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Dong HR, Yu JJ, Chen XY, Xu KL, Xie R. [Application of super-resolution and ultrafast ultrasound to reveal the characteristics of vascular blood flow changes after rat spinal cord injury at different segments]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:690-694. [PMID: 38418168 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20231020-00830] [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: 03/01/2024]
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Objective: To investigate the changes of spinal vascular blood flow in SD rats after cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injury (SCI) using super-resolution ultrafast ultrasound technology. Methods: A total of 9 SD rats were used to construct SCI models at different segments using a 50 g aneurysm clip. Super-resolution ultrafast ultrasound technology was used to perform vascular blood flow imaging on the spinal cord of rats before and after injury at 6 hours, obtaining quantitative information such as spinal cord vascular density and blood flow velocity. Results: Ultrasound imaging showed that after SCI, the vascular density in the thoracic segment decreased (18.16%±1.04%) more than in the cervical segment (11.42%±1.39%) and lumbar segment (13.88%±1.43%, both P<0.05). The length of the spinal cord with decreased vascular density in the thoracic segment [(4.80±0.34)mm] was longer than that in the cervical segment [(2.80±0.57)mm] and lumbar segment [(3.10±0.36)mm, both P<0.05]. After injury, the decrease of blood flow in the thoracic segment [(8.87±0.85)ml/min] was higher than that in the cervical segment [(4.88±0.56)ml/min] and lumbar segment [(6.19±0.71)ml/min, both P<0.05]. HE staining and Nissl staining showed that the proportion of cavity area after thoracic SCI (11.53%±0.93%) was higher than that in the cervical segment (4.90%±1.72%) and lumbar segment (7.64%±0.84%, both P<0.05). The number of Nissl bodies in the thoracic segment (18.0±5.3) was also lower than that in the cervical segment (32.3±5.1) and lumbar segment (37.0±5.6) (both P<0.05). Conclusions: There are different changes in vascular blood flow after SCI in different segments of rats. The same injury causes the most severe damage to blood vessels in the thoracic spinal cord, followed by the lumbar spinal cord, and the cervical spinal cord has the least damage.
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- H R Dong
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Biomedical Engineering Center, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Biomedical Engineering Center, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Li C, Xie R, Zhang S, Yun J, Zhong A, Cen Y, Chen J. Metabolism, fibrosis, and apoptosis: The effect of lipids and their derivatives on keloid formation. Int Wound J 2024; 21:e14733. [PMID: 38339798 PMCID: PMC10858330 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Keloids, pathological scars resulting from skin trauma, have traditionally posed significant clinical management challenges due to their persistence and high recurrence rates. Our research elucidates the pivotal roles of lipids and their derivatives in keloid development, driven by underlying mechanisms of abnormal cell proliferation, apoptosis, and extracellular matrix deposition. Key findings suggest that abnormalities in arachidonic acid (AA) synthesis and non-essential fatty acid synthesis are integral to keloid formation. Further, a complex interplay exists between lipid derivatives, notably butyric acid (BA), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), and the regulation of hyperfibrosis. Additionally, combinations of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) with BA and 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-Prostaglandin J2 have exhibited pronounced cytotoxic effects. Among sphingolipids, ceramide (Cer) displayed limited pro-apoptotic effects in keloid fibroblasts (KFBs), whereas sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) was found to promote keloid hyperfibrosis, with its analogue, FTY720, demonstrating contrasting benefits. Both Vitamin D and hexadecylphosphorylcholine (HePC) showed potential antifibrotic and antiproliferative properties, suggesting their utility in keloid management. While keloids remain a prevalent concern in clinical practice, this study underscores the promising potential of targeting specific lipid molecules for the advancement of keloid therapeutic strategies.
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- Chen‐yu Li
- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Burn and Plastic SurgeryWest China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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Nian Z, Zhao Q, He Y, Xie R, Liu W, Chen T, Huang S, Dong L, Huang R, Yang L. Efficacy and Safety of First-line Therapies for Advanced Unresectable Oesophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2024; 36:30-38. [PMID: 37827946 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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AIM To compare the clinical efficacy and safety of first-line treatments for advanced unresectable oesophageal squamous cell cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic review and network meta-analysis was carried out by retrieving and retaining relevant literature from databases. The studies were randomised controlled trials comparing first-line treatments for advanced unresectable oesophageal squamous cell cancer. A Bayesian network meta-analysis was used to assess clinical outcomes. RESULTS Nine studies including 4499 patients receiving first-line treatments were analysed. For all populations, toripalimab plus chemotherapy tended to provide the best overall survival (hazard ratio 0.58, 95% confidence intervals 0.43-0.78) and sintilimab plus chemotherapy provided the best progression-free survival (0.56, 0.46-0.68). Nivolumab plus chemotherapy presented the best objective response rate (odds ratio 2.45, 1.78-3.42) and camrelizumab plus chemotherapy (0.47, 0.29-0.74) appeared to be the safest. Sintilimab plus chemotherapy (0.55, 0.40-0.75) and nivolumab (0.54, 0.37-0.80) plus chemotherapy had the best overall survival in programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumour proportion score <1% and ≥1% subgroups. Toripalimab plus chemotherapy (0.61, 0.40-0.93) and pembrolizumab (0.57, 0.43-0.75) were the best in overall survival in combined positive score <10 and ≥10 subgroups, respectively. Toripalimab plus chemotherapy showed the best overall survival in the Asian group; pembrolizumab presented better overall survival in the Asian population than the non-Asian group. CONCLUSION Most immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy showed superior clinical benefits and sintilimab plus chemotherapy, toripalimab plus chemotherapy and tislelizumab plus chemotherapy had better comprehensive clinical efficacy. PD-L1 expression detection and ethnicity differences are still of great significance and most suitable regimens varied from each subgroup.
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- Z Nian
- School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
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Chen T, Zheng B, Yang P, Zhang Z, Su Y, Chen Y, Luo L, Luo D, Lin Y, Xie R, Zeng L. The Incidence and Prognosis Value of Perineural Invasion in Rectal Carcinoma: From Meta-Analyses and Real-World Clinical Pathological Features. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:e611-e621. [PMID: 37263883 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIMS Perineural invasion (PNI) is a special type of metastasis of several cancers and has been reported as being a factor for poor prognosis in colorectal carcinoma. However, investigations of PNI in only rectal cancer and a comprehensive analysis combining meta-analyses with real-world case studies remain lacking. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, articles from 2000 to 2020 concerning the relationship between PNI and rectal cancer prognoses and clinical features were meta-analysed. Subsequently, we carried out a retrospective analysis of 312 rectal cancer cases that underwent radical surgery in the real world. The incidence of PNI and the relationship between PNI and prognosis, as well as clinicopathological factors, were investigated. RESULTS The incidence of PNI was 23.09% and 33.01% in the meta-analysis and clinical cases, respectively. PNI occurred as early as stage I (2.94%). Moreover, neoadjuvant therapy significantly reduced the PNI-positive rate (20.34% versus 26.54%). Both meta-analysis and real-world clinical case studies suggested that PNI-positive patients had poorer prognoses than PNI-negative patients. We established an effective risk model consisting of T stage, differentiation and lymphovascular invasion to predict PNI in rectal cancer. CONCLUSION PNI is a poor prognostic factor for rectal cancer and could occur even in stage I. Additionally, neoadjuvant therapy could sufficiently reduce the PNI-positive rate. T stage, lymphovascular invasion and differentiation grade were independent risk factors for PNI and the risk model that included these factors could predict the probability of PNI.
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- T Chen
- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
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Xie R, Wang ZR, Zhu YT, Yu JH, Zhuo YH. [Research progress on the epidemiology and risk factors of dry eye in children]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2023; 59:321-325. [PMID: 37012598 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20220804-00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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The prevalence of dry eye in children is increasing with changes in the environment and the widespread use of electronic products. However, due to poor ability to express themselves and hidden symptoms of children, lack of understanding of dry eye in children, children with dry eye are likely to be misdiagnosed. Dry eye can seriously affect the quality of children's learning, life, vision and visual development. Therefore, it is urgent to raise awareness of clinical workers about dry eye in children, prevent the occurrence of related complications of dry eye, and avoid permanent visual damage to children. This review discusses and summarizes the epidemiology and common risk factors of children with dry eye, with the aim of improving doctors' understanding of dry eye in children.
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- R Xie
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, SunYat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, SunYat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, SunYat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Affiliated Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University (Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital), Foshan 528000, China
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- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, SunYat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou 510060, China
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Feng ZH, Zhong S, Zhang X, Dong H, Feng Y, Xie R, Bai SZ, Fang XM, Zhu P, Yan M, Zhao YM. [Exploration of making removable partial denture by digital technology]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 58:354-358. [PMID: 37005782 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20221206-00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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To explore the digital manufacturing process of distal extension removable partial denture. From November 2021 to December 2022, 12 patients (7 males and 5 females) with free-ending situation were selected from the Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University. Three-dimensional model of the relationship between alveolar ridge and jaw position was obtained by intraoral scanning technique. After routine design, manufacturing and try-in of metal framework for removable partial denture, the metal framework was located in the mouth and scanned again to obtain the composite model of dentition, alveolar ridge and metal framework. The free-end modified model is obtained by merging the digital model of free-end alveolar ridge with the virtual model with the metal framework. The three-dimensional model of artificial dentition, and base plate was designed on the free-end modified model, and the resin model were made by digital milling technology. The removable partial denture was made by accurately positioning the artificial dentition and base plate, bonding metal framework with injection resin, grinding and polishing the artificial dentition and resin base. Compared with the design data after clinical trial, the results showed that there was an error of 0.4-1.0 mm and an error of 0.03-0.10 mm in the connection between the resin base of artificial dentition and the connecting rod of the in-place bolt and the connection between artificial dentition and resin base. After denturen delivery, only 2 patients needed grinding adjustment in follow-up visit due to tenderness, and the rest patients did not find any discomfort. The digital fabrication process of removable partial denture used in this study can basically solve the problems of digital fabrication of free-end modified model and assembly of artificial dentition with resin base and metal framework.
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- Z H Feng
- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Xi'an 710032, China
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Liu S, Lu M, Han C, Hao F, Sheng F, Liu Y, Zhang L, Liu D, Xie R, Zhang H, Cai J. The Value of Preoperative Phase-Contrast MRI in Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Moyamoya Disease after Encephalo-Duro-Arterial Synangiosis Surgery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:1582-1588. [PMID: 36202553 PMCID: PMC9731245 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In patients with Moyamoya disease, the relationship between preoperative hemodynamic status and prognosis after encephalo-duro-arterial synangiosis (EDAS) surgery was unclear. We aimed to explore the value of the preoperative hemodynamic status acquired by cine phase-contrast MR imaging in predicting collateral formation and clinical outcomes after EDAS surgery in patients with Moyamoya disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants with Moyamoya disease were prospectively recruited and underwent preoperative phase-contrast MR imaging. All participants were classified into good and poor groups according to the collateral formation after EDAS surgery. On the basis of the change in the mRS system, participants were classified into the improved mRS group and the poor response group. Hemodynamic status including mean velocity, peak velocity, and blood volume flow of the superficial temporal artery was compared between groups. Logistic regression was performed to relate the phase-contrast MR imaging parameters to collateral formation and clinical outcomes. RESULTS A total of 45 patients with Moyamoya disease with unilateral EDAS surgery were finally included. Mean velocity, peak velocity, and blood volume flow of the ipsilateral superficial temporal artery were significantly greater in patients with good collateral formation compared with those with poor collateral formation (P = .011, .004, and .013, respectively). The mean velocity, peak velocity, and blood volume flow were independently associated with postoperative collateral formation after adjusting for confounding factors. Furthermore, the peak velocity of the ipsilateral superficial temporal artery was also significantly associated with improvement of the mRS score. CONCLUSIONS Good hemodynamic status of the ipsilateral superficial temporal artery as a donor artery evaluated by phase-contrast MR imaging was significantly associated with better collateral formation and improved mRS after EDAS surgery in patients with Moyamoya disease.
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- S Liu
- From the Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (S.L., L.Z.), Beijing, China
- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (M.L.), Pingjin Hospital, Characteristic Medical Center of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (C.H., F.H.), Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (C.H., F.H.), Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- From the Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (S.L., L.Z.), Beijing, China
- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (S.L., F.S., Y.L., L.Z., D.L., R.X., H.Z., J.C.), the fifth Medical Center
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Xiong Z, Zhou L, Chen J, Li M, Xie R. [Association between postpartum depression and concentrations of transforming growth factor-β in human colostrum: a nested cohort study]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2022; 42:1426-1430. [PMID: 36210718 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.09.21] [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: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the association between postpartum depression (PPD) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) concentrations in human colostrum. METHODS Participants were recruited from a maternal and infant cohort established in a tertiary general hospital in Guangdong Province between December, 2020 and September, 2021. In the afternoon of the second postpartum day, the women were evaluated with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening PPD (defined as a score of 10 or higher). The women with PPD were matched at a 1:1 ratio with women without PPD with maternal age difference within 5 years and the same mode of delivery. Colostrum samples were collected in morning on the third postpartum day for measurement of TGF-β concentrations using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the association between EPDS scores and TGF-β concentrations was analyzed in the two groups. RESULTS A total of 90 women were included in the final analysis. The mean concentrations of TGF-β1, TGF-β2 and TGF-β3 in the colostrum were 684.03 (321.22-859.25) pg/mL, 5116.50±1747.04 pg/mL and 147.84±48.68 pg/mL in women with PPD, respectively, as compared with 745.67 (596.00-964.22) pg/mL, 4912.40±1516.80 pg/mL, and 168.21±48.15 pg/mL in women without PPD, respectively. Compared with women without PPD, the women with PPD had significantly lower concentrations of TGF-β1 (P=0.026) and TGF-β3 (P=0.049) in the colostrum. Spearman correlation analysis revealed that the EPDS scores were negatively associated with the concentrations of TGF-β1 (r=-0.23, P=0.03) and TGF-β3 (r=-0.25, P=0.02) in the colostrum. CONCLUSION PPD is associated with decreased concentrations of TGF-β1 and TGF-β3 in human colostrum, suggesting the need of early PPD screening and interventions during pregnancy and the perinatal period to minimize the impact of PPD on human milk compositions.
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- Z Xiong
- Department of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528244, China.,School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528244, China.,School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528244, China.,School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528244, China
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- Department of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528244, China
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Hoffmann DC, Hai L, Wagener R, Mandelbaum H, Xie R, Hausmann D, Dominguez Azorín D, Weil S, Sievers P, Cebulla G, Ito J, Warnken U, Venkataramani V, Ernst K, Reibold D, Will R, Suvà ML, Herold-Mende C, Sahm F, Winkler F, Schlesner M, Wick W, Kessler T. JS08.6.A A connectivity signature for glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.025] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Tumor cell extensions called tumor microtubes (TMs) in glioma resemble neurites during neurodevelopment and connect glioma cells to a network that has considerable relevance for tumor progression and therapy resistance. The determination of interconnectivity in individual tumors has been challenging and the impact of tumor cell connectivity on patient survival remained unresolved so far.
Material and Methods
A connectivity signature was derived by single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-Seq) of highly and lowly connected cells obtained from an SR101 dye transfer xenograft model of primary glioblastoma (GB). The signature was validated in different in vitro models of cell-to-cell connectivity and could be translated to GB clinical specimens.
Results
34 of 40 connectivity genes were related to neurogenesis, neural tube development or glioma progression, including the TM-network-relevant GAP43 gene. Astrocytic-like and mesenchymal-like GB cells had the highest connectivity signature scores in scRNA-Seq data of patient-derived xenografts and patient samples. In 230 human GBs, high connectivity correlated with the mesenchymal expression subtype, TP53 wildtype, and with dismal patient survival. CHI3L1 was identified and validated as a robust molecular marker of connectivity with a functional relevance.
Conclusion
The connectivity signature gives novel insights into brain tumor biology, provides a proof-of-principle that tumor cell connectivity is relevant for patients’ prognosis, and serves as a robust biomarker that can be used for future clinical trials
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- D C Hoffmann
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
- Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
- Bioinformatics and Omics Data Analytics, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, DKTK, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg University , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, DKTK, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, DKTK, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, United States; Department of Pathology and Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA , United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, DKTK, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Bioinformatics and Omics Data Analytics, DKFZ , Heidelberg , Germany
- Biomedical Informatics, Data Mining and Data Analytics, Faculty of Applied Computer Science and Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg , Augsburg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
- Department of Neurology and Neurooncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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Kaufman P, Twelves C, Awada A, Im SA, Vahdat L, Xu B, Yuan P, Hauck W, Xie R, Lalayan B, Cortés J. 259P Efficacy of eribulin mesylate in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer (MBC): Results from three phase III studies. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bartlett SJ, Bingham C, Predmore Z, Concannon T, Chen E, Schrandt S, Xie R, Chapman R, Frank L. POS1569-PARE TESTING A NEW APPROACH TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS PATIENT-VALUED TREATMENT GOALS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA): A PATIENT-ENGAGED HEALTHCARE VALUATION STRATEGY. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.5116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundCommon approaches to valuing health technologies often fail to capture outcomes that matter to patients and families. The treatment goals of people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include common trial endpoints but also include other facets of disease impact. Identifying a feasible and rigorous approach to inclusion of the patient perspective is needed as trialists increasingly seek to incorporate patient-important outcomes in trial design and as varied patient-centered value assessment frameworks emerge. No standard approach is available to systemically identify and quantify patient-important outcomes, nor to include those outcomes in deliberative decision-making. We developed the Patient-Engaged Healthcare Valuation strategy, using principles of goal attainment scaling to frame survey-based goal collection directly from adults.ObjectivesTo develop and test a goal-based method for collecting RA patient input for use in clinical trials and value assessment and evaluating the feasibility of this approach in people with RA.MethodsPatient goals and domains were identified from (1) a literature review (2010-2020) of patient outcomes, goals, and preferences in RA, and (2) discussions with patients and clinicians during two meetings with a steering committee (SC) consisting of clinicians, outcomes researchers, patients/advocates, and health economists. These goals informed the development of a draft survey. Adults with RA were recruited from online patient networks to rate goal importance and suggest additional goals. SC members reviewed the survey findings and assessed feasibility of scaling up goal collection for HTA.ResultsOf 135 articles identified, 17 were retained. An inductive and iterative approach was used to identify and thematically group the final set of 36 goals into 4 domains. The draft survey was cognitively debriefed with 4 adults with RA. The first survey was administered to 20 participants; results informed item revisions and additions for the second round of data collection (n=27).The 47 respondents were mostly White (87%), college-educated (72%) women (93%) living with RA for an average of 15 years; 75% rated their RA as moderate to severe. Free-text goals added in round 1 include: 1) finding specialists who listen to patient input on symptoms; 2) addressing loneliness or isolation; and 3) finding support from or helping others with RA. All Symptom and Life Impact goals were rated as Important or Very Important by ≥85% of participants; endorsement for Management and Treatment goals was somewhat more variable, with ≥85% endorsing these as Somewhat to Very Important. Results suggested that domains match key goals. Steering committee ratings supported the feasibility of this method.ConclusionGoals relevant for RA treatment evaluation can be efficiently identified and rated for importance by patients. Patient-important goals can be incorporated into deliberative healthcare valuation using this method to permit “crowd-sourced” input from people living with RA and to capture heterogeneous patient perspectives in healthcare valuation.Table 1.Top Goals based on rating as “Very Important” by >70% of subjects, from set of 36. “My goals for living with RA are to…”GoalsNot ImportantSomewhat ImportantImportantVery ImportantSymptom Managementimprove the quality of my life with RA0% (0)0% (0)23% (11)77% (36)manage my RA pain0% (0)2% (1)11% (5)87% (41)reduce how my RA pain interferes with my life0% (0)9% (4)17% (8)74% (35)Life Impactreduce the ways in which RA interferes with my life0% (0)2% (1)21% (10)77% (36)be independent in my daily functioning0% (0)4% (1)15% (4)81% (22)Managing my RAfeel like I can manage my RA0% (0)2% (1)26% (12)72% (34)Treatment Featuresunderstand my RA treatment options0% (0)4% (2)21% (10)74% (35)have the information I need to make treatment decisions0% (0)0% (0)19% (9)81% (38)know what to expect with my RA treatment0% (0)2% (1)23% (11)74% (35)find treatments that are effective0% (0)0% (0)6% (3)94% (44)AcknowledgementsI have no acknowledgements to declare.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Twelves C, Cortés J, Kaufman P, Awada A, Im SA, Hauck W, Greenfield I, Xie R, Vahdat L. 181P Efficacy of eribulin mesylate in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer (MBC): Results from a pooled analysis of two phase III studies. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.03.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nayak A, Hu Y, Patel K, Ko Y, Okoh A, Wang J, Mehta A, Liu C, Pennington J, Xie R, Kirklin J, Kormos R, Simon M, Cowger J, Morris A. Machine Learning Algorithms Identify Distinct Phenotypes of Right Heart Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Ding K, Yu L, Huang Z, Zheng H, Yang X, Tian T, Xie R. [Differential expression profile of miRNAs in amniotic fluid exosomes from fetuses with Down syndrome]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2022; 42:293-299. [PMID: 35365456 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.02.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of miRNAs in amniotic fluid exosomes in growth and development of fetuses with Down syndrome (DS). METHODS Amniotic fluid were collected from 20 fetuses with DS and 20 normal fetuses (control) to extract amniotic exosome miRNA. MicroRNA sequencing technique was used to identify the differentially expressed miRNAs between the two groups, for which gene ontology (GO) and pathway analysis was performed. Three differentially expressed miRNAs with the strongest correlation with DS phenotype were selected for qPCR verification. Dual luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the activity of let-7d-5p for targeted regulation of BACH1. RESULTS We identified 15 differentially expressed miRNAs in DS as compared with the control group, among which 7 miRNAs were up-regulated and 8 were down-regulated. Target gene prediction results showed that the differentially expressed miRNAs targeted 17 DS-related genes. GO analysis revealed that the main functions of the target genes involved protein binding, protein transport, ATP binding, transferase activity and synapses. Pathway analysis revealed that the functional pathways were closely related with the development of the nervous system. qPCR results showed that the expression levels of miR-140-3p and let-7d-5p were significantly lower in DS group than in the control group (P < 0.05), as was consistent with miRNA sequencing results; the expression level of miR-4512 was significantly higher in DS group than in control group (P < 0.05), which was contrary to miRNA sequencing results. The results of double luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed that let-7d-5p was capable of targeted regulation of BACH1 expression. CONCLUSION Let-7d-5p in amniotic fluid exosomes may promote oxidative stress events in the brain of fetuses with DS by regulating BACH1 expression.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.,Department of Assisted Reproduction, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Eugenic Genetics, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Eugenic Genetics, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Eugenic Genetics, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Eugenic Genetics, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Guiyang 550003, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zhang ST, Yang T, Zhou YZ, Jiang Y, Xie R, Liu DJ, Li XM, Qiao B, Liu ZJ, Cao LH, Zheng CY, He XT. Polarization conversion in the caviton driven by linearly polarized lasers. Phys Rev E 2022; 105:L023202. [PMID: 35291060 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.105.l023202] [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: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In one-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of a plasma irradiated by linearly polarized lasers from both sides of boundaries, it is found that there is an appreciable growth of the electromagnetic field in cavitons in the transverse direction perpendicular to the direction of polarization, which indicates the polarization conversion of the electromagnetic field in cavitons. This paper demonstrates the mechanism of this phenomenon based on parametric resonance induced by ponderomotive force with twice the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation in the caviton. We develop a theoretical model and verify it with simulation results. This phenomenon contributes to the heating and acceleration of particles and traps more EM energy in cavitons.
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS, and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, People's Republic of China
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Xie R, Shang B, Jiang W, Cao C, Shi H, Shou J. Optimizing targeted drug selection in combination therapy for patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of safety. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00470-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nudy M, Xie R, O'Sullivan DM, Jiang X, Appt S, Register TC, Kaplan JR, Clarkson TB, Schnatz PF. Association between coronary artery vitamin D receptor expression and select systemic risks factors for coronary artery atherosclerosis. Climacteric 2021; 25:369-375. [PMID: 34694941 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1985992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to analyze the association between coronary artery vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression and systemic coronary artery atherosclerosis (CAA) risk factors. METHODS Female cynomolgus monkeys (n = 39) consumed atherogenic diets containing the women's equivalent of 1000 IU/day of vitamin D3. After 32 months consuming the diets, each monkey underwent surgical menopause. After 32 postmenopausal months, CAA and VDR expression were quantified in the left anterior descending coronary artery. Plasma 25OHD3, lipid profiles and serum monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) were measured. RESULTS In postmenopausal monkeys receiving atherogenic diets, serum MCP-1 was significantly elevated compared with baseline (482.2 ± 174.2 pg/ml vs. 349.1 ± 163.2 pg/ml, respectively; p < 0.001; d = 0.79) and at the start of menopause (363.4 ± 117.2 pg/ml; p < 0.001; d = 0.80). Coronary VDR expression was inversely correlated with serum MCP-1 (p = 0.042). Additionally, the change of postmenopausal MCP-1 (from baseline to necropsy) was significantly reduced in the group with higher, compared to below the median, VDR expression (p = 0.038). The combination of plasma 25OHD3 and total plasma cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was subsequently broken into low-risk, moderate-risk and high-risk groups; as the risk increased, the VDR quantity decreased (p = 0.04). CAA was not associated with various atherogenic diets. CONCLUSION Coronary artery VDR expression was inversely correlated with markers of CAA risk and inflammation, including MCP-1, suggesting that systemic and perhaps local inflammation in the artery may be associated with reduced arterial VDR expression.
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of ObGyn, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA, USA
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- Department of ObGyn, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology/Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology/Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology/Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology/Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of ObGyn, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA, USA.,Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA, USA.,Department of ObGyn, Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Internal Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Taylor M, Leboulleux S, Panaseykin Y, Konda B, Fouchardiere CDL, Hughes B, Gianoukakis A, Park Y, Romanov I, Krzyzanowska M, Garbinsky D, Sherif B, Pan J, Binder T, Sauter N, Xie R, Brose M. 1746P Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) analyses from study 211: A phase 2 study in patients (pts) with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC) treated with 2 starting doses of lenvatinib (LEN). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Xu T, Cui Z, Wang J, Feng Y, Xie R, Li D, Peng J, Huang R, Li T. [Aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulates airway inflammation in mice with cockroach allergen-induced asthma by regulating Th17/Treg differentiation]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:716-721. [PMID: 34134959 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.05.12] [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: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modulates cockroach allergen (CRE)-induced asthma by regulating Th17/Treg differentiation. OBJECTIVE Mouse models of CRE-induced asthma established by sensitizing and challenging the mice with CRE were randomized into asthma model group, AhR agonist group treated with TCDD (10 μg/ kg), and AhR antagonist group treated with TCDD and CH223191 (10 mg/kg) (n=5), with 5 mice without CRE challenge as the control group. The expressions of AhR, Cyp1a1 and Cyp1b1 mRNA in the lung tissues of the mice were detected using RT-PCR, and pulmonary inflammation was evaluated with immumohistochemical staining. The expressions of inflammatory cytokines in the lungs were detected using ELISA, and the expression of Treg in the lung tissues and pulmonary lymph nodes was analyzed with flow cytometry. OBJECTIVE Both TCDD and CH223191 were capable of modulating pulmonary expressions of AhR and its downstream genes Cyp1a1 and Cyp1b1 in asthmatic mice (P < 0.002). TCDD treatment significantly decreased inflammatory cells and mucus production in the lungs of asthmatic mice, and BALFs from TCDD-treated mice with CRE challenge contained lowered levels of the proinflammatory factors including IL-4, IL-13 and IL-17A (P < 0.001) but increased anti-inflammatory factors including IL-10, IL-22 and TGF-β1 (P < 0.001). All these changes were significantly reversed by treatment with CH223191 to the levels comparable with those in the asthma model group (P>0.05). More importantly, TCDD treatment significantly increased the number of Tregs cells and FOXP3 expression and lowered RORγt mRNA expression in the lungs and pulmonary lymph nodes in asthmatic mice (P < 0.001); inhibition of AhR with CH223191, as compared with TCDD, significantly decreased the expression of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg cells in the lungs and pulmonary lymph nodes and the expression of FOXP3 mRNA in lymphocytes and increased RORγt mRNA expression (P < 0.001) to the levels comparable with those in asthma model group (P>0.05). OBJECTIVE AhR activation modulates airway inflammation in mice with CRE-induced asthma by modulating the differentiation of Th17/Treg.
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Xie R, Houshmandyar S, Austin ME. Active control of electron cyclotron emission radiometer channel frequencies for improved electron temperature measurements. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:033530. [PMID: 33820040 DOI: 10.1063/5.0043662] [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] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As advanced scenarios are developed for tokamak operations, the demand for flexibility of the electron cyclotron emission (ECE) channels' locations has increased. The tunable feature of yttrium iron garnet (YIG) filters provides this spatial flexibility. Here, we present a method of performing ECE measurements on fixed flux surfaces instead of fixed frequencies. This is achieved by adjusting YIG filters utilized in the intermediate frequency section to frequencies associated with flux surfaces in regions of interest during the discharge. The key components are the application of tunable YIG filters and a control program that calculates the filter settings using flux information from real-time reconstruction equilibria (EFIT). This fast procedure facilitates Te measurements in regions of interest to investigate plasma dynamic behaviors.
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- Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Brose M, Panaseykin Y, Konda B, Fouchardiere CDL, Hughes B, Gianoukakis A, Park Y, Romanov I, Krzyzanowska M, Binder T, Dutcus C, Xie R, Taylor M. 426P A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, phase II study of lenvatinib (LEN) in patients (pts) with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a daily oral starting dose of 18 mg vs 24 mg. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Box EW, Deng L, Morgan DE, Xie R, Kirklin JK, Wang TN, Heslin MJ, Reddy S, Vickers S, Dudeia V, Rose JB. Preoperative anthropomorphic radiographic measurements can predict postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatoduodenectomy. Am J Surg 2020; 222:133-138. [PMID: 33390246 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative pancreatic fistulae (POPF) are a major contributing factor to pancreatoduodenectomy-associated morbidity. Established risk calculators mostly rely on subjective or intraoperative assessments. We hypothesized that various objective preoperatively determined computed tomography (CT) measurements could predict POPF as well as validated models and allow for more informed operative consent in high-risk patients. METHODS Patients undergoing elective pancreatoduodenectomies between January 2013 and April 2018 were identified in a prospective database. Comparative statistical analyses and multivariable logistic regression models were generated to predict POPF development. Model performance was tested with receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves. Pancreatic neck attenuation (Hounsfield units) was measured in triplicate by pancreatic protocol CT (venous phase, coronal plane) anterior to the portal vein. A pancreatic density index (PDI) was created to adjust for differences in contrast timing by dividing the mean of these measurements by the portal vein attenuation. Total areas of subcutaneous fat and skeletal muscle were calculated at the L3 vertebral level on axial CT. Pancreatic duct (PD) diameter was determined by CT. RESULTS In the study period 220 patients had elective pancreatoduodenectomies with 35 (16%) developing a POPF of any grade. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that demographics (age, sex, and race) were not associated with POPF, yet patients resected for pancreatic adenocarcinoma or chronic pancreatitis were less likely to develop a POPF (10 vs. 24%; p = 0.004). ROC curves were created using various combinations of gland texture, body mass index, skeletal muscle index, sarcopenia, PDI, PD diameter, and subcutaneous fat area indexed for height (SFI). A model replacing gland texture with SFI and PDI (AUC 0.844) had similar predictive performance as the established model (p = 0.169). CONCLUSION A combination of preoperative objective CT measurements can adequately predict POPF and is comparable to established models relying on subjective intraoperative variables. Validation in a larger dataset would allow for better preoperative stratification of high-risk patients and improve informed consent among this patient population.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 500 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Boshell Diabetes Building #618, 1808 7th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
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Nayak A, Hu Y, Ko Y, Mehta A, Liu C, Xie R, Cowger J, Kirklin J, Kormos R, Simon M, Morris A. Gender Differences in Early Mortality after LVAD: An IMACS Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Xie R, Shou JJ, Chen G, Che XY, Dong YH, Li JQ, Che XM. [Surgical strategy of intraspinal tumors using minimal invasive channels]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 100:265-269. [PMID: 32075353 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare and analyze the effect of minimally invasive surgery and traditional open surgery in patients with spinal canal tumors, including intraspinal and extraspinal communication tumors. Methods: From 2017 to 2019, 31 patients (minimally invasive channel group) were included in the neurosurgery department of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, and 38 patients (open operation group) were selected as the control group. From the aspects of intraoperative condition, operative effect, postoperative muscle injury, postoperative complications, postoperative spinal stability, the minimally invasive access group and the open operation group were compared and analyzed. Results: The bleeding volume (70.2 ml±4.9 ml), operation time (164.7 min±16.0 min) and hospitalization days (9.5±2.5) in the minimally invasive access group were significantly lower than those in the open operation group (P<0.001). The creatine kinase CK (363.9 U/L±51.6 U/L) in the minimally invasive group was significantly lower than that in the open group (514.2 U/L±68.3 U/L) (P<0.001). According to Panjabi standard, the effect of spinal cord stability in minimally invasive group was significantly lower than that in open operation group (P<0.001), and the symptom improvement rate in minimally invasive group was significantly higher than that in open hand group (P<0.05). Conclusions: Compared with the open surgery, the amount of bleeding, the length of incision, the time of operation and the days of hospitalization were significantly shorter, the degree of muscle damage was also significantly reduced, the incidence of complications was lower, the impact of spinal stability was smaller, and the overall advantage was obvious.
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- R Xie
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Xie R, Tuo B, Yang S, Chen XQ, Xu J. Calcium-sensing receptor bridges calcium and telomerase reverse transcriptase in gastric cancers via Akt. Clin Transl Oncol 2019; 22:1023-1032. [PMID: 31650467 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02226-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) and calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) act as an oncogene in gastric cancers, however, their relationship in the progression of gastric cancers is yet to be elucidated. Herein, we aimed to access the potential interaction between hTERT and CaSR in the development of gastric cancers. METHODS The clinical data of 41 patients with gastric cancers were analyzed regarding the expressions of hTERT and CaSR by immunohistochemistry. Among them, five patients' specimens were also analyzed by Western blotting. The regulation of calcium on the expression level of hTERT and the possible underlying mechanism via CaSR were explored in gastric cancer cell lines MKN45 and SGC-7901. RESULTS Both hTERT and CaSR were increased and positively correlated in human gastric cancers, which also occurs in gastric cancer cells MKN45 and SGC-7901. Calcium induced hTERT expression at the transcriptional level in a CaSR-dependent manner followed by an increase in telomerase activity, as either a CaSR shRNA or the CaSR antagonist NPS2143 abolished the calcium-mediated regulation of hTERT and telomerase activity. Further studies showed that CaSR-mediated cytosolic calcium rise followed by Akt activation was involved in the regulation of hTERT by extracellular calcium. Finally, neither CaSR overexpression nor shRNA-mediated CaSR downregulation had an effect on the expression level of hTERT. CONCLUSIONS Our findings established a functional linkage between CaSR and hTERT in the development of gastric cancers and CaSR-hTERT coupling might serve as a novel target for therapeutic strategy against human gastric cancers.
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- R Xie
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China.
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Zhao J, Hu J, Xie R. OS6.4 The hypoxia-induced glioma derived exosome miRNA-199a-3p promotes glioma cells proliferation and increased ischemic injury of the para-tumor neurons by inhibiting mTOR pathway— A pivotal ischemic mechanism in the proliferation and growth of glioma. Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz126.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Growth of glioma cells can be promoted by hypoxia, but its underlying molecular mechanisms are not clear. Exosomes and miRNAs were reported to play crucial roles in tumor progression. Effects of exosomes and exosomal miRNAs, induced by hypoxia, on glioma cells were still unclear.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Glioma samples were analyzed by HE and HIF-1α staining. Image data of these patients were also retrospectively analyzed. HT22 and C6 cell lines were co-cultured in both direct and indirect system. Hypoxia (1% oxygen) and oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) were applied to evaluate hypoxia effects on the growth and proliferation of cell lines, and such effects were assessed by C6/HT22 ratio, MTT and LDH assay. Hypoxia-induced glioma derived exosomes (HIGDE) and non-HIGDE (NHIGDE) were isolated and were administrated to normal culture medium to evaluate their effects on cell growing. The target miRNA was selected by performing miRNA microarray analysis. MicroRNA mimics and shRNA were constructed to overexpress or inhibit the microRNA expression. MTOR signal pathway was activated by utilizing phosphatidic acid. The RNAs expression were detected by RT-qPCR and the proteins expression was evaluated by western blotting.
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Para-tumor hypoxia area shared a same region with cytotoxic edema around the glioma lesion and can be easily detected by PET/CT. The density of positive HIF-1αstaining was higher in tumor area than that in para-tumor and normal parenchyma area. In hypoxia direct co-culture system, the cell number ratio of C6/HT22 was significantly higher than that without hypoxia pretreatment; while in hypoxia mono-culture and indirect co-culture systems, the proliferation ability of HT22 was statistical lower than C6. After applying OGD, neuron cells cultured with HIGDE showed a statistical higher LDH release level than with NHIGDE or normal culture medium. The miRNA microarray analysis revealed that miRNA-199a-3p was the highest expressed in HIGDE than in NHIGDE (p < 0.05; Fold Change > 2). Transfected with mimics or shRNA, it was indicated that upregulation of miR-199a-3p aggravated HIGDE-induced OGD injury in HT22 cells. Moreover, we interfered mTOR signal pathway and the expression of HIF-1αin C6 cells. We found that miRNA-199a-3p aggravated HIGDE-neuron cell injury via suppressing mTOR signal pathway, and hypoxia related upregulation of miRNA-199a-3p in HIGDE was induced by the activation of HIF-1α in C6 cells.
CONCLUSION
The Hypoxia-Induced Glioma Derived Exosome miRNA-199a-3p can be upregulated by the activation of HIF-1α, and is able to promote glioma cells proliferation and increase ischemic injury of the para-tumor neurons via inhibiting mTOR pathway.
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- J Zhao
- Fudan University Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Deng C, Xie R, Banfield C, Gupta P, Feeney C, Rojo R, Peterson M. 170 Forecasting Phase 3 Dose-Response for Abrocitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase 1 Selective Inhibitor, Using Investigator’s Global Assessment and Eczema Area and Severity Index. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ding ZJ, Wang GP, Zhang YL, Xie R, Pei GX, Du HY, Wang J, Li G, Hong GZ, Wen J, Wei ZL, Yang J, Luo L, Li H, Huang TY, Wang XQ, Tao YD, Gou YH, Wang G. [Epidemiological survey of mental disorders in the rural left behind elderly aged 60 years and older in Gansu]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:2429-2434. [PMID: 31434422 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.31.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence, demographic characteristics and social life function of mental disorders in the rural left behind elderly aged 60 years and older in Gansu. Methods: Between November 2017 and June 2018, a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used to randomly select the rural left behind elderly aged 60 years and older in Gansu, and totally 6 000 elderly were enrolled. By using the extended general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the American Handbook for Diagnosis and Statistics of Mental Disorders (DSM-Ⅳ) Axis Ⅰ Disorders Formal Clinical Examination Patient Edition, all the included subjects were screened and diagnosed. Functional status was assessed by the Global Assessment Function scale (GAF). Statistical analysis of the prevalence of various mental illnesses, as well as the differences in the prevalence of different gender, marital status and age groups was performed. Results: Totally, 6 000 subjects completed the survey. The adjusted current prevalence of any mental disorder was 20.11% (95%CI 17.70%-22.85%). The six most prevalent specific disorders were major depressive disorder (9.20%), pain disorder (2.71%), mood disorder due to the body condition (2.08%), generalized anxiety disorder (1.99%), anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (1.15%) and dysthymic disorder (0.84%). The lifetime prevalence of mental disorders was 20.54% (95%CI 18.40%-23.39%). The overall current prevalence of mental disorders was higher in women (242.89‰) than in men (119.55‰), and the unmarried (248.37‰) was higher than those married (187.53‰). There was no significant difference in the prevalence of mental disorders among different age groups (P>0.05). The GAF score of mental disorders was 56±11, and 71.82% was moderate to severe functional impairment. Conclusions: The prevalence of mental disorders is high in rural left-behind population aged 60 years and over in Gansu Province. Major depression is a condition that deserves special attention.
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- Department of Psychiatric, Tianshui Third People's Hospital, Tianshui 741000, China
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Ma TH, Gao CC, Xie R, Yang XZ, Dai WJ, Zhang JL, Yan W, Wu SN. Predictive values of FAP and HGF for tumor angiogenesis and metastasis in colorectal cancer. Neoplasma 2019; 64:880-886. [PMID: 28895412 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2017_609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This study aims to explore the correlation of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and fibroblast activation protein (FAP) expressions with the angiogenesis and metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC). The immunohistochemical SABC method was used to detect HGF and FAP expressions in 127 CRC tissues, 51 colorectal polyp tissues and 28 normal tissues. HGF and FAP expressions in liver metastasis were detected using western blot to analyze the correlation of their expressions with lymph node metastasis and liver metastasis. Micro-vessel density (MVD) and clinic-pathologic information of CRC patients were recorded and analyzed. In CRC group, HGF and FAP expressions were greatly higher than those in normal group and colorectal polyps group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the positive rates of HGF and FAP expressions in lymph node metastasis were evidently higher than those in non-lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). In liver metastasis group, HGF and FAP expressions were obviously higher than non-liver metastasis group (P < 0.05). CRC group had much more MVD in comparison with normal group and colorectal polyps group (P < 0.05).When compared with negative group, MVD was significantly higher than that in CRC tissue with positive HGF and FAP (P < 0.05). Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that HGF and FAP were in positive correlation with MVD (r = 0.542, P < 0.001; r = 0.753, P < 0.001). These results indicate that FAP and HGF play an important role in CRC angiogenesis, and their expression levels are valuable to predict CRC liver metastasis and lymph node metastasis.
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Xie R, Cowger J, Kirklin J, Hannan M, Goldstein D, Aslam S. Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Effects of Device Flow Type on Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Infections: An IMACS Registry Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Hernandez-Montfort J, Ton VK, Xie R, Fisher A, Meyns B, Nakatani T, Netuka I, Pettit S, Shaw S, Yanase M, Kirklin J, Rowe A, Goldstein D, Cowger J. Longitudinal Impact of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes: An IMACS Registry Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ton V, Hernandez-Montfort J, Xie R, Meyns B, Nakatani T, Yanase M, Shaw S, Pettit S, Netuka I, Kirklin J, Goldstein D, Cowger J. Short and Long-Term Adverse Events in Patients on Temporary Circulatory Support before LVAD: An IMACS Registry Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Xiao Q, Dong M, Cheng F, Mao F, Zong W, Wu K, Xie R, Wang B, Lei T, Guo D. P04.71 LRIG2 promotes the proliferation of glioblastoma cells in vitro and in vivo through enhancing the PDGFRβ signaling pathways. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Q Xiao
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Xie R, Kessler T, Grosch J, Huang L, Solecki G, Wick W, Winkler F. OS3.5 Dynamic insights into the cellular heterogeneity of malignant gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- R Xie
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wang M, Hu L, Xie R. Hysteroscopy improves pregnancy outcomes in women with advanced maternal age prior to IVF/ICSI. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.1118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhu M, Li M, Zhou Y, Dangelmajer S, Kahlert UD, Xie R, Xi Q, Shahveranov A, Ye D, Lei T. Isoflurane enhances the malignant potential of glioblastoma stem cells by promoting their viability, mobility in vitro and migratory capacity in vivo. Br J Anaesth 2018; 116:870-7. [PMID: 27199319 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Isoflurane is one of the most common general anaesthetics used during surgical procedures, including tumour resection. However, the effects of isoflurane on the viability and migration capacity of cancer cells, specifically in the context of brain cancer cells, remain unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence that isoflurane has on the function of glioblastoma stem cells (GCSs) in regards to cell proliferation, survival and migration. METHOD U251-GSCs were exposed to isoflurane at clinically relevant concentrations and incubation times. The effects on proliferation, survival and migration capacities of the cells were evaluated in vitro. The potential risk was assessed in mice by intracranial injection of U251-GSCs pretreated with isoflurane. Furthermore, the average tumour volume and migration distance of U251-GSCs from the tumour centre were calculated. RESULTS Exposure of U251-GSCs to 1.2% isoflurane for 6 h resulted in increased proliferation (P<0.05) and decreased apoptosis rate (P<0.05) when compared with the control group. In addition, isoflurane exposure caused increased migration capacity in vitro (P<0.05) and the distance migrated was increased in vivo (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Clinically relevant concentrations and incubation times of isoflurane could promote the viability and mobility of U251-GSCs, suggesting this general anaesthetic may have detrimental effects in glioblastoma by facilitating its growth and migration.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Gao L, Fan Y, Yang Y, Xie R, Yang J, Chen Z. Mechanism of Premature Apoptosis in CD1d-Restricted Natural Killier T Cells From Human Peripheral Blood During the Induction of Proliferation In Vitro. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1514-1518. [PMID: 29880380 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.071] [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: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A preliminary investigation on the proliferation and cultivation process of natural killer T cells (NKT) was carried out. We provide reference data for future NKT-related research and development. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from healthy people and were induced by α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer). The phenotypic changes of the cells and the activation and apoptosis of Caspase-3 were recorded for 3-4 weeks. RESULTS The proliferation of the NKT cells continued for approximately 3 weeks, and then apoptosis started to occur. The activity of Caspase-3 was maintained at a high level from the second week. The responses of individual human NKT cells to α-GalCer stimulation differed significantly. CONCLUSION The proliferation of the NKT cells continued for approximately 3 weeks, and then apoptosis Semiconstitutively started to occur. The activity of Caspase-3 was maintained at a high level from the second week. The responses of individual human NKT cells to α-GalCer stimulation differed significantly.
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- Shanghai Blood Center, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Gynecology, Huashan Hospital North Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Blood Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Blood Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Blood Center, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Quintiles Asia Medical Oncology, Shanghai, China.
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Lee S, Xie R, Lemstrom K, Dickinson M, Boeve T, Leacche M, Cowger J, de By T, Kirklin J. Worldwide Experience of Adult Patients with Small Body Size Supported by a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device - An IMACS Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Zhang B, Yu RZ, Yu YH, Peng C, Xie R, Zhang Y, Chen JY. Lectin inspired polymers based on the dipeptide Ser-Asp for glycopeptide enrichment. Analyst 2018; 143:5090-5093. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01258j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lectin inspired polymers polySD-SiO2were prepared and applied to the high-efficiency enrichment of glycopeptides.
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- B. Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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- Medical Department, Chinese People's Liberation Army 210 Hospital
- Dalian, Liaoning 116015
- China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Union Hospital
- Tongji Medical College
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430022
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Xie R, Ratliff M, Solecki G, Karimian K, Hänggi D, Wick W, Winkler F. P08.64 A NF-κB in vivo reporter system allows molecular insights into glioma progression and therapy response. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Morrissey O, Xie R, Schaenman J, Husain S, Mooney M, Nakatani T, Kormos R, Gómez-Bueno M, Aslam S, Pya Y, Hannan M. Epidemiology of Fungal Infections (FI) in Mechanical Circulatory Support Device (MCSD) Recipients: Analysis of IMACS Registry 2013-2015. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Forest S, Xie R, Kirklin J, Cowger J, Xia Y, Dipchand A, Sivathasan C, Merry C, Lund L, Kormos R, Nakatani T, Jorde U, Goldstein D. Adverse Events After Device Implantation Are More Common in Obese Patients: An IMACS Registry Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ambardekar A, Thibodeau J, DeVore A, Kittleson M, Forde-McLean R, Palardy M, Mountis M, Cadaret L, Teuteberg J, Pamboukian S, Stevenson L, Xie R, Stewart G. Slow Gait Speed Linked to More Severe Disease but Not with Early Events in Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (MedaMACS) Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Hannan M, Xie R, Cowger J, Schueler S, de By T, Dipchand A, Chu V, Cantor R, Koval C, Krabatsch T, Hayward C, Kirklin J. The Epidemiology of Infection in MCS from the IMACS Database: January 2013 to December 2015. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Xie R, Liu Y. P08.63 Hypoxia and endothelial cells sequentially, but not synergistically, affected glioma stem cell phenotypes implying an in vivo cell migration from necrotic to vascularized areas with Wnt pathway involved. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hannan M, Xie R, Kusne S, Merry C, Grossi P, Stosor V, Sivathasan C, Mehra M, Jorde U, Netuka I, Huprikar S, Kirklin J. Antimicrobial Surgical Prophylaxis in MCS Implant Surgery and Surgical Site Infection, IMACS January 2013 to December 2015. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ambardekar V, Kittleson M, Palardy M, Mountis M, Forde-McLean R, DeVore A, Pamboukian S, Thibodeau J, Teuteberg J, Cadaret L, Xie R, Stevenson L, Stewart G. Advanced Therapy Utilization and Survival in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (MedaMACS) Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Xie R, Ilavsky J, Huang HF, Zhou XL, Yang C, Wang YZ, Xu HJ. Dispersed SiC nanoparticles in Ni observed by ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering. J Appl Crystallogr 2016. [DOI: 10.1107/s1600576716015090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A metal–ceramic composite, nickel reinforced with SiC nanoparticles, was synthesized and characterized for its potential application in next-generation molten salt nuclear reactors. Synchrotron ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) measurements were conducted on the composite. The size distribution and number density of the SiC nanoparticles in the material were obtained through data modelling. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy characterization were performed to substantiate the results of the USAXS measurements. Tensile tests were performed on the samples to measure the change in their yield strength after doping with the nanoparticles. The average interparticle distance was calculated from the USAXS results and is related to the increased yield strength of the composite.
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Ma T, Wu S, Yan W, Xie R, Zhou C. A functional variant of ATG16L2 is associated with Crohn's disease in the Chinese population. Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:O420-O426. [PMID: 27611316 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM To determine whether genetic polymorphism of the ATG16L2 gene is functionally associated with the incidence of Crohn's disease (CD) in the Chinese population. METHOD The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs11235604 of the ATG16L2 gene was genotyped in 363 patients with CD and 486 healthy volunteers from the Chinese Han population. The distributions of the genotype and allele frequency were compared between patients and controls by the chi-square test. The mRNA expression of ATG16L2 in T cells was evaluated by real-time PCR. Comparisons of mRNA expression of ATG16L2 between patients and controls and between patients with genotype CC and genotype CT/TT were performed with the Student's t-test. RESULTS Compared with the controls, patients were found to have a significantly higher proportion of genotype TT (5.5% vs 2.5%, P = 0.04). Allele T was the risk allele for the disease (16.3% vs 12.3%, P = 0.02), with an odds ratio of 1.31 (95% CI 1.04-1.67). The ATG16L2 mRNA of the patients was significantly reduced when compared with the controls (0.0044 ± 0.0018 vs 0.0064 ± 0.0023, P < 0.001). Patients with genotype TT/CT had a significant lower level of ATG16L2 mRNA than patients with genotype CC (0.0036 ± 0.0016 vs 0.0053 ± 0.0028, P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS ATG16L2 is a susceptibility gene for CD in the Chinese population. The rs11235604 SNP is remarkably associated with downregulation of the expression of ATG16L2. Further investigation into the gene's function is warranted for a comprehensive knowledge of the contribution of the variant to the development of CD.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huai'an First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huai'an First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huai'an First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huai'an First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huai'an First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China.
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Jermoumi M, Xie R, Cao D, Housley D, Shepard D. SU-F-T-514: Evaluation of the Accuracy of Free-Breathing and Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold Gated Beam Delivery Using An Elekta Linac. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4956699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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