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Qian Y, Zheng H, Ouyang X, Lin Y, Cai M. Distinct anthropogenic signatures: A comparative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from two southeastern Chinese bays. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 203:116489. [PMID: 38759463 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116489] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Sansha and Luoyuan Bay are influenced by different industrial structure, but the sources and pollution status of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), especially alkylated PAHs, are poorly understood. We studied 25 PAHs in surface sediments from the two bays. The results showed that PAHs concentrations in Sansha and Luoyuan Bay sediment range from 6.54 to 479.28 ng/g and 118.82 to 2984.09 ng/g, respectively. Alkylated PAHs dominated in Sansha (48.86 % of Σ25PAHs), while 3-ring PAHs dominated in Luoyuan (36.32 % of ∑25PAHs). Results of sources analysis indicated oil spills as the main PAHs source in Sansha, and domestic emissions and fossil fuel combustion in Luoyuan. Ecological risk assessment of showed low sediment risk, but in Luoyuan was higher than in Sansha. Compared with Luoyuan Bay, Sansha Bay emits less industrial pollutants, so the pollution is lower than Luoyuan Bay. Increased attention to protecting Luoyuan Bay is recommended.
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- Yingying Qian
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Xiamen Marine Vocational and Technical College, Xiamen 361102, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Application Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Xiamen Marine Vocational and Technical College, Xiamen 361102, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Application Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Xiamen Marine Vocational and Technical College, Xiamen 361102, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Application Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Deng W, Zhang J, Yang J, Wang Z, Pan Z, Yue X, Zhao R, Qian Y, Yu Y, Li X. Changes in brain susceptibility in Wilson's disease patients: a quantitative susceptibility mapping study. Clin Radiol 2024; 79:e282-e286. [PMID: 38087682 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.11.002] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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AIM To assess changes in the susceptibility of the caudate nucleus (CN), putamen, and globus pallidus (GP) in patients with neurological and hepatic Wilson's disease (WD) by quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). MATERIAL AND METHODS The brain MRI images of 33 patients diagnosed with WD and 20 age-matched controls were analysed retrospectively. All participants underwent brain T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and QSM imaging using a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. QSM maps were evaluated with the STISuite toolbox. The quantitative susceptibility levels of the CN, putamen, and GP were analysed using region of interest analysis on QSM maps. Differences among neurological WD patients, hepatic patients, and controls were determined. RESULTS Susceptibility levels were significantly higher for all examined structures (CN, putamen and GP) in patients with neurological WD compared with controls (all p<0.05) and hepatic WD patients (all p<0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in susceptibility levels between patients with hepatic WD and controls (all p>0.05). CONCLUSION The QSM technique is a valuable tool for detecting changes in brain susceptibility in WD patients, indicating abnormal metal deposition. Notably, the current findings suggest that neurological WD patients exhibit more severe susceptibility changes compared with hepatic WD patients. Therefore, QSM can be utilised as a complementary method to detect brain injury in WD patients.
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- W Deng
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Anhui Province Clinical Image Quality Control Center, Hefei, Anhui Province, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China.
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Qian Y, Liang M, Zhao Z, Zhang Z, Cai M, Lin Y. Does mangrove leave falling dominate the bury of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the mangrove of China? Mar Environ Res 2024; 194:106318. [PMID: 38218006 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106318] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Mangrove wetlands are vital coastal ecosystems that can absorb and accumulate pollutants. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent organic pollutants that pose potential risks to ecosystems and human health. However, their source and transport fate in mangrove areas are poorly understood. This study investigates 29 PAHs pollution of water and sediment in Zhangjiangkou Mangrove Wetland, the northernmost large-scale mangrove wetland reserve in China. We examine the distribution, source, transport mechanisms and risk assessment of PAHs. The results show that the concentrations of PAHs in mangrove sediment range from 55.62 to 347.36 ng/g (DW), with 5-ring PAHs being the dominant species. While the concentrations of PAHs in surface water range from 10.61 to 46.39 ng/L, with 2-ring PAHs and alkylated PAHs being the dominant species. The PAHs concentrations in surface water and sediment of river are higher than those in mangrove area, indicating that mangrove water could receive PAHs through tidal exchange. Based on diagnostic ratios (DRs), principal component analysis (PCA), and positive matrix factorization (PMF), we infer that the leaf deposition (48.55%) could be an important pathway of PAHs in mangrove sediment except for river water transport (51.45%), while the PAHs in estuary water originate mainly from point sources such as biomass burning (50.96%) and traffic emission (49.04%). The range of toxic equivalents in surface water and sediment was 2.73-16.09 ng TEQ g-1 and 0.03-3.63 ng/L, respectively. Although the ecological risk assessment suggests that the PAHs pollution in surface water and sediment poses a low risk, we recommend more attention to the protection of the mangrove ecosystem. This study reveals that mangrove leaf falling might be a significant mechanism of PAH sequestration in the mangrove system, which deserves more attention in future research.
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- Yingying Qian
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry and Application Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China; Xiamen Key Laboratory of Membrane Research and Application, Xiamen 361024, China.
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Qian Y, Cheng M, Lai L, Zhou J, Zylstra GJ, Huang X. ChlOR, a GMC family oxidoreductase that evolved independently from the actinomycete, confers resistance to amphenicol antibiotics. Environ Microbiol 2023; 25:3019-3034. [PMID: 37648667 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Overuse of the amphenicol antibiotics chloramphenicol (CHL) and thiamphenicol (TAP) poses a great threat to ecosystem safety and human health. The strain, Nocardioides sp. LMS-CY, Nocardioides sp. QY071 and Nocardioides sp. L-11A, classified as a gram-positive actinomycete, harbours a complete CHL metabolic pathway. However, the metabolic genes (clusters) involved in the entire pathway in gram-positive actinomycetes are still limited. Here, chlORLMS , chlORQY071 and chlORL-11A completely from the actinomycete Nocardioides spp. were found to act on the C1 -OH of the CHL/TAP side chain, directly converting CHL/TAP to 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (PNBD)/4-methylsulfonyl benzaldehyde (PMBD) and transforming PNBD/PMBD into 4-nitrobenzyl alcohol (PNBM)/4-methylsulfonyl phenyl methanol (PMBM). Furthermore, oxidoreductases can transform PNBM into 4-nitrobenzoate (PNBA). The oxidoreductases ChlORLMS , ChlORQY071 and ChlORL-11A were all classified as cellobiose dehydrogenases from the glucose methanol choline (GMC) family. Based on the Swiss-Prot database, ChlORQY071 exhibited a lower identity (27.12%-35.10% similarity) with the reported oxidoreductases. Enzymatic and molecular docking analyses showed that ChlORQY071 and ChlORL-11A from the two similar genomes were remarkably more effective in metabolizing CHL than ChlORLMS . Overall, the detailed resistance mechanism of CHL/TAP by actinomycete strains isolated from soil and livestock manure will provide insights into the occurrence of CHL/TAP resistance genes in the environment, resistance risk and bioremediation of CHL/TAP-contaminated environments.
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- Yingying Qian
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Tian W, Zhang S, Li W, Chen Y, Zhao J, Xin F, Qian Y, Li W. Study on Cavitation, Warpage Deformation, and Moisture Diffusion of Sop-8 Devices during Molding Process. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:2175. [PMID: 38138343 PMCID: PMC10745373 DOI: 10.3390/mi14122175] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Plastic packaging has shown its advantages over ceramic packaging and metal packaging in lightweight, thin, and high-density electronic devices. In this paper, the reliability and moisture diffusion of Sop-8 (Small Out-Line Package-8) plastic packaging devices are studied, and we put forward a set of complete optimization methods. Firstly, we propose to improve the reliability of plastic packaging devices by reducing the amount of cavitation and warpage deformation. Structural and process factors were investigated in the injection molding process. An orthogonal experiment design was used to create 25 groups of simulation experiments, and Moldflow software was used to simulate the flow mode analysis. Then, the simulation results are subjected to range analysis and comprehensive weighted score analysis. Finally, different optimization methods are proposed according to different production conditions, and each optimization method can reduce cavitation or warpage by more than 9%. The moisture diffusion of the Sop-8 plastic packing devices was also investigated at the same time. It was determined that the contact surface between the lead frame and the plastic packaging material was more likely to exhibit delamination under the condition of MSL2 moisture diffusion because the humidity gradient was easily produced at the crucial points of different materials. The diffusion of moisture is related to the type of plastic packaging material and the diffusion path.
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- Wenchao Tian
- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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- Sharetek Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201109, China; (Y.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Sharetek Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201109, China; (Y.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Structure Design (MOE), School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; (S.Z.); (W.L.); (F.X.); (Y.Q.); (W.L.)
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Chen J, Wang Z, Huang W, Wang J, Chen L, Sun Y, Zhao L, Zhao Y, Qian Y, Duan J, Zhang Q. [Preliminary application of recombinase -aided amplification in detection of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in freshwater fish]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2023; 35:458-463. [PMID: 38148534 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2023020] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of recombinase-aided amplification (RAA) assay in detection of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in freshwater fish samples, so as to provide insights into standardization and field application of this assay. METHODS Wild freshwater fish samples were collected in the rivers of administrative villages where C. sinensis-infected residents lived in Jiangyan District, Xinghua County and Taixing County of Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province from June to September 2022. Genomic DNA was extracted from six freshwater fish specimens (5 g each) containing 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 C. sinensis metacercariae for fluorescent RAA assay, and the diagnostic sensitivity was evaluated. Fluorescent RAA assay was performed with genomic DNA from C. sinensis, Metorchis orientalis, Haplorchis pumilio and Centrocestus formosanus metacercariae as templates to evaluate its cross-reactions. In addition, the detection of fluorescent RAA assay and direct compression method for C. sinensis metacercariae was compared in field-collected freshwater fish samples. RESULTS Positive amplification was found in fresh-water fish specimens containing different numbers of C. sinensis metacercariae, and fluorescent RAA assay was effective to detect one C. sinensis metacercaria in 5 g freshwater fish specimens within 20 min. Fluorescent RAA assay tested negative for DNA from M. orientalis, H. pumilio and C. formosanus metacercariae. Fluorescent RAA assay and direct compression method showed 5.36% (93/1 735) and 2.88% (50/1 735) detection rates for C. sinensis metacercariae in 1 735 field-collected freshwater fish samples, with a statistically significant difference seen (χ2 = 478.150, P < 0.001). There was a significant difference in the detection of C. sinensis metacercariae in different species of freshwater fish by both the direct compression method (χ2 = 11.20, P < 0.05) and fluorescent RAA assay (χ2 = 20.26, P < 0.001), and the detection of C. sinensis metacercariae was higher in Pseudorasbora parva than in other fish species by both the direct compression method and fluorescent RAA assay (both P values < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Fluorescent RAA assay has a high sensitivity for detection of C. sinensis metacercariae in freshwater fish samples, and has no cross-reactions with M. orientalis, H. pumilio or C. formosanus metacercariae. Fluorescent RAA assay shows a higher accuracy for detection of C. sinensis infections in field-collected freshwater fish than the direct compression method.
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- J Chen
- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Taixing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Hailing District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangyan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Xinghua Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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Jiang Y, Qian Y, Hong H, Gao X, Liu W, Jin Q, Chen M, Jin Z, Liu Q, Wei Z. Morin protects chicks with T-2 toxin poisoning by decreasing heterophil extracellular traps, oxidative stress and inflammatory response. Br Poult Sci 2023; 64:614-624. [PMID: 37334824 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2023.2226083] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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1. Fusarium tritici widely exists in a variety of grain feeds. The T-2 toxin is the main hazardous component produced by Fusarium tritici, making a serious hazard to poultry industry. Morin, belonging to the flavonoid family, can be extracted from mulberry plants and possesses anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds, but whether morin protects chicks with T-2 toxin poisoning remains unclear. This experiment firstly established a chick model of T-2 toxin poisoning and then investigated the protective effects and mechanism of morin against T-2 toxin in chicks.2. The function of liver and kidney was measured by corresponding alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cre) and uric acid (UA) kits. Histopathological changes were observed by haematoxylin-eosin staining. The status of oxidative stress was measured by MDA, SOD, CAT, GSH and GSH-PX kits. The mRNA levels of TNF-α, COX-2, IL-1β, IL-6, caspase-1, caspase-3 and caspase-11 were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Heterophil extracellular trap (HET) release was analysed by immunofluorescence and fluorescence microplate.3. The model with T-2 toxin poisoning in chicks was successfully established. Morin significantly decreased T-2 toxin-induced ALT, AST, ALP, BUN, Cre and UA, and improved T-2 toxin-induced liver cell rupture, liver cord disorder and kidney interstitial oedema. Oxidative stress analysis showed that morin ameliorated T-2 toxin-induced damage by reducing malondialdehyde (MDA), increasing superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX). The qRT-PCR analysis showed that morin reduced T-2 toxin-induced mRNA expressions of TNF-α, COX-2, IL-1β, IL-6, caspase-1, caspase-3 and caspase-11. Moreover, morin significantly reduced the release of T-2 toxin-induced HET in vitro and in vivo.4. Morin can protect chicks from T-2 toxin poisoning by decreasing HETs, oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, which make it a useful compound against T-2 toxin poisoning in poultry feed.
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- Y Jiang
- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Zheng XT, Qian Y. [Syndromic panel-based molecular testing for diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in pediatric patients]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2023; 61:675-678. [PMID: 37528005 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230605-00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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- X T Zheng
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron OH44308, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Jiang F, Zhou X, Qian Y, Zhu M, Wang L, Li Z, Shen Q, Wang M, Qu F, Cui G, Chen K, Peng G. Simultaneous profiling of spatial gene expression and chromatin accessibility during mouse brain development. Nat Methods 2023:10.1038/s41592-023-01884-1. [PMID: 37231265 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-01884-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The brain is a complex tissue whose function relies on coordinated anatomical and molecular features. However, the molecular annotation of the spatial organization of the brain is currently insufficient. Here, we describe microfluidic indexing-based spatial assay for transposase-accessible chromatin and RNA-sequencing (MISAR-seq), a method for spatially resolved joint profiling of chromatin accessibility and gene expression. By applying MISAR-seq to the developing mouse brain, we study tissue organization and spatiotemporal regulatory logics during mouse brain development.
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- Fuqing Jiang
- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
- Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Li H, Zheng J, Qian Y, Lü S, Xia S, Zhou X. [Comparison of the disease burden of schistosomiasis globally and in China and Zimbabwe]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2023; 35:128-136. [PMID: 37253561 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2022263] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the trends in the disease burden of schistosomiasis worldwide and in China, and Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2019, so as to provide insights into the formulation of the schistosomiasis control strategy in Zimbabwe. METHODS Based on Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) data sources, the age-standardized prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate of schistosomiasis were compared in the world, China, and Zimbabwe and the trends in the disease burden of schistosomiasis from 1990 to 2019 were investigated using Joinpoint regression analysis. In addition, the associations between the burden of schistosomiasis worldwide and in China and Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2019 and socio-demographic index (SDI) were examined using Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS The age-standardized prevalence, mortality, and DALY rate of schistosomiasis were 1 804.95/105, 0.14/105 and 20.92/105 in the world, 707.09/105, 0.02/105 and 5.06/105 in China, and 2 218.90/105, 2.39/105 and 90.09/105 in Zimbabwe in 2019, respectively. The global prevalence, mortality, and DALY rate of schistosomiasis appeared a tendency towards a rise followed by a decline with age in 2019, while the prevalence and DALY rate of schistosomiasis appeared a tendency towards a sharp rise followed by a fluctuating decline in both China and Zimbabwe, and the mortality of schistosomiasis appeared a tendency towards a rise. The age-standardized prevalence [average annual percent change (AAPC) = -1.31%, -2.22% and -6.12%; t = -20.07, -83.38 and -53.06; all P values < 0.05)] and DALY rate of schistosomiasis (AAPC = -1.91%,-4.17% and -2.08%; t = -31.89, -138.70 and -16.45; all P values < 0.05) appeared a tendency towards a decline in the world, China and Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2019, and the age-standardized mortality of schistosomiasis appeared a tendency towards a decline in the world and China (AAPC = -3.46% and -8.10%, t = -41.03 and -61.74; both P values < 0.05), and towards a rise followed by a decline in Zimbabwe (AAPC = 1.35%, t = 4.88, P < 0.05). In addition, Pearson correlation analysis showed that the age-standardized prevalence (r = -0.75, P < 0.05), mortality (r = -0.73, P < 0.05), and DALY rate of schistosomiasis (r = -0.77, P < 0.05) correlated negatively with SDI in the world, China and Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2019. CONCLUSIONS The disease burden of schistosomiasis appeared a remarkable decline in China from 1990 to 2019, and the prevalence of schistosomiasis showed a tendency towards a decline in Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2019; however, the mortality and DALY rate of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe topped in the world. A schistosomiasis control strategy with adaptations to local epidemiology and control needs of schistosomiasis is needed to facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe.
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- H Li
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
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Pan L, Zhu H, Qian Y, Deng Y, Yang K. [Publication and citation analyses of Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control from 2011 to 2020]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2023; 35:86-91. [PMID: 36974021 DOI: 10.16250/j.32.1374.2023013] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the publications and citations of Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control from 2011 to 2020, so as to provide insights into improving the journal quality and impact. METHODS All publications were retrieved from 60 issues of 10 volumes of Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control from 2011 to 2020, and publication and citation analyses were performed using a bibliometric method. RESULTS A total of 1 867 articles were published in Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control from 2011 to 2020, with the largest number in 2012 (220 publications) and the lowest in 2020 (135 publications), and original article (36.48%), control experience (17.14%) and control study (10.34%) were the three most common article type. The overall proportion of grant-supported articles was 59.08% (1 103/1 867), and the number of grant per article was (2.34±1.58) grants. The mean duration from submission to publication was (173.48±105.84) days per article, and there was a significant difference in the mean duration from submission to publication among years (F = 30.883, P < 0.01). Jiangsu Province (492 publications, 26.35%), Shanghai Municipality (264 publications, 14.14%) and Hubei Province (230 publications, 12.32%) were the three most productive provinces where the first author lived, and disease control and prevention institutions were the predominant affiliations of the first author (67.22%), with Jiangsu Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Wannan Medical College as the three most productive affiliations. The number of authors was 5.94 authors per publication, and the proportion of co-authored publications was 95.45% in Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control from 2011 to 2020. Journal article was the predominant type of cited (89.97%), and the mean number of citations was (15.70±11.56) citations per publication, with a significant difference in the mean number of citations per publication among years (F = 2.205, P < 0.05). The impact factors of Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control ranged from 0.877 to 1.676 during the period from 2011 to 2020, and the overall Price index was 47.59%. CONCLUSIONS Both the academic impact and national transmissibility of Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control appeared a tendency towards a rise from 2011 to 2020. Seeking high-quality contributions, increasing interdisciplinary integration, shortening the duration from submission to publication, expanding the coverage of publication services and enhancing impact are the future priorities of the journal.
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- L Pan
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China
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Qian Y, Tian Z, Li B, Xu Y, Wang Y, Du Y, Bian Y. The lateral cervical stria approach to selective neck dissection: a preliminary study. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2023:25802. [PMID: 36641736 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.25802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to propose a lateral cervical stria approach for selective neck dissection (SND) in patients of early-stage oral malignancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS The lateral cervical stria approach was used in 11 patients undergoing SND between December 2020 and March 2022. The surgical incision was located in submandibular cervical stria, with a length of 5.0 cm. The ipsilateral SND was performed according to the pathological type, covering part or all of I-V levels. Perioperative variables including operation time, blood loss, drainage volume, number of lymph node as well as complications were assessed. The score of appearance using the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL) was recorded 6-month postoperatively. RESULTS Direct closure of primary lesion was performed in ten patients and a forearm free flap reconstruction was used in one patient. No wound breakdown or infection was found in all cases. The mean operative time of SND was 157.63±27.39 min. The volume of intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drainage was 120.45±36.77 ml and 314.09±98.82 ml, respectively. The mean number of retrieved lymph nodes was 17.89±6.03 (ranging from 12 to 31). Postoperative complications included mild static lower lip deviation (n=1), shoulder discomfort (n=1) and mild auricular paraesthesia (n=1). The mean score of appearance was 86.36±13.06, with 100 scores in 5 patients and 75 scores in 6 patients. CONCLUSIONS The lateral cervical stria approach for SND in early-stage oral malignancies is reliable, achieving to satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes.
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- Y Qian
- Number 1, Shanghai Road 210029, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Qian Y, Liu J, Wang L, Dong YQ, Chen H, Shen Q, Yang ZJ. [Identification of metabolic biomarkers associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes based on a nested case-control study]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:1784-1788. [PMID: 36536566 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220315-00239] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Objective: To explore metabolic biomarkers associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes. Methods: Cluster random sampling method was used to select 10 867 local residents aged ≥ 20 years in Liangxi district of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province in 2007. The baseline survey and physical examination were conducted to collect participants' information, including demographic characteristics, behavior and lifestyles, disease history, family history of diabetes, height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure, etc. Blood samples were collected and biochemical indexes (high density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglyceride, fasting blood glucose, etc.) were tested. By June 30, 2020, 220 newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes during the follow-up were selected as cases, and 220 healthy individuals were matched as controls with age (±5 years) and the same sex. High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometer was used to detect and identify metabolites in serum samples of two groups at baseline. Lasso regression and multivariate conditional logistic regression were used to explore the metabolites associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes. Results: The age of participants at baseline was (53±7) years, and 41.82% were male. 25 out of 1 579 metabolites were selected to be potentially associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes in the lasso regression model. The multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis showed that only 7-Methylxanthine had an independent effect on type 2 diabetes (P=0.019). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) (95%CI) of the prediction model of type 2 diabetes based on traditional risk factors was 0.80 (0.76-0.85). After the 7-methylxanthine in the model, the AUC (95%CI) increased to 0.92 (0.89-0.95) (P<0.001). From the second year, 7-methylxanthine could improve the prediction performance (P=0.007). Conclusion: The level of 7-methylxanthine is related to the onset of type 2 diabetes, and can be used as a biomarker to predict its incidence risk.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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Zhou YF, Qian Y, Ma BK, Yang TT, Duan HY, Qi H. [Advances of tight junction damage in the corneal epithelial barrier in the pathogenesis of corneal diseases]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2022; 58:848-853. [PMID: 36220662 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20211019-00491] [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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The cornea is a transparent tissue with significant refractive and barrier functions. Corneal epithelium constitutes the first line of defense against foreign pathogens. Corneal epithelial cells interact to form a functionally selective permeability barrier. Dysfunction of this barrier leads to corneal impairment followed by a series of ocular surface diseases and even blindness. Tight junctions (TJ), located at the top of the intercellular space of corneal epithelial superficial cells, play a critical role in establishing and maintaining the barrier function. Previous studies have shown that destruction of the TJ acts as a crucial step of the occurrence and progression of multiple ocular surface diseases. Understanding the fundamental features and functions of the TJ, noticing the risk factors of TJ disruption, and clarifying the key role of TJ in the pathogenesis of various ocular surface diseases will help to better understand and treat ocular surface diseases.
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- Y F Zhou
- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China
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Qian Y, Chun ZJ, Liu ZY, Xu L. [Probiotics in gastrointestinal cancer: antitumoral effects and molecular mechanisms of action]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2022; 61:1167-1171. [PMID: 36207973 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20211027-00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Y Qian
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Zhang Y, Wen CH, Xia XR, Wang J, Xia M, Qian Y, Shu L, Liu JY, Wang DW, Ma X. [Effect of dyslipidemia on clinical outcome of infertility patients receiving donor eggs]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:686-691. [PMID: 36177580 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20220125-00045] [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 explore the effect of dyslipidemia on the clinical outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (ICSI-ET) in infertility patients receiving donor eggs. Methods: A total of 118 patients were selected to receive egg donors and ICSI-ET at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between April 2007 and December 2020. According to the levels of triacylglycerol, serum cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), and low density lipoprotein, they were divided into dyslipidemia group (35 cases) and normal blood lipids group (83 cases). The influence of body mass index (BMI) and age was adjusted by 1∶1 propensity score matching, and the general condition and clinical outcome of the two groups were analyzed retrospectively. Finally, the relationship between lipid composition and clinical outcome was analyzed according to patients' age and BMI. Results: (1) Comparing the pre-matching dyslipidemia group with the normal blood lipids group, the BMI of the dyslipidemia group was significantly higher than that of the normal blood lipids group [(23.5±2.4) vs (22.4±2.7) kg/m2], and the embryo implantation rate was significantly lower than that of the normal blood lipids group [13.6% (8/59) vs 27.3% (36/132)], the differences were statistically significant (both P<0.05). (2) There were no significant differences in years of infertility, number of pregnancies, number of abortions, number of transplanted embryos, protocol of endometrial preparation, endometrial thickness on transplantation day and high quality embryo rate between the two groups, through propensity score matching (all P>0.05). The biochemical pregnancy rate [28.6% (10/35)], embryo implantation rate [13.6% (8/59)] and live birth rate [20.0% (7/35)] in dyslipidemia group were significantly lower than those in the normal blood lipids group (P<0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate was lower than that of the normal blood lipids group (P>0.05). (3) The results of stratified analysis showed that the level of HDL in the clinically non-pregnant group was significantly lower than that in the pregnant group in patients ≤ 35 years old [(1.5±0.3) vs (1.8±0.5) mmol/L; P<0.05]. In the overweight recipient patients, the level of HDL of the clinically non-pregnant group was lower than that of the pregnant group (P>0.05). Conclusions: Dyslipidemia significantly reduces the biochemical pregnancy rate, embryo implantation rate and live birth rate in patients with receiving donor eggs. Especially in patients aged ≤35 years old, the reduction of HDL is closely related to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Center for Clinical Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Xia TL, Xu CY, Wei DM, Qian Y, Li WM, Pan XL, Lei DP. [Surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma involving larynx and trachea]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1059-1065. [PMID: 36177559 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20220408-00177] [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 efficacy of surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) involving larynx and trachea. Methods: A total of 1 436 cases of thyroid malignant tumors were admitted to the Department of Otolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from 2004 to 2019, including 110 cases of PTC involving larynx and trachea, and of which 105 cases with complete follow-up data were retrospectively analyzed. There were 42 males and 63 females, with a male/female ratio of 1∶1.5, aged from 28 to 81 years. All lesions involved trachea, including 11 cases involving both trachea and larynx. Of those 83 cases underwent laryngeal and airway wall tumor excision, and 22 cases underwent radical tumor excision plus laryngeal and trachea repair. Extubation rate was analyzed and the postoperative survival curve of patients was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Among 105 cases, 16 cases underwent tracheotomy and 12 cases were successfully extubated. The overall 3- 5- and 10-year survival rates were 100.0%, 86.4% and 72.5%, and the disease-free survival rates were 93.1%, 81.6% and 57.7%, respectively. There was significant difference in survival curve between the two groups (χ2=4.21, P=0.040). The 5-year and 10-year survival rates were 94.6% and 77.3% in laryngeal and tracheal tumor exclusion group, and 85.7% and 51.4% in the radical tumor resection group. There was no significant difference in the survival curves between the two groups (χ2=3.50, P=0.061). Conclusion: PTC patients with laryngeal and tracheal involvement can achieve long survival and good quality of life through reasonable surgical treatment.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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Qian Y, Zheng XT. [Concern over antimicrobial resistance in bacterial infections]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:741-744. [PMID: 35922181 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220615-00554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Y Qian
- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, USA
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Zhou YV, Lacaille D, Lu N, Kopec J, Qian Y, Nosyk B, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Esdaile J, Xie H. POS0521 RISKS OF SEVERE INFECTION AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF bDMARDs IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS: A POPULATION-BASED INTERRUPTED TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1298] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundBiological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are effective in suppressing inflammation and preventing joint damage. But bDMARDs may be associated with increased risk of severe infection. Evidence on this is contradictory with some studies showing increased risk, whereas others reporting no significant changes.ObjectivesTo determine the impact of the introduction of bDMARDs on severe infection among patients newly diagnosed with RA compared with non-RA individuals.MethodsIn this age- and gender-matched cohort study using administrative health data for the population of BC, Canada, all incident RA patients diagnosed between 1995–2007 were identified. Non-RA individuals were randomly selected from the general control population to match with RA. Incident RA/non-RA individuals were then divided into quarterly cohorts according to their diagnosis date. Two outcomes were examined: (1) first severe infection (FSI) after RA onset necessitating hospitalization or occurring during hospitalization; and (2) all severe infections (ASI) after RA onset. We calculated the 8-year FSI and ASI rate for each cohort. We conducted interrupted time-series analyses to compare levels and trends of FSI and ASI in RA and non-RA individuals diagnosed during pre-bDMARDs (1995–2001) and post-bDMARDs (2003–2007) periods. Adjusted 8-year FSI and ASI rates for RA and non-RA cohorts diagnosed five years after bDMARDs introduction were compared with expected rates assuming no bDMARDs introduction, based on extrapolation of pre-bDMARDs trends.ResultsA total of 60,226 and 588,499 incident RA/non-RA individuals were identified. We identified 8,954 FSI and 14,245 ASI in RA, and 56,153 FSI and 79,819 ASI in non-RA. The 8-year FSI rates among RA patients diagnosed in the pre-bDMARDs period decreased over time but leveled off among those diagnosed in the post-period (Figure 1). The adjusted difference between the post- and pre-bDMARDs secular trends of 8-year FSI rates was 0.68 (p=0.03) in RA and 0.03 (p=0.67) in non-RA (Table 1). The 8-year ASI rates among RA patients diagnosed in the pre-bDMARDs period decreased over time but increased significantly among those diagnosed in the post-period (Figure 1). The adjusted difference between the post- and pre-bDMARDs secular trends of 8-year ASI rates was 1.85 (p=0.001) in RA and 0.12 (p=0.29) in non-RA (Table 1). For RA cohort diagnosed 5 years after bDMARDs introduction, ASI rate increased by 20.4% than expected rates assuming no bDMARDs introduction. In contrast, ASI rate in non-RA increased by only 10.9%.Table 1.Results of interrupted time-series analysis of FSI/ASI rates, adjusting for age, gender, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Romano Charlson Comorbidity Index, diabetes, chronic kidney diseases, alcoholism, cancer, prior hospitalization with infection and socio-economic status at disease diagnosis year, using stepwise model selectionOutcomeParameterRANon-RAUnadj. Diff (95% CI)Adj. Diff (95% CI)Unadj. Diff (95% CI)Adj. Diff (95% CI)p-valuep-valuep-valuep-valueFSITrend0.63 (0.03, 1.22) 0.04410.68 (0.09, 1.27) 0.02920.08 (-0.08, 0.25) 0.32370.03 (-0.12, 0.19) 0.6728Level (1 year post-intervention)0.50 (-2.00, 2.99) 0.69890.31 (-1.88, 2.49) 0.78470.41 (-0.21, 1.03) 0.20410.26 (-0.24, 0.75) 0.31035 years post-intervention3.01 (-0.85, 6.87) 0.13313.02 (-0.48, 6.52) 0.09860.75 (-0.24, 1.73) 0.14330.39 (-0.46, 1.25) 0.3721ASITrend1.84 (0.83, 2.84) 0.00091.85 (0.81, 2.89) 0.00110.28 (0.04, 0.53) 0.03050.12 (-0.10, 0.34) 0.2877Level (1 year post-intervention)-1.21 (-5.41, 3.00) 0.5763-1.44 (-5.44, 2.56) 0.48501.46 (0.42, 2.49) 0.00851.20 (0.38, 2.02) 0.00645 years post-intervention6.14 (0.26, 12.01) 0.04665.97 (0.02, 11.93) 0.05602.60 (1.08, 4.12) 0.00171.69 (0.45, 2.92) 0.0109Figure 1.Unadjusted rates.ConclusionArthritis onset after bDMARDs introduction is associated with an elevated risk of severe infection in RA patients, compared with matched non-RA individuals.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the Ministry of Health of British Columbia and Population Data BC for providing access to the administrative data. All inferences, opinions, and conclusions drawn in this publication are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the Data Stewards or the [British Columbia] Ministry of Health. No personal identifying information was made available as part of this study. Procedures used were in compliance with British Columbia’s Freedom in Information and Privacy Protection Act. Ethics approval was obtained from the University of British Columbia’s Behavioral Research Ethics Board (H15-00887).Disclosure of InterestsNone declared.
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Zhou YV, Lacaille D, Lu N, Kopec J, Qian Y, Nosyk B, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Esdaile J, Xie H. POS0503 RISKS OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF bDMARDs IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS: A POPULATION-BASED INTERRUPTED TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.351] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. Biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are effective in suppressing inflammation and preventing joint damage and may help lower the risk of CV events. However, recent epidemiological studies have shown mixed results with some suggesting a lower risk of CV events, while others reporting no significant differences.ObjectivesTo determine the impact of the introduction of bDMARDs on incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients newly diagnosed with RA compared with matched non-RA individuals.MethodsIn this age- and gender-matched cohort study using administrative health data for the population of BC, Canada, all incident RA patients diagnosed between 1995–2007 were identified. Non-RA individuals were randomly selected from the general control population to match with RA. Incident RA and non-RA individuals were then divided into quarterly cohorts according to their diagnosis date. The outcome of interest was incident CVD event after RA onset, which include acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, and venous thromboembolism. We calculated the 8-year incident CVD rate for each cohort. We conducted interrupted time-series analyses to compare levels and trends of CVD in RA and non-RA individuals diagnosed during pre-bDMARDs (1995–2001) and post-bDMARDs (2003–2007) periods with intervention time set at year of 2002. Adjusted 8-year CVD rates for RA and non-RA cohorts diagnosed five years after bDMARDs introduction were compared with expected rates assuming no bDMARDs introduction, based on extrapolation of pre-bDMARDs trends.ResultsA total of 60,226 and 588,499 incident RA and non-RA individuals were identified. We identified 6,740 and 48,653 incident CVD events in total in RA and non-RA individuals, respectively. We observe no change in the secular trends of the 8-year CVD rates in both RA and non-RA individuals diagnosed in pre- and post-bDMARDS periods (Figure 1): the adjusted difference between the post- and pre-bDMARDs secular trends of 8-year CVD rates was 0.23 (p=0.26) for RA patients and -0.07 (p=0.33) for non-RA individuals (Table 1). However, we observed a reduction in the level of CVD rates among RA patients diagnosed in the post-bDMARDs period and no change in non-RA (Figure 1): the adjusted difference in level comparing points immediately before and after the intervention, and accounting for pre-intervention trend was -1.61 (p=0.03) in RA, while it was -0.02 (p=0.93) in non-RA (Table 1).Table 1.Results of interrupted time-series analysis of incident CVD rates, adjusting for age, gender, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Romano Charlson Comorbidity Index, diabetes, angina, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, peripheral vascular disease, atrial fibrillation, glucocorticoid, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, CVD medications, fibrates, contraceptives, and aspirin use at disease diagnosis year, using stepwise model selectionOutcomeParameterRANon-RAUnadj. Diff (95% CI)Adj. Diff (95% CI)Unadj. Diff (95% CI)Adj. Diff (95% CI)p-valuep-valuep-valuep-valueCVDTrend-0.15 (-0.72, 0.42) 0.60860.23 (-0.17, 0.64) 0.2620-0.09 (-0.27, 0.08) 0.3084-0.07 (-0.20, 0.07) 0.3290Level (1 year post-intervention)-1.36 (-3.17, 0.45) 0.1474-1.61 (-2.96, -0.25) 0.02510.22 (-0.41, 0.84) 0.5011-0.02 (-0.44, 0.40) 0.93455 years post-intervention-1.96 (-4.48, 0.55) 0.1332-0.67 (-2.80, 1.46) 0.5418-0.15 (-1.06, 0.75) 0.7421-0.29 (-0.97, 0.39) 0.4102Figure 1.Unadjusted rates.ConclusionArthritis onset after bDMARDs introduction is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of incident CVD events among RA patients, but not in the matched non-RA individuals.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the Ministry of Health of British Columbia and Population Data BC for providing access to the administrative data. All inferences, opinions, and conclusions drawn in this publication are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the Data Stewards or the [British Columbia] Ministry of Health. No personal identifying information was made available as part of this study. Procedures used were in compliance with British Columbia’s Freedom in Information and Privacy Protection Act. Ethics approval was obtained from the University of British Columbia’s Behavioral Research Ethics Board (H15-00887).Disclosure of InterestsNone declared.
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Qian Y, Zhao G, Zhou J, Zhao H, Mutter TY, Huang X. Combined Bioremediation of Bensulfuron-Methyl Contaminated Soils With Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus and Hansschlegelia zhihuaiae S113. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:843525. [PMID: 35295293 PMCID: PMC8918986 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.843525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Over the past decades, because of large-scale bensulfuron-methyl (BSM) application, environmental residues of BSM have massively increased, causing severe toxicity in rotation-sensitive crops. The removal of BSM from the environment has become essential. In this study, the combined bioremediation of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Rhizophagus intraradices and BSM-degrading strain Hansschlegelia zhihuaiae S113 of BSM-polluted soil was investigated. BSM degradation by S113 in the maize rhizosphere could better promote AMF infection in the roots of maize, achieving an infection rate of 86.70% on the 36th day in the AMF + S113 + BSM group. Similarly, AMF enhanced the colonization and survival of S113 in maize rhizosphere, contributing 4.65 × 105 cells/g soil on the 15th day and 3.78 × 104 cells/g soil on the 20th day to a population of colonized-S113 (based possibly on the strong root system established by promoting plant-growth AMF). Both S113 and AMF coexisted in rhizosphere soil. The BSM-degrading strain S113 could completely remove BSM at 3 mg/kg from the maize rhizosphere soil within 12 days. AMF also promoted the growth of maize seedlings. When planted in BSM-contaminated soil, maize roots had a fresh weight of 2.59 ± 0.26 g in group S113 + AMF, 2.54 ± 0.20 g in group S113 + AMF + BSM, 2.02 ± 0.16 g in group S113 + BSM, and 2.61 ± 0.25 g in the AMF group, all of which exceeded weights of the control group on the 36th day except for the S113 + BSM group. Additionally, high-throughput sequencing results indicated that simultaneous inoculation with AMF and strain S113 of BSM-polluted maize root-soil almost left the indigenous bacterial community diversity and richness in maize rhizosphere soil unaltered. This represents a major advantage of bioremediation approaches resulting from the existing vital interactions among local microorganisms and plants in the soil. These findings may provide theoretical guidance for utilizing novel joint-bioremediation technologies, and constitute an important contribution to environmental pollution bioremediation while simultaneously ensuring crop safety and yield.
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Qiu T, Zhang D, Xu J, Li X, Wang D, Zhao F, Qian Y, Xu J, Xu T, Zhang H, Chen X. Yes-associated protein gene overexpression regulated by β-catenin promotes gastric cancer cell tumorigenesi. Technol Health Care 2022; 30:425-440. [PMID: 35124617 PMCID: PMC9028613 DOI: 10.3233/thc-thc228039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Yes-associated protein (YAP) has been reported to act as a candidate human oncogene and played a critical role in the development of multiple cancer types. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the expression, function, and underlying mechanisms of YAP in gastric cancer (GC). METHODS: Expression levels of YAP in gastric tissues were tested. CCK8 assay, clonogenic assay, apoptosis assay, transwell assay, cell scratch assay and animal study were conducted to explore the function of YAP. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay and luciferase reporter assay were performed to explore the underlying mechanism. Survival analysis was carried out to reveal the relationship between YAP and clinical outcome. RESULTS: YAP was upregulated in gastric cancer tissues and correlates with poor prognosis. YAP could promote GC cells proliferation, metastatic capacity, inhibit GC cells apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Bothβ-catenin and YAP were mainly localized withi the tumor cell nuclei. β-catenincould upregulate YAP expression by binding to the promotor region of YAP. Patients with both YAP and β-catenin negetive expression had a better prognosis than others. CONCLUSIONS: YAP overexpression is driven by aberrant Wnt β-catenin signalingand then contributed to the GC tumorigenesis and progression. Thus, YAP might be a potential target for GC treatment.
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- Tianzhu Qiu
- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Oncology, PuKou Branch Hospital of Jiangsu Province Hospital (NanJing PuKou Central Hospital), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Wang FM, Yang CY, Qian Y, Li F, Gu L, Chen DM, Sun Y, Zhu RN, Wang F, Guo Q, Zhou YT, De R, Cao L, Qu D, Zhao LQ. [Clinical characteristics of human adenovirus infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection in Beijing]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:30-35. [PMID: 34986620 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210809-00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To compare the clinical characteristics of different types of human adenovirus (HAdV) infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection in Beijing, and to clarify the clinical necessity of adenovirus typing. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 9 022 respiratory tract specimens collected from hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection from November 2017 to October 2019 in Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics were screened for HAdV by direct immunofluorescence (DFA) and (or) nucleic acid detection. Then the Penton base, Hexon and Fiber gene of HAdV were amplified from HAdV positive specimens to confirm their HAdV types by phylogenetic tree construction. Clinical data such as laboratory results and imaging data were analyzed for children with predominate type HAdV infection using t, U, or χ2 test. Results: There were 392 cases (4.34%) positive for HAdV among 9 022 specimens from hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection. Among those 205 cases who were successfully typed, 131 were male and 74 were female, age of 22.6 (6.7, 52.5) months,102 cases (49.76%) were positive for HAdV-3 and 86 cases (41.95%), HAdV-7, respectively, while 17 cases were confirmed as HAdV-1, 2, 4, 6, 14 or 21. In comparison of clinical characteristics between the predominate HAdV type 7 and 3 infection, significant differences were shown in proportions of children with wheezing (10 cases (11.63%) vs. 25 cases (24.51%)), white blood cell count >15 ×109/L (4 cases (4.65%) vs.14 cases (13.73%)), white blood cell count <5×109/L (26 cases (30.23%) vs.11 cases (10.78%)), procalcitonin level>0.5 mg/L (43 cases (50.00%) vs. 29 cases (28.43%)), multilobar infiltration (45 cases (52.33%) vs.38 cases (37.25%)), pleural effusion (23 cases (26.74%) vs. 10 cases (9.80%)), and severe adenovirus pneumonia (7 cases (8.14%) vs. 2 cases (1.96%)) with χ²=5.11, 4.44, 11.16, 9.19, 4.30, 9.25, 3.91 and P=0.024, 0.035, 0.001, 0.002, 0.038, 0.002, 0.048, respectively, and also in length of hospital stay (11 (8, 15) vs. 7 (5, 13) d, Z=3.73, P<0.001). Conclusions: HAdV-3 and 7 were the predominate types of HAdV infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection in Beijing. Compared with HAdV-3 infection, HAdV-7 infection caused more obvious inflammatory reaction, more severe pulmonary symptoms, longer length of hospital stay, suggesting the clinical necessity of further typing of HAdVs.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of ICU, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of ICU, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Zhang H, Qian Y, Fan D, Tian Y, Huang X. Biofilm formed by Hansschlegelia zhihuaiae S113 on root surface mitigates the toxicity of bensulfuron-methyl residues to maize. Environ Pollut 2022; 292:118366. [PMID: 34653590 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bensulfuron-methyl (BSM) residues in soil threaten the rotation of BSM-sensitive crops. Microbial biofilms formed on crop roots could improve the ability of microbes to survive and protect crop roots. However, the research on biofilms with the purpose of mitigating or even eliminating BSM damage to sensitive crops is very limited. In this study, one BSM-degrading bacterium, Hansschlegelia zhihuaiae S113, colonized maize roots by forming a biofilm. Root exudates were associated with increased BSM degradation efficiency with strain S113 in rhizosphere soil relative to bulk soil, so the interactions among BSM degradation, root exudates, and biofilms may provide a new approach for the BSM-contaminated soil bioremediation. Root exudates and their constituent organic acids, including fumaric acid, tartaric acid, and l-malic acid, enhanced biofilm formation with 13.0-22.2% increases, owing to the regulation of genes encoding proteins responsible for cell motility/chemotaxis (fla/che cluster) and materials metabolism, thus promoting S113 population increases. Additionally, root exudates were also able to induce exopolysaccharide production to promote mature biofilm formation. Complete BSM degradation and healthy maize growth were found in BSM-contaminated rhizosphere soil treated with wild strain S113, compared to that treated with loss-of-function mutants ΔcheA-S113 (89.3%, without biofilm formation ability) and ΔsulE-S113 (22.1%, without degradation ability) or sterile water (10.7%, control). Furthermore, the biofilm mediated by organic acids, such as l-malic acid, exhibited a more favorable effect on BSM degradation and maize growth. These results showed that root exudates and their components (such as organic acids) can induce the biosynthesis of the biofilm to promote BSM degradation, emphasizing the contribution of root biofilm in reducing BSM damage to maize.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China; College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China; Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source Region of Mid-route Project of South-North Water Diversion of Henan Province, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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Cheng M, Zhu Y, Liu Q, Shen S, Qian Y, Yu H. Efficacy of surgical navigation in zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures: randomized controlled trial. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021; 51:1180-1187. [PMID: 34961645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Accurate reduction is of vital importance in the treatment of zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures. Computer-assisted navigation systems (CANS) have been employed in ZMC fractures to improve the accuracy of surgical reduction. However, randomized controlled trials on this subject are rare and the benefits of CANS remain controversial. The aim of this study was to compare reduction errors between navigation-aided and conventional surgical treatment for ZMC fractures. Thirty-eight patients with unilateral type B ZMC fractures were enrolled. Preoperative computed tomography data were imported into ProPlan software for virtual surgical planning. Open reduction and internal fixation was performed with CANS (experimental group) or without CANS (control group). Postoperative computed tomography scans were obtained to examine the difference between surgical planning and the actual postoperative outcome, namely reduction errors. The median translational reduction errors in the X, Y, and Z axes were 0.80 mm, 0.40 mm, and 0.80 mm, respectively, in the experimental group and 0.53 mm, 0.86 mm, and 0.83 mm, respectively, in the control group (P > 0.05). The median rotational reduction errors in pitch, roll, and yaw were 0.92°, 2.47°, and 1.54°, respectively, in the experimental group and 1.45°, 3.68°, and 0.76°, respectively, in the control group (P > 0.05). In conclusion, compared with conventional reduction surgery, navigation-aided surgery showed no significant improvement in reduction accuracy in the treatment of type B ZMC fractures (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, registration number ChiCTR1800015559).
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
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Zhang K, Chen J, Li C, Yuan Y, Fang S, Liu W, Qian Y, Ma J, Chang L, Chen F, Yang Z, Gu W. Exosome-mediated transfer of SNHG7 enhances docetaxel resistance in lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Lett 2021; 526:142-154. [PMID: 34715254 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [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: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 7 (SNHG7) has been widely reported in various cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, it is largely unknown whether SNHG7 is involved in docetaxel resistance of LUAD. In the current study, we identified the high expression of SNHG7 in docetaxel-resistant cells. Through functional assays, we determined that silencing of SNHG7 decreased IC50 value of LUAD cells to docetaxel and suppressed proliferation and autophagy in LUAD cells, and reversed M2 polarization in macrophages. Mechanistically, we uncovered that SNHG7 promoted autophagy via recruiting human antigen R (HuR) to stabilize autophagy-related genes autophagy related 5 (ATG5) and autophagy related 12 (ATG12). Moreover, exosomal SNHG7 was transmitted from docetaxel-resistant LUAD cells to parental LUAD cells and thus facilitated docetaxel resistance. Additionally, exosomal SNHG7 activated the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway to promote M2 polarization in macrophages via recruiting cullin 4A (CUL4A) to induce ubiquitination and degradation of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN). Taken together, we concluded that exosomal SNHG7 enhances docetaxel resistance of LUAD cells through inducing autophagy and macrophage M2 polarization. All findings in the study suggested that SNHG7 may be a promising target for relieving docetaxel resistance in LUAD.
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- Kai Zhang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine& Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, 215002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China.
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Yang CY, Zhou XH, Qian Y, Li F, Gu L, Chen DM, Sun Y, Zhu RN, Wang F, Guo Q, Zhou YT, De R, Cao L, Qu D, Zhao LQ. [Clinical characteristics of children infected with different subtypes/genotypes of human respiratory syncytial virus in Beijing from 2009 to 2017]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2867-2872. [PMID: 34587726 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210314-00631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the different clinical characteristics of children infected with different subtype/genotype of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) in Beijing. Methods: Respiratory specimens for positive HRSV were randomly collected from children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in the epidemic season of HRSV from November of each year to January of the next year during 2009 and 2017. G genes of HRSV were amplified and sequenced for subtyping and genotyping by bioinformatics analysis. Clinical data were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of 590 children, 376 (63.7%) with subtype A, and 214 (36.3) with subtype B. The annual dominant subtypes of HRSV from 2009 to 2017 were B-A-A-B-AB-A-A-B-A, respectively, whilst a total of 10 genotypes were detected with 95.8% assigned to genotype ON1 and NA1 of subtype A, and genotype BA9 of subtype B. Children infected with subtype B (96 cases, 44.9%) were more likely aged 0-3 month old than those with subtype A (118 cases, 31.4%) (P=0.001), and more likely to be admitted to Intensive Care Unit(ICU) ((124 cases, 57.9%) than those with subtype A (172 cases, 45.7%)) (P=0.005). Statistical significance were shown among children infected with genotype ON1, NA1 or BA9, in the possibility of infection in children aged 0-3 month (P=0.003), proportion of admission into ICU (P=0.007), length of stay in hospital (P=0.001), and clinical outcome (P=0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Children infected with different subtype or genotype of HRSV have different clinical characteristics, which stresses the important role of the monitoring HRSV subtypes and genotypes among children.
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- C Y Yang
- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit Affiliated Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Cheng M, Qian Y, Xing Z, Zylstra GJ, Huang X. The low-nanomolar 4-nitrobenzoate-responsive repressor PnbX negatively regulates the actinomycete-derived 4-nitrobenzoate-degrading pnb locus. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:7028-7041. [PMID: 34554625 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nitroaromatic compounds pose severe threats to public health and environmental safety. Nitro group removal via ammonia release is an important strategy for bacterial detoxification of nitroaromatic compounds, such as the conversion of 4-nitrobenzoate (4-NBA) to protocatechuate by the bacterial pnb operon. In contrast to the LysR-family transcriptional regulator PnbR in proteobacteria, the actinomycete-derived pnb locus (4-NBA degradation structural genes) formed an operon with the TetR-family transcriptional regulator gene pnbX, implying that it has a distinct regulatory mechanism. Here, pnbBA from the actinomycete Nocardioides sp. strain LMS-CY was biochemically confirmed to express 4-NBA degradation enzymes, and pnbX was essential for inducible degradation of 4-NBA. Purified PnbX-6His could bind the promoter probe of the pnb locus in vitro, and 4-NBA prevented this binding. 4-NBA could bind PnbX at a 1:1 molar ratio with KD = 26.7 ± 4.2 nM. Low-nanomolar levels of 4-NBA induced the transcription of the pnb operon in strain LMS-CY. PnbX bound a palindromic sequence motif (5'-TTACGTTACA-N8 -TGTAACGTAA-3') that encompasses the pnb promoter. This study identified a TetR-family repressor for the actinomycete-derived pnb operon that recognizes 10-8 M 4-NBA as its ligand, implying that nitro group removal of nitroaromatic compounds may be especially important for actinomycetes.
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- Minggen Cheng
- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Wang L, Hao Y, Chen L, Zhang YW, Deng HZ, Ke XY, Wang JH, Li F, Hou Y, Xie XH, Xu Q, Wang X, Guan HY, Wang WJ, Shen JN, Li F, Qian Y, Zhang LL, Shi XM, Tian Y, Jin CH, Liu XL, Li TY. [Psychological and behavioral functioning of children and adolescents during long-term home-schooling]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:1059-1066. [PMID: 34619922 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210602-00533] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the characteristics and risk factors of psychological and behavioral problems of children and adolescents of different ages and genders in long-term home-schooling during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. Further, to provide scientific basis for more targeted psychological intervention and coping strategies in the future. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted on students aged 6-16 years old in five representative cities of North (Beijing), East (Shanghai), West (Chongqing), South (Guangzhou) and Middle (Wuhan) in China. In this study, the social behavior and psychological abnormalities which was defined as the positive of any dimension were investigated in multiple dimensions during long-term home-schooling. The influencing factors of psycho-behavioral problems were analyzed by Logistic regression, and the confounding factors were corrected with graded multivariable adjustment. Results: A total of 6 906 valid questionnaires were collected including 3 592 boys and 3 314 girls, of whom 3 626 were children (6-11 years old) and 3 280 were adolescents (12-16 years old). The positive detection rate of psychosocial-behavioral problems were 13.0% (900/6 906) totally, 9.6% (344/3 592) in boys and 16.8% (556/3 314) in girls respectively, and 7.3%(142/1 946) in boys aged 6-11, 14.0%(235/1 680) in girls aged 6-11, 12.3%(202/1 646) in boys aged 12-16, 19.6%(321/1 634) in girls aged 12-16 respectively. There were significant differences between the psychological problems group and the non-psychological problems group in gender, parent-offspring conflict, number of close friends, family income change, sedentary time, homework time, screen exposure time, physical activity, dietary problems (χ²=78.851, 285.264, 52.839, 26.284, 22.778, 11.024, 10.688, 36.814, 70.982, all P<0.01). The most common symptoms in boys aged 6-11 years were compulsive activity, schizoid and depression, in girls aged 6-11 years were schizoid/compulsive activity, hyperactivity and social withdrawal, in boys aged 12-16 years were hyperactivity, compulsive activity and aggressive behavior, and in girls aged 12-16 years were schizoid, anxiety/compulsive activity and depression/withdrawal, respectively. After graded multivariable adjustment, besides the common risk factors, homework time and online study time were the risk factors of 6-11 years old groups [boys OR(95%CI): 1.750 (1.32-2.32), 1.214(1.00-1.47), girls: 1.579(1.25-1.99), 1.222(1.05-1.42), all P<0.05], videogames time were the risk factors of 12-16 years old groups [ boys: 2.237 (1.60-3.13), girls: 1.272 (1.00-1.61), all P<0.05]. Conclusions: Some children and adolescents may have psychological and behavioral problems during long-term home-schooling. The psychological and behavioral manifestations differed in age and gender subgroups, which deserve special attention in each subgroups. Schools, families and specialists should actively provide precise psychological support and comprehensive intervention strategies according to special features and risk factors.
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorder, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center Affiliated to Medical School of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Child Developmental & Behavioral Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Child Mental Health Research Center, Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Teacher Development Center, Shanghai Pudong Institute of Education Development, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Primary Education, Chongqing Educational Science Research Academy, Chongqing 400015, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jiangjin Centre Hospital, Chongqing 402260, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorder, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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Shao C, Shen L, Qiu C, Wang Y, Qian Y, Chen J, Ouyang Z, Zhang P, Guan X, Xie J, Liu G, Peng C. Characterizing the impact of high temperature during grain filling on phytohormone levels, enzyme activity and metabolic profiles of an early indica rice variety. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:806-818. [PMID: 33721388 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Global warming results in high temperature stress (HTS), which presents severe challenges worldwide for modern agricultural production and will have significant impacts on the yield and quality of crops. Accumulation of photosynthetic products, activity of enzymes involved in sucrose-starch metabolism, phytohormone levels and metabolic profiling using LC-MS were analysed in the flag leaves and/or developing grains subjected to HTS during the grain-filling stage of an indica rice. HTS induced significant yield loss and reduced the grain quality, with lower amylose content. HTS reduced photosynthetic product accumulation in flag leaves and reduced starch accumulation in developing grains, compared to growth under normal temperatures. The activity of enzymes related to sucrose-starch metabolism were dis-regulated in developing grains grown under high temperature (HT). Moreover, phytohormone homeostasis in flag leaves and developing grains was also dramatically disturbed by HT. Metabolic profiling detected many metabolites with remarkably different relative fold abundances at different time points in the developing grain at HT versus normal temperatures, these metabolites were enriched in several HTS response pathways. The change in phytohormone ratio and auxin level might be associated with the reduction in photosynthetic products and their translocation, and ultimately with reduced starch accumulation in the developing grain. The detected metabolites might have different roles in response to the HTS in developing grain at different development stages. These results provide a theoretical reference and basis for future rice production towards higher quality and yield when grown under HTS.
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
- Ganzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ganzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Ganzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ganzhou, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Ganzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ganzhou, China
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- Ganzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ganzhou, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- Soil and Fertilizer & Resources and Environment Institute, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, China
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Jia LP, Zhao LQ, Zhou L, Liu LY, Dong HJ, Zhu RN, Qian Y. [Molecular epidemiology of norovirus associated with pediatric acute gastroenteritis in Beijing in 2020]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:645-650. [PMID: 34333916 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210525-00451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the molecular epidemiology of norovirus associated with pediatric acute gastroenteritis in Beijing under the Working Mechanism for Joint Prevention and Control of the Epidemic in 2020. Methods: This was a retrospective, repeated cross-sectional study. Fecal or vomit samples (1 213 cases) were collected from children visited the Capital Institute of Pediatrics Affiliated Children's Hospital for acute gastroenteritis from January 1 to December 31, 2020. First, real-time reverse PCR (RT-PCR) was used to screen the samples for norovirus, and then RdRp gene and capsid gene VP1 of norovirus-positive samples were amplified by conventional RT-PCR for genotyping based on the nucleotide sequence. The χ2 test was used to compare the positive rates and genotypes of norovirus among different specimen types, genders of children, and different age groups. Results: Among the 1 213 samples were collected, 215 samples were positive for norovirus, with a positivity rate of 17.7% for the whole year. The peak of norovirus infection observed mainly in the cold seasons, as the positive rates were 28.6% (18/63), 26.2% (16/61), 22.8% (77/338) and 17.1% (89/520) in January, October, November and December, respectively. The positive rate of norovirus in fecal sample was significantly higher than that in vomit sample (χ2 = 9.692, P<0.01). There was no significant difference between genders (χ2=0.041, P>0.05), but significant difference was found between age groups with the highest rate in the 6-48 months group (χ²=103.112, P<0.01). Three genogroups (GⅠ, GⅡ and GⅨ) of the circulating virus were detected by G-gene typing, and GⅡgenogroup was predominant, accounting for 98.5% (196/199). Among the GⅡ positive samples, genotype GⅡ.4 Sydney (55.1%, 108/196) was the most common, followed by GⅡ.2 (29.6%, 58/196), while the GⅡ.3 norovirus (10.2%, 20/196) which was common in previous years was not as much as before. Based on the P-type, GⅡ.P16 was predominant (61.5%, 96/156), followed by GII.P31 (19.9%, 31/156). The dual genotyping revealed that GⅡ.4 Sydney [P16] (36.4%, 56/154) and GⅡ.2 [P16] (24.7%, 38/154) were predominant. Conclusion: The prevalence of norovirus in children in 2020 in Beijing is not much different from those of the previous years, but the genotypes composition has changed significantly, and there are multiple genotypes circulating simultaneously.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Diagnostic Laboratories, Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Cao YW, Zheng Z, Xu PP, Cheng S, Wang L, Qian Y, Zhao WL. [Efficacy and prognostic analysis of frontline Bortezomib, Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone regimens (VR-CAP) for patients with mantle cell lymphoma]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:415-419. [PMID: 34218585 PMCID: PMC8293007 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Y W Cao
- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Qian Y, Zhang X, Fei Q, Zhou Y. Comments on the ochratoxin A degradation mechanism by Lysobacter sp. CW239 - Wei Wei et al. (2020). Environ Pollut 2021; 281:117063. [PMID: 33857714 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This is a research comment on the ochratoxin A (OTA) degradation mechanism by Lysobacter sp. CW239 regarding the previous publication in Environmental Pollution (Wei et al., 2020). Three possible degradation mechanisms were discussed in the referred publication, but without definite evidences, it was not clear which one worked actually. Here, the gene cp4 deficient mutant CW239Δcp4 was successfully constructed, and the carboxypeptidase CP4 role on OTA degradation in strain CW239 was validated in vivo. As a result, the mutant CW239Δcp4 without gene cp4 showed less than 10% reduction of 24 hrs degradation ratio compared to wide-type strain CW239. After the gene cp4 complemented to CW239Δcp4, the complementary strain (+)cp4 recovered the degradation ability to wide-type. The validation result indicated that the third degradation mechanism (i.e., OTA is degraded by joint action of multiple enzymes in CW239) proposed previous (Wei et al., 2020) was correct route for the degradation strain. This commentary was significant to the following studies on the pollutant detoxify strains with similar degradation characters between identified enzyme and the host strain.
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- Yingying Qian
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China.
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Bi F, Qian Y, Song L, Qu H, Zheng J, Fang X, He T, Yan H. Genome sequencing of pancreatic cancer: differential expression by location. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e67-e68. [PMID: 33711147 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa063] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The results demonstrated that pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC) of the body/tail was associated with more transcriptional and genomic changes, and correlated with worse prognosis, than PDAC of the pancreatic head. The different mutation types and gene expression of tumour locations provide deep insight into the carcinogenesis or metastasis of PDAC, and suggest different early diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. SNV, single-nucleotide variations; NLS, Nuclear localization sequence; MB, million base-pairs; UTR, untranslated region.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Department of Reproductive Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Cao SD, Li WM, Wei DM, Qian Y, Jiang H, Hou YD, Lei DP, Pan XL. [Implication of enhanced recovery after surgery in the surgical management of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:216-220. [PMID: 33730803 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200507-00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in the clinical management of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC). Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 168 patients with pyriform sinus carcinoma in Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from January 2015 to January 2019 were divided into two groups, based on the different perioperative interventions that patients received, i.e. the ERAS group (n=64) and the conventional group (n=104), including 164 males and 4 females, whose ages ranged from 42 to 84 years old. The difference between two groups in the operative time, postoperative nutritional status, incidences of postoperative complications and postoperative hospitalization time were compared using the student's t test, Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test. Results: Compared with the conventional group, patients in the ERAS group had significantly shorter operative time [(166.8±58.2) min vs. (183.3±39.9) min,t=-2.72, P=0.031], higher levels of postoperative serum albumin [(38.3±4.2) μmol/L vs. (36.6±3.3) μmol/L, t=2.73, P=0.007] and more body weight [(65.4±9.4) kg vs. (62.1±9.4) kg, t=2.22, P=0.028], lower incidences of postoperative subcutaneous infection [7.8% (5/64) vs. 20.2% (21/104), χ²=4.64, P=0.03] and severe pneumonia [4.7% (3/64) vs. 15.4% (16/104), χ²=4.52, P=0.03], and shorter postoperative hospitalization time [(16.5±3.9) d vs. (18.2±4.3) d, t=-2.65, P<0.05]. Conclusion: ERAS is effective and safe in the surgical management of HSCC, with benefits in reducing the operative stress via saving operation time, shortening the hospitalization time, ameliorating nutritional status and decreasing the incidences of complications.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology (Shandong University), Jinan 250012, China
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Yang X, Yang M, Chen Y, Qian Y, Fei X, Gong C, Wang M, Xie X, Wang Z. miR-30a-5p targets Becn1 to ameliorate high-glucose-induced glomerular podocyte injury in immortalized rat podocyte cell line. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:1516-1525. [PMID: 33841675 PMCID: PMC8014343] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious kidney-based complication of diabetes, wherein podocyte injury is deemed crucial in the development of early stage. Various miRNAs, as report goes, is involved in the pathogenesis of varieties of kidney diseases including DN. In this study, we found a target relationship between miR-30a-5p and Becn1, of which there are few studies about the role in podocyte injury. We therefore used immortalized rat podocyte cell line to explore the role and molecular mechanism of miR-30a-5p targeting Becn1 gene in high-glucose-induced glomerular podocyte injury. METHODS The mRNA and protein expressions of miR-30a-5p and Becn1 were detected respectively by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR and western blotting. The proliferation, apoptosis, and the levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were detected by MTT assay, flow cytometry, and enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay, respectively. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were also determined. RESULTS Compared with normal group, miR-30a-5p in model groups were down-regulated, while Becn1 expression was significantly up-regulated, with slower proliferation, higher apoptosis rate, lower SOD level, and significantly higher ROS, MDA, IL-6, and TNF-α levels (all P<0.05). Overexpression of miR-30a-5p or Becn1 knock-out could lower Becn1 expression, apoptosis rate, promote proliferation, with relatively higher SOD level and lower ROS, MDA, Il-6, and TNF-α levels of model cells (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION Up-regulation of miR-30a-5p can suppress the expression of Becn1 to increase the growth and inhibit the apoptosis of immortalized rat podocyte cell line, therefore ameliorating podocyte injury induced by high glucose in vitro.
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng HospitalShanghai City, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated School of Medicine, Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng HospitalShanghai City, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology & Rheumatology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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Song W, Qian Y, Zhang MH, Wang H, Wen X, Yang XZ, Dai WJ. The long non-coding RNA DDX11-AS1 facilitates cell progression and oxaliplatin resistance via regulating miR-326/IRS1 axis in gastric cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:3049-3061. [PMID: 32271422 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202003_20669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The long non-coding RNA DDX11 antisense RNA 1 (DDX11-AS1) was found to be highly expressed in gastric cancer (GC). This study was to explore the role and molecular mechanism in oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance. PATIENTS AND METHODS The levels of DDX11-AS1, microRNA-326 (miR-326) and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) were measured by quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were examined by methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT), transwell and flow cytometry assays, respectively. Levels of all protein were detected using Western blot. The correlation between miR-326 and DDX11-AS1/IRS1 was confirmed by Dual-Luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays. The xenograft model was constructed to explore the effect of DDX11-AS1 in vivo. RESULTS DDX11-AS1 was overexpressed in OXA-resistant GC tissues and cells, and DDX11-AS1 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation, migration, invasion and OXA resistance, and promoted apoptosis in OXA-resistant GC cells. Mechanically, DDX11-AS1 directly targeted miR-326 and miR-326 could bind to IRS1 in OXA-resistant GC cells. Functionally, silencing DDX11-AS1 repressed the progression and OXA resistance in OXA-resistant GC cells by down-modulating IRS1 expression via sponging miR-326 in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS DDX11-AS1 accelerated the progression and OXA chemoresistance of GC cells in vitro and in vivo by sponging miR-326, thus increasing the expression of IRS1, suggesting DDX11-AS1 might be a promising prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in GC.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Huai'an No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China.
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Wang L, Chen H, Qian Y, Dong YQ, Guo LL, Yang ZJ, Shen Q. [Probability of premature mortality caused by four major non-communicable diseases and its impact on life expectancy in Wuxi, 2008-2018]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:291-296. [PMID: 33626618 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200403-00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the trend of premature death of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Wuxi from 2008 to 2018 and evaluate the influence of premature mortality probability caused by four main NCDs on life expectancy. Methods: Based on the mortality data collected by Wuxi Mortality Registration System and the population data collected by Wuxi Public Security Bureau during 2008-2018, this study analyzes the trend of the probability of premature death on malignant tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. The impact on life expectancy was analyzed by using the methods of abridged life table, Joinpoint regression, and life expectancy contribution decomposition. Results: From 2008 to 2018, the total probability of premature death of four main NCDs in Wuxi were declined consistently from 11.25% to 9.25% (AAPC = -2.0%, 95%CI: -2.6--1.5), higher in female (from 7.74% to 5.91%) than that in male (from 14.49% to 12.51%). The Wuxi resident's life expectancy increased by 1.86 years (from 78.66 to 80.52 years), in males and 1.26 years (from 83.85 to 85.11 years) in females, respectively. The decline of premature death of malignant tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and chronic respiratory system diseases had a positive contribution to life expectancy, which contributed 0.34 years (23.90%), 0.15 years (10.50%), and 0.03 years (2.36%) to the life expectancy growth, respectively. Among which, premature death of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in men aged 40-55y had a negative contribution to life expectancy (-0.04 years). The probability of premature death of males with diabetes was on the rise (AAPC = 7.1%, 95%CI: 2.8-11.6), which negatively contributed to life expectancy for both males and females, reducing life expectancy by 0.03 years (-2.14%) in Wuxi. Conclusion: The premature death probability of four main NCDs in Wuxi declined consistently from 2008 to 2018, which played a positive role in the growth of life expectancy. Compared with females, males had a higher premature death probability and a slower rate of decline. More intervention and health management of premature male death on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes should be conducted to improve life expectancy further.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Health Promotion, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
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Qian Y, Yu G, Dong L, Zhang J, Wang G. P76.21 EGFR-KDD with Duplication of Exons 18-26 Responding to Afatinib Treatment in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Qian Y, Lin L, Holland K, Shin S. Dosimetric Evaluation of Electronic Brachytherapy for Postsurgical Vaginal Cuff Irradiation in Endometrial Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Huang Q, Hu S, Ran FM, Liang TJ, Wang HX, Chen CC, Zhang J, Ou WL, Dong S, Cai Q, Luo CG, Qian Y. Asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in patients with cancer at a cancer-specialized hospital in Wuhan, China - Preliminary results. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:9760-9764. [PMID: 33015823 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202009_23070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with cancer are usually immunosuppressive and susceptible to COVID-19 infection. Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases are infective and cannot be identified by symptom-based screening. There is an urgent need to control virus spread by asymptomatic carriers at cancer centres. We aim to describe the characteristics, screening methods, and outcomes of cancer patients with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and to further explore anti-tumour treatment for this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed patients with cancer who were admitted to Hubei Cancer Hospital in Wuhan from February 1, 2020, to April 4, 2020. We collected demographic data, laboratory findings, treatment information, nucleic acid and serum test results, chest computed tomography (CT) information and survival status of cancer patients diagnosed with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. RESULTS A total of 16 cancer patients with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection were confirmed. The most common cancer type was breast cancer. The blood cell counts of most patients were in the normal range. Lymphocytes of 100% of asymptomatic carriers were in the normal range. Thirteen (81.3%) patients were positive for virus-specific IgM antibodies, and three (18.8%) were positive by PCR; only one (6.3%) patient showed novel coronavirus pneumonia features on CT. Three (18.3%) patients died, and the cause of death was considered malignancy caused by delaying anti-tumour treatment. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that the lymphocytes of 100% of asymptomatic carriers were in the normal range. This result indicates that the host immunity of asymptomatic carriers is not significantly disrupted by COVID-19. Single PCR detection is not sufficient to screen among asymptomatic individuals, and a combination of PCR tests, serological tests and CT is of great importance. Unless the tumour is life-threatening or rapidly progressing, we advise restarting active anti-tumour therapy after PCR tests become negative.
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Zhang CC, Hou LH, Zheng X, Lu J, Zou JY, Qian Y, Yang TZ. Factor structure of 12 items in the Chinese Health Questionnaire among the elderly population in mainland China. Public Health 2020; 187:143-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen J, Wang HQ, Qian Y. [Public health and clinical care integration to improve immunization prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:621-623. [PMID: 32842380 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20200611-00607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- J Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Division of Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases in Children, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Gu X, Gao Y, Yan Y, Marks M, Zhu L, Lu H, Guan Z, Shi M, Ni L, Peng R, Zhao W, Wu J, Qi T, Lu S, Qian Y, Gong W, Zhou P. The importance of proper and prompt treatment of ocular syphilis: a lesson from permanent vision loss in 52 eyes. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:1569-1578. [PMID: 32163642 PMCID: PMC7496700 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ocular involvement can occur at any stage of syphilis. Prompt diagnosis and proper treatment of ocular syphilis are vital to avoid long-term consequences. OBJECTIVES To describe the risk factors for ocular syphilis and clinical features of blindness caused by syphilis. METHODS We report risk factors for ocular syphilis amongst patients seen at the Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital between October 2009 and October 2017. We identify patients with ocular syphilis resulting in blindness and report the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings and treatment outcomes of these patients. RESULTS A total of 8310 new cases of syphilis were seen, of which 213 patients had ocular disease and 50 patients had blindness due to syphilis. Increasing age and higher RPR titres were associated with ocular involvement but there was no association with HIV status. Blindness in syphilis was restricted predominantly to patients with optic nerve involvement and not patients with isolated uveitis. Fifty patients (and a total of 67 eyes) met the WHO definition of blindness prior to treatment for syphilis. At the end of follow-up, vision had improved in 24 of 67 eyes (35.8%) after treatment. Successful treatment of uveitis was associated with the best improvement in visual acuity, whilst patient with underlying optic atrophy prior to treatment had the worst visual outcome. CONCLUSIONS Ocular involvement is an important manifestation of syphilis which may result in blindness. Our data demonstrate outcomes for ocular syphilis are poor if detected late; early recognition and diagnosis is therefore vital to avoid permanent visual loss.
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of OphthalmologyRenji HospitalSchool of MedicineJiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Clinical ResearchLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Sexually Transmitted Disease InstituteShanghai Skin Disease HospitalSchool of MedicineTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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Sun R, Shi Q, Shen R, Qian Y, Xu PP, Chen S, Wang L, Zhao WL. [Comparisons of clinical characteristics and prognosis between patients with primary and secondary thyroid lymphoma]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2020; 40:568-572. [PMID: 32397019 PMCID: PMC7364891 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2019.07.006] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare clinical characteristics and prognosis between patients with primary (PTL) and secondary thyroid lymphoma (STL) . Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 46 patients with thyroid lymphoma (PTL 19, STL 27) from January 2002 to October 2018. Results: ①PTL group included 4 males and 15 females, with a median age of 57 years. The STL group included 10 males and 17 females, with a median age of 61 years. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was the main pathological subtype in both PTL and STL groups, with 14 cases (73.7%) and 20 cases (74.1%) respectively. In terms of clinical manifestations, goiter was the most common symptom in PTL patients 100.0% (19/19) , while 29.6% (8/27) STL had goiter (P<0.001) . The incidences of increased thyroglobulin antibody (TRAb) /thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO) were 81.3% (13/16) in PTL group and 43.8% (7/16) in STL group (P=0.028) respectively. Concerning the clinical features of patients, only two PTL patients (10.5%) with advanced Ann Arbor stage (Ⅲ/Ⅳ) , while 21 (77.8%) STL experienced advanced Ann Arbor stage (P<0.001) . Elevated serum β(2)-MG were appeared in 1 (7.1%) PTL and 9 (47.4%) STL patients (P=0.013) , and advanced IPI score (3-5) was more common in STL than PTL (59.3% vs 5.3%, P<0.001) . ②Among the 17 PTL patients who received treatments, 15 (88.2%) achieved remission; as for STL patients received treatments, 23/25 (92.0%) were in remission. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rates of PTL (n=17) and STL groups (n=25) were (87.4±8.4) % and (70.0±13.1) % (P=0.433) respectively. ③The 5-year OS rate in 41 patients with B-cell thyroid lymphoma was (81.1±7.5) %. Univariate analysis showed that IPI score of 3-5 (P=0.040) and high level of serum IL-8 (P=0.022) were significantly associated with poor outcome. Conclusion: DLBCL was the most common subtype in both PTL and STL, and goiter was the major symptom in PTL. IPI score of 3-5 and high level of serum IL-8 were unfavorable prognostic factors for patients with B-cell thyroid lymphoma.
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai 200025, China
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Hoque MR, Aviña A, De Vera M, Qian Y, Esdaile J, Xie H. SAT0175 IMPACT OF ANTIMALARIAL ADHERENCE ON MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3340] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Evidence has consistently shown that adherence to AM is poor in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. However, data on the impact of adherence to AM on mortality is scarce.Objectives:To assess the effect of AM adherence on all-cause mortality in SLE patients from the general population.Methods:This study used administrative databases from British Columbia, Canada. We created an incident SLE cohort between January 01, 1997, and March 31, 2015, using the physician billing data and a 7-year washout period. The inclusion criteria were at least two physician visits, at least two months apart, within two years, with an ICD-9 code (710.0) or ICD-10 code (M32.1, M32.8, M32.9) for SLE. Follow-up started at the first day of having both SLE and AM, i.e., at the SLE index date (second ICD code) for those whose first AM use occurred before the SLE index date, or the date of the first AM use if otherwise. Our outcome was all-cause mortality, obtained from the vital statistics registry. In the analysis, the follow-up time was divided into 30-days windows, for a total of 293,190 person-months. For each window, a measure of adherence, the proportion of days covered (PDC), was calculated and categorized as adherent (PDC≥0.90), non-adherent (0<PDC<0.90), and discontinuer (no drug or PDC = 0). We used both Cox’s proportional hazards models and marginal structural models (MSM) to estimate the effect of AM adherence on all-cause mortality. Both analysis controlled for baseline demographics (age, sex, residence, income quintile), as well as the following baseline and time-varying covariates: immunosuppressive and other medications, hospitalizations, impatient, and other visits, and Charlson comorbidity index. To account for the possibility of a few time-varying covariates being mediators in the causal pathway from AM adherence to mortality, which may cause the Cox model to yield biased estimates of the adherence effects, we conducted the MSM analysis that can produce valid estimates as it balances the distributions of time-varying confounders among the three adherence groups via inverse probability weighting.Results:We identified 3,385 individuals with incident SLE (mean age 47.3 years, 89% were women) who had at least one filled AM prescription. Over the mean follow-up of 6.66 years, 288 (8.5%) incident SLE patients died. The incidence rate (IR) of mortality for AM adherent, non-adherent, and discontinuer patients were 4.31, 11.86, and 19.51 per 1000 person-years, respectively. Using the Cox model, the adjusted hazard ratio (HRs) obtained for AM adherent and non-adherent SLE patients were 0.20 and 0.66, respectively, compared to discontinuer SLE patients (Table 1). Using MSM, those adjusted HRs were found as 0.18 and 0.64. Also, the adjusted HRs for adherers compared to the non-adherers were 0.30 (Cox) and 0.28 (MSM). A statistically significant linear trend in the HRs of mortality risk over the adherence levels was found (Table 1, Linear Trend).Table 1.Adherence LevelsNo. of DeathsIR Ratios (95%CI)Adjusted Cox HRs (95%CI)Adjusted MSM HRs (95%CI)Discontinuer (Reference)198Non-adherent470.61(0.44-0.84)0.66(0.47-0.93)0.64(0.46-0.89)Adherent430.22(0.16-0.31)0.20(0.14-0.28)0.18(0.12-0.25)Contrast: Partial vs. Full0.36(0.24-0.55)0.30(0.19-0.46)0.28(0.18-0.42)Linear Trend0.32(0.25-0.41)0.29(0.23-0.37)Conclusion:SLE patients that adhere to AM therapy have a lower risk of death than patients who do not adhere or who discontinue AM (5 and 3 times, respectively) in both the MSM and Cox analysis. Our findings support the importance of AM adherence to prevent premature deaths in SLE patients.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Jin K, Chen B, Ma D, Qian Y, Shen J, Zhu C. DECISION-MAKING IN MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-SIZED, HIGH MALIGNANCY PROBABILITY PULMONARY NODULES: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF STAGE IA NSCLC ≤ 8MM. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Cai M, Qian Y, Chen N, Ling T, Wang J, Jiang H, Wang X, Qi K, Zhou Y. Detoxification of aflatoxin B1 by Stenotrophomonas sp. CW117 and characterization the thermophilic degradation process. Environ Pollut 2020; 261:114178. [PMID: 32097790 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mycotoxins are high toxic, widely distributed contaminants in foodstuff. In this study, a aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) degrading strain S. acidoaminiphila CW117 was screened, and its detoxification characteristics were investigated. Substrate AFB1 at 45 μg/L was degraded by CW117 within 24 h; meanwhile, 4.1 mg/L AFB1 was almost degraded within 48 h. After 24 h degradation, the biotoxicity of the detoxified culture was eliminated. Strain CW117 efficient degradation to AFB1 (especially to low AFB1 concentrations) suggested its potential significance to detoxification development on food and feedstuff. The active degradation components present in the cell-free supernatant. The degradation ratio increased constantly with increasing incubation temperature raised (0-90 °C) and was even stable at 90 °C. Degradation was optimal at pH 6-7, and was only partially inhibited by metal-chelators (EDTA and EGTA), proteinase K, and a protein denaturant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS). The recombinant laccase rLC1 (0.5 mg/mL) from CW117 degraded 29.3% of AFB1 within 24 h; however, the cell-free supernatant degraded 76.7% of the toxin in same time, with much lower protein content. The results indicated the CW117 degrades AFB1 via a combination of enzymes and micro-molecule oxides.
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- Mengyu Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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Yuan Y, Zhong H, Ye L, Li Q, Fang S, Gu W, Qian Y. Prognostic value of pretreatment platelet counts in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pulm Med 2020; 20:96. [PMID: 32312252 PMCID: PMC7171794 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-1139-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The prognostic value of elevated pretreatment platelet counts remains controversial in lung cancer patients. We performed the present meta-analysis to determine its precise role in these patients. Methods We employed a multiple search strategy in the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases to identify eligible studies. Disease-free survival (DFS)/progression-free survival (PFS)/time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) were used as outcomes with hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity among the studies and publication bias were also evaluated. Results A total of 40 studies including 16,696 lung cancer patients were eligible for the analysis. Overall, the pooled analysis showed that compared with normal platelet counts, elevated pretreatment platelet counts were associated with poorer OS (HR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.37–1.72, P < 0.001) and poorer DFS/PFS/TTP (HR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.33–1.98, P < 0.001) in patients with lung cancer. In subgroup analyses, elevated pretreatment platelet counts were also associated with poorer OS and DFS/PFS/TTP in most subgroups. There was no evidence of publication bias. Conclusions This meta-analysis revealed that elevated pretreatment platelet counts were an independent predictor of OS and DFS/PFS/TTP in lung cancer patients. Large-scale prospective studies and a validation study are warranted.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China.
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Huang C, Qian Y, Viana T, Siegumfeldt H, Arneborg N, Larsen N, Jespersen L. The quorum-sensing molecule 2-phenylethanol impaired conidial germination, hyphal membrane integrity and growth of Penicillium expansum and Penicillium nordicum. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:278-286. [PMID: 32097516 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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AIMS The aim of the study was to investigate the antifungal effects of a quorum sensing-molecule, 2-phenylethanol, against the food spoilage moulds Penicillium expansum and Penicillium nordicum. METHODS AND RESULTS Conidial germination of the tested Penicillium spp. (three strains in total) were inhibited by treatments with 2-phenylethanol in a concentration-dependent manner. Germinated conidia was significantly reduced from 4·4-16·7% at 7·5 mmol l-1 and completely inhibited at 15 mmol l-1 2-phenylethanol. Integrity of conidial cell membranes was unaffected by 2-phenylethanol resulting in reversible inhibition pattern of germination. In contrast, membrane permeability of actively growing hyphae was severely compromised, showing 63·5 - 75·7% membrane damage upon treatment with 15 mmol l-1 2-phenylethanol. The overall inhibitory effect of 2-phenylethanol on colony development and growth of P. expansum and P. nordicum was additionally confirmed. CONCLUSIONS 2-phenylethanol inhibits conidial germination and growth of P. expansum and P. nordicum in a nonlethal, reversible and concentration-dependent manner. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study indicates that 2-phenylethanol can find potential application as an antifungal agent for biological control of moulds in the food industry.
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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