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Tu X, Lin T, Ju Y, Shu X, Jiang T, Ge N, Yue J. Sarcopenia in systemic sclerosis: prevalence and impact-a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e078034. [PMID: 38448063 PMCID: PMC10916105 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078034] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This review aims to provide an estimate of sarcopenia prevalence and its impact on clinical characteristics in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Embase, Medline, Web of Science and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systemically searched from inception to 24 May 2023. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES We included observational studies that reported the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with SSc. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers independently performed study selection and data extraction using standardised methods. Risk of bias was assessed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Scale and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Meta-analysis was conducted using random effects models. RESULTS A total of 4583 articles were screened and 9 studies with data from 815 patients were included in the analysis (8 cross-sectional studies and 1 retrospective cohort study). The overall prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with SSc was 22% (95% CI 17% to 28%). Patients with SSc with sarcopenia had a poorer quality of life (mean difference -12.02; 95% CI -19.11 to -4.93) and higher C reactive protein (CRP) levels (standardised mean difference 0.67; 95% CI 0.35 to 1.00). CONCLUSIONS Sarcopenia is common in patients with SSc. Patients with SSc with sarcopenia had a worse quality of life and higher CRP levels, based on our findings. Given the detrimental impact of sarcopenia on quality of life, future efforts aimed at early identification of sarcopenia in the clinical assessment of patients with SSc may have significance. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42022368326.
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- Xiangping Tu
- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Sun K, Xu P, Zhang Y, Yu P, Ju Y. Bibliometric insights into the most influential papers on antibiotic adjuvants: a comprehensive analysis. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1276018. [PMID: 38027012 PMCID: PMC10679448 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1276018] [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: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background: The utilization of antibiotic adjuvants presents a promising strategy for addressing bacterial resistance. Recently, the development of antibiotic adjuvants has attracted considerable attention from researchers in academia and industry. This study aimed to identify the most influential publications on antibiotic adjuvants and elucidate the hotspots and research trends in this field. Method: Original articles and reviews related to antibiotic adjuvants were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The top 100 highly cited publications were selected and the visual analyses of publication outputs, countries, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords were conducted using Excel, VOSviewer, or CtieSpace software tools. Results: The top 100 cited publications concerning antibiotic adjuvants spanned the years 1977-2020, with citation counts ranging from 174 to 2,735. These publications encompassed 49 original articles and 51 reviews. The journal "Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy" accounted for the highest number of publications (12%). The top 100 cited publications emanated from 39 countries, with the United States leading in production. Institutions in Canada and the United States exhibited the most substantial contributions to these highly cited publications. A total of 526 authors participated in these studies, with Robert E.W. Hancock, Laura J. V. Piddock, Xian-Zhi Li, Hiroshi Nikaido, and Olga Lomovskaya emerging as the most frequently nominated authors. The most common keywords included "E. coli", "P. aeruginosa", "S. aureus", "in-vitro activity", "antimicrobial peptide", "efflux pump inhibitor" "efflux pump", "MexAB-OprM" and "mechanism". These keywords underscored the hotspots of bacterial resistance mechanisms and the development of novel antibiotic adjuvants. Conclusion: Through the bibliometric analysis, this study identified the top 100 highly cited publications on antibiotic adjuvants. Moreover, the findings offered a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and frontiers in this field.
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- Ke Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med-X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Ju Y, Wang Y, Luo RN, Wang N, Wang JZ, Lin LJ, Song QW, Liu AL. Evaluation of renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) by mDIXON-Quant and Amide Proton Transfer weighted (APTw) imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 103:102-108. [PMID: 37451519 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.07.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition that affects >10% of the adult population worldwide. Noninvasive assessment of renal function has important clinical significance for disease diagnosis and prognosis evaluation. OBJECTIVE To explore the value of mDIXON-Quant combined with amide proton transfer weighted (APTw) imaging for accessing renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two healthy volunteers (HVs) and 30 CKD patients were included in this study, and the CKD patients were divided into the mild CKD (mCKD) group (14 cases) and moderate-to-severe CKD (msCKD) group (16 cases) according to glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The cortex APT (cAPT), medulla APT (mAPT), cortex R2⁎ (cR2⁎), medulla R2⁎ (mR2⁎), cortex FF (cFF) and medulla FF (mFF) values of the right renal were independently measured by two radiologists. Intra-group correlation coefficient (ICC) test was used to test the inter-observer consistency. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the difference among three groups. Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the differences of R2⁎, FF and APT values among the patient and HV groups. Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was used to analyze the diagnostic efficiency. The corresponding threshold, sensitivity, and specificity were obtained according to the maximum approximate index. The combined diagnostic efficacy of R2⁎, FF, and APT values was analyzed by binary Logistic regression, and the AUC of combined diagnosis was compared with the AUC of the single parameter by the Delong test. RESULTS The cAPT value of the HV, mCKD and msCKD groups increased gradually. The mAPT value and cR2⁎ values of the mCKD and msCKD groups were higher than those of the HV group, while the mFF value of the mCKD group was lower than HV group (all P < 0.05). The cAPT and mAPT values showed good diagnostic efficacy in evaluating different degrees of renal damage, while cR2⁎ and mFF values showed moderate diagnostic efficacy. When combining the APT, R2⁎, and FF values, the diagnostic efficiency was significantly improved. CONCLUSION mDIXON-Quant combined APTw imaging can be used for improved diagnosis of CKD.
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- Y Ju
- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China; Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China
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- Clinical & Technical Support, Philips Healthcare, 100016 Beijing, PR China
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- Clinical & Technical Support, Philips Healthcare, 100016 Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China; Dalian Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence Engineering Technology Research Center, Dalian 116011, Liaoning, PR China.
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Lv J, Liu G, Ju Y, Huang H, Sun Y. AADB: A Manually Collected Database for Combinations of Antibiotics With Adjuvants. IEEE/ACM Trans Comput Biol Bioinform 2023; 20:2827-2836. [PMID: 37279138 DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2023.3283221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern. The lack of innovations in antibiotic development has led to renewed interest in antibiotic adjuvants. However, there is no database to collect antibiotic adjuvants. Herein, we build a comprehensive database named Antibiotic Adjuvant DataBase (AADB) by manually collecting relevant literature. Specifically, AADB includes 3,035 combinations of antibiotics with adjuvants, covering 83 antibiotics, 226 adjuvants, and 325 bacterial strains. AADB provides user-friendly interfaces for searching and downloading. Users can easily obtain these datasets for further analysis. In addition, we also collected related datasets (e.g., chemogenomic and metabolomic data) and proposed a computational strategy to dissect these datasets. As a test case, we identified 10 candidates for minocycline, and 6 of 10 candidates are the known adjuvants that synergize with minocycline to inhibit the growth of E. coli BW25113. We hope that AADB can help users to identify effective antibiotic adjuvants. AADB is freely available at http://www.acdb.plus/AADB.
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Li HY, Wang Y, Tong YP, Zhang MY, Ju Y, Xia Y. [Clinical characteristics of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with acute cerebral infarction]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:1121-1125. [PMID: 37495421 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20230405-00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical and imaging features of patients with sudden sensorineural deafness and acute cerebral infarction in order to provide evidence for early recognition of such diseases. Methods: This was a case series reporting study. A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical and imaging data of 29 patients with sudden hearing loss (SHL) who admitted to the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital from January 2017 to December 2021 and diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction using MRI-DWI. Results: The patients were aged 31-71 years, with an average age of 56±12 years, and 82.8% (24/29) were men. In total, 82.8% (24/29) of the patients had three or more atherosclerotic risk factors, and 24.1% (7/29) had a history of SHL. The hearing types were flat and total deafness: 86.2% (25/29) of the patients had severe hearing loss, 27.6% (8/29) had bilateral SHL, 17.2% (5/29) had further hearing loss during hospitalization, and 82.8% (24/29) had dizziness or vertigo at the onset. The signs of central nervous system involvement mainly included speech impairment, diplopia, dysphagia, central facial paralysis, facial and limb hypoesthesia, ataxia, and decreased muscle strength. Imaging evaluation showed that 21 cases were located in the posterior circulation supply area and 8 cases in the anterior circulation supply area. Additionally, 82.8% (24/29) patients had vertebrobasilar artery stenosis, and 58.6% (17/29) patients had severe vertebrobasilar artery stenosis or occlusion. Conclusions: Patients with SHL who progress to cerebral infarction often have multiple atherosclerotic risk factors and SHL. Most of the patients are middle-aged and older men who often complain of dizziness or dizziness accompanied by severe flat and total deafness with unilateral or bilateral SHL. Imaging findings suggest that most patients have posterior circulation infarction, often accompanied by severe stenosis or occlusion of the vertebrobasilar artery.
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- H Y Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China Neurology Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China Neurology Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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Lv J, Liu G, Ju Y, Huang H, Li D, Sun Y. Identification of Robust Antibiotic Subgroups by Integrating Multi-Species Drug-Drug Interactions. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:4970-4978. [PMID: 37459588 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that antibiotics can be divided into groups, and drug-drug interactions (DDI) depend on their groups. However, these studies focused on a specific bacteria strain (i.e., Escherichia coli BW25113). Existing datasets often contain noise. Noisy labeled data may have a bad effect on the clustering results. To address this problem, we developed a multi-source information fusion method for integrating DDI information from multiple bacterial strains. Specifically, we calculated drug similarities based on the DDI network of each bacterial strain and then fused these drug similarity matrices to obtain a new fused similarity matrix. The fused similarity matrix was combined with the T-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding algorithm, and hierarchical clustering algorithm can effectively identify antibiotic subgroups. These antibiotic subgroups are strongly correlated with known antibiotic classifications, and group-group interactions are almost monochromatic. In summary, our method provides a promising framework for understanding the mechanism of action of antibiotics and exploring multi-species group-group interactions.
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- Ji Lv
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
- Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
- Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, 610000 Chengdu, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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- School of Computer Science, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, Zhuhai 519041, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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Huang LX, Liang YD, Wang YQ, Li JT, Xu XM, Li YM, Ju Y. [Hemophagocytic syndrome secondary to COVID-19: a case report and literature review]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:791-796. [PMID: 37536989 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230320-00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Objective: To improve the awareness of hemophagocytic syndrome(HPS) secondary to COVID-19 (COVID-sHPS). Methods: We reported an adult case of COVID-sHPS, including clinical presentation, laboratory examinations, histopathological findings, treatment strategy, and outcome. We also conducted literature research in PubMed database and Wanfang database using the keywords "COVID-19" and "hemophagocytic syndrome" and subsequently summarized relevant literature. Results: A 49-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after 4 weeks of recurrent fever. Prior to this hospitalization, he had received an empiric combination therapy with antibiotics and antiviral drugs against SARS-CoV-2. His vital signs were within the normal range and no abnormalities were found on physical examination on admission. After admission, throat swab nucleic acid tests were weakly positive for SARS-CoV-2, and negative for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. Blood nucleic acid tests for cytomegalovirus and EB virus were negative, as was blood mNGS. Laboratory tests showed a series of abnormalities, including leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, low fibrinogen, elevated serum ferritin, elevated transaminase, decreased NK cell activity, and hemophagocytosis in bone marrow. According to the HPS-2004 diagnostic criteria, he was diagnosed with hemophagocytic syndrome, which was high likely to be caused by COVID-19 infection due to the lack of evidence of genetic risk factors and other clear triggers. He was initially treated with dexamethasone at a dose of 10 mg·m-2·d-1 and his condition improved rapidly. The literature search identified twenty-three articles on COVID-sHPS, 22 of which were in English. A total of 89 patients had COVID-sHPS and 55 (61.7%) were male. COVID-sHPS could occur at any age, but mainly in adults (86/89, 96%). Fever was reported in the literature with a clear description of the course of the disease. Most HPS occurred during the acute phase of COVID-19, but 3 patients developed HPS during the convalescent phase. Almost all reported cases presented with increased ferritin, elevated transaminases, elevated triglycerides, and cytopenia, mainly anemia and thrombocytopenia. In the retrieved literature, HS-score≥169 was frequently used to diagnose COVID-sHPS, and glucocorticoid in combination with immunoglobulin was the most common treatment strategy. COVID-sHPS had a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate (84.2%, 75/89). Conclusions: The prognosis of COVID-sHPS is poor, so clinicians should raise their awareness of the disease, identify high-risk suspected populations, and arrange reasonable relevant examinations for definite diagnosis and early initial treatment to improve their outcome.
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- L X Huang
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China
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Lv J, Liu G, Ju Y, Sun B, Huang H, Sun Y. Integrating multi-source drug information to cluster drug-drug interaction network. Comput Biol Med 2023; 162:107088. [PMID: 37263154 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Characterizing drug-drug interactions is important to improve efficacy and/or slow down the evolution of antimicrobial resistance. Experimental methods are both time-consuming and laborious for characterizing drug-drug interactions. In recent years, many computational methods have been proposed to explore drug-drug interactions. However, these methods failed to effectively integrate multi-source drug information. In this study, we propose a similarity matrix fusion (SMF) method to integrate four drug information (i.e., structural similarity, pharmaceutical similarity, phenotypic similarity and therapeutic similarity). SMF combined with t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) and hierarchical clustering algorithm can effectively identify drug groups and group-group interactions are almost monochromatic (purely synergetic or purely antagonistic). To evaluate clustering quality (i.e., monochromaticity), two measures (edge purity and edge normalized mutual information) are proposed, and SMF showed the best performance. In addition, clustered drug-drug interaction network can also be used to predict new drug-drug interactions (accuracy = 0.741). Overall, SMF provides a comprehensive view to understand drug groups and group-group interactions.
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- Ji Lv
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China; Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China; Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Fang RL, Leng Q, Wang Y, Chen MM, Cui Y, Wu XL, Ju Y. [A comparative analysis of the clinical symptoms of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo between older and young and middle-aged patients]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2023; 62:802-807. [PMID: 37394849 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20221225-00956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Objective: To compare the differences in clinical symptoms and the time required for diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) between older patients and young and middle-aged patients in the structured inquiry of dizziness history. Methods: The medical records of 6 807 patients diagnosed with BPPV from the Vertigo Database of Vertigo Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research Center of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, between January 2019 and October 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The data included basic demographic information, clinical symptoms in a structured medical history questionnaire, and the time interval from the appearance of BPPV symptoms to diagnosis consultation. The patients were divided into the young and middle-aged group (<65 years old) and the older group (≥65 years old). The differences in clinical symptoms and consultation time were compared between these two groups. Categorical variables were represented by numbers (%), and compared using Chi-squared tests or Fisher's exact probability test for analysis; whereas, continuous variables conforming to normal distribution were represented by mean±standard deviation. Both data groups were compared and analyzed by Student's t-test. Results: The mean age of the older group was 65-92 (71±5) years, while the mean age of the middle-aged group was 18-64 (49±12) years. The incidence of vertigo (42.5% vs. 49.1%, χ2=23.69, P<0.001); vertigo triggered by changes in position of the head or body (52.4% vs. 58.7%, χ2=22.31, P<0.001); and autonomic symptoms (10.1% vs. 12.4%, χ2=7.09, P=0.008) were lower, but hearing loss (11.8% vs. 7.8%, χ2=27.36, P<0.001) and sleep disorders (18.5% vs. 15.2%, χ2=11.13, P=0.001) were higher in the older group than in the young and middle-aged group. The time from the appearance of dizziness to diagnosis was commonly longer in the older patient group than the other group (55.0% vs. 38.5%, χ2=55.95, P<0.001). Conclusions: Older patients with BPPV have more atypical symptoms and complex concomitant symptoms than young and middle-aged patients. For older patients with dizziness, positional testing is needed to confirm the possibility of BPPV even if the clinical symptoms are atypical.
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- R L Fang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China
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Zhang Q, Ju Y, Zheng W, Xie L, Wang X, Ren H, Chen Z, Liu X, Bai X, Fan R. Association of cataract extraction and the risk of dementia-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1168449. [PMID: 37304075 PMCID: PMC10248513 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1168449] [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: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Objectives This research aims to investigate if cataract extraction lowers the risk of all-cause dementia. Methods Original literature on cataract surgery associated with all-cause dementia as of November 27, 2022, was searched in several commonly used databases. Manual review was used to include eligible studies. Stata software (version 16) was used to perform statistical analysis on pertinent data. Publication bias can be precisely evaluated using funnel plots and Egger's test. Results In the meta-analysis of 4 cohort studies with 245,299 participants. Pooled analysis indicated that cataract surgery was linked to a lower incidence of all-cause dementia (OR = 0.77, 95%CI: 0.66-0.89; I2= 54.7%; P < 0.001). Cataract surgery was linked to a lower risk of AD (OR = 0.60, 95%CI: 0.35-1.02; I2= 60.2%; P < 0.001). Conclusions Cataract surgery is linked to a lower incidence of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A cataract is a reversible visual impairment. Cataract surgery may be a protective factor against the onset of all-cause dementia and can reduce the economic and family burden caused by all-cause dementia worldwide. Given the restricted pool of included studies, our findings necessitate meticulous interpretation. Systematic review registration http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero retrieve registration details by searching CRD4202379371.
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- Qiao Zhang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Ju Y, Liu K, Ma G, Zhu B, Wang H, Hu Z, Zhao J, Zhang L, Cui K, He XR, Huang M, Li Y, Xu S, Gao Y, Liu K, Liu H, Zhuo Z, Zhang G, Guo Z, Ye Y, Zhang L, Zhou X, Ma S, Qiu Y, Zhang M, Tao Y, Zhang M, Xian L, Xie W, Wang G, Wang Y, Wang C, Wang DH, Yu K. Bacterial antibiotic resistance among cancer inpatients in China: 2016-20. QJM 2023; 116:213-220. [PMID: 36269193 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of infections among cancer patients is as high as 23.2-33.2% in China. However, the lack of information and data on the number of antibiotics used by cancer patients is an obstacle to implementing antibiotic management plans. AIM This study aimed to investigate bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance in Chinese cancer patients to provide a reference for the rational use of antibiotics. DESIGN This was a 5-year retrospective study on the antibiotic resistance of cancer patients. METHODS In this 5-year surveillance study, we collected bacterial and antibiotic resistance data from 20 provincial cancer diagnosis and treatment centers and three specialized cancer hospitals in China. We analyzed the resistance of common bacteria to antibiotics, compared to common clinical drug-resistant bacteria, evaluated the evolution of critical drug-resistant bacteria and conducted data analysis. FINDINGS Between 2016 and 2020, 216 219 bacterial strains were clinically isolated. The resistance trend of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, piperacillin/tazobactam and imipenem was relatively stable and did not significantly increase over time. The resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to all antibiotics tested, including imipenem and meropenem, decreased over time. In contrast, the resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii strains to carbapenems increased from 4.7% to 14.7%. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) significantly decreased from 65.2% in 2016 to 48.9% in 2020. CONCLUSIONS The bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance rates of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, S. aureus and MRSA were significantly lower than the national average.
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- Y Ju
- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jilin Tumor Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nantong Tumor Hospital, Nantong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Baotou Cancer Hospital, Baotou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Ju Y, Huang L, Luo H, Huang Y, Huang X, Chen G, Gui J, Liu Z, Yang L, Liu X. Passion fruit peel and its zymolyte enhance gut function in Sanhuang broilers by improving antioxidation and short-chain fatty acids and decreasing inflammatory cytokines. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102672. [PMID: 37104904 PMCID: PMC10160589 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102672] [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: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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The passion fruit peel (PFP) is the by-product of juice processing and is rich in phenolic compounds and dietary fibers. As the high ADF content in PFP (34.20%), we proceeded to treat PFP with cellulase. The ADF decreased to 16.70% after enzymatic processing, and we supposed that enzymolytic passion fruit peel (EPF) should have a greater growth performance than PFP to broilers. Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary PFP or EPF supplementation on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, meat quality, and cecal short-chain fatty acids, microbiota, and metabolites in broilers. In Exp. 1, 180 1-day-old Sanhuang broilers (male, 36.17 ± 2.47 g) were randomly allocated into 3 treatments, with 6 replicates in each treatment. The 3 experimental diets included 1 basal diet (control) and 2 PFP-added diets supplemented with 1 and 2% PFP, respectively. The trial lasted for 42 d. In Exp. 2, 144 Sanhuang broilers (male, 112-day-old, 1.62 ± 0.21 kg) were randomly allocated to 3 treatments. Each treatment was distributed among 6 pens, and each pen contained 8 broilers. The 3 treatment diets included: a control diet, a positive control diet supplementing 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline, and the experimental diet supplementing 3% EPF. The trial lasted for 56 d. Results showed that dietary 1 and 2% PFP addition did not affect growth performance in Exp. 1, and the 3% EPF supplementation had a negative effect on ADFI (P < 0.05) in Exp. 2. A decreased serum triglyceride (P < 0.05) in broilers was observed in Exp. 1. Broilers fed EPF had a higher glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) (P < 0.05), and lower levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (P < 0.05) and glucose (P < 0.05) in Exp. 2. We also found that broilers from PFP or EPF-treated treatments had an increased butyrate content and higher microbial diversity in the cecum. The effects of antioxidation, anti-inflammatory function, and elevated SCFAs were confirmed after the microbe and untargeted metabolomic analysis. Dietary EPF supplementation significantly increased the SCFA-generating bacteria, anti-inflammatory-related bacteria, the antioxidant-related and anti-inflammatory-related metabolites. Moreover, dietary 3% EPF addition positively affects the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids, which strongly correlate with the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In conclusion, the proper addition level did not affect the growth performance, and the PFP and EPF could improve the antioxidation state, anti-inflammatory activity, and intestinal functions of Sanhuang broilers to some extent.
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Yap T, Gainor J, McKean M, Bockorny B, Barve M, Sweis R, Vaishampayan U, Tarhini A, Kilari D, Chand A, Abdul-Karim R, Park D, Babu S, Ju Y, Dewall S, Liu L, Kennedy A, Marantz J, Gan L. 1O Safety, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and biomarker results of SRK-181 (a latent TGFβ1 inhibitor) from a phase I trial (DRAGON trial). ESMO Open 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.100967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Li H, Ju Y, Liu WW, Ma YY, Ye H, Li N. Phase Separation of Purified Human LSM4 Protein. Mol Biol 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893323010065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Li H, Ju Y, Liu WW, Ma YY, Ye H, Li N. [Phase Separation of Purified Human LSM4 Protein]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2023; 57:124-126. [PMID: 36976747 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898423010068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins occur in a number of biological processes, such as regulation of transcription, processing, and RNA maturation. Sm-like protein 4 (LSM4) is involved in multiple processes, including pre-mRNA splicing and P-bodies assembly. Before investigating the involvement of LSM4 in the separation of the two liquid phases during RNA processing or maturation, the separation of the liquid phases in an in vitro preparation of LSM4 protein should be first be detected. The mCherry-LSM4 plasmid was derived from pET30a and used to isolate mCherry-LSM4 protein from prokaryotic cells (Escherichia coli strain BL21). The mCherry LSM4 protein was purified using Ni-NTA resin. The protein was further purified by fast protein liquid chromatography. Delta-Vision wide-field fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the dynamic liquid-liquid phase separation of the LSM4 protein in vitro. Analysis of the LSM4 protein structure using the Predictor of Natural Disordered Regions database revealed that its C-terminus contains a low complexity domain. A purified preparation of full-length human LSM4 protein was obtained from E. coli. Human LSM4 was shown to provide concentration-dependent separation of liquid-liquid phases in vitro in buffer with crowding reagents. Salts in high concentration and 1,6-hexanediol block the LSM4-induced separation of the two liquid phases. In addition, in vitro fusion of LSM4 protein droplets is observed. The results suggest that full-length human LSM4 protein can undergo liquid-liquid phase separation in vitro.
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- Health Care Office, Service Bureau of The General Administration of Affairs, The Central Military Commission, Beijing, 100034 China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seventh Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, 100071 China
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- Health Care Office, Service Bureau of The General Administration of Affairs, The Central Military Commission, Beijing, 100034 China
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100006 China
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100006 China
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Center, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100006 China
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Zhu M, Chen YZ, Ou JZ, Li Z, Huang S, Hu XY, Ju Y, Tian ZW, Niu Z. [Effects and mechanism of water-soluble chitosan hydrogel on infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in diabetic mice]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2022; 38:923-931. [PMID: 36299203 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220507-00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To explore the effects and mechanism of water-soluble chitosan hydrogel on infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in diabetic mice. Methods: The experimental research method was adopted. The control hydrogel composed of polyvinyl alcohol and gelatin, and the water-soluble chitosan hydrogel composed of the aforementioned two materials and water-soluble chitosan were prepared by the cyclic freeze-thaw method. The fluidity of the two dressings in test tube before and after the first freeze-thawing was generally observed, and the difference in appearance of the final state of two dressings in 12-well plates were compared. According to random number table (the same grouping method below), the cell strains of L929 and HaCaT were both divided into water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group and control hydrogel group, respectively. After adding corresponding dressings and culturing for 24 h, the cell proliferation activity was measured using cell counting kit 8. Rabbit blood erythrocyte suspensions were divided into normal saline group, polyethylene glycol octyl phenyl ether (Triton X-100) group, water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group, and control hydrogel group, which were treated accordingly and incubated for 1 hour, and then the hemolysis degree of erythrocyte was detected by a microplate reader. Twenty-four female db/db mice aged 11-14 weeks were selected, and full-thickness skin defect wounds on their backs were inflicted and inoculated with the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), 72 h later, the mice were divided into blank control group, sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group, control hydrogel group, and water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group, which were treated accordingly. On post injury day (PID) 0 (immediately), 7, 14, and 21, the healing of the wound was observed. On PID 14 and 21, the wound healing rate was calculated. On PID 14, MRSA concentration in wounds was determined. On PID 21, the wounds were histologically analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin staining; the expression of CD31 in the wounds was detected by immunofluorescence method, and its positive percentage was calculated. Raw264.7 cells were taken and divided into interleukin-4 (IL-4) group, blank control group, control hydrogel group, and water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group, which were treated accordingly. At 48 h of culture, the percentages of CD206 positive cells were detected by flow cytometry. The number of samples was all 3. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, analysis of variance for repeated measurement, least significant difference test, and Dunnett T3 test. Results: Two dressings in test tube had certain fluidity before freeze-thawing and formed semi-solid gels after freeze-thawing for once. The final forms of two dressings in 12-well plates were basically stable and translucent sheets, with little difference in transparency. At 24 h of culture, the cell proliferation activities of L929 and HaCaT in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group were significantly higher than those in control hydrogel group (with t values of 6.37 and 7.50, respectively, P<0.01). At 1 h of incubation, the hemolysis degree of erythrocyte in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was significantly lower than that in Triton X-100 group (P<0.01), but similar to that in normal saline group and control hydrogel group (P>0.05). On PID 0, the traumatic conditions of mice in the 4 groups were similar. On PID 7, more yellowish exudates were observed inside the wound in blank control group and control hydrogel group, while a small amount of exudates were observed in the wound in sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group and water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group. On PID 14, the wounds in blank control group and control hydrogel group were dry and crusted without obvious epithelial coverage; in sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group, the scabs fell off and purulent exudate was visible on the wound; in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group, the base of wound was light red and obvious epithelial coverage could be observed on the wound. On PID 14, the wound healing rate in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was significantly higher than that in the other 3 groups (all P<0.01). On PID 21, the wound in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was completely closed, while the wounds in the other 3 groups were not completely healed; the wound healing rate in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was significantly higher than that in the other 3 groups (all P<0.01). On PID 14, the concentration of MRSA in the wound in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was significantly lower than that in blank control group (P<0.01), but similar to that in control hydrogel group and sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group (P>0.05). On PID 21, the new epidermis was severely damaged in blank control group; the epidermis on the wound in control hydrogel group also had a large area of defect; complete new epidermis had not yet being formed on the wound in sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group; the wound in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was not only completely covered by the new epidermis, the basal cells of the new epidermis were also regularly aligned. On PID 21, the percentage of CD31 positivity in the wound in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was (2.19±0.35)%, which was significantly higher than (0.18±0.05)% in blank control group, (0.23±0.06)% in control hydrogel group, and (0.62±0.25)% in sulfadiazine silver hydrogel group, all P<0.01. At 48 h of culture, the percentage of CD206 positive Raw264.7 cells in water-soluble chitosan hydrogel group was lower than that in IL-4 group (P>0.01) but significantly higher than that in blank control group and control hydrogel group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions: The water-soluble chitosan hydrogel has good biosafety and can induce higher level of macrophage M2 polarization than control hydrogel without water-soluble chitosan, so it can enhance the repair effect of MRSA-infected full-thickness skin defect wounds in diabetic mice and promote rapid wound healing.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Research Center for Wound Repair and Tissue Regeneration, Medical Innovation Research Department, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Research Center for Wound Repair and Tissue Regeneration, Medical Innovation Research Department, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Burns, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Ju Y, Long H, Zhao P, Xu P, Sun L, Bao Y, Yu P, Zhang Y. The top 100 cited studies on bacterial persisters: A bibliometric analysis. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1001861. [PMID: 36176451 PMCID: PMC9513396 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1001861] [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: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Bacterial persisters are thought to be responsible for the recalcitrance and relapse of persistent infections, and they also lead to antibiotic treatment failure in clinics. In recent years, researches on bacterial persisters have attracted worldwide attention and the number of related publications is increasing. The purpose of this study was to better understand research trends on bacterial persisters by identifying and bibliometrics analyzing the top 100 cited publications in this field. Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was utilized to retrieve the highly cited publications on bacterial persisters, and these publications were cross-matched with Google Scholar and Scopus. The top 100 cited publications were identified after reviewing the full texts. The main information of each publication was extracted and analyzed using Excel, SPSS, and VOSviewer. Results: The top 100 cited papers on bacterial persisters were published between 1997 and 2019. The citation frequency of each publication ranged from 147 to 1815 for the Web of Science Core Collection, 153 to 1883 for Scopus, and 207 to 2,986 for Google Scholar. Among the top 100 cited list, there were 64 original articles, 35 review articles, and 1 editorial material. These papers were published in 51 journals, and the Journal of Bacteriology was the most productive journal with 8 papers. A total of 14 countries made contributions to the top 100 cited publications, and 64 publications were from the United States. 15 institutions have published two or more papers and nearly 87% of them were from the United States. Kim Lewis from Northeastern University was the most influential author with 18 publications. Furthermore, keywords co-occurrence suggested that the main topics on bacterial persisters were mechanisms of persister formation or re-growth. Finally, “Microbiology” was the most frequent category in this field. Conclusion: This study identified and analyzed the top 100 cited publications related to bacterial persisters. The results provided a general overview of bacterial persisters and might help researchers to better understand the classic studies, historical developments, and new findings in this field, thus providing ideas for further research.
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- Yuan Ju
- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Air Force Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Pingjing Yu, ; Yu Zhang,
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Pingjing Yu, ; Yu Zhang,
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Pathogen infections have seriously threatened human health, and there is an urgent demand for rapid and efficient pathogen identification to provide instructions in clinical diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Recently, nanopore technology, a rapidly maturing technology which delivers ultrasensitive sensing and high throughput in real-time and at low cost, has achieved success in pathogen detection. Furthermore, the remarkable development of nanopore sequencing, for example, the MinION sequencer from Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) as a competitive sequencing technology, has facilitated the rapid analysis of disease-related microbiomes at the whole-genome level and on a large scale. Here, we highlighted recent advances in nanopore approaches for pathogen detection at the single-molecule level. We also overviewed the applications of nanopore sequencing in pathogenic bacteria identification and diagnosis. In the end, we discussed the challenges and future developments of nanopore technology as promising tools for the management of infections, which may be helpful to aid understanding as well as decision-making.
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- Yuan Ju
- Sichuan University, Sichuan University Library, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, CHINA
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- North Sichuan Medical College [Search North Sichuan Medical College]: North Sichuan Medical University, Shool of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, No 17 Section 3 of South Renmin Rd, 610040, Chengdu, CHINA
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Lv J, Liu G, Hao J, Ju Y, Sun B, Sun Y. Computational models, databases and tools for antibiotic combinations. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6652783. [PMID: 35915052 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac309] [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: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antibiotic combination is a promising strategy to extend the lifetime of antibiotics and thereby combat antimicrobial resistance. However, screening for new antibiotic combinations is both time-consuming and labor-intensive. In recent years, an increasing number of researchers have used computational models to predict effective antibiotic combinations. In this review, we summarized existing computational models for antibiotic combinations and discussed the limitations and challenges of these models in detail. In addition, we also collected and summarized available data resources and tools for antibiotic combinations. This study aims to help computational biologists design more accurate and interpretable computational models.
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- Ji Lv
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Engineering Research Center for New Materials and Precision Treatment Technology of Malignant Tumor Therapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Li JL, Su YJ, Dong BQ, Wu QJ, Yang QL, Chen QY, Chen SY, Tan C, Ju Y, Li H. [Association of DNA methylation of IFNG gene with no/low response to hepatitis B vaccine in children]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:926-931. [PMID: 35899344 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220125-00087] [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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Objective: To explore the association of DNA methylation with immune response to hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine in Han nationality children from Guangxi province. Methods: A total of 263 children aged 8-9 months who had completed HepB immunization program were recruited from three hospitals in Guangxi province by using unmatched case-control method. Children with the HepB surface antibody concentration(Anti-HBs)<100 mIU/ml was set as the case group and ≥100 mIU/ml as the control group. Multiplex PCR and heavy sulfite sequencing were used to treat the samples. Illumina platform was used for high-throughput DNA methylation sequencing of IFNG gene target regions and CpG sites. Unconditional logistic regression was used to analyze the association between cytosine-phospho-guanosine DNA methylation at 18 loci of IFNG gene and HepB immune response level. Results: There were 104 children in the case group and 159 in the control group. The median (Q1, Q3) level of anti-HBs in two groups were 62.34 (30.06, 98.88) mIU/ml and 1 089.10 (710.35, 1 233.45) mIU/ml. The methylation levels of IFNG_1 gene 44 and 93 locus in the case group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The unconditional logistic regression model showed that the DNA methylation level of IFNG_1 gene at 44 (OR=1.18, 95%CI: 1.03-1.35) and 93 (OR=1.21, 95%CI: 1.07-1.38) locus was associated with the HepB response level. Conclusion: The changes of DNA methylation at locus 44 and 93 of IFNG_1 gene may be relevant factors affecting the response level of HepB in Han nationality children from Guangxi province.
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- J L Li
- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Treating High-incidence Infectious Diseases with Integrative Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Treating High-incidence Infectious Diseases with Integrative Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Treating High-incidence Infectious Diseases with Integrative Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Control and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical College, Guilin 541000, China
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- Department of Emergent Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
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- Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health and Management, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Treating High-incidence Infectious Diseases with Integrative Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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Ju Y, Ji TY. [Clinical features of epilepsy in 5 children with Mowat-Wilson syndrome]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:578-582. [PMID: 35658366 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220316-00210] [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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Objective: To summarize and investigate the clinical characters of epilepsy in children with Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MWS), thus to improve the understanding of this disease. Methods: Clinical characters of epilepsy episodes in 5 children with MWS admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital from June to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data including onset age of seizures, clinical features, characters of electroencephalogram (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, results of ZEB2 gene testing and responses to the anti-seizure medications (ASM) were summarized. Results: The onset age of seizures in the 5 patients (3 males and 2 females) ranged from 6 months to 4 years. Four patients showed focal motor seizures with diverse expressions, while the other 1 patient had epileptic spasms. All the 5 patients showed distinctive face, different degrees of intellectual disability, development delay and other congenital malformations. EEG of 4 patients presented the slowing of background rhythm and epileptiform discharges mainly occurred in the posterior region of the brain. The other 1 patient showed hypsarrhythmia at the beginning of the disease, changing into multifocal discharges mainly occurred in posterior region later. Corpus callosum abnormality and white matter disability were found from investigations of MRI in 2 patients, respectively. All the 5 patients carried a de novo heterozygous variation in the ZEB2 gene, 4 were nonsense variants and 1 was frame-shift variant. Within the follow-up of 14 months to 20 months, 3 patients achieved seizure-free more than 1 year, 2 patients achieved seizure-free more than 6 months. Two patients used valproate only and 2 patients received valproate combined with other ASM. Conclusions: Epileptic seizures are common clinical phenotype of MWS. Focal motor seizure may be the most common seizure type and epileptic spasms exist. The manifestations of EEG can be age-related. The most common type of variation of the ZEB2 gene is de novo nonsense variation. Valproate might be the first-line ASM for patients with MWS.
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- Y Ju
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Wang K, Zhang J, Deng M, Ju Y, Ouyang M. [METTL27 is a prognostic biomarker of colon cancer and associated with immune invasion]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2022; 42:486-497. [PMID: 35527484 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.04.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression and gene function of methyltransferase-like protein 27 (METTL27) in colon cancer, its association with immune infiltration and its prognostic significance. METHODS We analyzed the expression levels of METTL27 in 33 cancers using R language and identified METTL27 as a differential gene in colon cancer. The related signaling pathways of METTL27 were analyzed by gene functional annotation and enrichment. SsGSEA algorithm was used to analyze immune infiltration, and logistic analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between METTL27 expression and clinicopathological features of the patients. Kaplan-meier analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were performed to construct a nomogram for evaluating the correlation between METTL27 expression and clinical prognosis. The expression level of METTL27 was further verified in colorectal cancer cell lines and 16 clinical specimens of colorectal cancer tissues using qPCR and Western blotting. RESULTS METTL27 was highly expressed in 21 cancers, and its expression was significantly higher in colon cancer than in adjacent tissues (P < 0.001). METTL27-related genes were identified by differential analysis, and functional annotation revealed that METTL27 was significantly enriched in transmembrane transport and lipid metabolism, and 5 related signaling pathways were identified by GSEA. METTL27 expression was negatively correlated with different T helper cells and central memory T cells (P < 0.001). The patients with a high METTL27 mRNA expression had a poor survival outcome. Cox regression analysis showed that METTL27 expression was an independent prognostic factor of the overall survival. The expression level of METTL27 was significantly higher in the colorectal cancer cell line than in normal cells (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION METTL27 is overexpressed in colon cancer and is associated with a poor prognosis of the patients. A high expression of METTL27 showed is associated less T cell immune infiltration, suggesting the potential of METTL27 as a prognostic marker of colon cancer.
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- K Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528308, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528308, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528308, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528308, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 528308, China
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Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Antibiotic combinations, offering better efficacy at lower doses, are a useful way to handle this problem. However, it is difficult for us to find effective antibiotic combinations in the vast chemical space. Herein, we propose a graph learning framework to predict synergistic antibiotic combinations. In this model, a network proximity method combined with network propagation was used to quantify the relationships of drug pairs, and we found that synergistic antibiotic combinations tend to have smaller network proximity. Therefore, network proximity can be used for building an affinity matrix. Subsequently, the affinity matrix was fed into a graph regularization model to predict potential synergistic antibiotic combinations. Compared with existing methods, our model shows a better performance in the prediction of synergistic antibiotic combinations and interpretability.
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- Ji Lv
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Zhou M, Zhu Z, Ju Y, Zhai Y, Jiao L, Liu M, Yang W, Tang J. Bimetallic FeCo–N–C catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. ELECTROANAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202200009] [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] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Central China Normal University CHINA
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- Ji Lv
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Guixia Liu,
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- College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Niu Y, Zheng W, Wang S, Zhao Q, Wei L, Zhao Y, Wang B, Ju Y, Wang F. Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for patients with pseudomyopia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28859. [PMID: 35147133 PMCID: PMC8830834 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028859] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Myopia are common health problems that people experience in daily life. Pediatric myopia has become a major international public health concern that has a negative impact on physical, mental health of patients, and quality of life. Currently, there is no cure available. Press needle as an adjuvant therapy is currently undergoing clinical trials in different medical centers. However, no relevant systematic review or meta-analysis has been designed to evaluate the effects of press needle patching on early myopia. There is also a lack of systematic evaluation and analysis of acupoints and thumbtack needle. METHODS We will electronically search Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Wan-Fang Database from their inception to October 2021. In addition, we will manually retrieve other resources including the reference lists of identified publications, conference articles, and gray literature. The clinical randomized controlled trials or quasi-randomized controlled trials related to press needle for the treatment of early myopia will be included in the study. The language is limited to Chinese and English. Research selection, data extraction, and research quality assessment will be independently completed by 2 researchers. Data were synthesized by using afixed effect model or random effect model depend on the heterogeneity test. The total effective rate was the primary outcomes. RevMan V.5.3 statistical software will be used for meta-analysis. If it is not appropriate for a meta-analysis, then a descriptive analysis will be conducted. Data synthesis will use the risk ratio and the standardized or weighted average difference of continuous data to represent the results. RESULTS This study will analyze the clinical effective rate, pesudomyopia outcomes, quality of life, improvement of clinical symptoms of pesudomyopia, and validity of thumbtack needle for patients with pesudomyopia. CONCLUSION This systematic review will provide evidence to judge whether thumbtack needle is an effective intervention for patients with early myopia. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO, CRD42021243151.
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- Ye Niu
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1035 Boshuo Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1478 Gongnong Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1035 Boshuo Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1035 Boshuo Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1478 Gongnong Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1035 Boshuo Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1478 Gongnong Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1478 Gongnong Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 1478 Gongnong Road, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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Liu X, Ju Y, Liu M, Huang L, Luo Y, Qi L, Ye J, Zhang S, Yan Y, Li Y. Effect of dietary Auricularia cornea culture supplementation on growth performance, serum biochemistry profile and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs. J Anim Feed Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/143105/2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jiang RX, Cao ZT, Chen MM, Wang Y, Ju Y, Zhao XQ. [Influence of vascular risk factors on seasonality of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:2310-2315. [PMID: 34333947 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20201201-03234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the seasonal changes of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) onset, and explore the relationship between vascular risk factors and the seasonal patterns of BPPV. Methods: Data of 3 886 patients subjected to vestibular function examination and diagnosed with BPPV who underwent manipulation or instrumental repositioning from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 in the Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic information and medical history of the patients were recorded. Weather temperature data of Beijing were obtained and monthly averages were calculated. The relationship between the BPPV onset and temperature and seasonality was investigated. Meanwhile, the influence of vascular risk factors on the seasonal patterns of BPPV was determined. Results: BPPV is more common in women (n=2 667). The male to female ratio of patients was approximately 1∶2, with a mean age of (55±13) years. The cases of BPPV in spring (March-May), summer (June-August), autumn (September-November) and winter (December-February) were 1 000 (25.7%), 911 (23.4%), 808 (20.8%) and 1 167 (30.0%), respectively. The peak incidence of BPPV occurred in December (n=491) and the lowest occurred in September (n=251). The number of BPPV cases diagnosed monthly was inversely correlated with mean temperature (R2=0.317; P<0.001). Patients with ≥2 vascular risk factors were at higher risk of developing BPPV in spring or winter than those without risk factors (OR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.13-1.53,P<0.001). Proportion of onset in spring or winter increased with each additional risk factor (P trend<0.001). Conclusions: BPPV often occurs in the months with low temperature (spring and winter) and the number of cases is inversely correlated with temperature. Compared with those with no vascular risk factors, patients with more vascular risk factors are more likely to develop BPPV in spring and winter.
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- R X Jiang
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disturbance, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases; Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070,China
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Ju Y, An Q, Zhang Y, Sun K, Bai L, Luo Y. Recent advances in Clp protease modulation to address virulence, resistance and persistence of MRSA infection. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:2190-2197. [PMID: 34048895 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The Clp protease is an AAA+ protease that executes abnormally folded or malfunctioning proteins, and has an important role in producing virulence factors, forming biofilms or persisters and developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Recent studies showed that Clp protease controls virulence via agr signaling and degrades antitoxins of the toxin-antitoxin system to modulate the formation of persisters and biofilms. In this review, we focus on recent developments concerning the virulence and persistence regulatory pathways and resistance-related mechanism of Clp protease in S. aureus, with an overview of the Clp modulators developed to treat MRSA infection.
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- Yuan Ju
- Center of Infectious Diseases and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Sichuan University Library, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Center of Infectious Diseases and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Center of Infectious Diseases and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Center of Infectious Diseases and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Center of Infectious Diseases and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Hu XQ, Tang Y, Ju Y, Zhang XY, Yan JJ, Wang CM, Yang Y, Zhu C, Tang ZX, Zhou Y, Yu G. Scratching damages tight junctions through the Akt-claudin 1 axis in atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 46:74-81. [PMID: 32668051 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic, severely pruritic, eczematous skin disease that seriously deteriorates the quality of life of patients. Scratching is a cardinal symptom of AD. Although the vicious itch-scratch cycle continues and aggravates skin barrier dysfunction in AD, how scratching induces skin barrier dysfunction through tight junctions remains unclear. AIM To study the effect of scratching on tight junctions in the itch-scratch cycle. METHODS Scratching behaviour and skin barrier dysfunction on the neck and back in an AD mouse model were assessed. The expression of tight junction proteins was compared between the neck and back mice, and the mechanisms underlying the involvement of Akt/CLDN1 pathways in this process were explored. RESULTS We used oxazolone to induce AD on the neck or back of mice. There was significantly more scratching behaviour and more pronounced skin barrier dysfunction with the neck than with the back. Downregulation of claudin-1 (CLDN1) and upregulation of Akt phosphorylation in skin were well correlated with scratching behaviour in this AD model. Furthermore, SC79, an agonist of Akt phosphorylation, could downregulate CLDN1 expression in HaCaT cells. An antagonist of Akt phosphorylation (LY294002) was used to treat the AD mice; this treatment rescued CLDN1 expression through inhibiting Akt phosphorylation in skin, and importantly, also inhibited the scratching behaviour induced by AD. CONCLUSION The results reveal the underlying mechanism of tight junction damage promoted by scratching in the itch-scratch cycle of AD, and opens a new avenue to pruritus management in AD, through Akt antagonists.
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- X Q Hu
- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory for Chinese Medicine of Prevention and Treatment in Neurological Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Sun K, Ju Y, Chen C, Zhang P, Sawyer E, Luo Y, Geng J. Single‐Molecule Interaction of Peptides with a Biological Nanopore for Identification of Protease Activity. Small Methods 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201900892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Ke Sun
- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
- Department of Biochemistry St. Lawrence University Canton NY 13617 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center West China Hospital Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy Chengdu Sichuan 610041 P. R. China
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Ju Y, He L, Zhou Y, Yang T, Sun K, Song R, Yang Y, Li C, Sang Z, Bao R, Luo Y. Discovery of Novel Peptidomimetic Boronate ClpP Inhibitors with Noncanonical Enzyme Mechanism as Potent Virulence Blockers in Vitro and in Vivo. J Med Chem 2020; 63:3104-3119. [PMID: 32031798 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Caseinolytic protease P (ClpP) is considered as a promising target for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections. In an unbiased screen of 2632 molecules, a peptidomimetic boronate, MLN9708, was found to be a potent suppressor of SaClpP function. A time-saving and cost-efficient strategy integrating in silico position scanning, multistep miniaturized synthesis, and bioactivity testing was deployed for optimization of this hit compound and led to fast exploration of structure-activity relationships. Five of 150 compounds from the miniaturized synthesis exhibited improved inhibitory activity. Compound 43Hf was the most active inhibitor and showed reversible covalent binding to SaClpP while did not destabilize the tetradecameric structure of SaClpP. The crystal structure of 43Hf-SaClpP complex provided mechanistic insight into the covalent binding mode of peptidomimetic boronate and SaClpP. Furthermore, 43Hf could bind endogenous ClpP in S. aureus cells and exhibited significant efficacy in attenuating S. aureus virulence in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yuan Ju
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,Laboratory of Human Disease and Immunotherapies, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Kunshan, Jiangsu 215301, China
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- Institute of Life Science, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, Henan 471934, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Ju Y, Xu XM, Fang F, Zhang M, Li YM. [Idiopathic pleuroparenehymal fibroelastosis: report of one case and review of literature]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2019; 42:852-857. [PMID: 31694096 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2019.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical,imaging and pathological features of Pleuroparenehymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). Methods: The clinieal data of a patient diagnosed as PPFE admitted in department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,Beijing Hospital in April 2017 were reported and the related literatures were reviewed.With "pleuroparenehymal fibroelastosis" as the search terms, and the search time before October 1st 2017 for Wanfangdata, China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), and PubMed. Results: The patient was a 46-year-old male presented with cough, shortness of breath after exercise.A CT scan of the chest revealed bilateral, irregular pleural thickening with upper lobe predominance.After 3 years of antituberculosis treatment,the disease progressed. A diagnosis of pleuroparenehymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) was confirmed by CT guided lung biopsy. A total of 132 cases were reported (including 1 case in Chinese). 88 of them were confirmed by pathology with detailed data.Clinical data of 89 reported cases with PPFE including 48 males and 41 females aged 13 to 85 years were enrolled and analyzed in the study.The common symptoms were dyspnea(62%, 55 cases),cough(58%, 52 cases),recurrent respiratory tract infection(17%, 15 cases).The main CT features are reported:pleural thickening(87%,77 cases), recurrent pneumothorax(52%,46 cases), traction bronchiectasis(30%, 27 cases),subpleural comsolidation(20%, 18 cases). All patients were proven PPFE by biopsy.34 cases received corticosteroid, 5 cases received lung transplant operation.40 cases died during the follow-up from 4 month to 84 month. Conclusions: Pleuroparenehymal fibroelastosis is a rare disease.The imaging findings were dominated by both upper lobes. Lung biopsy might be necessary. PPFE is often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis/obsolete pulmonary tuberculosis,asbestosis,connective tissues disease and Drug-induced pneumonitis.There was no consensus on the treatment.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhuang YY, Liu HJ, Song X, Ju Y, Peng H. A Linear Regression Predictor for Identifying N 6-Methyladenosine Sites Using Frequent Gapped K-mer Pattern. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 2019; 18:673-680. [PMID: 31707204 PMCID: PMC6849367 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is one of the most common and abundant modifications in RNA, which is related to many biological processes in humans. Abnormal RNA modifications are often associated with a series of diseases, including tumors, neurogenic diseases, and embryonic retardation. Therefore, identifying m6A sites is of paramount importance in the post-genomic age. Although many lab-based methods have been proposed to annotate m6A sites, they are time consuming and cost ineffective. In view of the drawbacks of the intrinsic methods in RNA sequence recognition, computational methods are suggested as a supplement to identify m6A sites. In this study, we develop a novel feature extraction algorithm based on the frequent gapped k-mer pattern (FGKP) and apply the linear regression to construct the prediction model. The new predictor is used to identify m6A sites in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae database. It has been shown by the 10-fold cross-validation that the performance is better than that of recent methods. Comparative results indicate that our model has great potential to become a useful and effective tool for genome analysis and gain more insights for locating m6A sites.
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- Y Y Zhuang
- School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of the Cordilleras, Baguio 2600, Philippines
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- School of Computer and Information Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473000, China.
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- School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Ontology fusion in knowledge bases has become less easy, due to the massive capacity involved in the process of semantic similarity calculation. Many similarity calculation methods have been developed, although they are hardly united. This article contributes a low-cost similarity calculation method for ontology fusion, based on the inspiration of binary metrics, with the aim of reducing the size of similarity calculations both spatially and logically. By introducing the definitions of a heterogeneous ontology, entities of ontologies and rules of ontology fusion on the basis of concept fusion and relationship fusion, we put forward the algorithm of main traverse procedure and calculated to be the least cost in time and space in comparison with traditional methods. We adopted three experiments to testify the usability of our approach from the perspective of actual library resources, small datasets and large datasets. In Experiment 1, the bibliographic data from East China Normal University Library were used to show the feasibility and capability of our proposal and present the process of the algorithm. In both Experiments 2 and 3, our approach had at least 88% confidence in detecting accurate merging mappings and also decreased time cost. The test demonstrated a good fusion result. The problem of lower recalls caused by error analysis results from the conflict between the complex structures in ontologies and the recursive functions, which will be improved in the future.
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- Wen Lou
- Department of Information Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, East China Normal University, China
- Institute for Academic Evaluation and Development, East China Normal University, China
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- Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Management, East China Normal University, China
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- Library, Zhejiang College of Construction, China
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Li C, Chen C, An Q, Yang T, Sang Z, Yang Y, Ju Y, Tong A, Luo Y. A novel series of napabucasin derivatives as orally active inhibitors of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Eur J Med Chem 2019; 162:543-554. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Sang Z, Lu Y, Zhou Y, Ju Y, An Q, Shen S, Shi J, He J, Yang T, Luo Y. Efficient discovery of novel antimicrobials through integration of synthesis and testing in crude ribosome extract. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:5886-5889. [PMID: 31041938 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00144a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Discovery of novel ribosomal inhibitors using an integration method of synthesis and activity testing.
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Fu Q, Guo CX, Du LJ, Bai YQ, Gong XP, Ju Y, Lu JJ, Hu JK, Qu H, Dong KH, Chen BX, Wang YJ. [Efficacy and outcome of transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2018; 46:882-886. [PMID: 30462977 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and outcome of transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in patients with cryptogenic stroke (CS). Methods: Sixty consecutive patients with cryptogenic stroke who undertook transcatheter PFO closure between May 2015 and September 2017 in Beijing Tiantan Hospital were enrolled in this prospective study.Transcranial Doppler (TCD) bubble test was performed and right-left shunt(RLS) was confirmed in all patients.Closure success rate,effective closure rate, complications, recurrence of ischemic stroke and new onset atrial fibrillation were evaluated. Results: A total of 60 patients (42 male,age range 24-68 (47±11)years) were included in the study.PFO size (motionless state) was (1.6±0.6)mm.RLS before closure was graded and 11 patients had moderate RLS and 48 patients had large RLS (include 41 patients who experienced shower or curtain effect).Closure success rate was 100% (60/60).No severe complications were observed.At 6 months,45 patients completed TCD bubble test.Of these, 4 patients suffered from moderate to large residual and thus effective closure rate was 91%(41/45).The mean follow-up period was 2-29 (median 12) months. During the follow-up, only 1 patient experienced recurrent cerebral infarction.New onset atrial fibrillation was not detected. Conclusion: Transcatheter PFO closure is effective,safe and related with a good outcome in reduction of recurrent CS for patients with PFO.
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- Q Fu
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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Ju Y, Ke HX, Zhong XF, Fang F, Li YM. [Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: report of one case and review of literature]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2018; 40:760-765. [PMID: 29050131 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of desquamative interstitial pneumonia(DIP). Methods: The clinical manifestation, radiology, and pathology were analyzed in one patient with DIP in Beijing Hospital following review of the literatures. Results: The patient was a 55-year-old male presented with cough, shortness of breath and hypoxemia.Previous history of smoking and exposure to a variety of metals. A CT scan of the chest revealed diffuse ground-glass densities. A diagnosis of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) was confirmed by a thoracoscopic open lung biopsy. After treatment with hormone, the condition improved.A total of 66 cases were included in this study, the smoking groupof 20 cases, non-smokers of 46 cases.The smoking group was older than the non-smoking group [(47.5±12.1)years vs (26.1±22.5) years]; the present of chest pain, shortness of breath(4/20 vs 0/46; 8/20 vs 3/46) was higher in smoking group than in non-smoking group, and ground glass opacity in the chest image(15/20 vs 20/46) was also higher in smoking group than in non-smoking group.Pulmonary function showed more diffuse dysfunction(12/14 vs 6/13) in smoking group than in non-smoking group. Conclusions: As a rare disorder, DIP is associated with current or former cigarette smoking and many other risk factors. The clinical presents of non-smoker is atypical.DIP is curable to glucocorticoid and has a good prognosis.There is a possible of recurrence.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
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Kwang L, Lau D, Liew A, Ju Y, Lim E, Lai G, Nahar R, Teng Y, Chua K, Alvarez J, Lim M, Leong H, Chong F, Toh D, Quah H, Suteja L, Wang L, Lim K, Lim W, Tan E, Zhai W, Tam W, Iyer N, Tan D. P2.13-21 MET Addiction Can be Circumvented Through EGFR Inhibition Via AXL in MET-Amplified Primary Resistant EGFR-Mutant NSCLCX. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kang S, Lee J, Lee J, Kim S, Kahng J, Yoon S, Lee J, Kim E, Ju Y, Chang J, Lee J. OS3.2 The origin of humanglioblastoma(IDH wildtye) is not the location of the tumor but the subventricular zone. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.021] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Min Z, Zhang Y, Li R, Liu M, Ju Y, Fang Y, Meng J. Genome-wide Analysis and Expression Profiling Suggest Diverse Roles of TCP Genes During Development and Stress Responses in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L). S AFR J ENOL VITIC 2018. [DOI: 10.21548/39-2-2769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Min Z, Zhang Y, Li R, Liu M, Ju Y, Fang Y, Meng J. Genome-wide Analysis and Expression Profiling Suggest Diverse Roles of TCP Genes During Development and Stress Responses in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L). S AFR J ENOL VITIC 2018. [DOI: 10.21548/39-2-3159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Zhou Y, Ju Y, Yang Y, Sang Z, Wang Z, He G, Yang T, Luo Y. Discovery of hybrids of indolin-2-one and nitroimidazole as potent inhibitors against drug-resistant bacteria. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2018; 71:887-897. [DOI: 10.1038/s41429-018-0076-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Liu P, Yang Y, Ju Y, Tang Y, Sang Z, Chen L, Yang T, An Q, Zhang T, Luo Y. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pyrrole derivatives as potential ClpP1P2 inhibitor against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bioorg Chem 2018; 80:422-432. [PMID: 30005200 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In an effort to discover novel inhibitors of M. tuberculosis Caseinolytic proteases (ClpP1P2), a combination strategy of virtual high-throughput screening and in vitro assay was employed and a new pyrrole compound, 1-(2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)-2, 5-dimethyl-4-((phenethylamino)methyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate was found to display inhibitory effects against H37Ra with an MIC value of 77 µM. In order for discovery of more potent anti-tubercular agents that inhibit ClpP1P2 peptidase in M. tuberculosis, a series of pyrrole derivatives were designed and synthesized based on this hit compound. The synthesized compounds were evaluated forin vitrostudies against ClpP1P2 peptidase and anti-tubercular activities were also evaluated. The most promising compounds 2-(4-bromophenyl)-N-((1-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-2, 5-dimethyl-1H- pyrrolyl)methyl)ethan-1-aminehydrochloride 7d, ethyl 4-(((4-bromophenethyl) amino) methyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate hydrochloride 13i, ethyl 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(((2-fluorophenethyl)amino)methyl)-2-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate hydrochloride 13n exhibited favorable anti-mycobacterial activity with MIC value at 5 µM against Mtb H37Ra, respectively.
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- Pingxian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory (GRMH-GDL), Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510530, China; Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Dongguan, Guangdong 523325, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory (GRMH-GDL), Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510530, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Ju Y, Zhao XQ. [Mastering, standardization and reasonable application of bedside examination of the vertigo]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018; 98:1207-1208. [PMID: 29747304 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.16.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ju Y, Li Z, Deng Y, Tong A, Zhou L, Luo Y. Identification of Novel BACE1 Inhibitors by Combination of Pharmacophore Modeling, Structure-Based Design and In Vitro Assay. Curr Comput Aided Drug Des 2016; 12:73-82. [PMID: 26899408 DOI: 10.2174/1573409912666160222113103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The protease β-secretase plays a critical role in the synthesis of pathogenic amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease. In this study, pharmacophore constructed from receptor-ligand complex was used to screen Chemdiv and Zinc database and the resulting hits were subjected to docking experiments using LiandFit and CDOCKER programs. Molecules with high consensus scores and good interaction patterns in docking programs were retained. Drug-likeness assay including Lipinski's rule of five and ADMET properties filters were further used to identify BACE1 inhibitor. Finally, 13 compounds with novel scaffolds were selected and, considering of the nature of relative high LogP value of many marketed AD drugs, three of them with top 3 predicted LogP value were evaluated for their IC50 values in vitro by BACE1 enzymatic activity study. We believe that compound 13 with an IC50 value of 136 µM can be a lead compound with great potential in BACE1 inhibition and increasing activity by subsequently structure modification or optimization. At the same time, we found that the interaction between the residues Asp228, Asp32 of BACE1 and ligands is significant through analyzing the binding mode of 13 candidate compounds.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China.
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Ju Y, Liu AL, Wang HQ, Liu YJ, Liu JH, Chen AL, Chen LH, Li Y, Han Z. [Value of single-source dual-energy CT (ssDECT) in differentiating lipid-poor adrenal adenomas from metastatic lesions]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2016; 38:826-832. [PMID: 27998440 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the value of single-source dual-energy CT (ssDECT) in differentiating lipid-poor adenomas from metastases in adrenal glands. Methods: From August 2011 to Oct 2014, 63 patients with 73 adrenal nodules (53 metastases proven by 5-6 months follow-up, and 20 histopathologically proven adenomas, CT value > 10 HU) underwent ssDECT scanning. The CT values of conventional polychromatic CT and virtual monochromatic images (40-140 keV) , fat-water density images and effective atomic number (eff-Z) were reconstructed on an ADW4.5 workstation and ROC curves were then constructed to evaluate the effectiveness of each parameter. The slope of spectral curve was measured and divided into 3 types: increment curve (K>0.1), straight curve (-0.1≤K≤0.1) and decrement curve (K< -0.1) according to the slope (the value of K) of spectral curve, and the curve patterns in the two groups were compared statistically. Results: There was no statistical difference between the mean CT values of metastases (35.12±5.29)HU and lipid-poor adenomas (32.48±6.94)HU by conventional polychromatic CT (P>0.05). The range of single-energy CT values of metastases [from (53.00±15.12) HU to (33.38±5.67) HU] was significantly higher than that of lipid-poor adenomas [from (26.90±26.94) HU to (28.77±10.66) HU] at energy levels ranging from 40 to 80 keV (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the single-energy CT value of metastases and lipid-poor adenomas at energy levels ranging from 90 to 140 keV (P>0.05). The median fat-water concentration of metastases was -164.61 μg/cm3, significantly lower than that of lipid-poor adenomas (114.32 μg/cm3,P<0.05). The eff-Z of metastases (7.76±0.15) was also significantly higher than that of lipid-poor adenomas (7.50±0.25, P<0.05). When the threshold of fat-water concentration was -143.89 μg/cm3, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy rate of metastasis diagnosis was 70.0%, 66.0%, and 76.7%, respectively. When the threshold of eff-Z was 7.63, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy rate of metastasis diagnosis was 83.0%, 65.0%, and 80.4%, respectively. The lower the energy, the higher the diagnostic accuracy at energy levels ranging from 40 to 80 keV, and that of 40 keV was the highest. The spectral curves of metastases included 2 (3.8%) ascending curves, 9 (17.0%) straight curves and 42 (79.2%) descending curves, while in the 20 lipid-poor adenomas, there were 9 (45.0%) ascending curves, 4 (20.0%) straight curves and 7 (35.0%) descending curves, showing significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusions: Single-source dual-energy CT provides an effective multi-parameter approach for differentiating lipid-poor adrenal adenomas from metastases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Ju
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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Ju Y, Tian JR. [Clinical diagnosis and treatment of chronic vestibular syndrome]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:753-754. [PMID: 27686433 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Wang WQ, Ju Y, Liu B. [Clinical diagnosis and treatment of acute vestibular syndrome]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2016; 55:749-751. [PMID: 27686431 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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