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Pei CX, Zhan Q, Liu CN, Peng W, Wang L, Liu L, Li YJ, Liao Y, Luo XH. [Clinical characteristics of 34 adult patients with acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:940-944. [PMID: 38185525 PMCID: PMC10753250 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- C X Pei
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- The Center for Clinical Molecular Medical Detection, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, Hechuan People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 401519, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Fourth Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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He Q, Li Z, Liu Y, Yang H, Liu L, Ren Y, Zheng J, Xu R, Wang S, Zhan Q. Chromosome-scale assembly and analysis of Melilotus officinalis genome for SSR development and nodulation genes analysis. Plant Genome 2023; 16:e20345. [PMID: 37259688 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20345] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Melilotus officinalis is an important legume crop with forage and Chinese medicinal value. The unknown genome of M. officinalis restricted the domestication and utilization of the species and its germplasm resource diversity. A chromosome-scale assembly of the M. officinalis genome was assembled and analysed. The 976.27 Mb of genome was divided into eight chromosomes covering 99.16% of the whole genome. A total of 50022 genes were predicted in the genome. M. officinalis and Melilotus albus shared a common ancestor 0.5-5.65 million years ago (MYA). A genome-wide doubling event occurred 68.93 MYA according to the synonymous nucleotide-substitution values. A total of 552102 tandem repeats were predicted, and 46004 SSR primers of TRs with 10 or more base pairs were developed and designed. The elucidation of the M. officinalis genome provides a compelling model system for studying the genetic, evolutionary and biosynthesis of this legume.
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- Qinguan He
- Life and Health Science College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Life and Health Science College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Life and Health Science College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Life and Health Science College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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- Agricultural College of Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang Auhui, China
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Sun Y, Diao S, Liu P, Zhan Q, Wan F. Anomalies in the calculation of dpa by using damage energy method based on full-cascades option of SRIM. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109667] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Li J, Wang L, Bible PW, Tu W, Zheng J, Jin P, Liu Y, Du J, Zheng J, Wang YH, Zhan Q. A chromosome-scale genome sequence of sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense) highlights the genome evolution and regulation of dhurrin biosynthesis. Theor Appl Genet 2023; 136:60. [PMID: 36912984 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04262-9] [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: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sudangrass is more similar to US commercial sorghums than to cultivated sorghums from Africa sequence-wise and contain significantly lower dhurrin than sorghums. CYP79A1 is linked to dhurrin content in sorghum. Sudangrass [Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf] is a hybrid between grain sorghum and its wild relative S. bicolor ssp. verticilliflorum and is grown as a forage crop due to its high biomass production and low dhurrin content compared to sorghum. In this study, we sequenced the sudangrass genome and showed that the assembled genome was 715.95 Mb with 35,243 protein-coding genes. Phylogenetic analysis with whole genome proteomes demonstrated that the sudangrass genome was more similar to US commercial sorghums than to its wild relatives and cultivated sorghums from Africa. We confirmed that at seedling stage, sudangrass accessions contained significantly lower dhurrin as measured by hydrocyanic acid potential (HCN-p) than cultivated sorghum accessions. Genome-wide association study identified a QTL most tightly associated with HCN-p and the linked SNPs were located in the 3' UTR of Sobic.001G012300 which encodes CYP79A1, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of dhurrin biosynthesis. As in other grasses such as maize and rice, we also found that copia/gypsy long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons were more abundant in cultivated than in wild sorghums, implying that crop domestication in the grasses was accompanied by increased copia/gypsy LTR retrotransposon insertions in the genomes.
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- Jieqin Li
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, 46222, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA.
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China.
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Liang Y, Yan X, Xu J, Liu Y, Xie K, Li J, Zhan Q. An efficient transformation method for tannin-containing sorghum. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15066. [PMID: 36935918 PMCID: PMC10022505 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Background Tannins are the main bottlenecks restricting the transformation efficiency of plants. Hongyingzi is a special tannin-containing sorghum cultivar used in brewing. Methods In this study, a highly efficient microprojectile transformation system for tannin-containing sorghum was successfully exploited using immature embryos (IEs) of Hongyingzi as explants. Results Hongyingzi presented two types of calli. Type II calli were found to be the most suitable and effective explants for transformation. After optimization of the geneticin (G418) concentration and tissue culture medium, an average transformation frequency of 27% was achieved. Molecular analyzis showed that all transgenic plants were positive and showed transgenes expression. The inheritance analyzis confirmed that the transgenes could be inherited into the next generation. Thus, we successfully established an efficient transformation system for tannin-containing sorghum and demonstrated the possibility of breaking the restriction imposed by tannins in plants.
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- Yuan Liang
- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Research Center of Biology and Agriculture, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- College of Agricultural, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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Zheng J, Huang X, Li J, He Q, Zhao W, Zeng C, Chen H, Zhan Q, Xu Z. Enhanced biomass and thermotolerance of Arabidopsis by SiERECTA isolated from Setaria italica L. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14452. [PMID: 36518287 PMCID: PMC9744159 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Foxtail millet is commonly used as a food and forage grass. ERECTA (ER) is a receptor-like kinase that can improve plant biomass and stress resistance. The sorghum SbER10_X1 gene was used as a probe to identify ER family genes on the Setaria italica genomes (SiERs), and determine the characteristics of the SiERs family. Herein, the structural features, expression patterns, and thermotolerance of SiERs function were identified by bioinformatics analysis, real-time PCR and transgenesis estimation. Results showed that SiERs had four members: two members were located on chromosome 1 with a total of six copies (SiER1_X1, SiER1_X2, SiER1_X3, SiER1_X4, SiER1_X5, and SiER1_X6), and two were on chromosome 4, namely, SiER4 (SiER4_X1 and SiER4_X2) and SiERL1. Among them, SiER1_X4 and SiER4_X1 were expressed highest in above-ground organs of foxtail millet, and actively responded to treatments with abscisic acid, brassinolide, gibberellin, and indole acetic acid. After overexpression of SiER1_X4 and SiER4_X1 in Arabidopsis, the plant height and biomass of the transgenic Arabidopsis significantly increased. Following high-temperature treatment, transgenic seedlings survived better compared to wild type. Transgenic lines showed higher SOD and POD activities, and expression level of AtHSF1 and AtBl1 genes significantly increased. These results indicated that SiER1_X4 and SiER4_X1 played important regulatory roles in plant growth and thermotolerance. The two genes provide potential targets for conventional breeding or biotechnological intervention to improve the biomass of forage grass and thermotolerance of field crops.
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- Jiacheng Zheng
- Anhui Science and Technology University, College of Agronomy, Fengyang, Anhui, China,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Beijing, China
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- Anhui Science and Technology University, College of Agronomy, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Science and Technology University, College of Agronomy, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Science and Technology University, College of Agronomy, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Beijing, China
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- Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Crop Sciences, Urumuqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Anhui Youxin Agricultural Science and Technology Co. LTD, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Science and Technology University, College of Agronomy, Fengyang, Anhui, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Triticeae Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Crop Science, Beijing, China
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Li T, Xie J, Shen C, Cheng D, Shi Y, Wu Z, Deng X, Chen H, Shen B, Peng C, Li H, Zhan Q, Zhu Z. Retraction Note: Upregulation of long noncoding RNA ZEB1-AS1 promotes tumor metastasis and predicts poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2022; 41:4839. [PMID: 36180782 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-022-02480-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- T Li
- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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Benson T, Zhan Q, Crouch J, Lian C, Smith N, Kupper T, Villani A, Wells M, Teague J, Gehad A, Gerard N, Clark R. 820 Have FOXP3, will travel: Human treg preferentially recirculate and suppress the activation of skin resident effector T cells. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Klosowicz A, Crouch J, Zhan Q, Kim I, Gehad A, Teague J, Kupper T, Clark R. 085 Senescent dendritic cells drive ROS-induced DNA damage in CTCL. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wang L, Li J, Zhan Q, Shen Y. Development and application of InDel markers based on sudangrass RAD-seq data. ScienceAsia 2022. [DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2022.065] [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: 11/02/2022]
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Yu H, Wang S, Zhang Y, Liu Q, Diao S, Liu P, Oono N, Ukai S, Wan F, Ohnuki S, Zhan Q. Response of nanoclusters to heavy-ion irradiation in an Fe-12Cr ODS steel. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112759] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lin YX, Chen K, An FM, Wang YF, Wu XB, Zhan Q, Zhang GQ. [Study of abnormal lipid metabolism analysis and significance of fatty acid binding protein expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2021; 29:1006-1013. [PMID: 34814397 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20200416-00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most dominant cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the China. With the increase in the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in the population, the correlation between MS and HCC has gradually been recognized. MS manifests as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (shortly known as NAFLD) in the liver. A large number of research results has shown that the development of fatty liver is closely related to the occurrence of HCC, in which lipid metabolism plays a key regulatory role, and lipid metabolism is regulated by fatty acid binding protein (FABP). This study signifies the lipid metabolism analysis and the key FABP expression conditions in HCC. Methods: Data of patients who were first diagnosed with primary HCC between January 2016 to July 2019 were collected, and were divided into two groups according to the etiology, namely the viral and non-viral hepatitis-related HCC group. The relationship between MS-related factors and HCC was analyzed by t-test and chi square test. The expressions of FABP1, FABP4 and FABP5 were detected in cancer and adjacent tissues by immunohistochemistry, and the expressions of FABP1, FABP4 and FABP5 in HCC with fatty liver were detected by immunofluorescence. Finally, the expressional characteristics of the above-mentioned FABPs in HCC patients were analyzed with different clinicopathological features. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the rate of abnormal lipid metabolism and the number of abnormalities in MS-related factors between the viral and non-viral hepatitis-related HCC group. FABP1, FABP4, and FABP5 expression in HCC tissues were lower than the corresponding adjacent tumor tissues. Compared with simple HCC, FABP1, FABP4, FABP5 expression were increased in HCC tissues with steatosis, and the expression of FABP was closely related to the clinical characteristics of patients. Conclusion: Abnormal lipid metabolism is closely related to non-viral hepatitis-related HCC. The expression of lipid metabolism regulatory proteins FABP1, FABP4, and FABP5 are down-regulated in HCC tissues, but up-regulated in HCC with fatty liver, suggesting that the relationship between MS, especially dyslipidemia, and HCC should be paid attention to in clinical practice for early intervention. FABP1, FABP4, FABP5 may regulate HCC occurrence and development.
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- Y X Lin
- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to NanJing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, 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
Abstract
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.
Trial registration number
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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Jin T, Ge M, Huang R, Yang Y, Liu T, Zhan Q, Yao Z, Zhang H. Utility of Contrast-Enhanced T2 FLAIR for Imaging Brain Metastases Using a Half-dose High-Relaxivity Contrast Agent. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:457-463. [PMID: 33361381 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Efficient detection of metastases is important for patient' treatment. This prospective study was to explore the clinical value of contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR in imaging brain metastases using half-dose gadobenate dimeglumine. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro signal intensity of various gadolinium concentrations was explored by spin-echo T1-weighted imaging and T2 FLAIR. Then, 46 patients with lung cancer underwent nonenhanced T2 FLAIR before administration of half-dose gadobenate dimeglumine and 3 consecutive contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR sequences followed by 1 spin-echo T1WI after administration of half-dose gadobenate dimeglumine. After an additional dose of 0.05 mmol/kg, 3D brain volume imaging was performed. All brain metastases were classified as follows: solid-enhancing, ≥ 5 mm (group A); ring-enhancing, ≥ 5 mm (group B); and lesion diameter of <5 mm (group C). The contrast ratio of the lesions on 3 consecutive phases of contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR was measured, and the percentage increase of contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR among the 3 groups was compared. RESULTS In vitro, the maximal signal intensity was achieved in T2 FLAIR at one-eighth to one-half of the contrast concentration needed for maximal signal intensity in T1WI. In vivo, the mean contrast ratio values of metastases on contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR for the 3 consecutive phases ranged from 63.64% to 83.05%. The percentage increase (PI) values of contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR were as follows: PIA < PIB (P = .001) and PIA < PIC (P < .001). The degree of enhancement of brain metastases on contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR was lower than on 3D brain volume imaging (P < .001) in group A, and higher than on 3D brain volume imaging (P < .001) in group C. CONCLUSIONS Small or ring-enhancing metastases can be better visualized on delayed contrast-enhanced T2 FLAIR using a half-dose high-relaxivity contrast agent.
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- From the Department of Radiology (T.J.), Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology (M.G., R.H., T.L., Q.Z.)
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- Department of Oncology (M.G., R.H., T.L., Q.Z.)
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- Department of Oncology (Y.Y.), Huashan North Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology (M.G., R.H., T.L., Q.Z.)
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- Department of Oncology (M.G., R.H., T.L., Q.Z.)
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- Radiology (Z.Y.), Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology (H.Z.), The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Meng R, Wang C, Wang L, Liu Y, Zhan Q, Zheng J, Li J. An efficient sorghum protoplast assay for transient gene expression and gene editing by CRISPR/Cas9. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10077. [PMID: 33083135 PMCID: PMC7566750 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Protoplasts are commonly used in genetic and breeding research. In this study, the isolation of sorghum protoplasts was optimized and applied to transient gene expression and editing by CRISPR/Cas9. The protoplast was most viable in 0.5 M mannitol, which was the highest of three concentrations after 48- and 72-hours treatments. Using this method we can derive an average of 1.6×106 cells which vary from 5 to 22 nm in size. The average transfection of the protoplasts was 68.5% using the PEG-mediated method. The subcellular assays located Sobic.002G279100-GFP and GFP proteins in the cell compartments as predicted bioinformatically. Two CRISPR/Cas9 plasmids were transfected into sorghum protoplasts to screen for an appropriate sgRNA for gene editing. One plasmid can correctly edit the target region using a single protoplast cell as template DNA. Our results indicated that the protoplast assays as optimized are suitable for transient gene expression and sgRNA screening in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing procedures.
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- Ruirui Meng
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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Zhang Y, Du J, Liu P, Zheng P, Yang S, Wan F, Zhan Q. Response of microstructure and hardening to deuterium ion irradiation inV-4Cr-4Ti-1.8Y-0.4Ti3SiC2 and V-4Cr-4Ti alloy. Fusion Engineering and Design 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111789] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pruessmann W, Rytlewski J, Wilmott J, Mihm M, Attrill G, Dyring-Andersen B, Fields P, Zhan Q, Colebatch A, Ferguson P, Thompson J, Kallenbach K, Yusko E, Clark R, Robins H, Scolyer R, Kupper T. 894 Molecular analysis of primary melanoma T cells identifies patients at risk for metastatic recurrence. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang L, Zhou Y, Tang J, Zhan Q, Liao Y. [CD4(-)/CD8(-)/CD56(+)/TCRγδ(+) T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia presenting as aplastic anemia: a case report and literature review]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2019; 40:525-527. [PMID: 31340629 PMCID: PMC7342393 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2019.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- L Wang
- Department of Hematology, Chongqing the Fourth Hospital, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing the Fourth Hospital, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing the Fourth Hospital, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Clinical Molecular Medicine Testing Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medicial University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, Chongqing the Fourth Hospital, Chongqing 400014, China
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Zhang J, Jiang F, Shen Y, Zhan Q, Bai B, Chen W, Chi Y. Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes related to phosphorus starvation tolerance in sorghum. BMC Plant Biol 2019; 19:306. [PMID: 31296169 PMCID: PMC6624980 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1914-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phosphorus (P) deficiency in soil is a worldwide issue and a major constraint on the production of sorghum, which is an important staple food, forage and energy crop. The depletion of P reserves and the increasing price of P fertilizer make fertilizer application impractical, especially in developing countries. Therefore, identifying sorghum accessions with low-P tolerance and understanding the underlying molecular basis for this tolerance will facilitate the breeding of P-efficient plants, thereby resolving the P crisis in sorghum farming. However, knowledge in these areas is very limited. RESULTS The 29 sorghum accessions used in this study demonstrated great variability in their tolerance to low-P stress. The internal P content in the shoot was correlated with P tolerance. A low-P-tolerant accession and a low-P-sensitive accession were chosen for RNA-seq analysis to identify potential underlying molecular mechanisms. A total of 2089 candidate genes related to P starvation tolerance were revealed and found to be enriched in 11 pathways. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analyses showed that the candidate genes were associated with oxidoreductase activity. In addition, further study showed that malate affected the length of the primary root and the number of tips in sorghum suffering from low-P stress. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that acquisition of P from soil contributes to low-P tolerance in different sorghum accessions; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is complicated. Plant hormone (including auxin, ethylene, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid and abscisic acid) signal transduction related genes and many transcriptional factors were found to be involved in low-P tolerance in sorghum. The identified accessions will be useful for breeding new sorghum varieties with enhanced P starvation tolerance.
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- Jinglong Zhang
- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 Jiangsu Province China
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Zhou HB, Xu TY, Liu SR, Bai YJ, Huang XF, Zhan Q, Zeng QC, Xu DL. Association of serum uric acid change with mortality, renal function and diuretic dose administered in treatment of acute heart failure. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 29:351-359. [PMID: 30795993 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hyperuricemia is reportedly associated with poor outcome in acute heart failure (AHF). The association between changes in Uric acid (UA) levels with renal function change, diuretic doses, and mortality in patients with AHF were studied. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive patients hospitalized with AHF were reviewed (n = 535). UA levels were measured at admission and either at discharge or on approximately the seventh day of admission. Patients with an UA change in the top tertile were defined as having an increase (UA-increase) and were compared to those outside the top tertile (non-UA-increase). The endpoint was all-cause mortality, with a mean follow-up duration of 22.2 months. Patients in the UA-increase group presented with greater creatine increase (P < 0.001), and were administered a higher average daily dose of loop diuretic (P = 0.016) compared with the non-UA-increase group. In-hospital UA-increase was associated with higher risk of mortality even after adjusting for confounding variables including creatine change and diuretic dosage [harzard ratio (HR) 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-2.30, P = 0.042]. In patients with hyperuricemia on admission, UA-increase was associated with increased mortality (adjusted HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.38-3.52, P = 0.001). Whereas, in those without admission hyperuricemia, UA-increase had no significant association with mortality. CONCLUSIONS An increase in UA during in-hospital treatment is associated with an increase in creatine levels and daily diuretic dose. Mortality associated with increased UA is restricted to patients who already have hyperuricemia at admission. A combination of UA levels at admission and UA changes on serial assessment during hospitalization may be additional value in the risk stratification of AHF patients.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 167 Beilishi Road, Beijing 100037, China; First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Lin YX, An FM, Zhan Q. [Research progress of microRNAs in regulation of lipid metabolism-related proteins for influencing the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:219-222. [PMID: 30929341 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The incidence of metabolic syndrome gradually multiplied with the change of dietary structure of high fat- high sugar in the population, bringing it as independent risk factors for tumors. Liver is an important organ of lipid metabolism. The main manifestations of metabolic syndrome are obesity and abnormal lipid metabolism, which are closely related to hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence. MicroRNA (miRNA) is an endogenous non-coding RNA that participates in the post-transcriptional regulation of target genes by binding to the 3'-UTR of mRNA. Research studies have found that abnormal miRNA expression can influence the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma via regulating lipid metabolism-related proteins in the liver. This article reviews and discusses the characteristics and pathogenesis of lipid metabolism disorder in hepatocellular carcinoma, and the mechanism by which miRNA regulates the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma through lipid metabolism-related proteins. Furthermore, it also provides a reliable theoretical foundation for the study of the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliacated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214000, China
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Liu P, Xue L, Yu L, Liu J, Hu W, Zhan Q, Wan F. Microstructure change and swelling of helium irradiated beryllium. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cui P, Xin HM, Zhan Q, Tang ZP, Deng CJ, Li XH, Lai YH, Li RS, Chen AN, Tong YL. [Mechanism of lung injury of rats induced by inhalation of white smoke from burning smoke pot]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2018; 34:476-480. [PMID: 30060350 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore mechanism of lung injury of rats induced by inhalation of white smoke from burning smoke pot. Methods: Forty-eight Sprague Dawley rats were divided into control group (n=12) and injury group (n=36) according to the random number table. Rats in injury group were placed in smoke-induced injury experimental equipment fulled with white smoke from burning smoke pot for 5 minutes to make lung injury, and rats in control group were placed in smoke-induced injury experimental equipment fulled with air for 5 minutes to make sham injury. Six rats in injury group at post injury hour (PIH) 6, 24, and 72 and six rats in control group at PIH 72 were collected to observe pathological changes of lung tissue and pathological score of rats in the two groups by hematoxylin-eosin staining, to detect expression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 mRNA in lung tissue of rats by reverse transcriptional polymerase chain reaction, and to detect content of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), and IL-6 in lung tissue of rats by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Data were processed with one-way analysis of variance and t test. Results: At PIH 72, lung tissue structure of rats in control group was clear and complete, with no inflammatory cell infiltration. At PIH 6, there was edema, hemorrhage, and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue of rats in injury group. At PIH 24, edema, hemorrhage, and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue of rats in injury group aggravated. At PIH 72, area of edema in lung tissue of rats in injury group was enlarged, with obvious hemorrhage and inflammatory cell infiltration. At PIH 6, 24, and 72, pathological score of lung tissue of rats in injury group was (3.43±0.86), (5.39±0.93), and (9.99±0.84) points, respectively, obviously higher than that of rats in control group at PIH 72 [(2.11±0.20) points, t=3.659, 8.450, 22.355, P<0.05]. As time post injury prolonged, pathological scores of lung tissue of rats in injury group were significantly increased (F=121.244, P<0.01). At PIH 6, 24, and 72, expression of NF-κB p65 mRNA in lung tissue of rats in injury group was 15.5±4.3, 25.9±1.8, 30.9±3.5 respectively, significantly higher than that of rats in control group at PIH 72 (7.8±0.8, t=4.315, 20.445, 14.408, P<0.01). As time post injury prolonged, expression of NF-κB p65 mRNA in lung tissue of rats in injury group gradually increased (F=32.691, P<0.01). At PIH 6, 24, and 72, content of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in lung tissue of rats in injury group was significantly higher than that of rats in control group at PIH 72, respectively (t=7.650, 8.968, 6.827, 6.726, 8.978, 3.460, 5.420, 13.289, 16.438, P<0.01). At PIH 24, content of TNF-α and IL-1β in lung tissue of rats in injury group was higher than that of rats in the same group at PIH 6 and 72, respectively (t=3.409, -2.549, 4.047, -4.100, P<0.05). At PIH 24 and 72, content of IL-6 in lung tissue of rats in injury group was respectively higher than that of rats in the same group at PIH 6 (t=8.273, 9.711, P<0.05). Conclusions: After inhaling white smoke from burning smoke pot, rats are inflicted with lung injury by increasing expression of NF-κB p65 mRNA and content of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, and induce pathological changes of edema, hemorrhage, and inflammatory cell infiltration of lung tissue.
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- P Cui
- Research Laboratory of Burns and Trauma, Department of Burns, Plastic, and Wound Repair Surgery, the 181st Hospital of PLA, Guilin 541002, China
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Zaninovic N, Rocha C, Zhan Q, Toschi M, Malmsten J, Nogueira M, Meseguer M, Rosenwaks Z, Hickman C. Application of artificial intelligence technology to increase the efficacy of embryo selection and prediction of live birth using human blastocysts cultured in a time-lapse incubator. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.1039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Malmsten J, Zaninovic N, Zhan Q, Toschi M, Rosenwaks Z, Shan J. Automatic prediction of embryo cell stages using artificial intelligence convolutional neural network. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Zaninovic N, Khosravi P, Hajirasouliha I, Malmsten J, Kazemi E, Zhan Q, Toschi M, Elemento O, Rosenwaks Z. Assessing human blastocyst quality using artificial intelligence (AI) convolutional neural network (CNN). Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang W, Zhan Q, Zhang S, Zhou Q. 615 Proteomic profiling of zinc-induced skin cell proliferation: Activation of β-catenin pathway. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Liu P, Han W, Yi X, Zhan Q, Wan F. Effect of He and H synergy on mechanical property of ion-irradiated Fe-10Cr alloy. Fusion Engineering and Design 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Irani M, Zaninovic N, Canon C, O’Neill C, Gunnala V, Zhan Q, Palermo G, Reichman D, Rosenwaks Z. A rationale for biopsying embryos reaching the morula stage on Day 6 in women undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy. Hum Reprod 2018; 33:935-941. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dey053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- M Irani
- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Li J, Tang W, Zhang YW, Chen KN, Wang C, Liu Y, Zhan Q, Wang C, Wang SB, Xie SQ, Wang L. Genome-Wide Association Studies for Five Forage Quality-Related Traits in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.). Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:1146. [PMID: 30186292 PMCID: PMC6111974 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Understanding the genetic function of the forage quality-related traits, including crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemicellulose (HC), and cellulose (CL) contents, is essential for the identification of forage quality genes and selection of effective molecular markers in sorghum. In this study, we genotyped 245 sorghum accessions by 85,585 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and obtained the phenotypic data from four environments. The SNPs and phenotypic data were applied to multi-locus genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with the mrMLM software. A total of 42 SNPs were identified to be associated with the five forage quality-related traits. Moreover, three and two quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) were simultaneously detected among them by three and two multi-locus methods, respectively. One QTN on chromosome 5 was found to be associated simultaneously with CP, NDF, and ADF. Furthermore, 3, 2, 2, 5, and 2 candidate genes were identified to be responsible for CP, NDF, ADF, HC, and CL contents, respectively. These results provided insightful information of the forage quality-related traits and would facilitate the genetic improvement of sorghum forage quality in the future.
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- Jieqin Li
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Horticulture, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- *Correspondence: Shang-Qian Xie
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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Ge M, Zhan Q, Huang R, Zhou X, Liang X. P3.01-010 High Probability and Frequency of EGFR Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sun G, Ding X, Bi N, Wu L, Zhou W, Zhao Z, Wang J, Zhang W, Fan J, Zhang W, Dong X, Lv N, Zhan Q, Song Y, Wang L. miRNAs Associated With Brain Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yuan XM, Yang HG, Zhao WW, Zhan Q, Hu Y. The Pack-Cementation Process of Iron-Aluminide Coating on China Low Activation Martensitic and 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst11-a12600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- X. M. Yuan
- Department of Reactor Engineering Research & Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE), P. O. Box 275-57, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- Department of Reactor Engineering Research & Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE), P. O. Box 275-57, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- Department of Reactor Engineering Research & Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE), P. O. Box 275-57, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- Department of Reactor Engineering Research & Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE), P. O. Box 275-57, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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- Department of Reactor Engineering Research & Design, China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE), P. O. Box 275-57, Beijing 102413, P. R. China
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Zhou HB, An DQ, Zhan Q, Liu ZH, Hua JH, Lai WY, Huang YL, Zeng QC, Xu DL. [A retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics and outcomes of heart failure patients with different left ventricular ejection fractions]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 56:253-257. [PMID: 28355716 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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 compare the clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with heart failure with different left ventricular ejection fractions (LVEF). Methods: A total of 1 182 hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF) were enrolled and retrospectively studied in the present study. The patients were stratified by LVEF as reduced (HFrEF, LVEF<40%, n=313), mid-range (HFmrEF, 40% ≤LVEF <50%, n=287) and preserved (HFpEF, LVEF≥50%, n=582) ejection fraction groups. Among the 1 182 cases, 941 of them (81.3%, 84.9%, and 84.0% inHFrEF, HFmrEF and HFpEF groups, respectively) were followed up for an median duration of 27.3 months. Results: (1) Among the study patients, 26.5% were in HFrEF, 24.3% in HFmrEF, and 49.2% in HFpEF groups. (2) Ischemic heart disease with HFmrEF was more frequent than that in patients with HFrEF. The average age, percentage of female subjects, systolic blood pressure, uric acid, N terminal B-type natriuretic peptide precursor (NT-proBNP), hemoglobin, and the incidence of hypertensive heart disease, anemia, atrial fibrillation in patients with HFmrEF were higher than those in patients with HFrEF, but lower than those in patients with HFpEF (all P<0.01). (3) The all-cause cumulative mortality was 10.8% at 1 year, 20.6% at 2 years and 35.9% at 5 years. No difference was observed in the all-cause cumulative mortality at 1 year, 2 years, 5 years among the three groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions: The HFmrEF patients, as a new and distinct group, were with many intermediate characteristics compared with HFrEF and HFpEF subjects. However, the all-cause mortality was not significantly different among HF patients with different LVEF.
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- H B Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Zhang W, Hong R, Xue L, Ou Y, Liu X, Zhao Z, Xiao W, Dong D, Dong L, Fu M, Ma L, Lu N, Chen H, Song Y, Zhan Q. Piccolo mediates EGFR signaling and acts as a prognostic biomarker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2017; 36:3890-3902. [PMID: 28263981 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The presynaptic cytomatrix protein Piccolo, encoded by PCLO, is frequently mutated and amplified in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), but its exact roles in ESCC remain unclear. Here we report that Piccolo expression correlates significantly with clinical stage, patient survival and tumor embolus. Functional studies demonstrate that PCLO knockdown remarkably attenuates ESCC malignancy in vitro and in vivo, and ectopic EGFR expression partially compensates for Piccolo loss. PCLO knockdown promotes ubiquitination and degradation of EGFR, which is associated with the negative regulatory effect of Piccolo on E3 ligase Siah1. An anti-Piccolo monoclonal antibody inhibited tumor proliferation in a mouse model of ESCC. These results demonstrate that Piccolo contributes to tumor aggressiveness in ESCC, likely by stabilizing EGFR and promoting EGFR-dependent signaling. Our results further suggest that Piccolo may represent a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for patients with ESCC.
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- W Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.,Guangdong Koheala Precision Medicine Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guangdong Koheala Precision Medicine Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital &Institute, Beijing, China
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Li J, Fan F, Wang L, Zhan Q, Wu P, Du J, Yang X, Liu Y. Cloning and expression analysis of cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) genes in sorghum. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2005. [PMID: 27231650 PMCID: PMC4878380 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) is the first enzyme in the monolignol-specific branch of the lignin biosynthetic pathway. In this research, three sorghum CCR genes including SbCCR1, SbCCR2-1 and SbCCR2-2 were cloned and characterized. Analyses of the structure and phylogeny of the three CCR genes showed evolutionary conservation of the functional domains and divergence of function. Transient expression assays in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves demonstrated that the three CCR proteins were localized in the cytoplasm. The expression analysis showed that the three CCR genes were induced by drought. But in 48 h, the expression levels of SbCCR1 and SbCCR2-2 did not differ between CK and the drought treatment; while the expression level of SbCCR2-1 in the drought treatment was higher than in CK. The expression of the SbCCR1 and SbCCR2-1 genes was not induced by sorghum aphid [Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner)] attack, but SbCCR2-2 was significantly induced by sorghum aphid attack. It is suggested that SbCCR2-2 is involved in the process of pest defense. Absolute quantitative real-time PCR revealed that the three CCR genes were mainly expressed in lignin deposition organs. The gene copy number of SbCCR1 was significantly higher than those of SbCCR2-1 and SbCCR2-2 in the tested tissues, especially in stem. The results provide new insight into the functions of the three CCR genes in sorghum.
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- Jieqin Li
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University , Fengyang , China
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Li J, Wang L, Zhan Q, Liu Y, Yang X. Transcriptome Characterization and Functional Marker Development in Sorghum Sudanense. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154947. [PMID: 27152648 PMCID: PMC4859472 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sudangrass, Sorghum sudanense, is an important forage in warm regions. But little is known about its genome. In this study, the transcriptomes of sudangrass S722 and sorghum Tx623B were sequenced by Illumina sequencing. More than 4Gb bases were sequenced for each library. For Tx623B and S722, 88.79% and 83.88% reads, respectively were matched to the Sorghum bicolor genome. A total of 2,397 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected by RNA-Seq between the two libraries, including 849 up-regulated genes and 1,548 down-regulated genes. These DEGs could be divided into three groups by annotation analysis. A total of 44,495 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were discovered by aligning S722 reads to the sorghum reference genome. Of these SNPs, 61.37% were transition, and this value did not differ much between different chromosomes. In addition, 16,928 insertion and deletion (indel) loci were identified between the two genomes. A total of 5,344 indel markers were designed, 15 of which were selected to construct the genetic map derived from the cross of Tx623A and Sa. It was indicated that the indel markers were useful and versatile between sorghum and sudangrass. Comparison of synonymous base substitutions (Ks) and non-synonymous base substitutions (Ka) between the two libraries showed that 95% orthologous pairs exhibited Ka/Ks<1.0, indicating that these genes were influenced by purifying selection. The results from this study provide important information for molecular genetic research and a rich resource for marker development in sudangrass and other Sorghum species.
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- Jieqin Li
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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Zhan Q, Clarke R, Ye Z, Rosenwaks Z, Zaninovic N. Blastocyst score is strongly correlated with implantation outcome and ploidy. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zaninovic N, Zhan Q, Clarke R, Ye Z, Pereira N, Rosenwaks Z. Impact of time-lapse and reduced oxygen culture on live birth rate and its correlation with infertility diagnosis. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zaninovic N, Zhan Q, Clarke R, Ye Z, Malmsten J, Rosenwaks Z. Perinatal outcome using time-lapse system and reduced oxygen culture in IVF patients. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang Y, Chen T, Zhan Q, Lu L, Fan C, Wu Z, Yao H, Sun Z, Qu C. Booster effect to neonatal hepatitis B vaccinees at age 10−14 years on hepatitis B virus infection in adulthood. J Clin Virol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li T, Xie J, Shen C, Cheng D, Shi Y, Wu Z, Deng X, Chen H, Shen B, Peng C, Li H, Zhan Q, Zhu Z. Upregulation of long noncoding RNA ZEB1-AS1 promotes tumor metastasis and predicts poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2015; 35:1575-84. [PMID: 26073087 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Despite progress in diagnostics and treatment of HCC, its prognosis remains poor. Emerging studies showed that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have crucial regulatory roles in cancer biology. In the current study, differentially expressed lncRNAs between HCC and paired non-tumor tissues were identified using microarrays. The effects of a specific differentially expressed lncRNA (termed ZEB1-AS1) on tumor progression were investigated in vitro and in vivo. We found that ZEB1-AS1 is frequently upregulated in HCC samples, especially in metastatic tumor tissues. DNA methylation analysis shows a tumor-specific ZEB1-AS1 promoter hypomethylation. Aberrant methylation is tightly correlated with overexpression of ZEB1-AS1 in HCC. Patients with ZEB1-AS1 hypomethylation or with high ZEB1-AS1 expression have poor recurrence-free survival. Functionally, ZEB1-AS1 promotes tumor growth and metastasis, acts as an oncogene in HCC. The ZEB1-AS1 gene is located in physical contiguity with ZEB1 and positively regulates the ZEB1 expression. ZEB1 inhibition partially abrogates ZEB1-AS1-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer metastasis. Our results provide novel insights into the function of lncRNA-driven hepatocarcinogenesis, highlight the important role of ZEB1-AS1 and ZEB1 in HCC progression, and indicate that ZEB1-AS1 may be served as a valuable prognostic biomarker for HCC.
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Liu P, Zhu Y, Zhao M, Jiang S, Liu C, Wang Y, Wan F, Ohnuki S, Zhan Q. The effect of isotope on the dynamic behavior of 〈100〉 vacancy-type dislocation loop in deuterium-implanted Fe. Fusion Engineering and Design 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chu Z, Lin H, Liang X, Huang R, Tang J, Bao Y, Jiang J, Zhan Q, Zhou X. Association between axillary lymph node status and Ki67 labeling index in triple-negative medullary breast carcinoma. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2015; 45:637-41. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyv052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chen J, Lan T, Zhang W, Dong L, Kang N, Zhang S, Fu M, Liu B, Liu K, Zhang C, Hou J, Zhan Q. Platelet-activating factor receptor-mediated PI3K/AKT activation contributes to the malignant development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2015; 34:5114-27. [PMID: 25639872 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and occurs at a relatively high frequency in China, yet the mechanisms underlying its devastating outcome remain unclear. Here we report that platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR), a type of G-protein-coupled receptor, was upregulated in ESCC tumors and cell lines, compared with controls; PAFR levels were positively correlated with ESCC clinical stages and survival time. Overexpression of PAFR promoted the malignant development of ESCC in vitro and in vivo, whereas depletion of PAFR suppressed these effects. Interestingly, PAFR was observed to activate PI3K/AKT (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT) through the upregulation of FAK kinase activity. AKT-triggered nuclear factor-κB transcriptionally activated PAFR expression. This mutual positive regulation between PAFR and AKT was required for the aggressiveness of ESCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, treating mice bearing ESCC tumors with cholesterol-conjugated PAFR small interfering RNA effectively inhibited tumor progression and the expression of AKT-mediated oncogenic proteins. Taken together, we made the first demonstration that dysregulation of PAFR and the positive regulatory loop between PAFR and pAKT contribute to malignant progression of ESCC.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Tsinghua University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Zhao M, Liu P, Bai J, Zhu Y, Wan F, Ohnuki S, Zhan Q. In-situ observation of the effect of the precipitate/matrix interface on the evolution of dislocation structures in CLAM steel during irradiation. Fusion Engineering and Design 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zaninovic N, Zhan Q, Ye Z, Clarke R, Bodine R, Rosenwaks Z. Implementing time-lapse technology for all IVF patients. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lu XX, Hu JJ, Fang Y, Wang ZT, Xie JJ, Zhan Q, Deng XX, Chen H, Jin JB, Peng CH, Liu J, Li HW, Shen BY. A case-control study indicates that the TRIB1 gene is associated with pancreatic cancer. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:6142-7. [PMID: 25117373 DOI: 10.4238/2014.august.7.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues that form the pancreas. To investigate whether the tribbles homolog 1 (Drosophila) gene (TRIB1) is associated with pancreatic cancer in the Chinese Han population, we conducted this case-control study and genotyped 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2980879, rs2980874, and rs2235108) of the TRIB1 gene in 182 patients and 359 normal controls of Chinese Han origin and analyzed their association. The results showed that the rs2980879 polymorphism was associated with pancreatic cancer [allele: P = 0.023434, genotype: P = 0.03005; odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.727788 (0.552664-0.958404)], whereas the rs2980874 polymorphism had no association with pancreatic cancer [allele: P = 0.749885, genotype: P = 0.699533; OR and 95%CI = 1.041981 (0.809196-1.341734)], and the rs2235108 polymorphism was not associated with the disease [allele: P = 0.629475, genotype: P = 0.547534, OR and 95%CI = 1.128290 (0.690829-1.842770)]. Haplotype analyses and linkage disequilibrium tests were also conducted, and the results showed that these 3 loci are not in the same block. In conclusion, our study indicated that the TRIB1 gene is associated with pancreatic cancer. More studies with larger samples are needed in order to support this finding.
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- X X Lu
- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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