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Shao W, Zhou YW, Chen Z, Chen YL, Li Y, Ban YJ, Yang WS, Xue M, Chen XM. In situ electrochemical potential-induced synthesis of metal organic framework membrane on polymer support for H 2/CO 2 separation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 665:693-701. [PMID: 38552584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.181] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) membranes act as selective layers have offered unprecedented opportunities for energy-efficient and cost-effective gas separation. Searching for the green and sustainable synthesis method of dense MOF membrane has received huge attention in both academia and industry. In this work, we demonstrate an in situ electrochemical potential-induced synthesis strategy to aqueously fabricate Metal Azolate Framework-4 (MAF-4) membranes on polypropylene (PP) support. The constant potential can induce the heterogeneous nucleation and growth of MAF-4, resulting an ultrathin membrane with the thickness of only 390 nm. This high-quality membrane exhibits a high H2/CO2 separation performance with the H2 permeance as high as 1565.75 GPU and selectivity of 11.6. The deployment of this environment friendly one-step fabrication method under mild reaction conditions, such as low-cost polymer substrate, water instead of organic solvent, room temperature and ambient pressure shows great promise for the scale-up of MOF membranes.
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- Wei Shao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Chemistry, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, IGCME, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Shi YK, Tao XH, He Y, Qin P, Liu ST, Zhou JL, Yang LJ, Zhou YW, Song SL, Wang J, Jin H, Fang YP, Liu Y, Zhang SN, Qi Y, Yang CG, Zhang C, Yang L, Gui L. [Survival and prognosis analysis of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma treated with standard treatment paradigm]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:3295-3303. [PMID: 36319182 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220420-00864] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the survival and prognosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients receiving standard first-line therapy. Methods: Data of clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with HL diagnosed in Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CHCAMS) from January 1st, 2000 to December 31st, 2018 who received standard first-line treatment were retrospectively analyzed and compared with that of HL patients who received treatment in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database in the United States during the same period. Factors associated with freedom from progression (FFP) of patients in CHCAMS were analyzed. Treatment and survival data of patients with relapsed/refractory HL (r/rHL) who had failed the standard first-line treatment during the corresponding period in CHCAMS were collected to analyze the outcomes of salvage therapy. Results: A total of 764 HL patients in CHCAMS were included in this study. The median age was 30 years (range, 14-83 years), with 424 males and 340 females. By February 26th, 2022, the patients were followed-up for a median time of 111 months(range, 0.3-262.0 months). Lymphoma-specific survival (LSS) rate and overall survival (OS) rate at 10 years for HL patients in CHCAMS was 91.7% (95%CI: 89.5%-93.9%) and 87.1% (95%CI: 84.5%-89.8%), respectively. LSS and OS rate at 10 years for HL patients from SEER database was 86.8% (95%CI: 86.3%-87.2%) and 79.0% (95%CI: 78.5%-79.5%), respectively. The unadjusted LSS and OS rate for patients in CHCAMS were higher than those for patients from SEER database (both P<0.001). No significant difference was observed in LSS and OS rate (both P>0.05) between the two groups after adjustment. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer staging system (early-stage unfavorable: HR=2.35, 95%CI: 1.13-4.89, P=0.023; advanced stage: HR=5.44, 95%CI: 2.62-11.30, P<0.001) and serum β2 microglobulin (HR=1.67, 95%CI: 1.08-2.58, P=0.021) were influencing factors of FFP for patients in CHCAMS. The complete remission rate, median progression-free survival (PFS), 5-year PFS rate and 5-year OS rate for the 116 patients with r/rHL was 37.9% (95%CI: 29.6%-47.0%), 15.0 months (95%CI: 9.9-20.1 months), 29.9% (95%CI: 20.9%-38.9%) and 62.9% (95%CI: 54.1%-71.7%), respectively. Conclusions: The outcomes of HL patients receiving standard first-line treatment are excellent. However, the therapeutic effect of HL patients who incurrs disease progression or relapse after standard first-line treatment is not satisfying.
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- Y K Shi
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, Beijing 100021, China
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Zeng J, Li XZ, Cheng YD, Zhou YW, Chang RM, Liu Q, Zhou YX, Weng YQ, Gao Y, Zhang C. [Safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic day surgery for pulmonary nodules: a retrospective analysis based on propensity score matching]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:3127-3133. [PMID: 36274597 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220719-01570] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic day surgery for pulmonary nodules. Methods: Clinical data of 523 patients with pulmonary nodule underwent robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from January 2021 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, which including 223 males and 300 females, aged from 19 to 72 (54.0±11.7) years. Those patients were divided into the day surgery group (DSG) and inpatient surgery group (ISG) according to perioperative management methods. Propensity score matching (PSM) (1∶2) was performed according to the general baseline information, T stage of the tumor, surgery approach, and tumor position, and a total of 178 patients were finally included. Clinical outcomes of DSG were observed. The differences in incidence of postoperative complications, treatment-related costs and resource consumption between DSG and ISG were compared. Subgroup analysis was performed according to surgery method to evaluate the difference between DSG and ISG in lobectomy and sublobectomy. Results: In 81 cases DSG, eight patients were transferred to thoracic surgery ward, and the day surgery discharge rate was 90% (73/81). There was no statistically significant difference in incidence of postoperative complications between DSG and ISG (P=0.612). The length of stay after surgery, period of chest draining, average hospital cost, and drug cost of DSG were statistically significant lower than ISG, ((2.19±0.84) vs (4.74±1.81) days, (1.70±0.65) vs (3.45±1.85) days, (6.64±0.74) vs (8.29±0.97)×104 CNY, (0.35±0.07) vs (0.69±0.18)×104 CNY), respectively(all P<0.05). The drainage volume and VAS score at discharge in DSG and ISG group were(220.47±120.02) ml and(242.21±129.96) ml, 1.68±0.79 and 1.64±0.91, respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). In subgroup analysis, there was no statistically significant difference in incidence of postoperative complications, drainage volume after surgery and VAS score at discharge between DSG and ISG both for lobectomy and sublobectomy patients. And the results of the length of stay after surgery, period of chest draining, and drug cost in DSG were also significantly lower than ISG (P<0.05). Conclusions: Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic day surgery for pulmonary nodule is safe and feasible, with the advantage of short length of stay after surgery, short period of chest draining, less average hospital cost and drug cost. There is no difference in incidence of postoperative complications between DSG and ISG.
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- J Zeng
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center for Pulmonary Nodules Precise Diagnosis & Treatment, Changsha 410008 China
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Ding Y, Yue T, Wu WM, Zhou YW, Luo SH, Zheng XY, Weng JP, Chen ZF. [Analysis of glucose changes in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus within 1 year after using mobile APP decision support system]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:1196-1201. [PMID: 35462501 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20211010-02240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the changes in glucose after using a decision support system (DSS) of a smartphone mobile application (APP) in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Methods: In the intervention study, the data (including general information at the time of registration) of adult T1DM patients enrolled in the Chinese T1DM Registration Management Project and registered with TangTangQuan® APP were collected. Within 1 year after registration, fasting blood glucose, pre-prandial and postprandial blood glucose at the three meals, blood glucose before bedtime and in nocturnal time were collected every 3 months. Frequencies of total recorded glucose values and proportion of different ranges of glycemia were also collected and analyzed, including the range between 3.9-7.8 mmol/L (Euglycemia), ranged below 3.9 mmol/L (Hypoglycemia) and range above 13.9 mmol/L (hyperglycemia). The patients were divided into 3 groups according to the daily use frequency of DSS (Low/Moderate/High frequency groups). The changes in point blood glucose, the proportion of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia over time were compared among different groups, as well as the baseline characteristics and glucose characteristics of patients. Results: A total of 629 eligible T1DM patients were included, including 216 (34.3%) males and 413 (65.7%) females, aged (31.5±10.8) years, and disease duration [M(Q1, Q3)] of 1.2 (0.1, 7.4) years. There were 239, 189 and 201 patients in the low, moderate and high frequency groups, respectively. Significant differences were observed among the three groups in all timepoints of self-monitoring blood glucose except for the glucose before bedtime from 10 to 12 months after registration (all P values<0.05), and the glucose level at each point in the high frequency group was lower than that in the other two groups. In the first three months after registration, there was no difference in the proportion of hypoglycemia among the three groups (P>0.05). However, from 10 to 12 months after registration, the proportion [M(Q1, Q3)] of hypoglycemia [3.34% (0.85%, 7.40%), 3.00% (0.78%, 6.17%), 1.81% (0.37%, 4.69%)] (P=0.022) between groups (from low to high frequency groups) and hyperglycemia [4.04% (0, 12.16%), 1.88% (0, 7.80%), 0.81% (0, 3.87%)] (P=0.001) were significantly different. Conclusions: The DSS function of mobile APP is helpful to the glucose management of adult patients with T1DM within 1 year after registration. The average blood glucose in adults with T1DM decreased, and the proportions of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia were also reduced.
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- Y Ding
- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Changshu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changshu 215516, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Changshu No.1 People's Hospital, Changshu 215500, China
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Peng HM, Deng HR, Zhou YW, Wang CF, Lyu J, Mai XD, Yang DZ, Lu J, Xu W, Yan JH. [Impacts of glycemic variability on the relationship between time in range and estimated glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:1190-1195. [PMID: 35462500 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20211009-02236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: This study is to investigate the relationship between time in range (TIR) and glucose management indicator (GMI), and the impact of glycemic variability (GV) on their relationship in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Methods: The CGM data were collected from a multicenter randomized clinical trial of adults (≥18 years old) with T1DM, including 83 T1DM patients, respectively from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (72 cases), Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University School of Medicine (2 cases), and the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (9 cases). All subjects wore the iProTM2 system for 14 days at baseline (0-2 weeks), 3 months (12-14 weeks), and 6 months (24-26 weeks). Data derived from iProTM2 sensor was used to calculate CGM parameters. Correlation between TIR and GMI was explored according to different stratification of glycemic variability assessed by glucose coefficient of variation (CV). Predicted TIR in the fixed GMI value was calculated via the linear regression equations performed in the respective interquartile group of CV. Results: From November 2017 to June 2021, a total of 233 CGM data were collected with 83 collected from baseline, 80 from the 3-month follow-up, 70 from the 6-month follow-up. Patients including 27 males had a median (Q1, Q3) age of 30.69 (25.22, 38.43) years, with a diabetes duration of 10.05(4.46, 13.92) years. The median (Q1, Q3) and effective wearing time of available CGM data was 13.92 (13.02, 14.00) days and 91.61% (84.96%, 95.94%), and the value of TIR, GMI and CV was 60.34%±13.03%, 7.14%±0.61% and 41.01%±7.64%, respectively. There was a strong negative correlation between TIR and GMI (r=-0.822, P<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the predictive value of TIR calculated from a given GMI was 8.352% higher when CV was up to standard (36%) than that when CV was down to standard. Based on the multiple linear regression equations generated from quartiles of CV, the predicted TIR value was decreased across the ascending quartiles with 69.98 % in the lowest quartile of CV (≤35.91%), 64.57 % in 25th-50th quartile of CV (35.91%<CV≤40.08%), 60.96% in 50th-75th quartile of CV (40.08%<CV≤45.86%) and 56.44% in the highest quartile of CV (>75th quartile, CV>45.86%) when GMI was set as 7%. Conclusions: There is a strong correlation between TIR and GMI in adult patients with T1DM in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. CV influenced the relationship between TIR and GMI.
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- H M Peng
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei 510945, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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Yu HL, Zhou YW, Xue XL, Liu LQ, Hong JQ, Liu ZQ, Chen HM, Shen YG, Zheng B, Wang J. Ag-Modified ZnO Nanorod Array Fabricated on Polyester Fabric and Its Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance by a Built-in Electric Field and Plasmonic Effect. ACS Omega 2021; 6:14078-14089. [PMID: 34124431 PMCID: PMC8190799 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) were fabricated on polyester fabrics (PFs) by a two-step method and modified with Ag by magnetron sputtering. The photogenerated charge transport properties of the Ag/ZnO nanorod heterojunctions were studied by a self-made Kelvin probe system and a surface photovoltage (SPV) test system. The measured work functions (WFs) of the deposited Ag and ZnO nanorod are 4.67 and 5.56 eV, respectively. The SPV spectra indicate that the direction of the inner electric field is from the Ag layer to the inner of the ZnO nanorod. The enhancement of light absorption by the local surface plasma resonance (LSPR) effect of Ag/ZnO NRA was observed by Raman microspectroscopy and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the Ag/ZnO NRA-functionalized PFs was evaluated by the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RB) solution under visible light. The full photo-oxidation of RB and the outperforming ZnO NRA-coated PFs demonstrate that the enhanced photocatalytic performance of Ag/ZnO NRA-coated PFs results from the cooperation of the inner electric field of the Ag/ZnO nanorod heterojunction and Ag LSPR.
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- Hua-Liang Yu
- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Fujian
Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Material, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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Li HS, Liu X, Zhang MY, Cheng K, Chen Y, Zhou YW, Liu JY. Clinicopathologic characteristics, survival, and treatments for gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based study. Curr Oncol 2020; 27:e527-e536. [PMID: 33380867 PMCID: PMC7755430 DOI: 10.3747/co.27.6337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (gasc) is a rare entity with distinctive characteristics that are not fully understood. In the present study, we evaluated the characteristics of this rare disease. Methods The U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program database was searched to determine the clinicopathologic features, prognostic factors, and treatments for 246 patients with gasc and 42,735 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (gac). Results Relative to gac, gasc is associated with higher proportions of cardia involvement, high-grade tumours, deep tumour invasion, metastatic lymph nodes, and chemotherapy treatment. In patients who underwent potentially curative surgery (pcs), gasc was associated with a higher proportion of radiotherapy use and poorer overall survival (p < 0.001), although no significant difference (p = 0.802) was observed after propensity score matching (psm). Multivariate analysis after psm revealed that the independent prognostic factors for gasc were TNM stage [hazard ratio (hr): 1.512; p = 0.021] and regional nodes examined (hr: 0.588; p = 0.02). In patients with advanced disease, no significant difference in survival between gasc and gac was observed (p = 0.212), although survival was significantly poorer for gasc after psm (p = 0.019). Multivariate analysis after psm revealed that the independent prognostic factors for gasc were invasion depth (hr: 1.303; p = 0.036) and chemotherapy (hr: 0.444; p < 0.001). Conclusions Relative to gac, gasc was associated with more aggressive features, although survival outcomes were similar after pcs. Chemotherapy remains a mainstay of treatment for patients with advanced gasc, but its role remains unclear for patients who are undergoing pcs.
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- H S Li
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Centre, and National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, and Sichuan Clinical Research Centre of Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, P.R.C
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Jiang XC, Zhou YW, Gao DL, Huang Y, Gao L. Realizing optical bistability and tristability in plasmonic coated nanoparticles with radial-anisotropy and Kerr-nonlinearity. Opt Express 2020; 28:17384-17394. [PMID: 32679947 DOI: 10.1364/oe.394605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We theoretically study the optical bistability and tristability in plasmonic coated nanospheres containing the nonlinear plasmonic shell and the dielectric core with radial anisotropy. Based on self-consistent mean-field approximation, we establish the relationship between the local field in the shell and the applied incident field, taking into account the Lorentz local field. One or two optical bistabilities and even optical tristability can be observed. Especially, there are two critical geometric parameters between which two optical bistabilities exist. Physically, two optical bistablities result from the excitations of two surface plasmonic resonant modes in the inner and outer interfaces of coated nanospheres, which are well reflected from the spectral representation with two poles. Moreover, the involvement of the radial anisotropy is quite essential to realize the optical tristability. Further discussion on the field-induced tuning of the reflectance reveals the macroscopic properties of this nonlinear optical structure, which provides a potential candidate for designing multi-stable optical devices at the nanoscale.
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Tong F, Yang Y, Liang Y, Lopsong TZ, Liu YL, Zhao SQ, He GL, Zhou YW. Advances in Neuropathologic Research of Hypoglycemic Brain Damage Caused by Insulin Overdose. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:99-103. [PMID: 32250087 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract The number of death from insulin overdose, including accidental poisoning, suicide and homicide, is increasing these years. The forensic diagnosis of death from insulin overdose is a tough task. Glucose is the main energy source of the brain. Therefore, hypoglycemic brain damage is considered to be the main reason of death from insulin overdose. Recently, research of hypoglycemic brain damage caused by insulin overdose is gradually being paid attention in the field of forensic medicine. This paper summarizes the neuropathologic changes, pathophysiologic process and potential neural molecular markers of hypoglycemic brain damage caused by insulin overdose in terms of forensic neuropathology, providing reference for the research and practice in forensic medicine related fields.
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- F Tong
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hanyang Branch of Wuhan Public Security Bureau, Wuhan 430050, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Duan YJ, Liu Q, Zhao SQ, Huang F, Ren L, Liu L, Zhou YW. Trial of Chloroquines in the Treatment of COVID-19 and Its Research Progress in Forensic Toxicology. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:157-163. [PMID: 32212512 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Chloroquines are the long-established prescription drug, which are often used clinically to treat malaria and connective tissue diseases. Since December 2019, corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has occurred in China and many countries around the world. Due to the lack of drugs against COVID-19, the disease spreads rapidly and the mortality rate is relatively high. Therefore, specific drugs against 2019-nCoV need to be quickly screened. The antimalarial drug chloroquine phosphate which has already been approved is confirmed to have an anti-2019-nCoV effect and has been included in diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. However, awareness of the risk of chloroquine phosphate causing acute poisoning or even death should be strengthened. The current dosage recommended in clinical treatment is larger than that in previous treatment of malaria and the period of treatment is longer. Many provinces have required close clinical monitoring of adverse reactions. This paper reviews the pharmacological effects, poisoning and toxicological mechanisms, in vivo metabolism and distribution, and forensic issues of chloroquine drugs, in order to provide help to forensic practice and clinical work.
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- Y J Duan
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huanzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Liu Q, Wang RS, Qu GQ, Wang YY, Liu P, Zhu YZ, Fei G, Ren L, Zhou YW, Liu L. Gross examination report of a COVID-19 death autopsy. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:21-23. [PMID: 32198987 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Q Liu
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center,Wuhan 43041 5,China
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- Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center,Wuhan 43041 5,China
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- Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center,Wuhan 43041 5,China
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- Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center,Wuhan 43041 5,China
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- Chongxin Judicial Expertise Center,Wuhan 43041 5,China
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- Shanghai Police College, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Mao DM, Zhou N, Zheng D, Yue JC, Zhao QH, Luo B, Guan DW, Zhou YW, Hu BJ, Cheng JD. Guide to the Forensic Pathology Practice on Death Cases Related to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Trial Draft). Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:6-5. [PMID: 32198985 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Autopsy is of great significance to the elucidation of the pathological changes, pathogeneses and causes of death of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and can provide theoretical basis for more scientific and accurate prevention and control of the outbreak. Based on related laws and regulations, such as the Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, the clinical manifestations and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19, and the related guidelines on the prevention and control of the outbreak, combined with the practical work of forensic pathology examination, the Guide to the Forensic Pathology Practice on Death Cases Related to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Trial Draft) has been developed. This guide includes information on the background investigation of the cases, autopsy room requirements, personal prevention and protections, external examinations, autopsy, auxiliary examinations, and so on. This guide can be used as a reference by forensic and pathological examination institutions, as well as examination staff.
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- D M Mao
- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Li X, Wang H, Xu HP, Diao S, Zhou YW, Yi F, Li H, Li JC, Hao Y, Li JY. [Menopausal symptoms and quality of life of hormone receptor positive breast cancer patients at different endocrine therapy time]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2020; 42:55-60. [PMID: 32023770 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Objective: To explore the menopausal symptoms and quality of life of hormone receptor positive (HR+ ) breast cancer patients at different endocrine therapy time. Methods: The HR+ breast cancer patients who were pathologically confirmed from 2011 to 2017 in the Sichuan Cancer Hospital were divided into three groups according to endocrine therapy time (<12 months, 12~36 months, >36 months) and analyzed by a cross-sectional study. The Menopausal symptoms and quality of life of these patients were measured using the modified Kupperman scale and the functional assessment of cancer therapy-breast cancer (FACT-B) scale. The differences of menopausal symptoms among different time groups and drug groups were analyzed by Chi-square test. The differences of quality of life and the effects of menopausal symptoms on quality of life were tested by covariance and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The average score of menopausal symptom of 167 patients was 14.5±7.6 and the prevalence rate was 87.4% (146/167). Among all of the menopausal symptoms, the prevalence rate of insomnia was the highest (73.7%, 123/167). Besides insomnia and excitement, hot flashes was more prevalent in selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) users (64.8%, 79/122) , while osteoarthritis was more prevalent in aromatase inhibitor (AI) users (62.2%, 28/45). The total score of FACT-B of Patients was 104.5±15.5, and the compliance rate was up to 89.8% (150/167). However, the condition of each dimension was different, the compliance rates of social/ family and functional dimension were lowest, which were 73.0% (122/167) and 50.9% (85/167), respectively. The menopausal symptoms of patients at different time groups were 15.0±1.3, 14.0±6.9, 14.5±7.4, respectively, and the total score of FACT-B of patients at different time groups were 102.7±17.8, 105.0±12.9, 105.6±16.7, respectively, without significant differences (both P>0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that menopausal symptoms impaired the quality of life of SERM users during the endocrine therapeutic period. The standardized regression coefficients of three time groups were -0.67, -0.30, -0.50, respectively, with the lowest effect on 12~36 months group. Conclusion: HR+ breast cancer patients will have a poor function recovery and social/ family return, who need more attention. Menopausal symptoms are common problems during endocrine therapy, and active measures should be taken to improve patients' quality of life.
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- X Li
- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 6l0041, China
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Zhou RM, Shao B, Luo C, Dai HY, Xu J, Li XY, Wang N, Zhang RX, Ji F, Yang B, Jiang ZW, Hu F, Liu SP, Yao JJ, Liu Y, Zhou YW, Guan JX, Xiao ZM, Lu ZN. [Analysis of differences in epidemiology and clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome between rural and urban areas of southern China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:3432-3436. [PMID: 31752474 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.43.017] [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: 06/10/2023]
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Objective: To explore the differences in epidemiology and clinical features of Guillain- Barré syndrome (GBS) between rural and urban areas of southern China. Methods: The clinical data of 759 hospitalized GBS patients from 31 hospitals of 13 provinces/cities in southern China, between January 1st, 2013 and September 30th, 2016, were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Results: The risk of GBS was higher for males than females in rural and urban areas and the median age was 49 and 48 years, respectively. Seasonal clustering in winter and spring was noted in both rural and urban areas, and the seasonal trend was more markedly in rural areas, but the differences showed no statistical significance. There were 70.37% of patients in rural areas and 73.69% in urban areas who had antecedent respiratory infection. The median time from onset to nadir was 7 days, and Hughes Disability Scale at admission, nadir and discharge were (2.95±1.10 vs 2.84±1.15), (3.25±1.11 vs 3.14±1.21), (2.02±1.24 vs 2.00±1.31) in rural and urban areas respectively. Albuminocytologic dissociation was present in 84.34% of patients in rural areas and 84.62% of cases in urban areas. There were 8.65% and 10.94% of cases in rural and urban areas who required mechanical ventilation during hospitalization, respectively. Demyelinating GBS accounted for 53.29% and 48.77%, respectively, in patients with findings of nerve conduction studies available in rural and urban areas. Conclusions: GBS in rural areas of southern China showed male predominance and a peak of spring and winter occurrence, with respiratory infection as the predominated preceding events and demyelinating GBS being main clinical subtype. Winter and spring showed a higher incidence of GBS in rural and urban areas. There were no significant differences of sex, age, preceding events, season trend, progression of disease, clinical subtypes and cerebrospinal fluid investigations in GBS patients between rural and urban areas.
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- R M Zhou
- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 410072, China
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- Department of Neurology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China
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- Department of Neurology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Taihe Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410000, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department ofNeurology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443003, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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Zhu LL, Tong F, Liang Y, Lopsong TZ, Huang WS, Liu YL, Zhou YW. Analysis of 4 Cases of Electrocution due to Direct Current Electronic Hunter. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 35:592-595. [PMID: 31833295 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.05.015] [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] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Objective To summarize the characteristics of cases of electrocution due to direct current (DC) electronic hunter, and to provide references for forensic identification. Methods Four cases of electrocution due to DC electronic hunter were collected. Statistical analysis was carried out from the perspective of the scene and electric marks distribution, damage characteristics and histopathological changes. Results All the 4 cases of electrocution were accidental events. There were multiple electric marks, most of which were located in the lower limbs with serious damage. Some strip type electric marks were visible. Conclusion The distribution, morphological characteristics and severity of the electric marks caused by DC electronic hunter are different from those of the ordinary low-voltage alternating current damage. It is alerting that there would be actions of destroying the scene and abandoning the corpse in such cases.
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- L L Zhu
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Liu HX, Li GM, Zhou YW, Luo SH, Zheng XY, Yang DZ, Liang H, Yan JH, Yao B, Weng JP. [Clinical characteristics and classification diagnosis of newly diagnosed diabetes onset with ketosis or ketoacidosis in adult patients]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:1369-1374. [PMID: 31137122 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.18.003] [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 describe the clinical characteristics and classification diagnosis of newly diagnosed diabetes onset with ketosis or ketoacidosis in adult patients. Methods: Medical records of newly diagnosed diabetes onset with ketosis or ketoacidosis in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2011 and August 2016 were reviewed. Patients aged 18 years or older were included, while other diseases that may cause urinary ketoacidosis and special types of diabetes were excluded. Patients were classified as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or diabetes mellitus untyped based on discharged diagnosis, and groups were compared for differences in clinical profiles. Then the patient's medication, final diagnosis and outcome within 2 years of discharge were tracked through the inpatient and the outpatient medical record systems. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were analyzed to check the ability of clinical indicators such as onset age, body mass index (BMI) and C-peptide to discriminate T1DM from T2DM, and to find the best diagnostic cut-off points. Results: A total of 123 patients (88 males) were enrolled [with a mean age of (41.1±13.6) years old], with 37 patients (30.1%) diagnosed as T1DM, 60 patients (48.8%) diagnosed as T2DM and 26 patients (21.1%) diagnosed as Untyped. There was a statistically significant difference in onset age, BMI, blood pressure, blood gas pH and bicarbonate, blood lipids, fasting, 0.5 h and 2 h C-peptide level, any diabetic antibody and anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA) positive rate, combined fatty liver ratio and family history among the three groups (all P<0.05). ROC curve analysis was performed on patients diagnosed with T1DM (n=36) and T2DM (n=87) after 2 years follow-up, and the area under the curve (AUC) of onset age, BMI, fasting C-peptide, 0.5 h and 2 h C-peptide was 0.735, 0.813, 0.855, 0.898, and 0.882, respectively. Conclusion: The ROC curve analysis indicates that C-peptide, onset age and BMI can provide effective diagnostic value, and the diagnostic value of C peptide is better than BMI and onset age.
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- H X Liu
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qujing First People's Hospital, Qujing 655000, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology, Guangzhou 510630, China
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Chi C, Fan XM, Zhou YW, Lu YY, Teliewubai J, Xiong J, Yu SK, Ji HW, Zhang Y, Xu YW. P1512Comparison of arterial stiffness parameters in hypertensive and type-2 diabetic patients: the Northern Shanghai Study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China People's Republic of
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Liu W, Fu RF, Zhou YW, Chen Y, Yin J, Yu ZQ, Yang LH, Wang MF, Bi H, Zhou ZP, Zhang XS, Xia JL, Yang RC. [A phase Ⅲ multi-center clinical trial on safety and efficacy of a domestic plasma derived factor Ⅸ for the treatment of patients with hemophilia B]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2018; 39:404-407. [PMID: 29779350 PMCID: PMC7342889 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2018.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a domestic human plasma derived coagulation Factor Ⅸ concentrate (pd-FⅨ) in patients with hemophilia B. Methods: The study was a multicenter, open-label and single-arm study. The efficacy of pd-F Ⅸ was evaluated by objective performance criteria. The doses of pd-FⅨ were calculated according to the bleeding symptom and disease severity. The infusion efficiency of pd-FⅨ and improvement of bleeding symptoms were measured at 30 minutes and (24±4) h after the first infusion, respectively. Adverse events were recorded. Viral infection and FⅨ inhibitor were detected 90 d after the first infusion. Results: All 36 subjects with hemophilia B were enrolled in the study. The median age of these patients was 31 years old and the median injection doses were 4 (1-17) times. The hemostatic effect of 27/36 (75.00%) and 9/36 (25.00%) acute bleeding events were rated as "excellent" and "better" , respectively. The recovery rate was 111.92% (65.55%-194.28%) at 30 minutes after infusion of FⅨ. There was no adverse event related to FⅨ. No reactivation of HBV, HCV or HIV and FⅨ inhibitor was detected at 90-104 d after the first FⅨ infusion. Conclusion: This domestically made human plasma derived FⅨ concentrate is safe and effective in the treatment of acute bleeding in patients with hemophilia B. Clinical trial registration: China food and Durg Administration, 2016L08027.
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- Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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- Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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Tong F, Liang Y, Shi Q, Zhang L, L WH, Zhou YW. [Advance of Forensic Research in Insulin Poisoning]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 33:48-51. [PMID: 29231010 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Insulin as a common clinical hypoglycemic agent can effectively control serves to lower the concentration of blood glucose. However, insulin overdose can lead to death. In the whole fatal cases of insulin overdose, medical accident is the most common, followed by suicide. Though insulin homicide is extremely rare, it deserves great attention. Though there are some researches about insulin poisoning on forensic toxicology and pathology, it is still a difficult task in forensic practice. In this paper, the mechanism of death, pathological changes, detection methods and diagnose criteria of insulin overdose will be discussed in the view of forensic toxicology and pathology. We hope that this paper could enhance relative knowledges of insulin poisoning for medical examiners.
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- F Tong
- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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He M, Wang H, Z Liu Y, Gao WJ, Gao YH, Wang F, Zhou YW. Cloning and characterization of ChiMYB in Chrysanthemum indicum with an emphasis on salinity stress tolerance. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8985. [PMID: 27706784 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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v-myb avianmyeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (MYB) transcription factors are key regulators of stress responsive gene expression in plants. In this study, the MYB gene, ChiMYB (GenBank accession No. KT948997), was isolated from Chrysanthemum indicum, and was functionally characterized with an emphasis on salinity stress tolerance. The full ChiMYB cDNA sequence (948 bp) encoded a typical R2R3 MYB transcription factor that contained 315 amino acid residues and two MYB domains. The temporal expression pattern of ChiMYB was noted in C. indicum, and the highest level was detected in the roots, followed by leaves and stems. ChiMYB expression was induced by NaCl treatments, and transient expression of the fusion of ChiMYB and green fluorescent protein (GFP) indicated that the protein was targeted to the nuclei of onion epidermal cells. Arabidopsis plants overexpressing ChiMYB displayed improved tolerance to drought and salt stress. When under salt stress conditions, transgenic Arabidopsis plants had higher survival rates than non-transgenic wild-type plants. Chlorophyll content, intercellular CO2 concentration, photosynthetic rate, and stomatal conductance were higher in the transgenic Arabidopsis plants than in non-transgenic control plants. Further investigation revealed that ChiMYB was able to regulate the expression of RD29A, RAB18, COR15, ABI1, and ABA genes, which are involved in salt stress signaling pathways. Our findings demonstrated that ChiMYB is essential for plant responses to salt stress, and it may have great potential for the improvement of salt tolerance in crops.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Xie LJ, Xie XZ, Zhou YW, Liang C, Jiang YY, Chen Z. Effect of Heat Stress on the Expression of GABA Receptor mRNA in the HPG Axis of Wenchang Chickens. Rev Bras Cienc Avic 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2015-0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- LJ Xie
- Hainan Normal University, China
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- Hainan Normal University, China
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- Hainan Normal University, China
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- Hainan Normal University, China
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- Hainan Normal University, China
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Liu YH, Zhou YW, Yang JA, Tu ZG, Ji SY, Huang ZY, Zhou ZJ. Gene polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to coronary artery disease in Han Chinese people. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:2619-27. [PMID: 24782050 DOI: 10.4238/2014.april.8.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This study investigated 5 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) haplotypes in susceptibility genes for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the putative involvement of these SNPs in CAD in the Chi-nese Han population. From March 2008 to June 2009, we selected 119 CAD patients and 115 subjects not related to the CAD of Chinese Han or-igin as controls. The SNP genotypes were performed by multiplex SNaP-shot technology. The HNRPUL1 gene rs11881940T and GATA2 gene rs3803T loci were highly correlated with CAD (P < 0.05). rs10757278G increased the risk of CAD in patients indicated by an odds ratio (OR) = 1.242 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.04-1.49]; rs11881940T and rs3803T were protective factors for CAD with ORs = 0.767 (95%CI = 0.61-0.97) and 0.53 (95%CI = 0.40-0.72), respectively. Analysis of the rs10757278, rs11881940 and rs3803 loci showed that haplotypes ATC (OR = 4.26; 95%CI = 2.85-6.40, P < 0.01), GAC (OR = 1.50; 95%CI = 1.25-1.81, P < 0.01) and GAT (OR = 1.53; 95%CI = 1.12-2.09, P < 0.01) were CAD risk factors, whereas GTC was protective (OR = 0.48; 95%CI = 0.32-0.72, P < 0.01). ATC and glucose were positively correlated (OR = 1.91; 95%CI = 1.01-3.61, P < 0.05). GAT was a risk factor for hyper-tension (OR = 2.86; 95%CI = 1.40-5.83, P < 0.01). In conclusion, poly-morphisms and haplotype analysis of susceptibility genes for CAD can improve predicting this disease and will enable early diagnosis of CAD.
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- Y H Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Cardiovascular Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Yang G, Zhou YW, Guo ZR, Wan Y, Ding Q, Bai TT, Wang CL, Gu N. Microwave-assisted one-step patterning of aqueous colloidal silver. Nanotechnology 2012; 23:265302. [PMID: 22699160 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/26/265302] [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] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new approach of utilizing microwave to pattern gradient concentric silver nanoparticle ring structures has been presented. The width and height of a single ring and the space between adjacent rings can be adjusted by changing the silver colloidal concentration and the microwave output power. By simply enhancing the ambient vapour pressure to the saturated value during microwave-assisted evaporation, sub-100 nm rings can be deposited in between adjacent micro-rings over a distance of millimetres. Combined with microwave sintering, this approach can also create conductive silver tracks in a single step, showing huge potential in fabricating micro- and nano-electronic devices in an ultra-fast and cost-effective fashion.
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- G Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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Hayakawa A, Wu J, Kawamoto Y, Zhou YW, Tanuma S, Nakashima I, Suzuki H. Activation of caspase-8 is critical for sensitivity to cytotoxic anti-Fas antibody-induced apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells. Apoptosis 2002; 7:107-13. [PMID: 11865194 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014302212321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Two ovarian cancer cell lines named NOS4 and SKOV-3 have been shown to have different sensitivities to a cytotoxic anti-Fas antibody, CH-11. Although both cell lines express Fas molecules on the cell surfaces at the same intensities, apoptosis is induced by CH-11 in NOS4 cells but not in SKOV-3 cells. In this study, the different apoptosis-sensitivities of these cells were assessed. Both cell lines express almost the same levels of FADD, RIP, c-FLIP, FAP-1, Bax, Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL. Evidence of caspase-8, caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation and of cleavage of PARP and Bid was obtained in NOS4 cells but not in SKOV-3 cells. When triggered by FasL protein, DNA fragmentation and caspase-8 activation were observed in SKOV-3 cells, though they were not as clear as in NOS4 cells. All the anti-Fas antibody-mediated signals for apoptosis induction in NOS4 cells were completely blocked by a caspase-8-specific inhibitor, Z-IETD-FMK. These results indicate that the different sensitivities to the anti-Fas antibody are solely dependent on the activation of caspase-8, which could be influenced by yet unknown qualitative or quantitative abnormalities in molecules involved in DISC formation.
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- A Hayakawa
- Department of Equipment Center for Research and Education, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Wu J, Suzuki H, Zhou YW, Liu W, Yoshihara M, Kato M, Akhand AA, Hayakawa A, Takeuchi K, Hossain K, Kurosawa M, Nakashima I. Cepharanthine activates caspases and induces apoptosis in Jurkat and K562 human leukemia cell lines. J Cell Biochem 2001; 82:200-14. [PMID: 11527146 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cepharanthine (CEP) is a known membrane stabilizer that has been widely used in Japan for the treatment of several disorders such as anticancer therapy-provoked leukopenia. We here report that apoptosis was induced by low concentrations (1-5 microM) of CEP in a human leukemia T cell line, Jurkat, and by slightly higher concentrations (5-10 microM) in a human chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cell line K562, which expresses a p210 antiapoptotic Bcr-Abl fusion protein. Induction of apoptosis was confirmed in both Jurkat and K562 cells by DNA fragmentation and typical apoptotic nuclear change, which were preceded by disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential and were induced through a Fas-independent pathway. CEP treatment induced activation of caspase-9 and -3 accompanied by cleavage of PARP, Bid, lamin B1, and DFF45/ICAD in both Jurkat and K562 cells, whereas caspase-8 activation and Akt cleavage were observed only in Jurkat cells. The CEP-induced apoptosis was completely blocked by zVAD-fmk, a broad caspase inhibitor. Interestingly, CEP treatment induced remarkable degradation of the Bcr-Abl protein in K562 cells, and this degradation was prevented partially by zVAD-fmk. When used in combination with a nontoxic concentration of herbimycin A, lower concentrations (2-5 microM) of CEP induced obvious apoptosis in K562 cells with rapid degradation or decrease in the amount of Bcr-Abl and Akt proteins. Our results suggest that CEP, which does not have bone marrow toxicity, may possess therapeutic potential against human leukemias, including CML, which is resistant to anticancer drugs and radiotherapy.
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- J Wu
- Department of Immunology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Suzuki H, Zhou YW, Kato M, Mak TW, Nakashima I. Normal regulatory alpha/beta T cells effectively eliminate abnormally activated T cells lacking the interleukin 2 receptor beta in vivo. J Exp Med 1999; 190:1561-72. [PMID: 10587347 PMCID: PMC2195741 DOI: 10.1084/jem.190.11.1561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Although interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been thought to be the most important cytokine for T cell growth, animals lacking IL-2 or a component of its receptor molecules have more expanded T cells with activated memory phenotype, indicating an indispensable role for the IL-2/IL-2 receptor system in regulating the size and activity of the T cell population. In this study, we investigated the possible mechanism of abnormal expansion of activated T cells in IL-2 receptor beta chain (IL-2Rbeta)(-/-) mice using the systems of bone marrow transplantation and T cell transfer. Here, we show that IL-2Rbeta(2/-) T cells in mice reconstituted with a mixture of IL-2Rbeta(2/-) and IL-2Rbeta(1/+) bone marrow cells did not develop into an abnormally activated stage, and that already activated IL-2Rbeta(2/-) T cells were effectively eliminated by IL-2Rbeta(1/+) T cells when both cells were cotransferred to T cell-deficient host mice. This regulation and/or elimination was dependent on T cells bearing alpha/beta type T cell receptor, especially on CD8(+) T cells and independent of the Fas-Fas ligand (FasL) system. IL-2Rbeta(1/+) T cells that eliminated activated IL-2Rbeta(2/-) T cells expressed FasL, perforin, granzyme B, and tumor necrosis factor alpha/beta. These results indicate a novel function of IL-2Rbeta that is necessary for the induction of regulatory T cells acting to eliminate activated T cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- Bone Marrow Cells/immunology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/immunology
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- Chimera
- Crosses, Genetic
- Cytokines/genetics
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression Regulation/immunology
- Immunomagnetic Separation
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/deficiency
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-2/physiology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
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- H Suzuki
- Department of Immunology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Komada Y, Inaba H, Li QS, Azuma E, Zhou YW, Yamamoto H, Sakurai M. Epitopes and functional responses defined by a panel of anti-Fas (CD95) monoclonal antibodies. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 1999; 18:391-8. [PMID: 10600025 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.1999.18.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 01/12/2023]
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Fas (CD95) is a cell surface glycoprotein that mediates apoptotic cell death when cross-linked with agonistic anti-Fas monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) or the endogenous Fas ligand. In this study, we investigated the in vitro biological properties of a panel of anti-human Fas MAbs. We found that five anti-Fas MAbs of IgG1 subclass (B.E28, B.G30, B.L25, DX2, and B.G34) induced marked apoptotic cell death in Fas-expressing leukemia cells, although this killing was delayed when compared to the cytolytic effect mediated by the prototypic anti-Fas MAb of IgM subclass (clone CH-11). On the other hand, four clones (ZB4, B.G27, B.D29, and B.K14) efficiently blocked apoptotic cell death induced by the CH-11 MAb or Fas ligand. The ability of these MAbs to inhibit cell death appeared to correlate with their relative affinity for the Fas molecule. Furthermore, different clones recognized the same epitope and elicited different effects (induction or inhibition of cell killing); conversely, different clones elicited the same effect but recognized different epitopes. These results suggest that the different biological effects of anti-Fas MAbs would not be mediated in an epitope-restricted manner. The relative binding affinity might correlate to some extent with the biological properties of the MAb.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Zhou YW, Komada Y, Inaba H, Deguchi T, Sugiyama K, Azuma E, Sakurai M. Functional significance of adhesion molecules in Fas-dependent apoptotic cell death induced by interleukin-2-activated T cells. Immunol Invest 1998; 27:309-22. [PMID: 9730091 DOI: 10.3109/08820139809070904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We investigated the functional significance of the adhesion molecules CD2 and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1: CD11a/CD18) in Fas-Fas ligand (FasL) death pathway. Interleukin-2-activated T cells expressed a large amount of FasL protein and could efficiently kill a Fas-sensitive leukemic cell line, MML-1. The major part (over 80%) of MML-1 cell death was Fas-dependent. Antibodies to CD2 and CD11a/CD18 completely inhibited MML-1 target cell lysis, whereas effector to target cell binding was partially reduced or not affected at all. These results suggest that effector/target interaction via CD2/CD58 and LFA-1/CD54 systems would be essential for triggering target cell death. More interestingly, there is the discordance in the ability of anti-CD2, and particularly anti-LFA-1 antibodies, to block Fas-dependent cell death versus effector to target conjugate formation. This suggests some non-adhesive role for CD2 and LFA-1 in induction of Fas-dependent cell death. Although these antibodies were capable of inhibiting T cell proliferative response, there was no significant reduction of FasL or granzyme B expression. Thus, the signaling pathway for growth inhibition via CD2 and LFA-1 could not be linked to signaling for FasL and granzyme B expression.
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- Y W Zhou
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Peripheral T cells are resistant to Fas receptor (FasR/CD95)-mediated apoptosis. After prolonged treatment with interleukin-2 (IL-2), these T cells develop a Fas-sensitive phenotype. To clarify the molecular mechanism of apoptosis susceptibility, mRNA expression of FasR-associated proteins [Fas-associating protein with death domain (FADD), receptor-interacting protein (RIP), and Fas-associated phosphatase-1 (FAP-1)] has been investigated in IL-2 activated T cells. Competitive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that FADD and RIP mRNA were equally expressed in freshly isolated resting T cells and IL-2-activated T cells. In contrast, FAP-1 mRNA was produced more abundantly by Fas-resistant resting T cells than by Fas-sensitive activated T cells. These findings suggested that sensitivity to FasR-mediated apoptosis in T cells could be correlated with down-regulation of FAP-1 expression. Additionally, CD45RO+ memory T cells expressed a larger amount of FAP-1 mRNA than did CD45RA+ naive T cells.
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- Y W Zhou
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Komada Y, Zhang XL, Zhou YW, Inaba H, Deguchi T, Azuma E, Sakurai M. Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood and bone marrow for tumor cells in patients with neuroblastoma. Cancer 1998; 82:591-9. [PMID: 9452279] [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: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several sensitive surveillance tests reportedly have been used to detect occult neuroblastoma (NB) cells in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM). They may be useful in monitoring minimal residual tumor cells. The authors report the feasibility and clinical usefulness of a sensitive flow cytometric assay that has been newly developed and evaluated to detect NB cells. METHODS Nine NB patients and 15 healthy donors were included in the current study. Primary tumor tissues, BM, and PB were examined for the detection of NB cells using a triple-color flow cytometric assay. Tumor cells in PB and BM, isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, were used for morphologic studies and differential polymerase chain reaction analysis of N-myc gene amplification. RESULTS Neuroblastoma cells consistently showed CD9+/CD56+/CD45- phenotype. Flow cytometric analysis could detect NB cells at a level of 1 per 10(4-5) cells. The CD9+/CD56+/CD45- cell population was absent in normal PB and BM. This assay identified occult NB cells, which were not detected by conventional cytology, in PB and BM obtained from six patients (one of two with Stage II and all five with advanced disease) at diagnosis. Residual NB cells also were detected in PB and BM during therapy. Neuroblast-like morphology and N-myc gene amplification of sorted cells confirmed that CD9+/CD56+/CD45- cells were truly NB cells. CONCLUSIONS A triple-color flow cytometric assay was a sensitive and specific method to detect occult NB cells in PB and BM. This assay could be an additional component of surveillance testing for NB patients.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Komada Y, Inaba H, Zhou YW, Zhang XL, Tanaka S, Azuma E, Sakurai M. mRNA expression of Fas receptor (CD95)-associated proteins (Fas-associated phosphatase-1/FAP-1, Fas-associating protein with death domain/FADD, and receptor-interacting protein/RIP) in human leukaemia/lymphoma cell lines. Br J Haematol 1997; 99:325-30. [PMID: 9375749 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3903204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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: 02/05/2023]
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mRNA expression of Fas (CD95)-associated proteins [Fas-associating protein with death domain (FADD), receptor-interacting protein (RIP), and Fas-associated phosphatase-1 (FAP-1)] has been investigated in 26 Fas-positive human leukaemia/lymphoma cell lines. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that FADD and RIP mRNA were invariably expressed in both Fas-sensitive and Fas-insensitive cell lines. However, FAP-1 mRNA was detected in only 11 of 26 cell lines. Interestingly 7/14 cell lines in the Fas-sensitive group were positive for FAP-1 mRNA expression. 8/12 cell lines in the Fas-refractory group did not express FAP-1 mRNA, but half of these cell lines were susceptible to tumour necrosis factor alpha-induced growth inhibition. These findings suggest that the presence or absence of FAP-1 mRNA expression did not always correlate with relative sensitivity of Fas-mediated growth inhibition. Furthermore, it is assumed that leukaemia/lymphoma cells could possess structural or functional defects of Fas or Fas-associated proteins resulting in the failure to trigger apoptotic cell death.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Paediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Horiuchi S, Koyanagi Y, Tanaka Y, Waki M, Matsumoto A, Zhou YW, Yamamoto M, Yamamoto N. Altered interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain is expressed in human T-cell leukaemia virus type-I-infected T-cell lines and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adult T-cell leukaemia patients through an alternative splicing mechanism. Immunol Suppl 1997; 91:28-34. [PMID: 9203962 PMCID: PMC1364031 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to detect the interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain (IL-2R alpha) chain which lacks the conventional transmembrane (TM) domain in mRNA from human T-cell leukaemia virus type-I (HTLV-I)-infected cell lines or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolated from adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) patients. Primer pairs encompassing the TM domain were selected to generate a 357-base pair (bp) fragment. A 146-bp PCR product was observed consistently in addition to the target 357-bp PCR product in mRNA from HTLV-I-infected cell lines, such as MT-1, MT-2, MT-4 and in PBMC isolated from ATL patients. However, this 146-bp PCR product was undetectable in HTLV-I-negative cell lines. The product was also detected in PBMC from normal individuals if activated in vitro with phytohaemagglutinin but not without stimulation. DNA sequence analyses revealed that exons from 5 to 7, which define a 211-bp region containing the conventional TM domain, were deleted in the 146-bp PCR product. The C-terminal amino acid sequence starting from Gly174 of the 211-bp-deleted molecule was distinct from that of conventional IL-2R alpha as a result of an altered reading frame. We identified a 45000 MW peptide generated from IL-2R alpha mRNA through this exon skip in cell lysate of MT-1 and MT-2 by Western blot analyses using an antibody raised against the peptides specific to an altered IL-2R alpha. Our results indicate that an altered IL-2R alpha chain is expressed in HTLV-I-infected T lymphocytic cell lines and in ATL patients.
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- S Horiuchi
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Zhang XL, Komada Y, Zhou YW, Chen TX, Sakai H, Azuma E, Ido M, Sakurai M. Inhibition of interleukin-2 receptor (CD25) expression induced on T cells from children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Immunol Immunother 1997; 44:41-7. [PMID: 9111583 PMCID: PMC11037694 DOI: 10.1007/s002620050353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained from children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at onset were studied for the expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor alpha-chain (CD25) by two-color flow-cytometric analysis. Stimulated with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) alone. CD25 expression was significantly suppressed in CD4+ T cells from 27 of 48 (56.3%) cases and in CD8+ T cells from 29 of 48 (60.4%) cases. When stimulated with anti-CD3 mAb plus phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), CD25 expression was clearly restored in certain cases of ALL. When PMA plus ionomycin were used for stimulation of T cells. CD25 was inducible in a majority of cases. Interestingly CD25 expression upon anti-CD3 mAb stimulation was recovered after complete remission had been achieved. These observations suggest the presence in ALL children at onset of an in vitro defect in the signal transduction pathway of the T-cell-receptor/CD3 complex, resulting in inefficient CD25 expression. However, immune-staining analysis indicated that protein kinase C was normally translocated from the cytosol fraction to the cell membrane fraction. The mobilization of cytoplasmic free calcium is also normal.
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- X L Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Sakatoku H, Inoue M, Kojima M, Azuma E, Komada Y, Zhou YW, Zhang SL, Sakurai M. 2',5'-Oligoadenylate synthetase activity and T cell subset in the cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood of aseptic meningitis. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1997; 39:48-53. [PMID: 9124053 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity, which is assumed to be induced by interferon, is reported to be one of the useful markers reflecting interferon activity. The enzyme activity of patients with aseptic meningitis and febrile convulsion were compared in order to evaluate interferon activity as one of the local immuno-defense mechanisms of aseptic meningitis. The surface antigen of mononuclear cells in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood of some patients with aseptic meningitis was also measured. The enzyme activity of patients with aseptic meningitis was 191.4 pmol/dL in the cerebrospinal fluid and 395.8 pmol/dL in the serum during the acute phase, while that of patients with febrile convulsion was 45.2 pmol/dL in the cerebrospinal fluid and 326.0 pmol/dL in the serum. The enzyme activity of the former patients significantly decreased during the recovery phase in both the cerebrospinal fluid and serum. CD3 positive cells in the peripheral blood were 56.3% of the total mononuclear cells during the acute phase and 65.2% during the recovery phase, whereas in the cerebrospinal fluid mononuclear cells, they were 87.1 and 85.5%, respectively. During the acute phase, CD4 positive cells were the predominant T lymphocyte subset in the cerebrospinal fluid cells, while CD8 positive cells were predominant during the recovery phase. The relative proportions of CD4 positive and CD8 positive cells during the acute and recovery phase in the cerebrospinal fluid mononuclear cells were quite high compared to the recovery phase, although that ratio of peripheral blood mononuclear cells was not changed throughout the course. It was concluded that T lymphocytes and increased 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity in the cerebrospinal fluid may be one of the important components in the local inflammatory process independent of the systemic host defense mechanism in aseptic meningitis.
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MESH Headings
- 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase/blood
- 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase/cerebrospinal fluid
- Adolescent
- Antigens, CD/analysis
- CD3 Complex/analysis
- CD4 Antigens/analysis
- CD8 Antigens/analysis
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Enterovirus B, Human/pathogenicity
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Male
- Meningitis, Aseptic/blood
- Meningitis, Aseptic/cerebrospinal fluid
- Meningitis, Aseptic/enzymology
- Meningitis, Aseptic/immunology
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
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- H Sakatoku
- Department of Pediatrics, Yamada Red Cross Hospital, Mie, Japan
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A growth-inhibitory substance found in the culture of a B-precursor leukemia cell line, NALM-20, was purified from the serum-free culture medium and identified as arginine deiminase derived from Mycoplasma arginini (EC 3.5.3.6). Arginine deiminase strongly inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, the growth of human T cells and T lymphoblastoid cell lines, but not that of B-precursor and myeloid cell lines. The addition of L-arginine completely restored the growth of T lymphoblastoid cells that had been inhibited by arginine deiminase. The addition of L-ornithine also partially restored it. This enzyme suppressed interleukin-2 (IL-2) production and IL-2 receptor expression in T cells stimulated by non-specific mitogens. The morphologic features of dying cells and DNA fragmentation indicated that arginine deiminase induced apoptotic cell death in T lymphoblasts. Cell cycle analysis revealed that G1-->S transition was blocked in cell treated with arginine deiminase, accompanied by the increase of apoptotic nuclei in the sub-G1 fraction. In conclusion, the deletion of the essential nutrient L-arginine by arginine deiminase significantly inhibited cell growth and activation in T lymphoblasts, accompanied by the induction of apoptotic cell death.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Zhou YW, Jaroniec M, Gilpin RK. Thermogravimetric Studies of Silica Physically and Chemically Modified with the Liquid Crystal 4'-Cyano-4-Biphenyl. J Colloid Interface Sci 1997; 185:39-43. [PMID: 9056295 DOI: 10.1006/jcis.1996.4571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The interactions of the liquid crystal, 4'-cyano-4-biphenyl[4-(4-pentenyloxy)]benzoate (CBPB), with unmodified and chemically derivatized silica have been studied by high-resolution thermogravimetric analysis (HR-TGA). When CBPB is physically coated onto unmodified silica it undergoes a multistep thermal desorption process. However, when silica is chemically modified with CBPB and subsequently physically coated with CBPB it exhibits a more homogeneous thermal desorption profile which reflect differences in the LC/substrate interactions.
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- YW Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44240
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Komada Y, Zhou YW, Zhang XL, Chen TX, Tanaka S, Azuma E, Sakurai M. Fas/APO-1 (CD95)-mediated cytotoxicity is responsible for the apoptotic cell death of leukaemic cells induced by interleukin-2-activated T cells. Br J Haematol 1997; 96:147-57. [PMID: 9012700 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.8742505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Apoptotic cell death is induced by the cross-linking of Fas/APO-1 receptor (CD95) in acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) cells. Since CD95 ligand (CD95L) is expressed on interleukin-2 (IL-2)-activated T cells, we investigated the involvement of CD95-CD95L pathway in T cell-mediated cytotoxicity against AML cells. Activated CD8+ T cells could efficiently kill a parental CD95-sensitive AML cell line, MML-1 and, to a lesser extent, a CD95-resistant clone, MML-1R. Neither MML-1 nor MML-1R cells were killed by activated CD4+ T cells. The blocking monoclonal antibody (MoAb) against CD95, ZB4, caused a significant inhibition of T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity against MML-1 cells but not against MML-1R cells. Interestingly, MML-1 cells underwent the classic nuclear morphologic changes and DNA fragmentation characteristic of apoptosis when cultured with activated T cells. Enumeration of apoptotic and necrotic nuclei showed that both apoptosis and necrosis were induced in MML-1 cells, whereas necrosis was exclusively observed in MML-1R cells. Apoptosis of MML-1 cells was completely blocked in the presence of ZB4 MoAb. Similarly, blocking by ZB4 MoAb significantly inhibited T-cell-mediated lysis of fresh AML cells in a CD95-sensitive group, but not in a CD95-refractory group. In addition CD8+ T cells expressed CD95L mRNA more abundantly than CD4+ T cells upon activation by IL-2. These findings suggest that T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity against AML cells requires participation of CD95-CD95L pathway for cytotoxic signal transduction leading to target apoptosis.
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MESH Headings
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Cell Nucleus/pathology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- DNA Fragmentation
- Humans
- Interleukin-2/immunology
- Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated/immunology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/immunology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- fas Receptor/immunology
- fas Receptor/metabolism
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- Y Komada
- Department of Paediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Zhou YW, Wang M, Ge ZY. [Effects of xueguantong on plasma endothelin and calcitonin gene-related peptide in quail atherosis model]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1996; 16:483-5. [PMID: 9387750] [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: 02/05/2023]
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This paper mainly reported the antiatherogenic mechanism of action of Xueguantong on molecular level. After being established by feeding with high fat diet for 12 weeks, the quail atherosis models were given Xueguantong for 30 days. Then, determining their plasma endothelin and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) with radioimmunoassay (RIA) and observing the effects of Xueguantong on plasma endothelin and CGRP in quail atherosis models. Results showed that the plasma endothelin increased and CGRP decreased during quail atherosis formation. The plasma endothelin was decreased (P < 0.05) and CGRP was increased (P < 0.05) by using Xueguantong. It suggested that one of antiatherogenic mechanisms of Xueguantong was decreasing the endothelin and increasing the CGRP.
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- Y W Zhou
- Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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Lei Y, Liu JX, Zhou YW. [Effect of yuxintong capsule on plasma endothelin and serum nitric oxide in acute myocardial ischemia dogs]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1996; 16:289-91. [PMID: 9387722] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Effect of Yuxintong (YXT) capsule on plasma endothelin(ET), serum nitric oxide (NO) and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) activity in experimental acute myocardial ischemia dogs were observed. The results indicated that in acute myocardial ischemia dogs, the serum CPK activity and plasma ET level increased and serum NO level decreased significantly. In comparing with control, YXT not only could reduce significantly the increased plasma ET content and serum CPK activity, but also increase markedly the producing and releasing of NO, P < 0.05-0.001. Therefore, it could protect the myocardia from ischemic damage, the efficacy of YXT was positively dose dependent.
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- Y Lei
- Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing
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Komada Y, Zhou YW, Zhang XL, Xue HL, Sakai H, Tanaka S, Sakatoku H, Sakurai M. Fas receptor (CD95)-mediated apoptosis is induced in leukemic cells entering G1B compartment of the cell cycle. Blood 1995; 86:3848-60. [PMID: 7579353] [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: 01/26/2023] Open
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Apoptotic cell death induced by cross-linking Fas receptor (FasR/CD95) has been investigated in human acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells. FasR-mediated growth inhibition and DNA fragmentation could be induced in certain cases of AML. Interestingly, when DNA synthesis and G1 -> S transition in the cell cycle were enhanced by interleukin-3 or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, Fas-insensitive blast cells acquired cellular susceptibility toward FasR-mediated growth inhibition. To further evaluate an association between the Fas-R-mediated action and a specific phase of the cell cycle, a FasR+ leukemic cell line, MML-1, was established from a patient with AML. The morphologic feature of dying cells and DNA fragmentation indicated that FasR cross-linking induced apoptotic cell death in MML-1 cells. Cell cycle arrest in G1A phase with the treatment of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate or thymidine rendered MML-1 cells resistant to FasR-mediated apoptosis without downregulation of surface FasR expression. However, S-phase arrest with 5-fluorouracil could neither enhance nor inhibit FasR-mediated apoptosis. Simultaneous DNA/RNA quantification analysis revealed the selective loss of cells in G1B compartment, accompanied by the increase of apoptotic nuclei in sub-G1 fraction. These findings suggested that FasR-mediated apoptotic signals could be transduced into cells in G1B compartment and G1A -> G1B transition might augment the induction of FasR-mediated apoptosis.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Komada Y, Zhang XL, Zhou YW, Tanaka S, Higashigawa M, Ido M, Sakurai M. Apoptotic cell death induced by anti-IgM antibody and phorbol esters is inhibited by interleukin-4 in human B lymphoma cell line MBC-1. Cell Immunol 1994; 159:280-93. [PMID: 7994760 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1994.1314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The development of B cell tolerance is believed to involve negative signaling to B cells derived from the binding of antigen to the B cell surface immunoglobulin. B cell lines that receive negative signals may provide useful models for studying the mechanisms of B cell tolerance. We have established a human B lymphoma cell line, MBC-1, positive for both surface IgM and IgD. The growth of MBC-1 cells is inhibited by anti-IgM antibody but not by anti-IgD antibody. The rapid time course of MBC-1 cell death, the morphologic feature of dying cells, and DNA fragmentation indicate that surface IgM cross-linking induces apoptotic cell death. Interestingly, interleukin-4 (IL-4) could rescue MBC-1 cells from this apoptotic signal. BCL-2 protein is neither expressed nor induced in MBC-1 cells. The treatment of MBC-1 cells with IL-4 does not interfere with mobilization of Ca2+ or induce any phenotypical change. In addition, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate also induced growth inhibition followed by apoptotic cell death in MBC-1 cells. IL-4 is able to protect MBC-1 cells from cell death, but not from growth inhibition induced by protein kinase C activators. The results collectively suggest that IL-4 could inhibit the transduction of apoptotic signal following the activation of protein kinase C in MBC-1 cells.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tabata N, Oitani K, Morita K, Shogo Y, Sakurai N, Zhang SL, Zhou YW, Komada Y. T cell subsets in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid from children with aseptic meningitis. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1994; 36:632-6. [PMID: 7871972 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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T cell subsets in peripheral blood (PB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from patients with aseptic meningitis were studied using quantitative two-color fluorescence analysis with a flow cytometer. The percentage of HLA-DR+/CD3+ lymphocytes (activated T cells) in CSF was significantly increased in the recovery phase when compared to the acute phase, while no significant change in the activated T cells in PB was observed. More interestingly, CD4+ T lymphocytes in CSF were increased in the acute phase and subsequently decreased in the recovery phase. Instead, CD8+ T lymphocytes gradually accumulated into the CSF in the recovery phase, resulting in a successive decrease in the CD4/CD8 ratio. On the other hand, the CD4/CD8 ratio in PB remained normal during the course of aseptic meningitis. The present results suggest that T lymphocytes (CD4+ subset in the acute phase and CD8+ in the recovery phase) could be infiltrated and further activated at the site of inflammation, possibly in the subarachnoid space in the patients with aseptic meningitis.
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- N Tabata
- Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Matsusaka Hospital, Mie, Japan
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Ge ZY, Lin CR, Zhou YW. [Study of platelet aggregation affected by 8 classical recipes in rabbit]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1994; 14:489-90. [PMID: 7841759] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Arachidonic acid can induce platelet aggregation in rabbits in vitro. The experimental model was designed to observe inhibitory effect of 8 classical recipes of activating blood circulation to remove the stasis on platelet aggregation in vitro. The results showed that each one of 8 classical recipes has inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation in vitro in various degree. Among them, Gexia Zhuyu Tang (GZT), Shentong Zhuyu Tang (SZT) and Shaofu Zhuyu Tang (SFZT) were more effective. The results suggested that inhibitory effect of platelet aggregation produced by 8 classical recipes might be one of mechanisms of blood stasis treatment.
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- Z Y Ge
- Xi-yuan Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing
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Komada Y, Zhou YW, Zhang SL, Azuma E, Sakurai M. Role in growth regulation of cytokines and cytokine receptors in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia expressing myeloid markers. Br J Haematol 1993; 84:408-15. [PMID: 8217791 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1993.tb03094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The biological roles of cytokines and cytokine receptors were examined in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells expressing myeloid antigens (My+ ALL). Interleukin-3 (IL-3), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF), and low molecular-weight B-cell growth factor (LW-BCGF) could induce DNA synthesis in certain cases of My+ ALL. Whereas in My- ALL the stimulatory effects were shown only with LW-BCGF. Acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) cells were activated with multiple cytokines including interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-3, G-CSF and GM-CSF. Specific receptors for IL-1 and IL-3 were strongly expressed on both My+ and My- ALL cells. These receptors, however, were weakly detectable on AML cells. Additionally we studied the production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and IL-1 by leukaemic blasts and found that distinct amounts of both cytokines were released from My+ ALL cells and AML cells, but not from My- ALL cells. The profiles of cytokines and cytokine receptors expressed by My+ ALL showed both similarities and differences to those in My- ALL or AML. The proliferation of My+ ALL cells was dependent on multiple cytokines that would regulate growth and maturation in a lineage-restricted fashion. These data suggested that My+ ALL cells might originate from uncommitted haematopoietic precursor cells coexpressing features of both lymphoid and myeloid lineages.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/analysis
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/analysis
- Antigens, Neoplasm/analysis
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cytokines/physiology
- DNA, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Humans
- Interleukin-1/biosynthesis
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/immunology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/analysis
- Receptors, Immunologic/analysis
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/analysis
- Receptors, Interleukin-3/analysis
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
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- Y Komada
- Department of Paediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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The levels of soluble CD9 antigen released into spent medium from bone marrow (BM) cells were assayed using a unique enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We demonstrated that a considerable amount of soluble CD9 antigen was consistently detected in the spent medium from CD9+ leukaemic blasts, but little from normal or regenerating BM cells. The sensitivity and specificity of CD9 antigen assay were tested. First, BM cells taken from patients in complete morphologic remission (CR) were studied, and the distinct level of CD9 antigen was detected in 16.3% of the cases. Second, the outcome of leukaemic patients with significant shedding of CD9 antigen from BM cells while in CR was investigated: all patients have developed systemic relapse within 5-24 (median 15.4) weeks. In contrast, 24/34 patients without the increase of CD9 antigen levels are still in CR (follow-up 19-149 weeks, median 56.2 weeks). Only 10 patients in this group have relapsed so far. No false-positive results were detected with this sensitive assay for soluble CD9 antigen, and the introduction of appropriately planned prospective studies is justified on the basis of these observations.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Komada Y, Oitani K, Zhou YW, Zhang SL, Sakurai M. Expression of IL-2 receptor/p75 on lymphocytes from patients with rubella. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1992; 34:12-6. [PMID: 1580147 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1992.tb00918.x] [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] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We analyzed the Interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) expression on fresh lymphocytes from three patients with rubella. Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that lymphocytes from the patients expressed a considerable amount of IL-2R/p75 recognized by Mik-beta 1 monoclonal antibody (MoAb), although they did not react with anti-IL-2R/p55 (CD25) MoAb. The expression of IL-2R/p75 reached a peak at the end of the acute phase of illness. Fresh lymphocytes from rubella patients showed a marked proliferative response to IL-2, which was completely inhibited by Mik-beta 1, indicating that their IL-2R is a functional receptor. The present data suggest that IL-2R/p75 expression is involved in the host immune response triggered by the rubella virus.
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Komada Y, Zhang SL, Zhou YW, Hanada M, Shibata T, Azuma E, Sakurai M. Cellular immunosuppression in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: effect of consolidation chemotherapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 1992; 35:271-6. [PMID: 1511462 PMCID: PMC11038253 DOI: 10.1007/bf01789334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/1991] [Accepted: 03/25/1992] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
The present study was designed to evaluate the chemotherapy-induced cellular immunosuppression in 20 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in remission and receiving maintenance chemotherapy. Peripheral blood was serially obtained from leukemic children during vincristine/cyclophosphamide/6-mercaptopurine/prednisone combined consolidation chemotherapy. The mean absolute number of peripheral blood lymphocytes as well as the mean absolute numbers of lymphocyte subsets (T cells, T cell subsets, B cells, and natural killer cells) from leukemic children before consolidation chemotherapy were all significantly lower than in control subjects; however, the percentages of lymphocyte subsets were similar in both groups. After consolidation chemotherapy, the percentages of CD4+ T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells were significantly decreased and the percentages of monocytes and CD8+ T lymphocytes were significantly increased. Phytohemagglutinin- and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and NK-cell-mediated cytotoxic activity by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were also substantially decreased in the post-therapy groups. NK activity correlated with the percentage of NK cells in PBMC. In contrast, OK432-induced production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and killer activity against NK-resistant target cells were significantly increased after therapy as compared with the pre-therapy and control groups. TNF alpha production correlated with the percentage of monocytes in PBMC. These results demonstrate that substantial quantitative and qualitative chemotherapy-induced abnormalities of the cellular immune system are present in the majority of patients treated with ALL. It is also suggested that the increased TNF alpha production by monocytes and the appearance of potent killing activity against NK-resistant targets might compensate for the defects of IL-2 production and NK activity during intensive consolidation chemotherapy.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Humans
- Immune Tolerance/drug effects
- Immunity, Cellular/drug effects
- Interleukin-2/biosynthesis
- Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated/drug effects
- Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/drug effects
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Mercaptopurine/administration & dosage
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Phenotype
- Picibanil/pharmacology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/blood
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/drug therapy
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/immunology
- Prednisone/administration & dosage
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
- Vincristine/administration & dosage
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- Y Komada
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Five classes of serum immunoglobulin levels were investigated in 107 children with malignant or benign tumors. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D (hyper-IgD) was observed in 31 of 82 children who were in complete remission off chemotherapy with a median follow-up of 4.5 years after cessation of chemotherapy. On the other hand, hyper-IgD was not found among 12 children with malignant or benign tumors treated with chemotherapy and a low incidence of hyper-IgD was observed during chemotherapy (1 of 13 cases). The result indicates that hyper-IgD is not uncommon in children off chemotherapy, suggesting that dysregulation of IgD synthesis persists long after cessation of antineoplastic drugs.
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- E Azuma
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Rodriguez D, Zhou YW, Rodriguez JR, Durbin RK, Jimenez V, McAllister WT, Esteban M. Regulated expression of nuclear genes by T3 RNA polymerase and lac repressor, using recombinant vaccinia virus vectors. J Virol 1990; 64:4851-7. [PMID: 2204724 PMCID: PMC247974 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.10.4851-4857.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Recombinant vaccinia viruses that express the bacteriophage T3 RNA polymerase (VV-T3pol) or the Escherichia coli lac repressor (VV-lacI) under control of the early-late vaccinia promoter P7.5 were constructed. To determine whether phage polymerase and lac repressor can function in the nucleus of mammalian cells, the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene was cloned downstream of a T3 promoter (PT3-CAT) or downstream of a T3 promoter-lac operator fusion element (PT3Olac-CAT), and these reporter gene cassettes were introduced stably into NIH 3T3 or Ltk- cells. Infection of 3T3/PT3-CAT or Ltk-/PT3-CAT cells by VV-T3pol led to rapid expression of CAT (greater than 20 ng of CAT protein per 10(6) cells). The presence of hydroxyurea (which blocks virus DNA replication) did not prevent CAT production. When 3T3/PT3Olac-CAT cells were infected with both VV-T3pol and VV-lacI (multiplicities of infection of 2.5 and 10, respectively), greater than 30-fold repression of CAT gene activity by lac repressor was observed. This could be reversed to unrepressed levels by the presence of 10 mM o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactoside (IPTG) in the medium. Regulated expression of the target gene was observed with cell lines that had been maintained for over 1 year (greater than 50 passages in culture), and Southern blot analysis revealed the presence of the CAT gene only in the nuclear fraction in these cells, demonstrating the stability of the target gene. These results indicate that vaccinia virus-encoded proteins can function in the mammalian nucleus and provide the basis for a genetic system in which essential vaccinia virus genes, placed in the chromosome of a cell, can be used to complement defective virus particles. This approach may prove useful for other virus systems.
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- D Rodriguez
- Department of Biochemistry, State University of New York-Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203-2098
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Baricos WH, Cortez SL, Le QC, Zhou YW, Dicarlo RM, O'Connor SE, Shah SV. Glomerular basement membrane degradation by endogenous cysteine proteinases in isolated rat glomeruli. Kidney Int 1990; 38:395-401. [PMID: 2232482 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1990.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Recent in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that cysteine proteinases may play an important role in degradation of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) by renal glomeruli. However, little information is available concerning the cysteine proteinases present in glomeruli, the distribution of cysteine proteinases in other areas of the kidney, or the potential role of endogenous glomerular cysteine proteinases in GBM degradation. Using well characterized fluorogenic substrates, we have documented the presence of the cysteine proteinases, cathepsins B, H, and L, in glomeruli (0.45 +/- 0.06, 0.39 +/- 0.05, and 0.66 +/- 0.14 mU/mg protein, mean +/- SEM, N = 8) and other fractions prepared from normal rat kidney. The presence of cysteine proteinases in glomeruli was verified by fluorescence microscopy. For each proteinase, the activity was: proportional to the amount of tissue protein and time of incubation; dependent on the presence of exogenously added dithiothreitol; and completely inhibited by the specific cysteine proteinase inhibitor, E-64. The pH optimum for cathepsin B (substrate: Z-Arg-Arg-HNMec) and L (substrate: Z-Phe-Arg-HNMec in the presence of Z-Phe-Phe-CHN2) was approximately pH 6.0 for both glomeruli and renal cortex; while that for cathepsin H (substrate: Arg-HNMec) was approximately 6.5. Incubation of sonicated glomeruli with 3H-GBM under conditions optimal for cysteine proteinase activity (pH 4.5, 1 mM EDTA, and 1 mM dithiothreitol, 37 degrees C) resulted in significant GBM degradation as measured by the release of non-sedimentable (10,000 x g, 10 min) radioactivity or hydroxyproline.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- W H Baricos
- Department of Biochemistry, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana
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