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Jiang L, Li W, Gong XL, Wang GY, Zhao F, Han L. Curcumin alleviates myocardial inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress induced by acute pulmonary embolism by regulating microRNA-145-5P/insulin receptor substrate 1 axis. J Physiol Pharmacol 2024; 75. [PMID: 38583436 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2024.1.03] [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] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The treatment of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is extremely challenging due to the complex clinical presentation and prognosis of APE related to the patient's hemodynamic status and insufficient arterial blood flow and right ventricular overload. Protective efficacy against cardiovascular diseases of curcumin, a common natural polyphenolic compound, which has antithrombotic properties and reduces platelet accumulation in the circulation by inhibiting thromboxane synthesis has been demonstrated. However, the direct effect of curcumin on APE has rarely been studied. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of curcumin in APE and associated myocardial injury to provide new insights into curcumin as a promising competitive new target for the treatment of APE. A suspension of 12 mg/kg microspheres was injected intravenously into rats. An APE rat model was built. Before modeling, intragastric 100 mg/kg curcumin was given, and/or lentiviral plasmid vector targeting microRNA-145-5p or insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) was injected. Pulmonary artery pressure was measured to assess right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP). Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was performed on liver tissues and myocardial tissues of APE rats. TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labeling) staining and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining were conducted to measure apoptosis and CyPA-CD147 expression in the myocardium, respectively. Inflammatory indices interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) were measured by ELISA in cardiac tissues. RT-qPCR and Western blot were performed to determine the expression levels of related genes. In addition, by dual luciferase reporter assay and RIP assay, the relationship between microRNA-145-5p and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) was confirmed. In results: curcumin improved APE-induced myocardial injury, reduced myocardial tissue edema, and thrombus volume. It attenuated APE-induced myocardial inflammation and apoptosis, as well as reduced lung injury and pulmonary artery pressure. Curcumin promoted microRNA-145-5p expression in APE rat myocardium. MicroRNA-145-5p overexpression protected against APE-induced myocardial injury, and microRNA-145-5p silencing abolished the beneficial effects of curcumin in APE-induced myocardial injury. IRS1 was targeted by microRNA-145-5p. IRS1 silencing attenuated APE-induced myocardial injury, and enhanced therapeutic effect of curcumin on myocardial injury in APE rats. In conclusion, curcumin alleviates myocardial inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress induced by APE by regulating microRNA-145-5p/IRS1 axis.
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- L Jiang
- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Qishan Hospital, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Qishan Hospital, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Qishan Hospital, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital (Qingdao Geriatric Hospital), Qingdao City, China
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- Intravenous Drug Dispensing Center, Qingdao Central Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University,Qingdao City, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, China.
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Liu AC, Gong XL. [Correlation on HER2 gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization and membrane integrity expression pattern by immunohistochemistry in breast cancer]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:1160-1162. [PMID: 37899325 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20230626-00424] [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: 10/31/2023]
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- A C Liu
- Department of Pathology, Yueyang Central Hospital of Hunan Province, Yueyang 414000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Yueyang Central Hospital of Hunan Province, Yueyang 414000, China
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Gong XL, Du YF, Zhao YY, Wu TC, Shi HF, Wang XL, Wei Y. [Association between maternal plasma one-carbon biomarkers during pregnancy and fetal growth in twin pregnancies]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:774-782. [PMID: 37849258 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20230418-00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Objective: To characterize the relationship between the levels of plasma methyl donor and related metabolites (including choline, betaine, methionine, dimethylglycine and homocysteine) and fetal growth in twin pregnancies. Methods: A hospital-based cohort study was used to collect clinical data of 92 pregnant women with twin pregnancies and their fetuses who were admitted to Peking University Third Hospital from March 2017 to January 2018. Fasting blood was collected from the pregnant women with twin pregnancies (median gestational age: 18.9 weeks). The levels of methyl donors and related metabolites in plasma were quantitatively analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. The generalized estimation equation was used to analyze the relationship between maternal plasma methyl donors and related metabolites levels and neonatal outcomes of twins, and the generalized additive mixed model was used to analyze the relationship between maternal plasma methyl donors and related metabolites levels and fetal growth ultrasound indicators. Results: (1) General clinical data: of the 92 women with twin pregnancies, 66 cases (72%) were dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies, and 26 cases (28%) were monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies. The comparison of the levels of five plasma methyl donors and related metabolites in twin pregnancies with different basic characteristics showed that the median levels of plasma choline and betaine in pregnant women ≥35 years old were higher than those in pregnant women <35 years old, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). (2) Correlation between plasma methyl donor and related metabolites levels and neonatal growth indicators: after adjusting for confounding factors, plasma homocysteine level in pregnant women with twins was significantly negatively correlated with neonatal birth weight (β=-47.9, 95%CI:-94.3- -1.6; P=0.043). Elevated methionine level was significantly associated with decreased risks of small for gestational age infants (SGA; OR=0.5, 95%CI: 0.3-0.9; P=0.021) and low birth weight infants (OR=0.6, 95%CI: 0.4-0.9; P=0.020). Increased homocysteine level was associated with increased risks of SGA (OR=1.5, 95%CI: 1.0-2.2; P=0.029) and inconsistent growth in twin fetuses (OR=1.9, 95%CI: 1.0-3.7; P=0.049). (3) Correlation between the levels of plasma methyl donors and related metabolites and intrauterine growth indicators of twins pregnancies: for every 1 standard deviation increase in plasma choline level in pregnant women with twin pregnancies, fetal head circumference, abdominal circumference, femoral length and estimated fetal weight in the second trimester increased by 1.9 mm, 2.6 mm, 0.5 mm and 20.1 g, respectively, and biparietal diameter, abdominal circumference and estimated fetal weight increased by 0.7 mm, 3.0 mm and 38.4 g in the third trimester, respectively, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). (4) Relationship between plasma methyl donor and related metabolites levels in pregnant women with different chorionicity and neonatal birth weight and length: the negative correlation between plasma homocysteine level and neonatal birth weight was mainly found in DCDA twin pregnancy (β=-65.9, 95%CI:-110.6- -21.1; P=0.004). The levels of choline, betaine and dimethylglycine in plasma of MCDA twin pregnancy were significantly correlated with the birth weight and length of newborns (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Homocysteine level is associated with low birth weight in twins, methionine is associated with decreased risk of SGA, and choline is associated with fetal growth in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
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- X L Gong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, National center for Healthcare Quality Management in Obstetrics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Wang F, Gong XL, Geng HY, Cheng Y, Chen XN. [A case of asymptomatic immune checkpoint inhibitor associated myocarditis and myositis]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:1103-1105. [PMID: 36418279 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20220811-00618] [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: 06/16/2023]
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- F Wang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinhuai Medical Area, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinhuai Medical Area, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinhuai Medical Area, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinhuai Medical Area, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinhuai Medical Area, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanjing 210002, China
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Meng CY, Gong XL, Zhao R, Lu Q, Dong XY. [Effect of maternal exposure to lipopolysaccharide during pregnancy on allergic asthma in offspring in mice]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:302-306. [PMID: 35385934 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220130-00100] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of maternal exposure to lipopolysaccharide during pregnancy on allergic asthma in offspring in mice. Methods: Animal experimental research was carried out from June 2019 to June 2021.Pregnant C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into 2 groups by intraperitoneal injection with 7 μg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at day 15.5 of gestation. After birth, 6 offspring were randomly chosen from each group at the age of 4 weeks, and stimulated with house dust mites (HDM) or PBS, further divided into 4 groups, such as LPS+PBS group, LPS+HDM group, PBS+PBS group, PBS+HDM group, with 3 mice in each group. The cough and wheezing were observed, the histological changes in lung tissue were examined after HE staining, and the expression of inflammatory factors including interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-17A, IL-23, interferon (IFN)-α and IFN-β in the lung tissue were detected by high-throughput liquid protein chip detection. T test or rank sum test was used for the comparison among these groups. Results: The asthma-like airway inflammation was more obvious in PBS+HDM group after stimulated by HDM than that in PBS+PBS group, nevertheless, this manifestation in LPS+HDM group was milder than that in PBS+HDM group. HE staining showed that inflammatory cell aggregation in the lung tissue in PBS+HDM group was significantly higher than that in PBS+PBS group (4.0 (3.5, 4.0) vs. 0 (0, 0.5), Z=2.02, P=0.043), while it was much lower in LPS+HDM group compared to PBS+HDM group (1.0 (0.5, 1.5) vs. 4.0 (3.5, 4.0), Z=1.99, P=0.046). High-throughput liquid protein chip detection of lung tissue showed that IL-6, IL-23 and IFN-β levels were significantly higher in PBS+HDM group when compared to those in PBS+PBS group ((114±3) vs. (94±4) ng/L, (210±4) vs. (173±7) ng/L, (113±2) vs. (94±4) ng/L, t=4.37, 4.84, 3.96, all P<0.05), while the levels of IL-6, IL-23, IFN-α, IFN-β in LPS+HDM group were significantly lower than those in PBS+HDM group ((87±5) vs. (114±3) ng/L, (171±7) vs. (210±4) ng/L, (16.1±0.6) vs. (20.9±0.3) ng/L, (95±1) vs. (113±2) ng/L, t=5.07, 5.07, 7.28, 7.47, all P<0.05). Conclusions: Prenatal low dose LPS exposure can reduce offspring's airway inflammatory reactions and prevent the development of allergic disease. Maternal infection during pregnancy may affect the occurrence and development of allergic asthma in offspring.
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- C Y Meng
- Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062,China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Medical Embryogenesis and Developmental Molecular Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo and Reproduction Engineering, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062,China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062,China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062,China
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Gong XL, Zhao L. [Immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of colorectal cancer: a review of clinical trials]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 25:205-213. [PMID: 35340169 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20211219-00509] [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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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. The treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted therapy. The guidelines of many tumor types have been rewritten with the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors. There are significant differences in the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in colorectal cancer according to microsatellite status. Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer has made a breakthrough in immunotherapy, whether in the late-line, first-line, adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy. The success of KEYNOTE-177 study has changed the guidelines with pembrolizumab becoming a standard treatment in the first-line treatment of MSI-H advanced colorectal cancer. The NICHE study, which used immunotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer, has made exciting achievements in MSI-H colorectal cancer. For microsatellite stability (MSS) colorectal cancer, many studies are ongoing, and immunotherapy is still unable to challenge the status of traditional treatment. In this paper, we review the clinical trials related to immune checkpoint inhibitors of colorectal cancer, expecting to provide references for the development of colorectal cancer immunotherapy.
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- X L Gong
- Department of Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100032, China
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Sacristan CJ, Dupont T, Sicot O, Leclaire P, Verdière K, Panneton R, Gong XL. A mixture approach to the acoustic properties of a macroscopically inhomogeneous porous aluminum in the equivalent fluid approximation. J Acoust Soc Am 2016; 140:2847. [PMID: 27794315 DOI: 10.1121/1.4965300] [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: 06/06/2023]
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The acoustic properties of an air-saturated macroscopically inhomogeneous aluminum foam in the equivalent fluid approximation are studied. A reference sample built by forcing a highly compressible melamine foam with conical shape inside a constant diameter rigid tube is studied first. In this process, a radial compression varying with depth is applied. With the help of an assumption on the compressed pore geometry, properties of the reference sample can be modelled everywhere in the thickness and it is possible to use the classical transfer matrix method as theoretical reference. In the mixture approach, the material is viewed as a mixture of two known materials placed in a patchwork configuration and with proportions of each varying with depth. The properties are derived from the use of a mixing law. For the reference sample, the classical transfer matrix method is used to validate the experimental results. These results are used to validate the mixture approach. The mixture approach is then used to characterize a porous aluminium for which only the properties of the external faces are known. A porosity profile is needed and is obtained from the simulated annealing optimization process.
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- C J Sacristan
- Département de Recherche en Ingénierie des Véhicules pour l'Environnement - EA1859, Université Bourgogne Franche Comté, Nevers F-58000, France
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- Département de Recherche en Ingénierie des Véhicules pour l'Environnement - EA1859, Université Bourgogne Franche Comté, Nevers F-58000, France
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- Département de Recherche en Ingénierie des Véhicules pour l'Environnement - EA1859, Université Bourgogne Franche Comté, Nevers F-58000, France
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- Département de Recherche en Ingénierie des Véhicules pour l'Environnement - EA1859, Université Bourgogne Franche Comté, Nevers F-58000, France
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- Groupe d'acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Département de Génie Mécanique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Groupe d'acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Département de Génie Mécanique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Laboratoire des Systèmes Mécaniques et Ingénierie Simultanée, Institut Charles Delaunay, Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS UMR 6281, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 10010 Troyes, France
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Wang FQ, Guo W, Zhu SJ, Gong XL. Study on CH(4) and N(2)O emissions from water-saving irrigation in Phaeozem paddy fields in cold areas. J Environ Biol 2016; 37:1077-1085. [PMID: 29989739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Increasing greenhouse gas emissions and water shortage are two main problems associated with cultivation of rice. Soil moisture control is not only a core technology in water-saving irrigation, but also a decisive factor of greenhouse gas emissions. The CH(4) and N(2)0 emission fluxes from intermittent irrigation and flooding irrigation in Phaeozem paddy fields in cold area were measured in-situ to provide a theoretical basis for studying the regulation of CH(4) and N(2)O emissions and comprehensive assessing the effect of intermittent irrigation on the environment and control of greenhouse gas emissions. During the rice growing period, CH(4) emissions peaked at the tillering stage, whilst N(2)0 emissions peaked twice at the tillering and milky ripening stages. The accumulated emission of N(2)O from the implementation of flooding irrigation in paddy fields was 6.46 gm(-2), whilst that from intermittent irrigation was 5.47 gm(-2). The accumulated emission of N(2)0 from the implementation of flooding irrigation in paddy fields was 36.88 mgm(-2), whilst that from intermittent irrigation was 68.47 mgm(-2). The global warming potential of CH(4) and N(2)0 was 1362.7lkgCO(2)ha(-1) from intermittent irrigation in paddy fields, a value 108.12 kgCO(2)ha(-1) lower than that from flooding irrigation. Intermittent irrigation can thus be used to effectively decrease and control the combined greenhouse effect of CH4 and N20 emissions from rice paddy fields.
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Lu L, Fan D, Bie BX, Ran XX, Qi ML, Parab N, Sun JZ, Liao HJ, Hudspeth MC, Claus B, Fezzaa K, Sun T, Chen W, Gong XL, Luo SN. Note: Dynamic strain field mapping with synchrotron X-ray digital image correlation. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:076101. [PMID: 25085186 DOI: 10.1063/1.4887343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We present a dynamic strain field mapping method based on synchrotron X-ray digital image correlation (XDIC). Synchrotron X-ray sources are advantageous for imaging with exceptional spatial and temporal resolutions, and X-ray speckles can be produced either from surface roughness or internal inhomogeneities. Combining speckled X-ray imaging with DIC allows one to map strain fields with high resolutions. Based on experiments on void growth in Al and deformation of a granular material during Kolsky bar/gas gun loading at the Advanced Photon Source beamline 32ID, we demonstrate the feasibility of dynamic XDIC. XDIC is particularly useful for dynamic, in-volume, measurements on opaque materials under high strain-rate, large, deformation.
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- L Lu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, People's Republic of China
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- The Peac Institute of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610207, People's Republic of China
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- The Peac Institute of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610207, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, People's Republic of China
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- The Peac Institute of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610207, People's Republic of China
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The Japanese eel population has dramatically declined since the 1970s. In order to conserve this species, the background genetic structure affecting these populations should be well documented. Previous genetic studies of this species have produced seemingly conflicting results, ranging from no detectable heterogeneity to small, but statistically significant variance. This study investigates the population structure of Japanese glass eels collected from 10 localities in China in 2009 using a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region and 19 polymorphic microsatellite loci. Results revealed evidence of low genetic differentiation using both mtDNA (FST = 0.001, P = 0.291) and microsatellite data (FST = 0.003, P = 0.008). Pairwise F-statistic values generated from mtDNA and microsatellite DNA were similar, showing little evidence of significant genetic differentiation. The minimum spanning haplotype network constructed using mtDNA control regions produced no clear phylogeographic structure. The Mantel test revealed no significant correlation with distances for both mtDNA and microsatellite DNA. Therefore, our results suggest a panmictic population of Japanese eels in China, which should be conserved as a single management unit.
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- X L Gong
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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Gong XL, Yang F, Xuan SH, Zong LH, Zhu W, Jiang WQ. Boundary effect in electrorheological fluids. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2011; 84:061505. [PMID: 22304095 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.84.061505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The effect of the boundary friction coefficient on the rheological properties of the electrorheological (ER) fluids in quasistatic and dynamic states is investigated by computer simulation. The relation between the shear stress and the boundary friction coefficient in quasistatic and dynamic states is discussed qualitatively and quantitatively, and the trend matches the previously reported experimental results well. The flow curves of ER fluids, under different friction coefficients, are calculated, and it is found that the friction coefficient affects the flow curves. In two dimensions, the transitions in structure corresponding to the shear stress variations are presented to understand the mechanism of ER fluids.
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- X L Gong
- Department of Modern Mechanics, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People's Republic of China.
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Yang F, Gong XL, Xuan SH, Jiang WQ, Jiang CX, Zhang Z. Simulation study on the trembling shear behavior of eletrorheological fluid. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2011; 84:011504. [PMID: 21867175 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.84.011504] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The trembling shear behavior of electrorheological (ER) fluids has been investigated by using a computer simulation method, and a shear-slide boundary model is proposed to understand this phenomenon. A thiourea-doped Ba-Ti-O ER fluid which shows a trembling shear behavior was first prepared and then systematically studied by both theoretical and experimental methods. The shear curves of ER fluids in the dynamic state were simulated with shear rates from 0.1 to 1000 s(-1) under different electric fields. The simulation results of the flow curves match the experimental results very well. The trembling shear curves are divided into four regions and each region can be explained by the proposed model.
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- F Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang JY, Wang JG, Li AH, Gong XL, Cai TZ. Redescription of Myxobolus pyramidis Chen, 1958(Myxosporea: Bivalvulida). Parasitol Res 2006; 99:65-9. [PMID: 16482479 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Redescription of Myxobolus pyramidis Chen, 1958, from gill lamellae of allogynogenetic gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch), is presented in this paper to complete Chen's description. The diagnostic characters of the myxosporidia are: ovoid round, greyish-white polysporous plasmodia, averaging (159+/-21)x(72+/-6.5) mum in size; spore pyriform in front view with smooth surface and symmetrical valves, convex-shaped in sutural view with straight and thick sutural line, averaging (10.5+/-1.1)x(10.3+/-0.9)x(6.1+/-0.2) mum in size; two equal pyriform polar capsules averaging (5.5+/-0.7)x(3.5+/-0.2) mum in size with distinct intercapsular process and polar filament wounded in five to six coils. The histological effects of the pathogen were observed by light microscopy, and the parasite-host relationship was discussed.
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- J Y Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei province, 430072, People's Republic of China
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Zhang JY, Wang JG, Wu YS, Li M, Li AH, Gong XL. A combined phage display ScFv library against Myxobolus rotundus infecting crucian carp, Carassius auratus auratus (L.), in China. J Fish Dis 2006; 29:1-7. [PMID: 16351693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2005.00666.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Immunological methods have been developed for the diagnosis of Myxobolus rotundus but their use has been limited for the prevention and therapy of this serious parasitic pathogen. Phage display antibody libraries are a powerful technique for the development of antibodies to molecules of interest and have advantages over traditional hybridroma approaches. In the present study, four antigen fractions related to M. rotundus were prepared and a combined phage display single-chain antibody fragments (ScFv) library was constructed against this parasite. Preliminary analysis indicated that a combined antibody library of about 2.08 x 10(5) individual clones and high diversity was generated. After four rounds of screening (bio-panning) against soluble spore protein prepared from lysed, intact, mature M. rotundus spores, a strain monoclonal phage display ScFv, termed pCAN-6H9, with better affinity, was isolated. The pCAN-6H9 gene fragment was sequenced and analysed. The specificity of pCAN-6H9 was further demonstrated by dot-blot. In competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, both the original and enriched phage-displayed ScFv repertoire showed significant inhibition of mouse anti-M. rotundus serum binding to coated antigen, while the inhibition rate of monoclonal pCAN-6H9 phage particles was only 11.83%.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/genetics
- Antibodies, Protozoan/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Protozoan/genetics
- Antibody Affinity
- Antigens, Protozoan/immunology
- China
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary
- Eukaryota/genetics
- Eukaryota/immunology
- Female
- Fish Diseases/immunology
- Fish Diseases/parasitology
- Genetic Vectors/analysis
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Goldfish/parasitology
- Hybridomas
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Peptide Library
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
- Protozoan Infections, Animal/immunology
- Protozoan Infections, Animal/parasitology
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Spores, Protozoan/genetics
- Spores, Protozoan/immunology
- Spores, Protozoan/isolation & purification
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- J Y Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China
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Cherouat A, Gong XL, Sicot O, Lu J. Influence of the residual stresses on the mechanical behavior of advanced composite parts. GNER 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/10238160108200158] [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: 10/23/2022]
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We have identified a C. elegans protein, ceBNIP3, homologous to the human BCL-2/EIB-19K interacting BCL-2 family pro-apoptotic protein BNIP3. In transiently transfected mammalian cells, ceBNIP3 complexes with CED-9, the worm homolog of BCL-2. CeBNIP3 also efficiently heterodimerizes with the cell death protease proCED-3 by direct binding via the prodomain. Transfection of ceBNIP3 and CED-3 results in enhanced proteolytic processing of the CED-3 zymogen and in cooperative induction of apoptosis. Coexpression of CED-9 suppresses the cooperative cell death induced by ceBNIP3 and CED-3. In cells coexpressing CED-9, ceBNIP3 and CED-3, all three proteins exist as a ternary complex suggesting that CED-9 may suppress cooperative apoptosis induced by CED-3 and ceBNIP3 by simultaneous complex formation with CED-3 and ceBNIP3. Our results suggest that ceBNIP3 may be a novel component of the C. elegans apoptosis paradigm and may initiate apoptosis by recruiting CED-3 to mitochondria and other cytoplasmic membranes.
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- M Yasuda
- Institute for Molecular Virology, St Louis University Medical Center, Missouri 63110, USA
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Gong XL. [The semi complete denture: Clinical aspects.]. Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue 1995; 4:108-9. [PMID: 16538344] [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: 05/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- X L Gong
- Department of Dentistry,Eighth People's Hospital. Shanghai 200233, China
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Gong XL. [Effect of hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) plus light on DNA repair synthesis and enhancement of HPD photosensitization by vitamin C in mouse hepatoma]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 1992; 14:33-6. [PMID: 1396044] [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: 12/26/2022]
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There are only a few reports in the literature on photodynamic effects of HPD on gene expression and the repair of DNA damage. Previously, we suggested that nuclear transcription activity was markedly suppressed by HPD plus light. In this study, we investigated the photodynamic effect or DNA repair synthesis as measured by unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in hepatoma cells. The results indicated that DNA repair capacity was greatly inhibited by HPD plus light. When hepatoma cells were pretreated with HPD of different concentrations and then exposed to the same light dose, significant inhibitions of UDS over control were seen and appeared in a dose-dependent fashion. In addition, while hepatoma cells following the exposure to HPD of the same concentration were irradiated with different time, the UDS was markedly decreased as the duration of irradiation was prolonged. However, no changes were observed when either HPD or light was used alone. The present study also included an experiment to determine whether HPD combined with vitamin C gives an enhanced photosensitization. It was found that vitamin C significantly potentiated the suppressing effect on DNA repair synthesis.
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- X L Gong
- Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing
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Gong XL. [Hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) plus light on transcription activity in the nucleus]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 1990; 12:414-6. [PMID: 2150188] [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: 12/30/2022]
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To elucidate the mechanism of photodynamic damage of cells, the effect of HPD plus light on transcription activity in the nucleus isolated from the normal rat liver was studied in vitro by 3H-UTP incorporation into RNA. Measurement of fluorescence spectrum showed that HPD was bound to the nucleus and its fluorescence intensity increased with HPD concentration. The nuclear transcription activity was found to be inhibited significantly and the degree of inhibition was dependent on HPD concentration and the time of exposure to light. After treatment by 3 micrograms/ml HPD, the inhibition rate of the nuclear transcription activity was 23%, 45%, 69%, 80% and 90%, respectively for light exposure of 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30 minutes.
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- X L Gong
- Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing
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Zhang YX, Gong XL. [A complex therapy of electricity and traditional Chinese medicinal hot packs for pains in the extremities. Analysis of 6734 cases]. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1986; 6:659-61, 644. [PMID: 2949873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Li WG, Gong HM, Xie JR, Yu SY, Zhu YJ, Gong XL, Hou C, Wu B, Cao LS. [Regional distribution of liver cancer and its relation to selenium levels in Qidong County, China]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 1986; 8:262-4. [PMID: 3757738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The selenium (Se) level in barley and maize from 43 communes of Qidong county, a high risk area of liver cancer in China, were assayed. An inverse correlation between the Se level and the liver cancer incidence was observed. An inverse correlation was also observed between the blood Se level and liver cancer incidence of the local residents. When selenite solution was sprayed on the crops during their preflowering, the content of Se in barley and maize was increased by 6 fold over the control. It is suggested that the increase of blood Se level of the residents who live in the low-Se areas by this method be useful in the prevention of liver cancer.
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Yu SY, Chu YJ, Gong XL, Hou C, Li WG, Gong HM, Xie JR. Regional variation of cancer mortality incidence and its relation to selenium levels in China. Biol Trace Elem Res 1985; 7:21-9. [PMID: 24258872 DOI: 10.1007/bf02916544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 08/01/1984] [Accepted: 08/27/1984] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The epidemiological relationship between selenium level and age-adjusted human cancer mortality (incidence) was studied in 24 regions located in eight provinces of China. Statistically significant inverse correlation was found between age-adjusted total cancer death rates and selenium levels in whole blood from local residents. In the areas with high selenium levels, there was significantly lower mortality in both males and females from cancer of the stomach and esophagus. In addition, an inverse correlation between regional distribution of liver cancer incidence and selenium contents in blood and grains in Qidong county, an area with high risk of hepatoma, was observed. With the intention of providing selenium supplements to residents living in low selenium regions, the selenium content in grains was raised by means of foliar spraying of crops with Na2SeO3 solution.
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- S Y Yu
- Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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