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Zhu SY, Huang WY. [Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Bardet-Biedl syndrome]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2024; 62:385-388. [PMID: 38527514 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231003-00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- S Y Zhu
- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China
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Zhou XY, Zhu SY, Hong H, Fang T, Xu GZ. [Research on epidemiological characteristics of pneumonia and correlative factors of length of hospitalization in the elderly aged 60 years and older in Ningbo]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2024; 45:230-236. [PMID: 38413062 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230714-00430] [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: 02/29/2024]
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Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of pneumonia and the related factors of the length of hospitalization of pneumonia in the elderly aged 60 years and older in Ningbo in 2019. Methods: Data on hospitalized cases of pneumonia in the elderly aged 60 years and older in Ningbo in 2019 were collected through the regional health information platform, and the population data of Ningbo in 2019 were obtained through the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Statistics. A descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on hospitalized cases of pneumonia in the elderly population, and factors related to the length of hospitalization were explored. Results: A total of 15 956 hospitalized cases of pneumonia aged 60 years and older were reported in Ningbo in 2019, and the incidence of pneumonia requiring hospitalization was 1.02% (15 956/1 571 431). The incidence was 1.13% (8 613/760 357) in males and 0.83% (6 759/811 074) in females, and the ratio of male to female cases was 1.27∶1. The highest incidence was found in the ≥80 age group (2.52%), and the lowest incidence was found in the 60-69 age group (0.58%). March, February, and January were the peak period of pneumonia hospitalization. The main types of pneumonia diagnosed were not specified (65.12%), followed by bacterial pneumonia (34.60%). The M(Q1, Q3) of hospitalized patients with pneumonia was 9 (7, 13) days. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender (female: OR=0.911, 95%CI: 0.849-0.978) and older age (70-79 years old: OR=1.211, 95%CI: 1.111-1.321; ≥80 years old group: OR=1.486, 95%CI: 1.365-1.617), settlement method (self-payment: OR=0.567, 95%CI: 0.464-0.691), higher level of hospitals (Grade Ⅱ: OR=1.902,95%CI:1.723-2.100; Grade Ⅲ: OR=1.546,95%CI:1.407-1.698) were associated with the length of hospitalization for pneumonia in people aged 60 years and older in Ningbo. Conclusions: Hospitalization with pneumonia in people aged 60 years and older was high in winter and spring, men and older adults were in high-risk groups in Ningbo in 2019. Gender, age, billing method, and level of hospitals may be related factors to the length of hospitalization for pneumonia.
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- X Y Zhou
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Kong WG, Lin X, Zhu JH, Lin ZQ, Zhu SY, Zhang ZL, Lu WJ. [Progress in the application of alveolar organoids in common lung diseases]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:829-834. [PMID: 37536996 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230501-00207] [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: 08/05/2023]
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Organoids are tissue cultures formed by culturing cells in three-dimensional environments that simulate the physiological or pathological conditions of the human body. The cultivation of organoids is used to study the temporal and spatial transformation of cells during the development of tissues or organs, to investigate changes in cellular functions and inter-communications caused by various risk factors, and to discover potential therapeutic targets. This article provided an overview of the cultivation and identification methods of alveolar organoids, as well as the research progress in their application to common respiratory diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, viral pneumonia, and so on. The limitations and future applications of alveolar organoids are also analyzed and discussed.
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- W G Kong
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510182, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510182, China
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Ren C, Li YX, Xia DM, Zhao PY, Zhu SY, Zheng LY, Liang LP, Yao RQ, Du XH. Sepsis-Associated Coagulopathy Predicts Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Postoperative Sepsis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:783234. [PMID: 35242774 PMCID: PMC8885730 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.783234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of coagulopathy, which was responsible for poor outcomes, was commonly seen among patients with sepsis. In the current study, we aim to determine whether the presence of sepsis-associated coagulopathy (SAC) predicts the clinical outcomes among critically ill patients with postoperative sepsis. METHODS We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study by including patients with sepsis admitted to surgical ICU of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018. Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes were compared with respect to the presence of SAC. Kaplan-Meier analysis was applied to calculate survival rate, and Log-rank test was carried out to compare the differences between two groups. Furthermore, multivariable Cox and logistic and linear regression analysis were performed to assess the relationship between SAC and clinical outcomes, including hospital mortality, development of septic shock, and length of hospital stay (LOS), respectively. Additionally, both sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to further testify the robustness of our findings. RESULTS A total of 175 patients were included in the current study. Among all included patients, 41.1% (72/175) ICU patients were identified as having SAC. In-hospital mortality rates were significantly higher in the SAC group when compared to that of the No SAC group (37.5% vs. 11.7%; p < 0.001). By performing univariable and multivariable regression analyses, presence of SAC was demonstrated to significantly correlate with an increased in-hospital mortality for patients with sepsis in surgical ICU [Hazard ratio (HR), 3.75; 95% Confidence interval (CI), 1.90-7.40; p < 0.001]. Meanwhile, a complication of SAC was found to be the independent predictor of the development of septic shock [Odds ratio (OR), 4.11; 95% CI, 1.81-9.32; p = 0.001], whereas it was not significantly associated with prolonged hospital LOS (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.83-1.14; p = 0.743). CONCLUSION The presence of SAC was significantly associated with increased risk of in-hospital death and septic shock among postoperative patients with sepsis admitted to ICU. Moreover, there was no statistical difference of hospital LOS between the SAC and no SAC groups.
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- Chao Ren
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Orthopedics, The Naval Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of People's Liberation Army of China, Zhoushan, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Guangmingqiao Clinic, East Beijing Medical Area of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wang XD, Liu X, Wu T, Yang Y, Qi SN, He X, Zhang LL, Wu G, Qu BL, Qian LT, Hou XR, Zhang FQ, Qiao XY, Wang H, Li GF, Zhu Y, Cao JZ, Wu JX, Zhu SY, Shi M, Su H, Zhang XM, Zhang HL, Huang HQ, Zhang YJ, Song YQ, Zhu J, Wang Y, Li YX. [Outcome of radiotherapy for low-risk early-stage patients with extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal-type]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2021; 43:1105-1113. [PMID: 34695903 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200924-00851] [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 evaluate the prognosis and determine the failure patterns after radiotherapy for low-risk early-stage patients with extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal-type (ENKTCL). Methods: A total of 557 patients from 2000-2015 with low-risk early-stage ENKTCL who received radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy (CT) from China Lymphoma Collaborative Group were retrospectively reviewed. Among them, 427 patients received combined modality therapy, whereas 130 patients received RT alone. Survivals were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method and compared with Log-rank test. Overall survival (OS) was compared with age and sex-matched general Chinese population using expected survival and standardized mortality ratio (SMR). Cox stepwise regression model was used for multivariate analysis. Results: The 5-year OS and progression-free survival (PFS) were 87.2% and 77.2%. The SMR was 3.59 (P<0.001) at 1 year after treatment, whereas it was 1.50 at 4 years after treatment, without significant difference between ENKTCL group and country-matched general population (P=0.146). Compared with RT alone, CMT did not result in significantly superior 5-year OS (87.0% vs 87.4%, P=0.961) or PFS (76.1% vs 80.7%, P=0.129). Local failure (11.5%, 64/557) and distant failure (10.8%, 60/557) were the main failure modes, while regional failure was rare (2.9%, 16/557). The 5-year locoregional control rate (LRC) was 87.2% for the whole group, with 89.5% for ≥50 Gy versus 73.7% for <50 Gy (P<0.001). Radiotherapy dose was an independent factor affecting LRC(P<0.05). Conclusions: Radiotherapy achieves a favorable prognosis in patients with low-risk early-stage ENKTCL. The incidence of either locoregional or distant failure is low. Radiation dose still is an important prognostic factor for LRC.
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- X D Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University/Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang 550000, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital/Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Oncology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430023, China
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- Department of Oncology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430023, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China/Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei 230001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hebei Cancer Hospital/the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital/Cancer Hospital of The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanxi Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350014, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of PLA Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy/Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy/Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China/Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China/Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education)/Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education)/Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400000, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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Zhu SY, Lin LD, Guo YD, Chen T, Shen SK, Liu ZH, Zhu YC, Zhou L. [The analysis of related factors on the unilateral aldosterone secretion in the functional diagnosis of primary aldosteronism and establishment of a predictive model]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2667-2673. [PMID: 34510872 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210224-00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective: To explore related factors associated with unilateral aldosterone secretion of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) and construct a predictive model. Methods: The clinical data of patients who were diagnosed as PA in West China Hospital from April 2016 to September 2020 was analyzed retrospectively. According to the results of the adrenal enhancement CT, patients were divided into 3 groups, namely non-nodular group with no bilateral adrenal glands lesions, only with unilateral adrenal hyperplasia or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, unilateral nodule group with unilateral adrenal nodules and the contralateral adrenal glands with hyperplasia or not, and bilateral nodules group with nodules in both adrenal glands. Regarding the related factors of dominant side of aldosterone secretion, univariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used. Receiver operating characteristic curve and nomogram were used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of regression models. Results: A total of 237 patients with PA were included, of which, 118 males and 119 females, the median age was 39 years, and the body mass index (BMI) was (25.2±3.5) kg/m2. There were 157 (66.2%) of 237 patients with typical imaging findings. There were 32 cases in no-nodular group, 183 cases in unilateral nodule group, and 22 cases in bilateral nodules group. Multivariate analysis showed that age (OR=0.876, P<0.001), blood potassium concentration (OR=0.430, P=0.004), and typical imaging findings (OR=2.202, P=0.035) were associated with unilateral aldosterone secretion. As for unilateral nodule group, multivariate analysis showed that age (OR=0.900, P<0.001), plasma aldosteronism concentration (PAC) (OR=1.050, P=0.018), and typical imaging findings (OR=2.637, P=0.025) were associated with unilateral aldosterone secretion. The agreement rate between the dominant side of the adrenal CT and AVS was only 50.2%. Multivariate analysis showed that age (OR=0.954, P=0.001), BMI (OR=0.893, P=0.024) and PAC (OR=1.043, P=0.011) were independently associated with concordance between AVS and CT. The cut-off value of the ROC curve was 0.43; the model sensitivity was 56.3%; the specificity was 86.7% and the area under the ROC curve was 0.742. Conclusions: Age is an important predictor in the diagnosis of PA subtypes. It is recommended to refer to subgroup based on imaging results for clinical decision. For patients with no obvious lesions or bilateral lesions on CT, AVS should be performed as far as possible to confirm the subtypes in diagnosis of PA.
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- S Y Zhu
- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,China
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Zhu SY, Yao RQ, Li YX, Zhao PY, Ren C, Du XH, Yao YM. The Role and Regulatory Mechanism of Transcription Factor EB in Health and Diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:667750. [PMID: 34490237 PMCID: PMC8418145 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.667750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transcription factor EB (TFEB) is a member of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor/transcription factor E (MiTF/TFE) family and critically involved in the maintenance of structural integrity and functional balance of multiple cells. In this review, we described the effects of post-transcriptional modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation, SUMOylation, and ubiquitination, on the subcellular localization and activation of TFEB. The activated TFEB enters into the nucleus and induces the expressions of targeted genes. We then presented the role of TFEB in the biosynthesis of multiple organelles, completion of lysosome-autophagy pathway, metabolism regulation, immune, and inflammatory responses. This review compiles existing knowledge in the understanding of TFEB regulation and function, covering its essential role in response to cellular stress. We further elaborated the involvement of TFEB dysregulation in the pathophysiological process of various diseases, such as the catabolic hyperactivity in tumors, the accumulation of abnormal aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases, and the aberrant host responses in inflammatory diseases. In this review, multiple drugs have also been introduced, which enable regulating the translocation and activation of TFEB, showing beneficial effects in mitigating various disease models. Therefore, TFEB might serve as a potential therapeutic target for human diseases. The limitation of this review is that the mechanism of TFEB-related human diseases mainly focuses on its association with lysosome and autophagy, which needs deep description of other mechanism in diseases progression after getting more advanced information.
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- Sheng-Yu Zhu
- Medical Innovation Research Division, Translational Medicine Research Center and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Translational Medicine Research Center and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Translational Medicine Research Center and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Innovation Research Division, Translational Medicine Research Center and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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He MZ, Xie YQ, Zou YG, Zhu SY, Guo YL. [Effectiveness of integrated schistosomiasis control in Changzhou City from 2015 to 2020]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2021; 34:72-74. [PMID: 35266360 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2021062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated schistosomiasis control measures in Changzhou City from 2015 to 2020, so as to provide insights into the formulation of the strategy used to consolidate the schistosomiasis elimination achievements. METHODS The annual schistosomiasis control working report and integrated schistosomiasis control data were collected in Changzhou City from 2015 to 2020, and the prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infections in humans and livestock and snail status were analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated schistosomiasis control measures. RESULTS During the period from 2015 to 2020, a total of 112 061 person-time individuals received serological tests for S. japonicum infections in Changzhou City, and the sero-prevalence was 0.15% to 1.09% during the 6-year period, with a significant difference seen among years (χ2 = 288.11, P < 0.05). From 2015 to 2020, a total of 13 435 person-time individuals received stool examinations, with no egg-positives identified; among 5 840 herd-time livestock receiving schistosomiasis examinations, no positives were detected, while a 100% coverage of fencing livestock was seen each year. During the 6-year period, a total of 38.40 hm2 snail habitats were found, including 8.97 hm2 emerging snail habitats, and among the 2 344 snails dissected, no S. japonicum infection was found. Chemical treatment covered an area of 385.71 hm2, and environmental improvements covered an area of 200.39 hm2. The mean density of living snails was less than 0.1 snails/0.1 m2 in snail habitats found in Changzhou City each year from 2015 to 2020, and the coverage of harmless toilets was 100% in 2020. During the 6-year period, a total of 3.740 6 million person-time individuals were given schistosomiasis health education in Changzhou City. CONCLUSIONS Changzhou City is now at the post-elimination surveillance stage; however, there are still factors affecting schistosomiasis transmission. The schistosomiasis surveillance system remains to be improved to consolidate the schistosomiasis elimination achievements in Changzhou City.
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- M Z He
- Changzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China
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- Changzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China
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- Changzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China
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- Changzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China
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- Changzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China
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Zheng X, He X, Yang Y, Liu X, Zhang LL, Qu BL, Zhong QZ, Qian LT, Hou XR, Qiao XY, Wang H, Zhu Y, Cao JZ, Wu JX, Wu T, Zhu SY, Shi M, Xu LM, Zhang HL, Su H, Song YQ, Zhu J, Zhang YJ, Huang HQ, Wang Y, Chen F, Yin L, Qi SN, Li YX. Association of improved overall survival with decreased distant metastasis following asparaginase-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy for intermediate- and high-risk early-stage extranodal nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma: a CLCG study. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100206. [PMID: 34242966 PMCID: PMC8271122 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the survival benefit of asparaginase (ASP)-based versus non-ASP-based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy in a real-world cohort of patients with early-stage extranodal nasal-type natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTCL). PATIENTS AND METHODS We identified 376 patients who received combined radiotherapy with either ASP-based (ASP, platinum, and gemcitabine; n = 286) or non-ASP-based (platinum and gemcitabine; n = 90) regimens. The patients were stratified into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups using the early stage-adjusted nomogram-revised risk index. Overall survival (OS) and distant metastasis (DM)-free survival (DMFS) between the chemotherapy regimens were compared using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) and multivariable analyses. RESULTS ASP-based (versus non-ASP-based) regimens significantly improved 5-year OS (84.5% versus 73.2%, P = 0.021) and DMFS (84.4% versus 74.5%, P = 0.014) for intermediate- and high-risk patients, but not for low-risk patients in the setting of radiotherapy. Moreover, ASP-based regimens decreased DM, with a 5-year cumulative DM rate of 14.9% for ASP-based regimens compared with 25.1% (P = 0.014) for non-ASP-based regimens. The survival benefit of ASP-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy remained consistent after adjusting the confounding variables using IPTW and multivariate analyses; additional sensitivity analyses confirmed these results. CONCLUSIONS The findings provided support for ASP-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy as a first-line treatment strategy for intermediate- and high-risk early-stage ENKTCL.
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- The General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Geriatric Medical Center, Beijing, PR China
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- The Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China
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- Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Shanxi Cancer Hospital, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, PR China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, PR China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Xijing Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, PR China
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- The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, PR China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, PR China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China.
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China.
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Zhu SY. [Macau "Baimahang" Hospital: an early western medicine hospital in China]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2021; 51:117-121. [PMID: 34098705 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20200409-00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The Macau Baimahang Hospital (Hospital de S. Rafael), took more than 400 years from 1569 to 1975 to develop as a comprehensive western medicine hospital , and is believed to be one of the earliest western medicine hospitals in China. Up to now, very little has been written about it as most of the records are kept in Macao, and few materials are recorded in Chinese. The author will review the archives and literature comprehensively with field work, in order to provide reference for further research.
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- S Y Zhu
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China Department of History, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Liu X, Wang XQ, Zhang WN, Bo QY, Zhu SY. [Study on the relationship between quality of nursing professional life and depression tendency of nursing staff]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2020; 38:365-368. [PMID: 32536075 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20190508-00186] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the relationship between the quality of professional life and depression tendency of nurses. Methods: From November 2018 to January 2019, 242 nurses from some third-class A hospitals were randomly selected as the subjects. The Quality of Professional Life Scale of Nurses were used to evaluate the status of nurses' professional life quality, and the depression state of nurses was measured by Self Rating Depression Scale, and the relationship between them was analyzed. Results: The total score of professional life of nurses was (156.86±26.60) , including family work balance (24.60±4.73) , working environment (77.30±14.78) , workload (36.34±6.11) and social environment (18.62±4.21) . The total score of depression tendency of nurses was (43.76±9.50) , the overall depression tendency rate was 64.46% (156/242) , and the incidence rates of moderate and severe depression tendency were 23.55% (57/242) and 10.74% (26/242) , respectively. There was negative correlation between the total score of professional quality of life and each dimension score with depression tendency (P<0.05) ; Multiple linear regression analysis showed that high quality of professional life was the protective factor of depression tendency of nurses (P<0.001) . Conclusion: The quality of professional life of nurses is related to depression tendency, and the high quality of professional life is not prone to depression.
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- X Liu
- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Zhu SY, Yao RQ, Li YX, Zhao PY, Ren C, Du XH, Yao YM. Lysosomal quality control of cell fate: a novel therapeutic target for human diseases. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:817. [PMID: 32999282 PMCID: PMC7528093 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In eukaryotic cells, lysosomes are digestive centers where biological macromolecules are degraded by phagocytosis and autophagy, thereby maintaining cellular self-renewal capacity and energy supply. Lysosomes also serve as signaling hubs to monitor the intracellular levels of nutrients and energy by acting as platforms for the assembly of multiple signaling pathways, such as mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The structural integrity and functional balance of lysosomes are essential for cell function and viability. In fact, lysosomal damage not only disrupts intracellular clearance but also results in the leakage of multiple contents, which pose great threats to the cell by triggering cell death pathways, including apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis. The collapse of lysosomal homeostasis is reportedly critical for the pathogenesis and development of various diseases, such as tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and inflammatory diseases. Lysosomal quality control (LQC), comprising lysosomal repair, lysophagy, and lysosomal regeneration, is rapidly initiated in response to lysosomal damage to maintain lysosomal structural integrity and functional homeostasis. LQC may be a novel but pivotal target for disease treatment because of its indispensable role in maintaining intracellular homeostasis and cell fate.
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- Sheng-Yu Zhu
- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100048, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,School of Medicine, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100048, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 200433, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100048, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100048, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu SY, Ji M. [Standardized endoscope diagnosis and treatment of early gastric cancer]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2020; 59:236-239. [PMID: 32146755 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2020.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- S Y Zhu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Disease, Beijing 100050, China
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Zhu SY. [The "elimination of the four pests" movement in Guangzhou from 1949 to 1959: focusing on the report of Nanfang Daily and Guangzhou Daily]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2019; 49:89-94. [PMID: 31137157 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2019.02.005] [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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According to all the reports about "eliminating the four pests" in Nanfang Daily and Guangzhou Daily between 1949 and 1959, this paper reviews the formation and development of "eliminating four pests" movement in Guangzhou. The movement started from 1949, and its first stage ended in 1952. The focus of the movement was to improve the appearance and environment of Guangzhou. From 1952 to 1956, the Patriotic Public Health Campaign started, and reached its climax around 1958, yet the movement has moved from pragmatism to radicalism. In the 10 years of "eliminating the four pests" , the movement has greatly improved the public health in Guangzhou and played a positive role in improving the physical health of the people in Guangzhou. However, excessive activities such as wiping out sparrows have also caused serious ecological disasters and poor harvests.
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- S Y Zhu
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China; Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Wang AP, Liu L, Gu LL, Wu S, Guo CM, Feng Q, Xia WL, Yuan C, Zhu SY. Expression of duck hepatitis A virus type 1 VP3 protein mediated by avian adeno-associated virus and its immunogenicity in ducklings. Acta Virol 2019; 63:53-59. [PMID: 30879313 DOI: 10.4149/av_2019_104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The avian adeno-associated virus (AAAV) is a replication-defective nonpathogenic virus that has been proved to be useful as a viral vector in gene delivery. In this study, the feasibility of AAAV for transgenic expression of duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) VP3 structural protein and its ability to induce protective immunity in ducklings was assessed. The recombinant AAAV (rAAAV-VP3) expressing the VP3 protein was prepared by co-infection of Sf9 cells with recombinant baculovirus (rBac-VP3) containing VP3 gene flanked by inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) of AAAV and the other two recombinant baculovirus expressing AAAV functional and structural genes, respectively. The generation of rAAAV-VP3 was demonstrated by electron microscopy, immunofluorescence assay, and western blot analysis. One day old ducklings were inoculated with rAAAV-VP3 or commercial attenuated vaccine and then challenged with DHAV-1 strain SH two weeks post vaccination. Anti-DHAV-1 antibodies were detected in all vaccinated groups by ELISA, and the titers between the rAAAV-VP3 group and the attenuated vaccine group were not statistically significant. Real time RT-PCR analysis showed that the virus copy numbers in the livers of the PBS control group were significantly higher than that of the rAAAV-VP3 and attenuated vaccine groups. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the VP3 expression mediated by rAAAV in ducklings could induce protective immunity against DHAV challenge, and this could be a candidate vaccine for the control of duck viral hepatitis. Keywords: avian adeno-associated virus; duck hepatitis A virus; VP3 gene; immunogenicity.
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Wang AP, Liu L, Gu LL, Guo CM, Wu S, Feng Q, Xia WL, Wu Z, Zhu SY. Protection against duck hepatitis a virus type 1 conferred by a recombinant avian adeno-associated virus. Poult Sci 2019; 98:112-118. [PMID: 30053293 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The avian adeno-associated virus (AAAV) has been proved to be an efficient gene transfer vector for human gene therapy and vaccine research. In this experiment, an AAAV-based vaccine was evaluated for the development of a vaccine against duck hepatitis a virus type 1 (DHAV-1). The major capsid VP1 gene was amplified and subcloned into pFBGFP containing the inverted terminal repeats of AAAV, and then the recombinant baculovirus rBac-VP1 was generated. The recombinant AAAV expressing the VP1 protein (rAAAV-VP1) was produced by co-infecting Sf9 cells with rBac-VP1 and the other 2 baculoviruses containing AAAV functional genes and structural genes respectively, and confirmed by electron microscopy, Western blotting and immunofluorescence assays. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed that the titer of rAAAV-VP1 was about 9 × 1012 VG/mL. Immunogenicity was studied in ducklings. One day ducklings were injected intramuscularly once with rAAAV-VP1. Serum from rAAAV-VP1-vaccinated ducklings showed a systemic immune response evidenced by VP1-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and virus neutralization test. Furthermore, all ducklings inoculated with rAAAV-VP1 were protected against DHAV-1 challenge. The data of quantitative real-time RT-PCR from livers of challenged ducklings also showed that the level of virus copies in rAAAV-VP1 group was significantly lower than that of the PBS group. Collectively, these results demonstrate that the AAAV-based vaccine is a potential vaccine candidate for the control of duck viral hepatitis.
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- A P Wang
- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-Pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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Zuo HL, Deng Y, Wang YF, Gao LL, Xue W, Zhu SY, Ma X, Sun AJ. [Effect of low-dose or standard-dose conjugated equine estrogen combined with different progesterone on bone density in menopause syndrome women]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2018; 53:243-247. [PMID: 29747269 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the effect of low-dose or standard-dose conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) combined with natural progesterone or dydrogesterone on bone density in menopause syndrome women. Methods: Totally 123 patients with menopause syndrome were recruited and randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups: group A (low-dose CEE+progesterone) , group B (standard-dose CEE+progesterone) , group C (standard-dose CEE+dydrogesterone) . Using continuous sequential regimen, the duration of intervention was 12 cycles. The bone mineral density of lumbar 2-4 and neck of femur, the bone metabolic markers, the level of FSH and estradiol were examined just before the drug administration and 12 months after the beginning of experiment. Results: There were 107 cases completed the one year trial. (1) Bone density: after 12 cycles of treatment, there was no significant change in bone density in group A (P>0.05) ; lumbar vertebrae of group B and C increased significantly, at 3.0% and 2.1%respectively (all P<0.05) . The bone density of left femoral neck of group C significantly increased by 2.9% (P=0.029) . There was no significant difference among the treatment groups at the beginning of experiment (P>0.05) . (2) Bone metabolic markers: after 12 cycles of treatment, the levels of calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, Ca/Cr decreased significantly, the difference were statistically significant (all P<0.05) . There was no significant difference among the treatment groups at the beginning of experiment (P>0.05) . (3) Levels of FSH and estradiol: after 12 cycles of treatment, the levels of FSH in three groups were decreased significantly (all P<0.01) . The levels of estradiol in three groups were increased significantly (all P<0.01) . There was no significant difference among the treatment groups at the beginning of experiment (P>0.05) . Conclusions: Both low-dose and standard-dose menopause hormone therapy (MHT) could elevate the level of estradiol, reduce bone turnover, prevent bone loss of postmenopausal women effectively. The standard dose of MHT could also increase the density of vertebrae and femoral neck, and generate more clinical benefits.
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- H L Zuo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Lin X, Lu JC, Shao Y, Zhang YY, Wu X, Pan JB, Gao L, Zhu SY, Qian K, Zhang YF, Bao DL, Li LF, Wang YQ, Liu ZL, Sun JT, Lei T, Liu C, Wang JO, Ibrahim K, Leonard DN, Zhou W, Guo HM, Wang YL, Du SX, Pantelides ST, Gao HJ. Intrinsically patterned two-dimensional materials for selective adsorption of molecules and nanoclusters. Nat Mater 2017; 16:717-721. [PMID: 28604716 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been studied extensively as monolayers, vertical or lateral heterostructures. To achieve functionalization, monolayers are often patterned using soft lithography and selectively decorated with molecules. Here we demonstrate the growth of a family of 2D materials that are intrinsically patterned. We demonstrate that a monolayer of PtSe2 can be grown on a Pt substrate in the form of a triangular pattern of alternating 1T and 1H phases. Moreover, we show that, in a monolayer of CuSe grown on a Cu substrate, strain relaxation leads to periodic patterns of triangular nanopores with uniform size. Adsorption of different species at preferred pattern sites is also achieved, demonstrating that these materials can serve as templates for selective self-assembly of molecules or nanoclusters, as well as for the functionalization of the same substrate with two different species.
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- X Lin
- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Material Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, USA
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Material Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, USA
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Wang AP, Wang YJ, Wu S, Zuo WY, Guo CM, Hong WM, Zhu SY. Study on the expression of human lysozyme in oviduct bioreactor mediated by recombinant avian adeno-associated virus. Poult Sci 2017; 96:2447-2453. [PMID: 28339926 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Due to its antimicrobial properties and low toxicity, human lysozyme (hLYZ) has broad application in the medical field and as a preservative used by the food industry. However, limited availability hinders its widespread use. Hence, we constructed a recombinant avian adeno-associated virus (rAAAV) that would specifically express hLYZ in the chicken oviduct and harvested hLYZ from the egg whites of laying hens. The oviduct-specific human lysozyme expression cassette flanked by avian adeno-associated virus (AAAV) inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) was subcloned into the modified baculovirus transfer vector pFBX, and then the recombinant baculovirus rBac-ITRLYZ was generated. The recombinant avian adeno-associated virus was produced by co-infecting Sf9 cells with rBac-ITRLYZ and the other 2 baculoviruses containing AAAV functional genes and structural genes, respectively. Electron microscopy and real-time PCR revealed that the recombinant viral particles were generated successfully with a typical AAAV morphology and a high titer. After one intravenous injection of each laying hen with 2 × 1011 viral particles, oviduct-specific expression of recombinant human lysozyme (rhLYZ) was detected by reverse transcription-PCR. The expression level of rhLYZ in the first wk increased to 258 ± 11.5 μg/mL, reached a maximum of 683 ± 16.4 μg/mL at the fifth wk, and then progressively declined during the succeeding 7 wk of the study. Western blotting indicated that the oviduct-expressed rhLYZ had the same molecular weight as the natural enzyme. These results indicate that an efficient and convenient oviduct bioreactor mediated by rAAAV has been established, and it is useful for production of other recombinant proteins.
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- A P Wang
- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Veterinary Bio-pharmaceutical, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Taizhou, 225300, China
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In this study, the phenotypic identification and molecular mechanism of one case of an A2B subtype pedigree was investigated. ABO blood groupings were identified by serological methods and sequence amplification was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using TA cloning and DNA sequencing analysis to identify the pedigree and the ABO gene haploid of the proband. There were both A and B antigens on the proband's red blood cells, and anti-A1 antibodies were found in the serum. Direct sequencing of the 6th and 7th exons of the ABO gene showed the A208/B101 genotype, and haploid determination revealed the A208 and B101 alleles. Compared with the A102 allele sequence, the A208 allele was mutated at the 539 G>C site. Pedigree analysis showed that the ABO blood phenotypes of the proband's father, mother, husband, and daughter were A2, B, AB, and A2B, respectively, and their genotypes were A208/O02, B101/B101, A102/B101, and A208/B101, respectively. The father of the proband had anti-A1 antibodies and the A208 allele of the proband was inherited from her father, which can be passed on to her daughter. The α-1, 3-N-acetylgalactose aminotransferase gene 539G>C mutation resulted in A2B phenotype generation, and individual serum contained the anti-A1 antibody.
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- J J Lin
- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
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- Scientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
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Hu Q, Zhu SY, Kang LK, Wang XY, Lun HM, Xu CM. Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis using real-time tissue elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Clin Radiol 2013; 69:194-9. [PMID: 24290780 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the utility of the elastic ratio calculated using real-time tissue elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-six patients with CHB were enrolled between September 2012 and August 2013. The elastic ratio of the liver for the intrahepatic venous small vessel was calculated to measure liver stiffness. Diagnostic performance of the elastic ratio and aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) were compared with histological fibrosis stage at liver biopsy. In addition, 45 healthy adult volunteers were participated in intra- and interobserver reliability studies. RESULTS There was no significant influence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status or hepatitis B virus DNA levels on the elastic ratio measurements in CHB patients. The elastic ratio was significantly correlated with histological fibrosis stage (r = 0.873, p < 0.001). Cut-off values were 2.62 for stage 2 and over (S ≥ 2), 3.20 for state 3 and over, and 3.86 for stage 4, respectively. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for elastic ratio and APRI diagnosis of significant fibrosis (S ≥ 2) was 0.91 (95% CI: 0.84-0.98) and 0.71 (95% CI: 0.57-0.86), and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.89-0.99) and 0.81 (95% CI: 0.71-0.91) for cirrhosis (S = 4), respectively. The elastic ratio measurements had good reproducibility: 0.838 for intra-observer reliability and 0.805 for inter-observer reliability, respectively (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Elastic ratio determined using real-time tissue elastography was an accurate and reproducible method for evaluating liver fibrosis in patients with CHB.
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China.
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi, China
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Zhang ZH, Li HX, Qi YP, Du LJ, Zhu SY, Wu MY, Lu HL, Yu Y, Han W. Recombinant human midkine stimulates proliferation of articular chondrocytes. Cell Prolif 2010; 43:184-94. [PMID: 20447063 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2010.00668.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Midkine, a heparin-binding growth factor, promotes population growth, survival and migration of several cell types, but its effect on articular chondrocytes remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate its role on proliferation of articular chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and MTT assays were performed to examine the proliferative effect of recombinant human midkine (rhMK) on primary articular chondrocytes. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) was analysed using western blot analysis. Systemic and local delivery of rhMK into mice and rats was preformed to investigate the proliferative effect of rhMK in vivo, respectively. Histological evaluation, including measurement of articular cartilage thickness, cell density, matrix staining and immunostaining of proliferating cell nuclear antigen was carried out. RESULTS rhMK promoted proliferation of articular chondrocytes cultured in a monolayer, which was mediated by activation of ERK and PI3K. The proliferative role of rhMK was not coupled to dedifferentiation of culture-expanded cells. Consistent with its action in vitro, rhMK stimulated proliferation of articular chondrocytes in vivo when it was administered subcutaneously and intra-articularly in mice and rats, respectively. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that rhMK stimulates proliferation of primary articular chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo. The results of this study warrant further examination of rhMK for treatment of animal models of articular cartilage defects.
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- Laboratory of Regeneromics, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zheng H, Zhu SY, Zubairy MS. Quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects: without the rotating-wave approximation. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:200404. [PMID: 19113320 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.200404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We show that the counterrotating, neglected in the previous studies of the quantum Zeno effect (QZE) in atomic decay, can have a large impact on the short-time evolution. We calculate the electron self-energy, the Lamb shift, and the QZE without making the rotating-wave approximation (RWA) and show that, for hydrogen in free space, the Zeno time is longer by 2 orders of magnitude than that obtained from the RWA. We also show that there is no anti-Zeno effect as the counterrotating terms and rotating terms represent the opposite processes in the higher frequency region. Consequently, the experimental measurement of the QZE may be much easier than what was determined with the RWA results.
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- H Zheng
- Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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Huai XL, Xu WL, Qu ZY, Li ZG, Zhang FP, Xiang GM, Zhu SY, Chen G. Numerical simulation of municipal solid waste combustion in a novel two-stage reciprocating incinerator. Waste Manag 2008; 28:15-29. [PMID: 17236753 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2005] [Revised: 08/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A mathematical model was presented in this paper for the combustion of municipal solid waste in a novel two-stage reciprocating grate furnace. Numerical simulations were performed to predict the temperature, the flow and the species distributions in the furnace, with practical operational conditions taken into account. The calculated results agree well with the test data, and the burning behavior of municipal solid waste in the novel two-stage reciprocating incinerator can be demonstrated well. The thickness of waste bed, the initial moisture content, the excessive air coefficient and the secondary air are the major factors that influence the combustion process. If the initial moisture content of waste is high, both the heat value of waste and the temperature inside incinerator are low, and less oxygen is necessary for combustion. The air supply rate and the primary air distribution along the grate should be adjusted according to the initial moisture content of the waste. A reasonable bed thickness and an adequate excessive air coefficient can keep a higher temperature, promote the burnout of combustibles, and consequently reduce the emission of dioxin pollutants. When the total air supply is constant, reducing primary air and introducing secondary air properly can enhance turbulence and mixing, prolong the residence time of flue gas, and promote the complete combustion of combustibles. This study provides an important reference for optimizing the design and operation of municipal solid wastes furnace.
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- X L Huai
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China.
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Past efforts on the automated processing on medical infrared images has typically focused on specialized applications like the detection of breast cancer. We propose the application of content-based image retrieval (CBIR) to medical thermal images. CBIR allows the retrieval of similar images based on features directly extracted from the image data. Hence, image retrieval for a thermal image that shows symptoms of a certain disease will provide visually similar cases which will usually also represent similarities in medical terms. The image features we propose for this purpose are a set of moment invariants of the grayscale thermal images.
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- B F Jones
- Dept. of Appl. Comput., Derby Univ., UK
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The human CD81 (hCD81) molecule has been identified as a putative receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV). In this study, eukaryotic expression vector pCDM8-hCD81 containing hCD81 cDNA and pSV2neo helper plasmid was used to cotransfect with lipofectamine into murine fibroblast cell line NIH/3T3 to establish an hCD81-expressing cell line. Resistant cell clones were obtained 20 days after the selection with neomycin (600 micro/ml) and then cultured as monoclones. The expression of the transfected hCD81 gene in the cells was verified by RT-PCR and flow cytometry analyses. One of the selected cell clones showed obvious expression of hCD81 and was named NIH/3T3-hCD81. Competitive inhibition tests indicated that the binding of monoclonal anti-hCD81 (JS-81) to NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells was inhibited by recombinant HCV E2 protein, suggesting that the expressed hCD81 molecules on NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells maintain natural conformation of binding to HCV E2. The transfected NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells should be of great potential value in studies on HCV attachment and onset of infection.
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- J Cao
- Department of Microbiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Zeng XC, Peng F, Luo F, Zhu SY, Liu H, Li WX. Molecular cloning and characterization of four scorpion K(+)-toxin-like peptides: a new subfamily of venom peptides (alpha-KTx14) and genomic analysis of a member. Biochimie 2001; 83:883-9. [PMID: 11698110 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(01)01326-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Four full-length cDNAs encoding the precursors of four K(+)-toxin-like peptides (named BmKK(1), BmKK(2), BmKK(3) and BmmKK(4), respectively) were first isolated from a venom gland cDNA library of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. The deduced precursors of BmKK(1), BmKK(2) and BmKK(3) are all made of 54 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 23 residues, and a mature toxin of 31 residues with three disulfide bridges. The precursor of BmKK(4) is composed of 55 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 23 residues, a mature toxin of 30 residues cross-linked by three disulfide bridges, and an extra Gly-Lys tail which should be removed in the processing step. The four peptides displayed 24-97% sequence identity with each other, and less than 27% homology with any other scorpion toxins described. However, they shared a common disulfide bridge pattern, which was consistent with that of most short-chain K(+)-toxins, suggesting they represent a new class of scorpion toxins and their target receptors may be a subfamily of K(+) channels. We classified the BmKK toxin subfamily as alpha-KTx14 according to the classification rules. The genomic sequence of BmKK(2) was also cloned and sequenced. It consisted of two exons, disrupted by an intron of 79 bp inserted in the region encoding the C-terminal part of the signal peptide. This structure was very similar to that of other K(+)-toxins described previously.
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- X C Zeng
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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Scorpion venom contains a variety of small peptides, which can modulate Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Cl- channel conductance in excitable and non-excitable tissues. A novel full-length cDNA encoding a new toxin-like peptide (named BmTXKS1) was isolated from the venom gland cDNA library of Buthus martensii Karsch. The precursor consists of 60 amino acid residues, with a putative signal peptide of 28 residues and an extra residue, and a mature peptide of 31 residues with an amidated C-terminal. BmTXKS1 shared close homology with BmP01 in 5'UTR and the region encoding the putative signal peptide; especially, the positions of six cysteines are highly conserved among BmTXKS1, PbTX1 and P01-type subfamily of scorpion K+ channel toxins, suggesting that they all should present a common three-dimensional fold, namely the Cysteine-Stabilized alphabeta(CSalphabeta) motif. By PCR amplification of the genomic region encoding BmTXKS1, we have confirmed the identity of our cloned cDNA, and found that BmTXKS1 gene contains an intron, which is completely identical with that of the characterized scorpion K+-channel-ligands in the size, consensus junctions, putative branch point and A+T abundance.
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- S Y Zhu
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, People's Republic of, Wuhan, China
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Matsuta K, Miyake T, Minamisono K, Morishita A, Momota S, Nojiri Y, Mihara M, Fukuda M, Sato K, Zhu SY, Kitagawa H, Sagawa H, Minamisono T. Electromagnetic moments of the beta-emitting nucleus 16N. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:3735-3738. [PMID: 11329311 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.3735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The nuclear magnetic dipole moment mu and electric quadrupole moment Q of the beta-emitting 16N(Ipi = 2(-), T(1/2) = 7.13 s) nucleus have been determined for the first time by detecting its beta-NMR in a MgO crystal and beta-NQR (nuclear quadrupole resonance) in a TiO (2) crystal to be /mu/ = (1.9859+/-0.0011) mu(N) and /Q/ = (17.9+/-1.7) mb, respectively. Although the prediction of mu given by the Hartree-Fock calculation agrees well with the experiment, an abnormally small effective charge for neutrons is required to account for the experimental Q.
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- K Matsuta
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- H Ren
- Department of Microbiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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A full-length cDNA sequence encoding the precursor of a novel venom peptide (named BmKn1) with no disulfide bridge was first isolated from the venom gland cDNA library of Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. The encoded precursor consisted of 70 amino acid residues including two parts: a signal peptide of 23 residues, and a putative mature venom peptide (BmKn1) of 47 residues. The sequence of BmKn1 showed no similarity to those of other scorpion venom peptides. BmKn1 may be the first member of a new venom peptide family from scorpion. Future research will be interesting to unravel further the pharmacological function of this novel scorpion venom peptide.
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- X C Zeng
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, PR China.
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Zeng XC, Zhu ZH, Li WX, Zhu SY, Peng F, Mao X, Liu H. Molecular cloning and genomic organization of a K(+) channel toxin from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. Toxicon 2001; 39:407-10. [PMID: 10978761 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(00)00130-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A full-length cDNA encoding the precursor of a K(+) channel toxin (BmTX2) was first isolated from a venom-gland cDNA library of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. The precursor is composed of a signal peptide of 21 residues and a mature toxin of 37 residues with three disulfide bridges. The genomic gene of BmTX2 was also cloned and sequenced. It consisted of two exons, disrupted by an intron of 81 bp inserted in the region encoding signal peptide.
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- X C Zeng
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
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Zeng XC, Li WX, Zhu SY, Peng F, Zhu ZH, Liu H, Mao X. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding a beta-toxin-like peptide and two MkTx I homologues from scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. Toxicon 2001; 39:225-32. [PMID: 10978740 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(00)00119-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Three full-length cDNAs, one encoding the precursor of a beta-toxin-like peptide (named BmKBT) and the other two encoding those of (MkTx I) homologues (named MkTx II and MkTx III, respectively), were isolated from a venom gland cDNA library of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch, by screening with a cDNA fragment generated by PCR. The encoded precursor of BmKBT contained 83 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 19 residues, a mature peptide of 63 residues and an extra basic residue (Lys) which have to be removed in the processing step. The deduced amino acid sequence of BmKBT showed 52% homology to that of beta-neurotoxin TsVII isolated from scorpion Tityus serrulatus. However, the positions of disulfide bridges have a little variation between the two peptides. The precursors of MkTx II and MkTx III both contained 85 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 19 residues, a mature peptide of 64 residues and two extra residues (Gly-Arg) which have to be removed in the processing step, too. There was high sequence similarity (90%) between the two peptides. The sequences of mature MkTx II and MkTx III were highly homologous with MkTx I isolated from scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch, both showing 90% identities.
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- X C Zeng
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Institute of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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The cDNAs encoding nine novel alpha-toxin homologues were isolated from the venom gland cDNA library of the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch (BmK). They are rich in AAAA and TTTT elements at the 5' UTRs. The flanking region of the translation initiation codon ATG is AAAATGAA, which is highly conserved in scorpion Na(+), K(+) and Cl(-) channel toxin genes. These putative scorpion alpha-toxins shared 45.5-98.4% homology with the characterized BmK alpha-toxins, and were completely conserved in the positions of all eight cysteines. This showed, together with higher homology at nucleotide level than that at amino acid level, that these toxins may originate from a common ancestor. The discovery of a series of homologues of scorpion alpha-toxin with a different degree of natural mutation in the primary structure will provide us with a valuable system for studying the structure-function relationship of scorpion toxins.
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- S Y Zhu
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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Zeng XC, Li WX, Zhu SY, Peng F, Zhu ZH, Wu KL, Yiang FH. Cloning and characterization of a cDNA sequence encoding the precursor of a chlorotoxin-like peptide from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. Toxicon 2000; 38:1009-14. [PMID: 10708793 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(99)00212-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A full-length cDNA sequence encoding the precursor of a venom peptide with homology to chlorotoxin (named BmKCT) was isolated from a cDNA library made from the venom glands of the Chinese Scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. The encoded precursor of BmKCT was 59 amino acid residues long including a signal peptide of 24 residues and a mature toxin of 35 residues with four disulfide bridges. The sequence of BmKCT is similar (68% identities) to that of chlorotoxin isolated from Leiurus quinguestriatus quinquestriatus. BmKCT is the first report of the cDNA sequences encoding four-disulfide-bridged short-chain toxins from Buthus martensuii Karsch so far.
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- X C Zeng
- Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Zeng XC, Li WX, Zhu SY, Peng F, Jiang DH, Yang FH, Wu KL. Cloning and characterization of the cDNA sequences of two venom peptides from Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch (BmK). Toxicon 2000; 38:893-9. [PMID: 10728828 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(99)00192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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From a cDNA library made from venom glands of Chinese scorpions of Buthus martensii Karsch, full-length cDNAs encoding precursors of two venom peptides have been isolated using a cDNA probe synthesized by polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis of the cDNAs revealed that one encoded precursor was 85 amino acid residues long including a signal peptide of 19 residues and a mature peptide (named BmK T) of 66 residues, and another encoded precursor was 84 residues long containing the same length signal peptide and a mature peptide (BmK M4 isoform, named BmK M4') of 64 residues. The analysis of amino acid sequence similarity indicated that the BmK T was homologous with both mammalian and insect toxins from BmK scorpion or other scorpions, and the BmK M4' was highly homologous with the members of the mammalian neurotoxin family of BmK, having two point mutations in amino acid residue sequence compared to BmK M4, a natural toxin from BmK.
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- X C Zeng
- School of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, People's Republic of China
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Zhu SY, Yang Y, Chen H, Zheng H, Zubairy MS. Spontaneous radiation and lamb shift in three-dimensional photonic crystals. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:2136-2139. [PMID: 11017227 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.2136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/1999] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Spontaneous emission in photonic crystals with anisotropic three-dimensional dispersion relation is studied. If the upper level is below a characteristic frequency omega(1), or above omega(2), or between omega(1) and omega(2), the radiation is a localized field with a frequency in the band gap, or a propagating field with a frquency in the band, or a diffusion field, respectively. An analytical expression for the Lamb shift is obtained. The Lamb shift for the current case is small compared to that in an ordinary vacuum or in one- or two-dimensional photonic crystals due to lower density of states.
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Affiliation(s)
- SY Zhu
- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong and Department of Applied Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Zheng H, Zhu SY. Quantum phase transition and long-range order in the ground state of a lattice of pseudospins coupled with optic phonons. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 54:1439-1442. [PMID: 9985967 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.1439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zheng H, Zhu SY. Effect of quantum lattice fluctuations on the optical-absorption spectrum of degenerate and nondegenerate polymers. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 53:3107-3112. [PMID: 9983818 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.3107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zhu SY, Scully MO. Spectral line elimination and spontaneous emission cancellation via quantum interference. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 76:388-391. [PMID: 10061444 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.76.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Zhu SY, Narducci LM, Scully MO. Quantum-mechanical interference effects in the spontaneous-emission spectrum of a driven atom. Phys Rev A 1995; 52:4791-4802. [PMID: 9912820 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.52.4791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Kien FL, Meyer GM, Rathe UW, Scully MO, Walther H, Zhu SY. Two-mode Lambda laser with atoms injected in a superposition of their states. Phys Rev A 1995; 52:3279-3298. [PMID: 9912614 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.52.3279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Graf M, Arimondo E, Fry ES, Nikonov DE, Padmabandu GG, Scully MO, Zhu SY. Doppler broadening and collisional relaxation effects in a lasing-without-inversion experiment. Phys Rev A 1995; 51:4030-4037. [PMID: 9912077 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.51.4030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Kocharovskaya O, Zhu SY, Scully MO, Mandel P, Radeonychev YV. Generalization of the Maxwell-Bloch equations to the case of strong atom-field coupling. Phys Rev A 1994; 49:4928-4934. [PMID: 9910813 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.49.4928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Rathe U, Fleischhauer M, Zhu SY, Hänsch TW, Scully MO. Nonlinear theory of index enhancement via quantum coherence and interference. Phys Rev A 1993; 47:4994-5002. [PMID: 9909532 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.47.4994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fry ES, Li X, Nikonov D, Padmabandu GG, Scully MO, Smith AV, Tittel FK, Wang C, Wilkinson SR, Zhu SY. Atomic coherence effects within the sodium D1 line: Lasing without inversion via population trapping. Phys Rev Lett 1993; 70:3235-3238. [PMID: 10053817 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.70.3235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Zhu SY, Su C, Ma A. Macroscopic and submacroscopic fields in micromasers with non-Poissonian pumping. Phys Rev A 1993; 47:2319-2323. [PMID: 9909186 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.47.2319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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