape for total or nonheme iron intake, and a L-shape for heme iron intake.
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- Z Zhang
- Xianhui Qin, M.D., Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; ; Phone: 86-20-61641591; Fax: 86-20-87281713
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Jenkin KA, Han Y, Lin S, He P, Yun CC. Nedd4-2-dependent Ubiquitination Potentiates the Inhibition of Human NHE3 by Cholera Toxin and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 13:695-716. [PMID: 34823064 PMCID: PMC8789535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Diarrhea is one of the most common illnesses and is often caused by bacterial infection. Recently, we have shown that human Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3 (hNHE3), but not non-human NHE3s, interacts with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. We hypothesize that this property of hNHE3 contributes to the increased severity of diarrhea in humans. METHODS We used humanized mice expressing hNHE3 in the intestine (hNHE3int) to compare the contribution of hNHE3 and mouse NHE3 to diarrhea induced by cholera toxin (CTX) and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). We measured Na+/H+ exchange activity and fluid absorption. The role of Nedd4-2 on hNHE3 activity and ubiquitination was determined by knockdown in Caco-2bbe cells. The effects of protein kinase A (PKA), the primary mediator of CTX-induced diarrhea, on Nedd4-2 and hNHE3 phosphorylation and their interaction were determined. RESULTS The effects of CTX and EPEC were greater in hNHE3int mice than in control wild-type (WT) mice, resulting in greater inhibition of NHE3 activity and increased fluid accumulation in the intestine, the hallmark of diarrhea. Activation of PKA increased ubiquitination of hNHE3 and enhanced interaction of Nedd4-2 with hNHE3 via phosphorylation of Nedd4-2 at S342. S342A mutation mitigated the Nedd4-2-hNHE3 interaction and blocked PKA-induced inhibition of hNHE3. Unlike non-human NHE3s, inhibition of hNHE3 by PKA is independent of NHE3 phosphorylation, suggesting a distinct mechanism of hNHE3 regulation. CONCLUSIONS The effects of CTX and EPEC on hNHE3 are amplified, and the unique properties of hNHE3 may contribute to diarrheal symptoms occurring in humans.
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- Kayte A. Jenkin
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,School of Science, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Chris Yun, PhD, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30324. fax: (404) 727-5767.
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Qin JL, Wei JG, Lin XN, Lin XD, Hou P, Gu X, He P. [Clinicopathological and molecular genetic study of 10 cases of tracheal glomus tumors]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:1051-1053. [PMID: 34496499 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210129-00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J L Qin
- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- PET-CT Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Martinez-Marti A, Majem M, Barlesi F, Carcereny Costa E, Chu Q, Monnet I, Sanchez A, Dahkil S, Camidge D, He P, Soo-Hoo Y, Cooper Z, Kumar R, Bothos J, Aggarwal C, Herbst R. LBA42 COAST: An open-label, randomised, phase II platform study of durvalumab alone or in combination with novel agents in patients with locally advanced, unresectable, stage III NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.2121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Luo T, Zhang Q, He P, Zhong X, Yan X, Tian T, Huang J, Zhang Z, Zheng H. 288P Real-world outcomes and safety of pyrotinib in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients: A prospective cohort study. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Bellmunt J, Powles T, van der Heijden M, Galsky M, He P, Wang Z, Xiao F, Jones F, Scott M, Walker J, Angra N, Gupta A, Drakaki A, Kimura G, Mizokami A, Wildsmith S. 708P PD-L1 as a predictor of survival in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) from the phase III DANUBE trial of durvalumab (D) or durvalumab plus tremelimumab (D+T) versus standard of care chemotherapy (SoC). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.104] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Zhao SY, He P, Yang CX, She YJ, He DK, Ding W. [Analysis of spirometer data of 5272 coal dust-exposed miners]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:546-549. [PMID: 34365771 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200415-00197] [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 analyze the spirometer data of coal mine workers, explore the impact of coal dust on the lung function of coal mine workers. Methods: From June to December 2018, 5272 male coal mine dust-exposed workers who underwent occupational health examinations at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital were selected as the research subjects. The basic information and spirometer data of the workers were collected and analyzed for different ages, years of service and the degree of lung function injury of workers exposed to dust and its influencing factors. Results: The total detection rate of lung function injury among dust-exposed workers was 33.9% (1785/5272) . The type of injury was mainly restrictive ventilatory dysfunction (66.7%, 1190/1785) , followed by mixed ventilatory dysfunction (31.4%, 561/1785) , obstructive ventilatory dysfunction (1.9%, 34/1785) . The detection rate of mild lung function impairment was 21.0% (1105/5272) , The detected rate of moderate or higher lung injury was 12.9% (680/5272) . The abnormal detection rate of chest radiography was 3.4% (179/5272) . The logistic regression analysis of the factors affecting lung function damage showed that employees aged 40-<50 were more likely to detect overall lung function injury and the moderate or higher lung injury (P<0.05) , and that they had been working for 35 to 45 years and excavators were more likely to detect overall function injury and different degree of lung injury (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The lung function injury of coal mine dust-exposed workers is related to their age, dust-exposed working years and type of work, mainly with mild injury and restrictive ventilation dysfunction.
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- S Y Zhao
- Preventive Medicine Department, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Urumqi 830091, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Urumqi 830091, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Urumqi 830091, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Urumqi 830091, China
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- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Urumqi 830091, China
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Hariharan R, He P, Hickman C, Chambost J, Jacques C, Hentschke M, Cunegatto B, Dutra C, Drakeley A, Zhan Q, Miller R, Verheyen G, Rosselot M, Loubersac S, Kelley K. P–165 Using Artificial Intelligence to Classify Embryo Shape: An International Perspective. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Is a pre-trained machine learning algorithm able to accurately detect cellular arrangement in 4-cell embryos from a different continent?
Summary answer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) analysis of 4-cell embryo classification is transferable across clinics globally with 79% accuracy.
What is known already
Previous studies observing four-cell human embryo configurations have demonstrated that non-tetrahedral embryos (embryos in which cells make contact with fewer than 3 other cells) are associated with compromised blastulation and implantation potential. Previous research by this study group has indicated the efficacy of AI models in classification of tetrahedral and non-tetrahedral embryos with 87% accuracy, with a database comprising 2 clinics both from the same country (Brazil). This study aims to evaluate the transferability and robustness of this model on blind test data from a different country (France).
Study design, size, duration
The study was a retrospective cohort analysis in which 909 4-cell embryo images (“tetrahedral”, n = 749; “non-tetrahedral”, n = 160) were collected from 3 clinics (2 Brazilian, 1 French). All embryos were captured at the central focal plane using Embryoscope™ time-lapse incubators. The training data consisted solely of embryo images captured in Brazil (586 tetrahedral; 87 non-tetrahedral) and the test data consisted exclusively of embryo images captured in France (163 tetrahedral; 72 non-tetrahedral).
Participants/materials, setting, methods
The embryo images were labelled as either “tetrahedral” or “non-tetrahedral” at their respective clinics. Annotations were then validated by three operators. A ResNet–50 neural network model pretrained on ImageNet was fine-tuned on the training dataset to predict the correct annotation for each image. We used the cross entropy loss function and the RMSprop optimiser (lr = 1e–5). Simple data augmentations (flips and rotations) were used during the training process to help counteract class imbalances.
Main results and the role of chance
Our model was capable of classifying embryos in the blind French test set with 79% accuracy when trained with the Brazilian data. The model had sensitivity of 91% and 51% for tetrahedral and non-tetrahedral embryos respectively; precision was 81% and 73%; F1 score was 86% and 60%; and AUC was 0.61 and 0.64. This represents a 10% decrease in accuracy compared to when the model both trained and tested on different data from the same clinics.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Although strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were used, inter-operator variability may affect the pre-processing stage of the algorithm. Moreover, as only one focal plane was used, ambiguous cases were interpoloated and further annotated. Analysing embryos at multiple focal planes may prove crucial in improving the accuracy of the model.
Wider implications of the findings: Though the use of machine learning models in the analysis of embryo imagery has grown in recent years, there has been concern over their robustness and transferability. While previous results have demonstrated the utility of locally-trained models, our results highlight the potential for models to be implemented across different clinics.
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Not applicable
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- Apricity, AI Team, London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team, London, United Kingdom
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- Fertilitat, Gynaecology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Fertilitat, Embryology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Reproferty, Embryology, São José dos Campos, Brazil
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- Hewitt Fertility Centre of Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, New York, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, Reproductive Medicine, New York, USA
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- UZ Brussels, Reproductive Medicine, Jette, Belgium
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- CHU de Nantes, Reproductive Medicine, Nantes, France
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- CHU de Nantes, Reproductive Medicine, Nantes, France
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- POMA Fertility, Data Analytics, Kirkland, USA
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Xu J, Xie ZB, Guo JY, Song JH, He P, Min XY, Zhou SS, Zhang Q, Sun KX, Hu ML, Xia BC, Liu Y, Jiang J, Zhu Z, Mao NY, Zhang Y, Xu WW. [Viral pathogenic spectrum analysis of severe acute respiratory infection cases in Luohe City, Henan province from 2017 to 2019]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:931-937. [PMID: 34445830 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210325-00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of viral pathogen spectrum and the epidemiological characteristics of each viral pathogen in hospitalized cases associated with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in Luohe City, Henan Province from 2017 to 2019. Methods: Based the SARI Case Surveillance Platform, SARI cases were collected in Central Hospital of Luohe City, Henan Province from November 2017 to February 2019. In the end, 783 SARI cases were included, whose throat swabs were taken within 24 h of admission, as well as their demographic characteristics, onset time, clinical characteristics and other information recorded. At the same time, viral identification was performed, and the age and time distribution of each virus were analyzed. Results: The age of 783 SARI cases shown as M (P25, P75) was 3 (1, 5) years old, ranging from 1 month to 95 years old. Children under 5 years old were the majority (71.01%). The males (61.81%) were more than females (38.18%). Among the 783 SARI cases, a total of 9 kind of viruses were identified with 64.88% (508/783) of the throat swabs tested positive for at least one virus. The positive rate of influenza virus and human respiratory syncytial virus were both 20.18% (158 cases), which was the highest among all the detected respiratory virus. The co-infection rate was 15.84% (124/783), among which double infection was the most common, accounting for 85.48% (106/124) of the co-infected cases. And human respiratory syncytial virus, human rhinovirus and influenza virus were the most common pathogen in co-infection cases. Moreover, the viral positive rate was 68.71% in children aged 5 years and 63.27% in people aged 60-95 years. Influenza and human respiratory syncytial virus dominated in winter and spring, while human parainfluenza virus was the main infection in summer. Conclusion: Influenza virus and human respiratory syncytial virus were the main viruses in throat swabs of SARI cases from 2017 to 2019 in Luohe City, Henan Province. There were differences in the age and seasonal epidemiological characteristics of each virus.
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- J Xu
- Institute of Expanded Immunization Programme, Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Laboratory of Measles and Rubella/NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases/National Measles Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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Jain R, He P, Jaques C, Chambost J, Ley S, Patel R, Arshad A, Bihani U, Kotrotsou M, Hickman C. P–280 Changes in oolemma height during ICSI injection on day 0 is associated with day 5–6 blastocyst formation. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Does the oolemma response to ICSI injection on day 0 affect blastocyst formation on day 5–6 (d5/6)?
Summary answer
A large change in oolemma height during ICSI injection on day 0 is associated with lower blastocyst formation rates on d5/6.
What is known already
The oolemma changes in all dimensions (i.e. height, width and depth) and can exhibit different reactions in ICSI during needle injection. This is seen as instant rupture or with little needle pressure, normal rupture with the needle pushed approximately halfway through, or difficult rupture with repeated attempts or the needle passing 3/4 of the oocyte width. Previous studies have shown that these responses can affect degeneration and fertilisation rates on day 1, however, there is little research on its effect on blastocyst formation rates. Furthermore, most previous studies have used qualitative methods to assess oolemma response.
Study design, size, duration
This is a retrospective study using ICSI procedure videos conducted by four embryologists in a private clinic from 2013–2015. All videos of procedures which did not result in 2PN or in which the oocyte was not fully visible were excluded. Six operators categorised 455 videos (by majority vote) into four groups based on the oolemma response: oolemma breakage within 1/4, between 1/4 and 1/2, between 1/2 and 3/4 and beyond 3/4 of the oocyte’s width.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
A U-Net neural network model was trained to extract the frame of maximum oolemma indent from each video which were validated by a human operator; any in which maximum indent occured after breaking of the oolemma were excluded. The ratio of starting to maximal indent width/height were calculated automatically and human-validated. Chi-squared tests were performed for each ratio vs d5/6 blastocyst formation. These results were compared with those obtained from purely human annotations.
Main results and the role of chance
From the purely human annotations, the percentages of oocytes in groups 1–4 respectively were: 3.3%, 85.3%, 11.4% and 0%. This variation in oolemma response may be due to the arrangement of thick and thin microfilaments or cortical granules in the cytoskeleton. When analysed with d5/6 blastocyst formation, these showed no significant result (p = 0.12) which is consistent with findings using the model.
The artificial intelligence (AI) model processed 26 frames per second. During human validation of the ratios calculated at maximal indentation, 36% of width ratios and 31% of height ratios were rejected.
The proportion of blastocysts formed in the upper and lower quartile for each ratio was analysed. Both the upper (0.49) and lower (0.41) quartiles of the width ratios were not significant for d5/6 blastocyst formation. The lower (1.12) quartile of height ratios showed no significance, however there were significantly fewer blastocysts formed on d5/6 for the upper (1.18) quartile of height ratios (p < 0.025). This subtle change in the height ratio, which was significant for d5/6 blastocyst formation was not taken into account when grouping oocytes any previous literature (and our human labelling).
Limitations, reasons for caution
This study was conducted at a single clinic so variations between clinics were not captured in the study and would need further collaborations to confirm the proportion of oocytes responses. Due to the small sample size, this study also did not identify any group 4 oocytes cultured until d5/6.
Wider implications of the findings: The grouping criteria in this study were more quantitative than previous work yet indicated no correlation between the oolemma group and d5/6 blastocyst formation. However, changes in the height which are hard to assess in real-time (and which have been neglected in previous literature) were seen to be significant.
Trial registration number
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- R Jain
- Apricity, AI Team, London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team, London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team, Paris, France
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- Queen Mary University of London, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
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- King’s College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Apricity, AI Team, London, United Kingdom
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Cao J, Miao QL, Yang GC, Zhang H, Lin Y, Chen YX, He P, He XX, Wang Y, Shan YY, Song JM. [The role of FOXF1 and Serotonin transporter in alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins with differential diagnosis]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:811-813. [PMID: 34405622 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210329-00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J Cao
- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Neonatology,Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Molecular Medicine in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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Zhu R, He P, Liu Z, Liu N, Miao Y, Yu C, Zhu L. Editorial: Microbiome in IBD: From Composition to Therapy. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:721992. [PMID: 34248651 PMCID: PMC8263897 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.721992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Ruixin Zhu
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Center for IBD Research, Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Institute of Digestive Diseases, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Cao J, Zhang M, Yang GC, Zhang H, He XX, Wang Y, Miao QL, Chen YX, He P, Shan YY, Song JM, Han AJ. [Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: a clinicopathological study of three cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:131-133. [PMID: 33535309 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200506-00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J Cao
- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Children' s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- Department of Pathology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Bao Y, He W, Zhao S, Liu Q, Li K, He P, Li K. Planktonic and sediment bacterial communities in an integrated mariculture system. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 72:341-350. [PMID: 33170955 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system, with one fish cage model surrounded by an island and shellfish rafts, was used in the current study. Planktonic and sediment bacterial communities in the IMTA system were monitored over four seasons in 2019. In both plankton and sediment samples, the most dominant phyla were Proteobacteria and Bacteroidota. Sediment bacterial samples were more similar and had higher levels of biodiversity than planktonic bacterial samples. Obvious seasonal variations were found in plankton samples, but not in sediment samples. No obvious inter-site variations in planktonic and sediment bacteria (fish cages, shellfish rafts and control sites) were found and the results suggested that no obvious impact of feeding operations in fish culture cage model on bacterial communities in the IMTA system was observed in this study. Based on the sequence data, some faecal indicator bacteria and potentially pathogenic bacterial species were detected. According to the results, the bacterial water quality in the IMTA system was acceptable. PICRUSt (Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States) analysis revealed that the primary difference in potential functional roles of planktonic and sediment bacteria was amino acid transport and metabolism, which was active in different seasons.
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Chen P, Liu Y, Duan C, Fan H, Zeng L, Guo W, Jiang L, Xue W, He W, Tao S, Guo Z, Chen J, Tan N, He P. The effect of in-hospital high-dose vs. low-dose intensive statin in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Statins remain a standard treatment for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. We aimed to determine the association between different dosages of in-hospital statins and the prognoses among patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods
NSTE-ACS patients were retrospectively enrolled from January 2010 to December 2014 from five centres in China. Patients receiving either atorvastatin or rosuvastatin during their hospitalizations were included. All the patients were categorized into high-dose statin group (40mg atorvastatin or 20mg rosuvastatin) or low-dose statin group (20mg atorvastatin or 10mg rosuvastatin). In-hospital events and long-term all-cause death was recorded.
Results
Of the 7,008 patients included in the study, 5,248 received low-dose intensive statin (mean age: 64.28±10.39; female: 25.2%), and 1,760 received high-dose intensive statin (mean age: 63.68±10.59; female: 23.1%). There was no significant difference in in-hospital all-cause death between the two groups (adjusted OR, 1.27; P=0.665). All-cause death was similar between the two groups during the long-term follow-up period (30-day: adjusted HR, 1.28; P=0.571; 3-year: adjusted HR, 0.83; P=0.082). However, there was a robust association between the high-dose statin and the reduction in in-hospital dialysis (adjusted OR, 0.11; P=0.030).
Conclusions
The in-hospital high-dose intensive statin is not associated with lower risks of in-hospital or follow-up all-cause death in NSTE-ACS patients undergoing PCI. Considering the robust beneficial effect of in-hospital dialysis, an individualized high-dose intensive statin can be rational in specified populations.
Univariate and multivariate analyses
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): The Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City athe China Youth Research Funding
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- Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, cardiology, Foshan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Medical University, Biostatistics, guangzhou, China
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- South China University of Technology, guangzhou, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, cardiology, Foshan, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, cardiology, Foshan, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, cardiology, Foshan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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Tang LX, Su SF, Wan Q, He P, Xhang Y, Cheng XM. Novel long non-coding RNA LBX2-AS1 indicates poor prognosis and promotes cell proliferation and metastasis through Notch signaling in non-small cell lung cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:7419-7429. [PMID: 31539129 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201909_18851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recent reports have suggested that long non-coding RNA LBX2 antisense RNA 1 (LBX2-AS1) acts as an important regulator in cancer progression. This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of LBX2-AS1 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and its biological functions. PATIENTS AND METHODS The expressions of LBX2-AS1 were examined in 165 paired NSCLC tissues and adjacent normal tissues from NSCLC patients by qRT-PCR. The clinical significance of LBX2-AS1 was determined using a series of statistical methods. The effects of LBX2-AS1 knockdown on NSCLC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were investigated by CCK-8 assays, colony formation assays, EdU proliferation assays, Wound healing assays, and transwell assays. The promotive roles of LBX2-AS1 on Notch1 signal were determined using RT-PCR and Western blot. RESULTS We found that LBX2-AS1 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues and cell lines. The increased levels of LBX2-AS1 were observed to be positively correlated with TNM stage, histological grade, and lymph node metastasis. Furthermore, the Kaplan-Meier survival curves indicated that patients with higher expressions of LBX2-AS1 had unfavorable overall survival. Lost-of-functions assays revealed that the knockdown of LBX2-AS1 in H1299 and A549 cells inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Mechanistic studies revealed that the suppression of LBX2-AS1 resulted in the reduced expressions of Notch1, p21, and Hes1, suggesting that LBX2-AS1 might promote the activation of the Notch pathway. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified a novel NSCLC-related lncRNA LBX2-AS1, which may represent a novel prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for NSCLC.
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- L-X Tang
- Department of Respiratory Geriatrics and Otolaryngology, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Shapingba, Chongqing,
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Zhou LH, Liu HH, Liu KL, He P, Wang S, Jia LP, Dong FQ, Liu DC, Du LC. Corrosion Inhibition and Passivation Delay Action of Lauroamide Propylbetaine on Zinc in Alkaline Medium. RUSS J ELECTROCHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1023193520080030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Luo T, Zhong X, He P, Yan X, Tian T, Wei B, Zhang Z, Li J, Zheng H. 225P Phase II study of pyrotinib plus albumin-bound paclitaxel and trastuzumab as neoadjuvant treatment in HER2-positive early or locally advanced breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Powles T, van der Heijden M, Castellano Gauna D, Loriot Y, Galsky M, Petrylak D, Ogawa O, Park S, Necchi A, Lee JL, De Giorgi U, Bögemann M, Bamias A, Fay A, Duran I, Angra N, Gupta A, He P, Levin W, Bellmunt J. 697O A phase III, randomized, open-label study of first-line durvalumab (D) with or without tremelimumab (T) vs standard of care chemotherapy in patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (DANUBE). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Ye L, Li G, Goebel A, Raju AV, Kong F, Lv Y, Li K, Zhu Y, Raja S, He P, Li F, Mwangi SM, Hu W, Srinivasan S. Caspase-11-mediated enteric neuronal pyroptosis underlies Western diet-induced colonic dysmotility. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:3621-3636. [PMID: 32484462 PMCID: PMC7324173 DOI: 10.1172/jci130176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Enteric neuronal degeneration, as seen in inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and diabetes, can lead to gastrointestinal dysmotility. Pyroptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death but little is known about its role in enteric neuronal degeneration. We observed higher levels of cleaved caspase-1, a marker of pyroptosis, in myenteric ganglia of overweight and obese human subjects compared with normal-weight subjects. Western diet-fed (WD-fed) mice exhibited increased myenteric neuronal pyroptosis, delayed colonic transit, and impaired electric field stimulation-induced colonic relaxation responses. WD increased TLR4 expression and cleaved caspase-1 in myenteric nitrergic neurons. Overactivation of nitrergic neuronal NF-κB signaling resulted in increased pyroptosis and delayed colonic motility. In caspase-11-deficient mice, WD did not induce nitrergic myenteric neuronal pyroptosis and colonic dysmotility. To understand the contributions of saturated fatty acids and bacterial products to the steps leading to enteric neurodegeneration, we performed in vitro experiments using mouse enteric neurons. Palmitate and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased nitrergic, but not cholinergic, enteric neuronal pyroptosis. LPS gained entry to the cytosol in the presence of palmitate, activating caspase-11 and gasdermin D, leading to pyroptosis. These results support a role of the caspase-11-mediated pyroptotic pathway in WD-induced myenteric nitrergic neuronal degeneration and colonic dysmotility, providing important therapeutic targets for enteric neuropathy.
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- Lan Ye
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gastroenterology Research, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Hoe LS, Wells M, Bouquet M, Hyslop K, Passmore M, Bartnikowski N, Obonyo N, Reid J, O'Neill H, Shuker T, McDonald C, Engkilde-Pedersen S, Wildi K, Ainola C, Skeggs K, Jung J, Colombo S, Sato K, James L, He P, Wood E, Heinser S, Wang X, Abbate G, Livingstone S, Haymet A, Walweel K, Mullins D, Marasco S, Diab S, Tung J, Molenaar P, Bassi GL, Suen J, McGiffin D, Fraser J. Metabolic and Mitochondrial Alterations Following Brain Death and Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.419] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Liu M, He P, Liu HG, Wang XJ, Li FJ, Chen S, Lin J, Chen P, Liu JH, Li CH. [Clinical characteristics of 30 medical workers infected with new coronavirus pneumonia]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2020; 43:209-214. [PMID: 32164090 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of medical staff with novel coronavirus pneumonia(NCP). Methods: 30 patients infected with novel coronavirus referred to jianghan university hospital between January 11, 2020 and January 3, 2020 were studied. The data reviewed included those of clinical manifestations, laboratory investigation and Radiographic features. Results: The patients consisted of 10 men and 20 women, including 22 doctors and 8 nurses,aged 21~59 years(mean 35±8 years).They were divided to 26 common type and 4 severe cases, all of whom had close(within 1m) contact with patients infected of novel coronavirus pneumonia. The average contact times were 12 (7,16) and the average cumulative contact time was 2 (1.5,2.7) h.Clinical symptoms of these patients were fever in 23 patients (76.67%) , headache in 16 petients (53.33%) , fatigue or myalgia in 21patients (70%) , nausea, vomiting or diarrhea in 9 petients (30%) , cough in 25 petients (83.33%) , and dyspnea in 14 petients (46.67%) .Routine blood test revealed WBC<4.0×10(9)/L in 8 petients (26.67%) , (4-10) ×10(9)/L in 22 petients (73.33%) , and WBC>4.0×10(9)/L in 4 petients (13.33%) during the disease.Lymphocyte count<1.0×10(9)/L occurred in 12 petients (40%),abnormal liver function in 7 petients (23.33%) ,myocardial damage in 5 petients(16.67%), elevated D-dimer (>0.5mg/l) in 5 patients (16.67%). Compared with normal patients, the average exposure times, cumulative exposure time, BMI, Fever time, white blood cell count, liver enzyme, LDH, myoenzyme and D-dimer were significantly increased in severe patients, while the lymphocyte count and albumin levels in peripheral blood were significantly decreased.Chest CT mainly showed patchy shadows and interstitial changes.According to imaging examination, 11 patients (36.67%) showed Unilateral pneumonia and 19 patients (63.33%) showed bilateral pneumonia,4 patients (13.33%) showed bilateral multiple mottling and ground-glass opacity.Compared with the patients infected in the protected period, the proportion of severe infection and bilateral pneumonia were both increased in the patients infected in unprotected period. Conclusion: Medical staffs are at higher risk of infection.Infection rates are associated with contact time, the amount of suction virus. Severe patients had BMI increased, heating time prolonged, white blood cell count, lymphocyte count, D-dimer and albumin level significantly changed and were prone to be complicated with liver damage and myocardial damage.Strict protection measures is important to prevent infection for medical workers.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of geriatrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of HUST, Wuhan430030, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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Hua L, He P, Goldstein G, Liu H, Yin D, Zhu S, Ye Q. Linking vein properties to leaf biomechanics across 58 woody species from a subtropical forest. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2020; 22:212-220. [PMID: 31627255 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Leaf venations have elements with relatively lower elasticity than other leaf tissue components, which are thought to contribute to leaf biomechanics. A better mechanistic understanding of relationships between vein traits and leaf mechanical properties is essential for ecologically relevant interpretation of leaf structural variations. We investigated 13 major (first to third order) and minor (>third order) vein traits, six leaf mechanical properties and other structural traits across 58 woody species from a subtropical forest to elucidate how vein traits contribute to leaf biomechanics. Across species, vein dry mass density (ρv ), total vein dry mass per leaf area (VMA) and minor vein diameter (VDmin ), but not the lower-order vein density (VLA1•2 ), were positively correlated with leaf force to punch (Fp ) and force to tear (Ft ). Structural equation models showed that ρv and VDmin not only contribute to leaf mechanical properties directly (direct pathway), but also had impacts on leaf biomechanics by influencing leaf thickness and leaf dry mass per area (indirect pathway). Our study demonstrated that vein dry mass density and minor vein diameter are the key vein properties for leaf biomechanics. We also suggest that the mechanical characteristics of venations are potential factors influencing leaf mechanical resistance, structure and leaf economics spectrum.
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- L Hua
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Instituto de Ecologia Genetica y Evolucion, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, República Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- College of Life Science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China
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Amir M, Yu M, He P, Srinivasan S. Hepatic Autonomic Nervous System and Neurotrophic Factors Regulate the Pathogenesis and Progression of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:62. [PMID: 32175323 PMCID: PMC7056867 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease represents a continuum of excessive hepatic steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis. It is a growing epidemic in the United States of America and worldwide. Progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can lead to morbidity and mortality due to complications such as cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is centered on increased hepatic lipogenesis and decreased hepatic lipolysis in the setting of hepatic and systemic insulin resistance. Adipose tissue and hepatic inflammation can further perpetuate the severity of illness. Currently there are no approved therapies for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Most of the drugs being explored for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease focus on classical pathogenic pathways surrounding hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammation or fibrosis. Studies have demonstrated that the autonomic nervous system innervating the liver plays a crucial role in regulation of hepatic lipid homeostasis, inflammation and fibrosis. Additionally, there is growing evidence that neurotrophic factors can modulate all stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Both the autonomic nervous system and neurotrophic factors are altered in patients and murine models of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In this review we focus on the pathophysiological role of the autonomic nervous system and neurotrophic factors that could be potential targets for novel therapeutic approaches to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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- Muhammad Amir
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Research-Gastroenterology, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, GA, United States
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Liu M, He P, Liu HG, Wang XJ, Li FJ, Chen S, Lin J, Chen P, Liu JH, Li CH. [Clinical characteristics of 30 medical workers infected with new coronavirus pneumonia]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2020; 43:E016. [PMID: 32062957 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2020.0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [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 characteristics of medical staff with novel coronavirus pneumonia(NCP). Methods: 30 patients infected with novel coronavirus referred to jianghan university hospital between January 11, 2020 and January 3, 2020 were studied. The data reviewed included those of clinical manifestations, laboratory investigation and Radiographic features. Results: The patients consisted of 10 men and 20 women, including 22 doctors and 8 nurses,aged 21~59 years(mean 35±8 years).They were divided to 26 common type and 4 severe cases, all of whom had close(within 1m) contact with patients infected of novel coronavirus pneumonia. The average contact times were 12 (7,16) and the average cumulative contact time was 2 (1.5,2.7) h.Clinical symptoms of these patients were fever in 23 patients (76.67%) , headache in 16 petients (53.33%) , fatigue or myalgia in 21patients (70%) , nausea, vomiting or diarrhea in 9 petients (30%) , cough in 25 petients (83.33%) , and dyspnea in 14 petients (46.67%) .Routine blood test revealed WBC <4.0×10(9)/L in 8 petients (26.67%) , (4-10) ×10(9)/L in 22 petients (73.33%) , and WBC>4.0×10(9)/L in 4 petients (13.33%) during the disease.Lymphocyte count <1.0×10(9)/L occurred in 12 petients (40%),abnormal liver function in 7 petients (23.33%) ,myocardial damage in 5 petients(16.67%), elevated D-dimer (>0.5mg/l) in 5 patients (16.67%). Compared with normal patients, the average exposure times, cumulative exposure time, BMI, Fever time, white blood cell count, liver enzyme, LDH, myoenzyme and D-dimer were significantly increased in severe patients, while the lymphocyte count and albumin levels in peripheral blood were significantly decreased.Chest CT mainly showed patchy shadows and interstitial changes.According to imaging examination, 11 patients (36.67%) showed Unilateral pneumonia and 19 patients (63.33%) showed bilateral pneumonia,4 patients (13.33%) showed bilateral multiple mottling and ground-glass opacity.Compared with the patients infected in the protected period, the proportion of severe infection and bilateral pneumonia were both increased in the patients infected in unprotected period. Conclusion: Medical staffs are at higher risk of infection.Infection rates are associated with contact time, the amount of suction virus. Severe patients had BMI increased, heating time prolonged , white blood cell count, lymphocyte count, D-dimer and albumin level significantly changed and were prone to be complicated with liver damage and myocardial damage.Strict protection measures is important to prevent infection for medical workers.
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- M Liu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of geriatrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of HUST, Wuhan430030, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of generalization, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan430015, China
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He P, Borovkov KA. Limit Theorems for Record Indicators in Threshold $F^\alpha$-Schemes. Theory Probab Appl 2020. [DOI: 10.1137/s0040585x97t990034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shao T, Tang W, Li Y, Gao D, Lv K, He P, Song Y, Gao S, Liu M, Chen Y, Yi Z. Research on function and mechanisms of a novel small moleculeWG449E for hypertrophic scar. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:608-618. [PMID: 31650631 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- T. Shao
- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
- School of Biomedical Sciences The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- Department of Burn Changhai Hospital Second Military Medical University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Shaanxi China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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- East China Normal University and Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital Joint Center for Translational Medicine Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China
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Luo YZ, He P, Qiu MX. FOSL1 enhances growth and metastasis of human prostate cancer cells through epithelial mesenchymal transition pathway. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 22:8609-8615. [PMID: 30575900 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201812_16624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of highly-expressed FOSL1 on the tumorigenesis and metastasis of prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Researches were carried out in human prostate cancer tissues and cell lines. In prostate cancer tissues, the expression of FOSL was detected by immunohistochemistry. In vitro cell line experiments, we constructed a prostate cancer cell model with FOSL1 stable knockdown and tested cell proliferation and metastasis before and after knockdown of FOSL1. Finally, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers before and after interference of FOSL1 were also analyzed. RESULTS FOSL1 was confirmed to have a high expression in prostate cancer. Transwell experiments demonstrated that FOSL1 could enhance prostate cancer metastasis, while in vivo experiments revealed an accelerated progression of prostate cancer caused by FOSL1. In addition, Western blot analysis revealed an elevated level of N-cadherin and Snail1 and a reduced level of E-cadherin that was induced by FOSL1. CONCLUSIONS FOSL1 can promote the occurrence and progression of prostate cancer by altering the EMT process of cells.
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- Y-Z Luo
- Department of Urology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
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