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Ning HY, Cai HJ, Ma TT, Fan CE, Wu DD, Gao FY, Kong F, Zhang FJ, Wang R, Guo HH, Ma RL, Zheng CY, Hao B, Wang HT, Zhang JJ, Zhang L, Wang XY. [Investigation and analysis of airborne allergenic pollen in 4 districts and 5 counties of Hohhot City]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1364-1372. [PMID: 37743296 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230116-00034] [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: 09/26/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the species, concentration and seasonal trends of main airborne allergenic pollen in 4 districts and 5 counties of Hohhot City. Methods: The Department of allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University conducted a cross-sectional study about monitoring the airborne allergenic pollen from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022 by the gravitational method in 4 districts and 5 counties of Hohhot City, which include Yuquan District, Xincheng District, Huimin District, Saihan District, Tuoketuo County, Helingeer County, Tumotezuoqi County, Wuchuan County and Qingshuihe County. Daily pollens were counted and identified by optical microscopy, and the data were analyzed. Results: The airborne allergenic pollen was collected every month all year round in 4 districts and 5 counties of Hohhot city. Through the whole year of the total quantity of pollens ranged from 24 850 to 50 154 grains per 1 000 mm2 and two peaks of pollen concentration in air were observed,which happened in spring (from March to May) and in summer and autumn (from July to September). In spring, the main pollens were tree pollens, which principally distributed in Populus pollen (18.29%), Ulmus pollen (8.36%), Pinus pollen (6.20%), Cupressaceae pollen (5.23%), Betulaceae pollen (2.73%), Salix pollen (1.80%) and Quercus pollen (1.16%). In summer and autumn, the main pollens were weed pollens, which mainly included Artemisia pollen (42.73%), Chenopodiaceae pollen or Amaranthaceae pollen (7.46%), Poaceae pollen (2.26%), Humulus pollen or Cannabis pollen (0.60%). Conclusion: There were two peaks of main airborne allergenic pollen in 4 districts and 5 counties of Hohhot City. In the spring peak of pollen, the main airborne pollens were tree pollens. In the summer and autumn peak of pollen, the main airborne pollens were weed pollens. The Artemisia pollen was the most major airborne pollen in this area.
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- H Y Ning
- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China Allergy Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Allergy Center, Hohhot First Hospital, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China Allergy Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Allergy Center, Hohhot First Hospital, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Department of Primary Health Care, Hohhot Health Committee, Hohhot 010010, China
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- Department of Allergy, Qingshuihe County Hospital, Hohhot 011600, China
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- Department of Allergy, Hohhot Huimin District Hospital, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ying Xin Road Office East Community Health Service Centre, Hohhot 010000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Daxuexi Road Community Health Service Centre, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Department of Allergy and Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tumotezuoqi People's Hospital, Hohhot 010100, China
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- Department of Allergy, Tuoketuo County Hospital, Hohhot 010200, China
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- Department of Allergy, Helingeer County Hospital, Hohhot 011500, China
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- Department of Allergy, Wuchuan County Hospital, Hohhot 011700, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China Allergy Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Allergy Center, Hohhot First Hospital, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China Beijing Key Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China Allergy Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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Ma TT, He N, Wang HT, Chen YL, Zhuang Y, Shi HY, Lan TF, Guo MY, Yu RL, Wang Y, Wang XY. [Sensitization characteristics of Juniperus chinensis pollen in Beijing area]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:479-484. [PMID: 35527440 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210701-00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the sensitization characteristics of Juniperus chinensis pollen in patients with allergic rhinitis and/or allergic asthma in Beijing area, and to explore the characteristics of Juniper chinensis pollen sensitized population. Methods: Patients with suspected allergic rhinitis and/or asthma from January 2017 to December 2019 in the outpatient department of Allergy Department of Beijing Shijitan Hospital were selected in this study. Skin prick test (SPT) was performed with Juniper chinensis pollen allergen reagent to compare different age and disease allergen distribution, and to observe the sensitization characteristics of its population. All of the analyses were performed using SAS software version 9.4. Results: A total of 8 380 patients were enrolled in the end. The total positive rate of Juniper chinensis pollen SPT reached 49.92% (4 183/8 380). The positive rate of Juniper chinensis pollen SPT was highest in the 10-14 age group, reaching 60.99% (283/464). Compared with other age groups, there was a statistical difference (χ²=266.77, P<0.01). The SPT positive rate of patients aged less than 10 years increased with the increase of age, while the SPT positive rate of patients aged over 40 years decreased with the increase of age. Single Juniper chinensis pollen was less allergenic, accounting for about 25.05% (1 048/4 183), and the patients' age was (35.21±12.39) years. Regardless of single Juniper chinensis pollen or other pollen allergies, allergic rhinitis was the main disease. Among the patients with SPT positive Juniper chinensis pollen combined with other inhaled pollen allergens, willow pollen accounted for the first (74.99%). The positive rate of Juniper chinensis pollen was the highest in patients with single allergic rhinitis, accounting for 52.05% (3 797/7 295), and the rate in patients with single allergic asthma was the lowest, accounting for 17.49% (53/303), with statistically difference (χ²=138.99, P<0.01). Conclusions: Juniper chinensis pollen is highly sensitized in patients with allergic rhinitis and/or allergic asthma in Beijing . The positive rate of SPT is highest among 10-14 age group, most of which showed strong positive reaction, and allergic rhinitis is more common in Juniper chinensis pollen sensitization diseases.
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- T T Ma
- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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Liu AZ, Wang XY, Yin JS, Yu RL, Ma TT. [Clinical observation on specific immunotherapy of allergic rhinitis with artemisia pollen]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 32:1580-1583. [PMID: 30400711 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.20.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:The aim of this study is to observe the clinical efficacy of pollen specific immunotherapy with Artemisia in allergic rhinitis. Method:A total of 139 patients with allergic rhinitis who were positive for Artemisia pollen were selected for allergen skin pricking. All of them were treated with Artemisia pollen-specific immunotherapy. The patients were followed-up for 3 months, respectively before treatment (N), after treatment start interval. 3 months (D1, D2, D3) followup fill in the total score of nasal symptoms (TNSS), visual analogue scale (VAS) score, olfactory function grading, ocular symptom score (TOSS) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) )score. Result:TNSS:N>D1,N>D2,N>D3,D1,D2,D3 two of the three compared to no difference.VAS:N>D1,N>D2,N>D3,among D1,D2,D3, two of the three compared to no difference. Olfactory function classification:N>D1,N>D2,N>D3,among D1,D2,D3, two of the three compared to no difference.TOSS:N>D1,N>D2,N>D3,among D1,D2,D3,D1>D2,the rest had no difference. RQLQ: N>D1, N>D2, N>D3, D1>D2, D3>D1, D3>D2. Conclusion:The specific pollen immunotherapy of artemisia is effective in the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and the symptoms are obviously improved.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated Captital Medical Hospital, Beijing,100038,China
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- Allergic Consulting Department,Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated Captital Medical Hospital
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated Captital Medical Hospital, Beijing,100038,China
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- Allergic Consulting Department,Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated Captital Medical Hospital
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- Allergic Consulting Department,Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated Captital Medical Hospital
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Xi XH, Guo XL, Zhang JR, Su R, Ma TT, Ma JM, Wang LX. [Research on the correlation and regulation of bone metabolism related biochemical indexes in different gestational ages]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:1015-1018. [PMID: 28395421 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.13.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the correlation and metabolic characteristics of the growth hormone (GH) and other bone metabolism related biochemical markers in pregnancy women serum. Methods: Determination of GH, 25 hydroxy vitamin D(25(OH)D), osteocalcin n-terminal fragments (N-MID), total propeptide of type 1 procollagen (TP1NP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in different gestation women serum, the experimental group involving 75 cases of early pregnancy women(11-14 weeks), 135 cases of pregnancy women(15-21 weeks), 62 cases of late pregnancy women(31-40 weeks) and 28 cases of postpartum women(1-3 days). All cases were selected from prenatal screening patients in hospital from February 2016 to February 2017. The control group involving 55 cases of physically healthy nulliparous. The indicators of GH, 25(OH)D, TPINP and N-MID were detected by electrochemiluminescence and ALP were detected by rate method. All data were processed by SPSS. Variance analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were employed. Results: Serum GH level in early pregnancy, pregnancy, late pregnancy and control group were (4.54±2.26), (9.04±3.23), (20.16±4.89), (0.55±0.49)μg/L, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (F=270.037, P<0.01). Serum GH in each group of pregnant women were more higher than those in control group (all P<0.01), and there was statistical difference in different gestational stages(all P<0.01). Serum 25 (OH)D expression in early pregnancy, pregnancy and late pregnancy were (25.60±14.48), (27.10±12.05), (25.45±9.85)nmol/L. Compared with the control group(39.93±14.88)nmol/L, the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.01). Serum TP1NP level in early pregnancy, pregnancy, late pregnancy and control group were (44.44±11.80), (48.41±20.87), (102.63±41.73), (54.73±24.07)μg/L, respectively. The difference was significantly significant (F=54.027, P<0.01) and TP1NP in late pregnancy group was obvious higher than in early pregnancy group, pregnancy group and control group apart(all P<0.01). Serum N-MID level in early pregnancy, pregnancy, late pregnancy and control group were (5.91±2.64), (7.45±2.27), (17.24±6.47), (18.52±6.95)μg/L, and the difference was significantly significant(F=55.699, P<0.01). N-MID in early and middle pregnancy group were apparent lower than that in late pregnancy and control group (all P<0.01). Serum ALP level in early pregnancy, pregnancy, late pregnancy and control group were (49.74±10.14), (77.76±26.90), (168.34±45.15), (52.81±10.33) U/L, and the difference was significantly significant(F=180.349, P<0.01). However, there was noticeable difference in ALP level between late pregnancy and other pregnant group(P<0.01 or P<0.05). The serum GH, TP1NP and N-MID in postpartum women (1-3 days) were (1.44±0.99), (73.41±34.27), (12.10±5.64) μg/L, respectively. Compare with late pregnancy groups, the difference was significantly significant(all P<0.01). The content of GH in serum of 272 cases pregnant women was positively correlated with the concentration of TP1NP, N-MID and ALP, the gestational age and body weight of pregnant women(r=0.509, 0.720, 0.862, 0.827, 0.324, all P<0.01). The content of TP1NP, N-MID and ALP were positively correlated with gestational age, respectively(r=0.603, 0.722, 0.901, all P<0.01). Moreover, TP1NP expression was positively correlated with N-MID (r=0.849, P<0.01), and there was no correlation between other indexes. Conclusions: These findings have revealed that there are different metabolic character of the GH and bone metabolism related biochemical indexes during different pregnancy period. And there is a positive correlation between gestational age and the index of GH, N-MID, TP1NP, ALP, respectively. Finally, the bone metabolism is more active and Vitamin D deficiency is severe throughout pregnancy.
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- The Medical Laboratory Center of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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Li Y, Mao LG, Yan DD, Liu XM, Ma TT, Shen J, Liu PF, Li Z, Wang QX, Ouyang CB, Guo MX, Cao AC. First Report in China of Soft Rot of Ginger Caused by Pythium aphanidermatum. Plant Dis 2014; 98:1011. [PMID: 30708878 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-14-0094-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is an important commercial crop planted on more than 13,000 ha annually in Anqiu city, Shandong Province, China. From 2010 to 2011, the incidence of Pythium soft rot disease on cv. Laiwu Big Ginger reached 40 to 75% in Anqiu and yield losses of up to 60% were observed. The disease symptoms included brown spots on ginger rhizomes followed by soft rot, stems and leaves above ground becoming withered and yellow, and water soaking on the collar region. The soft rot did not produce offensive odors, which is different from bacterial rots (2). Forty symptomatic rhizomes were sampled from eight farms. Martin's method (1) was used to isolate the pathogen. Ten pieces from each rhizome were washed with sterile distilled water for 30 s and plated on Martin's selective medium at 26°C in a chamber without light. Colonies grew with cottony aerial mycelium. Main hyphae were 5.7 to 9.6 μm wide. Globose sporangia consisting of terminal complexes of swollen hyphal branches were 11.4 to 18.3 μm wide. The average diameter of zoospores was 9.2 μm. The oogonia were globose and smooth, with a diameter of 21 to 33 μm. The sequences of the rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions 1 and 2 and the 5.8S gene of five isolates were amplified using primers ITS1 and ITS4 (4), and the nucleotide sequence was the same as isolate No. 2, which was deposited in GenBank (Accession No. KC594034). A BLAST search showed 99% identity with Pythium aphanidermatum strain 11-R-8 (Accession No. JQ898455.1). Pathogenicity tests of five isolates were carried out in a greenhouse. Sixty plants (cv. Laiwu Big Ginger) were grown for 30 days in plastic pots (diameter 20 cm) in sandy soil (pH 5.48) and inoculated. Ten plants were used as untreated controls. Five isolates were grown on Martin's liquid medium for 72 h and the spores were harvested in sterile distilled water. Aqueous spore suspensions of the five isolates were adjusted with deionized water to 1 × 108 CFU/ml and injected with a syringe into the soil around the rhizome of the plants. Plants were then placed in the greenhouse at 24 to 26°C and assessed for rhizome rot on the 14th day after inoculation. The inoculated isolates were recovered from the diseased rhizomes, confirming their pathogenicity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ginger Pythium soft rot caused by P. aphanidermatum in China. Ginger Pythium soft rot caused by P. myriotylum is reported in Taiwan (3). References: (1) F. N. Martin. Page 39 in: The Genus Pythium. American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 1992. (2) E. E. Trujillo. Diseases of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Hawaii, Circular 62, Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, December 1964. (3) P. H. Wang. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 36:116, 2003. (4) T. J. White. Page 315 in: PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1990.
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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Li Y, Chi LD, Mao LG, Yan DD, Wu ZF, Ma TT, Guo MX, Wang QX, Ouyang CB, Cao AC. First Report of Ginger Rhizome Rot Caused by Fusarium oxysporum in China. Plant Dis 2014; 98:282. [PMID: 30708772 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-13-0729-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is an important commercial crop that is planted in 60,000 to 70,000 ha every year in Shandong Province, China. In 2010, rotted rhizomes of cultivar Laiwu Big Ginger were reported on 20 ha in Anqiu, Shandong Province, and yield losses of up to 70% were reported. The aboveground symptoms were the water-conducting portion of symptomatic rhizomes was discolored brown and had a black dry rot of the cortex tissues (3). Thirty symptomatic rhizomes were sampled from six fields in six farms. Komada's method (1) was used to isolate the pathogen. Ten pieces from each rhizome were washed with sterile distilled water and plated on Komada selective medium at 25°C. White fungal colonies turned orchid after 7 days of incubation. Two types of asexual spores were associated with the colonies: microconidia and macroconidia. The microconidia were the most abundantly produced spores and were oval, elliptical or kidney shaped, and produced on aerial mycelia. Macroconidia had three to five cells and gradually pointed or curved edges, varied in size from 3 to 5 × 19 to 36 μm. The rDNA of the internal transcribed spacer regions 1 and 2 and the 5.8S gene in five isolates were amplified using primers ITS1 and ITS4, and the nucleotide sequence was the same as isolate no. 3, which was deposited in GenBank (Accession No. KC594035). A BLAST search showed 99% identity with the strain Z9 of Fusarium oxysporum (EF611088). Pathogenicity tests of five isolates were carried out in a greenhouse and the pathogenicity test of isolate no. 3 was selected for the method description. Ten 1-month-old ginger plants (cv. Laiwu Big Ginger) were grown in plastic pots (diameter 20 cm) with sandy soil and inoculated. Ten plants were used as untreated controls. Isolate no. 3 was grown on casein hydrolysate medium (4) for 72 h and the spores were harvested in sterile distilled water. Aqueous spore suspensions of isolate no. 3 were adjusted with deionized water to 1 × 108 CFU/ml as the inoculum. The prepared inoculum was injected with a syringe into the soil around the rhizome of ginger plants. Inoculated plants were placed in the greenhouse at 24 to 26°C and assessed for rhizome rot on the 14th day after inoculation. Disease severity was recorded based on a scale in which - = no symptoms; 1 = small lesions on seedlings, no rot; 2 = seedling rot; and 3 = plant dead. Similar rhizome rot symptoms were observed after inoculation. The inoculated isolate was re-isolated from diseased rhizomes, confirming its pathogenicity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of rhizome rot of ginger caused by F. oxysporum in China. Rhizome rot of ginger caused by Fusarium spp. is well known in Asian countries such as India (2). References: (1) H. Komada. Rev. Plant Prot. Res. 8:114, 1975. (2) V. Shanmugam et al. Biol Control. 66:1, 2013. (3) E. E. Trujillo. Diseases of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Hawaii, Circular 62, Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, December, 1964. (4) G. E. Wessman. Appl. Microbiol. 13:426, 1965.
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticides, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry and Application, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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Ma TT, Yu SY, Li Y, Liang FR, Tian XP, Zheng H, Yan J, Sun GJ, Chang XR, Zhao L, Wu X, Zeng F. Randomised clinical trial: an assessment of acupuncture on specific meridian or specific acupoint vs. sham acupuncture for treating functional dyspepsia. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 35:552-61. [PMID: 22243034 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04979.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disease without an established optimal treatment. AIM To determine (i) the effect of acupuncture in relieving FD symptoms and improving life quality; (ii) the effect difference between acupoint and non-acupoint; and (iii) the effect difference among different acupoints. METHODS A total of 712 eligible patients were included and randomly assigned to six groups (Group A: specific acupoints of the stomach meridian; Group B: non-specific acupoints of the stomach meridian; Group C: specific acupoints of alarm and transport points; Group D: specific acupoints of the gallbladder meridian; Group E: sham acupuncture of non-acupoints; and Group F: itopride). A treatment period of 4 weeks (continuous five sessions per week), and a follow-up period of 12 weeks were arranged. The outcomes were the (i) patients' response, (ii) symptoms improvement measured using the Symptom Index of Dyspepsia and (iii) quality-of-life improvement based on Nepean Dyspepsia Index. RESULTS All groups had an improvement in dyspepsia symptoms and the QoL at the end of treatment, and the improvement was sustained for 4 weeks and 12 weeks. The overall response rate was significantly higher in acupuncture group A (70.69%), and lower in sham acupuncture group (34.75%), compared with itopride and other acupuncture groups. Similarly, the difference in symptoms and QoL improvement was significant between group A and the other acupuncture groups. CONCLUSIONS Acupuncture is effective in the treatment of functional dyspepsia, and is superior to non-acupoint puncture. The benefit of acupuncture relies on acupoint specificity.
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- T T Ma
- Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Nitric oxide has many physiological functions and may play an important role in modulating tissue injury. However, the mechanism of NO action in ischemia/reperfusion injury is completely unknown. This report investigates the role of NO in hepatic reperfusion injury. METHODS Rat liver was oxygenated for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of ischemia, and then reperfused for 30 minutes. Perfusate was sampled for aspartate aminotransferase content, as an indication of hepatic injury, and for nitrite, an index of NO production. Spontaneous organ chemiluminescence was continuously monitored as a measure of oxyradical production. RESULTS NO production by the perfused rat liver was induced in vivo by pretreatment with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. This induction led to an increase in hepatic injury during reperfusion that was partially ameliorated by the NO synthase inhibitor NG-monomethyl-L-arginine. Chemiluminescence during reperfusion, a measure of superoxide production in this system, was also decreased in the lipopolysaccharide-treated animals, and this effect was blunted by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that NO may combine with superoxide formed during reperfusion to directly cause hepatocellular injury. In vitro work shows that this chemical product is the highly toxic species peroxynitrite.
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- T T Ma
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Ma TT, Brass CA. LPS-stimulated nitric oxide production decreases spontaneous organ chemiluminescence and increases injury during reperfusion of perfused rat liver. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 723:360-3. [PMID: 8030884] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- T T Ma
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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