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Jiang JN, Zhang Y, Chen L, Liu JY, Cai S, Chen ZY, Wang RL, Zhang YH, Song Y, Ma J, Dong YH. [Research on the association between unhealthy lifestyle and psychological distress among Chinese children and adolescents aged 9-18 years]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:1567-1574. [PMID: 37875443 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230508-00286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the level of psychological distress among Chinese children and adolescents and analyze its lifestyle influencing factors. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2019 Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitution and Health. A lotal of 120 285 Han Chinese children and adolescents aged 9-18 years with complete information on the psychological distress scale and lifestyle factors were selected, including 58 432 boys and 61 853 girls. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) measured psychological distress, and lifestyles such as physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and sleep were also investigated. K10 scores of different genders were compared using the t-test, and the levels of psychological distress were compared using the χ2 test. Logistic regression was used to analyze lifestyle risk factors associated with high psychological distress, and multiple linear regression was used to find the relationship between K10 scores and lifestyle scores. Results: The average K10 score for Han Chinese children and adolescents aged 9-18 years was 21.25±7.35, with girls (21.43±7.35) scoring higher than boys (21.06±7.36), the difference was statistically significant (t=8.72, P<0.001). The rate of high psychological distress was 29.81%, with girls (31.08%) reporting higher rates than boys (28.46%), the difference was statistically significant (χ2=98.54,P<0.001). 56.10% of children and adolescents have unhealthy lifestyles, with girls (58.77%) reporting higher rates than boys (53.27%), the difference was statistically significant (χ2=368.53,P<0.001). Except for insufficient outdoor activities for girls (P=0.128), lifestyles such as insufficient physical activity, insufficient muscle-and-bone exercises, long screen time, not eating breakfast, eggs and dairy products every day, drinking sugary beverages once or more per day, and not having enough sleep are all risk factors for high psychological distress (all P<0.001). For every additional healthy lifestyle score, the K10 score decreased by 0.98 [β=-0.98 (95%CI: -1.01- -0.95)] points (P<0.001). K10 scores in each region negatively correlate with lifestyle scores (all P<0.001). Among them, the K10 score in the eastern region showed the slightest decrease as the lifestyle score increased, while the western region showed the most decrease. Conclusions: The prevalence of psychological distress and unhealthy lifestyle in Chinese children and adolescents are high and interrelated. Compared those with healthy lifestyles, children and adolescents with unhealthy lifestyles are at greater risk of high psychological distress. Therefore, promoting healthy lifestyles for children and adolescents may be one of the important ways to improve their mental health.
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- J N Jiang
- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhang Y, Chen L, Jiang JN, Ma T, Liu JY, Yuan W, Guo TJ, Chen MM, Wang RL, Dong YH, Song Y, Ma J. [Research on the association between ambient PM 2.5 and its components and psychological distress among Chinese children and adolescents aged 9-18 years]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:1575-1582. [PMID: 37875444 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230504-00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the association between exposure to ambient PM2.5 and its components [sulfate (SO42-), nitrate (NO3-), ammonium (NH4+), organic matter (OM), and black carbon (BC)] and psychological distress among school children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years in China. Methods: Based on data from the 2019 Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitution and Health, 130 808 children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years were included. Scoring and determination of higher psychological distress were based on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), and annual average exposure data for air pollution were matched by survey location and time. We used a restricted cubic spline approach based on logistic regression to fit the associations between PM2.5, SO42-, NO3-, NH4+, organic matter, black carbon concentrations, and psychological distress. Logistic regression models were used to analyse different age, gender, BMI and physical activity subgroups to estimate the association between exposure to high levels of pollution and high levels of psychological distress in different subgroups. Results: The proportion of children and adolescents with high levels of psychological distress in China was 30.4%, with girls being higher than boys at 31.6% and 29.1%, respectively (P<0.05). A non-linear positive association existed between exposure to PM2.5, SO42-, NO3- and organic matter concentrations and higher psychological distress. As PM2.5, NO3-, NH4+, organic matter, and black carbon concentrations continued to rise, the increase in the risk of higher psychological distress slowed, while SO42- showed little change in the OR of psychological distress at lower concentrations but continued to rise at higher concentrations. PM2.5 and its components were statistically associated with psychological distress in the physically inactive group but not in the physically active group. The association between high levels of pollutants and high psychological distress was stronger among students aged 9 to 12 years compared with students aged 13 to 15 years and 16 to 18 years. Conclusions: The ambient pollutant PM2.5 and its components are associated with psychological distress in children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years in China. High pollutant exposure is a risk factor for high psychological distress among physically inactive children and adolescents, and there are age differences in the association between PM2.5 and components and psychological distress.
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- Y Zhang
- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Dong YH, Jiang JN, Chen L, Liu JY, Zhang Y, Cai S, Chen ZY, Wang RL, Zhang YH, Song Y, Ma J. [Research on the association between overweight and obesity mediated by Chinese children and adolescent aged 13-18 years physical exercise and psychological distress]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:1558-1566. [PMID: 37875442 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230512-00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the association between overweight and obesity, psychological distress, and the influence of physical exercise among Chinese children and adolescents. Methods: The study used data from the 2019 Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitution and Health. A total of 95 280 Han Chinese children and adolescents aged 13 to 18 years were included in the study based on complete information on overweight and obesity, psychological distress assessment, and physical exercise variables. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale was used to measure their psychological distress, with scores above 25 indicating high psychological distress. The BMI group of the adolescents was evaluated according to the Chinese standard "WS/T 586-2018 Screening for Overweight and Obesity in School-age Children and Adolescents", including underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity. The individual's BMI Z-score (BMIZ) was evaluated using the WHO standard and divided into ten groups based on the population percentile distribution. The survey collected the subjects' average daily physical exercise time and divided them into two groups: less than 1 hour and greater than or equal to 1 hour. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between overweight and obesity and high psychological distress among children and adolescents and the differences in association between different physical exercise groups. Results: The detection rates of overweight and obesity among Han Chinese children and adolescents aged 13 to 18 years in 2019 were 14.5%, and 7.6%, respectively. The rate of high psychological distress was 37.6%, and the rate of average daily physical exercise time exceeding 1 hour was 17.1%. Using the population with a BMIZ P10 below as a reference, the association strength between high psychological distress and the population gradually increased, with an OR (95%CI) value of 1.08 (1.02-1.14), 1.09 (1.02-1.14), 1.10 (1.03-1.16), and 1.16 (1.09-1.23) for BMIZ in the P60-, P70-, P80-, >P90 groups. Compared to normal weight, both overweight and obesity were positively associated with high psychological distress in children and adolescents, with obesity showing a more significant correlation, while underweight was negatively associated with high psychological distress. The detection rates of high psychological distress in normal weight, underweight, overweight, and obese groups were 37.6%, 37.0%, 38.2%, and 38.7%, respectively, with an OR (95%CI) value of 0.93 (0.88-0.98) for the underweight group and 1.05 (1.01-1.10) and 1.13 (1.07-1.19) for the overweight and obese groups, respectively. The positive correlation between BMIZ, overweight, and obesity with high psychological distress was significant only in adolescents who exercised less than 1 hour per day on average. Conclusions: Chinese children and adolescents face the problem of obesity and high psychological distress, with a positive correlation between these two problems. Physical activity may moderate the association between obesity and psychological distress in children and adolescents. Adequate physical exercise may offset the potential high psychological distress caused by obesity in children and adolescents. Thus, strengthening physical exercise among children and adolescents reduces the risks of both obesity and psychological health problems effectively.
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- Y H Dong
- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University/School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Hu J, Li HJ, Meng QF, Lai FP, Wang RL, Lu YL. [Study on 4 cases of mushroom poisoning with amanita and identification of poison]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2023; 41:622-625. [PMID: 37667161 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20220816-00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Different kinds of poisonous mushrooms contain different toxic components. Acute liver injury caused by amanita mushroom is the main cause of death from poisonous mushroom poisoning in China. Consumption of poisonous mushrooms has an incubation period, there is a false recovery period in the clinical process, and the early performance is slight and does not attract enough attention from doctors, and it is easy to miss the treatment opportunity. The clinical characteristics, treatment and identification of mushrooms containing amanita in 4 patients were analyzed in order to improve clinicians' understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of mushroom poisoning and early species identification.
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- J Hu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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Feng N, Wang RL, Gao QH, Ye TY, Ye CC. [Periodontal symptoms and treatment of three patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:471-474. [PMID: 37082853 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220912-00484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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- N Feng
- Department of Orthognathic and TMJ Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Periodontology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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Su Y, Cao Y, Wang RL, Dong EJ, Zhao WJ, Du JL. [Progress on specific and non-specific immune effects of Bacille Calmette-Guerin]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:413-418. [PMID: 36990707 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20220711-00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Currently, Bacille Calmette-Guerin(BCG) is still the only admitted vaccine to prevent tuberculosis around the world. The target population is infants and children, but its protective efficacy is limited. As more and more studies have shown that re-vaccination with BCG protects against tuberculosis in adults, BCG can also induce non-specific immunity against other respiratory diseases and some chronic diseases by training immunity, especially the immune effects against COVID-19. At present, the epidemic of COVID-19 has not been effectively contained, and it is worth considering whether BCG vaccine can be used as an intervention to prevent COVID-19. The WHO and China do not have a policy to support BCG revaccination, and as more and more BCG vaccines are discovered, whether selective revaccination can be carried out in some high-risk populations and whether the vaccine can be used more widely have led to intense discussions. This article reviewed the effects of specific immunity and non-specific immunity of BCG on tuberculosis and non-tuberculous diseases.
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- Y Su
- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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- Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
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Wang RL, Gingrich KJ, Vance A, Johnson MD, Welch BG, McDonagh DL. The effects of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage on cerebral vessel diameter and flow velocity. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107056. [PMID: 36933521 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcranial Doppler flow velocity is used to monitor for cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Generally, blood flow velocities appear inversely related to the square of vessel diameter representing local fluid dynamics. However, studies of flow velocity-diameter relationships are few, and may identify vessels for which diameter changes are better correlated with Doppler velocity. We therefore studied a large retrospective cohort with concurrent transcranial Doppler velocities and angiographic vessel diameters. METHODS This is a single-site, retrospective, cohort study of adult patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, approved by the UT Southwestern Medical Center Institutional Review Board. Study inclusion required transcranial Doppler measurements within </= 24 hours of vessel imaging. Vessels assessed were: bilateral anterior, middle, posterior cerebral arteries; internal carotid siphons; vertebral arteries; and basilar artery. Flow velocity-diameter relationships were constructed and fitted with a simple inverse power function. A greater influence of local fluid dynamics is suggested as power factors approach two. RESULTS 98 patients were included. Velocity-diameter relationships are curvilinear, and well fit by a simple inverse power function. Middle cerebral arteries showed the highest power factors (>1.1, R2>0.9). Furthermore, velocity and diameter changed (P<0.033) consistent with the signature time course of cerebral vasospasm. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that middle cerebral artery velocity-diameter relationships are most influenced by local fluid dynamics, which supports these vessels as preferred endpoints in Doppler detection of cerebral vasospasm. Other vessels showed less influence of local fluid dynamics, pointing to greater role of factors outside the local vessel segment in determining flow velocity.
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- Richard L Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390 USA.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Departments of Radiology; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center.
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- Department of Neurology; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Neurology, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Departments of Radiology; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Departments of Neurological Surgery & Radiology, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Department of Neurology; The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery; Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390 USA.
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Caseja AJ, Wang RL, Nakhle S. Thyroid Abscess Initially Presenting as Destructive Thyroiditis With Subsequent Hypothyroidism. J Endocr Soc 2021. [PMCID: PMC8090205 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction: Due to its rich vascular supply and high iodine content infection of the thyroid gland is rare and is uncommonly associated with hyperthyroidism. We report a case of a thyroid abscess presenting with hyperthyroidism with subsequent hypothyroidism in an immunocompetent patient.
Clinical Case: A 34-year old female with no past medical history presented with an enlarging neck mass associated with worsening, non-radiating throat pain of three-week duration associated with dysphagia. She reports 15-lb weight loss and palpitations. On presentation vital signs were within normal range. Physical examination revealed a diffusely tender anterior neck mass. Her thyroid function tests revealed TSH 0.01 uIU/mL (0.358-3.74), FT4 2.4 ng/dL (0.76-1.46), TSI <0.10 IU/L (0.00-0.55), TPO 12 IU/mL (0-34). Laboratory workup was also significant for leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and hyponatremia. Thyroid ultrasound revealed a large, irregularly shaped, multiloculated fluid collection involving both lobes measuring 6.4 x 4.8 x 2.0 cm. She was started on Vancomycin and Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Metoprolol, and Methimazole. Needle aspiration of 30 cc of purulent material was performed with culture showing a heavy growth of streptococcus constellatus sensitive to penicillin. After a 4-day inpatient stay, she was discharged with Amoxicillin/Clauvanate as well as Methimazole 10mg BID. Ten days after being discharged, the patient again presented to the emergency department with complaint that the neck mass had increased in size. CT neck showed a 5.1 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm lobulated fluid collection. CT-guided drainage was performed, cytology and wound culture were found to be unremarkable. Thyroid function tests revealed she was hypothyroid with TSH 31.157 uIU/mL and FT4 of 0.72 ng/dL. Upon discharge, Methimazole was discontinued and she was started on Levothyroxine 75 mcg daily. Due to failure of prior antibiotics, she received a 14-day course of IV Ceftriaxone. Outpatient follow-up eight weeks later showed she was euthyroid on Levothyroxine 75 mcg with ultrasound revealing small thyroid gland with resolution of the abscess.
Conclusion: Hyperthyroidism in the setting thyroid abscess is secondary to destructive thyroiditis. As there is no increase in thyroid hormone synthesis, there is no role for treatment with antithyroid medication. Symptomatic control with beta-blocker, surgical drainage, and IV antibiotics are recommended for cases of thyroid abscesses. If infection persists or extensive necrosis develops, thyroidectomy may be indicated. Hypothyroidism can be a consequence of destructive thyroiditis as was seen in this patient.
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- Ahl Jeffrey Caseja
- HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education Program, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education Program, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Wang F, Shen Y, Du W, Tong T, Miao DC, Hua ZJ, Liu YM, Wang RL, Wang LF. [Long-term outcomes of Bryan artificial cervical disc replacement for degenerative cervical spondylosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 100:3602-3608. [PMID: 33333684 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200711-02089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare the long-term clinical effect and imaging results of Bryan artificial cervical disc replacement (ACDR) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and to explore whether ACDR can reduce the occurrence of postoperative adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) in the treatment of degenerative cervical spondylosis. Methods: It was a retrospective study. Total of 60 patients with degenerative cervical spondylosis, who had received operations by Bryan ACDR (n=27) and ACDF (n=33) in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University between January 2005 and December 2009 were enrolled in this study. The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores, neck disability index (NDI), visual analogue scale (VAS), Odom's scale, cervical range of motion (ROM), surgical segment ROM, heterotopic ossification (HO) and ASD were used to evaluate the clinical and radiologic results. The indices abovementioned were compared between the two groups. Results: The VAS, NDI and JOA scores at each follow-up node in both ACDR and ACDF group were all significantly improved when compared with those before operation (all P<0.05), but there was no significant differences between the two groups (all P>0.05). Of all, 88.9%(24/27) of patients in ACDR group and 84.8%(28/33) of patients in ACDF group achieved excellent or good results, however, there was no significant difference in Odom's scale between the two groups (P>0.05). At the last follow-up, the cervical ROM in ACDR group was 43.2°±8.8°, which was slightly lower than that before operation (45.7°±10.4°), the difference was not statistically significant (t=0.954, P=0.345); the surgical segment ROM in ACDR group was 5.9°±3.6°, which was significantly reduced when compared with that before operation (8.8°±3.4°, t=3.043, P<0.01). However at the last follow-up, the cervical ROM in ACDF group was 36.4°±8.4°, which was significantly reduced when compared with that before operation (43.9°±11.1°), the difference was statistically significant (t=3.095, P<0.01). Although, there was no significant difference in the cervical ROM between the two groups before operation (t=0.643, P=0.523), and the difference was statistically significant at the last follow-up (t=3.054, P<0.01). At the last follow-up, the incidence of HO in ACDR group was 92.6%, and the high-grade HO was 37.0%. The incidence of ASD in ACDR group was 39.5%, which was much lower than that in ACDF group (61.1%, χ(2)=4.462, P=0.035). Conclusion: At minimum follow-up of 10 years, Bryan ACDR achieves a satisfactory clinical effect consistent with ACDF. In terms of advantages, ACDR could maintain the ROM of cervical and retain the ROM of the surgical segment, which reduces the occurrence of ASD by preserving motion.
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- F Wang
- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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Li XL, Li Y, Wang RL, Zhang BF, Su J, Guo DC, Xu BL, Huang XY. [Analysis on the epidemiology and etiology characteristics of first imported Chikungunya fever case in Henan Province in 2017]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 53:415-418. [PMID: 30982279 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To study the epidemiology and etiology characteristics of first imported Chikungunya fever case in Henan province, China, 2017. The patient was confirmed by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infected as CHIKV ribonucleotide was continuously detected in his serum specimens. BHK-21 cell line was used for virus isolation, the strain was named CHIKV/Henan001/2017. CHIKV/Henan001/2017 belonged to genotype ECSA. The highest ribonucleotide homology sequence of highly conserved region E1 with CHIKV/Henan001/2017 was hk02 strain (99.8%), who was an imported strain to Hong Kong, China, 2016. Epidemiological information and laboratory testing confirmed it was an imported Chikungunya fever case in Henan province, 2017. No secondary case has been reported.
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- X L Li
- Institute for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
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Li XL, Wang RL, Li Y, Su J, Kang K, Guo DC, Hao BL, Huang XY, Xu BL. [Monitoring of the first imported Zika case in Henan Province]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 52:1193-1194. [PMID: 30419709 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- X L Li
- Institute of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
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Du YH, Li Y, Wang RL, Wang HF, Su J, Xu BL, Huang XY. [Laboratory diagnosis and molecular tracing of dengue bordline cases in Henan Province, 2017]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 52:1164-1167. [PMID: 30419702 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Objective: To confirm the laboratory diagnosis of dengue bordline cases reported in Henan Province and trace its origin from molecular level in 2017. Methods: The study samples were blood samples (3-5 ml), which came from 8 suspected cases of dengue fever reported in the 2017 direct reporting system of Henan provincial infectious disease monitoring network. Meanwhile, case investigation was conducted according to National dengue fever surveillance programme. Serum were separated from blood samples and tested for Dengue NS1 antigen, IgM & IgG antibodies, and dengue RNA. According to dengue diagnosis criteria, confirmed cases were identified by testing results. Samples carried dengue RNA performed for real-time PCR genotyping and amplification of E gene. Then, the amplicons were sequenced and homological and phylogenetic analyses were constructed. Results: 8 serum samples of suspected dengue cases were collected in Henan Province, 2017. Six of them were diagnosed as dengue confirmed cases. All the dengue confirmed cases belonged to outside imported cases, 5 of them were positive by dengue RNA testing. Genotyping results showed there were 1 DENV1 case, 2 DENV2 cases and 2 DENV3 cases. A DENV2 case and a DENV3 case of this study were traced its origin successfully. The sequence of Pakistan imported DENV2 case belongs to cosmopolitan genotype, which was the most consistent with Pakistan's DENV2 KJ010186 in 2013 (identity 99.0%). The sequence of Malaysia imported DENV3 case belongs to genotype I, which was the most consistent with Singapore's DENV3 KX224276 in 2014(identity 99.0%). Conclusion: The laboratory diagnosis and molecular traceability of dengue cases in Henan Province in 2017 confirmed that all cases were imported and did not cause local epidemics.
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- Y H Du
- Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Henan Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Zhengzhou 450016, China
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Wang RL, Zhou ZH, Xi YC, Wang QN, Wang NH, Huang Z. [Preliminary study of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018; 50:207-212. [PMID: 29643516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To propose a kind of robotic ankle-foot rehabilitation system for children with cerebral palsy and to preliminarily verify its feasibility in clinical application. METHODS A robot assisted ankle-foot rehabilitation system was specially designed and developed for children with cerebral palsy and a preliminary clinical study was conducted in Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University First Hospital. Modified Tardieu Scale and joint biomechanical properties (ankle plantar flexion resistance torque under different ankle dorsiflexion angles) were measured to analyze the muscle tone and soft tissue compliance of the ankle plantar flexors pre- and post-robotic training intervention. Six children with cerebral palsy (4 girls and 2 boys, mean age: 7 years) were recruited in this study. Each subject received 5 session robotic training and each session included 10-cycle passive stretching and static hold. SPSS 19.0 software was used for data statistical analysis. RESULTS Both R1 and R2 angles of Modified Tardieu Scale for ankle plantar flexors after training were significantly higher than those before the treatments (Gastrocnemius: PR1=0.003, PR2=0.029; Soleus: PR1=0.002, PR2=0.034). The difference between R2 and R1 was of no statistical difference before and after the training (P=0.067 and P=0.067, respectively). After training, the ankle plantar flexion resistance torque under different dorsiflexion angles (0°, 10°, 20°, 30°) were significantly reduced than those before training (P=0.001, P=0.001, P=0.014, P=0.002, respectively). CONCLUSION The robot assisted ankle-foot rehabilitation system can improve the contracture and soft tissue compliance of cerebral palsy children's ankle plantar flexors. All the children in the study were well tolerated and interested with the training, easy to accept and cooperate with it. This device may be suitable for application in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. However, further randomized clinical trials with larger sample size are still needed to verify the long term efficacy of this device.
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- R L Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Wang RL, Zhang DM. [The comparison of clinical features and laboratory indexes between flat descending hearing loss and total hearing loss]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:1892-1895. [PMID: 29798311 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.24.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To discuss similarities and differences in clinical features and laboratory indexes between patients with flat descending type sudden hearing loss and those with total hearing loss. Method:The clinical data of 123 patients with full frequencies hearing loss were retrospectively analyzed. The differences in clinical features and laboratory tests(platelet, coagulation series, D-dimer, blood lipids, hemorheology) between patients with flat descending hearing loss and those with total hearing loss were analyzed by gender, age and ear side, treatment time, concomitant symptom (tinnitus, dizziness), original underlying diseases (hypertension, diabetes), etc. Result:In the clinical features,among 51 flat descending cases, the ratio of male and female was 2.401:1; among 72 total hearing loss cases, the ratio of men and women ratio was 1.058:1 (P<0.05). Among two groups of patients,the majority received treatment within 7 days, among whom 66.7% were flat descending population, and 83.3% were total hearing loss population (P<0.05). Flat descending population with dizziness only accounted for 35.3% while this figure was up to 70.8% when it came to total hearing loss patients (P<0.01). Two groups showed no differences in age, ear side, tinnitus, the original underlying diseases (hypertension, diabetes). In the laboratory tests, the total hearing loss population overtopped the plat descending population in PLT and PCT (P<0.05), while falling below the plat descending population in APTT (P<0.01). Two groups showed no differences in other indicators of platelet and coagulation series and laboratory data of D-dimer, blood lipids, hemorheology. Conclusion:Compared with flat descending sudden hearing loss, sudden total hearing loss more frequently happened to females who also were accompanied by dizziness. The treatment rate within 7 days was high and the patients with hypercoagulable state accounted for a higher proportion.
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- R L Wang
- Postgraduate College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Fenyang Hospital of Shanxi Province
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Ding ZF, Cao MJ, Zhu XS, Xu GH, Wang RL. Changes in the gut microbiome of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in response to White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:1561-1571. [PMID: 28429823 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Intestinal microorganisms play important roles in maintaining host health, but their functions in aquatic animal hosts have yet to be fully elucidated. The Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, is one such example. We attempted to identify the shift of gut microbiota that occurred in response to infection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), an emerging viral pathogen in the crab aquaculture industry. The microbiota may exert some control over aspects of the viral pathogenesis. We investigated the changes in composition and structure of the crab gut microbiome during various WSSV infection stages of 6 h post-infection (hpi) and 48 hpi, using a 16S rRNA approach on the MiSeq Illumina sequencing platform. Four phyla (Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Tenericutes and Bacteroidetes) were most dominant in the gut of E. sinensis regardless of the WSSV infection stages. However, further analysis revealed that over 12 bacterial phyla, 44 orders and 68 families were significantly different in abundance at various states of WSSV infection. Several intriguing aspects of E. sinensis gut bacteria that had not been previously reported were also uncovered, such as class Mollicutes was dominant here, but absent in crabs from Yangtze River estuary and Chongming Islands. Overall, this study provided the first evidence that changes in gut microbiome were closely associated with the severity of WSSV infection and that indicator taxa could be used to evaluate the crab health status.
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- Z F Ding
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Ding ZF, Chen JQ, Lin J, Zhu XS, Xu GH, Wang RL, Meng QG, Wang W. Development of In situ hybridization and real-time PCR assays for the detection of Hepatospora eriocheir, a microsporidian pathogen in the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:919-927. [PMID: 27859349 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A microsporidian parasite, Hepatospora eriocheir, is an emerging pathogen for the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. Currently, there is scant information about the way it transmits infection in the crustacean of commercial importance, including its pathogenesis, propagation and infection route in vivo. In this study, chromogenic in situ hybridization (ISH) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays were developed to address this pressing need, and we provided an advance in the detection methods available. Pathogens can be seen in situ with associated lesions using ISH. Positive hybridization signals were noted inside the epithelial cells of the hepatopancreas, and putative free parasite spores were observed within the tubule lumen, which were associated with lesions detected by electron microscopy and haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) analysis. qPCR allows the determination of parasite loads in infected tissues, which is important for understanding disease progression and transmission. The hepatopancreas displayed the biggest statistical copy numbers among different tissues of infected crabs, confirming a tissue-specific pathogen infection characteristic. The qPCR assay also proved to be suitable for the diagnosis of asymptomatic carrier crabs. Combination of the two methods could facilitate the study of H. eriocheir infection mechanism in E. sinensis, enhance the early diagnosis of the pathogen and improve the management of microsporidian diseases in commercial crustaceans.
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- Z F Ding
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Alhotan RA, Wang RL, Holser RA, Pesti GM. Nutritive value and the maximum inclusion level of pennycress meal for broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2017; 96:2281-2293. [PMID: 28339841 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritive value and maximum safe level (MSL) of pennycress meal (PM) for broiler chicks. In experiment 1, a total of 480 chicks was fed either mash or crumbled diets containing zero, 5, 10, or 15% PM for 18 d (8 diets; 6 replications per diet). In experiment 2, a total of 660 chicks was fed mash diets containing zero, 3, 6, 9, 12, or 15% of either PM or canola meal (CM; a comparative reference) for 14 d (11 diets; 6 replications per diet). Analytical results show that PM is a good source of protein (∼31% CP) and it is very comparable to CM (∼36% CP). However, it contains higher erucic acid (∼1.68 vs. < 0.021%), glucosinolates (sinigrin) (∼63.5 vs. <0.163 μmol /g), and crude fiber (18.60 vs. 9.27%) compared to CM. In experiment 1, increasing PM from zero to 15% resulted in linear reductions (P < 0.05) in FI, BWG, and FCR at 10 days. Above 10%, performance responses were affected for FI and BWG at 18 d, respectively. An estimated MSL of 10% PM based on orthogonal contrast was optimal for satisfactory FI and BWG. The MSL as estimated by broken-line linear (BLL) and broken-line quadratic (BLQ) models was 9.12 ± 0.50 and 7.0 ± 1.27%, respectively. In experiment 2, growth performance at 14 d was reduced above 9% due to PM inclusion. CM inclusion did not affect growth performance at 14 d, suggesting 15% to be safe. The MSL for maximum growth performance varied depending on the statistical analysis as follows: 12% by orthogonal contrast and LSD, 15% by the Scheffé test, 10.84 ± 0.57 by BLL, and 8.61 ± 1.29 by BLQ. In conclusion, PM can be included in broiler starter diets as a protein source but its inclusion should be limited to no more than 8.5%. Different statistical procedures give different MSL and this should be considered when interpreting the data.
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- R A Alhotan
- Department of Animal Production, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Animal Science, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Athens, GA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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Liu ZH, Lu L, Wang RL, Lei HL, Li SF, Zhang LY, Luo XG. Effects of supplemental zinc source and level on antioxidant ability and fat metabolism-related enzymes of broilers. Poult Sci 2016; 94:2686-94. [PMID: 26500268 PMCID: PMC4988623 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplemental Zinc (Zn) source and level on antioxidant ability and fat metabolism-related enzymes of broilers. Dietary treatments included the Zn-unsupplemented corn-soybean meal basal diet (control) and basal diets supplemented with 60, 120, or 180 mg Zn/kg as Zn sulfate, Zn amino acid chelate with a weak chelation strength of 6.5 quotient of formation (Qf) (11.93% Zn) (Zn-AA W), Zn proteinate with a moderate chelation strength of 30.7 Qf (13.27% Zn) (Zn-Pro M), or Zn proteinate with an extremely strong chelation strength of 944.0 Qf (18.61% Zn) (Zn-Pro S). The results showed that dietary supplemental Zn increased (P < 0.01) Zn contents in the liver, breast, and thigh muscles of broilers, and up-regulated mRNA expressions of copper and Zn containing superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) and metallothioneins (MT) in the liver (P < 0.01) and thigh muscle (P < 0.05), and also enhanced (P < 0.05) CuZnSOD activities in the breast and thigh muscles, which exerted antioxidant ability and a decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the liver (P < 0.01) and breast and thigh muscles (P < 0.05) of broilers. Furthermore, supplemental Zn increased activities of malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in the abdominal fat (P < 0.05), and fatty acid synthetase (FAS) and LPL in the liver (P < 0.01), which were accompanied with up-regulation (P < 0.01) of the mRNA expressions levels of these enzymes in the abdominal fat and liver of broilers. Dietary Zn source, and an interaction between Zn source and level, had no effects on any measurements. It is concluded that dietary Zn supplementation improved Zn status and resulted in promoting antioxidant ability and activities and gene expressions of fat metabolism-related enzymes of broilers regardless of Zn source and level, and the addition of 60 mg Zn/kg to the corn-soybean meal basal diet (a total dietary Zn of approximately 90 mg/kg) was appropriate for improving the above aspects of broilers.
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- Z H Liu
- Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, P. R. China
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- Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Animal Science, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, P. R. China
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- Hebei Vocation-technical Teachers College, Changli 066600, P. R. China
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- Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Zhou Y, Wang GF, Yang L, Liu F, Kang JQ, Wang RL, Gu W, Wang CY. Treatment with 1,25(OH)2D3 induced HDAC2 expression and reduced NF-κB p65 expression in a rat model of OVA-induced asthma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 48:654-64. [PMID: 25923460 PMCID: PMC4512106 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20154271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent evidence indicates that a deficiency of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
(1,25[OH]2D3) may influence asthma pathogenesis; however,
its roles in regulating specific molecular transcription mechanisms remain unclear.
We aimed to investigate the effect of 1,25(OH)2D3 on the
expression and enzyme activity of histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) and its synergistic
effects with dexamethasone (Dx) in the inhibition of inflammatory cytokine secretion
in a rat asthma model. Healthy Wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups:
control, asthma, 1,25(OH)2D3 pretreatment,
1,25(OH)2D3 treatment, Dx treatment, and Dx and
1,25(OH)2D3 treatment. Pulmonary inflammation was induced by
ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and challenge (OVA/OVA). Inflammatory cells and
cytokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and histological changes in lung
tissue were examined. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 and HDAC2 expression levels
were assessed with Western blot analyses and quantitative reverse-transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Enzyme activity measurements and
immunohistochemical detection of HDAC2 were also performed. Our data demonstrated
that 1,25(OH)2D3 reduced the airway inflammatory response and
the level of inflammatory cytokines in BAL. Although NF-κB p65 expression was
attenuated in the pretreatment and treatment groups, the expression and enzyme
activity of HDAC2 were increased. In addition, 1,25(OH)2D3 and
Dx had synergistic effects on the suppression of total cell infusion, cytokine
release, and NF-κB p65 expression, and they also increased HDAC2 expression and
activity in OVA/OVA rats. Collectively, our results indicated that
1,25(OH)2D3might be useful as a novel HDAC2 activator in the
treatment of asthma.
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- Y Zhou
- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chen JH, He LM, Wang RL. Connection of DFT Molecular Orbital Eigenvalues with the Observable Oxidation Potentials/Oxidation Energies. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:5132-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp312470k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Jiang-Hua Chen
- Department of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai,
China 200237
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- Department of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai,
China 200237
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- Department of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai,
China 200237
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Shen SF, Wang RL, Lu L, Li SF, Liu SB, Xie JJ, Zhang LY, Wang ML, Luo XG. Effect of intravenously injected zinc on tissue zinc and metallothionein gene expression of broilers. Br Poult Sci 2013; 54:381-90. [PMID: 23705842 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2013.787158] [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: 10/27/2022]
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1. The effect of intravenously injected zinc (Zn) on tissue Zn concentrations and pancreas metallothionein (MT) gene expression in broilers was investigated to detect differences in the tissue utilisation of Zn from different Zn sources. 2. A total of 432 male chickens were randomly allotted on d 22 post-hatch to one of nine treatments in a completely randomised design. Chickens were injected with either a 0.9% (w/v) NaCl solution (control) or a saline solution supplemented with Zn sulphate or one of three organic Zn chelates with weak (Zn-AA W), moderate (Zn-Pro M) or strong (Zn-Pro S) chelation strengths at two injected Zn dosages calculated according to two Zn absorbability levels (6 and 12%). 3. Bone and pancreas Zn concentrations, pancreas MT mRNA levels and MT concentrations increased on d 6 and 12 after Zn injections as the injected Zn dosages increased. Chickens injected with the Zn-Pro S had lower bone Zn concentration than those injected with the Zn-Pro M or Zn-AA W on d 6 after injections. However, no differences among Zn sources were observed in bone Zn concentration on d 12 after injections, pancreas Zn concentrations, pancreas MT mRNA levels and MT concentrations on both d 6 and d 12 after injections. 4. It was concluded that the injected Zn-Pro S was the least favourable for bone Zn utilisation of broilers. The pancreas Zn concentration and pancreas MT gene expressions might not be sensitive enough to detect differences in the tissue utilisation of injected Zn in broilers between organic and inorganic Zn sources or among organic Zn sources.
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- S F Shen
- Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,No. 2Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Wang TL, Zhou C, Shen YW, Wang XY, Ding XL, Tian S, Liu Y, Peng GH, Xue SQ, Zhou JE, Wang RL, Meng XM, Pei GD, Bai YH, Liu Q, Li H, Zhang JZ. Prevalence of androgenetic alopecia in China: a community-based study in six cities. Br J Dermatol 2010; 162:843-7. [PMID: 20105167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09640.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- T L Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Liu B, Wang RL, Xu WR, Zhao GL, Tang LD, Cheng XC, Zhou H. Synthesis and reaction mechanism of 3-(4-methoxyphenylazo)acrylic acid. Drug Discov Ther 2009; 3:93-96. [PMID: 22495536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Using 4-methoxylphenylhydra zine hydrochloride (1a) as starting material, 2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl) hydrazono] acetic acid (2a) was prepared after treatment with 1 equivalent of 2-oxoacetic acid, and 3-(4-methoxyphenyldiazo) acrylic acid (3a) was obtained with 2 equivalents of 2-oxoacetic acid through a novel reaction. The mechanism of reaction was analyzed with the help of charge distribution computation. This suggests that the novel reaction depends on the electronegativity of C9, which can be mainly affected by the substituents of the benzene ring.
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- B Liu
- Tianjin Key Lab of Molecular Design and Drug Discovery, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China
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Hu X, Xu WR, Wang RL, Cheng XC, Tang LD. Computational study of the proton transfer of phenyl urea. Drug Discov Ther 2009; 3:10-12. [PMID: 22495462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The proton transfer between two nitrogen atoms (N1 and N3) in a molecule of phenyl urea is an important process in the synthesis of 1-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione. Three pathways of the proton transfer have been investigated using Density Functional Theory (DFT). With negative N1 phenyl urea, the transformed double bond of N1-C2 connects N1, C2, and N3 into a benzene conjugate system, making the structure more stable than negative N3 phenyl urea. Intermolecular proton transfer was found to be the primary manner of protein transfer at 300 K. Both negative N1 and negative N3 exist and the former is primal. The proton transfer is very fast, and the diluted solution may slow down the rate but produce much more negative N1 as well.
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- X Hu
- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Tomasi D, Wang RL, Telang F, Boronikolas V, Jayne MC, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Volkow ND. Impairment of attentional networks after 1 night of sleep deprivation. Cereb Cortex 2009; 19:233-40. [PMID: 18483003 PMCID: PMC2638746 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhn073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Here, we assessed the effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on brain activation and performance to a parametric visual attention task. Fourteen healthy subjects underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging of ball-tracking tasks with graded levels of difficulty during rested wakefulness (RW) and after 1 night of SD. Self-reports of sleepiness were significantly higher and cognitive performance significantly lower for all levels of difficulty for SD than for RW. For both the RW and the SD sessions, task difficulty was associated with activation in parietal cortex and with deactivation in visual and insular cortices and cingulate gyrus but this pattern of activation/deactivation was significantly lower for SD than for RW. In addition, thalamic activation was higher for SD than for RW, and task difficulty was associated with increases in thalamic activation for the RW but not the SD condition. This suggests that thalamic resources, which under RW conditions are used to process increasingly complex tasks, are being used to maintain alertness with increasing levels of fatigue during SD. Thalamic activation was also inversely correlated with parietal and prefrontal activation. Thus, the thalamic hyperactivation during SD could underlie the reduced activation in parietal and blunted deactivation in cingulate cortices, impairing the attentional networks that are essential for accurate visuospatial attention performance.
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- D Tomasi
- Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Wang Y, O'Neil SV, Wos JA, Oppong KA, Laufersweiler MC, Soper DL, Ellis CD, Baize MW, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, Schwecke WP, Cruze CA, Buchalova M, Belkin M, De B, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of unsaturated caprolactams as interleukin-1β converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:1311-22. [PMID: 17127070 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 09/18/2006] [Revised: 11/01/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peptidomimetic compounds possessing a caprolactam ring constraint were prepared and evaluated as interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors. The caprolactam ring was used to constrain the P3 region of our inhibitors. This strategy proved to be effective for the synthesis of ICE inhibitors, maintaining key hydrogen bond interactions with the enzyme and invoking a preferred conformation for binding. Several compounds exhibited IC(50) values less than 10nM in a caspase-1 enzyme assay and less than 100nM in a THP-1 whole cell assay measuring IL-1beta production. Two compounds, 13c and 13j, were found to have good oral bioavailability (>50%) in rats when administered as prodrugs.
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- Yili Wang
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA
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Soper DL, Sheville JX, O'Neil SV, Wang Y, Laufersweiler MC, Oppong KA, Wos JA, Ellis CD, Baize MW, Chen JJ, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, Schwecke WP, Cruze CA, Buchalova M, Belkin M, Wireko F, Ritter A, De B, Wang D, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of novel 8,5-fused bicyclic peptidomimetic compounds as interleukin-1β converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:7880-92. [PMID: 16908171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 07/26/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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An 8,5-fused bicyclic peptidomimetic ring system generated by a stereoselective ring metathesis reaction was elaborated into potent inhibitors of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE, caspase-1). Multiple compounds were found that exhibited ICE IC50 values < 10 nM and were selective over caspase-3 and caspase-8. These active analogs generally possessed good activity (IC50 values < 100 nM) in a whole cell assay measuring IL-1beta production. Pharmacokinetic analysis of the ethyl acetal prodrug form of a selected active lead revealed a compound with a reasonable plasma half-life (1.1 h) and good oral bioavailability (30%).
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- David L Soper
- The Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 45241, USA
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Ellis CD, Oppong KA, Laufersweiler MC, O'Neil SV, Soper DL, Wang Y, Wos JA, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, De B, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of thiazepines as interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:4728-32. [PMID: 16870441 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2006] [Revised: 06/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A series of monocyclic thiazepine inhibitors of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE) were synthesized in eight steps from commercially available intermediates. In vitro biological evaluation showed the thiazepines to be moderately potent ICE inhibitors, with the most active compound exhibiting an IC50 value of 30 nM in an enzyme inhibition assay. Compounds of this class possessed good selectivity against the related enzymes caspase-3 and caspase-8.
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- Christopher D Ellis
- Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA.
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Soper DL, Sheville J, O'Neil SV, Wang Y, Laufersweiler MC, Oppong KA, Wos JA, Ellis CD, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, De B, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of novel 1-(2-acylhydrazinocarbonyl)-cycloalkyl carboxamides as interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:4233-6. [PMID: 16782334 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 05/08/2006] [Revised: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Novel 1-(2-acylhydrazinocarbonyl)cycloalkyl carboxamides were designed as peptidomimetic inhibitors of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE). A short synthesis was developed and moderately potent ICE inhibitors were identified (IC(50) values <100 nM). Most of the synthesized examples were selective for ICE versus the related cysteine proteases caspase-3 and caspase-8, although several dual-acting inhibitors of ICE and caspase-8 were identified. Several of the more potent ICE inhibitors were also shown to inhibit IL-1beta production in a whole cell assay (IC(50) < 500 nM).
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- David L Soper
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, OH 45040, USA
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Laufersweiler MC, Wang Y, Soper DL, Suchanek MK, Fancher AN, Lu W, Wang RL, Oppong KA, Ellis CD, Baize MW, O'Neil SV, Wos JA, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of tricyclic pyrrolopyrimidinones as dipeptide mimetics: inhibition of interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:4322-6. [PMID: 16046129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 04/19/2005] [Revised: 06/14/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The application of a tricyclic pyrrolopyrimidinone scaffold for the synthesis of peptidomimetic inhibitors of interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme (ICE) is reported. The synthesis of the tricyclic scaffold and conversion of it to a variety of target ICE inhibitors were accomplished in 4-5 steps. In vitro biological evaluation of the tricyclic pyrrolopyrimidinones revealed fair to good ICE inhibitors, with the most active compound exhibiting an IC50 of 14 nM in a caspase-1 enzyme binding assay.
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- Michael C Laufersweiler
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Research Center, 8700 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA.
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O'Neil SV, Wang Y, Laufersweiler MC, Oppong KA, Soper DL, Wos JA, Ellis CD, Baize MW, Bosch GK, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, De B, Demuth TP. Synthesis and evaluation of novel 8,6-fused bicyclic peptidomimetic compounds as interleukin-1β converting enzyme inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:5434-8. [PMID: 16216507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.08.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Two novel 8,6-fused bicyclic peptidomimetic ring systems were synthesized utilizing olefin metathesis as the key reaction for the formation of the eight-membered ring. Both peptidomimetic scaffolds were further elaborated into potent ICE inhibitors, with numerous compounds exhibiting caspase-1 IC(50)s less than 10nM.
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- Steven V O'Neil
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA.
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Su HL, Tang SL, Tang NJ, Wang RL, Lu M, Du YW. Chemical synthesis and magnetic properties of well-coupled FePt/Fe composite nanotubes. Nanotechnology 2005; 16:2124-2128. [PMID: 20817983 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/16/10/025] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A simple two-step hydrogen reduction method was used to synthesize FePt/Fe composite nanotubes. As the first step, L1(0) FePt nanotubes were prepared by heating a porous alumina template loaded with an alcohol solution of a Fe chloride and Pt chloride mixture in flowing hydrogen at 670 degrees C. Then, FePt/Fe composite nanotubes were obtained by reducing the alcohol solution of the Fe chloride within the formed FePt nanotubes at a lower temperature, namely 470 degrees C. Through changing the concentrations of initial alcohol solutions, the FePt:Fe atomic ratios of the composite nanotubes were easily adjusted and the magnetic properties were tuned accordingly. For (FePt)(100-x)/Fe(x) composite nanotubes with x ranging between 0 and 26 at.%, the hard and soft phases were well coupled and the coercivity was tunable over a large range (1.27-2.73 T). Furthermore, the marked interdiffusion between Fe and FePt, which usually exists in FePt-based composites fabricated by using conventional methods, was not observed in the formed composite nanotubes. This indicates the two-step hydrogen reduction method to be a promising route for synthesizing nanocomposites which are difficult to fabricate by using conventional methods due to the interdiffusion between different phases.
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- H L Su
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Oppong KA, Ellis CD, Laufersweiler MC, O'Neil SV, Wang Y, Soper DL, Baize MW, Wos JA, De B, Bosch GK, Fancher AN, Lu W, Suchanek MK, Wang RL, Demuth TP. Discovery of novel conformationally restricted diazocan peptidomimetics as inhibitors of interleukin-1β synthesis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:4291-4. [PMID: 16046125 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 05/03/2005] [Revised: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A novel diazocan containing dipeptide mimetic was synthesized via reductive N-N bond cleavage of a pyrazolidino-pyrazolidine using Raney-Ni and evaluated as an ICE inhibitor. This versatile 8-membered ring containing scaffold possesses an N-5 ring nitrogen that was used to explore structure-activity relationships in a cell-based assay measuring inhibition of interleukin-1beta.
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- Kofi A Oppong
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA.
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Chang EY, Wang RL. [Relative activity of succinate dehydrogenase in mitochondria of thoracic muscles of Culex tritaeniorhyncus and Culex pipIens pallens]. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi 2003; 19:320. [PMID: 12572057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Wang RL, Peter LM, Qiu FL, Fisher AC. Hydrodynamic potential-modulated reflectance spectroscopy: theory and experiment. Anal Chem 2001; 73:2282-7. [PMID: 11393853 DOI: 10.1021/ac000791n] [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: 11/28/2022]
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This article describes the development and application of a new electrochemical methodology based on potential-modulated UV-vis reflectance spectroscopy (PMRS). The device configuration is based upon a thin-layer flow-through channel cell incorporating a platinum working electrode. Reagent solutions are pumped through the cell under well-defined hydrodynamic conditions and electrolyzed at the platinum working electrode. Measurements are presented for linear sweep and fixed dc potentials with a superimposed small amplitude sinusoidal potential perturbation. A UV-vis source is employed to irradiate the electrode region, and the resulting reflected signal is analyzed using a phase sensitive detector. Experimental studies using tris(4-bromophenyl) amine (TBPA) in acetonitrile are presented which quantify the relationship between the absorption spectrum and reflected light intensity as a function of the transport rate, electrolysis reactions, and the modulation frequency of the incident irradiation. The experimental results are analyzed using numerical simulations based on a finite difference strategy. These permit the quantitative prediction of the concentration distribution of reagents within the cell. A fast Fourier transform (FFT) routine was used to analyze the frequency response of the numerically predicted reflectance signal. Excellent agreement was observed between the numerical predictions and experimental observations.
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- R L Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK
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Liu FY, Wen SW, Shan XG, Li WY, Meng XS, Wang RL. [Application of capillary chromatography in benzene boiling range analysis]. Se Pu 2000; 18:574-6. [PMID: 12541756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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The experimental data were analyzed by regression analytical method and the relation between the quantity of impurities and the boiling range of benzene was demonstrated. It was proved that when the quantity of hydrocarbon impurities was within certain limits, the quality of benzene fractions can be determined by analyzing the hydrocarbon impurities in it. So the distillation method for analyzing benzene boiling range may be replaced by capillary chromatography for analyzing the hydrocarbon impurities. The practical applications support the above suggestion.
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- F Y Liu
- Processing Plant of Jilin Chemical Group Corporation, Jilin 132022, China
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The domestication of all major crop plants occurred during a brief period in human history about 10,000 years ago. During this time, ancient agriculturalists selected seed of preferred forms and culled out seed of undesirable types to produce each subsequent generation. Consequently, favoured alleles at genes controlling traits of interest increased in frequency, ultimately reaching fixation. When selection is strong, domestication has the potential to drastically reduce genetic diversity in a crop. To understand the impact of selection during maize domestication, we examined nucleotide polymorphism in teosinte branched1, a gene involved in maize evolution. Here we show that the effects of selection were limited to the gene's regulatory region and cannot be detected in the protein-coding region. Although selection was apparently strong, high rates of recombination and a prolonged domestication period probably limited its effects. Our results help to explain why maize is such a variable crop. They also suggest that maize domestication required hundreds of years, and confirm previous evidence that maize was domesticated from Balsas teosinte of southwestern Mexico.
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- R L Wang
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA
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Doebley J, Wang RL. Genetics and the evolution of plant form: an example from maize. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1998; 62:361-7. [PMID: 9598370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- J Doebley
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA
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The divergence of Drosophila pseudoobscura and close relatives D. persimilis and D. pseudoobscura bogotana has been studied using comparative DNA sequence data from multiple nuclear loci. New data from the Hsp82 and Adh regions, in conjunction with existing data from Adh and the Period locus, are examined in the light of various models of speciation. The principal finding is that the three loci present very different histories, with Adh indicating large amounts of recent gene flow among the taxa, while little or no gene flow is apparent in the data from the other loci. The data were compared with predictions from several isolation models of divergence. These models include no gene flow, and they were found to be incompatible with the data. Instead the DNA data, taken together with other evidence, seem consistent with divergence models in which natural selection acts against gene flow at some loci more than at others. This family of models includes some sympatric and parapatric speciation models, as well as models of secondary contact and subsequent reinforcement of sexual isolation.
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- R L Wang
- Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Nelson Labs, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1059, USA
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Song JZ, Wu XJ, Sun ZP, Tian SJ, Wang ML, Wang RL. Determination of thiamphenicol in human plasma by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 1997; 692:445-51. [PMID: 9188835 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(96)00465-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A micellar electrokinetic chromatographic method is described for the determination of thiamphenicol in human plasma. The plasma sample was basified by adding K2HPO4 and was then extracted with ethyl acetate. After the solvent was evaporated, the residue was reconstituted in water. Approximately 40 nl of the solution were injected hydrodynamically. The running buffer was 20 mM borate (pH 9.2) containing 40 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate and 10% acetonitrile. The applied voltage was 18 kV and the detector wavelength was set at 195 nm. On-column sample stacking was achieved during the analysis to enhance the sensitivity; the limit of quantitation was 0.1 microg/ml. Linearity was over the range of 0.2 to 10 microg/ml. Recovery was 93.7+/-3.3%, the intra-day precision and accuracy was 99.6+/-2.8%; the inter-day precision and accuracy was 98.4+/-3.4%. The concentration of thiamphenicol in human plasma from eight volunteers was measured after administering thiamphenicol capsules orally.
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- J Z Song
- Division of Instrumental Analysis, National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products of China, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
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Thirty-five period locus sequences from Drosophila pseudoobscura and its siblings species, D. p. bogotana, D. persimilis, and D. miranda, were studied. A large amount of variation was found within D. pseudoobscura and D. persimilis, consistent with histories of large effective population sizes. D. p. bogotana, however, has a severe reduction in diversity. Combined analysis of per with two other loci, in both D. p. bogotana and D. pseudoobscura, strongly suggest this reduction is due to recent directional selection at or near per within D. p. bogotana. Since D. p. bogotana is highly variable and shares variation with D. pseudoobscura at other loci, the low level of variation at per within D. p. bogotana can not be explained by a small effective population size or by speciation via founder event. Both D. pseudoobscura and D. persimilis have considerable intraspecific gene flow. A large portion of one D. persimilis sequence appears to have arisen via introgression from D. pseudoobscura. The time of this event appears to be well after the initial separation of these two species. The estimated times since speciation are one mya for D. pseudoobscura and D. persimilis and 2 mya since the formation of D. miranda.
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- R L Wang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1059, USA
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Wen HH, Wang RL, Li HC, Yin B, Guo SQ, Zhao ZX, Yan SL, Fang L, Si MS. Single vortex creep in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 epitaxial thin films. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 54:1386-1390. [PMID: 9985411 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.1386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zhou XY, Störmer J, Wang RL, Keimel J, Li HC, Kögel G, Triftshäuser W. Positron annihilation in the epitaxial superconducting thin-film GdBa2Cu3O7- delta studied by using a pulsed positron beam. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 54:1398-1403. [PMID: 9985413 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.1398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Tiano HF, Wang RL, Hosokawa M, Crespi C, Tindall KR, Langenbach R. Human CYP2A6 activation of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK): mutational specificity in the gpt gene of AS52 cells. Carcinogenesis 1994; 15:2859-66. [PMID: 8001247 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/15.12.2859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1- butanone (NNK) is a potential human carcinogen that is known to be metabolized to DNA-reactive intermediates by the cytochromes P450. We have examined the nature of NNK's DNA damaging effects in a mammalian cell system expressing a specific human cytochrome P450 (2A6) and containing a target gene for mutagenesis. Human CYP2A6, which is known to activate NNK to a mutagen, was lipofected via a retroviral vector into the Chinese hamster ovary AS52 cell line, which contains the bacterial gpt gene and can be mutated to 6-thioguanine resistance. AS52 cells expressed negligible CYP2A6-specific coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity (0.7 pmol/mg protein/min), while a CYP2A6 transfected clone (AS52-E8) expressed 30 pmol/mg protein/min. Both cell lines were equally sensitive to the cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of the direct-acting mutagen ethylmethanesulfonate; however, only the AS52-E8 cells exhibited a dose-dependent increase in cytotoxicity and mutant frequency upon treatment with NNK. At the highest NNK dose (1200 micrograms/ml), the mutant frequency in AS52-E8 cells was 14-fold (339 x 10(-6)) greater than the spontaneous frequency of 24 x 10(-6). Ninty-eight mutant clones were isolated following NNK treatment. Based on PCR analysis, 21 clones contained deletions/rearrangements and 77 were putative point mutants. Sequencing potential point mutants showed that 81% contained G:C to A:T transitions. Four of six G:C to A:T hotspots were at the second G of the GGT motif, which is the motif and major mutation found in codon 12 of Ki-ras from NNK-induced lung tumors in strain A mice. Since NNK may be metabolized via different pathways to pyridyloxobutylate or methylate DNA, the data suggest that methylation damage causes the major mutagenic events in AS52-E8 cells when NNK is activated by human CYP2A6.
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- H F Tiano
- Laboratory of Environmental Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis, NIEHS, RTP, NC 27709
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Ming JG, Jin H, Riley JR, Reynolds DR, Smith AD, Wang RL, Cheng JY, Cheng XN. Autumn southward 'return' migration of the mosquito Culex tritaeniorhynchus in China. Med Vet Entomol 1993; 7:323-327. [PMID: 8268485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00699.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Direct evidence for a southward 'return' migration in autumn of the mosquito Culex tritaeniorhynchus in China was obtained by aerial sampling with a net suspended from a balloon. In a preliminary study between 2 and 20 September 1990 at Jiangpu, near Nanjing, in Jiangsu Province, 11 females and 4 males of this species were taken at heights of 150-250 m. During 17-26 October 1991 at Dongxiang in northern Jiangxi Province, 44 mosquitoes (8 males, 36 females) were caught in the aerial net at heights of 80-380 m in northeasterly winds (E-NNW). Most of the specimens were flying within the subsiding air-mass behind a cold front. Cx tritaeniorhynchus was the only species identified (31 females) among the mosquitoes from Dongxiang. Of 24 females dissected, 17 had N stage ovaries--interpreted as diapause, five had stage I ovaries, one had stage II ovaries, and one was gravid (stage V), but none was freshly blood-fed. Cx tritaeniorhynchus is the main vector of Japanese viral encephalitis in China, and it is possible that the virus is reintroduced to northern temperate areas in spring by northward migration of infected Cx tritaeniorhynchus females.
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- J G Ming
- Shanghai Fengxian Medical Institute, Nanqiao, China
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Tiano HF, Hosokawa M, Chulada PC, Smith PB, Wang RL, Gonzalez FJ, Crespi CL, Langenbach R. Retroviral mediated expression of human cytochrome P450 2A6 in C3H/10T1/2 cells confers transformability by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK). Carcinogenesis 1993; 14:1421-7. [PMID: 8330360 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/14.7.1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In order to develop more efficient in vitro systems for the study of pro-mutagenic or pro-carcinogenic chemicals, we have produced transgenic C3H/10T1/2 cell lines expressing human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6. A retroviral vector containing the cDNA was packaged in psi-2 cells, and used to infect C3H/10T1/2 cells. From 100 G418-resistant clones initially isolated, three cell lines were chosen for further study based upon their morphologies, growth rates and CYP2A6-dependent coumarin 7-hydroxylase activities. Infected clone 10T1/2-04, like the 10T1/2 cells, had no detectable CYP2A6 enzyme activity, while clones 10T1/2-10 and 10T1/2-29 had microsomal CYP2A6 enzyme activities within the range found in human liver microsomes. CYP2A6 protein levels were in agreement with the observed enzyme activities. Southern blots revealed that cells from clone 10T1/2-04 contained a vector lacking the CYP2A6 cDNA, while cells from clones 10T1/2-10 and 10T1/2-29 contained multiple full-length inserts. Southern analysis also indicated the presence of an endogenous CYP2A6 ortholog in the four cell lines. All cell lines exhibited about equal sensitivity to induction of cytotoxicity and conversion to ouabain resistance by the direct acting mutagen N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. The four lines were also about equally sensitive to transformation by benzo[a]pyrene, a chemical requiring metabolic activation. However, only clones 10T1/2-10 and 10T1/2-29, which express CYP2A6 activity, were mutated and morphologically transformed by the tobacco specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone.
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- H F Tiano
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Laboratory of Environmental Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Wang RL. [A report of 40 cases of esophageal carcinoma surviving for more than 5 years after treatment with drugs]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 1993; 15:300-2. [PMID: 8174469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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From August 1974 to January 1987, 650 cases of moderately and advanced esophageal carcinoma were treated with a combination of chemotherapy and Rabdosia rubescens or Rabdosia rubescens and/or tradition chinese medicinal prescription. After treatment, 40 patients survived for over 5 years (5-year survival rate 6.15%): 32 for over 6 years, 23 for more than 10 years, 5 for more than 15 years and 20 die of tumors (16 cases) or other diseases (4 cases). There were 20 patients who are still living and some of them have been living for more than 18 years. Analyzing the data, it is believed that the age, the state of activity, the length of illness, the effectiveness of primary treatment, the multi-course extensive therapy, long-term maintenance treatment, etc, are all important factors affecting the results of drug treatment.
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- R L Wang
- Tumor Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University, Zhengzhou
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Li JW, Wang RL, Yi HR, Li HC, Yin B, Li L. ac susceptibility and weak-link-free behavior in an epitaxial film of GdBa2Cu3O7- delta. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1992; 46:9190-9194. [PMID: 10002708 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.46.9190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Taylor R, Badcock J, King H, Pargeter K, Zimmet P, Fred T, Lund M, Ringrose H, Bach F, Wang RL. Dietary intake, exercise, obesity and noncommunicable disease in rural and urban populations of three Pacific Island countries. J Am Coll Nutr 1992; 11:283-93. [PMID: 1619180 DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1992.10718229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Dietary intake surveys of rural and urban communities in three Pacific Island countries were conducted using an adjusted 24-hour dietary recall method. Dietary survey samples were drawn from noncommunicable disease surveys of Melanesians and Indians in Fiji, Micronesians in Kiribati and Melanesians in Vanuatu. Comparisons of total energy and macronutrient intakes and of obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, serum cholesterol and physical activity levels revealed similar rural/urban trends. Urban subjects were more obese than rural ones, had higher prevalence rates of diabetes and hypertension, and generally had higher cholesterol levels. Rural subjects were leaner, suffered less from diabetes and hypertension, and had greater total energy intakes than urban dwellers. Rural people ate a greater proportion of carbohydrates, while urban subjects ate proportionally more protein and fat, apart from the outer Kiribati atolls with high coconut intakes. Rural subjects in all three studies had higher levels of physical activity. These studies provide persuasive evidence that exercise as well as diet has a significant effect on rural/urban differentials in obesity and noncommunicable disease, and that energy intake reflects energy expenditure.
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- R Taylor
- Department of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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