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Lin YH, Chen ST, Juang HH. Exploring the Function of the Anterior Fibromuscular Stroma in Passive Continence. EUR UROL SUPPL 2024; 64:9-10. [PMID: 38706707 PMCID: PMC11067528 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Lin KJ, Wu CT. Revisiting voided volume: the forgotten parameter in assessing BOO surgical outcomes. World J Urol 2024; 42:293. [PMID: 38704769 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-05011-3] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Juang HH. Melatonin's role in managing nocturia in Parkinson disease: A critical examination of recent studies. Eur J Neurol 2024; 31:e16220. [PMID: 38239076 DOI: 10.1111/ene.16220] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin KJ, Hou CP, Tsai HY, Tsao SH, Juang HH, Lin YH. Impact of age and anterior fibromuscular stroma preservation on post-enucleation voided volume. World J Urol 2024; 42:278. [PMID: 38691246 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04996-1] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study is centered on the critical role of anterior fibromuscular stroma (AFS) preservation in prostate enucleation, an emerging strategy aimed at minimizing postoperative urinary incontinence-a common concern in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgeries. By focusing on postoperative voiding volumes (VV), our research investigates the efficacy of AFS preservation. This approach, distinct in its methodology, is hypothesized to improve urinary function post-surgery, thereby offering a potentially significant advancement in BPH surgical treatments. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted, comparing patients who underwent prostate enucleation in 2017 without intentional AFS preservation to those in 2019 with this technique. We examined variables including age, BMI, diabetes, hypertension, and preoperative VV to assess their effect on post-catheter removal VV. The study's methodology includes a thorough review of the primary statistical analysis methods employed. RESULTS Our analysis indicates that while the 2017 and 2019 cohorts were similar in most preoperative parameters, the 2019 group that underwent AFS-preserved surgery showed a significant improvement in postoperative VVs. This was less pronounced in the patient group aged over 70, underscoring the importance of this demographic in our study. CONCLUSIONS The study concludes that intentional preservation of AFS during prostate enucleation positively impacts early postoperative VVs, with limited improvement in older patients. These findings highlight the potential of AFS preservation not only in enhancing urinary outcomes post-surgery but also in shaping future BPH surgical procedures and research directions.
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- Kuo-Jen Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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Lin YH, Tsai HY, Tsao SH. Re: Steven Monda, Manolis Pratsinis, Hansen Lui, et al. Secondary Bladder Cancer After Prostate Cancer Treatment: An Age-matched Comparison Between Radiation and Surgery. Eur Urol Focus. In press. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.09.002. Eur Urol Focus 2024:S2405-4569(24)00061-0. [PMID: 38670841 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2024.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Hou CP, Wu CT. Beyond traditional stenting: evaluating pigtail suture stents for reduced ureterorenoscopy symptoms. World J Urol 2024; 42:255. [PMID: 38656450 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04999-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Wu CT, Juang HH. Exploring the Impact of Early Apical Release Technique on Postoperative Incontinence in Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate: A Comparative Analysis. Urology 2024:S0090-4295(24)00286-3. [PMID: 38648947 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Hsu TS, Weng SC, Lin YH, Chen CL, Tsao SH, Tsai HY, Juang HH, Chang PL, Hou CP. Surgical outcomes of endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in community aging males with or without preoperative urinary retention. Int Urol Nephrol 2024:10.1007/s11255-024-04007-7. [PMID: 38564078 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-024-04007-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the surgical outcomes of endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in older males with or without preoperative urinary retention (UR). MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a study on selected patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who underwent either thulium:YAG laser (vela XL) prostate enucleation (ThuLEP) or bipolar plasma enucleation of the prostate (B-TUEP) at the geriatric urology department of our institution. The studied patients were categorized into two groups, namely the UR group and the non-UR group, on the basis of whether they experienced UR in the 1 month preceding their surgery. Their clinical outcomes following prostate endoscopic surgery were evaluated and analyzed. RESULTS Our results revealed comparable outcomes for operation time, length of hospital stay, percentage of tissue removed, re-catheterization rate, and urinary tract infection rate within the 1 month between the B-TUEP and ThuLEP surgery groups, regardless of UR history. However, the non-UR B-TUEP group experienced more blood loss relative to the non-UR ThuLEP group (P = .004). Notably, patients with UR exhibited significantly greater changes in IPSS total, IPSS voiding, and prostate-specific antigen values relative to those without UR. CONCLUSIONS Both ThuLEP and B-TUEP were effective in treating BPH-related bladder outlet obstruction. Our study identified more pronounced changes in IPSS total, IPSS voiding, and prostate-specific antigens within the UR group. Moreover, the rate of postoperative UR in this group was not higher than that observed in the non-UR group. Our study also revealed that the presumed benefits of laser surgery in reducing blood loss were less pronounced for patients with UR.
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- Tung-Shiun Hsu
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, 330, Taiwan
- Bachelor Degree Program of Senior Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, 330, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- Department of Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, 330, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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Lin YH, Chen YT, Tsai HY. Revisiting the impact of antibiotics on prostate cancer risk: Beyond the gut microbiota. Int J Urol 2024; 31:333. [PMID: 38284306 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15401] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Chen YT, Wu CT. Revisiting the nocturia-testosterone deficiency nexus: A circadian perspective. Neurourol Urodyn 2024; 43:1025-1026. [PMID: 38529875 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25452] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Tsai HY, Wu CT. From TURP to enucleation: navigating the complex relationship between BPH treatments and bladder cancer. World J Urol 2024; 42:203. [PMID: 38551707 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04927-0] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Tsai HY, Tsao SH. Re: Rano Matta, Refik Saskin, Sarah Neu, et al. Predicting Mirabegron Treatment Response in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from Clinical Trials. Eur Urol Focus 2023;9:957-65. Eur Urol Focus 2024:S2405-4569(24)00044-0. [PMID: 38493068 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Tsai HY, Chen YT, Lin YH. Revisiting prostatic calculi formation: insights from neurogenic to non-neurogenic bladders. World J Urol 2024; 42:108. [PMID: 38416232 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04859-9] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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- Han-Yu Tsai
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Lin YH, Tsai HY, Chen YT. Navigating the indistinct plane: emphasizing the role of anterior fibromuscular stroma in HoLEP. World J Urol 2024; 42:106. [PMID: 38407664 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04848-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, KweiShan, TaoYuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Wu CT, Juang HH. Exploring the complex interplay: BPH, nocturia, and aging male health. World J Urol 2024; 42:105. [PMID: 38407677 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-04849-x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Juang HH. Influence of anterior fibromuscular stroma on incontinence outcomes in RASP and HoLEP: a critical analysis of Grosso et al.'s findings. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2024:10.1038/s41391-024-00807-1. [PMID: 38355728 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-024-00807-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Tsai HY, Juang HH. Re: Christopher D. Gaffney, Andrew Katims, Neeta D'Souza, Marc A. Bjurlin, Richard S. Matulewicz. Bladder Cancer Carcinogens: Opportunities for Risk Reduction. Eur Urol Focus 2023;9:575-8. Eur Urol Focus 2024:S2405-4569(24)00006-3. [PMID: 38278712 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Chen ST, Juang HH. Re: Antonio Andrea Grosso, Agostino Tuccio, Matteo Salvi, Daniele Paganelli, Andrea Minervini, and Fabrizio Di Maida's Letter to the Editor re: Paolo Capogrosso, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Giuseppe Fallara, et al. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate Is Associated with Complications and Sequelae Even in the Hands of an Experienced Surgeon Following Completion of the Learning Curve. Eur Urol Focus 2023;9:813-21. Eur Urol Focus. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.05.013. Eur Urol Focus 2024:S2405-4569(24)00013-0. [PMID: 38272718 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2024.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Lin PT, Lin YH, Tee YS, Cheng CT, Liao CH, Hsieh CH, Fu CY. Does a collecting system injury with grade iv renal blunt trauma always need urinary intervention? World J Urol 2024; 42:15. [PMID: 38189994 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-023-04710-7] [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: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the characteristics associated with the need for urinary intervention for a blunt renal injury with collection system involvement using a computed tomography (CT) protocol for trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Abdominal CT images of patients with blunt renal injuries from 2016 to 2020 were reviewed. Patients with low-grade renal trauma, non-collecting system involvement, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade V shattered kidney, and emergent nephrectomy were excluded. The largest perinephric mass thickness was measured in the axial view using CT, and a cutoff value was obtained using a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. Risk factors for further urinary intervention were analyzed. RESULTS Among the 70 patients included in this study, those with perinephric mass thicknesses < 25 mm (n = 36) had a significantly lower rate of urinary intervention than those with perinephric mass thicknesses ≥ 25 mm (0 vs. 5; p = 0.023). There was no significant difference in the follow-up durations of the groups (19 days vs. 38 days; p = 0.198). More than 90% of the perinephric mass in the < 25 mm group resolved within a median follow-up duration of 38 days, whereas nearly half of the ≥ 25 mm group had a residual perinephric mass during a median follow-up duration of 19 days. CONCLUSION The initial CT protocol for trauma was useful for predicting the need for further urinary interventions for collecting system injuries. A perinephric mass thickness < 25 mm is predictive of a low likelihood of requiring urinary intervention.
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- Po-Ting Lin
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Juang HH. Reevaluating 'Top-Down' HoLEP: the case for anterior fibromuscular stroma as a surgical landmark. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2023:10.1038/s41391-023-00768-x. [PMID: 38042918 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-023-00768-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Chiu PF, Lin YH, Lu HS, Hsiao IH, Lin HL. Continuous intrathecal saline infusion for treating refractory spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A case report. Biomedicine (Taipei) 2023; 13:51-56. [PMID: 38532836 PMCID: PMC10962535 DOI: 10.37796/2211-8039.1417] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a poorly understood condition that presents with a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from mild headaches to coma. It is typically caused by continuous spontaneous leakage of spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), resulting in orthostatic headaches. However, the appropriate management of refractory SIH remains unclear. A 50-year-old man presented with orthostatic headache followed by a rapid decline in mental status. The imaging findings were consistent with the diagnosis of SIH, with bilateral cerebral subdural hematomas and abnormal fluid collection in the posterior epidural space from the T2 to T12 levels. Computed tomography myelography of the whole spine revealed multiple high-flow CSF leakages at the T6 to T8 levels. Despite treatment with bilateral burr hole drainage for subdural hematomas and repeated lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP) three times, the patient's condition worsened and he developed stupor. A lumbar intrathecal saline bolus (90 ml) was administered to restore CSF depletion. The patient's verbal function improved immediately, and continuous intrathecal saline infusion was administered at a rate of 10 ml/h for two days. The patient's stupor gradually resolved, and after his symptoms improved, the EBP injection was repeated at the T8 level. The patient recovered completely, and during the six-year follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence. SIH may cause a refractory decline in mental status, and lumbar intrathecal saline infusion may help arrest or reverse an impending central (transtentorial) herniation. This case demonstrates an appropriate bolus and continuous infusion of normal saline, and documents the resolution of SIH. This maneuver may change the CSF flow pattern and aims to seal the CSF fistula. Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanism of intrathecal saline infusion and establish effective treatment strategies for refractory cases of SIH.
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- Po-Fan Chiu
- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
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An LL, Zhao DF, Hou RF, Guan HH, Yan H, Lin YH, Tong CR, Wu T, Liu SY. [Treatment response of a two-dose regimen of dose-adjusted inotuzumab ozogamicin in relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:911-916. [PMID: 38185520 PMCID: PMC10753260 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Objective: To observe the treatment response of a two-dose regimen of inotuzumab ozogamicin (inotuzumab), a monoclonal antibody targeting CD22, for patients with heavily treated relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL), including those failed or relapsed after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) -T-cell therapy. Methods: Pediatric and adult patients who received two doses of inotuzumab and who were evaluated after inotuzumab treatment were included. Antibody infusions were performed between March 2020 and September 2022. All patients expressed CD22 antigen as detected by flow cytometry (>80% leukemic cells displaying CD22) before treatment. For adults, the maximum dosage per administration was 1 mg (with a total of two administrations). For children, the maximum dosage per administration was 0.85 mg/m(2) (no more than 1 mg/dose; total of two administrations). The total dosage administered to each patient was less than the standard dosage of 1.8 mg/m(2). Results: Twenty-one patients with R/R B-ALL were included, including five children (<18 years old) and sixteen adults. Seventeen patients presented with 5.0% -99.0% leukemic blasts in the bone marrow/peripheral blood or with extramedullary disease, and four patients were minimal residual disease (MRD) -positive. Fourteen patients underwent both CD19 and CD22 CAR-T-cell therapy, four underwent CD19 CAR-T-cell therapy, and three underwent blinatumomab therapy. Eleven patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). After inotuzumab treatment, 14 of 21 patients (66.7% ) achieved a complete response (CR, one was MRD-positive CR), and all four MRD-positive patients turned MRD-negative. Four of six patients who failed recent CD22 CAR-T-cell therapy achieved a CR after subsequent inotuzumab treatment. Seven patients (33.3% ) demonstrated no response. Grade 1-3 hepatotoxicity occurred in five patients (23.8% ), one child with no response experienced hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) during salvage transplantation and recovered completely. Conclusion: For patients with heavily treated R/R B-ALL, including those who had undergone allo-HSCT and CD19/CD22 CAR-T-cell therapy, the two-dose regimen of inotuzumab resulted in a CR rate of 66.7%, and the frequency of hepatotoxicity and HVOD was low.
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- L L An
- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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Li JX, Hsu TJ, Hsu SB, Lin YH. Strong association of lumbar disk herniation with diabetes mellitus: a 12-year nationwide retrospective cohort study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1260566. [PMID: 38027195 PMCID: PMC10652879 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1260566] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Despite reports on the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and lumbar disk herniation (LDH), large-scale, nationwide studies exploring this relationship are lacking. We aimed to examine the profiles of DM in individuals with LDH and explore the potential mechanisms underlying the development of these disorders. Methods This retrospective, population-based study was conducted between 2008 and 2019 using data from the National Health Insurance (NHI) research database in Taiwan. The primary outcome was the date of initial LDH diagnosis, death, withdrawal from the NHI program, or end of the study period. Results In total, 2,662,930 individuals with and 16,922,546 individuals without DM were included in this study; 719,068 matched pairs were established following propensity score matching (1:1 ratio) for sex, age, comorbidities, smoking, alcohol consumption, antihyperglycemic medications, and index year. The adjusted risk for developing LDH was 2.33-fold (95% confidence interval: 2.29-2.37; P<0.001), age-stratified analysis revealed a significantly greater risk of LDH in every age group, and both males and females were approximately twice as likely to develop LDH in the DM compared with non-DM cohort. Individuals with DM and comorbidities had a significantly higher risk of developing LDH than those without, and the serial models yielded consistent results. Treatment with metformin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, thiazolidinediones, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, or alpha-glucosidase inhibitors was associated with a more than 4-fold increased risk of LDH in the DM cohort. DM was strongly associated with the long-term development of LDH; over the 12-year follow-up period, the cumulative risk of LDH was significantly higher in patients with than without DM (log-rank P<0.001). Conclusion DM is associated with an increased risk of LDH, and advanced DM may indicate a higher risk of LDH.
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- Jing-Xing Li
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lin JJ, Lin CL, Chen CC, Lin YH, Cho DY, Chen X, Chen DC, Chen HY. Unlocking Colchicine's Untapped Potential: A Paradigm Shift in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prevention. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5031. [PMID: 37894398 PMCID: PMC10605746 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15205031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Background: Liver cancer and notably hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), results in significantly high mortality rates worldwide. Chronic hepatitis and fatty liver, recognized precursors, underscore the imperative need for effective preventive strategies. This study explores colchicine, traditionally acknowledged for its anti-inflammatory properties and investigates its potential in liver cancer prevention. Methods: Utilizing the iHi Data Platform of China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, this study analyzed two decades of medical data, incorporating 10,353 patients each in the Colchicine and Non-Colchicine cohorts, to investigate the association between colchicine use and liver cancer risk. Results: The study identified that colchicine users exhibited a 19% reduction in liver cancer risk, with a multivariable-adjusted odds ratio of 0.81 after accounting for confounding variables. Additionally, the influence of gender and comorbidities like diabetes mellitus on liver cancer risk was identified, corroborating the existing literature. A notable finding was that the prolonged use of colchicine was associated with improved outcomes, indicating a potential dose-response relationship. Conclusions: This study proposes a potential new role for colchicine in liver cancer prevention, extending beyond its established anti-inflammatory applications. While the findings are promising, further research is essential to validate these results. This research may serve as a foundation for future studies, aiming to further explore colchicine's role via clinical trials and in-depth investigations, potentially impacting preventive strategies for liver cancer.
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- Jung-Ju Lin
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.L.); (D.-Y.C.); (X.C.)
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Neuroscience and Brain Disease Center, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.L.); (D.-Y.C.); (X.C.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.L.); (D.-Y.C.); (X.C.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.L.); (D.-Y.C.); (X.C.)
- Neuroscience and Brain Disease Center, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.L.); (D.-Y.C.); (X.C.)
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Azraai M, Miura D, Rodrigues T, Nadurata V. Incidence of Radiotherapy Induced Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Malfunction: Australian-Based Observation Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e408. [PMID: 37785356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1550] [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] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) To assess the incidence rate of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) malfunction with radiotherapy (RT) and identify factors resulting in CIED malfunction. The working hypothesis is that CIED malfunction is associated with higher photon beam energy, treatment anatomical location, device type and dose to device. MATERIALS/METHODS This retrospective review involved 441 patients with CIED treated with RT. Clinical information, RT (prescription, dose to device, beam energy, anatomical regions treated etc.) and CIED details (type, manufacturer, and device malfunction) were collected from electronic medical records. RESULTS A total of 344 patients (78%) had a permanent pacemaker (PPM), 44 patients (10%) had implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), 44 patients (10%) had CRT-defibrillator (CRT-D) and 9 (2%) had cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacing (CRT-P). The median prescribed dose was 36 Gy (IQR 1.8-80 Gy). 17 out of 441 patients (3.9%) experienced an CIED malfunction event. This group had a higher prescribed median dose of 42.5 Gy (IQR 20-77 Gy) and beam energy of 14 MV (12-18 MV). None of the malfunctions resulted in clinical symptoms. Median dose to CIED was 0.28 Gy (IQR 0-3.3). No patents received dose to device ≥2 Gy. Using logistic regression, the predictors of CIED malfunction were photon beam energy use ≥10 MV (OR 5.73; 95% CI, 1.58-10.76), anatomical location of RT above the diaphragm (OR 5.2, 95% CI, 1.82-15.2), and having an ICD (OR 4.6, 95% CI, 0.75-10.2). CONCLUSION We have demonstrated that photon beam energies ≥10 MV, RT to above the diaphragm and ICD devices are significantly associated with CIED malfunction. The recorded CIED malfunctions in this study were minor malfunctions which did not result in any clinical symptoms. Stringent adherence to the local institution's CIED treatment guidelines, utilization of safety measures and careful choice of beam energy are recommended to minimize risk of symptomatic CIED malfunctions.
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- Y H Lin
- Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
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- Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Lin YH, Tsui KH, Juang HH. Anterior fibromuscular stroma: The possible role for transient incontinence after endoscopic enucleation of prostate. Investig Clin Urol 2023; 64:512-513. [PMID: 37668209 PMCID: PMC10482666 DOI: 10.4111/icu.20230207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney (TMU-RCUK), Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin YH, Chang SY, Tsao SH, Hou CP, Chen CL, Lin WC, Tsui KH, Juang HH. Anterior fibromuscular stroma-preserved endoscopic enucleation of the prostate: a precision anatomical approach. World J Urol 2023; 41:2127-2132. [PMID: 36585497 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-022-04270-2] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Benign prostate obstruction (BOO) is becoming increasingly important in this aging society. Some urge/stress urinary incontinence (UUI/SUI) still occurs after endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (EEP). It remains unclear how post-EEP incontinence can be avoided. Currently, early apical release to ameliorate the traction of the external sphincter is the best technique for incontinence prevention. OBJECTIVE To describe our surgical technique of anterior fibromuscular stroma (AFS)-preserved EEP for BOO. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The medical records of 60 consecutive patients who underwent AFS-preserved EEP for BOO in our center from September 2019 to December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. SURGICAL PROCEDURE AFS-preserved EEP starts at the 12 o'clock position of the urethra, and the junction between the AFS and transitional zone (T-zone) was identified. The AFS and T-zone were separated first to protect the AFS in the initial operative procedure. Then, following the usual enucleation procedure, AFS-preserved EEP could be achieved. MEASUREMENTS Postoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA), testosterone, urethral stricture, and voiding status, such as incontinence, uroflow, and postvoiding residual urine were assessed. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS The data show that AFS-preserved EEP could achieve similar surgical outcomes as other early apical release approaches. CONCLUSIONS The preserved AFS provides a nice landmark at the 12 o'clock position during EEP.
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney (TMU-RCUK), Taipei Medical University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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Yeh YJ, Weng SC, Lin YH, Chen CL, Tsao SH, Tsai HY, Juang HH, Chang PL, Hou CP. Comparative Analysis of Surgical Outcomes of Flexible Ureteroscopy and Da Vinci Robotic Surgery in Community Patients with Renal Pelvic Stones Larger than 2 cm. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59:1395. [PMID: 37629685 PMCID: PMC10456386 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59081395] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Background and Objectives: This study evaluated and compared the surgical outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) lithotripsy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic pyelolithotomy (RAPL) in community patients with renal pelvic stones larger than 2 cm. Materials and Methods: A total of 77 patients who underwent RIRS (RIRS group, n = 50) or RAPL (RAPL group, n = 27) at our institution between December 2016 and July 2022 were recruited. A single surgeon performed all surgical operations. Preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were recorded. The study evaluated various clinical outcomes, namely, urinary tract infections, analgesic use, emergency room readmissions, stone clearance rates, surgical complications, and medical expenditures associated with the treatment courses, and compared them between the groups. Results: The RAPL group had a larger mean stone diameter and higher degree of hydronephrosis than the RIRS group did. The RIRS group had superior outcomes regarding operative time, length of postoperative hospital stay, surgical wound pain, and medical expenditures. Regarding postoperative outcomes, comparable rates of postoperative urinary tract infection, prolonged analgesic use, and emergency room readmissions were observed between the groups. However, the RAPL group had a higher stone clearance rate than the RIRS group did (81.5% vs. 52.0%, p = 0.014). Conclusions: For the surgical treatment of renal pelvis stones larger than 2 cm, RAPL has a superior stone clearance rate than RIRS; however, RIRS achieves superior outcomes in terms of medical expenditures, length of hospital stay, and surgical wound pain. Both procedures were equally safe.
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- Yu-Ju Yeh
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 330, Taiwan;
- Bachelor Degree Program of Senior Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 330, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-J.Y.); (Y.-H.L.); (C.-L.C.); (S.-H.T.); (H.-Y.T.); (P.-L.C.)
- Department of Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 330, Taiwan;
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Chang KS, Chen ST, Sung HC, Hsu SY, Lin WY, Hou CP, Lin YH, Feng TH, Tsui KH, Juang HH. Androgen Receptor Upregulates Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue 1 to Induce NF-κB Activity via Androgen-Dependent and -Independent Pathways in Prostate Carcinoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076245. [PMID: 37047218 PMCID: PMC10093854 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076245] [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] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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The androgen-dependent or -independent pathways are regarded as primary therapeutic targets for the neoplasm of the prostate. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue 1 (MALT1) acting as a paracaspase in the regulation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signal transduction plays a central role in inflammation and oncogenesis in cancers. This study confirmed the potential linkages between androgen and NF-κB activation by inducing MALT1 in the androgen receptor-full length (ARFL)-positive LNCaP and 22Rv1 prostate cancer cells. Although androgen did not stimulate MALT1 expression in AR-null or ectopic ARFL-overexpressed PC-3 cells, the ectopic overexpression of the AR splicing variant 7 (ARv7) upregulated MALT1 to activate NF-κB activities in 22Rv1 and PC-3 cells. Since the nuclear translocation of p50 and p65 was facilitated by ARv7 to motivate NF-κB activity, the expressions of MALT1, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and N-myc downstream regulated 1 (NDRG1) were therefore induced in ectopic ARv7-overexpressed prostate cancer cells. Ectopic ARv7 overexpression not only enhanced 22Rv1 or PC-3 cell growth and invasion in vitro but also the tumor growth of PC-3 cells in vivo. These results indicate that an androgen receptor induces MALT1 expression androgen-dependently and -independently in ARFL- or ARv7-overexpressed prostate cancer cells, suggesting a novel ARv7/MALT1/NF-κB-signaling pathway may exist in the cells of prostate cancer.
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Allega A, Anderson MR, Andringa S, Antunes J, Askins M, Auty DJ, Bacon A, Barros N, Barão F, Bayes R, Beier EW, Bezerra TS, Bialek A, Biller SD, Blucher E, Caden E, Callaghan EJ, Cheng S, Chen M, Cleveland B, Cookman D, Corning J, Cox MA, Dehghani R, Deloye J, Deluce C, Depatie MM, Dittmer J, Dixon KH, Di Lodovico F, Falk E, Fatemighomi N, Ford R, Frankiewicz K, Gaur A, González-Reina OI, Gooding D, Grant C, Grove J, Hallin AL, Hallman D, Heintzelman WJ, Helmer RL, Hu J, Hunt-Stokes R, Hussain SMA, Inácio AS, Jillings CJ, Kaluzienski S, Kaptanoglu T, Khaghani P, Khan H, Klein JR, Kormos LL, Krar B, Kraus C, Krauss CB, Kroupová T, Lam I, Land BJ, Lawson I, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lefebvre C, Lidgard J, Lin YH, Lozza V, Luo M, Maio A, Manecki S, Maneira J, Martin RD, McCauley N, McDonald AB, Mills C, Morton-Blake I, Naugle S, Nolan LJ, O'Keeffe HM, Orebi Gann GD, Page J, Parker W, Paton J, Peeters SJM, Pickard L, Ravi P, Reichold A, Riccetto S, Richardson R, Rigan M, Rose J, Rosero R, Rumleskie J, Semenec I, Skensved P, Smiley M, Svoboda R, Tam B, Tseng J, Turner E, Valder S, Virtue CJ, Vázquez-Jáuregui E, Wang J, Ward M, Wilson JR, Wilson JD, Wright A, Yanez JP, Yang S, Yeh M, Yu S, Zhang Y, Zuber K, Zummo A. Evidence of Antineutrinos from Distant Reactors Using Pure Water at SNO. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:091801. [PMID: 36930908 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.091801] [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: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The SNO+ Collaboration reports the first evidence of reactor antineutrinos in a Cherenkov detector. The nearest nuclear reactors are located 240 km away in Ontario, Canada. This analysis uses events with energies lower than in any previous analysis with a large water Cherenkov detector. Two analytical methods are used to distinguish reactor antineutrinos from background events in 190 days of data and yield consistent evidence for antineutrinos with a combined significance of 3.5σ.
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- A Allega
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Departamento de Física, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciéncias (FCUL), Departamento de Física, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Departamento de Física, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Kern und Teilchenphysik, Zellescher Weg 19, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Instituto de Física, Apartado Postal 20-364, México D.F. 01000, México
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciéncias (FCUL), Departamento de Física, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciéncias (FCUL), Departamento de Física, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciéncias (FCUL), Departamento de Física, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 2, 1649-003, Lisboa, Portugal
- Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciéncias (FCUL), Departamento de Física, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-500, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720-8153, USA
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- University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Instituto de Física, Apartado Postal 20-364, México D.F. 01000, México
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- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-500, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
- Research Center for Particle Science and Technology, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Kern und Teilchenphysik, Zellescher Weg 19, Dresden 01069, Germany
- MTA Atomki, 4001 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, USA
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Ou SW, Lee JH, Chen CM, Lin YH. How I do it? Posterior full-endoscopic cervical discectomy with retrocorporeal technique and hemilaminectomy for highly migrated cervical disk herniation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023; 165:159-163. [PMID: 36422713 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05425-1] [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: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Given that highly migrated cervical disk herniation (CDH) is a rare condition, its treatment remains controversial as reported by Srinivasan (2011). When the primary pathology is located posterior or lateral to the lateral edge of the spinal cord that causes a foraminal or far lateral disk herniation, a posterior full-endoscopic cervical discectomy (pFECD) may be appropriate as reported by Ahn (2020). METHODS We introduced the pFECD with retrocorporeal technique and hemilaminectomy performed on a case of C4/C5 highly downward migrated CDH with left C5/C6 cervical neural foraminal stenosis (Fig. 1). CONCLUSIONS pFECD with retrocorporeal technique and hemilaminectomy could be an effective and minimally invasive option for highly migrated CDH.
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- Su-Wei Ou
- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, No 135 Nanhsiao Street, Chuanghua City, 50006, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, No 135 Nanhsiao Street, Chuanghua City, 50006, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, No 135 Nanhsiao Street, Chuanghua City, 50006, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd, North Dist., Taichung City, 404327, Taiwan.
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Lin YH, Hsu CY, Wang SE, Sung KY, Liu CY. Projectile vomiting as presentation of duodenal intramural metastasis from cervical cancer. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:1053-1057. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.10.011] [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] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chang KS, Chen ST, Sung HC, Hsu SY, Lin WY, Hou CP, Lin YH, Feng TH, Tsui KH, Juang HH. WNT1 Inducible Signaling Pathway Protein 1 Is a Stroma-Specific Secreting Protein Inducing a Fibroblast Contraction and Carcinoma Cell Growth in the Human Prostate. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911437. [PMID: 36232736 PMCID: PMC9570503 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911437] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1), a member of the connective tissue growth factor family, plays a crucial role in several important cellular functions in a highly tissue-specific manner. Results of a RT-qPCR indicated that WISP1 expressed only in cells of the human prostate fibroblasts, HPrF and WPMY-1, but not the prostate carcinoma cells in vitro. Two major isoforms (WISP1v1 and WISP1v2) were identified in the HPrF cells determined by RT-PCR and immunoblot assays. The knock-down of a WISP1 blocked cell proliferation and contraction, while treating respectively with the conditioned medium from the ectopic WISP1v1- and WISPv2-overexpressed 293T cells enhanced the migration of HPrF cells. The TNFα induced WISP1 secretion and cell contraction while the knock-down of WISP1 attenuated these effects, although TNFα did not affect the proliferation of the HPrF cells. The ectopic overexpression of WISP1v1 but not WISP1v2 downregulated the N-myc downstream regulated 1 (NDRG1) while upregulating N-cadherin, slug, snail, and vimentin gene expressions which induced not only the cell proliferation and invasion in vitro but also tumor growth of prostate carcinoma cells in vivo. The results confirmed that WISP1 is a stroma-specific secreting protein, enhancing the cell migration and contraction of prostate fibroblasts, as well as the proliferation, invasion, and tumor growth of prostate carcinoma cells.
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- Kang-Shuo Chang
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 235041, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (K.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); Tel.: +886-3-2118800 (ext. 5071) (H.-H.J.); Fax: +886-3-2118112 (H.-H.J.)
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (K.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); Tel.: +886-3-2118800 (ext. 5071) (H.-H.J.); Fax: +886-3-2118112 (H.-H.J.)
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Lin YH, Zhou Z. [Cardiovascular biomarkers improve precise risk assessment for cardiovascular diseases]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:2731-2733. [PMID: 36124345 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220726-01626] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is an urgent threat to Chinese. It is of primary importance to assess risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, there are some limitations about traditional tools for CVD risk assessment. Recently, numbers of clinical trials demonstrated that CVD risk assessments based on cardiovascular biomarkers would significantly improve sensitivity and specificity of prediction. The comment review the limitations of traditional tools for CVD risk assessment, the application value of novel tools and advances of cardiovascular biomarkers in CVD prediction. It is benefit for precise stratification and management of general population during risk stage. Archieving the strategic goal of"Healthy China"would be promising soon.
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- Y H Lin
- Center of Laboratory Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.167, Beilishi Rd, XiCheng District, Beijing 100037, China
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- Center of Laboratory Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.167, Beilishi Rd, XiCheng District, Beijing 100037, China
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Tsao SH, Wang CH, Juang HH, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chang PL, Chen CL, Hou CP. Surgery for Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: A Comparison of Midline Transperitoneal and Flank Retroperitoneal Laparotomy Approaches to Nephrectomy. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11154476. [PMID: 35956092 PMCID: PMC9369389 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154476] [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] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare inflammatory disease often associated with high morbidity and mortality. Whether the midline transperitoneal or the flank retroperitoneal approach is superior remains unknown. We searched through pathology databases and reviewed 86 patients with an XGP diagnosis from 2000 to 2021 at our institution. After the patients who did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded, 35 patients who had undergone nephrectomy through the midline transperitoneal or the flank retroperitoneal laparotomy approach were recruited. Nine (25.71%) of the thirty-five patients underwent nephrectomy through a midline approach, whereas twenty-six (74.29%) received a flank approach. Patients in the midline approach group had a longer surgical time (p = 0.03) than those in the flank approach group. In addition, patients in the flank approach group took less time after surgery to resume oral intake than those in the midline approach group (p = 0.01). No significant differences in the rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications such as peritonitis or intraabdominal infection were observed between the groups. For the patients with XGP who are good candidates for surgery, nephrectomy is a relatively safe surgical treatment method. Both surgical methods produced favorable surgical outcomes, and the patients who received these methods had similar complication rates.
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- Shu-Han Tsao
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Deartment of Emergency Medicine, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.T.); (H.-H.J.); (Y.-H.L.); (P.-S.Y.); (P.-L.C.); (C.-L.C.)
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- Correspondence:
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Wang XL, Lin YH. [A statistical measurement of diseases recorded in The Quarterly Reports of the Ophthalmic Hospital at Canton]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2022; 52:235-240. [PMID: 36008313 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20211206-00138] [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: 06/15/2023]
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The Quarterly Reports of the Ophthalmic Hospital at Canton written by Rev. Peter Parker, an American protestant missionary in China, were serialised in The Chinese Repository from 1836 to 1850. Each report provided the number of patients treated in the corresponding period and described in detail the treatment of diseases which were difficult to deal with. However, due to historical conditions, these reports were inconsistent in terms of the disease classification standards, let alone the statistical deficiencies. This paper aims to regroup the diseases recorded in the 15 reports according to the classification from the eleventh to fifteenth report and recount the patient number of each disease systematically in different periods, with reliable historical data to support such relevant studies as the history of the Ophthalmic Hospital at Canton and the introduction of Western Medicine into China and the development of International Classification of Diseases.
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- X L Wang
- School of Finance Mathematics & Statistics, Guangdong University of Finance,Guangzhou 510521, China
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- School of Interpreting & Translation Studies,Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510555, China
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Hou CP, Tsui KH, Chen ST, Chang KS, Sung HC, Hsu SY, Lin YH, Feng TH, Juang HH. The Upregulation of Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester on Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Inhibits Transforming Growth Factor β/Smad Signaling in Bladder Carcinoma Cells. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10071625. [PMID: 35884930 PMCID: PMC9312961 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10071625] [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] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is known as a TGFβ-like cytokine acting on the TGFβ receptor to modulate target genes. GDF15 is regarded as a tumor suppressor gene in the human bladder and the caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) induces GDF15 expression to inhibit the tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. However, the interactions among GDF15, CAPE, and TGFβ/Smads signaling in the human bladder carcinoma cells remain unexplored. Results revealed that TGFβ downregulated the expression of GDF15 via the activation of Smad 2/3 and Smad 1/5. Induction of GDF15 on its downstream genes, NDRG1 and maspin, is dependent on the TGFβ/Smad pathways. Moreover, TGFβ blocked the CAPE-inducing expressions of GDF15, maspin, and NDRG1. Pretreatment of TGF receptor kinase inhibitor not only blocked the activation of TGFβ but also attenuated the activation of GDF15 on the expressions of maspin and NDRG1. The CAPE treatment attenuated the activation of TGFβ on cell proliferation and invasion. Our findings indicate that TGFβ downregulated the expressions of GDF15, maspin, and NDRG1 via TGFβ/Smad signaling. Whereas, CAPE acts as an antagonist on TGFβ/Smad signaling to block the effect of TGFβ on the GDF15 expression and cell proliferation and invasion in bladder carcinoma cells.
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- Chen-Pang Hou
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 235041, Taiwan;
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kindey, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (S.-T.C.); (K.-S.C.); (H.-C.S.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (S.-T.C.); (K.-S.C.); (H.-C.S.); (S.-Y.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (S.-T.C.); (K.-S.C.); (H.-C.S.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (S.-T.C.); (K.-S.C.); (H.-C.S.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (S.-T.C.); (K.-S.C.); (H.-C.S.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-2118800; Fax: +886-3-2118112
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Lin YH, Yap EP, Sivakumar G, Tee NGZ, Ramachondra CJA, Hausenloy DJ. Cardiac myosin inhibitor, mavacamten, improves myocardial relaxation in mouse HFpEF model. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.101] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
Background / Introduction
There are currently no treatments for directly improving diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Improving myocardial relaxation via manipulating sarcomere function has great potential to unveil novel targets for treating HFpEF. Mavacamten, a small molecule inhibitor of myosin ATPase, has been developed through drug screening as a treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and it is currently being tested in HFpEF patients. Interestingly, emerging evidence suggests that mavacamten may not only modulate contractility but may also modulate myocardial relaxation.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate whether mavacamten directly modulates sarcomere mechanical properties to improve myocardial relaxation in a mouse HFpEF model.
Methods
Eight to ten weeks old adult male C57Bl/6 mice were fed with (1) standard diet or (2) high-fat diet (HFD) + L-NAME to induce HFpEF (n=10 mice/group). Cardiac function was assessed by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography at baseline and after 15 weeks. Mouse myofibrils (n=10-15 per animals) were obtained from control and HFpEF mice using a triton X-100-based skinning method. The contractile function of the sarcomere with or without the presence of mavacamten were investigated using a myofibril mechanical system. General myofibril mechanical parameters measured included resting and maximal tension (RT, FMAX, mN/mm2), rate constant of tension development (kACT, S-1), duration of linear relaxation phase (tLIN, mSec) and rate constant of linear and exponential phase relaxation (linear and exponential kREL, S-1). Furthermore, force production as a function of the bathing Ca2+ concentration (pCa 4.5-9.0) was measured to determine the Ca2+ sensitivity of the myofibrils.
Results
As previously reported, C57Bl/6 mice fed with HFD + L-NAME developed cardiac hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, exercise intolerance despite having preserved systolic function at 15 weeks. Mechanical analysis showed myofibrils isolated from HFpEF mice has mildly reduced force generation, significantly higher stiffness and elevated Ca2+ sensitivity, compared with control animals. Ex vivo treatment of mavacamten completely normalised Ca2+ sensitivity of the myofibrils from HFpEF animals. Interestingly, mavacamten treatment further accelerated the rate of linear phase relaxation (linear kREL).
Conclusion
This is the first study to characterise in detail the mechanical properties of myofibrils in a mouse HFpEF model. We demonstrated myosin ATPase inhibition using mavacamten could normalise elevated Ca2+ sensitivity as well as facilitate relaxation kinetics at the sarcomere level in HFpEF. These findings position mavacamten to be a potential therapeutic intervention for improving diastolic function in patients with HFpEF.
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- YH Lin
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore , Singapore , Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore , Singapore , Singapore
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- University College of London , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- National Heart Centre Singapore , Singapore , Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore , Singapore , Singapore
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Pellegrinelli V, Rodriguez-Cuenca S, Rouault C, Figueroa-Juarez E, Schilbert H, Virtue S, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Bidault G, Vázquez-Borrego MC, Dias AR, Pucker B, Dale M, Campbell M, Carobbio S, Lin YH, Vacca M, Aron-Wisnewsky J, Mora S, Masiero MM, Emmanouilidou A, Mukhopadhyay S, Dougan G, den Hoed M, Loos RJF, Fernández-Real JM, Chiarugi D, Clément K, Vidal-Puig A. Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance. Nat Metab 2022; 4:476-494. [PMID: 35478031 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00561-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Resulting from impaired collagen turnover, fibrosis is a hallmark of adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction and obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR). Prolidase, also known as peptidase D (PEPD), plays a vital role in collagen turnover by degrading proline-containing dipeptides but its specific functional relevance in AT is unknown. Here we show that in human and mouse obesity, PEPD expression and activity decrease in AT, and PEPD is released into the systemic circulation, which promotes fibrosis and AT IR. Loss of the enzymatic function of PEPD by genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition causes AT fibrosis in mice. In addition to its intracellular enzymatic role, secreted extracellular PEPD protein enhances macrophage and adipocyte fibro-inflammatory responses via EGFR signalling, thereby promoting AT fibrosis and IR. We further show that decreased prolidase activity is coupled with increased systemic levels of PEPD that act as a pathogenic trigger of AT fibrosis and IR. Thus, PEPD produced by macrophages might serve as a biomarker of AT fibro-inflammation and could represent a therapeutic target for AT fibrosis and obesity-associated IR and type 2 diabetes.
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- V Pellegrinelli
- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), University Hospital of Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- CIBERobn Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institut of Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Evolution and Diversity, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Insterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
- Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Nutrition department, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris, France
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- Dept Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's College, London, UK
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- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), University Hospital of Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- CIBERobn Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institut of Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
- Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Nutrition department, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris, France
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China.
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Valencia, Spain.
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Li JY, Lin YH, Li N, Wang J, Li YJ. [Laryngo-onycho-cutaneous syndrome caused by variant of LAMA3: a case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:207-209. [PMID: 35196767 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20210316-00131] [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: 06/14/2023]
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- J Y Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Chen YT, Hou CP, Juang HH, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chang PL, Chen CL, Weng SC, Tsui KH. Comparison of Outcome and Quality of Life Between Thulium Laser (VelaTM XL) Enucleation of Prostate and Bipolar Transurethral Enucleation of the Prostate (B-TUEP). Ther Clin Risk Manag 2022; 18:145-154. [PMID: 35237038 PMCID: PMC8885124 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s352583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Yu-Ting Chen
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Shu-Chuan Weng, Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taipei, Taiwan, Email
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Correspondence: Ke-Hung Tsui, Taiwan Innovative Medical Association, Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, College of Medical, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Email
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Chen PY, Chen SM, Juang HH, Hou CP, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chen CL, Chang PL, Lin KY, Tsui KH. Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity Predicts Surgical Outcome of Thulium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:783221. [PMID: 35047531 PMCID: PMC8761894 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.783221] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background: We determined the effect of prostate-specific antigen velocity (PSAV) on the surgical outcome of thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: A retrospective review was performed of prospectively collected data of patients with BPH who underwent ThuLEP at any time from 2017 to 2019. Patients who had undergone BPH surgery or had prostate cancer previously were excluded, and patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) > 4 ng/ml were examined through transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to rule out prostatic malignancy. Furthermore, patients were excluded if prostatic malignancy was diagnosed during postsurgery follow-up. Results: The PSA level, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and quality of life (QoL) of 27 male patients at 3 and 15 months postsurgery differed significantly from those at presurgery; the maximum flow rate (Qmax) and postvoid residual (PVR) significantly differed between 3 months postsurgery and presurgery; and 22 and 5 patients had good to excellent and fair to poor outcomes, respectively, at 15 months postsurgery. Patients were divided into two groups (fair and poor vs. good and excellent outcomes at 15 months postsurgery), which significantly differed with respect to PSAV at 3 months postsurgery (P = 0.04), IPSS presurgery (P < 0.02), surgical length (P = 0.01), and hospitalization duration (P = 0.04). In a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the optimal cutoff value of PSAV of −0.52 ng/ml characterized effectiveness at 15 months after ThuLEP, and the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity were 0.82 (P < 0.02), 0.80, and 0.82, respectively. For PSAV < -0.52 and ≥-0.52 ng/ml, the percentages of reduction for IPSS, QoL, Qmax, and PVR were −78.6 and −71.4%, −33.3 and 0.0%, 94.4 and 40.0%, and −85.1 and −38.7%, respectively. Conclusions: Postsurgical PSAV was positively correlated with surgical success, and the PSAV cutoff was −0.52 ng/ml. PSAV can, thus, be used to guide the postsurgical follow-up treatment at 3 months after BPH surgery.
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- Po-You Chen
- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Heping Campus, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Heping Campus, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney (TMU-RCUK), Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Li AC, Vyas S, Lin YH, Huang YY, Huang HM, Luo Y. Patch-Based U-Net Model for Isotropic Quantitative Differential Phase Contrast Imaging. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2021; 40:3229-3237. [PMID: 34152982 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3091207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Quantitative differential phase-contrast (qDPC) imaging is a label-free phase retrieval method for weak phase objects using asymmetric illumination. However, qDPC imaging with fewer intensity measurements leads to anisotropic phase distribution in reconstructed images. In order to obtain isotropic phase transfer function, multiple measurements are required; thus, it is a time-consuming process. Here, we propose the feasibility of using deep learning (DL) method for isotropic qDPC microscopy from the least number of measurements. We utilize a commonly used convolutional neural network namely U-net architecture, trained to generate 12-axis isotropic reconstructed cell images (i.e. output) from 1-axis anisotropic cell images (i.e. input). To further extend the number of images for training, the U-net model is trained with a patch-wise approach. In this work, seven different types of living cell images were used for training, validation, and testing datasets. The results obtained from testing datasets show that our proposed DL-based method generates 1-axis qDPC images of similar accuracy to 12-axis measurements. The quantitative phase value in the region of interest is recovered from 66% up to 97%, compared to ground-truth values, providing solid evidence for improved phase uniformity, as well as retrieved missing spatial frequencies in 1-axis reconstructed images. In addition, results from our model are compared with paired and unpaired CycleGANs. Higher PSNR and SSIM values show the advantage of using the U-net model for isotropic qDPC microscopy. The proposed DL-based method may help in performing high-resolution quantitative studies for cell biology.
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Hou CP, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chang PL, Chen CL, Lin KY, Juang HH, Weng SC, Tsui KH. Clinical Outcome of Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate Compared With Robotic-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy for Prostates Larger Than 80 cm 3 in Aging Male. Am J Mens Health 2021; 15:15579883211064128. [PMID: 34903071 PMCID: PMC8679036 DOI: 10.1177/15579883211064128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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This study investigated and compared the surgical outcomes of using endoscopic enucleation (thulium: YAG laser and bipolar plasma; ThuLEP) with robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) in the treatment of prostates larger than 80 cm3. Records were obtained for the period from January 2014 to December 2020 for selected patients with BPO who underwent RASP, ThuLEP, or bipolar transurethral enucleation of the prostate (B-TUEP). Patients were excluded if they had active malignant disease, neurogenic bladder, lower urinary tract syndrome for reasons other than BPO, and a history of prostate surgery. Data of 396 patients who underwent B-TUEP, ThuLEP, and RASP were examined. A total of 112 patients met the including criteria, 85 of whom (B-TUEP: 29; ThuLEP: 41; RASP: 15) completed the final visit. The mean operation time and duration of postoperative hospital stays in the RASP group were significantly longer than those of the B-TUEP and ThuLEP groups. Only 1 patient in the RASP group required blood transfusion. The RASP group was superior to the other groups in voiding improvement including Qmax and IPSS voiding score. The pain score of the ThuLEP group after surgery was significantly lower than that of the other two groups during hospitalization, whereas the QoL scores were identical between the three groups at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post operation. The rates of returning to ER within the first postoperative month did not differ significantly between the three groups, and all the reasons for return involved minor complications that required no additional invasive treatment. These three surgical methods (B-TUEP, ThuLEP, and RASP) are all effective and safe for treating prostates larger than 80 cm3, with each having its particular advantages. B-TUEP requires the shortest operation time, ThuLEP causes the lowest postoperative pain, and RASP results in superior voiding function improvement.
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- Chen-Pang Hou
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical
Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical
Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung
University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan
- Department of Anatomy, School of
Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-shan, Tao-Yuan
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- Bachelor Degree Program of Senior
Health and Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu
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- Department of Urology, School of
Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei
- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho
Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City
- TMU Research Center of Urology and
Kidney (TMU-RCUK), Taipei Medical University, Taipei
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Hou CP, Tsui KH, Chang KS, Sung HC, Hsu SY, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chen CL, Feng TH, Juang HH. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits the growth of bladder carcinoma cells by upregulating growth differentiation factor 15. Biomed J 2021; 45:763-775. [PMID: 34662721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a bioactive component of propolis, has beneficial effects on cancer prevention. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is an antitumor gene of bladder cancer. Therefore, this study investigated the anti-cancer effect of CAPE on bladder carcinoma cells and related mechanisms. METHODS The expressions of GDF15, N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1), and maspin, and the activations of ERK, JNK, p38, and AMPKα1/2 in human bladder cells after gene transfection or knockdown were determined by immunoblot, RT-qPCR, and reporter assays. The assays of 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU), CyQUANT cell proliferation, and Matrigel invasion, and the xenograft animal study were used to assess the cell proliferation, invasion, and tumorigenesis. RESULTS GDF15 expression in epithelial cells was negatively correlated with neoplasia in vitro. Also, GDF15 exhibits in bladder fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. CAPE-induced expressions of NDRG1 and maspin decreased cell proliferation and invasion of bladder carcinoma cells in a GDF15-dependent manner in vitro. The xenograft animal study suggesting CAPE attenuated tumor growth in vivo. CAPE increased phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, p38, and AMPKα1/2 to modulate the GDF15 expressions. Pretreatments with ERK, JNK, or p38 inhibitors partially inhibited the CAPE effects on the inductions of GDF15, NDRG1, or maspin. Knockdown of AMPKα1/2 attenuated the CAPE-induced GDF15 expression and cell proliferation in bladder carcinoma cells. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that CAPE is a promising agent for anti-tumor growth in human bladder carcinoma cells via the upregulation of GDF15.
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- Chen-Pang Hou
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Medicine; TMU Research Center of Urology and Kindey, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Geng ZY, Xu XD, Wang QH, Jiang Q, Lin YH, Jia CY, Wu TC, He MA. [Association between platelet parameters and risk for stroke in people with different blood pressure levels: Dongfeng-Tongji cohort]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:1580-1585. [PMID: 34814587 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210320-00235] [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: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To explore the associations of platelet parameters platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW) and plateletcrit (PCT) with the risk for stroke in people with different blood pressure levels. Methods: All the participants were from Dongfeng-Tongji cohort, including 38 295 retired employees from Dongfeng Motor Corporation at the first follow-up survey. After excluding participants with coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, history of platelet influential drug use and those with missed data of platelet parameters or blood pressure or lost to follow-up, finally a total of 21 294 participants were included in this study. All the participants completed baseline questionnaires, physical examinations, clinical biochemical tests, and blood sample collection. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and the corresponding 95% confident intervals (CIs) for the associations between platelet parameters and risk for stroke in people with different blood pressure levels. Results: After a mean follow-up of 8.0 years, 1 578 participants developed incident stroke [1 266 ischemic stroke (IS) cases and 312 hemorrhagic stroke (HS) cases]. Compared with the participants with PLT<188×109/L, those with PLT≥188×109/L among hypertension cases were significantly associated with higher risks for stroke and IS (stroke: HR=1.27, 95%CI: 1.12-1.44; IS: HR=1.39, 95%CI: 1.21-1.60). Among hypertension group, compared with participants with PCT<0.165%, PCT≥0.165% were significantly associated with higher risk for stroke (HR=1.15, 95%CI: 1.01-1.30) and lower risk for HS (HR=0.70, 95%CI: 0.53-0.93); Among non-hypertension and hypertension group, PCT ≥0.165% were significantly associated with higher risks of IS (HR=1.27, 95%CI: 1.05-1.54; HR=1.31, 95%CI: 1.14-1.50). MPV and PDW were not significantly associated with risk for stroke. Risk for stroke increased significantly in hypertension cases with different platelet parameters levels compared with non-hypertension cases with lower levels of each platelet parameters. Conclusion: Higher levels of PLT and PCT could increase the risks for stroke and IS in middle-aged and elderly hypertension patients, and lower levels of PCT could decrease the risk for HS in hypertension patients.
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- Z Y Geng
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health for Incubating, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Juang HH, Chen SM, Lin G, Chiang MH, Hou CP, Lin YH, Yang PS, Chang PL, Chen CL, Lin KY, Tsui KH. The Clinical Experiences of Urine Metabolomics of Genitourinary Urothelial Cancer in a Tertiary Hospital in Taiwan. Front Oncol 2021; 11:680910. [PMID: 34395249 PMCID: PMC8362851 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.680910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Few studies have addressed the impact of diagnostic urine metabolites and the clinical outcomes associated with genitourinary urothelial (GU) cancer to date. Furthermore, longitudinal analysis of the dynamics of urine metabolites contributing to the detection of GU cancer has not yet been fully investigated; therefore, the discovery of novel diagnostic urine biomarkers is of enormous interest. We explored the correlation of the urine metabolomic profiles to GU cancers. The aqueous metabolites of the GU cancer and the control were also identified and analyzed through high-resolution1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Compared with the control, the urine metabolites of the tumor were studied in relation to changes over time in a linear mixed model for repeated measures. The urine metabolites of sixty-three (44 male and 19 female) patients with GU cancers were systemically analyzed. The urine metabolite profile in GU cancer was significantly higher than those in the control group (p<0.05). Sevenurine metabolites including histidine, propylene glycol, valine, leucine, acetylsalicylate, glycine, and isoleucine as well as other pathways were identified statistically and were significantly associated with GU cancer detection with longitudinal analysis. We discovered that histidine, propylene glycol, valine, leucine, acetylsalicylate, glycine, isoleucine, succinic acid, lysine2-aminobutyric acid, and acetic acid are involved significantly in all types of male patients in whom the type (upper tract) of urine metabolites were found to be statistically significant compared with the control. We did not find any statistical significance in urine biomarkers between female and male patients. However, a statistically insignificant correlation was found among the grade and stage with the metabolites.
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- Horng-Heng Juang
- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Taipei City Hospital, Heping Campus, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Imaging Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Imaging Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Amenomori M, Bao YW, Bi XJ, Chen D, Chen TL, Chen WY, Chen X, Chen Y, Cui SW, Ding LK, Fang JH, Fang K, Feng CF, Feng Z, Feng ZY, Gao Q, Gomi A, Gou QB, Guo YQ, Guo YY, He HH, He ZT, Hibino K, Hotta N, Hu H, Hu HB, Huang J, Jia HY, Jiang L, Jiang P, Jin HB, Kasahara K, Katayose Y, Kato C, Kato S, Kawata K, Kozai M, Kurashige D, Le GM, Li AF, Li HJ, Li WJ, Li Y, Lin YH, Liu B, Liu C, Liu JS, Liu LY, Liu MY, Liu W, Liu XL, Lou YQ, Lu H, Meng XR, Munakata K, Nakada H, Nakamura Y, Nakazawa Y, Nanjo H, Ning CC, Nishizawa M, Ohnishi M, Ohura T, Okukawa S, Ozawa S, Qian L, Qian X, Qian XL, Qu XB, Saito T, Sakata M, Sako T, Sako TK, Shao J, Shibata M, Shiomi A, Sugimoto H, Takano W, Takita M, Tan YH, Tateyama N, Torii S, Tsuchiya H, Udo S, Wang H, Wang YP, Wu HR, Wu Q, Xu JL, Xue L, Yamamoto Y, Yang Z, Yao YQ, Yin J, Yokoe Y, Yu NP, Yuan AF, Zhai LM, Zhang CP, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang X, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhao SP, Zhou XX. Gamma-Ray Observation of the Cygnus Region in the 100-TeV Energy Region. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:031102. [PMID: 34328784 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.031102] [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: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
We report observations of gamma-ray emissions with energies in the 100-TeV energy region from the Cygnus region in our Galaxy. Two sources are significantly detected in the directions of the Cygnus OB1 and OB2 associations. Based on their positional coincidences, we associate one with a pulsar PSR J2032+4127 and the other mainly with a pulsar wind nebula PWN G75.2+0.1, with the pulsar moving away from its original birthplace situated around the centroid of the observed gamma-ray emission. This work would stimulate further studies of particle acceleration mechanisms at these gamma-ray sources.
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- M Amenomori
- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Omiya 330-8570, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- National Center for Space Weather, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian 271018, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Physics and Tsinghua Centre for Astrophysics (THCA), Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Tsinghua University-National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) Joint Research Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8575, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shangdong Management University, Jinan 250357, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, China
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- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Tokyo 116-8523, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino 275-8575, Japan
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- Shonan Institute of Technology, Fujisawa 251-8511, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-0044, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura 319-1195, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582, Japan
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science and Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210034, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, SouthWest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Lin HK, Huang CW, Lin YH, Chuang WS, Huang JC. Effects of Accumulated Energy on Nanoparticle Formation in Pulsed-Laser Dewetting of AgCu Thin Films. Nanoscale Res Lett 2021; 16:110. [PMID: 34191148 PMCID: PMC8245639 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-021-03564-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Ag50Cu50 films were deposited on glass substrates by a sputtering system. Effects of accumulated energy on nanoparticle formation in pulse-laser dewetting of AgCu films were investigated. The results showed that the properties of the dewetted films were found to be dependent on the magnitude of the energy accumulated in the film. For a low energy accumulation, the two distinct nanoparticles had rice-shaped/Ag60Cu40 and hemispherical/Ag80Cu20. Moreover, the absorption spectra contained two peaks at 700 nm and 500 nm, respectively. By contrast, for a high energy accumulation, the nanoparticles had a consistent composition of Ag60Cu40, a mean diameter of 100 nm and a peak absorption wavelength of 550 nm. Overall, the results suggest that a higher Ag content of the induced nanoparticles causes a blue shift of the absorption spectrum, while a smaller particle size induces a red shift.
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- H K Lin
- Graduate Institute of Materials Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1, Hseuhfu Road, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Graduate Institute of Materials Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1, Hseuhfu Road, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Plant Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1, Hseuhfu Road, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1, Hseuhfu Road, Pingtung 912, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Lin YH, Wang CC, Lin YH, Chen BH. Preparation of Catechin Nanoemulsion from Oolong Tea Leaf Waste and Its Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cells DU-145 and Tumors in Mice. Molecules 2021; 26:3260. [PMID: 34071530 PMCID: PMC8198853 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Anti-cancer activity of catechin nanoemulsions prepared from Oolong tea leaf waste was studied on prostate cancer cells DU-145 and DU-145-induced tumors in mice. Catechin nanoemulsions composed of lecithin, Tween-80 and water in an appropriate proportion was prepared with high stability, particle size of 11.3 nm, zeta potential of -67.2 mV and encapsulation efficiency of 83.4%. Catechin nanoemulsions were more effective than extracts in inhibiting DU-145 cell growth, with the IC50 being 13.52 and 214.6 μg/mL, respectively, after 48 h incubation. Furthermore, both catechin nanoemulsions and extracts could raise caspase-8, caspase-9 and caspase-3 activities for DU-145 cell apoptosis, arresting the cell cycle at S and G2/M phases. Compared to control, catechin nanoemulsion at 20 μg/mL and paclitaxel at 10 μg/mL were the most effective in reducing tumor volume by 41.3% and 52.5% and tumor weight by 77.5% and 90.6% in mice, respectively, through a decrease in EGF and VEGF levels in serum.
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- Yu-Hsiang Lin
- Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan; (C.-C.W.); (Y.-H.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan; (C.-C.W.); (Y.-H.L.)
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- Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan;
- Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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