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Zhou J, Lv R, Guo BF, Chen C, Zeng Q. [Analysis on the use of radiation protective equipment for the accompanying examinees]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2020; 38:580-582. [PMID: 32892583 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200114-00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the situation of wearing protective equipment in the process of X-ray radiation examination (including DR and CT) in a 3A general hospital, so as to provide technical basis and solutions for better reducing the radiation dose of accompanying patients. Methods: From November 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, the accompanying examinee 6 who had to stay in the examination room during the radiology examination (X-ray and CT examination) of a 3A general hospital from June 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 was selected 535 people were divided into three groups according to whether they were reminded and instructed to wear protective equipment: group A was not reminded (group A) , group B was reminded to wear protective equipment, and group C was reminded and instructed to wear protective equipment (Group C) . Results: The wearing rates of protective equipment of the three groups were 35.0% (744/2126) , 85.2% (1858/2181) and 91.0% (2028/228) , and the complete wearing rates were 15.0% (319/2126) , 54.8% (1195/2181) and 88.0% (1960/228) , respectively. 4% (1450/3060) , 28.6% (876/3060) , 24.0% (734/3060) , respectively. 523 patients refused to wear protective equipment. The main reasons were emotion (33.8%, 177/523) and time (32.5%, 170/523) . Conclusion: The intervention of radiation workers can effectively improve the correct wearing rate of protective equipment and reduce the radiation exposure of accompanying people.
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- J Zhou
- Medical Department of Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Medical Department of Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Miao XJ, Bi TT, Tang JM, Lv R, Gui DK, Yang XF. Regulatory mechanism of TGF-β1/SGK1 pathway in tubulointerstitial fibrosis of diabetic nephropathy. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:10482-10488. [PMID: 31841202 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201912_19687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to clarify the potential function of transforming growth factor-β1/serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (TGF-β1/SGK1) pathway in diabetic nephropathy-induced tubulointerstitial fibrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) model was successfully established in rats by high-sucrose-high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin (STZ) induction. Subsequently, blood glucose level, renal function and pathological changes in kidneys of T2DM and control rats were evaluated. Western blot and quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) were conducted to determine the protein and mRNA expression levels of TGF-β1, SGK1, fibronectin (FN) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in rat kidney tissues, respectively. RESULTS Blood glucose (BG), glycosylated hemoglobin (GHb), serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in T2DM rats were significantly higher than those of control rats (p<0.05). The morphology of glomeruli and renal tubules in rats of control group were normal. In contrast, T2DM rats showed significant lesions in glomeruli, renal tubules, and renal interstitium. Furthermore, the relative expression levels of TGF-β1, SGK1, FN, and α-SMA in kidney tissues of T2DM rats were remarkably higher than those of controls (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The TGF-β1/SGK1 pathway is closely related to tubulointerstitial fibrosis in T2DM rats.
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- X-J Miao
- Department of Geriatrics, The First People's Hospital of Wujiang District Suzhou, Suzhou, China.
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Wei S, Li Z, Ren M, Wang J, Gao J, Guo Y, Xu K, Li F, Zhu D, Zhang H, Lv R, Qiao M. Social defeat stress before pregnancy induces depressive-like behaviours and cognitive deficits in adult male offspring: correlation with neurobiological changes. BMC Neurosci 2018; 19:61. [PMID: 30326843 PMCID: PMC6192280 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-018-0463-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological surveys and studies with animal models have established a relationship between maternal stress and affective disorders in their offspring. However, whether maternal depression before pregnancy influences behaviour and related neurobiological mechanisms in the offspring has not been studied. RESULTS A social defeat stress (SDS) maternal rat model was established using the resident-intruder paradigm with female specific pathogen-free Wistar rats and evaluated with behavioural tests. SDS maternal rats showed a significant reduction in sucrose preference and locomotor and exploratory activities after 4 weeks of stress. In the third week of the experiment, a reduction in body weight gain was observed in SDS animals. Sucrose preference, open field, the elevated-plus maze, light-dark box, object recognition, the Morris water maze, and forced swimming tests were performed using the 2-month-old male offspring of the female SDS rats. Offspring subjected to pre-gestational SDS displayed enhanced anxiety-like behaviours, reduced exploratory behaviours, reduced sucrose preference, and atypical despair behaviours. With regard to cognition, the offspring showed significant impairments in the retention phase of the object recognition test, but no effect was observed in the acquisition phase. These animals also showed impairments in recognition memory, as the discrimination index in the Morris water maze test in this group was significantly lower for both 1 h and 24 h memory retention compared to controls. Corticosterone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and monoamine neurotransmitters levels were determined using enzyme immunoassays or radioimmunoassays in plasma, hypothalamus, left hippocampus, and left prefrontal cortex samples from the offspring of the SDS rats. These markers of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responsiveness and the monoaminergic system were significantly altered in pre-gestationally stressed offspring. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (CREB), phosphorylated CREB (pCREB), and serotonin transporter (SERT) protein levels were evaluated using western blotting with right hippocampus and right prefrontal cortex samples. Expression levels of BDNF, pCREB, and SERT in the offspring were also altered in the hippocampus and in the prefrontal cortex; however, there was no effect on CREB. CONCLUSION We conclude that SDS before pregnancy might induce depressive-like behaviours, cognitive deficits, and neurobiological alterations in the offspring.
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- Sheng Wei
- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and Brain Science Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 China
- Laboratory of Behavioural Brain Analysis, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Brain Analysis, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
- Fengtai Maternal and Children’s Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing, 100069 China
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Brain Analysis, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Brain Analysis, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Brain Analysis, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355 China
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- Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, #4655 University Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan, 250355 China
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He Y, Li J, Mao W, Zhang D, Liu M, Shan X, Zhang B, Zhu C, Shen J, Deng Z, Wang Z, Yu W, Chen Q, Guo W, Su P, Lv R, Li G, Li G, Pei B, Jiao L, Shen G, Liu Y, Feng Z, Su Y, Xie Y, Di W, Liu X, Yang X, Wang J, Qi J, Liu Q, Han Y, He J, Cai J, Zhang Z, Zhu F, Du D. HLA common and well-documented alleles in China. HLA 2018; 92:199-205. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fan H, Hu Y, Li X, Wu H, Lv R, Bai J, Wang J, Qin L. Ectopic Cartilage Formation Induced by Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Porous Gelatin-Chondroitin-Hyaluronate Scaffold Containing Microspheres Loaded with TGF-β1. Int J Artif Organs 2018; 29:602-11. [PMID: 16841290 DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The study aimed to produce a novel porous gelatin-chondroitin-hyaluronate scaffold in combination with a controlled release of TGF-β1 and to evaluate its potentials in ectopic cartilage formation. The gelatin-chondroitin-hyaluronate scaffold was developed to mimic the natural extra cellular matrix of cartilage. Gelatin microspheres loaded with TGF-β1 (MS-TGFβ1) showed a fast cytokine release at initial phase (37.4%) and the ultimate accumulated release was 83.1% by day 18. Then MS-TGFβ1 were incorporated into scaffold. The MSCs seeded on scaffold with or without MS-TGFβ1 were incubated in vitro or implanted subcutaneously in nude mice. In vitro study showed that, compared to the scaffold, the scaffold/MS-TGFβ1 significantly augmented the proliferation of MSCs and GAG synthesis. Three weeks postoperatively histology observation showed that in MSCs/scaffold/MS-TGFβ1 implantation group, cells of newly formed ectopic cartilage were located within typical lacunae and demonstrated morphological characteristics of chondrocytes. Six weeks later the ectopic cartilage grew more and islands of cartilage were observed. The matrix was extensively metachromatic by safranin-O/Fast green staining. Immunohistochemical staining also indicated ectopic cartilage was intensely stained for type II collagen. Instead, in the MSCs/scaffold implantation group, no cartilage-like tissue formed and matrix showed negative or weak positive staining. The percentage of positive staining area was significantly larger in MSCs/scaffold/MS-TGFβ1 group (p<0.05) at each time point. The results indicated that the novel gelatin-chondroitin-hyaluronate scaffold with MS-TGFβ1 could induce the chondral differentiation of MSCs to form cartilage and might serve as a new way to repair cartilage defects.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an - People's Republic of China
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Liu W, Li J, Huang WY, Liu H, Li ZJ, Lv R, Deng SH, Fu MW, Sui WW, Wang TY, Qiu LG, Zou DH. [Dose-adjusted EPOCH/EDOCH plus rituximab in untreated double-protein expression lymphoma]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:548-551. [PMID: 28655103 PMCID: PMC7342966 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology & Blood Disease Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Xiong W, Lv R, Li H, Li Z, Wang H, Liu W, Zou D, Qiu L, Yi S. Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections in various subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: confirmation of the association with splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Blood Cancer J 2017; 7:e548. [PMID: 28362442 PMCID: PMC5380912 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2017.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- W Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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Lv R, Zhou W, Yang JJ, Jin Y, Xu JG. Hydroxyethyl Starch Inhibits Intestinal Production of Cytokines and Activation of Transcription Factors in Endotoxaemic Rats. J Int Med Res 2016; 33:379-88. [PMID: 16104441 DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We studied the effect of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) on intestinal production of cytokines and activation of transcription factors in sepsis. Septic rats, induced by intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 mg/kg), were treated with intravenous HES (16 ml/kg) or saline (64 ml/kg). Rat ileal tissues were collected at 2 h, 3 h or 6 h after LPS challenge. Levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10, cytokine mRNAs, activities of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1), and the number of ileal myeloperoxidase (MPO)-positive cells were determined for each group. HES significantly reduced the LPS-induced increase in intestinal levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and their corresponding mRNAs. HES also decreased the number of MPO-positive cells induced by LPS and inhibited activation of NF-κB and AP-1. The results suggest that in sepsis, HES may down-regulate intestinal pro-inflammatory cytokine production via suppression of NF-κB and AP-1 activation.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Lv R, Xin X, Yu J, Sheng Q. Characterization of a new HLA-B allele, B*15:179:02. Tissue Antigens 2014; 84:586-7. [PMID: 25367758 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel HLA-B allele, B*15:179:02, has been identified during typing of donors in Anhui province, China.
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- R Lv
- Anhui Blood Center, HLA Typing Laboratory, Hefei, China
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An T, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Zhang R, Yin S, Guo X, Wang Y, Zou C, Wei B, Lv R, Zhou Q, Zhang J. Neuregulin-1 protects against doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes through an Akt-dependent pathway. Physiol Res 2013; 62:379-85. [PMID: 23590603 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In previous studies, it has been shown that recombinant human neuregulin-1(rhNRG-1) is capable of improving the survival rate in animal models of doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiomyopathy; however, the underlying mechanism of this phenomenon remains unknown. In this study, the role of rhNRG-1 in attenuating doxorubicin-induce apoptosis is confirmed. Neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) were subjected to various treatments, in order to both induce apoptosis and determine the effects of rhNRG-1 on the process. Activation of apoptosis was determined by observing increases in the protein levels of classic apoptosis markers (including cleaved caspase-3, cytochrome c, Bcl-2, BAX and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining). The activation of Akt was detected by means of western blot analysis. The study results showed that doxorubicin increased the number of TUNEL positive cells, as well as the protein levels of cleaved caspase-3 and cytochrome c, and reduced the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. However, all of these effects were markedly antagonized by pretreament with rhNRG-1. It was then further demonstrated that the effects of rhNRG-1 could be blocked by the phosphoinositole-3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, indicating the involvement of the Akt process in mediating the process. RhNRG-1 is a potent inhibitor of doxorubicin-induced apoptosis, which acts through the PI3K-Akt pathway. RhNRG-1 is a novel therapeutic drug which may be effective in preventing further damage from occurring in DOX-induced damaged myocardium.
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- T An
- Heart Failure Center, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) is a rare, chronic progressive cerebrovascular occlusive disease that is characterized by a stenosis or occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries and the circle of Willis arteries leading to the development of collateral vessels as visualized by cerebral angiography. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman with nephrotic syndrome whose biopsy showed membranous nephropathy. Ten months after the diagnosis she suffered sudden right hemiplegia and seizure. She was diagnosed with MMS by angiogram seven months ago and received decompressive craniotomy. The patient was admitted to our hospital and a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was made. Glucocorticoids and tacrolimus were used to control the symptoms of SLE. Following one month of immunosuppressant treatment, the patient died of brain hemorrhage. This case alongside another six reviewed cases shows that an underlying cerebrovascular lesion of moyamoya in the vessels of patients with SLE is susceptible to cerebrovascular accidents.
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- R Wang
- Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Lu Z, Fan P, Duan Q, Li Y, Tong S, Hu B, Lv R, Hu L, Zhuang J. Clinical efficacy of chemotherapy combined with verapamil in metastatic colorectal patients. Cell Biochem Biophys 2011; 61:393-8. [PMID: 21562945 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9198-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 02/07/2023]
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In order to determine the clinical efficacy and adverse reactions of chemotherapy and verapamil infusion through a target artery to treat colorectal cancer patients with metastasis after failure with previous conventional treatments. Patients with metastatic colon cancer (n = 36) received an infusion of verapamil, interleukin-2, oxaliplatin (or hydroxy camptothecin or irinotecan hydrochloride), fluorouracil and calcium folinate through target artery using the Seldinger puncture technique. From the second day of infusion, the patients were treated with fluorouracil and calcium folinate via systematic intravenous injection for 2-3 days. Efficacy was evaluated after at least two treatment courses. The objective response including complete or partial response was 58.3% in the 36 patients; clinical benefit rate, evaluated by Karnofsky Performance Status score was 91.7%; by weight was 83.3%; by the amount of painkiller consumed was 80.6%. No patient experienced side effects associated with heart function. Post-treatment, the P-R period, Q-T period, QRS, and heart rate were not significantly different than before treatment. Liver function was significantly improved. Side effects of chemotherapy were minor in comparison to those observed with intravenous chemotherapy. Infusion of verapamil and chemotherapy directly into pelvic tumor tissue can increase treatment efficacy and has been shown to be a relatively safe technique.
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- Anhui Tumor Hospital, Anhui, China.
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Lv R, Zheng L, Zhu Z, Pan L, Huang J, Hsiang T. First Report of Stem Blight of Eleocharis dulcis Caused by Phoma bellidis in China. Plant Dis 2011; 95:1190. [PMID: 30732029 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-11-0438] [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: 06/09/2023]
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Eleocharis dulcis is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Cyperaceae, which is native to China and India where it grows well in moist-to-wet soils. It is commonly used as a fruit or a vegetable. From August 2009 to December 2010, symptoms were observed on E. dulcis stems in Tuanfeng County, Hubei, China, with the crop area affected estimated to be more than 1,300 ha per year. Corm yield was reduced by 20% on average with as much as 60% yield losses in some fields. Lesions were initially small, red-brown, and oval or circular that enlarged to produce apical necrosis and extending until the stems withered, usually within 2 months. To obtain isolates, diseased tissue was disinfested for 1 min in 0.1% mercuric chloride solution, rinsed with sterilized water, and plated on potato dextrose agar. Isolates with similar morphological characteristics were consistently recovered. Three isolates, CTF-3, CTF-10, and CTF-11, were used to further evaluate characteristics of the pathogen. After 7 days, white colonies were 76 to 80 mm across on oatmeal agar (OA) with sparse aerial hyphae and a slight salmon color in the conidial masses. Pycnidia produced on OA were globose to subglobose, usually with one slightly ostiolar papilla, olivaceous to olivaceous black, and 93 to 245 μm in diameter. Conidia were hyaline, unicellular, ellipsoidal, mostly with two polar guttules, and 3.6 to 6.2 × 2.0 to 3.3 μm. Chlamydospores were absent. Growth of the isolates on malt extract agar (MEA) was slower than on OA, and the colony diameters at 7 days were 60 to 65 mm. The reactions with 1M NaOH were both positive on OA and MEA where the cultures initially changed to yellow green and gradually turned to red. The pathogen was identified as Phoma bellidis Neerg. based on descriptions in Boerema et al. (2). Pathogenicity tests were performed with the three isolates in the laboratory by spraying conidial suspensions (1 × 106 conidia/ml) containing 0.1% Tween 20 until runoff (30 ml per plant) onto stem surfaces of 50-day-old, 60 cm tall plants. For each isolate, there were 50 stems from five replicate plants that had multiple stems per plant. Control plants were treated with sterilized water containing 0.1% Tween 20 only. Plants were incubated with a 16-h photoperiod at 28°C and 90% relative humidity in an artificial climate chamber. Five days after inoculation, typical red-brown spots were observed on all inoculated stems but no symptoms were seen on water-treated control plants. Koch's postulates were fulfilled by reisolation of P. bellidis from diseased stems. The pathogenicity tests were repeated twice more with the same results. P. bellidis has only been reported previously on Bellis spp. from England, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland (1,2). Furthermore, there are only a few fungal diseases known to be associated with E. dulcis, and none so far that involve species of Phoma (3,4). To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. bellidis infecting E. dulcis worldwide. References: (1) M. M. Aveskamp et al. Stud. Mycol. 65:27, 2010. (2) G. H. Boerema et al. Phoma Identification Manual: Differentiation of Specific and Infra-Specific Taxa in Culture. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 2004. (3) P. L. Lentz. Am. Midl. Nat. 67:184, 1962. (4) L. Pan et al. J. Changjiang Vegetables (in Chinese) 14:10, 2010.
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. The research was supported by the special fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (200903017)
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Zheng L, Lv R, Li Q, Huang J, Wang Y, Hsiang T. First Report of Leaf Spot of Houttuynia cordata Caused by Alternaria alternata in China. Plant Dis 2011; 95:359. [PMID: 30743519 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-10-0724] [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: 06/09/2023]
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Houttuynia cordata is a perennial herbaceous plant (family Saururaceae) that is native to southern China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia where it grows well in moist to wet soils. It is commonly used as a Chinese herbal medicine and as a vegetable. In North America and Europe it is also used as an ornamental. From September 2007 to November 2009, symptoms of leaf spot were found on H. cordata leaves in Dangyang County, Hubei, China, with the crop area affected estimated to be over 600 ha per year. Rhizome yield was reduced by 20% on average, with up to 70% yield losses in some fields during the autumn growing season. Lesions were initially small, brown, and oval or circular that developed into dark spots and sometimes formed target spots with white centers. These spots enlarged and overlapped, extending until the leaves withered entirely usually within 2 months. A fungus was consistently recovered from symptomatic leaf samples collected in October 2008 or 2009 with an average 90% isolation rate from ~60 leaf pieces that were surface sterilized with 0.1% mercuric chloride solution. Three isolates, HCDY-2, HCDY-3, and HCDY-4, were used to further evaluate characteristics of the pathogen. On potato dextrose agar, all cultures initially developed white colonies and the centers turned gray or brown after 4 days of incubation. Conidiophores were single or fasciculate, straight or knee curved, gray-brown with regular septa, and 42 to 61 × 4 to 5 μm. Conidia were obclavate or ovate, brown, and 26 to 38 × 12 to 20 μm with three to five transverse and one to three longitudinal or oblique septa. The tops of some conidia developed into secondary conidiophores, which were cylindrical, beige, and 5 to 17 × 3 to 5 μm. The pathogen was identified as Alternaria alternata based on descriptions in Simmons (3). Genomic DNA of HCDY-2 was extracted, and the rDNA-internal transcribed spacer sequence showed 99.6% identity to A. alternata (GenBank No. AY513941). Pathogenicity tests were performed with the three isolates by spraying conidial suspensions (1 × 106 conidia/ml) containing 0.1% Tween 20 onto upper and lower surfaces of leaves of 40-day-old 15-cm high plants. There were 20 leaves from five replicate plants for each isolate. Control plants were treated with sterilized water containing 0.1% Tween 20 only. All plants were incubated with a 16-h photoperiod at 25°C and 90% relative humidity in an artificial climate chamber. Five days after inoculation, typical brown spots were observed on all inoculated leaves but no symptoms were seen on water-treated control plants. Koch's postulates were fulfilled by reisolation of A. alternata from diseased leaves. The pathogenicity tests were carried out twice. A survey of the literature revealed only a few fungal diseases associated with H. cordata (1,2,4), including Phyllosticta houttuyniae, Pseudocercospora houttuyniae, Rhizoctonia solani, and Sclerotium rolfsii. Although A. alternata is a cosmopolitan plant pathogen, it has not been reported on any species in the four genera in Saururaceae (Anemopsis, Gymnotheca, Houttuynia, and Saururus) (3). To our knowledge, this is the first report of A. alternata infecting H. cordata worldwide. References: (1) Y. L. Guo and W. X. Zhao. Acta Mycol. Sin. 8:118, 1989. (2) K. Sawada. Spec. Publ. Taiwan Univ. 8:138, 1959. (3) E. G. Simmons. Alternaria: An Identification Manual. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 2007. (4) Y. Wu et al. J. Changjiang Vegetables (In Chinese) 2:19, 2007.
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- L Zheng
- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Hubei Academy of Forestry, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Zhang P, Lv R, Xu CP, Hu XH, Li YW, Jiang H, Chen JH. Impact of clinical condition at restarting dialysis on outcome after kidney allograft loss: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:1708-12. [PMID: 20620506 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.02.085] [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] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper was to determine the impact of the clinical condition of the patient at the restart of dialysis on long-term survival after renal graft loss. METHODS We performed an analysis of 110 patients with renal allograft failure compared with 115 hemodialysis patients without kidney transplantation. RESULTS There was a relatively high glomerular filtration rate, low serum albumin, and greater prevalence of infection among graft loss patients compared with the never-transplanted patients. Patient survival after allograft loss was significantly lower than that of never-transplanted patients (P = .024) with 63.4% patients succumbing in the first 3 months. Serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) positivity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and malnutrition were independent risk factors for graft loss patient upon COX regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Serum HBV positive, complicated with CVD and malnutrition were independent risk factors for the graft loss among patients who restarted hemodialysis. More attention should be paid to treat complications of transplant recipients in K/DOQI 4 and 5 stages.
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- Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of childhood epilepsy on parental quality of life (QOL) and psychological health, and to investigate possible correlations between parental QOL and background variables as well as parental anxiety and depression. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Parents having an epileptic child (n = 263) and parents having a healthy child (n = 270) were enrolled. Groups were in balance for background variables. Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Questionnaire, Zung Depression Scale (ZDS) and Zung Anxiety Scale (ZAS) were applied to all parents. Patients were divided into the first visit group (newly diagnosed epilepsy) and follow-up visit group. RESULTS The parents of children with epilepsy had significantly lower QOL scores in SF-36 for all subscales and higher levels of depression and anxiety by using ZDS and ZAS. The factors correlated with parental QOL were seizure control, visit status, anxiety, depression, employment, cost of epilepsy, status epilepticus, drug side effect and age of parents. CONCLUSIONS Childhood epilepsy has a severe impact on parental QOL and psychological health, and recognition of possible correlations between parental QOL and background variables will be helpful to improve parental QOL.
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P R China
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Zhang L, Zheng L, Hsiang T, Lv R, Huang J. An Outbreak of Head Rot of Cabbage Caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG2-1 in Central China. Plant Dis 2009; 93:109. [PMID: 30764277 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-93-1-0109b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In July of 2007, an outbreak of head rot of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) occurred on more than 2,500 ha in Changyang County, Hubei Province, China. On average, yields were reduced by approximately 50%. Affected plants were first observed in 2006, and symptoms were considered physiological or nutritional disorders by growers. In 2007, the more extensive summer rains favored an increase in disease severity. Initial symptoms consisted of irregular, brown-to-black lesions on leaves and sometimes a wet decay of the base of outer leaves. Lesions expanded until entire heads were rotted. Rhizoctonia solani was recovered consistently from symptomatic plant tissues. Five isolates were used to evaluate cultural and morphological characteristics of the pathogen. On potato dextrose agar (PDA), all isolates yielded colonies that became brown after 5 days of incubation. The hyphae, 4.9 to 8.0 μm in diameter, branched at right or acute angles near the septa and each cell usually had six to eight nuclei. Dark brown sclerotia, 0.5 to 5 mm in diameter, appeared after 10 days of incubation. Genomic DNA of a representative isolate, CY-1, was extracted, and the rDNA-internal transcribed spacer sequence showed 99.5% identity to R. solani AG2-1 (Accession No. EU513147) in GenBank. Pathogenicity tests were completed in the laboratory by placing 6-mm-diameter mycelial plugs from 3-day-old PDA cultures of the five isolates onto 30 cabbage leaves detached from 5-week-old cabbage plants. The inoculated leaves were incubated at 28°C with 95% relative humidity in a controlled environment chamber. Two days after inoculation, black, wet lesions were observed on all inoculated leaves, while no symptoms were apparent on leaves inoculated with noncolonized PDA plugs. Koch's postulates were fulfilled by reisolating R. solani from diseased leaves. R. solani AG1 (1), AG2-1 (2), and AG4 (4) have been reported as causal agents of diseases of cabbage and related plants, and AG2-1 has been previously isolated from cabbage grown in southwest China (3), but to our knowledge, this is the most severe outbreak reported from China. References: (1) G. S. Abawi and S. B. Martin. Plant Dis. 69:158, 1985. (2) L. Corazza et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 101:341, 1995. (3) H. R. Li and H. H. Zhu. J. Yunnan Agric. Univ. 3:247, 1993. (4) G. H. Yang et al. Plant Pathol. 56:351, 2007.
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Li X, Lv R, He Q, Li H, Du X, Lin W, Li Q, He X, Wang S, Chen J. Early initiation of tacrolimus or cyclophosphamide therapy for idiopathic membranous nephropathy with severe proteinuria. J Nephrol 2008; 21:584-591. [PMID: 18651550] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early initiation of therapy is warranted for patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) who have severe proteinuria. Therapy with tacrolimus (TAC) or intravenous cyclophosphamide (CYC) may be an option in treating such patients. METHODS This prospective cohort study included patients with IMN whose daily proteinuria was greater than 6.0 g with 3-6 months observation of nonimmunosuppressive therapy. One cohort received prednisone combined with oral TAC (target trough blood level of 4-8 ng/mL) for 24 weeks. The other cohort received prednisone combined with intravenous CYC (750 mg/m2 body surface) every 2 weeks for the first 8 weeks and then once per 4 weeks for the next 16 weeks. RESULTS Thirty patients met criteria for enrollment, and 25 patients completed therapy. The results of the 24-week therapeutic period were complete remission (CR) 4 patients (30.8%) on CYC and 8 patients (66.7%) on TAC; partial remission (PR) 7 patients (53.8%) on CYC and 3 patients (25%) on TAC; no response 2 patients (15.4%) on CYC and 1 patient (8.3%) on TAC. The percentages of remission (either PR or CR) by 4 and 8 weeks were significantly higher in TAC group than in CYC group (p<or=0.05). The probability of CR was significantly higher in the TAC group than in the CYC group (p=0.018, by log-rank test). CONCLUSION Earlier initiation of therapy with TAC or intravenous CYC (combined steroid) for 24 weeks was useful for Chinese adults with IMN in inducing remission of severe proteinuria, and quicker remission was seen in TAC therapy.
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- Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou - PR China
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Ge YL, Lv R, Zhou W, Ma XX, Zhong TD, Duan ML. Brain damage following severe acute normovolemic hemodilution in combination with controlled hypotension in rats. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007; 51:1331-7. [PMID: 17944636 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The reduced oxygen content and perfusion pressure during acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) and controlled hypotension (CH) raise concerns about hypoperfusion and ischemic injury to the brain. In this study on rats, we examined the brain damage following four different degrees of ANH combined with CH. METHODS Forty rats were randomly assigned to receive a sham operation or CH and ANH [with a hematocrit (Hct) of 30, 25, 20 or 15%]. ANH was performed after baseline physiological parameters had been monitored for 20 min; 30 min later, CH was induced using sodium nitroprusside, and the mean arterial blood pressure was maintained at 50-60 mmHg for 1 h. Rats were killed 3.5 h after hemodilution. Ultrastructural alterations in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus were observed, and serum concentrations of S100B and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) were measured before and after ANH. RESULTS The serum S100B concentration increased significantly in the Hct 20% + CH and Hct 15% + CH groups. However, there were no significant differences in the serum levels of NSE between the groups. In the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus, marked ultrastructural alterations, such as mitochondrial denaturalization and nucleus distortion, were observed in the Hct 20% + CH and Hct 15% + CH groups. CONCLUSION Severe ANH (Hct < or = 20%) combined with CH may induce cerebral damage, as confirmed by marked ultrastructural alterations in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus and significantly increased serum levels of S100B, and should be avoided.
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- Y L Ge
- Department of Anesthesiology, Subei People's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China
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BACKGROUND Adipose tissue has been demonstrated to contain a population of progenitor cells that can differentiate into bone and cartilage. Studies have suggested that adipose-derived adult stem (ADAS) cells can be induced to differentiate into chondrocytes by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In this study, we examined whether bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), as a member of the TGF-beta superfamily, could regulate ADAS cells to differentiate into a chondrolineage. METHODS ADAS cells were isolated and induced by rhBMP-2. These cells were cultured in pellets for 2 weeks, and the chondrogenic phenotype was observed in vitro and in vivo. ADAS cells cultured without BMP-2 were used as controls. RESULTS After 2 weeks of culture, the differentiated ADAS cells reacted positively to Alcian blue and collagen II, and the content of collagen II protein was obviously up-regulated at day 14. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content gradually increased from day 2 to day 14 (P < 0.05). However, H&E staining and collagen II expression were weak, and there was a little collagen II protein and GAG detected in the control group. Additionally, the pellets of ADAS cells induced by rhBMP-2 were transplanted into BALB/C nude mice and formed cartilage lacuna at week 8 in vivo. DISCUSSION These data demonstrate that rhBMP-2 induce ADAS cells to differentiate into chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo. This is useful for basic and clinical studies aimed at repairing cartilage damage. But in a control group, ADAS cells tended towards differentiation into chondrocytes, which was affected by ITS. We will be exploring the mechanism further.
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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BACKGROUND The role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in renal allograft rejection remains controversial; moreover, there are few studies on pretransplant infections. This study sought to investigate whether pretransplant CMV infections had negative effects on acute rejection episodes (ARE) and to evaluate the effect of preemptive treatment. METHODS This retrospective single-center study of 416 transplant recipients from October 1, 2000 to September 1, 2003 had CMV infections diagnosed by CMV antigenemia tests. The incidences of ARE were compared between CMV-infected and noninfected groups. Risk factors for ARE were analyzed. Based on preemptive treatment, pretransplant CMV-infected recipients were divided into ganciclovir-treated and nontreated groups and the incidence of ARE was compared between the two groups. RESULTS One hundred eighty four recipients had CMV infections pretransplant; the infection rate was 44.2%. Fifty five recipients had ARE among the pretransplant CMV-positive group, which was significantly higher than that in the noninfected group (29.9% vs 19.5%, P = .014). But the rejection subgroups and renal function recovery had no significant differences. While the presence of pretransplant infection was an independent predictor of ARE (RR = 1.807), severity showed no significant impact on ARE. Among 184 pretransplant CMV infection recipients, the incidences of ARE were 14.3% and 18.0% in ganciclovir-treated versus nontreated patients, respectively (P = .650). CONCLUSIONS Pretransplant CMV-positive recipients were at greater risk of ARE. Pretransplant CMV infection was an independent risk factor for ARE. Preemptive antiviral treatment did not show protective effects against ARE related to CMV infection-mediated immunological injuries.
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- J H Chen
- Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Department of Nephrology, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Lv R, Zhou W, Zhang LD, Xu JG. Effects of hydroxyethyl starch on hepatic production of cytokines and activation of transcription factors in lipopolysaccharide-administered rats. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2005; 49:635-42. [PMID: 15836676 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00668.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is one of the most frequently used plasma substitutes. Some studies have indicated that HES may have anti-inflammatory effects. The present in vivo study was performed to investigate the effects of HES on hepatic production of cytokines and activation of transcription factors in sepsis. METHODS Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: rats challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 mg kg(-1)) and treated with saline (64 ml kg(-1)); challenged with LPS (5 mg kg(-1)) and treated with HES (16 ml kg(-1)); injected with saline and treated with HES (16 ml kg(-1)); and saline control. Each hepatic tissue was collected in groups of rats 2 h after induction of endotoxemia for determination of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels, TNF-alpha mRNA expressions, and nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, activator protein (AP)-1 activities or 3 h after LPS challenge for IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 levels and the mRNA expressions. RESULTS Endotoxemia was associated with significant increases in hepatic proinflammatory cytokine productions and transcription factor activities. HES significantly reduced the increased hepatic levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8 and the mRNAs in the endotoxemic rats. Similarly, HES could inhibit hepatic NF-kappaB and AP-1 activations. CONCLUSION The results suggest that in sepsis HES may down-regulate hepatic inflammatory mediators production and these anti-inflammatory effects may act through inhibition of NF-kappaB and AP-1 activations.
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- Nanjing University School of Medicine, Jinling Hospital, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210 002, China
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A 22-year-old woman with an initial diagnosis of 'ruptured ectopic pregnancy' and 'hemorrhagic shock' was sent to the operation room for surgical treatment. The mucocutaneous color was deeply cyanosed and the pulse oximeter oxygen saturation (SpO2) was only 86% after tracheal intubation (100% O2). 'Chocolate-brown' blood was observed and methemoglobinemia was considered. Then the arterial blood gas (ABG) sample was obtained, an intravenous infusion of methylene blue and vitamin C followed. The patient recovered quickly, and later two other patients with similar symptoms were treated in the same way. The success was due to a correct diagnosis accompanied with prompt treatment and quick recognition of the etiology.
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- J J Yang
- Medical School of Nanjing University and Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Sun J, Zhou ZQ, Lv R, Li WY, Xu JG. Ketamine inhibits LPS-induced calcium elevation and NF-kappa B activation in monocytes. Inflamm Res 2004; 53:304-8. [PMID: 15241565 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-004-1262-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 12/18/2003] [Accepted: 01/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether ketamine could inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intracellular calcium elevation and NF-kappa B activation in monocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Isolated rat monocytes were challenged with 10 microg/ml LPS with or without the presence of various concentrations of ketamine (10, 100, 1000 microM). Intracellular calcium was monitored by laser confocal microscopy. NF-kappa B activity of the nuclear extracts of monocytes was analyzed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). RESULTS LPS provoked a significant calcium elevation and enhanced NF-kappa B activity in monocytes. Ketamine above concentration of 100 microM inhibited endotoxin-induced intracellular calcium elevation and NF-kappa B activity. Ketamine itself had no effect on either of them. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that ketamine could suppress NF-kappa B in monocytes exposed to endotoxin, and this anti-inflammatory effect might act through attenuating intracellular calcium elevation.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 305 East Zhongshan Road, 210002, Nanjiing, China.
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