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Zhang H, Li CL, Wan F, Wang SJ, Wei XE, Hao YL, Leng HL, Li JM, Yan ZR, Wang BJ, Xu RS, Yu TM, Zhou LC, Fan DS. Efficacy of cattle encephalon glycoside and ignotin in patients with acute cerebral infarction: a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:1266-1273. [PMID: 31960812 PMCID: PMC7047806 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.272616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cattle encephalon glycoside and ignotin (CEGI) injection is a compound preparation formed by a combination of muscle extract from healthy rabbits and brain gangliosides from cattle, and it is generally used as a neuroprotectant in the treatment of central and peripheral nerve injuries. However, there is still a need for high-level clinical evidence from large samples to support the use of CEGI. We therefore carried out a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study in which we recruited 319 patients with acute cerebral infarction from 16 centers in China from October 2013 to May 2016. The patients were randomized at a 3:1 ratio into CEGI (n = 239; 155 male, 84 female; 61.2 ± 9.2 years old) and placebo (n = 80; 46 male, 34 female; 63.2 ± 8.28 years old) groups. All patients were given standard care once daily for 14 days, including a 200 mg aspirin enteric-coated tablet and 20 mg atorvastatin calcium, both taken orally, and intravenous infusion of 250–500 mL 0.9% sodium chloride containing 40 mg sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate. Based on conventional treatment, patients in the CEGI and placebo groups were given 12 mL CEGI or 12 mL sterile water, respectively, in an intravenous drip of 250 mL 0.9% sodium chloride (2 mL/min) once daily for 14 days. According to baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores, patients in the two groups were divided into mild and moderate subgroups. Based on the modified Rankin Scale results, the rate of patients with good outcomes in the CEGI group was higher than that in the placebo group, and the rate of disability in the CEGI group was lower than that in the placebo group on day 90 after treatment. In the CEGI group, neurological deficits were decreased on days 14 and 90 after treatment, as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Barthel Index. Subgroup analysis revealed that CEGI led to more significant improvements in moderate stroke patients. No drug-related adverse events occurred in the CEGI or placebo groups. In conclusion, CEGI may be a safe and effective treatment for acute cerebral infarction patients, especially for moderate stroke patients. This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Peking University Third Hospital, China (approval No. 2013-068-2) on May 20, 2013, and registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (registration No. ChiCTR1800017937).
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- Hui Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huang Gang Central Hospital, Huanggang, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Luoyang City, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Xuzhou Mining Group, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Yichun City, Yichun, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Baotou Central Hospital, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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Shi YZ, Xiong S, Zhang Y, Chin LK, Chen YY, Zhang JB, Zhang TH, Ser W, Larsson A, Lim SH, Wu JH, Chen TN, Yang ZC, Hao YL, Liedberg B, Yap PH, Wang K, Tsai DP, Qiu CW, Liu AQ. Author Correction: Sculpting nanoparticle dynamics for single-bacteria-level screening and direct binding-efficiency measurement. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1227. [PMID: 30862795 PMCID: PMC6414671 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Y Z Shi
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China.,School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.,Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore. .,SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, 518060, Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore. .,National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
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Wang QQ, Jing XM, Bi YZ, Cao XF, Wang YZ, Li YX, Qiao BJ, Chen Y, Hao YL, Hu J. Human Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells May Attenuate Sarcopenia in Aged Mice Induced by Hindlimb Suspension. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:9272-9281. [PMID: 30571669 PMCID: PMC6320659 DOI: 10.12659/msm.913362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Since the use of human umbilical cord Wharton’s Jelly derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hWJ-MSCs) to treat sarcopenia has not been explored, we studied the effects of hWJ-MSCs in aged male C57BL/6J mice with sarcopenia induced by hindlimb suspension, and explored the potential mechanism. Material/Methods Hindlimb suspension was used to induce sarcopenia in 24-month-old C57BL/6J mice and green fluorescent protein-tagged hWJ-MSCs and controls were transplanted into mice via tail vein or local intramuscular injection. After hWJ-MSC transplantation, changes in whole body muscle strength and endurance, gastrocnemius muscle weight and myofiber cross-sectional area (CSA) were studied. Proliferation of skeletal muscle stem cell, apoptosis, and chronic inflammation were also investigated. Results We demonstrated that whole body muscle strength and endurance, gastrocnemius muscle mass, and CSA were significantly increased in hWJ-MSC-transplanted mice than in controls (P<0.05). In hWJ-MSC-transplanted mice, apoptotic myonuclei was reduced, and BrdU and Pax-7 expression indices of gastrocnemius muscles were increased (P<0.05). Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 were downregulated, and IL-4 and IL-10 were upregulated (P<0.05). Conclusions hWJ-MSCs may ameliorate sarcopenia in aged male C57BL/6J mice induced by hindlimb suspension, and this may be via activation of resident skeletal muscle satellite cells, reduction of apoptosis, and less chronic inflammation.
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- Quan-Quan Wang
- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (mainland).,Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Difficult and Complicated Liver Diseases and Artificial Liver Center, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (mainland)
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Tang SY, Hao YL, Zeng X, Chen QM. [The state-of-the-art development in research on oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:566-571. [PMID: 30078274 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.08.015] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Chemotherapy is one of the effective methods to treat cancer. However, the chemotherapy agents may cause a series of adverse reactions due to the nonselective characteristics that affect not only tumor cells, but also normal cells. Oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy is a common oral complication caused by chemotherapy in clinic. It brings great suffering to the patients and also interferes with the procedure of chemotherapy. Because of its high incidence in patients receiving chemotherapy and the significant influence, there are more researches on oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy which let us have further understanding of it. This review article will introduce the pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical manifestations, assessments, treatment and prevention of oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy.
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- S Y Tang
- Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
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Hou YL, Zhang H, Hao YL, Yang YX, Li HX. [Clinicopathological analysis of 98 cases of benign lymphoidenosis of oral mucosa]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 53:191-194. [PMID: 29972978 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.03.010] [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 clinical manifestations and pathological changes of benign lymphoadenosis of oral mucosa. Methods: The clinical data of 98 cases of benign lymphoadenosis of oral mucosa were analyzed. Results: The clinical manifestations of benign lymphoadenosis of oral mucosa included erosive ulcer (64%) and nodule (9%) and the rate of misdiagnosis was 98%. Neutrophil infiltration occurred in the epithelium of 51% cases and the lymphocyte was diffusely infiltrated in lamina propria of 83% cases. Conclusions: When the mucous membrane of the lamina propria is characterized by complex cell components, diffuse infiltrating lymphocytes and infiltration of neutrophils in mucosal epithelium without erosion and ulceration, it is necessary to highly suspect benign lymphoadenosis of oral mucosa. Finding the focal aggregation of lymphoid follicles or lymphocytes is helpful for the correct diagnosis.
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- Y L Hou
- Department of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, College of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University & Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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Shi YZ, Xiong S, Zhang Y, Chin LK, Chen YY, Zhang JB, Zhang TH, Ser W, Larrson A, Lim SH, Wu JH, Chen TN, Yang ZC, Hao YL, Liedberg B, Yap PH, Wang K, Tsai DP, Qiu CW, Liu AQ. Sculpting nanoparticle dynamics for single-bacteria-level screening and direct binding-efficiency measurement. Nat Commun 2018; 9:815. [PMID: 29483548 PMCID: PMC5827716 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03156-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [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: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Particle trapping and binding in optical potential wells provide a versatile platform for various biomedical applications. However, implementation systems to study multi-particle contact interactions in an optical lattice remain rare. By configuring an optofluidic lattice, we demonstrate the precise control of particle interactions and functions such as controlling aggregation and multi-hopping. The mean residence time of a single particle is found considerably reduced from 7 s, as predicted by Kramer’s theory, to 0.6 s, owing to the mechanical interactions among aggregated particles. The optofluidic lattice also enables single-bacteria-level screening of biological binding agents such as antibodies through particle-enabled bacteria hopping. The binding efficiency of antibodies could be determined directly, selectively, quantitatively and efficiently. This work enriches the fundamental mechanisms of particle kinetics and offers new possibilities for probing and utilising unprecedented biomolecule interactions at single-bacteria level. Optical trapping is a versatile tool for biomedical applications. Here, the authors use an optofluidic lattice to achieve controllable multi-particle hopping and demonstrate single-bacteria-level screening and measurement of binding efficiency of biological binding agents through particle-enabled bacteria hopping.
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- Y Z Shi
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.,School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.,Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore. .,SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore. .,National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Nune KC, Misra RDK, Gai X, Li SJ, Hao YL. Surface nanotopography-induced favorable modulation of bioactivity and osteoconductive potential of anodized 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V alloy mesh structure. J Biomater Appl 2017; 32:1032-1048. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328217748860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The objective of the study described here is to fundamentally elucidate the biological response of 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V alloy mesh structures that were surface modified to introduce titania nanotubes with an average pore size of ∼80 nm via an electrochemical anodization process from the perspective of enhancing bioactivity. The bioactivity of the mesh structures were analyzed through immersion test in simulated body fluid, which confirmed the nucleation and growth of fine globular nanoscale apatite on the nanoporous titania-modified (anodized) mesh structure surface, and agglomerated apatite with fine flakes of apatite crystals on as-fabricated mesh structure surface, that were rich in calcium and phosphorous. The cellular activity of bioactive anodized mesh structure was explored in terms of cell–material interactions involving adhesion, proliferation, synthesis of extracellular and intracellular proteins, differentiation, and mineralization. Cells adhered with a sheet-like morphology on as-fabricated mesh structure, whereas, on anodized mesh structure, numerous filopodia-like cellular extensions interacting with nanotube pores were observed. The formation of a bioactive nanoscale apatite, cell–nanotube interactions as imaged via electron microscopy, higher expression of proteins (actin, vinculin, fibronectin, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)), and calcium content points toward the determining role of anodized mesh structure in modulating osteoblasts functions. The unique combination of nanoporous bioactive titania and interconnected porous architecture of anodized titanium alloy mesh structure provided a multimodal roughness surface ranging from nano to micro to macroscale, which helps in attaining strong primary and secondary fixation of the implant device along with the pathway for supply of nutrients and oxygen to cells and tissue.
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- KC Nune
- Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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Lv ZY, Xu XM, Cao XF, Wang Q, Sun DF, Tian WJ, Yang Y, Wang YZ, Hao YL. Mitochondrial mutations in 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA presenting as chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) plus: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8869. [PMID: 29310369 PMCID: PMC5728770 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a classical mitochondrial ocular disorder characterized by bilateral progressive ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. Kearns -Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a multisystem disorder with PEO, cardiac conduction block, and pigmentary retinopathy. A few individuals with CPEO have other manifestations of KSS, but do not meet all the clinical diagnosis criteria, and this is called "CPEO plus." PATIENT CONCERNS We report a 48-year-old woman exhibiting limb weakness, ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, and cerebellar dysfunctions. DIAGNOSES The patient was diagnosed as exhibiting CPEO plus syndrome. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent clinical, genetic, histological, and histochemical analysis. She was treated orally with CoQ10, vitamin Bs, L-carnitine, and vitamin E. OUTCOMES The patient's serum creatine kinase levels, electrocardiography, and nerve conduction study results were normal; an electromyogram revealed myopathic findings. Magnetic resonance imaging showed global brain atrophy, particularly in the brainstem and cerebellum areas. A muscle biopsy showed the presence of abundant ragged red fibers. Sequencing of the mitochondrial DNA from the skeletal muscle biopsy revealed C960del mutation in 12S rRNA and homozygous mutation C2835T in 16S rRNA. She took medicines on schedule, the clinical features were similar as 2 years ago. LESSONS This is the first report of 2 rRNA mutations in a patient with MRI findings showing global brain atrophy, particularly in brainstem and cerebellum areas. Early recognition and appropriate treatment is crucial. This case highlights the cerebellar ataxia can occur in CPEO plus.
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Shi YZ, Xiong S, Chin LK, Yang Y, Zhang JB, Ser W, Wu JH, Chen TN, Yang ZC, Hao YL, Liedberg B, Yap PH, Zhang Y, Liu AQ. High-resolution and multi-range particle separation by microscopic vibration in an optofluidic chip. Lab Chip 2017. [PMID: 28634603 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00484b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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An optofluidic chip is demonstrated in experiments for high-resolution and multi-range particle separation through the optically-induced microscopic vibration effect, where nanoparticles are trapped in loosely overdamped optical potential wells created with combined optical and fluidic constraints. It is the first demonstration of separating single nanoparticles with diameters ranging from 60 to 100 nm with a resolution of 10 nm. Nanoparticles vibrate with an amplitude of 3-7 μm in the loosely overdamped potential wells in the microchannel. The proposed optofluidic device is capable of high-resolution particle separation at both nanoscale and microscale without reconfiguring the device. The separation of bacteria from other larger cells is accomplished using the same chip and operation conditions. The unique trapping mechanism and the superb performance in high-resolution and multi-range particle separation of the proposed optofluidic chip promise great potential for a diverse range of biomedical applications.
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- Y Z Shi
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian 710049, China
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Nune KC, Misra RDK, Li SJ, Hao YL, Zhang W. The functional response of bioactive titania-modified three-dimensional Ti-6Al-4V mesh structure toward providing a favorable pathway for intercellular communication and osteoincorporation. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 104:2488-501. [PMID: 27225062 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The objective of the study is to fundamentally elucidate the biological response of 3D printed mesh structures subjected to plasma electrolytic oxidation process through the study of osteoblast functions. The cellular activity of plasma electrolytic-oxidized mesh structure was explored in terms of cell-to-cell communication involving proliferation, synthesis of extracellular and intracellular proteins, and mineralization. Upon plasma electrolytic oxidation of the mesh structure, a thin layer of bioactive titania with pore size 1-3 µm was nucleated on the surface. The combination of microporous bioactive titania and interconnected porous architecture provided the desired pathway for supply of nutrients and oxygen to cells and tissue and a favorable osteogenic microenvironment for tissue on-growth and in-growth, in relation to the unmodified mesh structure. The formation of a confluent layer as envisaged via electron microscopy and quantitative assessment of the expression level of proteins (actin, vinculin, and fibronectin) point toward the determining role of surface-modified mesh structure in modulating osteoblasts functions. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 2488-2501, 2016.
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- K C Nune
- Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, 79968
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- Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, 79968
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Xiang H, Zhang J, Hao YL, Fan J, Li FY, Wang LL, Ding LQ, Zhang X, Kuang XH, Gao XL. [The pathogenic gene screening in a cardiomyopathy pedigree of Yunnan province]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2016; 44:416-420. [PMID: 27220577 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.05.010] [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: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, the sreening of candidate pathogenic gene is done among family members of an dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM)and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) coexistence, and find the relationship between the genotype and the phenotype. METHODS The inheritance atlas was drawn, analysis of genetic characteristics and clinical phenotype.Peripheral venous blood samples of proband and family members were candidated gene exon high-throughput sequencing sub target capture, make the result compares with related database, ultimately screening the target area of the exon and mutations of candidate genes and then using bidirectional sequencing of Sanger to sequence other family members and the health group which were matching with gender and age to testify whether there is the above mutations. RESULTS In this family, the proband and his father carry three missense mutations, about TTNc.604 A>G(p.Lys202Glu)、TAZ c. 580A>G(p.Ile194Val)and MYH7c.730 T>C(p.Phe244Leu). The heart function of proband was failure, and accompanied malignant arrhythmia.But his father has no obvious clinical symptoms.In this family, the same genetic mutation of disease causing gene lead to different clinical phenotype, but different genetic mutation of disease causing gene lead to the same clinical phenotype.None of the mutations found in this family was found in the health group. CONCLUSION The patient of this family carries the genetic mutation of MYH7, TTN and TAZ.The patient of this family carries the composite mutation of MYH7(+) /TTN(+) heterozygous missense mutation and TAZ(+) /TTN(+) heterozygous missense mutation may be show the performance of the genetic characteristics of early onset, severe phenotype.
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- H Xiang
- Department of Cardiology, Frist People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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We describe here the combined efforts of engineering and biological sciences as a systemic approach to fundamentally elucidate osteoblast functions in functionally graded Ti-6Al-4 V mesh structures in relation to uniform/monolithic mesh arrays. First, the interconnecting porous architecture of functionally graded mesh arrays was conducive to cellular functions including attachment, proliferation, and mineralization. The underlying reason is that the graded fabricated structure with cells seeded from the large pore size side provided a channel for efficient transfer of nutrients to other end of the structure (small pore size), leading to the generation of mineralized extracellular matrix by differentiating pre-osteoblasts. Second, a comparative and parametric study indicated that gradient mesh structure had a pronounced effect on cell adhesion and mineralization, and strongly influenced the proliferation phase. High intensity and near-uniform distribution of proteins (actin and vinculin) on struts of the gradient mesh structure (cells seeded from large pore side) implied signal transduction during cell adhesion and was responsible for superior cellular activity, in comparison to the uniform mesh structure and non-porous titanium alloy. Cells adhered to the mesh struts by forming a sheet, bridging the pores through numerous cytoplasmic extensions, in the case of porous mesh structures. Intercellular interaction in porous structures provided a pathway for cells to communicate and mature to a differentiated phenotype. Furthermore, the capability of cells to migrate through the interconnecting porous architecture on mesh structures led to colonization of the entire structure. Cells were embedded layer-by-layer in the extracellular matrix as the matrix mineralized. The outcomes of the study are expected to address challenges associated with the treatment of segmental bone defects and bone-remodeling through favorable modulation of cellular response. Moreover, the study provides a foundation for a new branch of functionally graded materials with interconnected porous architecture.
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- K C Nune
- Biomedical Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, USA
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, China
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Wang YZ, Feng XG, Wang Q, Xing CY, Shi QG, Kong QX, Cheng PP, Zhang Y, Hao YL, Yuki N. Increased plasmacytoid dendritic cells in Guillain-Barré syndrome. J Neuroimmunol 2015; 283:1-6. [PMID: 26004148 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a post-infectious autoimmune disease. Dendritic cells (DCs) can recognize the pathogen and modulate the host immune response. Exploring the role of DCs in GBS will help our understanding of the disease development. In this study, we aimed to analyze plasmacytoid and conventional DCs in peripheral blood of patients with GBS at different stages of the disease: acute phase as well as early and late recovery phases. There was a significant increase of plasmacytoid DCs in the acute phase (p=0.03 vs healthy donors). There was a positive correlation between percentage of plasmacytoid DCs and the clinical severity of patients with GBS (r=0.61, p<0.001). Quantitative polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometry confirmed the aberrant plasmacytoid DCs in GBS. Thus, plasmacytoid DCs may participate in the development of GBS.
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- Yu-Zhong Wang
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China; Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Haemotology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, PR China.
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- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Wang YZ, Lv H, Hao YL, Zhang HQ, Li L, Cai GM, Hu M, Jia CX, Feng XG, Kong QX. Suppressive oligodeoxynucleotides induced tolerogenic plasmacytoid dendritic cells and ameliorated the experimental autoimmune neuritis. Immunol Lett 2015; 166:13-8. [PMID: 25952624 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9, recognizing different ligands, confers distinct features of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). Our previous study demonstrated a role for TLR9 in the mechanism of experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN). In this study, we explored whether suppressive oligodeoxynucleotides (sODN) could induce tolerogenic pDCs via TLR9 and thus promote the recovery of EAN. Effects of different TLR9 ligands, CpG ODN and sODN on P0 180-199 peptide-stimulated pDCs were measured by detecting the expression of co-stimulatory molecules, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), secretion of Th1- and Th2-type cytokines and the TLR9 signaling pathway. CpG ODN- or sODN-treated pDCs were intravenously injected into the EAN mice and their effects were compared. Our data showed that P0180-199 peptides significantly promoted mRNA expression of co-stimulatory molecules (CD40, CD80 and CD86) in pDCs and induced secretion of Th1-type cytokines. Treatment of CpG ODN aggravated the effects of P0 180-199 peptides on pDCs; however, sODN had the opposite effects and significantly upregulated the IDO expression in pDCs. Further analysis showed that MYD88 is necessary for sODN to modulate the TLR9/NF-κB signaling in pDCs. Finally, the sODN-treated pDCs significantly promoted recovery of the EAN mice. Taken together, sODN could induce tolerogenic pDCs and thus ameliorate the EAN.
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- Yu-Zhong Wang
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China; Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Surgical Operating Room, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
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Ren J, Hou XY, Ma SH, Zhang FK, Zhen JH, Sun L, Sun YX, Hao YL, Cheng YF, Hou M, Xu CG, Zhang MH, Peng J. Elevated expression of CX3C chemokine receptor 1 mediates recruitment of T cells into bone marrow of patients with acquired aplastic anaemia. J Intern Med 2014; 276:512-24. [PMID: 24528288 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Acquired aplastic anaemia (AA) is a T-cell-mediated, organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by haematopoietic stem cell destruction in the bone marrow. The exact molecular mechanism of T-cell trafficking into the bone marrow is unclear in AA. Very late activation antigen-4 (VLA-4) and CX3C chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1) play active roles in many autoimmune diseases. Therefore, we investigated whether VLA-4 and CX3CR1 also contribute to T-cell migration into the bone marrow in acquired AA. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS Expression levels of CX3CR1 and VLA-4 and their ligands [fractalkine (CX3CL1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)] were examined in 63 patients with AA and 21 healthy control subjects. T-cell chemotaxis and adhesion were analysed in 17 patients with severe AA. We also prospectively evaluated the expression pattern of CX3CR1 during treatment with antithymocyte globulin plus cyclosporine in 11 patients with severe AA. RESULTS The proportion of peripheral and bone marrow CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells expressing CX3CR1 and the level of CX3CL1 was increased in patients with AA. However, there was no significant difference in VLA-4 expression or VCAM-1 levels. Functional studies demonstrated that chemotaxis towards autologous bone marrow plasma or soluble CX3CL1 was significantly higher in T cells from AA patients and could be blocked by CX3CR1 inhibitors. CX3CR1-mediated T-cell adhesion was also upregulated in these patients. The expression of CX3CR1 was associated with the efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy. CONCLUSION The present findings demonstrate that CX3CR1 plays a pivotal role in recruitment of T cells into the bone marrow in acquired AA and is a potential therapeutic target for treatment of this disorder.
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- J Ren
- Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China; Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Hao YL, Zhang B, Jia FJ, Li XL, Tang Y, Ren YZ, Liu WH. A three-phase epidemiological study of short and long sleepers in a middle-aged Chinese population: prevalence and characteristics. Braz J Med Biol Res 2014; 47:157-65. [PMID: 24519132 PMCID: PMC4051176 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20133430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies of short and long sleepers have not been conducted
previously. We collected socioeconomic, psychological, and polysomnographic
characteristics of 6501 parents (3252 men and 3249 women) of 4036 primary school
children in Guangzhou city. The study data were collected in three phases. The
overall prevalence of short (5 h or less) and long (10 h or more) sleep duration
was 0.52 and 0.64%, respectively. Long sleepers had higher Eysenck Personality
Questionnaire neuroticism scores [odds ratio (OR)=1.224, 95% confidence interval
(CI)=1.047-1.409] and lower education levels (OR=0.740, 95%CI=0.631-0.849) than
short sleepers. In the polysomnographic assessment, short, long, and normal
sleepers (7-8 h) shared similar durations of Stage 3 sleep (short=25.7±10.7,
long=20.3±7.9, and normal=28.0±12.8 min, F=1.402, P=0.181). In daytime multiple
sleep latency tests, short sleepers (10/19, 52.6%) were more prone to have a
short sleep latency (≤8 min) than long sleepers (2/23, 8.7%). In addition to
different sleep durations, neuroticism might also contribute to differences
between short and long sleepers in social achievements. Stage 3 sleep might be
essential for humans. The short sleep latency (≤8 min) of short sleepers in
multiple sleep latency tests should be interpreted cautiously, since it was of
the same severity as required for a diagnosis of narcolepsy or idiopathic
hypersomnia.
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- Y L Hao
- Department of Human Anatomy, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Human Anatomy, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan The Third People's Hospital, Zhongshan, China, Zhongshan The Third People's Hospital, Zhongshan, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Centre, Guangzhou, China
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Hao YL, Djotyan AP, Avetisyan AA, Peeters FM. D- shallow donor near a semiconductor-metal and a semiconductor-dielectric interface. J Phys Condens Matter 2011; 23:115303. [PMID: 21368366 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/11/115303] [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: 05/30/2023]
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The ground state energy and the extent of the wavefunction of a negatively charged donor (D(-)) located near a semiconductor-metal or a semiconductor-dielectric interface are obtained. We apply the effective mass approximation and use a variational two-electron wavefunction that takes into account the influence of all image charges that arise due to the presence of the interface, as well as the correlation between the two electrons bound to the donor. For a semiconductor-metal interface, the D(-) binding energy is enhanced for donor positions d > 1.5a(B) (a(B) is the effective Bohr radius) due to the additional attraction of the electrons with their images. When the donor approaches the interface (i.e. d < 1.5a(B)) the D(-) binding energy drops and eventually it becomes unbound. For a semiconductor-dielectric (or a semiconductor-vacuum) interface the D(-) binding energy is reduced for any donor position as compared to the bulk case and the system becomes rapidly unbound when the donor approaches the interface.
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- Y L Hao
- Department of Physics, University of Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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Zhang B, Hao YL, Jia FJ, Shan ZX, Wang SX, Wing YK. Fatal familial insomnia: a middle-age-onset Chinese family kindred. Sleep Med 2010; 11:498-9. [PMID: 20133192 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2009] [Revised: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cui JP, Hao YL, Li SJ, Sui ML, Li DX, Yang R. Reversible movement of homogenously nucleated dislocations in a beta-titanium alloy. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:045503. [PMID: 19257440 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.045503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate reversible movement of 1/2[11[over ]0](110) dislocation loops generated from nanodisturbances in a beta-titanium alloy. High resolution transmission electron microscope observations during an in situ tensile test found three reversible deformation mechanisms, nanodisturbances, dislocation loops and martensitic transformation, that are triggered in turn with increasing applied stress. All three mechanisms contribute to the nonlinear elasticity of the alloy. The experiments also revealed the evolution of the dislocation loops to disclination dipoles that cause severe local lattice rotations.
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- J P Cui
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Hao AJ, Deng YJ, Li TF, Suo XB, Cao YH, Hao YL, Zhang Y. Degradation Kinetics of Fluorouracil-Acetic-Acid-Dextran Conjugate in Aqueous Solution. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2008; 32:757-63. [PMID: 16885130 DOI: 10.1080/03639040600683436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 12/19/2022]
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The degradation kinetics of fluorouracil-acetic-acid-dextran conjugate (FUAC-dextran) was investigated in various buffer solutions with different pH value and physiological saline solution at 60 degrees C and 37 degrees C, respectively. The hydrolytic reaction displayed pseudo-first-order degradation kinetics. Hydrolytic rate constant obtained was the function of pH value and independent of species of buffering agents. The smallest rate constant was observed at pH round 3.00. The activation energy of the hydrolytic reaction was estimated from Arrhenius equation as 88.73 +/- 6.00 kJ.mol-1. The special base catalytic degradation of the conjugate was observed from acidic to slight alkaline condition and the special base catalytic rate constants were calculated. The conjugate was more stable in physiological saline than that in buffer solution at pH 7.00 or 9.00 at 37 degrees C. The results revealed that the conjugate was stable in acidic condition and will degrade in alkaline condition.
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- A J Hao
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, P.R. China
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We report a ductile beta-type titanium alloy with body-centered cubic (bcc) crystal structure having a low Poisson's ratio of 0.14. The almost identical ultralow bulk and shear moduli of approximately 24 GPa combined with an ultrahigh strength of approximately 0.9 GPa contribute to easy crystal distortion due to much-weakened chemical bonding of atoms in the crystal, leading to significant elastic softening in tension and elastic hardening in compression. The peculiar elastic and plastic deformation behaviors of the alloy are interpreted as a result of approaching the elastic limit of the bcc crystal under applied stress.
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- Y L Hao
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Hao YL, Li SJ, Sun SY, Zheng CY, Yang R. Elastic deformation behaviour of Ti-24Nb-4Zr-7.9Sn for biomedical applications. Acta Biomater 2007; 3:277-86. [PMID: 17234466 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Revised: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 11/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this paper, the elastic deformation behaviour of a recently developed beta-type titanium alloy Ti-24Nb-4Zr-7.9Sn (wt.%) that consists of non-toxic elements and is intended for biomedical applications is described. Tensile tests show that this alloy in the as hot-rolled state exhibits peculiar non-linear elastic behaviour with maximum recoverable strain up to 3.3% and incipient Young's modulus of 42GPa. Solution treatment at high temperature has trivial effect on super-elasticity but decreases strength and slightly increases the incipient Young's modulus. Ageing treatment in the (alpha+beta) two-phase field increases both strength and Young's modulus and results in a combination of high strength and relatively low elastic modulus. In spite of the formation of the alpha phase, short time ageing has no effect on super-elasticity, whereas the non-linear elastic behaviour transforms gradually to normal linear elasticity with the increase of ageing time. We suggest sluggish, partially reversible processes of stress-induced phase transformation and/or incipient kink bands as the origin of the above peculiar elastic behaviour.
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- Y L Hao
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Chen Y, Deng YJ, Hao YL, Hao AJ, Zhong HJ, Wang XM. Uptake of liposomes by cultured cardiomyocytes. Pharmazie 2005; 60:844-8. [PMID: 16320947] [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: 05/05/2023]
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Small unilamellar liposomes (SUV) of different phospholipid/polymer composition were labeled with NBD-PC, which served as a bilayersituated fluorescence marker. Neonatal cardiomyocytes were incubated with liposomes and then the cell-associated fluorescence was measured. The factors influencing the liposome uptake by cardiomyocytes such as concentration of lipid, time of incubation, membrane fluidity of liposomes, charge lipid/polymer modification of liposomes and anoxia of cultured cardiomyocytes were investigated. The liposome uptake by cardiomyocytes increased dose-dependently and time-dependently. Liposome uptake was strongly influenced by the electrical charge and modified polymer. After 2 h incubation, the uptake of positively charged liposomes was 1.7-fold higher than that of negatively charged one and both higher than that of the neutral one. The presence of PE-PEG2000 distinctly reduced the liposome uptake and the difference between the uptake of charged and neutral liposome. Anoxia increased the uptake of liposome at the first hour (increased 20%), but after 2 h incubation the liposome uptake by hypoxia cellswas less than that of normoxia cells (decreased 18%). Mechanisms involved are also discussed.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, P.R. China.
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Li Y, Jiang HL, Zhu KJ, Liu JH, Hao YL. Preparation, characterization and nasal delivery of alpha-cobrotoxin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/polyanhydride microspheres. J Control Release 2005; 108:10-20. [PMID: 16125269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2004] [Revised: 03/26/2005] [Accepted: 07/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this study, alpha-cobrotoxin was incorporated into the microspheres composed of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and poly[1,3-bis(p-carboxy-phenoxy) propane-co-p-(carboxyethylformamido) benzoic anhydride] (P(CPP:CEFB)) and intranasally delivered to model rats in order to improve its analgesic activity. The microspheres with high entrapment efficiency (>80%) and average diameter of about 25 microm could be prepared by a modified water-in-oil-in-oil (w/o/o) emulsion solvent evaporation method. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) study indicated that P(CPP:CEFB) content played a considerable role on the morphology and degradation of the microspheres. The presence of P(CPP:CEFB) in the microspheres increased their residence time at the surface of the nasal rat mucosa. The toxicity of the composite microspheres to nasal mucosa was proved to be mild and reversible. A tail flick assay was used to evaluate the antinociceptive activity of the microspheres after nasal administration. Compared with the free alpha-cobrotoxin and PLGA microspheres, PLGA/P(CPP:CEFB) microspheres showed an apparent increase in the strength and duration of the antinociceptive effect at the same dose of alpha-cobrotoxin (80 microg/kg body weight).
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Li Y, Zhu KJ, Zhang JX, Jiang HL, Liu JH, Hao YL, Yasuda H, Ichimaru A, Yamamoto K. In vitro and in vivo studies of cyclosporin A-loaded microspheres based on copolymers of lactide and ɛ-caprolactone: Comparison with conventional PLGA microspheres. Int J Pharm 2005; 295:67-76. [PMID: 15847992 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Revised: 01/18/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A hydrophobic peptide, cyclosporin A (CyA), was incorporated in microspheres based on poly(lactide-b-epsilon-caprolactone) (P(LA-b-CL), LA/CL (in molar ratio): 78.7/21.3 and 48.1/51.9) and poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA, LA/GA: 80/20) using oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion solvent evaporation method. The microspheres were characterized by SEM, DSC and X-ray diffraction, and CyA release rate was determined by HPLC. It was revealed that CyA can be efficiently loaded into all the microspheres (exceed 96%). Compared to PLGA microspheres, P(LA-b-CL) microspheres liberated CyA more rapidly. Within the first day, about 75, 50 and 12% of CyA released from P(LA-b-CL) (48.1/51.9), P(LA-b-CL) (78.7/21.3) and PLGA microspheres, respectively, which can be attributed to the partial crystallization occurring in P(LA-b-CL) microspheres. CyA levels in whole blood were also tested. In comparison with PLGA microspheres, P(LA-b-CL) microspheres provided a higher blood level of CyA. The maximum CyA concentration in whole blood (approximately 520, 450 and 400 ng ml(-1) for P(LA-b-CL) (48.1/51.9) P(LA-b-CL) (78.7/21.3) and PLGA microspheres, respectively) was reached at the second day post administration. And then P(LA-b-CL) microspheres showed a constant CyA level (about 100-200 ng ml(-1)) for extended periods of time (several weeks). Such CyA-loaded P(LA-b-CL) microspheres displaying higher CyA concentration during the first few days and similar constant blood CyA level thereafter showed more advantages than those prepared with PLGA and could meet clinical needs more efficiently.
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Chen Y, Deng YJ, Hao YL. Surface modification of liposomes for cardiomyocytes targeting in vitro. Pharmazie 2005; 60:238-40. [PMID: 15801683] [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: 05/02/2023]
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The effect of novel 3-{4-[2-hydroxyl-(1-methyl ethylamine) propyl oxygen]phenyl}propionic acid cetylester (PAC) as a surface modification ligand on the delivery of liposomes into cultured cardiomyocytes was investigated. Small unilamellar liposomes with and without PAC (PAC-liposome and Plain-liposome) were labeled with a fluorescence marker. The cultured neonatal cardiomyocytes were incubated with liposomes under normoxia or hypoxia conditions, and then the cell-associated fluorescence was measured. A high affinity of the PAC-liposomes to cardiomyocytes was observed. The amount of cell uptake of PAC-liposomes under normoxia conditions was 4-fold higher than that of plain-liposome, and the increase was 8.5-fold when hypoxia occured. The results suggested that PAC is a potential surface modification ligand for liposome targeting the ischemic myocardium.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, PR China.
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Li SJ, Niinomi M, Akahori T, Kasuga T, Yang R, Hao YL. Fatigue characteristics of bioactive glass-ceramic-coated Ti–29Nb–13Ta–4.6Zr for biomedical application. Biomaterials 2004; 25:3369-78. [PMID: 15020109 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2003] [Accepted: 09/21/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A new surface-coating method by which CaP invert glass is used to improve the bioactivity of titanium alloys has been developed recently. In this method, the powder of CaP invert glass (CaO-P2O5-TiO2-Na2O) is coated on the surface of titanium alloy samples and heated between 1073 and 1123 K. With this treatment, a calcium phosphate layer mainly containing beta-Ca3(PO4)2 phase can be coated easily on titanium alloy samples. In the present study, the effect of this coating process on the fatigue properties of Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr, a new metastable beta alloy for biomedical applications, has been investigated. The fatigue endurance limit of the coated alloy was found to be about 15% higher than that of uncoated alloy, as a result of the formation of a hard (alpha + beta) layer and a small amount of the omega phase during the coating process. The coating exhibits excellent adhesion to the substrate during the tensile and fatigue tests. Subsequent ageing at 673 K for 259.2 ks greatly improves the fatigue resistance of the coated alloy due to isothermal omega phase precipitation, and does not have obvious detrimental effect on the coating properties.
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- S J Li
- Department of Production Systems Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1, Hibarigaoka, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi 441-8580, Japan
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The bioconductivity of a new biomedical titanium alloy Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr achieved by a combination of surface oxidation and alkali treatment is reported in this paper. Oxidation treatment at 400 degrees C for 24 h was found to result in the formation of a hard layer on the surface of the alloy. Immersion in a protein-free simulated body fluid and fast calcification solution led to the growth of calcium phosphate (Ca-P) phase on the oxidized and alkali-treated alloy, and the new bioconductive surface was still harder than the substrate. The surface processes during various treatment and immersion processes were investigated in detail, and the morphology of the calcium phosphate crystals was shown to be determined by the concentrations of Ca and P in the solution.
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- S J Li
- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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Hu QM, Yang R, Hao YL, Xu DS, Li D. Concentrated point defects in and order-disorder transition temperature of intermetallic compounds. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:185505. [PMID: 15169500 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.185505] [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: 11/17/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this Letter, a scheme that combines first-principles methods, statistical mechanics, and a self-consistent procedure is presented to evaluate the point defect concentrations in intermetallic compounds. The obtained point defect concentrations can be further used to predict the order-disorder transformation temperature.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Giot L, Bader JS, Brouwer C, Chaudhuri A, Kuang B, Li Y, Hao YL, Ooi CE, Godwin B, Vitols E, Vijayadamodar G, Pochart P, Machineni H, Welsh M, Kong Y, Zerhusen B, Malcolm R, Varrone Z, Collis A, Minto M, Burgess S, McDaniel L, Stimpson E, Spriggs F, Williams J, Neurath K, Ioime N, Agee M, Voss E, Furtak K, Renzulli R, Aanensen N, Carrolla S, Bickelhaupt E, Lazovatsky Y, DaSilva A, Zhong J, Stanyon CA, Finley RL, White KP, Braverman M, Jarvie T, Gold S, Leach M, Knight J, Shimkets RA, McKenna MP, Chant J, Rothberg JM. A protein interaction map of Drosophila melanogaster. Science 2003; 302:1727-36. [PMID: 14605208 DOI: 10.1126/science.1090289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1581] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Drosophila melanogaster is a proven model system for many aspects of human biology. Here we present a two-hybrid-based protein-interaction map of the fly proteome. A total of 10,623 predicted transcripts were isolated and screened against standard and normalized complementary DNA libraries to produce a draft map of 7048 proteins and 20,405 interactions. A computational method of rating two-hybrid interaction confidence was developed to refine this draft map to a higher confidence map of 4679 proteins and 4780 interactions. Statistical modeling of the network showed two levels of organization: a short-range organization, presumably corresponding to multiprotein complexes, and a more global organization, presumably corresponding to intercomplex connections. The network recapitulated known pathways, extended pathways, and uncovered previously unknown pathway components. This map serves as a starting point for a systems biology modeling of multicellular organisms, including humans.
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- L Giot
- CuraGen Corporation, 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Song XY, Zeng YJ, Li CX, Liao DH, Hu JL, Hao YL. [ICAM-1 expression of rat brain microvascular endothelial cells caused by fluid shear force]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2001; 53:13-7. [PMID: 11354790] [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: 04/16/2023]
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We studied the effect of shear stress (SS) on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression of rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMECs) using the parallel plate flow chamber method. It was demonstrated that RBMECs showed a time-dependent, but not a force-dependent, upregulation in ICAM-1 expression. Endothelial cell surface expression of ICAM-1 in the supernatants of RBMECs exposed to SS was not changed, thus excluding the possibility that the upregulated expression is due to the factors synthesized by these cells. These data throw light on understanding the signal transduction pathway inside the endothelial cells under the effect of SS.
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- X Y Song
- Biomechanics and Medical Information Institute, Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing 100022
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An atrazine-degrading bacterial culture was isolated from an agricultural soil previously impacted by herbicide spills. The organism was capable of using atrazine under aerobic conditions as the sole source of C and N. Cyanuric acid could replace atrazine as the sole source of N, indicating that the organism was capable of ring cleavage. Ring cleavage was confirmed in 14CO2 evolution experiments with [U-14C-ring]atrazine. Between 40 and 50% of ring-14C was mineralized to 14CO2. [14C]biuret and [14C]urea were detected in spent culture media. Cellular assimilation of 14C was negligible, in keeping with the fully oxidized valence of the ring carbon. Chloride release was stoichiometric. The formation of ammonium during atrazine degradation was below the stoichiometric amount, suggesting a deficit due to cellular assimilation and metabolite-N accumulation. With excess glucose and with atrazine as the sole N source, free ammonium was not detected, suggesting assimilation into biomass. The organism degraded atrazine anaerobically in media which contained (i) atrazine only, (ii) atrazine and glucose, and (iii) atrazine, glucose, and nitrate. To date, this is the first report of a pure bacterial isolate with the ability to cleave the s-triazine ring structure of atrazine. It was also concluded that this bacterium was capable of dealkylation, dechlorination, and deamination in addition to ring cleavage.
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- M Radosevich
- Department of Agronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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Hao YL, Ueda Y, Ishii N. Improved procedure of complex demodulation and an application to frequency analysis of sleep spindles in EEG. Med Biol Eng Comput 1992; 30:406-12. [PMID: 1487941 DOI: 10.1007/bf02446168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Complex demodulation is a local version of harmonic analysis that enables the amplitude and phase of particular frequency components of a time series to be described as functions of time. The paper presents a computational procedure involving complex demodulation with interpolation of data in the frequency domain. A computational procedure comprising repeated use of complex demodulation is also presented. This is used to estimate the optimum choice of the demodulating frequency which considerably influences the measurement of the instantaneous amplitude and phase of the underlying process. The usefulness of this procedure is verified by computer simulation. An example of applying this procedure to the estimation of the centre and the instantaneous frequencies of sleep spindles in the EEG (electroencephalogram) is presented. By using the procedure developed here, several partially overlapping sleep spindles are detected and correctly separated. The paper also presents an approach to separating and analysing transient time series (such as overlapping sleep spindles) by using an accurate frequency processing technique.
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- Y L Hao
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
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Liu IK, Brown C, Myers RC, Hao YL. Evaluation of intravenous administration of concentrated immunoglobulin G to colostrum-deprived foals. Am J Vet Res 1991; 52:709-12. [PMID: 1854093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ten foals of various breeds were deprived of colostrum from birth to 36 hours of age, then were allotted to 2 groups. Foals of group 1 (n = 6) were given 20 g (200 ml) of purified equine IgG IV in a 10% solution, and foals of group 2 (n = 4) were given 30 g (300 ml) of the same preparation. Total administration time for each 10 g of IgG in 100 ml was approximately 10 minutes. Serum IgG concentration in foals was assessed prior to, between 24 and 48 hours, and at 7 and 14 days after IgG administration. Between 24 and 48 hours after IgG administration, mean serum IgG concentration in group-1 foals was 425 mg/dl (range, 350 to 480 mg/dl). Mean body weight for this group of foals was 50.3 kg (range, 43.3 to 54.7 kg). For group-2 foals, mean serum IgG concentration was 768 mg/dl (range, 640 to 920 mg/dl) between 24 and 48 hours after administration of IgG. Foals of this group had mean body weight of 43.2 kg (range, 36.5 to 47.5 kg). Serum IgG concentration in group-2 foals at 24 to 48 hours was significantly (P = 0.005) greater than that in group-1 foals. Mean total IgG recovery at 24 to 48 hours, calculated on the basis of 94.5 ml of plasma volume/kg of body weight, was approximately 100%. Values of IgG measured in all foals 1 and 2 weeks after administration of the IgG concentrate were equivalent to values expected after normal decay of passively acquired IgG.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Department of Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616-8743
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Pilot-plant scale experiments using production scale fractionation equipment have been carried out to prepare human serum albumin according to a two-step simple method reported previously. Results have indicated that scale-up is feasible and the resultant albumin is of at least the same quality but with better yield when compared to that obtained by the conventional ethanol fractionation method. Filtration to replace centrifugation in one of the steps for liquid-solid separation was also attempted. It proved to be superior to centrifugation in terms of time and labor savings, but a small percentage of albumin was not recoverable. However, because of the simplicity and higher yield of this fractionation method the final albumin yield is still higher than that obtained by the conventional ethanol method even if the filtration step is introduced. Diafiltration and ultrafiltration are used for solvent removal and concentration, instead of lyophilization and reconstitution to prepare the final albumin solutions.
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This report describes the recovery of highly purified immune-serum globulin (ISG) from the 42% ethanol precipitate fraction (42% P) generated during the first step of albumin purification. The method consists of three purification steps: (1) reprecipitation of the 42% P at 20% ethanol, pH 7.2; (2) solubilization of ISG at 17% ethanol, pH 5.2, and (3) isoelectric precipitation of ISG at 25% ethanol, pH 7.2. ISG prepared by this method was homogeneous when subjected to immunoelectrophoresis and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and gave a yield equivalent to 4.7 g/l plasma, corresponding to a final recovery of over 48%.
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Hao YL, Wickerhauser M. Development of large-scale fractionation methods. IV. A simple method for the large-scale preparation of alpha1-acid glycoprotein. Biochim Biophys Acta 1973; 322:99-108. [PMID: 4200679 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(73)90180-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Tabachnick M, Hao YL, Korcek L. Effect of oleate, diphenylhydantoin and heparin on the binding of 125 I-thyroxine to purified thyroxine-binding globulin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1973; 36:392-4. [PMID: 4630272 DOI: 10.1210/jcem-36-2-392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Wickerhauser M, Hao YL. Large scale preparation of macroglobulins. Vox Sang 1972; 23:119-25. [PMID: 4628154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Tabachnick M, Hao YL, Korcek L. Effect of peptide derivatives of thyroxine on the binding of 125-I-thyroxine to purified human thyroxine-binding globulin. Endocrinology 1971; 89:606-9. [PMID: 4997573 DOI: 10.1210/endo-89-2-606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hao YL, Tabachnick M. Thyroxine-protein interactions. VII. Effect of thyroxine analogs on the binding of 125-I-thyroxine to highly purified human thyroxine-binding globulin. Endocrinology 1971; 88:81-92. [PMID: 4991825 DOI: 10.1210/endo-88-1-81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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